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Cycle's closed!
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One hour warning! Don't forget to submit actions! xinoehp512 (2): Kasimir, NerdyAarakocra Kasimir (2): The Bookwyrm, The Wandering Wizard
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I will always welcome pun submissions! However, Adolin’s not very good at them, and Shallan won’t be with us later.
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Cycle Two: Punchline "As we enter the first leg of competition, so enters also our first special guest appearance! Please give a warm welcome to... my wife, Shallan!" *scattered applause* "Shallan's a Knight Radiant, you know. She can do... glowy things. I'm waving my hand around because I don't really get it, but I don't need to. Say hello, Shallan!" "Hello, Shallan!" *crickets* "Um... I'm normally quite good with words, but I'm having trouble thinking of something to say. You see, it's rather early in the duels. Not much to comment on." "I quite agree, which is why you're here! I'd hoped you could supply us with some dueling puns." "Dueling puns?" "Yeah! Y'know, quips and all that. You're good at those." *muffled* "A bit of warning would have been nice..." *a slight pause* "Gah, I just can't. I guess I don't see the point." *polite laughter* "I mean, there's no dummies in this crowd. I'd have to be far cleverer to get one past these guys. But I guess I can take a stab at it-- oh!" *gasps* "Oh indeed, my prolific and hilarious wife! It appears we have our first loser! Zlaya Cherepaha took a hit to their blue breastplate, and it was a hard one! It's shattered, and they're out of the competition! You might say they were punched, but it was a sword. Not a fist." "Whatever the case, Zlaya's been slay...a'd." "Thank you, dear. That'll be enough..." Turtle's breastplate was shattered! They were a member of Aladar's Attackers! Vote Count: The Unknown Novel (1): Elkanah Shining Silhouette (1): The Bookwyrm Kasimir (1): Turtle xinoehp512 (1): NerdyAarakocra Elkanah (1): Chantara Devotary of Spontaneity (2): Kasimir, The Wandering Wizard Cycle Two has begun! It will end in about 12 hours, on Wednesday, November 16th at 9am PST. For a refresher, here's the rules doc. There will be a majority vote today, with no vote minimum. The winner of this vote will receive immunity from being killed during this cycle. This does not save from being removed if your opponent wins. Self-votes will not be counted. A tied vote results in no one receiving immunity. Don't forget to submit an action! The cycle moves quick. There is no inactivity filter in play, but do your best to post every turn. PMs are closed. If you did not receive a PM and you submitted an action, it failed. For further questions, refer to the aforementioned rules doc or contact me or Araris in your GM PM. Player List:
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The cycle is closed! To make rollovers as quick and easy as possible, I'll only be PMing you if your action was successful and/or if you need a dead doc link. If I don't PM you and you submitted an action, it failed one way or another.
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Two hours remaining! Get those votes and actions in! The Unknown Novel (1): Elkanah Shining Silhouette (1): The Bookwyrm Kasimir (1): Turtle xinoehp512 (1): NerdyAarakocra Elkanah (1): Chantara Devotary of Spontaneity (2): Kasimir, The Wandering Wizard
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Nope.
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That works for me. I also thought about making their wincon outnumber instead of kill-all, and if you and Araris and everyone else think that's better I'm happy to make that adjustment. Probably should have asked that earlier but this is a BT so mid-game changes are fine? >> Didn't really cross my mind till about three minutes to end of signups.
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Cycle One: Let the Games Begin "It looks like our duelists are lined up on the sides of the arena, ready to go! They look fantastic, if I do say so myself. Even Sadeas' crew. Shardplate is a fashion of its own... "I, of course, still prefer this fancy and well-tailored coat, made special order for me. The cuffs really are remarkable! It's nice and warm, as well. Aaaand my father is glaring at me again, which means I should probably signal FOR THE GAMES TO BEGIN!" *crowd roaring* *feet stomping* *duelists rushing inward* "This seems like a good time to thank today's sponsor: Axehound Body Spray. Are your pits stinky? Does your odor make heads swoon, but not in the good way? Try Axehound." Cycle One has begun! It will end in about 12 hours, on Tuesday, November 15th at 9pm PST. Though I think that might be various times of Wednesday for most other people. For a refresher, here's the rules doc. There will be a majority vote today, with no vote minimum. The winner of this vote will receive immunity from being killed during this cycle. This does not save from being removed if your opponent wins. Self-votes will not be counted. A tied vote results in no one receiving immunity. Don't forget to submit an action! The cycle moves quick. There is no inactivity filter in play, but do your best to post every turn. PMs are closed. For further questions, refer to the aforementioned rules doc or contact me or Araris in your GM PM. Player List:
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Signups are closed! The game will go up as soon as possible, with PMs being sent out starting immediately, only slowed by the time limit. Thanks to everyone who signed up!
