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[BlitzDungeoneer]

THE TOURNAMENT ARC: A Tournament Arc RTD(Where You Fight in a Tournament Arc)

“Greetings, ladies and gentlemen!”, a conventionally attractive 20-something old man shouts out, microphone in hand as his blonde hair waves in the wind, probably because of the height he’s at, “My name is Hans Silverback, reporter for GA News!”

The camera moves from him to the area below, a wild place full of forests and mountains.
“As you can see, we’re reporting live on the preliminary round of the Grand Arc Tournament, named after the company which sponsors it! For newer viewers, we’ll give you a quick rundown of the tournament and how it works while we wait for this round to start.”

“The Grand Arc Tournament, named after Grand Arc Industries, one of the premier tech distributors in the world, is a tournament to which fighters of all kinds, with both mundane and mystical abilities,  flock to from across the world, be they just a student or a 70-year old man who has spent his entire life honing his skills! It’s a contest of power, wits and skill to reach the top for the chance to have one wish granted by Grand Arc Industries, so long as it’s within their power!”

“Now, ladies and gentlemen, we are required to inform you that while Grand Arc Industries does have a crack team of medical professionals on standby to minimise injuries and casualties, anything that occurs during the tournament is not the company’s fault and they can’t be held liable for permanent injuries or fatalities!”

“And on that extremely morbid note, I give you the weather. Feel free to check out the interviews we conducted with various fighters at www.grandarcnews.com.”

Spoiler: Tell us about yourself (click to show/hide)

So, what do you call yourself? (Self-explanatory. Name goes here.)

Yes, fascinating. What, in your opinion, makes you stand out from the other competitors? (What is your special power?)

What’s your reason for participating in this tournament? Do you think Grand Arc Industries will be able to give you whatever it is you want? (Why is your character even risking injury and possibly their life in this?)

Tell the public a little more about yourself. (Describe stuff like personality, some background etc(or at least what you want other people to think(please message me the actual details if that’s the case(do you think this has enough parentheses yet))))

Included: a picture of [Yourname]
(Describe your actual apperance)

Spoiler: The System (click to show/hide)

Basic RTD rules apply. Every time you take an action, roll a d6.
1. Critical Fail. You fail so hard the universe personally shits on you from on high.
2. Fail. You simply fail at what you were doing, with all the consequences that entails.
3. Partial Success. You don’t quite fail, but you don’t entirely succeed either. You just kinda get a little done, you mediocre underachiever.
4. Success. You do the thing. Go you!
5. Epic Success. You succeed so hard the president himself comes down to shake your hand for your wonderful display of eating toast or whatever.
6. Overshoot. You succeed SO HARD it loops right back around to fucking you over anyway.

Damage
This game uses the time-honored system of chunky salsa to represent damage. For those unfamiliar, that means there’s no health bar. If someone applies sword to arm, you lose an arm, and start bleeding until you run out of blood and die, if someone throws a fireball in your face, your face gets burnt, etc.

What Makes You Stand Out?
This can be a lot of things. It could be your wide array of Bat Anti-gadgets, your mysterious ability to set things on fire with your mind or just the fact that you punch good. Be creative.

Turnabouts
Whenever you either roll a Crit Fail or an Overshoot, you get a single Turnabout, since the universe is a big believer in pity. You can spend as many Turnabouts as you want each turn. Each Turnabout spent lets you commit one more action that turn. You also start with a single Turnabout. Actions performed due to a Turnabout can't give you more Turnabouts, because exponential Turnabouts aren't something I want to deal with.

Without a Turnabout, you can only do one combat action per turn.

Advantages
Advantages are separated into two types, Neutral and Personal. Neutral Advantages are environmental hazards and the like that you can use to your advantage, either to get a bonus(eg. Blinding someone via sudden light will give them a debuff and make them call you an asshole), damaging someone(eg. Throwing them into a flaming pit and listening to their screams) or otherwise benefiting you/harming your opponent in some way.

Personal Advantages are advantages only one person can make use of, be they weakpoints in an opponent’s armor they created, setting traps that you are immune to in some manner etc. and, again, can provide either a numerical bonus or a chance of additional things happening to your opponent.

Most Advantages, with a few exceptions, are one-use only.

