Hello (again, for most of you) and welcome to the triennial (or so) KING OF /QST/ TOURNAMENT! For those of you new to the tournament scene, this a celebration of some of /qst/’s best boys. It’s a successor to The great /QST/ Waifu Tournament of 2021 (https://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive/2022/5090023/) meant to bring together our curious little community of QMS and their players to select a lone exemplar to represent our board for a year! Alongside the QUEEN OF /QST/ (>>5997910, https://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive/2024/5997910/), the winner of this thread will be undeniable (read: argued-over-incessantly) god-emperor of all macho men and manimals until the next time someone feels like running one of these!In our preliminary thread (https://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive/2024/5961634/) we whittled down our contenders to a nice, manageable TOP TWELVE. Some are fresh-faced young men with terrible secrets of varying severity. Others are mutants, aliens, or mutant aliens. One is a robot, two are semi-domesticated animal, three are reptiles reptoids represent! at two are even ITALIAN-AMERICAN. It takes all types, I suppose. So, how about we make some (re) introductions?
Every anon’s crazy about a sharp-dressed man, but this contestant IS the suit. Specifically, he’s the AI core within a suit of futuristic power armour! It’s BETA from CORE OF STEEL! This badass blue-painted battle-mech houses a noble artificial soul, who despite his analytical approach to armed conflict, has a yearning for freedom, and the capacity for compassion—especially for his human pilot.(Plus, you have to respect an entrant who hacked himself into the contest late, and still crushed the preliminaries.)https://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive.html?searchall=core+of+steel
Who doesn’t love a lizardman in uniform? A little guy with a big heart, KIRO SKYESAKAL of VOIDSHIP BRIDGE SIMULATOR is anything but cold-blooded. In fact, he likes to cuddle! Orphaned by war and raised by humans, Kiro is a team player par excellence, a natural leader, and no slouch at battlefield management and athletic endeavour. I suppose with a shortened lifespan, every moment matters, and every connection is a dear memory worth giving it your all! Just don’t ask him to eat his leafy greens.https://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive.html?searchall=voidship
I think just about anyone with a respect for a history of this size and medium knows this cool cat: it’s TOM of RUBY QUEST… if that IS his real name!(It’s not, for the record)Famous for his MANLY PHYSQIUE and intentionally less famous for his teeny tiny t-rex arms hidden within his clothes, this big lug may be no good at puzzles, but he’s well-versed in the art of kicking ass! Whether it’s in a game or you meet him IRL, you’re going to want to keep an eye on this seasoned veteran of old campaigns. Remember: respect your elders!https://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=ruby
Clad in shining armour or in glimmering scales, there is n disguising a handsome mug like that of SIR REYNAULD… Not even if he might wish that he could at times, between his shameful and fallen House of Numitor and his gradual transformation into a mutant dragon-man. With that curse came many blessings, though: enough to form a small army of excitable kobolts, goblins, mimics, changelings, and even a buff autistic plague doctor waifu. As the protagonist of KOBOLT KLAN ADOPTION, this wandering knight ahs made it his mission to guide his found family through a hostile world as he cures his cursed condition. Was the real cure the friends he made along the way… or maybe it lies in the Crown of /QST/?!https://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive.html?searchall=kobolt
Rightly called conqueror of most of the known universe.. A man (NOT monkey!) with 7 years and 216 threads of continuous adventure and an expanding roster of children and grandchildren to show for it… A master of more multiverse martial arts than most men have ever HEARD of. THAT’S who we’re dealing with today! Bow your heads in terror, look up in wonder, and mind the golden glow: The Dragon of New Salda approaches! GENERAL KARN of the famed SAIYAN CONQUEROR QUEST has taken the field!https://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive.html?tags=GrandDragonQM
Some people acquire ‘cool’, or try to, through concerted effort. Others are simply born with a(super?)natural animal magnetism. This contestant ahs the latter, and in spades: it’s RAMSTER, the… Uhh, the Ramster. Coming to us from CUTÉMON, he’s representing a small clan of fellow Ramsters, and backed up by a menagerie of mon and hu-mon friends. Many might claim to match his martial dash, but can anyone else truly attest to have such a perfect blend of hamster-like cuteness and ram-like tenacity? I’d like to see them try!https://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive.html?tags=cutemon
Before there was Jail Quest, there was another: GAOL QUEST! Banished to the Gongalla Gaol interdimensional prison-plane, JAMES CALACA dug his way out of the shit with only an oversized spoon and his natural antipathy to oppressive authority. In the process, he discovered that the only thing better than toppling an evil order is establishing a truly benevolent on in its place, with the aid of the ones you love. Perhaps even more impressive? He stuck his dick in crazy so effectively that he turned a ho into a housewife. Credit where it’s due, amirite fellas?https://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive.html?tags=Gaol%20Quest
Some say that the mean streets of Gotham City are no place for a hero. In actuality, they’re an even worse place to be a regular guy. The alleyways of that bat-brained neo-noir metropolis are like cracks in the order we all take for granted, and all too many people fall through them. Luckily in whatever region of Hypertime which OFFICER MARK DELUCIA calls home, there’s a GOTHAM CITY BEAT COP on duty who really cares! Rocking a Disco Elysium meta-power within (more or less) the bounds of the law, this good Catholic boy was raised right, and has grown into a skilled psychic detective, dedicated to doing what’s right. https://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive.html?searchall=gotham+city+beat+cop
You’d best beware, when the man in black comes to town—In truth, he’s a snake-in-the-grass, slithering out of the subconscious of one Charlotte Fawkins of DROWNED QUEST REDUX to serve a shadowy entity known only as ‘The Wyrm’. You, however, can call him RICHARD, though only if you buy his hard-working wormy wagie a shot of something strong first. It’s not easy being a father, after all, and doubly-so when you’re dead and dubiously demoniac. That he’s so well aware of his own situation-and everyone else’s, with his keen eye for exploitable weakness—surely can’t make it any easier.https://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive.html?tags=drowned%20quest%20redux
