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Yume
Daughter of the Creator

Lightbulb Rurouni Taikai: The Eternal Dream - Round Three - WHO DO YOU LOVE?

Chapter 3: Awakened Evil

Yume floated in an endless void. Except... I'm not floating. I'm standing. Standing on... grass? She leaned down and touched the ground, feeling the ground. It is grass, but I can't see it. I can't even see my hands in this darkness. Well, no need to go without light... Holding out her hand, she focused her mind, and a small light appeared, illuminating everything around her.

And that was when she noticed that she wasn't surrounded by darkness. She was surrounded by blackness. The grasslands she stood in were black. The distant mountains were black. The very sky itself was black. And as Yume looked, she noticed that her hand, underneath the light she held, was also black, as black as the darkest cave.

"W-what's going on? What is responsible for this?" Yume screamed into the dark sky. "What could do something like this?"

And the wind picked up, billowing through her hair, and her answer came on it, a mere whisper in the air. The Void...

"The Void? The one that Saint spoke of?"

Saint... our mortal foe... even now he comes... ruins our plans... ruins our fun... he will be stopped...

"Yume!" A shout came from behind Yume, and she turned and saw Saint, standing there in the fields. He was unaffected by the blackness, and stood out in the darkness. But as she watched, a shadow rose up behind him, shapeless, formless, but terrifying nonetheless.

"Saint?" she cried out, tears welling up in her eyes. She ran towards him, but before she could reach him, the darkness pierced through his body. He cried out in pain, and then the shadow consumed him.

And in the wind, Yume heard laughter.

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"Saint!" Yume cried into the green-lit chamber. Her body was covered with a cold sweat, and even as she realized that it had been a dream, she could not calm down.

"Saint coming for me? The Void comsuming him? Is it true?" she asked the empty chamber. "Or is it a metaphor? Damn it, if I must have these dreams, why can't they be clear!?" She sighed. "Well, I doubt I'll get much sleep now. As good a time as any to continue the tournament...

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Sponsors
Baka - Commander Driscoll from Front Mission, Shadow
Boko Mog - Kain Highwind from Final Fantasy IV, Shadow
Curley W - Umaro from Final Fantasy VI, Shadow
Daigohji - Setzer Gabbiani from Final Fantasy VI, Rogue
Exeter - Edward Geraldine from Final Fantasy IV, Rogue (The Ninja, NOT The Bard)
JonJonB - Gogo from Final Fantasy VI, Noble
KyleIII - Locke Cole from Final Fantasy VI, Rogue
Kyo - Duran from Seiken Densetsu 3, Noble
Luna - Lemina Ausa from Lunar 2: EBC, Rogue
Merton Dew - Mog from Final Fantasy VI, Noble
Mintaka - Rydia of Mist from Final Fantasy IV, Rogue
Munkwunk - Zio from Phantasy Star IV, Dark
San Draco - Chaos from Final Fantasy, Dark
Simplistic Hero - Gryz from Phantasy Star IV, Rogue
Slipstream - Rubicant from Final Fantasy IV, Shadow
Switchblade - Julius from Final Fantasy Adventure, Dark
Terra Lockheart - Mia Ausa from Lunar: SSSC, Noble
Ufo Z - Kefka Palazzo from Final Fantasy VI, Dark

Sidekicks
Anoat - Bowser from Super Mario RPG, Shadow
Dareon - Ito Ogami from Shadowrun, Shadow
Darkken - Koren from Seiken Densetsu 3, Dark
Fentom - Cid Pollendina from Final Fantasy IV, Rogue
FFGnome - Palom of Mysidia from Final Fantasy IV, Noble
KuPoMoG - Shadow from Final Fantasy VI, Shadow
Nif - Randi from Secret of Mana, Noble
Onyx - Bartz Klause from Final Fantasy V, Rogue
Soujiro Seta - Queen Zeal from Chrono Trigger, Shadow

Fallen
ArchKnightWayne - Zoma from Dragon Warrior III, Dark
Cirrus Velious - Princess Zelda from the Legend of Zelda series, Noble
Izlude - Nall from the Lunar series, Noble
Lutz - Lutz from Phantasy Star II or Rune Walsh from Phantasy Star IV, Noble
Seifer Almasy - Gilgamesh from Final Fantasy V, Shadow
Sephiroth666 - Siegfried from Final Fantasy VI, Shadow
Tenshi Kain - Slash from Chrono Trigger, Shadow
The Lionheart - Lenna Charlotte Tycoon from Final Fantasy V, Noble

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Round Three Location: Arcane Sanctuary (Diablo II)
Begin Time: 4:00 PM MST, Thursday Afternoon
Ending Time: 4:00 PM MST, Friday Afternoon
Special Rule: Double The Votes

The Arcane Sanctuary is a pocket dimension created by the evil power of the Summoner. It exists in an empty void, and consists solely of criss-crossing marble pathways. The pathways create a maze, with dead-ends and multiple levels connected with stairs. Red portals exist in places to teleport you to a completely different part of the Sanctuary, and chests filled with valuble treasure and weapons are scattered around. And watch out for the traps; the spikes shooting out of floor and the lightning sentries are particularly lethal.

You won't just find your fellow competitors in this maze, though; the Arcane Sanctuary is teeming with the type of demons one comes to expect in the world of Diablo. Goatmen of the Hell Clan will attack you in swarms, and wield axes, swords, and bows in their attempts to kill you. Ghoul Lords are powerful mages, and specialize in casting the fearsome Fire Wall spell, which create searing lines of fire to burn their foes. Spectres will appear out of thin air, and their ghostly forms will suck away both life and magic. And the creator of this hellish place, the Summoner, is a sorceror of extrordinary power, wielding the forces of nature at his whim, and calling forth legions of demons in an instant. The fiend's lair surrounded by marble arches, with glowing runes in the middle of them. Spellbooks fill various bookshelves, filled with the magical knowledge the Summoner has obtained throughout his life.

