OOTS Showdown 4: revival

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Sign-up is open until 8/22

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Showdown is a fun arena-style PvP game invented by Silkenfist over nine years ago. I've been intermittently revising the characters and adding new ones over the years in preparation for eventually running this.

Basic Gameplay: Each player plays a character from the Order of the Stick comic. Last person standing wins. You are free to strategize and scheme with one another. Many of the abilities synergize with this playstyle, although the rules never require you to work together.

Characters get one action per round, acting in order of initiative, which is rolled and posted prior to the start of the round. Players have 48 hours to send in their actions for the round by PM or possibly a Google Form if we have many players. After 48 hours is up, the narrator resolves the actions in sequence and then rolls initiative for next round.

Spoiler: Sample Character: Roy

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Roy: Lawful Good, Male, 20 HP, Initiative +1
Greatsword Attack: (attack) Deals 3 damage to any target.
Meat Shield: Choose up to three target characters other than Roy. Until the end of next turn, whenever they would be dealt damage, instead prevent that damage and Roy loses 1 HP.
Family Legacy: (passive) Roy’s attacks against evil characters are enhanced by 1.
Engage in Duel: Choose target character. That character must attack Roy if possible until one of them is dead or Roy chooses another character holding the ability.
Don the Belt: Roy becomes Female permanently (Tradein: +1 Initiative)
Grab your Bizarro Twins: (global passive) All attacks of the OOTS against the Linear Guild are enhanced by 1

Character Selection: Players post their top five choices in order to sign up. These top five choices must include at least one character with Good alignment and one with Evil alignment. Characters will be distributed based on player preference and alignment balance, with some favoritism towards having the members of the OOTS selected as PCs. Each player will be assigned a unique character--no duplicates. Alternatively, you can sign up for a random character. I will determine random characters after assigning everyone else's characters based on rank.

Character Finalization: Each character starts the game with four abilities, chosen from six possible abilities. Once characters have been distributed to players, the narrator posts the full list of characters and everyone must post which four abilities they are equipping their character with. Modifications are allowed within a reasonable time. Some abilities have a Tradeoff or Tradein associated with them. These are permanent modifications to the character’s starting state that help balance the ability.

Rounds: The narrator rolls initiative (1d20+modifier) for all characters and posts the initiative order in the thread. Players have 48 hours from this post to send in their actions by PM or Google Form. Players may not delay their characters’ actions in the initiative order. At the end of the 48 hours, the narrator writes a post resolving the actions in sequence and rolling initiative for the next round. Characters die immediately upon reaching 0 HP, unless otherwise noted.

Attributes: Each character has the following attributes, each of which can be altered during the game: Alignment, Gender, HP, Initiative Modifier, and four Abilities. HP cannot be raised above its starting value, unless otherwise noted.

Abilities: Each character has four starting abilities. Abilities may have one or more subtypes, such as passive, attack, spell, generating, or global passive. All abilities other than passive-type abilities require an action to use. Global passives have effects that reach beyond the character with the ability.

NPCs: Generating abilities create NPCs, whose actions are chosen by their creators. Unless noted otherwise, NPCs act at Initiative count 0 starting on the round they are generated, have no alignment or gender, do not count as “characters” for any purpose, and are immediately removed from the game when their creator dies.

Inactivity: If a player doesn’t act during a round, their action is forfeited and the character catches the “Inactivity Flu”. The Inactivity Flu deals 2 damage to the character for each round, he has been missing. (For example, if a character is absent three rounds, their character is dealt 2 damage in the first round, 4 in the second and 6 in the third). If you are worried about this happening, you may send in a template that dictates your actions for later rounds in the event that you fail to submit in time. Template characters will be designated as such.

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Possible Characters

Spoiler: The Order of the Stick (6)

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Roy: Lawful Good, Male, 20 HP, Initiative +1
Greatsword Attack: (attack) Deals 3 damage to any target.
Meat Shield: Choose up to three target characters other than Roy. Until the end of next turn, whenever they would be dealt damage, instead prevent that damage and Roy loses 1 HP.
Family Legacy: (passive) Roy’s attacks against evil characters are enhanced by 1.
Engage in Duel: Choose target character. That character must attack Roy if possible until one of them is dead or Roy chooses another character with this ability.
Don the Belt: Roy becomes Female permanently (Tradein: +1 Initiative)
Grab your Bizarro Twins: (global passive) All attacks of the OOTS against the Linear Guild are enhanced by 1

Elan: Chaotic Good, Male, 13 HP, Initiative +3
Rapier Attack: (attack) Deals 1 damage to any target.
Bard’s Song: Target character’s next attack is doubled. This ability does not stack with itself. (This is relevant if Elan gains an additional action and uses Bard’s Song twice in the same round)
Seize the dramatic moment: (attack) Deals 3 damage to target character with Initiative value not more than 3 away from Elan’s (If Elan’s Initiative is 12, he can target any characters with Initiative from 9 to 15)
Look at me, I’m a wizard: (passive) At the beginning of the game, Elan randomly gains one of the other character’s non-passive abilities. Whenever he uses that ability, another one is randomly chosen in its place.
Disguise Self: Elan can’t be attacked or targeted until the end of next round. (Tradeoff: -1 HP, Initiative -1)
Annoy: Target Lawful character’s initiative value is permanently lowered by 1.

Haley: Chaotic Good, Female, 12 HP, Initiative +5
Shortbow Attack: (attack) Deals 2 damage to any target
Sneak Attack. Bitch: (attack) Deals 3 damage to any character that has not acted this round yet.
Evasion: (passive) Characters acting at initiative values 10 or more lower than Haley’s can’t attack or target her.
Leave my guys alone: (passive) Whenever Haley attacks a female character, that character may not use spells or attacks against the OOTS next round. (Tradeoff: Initiative -2)
Mine, Mine, Mine: (passive) Whenever Haley deals lethal damage to a character, she gains 3 HP (Tradeoff: -2 HP)
Manyshot: (passive) Haley may split the damage of her attacks between any number of characters.

Durkon: Lawful Good, Male, 18 HP, Initiative 0
Hammer Attack: (attack) Deals 2 damage to any target.
Heavy Armor: (passive) Prevent the first 2 damage dealt to Durkon each round (Tradeoff: -2 Initiative).
Walking Band-Aids: Target character other than Durkon heals by 4.
Remove Curse: (spell) End all lasting effects on target character.
ThorPrayer: (spell) Durkon gains two additional actions next round. These actions may only be used for Walking Band-Aids or Remove Curse.
Thor’s Might: (spell) Durkon gains 10 HP and his next attack is enhanced by 4. At the end of the second round after this one, Durkon loses 10 HP.

