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Mafia / POLICE LINEUP!!

« on: February 14, 2022, 12:27:21 pm »

Sign up by posting a silly crime.

This can be something like "You are Spartacus." or "You farted in the elevator." or "You typed LOL but didn't really laugh." Once we have enough players (and a multiple of 3) these crimes will be collected and randomly sent to each player---it is possible, though unlikely that you will get the crime you submitted.

Once the game starts, I will state 3 player names, and a crime one of them committed. Ask them anything you want, and when a majority vote has been reached I will reveal the true criminal. The guessing team all gets a point if they are right(even if an individual did not vote with the majority, they still get credit). If they get it wrong, the criminal and the innocents each get a point. If I decide one of the line-up was lurking and not participating, I may revoke their point. Once all players have been called up then the final score will be tallied!

PMs are forbidden. Make all votes and vote changes in bold red font. (I'm a little slow reading, so any player made "votebox/list" will be appreciated!)
Once everyone has voted, the majority will decide who's GUILTY!

Roster
1. EuchreJack
2. Luckyowl
3. BluarianKnight
4. Persus13
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Forum Games and Roleplaying / Forum Games & Roleplaying General Discussion

« on: February 12, 2022, 05:35:05 pm »

Use Gamer's Block to get help with your game.
Use The Forum Game List to find or share games.

For debates, meta, and everything else about forum games, you may discuss them here.

Forum Games and Roleplaying / Game Design Discussion and Review

« on: February 12, 2022, 05:32:32 pm »

This thread is for:
- Discussing proposed game setups and mechanics
- Sharing game ideas you don't plan to make yourself to inspire others

General Forum Game Discussion Thread: http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=179550.0

Old thread: http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=178073.0

Forum Games and Roleplaying / RoseHeart Presents: Forum Platoon v1.0.3.1 SPACE! - Game Thread

« on: February 11, 2022, 02:20:23 pm »

OOC Thread

Version 1
S P A C E
P L A T O O N

MAP KEY
Center doors are ARMORIES, the rest are AIRLOCKS. Arrowed tiles are TELEPORTERS.
Units from left to right(or top to bottom) are ENGINEER, SOLDIER, and FIREBAT.

Turns:
• Please save all map changes in '.png' format for best quality.
• Up to 4 players simultaneously. Choose an army color (distinct from white, black, red, and other armies) and claim an unowned (red) airlock by making the background your color. Joining only counts as one of your 2 moves.
• Once per hour you can take a turn and perform 2 moves. Post "dibs". Then update the image with your actions and edit it into your post.
• If you take longer than 15 minutes to do this, you can be skipped. (Same for joining players)
• You can't take a turn twice in a row.
• Your timer starts from the edit time of your last turn.
• Units only move to adjacent spaces (up, down, left, right), and not diagonally. Units cannot move through other units or doors, or through walls and floors.
• If the owner of an armory has no more airlocks or units, these doors become unowned.
• If you were eliminated you can rejoin if there are any unowned (red) airlocks. Anyone can replace you before you get back!
• If you eliminated a player, clear their pallet. Replace their units with the default red ones, clear their doodle pad, and make the background red. (They can easily copy everything back)

Special Rules:
• Units may not be created until 1 hour after the 2nd player joins.
• Capturing/disowning doors if they are behind floors or walls you don't own, is forbidden.
• Units can't be created on the opposite side of a barrier as the door they came from. (Except your own)
• If you spot an error from the last turn, feel free to correct it. If it would negativity effect them (like removing an action), 15 minutes is sufficient notice.

Engineer Moves:
• Deploy up to 1 engineer per airlock you own, placing each on an empty space adjacent to a different one of your airlocks. When training engineers, you cannot increase your total army population(engineers, soldiers, and firebats) to more than 2 per airlock you own.
• (once per unit) Choose an engineer that hasn't moved, you can move your engineer 1 space through a wall or floor.
• (once per unit) Choose an engineer that hasn't moved. Build a wall in your army color. Your army can move through it. Do not build more walls than Airlocks you own.
• (once per unit) Choose an engineer, change an adjacent enemy door into an unowned door.
• (sacrifice unit) Choose an engineer, capture an adjacent unowned door. Remove your engineer.
• (free action)(once per unit) Choose an engineer, destroy an adjacent unit or placed wall.
• (replace unit) Choose an engineer who is adjacent to an armory you've captured, replace your engineer with either a soldier or firebat.

