Hunger Games: Session 15

[idolpro]

[ You find yourself in your respective unit's zone, with a mini-map on your phone, as well as your objectives:


Kill as many competitors as you can.
Destroy zones by breaking their statues.
Not enough action = We start killing you :)

Underneath the objectives is the number of revivals you have left, as well as whatever miscellaneous details about scoring points—killing a unitmate results in negative points, five units will be healed at most, etc.

The starting horn sounds. Let the games begin. ]

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FOREST'S EDGE

[idolpro]

[ Though only part of the forest can be accessed before hitting the invisible wall, LiliS' area has enough foliage to get lost in, if you wanted to hide. However, you'll want to be on the lookout—it feels like there's something distinctly alive in these woods. Maybe dozens of somethings...

Speaking of dozens of somethings, if you look around, you'll surprisingly be able to find any number of any kind of plant seed here, even if it's not suitable for the environment. Huh.

A river runs through the forest, going into the direction of the swamp.

In the center clearing, there's a wooden statue that stretches out to the sky, looking like a beacon for anyone who's lost their way. (20HP)

No matter where you are, it seems like the vines are constantly trying to trip you up. Non-Rapunzel users lose 2 Agility in this zone.

You can go northeast to the Clinic, or follow the river southeast to the Swamp/Park, or you can go south to the Mountain's Edge. Or, you can uncover the manhole and escape into the sewers. ]

EVENT: WEBS

[idolpro]

Casually you reach up to brush some webs aside... but they won't brush away. They cling.

You must attempt a Power roll:
4+ You break free. Gain 1 Power.
0-3: You're stuck.
Stuck characters can either get someone else to try and free them (4+ for a success) or free themselves, at the cost of 2 speed.

Re: FOREST'S EDGE

[childeishly]

[ slides on in here. ] Xiansheng~

Re: FOREST'S EDGE

[childeishly]

[ ducking back into the sewers. ]

CLINIC

[idolpro]

[ In this zone is a run-down clinic. It really speaks to how rural this area must be, or at least how old this clinic must be, because there are only two rooms: the waiting room and the doctor's office. Besides that, the windows are plentiful and tall, so it's a little hard to hide in this area.

Weirdly, there doesn't seem to be anything available here to treat anyone—no first aid equipment at all?—but there is a vending machine. Press any button on it and you'll get a Sn〇〇er's bar. Because you're not you when you're hungry.

In the inner room is a statue with a plush exterior. It almost looks taxidermied. It's kind of … creepy. But it's kind of … cute? (20HP)

A strange gas emits from the clinic seemingly at all times—it's hard to tell where the source is. One thing's for sure, though: standing in the gas makes you feel like you're on fire, though you can logically tell there's no damage happening to you. Those who don't have the "become so Numb" effect lose 2 of a random stat (can be spread out) while in this zone.

You can go southwest to the Forest's Edge, south to the Swamp/Park, southeast to the Junkyard, or northeast to the Water Park. Or, you can uncover the manhole and escape into the sewers. ]

EVENT: ESCAPE

[idolpro]

You're suddenly filled with the keen fear that something is going to happen. The place is going to cave in, you're going to be trapped. You have to get out of here.

Each character in the Clinic, Abandoned Mines, WcDonald's, and General Store must roll Endurance:
4+: You stay where you are.
0-2: You escape into the underground sewers. Take 1 die of damage.

EVENT!! SPRINGTIME SYNDROME

[idolpro]

You hear a robotic voice make an announcement:

"Level 2 Security Alert Confirmed. Clinic Patient Defense and Retainment System activated."

After that, you hear the whirring of machinery nearby...you'd better get ready to run!


All characters in, entering, or exiting the Clinic (C Tier: or any adjacent area) must roll the following Endurance check:

1-6: The turrets fire rapidly at you, and you are unable to dodge or resist the effects of the various drugs pumped into your bloodstream.

Take 3 damage. You are afflicted by Chemical Lethargy (Mental), become almost unbearably tired, and lose 4 Speed.

7-10: The turrets fire rapidly at you. You cannot dodge but do manage to resist some of the effects of the various drugs pumped into your bloodstream.

Take 3 damage. You are afflicted by Chemical Lethargy (Mental), become strangely fatigued, and lose 2 Speed.

11+: The turrets fire rapidly at you, but you manage to dodge most of them and what little you're injected with hardly affects you.

