Gulgallana

[soulping]

[ Suddenly you find yourself on top of a large, team-colored tower -- the ones in the center of the lake, to be precise. Inspecting closer you’ll find that the tower is actually made of removable blocks: large, brittle candy blocks.

Looking around you, all of the other teams’ towers are visible to you, in a circle around the wide lake. But although you can make out the number of blocks in each tower and which team they belong to, it is impossible to yell between towers. Huh.

On top of your platform is a set of three objects on a table, with a sign that says “Eat one and win!”: a Jawbreaker, some Peanut Brittle, and a small cup of Whipped Cream.

There are no handrails or edges, and if you peer over the side, you can see that your tower is standing in a lake made of jello. . . ]

Comments

ROUND 1

[soulping]

ITEMS:

JAWBREAKER: cause two random blocks to be shaken out of an enemy’s tower, and a 1 in 3 chance of them losing a random block the next turn (roll a 3 on a d3)
WHIPPED CREAM: become disoriented, losing the ability to decide what blocks you pick for one round. Effects stack if multiples are played on the same team; does not affect special attacks.
PEANUT BRITTLE: removes two blocks of your choosing from an enemy’s tower.

Discussion

[soulping]

Re: Discussion

[debate_avenger]

Well then, let's see... Speaking logically, the goal is to try to remove the top of the tower piece by piece, but attack items will mess things up. Especially the peanut brittle.

Re: Discussion

[beathach]

Huh . . .

[this is surprisingly strategical]

Re: Discussion

[cihuatlatoani]

Why would one wish to break their own jaw?

Turn-In

[soulping]

[ please select blocks based on their number; the numbers are on the spreadsheet provided. Ex: 10.1, 3.3, etc ]

[ Add any special items here too! ]

Re: Turn-In

[debate_avenger]

3.2, 10.1.

No special items this round.

ROUND 2

[soulping]

RESULTS

[soulping]

Blocks 3.2 and 10.1 are removed!

- With a RUMBLE, blocks 2.3 and 6.2 fall from your tower. Jawbreaker earthquake!
- With a wet PLOP, white sticky whipped cream covers your...everything. You lose the ability to select your blocks for ONE round.

Discussion

[soulping]

Re: Discussion

[debate_avenger]

This isn't good at all. Time to attack, then: Dawon seems the most vulnerable right now, should we take care of them?

Re: Discussion

[naturen]

[ Well, there was a whole bunch of JIGGLIN' and then a bunch of whipped cream from nowhere... ]

U-Uwah...! It's so sticky...

[ You can't tell whether she hates this... or enjoys it. ]

Re: Discussion

[beathach]

[just . . . sighs]

Re: Discussion

[cihuatlatoani]

[Montage sighs, shaking her head.]

I shall need a bath, later.

Turn-In

[soulping]

Re: Turn-In

[debate_avenger]

Whipped cream makes us unable to choose blocks.

We'll use the Whipped Cream on Dawon and the Jawbreaker on Epona. The Jawbreaker's all yours, Ren.

...Now if we can find our whipped cream to eat in this mess, we're set.

ROUND 3

[soulping]

RESULTS

[soulping]

- With a final RUMBLE, block 1.2 disappears in the last of the jawbreaker earthquake from the previous round.
- With a RUMBLE, blocks 5.2 and 6.1 fall off of your tower. Jawbreaker earthquake!
- The whipped cream makes blocks 8.1 and 4.2 disappear, but you are no longer disoriented.
- With a wet PLOP, whipped cream lands on you AGAIN, leaving you unable to select blocks for ONE round.

Jfc your tower is on its LAST LEGS.

Discussion

[soulping]

Re: Discussion

[beathach]

. . . how are we still . . . ?

[WOW, KYRIAKOS. WOW]

Re: Discussion

[debate_avenger]

Oh for...

[Siiigh.]

Okay, who do we want to take with us?

Re: Discussion

[debate_avenger]

...Hm. There is an alternative option, actually...

We could theoretically use the peanut brittle on ourselves, to try to help reduce the imbalance. We would be able to control which blocks to remove that way.

Turn-In

[soulping]

ROUND 4 - FINAL ROUND

[soulping]

RESULTS

[soulping]

- The whipped cream causes blocks 7.3 and 9.2 to fall from your tower, but you are no longer disoriented.
- With a wet PLOP, more whipped cream as if adding insult to injury.
- With a CRACK, blocks 5.3 and 4.3 turn into peanut brittle and disappear.

Your tower FALLS. You gently slow fall down into the great jello below you, and get to enjoy swimming around in it until you feel slowly drawn back to the picnic tables....