Player cap might be raised, depending on interest.

oh and i guess empiricist helped me a bit here kinda sorta

Player List
Vayerin Rinfield(Coolrune206)
John Doe(Crazyabe)
Unit ODOR(Enemy post)
The Amalgamator(OceanSoul)
The Overman(Failbird105)
Jerrod Plissken(IronTomato)
Matthias Nix(NRDL)
Frank Parker(FallacyofUrist)

[Coolrune206]

Name: Vayerin Rinfeld
Power: The immediate understanding of anything he touches with his palm, whether it be machine, magical artifact, or trap.
Motivation: Seeking entertainment
Personality: Listless, uninterested; often attempts sarcastic humor, with varying degrees of success.
Physical Description: 6'1", with quite a slim figure. Brown, tousled hair that speaks of a lack of combing. Lazy brown eyes, often focused off into a world of their own. Seems to be around high school age.

[crazyabe]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

So, what do you call yourself? I Call myself... John doe.

Yes, fascinating. What, in your opinion, makes your stand out from the other competitors? "Its quite simple really, I sold my soul to a devil for some power over dark magic."

What’s your reason for participating in this tournament? Do you think Grand Arc Industries will be able to give you whatever it is you want? "Selling my soul made me a tad bit... immortal, and seeing as how I had nothing better to do I thought I would take the chance to risk nothing to gain some fun. If I lose I'll be back in a few millennia..."

Tell the public a little more about yourself. I was born in 1320BC, have personally killed over ten thousand men, and Thirst for the blood of the Innocent. MWA HA HA...

Included: a picture of a painting of John Doe
Tall, pale skinned, Wears Black robes. has Long, Pointed teeth. Has shoulder length white hair. has a nasty looking dagger on his waist.
Included: a picture of John Doe
"Floating black robes with no one inside of them"

[Enemy post]

So, what do you call yourself? Unit designation:Ordinance Deployment and Offensive Recon drone, by National Automated Protection. Many customers refer to this class as ODOR.

Yes, fascinating. What, in your opinion, makes your stand out from the other competitors? Sales pitch:This unit stands at 8 feet tall and is equipped with laser projecting optics, steel armor, and claws suitable for close combat.

What’s your reason for participating in this tournament? Do you think Grand Arc Industries will be able to give you whatever it is you want? Mission statement:I represent NAP's new wave of drones intended for home defense and military action overseas. It is our hope that my performance here will serve to demonstrate our high-quality production standards.

Tell the public a little more about yourself. Trivia:This model will retail for $101,500 USD at the conclusion of the tournament.

Included: a picture of ODOR.

*Changed font.

[OceanSoul]

This one game that will have more turnabouts than Phoenix Wright's entire career.

Spoiler: True Identity Unknown (click to show/hide)

So, what do you call yourself? "Those that already know of my existence call me The Amalgamator. Not that I have any other names, but due to my desire for anonymity".

Yes, fascinating. What, in your opinion, makes your stand out from the other competitors? "I can..seperate...and recombine..the soul and bodies of other beings. The soul usually refers to the individual, current consciousness, but it also contains along the shape and structure of the body. So, if I put your soul in a candle, the candle would reshape to be a small human body, though a bit more manipulation on my part can give you four waxy arms, an enlarged head, and the like in your new form. Mass of the body can only minority change, so you would be a small wax figure. By the way, your old body would remain in unconsciousness, and if it is destroyed, you still survive in the candle. If I had the time and will, I could set it up so that the soul returns to the original body after the destruction of the new body, but such techniques would be VERY hard to use in the arena of combat. Of course, such powers are useless without souls to manipulate. Thankfully, I have souls stored within me, to impart in the nonliving as I see fit. Currently, they only number several rats and cats, two birds, a bull, and a horse. If I happen to lack those, I have trained myself moderately in basic weapons usage, to protect my own being".
(In summary, he moves souls between bodies. If a soul is in another body, both bodies must be killed. His powers work differently on himself, so he can't move his own soul unless he's already dead, thus also disqualified.)
What’s your reason for participating in this tournament? Do you think Grand Arc Industries will be able to give you whatever it is you want? "I simply want the world to comprehend my abilities. Besides, with enough time and effort, I could revive my own soul within a statue or some such. From there, I just need a good amount of flesh to resculpt my old body. Could take maybe a year, though, if I was beat particularly hard".