Soldier Moves:
• Choose a soldier, move your soldier 1 space. If you had an adjacent soldier it can be moved to the 1st's former space, and if you had a 3rd soldier that was adjacent to the 2nd, it can be moved to its' former space, and so on.
• (once per unit) Choose a soldier, change an adjacent enemy door into an unowned door.
• (sacrifice unit) Choose a soldier, capture an adjacent unowned door. Remove your soldier.
• (free action)(once per unit) Choose a soldier, destroy the first unit or enemy wall in a straight line to either the left or right. Hits your units and allies.
• (replace unit) Choose a soldier who is adjacent to an armory you've captured, replace your soldier with either an engineer or firebat.

Firebat Moves:
• Choose a firebat, move your soldier 1 space.
• (sacrifice unit) Choose a firebat, capture an adjacent unowned door. Remove your firebat.
• (free action)(once per unit) Choose a firebat, destroy all units and enemy walls on and between the adjacent 3 space to either the left or right. Hits your units and allies. Changes an enemy door into an unowned door.
• (replace unit) Choose a firebat who is adjacent to an armory you've captured, replace your firebat with either an engineer or soldier.

Teleporter: When moving on a teleporter, move the unit to the opposite side of any other teleporter, but not the same one. A unit can't move after teleporting.

Unit Customization: Your army pallet can be edited. The wide box is also your private doodle pad. The ones in the map are shared(above planet). SFX and terrain damage are allowed, but either fix it in a second image or leave the game grid unchanged. Players may ignore/erase lingering effects when moving onto the tile.
LOW ATMOSPHERE WARNING!!! PLEASE PUT ON SPACE SUITS!!!
(Right now "space" is the current theme)

Goal: Capture 5 Airlocks

Patch Notes:
1.0.3.1: You can't (re)join by claiming a door an enemy unit could disown next turn.
1.0.2.1: If the last person to take a turn also owns 3 or more airlocks, and no one takes a turn for 24 hours, they win.
1.0.1.1: Gunna just say a unit can't move after teleporting.
1.0.0.1: a. Going to clarify that you can attack yours and an enemy's walls with Engineers. Note: Soldier and FB weapons attack them aswell. b. Engineers' barrier movement may not be interpreted to let them attack on the other side of any barrier anymore.
1.0.0.0 - SPACE! See this post.

Quote from: Version number string meaning.

X.0.0.0 = Version. Note: Patch notes may contain changes not yet recorded in the main body.
0.X.0.0 = Progressive update. Game mechanics change that is stretching the game, introducing new features, or otherwise shaking things up, to make the game more exciting.
0.0.X.0 = Conservative update. Game mechanics change that is fine-tuning or pro former status quo, to make the game more stable.
0.0.0.X = Minor update. Revisions to wording, clarification, and other changes(but anything of effectively no consequence may be omitted from the log).

Roll To Dodge / GLADIATOR MANAGER

« on: January 28, 2022, 03:07:56 am »

FEATURING THE QUIXOTIC ANTICS OF
ROSEHEART

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Played by BlackPaladin99, Fluffe9911, MeimieFan88, King Zultan, Horizon, syvarris, hops

6 Players -- Waitlist -- Permadeath -- Co-Op -- Asymmetry

House Tokens and T.R.A.I.T.S. by Man of Paper, Blood of Champions series (Est. 2019)
Mural courtesy of foxtrot, Famous Gladiators (2016)
Injury Tokens by Immortal, Roll To Dodge - A Crazy Forum Game (2008)
Based on the StarCraft: Broodwar map 'Gladiator RPG 4 (final)' (2005)
last balanced/tweaked by Babas 40 thievz A.K.A. Murelious
GLADIATOR RPG (2002) by
INTEGER8

General Discussion / Biggest Times I eFd Up In My Life

« on: January 14, 2022, 10:53:15 pm »

I found a bird nest. I wanted to hatch and raise a pet bird. When I tried to get the nest, I knocked it down.