Vaarsuvius: True Neutral, Indefinite, 11 HP, Initiative -1
Missile Attack: (attack) (spell) Deals 2 damage to any target
Insightful Advice: Target character gains an additional action next round.
Gender Ambiguity: (passive) Vaarsuvius counts as either gender, however it is beneficial for the elf. (Tradeoff: +3 HP)
Explosive Runes: (spell) The character acting after Vaarsuvius is dealt 4 damage (Tradeoff: Initiative -2)
Dispel Magic: (spell) End all lasting effects on target character.
Temptation to Power: Vaarsuvius can activate this ability once per game, without using an action. This round and next round, prevent the first 2 damage to Vaarsuvius each round, enhance Vaarsuvius’s attacks by 1, change Vaarsuvius’s alignment to Neutral Evil, and Vaarsuvious gains an additional action each round. At the end of the next round, Vaarsuvius permanently loses this ability and one other ability at random, Vaarsuvius’s alignment returns to normal, and Vaarsuvius loses their next action. (Tradeoff: -1 HP)

Belkar: Chaotic Evil, Male, 15 HP, Initiative +3
Dagger Attack: (attack) Deals 2 damage to any target.
Homicidal Maniac: (passive) At the beginning of a round, whenever a character has less than 3 HP, Belkar must choose to attack it. (Tradein: HP +1, Initiative +3)
Combat Glee: (passive) Whenever Belkar is takes damage, he gains an additional action next round.
Provoke: Target character must attack Belkar next round if possible.
Character Development: Choose a new alignment for Belkar on the Good/Evil axis. (Tradein: +2 HP)
Lawful Stupid: (passive) Belkar’s attacks against Lawful characters are enhanced by 1.

Spoiler: The Linear Guild (6)

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Nale: Lawful Evil, Male, 15 HP, Initiative +3
Longsword Attack: (attack) Deals 2 damage to any target.
Charm Person: (spell) Choose target character’s action next round.
Sneak Attack: (attack) Deals 3 damage to any character that has not acted this round yet.
Masterplan: (attack) Name a character and an action. If that character selected the named action this round, they are dealt 5 damage.
Inevitable Betrayal? Check: (global passive) All attacks of the Linear Guild against the OOTS are enhanced by 1.
Go all Bond Villain: (passive) Nale may declare his options openly in the thread, posted 24 hours before the deadline. If he does so, he gains a second action that round.

Sabine: Chaotic Evil, Female, 16 HP, Initiative +3
Life Drain: (attack) Deals 2 damage to any target. Sabine gains 1 HP.
Energy Drain: (attack) Deals 2 damage to any target. Deactivate its passive and global passive abilities until the end of the round.
Damage Reduction: (passive) The first two damage dealt to Sabine each round are prevented.
Tactical Escape: (passive) Whenever Sabine is dealt more than 3 damage in one round, prevent all further attacks against her until the end of that round. (Tradeoff: you can’t select the Damage Reduction as an ability)
Arch Enemy: Choose a character. All attacks against that character are enhanced by 1.
Shapeshift into Disguise: Sabine loses all abilities and can’t be attacked until the end of the next two rounds.

Thog: Chaotic Evil, Male, 20 HP, Initiative +1
Greataxe Attack: (attack) Deals 3 damage to any target
Thog Improvise: Deals 1 damage to any target. If you cannot carry out this action for any reason, you gain another action using Thog Improvise with the same target.
Influencable: (passive) Lasting effects against Thog last an additional round (Tradeoff: Initative +3)
Bull Rush Tackle Hug: (attack) Deals 1 damage to target character. They cannot attack until the end of next round.
Keep pretty girls away from Thog: (passive) Attacks from Thog against female characters are halved. Attacks from female characters against Thog are doubled (Tradeoff: HP +6)
Thog Rage: (attack) Thog deals 5 damage to target character and 1 damage to himself. (Tradeoff: -3 HP)

Zz’dtri: Neutral Evil, Male, 12 HP, Initiative -1
Lightning Attack: (attack) (spell) Deals 2 damage to any target.
Spell Resistance: (passive) Can’t be targeted by spells.
Flesh to Stone: (spell) Target character may not attack or be attacked until the end of the round after this one.
Man of Few Words: (passive) At the end of each round, if ZZ’dtri wasn’t attacked or targeted that round, he gains 2 HP.
Violation of Intellectual Property: Zz’dtri gains the alignment and one ability of your choice of target character. Zz’dtri loses Violation of Intellectual Property.
House-ruled Fly Spell: (spell) Up to three target characters can’t be attacked until the end of this round. (Tradein: -2 HP, Initiative +3)

Yikyik: Chaotic Evil, Male, 10 HP, Initiative +2
Shortsword Attack: (attack) Deals 2 damage to any target.
Combat Reflexes. Asswipe: (passive) Whenever Yikyik is attacked, the attacker is dealt 1 damage.
Vengeful Son: (passive) When Yikyik dies, its player continues the game with the character Yokyok. Yokyok is a copy of Yikyik, except that he is Chaotic Neutral and does not have the ability Vengeful Son. (Tradeoff: -3 HP)
Pursue: (passive) Whenever Yikyik attacks a character, all of Yikyik’s future attacks against that character are enhanced by 1.
Provoke: Deals 1 damage to target character. They must attack Yikyik next round if possible.
Distraction: Deals 1 damage to target character. That character is not affected by passive or global passive abilities until the end of this round.

Hilgya: Chaotic Neutral, Female, 17 HP, Initiative 0
Melee Attack: (attack) Deals 1 damage to any target.
Restoration: (spell) End all lasting effects on target character.
Cure Wounds: Target other character gains 4 HP.
Servant of Loki: (passive) All attacks of chaotic characters and their NPC’s against Hilgya are halved (rounded up)
Sanctuary: (spell) Hilgya can’t be attacked until the end of next round.
Shift of Conscience: Choose a new alignment for Hilgya among the Good-Evil axis.

