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[penguinofhonor]

I know that mutations are small alterations in DNA, made through copying mistakes and crossing over during the production of gametes.

I also know that, in games/pop culture/books/etc it can be used like this. Maybe I've played a bit too much Stone Soup and Elona, but I'm pretty sure that this RTD is a game and not a biology classroom.

Don't tell me I fail biology, because I don't. Biology is my intended college major.

[Poltifar]

As free action, i go up the stairs.

Main action, i transform all the water into red flavored jello! and i take my optional -1 to sixes if getting a six means something bad for us.

[Cyx]

If Mulch heals himself successfully, I somehow use my mimicking powers to learn from all the necromancy he used. If it's not possible, I try to stop the shark as he passes through the bubble instead. If it doesn't, I just stand here training wrestling. If Mulch doesn't heal himself, I try to heal him. I also use my free action to scare the shark.

[Sean Mirrsen]

I activate my alchemic mutations and use my alchemic skill to guide them towards improving the butterfly wings into a more fitting "aluminium archangel" style complete with launchable feathers.

[chaoticag]

I wait till the shark comes into the air bubble and grab him by the tail to smash him on the ground in the bubble.

[Frelock]

I'll use my free action to walk into the meeting room.  My main action shall be learning telekinesis (the ability to move existing objects with my mind).

[Armok]

Biology mayor... you KNOW how wrong it is, and you do it anyway? You must be a masochist then, A horrifying mental kind of masochist.

[penguinofhonor]

Biology mayor... you KNOW how wrong it is, and you do it anyway? You must be a masochist then, A horrifying mental kind of masochist.

I'm not going to let my knowledge of biology make me elitist.

Also, this is the most horrendously destructive turn yet. Even your successes made it more dangerous for you.

[Wooty]

Aw, great. Now he's going to wait a whole day to post the turn and leave us all in suspense 

[penguinofhonor]

I'll try to get it done tonight. I have about 5 rolls left, but I've been doing them in the way with the most death potential pretty much random order, so don't assume anything from that.

[penguinofhonor]

I forgot to tell omegaalpha that he's a dabbling weaponsmith from creating the monk's battle armor. And I've decided that Poltifar's optional alchemy bonus means he has to roll for an alchemy mutation at -1 instead of just giving him a negative one.

Note: All you guys in the water will have to roll for drowning next turn. Except golgath and the zombies.

Turn 29

I activate my alchemic mutations and use my alchemic skill to guide them towards improving the butterfly wings into a more fitting "aluminium archangel" style complete with launchable feathers.

Alchemy: 6+2-1=6
Mutation: 2
 You focus your alchemy on your wings and make them grander, increasing their size and defining feathers, making them launchable (flying constitution rolls are at +1, can launch feathers as a ranged attack). Suddenly your powers start converting everything else on your body into aluminum. Your gold-enhanced skin becomes aluminum, then all of the skin turns aluminum to match it, and your water joints disappear in the onslaught of aluminum alchemy (+1 defense against blunt/fire, -1 defense against electricity, -1 dodge). Your metal-plated feet turn to aluminum as well (bonus against attacks from the ground reduced to +1), and your iron spikes become aluminum and fuse with your skin (you can no longer launch them), and with them your iron bones turn to aluminum. Your gold claw turns to aluminum (no change) and your nerves of steel do as well (-1 magic and +1 to non-magic thought removed). You now look like a shiny, many-eyed, spiky aluminum angel. Someone needs to draw the party at the end of this game.
Your alchemy powers increase (optional +1 to alchemy but must roll for an alchemical mutation at -1).

I'll use my free action to walk into the meeting room.  My main action shall be learning telekinesis (the ability to move existing objects with my mind).

2. You see Sean transforming himself, decide that telekinesis might be a bit too boring, and consider alchemy. You don't get anything done though.

I heal Sean and then lick the tasty syrup off my fingers. Om nom nom.

4+1=5. You see that Sean is still wounded through his new skin and heal him completely.

