Ever heard of the classic formula for a Fairy Tale? You know, our main character shows up with a task in hand, to save the girl from the dragon, or to stop a terrifying wolf creature. That's how they go, right? Happy endings and all that, too. Well...my fairy tale is the antithesis of that formula. You could almost say that I'm the villain, capturing the girl, and eating Little Red's Grandma.
My name's Jess Warner. I run a company known as the Warner Industrial Program, and I may have kickstarted the events leading to the Apocolypse...and I love it. You see, I was browsing Wikipedia, as any human being with common sense and Google will do, when I ran into the page for someone I know. His name's Logan Sawyer, but I call him "Jaws". I knew Jaws was experimenting with Magic, but to see him get recognized on Wikipedia? With quite a lengthy page to boot? Couldn't stand it. I called him up, and set up a little meeting. The next day, at around 7:30 AM, he walked into WiP's HQ, looking as trashy as he always did. His clothes looked clean, but still brought a smell of a New York dumpster. Before I could speak, he spoke of his powers. How he could bend time and space to his will. He proved it too. Before I could let out a word, he already used magic to bring my Secretary, Armin, to my office, then used his magic to...I don't what he did, exactly. Next thing I knew, Armin was dead, his normally green eyes turned to lilac, and he had some odd knick knacks of forgotten eras, including a sword. Just guess what my first stupid thought was? "You know what would be a good time? If I used his Magic to bring 10 generally forgettable civilians to a random spot just about anywhere, and give them random sh*t based on random Wikipedia and Sub-Wiki articles! Then, I'll give them objectives, such as killing eachother, or killing a powerful opponent!" My first smart thought agreed...
So, to make a long story short, I'm looking out the window at my Headquarters at Osaka, Japan, seeing the world in ruins. The survivors, if there even are survivors, will find out it was me, somehow. And, I'm glad, because now? I have a reputation, as the villain of Earth's Fairy Tale.
Bit long winded, but it works. Welcome to my 3rd ever forum game, and the first forum game I'm GMing on Bay12! I've gotten permission from TCM, who is currently GMing a Wiki Warfare that I'm playing, and still will play, to do this. The only thing I have to do is make it different, so I've added two things, and have changed 2 others!
Change #1: I'm adding a storyline that will be affected as the rounds go on, and the world gets progressively ravaged by the war. The story above is the end result, but things that change within the game will be affected by past games. E.G.: Increased security, weapons checks in populated areas, Natural Disasters spontaneously appearing due to past events etc.
Change #2: There will be a rotation of 4 game modes for each round, which will be decided by the roll of a D4. They will be:
- Deathmatch: Kill off everyone else. No respawns.
- Team Deathmatch: Kill off the enemy team. No respawns.
- Boss Battle: All 10 players will have to work together to take down a Super-Difficult Boss. If the Boss is defeated, all players win, though the player who lands the final blow will gain the winner's prize. No Respawns.
- Collection of Anomalous Material: Within the area there is an artifact that Mr. Warner would like for his collection, and if you nab it for him, he would be appreciative. Simply put, search for and take the Artifact from the area, and report to an Escape Vehicle for exfiltration. Respawns allowed.
Change #3: Prizes. If you win the gamemode, you will get a prize, which will shape future rounds. One of 3 prizes will be provided:
- Wish: You will gain a wish from Jaws that allows you to shape the world. No instant wins, of course, but things that could make the next game interesting. E.G. Wishing for Lightning, so that a massive thunderstorm will engulf the next area.
- Location: Picking this prize will allow you to manipulate Jaws' Magic, allowing you to select the next location. Like with randomization process, it can be anywhere 10 people can fight in, which can be anywhere from Moscow, Russia, to the Death Star, to Alcatraz.
- Items: Like with the location prize, this prize will allow you to pick 1-2 articles, rather than having them randomized. Want Cloud's Buster Sword, or maybe RWBY's Crescent Rose, or perhaps the weapons and 4th wall breaking insanity of Deadpool? This prize will allow you access to things you may not wanna wait to see if you get.
Change #4: Sub Wikis. The change that I thought of 1st. Now don't get me wrong, I like-no, LOVE the fact that TCM only uses Wikipedia Articles, because it means less chance of a snub article, and thus more items and stat boosts that can be attained. However, this will also make this game more unique by having more substance in individual characters and locations from the work I sub-wiki. Besides, Main Wikipedia Articles will still be active, so having articles based on TV Tropes is entirely possible.
And with that, that's all the changes. Everything else will similarly to TCM's game(s). D10 for rolling during the conflict, 10 players, 5 articles per player. First Randomization will be the location. Killing someone allows for Kill Absorption, though how many articles you absorb I'm unsure of.
And with that, let's wait and see what comes up!
EDIT: Now with 48 hour Update Timer.
EDIT2: Discord will only be linked when someone asks. Expiration and all.
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