You are afflicted by Lapse (Mental), become strangely fatigued, and lose 1 point in all non-Speed stats.

Re: CLINIC

[childeishly]

[ sliding on in here and wringing his clothes out. ]

Re: CLINIC

[childeishly]

[ i'm back, bitch, searching for an item with 9! ]

Re: CLINIC

[childeishly]

[ YEETED straight into the vending machine! which pops out a snickers. going to cram that into his mouth and take a quick look around. it seems just as dead a the last time he was here, so he's reluctantly heading to the water park... ]

Re: CLINIC

[childeishly]

[ from the gas filled swamp... ]

WATER PARK

[idolpro]

[ The water park might be a little too shabby. It consists primarily of a swimming pool, a couple slip 'n slides on the grass, a few hoses that reach anywhere in the zone, and a fire sprinkler hallway (with the water always on and blasting) that leads to the changing room.

At least there are fashionable slip-proof crocs available in the changing area. But, with how much water there is on the ground, it'd be pretty bad if someone messed with the temperature, or dropped an exposed wire and electrified the whole zone…

Near the pool is a lifeguard's stand, and on top of it, a statue with a whistle. (20HP)

The clouds are dark in this area, taking away what sunlight exists—and, perhaps more importantly, lowering the temperature here to an impossibly chilly degree. It's hard to move with how cold it is. Those in an area unaffected by Thermo-Dynamic lose 2 Agility in this zone.

You can go southwest to the Clinic, south to the Junkyard, southeast to the Construction Site, or northeast to the School. Or, you can uncover the manhole and escape into the sewers. ]

EVENT: CHARITY

[idolpro]

There's a box set out that says "alms for the poor!" Poor who? Regardless, it promises that something good will befall you later if you put something in, and maybe you're feeling lucky?

If you don't have any items, this event affects the nearest explorer with an item.

Choose one of your item cards, and discard. Gain 1 Adaptability.

SCHOOL

[idolpro]

[ When you enter this zone, the school gates close behind you. You're now, for better or worse, in the schoolyard, where it looks like there's some sort of outdoor club presentation day or something.

There are a number of pamphlets everywhere here, each pamphlet with a simple fill-in-the-blank form:

Contract: I will protect _____ Reward: _____ Punishment: _____ x_____	Contract: I will fight and/orcircle one kill _____ Reward: _____ Punishment: _____ x_____
Contract: I will _____ Reward: _____ Punishment: _____ x_____	Contract: I will not _____ Reward: _____ Punishment: _____ x_____

There are also pens, pencils, and brushes all available, though, you know. If you're desperate for a signature, blood will do.

The school statue—a majestic, historical-looking person in a hakama—stands in the middle of the school courtyard. (20HP)

The school gates lock from the inside with an odd unlocking mechanism: you must win a brief game of Concentration shown on the gate's screen to get out. By brief, it is brief—blink and you'll miss them showing the cards to you. Non-Photographic Memory users must roll 5 or higher on Adaptability to leave this zone.

You can go southwest to the Water Park, or you can go south to the Construction Site. Or, you can uncover the manhole and escape into the sewers (you still have to unlock the manhole via Concentration though). ]

EVENT: SLIP SLIP SLIDE SURPRISE

[idolpro]

WOW WHAT A SURPRISING ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE WATER PARK. SLIP SLIP SLIDE WHAT A WATER RIDE DON'T YOU WANT TO GO TO THE WATER PARK NOW

The slide is established to be in this room now.
Attempt a Power roll to use the slide:
6+: You control the Slide. Put yourself in any area of the map.
0-5: You are put in the Water Park.
On later turns, anyone has the option to use the Slide.

CONSTRUCTION SITE

[idolpro]

[ This construction site is dangerous, even without any of the equipment being operable. There are two-by-fours and steel beams haphazardly placed, some erected already to start creating the skeleton of a new building.

They're surprisingly sturdy, though someone with a keen eye for weak points could easily collapse a support beam, which could work pretty well as either a distraction or a killing blow.

A menacing statue stands on a few wooden pallets. (20HP)

With all the construction going on, it's no wonder that the dust kicks up every time someone moves around, especially in a fight. Non-Hysmine Blessing users lose 2 Agility when fighting in this area.