Spoiler: Xykon and friends (7)

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Xykon: Lawful Evil, Male, 17 HP, Initiative -1
Symbol of Pain: (attack) (spell) Deals 1 damage to any target and 1 damage at the beginning of each following round until one of them dies or a new target is chosen.
Sacrificing Minions: (attack) Deals 1 damage to target character for every three dead evil characters (rounded up).
Masterplan: (attack) Name a character and an action. If the character had used or use that action in the round, they are dealt 5 damage
Moderately Escapable Forcecage: (spell) Target character may not attack until the end of next turn.
Brute Force: (attack) (spell) deals 2 damage and target permanently takes -1 Initiative
His soul-hidey place: (passive) At the beginning of the game, secretly choose an evil character. When Xykon dies, at the end of the second round after Xykon died, if the chosen character is still alive, Xykon returns to life with half of his starting HP, rounded up (Tradeoff: -3 HP).

Redcloak: Lawful Evil, Male, 13 HP, Initiative +1
Harm: (attack) (spell) Deals 2 damage to any target.
Heal: Target evil character gains 2 HP.
Hobgoblin Commander: (generating) Create a Hobgoblin NPC with 1 HP and an attack that deals 1 damage to any non-evil target.
Calculated Betrayal: Deal 6 damage to an evil character you have never attacked (or ordered your NPCs to attack). Loyal Minion does not affect this character from this attack on.
Raise Dead: (spell) Target dead character is returned to life with 1 HP. You may choose their next action.
Loyal Minion: (passive) Attacks against Redcloak from evil characters are halved. Redcloak’s attacks (and his NPC’s attacks) against evil characters are halved. (Tradein: +2 HP)

Tsukiko: Neutral Evil, Female, 12, Initiative +1
Create Wight: (generating) (spell) Create a NPC wight with 2 HP and an attack that deals 1 damage.
Buddy System: All Wight NPCs heal 1 HP and gain +1 attack this round.
Fireball: (attack) (spell) Deal 2 damage to a character or NPC and to any others acting immediately before and after that character or NPC (anyone acting simultaneously to these three will also be included).
Dominate Person: (spell) Target character gains an addition action, but you choose the action and target. (Tradeoff: -2 HP, -2 Initiative)
Welcome to Team Evil: (passive) Tsukiko begins the game with an alignment of TN and cannot be attacked by good players. As soon as Tsukiko attacks a good player, her alignment changes to NE and she loses this ability. (Tradein: +2 HP)
Unnatural Acts of Wizardry: (attack) (spell) deal 2 damage

Monster in the Darkness: Neutral Evil, Indefinite, 12 HP, Initiative -2
Gluttony: The Monster gains 1 HP. (This ability can increase MitD’s health past its starting health) Then, if it has 25 or more HP, it wins the game.
Damage Reduction: (passive) The first 4 damage dealt to the Monster each round are prevented. (Tradeoff: -2 HP)
Vengeful Strike: (attack) Deals 5 damage to any character that had attacked the Monster in one of the previous rounds.
Freak Out: Target character can’t attack the Monster until the end of the next turn.
Mysterious Identity: Monster in the Darkness gains the Alignment and Gender of target character and loses this ability.
Tasty Paper: Prevent the next non-attacking action that would happen this round.

Demon Roaches: Neutral Evil, Indefinite, 6 HP, Initiative -3
Firebreathing: (attack) Deals 1 damage to any target
Scavenging: (passive) Whenever another character gains HP, Demon Roaches gain 1 HP. This can increase Demon Roaches’ HP to a total of twice its starting HP.
Low Profile: (passive) Demon Roaches can’t be attacked by characters with Initiative more than 4 away from them. (Tradeoff: Initiative +3)
Different Playing Field: (passive) Demon Roaches can’t be targeted with non-attacking actions.
Betting Agency: Name a character. If the character dies until the end of next round, Demon Roaches gain 3 HP. Otherwise they lose 3 HP.
Roaches’ Fortitude: (passive) Demon Roaches don’t die when they are dealt lethal damage. At the end of each round, if Demon Roaches are below 1 HP, they die.

Right-Eye: True Neutral, Male, 11 HP, Initiative +3
Planning: Enhance Right-Eye’s next attack by 2. Subsequent uses before attacking enhance the next attack by 1 only. (so the first Planning gives +2, the next gives +1 for a total of +3 and so on)
Sneak Attack: (attack) Deals 3 damage to a character that has not acted this round yet.
Shiv: (attack) Deals 2 damage to any target.
Grudge: (passive) At the beginning of the game, name a character. If that character dies, heal to full HP. (Tradein: +1 Initiative)
Jaded: (passive) Enhance Right-Eye’s attacks against characters that do not share an alignment with him by 1.
Hide: Right-Eye cannot be targeted for the remainder of the round.

Teen Goblins: Neutral Good, Indefinite, 10 HP, Initiative 0
Club Attack: (attack) Deals 2 damage to any target
Escape Route: Prevent all attacks against up to three target characters until the end of this round.
Youthful Spite: (passive) Teen Goblins’ actions can’t be controlled by other characters.
Multiple Betrayal: (global passive) At the beginning of the game, choose one: Attacks against evil characters are enhanced by 1 or attacks against good characters are enhanced by 1.
Change of Phase: Switch good and evil in your Betrayal settings. Only possible if you have Multiple Betrayal.
Field of Toxic Fumes: (passive) Whenever a character attacks Teen Goblins, they may not target Teen Goblins with their next action.

Spoiler: Azure City (5)

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Miko: Lawful Good: Female, 16 HP, Initiative +4
Katana Attack: (attack) Deals 3 damage to any target.
Smite Evil: (attack) Deals 4 damage to any evil character.
Lay on Hands: Target good character gains 2 HP.
Target Fixation: (passive) At the beginning of the game, declare three target characters. You can’t attack characters other than these. Whenever one of the characters dies, you choose another one to replace it. (Tradein: +3 Initiative)
Fallen: (attack) Deals 6 damage to target non-evil character. Miko loses this ability and becomes evil permanently.
Spartany: (passive) Miko can’t gain more than 1 HP through a single effect (Tradein: +3 HP)

Lord Shojo: Chaotic Good, Male, 10 HP, Initiative -2
Sapphire Guard: (generating) Create a Paladin NPC with 4 HP and an attack that deals 1 damage. You can’t create another Paladin NPC if there already is one alive.
Feign Role: Choose a new alignment for Lord Shojo permanently. He heals by 4 and loses this ability.
Devoted Servitude: (passive) Whenever Lord Shojo would be dealt damage, if there is a Paladin NPC in play, the damage is dealt to the Paladin instead. (Tradeoff: -3 HP)
Gift Coupon: Target character gains an additional action next round.
Royal Command: Choose target Lawful character’s next action.
Sapphire Guard Agenda: (passive) When the number of non-lawful characters in the game is one or fewer, Lord Shojo wins the game if Lord Shojo is alive.

