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[FallacyofUrist]

I summon Whisperling in attack mode.

[Rolepgeek]

I'll try it.

So how's it work?

[FallacyofUrist]

You'll be in the next test.
Though normally I wouldn't let people sign up in advance, the next test's player limit is quite large, methinks.
~~~
Now then, I have a mechanic I would like to share with you all: AI rolling.
[1]: Suicidal: Player will do everything in their power to get themselves killed, preferably in a funny manner, perhaps while protecting former enemies.
[2]: Idle: Player takes no action, except breathing. No dodge. No nothing.
[3]: Monk: Player will only move away from other mobile multicellular lifeforms and meditate.
[4]: Survivor: Player will do what they need to do in order to survive, and nothing more.
[5]: Tactician: Player will attempt to win the game as best possible.
[6]: BESERK RAGE: PLAYER KILL EVERYTHING BUT SELF. NO REGARD FOR SURVIVAL.

I'll be interested in testing it on Whisperling if he doesn't show up soon.

[Whisperling]

Go ahead, if you like. Otherwise I keep trying to kill ATH.

[FallacyofUrist]

Turn 11: Burning Man

INIT:
Lina(20)
KingMurdoc(66)
AbstractTraitorHero(83)
_DivideByZero_(47-30=17)
Whisperling(29)

Consume soul heal damage with that use his corpse as meatshield.

Munch Munch(1+2=3) vs. NOOOOOOO!(2)

AbstractTraitorHero licked her nonexistent lips looking at KingMurdoc's soul. Then she forgot to actually eat it instead of tasting it. (KingMurdoc creeped out)

Hold ATH to my face until I reach the pool, continue struggling toward that.

Let's Not Die(5)

Perhaps if KingMurdoc stumbled in the right direction he might have made it to the pool. But he didn't. His movement was futile. And he died. And the arena reshaped itself. (Abstract gains 3 Trope Points)

Otherwise I keep trying to kill ATH.

THWACK!(2+3=5) vs. Dodge(9-1=8)

Whisperling's wrench blow missed by quite a bit, despite Whisperling's advance knowledge of where Abstract was going to move.

(Whisperling)
Okay everybody, take down the man with the wrench!

Dragon Slave(10+3=13) vs. Precognitive Dodge(9-1+3=11) and Flow Dodge(9-1=8)

Lina barked a command, and her minions dropped low as she spit a cone of fire above their heads. If not for her skill as a fire user, Whisperling might have escaped it, using his advance knowledge. But now, it hit both Abstract and Whisperling.

Dragon Fire Burns(9+3+2=14) vs. Burning Man(10-2=8) and Burning Ectoplasm Monster(10-1=9)

Astonishingly, both of her targets survived. For some value of survived, anyway.

Whisperling: (full body burns(-1 to dodge, and -2 to willpower for next two turns), greater chest burns(-2 to chest damage resistance))
Abstract: (fiery ectoplasm disruption(duration refreshed, now -2 to dodge and -2 to damage resist, and -1 to willpower))

((I can almost not believe you both survived that. Sadly...))

DAKKA(4+3=7) vs. Precognitive Burning Man Dodge(5+3-1-1=6) and Burning Ectoplasm Dodge(4-2=2)
MOREDAKKA(2+3=5) vs. Burning Man Glancing Resist(3) and Ectoplasm Resist(5-2=3)

((...))

Whisperling and Abstract are promptly hit with several glancing blows.
Whisperling: (glancing bullet cuts(-1 to dodge next turn))
Abstract: (further disruption, additional -1 to dodge next turn)

Feign death and sleep.

Let's See How This Goes(10)

_DivideByZero_ promptly entered a meditative trance that just happened to mimic the appearance of death.