Just having various crushes on people that found me weird, even if I didn't 'do anything' bad, it just somehow makes you feel guilty. There was always at least 1 girl per school I hoped the cosmos would put us together, and I was just quiet as a mouse. Never tried, first girlfriend was literally someone who their bestfriend told me bluntly they liked me. Pleasantly found myself developing a crush on my own GF.

Not wanting to get diagnosed for obvious mental illness until I was 30.

Wow, thought this list would be long, but it turns out most of the bad stuff in my life I don't have guilt about. Nice.

Forum Games and Roleplaying / My Forum Battalion (H&H x Picture Wars)

« on: January 11, 2022, 06:37:38 pm »

Map:

H&H?
A 'Hurt & Heal' is a type of game where you typically take no more than one turn an hour, and perform two actions (Heal or Hurt 2 points, or do 1 point of each) to a list until all but one item is eliminated. In this game your two actions will be troop movements whether creating more, moving them, or attacking with them(or some combination).

Picture Wars?
In a Picture Wars game, you control a pixel art army and move them across a map to conquer land and defeat other armies. It is an informal game where storytelling is prioritized over competitiveness. Here what you can do is standardized to be competitive. Though units may still be customized and standard actions can be embellished with nonstandard flare.

Join:

Post, 'IN' and choose a unowned city with a red background to make your army color, the color you'll also use for any units you create in the future. Your army color should be distinct from red, white, or any chosen. Joining counts as 1 move.
There is a limit of 8 players, if there are no unowned cities then the game is currently full.
If you were eliminated you can rejoin in the same way.
At the start of the game, units may not be created until 1 hour after the 4th player joins.

Embellishment: (Optional)

You can customize the sprites of your units and buildings for your army. Please keep the same general silhouette as the default sprites to the left of the map for recognizably(should still atleast vaguely resemble them).
Units of the same type should be identical. You can flip, rotate, or slightly alter them to show facing and attacking.
You can add artistic flare, like explosions and gunfire, just do not modify others' sprites (or the space containing them) unless you are destroying them.
Do not modify the gridlines, or negative spaces. Do not modify the default sprites to the left of the map.
You may add terrain damage but players that move into those spaces can ignore/delete it.

Turns:

Once per hour you can take a turn and perform 2 moves. Post "dibs". Then update the image with your actions and edit it into your post.
If you take longer than 15 minutes to do this, you can be skipped. (Same for joining players)
You can't take a turn twice in a row.
Your timer starts from the edit time of your last turn.
Units only move to adjacent spaces (up, down, left, right), and not diagonally. Units cannot move through other units or buildings.
If the owner of a factory or airport has no more cities or units, these buildings become unowned.

Soldier Moves:

Train up to 1 soldier per city you own, placing each on an empty space adjacent to a different one of your cities. When training soldiers, you cannot increase your soldier population to more than 2 per city you own.
Choose a soldier, you can move your soldier aswell as any of your soldiers adjacent to them in the same direction 1 space.
(once per unit) Choose a soldier, change an adjacent enemy building into an unowned building.
(sacrifice unit) Choose a soldier, capture an adjacent unowned building. Remove your soldier.
(free action)(once per unit) Choose a soldier, destroy an adjacent soldier.
(once per unit) Choose a soldier, destroy an adjacent jet.
Choose a soldier, destroy an adjacent tank; you must have another soldier adjacent to the tank.
(replace unit)(announce) Choose a soldier who is adjacent to an airport you've captured, replace your soldier with a jet. 48 hours must have passed, since this airport last produced a jet regardless of owner. There is no population limit for your jets! State that you created a jet and at which airport in bold red font.
(replace unit)(announce) Choose a soldier who is adjacent to a factory you've captured, replace your soldier with a tank. 48 hours must have passed, since this factory last produced a tank regardless of owner. There is no population limit for your tanks! State that you created a tank and at which factory in bold red font.

