Duos
2009-09-21, 09:11 AM
Magic the Gathering: Planeshock
A Werewolf Twist
Reclining in his private meditation realm, Nicol Bolas is bored. This bodes very badly for the rest of the multiverse.
"What now, that my bid for the mana of Alara has failed. What to do?"
Bolas taps his chin thoughtfully, before slowly breaking into a grin.
"A bit of wanton cruelty and bloodshed seem to be in order. I shall host a tournament of champions, one whose contestants are skilled enough to amuse me. I just need reach out and pluck some insignificant insects out from their homes, and..."
Nicol Bolas stretches his considerable length and concentrates, before releasing a tide of eldritch energy that sweeps through the Multiverse. Everywhere, (And everyWHEN in some cases) creatures and people are swept up, vanishing into nowhere before tumbling down into cages of black metal, contained in a huge cathedral like structure. Nicol Bolas stands over them all grinning with chilling humor.
"Greetings. You have all been luckily selected to participate in gladiatorial combat for my amusement. If your team survives, I may let you go. May."
Bolas laughs before turning and stalking out of the enormous room. The cages all spring open. Prepare for the fight of your life, contestant.
The Rules
The Lynch
The lynch works a little bit differently. If you remember Baron Fatbelly 4, you might get the general idea. Two people are chosen by the general populace, one as an attacker and one as a blocker (for rules purposes). The winner of the exchange is not lynched, although it's entirely possible that both or neither will die. I'm going to try to cut down on those, though.
The Night Phase
There is no night kill ability per se, but several creatures will have the ability to kill others (under certain conditions). These may be used during the day or night phase. Some items may also be used during the night phase.
The Players
Each player takes the role of a creature, and are assigned a power and toughness, and, sometimes, keywords or special abilites. A player's power and toughness are used to calculate lynch results and some special abilites.
Items
A card will be given to a random player at the beginning of each day phase. Some players will have the ability to draw cards. Cards have various effects ranging from mild (Shock) to powerful (Path to Exile).
When a card is played, an announcment is made that card (x) has been played, but not who played it. Cards may be played at differnet times depending on their type:
Enchantment: may be played before the lynch during the day phase.
Artifact: may be played before the lynch during the day phase.
Sorcery: May be played before the lynch during the day phase or during the lynch to affect the outcome.
Instant: May be played before the lynch during the day phase, during the lynch to affect the outcome, or during the night phase.
Teams
There will be five teams, named here to give you at least some idea of what to expect:
Team Alara
Team Mirroden
Team Time Spiral
Team Onslaught
Team Ravnica
Roles
This will be a hidden roles game. Roles WILL be revealed upon death, and some abilites may cause a reveal.
Abilites
Most abilities may be used only once per day/night phase. If you use an ability, a notice will appear saying 'A player has done (x)', revealing whan happened, but not who did it.
Player list so far (27):
Istari
Croverus
Wolfbane
Sanity702
Shadowcaller
Murska
Aemoh
Uncle Festy
Oddity
RedScholarGypsy
Lamech
Fleeing Coward
FujinAkari
billtodamax
The Fiery Tower
Banjo1985
Freshmeat
Reinholdt
Kyouhen
Hyozo
Shadowhisper
MOD
Harley
Orzel
The Bookworm
Enrgetic Penguin
rakkoon
Recruitment Ends September 29th.
A Werewolf Twist
Reclining in his private meditation realm, Nicol Bolas is bored. This bodes very badly for the rest of the multiverse.
"What now, that my bid for the mana of Alara has failed. What to do?"
Bolas taps his chin thoughtfully, before slowly breaking into a grin.
"A bit of wanton cruelty and bloodshed seem to be in order. I shall host a tournament of champions, one whose contestants are skilled enough to amuse me. I just need reach out and pluck some insignificant insects out from their homes, and..."
Nicol Bolas stretches his considerable length and concentrates, before releasing a tide of eldritch energy that sweeps through the Multiverse. Everywhere, (And everyWHEN in some cases) creatures and people are swept up, vanishing into nowhere before tumbling down into cages of black metal, contained in a huge cathedral like structure. Nicol Bolas stands over them all grinning with chilling humor.
"Greetings. You have all been luckily selected to participate in gladiatorial combat for my amusement. If your team survives, I may let you go. May."
Bolas laughs before turning and stalking out of the enormous room. The cages all spring open. Prepare for the fight of your life, contestant.
The Rules
The Lynch
The lynch works a little bit differently. If you remember Baron Fatbelly 4, you might get the general idea. Two people are chosen by the general populace, one as an attacker and one as a blocker (for rules purposes). The winner of the exchange is not lynched, although it's entirely possible that both or neither will die. I'm going to try to cut down on those, though.
The Night Phase
There is no night kill ability per se, but several creatures will have the ability to kill others (under certain conditions). These may be used during the day or night phase. Some items may also be used during the night phase.
The Players
Each player takes the role of a creature, and are assigned a power and toughness, and, sometimes, keywords or special abilites. A player's power and toughness are used to calculate lynch results and some special abilites.
Items
A card will be given to a random player at the beginning of each day phase. Some players will have the ability to draw cards. Cards have various effects ranging from mild (Shock) to powerful (Path to Exile).
When a card is played, an announcment is made that card (x) has been played, but not who played it. Cards may be played at differnet times depending on their type:
Enchantment: may be played before the lynch during the day phase.
Artifact: may be played before the lynch during the day phase.
Sorcery: May be played before the lynch during the day phase or during the lynch to affect the outcome.
Instant: May be played before the lynch during the day phase, during the lynch to affect the outcome, or during the night phase.
Teams
There will be five teams, named here to give you at least some idea of what to expect:
Team Alara
Team Mirroden
Team Time Spiral
Team Onslaught
Team Ravnica
Roles
This will be a hidden roles game. Roles WILL be revealed upon death, and some abilites may cause a reveal.
Abilites
Most abilities may be used only once per day/night phase. If you use an ability, a notice will appear saying 'A player has done (x)', revealing whan happened, but not who did it.
Player list so far (27):
Istari
Croverus
Wolfbane
Sanity702
Shadowcaller
Murska
Aemoh
Uncle Festy
Oddity
RedScholarGypsy
Lamech
Fleeing Coward
FujinAkari
billtodamax
The Fiery Tower
Banjo1985
Freshmeat
Reinholdt
Kyouhen
Hyozo
Shadowhisper
MOD
Harley
Orzel
The Bookworm
Enrgetic Penguin
rakkoon
Recruitment Ends September 29th.