Stage Two
The Water Demon is behind you and you make your way into the village of Stage two.
Here you are met by a local politician, who decides he has superior intellect to you. Apparently this village has a strong belief that people with inferior intellect should be removed from the Gene pool.
He forces you into a debate about the meaning of life, to which if you lose you die! You can see him below giving his speech now on your screen:
The villagers are all so impressed with their leader dudes speech and his strong influence power is equivalent to a power score of 3 (dice roll of at least 3 or equivalent is required to win the battle).
This guy is determined to have you killed, unless you can prove you have more intellect.
Special field info (check for your class): The local leader dude has a strange resistance to all attacks and so there is no field roll change:
Warrior: Player has no change to dice roll.
Thief: Player has no change to dice roll.
Wizard: Player has no change to dice roll.
Basic Game Instructions:
Simply do a reply in this post with:
- How you want to attack the foe
- Finish the reply by typing @rollthedice
What will happen next:
A Bot should reply to your reply shortly and tell you your dice roll result. You need to add/remove from that number your special field effect (based on your character type - detailed above) and add/remove any passive item effect you have. After this, if you scored a 3 or higher you were successful. I hope people can self manage and just move on without me (check your own score, track your own lives etc). If you score less then 3, you lose a life point and must try again. If you use all life points, you must buy more from the item shop to continue playing...simplez! (well maybe, lets give it a try).
Advanced/Extended additional Game play options in this Stage post:
- You may challenge another player to an item (if you see they got one you like), see detailed instructions post here
- You may be challenged by Gobbo (you will see a reply from me which simply says @gobbo), you may accept challenge if you will by replying with @rollthedice, there are consequences, please see detailed instructions post
- If you are a Thief class you may attempt to pick the foes pocket before attacking, by replying with a simple standalone reply !pickpocket - see detailed instructions post. Note: what ever item you get good or bad you are now stuck with for all Stages :) - unless a player challenges you and you lose it.
GAME ITEM SHOP POST IS ALSO NOW AVAILABLE HERE!
CAMPAIGN MAP IS ALSO NOW AVAILABLE HERE!
Special thanks to @spaceginger for his artistic skills with the Interactive Battle Tournament Image above. Other images were captured from the abandoware game Dragon wars. All Steem raised from this post will go to those whom win on the first roll/go :)
Ghumoatch follows the politician home and attempts to take him out in a quiet alley. @rollthedice
Shake shake shake, you roll the 6-sided die.
You rolled a 5.
haha Well that's one way to win a speech! - easy win
You still have 2 life points:
You may continue to the next round when it comes available :)
Lol, it was either that or bribery with arcane artifacts from the cold wastes.
"so much of blabbering about the meaningless rotting life you scum politician.." said one winged angel.. and politician couldn't move his lips any more..
@rollthedice
Shake shake shake, you roll the 6-sided die.
You rolled a 6.
All to easy...
medieval warrior hits the smart guy on the head. @rollthedice
Shake shake shake, you roll the 6-sided die.
You rolled a 1.
Ouch! you lost - guessing the brain was mightier then the sword! (this time)
You still have 2 life points:
Feel free to try again when ready.
medieval warrior hits the smart guy on the head again. @rollthedice
Shake shake shake, you roll the 6-sided die.
You rolled a 3.
Nice, you won..it was close :)
You still have 2 life points:
Well done, you may continue to the next stage when available
wounded warrior went further
Setzer is stumbling around drunk, fixed dice in one hand, a large bottle of some alcoholic drink in the other. He shouts "COME AT ME, BRO!" repeatedly in different directions. It's pretty clear that his words are not directed at the politician. While it looks like he's shouting off to the middle of nowhere, Setzer's repeated use of the phrase looks like he's itching for a fight with another wanna-be hero...
Are you a bad enough dude (or dudette) to kick Setzer's ass in one-on-one combat? @doughtaker will pay 1 SBD to the first player willing to attack Setzer in PvP, win or lose. Make sure to check the rules post first so that you declare your attack properly.
medieval warrior attacks Setzer @rollthedice
Waiting for @lordnigel to adjudicate as to whether or not this is a valid challenge (was incomplete but there are no other choices to be made), and if so, to confirm the value of your roll.