"Damnit.. Cyx, help me with this will you?" I use my free action to heal myself using my magic, then my actual action to make my body more resistant to damage

Free: 3-1=2
Regular: 3+1=4
You're too busy looking at the gash in your chest to concentrate on healing yourself, but you do realize that you don't want that to happen again. Looking around, you realize that there's nothing to perform necromancy with, so you use what you have. You bring all your bones to the outside of your body, forming a sort of exoskeleton from them (+1 defense against slash/blunt, -1 defense against pierce).

League of healers, awaaaaay!
I use my free action to go up the stairs and heal Devath.

3+1=4. You run up and heal most of Devath's wounds, though he still has medium bleeding.

I repel the shark if it comes near the bubble.

5+1=6. You decide to make sure that the shark can't get to anyone at all by preemptively creating a gravity field around the bubble. Suddenly, you're tossed into the water. Looking around, you realize that you overdid it and tossed everyone in the bubble out into the water.
Your gravity manipulation increases (can use on up to two targets or a small area).

I load up on electricity and charge into the water,then release all the energy.

6+2. You crackle with electricity as you charge your powers, then suddenly you're tossed out of the bubble. Before you can stop yourself, you release bolts of electricity into the water that tear through everyone. (damage=5+1-2, Mulch=3-2, Cyx=1-2, Devath=1-2, Golgath=4-2, qwerty=4-2, chaoticag=3-2, jetman=1-2, young monk=3-2, old monk=1-2, shark=4-2) You manage to come out unscathed thanks to your armor, but Mulch, Devath, Chaoticag, Jetman, Cyx, and the monks got hit very hard (horribly burned, -1 damage, -1 defense, -1 movement, -1 dodge, -2 thought and -1 magic from intense pain, undead: horribly burned, same penalties but no pain). Golgath, qwerty, and the shark didn't fare much better (badly burned, -1 damage, -1 dodge, -1 thought from pain).

If Mulch doesn't heal himself, I try to heal him. I also use my free action to scare the shark.

6. You get a crazy idea and grab the damaged great white shark (dodge=2-2) and hurl him at Mulch, then blast both of them with as much necromantic magic as you can muster.
Mulch merges with the damaged shark and becomes a sharkman, tearing his orange toga to pieces in the process. He now has a shark's tail, a dorsal fin, a shark's head, and sharp teeth (unhindered by water, +1 damage to unarmed attacks, cannot wear normal pants, cannot wear normal non-cloth body armor, cannot wear normal helmets). Using the shark's extra flesh, you fully heal him.

As the shark is effectively killed, everyone looks at the stairway. The bubble of air becomes more of a cylinder of air as it travels up the stairway, stopping when it's about a fifth up the stairs.

The party glances around nervously, wondering what happens next. Suddenly they see a small squid swimming around amongst them, and shadowdump swims towards it and smacks it with his hammer as well as he can, killing it instantly. (luck=4) He turns around just in time to see a huge squid swimming at him and avoids its tentacles.

He bumps into something else, and turns around to see a smaller, but still large, squid staring right at him however a squid can manage to stare right at someone. Everyone starts looking around and realizes that there are many squid all around. And everyone is in the water, where they have the greatest strength. They count one giant squid, three large ones, five human-sized ones, and two smaller blue ones.

Your necromancy skill increases.

I sigh and head upstairs, but I don't head into the water cos' someone plans to electrocute it
If that's a free action the I create a bubble of air around me.

4. You walk up the stairs and create an air bubble around yourself (unhindered by water, must roll for concentration every turn to keep up).

I learn Retroactive Embryology/morphology manipulation (lets you grow and un-grow limbs, tissues, and similar things, similar to healing but focusing on modifying rather than repairing), if the process of learning also includes a use of it, I grow an extra set of arms.

3+1=4. You now have weak mutation control powers.

As free action, i go up the stairs.
Main action, i transform all the water into red flavored jello! and i take my optional -1 to sixes if getting a six means something bad for us.

