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[AbstractTraitorHero]

Hold onto my haunt it has to be used right! For ultimate misfortune or hilarity

[FallacyofUrist]

Turn 15: If I don't update by Friday, yell at me.

INIT:
Talking is a Free Action(true)

Claim that not all villains are all evil, that some can try and repent, etc.

"Well... not all villains are completely evil! Like me! And on top of that, some can even repent and go over to the side of good!"

"Hm! That is true, but thus far I have seen no sign of you going over to the side of good. And it is quite possible that you are attempting to deceive me in order to avoid being taken captive!"

Point out that it's kind of hard for me to close the loop if I'm paralyzed and stuck in a jail cell.

"Uh... if I'm paralyzed and stuck in a jail cell, I can't really close the loop... and boom, time paradox..."

"Perhaps so. What exactly is required for you to close this loop you speak of?"

Hold onto my haunt it has to be used right! For ultimate misfortune or hilarity

AbstractTraitorHero waits.

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

Floor 1:

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OOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOO
OOTWOOOOO
OOOD>OSSO
OOOOEOOOO
OpOOOOOOO
pOpOOOOOO
pOpOOOOOO

Floor 2:

OOOOHOOOO
OOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOO
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
E=Doctor Edward Jones
>=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), Eight Gates Capability(Opening Gate), Eight Gates(Opening Gate(+4 to all physical rolls, special resist modifier at +4), cooling down for 1 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. Used up.
[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's corpse (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), 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.

Spoiler: AbstractTraitorHero's Ectoplasmic "Corpse" (click to show/hide)

General Status: Mostly Dead(may haunt somebody once to give them -1 to one dodge roll)
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:
None, mate. You dead. Dead.

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. No longer exist.
[Tier 1(MAX), Passive]: Scatting: The air is brimming with noise... nonsense vowels, basically. There will be no silence.

Spoiler: Doctor Edward Jones (click to show/hide)

General Status: Healthy. Always will be healthy.
Inventory: Indestructible Red Cape, 12 Trope Points(will be transferred to whoever defeats him with words)

Diplomatic Statuses:
_DivideByZero_(Inquisitive, Wary)
Whisperling(Grudging Potential Acceptance, Wary)

Abilities:
[Active]: Stun Glare: Target is stunned for the next turn, unless they get an 8 or higher on a willpower roll.
[Passive]: Invulnerability: You cannot physically, mentally, or spiritually damage Doctor Jones.

((Any questions? Feedback? Things I missed?))
((Huh. Seems diplomacy turns are easier to write than normal ones.))

[TheBiggerFish]

Can I join now?

[FallacyofUrist]

Can I join now?

((Test not over yet. Again, next test has infinite player limit, so I'll slot you in there.))

[Whisperling]

"Hm. Well, firstly, I'll need to be the last combatant standing. Then I have to find the "earlier" version of this tablet, copy all the information in the later one over, and send the early one to past me. After that, I can do basically anything without causing a paradox. Including willingly submitting myself to a trial, or however you want this to work."

[_DivideByZero_]

Tell him it's also quite possible that I'm innocent and that every precious minute we waste results in a patient waiting longer at the hospital.

[FallacyofUrist]

Turn 16: This might take a while.

INIT:
Still not relevant.

"Hm. Well, firstly, I'll need to be the last combatant standing. Then I have to find the "earlier" version of this tablet, copy all the information in the later one over, and send the early one to past me. After that, I can do basically anything without causing a paradox. Including willingly submitting myself to a trial, or however you want this to work."

"So... the death of Mr. Doctor is required for you to prevent a time paradox? I don't much like that..."

Tell him it's also quite possible that I'm innocent and that every precious minute we waste results in a patient waiting longer at the hospital.

"Yes, it is possible that you're innocent. However, I was informed of your evilness by the great and just Null Nevermore. So it's your word against his. And... I don't have any proof that you're a doctor."

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

Floor 1:

OOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOO
OOTWOOOOO
OOOD>OSSO
OOOOEOOOO
OpOOOOOOO
pOpOOOOOO
pOpOOOOOO

Floor 2:

OOOOHOOOO
OOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOO
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
E=Doctor Edward Jones
>=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), Eight Gates Capability(Opening Gate), Eight Gates(Opening Gate(+4 to all physical rolls, special resist modifier at +4), ready)
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. Used up.
[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's corpse (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), 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.

Spoiler: AbstractTraitorHero's Ectoplasmic "Corpse" (click to show/hide)

General Status: Mostly Dead(may haunt somebody once to give them -1 to one dodge roll)
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:
None, mate. You dead. Dead.

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. No longer exist.
[Tier 1(MAX), Passive]: Scatting: The air is brimming with noise... nonsense vowels, basically. There will be no silence.