Tell the public a little more about yourself. "I have said enough, haven't I? My personal history is something I would rather not speak of. The moral implications of my power are something I'd avoid talking about in most circumstances. Lastly, simply, my opponents may be listening"

Included: a picture of "The Amalgamator"
A figure wearing a mask of left-half black cat, right-half  monkey. Black hair, pale white skin under a grey hoodie. Holding a knife and a pistol

[Failbird105]

(I've slightly altered the text of the sections and the order of the third and forth sections to fit with the character, I hope that's okay)

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

So, what do you call it? "This here specimen is known as an 'Overman', a being designed to be the next level of the human form!"

Yes, fascinating. What, in your opinion, makes it stand out from the other competitors? "The 'Overmen' are capable of shifting their body mass and density in a variety of ways, limited by their suit of course, mostly for safety reasons. Combined with a programed combat instinct and it is a force to be reckoned with."

Tell the public a little more about yourselves. "Ah yes, well we at Genextic Inc. strive to improve life by improving ourselves, and each other. Our ultimate goal is to use genetic modification to make the world better, through making HUMANS better. The 'Overmen' are just one attempt at such a goal. This one is a test specimen we have brought out to show off to the world, give everyone a look at the future! So long as some... precautions, are followed everything should be fine."

What’s your reason for participating in this tournament? Do you think Grand Arc Industries will be able to give you whatever it is you want? "Well, as said Genextic Inc. brought this specimen here to show the public a glimpse at their new futu-" *The containment cell shakes violently* "WHAT, why isn't this thing still SEDATED!? It's not supposed to be awake yet if that thing-"
"Smell, meat. Need, kill."
*the spokesman gapes for a couple seconds before turning to the cameras*
"we're done here."

Included:

[IronTomato]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

So, what do you call yourself? "Name's Jerrod Plissken."

Yes, fascinating. What, in your opinion, makes your stand out from the other competitors? "Well, I'll tell you one thing, I'm not some freaky eldritch horror or Iron Giant-lookin' motherfucker... But I can use just about any weapon that can fit in my hands. I've been trained extensively in all types of weapons, as well as battlefield weapons acquisition. Should that fail, I've also got plenty of experience in hand-to-hand combat, though I admit it's still no subsitute for a firearm or even a simple blade. Also, not to brag or anything, but I've been working as a mercenary since I was young, and training since long before then. I'd like to think I know what I'm doing.

What’s your reason for participating in this tournament? Do you think Grand Arc Industries will be able to give you whatever it is you want? Well, if I win, I could settle down, have a big house, and never have to work again. If I lose... well, I still won't have to work ever again. Not that I think that'll happen. Either way, it'll make for a good final mission.

Tell the public a little more about yourself. "When I was a teenager I was good at fights."

Included: a picture of Jerrod Plissken. An American male in his late 30s. He has short, dark brown messy hair, and a somewhat laid-back appearance, giving off an aura not unlike that of a sleeping bear. He wears a military coat, underneath which are two handguns as well as several grenades, and various knives strapped to his upper body and belt.

[NRDL]

Spoiler: Matthias Nix (click to show/hide)

So, what do you call yourself? Matthias Nix, sir or madam. Call me Matthias.

Yes, fascinating. What, in your opinion, makes your stand out from the other competitors? Thanks to a series of experiments conducted on me as a youth, my brain can create extremely detailed simulations of just about anything. I can effectively see the future, or most variations of the future, depending on the data I have available. I can do dozens of simulations in a fraction of the time it takes you to blink. I wouldn't advise playing boardgames against me.

That aside, I've also been given considerable training as an assassin and saboteur. I'm still not allowed to talk about certain operations that I have participated in on pain of you don't even want to know, so let's just say I'm fairly good at what I do, even when I don't use my oversized brain.

What’s your reason for participating in this tournament? Do you think Grand Arc Industries will be able to give you whatever it is you want? All my life I've been little more than a mobile supercomputer, the calculator and think tank for secret organisation after secret organisation. Well it's my turn.

I want money. And power. A base of operations, from I can use all my skills, power and resources to reshape the world how I see fit.