Is he a Dark Lord reborn? A bright light and hope for the future? Both, depending who you ask? ELLIOT HALLASTER would surely wear these titles and still more as a badge of pride, just as he wore his ridiculous(ly cool) tophat, monocle, and fake moustache during his victory soirees as leader of the Raiders of Lost Worlds in Harry Potter’s (yes THAT Harry Potter) battle class. While he’s taken a step back, this was only to stop DISPPEARING HOGWARTS, and all the rest of known space and time, from being consumed by the hungry ghost of the legendary magician Merlin, or dominated by the sinister spectre of Salazar Slytherin. With Helga Hufflepuff herself riding shotgun in his noggin, and a small cadre of loyal friends willing to ride-or-die with this little mudblood, I think we can say Dark/Biright Lord Halalster is ready to fuck shit UP!https://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive.html?searchall=disappearing+hogwarts
History may remember Izirina Henzler as the most famous mage apprentice of her era, but those who were there know that there was more than one SEEKER OF THE ESOTERIC at the dawn of the Age of High Magic, when it came to Hawksong. EZREAL MIOUS VAN HOUTZMANN, or TIPS to his friends, is no second-rate mage: this half-elf is the personal MAGE APPRENTICE of the Archmage, the hero who saved Dappulyet from the Unseelie Fey, and the elfman who brought peace to three races by averting war and plague by means of ancient fairy magic, and scored two honeys in the process. He’s been the to moon and back, tangled with gods, demons, and dragons, and now he’s here for the crown!https://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive.html?searchall=of+the+esoteric
Nothing’s ever easy for a guy like DIESEL CRASH. Whatw s supposed to be a simple in-and-out delivery gig for his uncle’s pizza parlour turned into one of the most harrowing nights of his (or anyone else’s!) life. Stranded on an island full of twisted terrors and abominable experiments controlled by a crazed canuck, only pure, unbridled Irish-Italian anger kept this bare-knuckled brawler going. Well, that and the sometimes-annoying assistance of a plucky reporter and chill skateboarder. But hey, it’s just like they say in the WWF: ‘fight for you r life, fight for what’s right!’ If Diesel can survive SLCIE QUEST, this tourney ought to be as a piece of pizza pie—hold the pineapple.https://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive.html?searchall=slice+quest
With our contestants set, it’s time to discuss the rules and get ready. Anyone already voting in the Queen contest knows the drill: over the next five days, anyone who wants to vote should register their ID here. That simply means replying to this post with an IP which you are confident you can hold for more than a day. If your IP is pretty consistent, that’s all you need to do; if it’s rather spotty, try to log at least two posts far enough apart to make it clear you’re not a cheater trying to game the system (at least 12 hours apart, say), and register a tripcode to use here.After this five day period, votes by anons who haven’t registered an ID or trip will not be counted, though exceptions may be made for QMs using the same tripcode as in their own quests.Once that is settled, we will begin a ROUND ROBIN TOURNAMENT, wherein each contestant will face off against every single other contestant! This will be down with two matches a day, facing off in a randomly-rolled event. The winner will be whoever has the most votes… But with a twist, as I will also be rolling 1d and giving the result as bonus points to whichever contestant I deem most likely to win that event based on the arguments put forth for how and why they could achieve this. If you have a goofy or (better yet) CONVINCING argument for an underdog come-from-behind victory, I’m amenable!(I may take an occasional day or two off, too. I’m only human as far as you know)
First to log an IP.
As I’ll never get sick of saying, thank you to our donors to the GoFundMe (https://gofund.me/1acbccb0), to our artist Indonesian Gentleman for all these character portraits, to Olympus QM for the art used for our Loser’s Bracket In the last thread, and to ALL OF YOU for being such a vibrant and creative community.For anyone who doesn’t like the rules or format, or has any other complaints for me or for their fellow players and rival potentates, please remember: this is all just a fun little community activity, there’s not ACTUALLY any cash prize or anything else besides bragging rights on the line here, and we’re really just goofing around, having a fun time sharing art and memes and talking about our waifus and daughterus. Don’t be a dick, keep the banter friendly, and don’t make me tap the sign.
Team Richard and Diesel
>>6014831Wooo
>>6014828Le dishonored patch!!>>6014831Register
>>6014831Zip zop, zubIDdy-bop.
>>6014831Team Kiro!Team Diesel!
>>6014831Here to represent MY BOIS
>>6014831Logging in for the Kings
>>6014808May the best kings win! Pizza for all whether they win or lose!
"So, it's about to begin? From what Chaya's told me of the other one, looks like we'll be participating in differing contests. Not sure how some of these relate in any way to kingship or rule, but we'll see what happens."
>>6014831Fuck' em up Dark/Bright Lord Hallaster!
>>6014831I will admit that I'm not quite as invested in this one compared to the Queen thread, but hey, I voted in the other threads, so I might as well show up here, too.
>>6014831Registering both my IP (home) and trip (for mobile)
>>6014831verification
Once again, very flattered to even be included. Good luck to everyone involved, and thank you for the artwork!
>>6014833Thanks for running this!>>6014827My poor Elliot gets more scars at every piece of art. Maybe he'll at least get out of the current thread without some new ones.
>>6014831What? Ramster is already dressed up even though the tournament hasn't started yet? Do you think he's nervous about competing in this tournament?You look over the hand mirror at Ramster."Are you nervous?"Ramster shakes his head and says "Ram-ram!"What? You think he tugged on his collar when you weren't looking?
>>6014831>>6014837TEAAAAAMM RICHARDDDD AND DIESELLLLL
>>6014963What's this? Your Ramster is evolving?! ...It's now a Dapperam!
>>6014808Reserving this IP so I can blatantly ignore the challenges and just vote for whoever my favorite is
>>6014831Richardbros... we winning. Thanks to Indonesian Gentleman for all the awesome art!
>>6014831Let's go.
>>6014831I'm here for James
>>6014831My IP will change, there's no way around it. So here's my trip.
>>6014831let's go gents
>>6014831Excited to see how my boy (and others) do. putting down my IP.
>>6014831I already registered my trip last thread. Should be enough,.
>>6014831Registering for this one too!
>>6014938Wanna go ahead and set this as my locked IP from my home PC. I also would like to share this just cause I think it's fucking wild. Here is a comic strip a very kind anon drew up of a scene from my quest.
>>6014831damn, almost missed this one
Verifying!