Special Rule: In the Arcane Sanctuary, you will face a lot more competition than the other competitors, and your battles will be longer, harder, and more brutal. Thus, in this round, every person has double the votes, whether they are a Sponsor, Sidekick, Fallen, or Spectator. This applies to all three forms of votes, and all of the new A-Votes are subject to vote burn.

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Alright, time for a confession: I've been suffering from writer's block. That's why there's been such a long delay between the rounds. I needed the time to wrack my brain for new material.

But no longer! I have no work until Saturday, and I will spend every moment until then finishing the story that exists in my head! There will be no more delays!

Also, I'm going to start posting the Ability List with each round. Lots of people have been using the Abilities incorrectly, so here's a couple of ground rules: If an Ability says "target Sponsor" or "target character", it can't target your own character. If an ability says "you" or "your character", it can only be used on your own character.

- Prayer (2 P-Votes - Healing - Nobles Only) - Casts 3 R-Votes on the target Sponsor.
- Divine Touch (4 P-Votes - Effect - Nobles Only) - All R-Votes cast by your character in this round will do double healing.
- Slash-All (2 P-Votes - Attack - Rogues Only) - Casts 1 A-Vote against each of three target Sponsors.
- Brawl (4 P-Votes - Effect - Rogues Only) - Caster chooses three target Sponsors. Each of the chosen Sponsors is forced to use an A-Vote on each of the other two.
- Paralyze (2 P-Votes - Effect - Shadows Only) - Target Sponsor cannot use their last two A-Votes in this round. These two votes still count for Vote Burn at the end of a round.
- Sorrow (4 P-Votes - Effect - Shadows Only) - Target Sponsor is incapable of casting any R-Votes or Healing Abilities this round. This Ability may only be used publicly.
- Manipulate (2 P-Votes - Effect - Darks Only) - Forces target character to use either 2 A-Votes, an A-Vote and an R-Vote, or 2 R-Votes in a manner dictated by the caster.
- Trauma (4 P-Votes - Effect - Darks Only) - Nullifies all R-Votes and Healing Abilities target Sponsor receives in this round.
- Defend (2 P-Votes - Attack - Nobles/Rogues) - Negates an A-Vote cast on target Sponsor, and casts two A-Votes on the caster of that A-Vote.
- Berserk (2 P-Votes - Effect - Shadow/Dark) - The next three A-Votes cast by your character will do double damage.
- Deathblow (2 P-Votes - Attack - Rogues/Shadows) - Casts 3 A-Votes on the target Sponsor.
- Following (2 P-Votes - Effect - Nobles/Darks) - Target character may not use A-Votes or Attack Abilities on characters of the chosen EX-Type this round. This Ability can only be used publicly.
- Misfire (1 P-Votes - Effect) - Renders the next action of the target character ineffective.
- Counter (1 P-Vote - Attack - Sponsors Only) - Casts two A-Votes on a Sponsor who has previously used an A-Vote or Attack Ability on your character in the current round.
- Cover (1 P-Vote - Effect - Sidekicks/Fallen) - Negates the last two A-Votes cast by target Character.
- Aura (2 P-Vote - Healing) - Casts 1 R-Vote on each of three target Sponsors.
- Reflect (2 P-Votes - Effect - Sponsors Only) - One A-Vote or Attack Ability against you is transferred to another Sponsor of your choice.
- Redistribute (2 P-Votes - Effect) - Choose one: Changes two of your character's remaining A-Votes into R-Votes, or changes two of your character's remaining R-Votes into A-Votes.
- Evade (3 P-Votes - Effect - Sponsors Only) - Negate all A-Votes and Attack Abilities cast against you by target character.
- EX-Barrier (3 P-Votes - Effect - Sponsors Only) - Negates the next three A-Votes or Attack Abilities cast against you by the EX-Type of your choice.
- Jump Attack (3 P-Votes - Attack - Sponsors Only) - Negates one A-Vote from the Sponsor of your choice and casts three A-Votes on that Sponsor.
- Limit Break (4 P-Votes - Special - Sponsors Only) - Target Sponsor receives an amount of A-Votes equal to half of the A-Votes you have received this round (rounded down).


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~ I am you, and you are me ~ This defies reality ~ Whether this is false or true ~ You are me, and I am you ~
Rurouni Taikai: The Eternal Dream ~ The Massive Insanity Has Begun! ~ Now, Cross Your Fingers And Hope For The Best!

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Luna
Goddess of Barrels

Double the votes and an unfamiliar location. Oh, joy. >_< I don't think I'll post anything right away....I'll just put up an Ex-Barrier, Dark around myself for now.


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Barrel....colorful barrel....

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Yume
Daughter of the Creator

If you look closely, Luna, you'll see that the Arcane Sanctuary in the above post is a link. That will get you a screenshot of the place, which should at least be of SOME help...

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Luna
Goddess of Barrels

Somewhat. But not quite the same as actually having played through a location, of course, you understand.

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Exeter
...

The man awoke beneath a dazzling, starlit sky, the light casting his reflection gently on the platform underfoot. He stood and stretched, then examined his surroundings. One thought was clear in his mind.

Where the hell am I?

Instantly, a multitude of sensations filled his head, drawing an intricate pattern amidst the seemingly-random jumblings of memory. He remembered the fiery attack against Eblan, the death of his parents, the battles against the Lord of Flame Rubicant himself, his meeting Cecil, Kain, Rosa, and...Rydia. That name in particular seemed to have a particular significance, and it took him only a moment to place it. Then came the moon, Zemus and his alterego Zeromus, and then peace.

Lastly, he recalled meeting a mysterious woman, one who offered him anything his heart desired if he would partake and win a tournament of champions. After that, his memory went fuzzy.

"Oh well, not like thinking things out ever helped me before. Not that I remember trying, but...." The man drew his twin katanas from their respective sheathes and stepped calmly through a nearby portal.

Edge was back.

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And so am I, baby.

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Terra Lockheart
Angelus Errare

Shoot, double votes...well, might as well get this started...
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"Lemina?" Mia asked thickly as she got up fron the ground.

"Mmmph," Lemina answered from the ground, taking a hand off of her eyes.

What is this? Is this even a place? Or just a...void?, Mia wondered, looking out at the emptiness surrounding her.

