RATATOSKR

[soulping]

[You step into a very comfy, cozy room! A log fire is burning in the hearth, protected by a metal grate patterned with silver rose briars. In the center of the room is a glass table, surrounded by comfy chairs and couches in your team’s color. There is a window, but it’s completely fogged over . . . from the outside.

At the start of the game you’ll find the following items on top of the table:

- a sealed envelope labelled “Instructions.”
- a large glass orb containing 15 team-colored gems. This is in the very center of the table, and cannot be moved, broken, or tampered with in any way. A plaque at the bottom reads “Bank.”
- 6 indestructible cards, currently blank.
- 3 grooves in the glass, each just the right size for you to slot one of those cards into.]

Comments

INSTRUCTIONS

[soulping]

Each team starts with a hand of six cards and 15 points in the bank. At the start of each subsequent round, three new cards will be added to the teams’ hands.

Cards have a point value of between 1 and 10.

Teams may play no less than 1 but no more than 3 cards per round. Each card must target a different team, unless it is Paired. If a team refuses to play, two cards will be randomly selected from their hand and played against them.

Cards only affect one person unless explicitly stated otherwise. Effects will last at least until endgame unless explicitly stated otherwise.

If two teams target each other with Attack Cards in the same round, both cards are negated. You cannot target the same team twice in a row.

There are 3 types of cards!
Defense Cards
Attack Cards - Successful attacks are how you earn points!
Paired Cards - Cards of this type can only be played alongside another Attack Card.

Once per round, a team may also:
Discard their hand and draw six cards from the deck. (5 points)
Buy a lottery ticket. (3 points)
Buy a shield that protects them from all damage for one round. (25 points)

QUESTIONS

[soulping]

[If you need Nyssa's attention, HOLLA HERE.]

ROUND 1

[soulping]

Bank: 15
Hand:
SPIRIT. (5) Sudden and inexplicable transformation into some animal or creature.

RIBBIT. (1) The irresistible urge to ribbit like a frog after every third word.

DIFFUSE. [PAIRED.] (x2 point value of the Attack Card.) Costs 3 points to play; can only be played in conjunction with another Attack Card. This card diffuses an attack between all members of the targeted team.

SILENCE. (4) Speak no evil. Or anything at all — those afflicted with Silence cannot make a sound.

OVERCHARGE. (4) Hypersensitivity to touch.

MINI. (5) Suddenly and inexplicably 60cm tall.

DISCUSSION

[soulping]

Re: DISCUSSION

[cosmetician]

[im gonna regret playing two idiots in this game]

Hmm....

Re: DISCUSSION

[secretofthefox]

[looking over the cards]

...Hmm, some of these could be worse...

SUBMIT

[soulping]

[Copypaste the whole card (including title, points value, and effect!) here, along with who you're targeting!]

Re: SUBMIT

[glorifiedtrash]

TARGET: Amalthea
MINI. (5) Suddenly and inexplicably 60cm tall. + DIFFUSE. [PAIRED.] (x2 point value of the Attack Card.) Costs 3 points to play; can only be played in conjunction with another Attack Card. This card diffuses an attack between all members of the targeted team.

TARGET: Tiamat
SILENCE. (4) Speak no evil. Or anything at all — those afflicted with Silence cannot make a sound.

RESULTS

[soulping]

Re: RESULTS

[infiniteregress]

[The following cards appear on the outside of your window, visible despite the fog! As soon as they do, the afflictions begin to take hold . . . ]

SHADOW. (10) Those under the effects of Shadow will feel a presence at their back, visible but intangible, whispering for all to hear — their Shadow, built of all of their repressed thoughts and desires

SPIRIT. (5) Sudden and inexplicable transformation into some animal or creature.

((OOC: Unless explicitly stated otherwise, only one person per card will be afflicted! For example, if you find that one HICCUPS! card has been played against you, one teammate will begin hiccuping uncontrollably! If one HICCUPS! and one JELLY LEGS! have been played against you, one will be hiccuping and another will have a sudden case of very wobbly legs. Decide between yourselves who takes what.))

Re: RESULTS

[cosmetician]

[okay but can i claim spirit]

ROUND 2

[soulping]

Bank: 11
Hand:

SPIRIT. (5) Sudden and inexplicable transformation into some animal or creature.

RIBBIT. (1) The irresistible urge to ribbit like a frog after every third word.

OVERCHARGE. (4) Hypersensitivity to touch.

SPITE. [PAIRED.] This card ensures that the effect of an Attack Card goes through, even if the point damage is blocked. Nullified by Shield and defense cards.

ITCHING POWDER. (1) Suddenly and inexplicably itching powder.

REWIND. (6) Physical and mental deage.

DISCUSSION

[soulping]

Re: DISCUSSION

[cosmetician]

[MEOW]

Re: DISCUSSION

[secretofthefox]

Spite feels kind of useless...

Re: DISCUSSION

[killerfields]

Y'know, I kind of want to try one of those lottery tickets.

Does anyone have any objections to that?

SUBMIT

[soulping]

Re: SUBMIT

[glorifiedtrash]

TARGET: Epona
SPIRIT. (5) Sudden and inexplicable transformation into some animal or creature. + SPITE. [PAIRED.] This card ensures that the effect of an Attack Card goes through, even if the point damage is blocked. Nullified by Shield and defense cards.

TARGET: Gulgallana
REWIND. (6) Physical and mental deage.

PURCHASE: 1 Buy a lottery ticket. (3 points)

RESULTS

[soulping]

Re: RESULTS

[soulping]

[The following cards appear on the outside of your window, visible despite the fog! As soon as they do, the afflictions begin to take hold . . . ]

SPIRIT. (5) Sudden and inexplicable transformation into some animal or creature.

SHATTER. (10) Complete amnesia.

FREEZE. (9) Enclosed, fully conscious, in a block of ice that will take one full round to thaw. The afflicted will not suffocate.

((OOC: Unless explicitly stated otherwise, only one person per card will be afflicted! For example, if you find that one HICCUPS! card has been played against you, one teammate will begin hiccuping uncontrollably! If one HICCUPS! and one JELLY LEGS! have been played against you, one will be hiccuping and another will have a sudden case of very wobbly legs. Decide between yourselves who takes what.))

ROUND 3

[soulping]

Bank: -11
Hand:

ENSHROUDMENT. (6) Invisibility hallucination. The afflicted can no longer see their teammates.

BRIAR. If successfully played against a team that targeted you, both teams will lose half of the Attack Card’s value. The Attack Card’s effect will be nullified.

MIRROR WRITING. (3) The afflicted will only be able to speak backwards, until they are affected by another card.

RIBBIT. (1) The irresistible urge to ribbit like a frog after every third word.

OVERCHARGE. (4) Hypersensitivity to touch.

ITCHING POWDER. (1) Suddenly and inexplicably itching powder.

DISCUSSION

[soulping]

Re: DISCUSSION

[secretofthefox]

[Whelp, imma fox.]

SUBMIT

[soulping]

RESULTS

[soulping]