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Post Post #25 (ISO) » Sun Jun 01, 2014 2:16 pm

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Dear Players, questions have been answered to the best of my ability in your posts. Please understand that I am working to ensure that there are no complications when it comes to the interactions powers have with each other, which ultimately means that I reserve the right to make authoritative interpretations. I appreciate your understanding and your rigor in ensuring that our game flows smoothly.


Also, please note that in the case of a tie, tied players will be allowed a re-vote. If the re-vote results in a tie again, the power is discarded, and players involved will forfeit energy equal to the previously tied value.

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Post Post #26 (ISO) » Sun Jun 01, 2014 2:47 pm

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If you changed Imagine Breaker to only affect active abilities, it would be nice if you put that in the ability's description. (I intended it to affect all abilities, as it's current description says.)

Amended. Thank you for your understanding.
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Post Post #27 (ISO) » Sun Jun 01, 2014 2:53 pm

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Question: If a Ghost (Beyond the Grave) uses All In, does he lose the Ghost status?

No, as Ghost will take precedence.
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Post Post #28 (ISO) » Sun Jun 01, 2014 4:31 pm

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Imagine Breaker:


Activated powers may not directly affect you. Power-based attack and defense bonuses used against you are ignored. Once per round, during the allocation phase, you may spend 25 energy to negate
all
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So we're changing this?

Imagine Breaker edited for clarity


Can Power Bomb only be used on "activated" powers?

Power Bomb edited for clarity


Are Wounded Rage and Fickle Shield passive powers?

Both are Activated Powers, as the user chooses whether they take effect or not


If someone with Beyond The Grace also has the Yin or Yang Essence, then upon their death, in accordance with the Essence, do they lose their Essence before turning into a Ghost?

The player would forfeit Yin/Yang Essence upon the activation of Beyond the Grave.
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Post Post #29 (ISO) » Sun Jun 01, 2014 7:24 pm

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Just a quick clarification: "the holder of the yin artifact" is the same as "the person with yin essence," (and same for yang) correct?

Correct, this will be shortly fixed.


For ease can you separate activated and passive powers?

Yes, this will come this evening.


After player A uses All In, since All In discards all other super powers, that player still technically has All In, and therefore that can be caught with Fake Gold. If player B uses Fake Gold on Player A, then he receives a copy of All In while Player A receives a copy of Fake Gold? Does this mean that Player A is still All In and can now use Fake Gold, and is the copy of All In that Player B has spent or can they use it too?

Imagine powers like All In as a potion. When the player has drank (read: activated) the power, Fake Gold cannot switch the power as it has already been consumed.


I will be providing some additional clarification regarding the finder dynamics of power interactions, and I really appreciate everyone pooling their brainpower to avoid potential issues :)
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Post Post #30 (ISO) » Sun Jun 01, 2014 9:09 pm

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The way i intended when I made both powers is that A is not all in while B is. Thus, A can use all powers.

I'm not the mod tho
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Post Post #31 (ISO) » Mon Jun 02, 2014 3:27 pm

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I believe that the powers up for auction should now have a considerably greater degree of clarity, but please continue to voice your concerns as we work together to create a fun, engaging and coherent game for everyone.


Also, a gentle reminder that the deadline for Power Bids is coming up in a little less than 20 hours from this post.


Good luck everyone!
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Post Post #32 (ISO) » Mon Jun 02, 2014 4:08 pm

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How does Crystalize combine with Yang Essence? i.e. I spend 20 on defense and 20 on Crystalize for +4 while holding Yang Essence; what is my defense?

Crystallize and Yang Essence do not interact.


If Power Bomb and its target are used in the same turn, does it trigger immediately or only for future activations of the target?

Power Bomb will trigger upon the
next
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Post Post #33 (ISO) » Mon Jun 02, 2014 7:04 pm

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Can Crystallize be used more than once in the same round?

Yes.
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Post Post #34 (ISO) » Mon Jun 02, 2014 11:46 pm

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In post 32, Thurhame wrote:How does Crystalize combine with Yang Essence? i.e. I spend 20 on defense and 20 on Crystalize for +4 while holding Yang Essence; what is my defense?

Crystallize and Yang Essence do not interact.
I don't understand "do not interact"; I consider the fact that they affect the same stat interacting. In the above example, would my defense be 34 or 36?