Marble pathways lined the place, criss-crossing in different directions.

"A maze?" Lemina asked, brushing herself off. "Well, that's not too bad...look at all the places we've gone before!"

"But just take a look at this," Mia said in response.

"..."

Lemina looked around at the darkness and the marble floors, and the red patch of light glowing faintly in the distance, taking it all in. Some doubt began to show on her face.

"Hey, a treasure..."

Mia stooped down to open the chest, to find gold glimmering inside.

"Money!" Lemina shreaked, garabbing it. Money signs started to appear in her eyes as she sifted through the treasure. "Mega-cool! If we can get this kind of money, it doesn't matter if we have to face a million hellish creatures!" Lemina then looked around. "But...my...my barrel..."

We're in this place, and all she can think abouit is a BARREL!? I mean, back in theat other place, it was kinda understandable, but...

"Mega-pooh," Lemina lamented, stamping a foot on the ground.
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Ha...trust Luna to find a barrel here, SOMEWHERE, though...

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Boko Mog
Senior Member

Oi. Don't know the location and 16 attack votes... @_@
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Kain arrived maze-like arena, much stranger than the Gold Saucer and Balamb Garden. He determined that much of it was just long paths, absolutely nothing like the Gold Saucer. It was plain, dark area; the total opposite of the Gold Saucer.

Kain began walking, not exactly sure where he was going to end up. He walked through winding paths, and went up a staircase, when suddenly, sharp spikes popped out of the floor, missing Kain's foot by a few mere inches.

"Oh God," Kain muttered. He knew that this place wasn't going to be like taking a walk at the park; fearing this section of this place, Kain heading back to where he started off.
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Votes later. =E

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Mintaka
Rydia - Summoner of Mist

This ... is not what I expected.

She drew ehr whip quickly as the dark tainted air greeted her every breath. She collected ehr stuff together, knowing a new round of combat had begun, and set out.

The beauty of the designs in the place were stark contrast to the feelings in her heart. Ahead she heard a noise, and flatened against the wall. Demons... gaotheaded beasts. Have I died and gone to hell? she wondered, watching them pass ahead.

After she was sure it was clear, she moved on. She heard a horrible scream shatter the silence, and saw something move ahead, adn then a pair of gleaming eyes. She saw a body on the ground, and gulped.

"Y-you don't want to- to eat me," she stammered, backing away, "I'm a-all skin and bones!" She turned and fled, feeling a rush of air behind her. She turned a corner, stopped, and reversed direction as a pack of demons followed her from that direction, an arrow whizzing by much to closely. She saw a red light ahead, some form of portal?

Anything is better than this mess, she thought bitterly. She neared, and was suddenly blocked by three shapes. "Ack!" She summoned Carbunkle to reflect any spells and lashed ehr whip out at them, and then slipped between two and stepped on the portal.

She found herself in a quieter section of the place. I'm going to need more protection... Her thoughts were answered as she stubbed her toe on a chest, only to find some bandages in there.
I wonder where Edge is? My luck, he's not been taking care of himself. Why me?

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Power votes:
Slash-All :: Zio, Chaos, Kefka (2)
EX-Barrier :: Dark (3)
Redistribute :: 2 attack for 2 R-vote (2)
Misfire :: Chaos (1)


Attack votes:
(2 changed in redistribute)
Zio (1)
Chaos (1)
Kefka (1)


Remaining: 11 attack, 8 R-vote, 8 power vote

Talk about trouble. XD


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~* Sponsor of Rydia *~
:: I :: summon :: thee. ::

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Slipstream
Emperor of Fire

Can I ask a quick Ability question? Say, for example, Deathblow - does it take three A-Votes from your existing stock and inflict them on a single character, or are the three A-Votes created solely for that attack and you still have the same number?

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Luna
Goddess of Barrels

Okay, this I just can't resist. Switching to first-person....

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Pooh, pooh, and TRIPLE MEGA SUPER DELICIOUS ULTRA GREAT ATOMIC POOH! MY BARREL! The treasure of all treasures that I guarded so closely and fought so hard for yesterday! Gone! *weep* And all my plushies too! I had Ashton, Vivi, Nall, Xelloss, a Tonberry, a Rabite....all of them GONE! Gone with the barrel....my precious, colorful barrel! Oh, the HUMANITY! *sob*

....

However....

....

Look at all the CASH! If I can find more of this, even if I lose, I can take home a fortune and send that bloated perv to the poorhouse! And then I can buy all the barrels and plushies I want, and open a barrel & plushie shop in Vane, and make even MORE money! Oooh, I wonder what kind of barrel I should buy first....

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Votes later. :P

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Yume
Daughter of the Creator

All Abilities create their own A-Votes, and R-Votes, and don't effect your normal stock at all. Unless, of course, it's specifically SUPPOSED to, like Redistribute...

EDIT: I swear, if it's not a Square location, everyone whines. Bah. No pleasing anyone...

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FFOS6: Zio

Zio awoke in his bed at the Ghost Hotel, only to find that he was sleeping on a large slab of rock admist what appeared to be many magical runes.

He picked himself up off the floor and looked around him, trying to get some idea of where he was. What he saw was almost eerie...

Blackness, comforting blackness, surrounded him on all sides. He was suspended in the air by what appeared to be a floating slab of rock, connected to other, similar slabs by a twisting, turning, winding array of stairs. It was confusing, to say the least, but he found comfort in knowing that this was a realm of Darkness, and Darkness is his life's goal. "Were I to die here, it would be a happy death. But I will not fail Dark Force!" he thought to himself. "I will not lay to rest in this place!"

He did not have long to reflect upon these thoughts. Only moments after he caught his barings, a swarm of satyrs wielding various forms of arcane weaponry charged him. They charged up the stairs in front of him, screaming war cries that chilled even Zio's bones; blood was their intent.

Without a moment to spare, Zio's lips were already in the process of chanting a powerful spell, used both for offensive and defensive purposes.