Hinjo: Lawful Good, Male, 17 HP, Initiative +2
Katana Attack: (attack) Deals 2 damage to any target.
Intercept: Prevent all attacks against target character until the end of next round.
Heir to the Throne: Choose a character that died not more than round ago. Hinjo gains an ability of that character permanently and loses Heir to the Throne.
Heal: Target character gains 2 HP.
Integrity: (passive) Hinjo’s actions can’t be chosen by another player.
Defense Commander: (passive) Attacks against Hinjo are decreased by 1. (Tradeoff: -4 HP)

O-Chul: Lawful Good, Male, 16 HP, Initiative +1
Durable Captive: (passive) As long as there are more Evil than Good characters alive, prevent the first three damage that O-Chul would take each round.
Sworn Duty: (passive) Enhance all of O-Chul’s attacks against Evil characters by 1.
Improvised Attack: Deal 1 damage to an Evil target. They may not attack next round.
Katana Attack: (attack) deals 2 damage to any target.
Mr. Stiffly: prevent all damage to O-Chul for the remainder of the round.
There As Reinforcements: When O-Chul dies, summon three ghost-martyr NPCs with 3 HP each and an attack that does 1 damage. O-Chul’s player controls them. (Tradeoff: -4 HP)

Ho Thanh: Lawful Good, Male, 12 HP, initiative +1
Katana Attack: (attack) deals 2 damage to any target.
Muster Resistance: (generating) create a resistor NPC with 1 HP and an attack that does 1 damage.
Traitors Die First: (attack) deals 4 damage to any good character that has previously attacked a good character
Call In Team Peregrine: (generating) The first time this is used, create four Elf NPCs with 2 HP and an attack that does 1 damage each. They are immune to damage from other NPCs. Remove them from play at the end of next turn. Later uses summons the same NPCs, meaning that if they die, they do not return. (Tradeoff: -4 HP, -2 Initiative)
Unite the Factions: Up to two other target good characters with non-identical alignments gain an additional action next round. The actions can’t be used for attacks.
Excuse Me?: (passive) Thanh does not benefit from any abilities of Evil or Chaotic characters. (Tradein: +3 HP)

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Spoiler: Empire of Blood (9)

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Tarquin: Lawful Evil, Male, 16 HP, Initiative +1
Call in a favor: Choose target Evil character’s next action. May only be used once per target character.
Masterplan: (attack) Name a character and an action. If the character had used or use that action in the round, they are dealt 5 damage
Armies of Blood: (generating) Create a soldier NPC with 1 HP and an attack that deals 1 damage
Regenerating Armor: (passive) At the beginning of every round, heal 1 point of damage. (Tradeoff: -2 HP, -1 Initiative)
Soul Muncher: (attack) Deal 3 damage OR deal 2 damage and this doesn’t count as an attack.
Dramatic Sense: (passive) Enhance all of Tarquin's attacks (and his NPC's attacks) against characters with initiative value within 3 of Tarquin's. Reduce their attacks against Tarquin by 1 as well. (Tradeoff: -1 HP)

Malack: Lawful Evil, Male, 14 HP, Initiative +0
Damage Reduction: (passive) The first two damage dealt to Malack each round are prevented. (Tradeoff: -2 HP)
Vampiric Attack: (attack) Deals 2 damage to a target and Malack heals 1 HP
Raise Vampire: (passive) Whenever Malack kills a character, create a vampire NPC under Malack's control with half the starting health of that character and an attack that deals 1 damage. (Tradeoff: -2 Initiative)
Grace of Nergal: (passive) Whenever a character dies, return Malack to full HP (Tradeoff: -6 HP)
Heal: Target character gains 2 HP
Macebook Friend Request: Target character's next attack is enhanced by 2 and they may not attack Malack for 3 rounds, unless Malack is the only other character alive.

Mirion: Lawful Evil, Male, 12 HP, Initiative +0
Ice Block Wand: (attack) (spell) Target character takes 1 damage and a -10 penalty to Initiative next round. If they have the Low Profile ability, they lose it next round.
Console the Weeping King: Target character with half or less of their starting HP remaining gains an additional action next round.
Baleful Polymorph: (spell) Target character's attack damage is reduced to 1 until the end of next round. (buffs may raise it, however)
Contingency Spell: (passive) If Mirion takes more than 4 damage in a round, prevent all subsequent damage that round and Mirion loses all actions that round.
Ambiguous Magic: (attack) (spell) deals 2 damage.
Risk Averse: (passive) Mirion may not attack any character unless that character has first attacked Mirion, Tarquin, Malack, or Laurin. (Tradein: +4 HP)

Laurin: Lawful Evil, Female, 10 HP, Initiative +1
Nova: (spell) All characters that have attacked Laurin last round or this round take 3 damage and may not attack with their next action. Laurin takes 2 damage and cannot use this ability for 2 rounds.
Wormhole: (spell) Choose up to two target characters other than Laurin. Laurin and those characters act at Initiative 20 next round.
Call in Jacinda: (generating) Create a female Jacinda NPC who has 5 HP, rolls for initiative at +5, and attacks for 3. She enters the game next round. At the end of any round that Jacinda was in play, you may dismiss Jacinda (she returns with full HP if called). If Jacinda dies, you may not use this ability.
Lock Down: (spell) target may not use its next action to attack.
Psionic attack: (spell) deal 2 damage
Poster of Julio: reduce Laurin's attacks and spells against Chaotic Male characters by 1. (Tradein: +X HP, where X is the number of Chaotic Male characters starting in the game)

Gannji: True Neutral, Male, 11 HP, Initiative +3
Talk our way out of it: Each time Gannji and/or Enor take damage this round, reduce it to 1.
Poison Bolt: Target character loses their next action if it was an attack or spell. Each character may only be targeted one time with this ability.
Spear: (attack) Deal 2 damage to any target
Consumables: Gannji heals 2 HP and gains +1 initiative next round. Gannji may not use this ability if neither Gannji nor Enor has killed a character since the last time Gannji used this ability.
Bounty hunter license: (passive) Whenever Gannji or Enor kills another character, prevent all damage to both of them until the end of the round. (Tradeoff: -2 HP)
Best Friends: (passive) as long as Enor is alive, gain +2 initiative. If the only other player left is Enor, Enor and Ganji win the game.