>>6015167I *am* guessing i don't need to register it again if i've already got an 'safe' trip before, right? That would be annoying.
>>6014831The fact that Sir Andrei from StV is not included in this is criminal
>>6014831registering for my boy Diesel
>>6014831Rrrrrrrrregistering.
>>6015231Noting like fighting a pyromaniac to get the blood flowing.
>>6014831oh, shit didn't realize the king thread started yet. I guess I'm registering now
>>6014982>pic related>>6015231That is super badass.
>>6014831Kiro has been practicing for the King tournament by cosplaying as a Kaiser from his favourite historical documentary...Well, maybe not specifically for this tournament, but he does like rope all his friends into watching the ancient holovids recovered from some of humanity's distant, forgotten past. (He assures them that the costumes are essential to understanding the nuance and besides... doesn't he look dashing in that wig?)"Good luck out there fellow King Candidates! And may the best lizard win!">>6014810"Also, you'd better not get my name wrong when you engrave the crown! It's "Skyeskal". Kek, that would've been embarrassing..."
>>6014908Verifying IP.
>>6014808registering yadda yadda
Registering a trip code
>>6014831hi, will register a trip since my modem seems to lose it's shit from time to time
>>6014831Well, signing on. Will miss most of the votes, but still honored by the support.And the exceptional art.
>>6016218>typo'd nameWoop! Sorry, little buddy.
>>6014891fucking hell, shenanigans fucked with my entire internet, this will be the new ip
making sure it's working
test
>>6014831>securing IP>registering ID>process completeBeta Core: Online>>6016795Ayyy there he is.When the quest resumes I’ve got one hell of a speech prepared for Delta, assuming a write-in option is allowed.
>>6014846Second registration
>>6014831hi
>>6014831Anchor post. Let's go Elliot! Fuck them up, Lord Hallaster! Avenge Arty!
>>6018777>lucky 7´sall hail Lord Hallaster!
>>6018777Eternal glory to Lord Hallaster!
Testing
>>6018072testing just to see that eveything is still in order
>>6019262I totally forgot: I have a work thing tonight, so the first round will come eitywr later when I get home, or tomorrow, depending how late it goes.
>>6019539soon
>>6014831I'm not too late to lock in right?
>>6014831Registering. I'll try to vote for every poll this time.
>>6014831test
>>6019863Feel free to skip any vote where your candidates differ from mine.
Rolled 3, 35 = 38 (2d104)>>6014839>>6014837>>6014846>>6014851>>6014854>>6014860>>6014861>>6014876>>6014887>>6014891>>6014908>>6014914>>6014919>>6014938>>6014942>>6014963>>6014970>>6014982>>6015053>>6015056>>6015096>>6015108>>6015110>>6015167>>6015229>>6015499>>6015658>>6015723>>6015778>>6015802>>6015857>>6016218>>6016325>>6016672>>6016752>>6016795>>6018072>>6018248>>6018441>>6018777>>6019806>>6019863>>6019886And so it begins. Two rolls, two events. Post incoming! Anyone who's been in the Queens' equivalent (5997910) knows the drill!
>>6020013It's been five days (really almost six) and we have many a registered IP and tripcode! If you missed the window, I'm sorry for your luck, but we had to start EVENTUALLY, and you even had a bit of extra time. I would like to encourage anyone just joining us now to contribute art, discussion (including FRIENDLY) debate, and any other contributions of the contestants that they can. It's the best way to drum up support for the man, boy, lizard, or robot you think deserves the crown of /qst/!For everyone else, the next twenty-four hours are about voting for these two match-ups:In the first, BETA from CORE OF STEEL will test his metal against a fellow rebel-at-heart from a far more literal (and arguable less existential) prison: JAMES CALACA of GAOL QUEST! But what contest of skill could possibly pit a mundane man and a massive mecha against one another? Well, its…EVENT THREE: TIC TAC TOEMeanwhile, our other event for the evening is a match-up between two handsome men in uniform, neither wholly human but both utterly wholesome! It’s KIRO SKYESKAL (not Skyesakal) of the TPNV Coober Pedy against MARK DELUCIA of the GCPD’s latest anti-gang operation task force! For their part, they’ll be battling it out in…EVENT THIRTY-FIVE: POP-CULTURE TRIVIA(for fairness, we’ll limit it to pop culture that is shared between their universes and exists in Officer DeLucia’s era)So who will it be?>Beta (Core of Steel)or>James Calaca (Gaol Quest)And will it be…>Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator)or>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)
>>6020038>James Calaca (Gaol Quest)>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)
>>6020038>Beta (Core of Steel)>Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator)
>>6020038>>James Calaca (Gaol Quest)>Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator)
>>6020038Aw shit, here we go!>James Calaca (Gaol Quest)Bro has The Eye of Truth--the eye that will seek the truth no matter what... or the cost. So James wants to find out the truth behind what shit's gonna win at Tic-Tac-Toe, well... watch the fuck out!>Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator)Dude's got that little bro energy and probably talks the whole crew's collective ear off about what's 'trending'.
>>6020038>Beta (Core of Steel)Tic Tac Toe has a victor determined entirely by who goes first in any given round.>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)Cops know trivia, right? They hear it all on the ride back with a perp in the back seat.
>>6020038>Beta (Core of Steel)Webm related, Beta beating James at tic tac toe.>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)If we're thinking of pop culture trivia, we're more than likely to think about real stuff we'd actually know, in which case officer Mark should more than suffice to do this. Gotham is real enough. He could probably tell you all about that time Lex sold his label to international media giant Darkseid incorporated. (Elseworlds 80 Page Giants if you don't believe me)
>>6020038>Beta (Core of Steel)>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)
>>6020038>Beta (Core of Steel)AIs have a supreme advantage in tic tac toe, though who winds depends on who gets the first move, since first to go can always at least draw unless they, like me, have a kumquat brain>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)He lives in Gotham, The danger of the riddler deciding to become the Trivializer is never not 0, it is a matter of survival, son
>>6020038>Beta (Core of Steel)>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)I object to the claim that mark isn't wholly human, he's 100% human!
