Castle Game: ☆ZRAEL

[idolpro]

[Suddenly, you hear the wailing of a horn. Outside, tension is turning to panic. You can't see anything, but you can hear people gathering up their things, sobbing in fear or speaking in harsh whispers. A lone voice calls from the distance:

The enemy approaches!

Upon the map, an unfamiliar geography appears -- several small nations, clustered together. Outside of them, an endless sea of enemy forces, identified only by a symbol of a cracked skull. Each of the small nations is marked with a flag in one unit's colour, and a tiny model of a castle.

You are at war. How will you protect your people and yourself?


(Rules & questions are here. Cleo is your gamerunner!)

Comments

ROUND ONE

[idolpro]

[As of now, each nation's castle bears the same shape: a tiny, crumbling wooden castle, with an unwalled courtyard full of tents. Above each one hovers the number 0.]

DISCUSSION

[idolpro]

[Discuss your decision here.

Decisions must be turned in by 7:45pm PST!]

Re: DISCUSSION

[avestan]

...Well. What do you guys wanna do?

Re: DISCUSSION

[rollplayinghouse]

[after a moment of consideration]

...There are at least three units we'd be alright stealing from, right? As long as people don't go at us too hard that should be enough to keep us safe. Maybe just steal from one to start, and see what happens...?

Re: DISCUSSION

[carnivorouscarnival]

We should obviously steal. Though if we go too crazy with it, everyone'll treat us like fair game—if they weren't already doing that.

Re: DISCUSSION

[rollplayinghouse]

[a tired sigh]

Well, I guess it was about time for a game like this.

DECISION

[idolpro]

[You have 3 bundles of materials with which to build up your castle. Your options are:

• Use your own materials, remaining neutral.


• Gift some your materials to another unit.


• Steal from another unit.

You may gift some or all of your materials, and may divide your gifts between more than one unit. You may steal from up to three units per round. You may not gift and steal in the same round. Any materials in your possession at the end of the round will be used to improve your castle's defense level.

The enemy will arrive after 3 rounds.]

Re: DECISION

[avestan]

Stealing from BARiTONES

ROUND TWO

[idolpro]

[As everyone's decisions are made, the castle models on the map change. The current castle levels are:

LiliS - level 1
sensitIV - level 3
pep!pep! - level 0
Taisho Roman Revolution - level 2
BAD END=DEAD END - level 6
future is now - level 5
WILD CITY - level 8
☆ZRAEL - level 2
Heart Soldier Senshi - level 4
AlcheME! - level 3
avante en garde - level 2
BARiTONES - level 5

WILD CITY has mid-size castle with rough stone walls. Their courtyard is full of wooden buildings.

BAD END=DEAD END, future is now, Heart Soldier Senshi, & BARiTONES have small castles with wooden walls. Their courtyards are full of shacks.

LiliS, sensitIV, pep!pep!, Taisho Roman Revolution, ☆ZRAEL, AlcheME!, & avante en garde have tiny, crumbling wooden castles. Their courtyards have no walls, and consist only of tents.

Your castle is level 2. Outside, the citizens have passed through fear and into fury. There are hands banging at the door, and angry voices:

Who needs such useless lords?! We'll take this into our own hands!]

DISCUSSION

[idolpro]

[Discuss your decision here.

Decisions must be turned in by 9:00pm PST!]

Re: DISCUSSION

[avestan]

Whoa, WILD CITY went all in...

Re: DISCUSSION

[carnivorouscarnival]

How the fuck do you even get that high in round one??

Re: DISCUSSION

[rollplayinghouse]

...Apparently. And what is pep!pep! doing...?

[shakes her head]

We have to steal more this time. This time BARiTONES, LiLiS and Taisho?

Re: DISCUSSION

[stakesthesame]

[ uhhHHHHHHHH ]

-- oh crud, uh.

Re: DISCUSSION

[avestan]

I wonder who stole from us. It must've been two, right? BARiTONES and one other.

DECISION

[idolpro]

[You have 3 bundles of materials with which to build up your castle. Your options are:

• Use your own materials, remaining neutral.


• Gift some your materials to another unit.


• Steal from another unit.

You may gift some or all of your materials, and may divide your gifts between more than one unit. You may steal from up to three units per round. You may not gift and steal in the same round. Any materials in your possession at the end of the round will be used to improve your castle's defense level.

The enemy will arrive after 2 rounds.]

Re: DECISION

[rollplayinghouse]

Steal from BARiTONES, LiLiS and Taisho.

ROUND THREE

[idolpro]

[As everyone's decisions are made, the castle models on the map change. The current castle levels are:

LiliS - level 8
sensitIV - level 8
pep!pep! - level 0
Taisho Roman Revolution - level 10
BAD END=DEAD END - level 4
future is now - level 9
WILD CITY - level 8
☆ZRAEL - level 8
Heart Soldier Senshi - level 4
AlcheME! - level 8
avante en garde - level 8
BARiTONES - level 9

Taisho Roman Revolution has a large, elaborate castle with smooth masonry walls. Their courtyard is full of sturdy stone & timber buildings.

LiliS, sensitIV, future is now, WILD CITY, ☆ZRAEL, AlcheME!, avante en garde, & BARiTONES have mid-size castles with rough stone walls. Their courtyards are full of wooden buildings.

BAD END=DEAD END & Heart Soldier Senshi have small castles with wooden walls. Their courtyards are full of shacks.

pep!pep! has a tiny, crumbling wooden castle. Their courtyard has no walls, and consists only of tents.

Your castle is level 8. Outside, the citizens are nervous but no longer panicked. You can hear them, muttering to eachother:

It could be alright… couldn't it? Maybe…]

DISCUSSION

[idolpro]

[As discussion begins, your characters receive an alert. The message on your phone simply says:

DANGER ROUND

Discuss your decision here.

Decisions must be turned in by 10:20pm PST!]

Re: DISCUSSION

[avestan]

[what the fuck is pep!pep! doing]

Re: DISCUSSION

[rollplayinghouse]

[...]

Re: DISCUSSION

[rollplayinghouse]

So we started with 5, stole three, and ended up with 8... maybe no one stole from us, but it's more likely we stole a gift and made up for it.

[sigh]

...Should we steal two...? Baritones and LiLiS?

DECISION

[idolpro]

[You have 3 bundles of materials with which to build up your castle. Your options are:

• Use your own materials, remaining neutral.


• Gift some your materials to another unit.


• Steal from another unit.

You may gift some or all of your materials, and may divide your gifts between more than one unit. You may steal from up to three units per round. You may not gift and steal in the same round. Any materials in your possession at the end of the round will be used to improve your castle's defense level.

The enemy will arrive after this round.]

Re: DECISION

[avestan]

Stealing from BARiTONES and LiliS

RESULTS

[idolpro]

[The enemy has arrived. Your castle is level 15.

Outside, you hear the screaming of orders and the rattling of armour as soldiers run to and fro, enacting their defense plan.

Reinforce the gate!

Ready, and… fire!

That's it, men! Let's show them what we can do!

For our lords!

After awhile, there's mostly silence. Then, shouts of victory! Your castle has withstood the enemy's attack. Your people are safe, and so are you.

You may now move to endgame.]