The attack is valid..the value of the roll is a 2 (No special effects on this Stage). Careful.. dice rolls to beat must be equal to the first dice displayed(logical as way the Stage fights work and defender needs advantage). In this case its a 2. So you only need a 2 or more to win if you accepted this battle (taking into account any passive item effects).
While medieval warrior should have declared which item he wanted, I think it's reasonable he will have to take what ever item you have if he wins.
(player vs player is a part of this game - I have added a warning to the detailed instructions to make this more clear).
The game is meant to be self played, and you should declare the item you want medieval warrior...if you attack someone and win, but did not declare the item - you get what ever item they have (you must choose an item if they have one, this is the point of player vs player or everyone would just be attacking each other all day).i.e.
In this scenario if the attack is accepted and If medieval warrior loses then he loses a life and loses one item (he has none - but if he did he would lose it..there is a key difference here though, as a losing attacker the defender does not have to take any item at all - I think this is reasonable and will stop attack spams...i will update instructions on this as well).
I think medieval warrior is incredibly brave here (I also think the rules weren't clear enough, but now they are). As the rules weren't clear If medieval warrior wins this, I will destroy the negative item - but only because the rules weren't clear...I don't think someone will fall for this a second time doughtaker.. The SBD part was a nice trick/touch! so I'm gotta let it play out (pending significant disagreement from multiple players - then i will go with majority)..hehe this will be funny regardless (I want to see if you roll a 6?) lol!
There actually is a scenario in which I think it would make sense for someone to take a payoff and attack for a negative item. If the attacker is down to their last life at an early stage and has no trophy tokens to get back in the tournament, then rather than try to run the gauntlet to get to the finals, it might be better for them to take a guaranteed consolation prize (or buyout) and then bow out of the competition (either the attacker wins and is effectively crippled to guarantee a future loss, or they lose on the spot and the defender is still stuck with the negative item as well as a lighter wallet). Obviously if this was stage 6, that's so close to the finals that no one would take the offer unless they knew they were guaranteed to lose against the stage 6 NPC no matter what.
So the 1 SBD offer was intentionally generous as a first-time play, and since medieval warrior is at 2 lives, if Setzer "wins", that means the exact scenario I just described above comes to fruition, and I could make another offer to @yura81 (for a smaller amount the 2nd time around) to have medieval warrior attack again. Evilly ingenious... ?
But like you said, this will be funny no matter how it plays out. A roll of 5 or 6 results in my ploy backfiring, while anything else is a success. @yura81 has already been paid, so here we go...
Drunk Setzer:
🎵 Rooooolll the lice.... it's paralyyyyze... 🎵
🎵 but iiif yoooouu wail... you goose uurr wiiiife... 🎵
@rollthedice
Shake shake shake, you roll the 6-sided die.
You rolled a 5.
Pffttt! hahaha...sorry mate, best laid plans of mice and men.
You successfully defended against @yura81
@yura81 loses a life.
Stuck with that item I'm affraid.
Congrats! you have won a trophy token, for making me spit my coffee on the screen after reading your great plan..that didn't work (gosh! and it was a good plan). man your luck stinks at moment :) please reply within 7 days to receive your trophy token.
bitshares username: doughtaker2222
Psst... @yura81's medieval warrior still has 2 hearts showing when there should only be 1.
Shake shake shake, you roll the 6-sided die.
You rolled a 2.
Unfortunately your player attack was defeated..
You have only 1 life point remaining:
Bunny fluff hops over to politician in a very cute way, then pees on his leg proving how stupid politician is for not moving out of the way. Politician tries to stomp on bunny fluffs head making him look really bad in front of the villagers. bunny fluff shows politician his big scary teeth, polititian being the coward he is runs away from cute little bunny @rollthedice
Shake shake shake, you roll the 6-sided die.
You rolled a 6.
Shake shake shake, you roll the 6-sided die.
You rolled a 3.
Gobbo sneaks in and steals all the dice.
He laughs like a jerk and throws a die.
The sneaky git rolls a 6.
Revealed from a hidden chest compartment, optimus begins presenting a powerpoint on the meaning of life, proposing entropy, and the dispersal of energy as the main goal of all carbon life forms. "In the end it doesn't really matter" be euphoric in your entropy (do what you love)
@rollthedice
Shake shake shake, you roll the 6-sided die.