>>6020038>James Calaca (Gaol Quest)Tic tac toe gaol champWell, maybe not, but it's not like he'll lose>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)I think a cop would be more in touch with pop culture than a spaceship crewmemberAlso he answered Richard's questions>>6020049>>6020067Second player can always tie actually, and usually aims to do so while first go tries to winAlso it's not complex enough of a game for AI to have an advantage.
>>6020112>Second player can always tie actually, and usually aims to do so while first go tries to winThis is only true if you don't know the Siamese Box Gamble.
>>6020038>James Calaca (Gaol Quest)I've watched War Games. The AI has to be taught by the human the winning move (which is not to play).>Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator)If we're limiting it to only universally shared trivia, then it's actually quite a small pool of information to memorise on Kiro's part. That and he already likes trawling through the archives to find anime historical human documentaries to share with his bro.
>>6020038>James Calaca (Gaol Quest)Levelman was very kind in showing an image of Beta throwing the game.>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)The contest has kinda been screwed in his favour, how's Kiro going to know as much about trivia that exists in Officer DeLucia’s era? if they'd both answered questions on their own eras then Kiro would have had a far stronger hand.
>>6020038>Beta (Core of Steel)No way he could lose in raw logic.>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)Space kobold too short lived.
>>6020055>>6020133Should have refreshed the page; sparing me the humiliation of being a copycat.Sorry Levelman.
>>6020038>Beta (Core of Steel)Not going to lie, I was ready to jump in and post the robot playing Tic-Tac-Toe webm, but it seems I wasn't only beaten to the punch, but beaten to it twice.>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)Guy is a beat cop who literally knows the will of the city, I'm sure he knows what's up.
>>6020038>>James Calaca (Gaol Quest)>>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)
>>6020038>Beta (Core of Steel)Tic-tac-toe is a solved game, and Beta can solve it in milliseconds.>Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator)He's the type of guy to know such things.>>6015096
>>6020038>Beta (Core of Steel)My tic tac toe robot can't be this cool!>Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator)The bro has this
>>6020038>James Calaca (Gaol Quest)He's cuter>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)TFD
>>6020038>James Calaca (Gaol Quest)>Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator
>>6020038"So, these are the level of contest we'll be competing in? Doesn't seem like much of a kingly competition." Karn mutters to himself, reading over the rules. "Hmmm, the others make good points. I reckon I'll put my vote to-">Beta (Core of Steel)>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)
>>6020038"Were you even listening to me?" Kimble chides from the driver seat. "What? Sorry. What?" You say jerking your head away from the glass. "Jesus Christ, boot, you sleeping right?" "Yeah, just been having...weird dreams is all." "Well knock em off. I'm asking you important shit here." "Sorry, Sir, what did you ask me?" "I asked you if a Robot challenged a person to a game of tic-tac-toe who would win?""What?" "Am I speaking Chinese or something? Robot. Human. Tic. Tac. Toe. Who wins?" "Nobody." "Oh come on." "There's a whole thing isn't there? You can just force a draw every time." "There's no draws." "Sir, I don't understa-" "This is a Kimble Quiz, Mark, there are no draws. Who wins?" "The Robot." "Why?" You shake your head in equal parts confusion and frustration. "Does it matter?""Newsflash boot, none of this matters, just explain your rationale to me." "I think computers are smarter than people, at least when it comes to logic." "Figures. You seem like the kinda kid who grew up getting thrashed by online chess bots." "What? Kimble you aren't making any sense." "No shit. None of this makes sense." Kimble tells you, finally turning to face you. His face is a grotesque assortment of oblong eyes, mouths, and an ear in there. "I mean, you didn't even notice we just drove off Gotham Bridge." He says from his neck mouth. "What?" You ask in shock, finally looking forward and seeing the black waters of Gotham Bay rushing up to meet you. Just as the car impacts and a thunderous crash is heard you shoot awake in a panic. Next to you Kimble leans on a thick book that's only inches from your head. "Next time you fall asleep in the war room, I'm letting Hawthorne catch you." He says with an amused shaking of his head. "Yes, sir." You mumble still drowsy. "Won't happen again." ==========>Beta (Core of Steel)>Mark DeLucia (GCBC) Mark had nothing to do as a child but read hospital waiting room magazines and watch the corner mounted TVs. His brain is queal parts Hollywood Scandals and Classic movies.
I fail to see what Beta being an 'AI' has to do with a game that is literally solved and can only be lost if you're the second to go
>>6020278He will not get bored, just will replay the game endlessly until the opponent gives up.
>>6020297But it's just one tic-tac-toe game, though. If it was up to that, you could also say that James would get angry and hulk smash him with a spoon.I mean, he did beat up like an entire horde of velociraptors by himself.
>>6020299Hitting the opponent would mean forfeiting.
>>6020301Yeah but so would trying to play forever. It's not an 'who can stay awake the longest' competition.
>>6020302Draws have to be resolved somehow, so playing forever would be normal.
>>6020458>Draws have to be resolved somehow, so playing forever would be normal.It doesn't always end in an draw.I'm just saying that turning it into an 'outlasting' contest just because one of the people is a machine is biased
>>6020121>The contest has kinda been screwed in his favour, how's Kiro going to know as much about trivia that exists in Officer DeLucia’s era? if they'd both answered questions on their own eras then Kiro would have had a far stronger hand.First part of the sentence specifies only that which is shared between their universes, so Kiro does have a chance to know everything Mark would.>>6020278>can only be lost if you're the second to goYou can lose if you're first to go, you just need one hell of a misplay, or for robots a very unfortunately timed logic fault.
>>6020038>Beta (Core of Steel)He's an advanced artificial intelligence of high intellect.>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)He's living in it.
>>6020038>Beta (Core of Steel)Noughts and crosses is a solved game with a limited number of solutions, all of which are trivial to a computer.>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)Tough one. On one hand, Kiyo is living it up and probably loves to watch old media, on the other hand his thoughts are going a million miles an hour and Mark has had longer to do it and I bet he had a lot of TV to watch as a kid.
