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[TheBiggerFish]

((Considering that my upkeep is 10...Can I improve that?))

[DontBanTheMan]

((How much XP does it take to level up?))

Skills are gained through experience. The cost for a skill is 100 + (current skill level x 200). Trying to upgrade a skill to level one costs [100 + (0 x 200)] = 100 XP. To level two (from one) costs [100 + (1 x 200)] = 300 XP. To level three (from two) costs [100 + (2 x 200)] = 500 XP. So on and so forth. The XP cost must be from a related category; for example, you can upgrade Science with 100 XP from Knowledge or 100 XP from Mind, but not 100 XP from Body. Experience is rewarded whenever a player accomplishes something major or pulls off a difficult feat, and may either be general XP (100 XP: to character X, may be spent on any skill) or specific XP (100 Fitness XP: to character X, must be spent on Strength or Constitution skills).[/spoiler]

Simple answer: the cost is 100 to get to Level 1, 300 to get from Level 1 to Level 2, 500 to get from Level 2 to Level 3, 700 to get from Level 3 to Level 4, and so on. The XP spent must be related to the skill.

((Considering that my upkeep is 10...Can I improve that?))

There may be ways to decrease your output; possibly absorbing M.Batteries, magical generation devices, or contracting the services of a mage. To your knowledge, however, your upkeep will only go up (as will your max EU) as you absorb more stuff.

[Peradon]

((:/))

[DontBanTheMan]

((:/))

Just rewrote the Skill formula; the end result is exactly the same, but it's easier to calculate now.

[lemon10]

Examine surroundings.

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Golem Core: 1200 EU max. Current: 400 EU [-20/turn: variable]. Operating at 100% capacity. Magic Reactor ONLINE.

Name: Glom.
Race: Golem-Golem. Size Varies. Variable Composition, Literal-Minded, Autonomous Parts, Golem Core [SH-Batteries, M.Batteries]. --Speed.
Age: 800 (780 inactive)
Stats: +2 Strength, +1 Toughness, -1 Wit, -1 Speed.
Skills: +1 Unarmed [/Melee].
Current Size: Large.
Composition: 1 Steel Golem [medium, +Armor, +Fitness, -Wit.]. 1 Clay Golem [small, +Agility, -Toughness]. 3 Stone Golems [tiny, +Fitness, -Agility], 2 Copper Golems [tiny, +Logic], 4 Stone Golems [diminutive, +Toughness, -Agility], 3 Tech Golems [diminutive, +IQ, -Toughness], 4 Iron Golems [diminutive, +Armor, +Fitness, -Wit], 6 Water/Ice Golems [diminutive, +Agility, -IQ], 3 Cloth Golems [minuscule, +Wit, -Fitness], 1 Wood Golem [minuscule, +Dexterity, -Logic].
Traits/Flaws:
Literal minded: As a golem, Glom cannot comprehend puns, lie (although he does understand them), or break his word.
Variable composition: Depending on the makeup of his constituent golems, Gloms stats (and even traits) may vary.
Self repair: Gloms golem core (which is itself made up of tiny golems) is capable of creating extra golems to replace the lost golems out of applicable resources, or changing the makeup of already existing Golems.
Autonomous Parts: Glom's golems are able to break off and act independently of him, however, Glom's intelligence is the combined sum of all his golems, and thus all golems broken off are extremely stupid.

Crime: Accidently killing its creator and everyone of its subsequent masters by misinterpreting their commands. After the death of his final master it freed all his creations and captive creatures, which combined killed over half a million people before finally being stopped.

[lemon10]

Are we still waiting on SaberToothTiger, or are you just going to run the turn without him?

[DontBanTheMan]

Turn 1

Are we still waiting on SaberToothTiger, or are you just going to run the turn without him?

[This answers that question]

Stay where I am sitting, but examine my surroundings in detail.