(... death trance, all who see you must make a perception roll to determine that you are alive, once you wake up, you'll get +10 to init for each turn you spent in the trance, and +1 to all physical rolls for every two turns spent in trance)

Spoiler: A Graphical Representation of the Arena: (click to show/hide)

Floor 1:

OOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOO
OOTOOOOOO
OOOD>OSSO
OOOOOOOOO
OpOOOOOOO
pOpOOOOOO
pOpOOOOOO

Floor 2:

mttOHOOOO
LmttOOOOO
mtttOOOOO
tttttOOOO
OOOO<WAOK
OOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOO



Key:
O=Floor
O=Mini-Lake Area
H=Hive of Butt-Biters
W=Whisperling
T=tntey's corpse
S=Heap of Stormtroopers
K=KingMurdoc's corpse
D=_DivideByZero_
A=AbstractTraitorHero, Ectoplasm Mode
p=Magical Penguin Corpse
L=Lina
m=Mord-Sith
t=ODST Trooper
>=Up Stairs
<=Down Stairs

Spoiler: _DivideByZero_ (click to show/hide)

General Status: Healthy, Major Soul Damage(-2 to willpower, max cooldown of all active abilities with cooldowns increased by one), Death Trance(anyone who sees you must make perception roll to figure out you're alive, when you wake up you gain +10 to init for each turn you were in the trance and +1 to all physical rolls for every two turns in trance), Eight Gates Capability(Opening Gate)
Inventory: Handheld x-ray Machine, Laser Rifle

Tropes:
[Tier 1, Active]: Radiograph of Doom: Using your handheld x-ray machine, you can scan them and give them a lethal diagnosis, which gives them the Incurable Cough of Death trope. Assuming they stay still long enough for you to do effectively, anyway. 6(5+1) turn cooldown, cooling down for 1 more turn... And you start play with a handheld x-ray machine.
[Tier 1(MAX), Active]: Pseudo Crisis: As it turns out, the crisis you were just in wasn't actually a problem at all. You instantly resolve one crisis you are currently in when you use this ability. This ability can only be used once, however.
[Tier 1, Passive]: Sorting Algorithm of Evil: When you die, a NPC villain that starts with 5 tropes instead of 3 will appear and try to kill everybody.

Spoiler: KingMurdoc (click to show/hide)

General Status: Dead
Inventory: A Skateboard, a Laser Rifle

Tropes:
None

Spoiler: Whisperling (click to show/hide)

General Status: Large Laser Burn on Chest(-2 to resist chest damage, -1 to dodge, -2 to willpower), Full Body Burns(-1 to dodge, and -2 to willpower for next two turns), Major Soul Damage(-2 to willpower, max cooldown of all active abilities with cool downs increased by one), Glancing Bullet Cuts(-1 to dodge next turn), Greater Chest Burn(-2 to chest damage resistance)
Inventory: Tablet From The Future, A Troupe of Magical Penguin Corpses, Large Wrench

Tropes:
[Tier 1(MAX), Passive]: The Tape Knew You Would Say That: You are in possession of a tablet computer left to you by your future self, in which your future self recorded information about your immediate future and your fellow competitors. If you don't win, you may cause a time paradox.
[Tier 1, Active]: Ground Pound: You leap into the air and launch yourself downwards at your target. If you hit, you get +3 to damage and your target is stunned for one turn. Can also break through floors. 5(4+1) turn cooldown.
[Tier 1, Active]: "I Am Great!" Song: You(plus your chorus of magical penguins) sing a song about how great you are... which has no benefit other than fueling your narcissism. 6(5+1) turn cooldown. Cooling down for 2 more turns.

Spoiler: AbstractTraitorHero (click to show/hide)

General Status: Ectoplasm Body(), Fiery Disruption(-2 to dodge and to resist damage, -1 to willpower, next two turns), Lesser Disruption(-1 to dodge, next turn)
Inventory: Five Trope Points, A Squad of Stormtroopers(8 Remaining, 1 Missing His Rifle, Permanently Shaken(-1 to everything), In a Heap, Soul Ache(-1 to next willpower roll)).

Tropes:
[Tier 1, Active]: Converging-Stream Weapon: You may generate a number of small lasers that converge into one larger laser which is promptly fired at your target. This attack is so powerful that it gets +6 to damage. 6 turn cooldown.
[Tier 1, Passive]: Not-So-Phony Psychic: You may locate spirits and put them to rest... or rather turn them into bloodthirsty spirit monster things. But you don't know that part.
[Tier 1, Passive]: Soul Power: You have power over spirits/souls. You get +2 to manipulating spirits/souls, and in addition, when you die, you may make a roll to come back as a ghost.
[Tier 1, Passive]: You Are in Command Now: You have been assigned command over a squad of stormtroopers.

Spoiler: tntey's corpse (click to show/hide)

General Status: Dead
Inventory: Not Even a Soul

Tropes:
None

Spoiler: the arena (click to show/hide)

Tropes:
[Tier 1, Passive]: Butt Biter: The arena is home to a hive of small lizard creatures that bite the players' buttocks.