Tank Moves:

Choose a tank, move your tank 1 space. If you had an adjacent tank it can be moved to the 1st's former space, and if you had a 3rd tank that was adjacent to the 2nd, it can be moved to its' former space, and so on.
(free action) Choose a tank, change an adjacent owned building into an unowned building.
(free action) Choose a tank, capture an adjacent unowned building. Remove your tank.
(free action)(once per unit) Choose a tank, destroy an adjacent soldier aswell as all soldiers adjacent to that soldier even if they are allies or yours.
(free action)(once per unit) Choose a tank, destroy an adjacent tank.
(free action)(sacrifice unit) Choose a tank. While adjacent to a factory, regardless of owner, replace your tank with a soldier. The factory can produce the next tank immediately(starting next turn).

Jet Moves:

Choose a jet, you can move your jet aswell as any of your jets adjacent to them in a straight line in the same direction up to 2 spaces. You can use the 2 spaces to jump across soldiers, tanks, and buildings.
(free action) Destroy a soldier or tank that your jet passed over.
(free action) Make a building unowned that your jet passed over.
(free action)(once per unit) Choose a jet. Your jet destroys a jet that is adjacent in the same direction your jet moved if it moved. If your jet moves afterward you must move in the direction of the destroyed jet.
(free action)(sacrifice unit) Choose a jet. While adjacent to an airport, regardless of owner, replace your jet with a soldier. The airport can produce the next jet immediately(starting next turn).

Goal:

Victory Method 1: Capture every city!
Victory Method 2 & 3: Offer peace, or just bluff. By default each player is set to bluff. To update the Truce Intentions for your army, send me a PM with either the word 'peace' or 'bluff', in the event that 48 hours passes without activity the Truce Intentions for each remaining army will decide who wins. If anyone is set to bluff then a random bluffer will win! If no one is, then everybody wins! If you rejoin the battle after being eliminated your status will still be whatever you told me last.

Forum Games and Roleplaying / Pokemon H&H

« on: December 28, 2021, 02:00:38 am »

Welcome to Pokemon Hurt and Heal, choose your Pokemon:

10 - Mewtwo

10 - Growlith

10 - Articuno

10 - Pichu

10 - Ditto

10 - Meowth

You must use that one until it is KOd. Once per hour you can use a move...

Moves

Basic Moves: (All, can't hurt yourself)
> Tackle: Hurt 2
> Rest: Heal 2
> Growl: Hurt 1 and Heal 1
> Gift: Heal other 1 and Hurt 1
> Helping Hand: Heal other 2

Mewtwo:
> Psychic: Hurt 2 and Heal 2.
(Passive) Legendary: You also win if you get to 30 HP.

Growlith:
> Ember: Add "(Burn)" to the end of a Pokemon's name. They take 1 damage each time they act. If a poster causes the inflicted Pokemon to gain 2+ HP in a single turn, they must post "[Pokemon] is no longer burned."
> Stone Evolution: Permanently become Arcanine if Growlith lands a finishing blow. This evolution is optional, and the decision can be made again after each enemy KO Growlith makes.
(Passive) Charm: If there are at least 3 surviving Pokemon, the Pokemon with the most health cannot use a move that would hurt you.
Arcanine:
> Flamethrower: Add "(Burn)" to the end of 2 Pokemon's names. They take 1 damage each time they act. If a poster causes the inflicted Pokemon to gain 2+ HP in a single turn, they must post "[Pokemon] is no longer burned."
(Passive) Suto-Legendary: You also win if you get to 30 HP and all other surviving Pokemon are burned.

Articuno:
> Blizzard: Prevent a Pokemon from doing anything until they post "[Pokemon] is no longer frozen." They can't act on this turn. (doesn't stop Evolution or Legendary; A burned Pokemon can't be frozen and vica versa)
(Passive) You also win if you get to 30 HP.

