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[Tomcost]

Tribulations in Magic

Another Perplexicon Game, like this one

What is Perplexicon?
It is a magic deathmatch with modular magic. Players are thrown in an arena to fight to death to increase their own power. Everything seems normal so far? Well, the twist here is that there are words used to cast the spells, but nobody knows their meanings at the start. So the first time you cast a spell you can end up under a pile of hair or having your soul sucked away. Funny, isn't it?

How do I play?
You just need to make a character (covered below) and post your actions. To cast a spell, just post the words you want to say (including the code, if possible), or PM them to me (if you want to keep the information for yourself).

Can I do something other than casting spells?
Of course! You can attempt other stuff other than dealing with potentially dangerous magic yourself. Curbstomping wizards is funny too!

So, how do I make a character?
Just fill the character sheet:

Spoiler: Character sheet (click to show/hide)

Code: [Select]

[u]Name:[/u]
[u]Appearance:[/u]
[u]Stats:[/u]
Str:
Dex:
Spd:
Wil:
End:
Pot:
Pol:
[u]Status effects:[/u]
[u]Transformation status:[/u]
[u]Inventory:[/u]
[u]Location:[/u]
(The last four items should be blank at the start)

Spoiler: Stats (click to show/hide)

You have 9 points to distribute in the folowing stats. Killing a player grants stats points equal to one, plus the ones he had gained before by killing players too.
Strength: increases the damage you do with some weapons, allows you to lift heavy stuff, and prevents yourself from being pulled away with different kinds of magic.
Dexterity: increases your possibilities to hit, how precise are your strikes, how likely are you to be hit. Aiming magic spells, not getting your hand burned away while trying to throw a fireball.
Speed: determines initiative, increases your possibilities to escape from someone.
Will: soul and mental fortitude. Increases the chance of you to not get mind raped, mind controlled, getting your soul sucked away, and begging for magic to not turn you head into styrofoam once you fuck up with a spell.
Endurance: resisting pain and various status effects. Will not prevent you from getting hurt, but you will be able to tolerate them without ill effects. Well, until you die, of course.
Potency: makes your spells more powerful. Bear in mind that more powerful magic will be more dangerous for you too.
Pool: doesn't determine rolls, but does determine the amount of words that you can say a turn. The mechanics of its regeneration will be covered below.

Spoiler: Mechanics (click to show/hide)

Rolls:Standard roll to dodge rules apply for absolute rolls. Most of the time the rolls are going to be compared with other ones, even if you cast a spell of your own. The system encourages more balanced players, or at least players who specialize in two stats.
Stats: every stat (except pool) grants bonuses or maluses depending on the amount of points spent on them.
0 Points: -1 to related actions.
1 Points: no bonuses.
2 Points: 50% chance of getting a +1 on related actions.
3 Points: +1 to related actions.
Every point beyond 3 gives a 33% chance to get an additional +1 at an action.
Pool regeneration: regenerates fully out of combat when the turn finishes. Regenerates at one point per turn when a combat turn finishes.
Other actions (ripped from Toaster's game):
Dodge:  Spend a turn dodging incoming attacks instead of attacking back or changing location.  This grants you +1 to dex and speed rolls for the turn.  Does not require initiative roll.

Focus:  Spend a turn preparing to do something, such as lifting something heavy, waiting for an opportunity in combat, making a hard jump, etc.  That's all you do that turn, but you get a +1 (+2 in case of combat initiative) the next turn if you take that action.

If used to focus on casting a spell [improve Potency], it is only good for the first spell you cast the following turn.

Overdrive:  You may spend pool points at a 1:1 ratio to increase one stat for one turn.  You may only do this once every three turns.

And here it is! The object where the weird magic stuff comes from, the "book":

Spoiler: Title page (click to show/hide)

(This is a white page in a quite boring font. It looks like the beginning of a manual)

AT Corporation^TM
Neophyte's words index

AT corporation is not responsible for the improper usage of this index.