Converting a huge amount of water into jello isn't going to be feasible in a single roll.
4+1=5. You create a jello layer around the bubble (cannot enter/exit the bubble as a free action). You then realize you've screwed everyone in the water over even more.

I wait till the shark comes into the air bubble and grab him by the tail to smash him on the ground in the bubble.

Instead you smack one of the squids.
1+1=2. You're too shocked by recent events to do anything.

Well heal 1 person in most need and heal myself

1+1. You are struck by the feeling that your bruising is the least of your problems and don't bother fixing it, instead trying to figure out where else you're needed.

2. I practice thermokinesis. As free action I inquire if anyone has any sharp implements with which to carve ice.

2-2=1. You try to practice thermal manipulation through the pain and distraction, but the giant squid grabs you and pulls you towards it (-2 dodge, -2 movement, cannot dodge the giant squid).

The younger monk swims towards the air bubble.
1-2=1. He is also interrupted by the giant squid grabbing him. It seems to be a human collector (-2 dodge, -2 movement, cannot dodge the giant squid).

The older monk panics and also swims for safety.
4-2=2. He ends up swimming in circles.


Status

Spoiler: This is pretty long (click to show/hide)

Players
Wooty
On the third floor, in the meeting room. Wearing a white toga. Wielding a makeshift metal dagger. Wearing a leaf-umbrella-hat. Has very strong healing powers (4/6). A weaponsmith. A skilled surgeon (2/4).
Sean Mirrsen
On the third floor, in the meeting room. Wearing the remnants of a color-changing toga. Holding three alchemize-to-water pens. A dabbling bowyer. Has very strong alchemical powers (1/5). Has enchanting powers. Controlled alchemy mutations. Many sparkly crystal eyes, aluminum bones, aluminum limb spikes, aluminum skin, aluminum clawed hand, aluminum nerves, aluminum-plated feet, large aluminum angel wings, syrup for blood.
Devath
On the fourth floor, in the water. Wearing a dark red toga. Is a dabbling wrestler, specializing in fast strikes. Has strong pyrokinetic powers (1/4). Has very strong thermokinetic powers (1/5). Horribly burned. In intense pain. Medium bleeding. Held by the giant squid.
Poltifar
On the fourth floor. Wearing a white toga. Wielding a light iron sword. Has super strong alchemical powers (2/6). Is a skilled swordsman (2/4). Alchemy mouth, elbow spikes.
SHAD0Wdump
On the fourth floor, in the water. Wielding a soul-stealing warhammer. Wearing metal-plated insulating computer armor. Has very strong electricity manipulation powers (3/5). Has strong self-teleportation powers (3/4). Has soul-stealing powers (2/3), souls captured: 2 goblin souls. Six-inch long toes, two hearts, lobotomized.
Jetman123
On the fourth floor, in the water.. Wearing a bright red toga. Is a skilled wrestler, specialized in hand-to-hand combat. Light brain damage.  Horribly burned. In intense pain.
Cyx
On the third floor, in the meeting room. Naked. Wearing the Fortuna Aurea. Has weak mimicking powers. Has necromantic powers. Is a dabbling wrestler (1/2). Is a zombie elephant armadillo centaur, bone claws and armor, extra-frightening appearance, bat wings. Compelled to follow Mulch. Has died once. Damaged wings. Horribly burned.
Golgath
On the fourth floor, in the water. Wearing an orange toga. Wielding a titanium alchemy staff. Has resurrection powers (2/3). Has strong healing powers. A dabbling staff-user. Has sneaking skills. Transforming chameleon skin, currently carpet, alchemy lungs. Badly burned. In pain.
qwertyuiopas
On the fourth floor, in the water. Wearing a blue toga. Has incredibly strong gravity manipulation powers (1/7). Has plant manipulation powers. Badly burned. In pain.
Chaoticag