[Tier 1, Passive]: Amazon Brigade: If the game has not finished in 10 turns, a brigade of female cyborgs will arrive and try to kill all the players. Have arrived. Are murderizing players.
[Tier 1(MAX), Passive]: Scatting: The air is brimming with noise... nonsense vowels, basically. There will be no silence.

Spoiler: Amazon Brigade (click to show/hide)

Lina:
General Status: Healthy, Fiery Soul(1)
Inventory: 5 Trope Points, will be transferred to her killer.

Powers:
[Passive]: Elementalist: Lina gets +3 to fire and electric magic.
[Active]: Dragon Slave: Lina spits out a cone of fire towards her targets, it gets +2 to damage. 4 turn cooldown. Cooling down for 4 more turns.
[Active]: Light Strike Array: Lina generates a column of flame upon her targets, if it hits, they must make a willpower roll in order to act on the next turn. 4 turn cooldown.
[Passive]: Fiery Soul: Every time Lina uses an active ability, she gains +1 to dodge attacks and +1 to hit foes with attacks next turn. If she uses another active the next turn, the duration is refreshed and the bonus goes up by one. Max +3.
[Active]: Laguna Blade: Lina fires a massive bolt of lightning at a single target, dealing +6 to damage.

Mord-Sith:
General Status: (Healthy, Healthy, Healthy)
Inventory: Agiel(successful hits reduce target willpower via pain), Red Leather Outfits

ODST Troopers:
General Status: (Healthy times 12)
Inventory: Combat Armor(+2 to damage resistance), Assault Rifles, Frag Grenades
[Passive]: UNSC Combat Training: +3 to firearms, +2 to dodge.

((Any questions? Feedback? Things I missed?))

[Chevaleresse]

weh

[_DivideByZero_]

Learn to levitate during trance.

[AbstractTraitorHero]

((Don't a get a trope now?))

[FallacyofUrist]

((yeah, you can spend your trope-points. There's more than one way to do so, however...))

Spoiler: Spending of Trope Points (click to show/hide)

1 Point: A +1 Bonus To One Roll(can be stacked).
3 Points: 1 Trope.
5 Points: 1 Trope that will be rerolled until it is beneficial.
2x Points: Increase a Trope's Tier to X. ((Note: to increase a trope's tier, you must have acquired the tiers before it first. Example: Troper 1 wants to increase Generic Trope's Tier to 3. First he has to increase Generic Trope's Tier to 2, so he pays 4 points. Then he has to increase Generic Trope's Tier to 3, so he pays 6 points. Total spent: 10 points.))

((So, your options: Buy 1 Trope, save rest of points for later use, Buy 1 Beneficial Trope, Increase one of your Tropes to Tier 2, save point for later, save all points for later.))

[AbstractTraitorHero]

Buy one benifical trope! Try and use the dead guys corpse as a shield and try to siphon my enemy's souls slowly to heal myself.

[FallacyofUrist]

((Yo, Whisperling, you need to get over here so Lina can murderize you.))

((Also, might as well generate Abstract's beneficial trope...))

[Tier 1, Passive]: Unnecessarily Creepy Robot: You have a robot butler now. With retractable chainsaw blades, an evil laugh, and eye lasers. It gets +2 to durability. Further tiers will further improve the butler.

[Person]

Can't believe I missed this thread. Posting to watch, will probably edit this to volunteer once I finish reading.

[Whisperling]

Run away. Possibly screaming.

[FallacyofUrist]

Turn 12: Trial By Fire

INIT:
Lina(9)
_DivideByZero_(71)
AbstractTraitorHero(89)
Whisperling(52)

Buy one benifical trope! Try and use the dead guys corpse as a shield and try to siphon my enemy's souls slowly to heal myself.

Trope acquireinated.

Meatshield Technique(1)
That didn't work out. To be precise, Abstract wrapped herself around KingMurdoc's body... then crushed its midsection. No more body to hide behind.

Soul Siphon(2+2-1=3) vs. NO(7-2-2-2=1)

If not for Whisperling's wounds, AbstractTraitorHero might have failed. As it was, she barely succeeded. But that was enough to link to Whisperling's soul. (Lesser soul link, +1 to soul magic against Whisperling, will dissolve at the end of next turn if not boosted)

Learn to levitate during trance.