Pichu:
(Passive) Volt Tackle: (After 1 hour) Can go a second time, even if no one else posted. If you go a second time, take 1 damage.
(Passive) Charm: If there are at least 3 surviving Pokemon, the Pokemon with the most health cannot use a move that would hurt you.
(Passive) Evolution: Permanently become Pikachu at 20 health.
Pikachu:
> Stone Evolution: Permanently become Raichu if Pikachu lands a finishing blow. This evolution is optional, and the decision can be made again after each enemy KO Pikachu makes. (Can be done on the same turn Pichu evolves, if both requirements were met)
(Passive) Double Team: (After 1 hour) Can go a second time, even if no one else posted. (Edit your post)
(Passive) Charm: If there are at least 3 surviving Pokemon, the Pokemon with the most health cannot use a move that would hurt you.
Raichu:
(Passive) Double Team: (After 1 hour) Can go a second time, even if no one else posted. (Edit your post)
(Passive) Agility: (After 1 hour) Can go a third time, even if no one else posted. (Edit your post)

Ditto:
> Transform: Change name to "[living pokemon name](Ditto)" and gain the ability to use their moves, starting on your next action. You can't heal above 15 while transformed.
> Substitute: Remove Ditto from the board, and place a Poke Doll with 1HP. Ditto can still use basic moves. If the Pokedoll is destroyed, return Ditto with 1 less HP. The Poke Doll cannot be frozen or burned. Ditto loses any transformation upon their return. (Poke Doll cannot gain more than 1 HP, Ditto is cured of Burn or Freeze when Poke Doll is used)

Meowth:
> Payday: For each enemy Pokemon still in play, choose to hurt them 1 or heal yourself 1. (You can make each choice separately.)
(Passive) Evolution: Permanently become Persian at 20+ health.
Persian:
Fury Swipes: Hurt 4 the last Pokemon to act, if they hurt you on their turn.
> Max Revive: Once per game, Persian may be revived with HP equal to the most they've had (as Persian). Change name to "Giovanni's Persian".

General Discussion / Ending the Bay 12 Death Penalty

« on: November 29, 2021, 11:35:04 am »

http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=80245.0

That's a long list, most of them I didn't know, but several I did. All those names have a red mark, ban.

It works! A lot racist crap, a lot of violent threats, that shit is gone, good! But I...think we can do better. I have said and done some stupid shit in my past, held on to some ugly ideas that effected how I behaved. I've even been "canceled" which seemed like a big deal at the time, but time moved on. People change, James Gunn has probably tweeted shit 100x worse than what many or most, of these posters said. Whether you agree or not with him getting rehired by Disney and Marvel, his sense of humor has evolved more tact, his behavior has changed with time.

Isn't it time we give some of these guys another shot? I know at least one that wishes they could return, I bet they are not the only one that would do a lot with another opportunity.

Forum Games and Roleplaying / About Novel Scoops' deleted threads...

« on: November 28, 2021, 07:37:20 am »

Yeah definitely too many, but I definitely think casual games are good too.

Forum Games and Roleplaying / Something about the next poster...

« on: September 17, 2021, 12:35:51 am »

Between PCs for a bit. So posting this on my hacked switch...

Guess something about the next poster. Answer true or false to previous one o-o

Edit: New PC! New title!

Edit2: The second edit.

Forum Games and Roleplaying / ArenaCraft Rules/OOC (Coming Soon)

« on: August 15, 2021, 03:13:09 am »

Stage
Adragis Coliseum
LIVE: OrbitalNinja VS Denominator! Round 5!

Start | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4

CHALLENGERS
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AUDIENCE POINTS (AP)
500 Adragis029
200 heydude6

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Stage
Antarctica

Start

Quixotic - Palms

Forum Games and Roleplaying / H&H Olympus

« on: June 13, 2021, 06:05:56 am »

The forces of men waged war endlessly among themselves. High above, storm clouds darkened the sky. Above their fury was the calm sky. The cloud carpet was penetrated by mighty Mount Olympus, where the fury below was echoed in its' halls. Zeus had decided to destroy mankind, abandon their failures and start anew. Poseidon demanded they be left, but changed to sea folk, as the oceans cover the land. Hades wanted slaves, let them toil and build monuments of worship. Aphrodite demanded everyone stop arguing, surely there could be a compromise. Hermes suggested they continue to be left alone, to let them decide their own fate. Hercules demanded they intervene, they only needed guidance. Zeus had had enough, and when they continued to argue he grew angry. And yet they didn't back down. Order gave way to chaos, and soon The War of the Gods would be started over something so trivial, as The Fate of Man.