On the fourth floor, in the water. Wearing a torn white toga. Wielding an iron flail. Wearing iron chainmail. A skilled maceman (1/3). Has weak air manipulation powers. Horribly burned. In intense pain.
Frelock
On the third floor, in the meeting room. Wielding a sawtooth shark-sword. Wearing a navy blue toga and a fancy belt with the shark-sword's scabbard attached. Yoga master. Has weak healing powers. An adept swordsman (3/4). Is a weaponsmith. Three legs. Lightly bruised.
Jackrabbit
On the fourth floor. Completely covered in dark purple bandages. Wielding a small mace. Elemental wizard. Has strong earth manipulation powers (3/4). Has weak pyrokinetic powers. Has hydrokinetic powers (1/3). Has air manipulation powers. Wearing Vibgyor. Speaks goblin. Four arms. Surrounded by an air bubble.
Mulch Diggums
On the fourth floor, in the water. Wielding a weak necromancy staff. Naked. Wearing a zombie top hat. Has sneaking abilities. Has masterful necromantic powers (1/8). Has weak enchanting powers (1/2). Is a sharkman lich, bones converted into an exoskeleton.
omegaalpha
On the third floor, in the meeting room. Wearing a heavy titanium cuirass and heavy titanium greaves. Has incredibly strong healing powers. A skilled armorer (2/4). A dabbling weaponsmith. Medium bruising.
Armok
On the third floor, in the auditorium. Wielding a closed umbrella. Wearing Ongongngukak. Has strong density manipulation powers (3/4). Has appearance alteration powers (2/3). Has mutation control powers (1/2). Open mind.
Allies
Head Monk
On the fourth floor, in the water. Wearing white robes. Wielding a quarterstaff. Has died once. Horribly burned. In intense pain.
Apprentice Monk
On the fourth floor, in the water. Wearing a white tunic. Wearing metal body-neck plating and spiked arm armor. Prosthetic crossbow-arm (11 sharpened pens). Listening to Armok and Wooty. Medium bruising. Horribly burned. In intense pain. Held by the giant squid.
Neutral
None
Enemies
Giant Squid
Natural stats. On the fourth floor, in the water.
Very Large Squid A
Natural stats. On the fourth floor, in the water.
Very Large Squid B
Natural stats. On the fourth floor, in the water.
Very Large Squid C
Natural stats. On the fourth floor, in the water.
Large Squid A
Natural stats. On the fourth floor, in the water.
Large Squid B
Natural stats. On the fourth floor, in the water.
Large Squid C
Natural stats. On the fourth floor, in the water.
Large Squid D
Natural stats. On the fourth floor, in the water.
Large Squid E
Natural stats. On the fourth floor, in the water.
Blue Squid A
Natural stats. On the fourth floor, in the water. Strong healing powers.
Blue Squid B
Natural stats. On the fourth floor, in the water. Strong healing powers.

Artifacts

Spoiler: Fortuna Aurea (click to show/hide)

He opens the box and pulls out a golden amulet, shaped like a horseshoe magnet. One end of the magnet shines brightly and the other end seems to emanate darkness. "Give it to your luckiest person. This amulet will make their good luck better and their bad luck worse. It is called Fortuna Aurea."
In this form, it gives the wearer +1 to all rolls with a final roll of 4 or 5 and a -1 to all rolls with a final roll of 2 or 3.
You stare at the amulet, meditating over its powers for a bit. You figure out that by sheer force of will, you can get the amulet to transform into the shape of a + instead of a horseshoe, and in this form it has an entirely different set of powers, healing you on positive rolls and hurting you on negative rolls.
You focus on the amulet again and find that its new form is pretty much the opposite of its original magnet form. The amulet's form is a boring square shape that gives you +1 to rolls with a final roll of 1 or 2 and -1 to rolls with a final roll of 5 or 6.
Changing its form is a free action.