Meditation Magickery(7)

_DivideByZero_ felt something. Something on the edge of his mind. Though he couldn't yet levitate himself... there was something, something he needed to touch, yet couldn't. But he was closer. (+2 to next meditation roll, next turn)

Run away. Possibly screaming.

Run, Run!(5)
((Normally I wouldn't roll, but have you seen your injury list?))

Whisperling dashed off towards the stairs... tripped, fell down them.

OUCH(10)

Whisperling fell down the stairs, but thankfully never hit his chest, and stood up without a mark.

Perception(1)

Whisperling examined a new corpse, that of _DivideByZero_. Though he wondered what happened to make him die, there was no doubt in Whisperling's eyes that _DivideByZero_ was dead. (cannot reroll perception for this task barring some sort of outside interference.)

Alrighty then, looks like that slime thing is our next target.

Burn Bolt(7+3+1=11) vs. Flow Dodge(9-2-1=6)
Crispify(3+3=6) vs. Resistance(4-2=2)

Lina's fireball was swift and sure, striking Abstract in her center of mass. (fiery disruption refreshed, now -3 to dodge, -2 to damage resist, and -1 to willpower)

Dakka Dakka(1+3=4) vs. Flow(4-3-1=0)
Rip and Tear(10+3=13) vs. Oh Shoot(4-2=2)

((I will remind you that the instakill threshold is a difference of 8 in the damage resist roll...))

One bullet. That was all it took. And an extremely lucky shot. The bullet hit Abstract in her core. And then, instead of animate slime, there was just slime.

(Abstract dead, might still be able to come back as ghost)
(Looks like all of Abstract's tropes are linked to her mind and not her particular body, so she'll keep them unless she fails her ghost-making-roll)

Spoiler: A Graphical Representation of the Arena: (click to show/hide)

Floor 1:

OOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOO
OOTWOOOOO
OOOD>OSSO
OOOOOOOOO
OpOOOOOOO
pOpOOOOOO
pOpOOOOOO

Floor 2:

mttOHOOOO
LmttOOOOO
mtttOOOOO
tttttOOOO
OOOO<OAOK
OOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOO



Key:
O=Floor
O=Mini-Lake Area
H=Hive of Butt-Biters
W=Whisperling
T=tntey's corpse
S=Heap of Stormtroopers
K=KingMurdoc's corpse
D=_DivideByZero_
A=AbstractTraitorHero's corpse, Ectoplasm Mode
p=Magical Penguin Corpse
L=Lina
m=Mord-Sith
t=ODST Trooper
>=Up Stairs
<=Down Stairs

Spoiler: _DivideByZero_ (click to show/hide)

General Status: Healthy, Major Soul Damage(-2 to willpower, max cooldown of all active abilities with cooldowns increased by one), Death Trance(anyone who sees you must make perception roll to figure out you're alive, when you wake up you gain +10 to init for each turn you were in the trance and +1 to all physical rolls for every two turns in trance), Eight Gates Capability(Opening Gate), +2 to next meditation roll, next turn.
Inventory: Handheld x-ray Machine, Laser Rifle

Tropes:
[Tier 1, Active]: Radiograph of Doom: Using your handheld x-ray machine, you can scan them and give them a lethal diagnosis, which gives them the Incurable Cough of Death trope. Assuming they stay still long enough for you to do effectively, anyway. 6(5+1) turn cooldown... And you start play with a handheld x-ray machine.
[Tier 1(MAX), Active]: Pseudo Crisis: As it turns out, the crisis you were just in wasn't actually a problem at all. You instantly resolve one crisis you are currently in when you use this ability. This ability can only be used once, however.
[Tier 1, Passive]: Sorting Algorithm of Evil: When you die, a NPC villain that starts with 5 tropes instead of 3 will appear and try to kill everybody.

Spoiler: KingMurdoc (click to show/hide)

General Status: Dead
Inventory: A Skateboard, a Laser Rifle

Tropes:
None

Spoiler: Whisperling (click to show/hide)

General Status: Large Laser Burn on Chest(-2 to resist chest damage, -1 to dodge, -2 to willpower), Full Body Burns(-1 to dodge, and -2 to willpower for next turn), Major Soul Damage(-2 to willpower, max cooldown of all active abilities with cool downs increased by one), Greater Chest Burn(-2 to chest damage resistance)
Inventory: Tablet From The Future, A Troupe of Magical Penguin Corpses, Large Wrench

Tropes:
[Tier 1(MAX), Passive]: The Tape Knew You Would Say That: You are in possession of a tablet computer left to you by your future self, in which your future self recorded information about your immediate future and your fellow competitors. If you don't win, you may cause a time paradox.