Spoiler: First page (click to show/hide)

This index is for exclusive use for employees of AT corporation. It is strictly prohibited to either show or talk about its existence.

Neophytes are encouraged to use this index under strict supervision from a superior. (It appears that somebody did this with a pen, but you can still read this)

The first three sections of the index are subject to Code P-235
The appendix is subject to Code 75-P32

The subjective classification of the following sections is subject to change.

Spoiler: First section (click to show/hide)

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The title of this section appears to be ripped apart)

G-101    Anamnteibu
G-104    Rebusdiiu
G-111    Osrumnti
G-115    Ratentcius
G-134    Itapeunt
G-136    Nituriumse
G-149    Onin
G-177    Peemer
G-178    Itneaniu
G-199    Rumsseissse
G-205    Quaremru
G-206    Tuiuteriu
G-213    Tatamtuscon
G-226    Tumruquiit
G-232    Senti
G-235    Anttistu
G-236    Iliruiumius
G-237    Itapronique
G-269    Etor
G-271    Onili
G-278    Anci
G-279    Taereinis
G-298    Ererum
G-321    Intattures
G-352    Ratumem
G-355    Iliitucon
G-369    Estatuquati
G-388    Tusnion
G-417    Ertuque
G-424    Anae
G-425    Iamonae
G-446    Dintediant
G-453    Oruratanere
G-457    Iumturntean
G-489    Usantquian
G-507    Turatntdi
G-513    Ueco
G-531    Amestestu
G-538    Aeisqua
G-541    Sttat
G-545    Ciinstni
G-549    Tium
G-562    Iumtistisqui
G-579    Coituenteri
G-604    Teris
G-625    Tili
G-627    Tusru
G-639    Taon
G-646    Stta
G-681    Isanproam
G-682    Teius
G-695    Conssentiur
G-711    Deantntiti
G-717    Quainra
G-729    Estiaci
G-755    Teue
G-764    Iliturpro
G-783    Etemet
G-785    Tuntqui
G-801    Tuiane
G-813    Estatior
G-815    Riiam
G-831    Iliita
G-836    Copeus
G-845    Aeem
G-895    Tisuiiamri

Spoiler: Second section (click to show/hide)

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The title of this section appears to be ripped apart, but you can see two final letter of it, it reads "on", with big letters)

Y-103    Cumatte
Y-104    Queitunt
Y-109    Iampeur
Y-124    Coniliri
Y-128    Osstsse
Y-129    Diitu
Y-139    Codi
Y-142    Tatnte
Y-158    Steriperius
Y-171    Tisiss
Y-176    Sioruruui
Y-178    Estin
Y-185    Quaeri
Y-194    Aturumatu
Y-197    Tumsse
Y-201    Ritus
Y-202    Quatisse
Y-212    Rumpro
Y-214    Coenemnt
Y-218    Entter
Y-236    Orseraiu
Y-249    Isqu
Y-256    Peemtaam
Y-261    Eseriiss
Y-269    Ratar
Y-275    Uiueper
Y-302    Ntantetan
Y-305    Itant
Y-317    Aniss
Y-333    Anquostur
Y-334    Oruentseat
Y-344    Atiticiru
Y-349    Umerata
Y-353    Amen
Y-374    Erieraquere
Y-381    Ciis
Y-387    Iuatne
Y-388    Itubus
Y-395    Pertum
Y-418    Ituiu
Y-421    Eroru
Y-428    Enperlitu
Y-436    Amosenem
Y-453    Issurrum
Y-458    Aeerira
Y-464    Rasi
Y-466    Ueueemti
Y-485    Ssequ
Y-491    Itratpro
Y-496    Nioncumar
Y-501    Eresse
Y-507    Estcoisquo
Y-514    Ritutuan
Y-524    Coatae
Y-537    Ssequantein
Y-543    Ueturta
Y-545    Oner
Y-554    Ninerat
Y-566    Iustumeriter
Y-569    Terin
Y-579    Deia
Y-596    Teretuiri
Y-613    Entorne
Y-634    Tusissur
Y-635    Issper
Y-652    Terisli
Y-655    Iarorer
Y-657    Emos
Y-659    Pepeon
Y-661    Ilipronte
Y-669    Itque
Y-674    Antatnitur
Y-688    Emtisquo
Y-698    Quorapro
Y-712    Seratra
Y-717    Turnte
Y-741    Rumumer
Y-745    Usat
Y-746    Deter
Y-764    Ciunttusium
Y-766    Antatattat
Y-771    Ruant
Y-775    Antbusbusem
Y-801    Deostusem
Y-813    Coeradide
Y-814    Oniturat
Y-831    Tacumquocon
Y-845    Teristri