You can go north to the School, northwest to the Water Park, southwest to the Junkyard, or you can go south to the General Store. Or, you can uncover the manhole and escape into the sewers. ]

Re: CONSTRUCTION SITE

[onemoreknight]

[ we're here at the deconstruction site and rolling 8s to search for item ]

JUNKYARD

[idolpro]

[ One man's trash is another man's treasure, they say—and the junkyard is full of treasures, if you consider big hunks of metal and destroyed cars and broken appliances to be just that. There isn't anything like a weapon here, but then, given the unit, isn't everything here actually a weapon?

Surprisingly, there are a few things that could start working if they were simply repaired. It looks like some owners just didn't bother.

On the top of one of the junk heaps is a metal statue of Ha〇〇〇ne M〇〇u. This isn't junk! (20HP)

There's actually a lot of useful junk here, if you find the right way to use it. Personal Assistants get 1 point toward any stat when Gadgeteered with items specifically from the Junkyard. This can be done twice.

You can go north to the Water Park, northeast to the Construction Site, southeast to the General Store, south to the Shopping Street, southwest to the Swamp/Park, or northwest to the Clinic. Or, you can uncover the manhole and escape into the sewers. ]

EVENT: CORNUCOPIA

[idolpro]

Just as you enter the zone, you see a large . . . literally cornucopia-shaped cornucopia. It's full of treasures, surely. You just need to get close enough...

Roll Agility:
10+: You know exactly what you're looking for, and you're locked on target. Get an item of your choosing.
4-9: You can get an item! Ping the gamerunner for an item.
0-3: oh no

You can roll for Cornucopia items up to 5 times. Every time you roll, +1 the requirements, e.g. second roll is 2 minimum to get a random item, 11+ to get an item of your choosing.

SWAMP/PARK

[idolpro]

[ With sparser trees in this swamp, it seems like a great place to make a park … not! The swamp water is knee-deep and also, more importantly, it's definitely infested with something in the waters!? But whatever, guess the town decided to put up a jungle gym here anyway! In order to get anywhere in this zone, you'll have to either wade through the swamp waters or climb the monkey bars. Pick your poison.

Interestingly, the animals do seem pretty intelligent, if not understanding of human language. Maybe they could even cooperate with a competitor they respect.

What's that!? Near the center of the swamp is a lion chimera…-like statue, which looks intimidating at first. Huh. False alarm. (20HP)

The only signs of life besides you resides in this swamp, and oh, the animals aren't friendly. Non-Primal Instinct (Name Pending) users must roll Endurance:

3+: They're intimidating, but none will approach unless aggressed. Still, you have to be cautious. Lose 2 points in Agility.
0-2: You aren't welcome here, and they can smell your fear. A number of circling birds swoop down to claw at you to show just how (un)welcome you are here! Lose 2HP.

You can go north to the Clinic, northeast to the Junkyard, southeast to the Shopping Street, south to the WcDonald's, southwest to the Mountain's Edge, or northwest to the Forest's Edge. Or, you can uncover the manhole and escape into the sewers. ]

EVENT: PHONE CALL

[idolpro]

Your smartphone rings. We'll be back after this commercial break.

Roll 2 dice. A pleasant robotic voice says:
4: "Congratulations! Here's a gift from the ad revenue!" Gain 1 item.
3: "This game is possible because of viewers like you! We're grateful to our fans who have always supported our idols..." Gain 1 Endurance.
1-2: ""This game is sponsored by Killshare..." Lose 1 Endurance.
0: "This game is sponsored by Raid: Shadow Legends..." Lose 1 die of Endurance.

MOUNTAIN'S EDGE

[idolpro]

[ You stand at the base of a mountain, beyond which the entrance to the abandoned mines stands. More intriguing, though, is how shaky the ground is here—you can feel tremors on the ground constantly, as though there's always a low-key earthquake going on here, and it's hard to keep your balance.

If only your feet didn't touch the ground, then it wouldn't matter, would it?

In front of the entrance to the abandoned mines is a tall statue of someone beautiful. No? You don't think so? (20HP)

Possibly as a result of the earthquake, there are rocks constantly falling from the mountaintop, especially when someone enters the zone. Upon entering this zone, non-Verticality users must roll Agility or Adaptability:

3+: You managed to dodge it, but the shakiness is really starting to get to you… Lose 2 points from any given stat.
0-2: Ouch! Direct hit! Lose 2HP.

