Seasonal Skill Prompts - Summer, Year 17

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Skill Prompts are a monthly feature that allow your character to gain skills in different ways. <b>Each <u>character</u> can only complete ONE prompt per season</b>, and can be completed either in a solo post or in a group thread. You cannot claim these posts for other skill points! Please note that as long as you complete the objectives, you're free to be creative with your posts and have some fun with these prompts!

For <b>solo posts</b>, you must complete the entire prompt in <b>one post</b>. Of course, you can use these posts as thread starters and continue the thread as usual, but no other skills may be claimed by you from that thread.

For <b>group threads</b>, the word count is <b>cumulative</b> and will be counted over all participants. However, participants must be ACTIVELY trying to complete the skill prompt for their words to count. <u>Note that group threads have a maximum of 3 allowed participants unless otherwise specified.</u>

<div class="thead">Summer, Year 17 Seasonal Skill Prompts</div>

<div class=tcat>Fighting</div>

<u>Be Prepared:</u> The predator population boom heralds an increase in conflict in the future. Use this restful time wisely to outfit yourself and others in preparation!
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<b>Goal</b>: Craft an Offensive battle accessory, for yourself or someone else.
<b>Word Count</b>: 800 (Solo) or 1500 (Group)
<b>Location</b>: Anywhere
<b>Tasks</b>: <div align="justify" style=" padding-left:20px; padding-right:20px;">1. Start crafting an offensive battle accessory, whether for you or someone else.
2. What materials is it made of? How does it work? How effective will it be in battle?
3. Finish!

</div><b>Reward</b>: 30 Fighting Skill Points (and 50% off the cost of said Offensive Battle Accessory)
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<div class=tcat>Hunting</div>

<u>Dog Days:</u> During the dog days of summer do you really want to waste your energy chasing down prey? Make and use traps or snares to catch fish or game so you can spend the afternoons napping
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<b>Goal</b>: Make and use a trap, snare, or net to catch a prey animal.
<b>Word Count</b>: 800 (Solo) or 1500 (Group)
<b>Location</b>: Anywhere
<b>Tasks</b>: <div align="justify" style=" padding-left:20px; padding-right:20px;">1. Brainstorm how you might craft a trap, snare, or net.
2. Craft it!
3. Use it. Are you successful? What could be improved upon next time?
4. Feast- or maybe not, if you failed.

</div><b>Reward</b>: 30 Hunting Skill Points
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<div class=tcat>Healing</div>

<u>Don't lOoze Your Mind:</u> The wounds left by the long night are not just physical. Check in with someone to see how they are doing mentally.
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<b>Goal</b>: Check in on someone's mental health.
<b>Word Count</b>: 1500 (Group)
<b>Location</b>: Anywhere
<b>Tasks</b>: <div align="justify" style=" padding-left:20px; padding-right:20px;">1. Find someone who was affected by the ooze, or the long night.
2. Give them a check-in. Don't just ask if they're alright- really dig in and see how they are doing.
3. Were they affected by the most recent seasons? What can you do to help them?
4. Come up with a plan to help, if you can.

</div><b>Reward</b>: 30 Healing Skill Points
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<div class=tcat>Navigation</div>

<u>Ready, Set, Go:</u> After all that quarantining it will feel amazing to get back out there and stretch your legs. Participate in a race and see how fast you can go!
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<b>Goal</b>: Race someone.
<b>Word Count</b>: 1500 (Group)
<b>Location</b>: Anywhere
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1. Find someone to race.
2. Race! (Must be a site-rolled race)
3. See who the winner is!

</div><b>Reward</b>: 30 Navigation Skill Points</div>

<div class=tcat>Intellect</div>

<u>Stick In The Mud:</u> Places in Auster are at risk of floods and mudslides. Put your education and organizational skills to use and either prevent or rebuild after flooding or mudslides.
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<b>Goal</b>: Help prevent or rebuild from a flood or mudslide.
<b>Word Count</b>: 800 (Solo) or 1500 (Group)
<b>Location</b>: Auster
<b>Tasks</b>: <div align="justify" style=" padding-left:20px; padding-right:20px;">1. Find somewhere that is either being threatened by flooding or mudslides, or has already been effected by either. Maybe your den has flooded, or maybe there's a land you want to traverse that has become impossible, or something else! Be creative!
2. Use your intellect to decide how you might tackle the slippery situation.
3. Get to work!

</div><b>Reward</b>: 30 Intellect Skill Points
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<div class=tcat>BONUS PROMPT- HUNTING / NAVIGATION</div>

<center><b>Only one bonus prompt per PLAYER allowed each season. A character can only complete ONE prompt a season, whether it be a bonus prompt or a regular prompt, unless otherwise specified.</b></center>

<u>Hide And Seek:</u> Prey animals have changed their behaviors since the long night first struck, and finding a good meal is proving tricky, despite the prosperous summer season.
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<b>Goal</b>: Using your navigation skills to track down prey to somewhere you might not normally find them.
<b>Word Count</b>: 2500 (2 wolves), 3500 (3 wolves), 4500 (4 wolves)
<b>Location</b>: Anywhere!
<b>Tasks</b>: <div align="justify" style=" padding-left:20px; padding-right:20px;">1. Figure out what prey animal you're tracking.
2. Where do you usually find these prey? It's possible you might find some straggles in places you don't expect!
3. Track them down.
4. Hunt! Are you successful or not?

</div><b>Reward</b>: 30 points to HUNTING and NAVIGATION.

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