20 - Zeus
18 - Poseidon
16 - Hades
14 - Aphrodite
12 - Hermes
10 - Hercules

Once per hour you can perform one:
• heal 1 and hurt 1
• heal 2
• hurt 2
• use a unit power if they are still alive and not disabled
• remove a status effect from a unit

Rules
1) If a unit would gain more than their starting health, stop at their starting health. Units with no health are removed permanently.
2) A unit with a hurt power cannot use it on themself.
3) You can't go again until someone else has posted.
4) Please support less popular units to make things more interesting.

Unit powers:
• Zeus: Hurt 3
• Poseidon: Heal self 3
• Hades: add '(Disabled)' after a unit's name
• Aphrodite: Auto-win at post #100 if still alive
• Hermes: hurt 1 to up to 3 different units
• Hercules: heal self 2, and hurt 2

Forum Games and Roleplaying / roseheart's summer crossforum games

« on: June 03, 2021, 06:00:21 pm »

My focus has shifted to running cross-forum games, simply games that have players on multiple forums at once. This has some difficulties but also some benefits, one of which is to facilitate the ability to meet and interact with people you normally wouldn't. I'll keep my SUMMER schedule updated here, and let me know if you might want to participate in one.

Summer Schedule:

Tales from The Grid, Issue 2 - TBA / Soon (0/2+)

Panic Race 2021 - TBA (0/2+)

Game info:

• The Grid: A boardgame RPG where you become a random unit from many different grid based boardgames, videogames, and more! PvP and sometimes PvE. Hall of fame.

• Panic Race: A racing boardgame where you must choose at what speed to handle corners and dodge attacks. Modify your vehicle and attack. PvP and Pv(Audience). Hall of fame.

• Panic Arena: A card game/boardgame RPG that permits very customizable actions that are restricted to specific color coded cards. PvP and Pv(Audience). Hall of fame(via Champion card added to deck permanently).

• Iron Gladiator: A card game that sees you build and battle with your own towering mech in 1v1 battles. PvP. Hall of fame.

• SquadCraft: An RTS inspired boardgame that let's you design your own units, then recruit them in battle to defend your portal. You must harvest resources with workers to summon them. PvP. Hall of fame.

Forum Games and Roleplaying / Tales from The Grid, Issue 1: Two Sides to Every Story (In-Character Thread)

« on: May 04, 2021, 03:45:35 am »

Good evening. Tonight you will experience the trials and tribulations of a new group of wayward warriors. Don't expect all these tales to have a happy ending!

~~Character Bios will be revealed after the battle is completed, and edited into this post.~~ Released!

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-|- Amateur Adventurer -|-
==========================

Sage Preston was an avid Pokemon GO player, often being told to be more careful. He almost had collected every Pokemon, he only needed one more. It was something that hikers had occasionally spotted in the hills nearby on Route 46. He impressed himself by how much more physical that playing this game had made him, he never could have imagined himself out in nature like this. Yet here he was, and there it was. His battery was low, he needed to swap for another powerpack. He had to be fast before he missed his chance, but he fumbled the pack into the wet leaves.

As he dug around frantically for it, he was totally oblivious to the ledge nearby. His mud soaked sneakers kept slipping and still he didn't notice the ledge while he searched for the battery. Until he saw where it was, and reaching for it, disaster struck as the ground beneath him gave way completely. His last conscious observation was of falling...

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-|- Time Stream Slip -|-
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Another failed attempt. Gideon Quinn could only watch as hell's fury had come to claim the souls of this timeline. It was time to try again. But this time things were strange... Had he gone too far back?

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-|- Phantom in the Mist -|-
===========================

Lieutenant Riya Contreras was the rock in her squad. She was tough as nails to everyone under her command, but underneath her tough-guy facade she was full of pride, watching them become everything she always knew they could. She was obsessive with their well-being, always controlling the missions beyond her station. She spent countless hours in the simulations, going over worst-case scenarios. The AI began to adapt to her in order to increase the challenge, and even began including human opponents. There seemed to be one that was reoccurring, the file name for the entity was Aisha Welch, and she was fierce.