[Tier 1, Active]: Ground Pound: You leap into the air and launch yourself downwards at your target. If you hit, you get +3 to damage and your target is stunned for one turn. Can also break through floors. 5(4+1) turn cooldown.
[Tier 1, Active]: "I Am Great!" Song: You(plus your chorus of magical penguins) sing a song about how great you are... which has no benefit other than fueling your narcissism. 6(5+1) turn cooldown. Cooling down for 1 more turns.

Spoiler: AbstractTraitorHero (click to show/hide)

General Status: Dead, Adrift in the Void
Inventory: A Squad of Stormtroopers(8 Remaining, 1 Missing His Rifle, Permanently Shaken(-1 to everything), In a Heap, Soul Ache(-1 to next willpower roll)), Creepy Robot Butler(creepy, laser eyes, chainsaw blades that retract, evil laugh, +2 to durability)

Tropes:
[Tier 1, Active]: Converging-Stream Weapon: You may generate a number of small lasers that converge into one larger laser which is promptly fired at your target. This attack is so powerful that it gets +6 to damage. 6 turn cooldown.
[Tier 1, Passive]: Not-So-Phony Psychic: You may locate spirits and put them to rest... or rather turn them into bloodthirsty spirit monster things. But you don't know that part.
[Tier 1, Passive]: Soul Power: You have power over spirits/souls. You get +2 to manipulating spirits/souls, and in addition, when you die, you may make a roll to come back as a ghost.
[Tier 1, Passive]: You Are in Command Now: You have been assigned command over a squad of stormtroopers.
[Tier 1, Passive]: Unnecessarily Creepy Robot: You have a robot butler now. With retractable chainsaw blades, an evil laugh, and eye lasers. It gets +2 to durability. Further tiers will further improve the butler.

Spoiler: tntey's corpse (click to show/hide)

General Status: Dead
Inventory: Not Even a Soul

Tropes:
None

Spoiler: the arena (click to show/hide)

Tropes:
[Tier 1, Passive]: Butt Biter: The arena is home to a hive of small lizard creatures that bite the players' buttocks.
[Tier 1, Passive]: Amazon Brigade: If the game has not finished in 10 turns, a brigade of female cyborgs will arrive and try to kill all the players. Have arrived. Are murderizing players. Successfully.
[Tier 1(MAX), Passive]: Scatting: The air is brimming with noise... nonsense vowels, basically. There will be no silence.

Spoiler: Amazon Brigade (click to show/hide)

Lina:
General Status: Healthy, Fiery Soul(1)
Inventory: 5 Trope Points, will be transferred to her killer.

Powers:
[Passive]: Elementalist: Lina gets +3 to fire and electric magic.
[Active]: Dragon Slave: Lina spits out a cone of fire towards her targets, it gets +2 to damage. 4 turn cooldown. Cooling down for 4 more turns.
[Active]: Light Strike Array: Lina generates a column of flame upon her targets, if it hits, they must make a willpower roll in order to act on the next turn. 4 turn cooldown.
[Passive]: Fiery Soul: Every time Lina uses an active ability, she gains +1 to dodge attacks and +1 to hit foes with attacks next turn. If she uses another active the next turn, the duration is refreshed and the bonus goes up by one. Max +3.
[Active]: Laguna Blade: Lina fires a massive bolt of lightning at a single target, dealing +6 to damage.

Mord-Sith:
General Status: (Healthy, Healthy, Healthy)
Inventory: Agiel(successful hits reduce target willpower via pain), Red Leather Outfits

ODST Troopers:
General Status: (Healthy times 12)
Inventory: Combat Armor(+2 to damage resistance), Assault Rifles, Frag Grenades
[Passive]: UNSC Combat Training: +3 to firearms, +2 to dodge.

((Any questions? Feedback? Things I missed?))

[_DivideByZero_]

Awaken and open the gate, bludgeoning Whisperling to death by surprise. Use Pseudo-Crisis to end the Amazon attack.