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[renegadelobster]

Jim: the umbrella arm is clearly a wondrous improvement over nature, so no modifications are needed there.  The control issues should be addressed, however.  Perhaps with an electrical control system powered by the tesla coil.

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[wipeout1024]

((Sorry, where am I on the waitlist, or have I already missed my chance?))

[NJW2000]

((Sorry, where am I on the waitlist, or have I already missed my chance?))

You are...  aaah shit, I must have forgotten to put you one there, I think. Yep. Oh well, I'll put you at the top then. Sorry.

Spoiler: Waitlist! (click to show/hide)

Name: Honora Martinez
Description: A hispanic woman in her 60s, with gray hair in a bob, and wearing a blouse, jeans, and flats.
Reason for signing up/desire: She decided if she was going to die, she would go out with a bang.
Greatest fear: Being forgotten by family.
Stats: (20 points to allocate. 5 Points in a stat gives a 1/3 chance of +1. 10 gives 2/3, etc.)
Strength:1
Dexterity:3
Endurance:1
Speed:1
Intelligence:5
Luck:1
Will:5
Perception:3

There we are. Sorry.

Jim: the umbrella arm is clearly a wondrous improvement over nature, so no modifications are needed there.  The control issues should be addressed, however.  Perhaps with an electrical control system powered by the tesla coil.

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A few lingering drunken doctors make a final adjustment before Navarro is wheeled offstage and practically bathed in painkillers.

Surgery roll: [4] The tesla coil is strapped to the umbrella, as well as a small motor, and connected to the syringe gun, which is now fixed firmly in place. Unfortunately, Navarro now gives off arcs of electricity, sometimes shocking himself, sometimes those nearby, whenever he tries to move the arm. Well, no operation is ever a complete success, otherwise it'd be a boring job.




The host watches him leave screaming, then grins at the audience.

"Well, wasn't that great, folks? I'm sure Navarro is now much better "armed" for battle, ha-ha! Up next is Desmond's second punishment game. I do hope he's luckier this time, otherwise, he might as well "leg it" now! Aaaaaaand now for the actual game itself! We'll be having a duel this time, but the rules are a little more complex than that."

"First up, we select a random animal. We then make a copy of Desmond's body, and surgically remove his brain, not that I'm sure that will make too much of a difference, placing it in the animal's cranial cavity and wiring everything up. We'll place the animal's brain in his meatsack, and let them brawl it out for a bit! Any damage done the the animal's body will be done to his as well, though, so he'd better be a careful user! Place your bets now, ladies and gentlemen!"

Spoiler: Betting Leaflet (click to show/hide)

At the start of every episode, or whenever you come in, you recieve a random number of Deadman Dollars, between one and ten. You can use these to influence the game: bribing organizers to include certain games or challenges, making sure that a contestant has an "accident" on the show by greasing a few palms, or simply buying a weapon and firing it at the contestants, audience, or anyone else who annoys you! You can also purchase one of our super fun syringes of.... stuff for just two tokens, or, if that's too hardcore for you, three of bottles of Deadman Beer or other liquor for one token, which you can throw at the contestants free of charge! You can even purchase items from the contestant vending machine: just remember, the cost in DD is 4x the cost in points!

As to how the actual betting works (all payoffs rounded down):
 Winning team: bet on which team wins the team challenge: 1.5x payoff. Must be placed before challenge is revealed.
 Winner of head-to-head: 1.5x payoff. Must be placed before head-to-head challenge is revealed.
 Deadman bet: bet that a contestant will die at the start of the episode. 4.5x payoff
 
Oh, and if you become a contestant from being an audience member? You get to keep your Deadman Dollars, which are converted into points: divide your number of DD by 4, round down, and there you have it!

[Parisbre56]

Wait, if damage to their bodies are linked, does that mean that he has no chance to survive? Or is there some timer? Or is he stuck with the animal body if he kills his own? Or will it be left up to the audience?

It would be funny if he got a stupid animal in a dangerous room and his challenge was to actually protect it and keep it alive.))

[Dutrius]

((Can players bet?))

[Nunzillor]

((Can players bet?))

+1?

[DoctorMcTaalik]

Scream.

[NJW2000]

No, and I've just realised that there's no type of bet that can be placed now this would effect. Oh well.

Any damage to the body he's in will be done to the body he used to be in. He'll be transferred back into that body at the end, unless the operation was deemed too risky.

I'll just go ahead with a turn in a bit, then.

[Gentlefish]

1 DD on the animal winning.

Spend 5 DD to make it larger than a dog. I have 3 DD left.

[NJW2000]

1 DD on the animal winning.

Spend 5 DD to make it larger than a dog. I have 3 DD left.

Now that's an idea. Bets on the animal winning/Desmond winning are accepted.

And don't worry, it'll be larger than a dog.

Sorry for not posting much, holidays, can't do a great deal right now.

[NJW2000]

Ok, I'm back. Holidays, long walks, bad internet, etc meant I couldn't GM much, but I'm back to normal-ish now, so should be able to actually post for a while, fingers crossed.

  "Well, ladies and gentlemen, could we have a volunteer to help us pick an animal? Yes, you, young man... come now, don't be shy! Just reach into the bowl of folded up papers... that's it, good and deep... perfect!"

  "And this charismatic young man has selected, as Desmond's mental adversary, the noble..."

A drumroll plays... and the host's face twists into a somewhat more sadistic grin...

  "Portugese Man-of-war!"


Desmond is hastily tied down, and his brain is extracted carefully, drunken doctors replaced by robot surgeons whose only nod to festivities is a sneakily placed christmas hat. A huge cylindrical tub of water, easily twenty feet in diameter and ten feet deep is wheeled in, and the dripping organ is placed in the centre of a restrained jellyfish, with a body more than a foot long, and a dozen yards of tentacles. Tiny wires and filaments are hastily inserted, then the brain encased in a sea creature is left to its own devices.

A copy of Desmond's body is revealed, nude and vacant-eyed, prompting catcalls from the audience, hung from the celing above the arena. No brain is inserted, for obvious reasons.

  "Well... this is a bit of a fishy situation, isn't it? Making Desmond fight a man without any brain at all, hardly a punishment, is it? We're talking about a vegetable here, not a republican, by the way. But that's enough stinging remarks, what on earth will we do? Perhaps we should give the audience control of it... let them help it out? Or maybe another contestant needs to be thrown into the mix, they can fight the Desmond-o-war themselves?"

 "Whaddya say, people? Any other ideas?"

[NJW2000]

http://strawpoll.me/6392408

[DoctorMcTaalik]

Swim around a bit. Get a feel for my new body.

Spoiler: Desmond (click to show/hide)

Name: Desmond Running
Description: A dapper man's brain, dressed in a fashionable Portuguese Man O' War. He's got some nice tentacles, I daresay.
Reason for signing up/ desire: He's running from his past.
Greatest fear: Boulders. Giant apes. Etcetera.
Stats: (20 points to allocate. 5 Points in a stat gives a 1/3 chance of +1. 10 gives 2/3, etc.)
Strength:0
Dexterity:0
Endurance: 10
Speed: 10
Intelligence:0
Luck:0
Will:0
Perception:0

[Egan_BW]

Due to the large difference in size, I propose the desmond body be given a powered exosuit. Just to make it fair, you understand.

[Nunzillor]

Yes, that does sound reasonable.  Perhaps, however, the man-of-war should receive a compatible exosuit as well.  Not to make the fight fair, of course, but rather to make it exciting.