Hunger Games: Session 18

[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... but you might get a surprise if you do!
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: YOU

[idolpro]

There's you up ahead. But you're standing here. . . ?

You're calling to you.

You must choose any one trait and attempt a roll for that trait:
5+: You resist your double's call. Gain 1 in a trait of your choice.
0-4: You reach out. It smiles wide, wider than your mouth could ever smile, and takes you by the wrist—it drags you, reaching in with its other hand to pull something out of you. Your soul? Is that what that was. . . ?

Cut all stats in half, or reduce 2 stats to 0.

EVENT!! JUST AN ILLUSION

[idolpro]

You attempt to pass near the Forest's Edge, but somehow, you don't quite manage. In fact, you're not sure where you are anymore. Everything seems to be falling apart around you. Your life, your relationships, your dreams, your ambitions...

And eventually, you fall straight through the floor and out of reality.

Everyone in or entering the Forest's Edge or attempting to exit any adjacent zone must make the following Adaptability roll:

1-6: You cannot find relief. Does such a thing exist? If it does, do you exist enough to claim it?

Take 3 damage. You are afflicted by Disassociation (Mental), causing you to lose 3 in all stats. You cannot leave the area you are in, and must retry this event to do so.

7-9: You must exist. You have to. Even if the world around you isn't real, it's there and you exist in it. Maybe you'll never find relief, maybe everything will always be broken, but you remember you fell down - so you can always climb back up, right? ...Right?

Take 5 damage. You are afflicted by Existential Dread (Mental), causing you to lose 2 in all stats.

10+: Of course you fucking exist, that's dumb. How can something be "not real" if you experienced it???? Oh look at me I have a degree in philosophy nak nak nak we're all just actors on stage or figures in an artist's painting or some stupid metaphor like that WoOoOoOoW

(That's what you sound like.)

Take 1 damage. Gain Who Is Real? (Mental), which lowers your Power and Agility by 2, but grants you 1 Adaptability and the knowledge that you can't just "fall out of reality" like what does that even mean you've just been standing here staring at trees this whole time

Re: FOREST'S EDGE

[at_heart]

[ —Okay. Okay, this is definitely all bleeding together, it's starting to just feel like the strangest never-ending dream, but there's a few things he's sure of this time, and one of those is:

Statue goes first. After a quick search, but that's a 5, so nothing. He gets himself a few handfuls of seeds and a rock, then makes his way towards the statue.

POW 4, oof. ]

Re: FOREST'S EDGE

[at_heart]

[ ...back here, then. He got two statues down, and he's not feeling so hot, and it's — probably round 2, already. Vaguely feels like the last one went fast, too.

Hasn't even seen anyone here. —But he can't be alone in the dome, can he...?

Pops Nightingale warily. ]

EVENT!! LONALD

[idolpro]

guess what

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: SHIFTING ROADS

[idolpro]

You realize that the scenery has... shifted around you, just slightly? Are these roads where you thought they were? Is the arena moving around, or just you? It's hard to say, and you don't quite end up where you expected.

You must attempt an Adaptability roll. If the result is 5 or more, you break out of the trance and gain 1 Adaptability. Otherwise, roll 3 dice to see where the Lost One leads you:
6: The WcDonald's.
4-5: The Clinic
2-3: The Swamp
0-1: The General Store

EVENT!! WE NEVER LOST CONTROL

[idolpro]

Thhe blob…. .

Everyone in or entering the Clinic or any other area under the effect of We Never Lost Control, make the following Speed check:

1-4: You manage to get the thing off of you, but it rapidly grows in size after feeding off of you. You've got to get out of here!

Take 3 damage and become afflicted with Flesheaten (Physical), decreasing Endurance by 2 and Power by 1. Flee to a random adjacent area.

IN ADDITION: If you flee to an area that does not already have We Never Lost Control active, this event becomes active in that area.

5-6: You manage to get the thing off of you, but once its on the ground it rears up for another attempt. You've got to get out of here!

Take 1 damage and become afflicted with Flesheaten (Physical), decreasing Endurance and Power by 1. Flee to a random adjacent area.

7-8: You manage to get the thing off of you and decide whether to throw it or run so you can lick your wounds.

Become afflicted with Flesheaten (Physical), decreasing Endurance and Power by 1. Choose an area to flee to or choose an area to throw the thing to. Throwing it removes We Never Lost Control from the current area, but activates it in the area it was sent to. If We Never Lost Control is already active in the chosen area, it moves to a random adjacent area (excluding the area it was just removed from if there is any other option).

9+: BIOHAZARD SUCCESSFULLY CONTAINED.

Remove We Never Lost Control from the current area.