Thank you for clarifying. Your defense would be 34, as the bonus defense gained by Crystallize is not increased by Yang Essence.
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Post Post #35 (ISO) » Tue Jun 03, 2014 12:01 am

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In post 29, Save The Dragons wrote:
Imagine powers like All In as a potion. When the player has drank (read: activated) the power, Fake Gold cannot switch the power as it has already been consumed.
It would be nice if this was added to their descriptions. For example,
All InSpend 0: Activate once per game: For the rest of the game, your offence is doubled. Discard all
other
superpowers and you may not defend for the rest of the game.

Fake GoldSpend 20 to Activate: Choose one player: You gain one of their powers, chosen at random
, and lose Fake Gold
. That player loses the selected power and gains Fake Gold.


Fixed.
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Post Post #36 (ISO) » Tue Jun 03, 2014 10:56 am

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Beloved Players,


All Bids are In! One re-vote is being processed, and once it has been resolved the results will be announced!
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Post Post #37 (ISO) » Wed Jun 04, 2014 2:54 am

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Having some computer difficulties, but results will be posted tonight. Thank you for you patience and understanding!
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Post Post #38 (ISO) » Wed Jun 04, 2014 12:26 pm

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Question about Batman Captions: What is a "set of damage"?

For example, say SomeGuy (energy 100) gets hit by three attacks of 20, 30, and 50. He uses his defense of 20 to block the first attack, leaving 80 damage incoming.
Batman wishes to increase the damage to SomeGuy as much as possible. How many times can he use his Batman Captions ability against SomeGuy: 1, 2, or 3 times?

Also, is Batman Captions an activated power, since it says "may"?
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Post Post #39 (ISO) » Thu Jun 05, 2014 1:19 am

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Dear Friends,

This post will be made pretty, and will have flavor text added, as soon as I am able to access a computer for a longer amount of time. I just wanted to get the results posted so that the game can get moving. Also, note that the front page has been updated to reflect the powers and energy totals of each player.

To confirm that you have seen the results of the auction, please send me a message containing a brief (2-3 sentence) history of your character, and why he/she might have come to the Arena, as well as the name you have adopted for yourself.

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All In
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KingdomAces: 1
Blackberry: 3
Save The Dragons: 4
Thurhame: 3
Aronis: 5
DiplomatDC: 6


Fake Gold:

KingdomAces: 3
Burning_Earth: 5
Blackberry: 8

Thurhame: 1
Aronis: 1
DiplomatDC: 6

Batman Captions:

Blackberry: 7
Save The Dragons: 8

Thurhame: 6
Aronis: 1
DiplomatDC: 6

Evolution:

KingdomAces: 3
Blackberry: 5
Save The Dragons: 10

Thurhame: 3
Aronis: 1
DiplomatDC: 6

Imagine Breaker:

Burning_Earth: 20

Thurhame: 6
Aronis: 1
DiplomatDC: 6

Spell of Berserk:

Dessew: 2
KingdomAces: 1
Blackberry: 2
Save The Dragons: 3
Aronis: 1
DiplomatDC: 8


Boycott:

Dessew: 10
Burning_Earth: 20

Aronis: 1
DiplomatDC: 6

Antimatter Body:

Blackberry: 2
Aronis: 1
DiplomatDC: 21


Diamond Armor:

Dessew: 12
KingdomAces: 12
Blackberry: 9
Save The Dragons: 22

Thurhame: 8
Aronis: 5
DiplomatDC: 6

Beyond the Grave:

KingdomAces: 1
Blackberry: 7
Thurhame: 6
Aronis: 10

DiplomatDC: 6

Yin Essence:

KingdomAces: 7
Blackberry: 9
Thurhame: 16

Aronis: 5
DiplomatDC: 6

Yang Essence:

KingdomAces: 7
Blackberry: 14
Thurhame: 21

Aronis: 5
DiplomatDC: 6

Power Bomb:

KingdomAces: 3
Blackberry: 8
Save The Dragons: 27

Thurhame: 1
Aronis: 1
DiplomatDC: 6

Fickle Shield:

Blackberry: 8

Thurhame: 1
Aronis: 1
DiplomatDC: 6

Wounded Rage:

Dessew: 2
KingdomAces: 3
Blackberry: 7
Save The Dragons: 16

Thurhame: 2
Aronis: 1
DiplomatDC: 6

Crystallize:

Dessew: 26

Blackberry: 1
Save The Dragons: 10
Thurhame: 6
Aronis: 1
DiplomatDC: 6
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Post Post #40 (ISO) » Thu Jun 05, 2014 2:21 pm