Spoiler: Third section (click to show/hide)

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The title of this section appears to be ripped apart, but there appear to be left the lower part of a g from the tile.)

R-101       Enproeri
R-113        Issnidi
R-129       Isqua
R-177       Tersse
R-179       Antse
R-251       Diin
R-265       Nteco
R-267       Rateraiustum
R-353       Entam
R-363       Uribuoru
R-447       Resiattur
R-449       Quaaniniu
R-457       Tisitcotur
R-489       Estrecum
R-501       Itudi
R-503       Constcumli
R-509       Etta
R-579       Diemoru
R-591       Ternte
R-597       Riarneest
R-655       Busius
R-741       Antsequeet

Spoiler: Appendix (click to show/hide)

Appendix

A-106    Sseitatare
A-117    Eraesni
A-119    Osum
A-125    Isratnirum
A-127    Periamquaes
A-153    Rumoru
A-159    Iumti
A-183    Cumqui
A-193    Erraia
A-194    Tuisde
A-205    Cumlintede
A-217    Perteri
A-244    Seteant
A-265    Couique
A-275    Quesiibu
A-278    Itaquaestan
A-293    Etdeos
A-303    Ratilintipro
A-352    Anetcon
A-355    Conoruent
A-359    Iumrum
A-367    Ostum
A-371    Usrat
A-425    Steraant
A-443    Ationortus
A-449    Etantcoper
A-475    Isstatst
A-507    Erante
A-511    Quopeenis
A-515    Itiuperon
A-521    Orqua
A-535    Quaqui
A-539    Tumtatditu
A-545    Entnt
A-549    Tuli
A-575    Itata
A-581    Emiuisen
A-603    Iamturre
A-613    Eraueraque
A-625    Proconbusque
A-633    Busseorucon
A-679    Striaritu
A-709    Periumco
A-715    Osntitum
A-729    Itaius
A-739    Umam
A-749    Cumusos
A-791    Issiniusam
A-811    Teriati
A-835    Usuratu
A-845    Atiia
A-865    Stueiam
A-895    Reuntinoru

Spoiler: First batch of new words (click to show/hide)

G-117 Coturor!!
Y-339 Rean
R-279 Iumumne
A-459 Niartis
A-597 Peemntili

And, finally, the place where you are supposed to kill each other:

Spoiler: The arena (click to show/hide)

[Tomcost]

The players

Spoiler: Bigf00t (click to show/hide)

Name: Bigf01t
Appearance: Generic science dude with a white robe resembling a lab coat.
Stats: +13
Str:3
Dex:3
Spd:1
Wil:3
End:1
Pot:3
Pol:7
Status effects:
Magnet-repelling aura:
-1 dex to attacks made from or made to objects made from magnets.
Will break after two successful impacts.
Transformation status: Steel-controlling Ghost Rider
[Smooth surface]
[Yields]
You can control steel!
Inventory:
-Silver-biometal gloves:
[Soft]
[Smooth surface]
-Big light diamond armor:
[Crystaline structure]
You receive no damage in your hands until they break. Blunt damage just goes through.
-Demonic unholy steel rapier:
[Piercing weapon]
[Unholy:7]
-Big and light flesh-dissolving steel shield:
[Big Shield]
Deals one dissolving damage to flesh on contact.
Location:Grand Room. South Entrance.