Re: CLINIC

[at_heart]

[ Here from the swamp, and at least the gas in here doesn't also reek. Apparently being able to breathe (while feeling like he's on fire) is slightly preferable to the alternative. -1 POW, -1 AGI. And at 1 HP, so let's see what bullshit this place is gonna spring on him.

He knows there won't be any kind of medicine here, but he's gonna look anyway. Nightingale for a better look around — and he got an adp 11, so. Something for someone else to loot off his corpse in a minute, probably! ]

Re: CLINIC

[metafaliure]

[ ENTERS THE CLINIC. ]

Augh! This place is ALSO awful!

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: 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.

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: DEATH DUST

[idolpro]

This room is covered in a thick layer of dirt. You cough as it gets on your skin, and in your lungs.

You must attempt a Power roll:
6+: You shake it off. Gain 1 Power.
0-5: Something is wrong. Keep this effect. Take 1 point of damage each time you change rooms. Discard this card if an item card increases one of your traits, or if you enter the Forest's Edge, Mountain's Edge, or Abandoned Mines.

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. ]

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.
0-3: You escape into the underground sewers. Take 1 die of damage.

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. ]

Re: JUNKYARD

[metafaliure]

[ LOOKS AROUND... nobody here... ]

Just me?

[ pats her personal assistant :( ]

Oh, Mimimi. We're really in it now.

[ ITEM HUNT. rolled 12 (2, 2, 0, 1, 1, 0, 2, 0, 2, 2) ]

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: DEBRIS

[idolpro]

Tree branches and thorny vines suddenly fall from above.

You must attempt an Agility roll:
3+: You dodge the debris. Gain 1 Agility.
1-2: You're buried in debris. Take 1 die of physical damage.
0: You're buried in debris. Take 2 dice of physical damage.
Buried characters can either get someone else to try and free them (4+ for a success) or free themselves, at the cost of 2 Power.

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!! DEATH CHAMBER

[idolpro]

While exploring the mountains, you fall into a pit. Could it be...the Death Chamber?! The doors are quickly closing - you've got to get out while you can!

Everyone entering or attempting to exit Mountain's Edge or Abandoned Mines must make the following Agility roll:

1-7: You do not escape the Death Chamber before the doors close shut. Now, there's only one way out.

If you are alone in the Death Chamber, you can only escape with a successful Power or Agility roll of 8+. For every roll you fail, lose 1 HP.

If at any point you are in the Death Chamber with a non-unit member, then instead of rolling you must kill them to escape. Only one idol may leave the Death Chamber per death in the chamber. Every comment made in the Death Chamber while a valid target is present but not engaged in combat results in the loss of 1 HP due to the Death Chamber's natural deadliness.

8+: You escape the Death Chamber, but the doors painfully crush a limb as you escape. It hurts tremendously, but mostly you can't stop thinking about the Death Chamber, and also strange imaginary conversations with your friends regarding escaping from it.

Take 5 damage. The Death Chamber still softly calls, like a nearly forgotten song of childhood.

IN ADDITION:

You may choose to not attempt to escape the Death Chamber, which will avoid risking damage but will result in being trapped in the Death Chamber (the only way out of there is death).

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. While in this area, Aibou are granted 2 points to be allocated to any stat, and Heart Weapons gain +2 dice.

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. ]

Re: ABANDONED MINES

[skyshard]

[ ok I'm here again like this is the new HSS DORM (and he actually prefers that other one compare to this.)

Looking for items: ADP 7 ]

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: 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.

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: 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 items, and discard. Gain 1 Adaptability.

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: CHILDREN

[idolpro]

You see them in the corner of your vision, whisperlaughing as they run away. When you look back, there's something that wasn't there before.

Roll Adaptability:
4+: Draw an item card.
0-3: It's a snake! Roll Agility to dodge. 5 to clear, anything lower is [5 - roll result] points of damage.

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: ROTTEN

[idolpro]

There's a truly awful sewer smell here, like... these are literally the sewers. Are you really that surprised

You must attempt an Endurance roll:
5+: Troubling odors, nothing more. Gain 1 Endurance.
2-4: Lose 1 Power.
1: Lose 1 Power and 1 Agility.
0: You double over with nausea. Lose 1 Power, 1 Agility, 1 Adaptability, and 1 Endurance.

ZONE DESTRUCTIONS

[idolpro]

DESTROYED: CONSTRUCTION AREA

[idolpro]

[ The ground rumbles everywhere, possibly knocking some people down their feet. The Construction Area 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]

BAD END=DEAD END: Cool Motive, Still Murder (Amnesia Edition)

[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: Cool Motive, Still Murder: Amnesia Edition has died. ]

MESSAGES

[idolpro]

Re: MESSAGES

[idolpro]

Hey, cute idols! Is everything spicy enough for your liking? No?

Let's go out with a bang! Or a whimper. We'll make sure you look good for the cameras.