You examine your surroundings. PERCEPTION: [7 + 1(Wisdom)] = 8
The large metal room you are in seems to be some sort of hangar or launching bay; oddly enough, however, there are no doors or other large exits. A control tower overlooks the area, and storage crates are scattered around. Your attention is drawn by a familiar bronze colossus - best steer clear of that one. Many other people, robots, and anomalies are also present. One thing in particular that draws your attention is a large metal pole - no, large metal poles. Six of them can be seen, equally spaced, in the room.

Get the fugue out of the room and away from everyone else, in a direction nobody else is taking.
Prevent others from following the same route.
Take inventory.
Explore new surroundings.

You book it, running away from the center of the room (and hopefully everyone else). RUNNING: [2 - 2(Speed)] = 0
Very few steps are taken before your path is blocked by a pile of storage crates, forcing you to backtrack. You somehow manage to end up where you started, leaving you looking around for a way out. PERCEPTION: [3] = 3
There are large piles of crates in the room, as wel-is that a giant robot?

Scan the region around me for heat signatures. Seek targets to annihilate. Figuring out what is going on will be so much more pleasant when I'm soaked in blood.

You scan the surrounding area. SCAN: [8 - 1(OS damage) - 2(Wisdom)] = 5
Despite your OS' damage and poor perceptive abilities, you pick up a multitude of heat signatures; several in the metal room (which are in eyesight), and many outside of it. PERCEPTION: [6 - 2(Wisdom)] = 4
You see many small meatbags and non-meatbags around your feet. The closest is (roll) a strange collection of hovering objects; there is also a weird golem creature nearby.
[ BTW, don't forget about your Reactor Core's uranium upkeep - I advise bolding or coloring things you have to add/subtract each turn. ]

Look for any food and water, and try to hide, if there seems to be any attackers.

You look around for any food or water. LOOTING: [6 + 1(Wisdom)] = 7
Searching through a few nearby crates, you find that one's full of water bottles and another's filled with canned goods. You grab some supplies and jump inside a third crate which happens to be empty; as good a place to hide as any. New Section: Inventory. +3 Water Bottles [full], +4 Cans [beans].

Get out from the room. After that, search surroundings.

You search for a doorway or another exit. PERCEPTION: [3] = 3
Though you're unable to find one, you're fairly certain it won't be in the center of the room. You begin to run toward one of the walls. RUNNING: [9 - 1(Speed)] = 8
You reach one of the room's walls.

Examine surroundings.

You look around. PERCEPTION: [5] = 5
The room is large and made of metal. It is filled with crates and lifeforms, and you spot a few metal poles. You also see what appears to be a control tower in a corner.

Examine surroundings. Remember if I know any spells. Try to find something to hide behind.

You look around. PERCEPTION: [5] = 5
The room is large and made of metal. It is filled with crates and lifeforms, and you spot a few metal poles. You also see what appears to be a control tower in a corner.
Thinking back, you recall a few spells. KNOWLEDGE: [4 + 3(M.Knowledge [Death]) + 1(Knowledge)] = 8
You've memorized Raise Dead [2], Desecrate [2], Slow [1], and Rain of Death [4]. You also knew a few others, but didn't have them memorized.
While doing this, you take cover behind a nearby crate.

Search the area around me. If I see something organic that is non-threatening, like a small plant or something, move toward it to absorb it.

If I dont see anything like that, begin moving away from the nearest threat.

You look around for any small, organic beings. PERCEPTION: [9 + 2(Wisdom)] = 11
Within a few paces is a crate that's fallen over; it's packed full of flowers. You move to it and begin absorbing the organic material. +Size [Small; 30/100].

Scan area, slip into shadows if possible.

You look around. PERCEPTION: [3 - 1(Wisdom)] = 2
Seeing nothing of interest, you move into the shadow of a large metal pole nearby. The nature of your exterior plating renders you incredibly hard to see.

(/)*Nearby people feel an image of circumstances immediately prior, followed by an emotion best described as querulous*(/)
Thing will cautiously advance, bobbing at about chest height.  Thing will look for magic items and lifeforms nearby, and attempt to skim their thoughts.  Thing will take note of any reactions to its being spotted.