"NAZAN!" he cried, as unimaginably fierce gales were summoned from the voids, casting themselves upon the pack of beasts as they charged. Each monster charged into the wind as its swirling torents caught hold, flinging the beasts over the edge of teh void. Each beast in succession was cast into the blackness on either side of the mage. He was safe, for the time being.

The gales subsided, leaving nothiing but a few discarded weapons upon the ground. Zio bent down to pick up a fierce looking Halbard and held it tightly within his grasp as he moved on.

Down the stairs he went, not knowing where they would take him, or where he was headed. He simply knew that, in this place, the danger lay in sitting motionless for too long.

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OOC:
No votes cast yet as I have to leave work really soon. Zio is now equipped with a Halbard -- a pole arm with a single blade at one end. There is an axe and a two-handed sword still laying on the ground (hint, hint).


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Soujiro Seta
SIN

At the Gates of Hell 1


Zeal had seen the contestants disappear from the Golden Saucer one after the other and had made haste to follow them, and Yume's temporal signature, to the next battlefield without returning home. She had given her Cloud Strife stuffie to a little girl and with a wave of her hand, departed into the myriad of streams in time and space, sailing to the new location.

Which wasn't much, in Zeal's opinion. The place was dark, and a stench not unlike that of decaying matter pervaded it. Zeal thought she could see the stars around her, as if she was walking on a platform and if she fell, she would fall forever in a bottomless spiral toward the void. Thank goodness for magical levitation!

And then it became noticible to her, the same way the smell had at first; the feel of darkness in this place, almost smothering any other aura. Not only the darkness of the Dark Alliance, but more dangerous things which lay in the shadows, beings of great evil with no names, and no souls.

"I should wonder if this is not the 'Grave of Aramakala', wherein lies the mysterious spirits of evil ones, and home of the evil dead... Everything returned to one upon death, held the teaching of Zeal's great thinkers, but the Queen could not remove from her mind the idea that a place like this might exist, where the unholy gathered for dark purposes, growing twisted and more vile until all traces of humanity were gone from them. Well, for all those bitter Earthbound ones that always told me to 'Go to Hell', I suppose now I can tell them I did! She smiled slightly, then crinkled her nose at a strong scent which floated by. Such a place was not the domicile of a queen, save perhaps a Queen of Evil.

With the powers of darkness already so strong, I wonder if I cannot even the odds by challenging the master of this place...perhaps, if I had some help....

But her thoughts were cut short at the sound of a familiar voice. It was the blonde twin from yesterday, and lo and behold, she was ranting about a barrel. Big surprise!

Well, I suppose two wrongs make a right, at least this time! She grinned and called down the light, same as the previous day. It was a devastating spell, the 'MP Buster', and she had tweaked it just so, to make the target incapable of healing for a while.

"And now that that's done, perhaps I can do something about the growing darkness I feel" she said to herself, remembering her vision. "Perhaps along the way, I'll cross Yume's path..."


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1 P-Vote Sorrow against Lemina (4 P-Vote points)

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Oooooh....the mystery...the excitement...the level from a game I've never played! You honestly think more people know this than the Majora's Mask round?

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Yume
Daughter of the Creator

Yes, Majora's Mask has probably been played by more people here than Diablo II, but this location is far easier to describe, and has much less story behind. In fact, there's almost no story, this being Diablo we're talking about...

Besides, Baka is going to have fits of joy and happiness when he sees this. And that alone will cancel out all the naysayers.

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Luna
Goddess of Barrels

Krizak, there ARE other RPG companies besides Square that you could use a location from that would be more familiar. ^^

....

Okay, I'm just going to cast all my A-Votes now, and offer an apology to some of you because I cannot negate the votes with R-Votes or healing P-Vote abilities.

1 A-Vote to each of the following:

Kefka
Mog
Julius
Gryz
Zio
Chaos
Locke
Gogo
Umaro
Kain
Driscoll
Rubicant
Duran
Setzer


Question: do unused P-Votes count towards vote burn? I can't remember....

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Simplistic Hero
Big and Angry Ronso

Oh...my...

"What a place...."

Gryz stood on a marble pathway. A floating marble path way. There was nothing else. Darkness shot out in all directions, the only other site was the pathway folding and twisting, turning upon itself. Gryz though he caught a glimse of anouther contestant, twirling a whip, far off. He was relieved.

" A'least i'm suppose to be here."

Finally, after observing his entire area through three very slow 360 degree turns, Gryz stepped forward. Spikes instantly shot form the floor, one surfacing only inches from his left thigh. If Gryz wasn't nervous before, this had entirly blow his nerves. The montavian lept backward, landing hard. He stood, dusting himself off. There was no dusk.
Suddenly, Gryz caught anouther glimse of a distant competitor, this one large and demonic. Gryz realize he was under-equiped. The tournament was well underway now, and stragglers would all have been eliminated. He needed a weapon, and his axe was nowhere to be found.

Gryz stepped forward, siezed one of the large spikes that had attempted to impale him, and cracked it apart from the marble pathway. The spike was heavy enough, and sturdy. One end was wieghted.

"This'll do."

OOC: Gryz is no armed with a Big Spike .


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Bring on the Fiends...

I use to have a list of all the RPGs i've beaten here, but God asked that I take it off because it kept scaring all the children.

ITS A BABY ROBOT! -Hero

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Slipstream
Emperor of Fire

As I entered this new location, something stirs in the very depths of my soul. These twisting pathways and mazes set in marble and stone, the demons and ghouls which inhabit this place and who bear forms not entirely unlike my own, the flames that burn and flicker throughout the dungeon and the innate elemental fire that many of these monsters possess. It somehow reaches me, a level of familarity that I have never felt before and I feel a great sense of belonging here.

Could this truly be the place of my creation?

I know that this arena, like the two before it, are as far from my world as the stars are from us all and cannot be connected to Gaia. Yet I have no notion from whence I came before Zemus gave me life, and this - this netherworld is as likely a place as any. Even if my birthplace is not this labyrinth I may find answers here, something that will tell me truly what I am and what I may have been, and lead me to find my true path.

I must be cautious, however, and it would be folly to assume these monsters would not attack me simply because of our similarities. I draw energy from the corners of this dungeon, the power of the flame astonishingly abundant here, and I strengthen myself for whatever may come.