Tell the public a little more about yourself. Right now I foresee slight but constant decreases in my chances for success the more information I reveal about myself, so unfortunately I'll have to decline.

Included picture: A pale, tall man of medium build, whose cranium seems slightly too large for the rest of his head. It's bald, naturally, which only draws more attention to it. Wears a very dapper looking suit, with a faint bulge of a kevlar vest beneath it. Holding a tophat, with serrated blades along the edges.

[BlitzDungeoneer]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

So, what do you call yourself? I Call myself... John doe.

Yes, fascinating. What, in your opinion, makes your stand out from the other competitors? "Its quite simple really, I sold my soul to a devil for some power over dark magic."

What’s your reason for participating in this tournament? Do you think Grand Arc Industries will be able to give you whatever it is you want? "Selling my soul made me a tad bit... immortal, and seeing as how I had nothing better to do I thought I would take the chance to risk nothing to gain some fun. If I lose I'll be back in a few millennia..."

Tell the public a little more about yourself. I was born in 1320BC, have personally killed over ten thousand men, and Thirst for the blood of the Innocent. MWA HA HA...

Included: a picture of a painting of John Doe
Tall, pale skinned, Wears Black robes. has Long, Pointed teeth. Has shoulder length white hair. has a nasty looking dagger on his waist.
Included: a picture of John Doe
"Floating black robes with no one inside of them"

Define 'dark magic'.

This one game that will have more turnabouts than Phoenix Wright's entire career.

Spoiler: True Identity Unknown (click to show/hide)

So, what do you call yourself? "Those that already know of my existence call me The Amalgamator. Not that I have any other names, but due to my desire for anonymity".

Yes, fascinating. What, in your opinion, makes your stand out from the other competitors? "I can..seperate...and recombine..the soul and bodies of other beings. The soul usually refers to the individual, current consciousness, but it also contains along the shape and structure of the body. So, if I put your soul in a candle, the candle would reshape to be a small human body, though a bit more manipulation on my part can give you four waxy arms, an enlarged head, and the like in your new form. Mass of the body can only minority change, so you would be a small wax figure. By the way, your old body would remain in unconsciousness, and if it is destroyed, you still survive in the candle. If I had the time and will, I could set it up so that the soul returns to the original body after the destruction of the new body, but such techniques would be VERY hard to use in the arena of combat. Of course, such powers are useless without souls to manipulate. Thankfully, I have souls stored within me, to impart in the nonliving as I see fit. Currently, they only number several rats and cats, two birds, a bull, and a horse. If I happen to lack those, I have trained myself moderately in basic weapons usage, to protect my own being".
(In summary, he moves souls between bodies. If a soul is in another body, both bodies must be killed. His powers work differently on himself, so he can't move his own soul unless he's already dead, thus also disqualified.)
What’s your reason for participating in this tournament? Do you think Grand Arc Industries will be able to give you whatever it is you want? "I simply want the world to comprehend my abilities. Besides, with enough time and effort, I could revive my own soul within a statue or some such. From there, I just need a good amount of flesh to resculpt my old body. Could take maybe a year, though, if I was beat particularly hard".

Tell the public a little more about yourself. "I have said enough, haven't I? My personal history is something I would rather not speak of. The moral implications of my power are something I'd avoid talking about in most circumstances. Lastly, simply, my opponents may be listening"

Included: a picture of "The Amalgamator"
A figure wearing a mask of left-half black cat, right-half  monkey. Black hair, pale white skin under a grey hoodie. Holding a knife and a pistol

So. You're setting yourself up as a minion master, yeah?

Also, how does the Amalgamator get more souls? Is he supposed to just... rip them straight out of the body, or something (that would be frowned upon btw)? Do they come to him if someone nearby dies?

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

So, what do you call yourself? "Name's Jerrod Plissken."

Yes, fascinating. What, in your opinion, makes your stand out from the other competitors? "Well, I'll tell you one thing, I'm not some freaky eldritch horror or Iron Giant-lookin' motherfucker... But I can use just about any weapon that can fit in my hands. I've been trained extensively in all types of weapons, as well as battlefield weapons acquisition. Should that fail, I've also got plenty of experience in hand-to-hand combat, though I admit it's still no subsitute for a firearm or even a simple blade. Also, not to brag or anything, but I've been working as a mercenary since I was young, and training since long before then. I'd like to think I know what I'm doing.

