Introducing a new Arena game (similar to the ones ran by Pimp Willy and AlphaCommando last year) for you SRKers! The game will be run at Jesus Toast Mafia where the mafia games (and other forum games) have moved to. This way, we don’t clutter up GD with our nerd shit and JTM also has better mechanics suited for forum games like this.
Introduction
Earth Year 2048 A.D. Cybertron – a cybernetic planet, home to sentient giant robots able to mechanically change their form. The planet is under attack by Unicron – a planet-eating monstrosity, with a never-ending thirst for energon – the life blood of every planet. Thus begins the story of how this robot race survived. They are the Transformers.
Objective
To be the last one standing. In the event that there is no survivor, the player who held The Matrix of Leadership the longest wins. Multiple players can win if they defeat Unicron (nigh impossible so don’t even try).
What is Arena?
Players are randomly given a unique role with special abilities and placed into an arena where the objective is to be the last one standing. Sponsors watch the game from the Sponsors’ Lounge and can affect gameplay by spending sponsor coins. This game shall have a cap of 14 players (7 Autobots and 7 Decepticons). Players submit actions during each phase to help themselves win.
Actions:
All actions must be submitted via PM to the GM. Players may perform one main action per phase and may be changed up until the phase end deadline.
There are 7 main actions:
Attack – Target another player. They die if their defense is less than what they are attacked for (totaled from all attackers) that phase.
Defend – Increase target player’s defense by your defense rating this phase. You may target yourself.
Stealth – During the next phase, avoid all damage and gain +1 atk. Cannot Stealth two phases in a row.
Evade – Dodge all damage this phase. Cannot Evade or Defend the following phase.
Scavenge – Pick up a target weapon, armor, or item from the list. Scavenges where multiple players are targeting the same item will be randomly resolved.
TRANSFORM! - Player-specific ability that uses energon (explained further below). An attempt to TRANSFORM! with an energon deficit results in a 10%/n success rate where n is the number of deficit energon.
Infuse – Spend 4 energon to increase the die size of a weapon you own. Or spend 2 energon to increase your energon capacity by 1.
Main actions resolve simultaneously. The results of the main actions will be announced by the GM in the end of phase write-ups.
Additionally, you may use, trade, or destroy items (energon included) at any time before your main action occurs. The GM will announce the results of these actions as soon as possible in the main thread.
Energon
Each player starts with 0 energon cubes and has a capacity to store 3 energon cubes. If a player is carrying more energon cubes above their capacity for two phases in a row, the energon will explode resulting in the player losing all his energon, and receiving -2 defense and having his action canceled for that phase. Each time a player scavenges energon from a non-depleted source, there is a 30% chance that they scavenge two (2) energon instead of one. When an energon source is depleted, a player may still attempt to scavenge energon with a 10% success rate.
Sponsors
Instead of signing up as a player, you can sign up as a sponsor which will give you access to the sponsor lounge to spectate and affect gameplay using sponsor coins. The sponsor purchase menu is hidden from players in the arena. Purchases will be announced anonymously in thread at time of purchase.
Side bets allowed! Sponsor coins can be wagered amongst sponsors for in-game occurrences – GM to make final ruling on all side bets.
Sponsors start with 3 coins. Upon death, players will be granted 2 coins and access into the lounge!
Phases
On weekdays, phases will last 24 hours ending at 12PM EST. On weekends, phases will last 36 hours (Fri 12PM, Sat 12AM, Mon 12PM).
Additional Rules
- PMs are not allowed! If someone PMs you regarding the game, please report it to the GM and appropriate action will be taken.
- No alt accounts! Attempts to sponsor yourself through fake accounts will be highly looked down upon.
- As long as OPTIMUS PRIME is alive, Autobots have +2 def.
- As long as MEGATRON is alive, Decepticons have +2 def.
- When all Autobots are dead, all Decepticons start following phase with 3 energon.
- When all Decepticons are dead, all Autobots start following phase with 3 energon.
- Attacking barehanded is considered 0d1 atk.
Sign Ups
If more than 14 players sign up, the players shall be chosen via lottery. The players not selected will automatically be entered into the Sponsors’ Lounge. You can sign up here, but YOU MUST SIGN UP ON JESUS TOAST TO PLAY when the game starts.
Players:
- Augustus
- Blindknagg
- AlphaCommando
- ForgeDigger
- Fruit Punch Samurai G (JTM)
- Hecatom
- Raevyn (JTM)
- Missing Person
- Wheels83 (JTM)
- Pimp Willy
- XthAtGAmeRGuYX
- drwill439
- orochizoolander
- Skizzz
- Sumazndude
- kaz
Sponsors:
- Shadowwolf32
- Cobalt (JTM)
- Bious
- Aidebit
- Vynce
- RadicalFuzz
Sign up and post questions in this thread, and thanks for participating!