Enor: True Neutral, Male, HP 16, Initiative -1
Are we getting paid enough?: (passive) After Enor has taken 4 damage in a single round, prevent all damage to Enor for the remainder of the round.
Morningstar: (attack) Deals 3 damage to any target
Winged Escape: Enor and up to two target characters can’t be attacked until the end of this round. (Tradein: -2 HP, Initiative +1)
Breath Weapon: Deals 2 damage to any target. This attack (and the damage) cannot be prevented
Influencable: (passive) Lasting effects against Enor last an additional round (Tradein: HP +4)
Best Friends: (passive) as long as Gannji is alive, gain +2 initiative. If the only other player left is Gannji, Enor and Ganji win the game.

Empress of Blood: Chaotic Evil, Female, 20 HP, Initiative -2
Armies of Blood: (generating) Create a soldier NPC with 1 HP and an attack that deals 1 damage.
I am your Ruler, look at me!: (passive) At the end of each round, gain X HP where X is half the number of NPCs in play.
Empire of Blood: (passive) At initiative 0 each round, for every 10 damage that was dealt that round, summon a commoner NPC with 1 HP and no attack. (Tradeoff: -2 HP)
Consume: (attack) Deals 4 damage to a target that had 4 or less HP at the beginning of the round.
Useful Puppet: (global passive) As long as Empress of Blood is alive, Evil characters cannot have their actions prevented or lost. (Tradein: +4 HP)
Arena: (passive) Whenever a character dies, summon 2 soldier NPCs with 1 HP and an attack that deals 1 damage.

Kilkil: Lawful Neutral, Male, 8 HP, Initiative -2
Attention to Detail: (passive) Reduce all attacks by non-Chaotic characters against Kilkil to 1 damage.
“Lose” paperwork: Target character takes a -10 penalty to Initiative next turn. If that character has the Low Profile ability, it is deactivated next turn.
Release the Allosaurus: (generating) summon an Allosaurus NPC with 5 HP and an attack that does 2 damage. You may not use this ability if an Allosaurus NPC was in play during either of the last 2 rounds.
Low Profile: (passive) Kilkil can’t be attacked by characters with Initiative more than 4 away from them.
Qualified Fugitive Assistance Program: (passive) Characters that target Kilkil with beneficial abilities receive a bonus action on the next round.
Accounting: guess how much damage will be dealt in total this round (damage that is prevented does not count as dealt; overkill damage does count as dealt). If you are accurate within 10% of the total, heal to full HP. You cannot use this ability if there are only two characters left.

Ian Starshine: Chaotic Neutral, Male, HP 11, Initiative +3
Voluntary captivity: (passive) all attacks against Ian are reduced to 1 damage. (Tradeoff: -3 HP)
Foment Insurrection: choose the actions for up to 3 NPCs this round.
Impart Wisdom: target non-evil character gains an extra action next round
Nutritious Parasites: (passive) Gain 1 HP at the beginning of each even-numbered round.
Dated Reference: choose an attack that was last used two or more rounds ago by a character that is still currently living. Execute that attack on a new target.
Excessive Paranoia: (passive) Ian is not effected by other characters' non-attack abilities, including passive buffs and granted actions (Tradein: +2 HP)

Spoiler: Extraplanar (5)

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IFCC: LE, NE, and CE, Indefinite, 14 HP, Initiative +0
Diabolical Offer: Choose a character. Next round, that character chooses whether or not to accept the deal (this does not count as an action). If they accept, they may gain an additional action each round for up to three rounds, beginning in the round they accept. At any point after this period is over, IFCC may spend its action to choose the next actions of this character. IFCC may not choose the actions of a character for more rounds than the character benefited from Diabolical Offer.
Latin-chanting choir: (global passive) Attacks against Good characters are enhanced by 1.
HDTV: (passive) When IFCC sends actions in, IFCC may send in a decision matrix that conditions certain choices on the choices of other characters in that same round. (Tradeoff: -2 Initiative)
Extraplanar: (passive) IFCC may not be targeted with attacks, is immune to damage not caused by this ability, and may not gain HP or heal. IFCC takes 1 damage every time an Evil character dies. This ability may never be stolen or copied in any way. (Tradeoff: IFCC's starting health is set to half the number of evil characters, rounded down)
Endgame: (passive) If only Evil characters are left, IFCC wins the game if IFCC is alive.
Overflowing Inbox: (passive) Gain 1 HP whenever an NPC dies (Tradeoff: may not select Extraplanar)

Qarr: Lawful Evil, Male, 8 HP, Initiative +4
Patron: Choose an evil character. As long as that character is alive, when Qarr takes lethal damage from another character, prevent that damage and Qarr loses all actions this round. In addition, the chosen character gains +1 initiative as long as Qarr is alive and has not chosen a new patron.
Invisibility: (spell) Qarr cannot be targeted for the remainder of the round.
Diabolical Plan: (passive) At the beginning of the game, secretly choose 3 characters other than Qarr. If any of those three characters are among the final three characters remaining, Qarr wins the game if Qarr is alive.
Zap: (attack) Deals 1 damage to any target
Low Profile: (passive) Qarr can’t be attacked by characters with Initiative more than 4 away from him. (Tradeoff: Initiative -2)
Summon Devil: (generating) summon a Pit Fiend NPC with 8 health and an attack that deals 3 damage. You may not use this ability until 2 rounds have passed without a Pit Fiend NPC in play.

Thor: Chaotic Good, Male, X HP, Ini -1
(Thor’s starting HP is equal to the number of other good characters in the game)
Thor’s Hammer: Deals 3 damage to any target
Thor’s Thunder: Deals 1 damage to each character in the game.
Strength of the believers: (passive) At the end of each turn, Thor’s HP becomes equal to the number of Good characters alive.
Grant Spells: Up to two other target good characters gain an additional action next round. The actions can’t be used for attacks. (Tradeoff: Initiative -3)
Divine Barrier: (passive) All attacks from or against Thor are halved (rounded up)
Asengard Agenda: (passive) At the end of each turn, if only good characters are alive, Thor wins the game if Thor is alive.