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Hey, I like this location. And no, I haven't played Diablo II.

Rubicante casts Berserk on himself for 2 Power Votes.
Rubicante casts Ex-Barrier Dark on himself for 3 Power Votes - intended against the monsters, but you never know.

16 A-Votes, 8 R-Votes, 11 P-Votes left.


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Maybe you'll be able to challenge me again. I look forward to our next encounter.

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Rydia - Summoner of Mist

Lesson #33: PC game locations are far less 'known' than gaming system locations.

And just for Kyo...
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Rydia noted that she had ended up higher up. Only for the fact she could see down over the edge... and that seemed a fair drop. She backed away slowly from the edge.

She bumped into something furry. Not only furry, but big. And cold. The little pink plushie hit the floor with a plop as she whirled aorund to see a massive furry, er, chest. She looked up, annoyed, and saw that this beast was massive - and one fo the contestants!

"Eep!"

"Kupo?" she heard from behind the towering competitor.

The doll moved, jiggled, and bounced forward, smacking into the lumbering giant. Confused, it loked down, but had to step back.

Not exactly wise on narrow walkways with people behind you. "Ku-kupopoku!!!!"

Rydia went wide-eyed and realized someone ahd just been knocked down. The 'doll' persisted in being annoying to the beast, much to Rydia's irritation. It, however, was confused by the pink jello-ish thing and fell over the edge too.

Rydia looked down. "I'm sorry!" she said, feeling something slimy suddenly nudging her. She looked and saw the doll with a wierd little smile, and then it suddenly shinked down and turned back into cloth. She snatched it up and stowed it away. The two below hadn't had a severe drop, but she could see som injuries that needed tending. She tossed two Hi-potions she had found down to them in recompence. Before she could say another word however, she found an arrow suddenly jammed into the ground beside her and a pair of demons readying aim again.

This isn't fair! she thought as she dashed away, throwing an ice spell back before dodging around a corner and down some stairs. She heard someone exlaim something behind her but fled deeper ito the dark.

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Attack votes:
Mog
Umaro
Julius


R-votes:
Mog
Umaro


Status :: 8 attack | 8 R-vote | 8 power
Oooooo.... 8/8/8
Why still 8 R-votes? I forgot to add the two form redistribute LAST time... yes, I'm not quite all here.

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Yume
Daughter of the Creator

Like who, Luna? No matter what, you'll have people left out in the cold if you choose a non-Square location. I'm sure not everyone here has played Star Ocean 2, Valkyrie Profile, Grandia I and II, Suikoden I and II, Breath of Fire III and IV, Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask, Septerra Core, Planescape: Torment, Baldur's Gate, Fallout 1 and 2, Anachronox, or others which I haven't even thought of. Hell, I haven't played most of those games (only SO2, Grandia II, the two LoZ games, and a bit of BoFIII and Septerra Core). Diablo II was as good a choice as any, because I'm not going to let Round Five's location be the only non-Square location in the game.

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Luna
Goddess of Barrels

quote:
Originally posted by Yume
Hell, I haven't played most of those games


That didn't seem to stop you from using a FFX location in S5....

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Yume
Daughter of the Creator

Nobody had played the game, but EVERYONE had seen the media. Unless, of course, they were freaky-weird about spoliers, but I have no sympathy for those people...

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Emperor of Fire

Even given my character, I don't mind using non-Square locations like this one. For FFOS4, the only other one I've read apart from #5, all the locations were original and aside from a general outlining by Saint, the players fleshed out the location as they went along. As long as they're well described and has plenty of diversity like this one, I wouldn't mind if every location was non-Square. The only reason I didn't participate much in Clock Town was, aside from the Clock Tower opening at the end, there wasn't really much to do and all.

PS. No, Luna, P-Votes don't count towards Vote Burn.

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Nameless Eternal

Nyah, don't worry about it, Luna. Just think of it as a big metal labyrinth full of monsters and traps and oi-oi-oi-it-hurts-me, and you'll be fine.

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Hey, D2 is great! Just got the expansion, in fact.

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Edge treaded carefully, something he was not all that familiar with. Still, better safe than sorry, particularly when it seemed the only other thing below him besides the thin, stone pathway was the cold void of space. Not a comforting thought.

The King of Eblan stopped and listened for a moment, scanned his eyes carefully over the chasm to the path in the distance, then leapt through the portal next to him.

Gotta love these nifty doorways...

His memory may have been poor at the moment, but his skills in combat were far from it. The two goat men were caught completely unaware as the ninja descended upon them, swords drawn. The first was eviscerated cleanly from behind with the Murasame, and the second lost an arm as it attempted to swing its polearm.

Edge ducked, rolled behind the beast, and, still facing away, stabbed it through the back with the Masamune. The creature howled, then slowly slid off the blade and to the ground. A small scroll fell from the creature's belt.

Picking up the parchment, the ninja continued onward, taking the portal to yet another adjoining platform.

I wonder who the others are, and when I'll meet them?

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Simplistic Hero
Big and Angry Ronso

alright, you all asked for it.

Everyone asked for it. Whine whine whine....i've never been here, ...its scary here....no ones played this game....

Well I have, along with these other RPGs and possible round locations...

FF1-10, excluding 3
SMRPG
Sagafrontier 1 and 2
Shadowrun (sega)
Parasite Eve 1 and 2
Shadowrun (SNes
SOM 1-3 (yes i know, FFA)
Wizard 4-8
FFT
Lunar 1
Kartia: World of Fate
Star Ocean (crap)
Legend of the Dragoon
Wild Arms 1 and 2
Phantasy Star 1-4
Shining Force 1,2 and 3
Breath of Fire 3, and 4
Orge Battle
Chrono Trigger
Xenogears
Chrono Cross
Diablo 1 and 2
Anachronox
Revenant

There are more, except my mind has only so much room. I think we should ahve a round from each of these, and definatly form the ones no one else has played/beaten.


And yes, Legend of the Dragoon is PURE trash.


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Bring on the Fiends...