Spoiler: Beirus (click to show/hide)

Name: Robert Todford Williams
Appearance: Around 6 feet tall, with an average build. He has a full beard that has grown long enough to reach the bottom of his neck. He wears a trucker cap, red plaid shirt, jeans, and boots.
Stats: +21
Str:3
Dex:6
Spd:3
Wil:3
End:6
Pot:3
Pol:6
Status effects:
Transformation status: small voodoo platinum dragon with darkness and repulsive energy covering!
[Small]
[Naturally sharp]
[Yields]
[Smooth surface]
[Repulsive energy 4/6]
Enveloping darkness 6 (Random)
Inventory:
Location: Greenhouse Room. South entrance.

Spoiler: H4zardZ1 (click to show/hide)

Name: Redz Biltubacca
Appearance:A man in a fire robe without a wizard hat. His height is average for a human.
Stats: +1
Str:0
Dex:2
Spd:0
Wil:1
End:0
Pot:3
Pol:4
Status Effects:
Transformation Status: lacks hands
-2 to wrestling.
Can't grab stuff.
Inventory:
Location: Magma Room. North entrance.

Spoiler: Rolepgeek (click to show/hide)

Name: Sadfaec
Appearance: A very unhappy man, wearing a large mask with a frowny face on it
Stats:
Str: 0
Dex: 1
Spd: 1
Wil: 1
End: 1
Pot: 1
Pol: 4
Status effects:
Left leg:
[Slightly mauled]
Transformation status: Concrete control body
[Heavy]
Can control concrete.
Inventory:
-Steel arm-guards:
[Smooth surface]
-Glass control clawed gloves:
[Smooth surface]
[Has an edge]
Can control glass!
Also, you can manipulate stuff with your hands just as normal.
-Rubber boots:
[Soft]
Your feet are insulated from electricity!
-Small glass halberd:
[Light]
[Hacking weapon]
[Piercing weapon]
Location: Portal Room. Center.

Spoiler: Illgeo (click to show/hide)

Name:DRPB-001 "Lemon"
Appearance:Looks fairly human, but with smoothed, indistinct features.
Stats:
Str:0
Dex:1
Spd:1
Wil:1
End:1
Pot:2
Pol:3
Status effects:
Transformation status: Very small man with an even smaller man instead of a right hand.
[Very small]
[Very light]
-1 to wrestling
Can't dual wield.
Some things may be averted if you convince the tiny man to help you.
Inventory:
-Flesh control "dagger"
Location: Challenge Mode. Stone Platform over negative matter.

Spoiler: blazing glory (click to show/hide)

Name:Marky
Appearance:A thin guy in a patchwork robe.
Stats:
Str:0
Dex:0
Spd:0
Wil:1
End:1
Pot:2
Pol:5
Status effects:
Transformation status: Small human
[Small]
[Light]
Inventory:
-Heavy steel spear:
[Piercing weapon]
[Heavy]
-Small steel steampunk crossbow: [0/3]
You can roll every turn for strength to charge it, until you cumulatively get a 6 or more. Once then, it can be fired as a 6-strength shot. You can only try to charge it once per turn. Charging takes a physical action.
Location: Greenhouse Room. North entrance.