Thing moves forward slowly, sensing for any magic nearby. SENSE MAGIC: [4 + 1(Wisdom) + 2(Made of Magic)] = 7; Magic? 10.
Thing detects a trove of magic nearby, and eagerly hovers toward it. The magic that Thing finds is an old tome, an M.Battery, and a vest in a small unlocked box.

[Coolrune206]

Attack any meatsacks in range by kicking them, and pound my fists against the roof. Make sure not to hit the golem or hovering objects. Non-meat things might be valuable allies.

(What do you mean uranium upkeep? I'm not currently using it as to preserve fuel as I have a lot of EU in my capacity.)

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Power Control: 8000 EU max. Current: 860 EU [-10/turn]. [DAMAGED: Unable to overcharge cells; Operating System must be at 75% capacity].

Name: Rune
Race: Bronze Colossus. Huge, Inorganic [bronze]. Arm-Weapon [Laser Cannon], Power Control [Advanced], Internal Operating System, Reactor Core [uranium], Powered [nuclear, solar, SH-Batteries] Armor Plating [4]. +Fitness, -Agility, -Wit.
Gender: N/A
Age: Several thousand years
Stats: +3 Strength, +2 Toughness, -1 Dexterity, -1 Speed, -2 Wisdom.
Skills: +1 Laser Cannon (Charging, Aiming), +1 Unarmed Combat [/Melee].
Traits/Flaws: Reckless. Due to the fact that the Bronze Colossus is inhuman and almost AI like, an IQ test (logic roll) must be taken whenever he will take an action that will unnecessarily put his life at risk, to see if he himself stops himself.
Laser Cannon: Charge, -100/charge. Max 5 charge. [OFFLINE: Operating System must be at 60% capacity].
Operating System: Conducting analysis. Self-repair on standby. Damaged [47% capacity].
Reactor Core: Capacity 200 units. Current: 67 units [-1/turn]. +40 EU/turn.* (Already calculated into the EU/turn)

Crime: Destruction of DF 95, Destruction of an Aetherworld Prison.
Bio: After he destroyed the dome of the original Aetherworld Prison, Rune was hit with many large chunks of the dome. He became trapped, and separated from a good deal of his body. Over time, utilizing the self repair module, he repaired the pieces he found, and used a small GPS to locate the other pieces, which he accessed by reprocessing what parts of his body he did have into a wheel. Eventually, after regaining all of his limbs and various body parts (Minus a chunk of his torso he never located), he activated the self-repair module and went into somewhat of a hibernation mode, set to wake whenever all of his systems were re-functional. During the hibernation he became almost fully repaired, although the laser cannon had been heavily damaged and as it was not of his origin, he could not repair it to exactly the way it was: The laser cannon is no longer nearly as powerful as it once was.

[Peradon]

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Hunger: 34/100 (+2/turn)
Fatigue: 42/100 [F 0] (+1/turn)
Size [Small; 30/100]

Name: Blorn
Race: Yellow Slime. Size Varies, Organic. Absorption, Acid Trail, Shapeshift, Acid Gush. +Toughness, -Speed.
Gender: N/A.
Age: 2
Stats: +2 Toughness, +2 Wisdom, +1 Strength, +1 Speed, -1 Dexterity, -2 Knowledge.
Skills: +1 Absorption [/slime], +1 Shapeshifting [/slime].
Current Size: Small.
Absorption: Currently up to hardness: wood [up to one size category smaller].
Traits/Flaws: Being a slime, Blorn is fairly slow. He does leave a trail of acid wherever he goes though.

Crime: Absorbing several small villages, attempting to absorb largely populated towns.
Bio: Blorn was created by a mad scientist, who, in the last days of his life, wished to create something he could call his offspring. So, he created Blorn, a slime, made of acid. Blorn, not having any special feelings toward his "father", decided he wasnt fed enough. After the digestion of flesh and bones, Blorn began to wander the wild. He ate anything and everything in his path, making him very large. At one point in his lifetime, he became large enough to engulf small houses, which he did with glee. Then, he ate villages. It was about this time that he was picked up by the Multiverse Officials. They managed to get his mass down to a more reasonable size, and then sent him to the Aetherworld prison...

