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[TricMagic]

While outside the tower, T-Charge(Sorry if I failed to submit an action.)

[Elephant Parade]

While outside the tower, double T-Charge(Sorry if I failed to submit an action.)

You can only use one tech per turn!

[Counterfactual]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Jean-Jean Kick, Martial Arts Critic
HP: 6/6 | TP: 5/5
Hand Wraps: [Accessory] If you missed last turn, your [Unarmed] attacks hit on a 2.

[2 TP] Firm Hand: [Unarmed] 1D6+2 damage. Next turn, target's action receives a +1 bonus.
[3 TP] Quick Pointer: [Unarmed] Next turn, target's Unarmed attacks inflict double damage. (Can't self-target.)

Jean-Jean looks around the room in disapproval, then plops down in one of the chairs, legs crossed, and starts ranting at the Toy Soldiers. "What kind of stance is that, legs locked together? Are you to try to kill someone, or are you waiting in line at a chestnut stand? And the way you hold your rifles - so stiff, so wooden! And no, being made out of wood is not an excuse! I've seen toys made out of lead more nimble than you two! And what's with shooting people in the thigh, huh? If it was just one of you, I'd assume it was a mistake, but both of you shot there like you were intentionally aiming for that! Do you think people's hearts are located in their thighs, huh? Is that the kind of nonsense they teach in toy soldier academy these days?"

Demoralize the Toy Soldiers by critiquing their combat ability.

[Elephant Parade]

Turn 3: The First of Many

Outside the Tower

[] Samuel MacArthur

(ERROR: 5)                                                      ! But just as                                      ,                . Seems that                                                             on players...

"At this rate I'll run out of paper before I even get a fourth of the way through this thing."
Make my way inside the tower.

Samuel ignores the eldritch abomination trying to kill him and enters the Tower. There's nothing in the book about animated toys, an omission the next revision will surely correct, but those rifles they're brandishing are certainly unsafe!

While outside the tower, T-Charge(Sorry if I failed to submit an action.)

(Techie: 2) Techie strikes his best anime pose and powers up. He gains one turn of T-Charged.

Tower 1F

Stab Toy Soldier A! Before anyone else can!

Joan whacks at one of the Toy Soldiers with her big brush.

Iden rushes at the Toy Soldier that injured him and knocks it to the ground.  He then repeatedly attacks it with his Wrench! *fap* *fap* *fap* Over and over, again.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Jean-Jean Kick, Martial Arts Critic
HP: 6/6 | TP: 5/5
Hand Wraps: [Accessory] If you missed last turn, your [Unarmed] attacks hit on a 2.

[2 TP] Firm Hand: [Unarmed] 1D6+2 damage. Next turn, target's action receives a +1 bonus.
[3 TP] Quick Pointer: [Unarmed] Next turn, target's Unarmed attacks inflict double damage. (Can't self-target.)

Jean-Jean looks around the room in disapproval, then plops down in one of the chairs, legs crossed, and starts ranting at the Toy Soldiers. "What kind of stance is that, legs locked together? Are you to try to kill someone, or are you waiting in line at a chestnut stand? And the way you hold your rifles - so stiff, so wooden! And no, being made out of wood is not an excuse! I've seen toys made out of lead more nimble than you two! And what's with shooting people in the thigh, huh? If it was just one of you, I'd assume it was a mistake, but both of you shot there like you were intentionally aiming for that! Do you think people's hearts are located in their thighs, huh? Is that the kind of nonsense they teach in toy soldier academy these days?"

Demoralize the Toy Soldiers by critiquing their combat ability.

(Obscuro: 4) Obscuro finishes off Toy Soldier A with a Sacrifical Knife to the neck. It crumples to the ground and deanimates. A red rune appears on the base of the blade! (Drop: 6!) Toy Soldier A drops its Plaster Rifle.
- Plaster Rifle: D+0 damage. Ranged. Misfires on a 2 (self-damage). Must be reloaded after use.
Wow, this thing sucks!

(Joan: 6!) Joan grasps a new technique! The bristles of her brush strip the paint—and life!—from Toy Soldier B (4 damage), leaving the latter at 0 HP and the former with a fresh coat of Pierce Paint. (Drop: 6!) Oh boy, just what everyone wanted: another Plaster Rifle.
[1 TP] Soak Up: [Undipped Brush] If this kills an enemy, your Brush gains one coat of paint.

(Iden: -) Iden smashes the fallen Toy Soldier to pieces for good measure.

(Jean-Jean: -) Faced with JJ's sick burns, the Toy Soldiers would be rolling in their graves, had they any.

The battle is won! Obscuro feels a little wiser (+1 TP). Iden feels a little tougher (+1 HP). Joan feels a little tougher (+1 HP). The stairway to 2F beckons...

Unclaimed Spoils: Plaster Rifle, Plaster Rifle

Spoiler: Character Sheets (click to show/hide)

ERROR, UNDEFINED
HP: 3/3 | TP: 2/8
: [ELEMENT_NOT_SET] +? damage. Hits even on a ?. Misses even on a ?. On a 6, ?.

[6 TP] : []
[99 TP] :

Iden Vankåbthusest, Dwarven Mechanic
HP: 2/5 | TP: 7/7
Wrench: [Blunt] +1 to repair-type skills.

[2 TP] Stonefall Trap: [Trap] Build a Stonefall Trap at your feet! Enemies who attack you in melee or otherwise pass in front of you will trigger a counter (+1 damage). Jams on a 1-3.
[2 TP] Clonk: [Blunt, Repair] Hit an enemy over the head with your wrench, dealing damage and stunning on a 6. Heals machines.