Spoiler: Elephant Parade (click to show/hide)

Name: Incorporeal Wizard
Appearance: He's a ghost's ghost. You're not sure how that works—actually, you're pretty sure it doesn't.
Stats:
Str: 0
Dex: 0
Spd: 0
Wil: 6
End: 0
Pot: 1
Pol: 2
Status effects:
Transformation status:
Inventory:
Location: Arcane Room. Center

Spoiler: flabort (click to show/hide)

Name: Struggling apprentice
Appearance: A short young man in a very plain tunic and very plain trousers; a few pockets have been haphazardly sewn onto his tunic to hold various spell components.
Stats:
Str: 0
Dex: 2
Spd: 0
Wil: 2
End: 0
Pot: 3
Pol: 2
Status effects:
Transformation status:
Inventory:
Location: Arcane Room. Center

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Spoiler: Vakothu (click to show/hide)

Name: Azilain
Appearance:Has short black hair, is of average height, and is wearing a brown robe.
Stats:
Str:1
Dex:1
Spd:1
Wil:1
End:1
Pot:2
Pol:2
Status effects:
Transformation status:
Inventory:
Location:

Spoiler: Darkpaladin109 (click to show/hide)

Name: Takua the Chronicler
Appearance: A short robot-like being with short, stubby arms that appear to be as large as his torso. He constantly wears a blue mask on his face. His body is red and his legs are yellow.
Stats:
Str: 0
Dex: 0
Spd: 0
Wil: 0
End: 0
Pot: 1
Pol: 8
Status effects:
Transformation status:
Inventory:
Location:

[Tomcost]

The Fallen

Pariah: got his throat sliced by Zentol.
Mako Man Andy Ravage: choked on his own blood after getting his lung stabbed by Cromwell.
Cromwell: died from hearth paralysis after being attacked by an electrical fire bear he summoned while trying to cast a Hadoken.
Zentol, the Eldritch Psychopath: jumped to his doom after Derm transformed the bridge over the botomless pit into paper.
Romek Durad, the bearded martial artist: after deciding not to kill two people that tried to murder him, he was pushed into the ledge of the bridge by The Outcast Wizard, then Derm made part of the bridge become electricity, making him fall into the abyss.
Eric Jenn: dodged into the bottomless pit, after perfectly evading Thrakor's magma strike.
The Outcast Wizard: barely catched the edge of the bridge after evading Derm's spell, then The Dragon Knight stomped on his hands hard enough to make him fall.
Thrakor, the Space Hobo: abused magma to the point he passed out from pain, trying to melt an iron man. He then was curbstomped by the Flimsy Wizard in said Iron Man form.
Athanasios, He Who Did Not Know Anything (literally): after transforming his arm into a goblin made from air, was catched by Mako rolling and was beaten into unconsciousness, then the Dragon Knight crushed his head in a typical act of kill stealing.
Thrancaole, the shade: The Flimsy Wizard, Derm and the Dragon Knight ganged up on him after he tried to murder the Wizard. Was killed by extreme curbstomping.
Zolond, the monochromatic: bleed to death from a neck injury caused by Bigf01t.
Takua, the Chronicler: Public words enthusiast. Fried himself with lightning.
Miol: died by rotting alive, miasma courtesy of Bigf01t.
Testurr, Thie: was strangled to death by its own creation.
Mako Man Andy Ravage: had his soul sucked away by the Diamond Ork necromancer, Robert.
Igor, the Indestructible: received repeated beatings from Bigf01t, and succeeded in using a corpse as a shield. Was executed by Bigf01t after being really encumbered by his corpse shield (which was Testurr).
Thrancaole, the shade: Died from electrocution from a huge fire and electricity ball which almost ended with its caster, The Flimsy Wizard.
Zolond, the Dark Mage: after a long fight, got his head crushed by Systar's hammer.
Li, the Blue-robed wizard: Bigf01t stole his soul with his demonic morningstar as he was fighting with Magical Trevor.
Magical Trevor, Bad Luck Incarnate: transformed his upper half into a halberd, dying in the process. He got an outcome worse than even the worst outcome possible.
Derm: after leading a bunch of people who mostly died because of RL reasons, and gathering a lot of souls, was cut in half by Systar with his naginata.
Igor Jr, protagonist of a family drama: gave pride to his family after being burned alive by Robert. Don't ask.
Mako Man Andy Ravage: Gutted by Systar as he tried to pull off one of Bigf01t's legs.
Systar, the Derm-Killer: Robert, the diamond Quetzalcoatl, transformed the floor beneath him into a magma lake. He was already crippled from another of his spells.
Ali: summoned a big amount of gasoline in the magma room. He was shoved by the explosion into the magma moat.
Jack Vihmut: failed in magic repeteadly, until he became a vine statue of a man shouting at the air, with two obsidian arms attached to it.
endlessblaze: received a terrible beating from Bigf01t. When he tried to transform his chest into a pair of diamond wings, he couldn't resist the pain and fell unconcious, then Bigf01t finished the job.
Bucky, the mandatory living black hole of this game: after trying to suck all the palyers at the same time, his lack of mass allowed Bigf01t to hurl his morningstar at him, finishing his remaining body.
The Flimsy Wizard, doofus extraordinaire: after being terribly crippled by Bucky, he decided to launch a fire and electricity shark to a diamond hippopotamus. Said hippo proceeded to stomp his diamond face until it exploded into shards. His story marks the origin of the Murderous Hippo.
ATHATH: bled to death after Not Igor used both his dragon teeth and negative matter to eliminate his arm.
Derm: after The keeper of the Grove stomped on his face really hard, Thrakor finished the job by even more stomping.
endlessblaze: killed himself by stabbing his brain with a sharpened chunk of diamond he tried to control with his will.
Thrakor, the Space Wizard: after managing to kill Derm, the Keeper of the Grove shattered him by crushing him with two huge chunks of the floor.
Totally Not Igor: failed so hard that transformed his head into an inert biometal fedora. Don't ask.
The Ghostly Wizard: dealt with inter-dimensional fuckery and got possessed by Entropy. Redz managed to bring him into unconciousness and removed his head with a black hole.