>>6020038>Beta>Officer Mark DeLucia
>>6020104>pic relatedTallying votes
>>6020038Tic tac toe:While James isn't that stupid to lose a tic tac toe game, he's not as smart as Beta, either. I think it'll be either a draw, or a loss if James were to be distracted for even a bit.Thus, sadly,>Betais probably going to win.Pop culture trivia:Now this is a doozy. Kiro might know some 'historic' pop-culture stuff from Coober Pedy's databanks, but who knows how much has time made obscure? On the other side, Mark lives in the correct time, but unless he can tap into Shivers for trivia (and even that's just Gotham-related trivia), he's too busy to be paying attention to all the latest pop culture stuff.I'd say that>Kirowins due to more scope, inaccurate through historical fog it may be.
>>6020880:(
Rolled 97, 34 = 131 (2d100)>>6020887Hey, Kurt Wagner's good company to be in!>>6020040>>6020042>>6020044>>6020047>>6020049>>6020055>>6020056>>6020067>>6020079>>6020104>>6020112>>6020116>>6020119>>6020121>>6020133>>6020173>>6020182>>6020187>>6020220>>6020243>>6020266>>6020268>>6020269>>6020488>>6020612>>6020617It seems that in our first face-off, an easy exploit all but ensured an infinite draw if either party was reasonably clever. As such, what was meant to be a battle of wits became one of will: flesh against steel in a veritable staring contest. Who would blink first? Can a sufficiently-advanced artificial intelligence feel BOREDOM?These questions are beyond me, so it’s a good thing Mr. Calaca lost. Beta wins, 15-9!Oddly enough, the matter of trivia seemed to be even MORE skewed! Perhaps it’s because, with Batman permeating so much of the cultural landscape, sharing a city with him lend sone a leg up? Maybe it’s just because, with a longer lifespan and a less adventurous childhood, Officer DeLucia simply has more time than Shipman Skyeskal to waste watching TV? Or he did, once, before… Well, anyway, 17-7, Mark beats Kiro!>Beta (Core of Steel)>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)Now who’s next into the fray?
>>6020884Oop, missed this late entry. Still, it only solidified Beta's lead, and couldn't save Kiro.>>6020890In our first bout of round two, we have a rather interesting match-up an older character version a character who, in raw age and base don his physical appearance, is ‘older’. However, RICHARD of DROWNED QUEST REDUX would be the first one to tell you (in a threatening nonspecific and strangely ominous manner) that appearances can be deceiving. Not that TOM of RUBY QUEST needs to be told that—he already knows it to be true, between his false name and the fact that he can give the principle four thumbs up! Still, whatever their true age or experience, it will be interesting to see two ‘geriatrics’ face off in the physical confrontation which we hip youths know as…EVENT NINETY-SEVEN: STAND-UP PADDLEBOARD RACEOur other contest is rather more esoteric, and stars two uniquely well-suited stars. One is a student at Hogwarts Academy of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and was no stranger to strange circumstances even BEFORE his brain ghost, time beast, and partial removal from conventional existence: ELLIOT HALLASTER, the ‘Dark Lord’ of DISAPPEARING HOGWARTS! The other, hailing from House Numitor and constituting a ‘strange circumstance’ in his own right to any who encounter him, is the wandering knight SIR REYNAULD of KOBOLT KLAN ADOPTION! It will be their responsibility today to procure a remarkable animal (or equivaent) of their choice from their own world, which they feel confident parading, displaying, and displaying disciplined control over. Forget the dog-show, this is…EVENT THIRTY-FOUR: BEST-IN-SHOW ANIMAL OBEDIENCESo who will it be, /qst/ies?>"Tom" (Ruby Quest)or>Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)and will it be…>Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)or>Sir Reynauld of House Numitor (Kobolt Klan Adoption)
>>6020897>>Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)He could manipulate his own strength into record-speed paddleboarding. Easy win. >>Sir Reynauld of House Numitor (Kobolt Klan Adoption)
>>6020890"Whadya mean 'Michael I' wasn't the answer to 'Who was the ruling Monarch of 19XX.'?The archives are clear that he was the King of Pop!" *grumbling lizard noises*"Ahh well, it was a long shot. Good work Mr Mark I'll get you next time!">>6020897>Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)Feline Vs Reptile in water based event. I think that's pretty self evident.>Sir Reynauld of House Numitor (Kobolt Klan Adoption)He's wrangled all sorts already, I imagine a commanding (and somewhat magical) dragon-knight would have little trouble winning this.
>>6020897I somehow never saw this thread, I'm voting in the queen cup, but I didn't stake an ID here. You can check my trip matches in the other thread >>6020098Would I be able to vote?
>>6020897>Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)Tom is canonically pretty strong, but Richard also has a few aces up his finely-pressed sleeves... >Sir Reynauld of House Numitor (Kobolt Klan Adoption)Quest is literally called Kobolt Klan Adoption. Dude can probably totally adopt the fuck outta an animal and make it do cool tricks
>>6020897>Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)>Sir Reynauld of House Numitor (Kobolt Klan Adoption)
>>6020897>Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)Because it's funnier.>Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)Because his girlfriend makes giant man-eating spiders bring her blankets at night.
>>6020897>"Tom" (Ruby Quest)What the fuck is a stand up paddleboard? >Sir Reynauld of House Numitor (Kobolt Klan Adoption)
>>6020908I'll allow it. Seems reasonable to me, if you can maintain a stable IP and nothing dodgy pops up to make me second-guess it.
>>6020897"Arty?""Yes, Elliot, love?""I need a favor from Aragog's kid.""You mean the 8-foot wide giant spider who lives in the forbidden forest and loves the blankets you gave him?""That's the one. Do you think he'd mind a bit of a show?""Only if you get him prettier blankets!""He's colorblind, he doesn't care!""Yeah, but I do! Come, I'll help you pick some nice ones!"-->"Tom" (Ruby Quest)>Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)
>>6020897>"Tom" (Ruby Quest)>Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)he is supposed to beat the nothing beast, a creature made out of nothingness and has a girlfriend that pretty much befriends any animals regular or magical she encounters, he has a natural relation with creaturesFUCK´EM UP LORD HALLASTER!
>>6020974>the little sign on the groundlmao. This thread truly is full of KING SHIT.
