[F01] <<Making Vows>>

[Cardinal 0]

Floor 1
<<Making Vows>>
Party Size 2 | 20+ Posts
Repeatable only if divorced.

Quest Rewards:

• 300 Experience Points

Requirements:

• Roleplay speaking with James to declare that the pair wishes to be married, then discuss the wedding plans with him.
• Required wedding details must be declared and taxes paid. (Expenses paid to the Banker account. This must be completed before quest completion can be issued and the thread is considered closed.)
• Ring details must be declared.

Summary:

Marriage is not only an institution in real life. Players who wish to marry their sweetheart in Aincrad have a means to do so. Whether for the sake of love, or the shared inventory and buffs from the rings, marriage has been a long time tradition among the captives of the floating castle. Players who wish to take advantage of this system must travel to the first floor and speak with James Aria, a priest with the power vested by Aincrad to officiate the wedding services and produce the rings for the happy couple.

Outline: 

Players who wish to marry must first speak with the priest James Aria, who resides in the central cathedral of Floor One. James guides the players through the different topics that must be decided on before they can finalize their intent, pay the taxes, and move on to prepare the wedding. It is encouraged that players roleplay writing their vows for one another in private, however, this is not a requirement.

Wedding Plans

The Thread Summary must include the following parameters for the couples' wedding: Location, PK access, number of guests, the option of providing stat-boosting food, wedding ring abilities, and the combined cost of all taxes. The total col owed must be paid to the @Banker account before the thread can be completed.

• Private Wedding (no guests): 0 col
• Small Wedding (Few invited guests, 1-5 additional players PP): 1,000 col
• Medium Wedding (Invited guests, 1-10 additional players PP): 2,000 col
• Large Wedding (Invite only/any number guests, PP/OP, player's decision): 3,000 col
• PK Access: 1,500 col
• Snack Table* (+1 food buff): 1,000 col per Player in attendance (including the marrying couple)
• Feast Table* (+2 food buffs): 1,500 col per Player in attendance (including the marrying couple)
• Banquet Table* (+3 food buffs): 2,250 col per Player in attendance (including the marrying couple)

*Players may select any cook enhancements to apply, which must be declared in the Thread Summary. Any players who eats from an enhanced table receive the listed buff(s) for a single thread they participate in afterwards within 30 days of the wedding's closure. Threads that benefit from this buff must have been started after the wedding's thread begins, and players claiming a buff must declare these buffs with a link to the wedding thread in their first post. Wedding food buffs do not stack with other food buffs.

The Rings

Players can either purchase a basic gold band (1,500 col each) or a custom ring with any appearance they desire (5,000 col each). Ring choices (appearance and ability) do not have to be identical between the two players. Each ring has one ability which must be declared in the Thread Summary. The abilities will not be active until the couple completes the <<Saying Vows>> Quest. Wedding Rings do not take up an equipment slot. Ring abilities are only active when a player is in the same thread with their spouse.

• Resolve: +(10*Tier) base health
• Driven: +(3*Tier) base energy
• Strong Will: +1 base damage
• Resilient: +(3*Tier) base mitigation
• Purity: (1) Safeguard Active at beginning of the thread (Cannot stack with Safeguard potion) | Safeguard blocks damage from the first successful attack that hits the player.
• Affectionate: Transfer 5% of your max health to your spouse (1 post cooldown)

NPCs:

<<James Aria>>

James Aria is the priest of one of the few uncorrupted, undefiled churches in Aincrad. His position on the first floor should come as no surprise.  It seems that the developers wanted marriage to be an option even at the beginning of the game. Whether this was for gameplay or psychological reasons, nobody can say for sure.

When players approach James about getting married, he will reply, "So you two wish to be married? That is wonderful to hear! We will need to discuss the details of your wedding such as location, the size of the wedding, food, as well as the wedding rings. I can also help you find someone to wed you, or I could do it myself if you'd like." Throughout the process, he will largely be a standard and non-combatant NPC. He will politely guide players through the decisions they will need to make in regards to the wedding, albeit with a slightly giddy attitude all the while.

Though a man of Cardinal, James is a stickler about payment. He will not haggle, and will not follow through with the plans without proper payment. 

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Epilogue:

Spoiler

Once James has been paid, a panel will populate before the betrothed couple heralding the completion of the quest, along with an alert that states the <<Saying Vows>> quest is now available to undertake.