Spoiler: Vibgyor (click to show/hide)

You put on the ring with such determination due to your previous failures that you learn its powers. The ring, called Vibgyor (a very creative name, I assure you), temporarily gives you a power every turn, and gives you a general +1 to using magic. If you already permanently have the power it gives you then you permanently get a bit of experience. The ring changes after every one of your rolls.

Spoiler: Ongongngukak (click to show/hide)

You look at Ongongngukak and see that it is made of the finest gold fibers, completely unobstructive to the wearer's movement. Giant cave spider silk threads are sewn in with the gold threads, and simple patterns are made on the outside in giant cave spider silk. The buttons and the zipper on the pants are carved from diamond and decorated with smaller gems. There's a tag at the back of the collar that says "Made in the Kingdom of Anuses. Dry-clean only."
Its powers are still unknown.
You put on the suit and discard your toga, instantly realizing all of Ongongngukak's powers. It doesn't just look nice, it's magically enchanted to look nicer and to make people think it and its wearer looks nicer, giving you +3 charisma. It's also completely immune to being stained, but also attempts to prevent situations where it could be stained, giving you +1 to all bleeding survival rolls. Finally, it's made to address large audiences, and since it's made by goblins it's made to address them in many different ways, allowing you powers to affect one more target for free and two at a -1 penalty and allowing you to attack two different enemies in a turn when dual wielding.

Locations
The First Floor: A lavishly decorated temple to the god Ecid. Monks are walking around busily.
The Second Floor: A dense jungle filled with many slightly hostile plants and animals. There is a small stone temple somewhere among the trees. The stairway to the next level has been revealed in a tall tree.
The Third Floor: What appears to be an office building, filled with all sorts of office stuff including computers, but there is no sign of electricity except the eerie fluorescent lights.

Spoiler: sub-areas (click to show/hide)

The Meeting Room: An open room with many chairs, several desks, and a couple computers. Contains the stairs down and the stairs up, and the entrances to the computer room, the break room, and hallway A.
The Computer Room: A room filled with unplugged and unpowered computers and desks. There is a note in goblinese on the wall, but you can't read it. Contains a door to the meeting room and another to Hallway B.
The Break Room: Has a minifridge and a coffee machine, as well as a few tables. Has doors to the meeting room and the CEO office. Burned by an explosion.
The Artifact Room: Contains pictures of various important goblins, and used to contain a slumbering mimic, though it has been awakened. Joined to the auditorium by a gaping hole in the wall.
The Auditorium: Can contain almost a hundred individuals, with a place for a speaker to stand and give speeches. Has doors to Hallway A and the Secret Path, and is connected to the Artifact Room by a gaping hole in the wall.
The CEO Office: Incredibly fancy. Connected by a small staircase to the Break Room and by a secret door to the Secret Path.
Secret Path: Three doors connected by a dark, Y-shaped hallway. They lead to the CEO office, the Arena, and the Auditorium.
The Arena: A big, indoor arena used to determine who gets promoted. Has a door to the Secret Path and to Hallway B.
Hallway A: Long and featureless. Contains entrances to the meeting rooms and the bathrooms.
Hallway B: Long and featureless. Connects the computer room to the arena.
The Bathrooms: Ordinary and boring bathrooms. Connected to hallway A.

The Fourth Floor: Filled with water, except for a bubble of that contains the bottom of the staircase and the trapdoor to the Third Floor.

[Mulch Diggums]

As a free action, I obsorb the tiny dead squid, healing me, giving me the power to talk to the squids, ect, for the next action I eat all the damned jello

[Wooty]

I free action up the stairs and help carve away the jello. If Mulch looks like he's going to eat a hole big enough to free action through, I heal one of the burn victims that will inevitably swim in.

[Frelock]

Oh boy.  I'll do basically the same thing as Wooty.  I do have minor healing powers right?

[Jackrabbit]

And I thought dropping the celling was a bad move. Bummer.

I focus on the giant squid and attempt to freeze the water around him (hydrokenisis can do that right?)

If not the I focus on expanding the air bubble