Contreras would often pull off the simulation goggles in a sweat, breathing laboriously. She took a break from the sims for a time. More and more the sirens went off, space had managed to once again produced some new kind of terror. One day while her squad was responding to an abduction, she had an encounter like nothing that had come before. With grim efficiency, the fighting was quickly over---she had finally given into her teammates' protests and gave them the space they deserved, and the results showed. But after everyone had reported in and were making their way back to the dropship, Contreras found herself alone. She found she had lost all communication with her team. The air was thick in the Bayous. The fog danced around the weird vegetation, and more and more Contreras became certain that the mist concealed one more invader. She called out to her squadmates, again and again. She grew more and more desperate...her pistol rapidly seeking a mark that surely eluded her. Then she saw it, and her heart sank...the limp bodies of her squadmates, and standing beside them was...was...

Was it a trick? No. It was her! It was pure spine crawling horror...Brought to life by some unfathomable dark magic, made flesh and blood. It was Riya Contreras! And by her feet was Aisha's beloved squadmates, forever still. The strange alien plants felt like they were closing in, and she couldn't breath. Then, in a blinding green pulse everything became nothing.

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-|- A Thief's Reward -|-
========================

Hugo Everett was a common thief. His friend Jimmy always said that he had no sense for his own safety. One day a gypsy came to town, and danced in the market like a pink pixie. She floated and swayed in her foreign dress, and she seemed to be dancing just for him. She was devastatingly beautiful, but more important to Hugo was that she was covered from head to toe in jewelry.

Later that night under a full moon he snuck in to her carriage. The threshold was marked by odors of exotic perfumes and incense. She was fast asleep, and he would not make a sound. As he hastily lined his pockets he took notice of the gypsy's many strange objects and talismans. He was just as surprised at how stupid his distracted state was: Of course a wondering gypsy would accumulate such baubles, it's in their nature to do so. Yet still his eyes lingered on them, especially a crystal ball. The last thing he saw was the gypsy's reflection...

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-|- Prologue: The King's Bodyguard -|-
======================================

Two equestrians made their way through a valley. King Izabelle Horne and Madame Trinity Chandler, her ace knight number one, and monster hunting specialist. Among the sun bathed hills, they took in the rich air of the fields surrounding them, now far and away from the harsh desert where they had met. The desert where they had encountered the giant snake that had designed to make a meal of them. Instead, thanks to a hurried alliance, they overcame the beast, and escaped the slain serpent's domain. Then, they had traveled across the land together, crossing paths with wizards and merchants. They had continued on towards the lush mountains where they prepared themselves for whatever this cruel land had in store for them next...

As quickly as the thunderstorm had rolled in, the floods were upon them like a raging bull. The riders raced to higher elevation, but in the wind and the rain and confusion they had gotten separated...

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/!\ In-Character Thread Rules /!\
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DO NOT POST HERE IF YOU ARE NOT A PLAYER. (Go to the Out-Of-Character Thread to join our waitlist. Or, join the 'SpoilSpec' for character bios and unit info.)

Out-Of-Character Thread: http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=178470.0

1. PLEASE enclose dialogue in "" quotation marks. (As not all forums participating use color, this will not be a requirement.)
2. DO NOT discuss this battle with other players outside of this thread. (Keep questions for me in the Out-Of-Character/Sign-Up Thread, or send me a private message.)
3. DO NOT look at another player's spoiler.
4. YOU CAN request that your message be reposted on another forum: include the tag [@username] or [@forum] to request it. (Character name or abbreviations are also ok.)
5. YOU CAN read the game on other forums. PLEASE repost foreign messages (with their portrait) if you are replying to something I haven't reposted yet.
6. When you get your portrait, PLEASE include the image in your post at least once if it contains any dialogue.

I will start working on your character portrait after you post your spoiler. If you'd like to make your own (80x80 or smaller) tell me in your spoiler. Please follow all IC Thread Rules for the remainder of the match, starting now.

Tip: Your action will be quoted in the update, so consider if you may be sharing something you don't need to. Some players like to add commentary for me/spectators, but make sure to mark their action in bold, so I only quote that.