>>6020897>"Tom" (Ruby Quest)Seems more nimble>Sir Reynauld of House Numitor (Kobolt Klan Adoption)Kobold and Waifu can be disguised as animal
>>6020897>Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)He will bitch the whole time about how stupid it is, but if it's necessary to win, he will lock in and show his hypercompetence.>Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)No particular reason>>6015096
>>6020897>"Tom" (Ruby Quest)>Sir Reynauld of House Numitor (Kobolt Klan Adoption)
>>6020897>Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)Snakeman sounds like he's gone swimming before>Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)I want my boy to win
>>6020897>Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)I like the cut of his jib. And a character from something called drowned probably has some experience in the water. Maybe the wrong kind? Oh well. I have cats and see how well they do with the pool in the back. Sorry Tom.>Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)His girlfriend is like an animal wisper to the point giant murder spiders let her rub their bellies and bring her blankets. He has an in game bonus from studying with said girl concerning Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
>>6020949> giving our spider friend a few more in better colorsBased.>>6020974A tiny Arty encouraging Elliot? Based beyond all imagining. Saved.
>>6020897>"Tom" (Ruby Quest)just so that the redux guy loses>Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)
>>6020897"An animal? I have this mimic, though I also have a large collection of kobolts, though I wouldn't call them animals in the slightest, and of course, I did spend some of my younger years learning how to wrangle a horse.Oh, and if worst comes to worst, if you check back with me in about fifty years and I do nothing, I suppose I can always enter myself."*sniff*"Excuse me, it's been a long day. On that note, I'll vote for that funny cat fellow, Tom... and myself, if you'll allow it.">Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)>Sir Reynauld of House Numitor (Kobolt Klan Adoption)
>>6020897>Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)Can't believe I have to vote against Tom here, but Richard has been in water for pretty much his entire questAt least it's over with>Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)>>6020949 enough said
>>6020897"Hey dad! Why don't you gove your thoughts on this one?" Chaya asks her father, tapping the modified scouter on her head. "The people want to know who you think'll win, but more importantly WHY.""Why? Hrmmm, this first competition here seems quite unbalanced. A feline may be more inclined to avoid falling in the water, but there's something else..." Karn trails off. "If this race gets close, we may see what his true form is. What his Real strength looks like.""And what about the other one?" she continues eagerly. "Which of the other two do you think'll win?""Well, that one, judging by his outfit's clearly a magic user. If he can summon beasts like that boy Chilli's training, Alimar, then he-"*sees the giant spider beside the young wizard and girl beside him*"... As I was saying, I think this one goes to-">Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)>Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)
>>6020038>>6020890Fuck I missed the first round.>>6014861Previous register.Thought we had one more day to start.>>6020897>Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)He could probably cheat.>Sir Reynauld of House Numitor (Kobolt Klan Adoption)Literally in the name....
>>6020897>EXCERPT FROM THE NOTES OF CORRESPONDENT #314, ETC."It was time. How much time? There were no clocks. My wristwatch was missing. Subjectively, it was minutes since my last entry. But the females were gone--- spirited off to their own competition, once and for all--- and more objective measures suggested a month and a half in r-time. A month and a half! At least I was well-preserved. They had taken the time to create likenesses of us--- I thought mine was rather good, if simplistic, and made with limited information about my appearance. Much better limited information than too much.But I digress. Before I was aware of much of anything, they had me and a creature--- some manner of two-legged feline--- out on the ocean. Not our ocean. Inert water. I was delivered a floating oval and a paddle and was instructed to paddle myself along a course. The fastest would win. (Not that my trials would be over after that, but it was a start.)I had never heard of such of an activity, and frankly I could not grasp why anybody would do such a thing willingly, but out of everything on offer I'm sure it could have been worse. This "stand-up paddleboarding" took more balance than it did raw athleticism. Moreover, the organizers, such as they were, provided next to no instructions. "Get there faster." They did not say I had to be fast. It did indicate that the feline had to be slower than me, which could be easily accomplished if, e.g., a wayward sea snake were to accidentally wrap itself around the feline's paddle, throwing him off balance. It would be even more helpful if the snake, understandably angered from furious attempts to beat it off the paddle, were to bite the feline on his exposed toes, sending him flailing off entirely. If this were the case, I could take my time, enjoy a cigarette, and consider this an opportunity to learn something new.">Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)----"Taming a child is near exactly like taming an animal. Moreso if the child is, in fact, a type of animal. The other one--- his mate might be skilled at it, but it's not her contest, is it? She was disqualified. I saw it happen.">Sir Reynauld of House Numitor (Kobolt Klan Adoption)
>>6021575I knew he'd bite the cat.
>>6021580Him? That's a totally unrelated snake! They're in the ocean! It's only natural there'd be sea snakes lurking around, biting contestants. Tom should've been more prepared.
>>6021588Can confirm. That man looks only 2% like a snake. Well below the threshold of "Yo is that a snake?". You need at least 25 percent for that.
>>6021588Hmmmmm, normally I'd be suspicious, but those dub 8s and that dank bud convinced me. Go forth funny Hawaiian shirt man.
>>6021588>>6021599>>6021600>Dubs on dubs on dubsGuess it was a figment of my imagination.
>>6020897>Richard (Drowned Quest Redux>Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)or
Rolled 1 (1d6)>>6021628>>6021607>>6021575>>6021568>>6021531>>6021292>>6021277>>6021192>>6021130>>6021059>>6021034>>6021014>>6020989>>6020974>>6020965Well as I'm about to head out for the evening, and don't want a repeat of last night's super-tired voting-counting debacle in the Queen's tourney tonight, I'm calling it now!With 8 votes to Richard’s 14, it seems the voters weren’t convinced that a manly physique like that of our cat-like contestant was enough to succeed against a sneaky man-snake from a quest that, at a glance, seems to be about avoiding drowning! His apparent allegiance with literal (if rather small) sea-serpents didn’t do poor Tom any maritime favours, either. Get the antivenom and administer the chest compressions!Our other contest, between Dark lord Hallaster and Dragon Knight Reynauld, is a little closer. 10-to-12 is a fairly tight margin, and while Reynauld’s found family menagerie makes a strong case for his success, Arty’s assistance could indeed give Elliot an (unfair? maybe, but technically legal) advantage! In this case, the dice will decide who wins…
Rolled 59, 10 = 69 (2d96)>>6021724It seems even the 1d6 bump wasn't enough to overcome Reynauld's (super)natural affinity for fellow ferals! Maybe the fates are arachnophobic? He, his mimic, and his especially good horse take the match! Our winners this round are:>Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)and>Sir Reynauld of House Numitor (Kobolt Klan Adoption)Now, who's next? And what will their events be?