Jean-Jean Kick, Martial Arts Critic
HP: 6/6 | TP: 5/5
Hand Wraps: [Accessory] If you missed last turn, your [Unarmed] attacks hit on a 2.

[2 TP] Firm Hand: [Unarmed] 1D6+2 damage. Next turn, target's action receives a +1 bonus.
[3 TP] Quick Pointer: [Unarmed] Next turn, target's Unarmed attacks inflict double damage. (Can't self-target.)

Joan, Artist
HP: 6/6 | TP: 6/6
Big Brush: 1D6-2 damage. If Dipped, deals 1D6+0 damage and inflicts Blind on a 6. Dip effects last for an extra attack. [Pierce Paint: 2]
Element Palette: Dip a weapon in magic paint, applying an additional element to it. Wears off after 2 attacks; can be used on others' weapons. [USES: Fire: 2; Ice: 2; Volt: 2; Earth: 2; Holy: 1; Dark: 1]

[3 TP] Paint Splash: [Dipped Weapon] Attack X enemies, where X is the number of dipped attacks remaining on the weapon. Misses on a 3.
[2 TP] Ward Coat: [Palette] Consume an Element Palette use to give a target a protective coat, granting them resistance to that element for 1D6 turns.
[1 TP] Soak Up: [Undipped Brush] If this kills an enemy, your Brush gains one coat of paint.

Obscurus, Blood Mage
HP: 5/8 | TP: 4/4
Sacrificial Knife: [Dagger] -2 damage, hits even on a 2. If it lands a killing blow... [1]

[3 TP] Drain: [Magic][Dark] Leech 1D6 HP from an enemy.
[0 TP] Conversion: Take 1D6 damage, then regain half as much TP (rounded up).

Name: Samuel MacArthur, Safety Inspector
HP: 7/7 | TP: 4/4
Pencil: [Dagger] Ironically, it's made of lead. Hits even on a 2. Inflicts Poison on a 6.
Clipboard: [Shield] -1 damage taken while equipped. Breaks when hit with a natural 6.

[1 TP] Declaration: Declare a tech unsafe, prohibiting its use for 1D6 turns. Prohibited techs suffer a -1 penalty to the roll.
[3 TP] Enforcement: Each combatant suffers 1D6*X damage where X is the number of prohibited techs they've used this battle.

Techie Chan, Tech Developer
HP: 4/4 | TP: 6/7 | Status: T-Charged (1 turn)
Tech Tonic: [Consumable] Restore 10 TP.

[1 TP] T-Charge: Next turn, you spark (develop a new tech) on a 5-6.
[1 TP] Pummel: [Unarmed] Overwhelm an enemy's guard with a flurry of punches. Hits even on a 2.

Tip: You can move up or down any number of floors in one turn so long as nothing gets in your way. You can perform actions, including techs, at any point of your move prior to entering combat. (Example: If there's a monster on 3F, you can drink a potion and then move to 3F, but you can't move to 3F and then attack it in the same turn.)


Informal poll: should action order be randomized? Right now I'm just going in post order, but as you can see above, that isn't always fair to people who post later.

[Egan_BW]

Pick up a rifle and go up floors until I run into something to kill.

[Maxine]

((I'm not fussed either way on action order. If I take the rifle, am I abandoning my brush?))

[VermilionSkies]

Spoiler: Gabbie (click to show/hide)

Name: Gabbie
Class: Tagger
HP: 4
TP: 7

Take up my spraycan and ascend the Tower!

[Elephant Parade]

((I'm not fussed either way on action order. If I take the rifle, am I abandoning my brush?))

Nope. You can carry as many items as you like.

[BlackPaladin99]

Name:Norumas
Class: Druidic Demonologist
HP: 5
TP: 6

In?

[Elephant Parade]

Name:Norumas
Class: Druidic Demonologist
HP: 5
TP: 6

In?

Sure. You can also submit an initial action (e.g. "climb the Tower with the rest") if you want.

[Counterfactual]

((Slight preference for action order to be randomized for the purposes of MORE CHAOS.))

Hmm, there now appeared to be two ways forwards; the stairs or the elevator. If the latter was trustworthy and operable, it could be a useful way to leapfrog the trifling combats of the lower floors and get straight to more worthy opponents; but that was a big 'if'.

Turning to Samuel MacArthur, Jean-Jean says, "Hello there! You're some sort of official tower-inspector, yes? I have no doubt that you'd need but scratch the surface of that elevator over yonder to find a veritable bouquet of violations festering underneath."

[Elephant Parade]

The elevator's doors are taped shut. A notice taped to the front reads, "OUT OF ORDER — PLEASE USE STAIRS."

[Counterfactual]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Jean-Jean Kick, Martial Arts Critic
HP: 6/6 | TP: 5/5
Hand Wraps: [Accessory] If you missed last turn, your [Unarmed] attacks hit on a 2.

[2 TP] Firm Hand: [Unarmed] 1D6+2 damage. Next turn, target's action receives a +1 bonus.
[3 TP] Quick Pointer: [Unarmed] Next turn, target's Unarmed attacks inflict double damage. (Can't self-target.)

Jean-Jean observes the notice. Disappointing but not unexpected! "...for instance, that sign is only written in one language. A clear deathtrap for any foreigners."

Advance up the stairs.

[Maxine]

Joan looks briefly at her work approvingly before taking the plaster rifle of questionable artistic merit and proceeding to the next floor.

[crazyabe]

FOLLOW THAT Samuel MacArthur, ATTACK THAT Samuel MacArthur.