You rolled a 4.
Nice...If it's ok please try to self display your life points and any items you have (just helps me and adds quality to the game if people can see per round - I'm thinking of a better way for future IBT :))
You still have 3 life points:
and when the next Stage is available may continue. Well done!
Yes my lord.
great job, dear.
Flash, The speed warrior tells him he still has a lot to figure about his life, just give him some 50 more years, How about a race for now?
@rollthedice
Shake shake shake, you roll the 6-sided die.
You rolled a 6.
You can't beat the flash in a race, ya slow movin fella.
HAhaha out talked that dude! smashed it in.
(if possible please display your life points and inventory at the end of playing a stage, just helps me a bit and improves quality of game..is ok if not sure how. In future IBT we will do better :))
You still have 2 life points:
You may continue to the next Stage when available
Shake shake shake, you roll the 6-sided die.
You rolled a 1.
!pickpocket
Bamm! Obtained item 3: Clock! +1 to players roll!
Thanks Schopenhaur... with this I need a 2+ to defeat the leader dude (best name ever by the way!)
@rollthedice
Shake shake shake, you roll the 6-sided die.
You rolled a 5.
NINJA CAT!
@lordnigel & @cryptonik
This game is so freakin' awesome! You've truly outdone yourselves! You deserve a Steemy for this!!
Thanks mate - just wait for the next challenge though (we need an adv bot to help us deal with inventory tracking...I have some ideas - but depends on how smart you can go with code. will PM you with some ways I think might work to tempt you to the challenge. :)
Great fight! easy win..
You still have 3 life points:
and when the next Stage is available may continue. Well done!
Lady P strolls up to said politician and casually interrupts his blunderings and posturings to pose to him the following question:
and waits patiently for his brain to fry itself.
@rollthedice
Love it!
Your philosophical posts inspired my cunning plan. ;)
Shake shake shake, you roll the 6-sided die.
You rolled a 6.
Well played arch-nemesis, well played!
Why thank you kindly, good Sir.
Well played my lady (he had no chance against your intellect attack)
You still have 3 life points:
and when the next Stage is available may continue. Well done!
Hypno magic wizard makes him hypno so he falls to the ground unconscious that's when I finish him off.
@rollthedice
Shake shake shake, you roll the 6-sided die.
You rolled a 4.
I win hahaha!!!
Nice job...again thanks for displaying your life points and inventory..Much appreciated and helps me and other players :)
You may continue to next Stage when available
Well done!
A sneaky little Git seems he don't like you...will you take it?
@gobbo
Gobbo sneaks in and steals all the dice.
He laughs like a jerk and throws a die.
The sneaky git rolls a 5.
@gobbo
Gobbo sneaks in and steals all the dice.
He laughs like a jerk and throws a die.
The sneaky git rolls a 5.
@rollthedice
Shake shake shake, you roll the 6-sided die.
You rolled a 3.
Oh dear Gobbo stabbed you in the back and ran away (the little Git). i.e. he rolled a 5 and you replied with a 3 roll (you lost and lost a life as per the rules).
You have 1 life point:
yes
!pickpocket
Blimey! Obtained item 4: Bomb! -3 points to enemy roll!
This leader dude doesn't stand a chance!
Low down dirty thief carefully unfolds his table and challenges leader dude to a game.
Watch the king...Watch the king
@rollthedice
Shake shake shake, you roll the 6-sided die.
You rolled a 2.
You dominated and may progress to the next Stage when available
@doctorcrypto, you obtained item 6: Ingot ( +1 to players roll) in Stage One so I think this Item sticks to you until the end of tournament, according to @lornigel 's rules. You can't pickpocket a new item.
@lordnigel ?
Eck we really are sorting out our rules this round...
Man this game is brutal....... @doctorcrypto is now in a domination position.
You can only pickpocket once in each battle/Stage once. So this counts (as its the first time he has done it this stage). Items stack, so @doctorcypto stats are..
2 life points:
+1 to all player rolls
-3 to an enemy roll
Basically he has equivalent to a +4 to all future rolls (he risked it and it paid off big time!).