You can go north to the Forest's Edge, northeast to the Swamp/Park, southeast to the WcDonald's, or go through the south entrance to the Abandoned Mines. Or, you can uncover the manhole and escape into the sewers. ]

EVENT: Secret Tunnel! Secret Tunnellllllll

[idolpro]

There, a strange gap in the wall or the foliage—where does it go?

There is a secret tunnel in this area. Roll 3 dice to find where it ends:
6: Any zone.
4-5: Either the General Store, the Shopping Street, WcDonald's, or the Swamp.
2-3: Either the Clinic, the School, the Forest's Edge, or the Water Park.
0-1: Either the Junkyard, the Mountain's Edge, the Construction Site, or the Abandoned Mines.
You can then use the secret passage at any time, from either end.

ABANDONED MINES

[idolpro]

[ Inside the mountain are the abandoned mines, though you only have access to the beginning cavern and a couple tunnels … possibly because these mines might be fucked? The main cavern is wayyy, waaaaaaay farther down than any of the exits, including the manhole, and it's too steep to climb back up. You can use any one of the minecarts though—just get into one and toss a rock to get the switch on and you'll be on your way!

Alternatively, you could get a friend to hit the switch and get you up.

Near the switch is the statue of a miner, except that looks more like a Henshin form. It works?? (20HP)

The minerals glittering in the walls fill you and your aibou with DETERMINATION. Aibou are granted 2 points to be allocated to any stat.

You can leave to the outside world in a couple ways: the north entrance, to the Mountain's Edge, or northeast through the secret tunnel to get to the … WcDonald's? Or, you can uncover the manhole and escape into the sewers. ]

EVENT: BEAM ME UP

[idolpro]

There's a beam of white light from above, and you find yourself in a new location when the light fades.

Your character is moved to a place of the runner's choosing.

WCDONALD'S

[idolpro]

[ It's everyone's beloved fast food restaurant, WcDonald's! Which of course means you've got access to the dining area, the food prep area, and also . . . .the jungle gym and ball pit.

It's fun. Plus, behind the food prep area (or in the depths of the ball pit) you can find every toy that MWcDonald's has ever made. This is definitely useful.

There's a Lonard Wcdonard statue in the middle of the dining area. Do you like clowns? (20HP)

This is the F U N Z O N E. In the F U N Z O N E, you may have to take certain risks, such as a giant flyswatter slapping you in the face for 2HP as soon as you enter the zone. Of course, if you had Foresight, you could easily avoid the flyswatter.

You can go southwest through the weird hole in the wall at the back of the food prep area to get to the Abandoned Mines, or northwest through a regular door to the Mountain's Edge, or north through the drive through to the Swamp/Park, or northeast through the back entrance to the Shopping Street. Or, you can uncover the manhole and escape into the sewers. ]

EVENT: CRACK

[idolpro]

The ground is looser here than it looks, and your ankles look pretty vulnerable.

Roll Speed:
4+: You break free. Gain 1 Agility.
1-3: Lose 1 Endurance.
0: Lose 1 Endurance and 1 Agility.

SHOPPING STREET

[idolpro]

[ Welcome to the Shopping Street! You can find anything and everything here—or at least, you can find the shop that would have it, if this world were fair and just and not just a simulacrum created for death games. Every shop is a street vendor with its own umbrella or tent, unattended by anyone. Somehow, though, they move—and all too abruptly, too: they shuffle one tent down to the side, or maybe two; they meet in the middle, tables and containers slamming into each other, like a particularly reckless Thousand Night Parade of inanimate objects dancing to an imaginary, militant tune.

Weirdly, while they all "sell" a variety of different things, they all have framed pictures of swords. Specifically swords. Could this be used for something?

The statue is always moving here, carried by the stalls moving back and forth and every which way. It seems to be of a military general, and has a framed picture of a sword. (20HP)

With all the hustle and bustle, the ground isn't safe. The only real place you can stand without getting crushed by the tables and wares are either the walls of the buildings that the Shopping Street occupies between, or the tops of the tents themselves. Non-Stability users must roll Agility every turn:

2+: You manage to get on top of one of the street vendors' tents, and your footing is solid … for now.
1: You can't keep yourself out of vendor traffic, either knocked down by a particularly tall street vendor tent or otherwise just losing your footing. Lose 1 turn to climbing back up.
0: You've been swept away by the shops. Roll a 1d12 to land in a different zone corresponding to the unit number: 1 is LiliS, 12 is BARiTONES.