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That's fine, and expected Try to get at least a post in every turn and that'll be great. There's no filter or pinch-hitters. An hour and five minutes till signups close! The game should start ASAP after that.
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Christmas tree is up! :D. Shhh it’s definitely not too early
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I’ll be… Dazi-son-ron. Aka Daziron the Fused :P. No secrets :(. The original run of this game was one of my favorites so I am excited. Granted I was one of those secrets But this should be good.
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Technically yes, I think. But don't drop out :P. I think that there have to be fewer TDs than any other faction, mathematically (checking with my IM on this) so having a number divisible by three, like 15, isn't ideal since the two options are 6-6-3 and 5-5-5 with the latter not really being an option and the former being in no one's favor. A player count that is [(Number divisible by three) - 1] would be the best. So I mean... if it's confirmed that 6-6-3 is the only option, and you're on the fence about playing, then I guess you could drop out. But I like more players all the time. I'd much rather get two more than lose one.
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Just under 24 hours left in signups! The player count, ratio wise, I have right now is maybe the most inconvenient so invite your friends, call others to come play Don't drop out though :P.
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Writeup has been edited in! Sorry it took so long. Thanks to @xinoehp512 for the second half, after the three stars. I guess I'll give some GM thoughts too, I'm normally bad at that kind of thing (at least compared to Kas :P) but I'll see what I can do. Balance wise, I mean, it ended at a 1v1 so I think that proves it was balanced alright. Now, granted, the game easily could have ended C2 if xino hadn't stopped the kill twice in a row, and if Ash had died to the knife RNG, but xino did block the kill twice, and RNG definitely favored prolonging the game as long as possible I was amazed that a 10-player game with an in theory higher chance of death lasted five cycles. Maybe it was a fluke, or maybe the death toll was a bit lower than I'd imagined. In this particular distro, I'm happy with who got what items and what items they were. As soon as I gave Ash the knife I knew that he'd use it C1, his risk appetite is so much higher than mine xD And we all know how xino and the tent went. Shining never used his sap and Turtle used hers to block JNV, so that never really came into play, but that's fine. By the way-- in a larger game, I would have given the elims a knife, so theorizing that wasn't too far off. The one thing I wish I did differently was have Violation hitting Silver Dust come up as attacked/survived (or violationed/survived) but I didn't think about that until it was too late. And it was JNV, which felt like it would change more than if it was like, Kas, or someone. (Kas didn't have Dust, but you get the idea). In the end I kept my mouth shut as I originally intended, but I wonder if knowing JNV got hit with the retaliation would have changed the outcome. Overall, an extremely well played game by both sides. I kept being impressed by every single player in this game-- @The Bookwyrm and @Turtle's distancing, and of course Turtle's play in the endgame, proved that I was right to trust they'd be an elim team that worked. @The Wandering Wizard's playstyle changeup to be more analysis focused was awesome. And everyone else. Seriously, well done to everyone. You made this really fun for me! And again-- thanks for playing! That's all from me, in this post at least. Let me know what you thought about the balance, and anything else!
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Knew I forgot something >>
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Yeah, I’ll pass. Thanks for the tag though!
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Uh well I was going to give him a result thing with Wiz and Kas but I forgot since I didn’t actually write anything yet (which, I have to work tonight so it’ll be like another 24 hours, sorry) but he’s no Shade
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If you want to send me an updated one I’ll put it in It’s in the Master Sheet under the distros tab, but it was you and JNV as the elims.
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As GM I decree you are wrong
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Absolutely! Shoot me a PM.
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Yeahhh, you had a 40% chance of death and no Violation instead of no chance of death and Kas dying :P. That was one of many happenstances that were hilarious to anyone behind the curtain.