I use to have a list of all the RPGs i've beaten here, but God asked that I take it off because it kept scaring all the children.

ITS A BABY ROBOT! -Hero

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Duran - FFOS6

3PP used for EX-Barrier, Rogue.
(since I'm about to eat supper) ^^;;

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Dareon
Renraku Employee

Well, at least I know this place. Basic description for those that haven't played:

Four pathways radiate from a central area. In the central area is a waypoint and portal to the basement of a castle (Most likely non-functional, to prevent people from leaving. The seperate pathways do not touch or intertwine. Three of the pathways are merely tedious walks, with stairs and such. The other one is a mass of teleporters. At the end of one path lies the Summoner and a book of arcane knowledge (Just a McGuffin, no big deal). At the ends of the other three lie vast piles of gold and treasure, much of it magical.

There are points where you can see a continuation of the path near you. Those who can jump really well or fly/teleport would be able to cross there.

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Ito sat up and looked about. "What in the nine hells...?" A goatman suddenly charged towards him, wielding a poleaxe. Ito panicked and emptied a clip into it. As the gun clicked empty, Ito realized that had been his last clip.

"Hell might not be so far from the truth..." Poking the goat-headed corpse, he dislodged a small green vial. "Huh." He shook it, and watched the vapors and liquid inside swirl about. "Something tells me I shouldn't drink this..." He slipped it into a pocket, grabbed the sword the demon had hanging at its belt, and tested the edge on his thumb. "Feels incredibly sharp." He slid it into his belt. "I'm more inclined towards a katana, but you make do with what you have."

Ito has obtained:
1! Jagged Falchion of Slaying!
1! Choking Potion!
No votes cast yet.

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3 P-votes used for Dark Ex-Barrier.

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FFOS6: Zio

Plenty of people have played Diablo II. Those of you who haven't don't need to know much about this area. There isn't much too this area. Basically you have a lot of stairs, a lot of platforms connected by stairs, and a lot of blackness all around. Some enemies as previously described. There isn't much of anything in the Sanctuary, short of a few traps (also described, although the Sentries shoot Chain Lightning, not fire ). Basically, what you see in the screen shot is next to everything you'll find otherwise. Have fun trying to knock people over the edge and into nothingness... I hope nobody is afraid of heights.

_________________

As he made his way down the stairs and on to yet another lengthy stretch of stone walkway, Zio glanced around him once more. There really was nothing around but stairs, stone, and more stairs. A few pillars existed at the corners of some corner-slabs of rock, though he couldn't be sure as to what their use may be.

The black mage strode up towards one such pillar, intending to inspect it. As he neared, an orb atop the pillar began to glow blue and he thought he saw tongues of electricity shooting off of it.

Crackle, fizzle... ZZZAAP!

A large stream of lightning launched from the orb atop the pillar, aimed directly at Zio. He attempted to dodge, but nothing was quicker than lightning. With only a bit of luck to save him, the lightning was attracted to the metal halbard blade; charging the weapon with magical volts of energy. Oddly, the lightning did not stream through the wooden haft of the weapon. Zio was safe... for now.

Acting quickly, as he saw the orb begin to charge once more, Zio lashed out at the pillar with the blade, striking it several times and, after half a dozen hits, finally shattered the orb.

"Well," he thought, "at least I know the secret to those now."

He turned his attention from the pillar, just in time to see another contestant charge him head on. The cloaked figure was wielding a gigantic spike and was aiming it straight at Zio's chest!

Dodging quickly, Zio evaded the assailant and struck at his legs with the flat end of the halbard's blade, tripping his opponent and causing him to slide over the edge of the platform.

Thud.

Zio peered downard, only to see Gryz the Motavian lying flat on his back on a platform just below. With a fierce snarl, he leapt down toward the platform, landing atop the blue man and hitting him the gut with the blunt end of the halbard. Not wanting to stick around long enough to tussle with him on this perilous terrain, Zio fled towards another flight of stairs.

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OOC:
1 A-vote at Gryz (we know the drill by now; hope ya don't mind, pal ).
1 Jump Attack against Gryz.
EX-Barrier, Rogue

15 A-votes, 8 R-votes, 11 P-votes remaining.

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The Main Moogle

Mog stood up, a little sore but not badly damaged. He bent over and picked up the Moogle plushie that was lying his feet. Hey, I thought I'd lost this, he thought, tucking it away. A shiver ran down his spine as he surveyed his bleak surrounding. Umaro stood just a few feet away. "I guess I just can't get rid of you, huh?" he joked. "No funny stuff this time, kupo!" Mog started to head off in one direction, but Umaro protested. "You think we should go the other way?" Mog asked. "Well, OK..." No sooner had they started walking than two goatheaded demons appeared, blocking the way. "Eep! I think we should go the other way, kupo!" the Moogle shrieked. One of the towering demons swung his cruel-looking weapon at Umaro, who barely escaped intact. The muscular yeti howled with rage. He picked up Mog and hurled him at one of the creatures with all his might. "Eeeeeeeeeeeek!" Then Umaro grabbed the shaken Moogle and ran for his life. They ran and they ran until they found a safe spot and collapsed on the ground. "You... OK?" Mog puffed. "Here, have a potion. Kupo."

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EX-Barrier Shadow
1 R-Vote to Umaro

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Big and Angry Ronso

Defense.

Zio's spear hear rocketed downward at Gryz. Just in time, the montavian crossed his heavy arms over his chest and released a deep war cry. The howl echoed throughout the Void.

The spearhead struck hard against Gryz's forarms, and shattered. Fragments of metal richoceted back toward Zio, slicing at his chest and arms. Angered, Gryz shurged upwards, shoving Zio backwards and off of the marble pathway. The dark wizard fell, landing hard several yards below on a second path.

By the time he had looked up, Gryz was already gone.

OOC: to recap-
2pp Reflecting Zio's jump attack back at Zio, which may negate his previous A-vote as well. (Your call Krizzy.)

3pp Exbarriar (Dark)

1 A-vote to Zio



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Bring on the Fiends...