What’s your reason for participating in this tournament? Do you think Grand Arc Industries will be able to give you whatever it is you want? Well, if I win, I could settle down, have a big house, and never have to work again. If I lose... well, I still won't have to work ever again. Not that I think that'll happen. Either way, it'll make for a good final mission.

Tell the public a little more about yourself. "When I was a teenager I was good at fights."

Included: a picture of Jerrod Plissken. An American male in his late 30s. He has short, dark brown messy hair, and a somewhat laid-back appearance, giving off an aura not unlike that of a sleeping bear. He wears a military coat, underneath which are two handguns as well as several grenades, and various knives strapped to his upper body and belt.

*bleeds*

The other sheets look alright. Just need one more participant.

[Failbird105]

switched to a better image, which also shows some more examples of the characters mass shifting.

[OceanSoul]

This one game that will have more turnabouts than Phoenix Wright's entire career.

Spoiler: True Identity Unknown (click to show/hide)

So, what do you call yourself? "Those that already know of my existence call me The Amalgamator. Not that I have any other names, but due to my desire for anonymity".

Yes, fascinating. What, in your opinion, makes your stand out from the other competitors? "I can..seperate...and recombine..the soul and bodies of other beings. The soul usually refers to the individual, current consciousness, but it also contains along the shape and structure of the body. So, if I put your soul in a candle, the candle would reshape to be a small human body, though a bit more manipulation on my part can give you four waxy arms, an enlarged head, and the like in your new form. Mass of the body can only minority change, so you would be a small wax figure. By the way, your old body would remain in unconsciousness, and if it is destroyed, you still survive in the candle. If I had the time and will, I could set it up so that the soul returns to the original body after the destruction of the new body, but such techniques would be VERY hard to use in the arena of combat. Of course, such powers are useless without souls to manipulate. Thankfully, I have souls stored within me, to impart in the nonliving as I see fit. Currently, they only number several rats and cats, two birds, a bull, and a horse. If I happen to lack those, I have trained myself moderately in basic weapons usage, to protect my own being".
(In summary, he moves souls between bodies. If a soul is in another body, both bodies must be killed. His powers work differently on himself, so he can't move his own soul unless he's already dead, thus also disqualified.)
What’s your reason for participating in this tournament? Do you think Grand Arc Industries will be able to give you whatever it is you want? "I simply want the world to comprehend my abilities. Besides, with enough time and effort, I could revive my own soul within a statue or some such. From there, I just need a good amount of flesh to resculpt my old body. Could take maybe a year, though, if I was beat particularly hard".

Tell the public a little more about yourself. "I have said enough, haven't I? My personal history is something I would rather not speak of. The moral implications of my power are something I'd avoid talking about in most circumstances. Lastly, simply, my opponents may be listening"

Included: a picture of "The Amalgamator"
A figure wearing a mask of left-half black cat, right-half  monkey. Black hair, pale white skin under a grey hoodie. Holding a knife and a pistol

So. You're setting yourself up as a minion master, yeah?

Also, how does the Amalgamator get more souls? Is he supposed to just... rip them straight out of the body, or something (that would be frowned upon btw)? Do they come to him if someone nearby dies?

I wasn't really going for a "minion master" approach. I mainly saw him imbuing souls as a disruptive tactic (such as putting a soul in someone's weapon, essentially disarming them) or to create distractions (such as letting a bull loose in the arena). I could add in a limited control over recent...creations of his, though I would make the weapon-disruption tactic a little more close range to compensate. As for obtaining souls, he can do it at some amount of range if the target bears little resistance (such as low willpower and/or high opposition to Amal), was a creation of his, or is practically already dead. Melee range/contact with the individual make it easier to do, though he will only do it directly to his opponent as more of a last resort.

[BlitzDungeoneer]

This one game that will have more turnabouts than Phoenix Wright's entire career.

Spoiler: True Identity Unknown (click to show/hide)

So, what do you call yourself? "Those that already know of my existence call me The Amalgamator. Not that I have any other names, but due to my desire for anonymity".