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Is Diamond Armor's "discard to gain energy" portion an active ability?
Yes.
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Post Post #41 (ISO) » Thu Jun 05, 2014 7:40 pm

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In post 22, Blackberry wrote: Also, how does Boycott/Imagine Breaker work with Antimatter Body? If I have Antimatter Body and someone uses Boycott/Imagine Breaker, then do I go back to losing energy when damaged that round and my death condition goes back to reaching 0?
Boycott/Imagine Breaker do not nullify Antimatter Body, as it is a passive ability.
Alright since I have both powers I'd need to ask, will All In nullify this death condition then?

Yeah, looking at it All In would discard Antimatter body, meaning that your energy would go back down upon attack then.
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Post Post #42 (ISO) » Fri Jun 06, 2014 3:15 pm

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Players, please be aware that private communication between players is allowed and encouraged.
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Post Post #43 (ISO) » Sat Jun 07, 2014 8:55 pm

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Wow STD wow
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Post Post #44 (ISO) » Sun Jun 08, 2014 4:50 am

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I like to live dangerously.

pretty sure I did the exact same thing the only other time I've played this game so I guess I didn't learn
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Post Post #45 (ISO) » Wed Jun 11, 2014 4:47 am

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Bumpity
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Post Post #46 (ISO) » Wed Jun 11, 2014 4:31 pm

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Dear Players,



Thank you for your patience and understanding. I have been having some computer difficulties, and, having only recently recovered my game notes from my computer, I am having to do all the of my work from my phone, which, as you may realize, is quite time consuming.


That being said, the game will be officially beginning this evening!

Stay tuned!


One additional note: I would like for this game to be as flavorful as possible, as I feel it enhances the over-all experience. While I will certainly take on my responsibilities in making this a reality when it comes to writing (hopefully) engaging scenes, please feel free to get into your character when it comes to your interactions with other players.

In this same vein, if there is a particular way you would like to perform the actions you articulate in the Allocation Phase, please say so in your PM, so that I can integrate it into the Resolution scene.

For your reading pleasure, here are the character descriptions of your fellow players:

Spoiler:
Burning_Earth:
Mr counterspell dude

One day I was walking along then some wizard came along and he was like "oh I'm gonna kill ur parents because yeah" so I was like beggin him not to do that and he tried to but he couldn't because it turned out I had a natural counter magic radius.

Blackberry:
Hero Name: Tiara

Tiara has always dreamed of one thing… becoming royalty. Growing up, her daddy was an inventor. He told her one day she'd make them a very rich family and his little girl would be so rich that she'd be able to marry into royalty. Alas, his father was not that great of an inventor as he appeared to be.

Nowadays, her only desire is to become the princess to The Prince. About a month ago, she stole some nice gown and received some fake jewelry and gold to enter the Prince's ball in an attempt to meet and swoon the adorable guy. But her plan failed, and The Prince didn't even notice her.

Now, she had a new plan to grab the Prince's attention. Win the Arena game and when the Prince asks what dream she wishes to be fulfilled, she'll tell him.

Her daddy invented a shield for her to use in the arena… although she's a bit worried. Her dad was never a great inventor, and this shields seems a bit fickle.

She's decided on the codename Tiara, because, what better name for a destined princess?

DiplomatDC:
I am the Gambler. Entering the Arena seeking great fortune, I tend to play risky and ignore my own payroll, in this case Energy levels, to seek high rewards and damage (Spell of Berserk, All In). Though all my life I've always knew the casino games were made for people like us to lose. That's why we have to cheat the system at times. Through card counting and observations of biased roulette wheels and dice, slowly but surely I've begun to amass a sum of wealth. But this is chicken feed compared to the potential rewards of winning this Rumble. I've bribed a mad scientist of mine, to transform my body, such that damaging me would only make me stronger, but it does have a small drawback, that my own power might cause my downfall. No worries though.

Dessew:
Dessew D. Dessew-Dessew was living the ordinary life of socio-geologists studying the connection of crystals and creative grammar. It all ended when a radioactive crystal shred stuck into his pinky finger, granting him the ability to transform parts of his body into crystal and to pronounce th's as z (when voiced, of course.) That day he became Ze Exponential Crystal, guardian of minerals.