High Priest of Hel: Lawful Evil, Male, 16 HP, Initiative +2
Vampiric Attack: (attack) Deals 2 damage to a target and HPoH heals 1 HP
Raise Vampire: (passive) Whenever HPoH kills a character, create a vampire NPC under HPoH's control with half the starting health of that character and an attack that deals 1 damage. (Tradeoff: -2 Initiative)
Hel’s Endgame: (passive) If the final three characters alive do not share any alignment in common, HPoH wins the game if HPoH is alive.
Feigned Accent: (passive) HPoH counts as Lawful Good instead of Lawful Evil, whenever it would be beneficial to HPoH. This effect ceases if HPoH attacks a Good character. (Tradein: +2 HP)
Shapeshift: HPoH gains +2 Initiative next round. HPoH’s next attack is enhanced by 1.
Recall memory: HPoH gains one of Durkon’s non-passive abilities at random. Each time an ability gained this way is used, it is lost. Subsequent uses of Recall Memory may regain the same ability.

Eugene: True Neutral, Male, 10 HP, Initiative -3
Magic Attack: (spell) Deals 1 damage to any target
Family Legacy: (passive) When Eugene is dealt lethal damage, all attacks against his attacker are enhanced by 1 until the end of next round.
Impersonate: (spell) Choose target character. Until end of next round, all attacks and abilities targeting that character target Eugene instead and vice versa (Tradeoff: Initiative +2, -2 HP)
Prophecy: (spell) Choose two target characters. Next round, when the first chosen character attacks the second, the attack is doubled.
Grudge: (passive) At the beginning of the game, name a character. If that character dies, heal to full HP.
Play the Ghostly Field: (passive) Whenever a female character dies, Eugene loses all actions until the end of the round (Tradein: +4 HP)

Spoiler: Mechane (2)

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Julio: Chaotic Neutral, Male, 15 HP, Initiative +4
Swashbuckle: (attack) Deals 2 damage to target character. If it has more HP than Julio, deal 3 damage to it instead.
Ladie’s Man: (passive) Attacks from Female characters against Julio are halved.
Wanted Criminal: (passive) Whenever Julio attacks or is attacked by a Lawful character, they are each dealt 1 damage in addition.
Mentorship: Target character gains an action if they share an alignment with Julio. If they share two alignments, the target gains 2 HP in addition.
Training Montage: Target other character’s Initiative is permanently enhanced by 2.
Lift to Azure City: (passive) Whenever Julio targets another character with a non-attacking action, that character acts at the beginning of the next round.

Bandana Secundus: Chaotic Good, Female, 14 HP, Initiative +3
Municipal Waste Disposal Lever: (attack) deal 5 damage to target character that lost an action last round for any reason (e.g. chose an attack, but was prevented from using attack actions). (Tradeoff: -1 Initiative)
Captain of the Mechane: (passive) Prevent the first X damage to Bandana each round, where X is the number of other Chaotic, non-evil characters still alive. (Tradeoff: -4 HP)
Emergency Procurement: Target character’s next attack is enhanced by 1, the damage cannot be prevented, and it does not count as an attack for purposes where it is advantageous to the attacker.
Lift to Godsmoot: Target character gains an action if they share an alignment with Bandana. If they share two alignments, the target gets +2 Initiative next round in addition.
Dagger: (attack) deal 1 damage to any target. If Bandana is acting before the target, deal 2 damage instead.
Weather the Storm: (global passive) Chaotic, non-evil characters cannot lose actions.

Spoiler: Greysky City (4)

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Bozzok: Neutral Evil, 13 HP, Initiative +2
Bastard Sword: (attack) deal 2 damage to any target.
Put Out a Hit: Name a target character. For the remainder of the game, if any character aside from Bozzok kills the target character, the killing character gains 4 HP.
Call Thieves: Create a thief NPC with 1 HP and an attack that does 1 damage
Come Back And Die for my Fleeting Tactical Advantage: (passive) Enhance all of Bozzok’s attacks by X, where X is the number of evil-character-created NPCs that died last round. X may not exceed 5.
Protection Racket: (passive) Prevent the first X damage to Bozzok every round, where X is the number of characters that were not attacked last round. (Tradeoff: -6 HP, -2 Initiative)
Take a Cut: (passive) Whenever a chaotic character gains HP, gain 1 HP (Tradeoff: -2 HP)

Heironymous Grubwiggler: Neutral Evil, 11 HP, Initiative -1
Furnishings from Hate & Barrel: (passive) Evil characters cannot attack Grubwiggler or his NPCs for the first X rounds of the game. Grubwiggler and his NPCs cannot attack Evil characters for the first 2X rounds of the game. (Tradeoff: -X HP)
It’s Alive!: (spell) Return a dead character to life as an NPC golem HP equal to half their starting HP. Their alignment becomes True Neutral and they lose all abilities that are not attacks, and Grubwiggler chooses their actions. If Grubwiggler dies, these NPCs are controlled by the player whose character was returned to life.
Thieves Guild on Payroll: (passive) reduce attacks from Chaotic characters against Grubwiggler and his NPCs by 1.
Froggy Skin: (passive) Prevent the first 2 damage to Grubwiggler each round. (Tradeoff: -1 Initiative)
Giro: (passive) begin the game with a Giro NPC with 6 HP and an attack that does 1 damage. As long as Giro is alive, any characters returned to life with It’s Alive! return with full HP rather than half HP.
Paid Job: Give control of all of your golem NPCs to target character next round. At the beginning of next round, gain 3 HP if you gave control of at least one golem.

Old Blind Pete: Chaotic Neutral, Male, 10 HP, Initiative -2
Assist fugitives: Prevent the first 2 damage that would be dealt to each of three target characters next round.
Betray: Attacks against the targets of your last Assist Fugitives are enhanced by 2 next round. If any of those targets are attacked next round, gain 2 HP at the time of the first attack and Pete is no longer blind
Eagle-Eye Pete: (attack) Deals 3 damage to any target. May only be used if Pete is not blind. Pete starts the game blind and is re-blinded upon taking 3 cumulative damage in the same round. Pete gains a +4 bonus to Initiative when not blinded.
Brainy Pete: (passive) Attacks against Pete by characters that Pete has targeted with Betray are enhanced by 1. (Tradein: +4 HP)
Safe House: Pete cannot be targeted until the end of the round.
Loan Weapon: Enhance target character’s next attack by 1. It doesn’t count as an attack if it would be beneficial.