Gee, people better challenge him or take a risk and try to pick up equally good items or come the final he will have a good advantage :)
Oh wow! They stack! Okay, my bad :D
Slotherin Wizard uses nihilism : "Why do we argue? Life's so fragile, a successful virus clinging to a speck of mud, suspended in endless nothing." (Alan Moore)
@rollthedice
Shake shake shake, you roll the 6-sided die.
You rolled a 2.
UGH!!
Politician counters with "life has subjective meaning to the individual!" and delivers solid blow!
Wizard Sloth gathers his powers, to re-count with a decisive argument!
@rollthedice
Shake shake shake, you roll the 6-sided die.
You rolled a 6.
KA-POWWWWWW!
The Sloth shatters all of Politicians preconceived notions with a strong line of thought!
image source
Haha sweet work for slotherin. Congrats you have won a trophy token, for sorting out the poli - please reply here within 7 days with your bitshare account to receive.
The sentient hat leaps up, Lands on top of his head, and pushes down, attempting to suffocate the blithering politician through an act of brute force.
@rollthedice
Shake shake shake, you roll the 6-sided die.
You rolled a 3.
The thick felt of the Sentient Hat, along with its questionable mercury content, is enough to choke out the politician, causing his body to slump, unconsciously to the hard cobblestones. The hat saunters off, continuing its journey to the next challenge.
A sneaky Git is trying to tempt you..@gobbo
Gobbo sneaks in and steals all the dice.
He laughs like a jerk and throws a die.
The sneaky git rolls a 4.
Figuring a knowledgeable person should have information of some sort for where her father is Iris pickpockets the man.
!pickpocket
Look at that! Obtained item 5: Grub! +2 to players roll!
Now wielding two powerful items. Iris strikes down the man without fear or hesitation.
@rollthedice
Shake shake shake, you roll the 6-sided die.
You rolled a 5.
Iris still has 3 life points:
and now two powerful items!
+2 to players roll!
& another
+2 to players roll!!
Yet still no knowledge on her father....
Wow! your also becoming very powerful.. Nice :)
"Hah! Hit me with all you've got! I am the knowledgable Injoker!"
@rollthedice
Shake shake shake, you roll the 6-sided die.
You rolled a 1.
Drat! Not as knowledgeable as I thought!
Bad luck your down 1 life point, but try again:)
Injoker tries again! @rollthedice
Shake shake shake, you roll the 6-sided die.
You rolled a 4.
Phew! 2 lives left for me I guess: ♥ ♥
Having defeated the medieval warrior once, drunk Setzer has gone on a power trip, working up a frenzy and rambling out a bunch of nonsense sayings with "COME AT ME, BRO"s scattered in between. It's obvious that he's still not interested in the politician and he's still looking to pick another fight with a wannabe hero...
Setzer's still looking for a bad enough dude (or dudette) to kick his ass. @doughtaker will offer 0.5 SBD to the next player willing to attack Setzer in PvP, win or lose (including @yura81's medieval warrior who answered the call on the 1st round). Make sure to check the rules post for the proper format of declaring an attack.
(HINT: Any player down to their last life can achieve their personal maximum expected value for the tournament right now, by attacking Setzer. In addition, players with certain items in their inventory should also consider this offer as a great opportunity.)
warrior wants revenge and again attacks of the last forces! @rollthedice
Shake shake shake, you roll the 6-sided die.
You rolled a 5.
The challenge is considered to have been made and accepted -- it was made clear what the consequences were in the last battle, and with a roll of 5 the medieval warrior automatically wins no matter what Setzer rolls. So it's just a simple formality now...
@rollthedice
Shake shake shake, you roll the 6-sided die.
You rolled a 5.
IBT result: 5 - 3 (gem) = 2 (FAIL)
Setzer maintains life total as the defender.
medieval warrior maintains life total as the victorious attacker.
@yura81 wins 0.5 SBD from @doughtaker (and has been paid)
medieval warrior loots a gem
from Setzer (the only item available to take)
Setzer's inventory is now empty.
Heckz, well played. You were unable to defend against such an attack, meaning your item has been taken away.
How crazy!!, well done for losing!