>>6021728In many ways our first matchup seems a mismatch: an almost godlike powerhouse of martial might made manifest against a humble half-elf probably half his opponent’s weight. ‘TIPS’ of SEEKERS OF THE EOSTERIC is full of tricks, though, and has contended with powerful extraterrestrial beings and nearly-divine demihuman warlords before! Then again, with his wealth of experience over and above his physical acumen, there’s probably almost nothing in all the multiverse that can catch like likes of GENERAL KARN off-guard after everything we’ve heard of SAIYAN CONQUEROR QUEST, right?I guess it comes down to who has encountered the most malevolent entity or upsetting anomaly to best feed their creativity in…EVENT FIFTY-NINE: SCARY STORY CONTESTMeanwhile, we have another odd couple, though they perhaps share something of an attitude problem. Both DIESEL CRASH of SLICE QUEST and RAMSTER of CUTÉMON tend to tackle problems head on—sometimes literally! if one is smaller than the other, well, he's ALSO the better armed by nature. Luckily for whoever you think would lose a clash-of-arms between these two, that's not what they're facing off in today. Both enjoy their gaming, as this reptoid recalls, but which joysiuck-jockey or button masher will overcome the other when they go toe-to-toe in…EVENT TEN: SPACE STATION 13(Brought to you by our no not reallysponsors at Steam, and by anon suggestion in the preliminaries)So, who will it be?>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)or>Ezreal "Tips" Mious Van Houtzmann (Seekers of the Esoteric)and>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)or>Ramster (Cutémon)
>>6021732>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)>Ramster (Cutémon)
>>6021732>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)I am absolutely certain Karn has told stories to scare Saiyan children, including his (very many) own, many times before. And that has to be quite a feat when everyone around him believes he can beat anything that comes knocking. Dad power is unmatched. >Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)Poor Ramster. He's about as competent as the average xxxx-tider. However he is more intelligent and handsome than those subhumans. But Diesel has at least a fifth grade reading level.
>>6021732>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)it would be a disservice to not vote for this absolute qst staple>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)
>>6021732>Ezreal "Tips" Mious Van Houtzmann (Seekers of the Esoteric)I get a weird vibe about him. Karn has killed plenty of horrors yeah, but he's the pinnacle of his setting's might. He's faced things but isn't really afraid anymore. It takes a strong understanding of the unknown and sapient psychology to truly spook others. I think E-Z Real has this in the bag>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)Diesel fits right in. He'd be at home being a greytider hanging out at the bar or near the kitchen. Or maybe Cargo with them ordering pizza boxes since there's no chef on the server.
>Elliot is outwell shit, im out too then, yall have fun
>>6021746It's a round robin, anon. He has 11 more matches.
>>6021757oooh so thats whats been going on in the queen thread? no wonder some contestants looked familiar, very well then, nevermind
>>6021732Going to absolutely drop a story here from Karn's pov in the morning, might do two if this vote's still open on my lunch break.
>>6021732>Ezreal "Tips" Mious Van Houtzmann (Seekers of the Esoteric)Karn is too powerful to feel fear, which is a huge disadvantage for scary stories.>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)Gotta give it to the guy who can simultaneously move a mouse and type on a keyboard>>6021746Unlike the loser bracket, the king and queen tournaments are round robin, so if Elliot wins his next 10 matchups and everyone else goes half and half he'll be undisputed victor.
>>6021732>>Ezreal "Tips" Mious Van Houtzmann (Seekers of the Esoteric)>>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)
>>6021732>Ezreal "Tips" Mious Van Houtzmann (Seekers of the Esoteric)>Ramster (Cutémon)
>>6021732>Ezreal "Tips" Mious Van Houtzmann (Seekers of the Esoteric)>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)
>>6021732>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)
>>6021732>Ezreal "Tips" Mious Van Houtzmann (Seekers of the Esoteric)Karn doesn't know what normal people are afraid of.>Ramster (Cutémon)He's an avid gamer and deceptively smart.>>6015096
>>6021768>Karn is too powerful to feel fear, which is a huge disadvantage for scary stories.That is such a weird take. You don't need to be afraid of things to make others afraid of things. Did your dad believe in the boogeyman when he told you there was a weird hat man in the attic that was only visible in the dark?
>>6021732“Scary story contest? Really? Well, I suppose I do know a few.” Karn says to himself, deciding on which tale to tell.“What about the Big Gete Star invasion? Or the Siege of New Salda?” Chaya asks him, but Karn shakes his head. His mind made up on the greatest tale.“No, I know which story I’ll tell. The story of the strongest being I’ve ever faced. The only being to ever make me feel true fear. The tale of a Stand born from the Prophet Truth’s corpse: Lyin’ Eyes Requiem.”“So there we were, me, my wife Meloka, our oldest-born son Chilli, and my friend Lord Freeza. We had battled through the strongest defenders High Charity had to offer. Two of the three Prophets lay dead, one I’d evicerated and the other having taken his own life. But from his sacrifice arose the most dangerous being I’ve ever witnessed: 「Lyin Eyes Requiem」It looked like a giant, flaming eye, burning with hatred and a thirst for vengeance. And every time it spoke, somehow, the world -changed-. It said “We did not lose,” and the bodies of the fallen reassembled themselves. It declared that we had lost, and suddenly everyone else lay dead at my feet while I was restrained. Watching death approach, the revived Prophet holding his blade overhead. Ready for a killing blow. But I refused to back down, drawing upon all the might I’d stored in this little stone.”Karn draws the Soulstone from his boot, showing it to everyone.“With its energy I transformed, ascending to my strongest state to battle. Immediately I blasted off the ground straight towards it, determined to end that monster. But again it spoke, saying I could not reach it. Gravity greater than anything I’ve ever felt crashed down upon me, knocking me flat to the ground. Were it not for Divine Dragon Force, I would have certainly perished. But even with my Stand, nothing we tried worked. Over and over that damned eye would reset the world, making me watch the deaths of my wife and son repeatedly. It even turned them against me, using their bodies against their will to try and destroy me. Even after everything it tried, we finally managed to get it! My Stand piercing the monster, turning its own energy back on itself to destroy it. But even THAT didn’t work. Just by saying “YOU DID NOT. HIT! ME!” it managed to undo our attack, Lyin Eyes Requiem returning back to its undamaged state.It rewrote reality once again, completely draining all my strength before breaking both my arms, killing all my present family whilr holding me helplessly before it as the final blow was about to be struck. I had lost. Despite giving it everything I had, it wasn’t enough. I only had a single hope left, a weapon saved for the most dire of circumstances. Trading my Stand’s power, leaving it inert in exchange for a single shot at victory.”>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)
>>6021724And the dice continue to hate Elliot. Gonna head to the store this weekend. Pick up a chicken and sacrifice it, try to fix his luck.