Thurhame:

The Dragon Monk was raised in the mountains of Tibet, learing martial arts from a young age. After mastering control of his inner energies, he obtained the title Dragon given to the strongest in his clan. He entered the arena to test himself against strong opponents.

Save The Dragons:
Evolving Diamond Batman of Raging Power!

Arriving at the arena, the man had no idea who he was or how he got there. The rules were quickly dished out, and he saw powers as power. If he could just...get that one power, he might remember who he is. That was it. He must have all the powers. ALL THE POWERS!

KingdomAces:
The Convict

Ten years ago, the Convict was the leader of an underground organization with one goal: to shut down the arena by any means necessary, because even if it cost several innocent lives now, that would be far less than the amount of lives lost for brief moments of amusement in generations to come. The Convict managed to plant bombs in all corners of the arena, but was caught before they could be detonated, and was sentenced to life in prison. Now all the convict wants to do is go home, putting this whole mess aside. The convict took the only deal available. Survive the arena and win your life back. If the convict was going to have to turn to the enemy, there was no way that it would be allowed to win out overall. The convict would win this, and would would not sacrifice humanity in order to do so, so a normal life could still be possible once this was all over. If the convict loses? Well, at least it's better than rotting in prison.

Aronis:

Undead Knight

???


Cheers!
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Post Post #47 (ISO) » Wed Jun 11, 2014 5:05 pm

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He is a Jedi Knight, not undead. :P

Anyways, a modified Bio, bc I didn't understand what you wanted:

I'm updating my bio.

Spoiler: Bio of Jedi Knight Acarius Vigil [Abridged version
: ]Born on the planet of Naboo, Acarius was the son of a simple merchant. At the age of four, he was discovered and taken to the Jedi Temple to be trained.

Acarius was known as a very peaceful person. A lover of peace, he resorted to fighting only when absolutely necessary. After all, when drawing a lightsaber, one should always be prepared to use it, to kill. As he grew older, he found himself relying on the force more and more, eventually forgoing the use of a lightsaber at all. Relying on the force more and more, he finally kastered the sacred art of Force Ghost, the ability to maintain himself, his identity, after death.

[End of canon storyline]

One day, on a diplomatic mission, a hyperdrive malfunction caused him to disappear. Unheard of hntil now, he emerges from the depths, forced to fight for his life. He now finds himself on familiar ground, weaponless, surrounded by enemies, forced to do the thing he hates: Kill. His mastery of the Force is his only hope to prevail.
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Post Post #48 (ISO) » Wed Jun 11, 2014 5:30 pm

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Chapter 2: A Hare-o-wing Start!



As you lock in your choices, your heads-up display flickers out, and for a moment you gaze out at the figures standing on the roofs of the dilapidated buildings off in the distance. Could you really bring yourself to kill? The cold realization that, if you want things to go your way, all of these people will have to die one way or the other...

Your musings are interrupted as you notice a drone buzz down from the Arena ceiling high above. It's coming right towards you! Of course you've seen this countless times before, but you can't help but squirm as it alights on your shoulders, and its wicked needle pierces your neck, injecting who knows what into your body.



You feel it. The drone's buzzing seems muted as you feel the changes shuddering through your body. You can see your competitors writhing, but there is no time to waste feeling uncomfortable. You are armed now. You are ready.


A siren wails as the Prince's smirking froggy face illuminates the dome above you.

"I hope you enjoy your presents, friends! You've been just delightful, and I thought, 'Wouldn't this party be so much more fun if I invited one of my very best friends?'"

The ground begins to rumble, and a mottled, mangy pair of ears bursts through the roof of one of the buildings near the center of the Arena.

"That's Peanut! He's my favorite creation, and I truly hope you all have great fun with him. Can I confess something? I've been a very bad master, and I've not fed him for several weeks now. I imagine he's quite irritable.


Anyways, let's begin!"


The lights flash, the countdown begins, and you see Peanut munching his way through the roof. He looks hungry. Things just got a bit more complicated.




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In addition to fielding attacks from your competitors, all players will face potential assault from Peanut, the Giant Hungry Rabbit. During the Allocation Phase, you may spend energy to distract Peanut;
the players that spend the most energy and the least energy respectively will receive a very special visit from Peanut.
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Post Post #49 (ISO) » Thu Jun 12, 2014 1:20 am

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What is this? Adding new rules in the middle of the game?!?

VOTE: Caycedo for Bastard Modding. /jk

But seriously, can you at least tell us what the bunny does?
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