Begin moving toward another crate. Look for possible threats as well. If I can get to another crate, attempt to open it. Unless its wood, then absorb it.

[TheBiggerFish]

Investigate the vest and tome for problematic effects.  Absorb the battery.  Mana is life.
The Colossus feels a presence attempting to communicate.
(/)*??*(/)
Inspect the general surroundings as much as I don't already know.

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Magic Core:
EU:100/400
Name: "AUGH WHAT THE HECK IS THAT THING", "Thing" to anyone that has managed to survive their encounter with it.
Race: Sentient Magical Anomaly. Size Varies, Inorganic. Amorphous [limited, costs EU], Natural Weapon [misc. pointy bits], Made of Magic [vulnerable to certain magic, can sense magic], Bound Magic [cannot use learned magic, can use any magic items absorbed by it at a large bonus], Absorb Item [may absorb magic items and spells (IF APPLICABLE: not always!) to restore health and increase power], Magic Core [absorbed magic, M.Batteries]. XP Cost: N/A. May only gain skills through absorption.
Age: About 2 months.
Stats: +2 Knowledge, +1 Logic, +1 Wisdom, +1 Dexterity, -1 Toughness, -1 Strength.
Skills: +2 Magic Usage [absorbed items].
Languages: Telepathy (projecting images into the minds of others; must learn words before telepathic communication. Until then, only images).
Current Shape: Sphere.
Current Size: Small.
Absorbed Abilities: Ray of Destruction [/void], Valor [/holy], Read Mind [/arcane], Immolation [/elemental], Boil [/elemental].

Crime: Existing inside a prison world.
Bio: After a particularly vicious fight between mages, a leaky magic battery interacted with a damaged spellbook and the remnants of some golems, giving birth to what appears to be a haphazard mishmash of magical items floating within an octarine glow.

[H4zardZ1]

Look for anything.

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Thirst: 46/100 (+3/turn)
Hunger: 44/100 (+2/turn)
Fatigue: 42/100 [F: 0] (+1/turn)

Name: Hurtz
Race: Human. Skills cost 80% XP.
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown, but above 30.
Stats: +2 Knowledge, +1 Toughness, -1 Logic, -1 Charisma, -1 Speed.
Stats: 1.IQ, 2.Fitness, 3.Wisdom, 4.Agility
Skills: +1 Learning [all], +1 Ranged [all], -1 Melee [all].
Traits/Flaws: Coprolalia. Gets noisy when in pain. Reduces stealth when in pain, regardless of pain tolerance roll.

Crime: Sneaked into a unknown vehicle. It was a vehicle that carries him to the Prison.
Bio: Not too much is known about him.

[IcyTea31]

PERFORM: [2+2(Singing+Charisma)] = 4
"I ain't happy / I'm feeling glad / I've got sunshine / in a bag..."

Run in another direction, then retry actions:

Prevent others from following the same route.
Take inventory.
Explore new surroundings.

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Thirst: 46/100 (+3/turn)
Hunger: 44/100 (+2/turn)
Fatigue: 42/100 [F: 0], (+1/turn)

Name: Der Heldentenor
Race: Human...?
Gender: Male
Age: Appears to be around 30, but records of similar personae exist starting from the late 18th century.
Stats: +2 Knowledge, +1 Charisma, +1 Dexterity +1 Toughness, -1 Strength, -2 Speed.
Skills: +1 Perform [Singing], +1 Perform [Dancing], +1 Disguise, +1 Magic [Dance].
Traits/Flaws: Live Through Song: Communicates through loud singing. Unable to be subtle, but enough audacity can compensate; for example, the operetta number With catlike tread is a valid sneaking strategy. When communicating, must roll a Singing check; success gets the message across, while failure results in a mixed message or annoyed recipient.

