Last minute track changes...BLUE Segment: The pit stop has now been completed and can be entered from this segment! The Miners have finished installing chocolate siphons for each racer-when you pit stop, you can bank your stored chocolate (and your coin) safely til the end of the race! Rules do not necessarily prohibit the use of the siphon in other ways...
The pit is entered straight from the starting line, avoiding the first curve-this has the effect of also missing the items, unfortunately!
RED Segment: The Chocoramps have been adjusted with mini-zippers. Stunting is now a
free action that can be done alongside other actions, akin to picking a track route.
Also...
MKL's struggle to fill the roster today have been solved with the introduction of the
Track Boss!
This unique racer simply exists to challenge themselves-they don't compete coins, fame, position, or points-only for victory! As a racer, your only goal is to beat them-any racer who defeats the boss will get rewarded!
Track Boss: Tricky the TriceratopsVictory Reward: +1 FameBio: Tricky is the uncontested Racing King of the Dino Domain, a location on Timbers Island-both the principal locations of the now defunct Diddy Kart League. The island still holds amateur races to this day, as it has in the past, and Tricky's always proud of his position as '1st boss', the one who challenges rookie racers to race him for access to the next tracks. On Vacation in Chocoland (Dinosaurs LOVE chocolate) he was naturally inclined to follow the sound of engines and pounded his way onto the track. It's entirely possible they were afraid to not let him join.Tricky's Unfair StatsPerks:
Triceratops Charge/+2 to hazard checks vs frontal attacks, traps, and rams
Actually a Dinosaur/Upgrades spinout to squash (-4 momentum), if the opponent fails their racing check on a ram recovery.
Locomotive/Max speed set at 8. Ignores most track hazards not relating to driving.
Thick Skin/+1 armor against all forms of momentum loss.
Hmm. Upgrades./Can still benefit from track items
due to cybernetic shoulder mounted rocket launchers he pillaged from Turok Dinosaur Hunter.Hiccups:
Must Go faster/Tricky prioritizes his ram target on the turn before he attacks. A racer can choose to let him pass them! Be careful if your opponent being targeted uses a free pass on you-Tricky will squash the racer in front of him regardless.
Big Draft/Gain +1 momentum on a 4 or higher then drafting Tricky. Automatic success if you have the Aerodynamic bonus. Any drafting based hiccups can be ignored when drafting Tricky.
Slow Shift/Drops to 1 speed on pulling ahead. Can only gain 3 positive momentum a turn.
Not a kart/Doesn't benefit from track bonuses that provide momentum.
Reptilian Thinking/Tricky cannot use the same action twice in a row.
Racing StyleTricky's racing style is not complex-preferring to use his massive size and speed to ram and aggressive drive his way to the front of the pack. He's somewhat predictable in this manner. Slow him down, or he'll flatten you!Tier One
0- Doom Shroom
1- Poison Shroom
2- Blue Mushroom *New!*
3- Fake Item Box
4- Triple Banana
5- Red Mushroom
6- Mettool *New!*
7- Red Shell
8- Super Leaf
9- Boo Buddy OR Trick Boo (Only one active Buddy Boo on the track)
10 One Up Shroom
11+ Fix one Mid-Race Hiccup and roll again
Tier Two
0- Poison Shroom
1- Phanto Puzzlebox *New!* OR Mini-Mushroom (One phanto!)
2- Triple Banana
3- Red Mushroom
4- Blue Mushroom *New!*
5- Mettool *New!*
6- Red Shell
7- Triple Green Shell
8- Fire Flower
9- Red Mushroom
10 Ultra Shroom
11+ Choose one item from this tier
Tier Three
0- Phanto Puzzlebox OR Mini-Mushroom (One Phanto allowed)
1- Mini Mushroom
2- Red Mushroom
3- Blue Mushroom *New!*
4- Blue Shell
5- Blue Shell
6- Star
7- Star
8- Bullet Bill
9- Bullet Bill
10 Golden Shroom
11+ Choose any Item! From any track, from any previous race!
Phanto Puzzlebox
Support: Single, Hostile, Hazardous
Damage: Pursuit, Flip
Special: Keyholder
Apparently Phantos guard more than keys! This mysterious box offers no obvious way to open it-you'll have to submit yourself to it's riddles and puzzles to get it to open and claim your prize (Bowsers not told anybody what it is, but his kart looks pretty spiffy these days). Phanto will be in pursuit as motivation!Blue Mushroom
Support: Single, Growth, Mini Speed Boost, Self
Also known as 'mega mushrooms', Blue Shrooms are quite a mouthful, but actually cause you and your kart to grow to hilarious size. This doesn't do as much for your speed as you'd think, but do you gain a +1 bonus to rams and open certain shortcuts.Mettool
Support: Single, Pit Pal, Armor Plating
Imported from the high tech world of 2XXX to help the choco miners, Mettools are handy robots that perform a wide variety of labors, while hiding under their distinctive helmets at any sign of danger. They can be used in two ways-either to perform a single pit stop function on your kart, or to be set on the track to do a simple task, such as mining chocolate and delivering it to your kart on the next lap.