Crystal: Chaotic Evil, Female, 13 HP, Initiative +3
PICKLE DEATH ATTACK!: Deal 1 damage to any target.
What the hell does “Nemesis” mean anyway?: (passive) Characters who have previously attacked Crystal have their attacks against her enhanced by 1. (Tradein: +2 Initiative)
Starshine gained a level: (passive) Choose a Chaotic Good character at the beginning of the game. Whenever they receive a benefit from a non-passive ability, you receive that benefit as well.
Dagger attack: (attack) Deals 2 damage to any target.
Sunder: (attack) Deals 1 damage and reduces the target’s next attack by 2.
Return as Golem: (passive) When Crystal dies, she returns to life as a Golem with 6 HP and she gains 2 HP whenever she is targeted by a spell (this may increase her health up to 12). (Tradeoff: -4 HP, -1 Initiative)

Spoiler: Bit Players (9)

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Celia: Lawful Good, Female, 12 HP, Initiative +1
Thunder: (attack) (spell) Deals 2 damage to any target
Level Bypass: Exchange the Initiative values of two target characters (This ability takes place at the beginning of the round)
NOT a Booty Talisman: Target good character gains an additional action next round
Negotiate Truce: Two target characters may not attack each other or Celia for the next two rounds.
Novice Lawyer: (global passive) Lawful characters may not target good characters with non-beneficial, non-attack abilities.
Rune Guardian: (passive) Attacks of good characters against Celia are decreased by 1. Attacks of evil characters against Celia are enhanced by 1. (Tradein: +3 HP, +1 Initiative)

Julia: True Neutral, Female, 11 HP, Initiative +1
Missile Attack: (attack) (spell) Deals 2 damage to any target.
Look: Boobies: Choose target male character’s next action. (Tradeoff: Initiative -2)
Attention Seeker: (passive) Whenever Julia is targeted with a non-attacking ability, she gains 2 HP.
Adventurers to the Rescue: Choose target character that attacked Julia last round. Until the end of next round, attacks against that character are enhanced by 1.
Damsel in Distress: (passive) Whenever Julia is attacked, if she still has an action in the round, she loses that action instead of taking damage. (Tradeoff: -2 HP, Initiative +2)
Escape: (passive) At the end of each round, all lasting effects on Julia end.

The Lawyers: Lawful Neutral, Male, 14 HP, Initiative -2
If with the boot you’ve been kicked…: Deals 1 damage to any target.
Cease and Desist: Target character loses one non-attacking, non-generating ability of your choice until the end of the third round after this one. Each character may only be targeted once with this action. (Tradeoff: Initiative -3).
Call Witness: Up to two target characters that were dealt damage last round gain an additional action next round.
Scapegoat: (passive) At the end of each round, if the Lawyers are below 7 HP, their HP total changes to 7/7, their name changes to Mr Jones and they lose this ability.
Restraining Order: Non-chaotic characters can’t attack the Lawyers until the end of next round.
We’re off to see the Wizard: Remove target NPC from the game.

Therkla: True Neutral, Female, 12 HP, Initiative +3
Shuriken: (attack) Therkla deals 2 damage, divided among any number of targets.
Sneak attack: (attack) Deals 3 damage to a character that has not acted yet this round.
Have It Both Ways: (passive) Therkla counts as Good and/or Evil whenever it would be beneficial to Therkla.
Misinterpret Command: (passive) Whenever a lawful character targets Therkla with a non-attack ability, Therkla gains an additional action next round.
Hide: Therkla cannot be targeted this round by characters that act after Therkla.
Smitten: (passive) Reduce Therkla’s attacks against male characters by 1. (Tradein: +3 HP)

The Oracle: True Neutral, Male, 9 HP, Initiative -2
Test of Body: (generating) (spell) Create a Hydra NPC with 5 HP and a melee attack that deals 2 damage. You can't use this ability if there was a Hydra in play last round.
Test of Heart: (passive) Whenever characters with less than 6 HP attack the Oracle, prevent that damage and the attacker gains 1 HP instead.
Benevolent Prophecy: (spell) Name another character and one of its abilities. The next round, that character may use that ability at the beginning of the round without spending an action.
Malevolent Prophecy: (spell) Name a character and an ability. Until the end of next round, whenever they use that ability, they are dealt 3 damage.
Field of Memory Loss: (passive) Whenever a character attacks The Oracle, they can’t attack it again until the end of next round.
Inconclusive Answer: (passive) Whenever The Oracle’s next action is chosen by another player, he gains an additional action after it that carries out his original intent.

Blackwing: Neutral Good, Indeterminate, 8 HP, Initiative +1
Super Stealth Flying Dinosaur: (passive) Blackwing can only be attacked by attacks that deal 1 damage or by NPCs (Tradeoff: -2 HP)
Useful Advice: Target non-evil character gains an additional action next round.
*Pop*: Blackwing cannot be targeted for the remainder of the round.
Plucky Animal Sidekick Backup Plan: Choose any three non-evil characters. Those characters get +2 Initiative next turn.
Bird to Face: (attack) deal 1 damage
Deliver Belt of Giant Strength: Enhance target’s next attack by 2

Chief: Lawful Good, Male, 12 HP, Initiative +0
Sword Attack: (attack) Target character is dealt 1 damage.
Law Enforcement: (global passive) Attacks against chaotic and/or evil characters are enhanced by 1.
SWAT team: (passive) Attacks from NPCs against Chief are halved (rounded down)
Arrest: Target chaotic character loses their next action.
Successor: (passive) When Chief dies, continue the game with the character Rookie. Rookie is an exact copy of Chief, except that he starts the game with half of Chief’s starting hit points and does not have the ability Successor (Tradeoff: -4 HP)
Background character: (passive) Chief counts as a NPC rather than a character. (Tradein: +2 HP)

Black Dragon: Chaotic Evil, Female, 24 HP, Initiative 0
Bite Attack: (attack) Deals 3 damage to any target
Magical Darkness: (passive) In the first X rounds of the game, Black Dragon can’t be attacked. (Tradeoff: - 2X HP)
Hoard: (passive) When Black Dragon is dealt lethal damage, all characters that attacked Black Dragon that round gain 6 HP and Black Dragon loses this ability. (Tradein: Black Dragon’s attacks are enhanced by 1)
Adolescent: (passive) begin the game as a Male with 8 HP and your attacks are decreased by 1. When you die, return with your normal health, gender, and attack value at the end of the round. (Tradeoff: -6 HP, -1 Initiative)
Heavy Scales: (passive) The first two damage dealt to Black Dragon each round are prevented.
Retribution: Deals 5 damage to target character that attacked Black Dragon last round or that previously dealt lethal damage to Black Dragon.