Spoiler: Doctor Edward Jones (click to show/hide)

General Status: Healthy. Always will be healthy.
Inventory: Indestructible Red Cape, 12 Trope Points(will be transferred to whoever defeats him with words)

Diplomatic Statuses:
_DivideByZero_(Suspicious, Wary)
Whisperling(Grudging Potential Acceptance, Wary)

Abilities:
[Active]: Stun Glare: Target is stunned for the next turn, unless they get an 8 or higher on a willpower roll.
[Passive]: Invulnerability: You cannot physically, mentally, or spiritually damage Doctor Jones.

((Any questions? Feedback? Things I missed?))
((Huh. Seems diplomacy turns are easier to write than normal ones. Definitely.))

[Whisperling]

"Doesn't necessarily have to be death. A stun-and-jail approach would work just as well, and similar methods of permanent or indefinite incapacitation would presumably satisfy the conditions of the loop."

[_DivideByZero_]

((IMHO, you should start the next game so others can play.))

"I always treat people who are sick. You know that, right?"

[Whisperling]

((Yeah, wouldn't be too upset with that myself.))

Roll my eyes.

"Yeah, you try and use that X-ray on whoever you want to kill. I'd bet you that thing causes disease rather than finding it."

[_DivideByZero_]

"Preposterous! It's just an ordinary X-ray machine. Here, try it on me!"

Science!

[Whisperling]

"If you really want to cover all the bases, why not use it on yourself?"

[_DivideByZero_]

"If you really want to cover all the bases, why not use it on yourself?"

"And how would anyone trust data I collect on myself to prove I'm innocent? That isn't the least bit scientific."

[Whisperling]

"If you really want to cover all the bases, why not use it on yourself?"

"And how would anyone trust data collected by myself? That isn't the least bit scientific."

"Indeed it would be, if you were actually the one collecting the data. In this case, it is being recorded by an impartial machine. The only task which need include bias is interpretation, which may be done by any of us after the fact."

"I will admit that, under ordinary circumstances, the scanned and the scanner would not make much of a difference. However, powers may be tied to either you or your device. The only way to ensure the validity of the data is to use both, such that we test all possible ways the alleged ability could manifest."

[FallacyofUrist]

Well then. Didn't realize I had the posts needed to update.

Turn 17: Debate, mates!

"Doesn't necessarily have to be death. A stun-and-jail approach would work just as well, and similar methods of permanent or indefinite incapacitation would presumably satisfy the conditions of the loop."

"Wonderful. Hmmmmm... so as long as I handle the doctor first, and give you some time to make your tablet, I can avoid a time paradox. I like that."

"I always treat people who are sick. You know that, right?"

"I only have your word for it-"

Roll my eyes.

"Yeah, you try and use that X-ray on whoever you want to kill. I'd bet you that thing causes disease rather than finding it."

"EH?"

"Preposterous! It's just an ordinary X-ray machine. Here, try it on me!"

Science!

Whisperling's tablet starts speaking as _DivideByZero_ aims his tablet at him. "By the way? X-ray machines? Use highly dangerous X-rays. Guess what? You're not wearing a lead vest."

Scan!(2) vs. Dodge, Assisted By Precognition(10+3-1-1=11)

Whisperling pivots, sending himself to the side, managing to dodge a burst of X-rays launched from _DivideByZero_'s device.

"If you really want to cover all the bases, why not use it on yourself?"

"And how would anyone trust data I collect on myself to prove I'm innocent? That isn't the least bit scientific."

"Indeed it would be, if you were actually the one collecting the data. In this case, it is being recorded by an impartial machine. The only task which need include bias is interpretation, which may be done by any of us after the fact."

"I will admit that, under ordinary circumstances, the scanned and the scanner would not make much of a difference. However, powers may be tied to either you or your device. The only way to ensure the validity of the data is to use both, such that we test all possible ways the alleged ability could manifest."

"Ah... well. Wait a minute. I could just stun you both and work this all out once you're in custody. Let's do that."

Stun Ray!
Stun Ray!

Resist, Whisperling(1-2-2=-3)
Resist, _DivideByZero_(7-2=5)

And... Whisperling? He fell unconscious in an instant, likely stunned for a lot more than one turn.

_DivideByZero_ didn't do too much better.

Exit Doctor. Exit Whisperling. Exit, _DivideByZero_.
~~~
Probably would have kept the test going if not for both of the remaining players expressing a "finish up" sentiment.
~~~
Epilogue:

Null Nevermore picked up the tablet. "Rather helpful that I sound so similar to Whisperling, eh?" The face on the tablet morphed into Null's. "Of course, we could have just changed my voice a bit if I didn't, right?" "Completely correct. Now then. Nullification of space-time fabric..." A portal opened in the air, and Null tossed the tablet through it, where it was promptly caught by Whisperling in the past.
~~~
And that's that.