What would be your dream Summer Event theme??

[Zailune]

I have an idea ^^ I'll keep it fairly vague, because I figure there's a lot of room for experimenting with this sorta storyline in itself

Science Lab / Monster Mystery

Intro:

CS-ians uncover the route to a mysterious hidden lab, where dedicated scientists work tirelessly (along with their 'creations') to expand the capabilities of the lab, find answers to bizarre happenings and push their way to a more advanced future.

However, there's more to the lab than meets the eye, and it's up to the CS-ian visitors to uncover the secrets beneath the surface of it all.

Potential pet themes for this event:

- homunculus pets, mad scientists, mutants, mostly-normal-but-partly-wild, chimeras
- potion pets/alchemy pets
- odd herb/fungi/alien plant pets
- assistant pets
- portal pets

Potential item themes for this event:

- Lots of room for creatures and plushies! lil monsters, assistant monsters, species hybrids
- mysterious tools, inventions, gadgets
- some "what are these even for" items
- some futuristic robotics items / jet packs, attachments, robot friends, tech-y goggles
- warning, danger, stay away, etc. signs and stickers

( I think it's really fun when CS experiments with new ideas for these sorts of events, like when mini games were added in some cases, so additionally: )

Potential new event features:

- there could be an original species of sorts thrown in where the players' input determines some aspects of said species, possibly a contest prior to the event opening or a vote
- "The waste bin" every 3 days you can visit the waste bin and get a random 'failed experiment' or mutant pet to take home
- Assisting the scientists ~ puzzle games that reward you with 'parts' to trade in (with a cooldown on the rewards though ofc, or a limited number of puzzles to complete)
- Fun-Fact-Machine ~ pulling the lever causes the machine to share a random interesting fact
- Additional machines that have neat results like that^

Regardless of what y'all go with, I'm sure it'll be great - best of luck!

[BlueEyedKite]

I don't have a specific theme in mind currently, but I'd love if we had another more story focused Summer Event, the one I vividly remember being more story driven is the Ancient Egypt, so it'd be nice for it to occur again, as the other years have felt lower stakes.

Omg yes! Our relentless shipping of two NPCs was canonized and earned us 2nd gen pets. What a time to be on CS! To create that kind of storytelling again would be magical.

Also as a writer I am always hungry for good lore.

[Moonblaze-Angel]

absolutely begging for a japanese cherry blossom vibe. i'm talking oni themed pets, walk in the park under the trees, traditional mythology, volcano exploding as the big danger that opens the second/third map, agriculture included, all the things.

[ShadowKatto]

I think a time travel theme would be a perfect way to incorporate many of the other suggested themes (like scene/emo, ancient mythology, 70s/80s/90s)

This would be a nice compromise, but I really wish we could have an event dedicated entirely to scene/emo things, but it'd probably be too hard to make a useable event storyline out of it.

[ShadowKatto]

I have an idea ^^ I'll keep it fairly vague, because I figure there's a lot of room for experimenting with this sorta storyline in itself

Science Lab / Monster Mystery

Intro:

CS-ians uncover the route to a mysterious hidden lab, where dedicated scientists work tirelessly (along with their 'creations') to expand the capabilities of the lab, find answers to bizarre happenings and push their way to a more advanced future.

However, there's more to the lab than meets the eye, and it's up to the CS-ian visitors to uncover the secrets beneath the surface of it all.

Potential pet themes for this event:

- homunculus pets, mad scientists, mutants, mostly-normal-but-partly-wild, chimeras
- potion pets/alchemy pets
- odd herb/fungi/alien plant pets
- assistant pets
- portal pets

Potential item themes for this event:

- Lots of room for creatures and plushies! lil monsters, assistant monsters, species hybrids
- mysterious tools, inventions, gadgets
- some "what are these even for" items
- some futuristic robotics items / jet packs, attachments, robot friends, tech-y goggles
- warning, danger, stay away, etc. signs and stickers

( I think it's really fun when CS experiments with new ideas for these sorts of events, like when mini games were added in some cases, so additionally: )

Potential new event features:

- there could be an original species of sorts thrown in where the players' input determines some aspects of said species, possibly a contest prior to the event opening or a vote
- "The waste bin" every 3 days you can visit the waste bin and get a random 'failed experiment' or mutant pet to take home
- Assisting the scientists ~ puzzle games that reward you with 'parts' to trade in (with a cooldown on the rewards though ofc, or a limited number of puzzles to complete)
- Fun-Fact-Machine ~ pulling the lever causes the machine to share a random interesting fact
- Additional machines that have neat results like that^

Regardless of what y'all go with, I'm sure it'll be great - best of luck!

That would be awesome ngl

[marlie7]

PREHISTORIC/ LIKE DINOSAUR EVENT WOULD BE SO COOL!!

[BlueEyedKite]

PREHISTORIC/ LIKE DINOSAUR EVENT WOULD BE SO COOL!!

This theme was done in 2021 c: and was indeed epic

[maleficent-toadstool]

The weather is already heating up here and I'm grumbling about it - so why not a cooler (in the temperature sense) summer vacation climbing Mount Smoothieverest?
Base camps, warm coats, hunting the elusive yeti... and LOTS of snow

[NatyNyan]

As I shared on the Events Suggestion topic, I would love to see a Tabletop RPG ispired event!!

Here's the quote of what I said

Hello!
I would like to suggest a event inspired by Tabletop RPGs!
It's a popular theme with a cool diversity of content!
We previously even had some D20 Dogs that could work to take some inspo for that!!

Some suggestions:
- Could have a history line that works simillar to a RPG campain
- We could have little fights, such as in RPG, with a final boss at the end of the event!
- Pets inspired by creatures (Such as a mimic or a gnoll)
- Pets and items inspired by the game classes (Such as rogue, paladin and others)
- Items that together make a DM set (DM screen, map, miniatures)
- Dice item set!!

[cherryraccoon]

How about a jumanji type thing where board games cross into the real world? There could be different themed areas for different games!
There are tons of possibilities!
Monopoly-city area
Chessboard-Victorian area with fancy folk
Snakes and Ladders-self explanatory
Battleship-steampunk/boat area
Twister-not a board game but would make a great dance floor
Ticket to Ride-train station is the hub that connects all the other areas

and of course...
Clue-A mysterious mansion that hides who/what the cause of the games coming to life is