I use to have a list of all the RPGs i've beaten here, but God asked that I take it off because it kept scaring all the children.

ITS A BABY ROBOT! -Hero

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Creeping along quietly, Edge listened to the sound of footsteps approaching him from just ahead. Before they could overtake him, he used his Ninja Magic.

"Smoke!"

Vision faded, and he quickly escaped the now-confused figure who had nearly discovered him. In the smoke, the figure swung about wildly, trying to discover the caster of the magic, but hit only air. Edge moved on.

Only a few minutes later, he realized he was surrounded. Well, sort of. Good thing they're on other platforms...

The ninja carefully crept to the end of the ledge and looked across the chasm to the figure nearest him. Well, I've got a tournament to win, so I might as well take them out now...

With lightning speed, the shuriken flew true, hitting the figure in the side. An angry voice called out, but Edge had already moved onto the next figure.

A similar fate soon befell the two other participants, and Edge had just found a hiding place when he realized the three he had hit were headed his way; two by portal, and one flying straight to where he had been standing only moments before.

"Oh crap..." Silently, Edge ducked behind a chest and hoped for the best. He was not disappointed, but certainly surprised. Three voices began speaking all at once, and, before Edge could even try to identify them by voice or location, the three were locked in combat.

Laughing softly, Edge sneaked through the far portal.

******

I like Power Votes.

1 PV, Misfire cast on Zio. (Yeah, that was the smoke)
4 PV, Brawl cast on Julius, Chaos and Kefka.
1 Attack on Julius, Chaos and Kefka, respectively.

No offense, guys, just getting into the swing of things.

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Anoat
Ride ze shoopuf?

Eh, I'm sorry people but there will be nothing from Bowser this round. Its 9:30 right now and I have a big Spanish test tomorrow, plus the fact that I've never played Diablo has led me to stay out of this round. However I did have an R-vote promised to Slipstream, so I'm just dropping that off. See ya next round!

One Reversal Vote to Rubicant (Slipstream)


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QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
"THIS....is for the FALLEN!"
-- Auron

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Emperor of Fire

OOC: Heh, thanks, Anoat. I wouldn't have expected you to do so, given the rather lame joke I played on your character, but mucho appreciated.

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A sword hammers into my improvised shield, skittering off the edge and momentarily distrupting its surface by casting a line of flames, like the effect when you drag a stick through water. Leaning in to push the goatman's blade away from his body, I counter with a hard slash of my own, my firesaber drawing an almost vertical line across the beast's body, and it howls a magnified cry of pain and despair as it is flung into the void.

I learned quickly that shooting flames is futile against most of these enemies, either having no effect on them or absorbing the energies as I do, and heat is also ineffective as these creatures either do not feel it or thrive on it.

With that in mind, I fell back on the tactics of many of the warriors in this tournament; physical force. I created a firesaber by taking a sword from a fallen enemy and wrapping a core of my energy around it, allowing me to wield the blade as an extention of my own body. The shield is purely of my own substance and is nowhere as physical as the blade, but it will serve me and can alter shape at a moment.

The remaining goatmen crowd around me, unsure as to my abilities, then attack in a rush of bodies. My swordsmanship is not exactly precise, but the force I can bring to bear is more than enough to compensate. One is hammered into the abyss with a shield-strike to the face, another toppled as I slice through his axe-shaft and scythe his legs away with a vicious kick. I look around for my next opponent, only to find two of the contestants facing me and the rest of the goatmen defeated.

"You're next, demon, and I'll have your head!" the blond-haired man of the two shouts, shifting his stance into an attacking position towards me and readying his sword. His companion, another man completely covered in robes of various colour, does not say anything but copies the first one in maneuver.

How droll. These two must be assuming I am also a beast of this dungeon, a meaningless creature to fight. I was somewhat disappointed to find these creatures were so much unlike myself in mentality - mindless barbarism is about all they are capable of, and nowhere near my own level of intelligence.

"You may not find me so easy an opponent as these mere beastlings, young man," I laconically reply. "Still, if you wish to test your strength against me, I will not refuse your challenge."

The man looks shocked for a moment. "You can talk!? "he blurts out.

"Indeed. You still wish to fight me, mortal?" I ask him.

"Bring it on!" he cries and rushes at me, his silent companion following in an instant. His blue-bladed weapon strikes against my own in a slash on the downwards diagonal, striking in the area of my left shoulder and scraping down the length of the blade. His companion follows suit and, somewhat stupidly, strikes in exactly the same place which makes the move child's play to counter.

Twisting the hilt in my hand, I knock the robed man's blade to one side and it strikes the other as he attempts to dodge away from me. I follow up the counter-attack with a strong lash from the tip of my own sword as it spins around to the base position. The blond-haired man falls backward, a deep cut scoring itself in his left shoulder. At least it won't get infected, the effect of my firesaber should instantly cauterise any wounds, but the pain and heat appears to have made him pass out.

The robed man attempts to defend his comrade, trading blows with me which I catch on either my sword or shield, but he appears to be at a loss without another to mimic. I eventually decide to end his indecision; binding his blade to the side with the hilt-guard of my own, I thrust my shield into his face and ignite the centremost part into white-hot flame. The man screams loudly and, staggering backwards while covering his eyes, manages to fall over his own companion.

I go to step over their bodies, the battle over, and pause to crouch by the robed man who is still whimpering quietly. "You eyesight will return in a moment," I reassure him, making sure no monsters are in the area to attack them whilst still vulnerable, "but your choice to mimic others could be your downfall here. As time passes there will be less of us competing, until the time when the only people you can copy are your opponents. It is our individuality that sets us apart, and divides the weak from the strong."


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OOC: One A-Vote each to Locke and Gogo, both enhanced by the Berserk I cast earlier.

14 A-Votes, 8 R-Votes, 11 P-Votes left.

EDIT: Going to bed now, back in 4/5 hours if you want to use Rubi in a post.