Could've been a lot crazier... had Setzer knocked off the medieval warrior for a 2nd time and eliminated him from the tournament, there was at least one other player down to their final life, and they would've gotten an offer to attack. And if Setzer had won that, he would've had one hell of a stat line: a perfect 5-0 in battles + 2 PvP eliminations with the worst possible equipment. Then, Setzer would've kamikazed one of two possible players in an auto-lose situation to see if either one of them would accept a free victory. =P
Heck, in future tournaments I think there ought to be a reward for such a feat... certain items like the gem may be designated as ultra-cursed. Any player who scores 3 or more PvP eliminations with only ultra-cursed items in their inventory should automatically qualify for the finals in recognition of their crazy achievements, and they would get the option to start with a fresh, clean, empty inventory for the finals if they wanted.
As you won the battle, you take the other players only item
..be careful, your nearly out of the game and have a very bad item now :(
The little guy thinks he can knock you out the game or could it save you? it's a gamble..
@Gobbo
Lazy Samurai (of class thief) replies:
!pickpocket
Tough luck! Obtained item 11: Potion! -2 to players roll!
@rollthedice
Shake shake shake, you roll the 6-sided die.
You rolled a 3.
KICK ASS!
Dice Roll : 3
Item : +2 Grub
Item : -2 potion
Remaining lives: 3
Nice win..just :)
You may continue to next Stage when available
After finally getting his ass kicked by the medieval warrior, Setzer dozed off for a while. When he woke up, the effects of his drinking had worn off. Setzer surveyed the area and recognized the politician that needed to be permanently compromised. Setzer walked up to the politician and when the politician challenged him to an intelligence contest, Setzer simply flashed his fixed dice...
"These dice are more intelligent than you."
🎵 @rollthedice ... (Come on!) It's paradise! 🎵
🎵 But if you fail... you lose a life! 🎵
(I'm a just passin' by...)
Shake shake shake, you roll the 6-sided die.
You rolled a 5.
IBT result: 5 (PASS)
Under FF6 formulas:
2 x 2 (current stage/level) x 5 (system roll) x 5 x 5 x 5 x 5 (Setzer's fixed dice) = 12,500 damage -- capped at 9999.
Politician terminated.
(What's left of him on the ground?... A head, some internal organs, some squished flesh, a few intact bones, lots of bone fragments and dust...)
Haha nice - Psssst don't forget you can buy a dagger at the item shop (it may disappear later).
You may proceed to next Stage when ready :)
I just did; please check the item shop post.
The Hoff tentatively rolls the dice.
@rollthedice
Shake shake shake, you roll the 6-sided die.
You rolled a 5.
Yeah, Baby!
In your face villager!
Sweet! man the Hoff is one lucky dude.
You may continue to the next Stage when your ready :)
Goxie slaps him down with a straw man! @rollthedice
Shake shake shake, you roll the 6-sided die.
You rolled a 3.
Nice you just made it.
Continue to next stage when ready :)
Phew, lots to catch up on! Didn't realise you were on stage 4!
Poopy is tired and wants to sleep, but the local leader dude won't let him. The only way to solve this problem is to shrink this dude to the size of a fly!
@rollthedice
@rollthedice ?
Shake shake shake, you roll the 6-sided die.
You rolled a 4.
Seems like it worked all out, no more lives lost
Dumbledude tries to use his spells to influence the upcoming discussion. If nothing works out, nobody will know where the guy got lost... @rollthedice
Shake shake shake, you roll the 6-sided die.
You rolled a 6.
Green Warlord stands up straight, takes a sip of his flask, clears his throat, and issues forth a deep baritone:
"Every rose has It's thorn
Just like every night has It's dawn
Just like every cowboy sings a sad, sad song
Every rose has It's thorn..."
Be excellent to each other, and Party On Dudes
@rollthedice
Shake shake shake, you roll the 6-sided die.
You rolled a 2.
Roll of 2, +1 for dagger, +1 for Ingot = 4.
Obviously Bill and Ted had it right, Poison = meaning of life. Another "w" for Green Warlord.
Inventory
Life points
STAGE TWO IS CLOSED -I will pay out winners shortly (might be couple days wait, but will come :)) well done all.
After a long sleep and almost forgetting about the question he-man wakes up.
@rollthedice
Shake shake shake, you roll the 6-sided die.
You rolled a 1.
Then he sees the final comment and realises he is too late :(
Haha no worries mate - yeah unfortunately it just closed today anyways
...Nice pic though :)