Samantha: Chaotic Evil, Female, 11 HP, Initiative 0
Missile Attack: (attack) (spell) Deals 2 damage to any target.
Bandit Leader: (passive) At the beginning of the first five rounds, generate Bandit NPCs with 1 HP and an attack that deals 1 damage until there is one Bandit NPC for every two non-Bandit NPCs in play, rounding up. Whenever the holder of this ability takes damage, if the damaging character has more HP than the holder of the ability, the damaging character gains this ability and the previous holder loses it. Control of the Bandit NPCs passes with this ability. (Tradein: +4 HP)
Usurpation: Choose target character, than exchange Usurpation with one ability of theirs.
Capture Handsome Guys: Target male character may not attack or be attacked until the end of next round.
Sounds like my kind of party!: (passive) Whenever Samantha takes damage for the first time in a round, she gains an additional action next round.
Chain Lightning: (attack) (spell) Deals 2 damage to target character or NPC and the two characters or NPCs acting right before and right after it. (Characters acting simultaneously will be included additionally)

[Xihirli]

Black Dragon
Zz'dtri
Tsukiko
Xykon
Celia

[Pelican]

Absolutely in. Can I get a random character? If not I'll check back in a bit and pick some guys, but it's fun to be surprised.

[Eggel]

Slightly more advanced Battle Royale?! HELL YEAH!

1. SAMANTHA (she's like, my favorite character)
2. Miko
3. Vaarsavius
4. IFCC
5. Heironymous Grubwiggler

[Madmal]

I am still in! Mostly with the same selection!

1: Sabine
2: Celia
3: Bozzok
4: Zz'dtri
5: Haley

[ImperatorV]

...This looks like fun.

1 Redcloak
2 O-chul
3 The Oracle
4 Tarquin
5 Ho Thanh

[Grand Arbiter]

1)Malack
2)KilKil
3)Shojo*
4)Right-Eye
5)Bozzok

*Shojo may rise to #1 if good characters become more popular, which seems a unlikely.

[Disc Lorde]

Sounds fun. When's the deadline for signing up?

[heretic]

Sounds fun. Where's the deadline for signing up?

I'd like to get as many people as possible to play, so I'm going to leave it open for sign up for a while. I'm not sure exactly how long is reasonable. A week? Ten days? Longer?

Showdown works best in a state of absolute chaos and I figure more players equals more chaos.

Absolutely in. Can I get a random character? If not I'll check back in a bit and pick some guys, but it's fun to be surprised.

Yes, I can do that for you. Is it ok if I assign randomly after determining everyone else's characters? I would prefer not to override someone's preference because of a die roll.

[smasher0404]

Posting Interest As
Nale
Elan
Monster in the Darkness
Yikyik
Sabine

[Duck999]

MitD
Haley
Belkar
Demon Roaches
Sabine

[Pelican]

Yes, I can do that for you. Is it ok if I assign randomly after determining everyone else's characters? I would prefer not to override someone's preference because of a die roll.

Absolutely.

[heretic]

I've decided to keep sign-up open till Monday the 22nd.

Additionally, if you want to use this time to ask questions about the rules or interactions between certain abilities, now is the time.

[Disc Lorde]

My choices:

Belkar Bittlerleaf
IFCC
Ian Starshine
O-Chul
Blackwing

[Tris]

I'll take a random character.

[Shadow11615]

I too (or rather three), would like a random character please.

[sanelson_98]

This sounds fun:

1: The Lawyers
2: Elan
3: Yikyik
4: Monster In The Darkness
5: Roy

[heretic]

Sign-up will close in exactly 24 hours!

Character distribution will soon follow.

[heretic]

Sign-up is now closed

Below are the character distributions. Since trying to maintain strict alignment and principal character/supporting character balance would have required massive deviations from people's preferences, I have decided to honor your preferences.

Luckily, the random characters ended up balancing us out a bit in terms of alignment.

Player	Character
Xihirli	Black Dragon
Pelican	Julia
Eggel	Samantha
Madmal	Sabine
ImperatorV	Redcloak
Libro	Malack
smasher0404	Nale
Duck999	MitD
Disc Lorde	Belkar
Tanar Aerdoth	Haley
Shadow11615	Teen Goblins
sanelson_98	The Lawyers

Please post below which four abilities you are selecting for your character.

Be mindful of tradeoffs and tradeins. You may modify your selection by striking through your old choices and posting new ones in a new post.

The deadline for posting your abilities is Saturday, 8/26 8/27. At that point we will start the game!

Also, scheming and good-natured trash-talk is encouraged in this game :D Have at it!

[Tris]

My choices are:

Shortbow Attack
Sneak Attack. Bitch
Evasion
Mine, Mine, Mine

[smasher0404]

Charm Person
Masterplan
Go All Bond Villain
Sneak Attack

[Duck999]

Gluttony
Damage Reduction
Freak Out
Vengeful Strike

[Grand Arbiter]

Damage Reduction
Vampiric Attack
Heal
Macebook Friend Request


If anybody wants to team up, PM me and we can talk.

[Xihirli]

Bite Attack: (attack) Deals 3 damage to any target
Hoard: When Black Dragon is dealt lethal damage, all characters that attacked Black Dragon that round gain 6 HP and Black Dragon loses this ability. (Tradein: Black Dragon’s attacks are enhanced by 1)
Heavy Scales: The first two damage dealt to Black Dragon each round are prevented.
Retribution: Deals 5 damage to target character that attacked Black Dragon last round or that previously dealt lethal damage to Black Dragon.

[ImperatorV]

Going to go with the following:

Harm
Calculated Betrayal
Raise Dead
Loyal Minion

[Eggel]

Missile Attack
Usurpation
Sounds like my kind of party
Chain Lightning

[Shadow11615]

Club Attack
Escape Route
Youthful Spite
Field of Toxic Fumes

[Madmal]

Life Drain
Energy Drain
Damage Reduction
Shapeshift into Disguise

[Pelican]

Missile Attack
Look: Boobies
Attention Seeker
Damsel in Distress

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