You can escape southwest to the WcDonald's, northwest to the Swamp/Park, north to the Junkyard, or northeast to the General Store. Or, you can uncover the manhole and escape into the sewers. ]

EVENT: SOMETHING IN PLAIN SIGHT

[idolpro]

What's that? . . . Do you see something there?

If you want to try to figure out what's odd, roll Adaptability:
4+: There is something there—just behind the junk.
0-3: You can't figure it out, and that makes you a bit crazy. Lose 1 Endurance.

GENERAL STORE

[idolpro]

[ For being the only store in a building in this part of town, its empty shelves sure are disappointing. Still, you could hide behind the shelves if you needed?

There's only booze in the form of water bottles here. I mean, it's actually water in the form of water bottles, but is it really water around BARiTONES?

The statue is a cashier. Please put it out of its misery. (20HP)

Something broke that wasn't supposed to, and the whole store is filled with an odorless white gas. Breathing it in makes you feel sleepy ... Upon entering the General Store, roll Endurance every turn:

2+: You manage to resist the sleepiness. If you fell asleep, you manage to wake up. Lose 2 points in any stat once until you leave the area.
0-1: You're asleep. Lose 1 turn in the waking world. If you are in a BARiTONES dreamscape, lose 2 once as long as you're asleep, until you wake up again (and it will reset).

You can go southwest to the Shopping Street, northwest to the Junkyard, or north to the Construction Site. Or, you can uncover the manhole and escape into the sewers. ]

EVENT: SUPPLY DROP

[idolpro]

An item falls to you upon a sparkling parachute...

If "Charity" has occured, give the character the item that was handed in at that time. Otherwise, the runner randomly chooses an item for the player to recieve.

UNDERGROUND SEWERS

[idolpro]

[ You'd think this place was a maze, but it's actually just a wide, open space, with nothing to duck and hide behind. There are crisscrossings of railings everywhere so you can get to any ladder.

Before anyone asks, yeah, the smell in this place is absolutely rancid. The liquid underneath the railing looks straight up toxic-green and deadly, and … occasionally, when a rock drops into the acid, it hisses as it melts.

The acid will eat away at your clothes, your skin, and even your bones if you let it. Don't fall. Characters who fall into the acid lose either 1 stat point or 1 HP per comment. Without use of abilities, it takes three comments to climb the nearest ladder out of the acid.

You can take any of the ladders to the following: ]

Forest's Edge here	Clinic here	Water Park here	School here
Construction Site here	Junkyard here	Swamp/Park here	Mountain's Edge here
Abandoned Mines here	WcDonald's here	Shopping Street here	General Store here

EVENT!! IT'S ALIVE

[idolpro]

The acid begins to bubble more violently than you've ever seen, splishplashing up and up and hitting the railing . . . only, when it hits the railing, it stays there, congealing into some sort of bright-green slime monster. Uh oh.

Everyone in the Underground Sewers must make a Speed roll every time they enter the sewers:

10+: You make it to your next destination safely. Nothing to write home about.

4-9: The acid slime clings to your ankles, your shoes, your clothes. Take 2 damage and lose 2 Agility.

0-3: You are dragged into the acid by the slime. Roll 2 die of damage.

EVENTS

[idolpro]

PREVIEWS! :)

[idolpro]

ZONE DESTRUCTIONS

[idolpro]

WATER PARK DESTRUCTION

[idolpro]

[ The ground rumbles everywhere, possibly knocking some people down their feet. The Water Park has been destroyed. Everyone in this zone who was not within arm's reach of the statue must roll either Agility or Adaptability to get out safely.

Roll 10 to get to safety. Land in either an adjacent zone or the underground sewers if there is no adjacent zone.

(Those who participated in statue destruction for this zone do not have to roll. They are safe!)

The mini-map darkens that zone. It is no longer accessible. ]

DEATHS

[idolpro]

ENVIRONMENT - If you're havin' consultant problems [etc etc]

[idolpro]

[ As the idol takes their last breath, fireworks shoot up into the sky, exploding into their picture and idol name, there for all to see: If you're havin' consultant problems I feel bad for you, son, I got 99 problems, but Mora ain't one has died. ]