[Dermonster]

SIGN ME UP ONE SEC

Name:Derm
Appearance:I put on my robe and wizard hat.
Stats:
Str:0
Dex:1
Spd:1
Wil:0
End:1
Pot:1
Pol:5
Status effects:
Transformation status:
Inventory:
Location:

[Tomcost]

SIGN ME UP ONE SEC

You are already signed up. Removing you from the PM list to send... Done

[Dermonster]

I AM FAST LIKE THAT.

[Elephant Parade]

Confirming.

[Toaster]

P to the T to the W.

[darkpaladin109]

Put me on the waitlist for now.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Romek Durad
Appearance: Short, bald, with a very long beard. He doesn't wear clothes since his beard is so long it wraps around his body like a robe.
Stats:
Str: 1
Dex: 1
Spd: 0
Wil: 2
End: 1
Pot: 3
Pol: 1
Status effects:
Transformation status:
Inventory:
Location:

[mastahcheese]

Reporting for duty!

[Tomcost]

Put me on the waitlist for now.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Romek Durad
Appearance: Short, bald, with a very long beard. He doesn't wear clothes since his beard is so long it wraps around his body like a robe.
Stats:
Str: 1
Dex: 1
Spd: 0
Wil: 2
End: 1
Pot: 3
Pol: 1
Status effects:
Transformation status:
Inventory:
Location:

Waitlisting...

[Elephant Parade]

Anybody want to be on a team? I don't really want to die as soon as I enter combat, which I suspect may happen with 0 toughness.

[Dermonster]

Team Wizard?

[mastahcheese]

I also have zero endurance, I think we should form a gang of scientists.

[Tomcost]

Well, there is already a muggle alliance going on, or at least it was organized like that on Toaster's thread. Anyway, I expect a high death rate, even if you don't fight each other.

I also have zero endurance, I think we should form a gang of scientists.

As a reminder, endurance won't affect how much you get hurt, but how much you will be able to cope with that.