Crime: Repeatedly disrupting order and halting production on several planets with spontaneous yet choreographed, hypnotic opera numbers.
Bio: "Seriously, I made the greatest flash mob ever and you're locking me up for it?" This odd character has appeared around the world for a long, long time, usually in a protagonist role in various operas and musicals. But what happens when the curtain is lowered and the play ends? Where do the characters go? What if an actor...wasn't acting? What if that 'actor' leaves the theatre? The fourth wall has broken a few times, leading to sudden song and dance numbers in the streets, with everyone knowing the lyrics and choreography despite having never rehearsed. Those incidents always have someone behind it. Der Heldentenor is one of those someones.

[wipeout1024]

Continue hiding, and try to find a weapon, or something to make a weapon out of.

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Thirst: 46/100 (+3/turn)
Hunger: 44/100 (+2/turn)
Fatigue: 42/100 [F: 0] (+1/turn).

Name: Aadhaya Gupta
Race: Human. All skills cost 80% XP.
Gender: Female
Age: 45
Stats: +1 Wisdom, +1 Logic, +1 Strength, -2 Speed, -2 Toughness.
Starting Skills: +2 Physics [/science], +1 Knowledge (Navigation), +1 Golf [/sports][/b]
Traits/Flaws: Rotund. You have a larger figure, and this gives you a penalty to Speed (-1 Speed).
Outspoken. You tend to say you what's on your mind, giving a bonus to Perception, but a slight penalty to Charisma.
Inventory:
3 water bottles (full)
4 cans (beans)
Crime: Murder
Bio: Aadhaya used to be a promising physicist, but when she found out one of her rivals was getting her ideas, she murdered them, to make sure she was the one to get the recognition. She was found out, and was sent to the Prison.

[Yourmaster]

Go kill one of the non-sentient animals with rain of death, so I might find out what it does.

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Fatigue: 0

Name: Ajanderus
Race: Minor death god pretender god. +Magic [death], -Magic [non-death], +Power/Stats [Worship], -Stats, Immortal [if currently has followers; will reform in time based on # of followers], No Energy Needs [no thirst, hunger, EU costs].
Gender: Male
Age: 300
Crime: Attempting to destroy a city with a cult of followers.
Bio: A minor death god created from multiple sacrifices from his cult, would  have become a threat with a city full of followers, but defeated by a group of wizards. Condemned to Aetherworld prison.

Stats: +2 Logic, +1 Knowledge, +1 Strength, -1 Wisdom, -1 Toughness, -2 Speed.
Skills: +3 M.Knowledge [Death], +2 M.Casting [Death], -1 Magic [/all, non-death].
Traits/Flaws: Death alignment: Incapable of being healed by life magic. Doing such would actually harm them even more. Life-aligned spells are super effective against him.
Worship: None
Raise Dead [2], Desecrate [2], Slow [1], and Rain of Death [4]

[Zormod]

Leave the area, stay in shadows if possible.

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Power Control: 240 EU max. Currently 125 EU, -5 EU/turn.

Name: X-297, "Wraith"
Race: Assasinbot. Medium, Inorganic. Secret Compartment [small], Arm-Weapon [Kinetic], Power Control [SC-4 Batteries]. +Agility, -Fitness.
Gender: Robotic male
Age: 2
Stats: +2 Dexterity, +1 Speed, +1 Logic, -1 Wisdom, -2 Toughness.
Skills: +1 Firearms [all], +1 Repair [/fabrication].

Crime: Assassination and other related crimes.
Bio:This bot was stolen shortly after production, resulting in it being on the blackmarket quite frequently. It was captured by the authorities after it's latest owner ordered an attempt to kill a galactic leader that was travelling nearby. The bot looks like a standard assassinbot,a thin black model with a visor shaped eye and reverse jointed legs, but has a thin stirpe of dark purple on it's left shoulder.