New Tags:
Growth/ +1 to Rams and opens certain shortcuts for the duration of the item
Pit Pal/Can expend this item to use one pit service-either repair work or inventory shuffle. Can also be deployed on the track to complete one task at a duration no longer than one lap.
Armor Plating/Provides 3 armor against all forms of momentum loss. If reduced to 0, this item is expended.
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Meanwhile over in Dick Dastardly's workshop.
"Yes, this Choco-Fludd is just what I need. Add a valve to reverse the suction and attach it to the end of my Grab'o'glove. There, now I can trigger a vacuum effect from afar. And this extra valve means I can suck even the thickest of chocolate into my barrel. Nothing like a little dirty money to go with victory."
Grab'o'glove modified: Now the Extendable Choco-Fludd Vacuum. For sucking up item boxes and thick muddy chocolate right off a kart. Though still needs a jingle and a crank.(Mechanical benefits are zilch. But the name sticks to you.)
Dick Dastardlys whacky engineering has interesting side effects...
Hiccup: 2
Low LootIt seems his Grab'o'Glove has evolved a coin slot which consumes the luck sparks coming from his kart as payment for its 'services'. Of course it would turn into a mercenary...he couldn't be more proud!
Jack's kart is set up to be a dangerous beast- but only with enough momentum! A certain level of speed is required to brawl to the front of the pack and then break away, while Jack has no particular way to build or maintain that momentum. The muddy track just compounds this problem, making an offensive approach dangerous and onerous. But a certain last-minute modification could turn that complication into more of a benefit...
Buy the Chocotires! They'll do most of pay for themselves over the race anyways!
Hiccup: 2
Low LootJacks tires seem to be bad luck. He keeps running into potholes and dropping things! The Miners says it's just a side effect of his being an ice cream bar in chocoland. It's way too much sugar for one meal!
"WALUIGI SHALL TAKE THE SUPRISINGLY SHARP WAFFLE DRILL THING! IN OTHER NEWS WALUIGI NEEDS A BANDAID WAAAAA!"
BUY THE WAFFLE DRILL WORST CASE WALUIGI CAN ALWAYS JUST EAT IT WAAAAAAAA!
Hiccup: 16
Engine CoughWaluigi's team has trouble installing the drill around all the extremely legal and honest additions Waluigi recently made, and the result is his kart seems to developed a persistent hacking cough, like a supervillain on a respirator. Thankfully there's no dash panels on this track, so it's not a total loss...
”I bet my son would like it here. Anyway, let’s roll!”
Cracking his knuckles, Bowser buys the chocotires and Choco-fludd
Hiccup: 6
Sticky WheelHiccup: 3
SlowBowser thinks they might have sold him some bum stock! His tire seems to stick when he takes a hard turn, and his choco-fludd seems a bit...heavier than it should be...
Well, hopefully he can collect enough chocolate to pay off this junk!
It's almost like someone is trying to sabotage him.
Regretfully, Diddy spends their last Coin on the Choco Tires, but as he turns away he sees a familiar mousey fellow in line at the trackside Burger-Kun stand. Thinking for a moment, Diddy pulls out a scrap of paper and scrawls a quick note, then hands it off to his Shy Guy Butler, Shysworth, to deliver to the Perfectly Legitimate Businessman.
Hey, Big Cheese
I need a Choco-Fludd on credit, no questions asked. Bring it to the pit lane, and we'll slide it in before anyone sees.
I can do you a solid in return- Bowser needs to beat Jack, right? I can make that happen, easy as banana pudding!
Sincerely, Little Red
Hiccup: 9
Poor HandlingHiccup: 12
Faulty WeaponsDiddy's buys the most rickety pair of chocotires he can afford, reasoning that the kart already handles so poorly that Cranky probably won't even notice!
The Choco-Fludd (which seems to have been upgraded with various illegal munitions) delivered to his pit, however, is a bit odd. It seems that they half designed it to work on command with Crankys new battle cane, but abandoned the job midway. Note it still has an oddly aggressive effect on his weapon systems...it just doesn't seem anyone can really control it.
Whats really impressive is the nose art, which shows Cranky with a headband and a coconut gun.
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Reminder, you can pick and choose which items you install before the race!
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Topic: MKL21 Grand Prix-S1, R2: Choco Raceway (Turn 5-Mudslide!) (Read 20775 times)