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Aftermath: Hello There Vinnie felt numb. The speed at which this expedition had gone south was unparalleled by any adventure he'd been on before. Course, he'd never been with psychopaths before, never been under threat of sabotage. It was unheard of. He had half a mind to tell the remaining four to scatter, leave the forest in different directions, never cross paths, but he felt that he still was responsible for their safety. The killer had stabbed Jal when no one was looking, and sending them off might just be what dooms them. So he kept their march going. No longer at their destination, but instead at-- by his navigational judgement-- what was the quickest path out of the forest. He had kept watch at night with two others, not letting himself sleep and not letting himself be alone with anyone. He hadn't let the saboteur have a moment to strike. Part of him wanted to, to know who they were, to bring them to justice, but Vinnie knew that was foolhardy. Better to be safe. It had gotten to the point where he recognized the terrain, and that made Vinnie excited. It meant they were close to the edge of the forest. At long last. He picked up the pace, not moving at anywhere near a run but quicker than the slow plodding they had been going. Then, Jeffrey Jeffrey tripped. The man had been near the back of the pack, with only Old Ben behind him, and had fallen over an upturned root. He picked himself up from the ground, crouching for a second to dust off his pants. He looked up at Vinnie, a wry yet sheepish smile on his face, as if to say nothing to see here, carry on. A knife poked out through his chest, having entered in through the back. Jeffrey Jeffrey's eyes widened. He looked down at the blade helplessly, then slumped to the forest floor. Old Ben wrenched out his knife, a crazed look on his face. He stared right at Vinnie's horrified expression. "Hello there." "You--" Silas began, raising a walking stick he had picked up a few miles back, but was cut off by the angry shade that engulfed him from the side. Vinnie screamed. And ran. He wasn't proud of it. He knew Onyx was still back there, somewhere, but his fear had finally proved to be stronger than his resolve. He ran as long as he dared before slowing his pace to a crawl, and soon exited the Forest of Hell. A place that truly deserved its name. A place that had broken him. * * * Old Ben laughed. Cruelly, coldly. Then he lit the match. Time seemed to slow around Onyx as the Shades turned. Sickly emerald bled to murderous crimson in the blink of an eye. Ready to punish. Ready to kill. For a moment, Onyx stood frozen. No. Not again. Not again. He turned, running, stumbling, desperately trying to escape. But even before he tripped over a root, falling to the ground, he knew it was useless. No one could outrun an angry shade. In one last desperate act, he held up the last scrap of his tent, torn and battered beyond use, as a shield against the vengeful spirits. He closed his eyes, feeling a chill on his skin, and prepared to accept his fate. But nothing happened. Cautious, and confused, Onyx opened one eye. The shades were milling around him, eyes returned to their placid green, their anger passed. Onyx looked down at the scrap in his hand and was shocked to see it crumbling into fine black dust. Silver thread, he thought. All this time and he had never known. He bowed his head, giving it a silent thanks for saving his life one final time. For all the good it had done, it was of no use to his companions. Strangers, acquaintances, even some whom he had begun to call friends. All lay dead on the ground, withered beyond recognition, shades peeling away from their corpses "Well, well, well," a voice chuckled. Old Ben. "What have we here, hm? A little mouse, hidden away? Too scared to risk the trap, hm?" Despair welled up inside Onyx. Once again, he had fled. Hidden away, while those around him died. He'd done nothing to save them. "Now, now," said Old Ben. "Don't cry. This will all be over soon." A silver knife scraped against its sheath. Onyx slumped. He'd survived, but for nothing. And so he would die. No, a voice inside of him said. This won't end like this. Can't end like this. At his side, his hand closed around the hilt of his mother's silver knife. With one last defiant scream, he pulled the blade free, lashing out at the traitor, the murderer. Old Ben gurgled in surprise, falling to the ground, the silver knife buried in his chest. Onyx slumped to the ground as dozens of eyes flashed red, turning towards him. As the shades, approached, however, Onyx realized he recognized their faces. "Mother?" he whispered. "Father?" He closed his eyes one final time and accepted their embrace, reunited with his family at last. The Wandering Wizard was executed! He was a Crewmember with Silver Dust! Kasimir was killed! He was a Crewmember! Vote Count: The Wandering Wizard (4): xinoehp512, Kasimir, The Wandering Wizard, Turtle The Shades have won! Congratulations to @Turtle and @The Bookwyrm for a well-played game! Doc Links: Master Sheet Dead/Spec Doc Elim Doc Full GM thoughts to come later, but a special thanks to @Devotary of Spontaneity for closing the cycle semi-last minute and otherwise being an awesome IM. Thanks to @xinoehp512 for the second half of the writeup, after the three stars. Give him some upvotes for that, as well as for his excellent protecting during the game Player List: Thanks for playing, everyone! I personally had a blast and had forgotten how much I enjoyed GMing.
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novelai Conquer the World... With AI
Mat replied to Channelknight Fadran's topic in Forum Games & Random Stuff