Yes, fascinating. What, in your opinion, makes your stand out from the other competitors? "I can..seperate...and recombine..the soul and bodies of other beings. The soul usually refers to the individual, current consciousness, but it also contains along the shape and structure of the body. So, if I put your soul in a candle, the candle would reshape to be a small human body, though a bit more manipulation on my part can give you four waxy arms, an enlarged head, and the like in your new form. Mass of the body can only minority change, so you would be a small wax figure. By the way, your old body would remain in unconsciousness, and if it is destroyed, you still survive in the candle. If I had the time and will, I could set it up so that the soul returns to the original body after the destruction of the new body, but such techniques would be VERY hard to use in the arena of combat. Of course, such powers are useless without souls to manipulate. Thankfully, I have souls stored within me, to impart in the nonliving as I see fit. Currently, they only number several rats and cats, two birds, a bull, and a horse. If I happen to lack those, I have trained myself moderately in basic weapons usage, to protect my own being".
(In summary, he moves souls between bodies. If a soul is in another body, both bodies must be killed. His powers work differently on himself, so he can't move his own soul unless he's already dead, thus also disqualified.)
What’s your reason for participating in this tournament? Do you think Grand Arc Industries will be able to give you whatever it is you want? "I simply want the world to comprehend my abilities. Besides, with enough time and effort, I could revive my own soul within a statue or some such. From there, I just need a good amount of flesh to resculpt my old body. Could take maybe a year, though, if I was beat particularly hard".

Tell the public a little more about yourself. "I have said enough, haven't I? My personal history is something I would rather not speak of. The moral implications of my power are something I'd avoid talking about in most circumstances. Lastly, simply, my opponents may be listening"

Included: a picture of "The Amalgamator"
A figure wearing a mask of left-half black cat, right-half  monkey. Black hair, pale white skin under a grey hoodie. Holding a knife and a pistol

So. You're setting yourself up as a minion master, yeah?

Also, how does the Amalgamator get more souls? Is he supposed to just... rip them straight out of the body, or something (that would be frowned upon btw)? Do they come to him if someone nearby dies?

I wasn't really going for a "minion master" approach. I mainly saw him imbuing souls as a disruptive tactic (such as putting a soul in someone's weapon, essentially disarming them) or to create distractions (such as letting a bull loose in the arena). I could add in a limited control over recent...creations of his, though I would make the weapon-disruption tactic a little more close range to compensate. As for obtaining souls, he can do it at some amount of range if the target bears little resistance (such as low willpower and/or high opposition to Amal), was a creation of his, or is practically already dead. Melee range/contact with the individual make it easier to do, though he will only do it directly to his opponent as more of a last resort.

Ah, fair enough. The sheet's fine, then.

[FallacyofUrist]

Spoiler: Frank Parker (click to show/hide)

So, what do you call yourself? "Er... Frank Parker. How did I get here?"

Yes, fascinating. What, in your opinion, makes your stand out from the other competitors? "My Stand? I don't have a Stand. What are you talking about? I'm not special at all. How did I get here!"

What’s your reason for participating in this tournament? Do you think Grand Arc Industries will be able to give you whatever it is you want? "I don't want to participate in this tournament. I didn't sign up. How did I get here! Let me out! LET ME OUT!"

Tell the public a little more about yourself. "No, NO! No more questions! Please, someone, if you're listening, get me out of here! I didn't sign up! I didn't sign up!"

Included: a picture of Frank Parker
Grubby old dude. Looks at least 70. Ragged old clothes. Jeans have knee holes and whatnot. Barefoot.

((Let's find out how an ordinary dude who really shouldn't be here(replaced the actual Frank Parker accidentally) fares against all these deadly contestants.))

[BlitzDungeoneer]

Yes, fascinating. What, in your opinion, makes your stand out from the other competitors? "My Stand? I don't have a Stand. What are you talking about? I'm not special at all. How did I get here!"

you saw nothing

Welcome aboard, regardless. This'll be... uh. It'll be an experience for Mr. Parker, certainly.

inb4 he manages to win through sheer dumb luck

[Failbird105]

knowing general tropes, he's either going to win, or get killed by the character who will become this games antagonist. I'm putting my bet on the Overman