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The Main Moogle

Mog paced back and forth for a few seconds, staring out into the void. From his vantage point he could see several other contestants running about, doing battle, and fighting for their lives. And not too far off, on another walkway, Mog spotted one of the demons he'd fought in the rounds before. Chaos, the self-proclaimed Master of Time. He seemed to fit right in in this hellish place. Mog shot off his mouth without even thinking of the consequences. "Hey ugly! You can't mess with me, kupo! I've got friends, too! Yeah, we're the... Light Alliance! And if you mess with us we'll kick your butt! Kupo!" Chaos snarled. "Gulp..."

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Following on Chaos, Noble

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The mist-like wraith drifted slowly across the pathway, looking for something to feast upon. Instead, it found Edge.

The ninja quickly stabbed the apparition and ducked to one side, then looked to see whether his attack had been successful. Apparently, the phantom's foggy appearance was not only for looks, as his blade had done little damage if any.

The ghost tried to catch the man, but he was too quick. Edge ran to the side of the ledge, turned, and unleashed a Blitz attack, destroying the wraith instantly. As it faded, a ring dropped from its ethereal body and clattered as it hit the ground.

Edge quickly snatched up the odd-looking ring and put it in his pocket along with the scroll he had found earlier, then continued his search for the other participants.

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Big and Angry Ronso

Cash of death

Gryz stolled along the marble pathway of the Summor's void. He no longer found the emptiness so concerning, and had rather grown to like the quiet. That last enviorment had given him a powerful montavian headache.
Then, out of the emptiness, Gryz noticed somthing on the path. A chest. It was locked, but he easily crushed the iron lock, and opened the heavy wooden box. Coins. The chest was filled with hundreds and hundres of shimering gold coins. Gryz laughed.

"On ywah. Cause this is gonna be real useful"

Gryz jokingly glanced around, hand raised over his eyes, looking for a store. He saw no store, but he had spotted somthing else. Far below, two figures stood, interlocked in some form of combat. Gryz glanced at the chest, at the figures, and back at the chest again.

Moments later, the two warriors were buried under a pile of gold and splintered oak.

OOC: to recap-
1 A-vote to Driscoll
1 A-vote to Julius




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Bring on the Fiends...

I use to have a list of all the RPGs i've beaten here, but God asked that I take it off because it kept scaring all the children.

ITS A BABY ROBOT! -Hero

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The Main Moogle

Mog realized too late that Chaos had wings and that great distances were no protection against him. "Crud!" he cried. He quickly danced a Land Slide dance that sent several boulders crashing over the dark fiend. That oughta throw him off my trail. And then he did what anyone in his situation would do - he ran!

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1 A-Vote on Chaos

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Duran - FFOS6

Post

Myriad stars gave Duran a cold greeting as he stepped out of the portal onto the stone platform that seemed to hang in outer space, at least from the warrior's perspective. As the portal closed behind him, his senses immediately went off, telling him that this place flirted with danger. A emotionless groan from off in the distance told him that that this was danger of the undead sort. And the shuffling of many feet warned him that some of the undead party was coming his way.

Shrugging as he drew his broadsword, Duran hesitated to think of how many zombies he'd have to mow through to get anywhere(after noticing them try to swarm a few nearby contestants), then ran down the closest path.

"Aw, hell. Zombies are pansies anyway; wipe out a couple dozen and they lose momentum. At least, the ones in Forceana did..."

******

A-Votes:
Julius
Zio
Gryz


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New Post 02-01-2002 03:04 AM
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Sponsor: Setzer

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Setzer found himself at last in the type of surroundings that he had expected of the tournament from the beginning. Dark, dank and most importantly free of innocent by-standers. He walked slowly along the narrow stone bridge, glancing occasionally into the seemingly endless abyss far below. In the distance he could faintly make out other paths, but not clearly enough to judge distance. He flicked the three of hearts high into the air where it burst into a light almost as bright as the sun for a few moments. Before the light faded Setzer took in as much of the illuminated surroundings as he could. It appeared that there were indeed others here beside the contestants after all ... but the ambling forms could hardly be called civilians.

Looking down he could now see that another path intersected the one on which he trod. As he approched the crossroads the gambler discovered that the two paths were not connected at all, the other being some 15 feet below. He was about to continue on the current road when he noticed that a little way down the lower path was an archway with two long-shafted weapons crossed over it. Setzer decided it would be wise to arm himself as he had already used a good number of his powered cards the two decks he had been using as card fans had met with mixed success.

Carefully judging his angle of descent he dropped down onto the lower path. His cloak and hair billowed up around him as he fell and an instant later a loud clack rang out as his boots hit the paving stones. The sound echoed around the vast empty area for a long time as Setzer strode up to the archway. He took down one of the weapons and stood it up vertically. It was a glaive; roughly his height, two thirds shaft with a single-edged blade that curved back slightly at the tip. It was filthy, having accumulated the dust and dirt of innumerable years. He brushed the dust off the shaft with his hand then tapped the blade against the floor. The dirt cracked away surprisingly easily revealing a weapon of superior craftsmanship. He hit the ground sharply twice with the shaft end, there was little vibration indicating that it was very solid.

Due to its length Setzer would not be able to conceal the glaive under his cloak and so walked with it in the manner of a staff.

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OOC: Setzer is now carrying a glaive.

There's no way I'll have time to write an encounter for all the votes I've got to use this round so I'll just use the attacks and reversals now and save the power votes for described posts tomorrow.

It's too bad we aren't doing this round on Valentine's Day

1 attack vote each to:
Driscoll
Kain
Umaro
Edge
Gogo
Locke
Lemina
Rydia
Zio
Gryz
Rubicante
Julius
Mia
Kefka

1 reverse vote each to:
Driscoll
Umaro
Duran
Mog
Rydia
Zio
Chaos
Mia

Setzer uses Redistribute (2 power votes) on himself to turn 2 a-votes into 2 r-votes. Useage to be determined later.

Remaining: 0 attack, 2 re-distributed reverse, 14 power


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He deals the cards as a meditation,
And those he plays never suspect.
He doesn't play for the money he wins,
He doesn't play for respect.

He deals the cards to find the answer,
The sacred geometry of chance.
The hidden law of a probable outcome,
The numbers lead a dance.

New Post 02-01-2002 03:07 AM
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