stagemanagers | merchandise booth [regains]

Merchandise Booth

The Merchandise Booth sits off to one side. Unlike most, it’s always closed up; the metal screen is pulled down and locked in place. But there’s a small box with a coin slot sitting on the counter, along with a sign that reads “ONLY ACCEPTING COINS - NO CREDIT CARDS” in very nice handwriting. If you put a coin in, a smaller door will open and your merchandise will be shoved out. There doesn’t seem to be any way to pick what you get...you’ll just have to try your luck.

So what is this?

The Merchandise Booth is a weird, slightly creepy booth in a corner of the Lobby. It’s a place where characters can obtain items, both strange and familiar! ICly, characters will wake up to find coins deposited on their vanity from time to time. These can be traded here for a randomly selected item.

What are these coins?

ICly, they’re just unmarked silver coins, of no recognizable origin. OOCly, coins are awarded for every 20-comment thread (10 comments per person) submitted here. Any threads between two player characters that do not take place during investigations, trials and motive announcements are eligible for a coin. Threads with mod NPCs such as the showrunner are eligible for coins as well, but the one catch to this is that private conversations and letters do not count – the thread must take place in public

Why should I buy your weird merch?

What, besides cool new stuff? Well, okay.

This is where you have the chance to get those five regains you put down in your app. It's all up to the RNG, of course, and you may even end up getting someone else's belongings instead. You’ve got a 10% chance of getting a regain, yours or someone else’s, with every coin submitted, so keep those threads a-comin’!

Renewable items?

One out of your five items can be renewable – that is, they have the potential to come out of the booth more than one time. They can be consumable things like food, candy, liquor or cigarettes; they can also be things like yarn, socks, whatever you like!

Is there a way to increase our odds?

Yes! You can combine coins into a single submission to bump up your odds of getting a regain.

Do coins expire? Do my coins have to be from this week?

Eligible threads don't expire! For example, you can still submit week 1 and intro log threads after week 1 ends.

Can we use our coins to opt out of death rolls?

Of course not. Are you suggesting bribery?

My threadmate turned in our thread already. Do I have to turn it in too to get a coin?

Yes

How do threads with more than two people work?

In order to be able to redeem a thread, your character has to have contributed the minimum 10 comments normally in a standard coin thread. For instance, in order for all parties to be able to submit it, a 3-person thread has to be 30+ comments with at least 10 from each person, a 4-person has to be 40+, etc. Any participant with at least 10 comments can submit it for coin so long as the thread is at least 20 comments total.

The character I was threading with died. Can I still get paid for interacting with them?

WHY NOT. Dead characters can no longer redeem coins, but you living do whatever you want.

What’s this I hear about song rewards?

Excellent question! Threads which include a song can be redeemed for two coins! Only song participants get this bonus, so if your character didn’t sing, the thread will be worth one coin. On the other hand, all song participants get a bonus, so a duet will result in two coins for both performers!

When you have a thread long enough to be redeemed, comment below with a link to the thread. The mods will respond with sweet loot accordingly.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

1 - 028. Teddy Bear
A giant teddy bear, such as one might win at a carnival. It has an odd sharp smell to it, sort of like...gunpowder?

2 - 044. Compact
A small compact mirror for applying makeup on the go. This will always help you look your best!

3 - 048. Bandage Wrap
A cloth bandage wrap used to treat wounds. It's bright white, so you can see it even from the back of the house.

4 - Travel Dress
Astarte's black and white spotted travel dress. Comes with a black scarf.

5 - 062. Target Practice
A target from a shooting range. This one depicts a figure wearing a tall hat of some sort. There's a bullet hole through the head.

6 - 066. Enchanted Rose
A rose in a glass container that glows with a faint pink light. It looks magical, but on closer inspection, it's actually battery-powered.

7 - 026. Meat Pie
One meat pie, still warm. It smells delicious...?

8 - 039. Edelweiss
A small white flower contained in a glass vial. It'll greet you every morning.

9 - 029. Herbal Tea
A box of herbal tea. It's supposed to be very good for easing stressed vocal chords!

10 - 019. The King
A wooden headpiece in the shape of a lion's head with a proud mane. Wearing it makes you feel regal.

11 - 032. Cast Album
A CD case with a blank white front, and an unlabelled CD inside. The back lists all the cast members and the Balladeer as artists, though...

12 - 042. Maglite
A pen-sized flashlight. For some reason, the light inside is blue.

13 - 018. Tony
A small medal on a pedastal. Congratulations; you've won!

14 - 052. Show Poster
A poster advertising Bialystock and Bloom's newest musical: Springtime for Hitler. The poster provides absolutely no context for this.

15 - 058. Crown
A golden crown fit for a king! It's made of plastic, but it would look good onstage.

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