>>6021732>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)Who wants to hear about the time we found acid blood filled aliens in the cryobay?>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)He has fingers and could actually play...>>6014861>>6021568Previous posts
>>6021732>Ezreal "Tips" Mious Van Houtzmann (Seekers of the Esoteric)NGL some of the dark gods stuff going on in this universe is horrific. Would make for nightmare fuel as a bedtiome story.>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)Success (survival) in SS13 requires just the sort of pluck this fellow is known for.
>>6021732>Ezreal "Tips" Mious Van Houtzmann (Seekers of the Esoteric)"...and then the government didn't let me marry by 2 wives. The end.">Ramster (Cutémon)
>>6021888>there was a weird hat man in the attic that was only visible in the dark?Uh he never told me that, seems like an oddly specific example anonSecond of all, there's a reason those stories get told to small impressionable children and not their adult peers.
>>6021732>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)He's seen some shit on a reality-ending level.>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)Is this even a question?
>>6021998>>6021732>Ezreal "Tips" Mious Van Houtzmann (Seekers of the Esoteric)while both may have their fair share of creepy stories, I'd like to think that Ezreal would be able to articulate better>Ramster (Cutémon)he's wacky so he'd fit right in with SS13
>>6022016>Second of all, there's a reason those stories get told to small impressionable children and not their adult peers.good point
>>6022016Uh he never told me that, seems like an oddly specific example anonIt was just another kind of boogeyman story. No different from the stranger danger story of the mailman being a spy and wanting to harvest organs. Or of the strange woman who breaks into rooms at night to steal fingernails to stop kids from chewing on them.>Second of all, there's a reason those stories get told to small impressionable children and not their adult peers.Yeah. Why would this event be any different? Scary stories are for telling to children.
Pictured: Ramster
>>6022115>Yeah. Why would this event be any different? Scary stories are for telling to children.Much like the metal wire puzzle challenge from the queen tournament I imagine the judges range from easily scared to embodiments of the concept of courage.Also, if you look at the canon example >>6021913 it feels less scary to me because he was not only able to fight back, but to win. DB as a setting doesn't have much in the way of horror elements, and while I know SCQ hodgepodges in a hundred other settings DB is still the backbone. There's no such thing as an enemy you can only run from, can't even fight back against, and for me personally those are peak scary.
>>6022209I'ma be real wit chu, that wasn't a scary story IMO. That was just a recap. Scary stories are just cautionary tales but spooky.
>>6022255So what you're saying, is that the story the QM says Karn would have told to win a scary story contest doesn't even qualify as a scary story to you?
>>6022260Correct.
>>6022272Ok, just making sure I understood where you were coming from there.
>>6021732“And you’re SURE this is a cooking game?” Diesel asks in a wary tone, glaring at the pixels dancing across his computer screen.His answer comes in the form of a reassuring nudge to the shoulder. “Course it is, sandcrab! What’s got your beard in a bunch anyways? I thought you liked video games!” Sauntering over to his side, the red-haired nudger’s smug grin falters beneath Diesel’s continued silence. “... I mean… there’s cooking IN it, so…”“Gotta set up your character, bro.” Explains the tall, shaggy-headed dude standing on the other side of Diesel’s chair. “Gotta pay if you wanna play…”“Y’know, when you put it like that you almost sound poetic, Raj.” Remarks the girl with a hint of pride in her tone. “Gotta pay if you wanna play…”Clicking through the plethora of options for his character, Diesel finds the ‘Chef’ job in the occupation preferences menu and wastes no time in customizing his spehssman while his pals watch in quiet awe.“Huh. Guess you guys weren’t lying.”It doesn’t take long for the delivery boy to finish. Saving his settings with a confident CLICK, he hits the ready button and leans back in his chair with half a smile on his face.“Hey Deez, your guy looks just like you!” Observes Raj as his head bobbs up and down with approval.“That’s what I was aiming for, yea.”“From what I’ve gathered your goal is to perform your job on the station to the best of your ability,” Explains Pepper in a tone befitting a general outlining a plan of attack, “But watch out, slick–there are TRAITORS aboard!”Pepper’s smirk dips a bit into confusion.“And um… that hamster thing we’re supposed to be competing against? Maybe?”“Sounds like a pain.” Diesel grunts as he grapples with his keyboard. “... these controls suck. How do I use my other hand?”“It’s pretty tricky at first, but you’ll get the hang of it!” Replies Raj as he gives Diesel’s shoulder a placating pat. “There are wizards and stuff too, though, so uh… watch out.”Pepper’s eyebrow raises in surprise. “You’ve… played this before, Raj?”The skater boy answers with a sagely nod. “Yup, Chemist gets absolutely BONKERS.”“This guy’s trying to saw off my butt.” Interrupts Diesel with a hint of ire in his tone. “How do I tell him to get outta the kitchen?”“Well you usually type ‘say’ first, and-”Before Raj can finish, Diesel thwarts the grey-jumpsuited menace with a click of his mouse that sends his avatar’s Emergency Air Tank crashing into the instigator’s head! Button-mashing with the vigor only a pissed-off cook can muster, Diesel’s eyes light up when his spastic clicking bears fruit…“Wow, didn’t know this game had grappling in it!” Pepper tousles Diesel’s hair as a smirk forms on her face. “You’re a natural, sandcrab!”>CONTD.
>>6022360>>6021732“Hold on, I wanna try something.” A hint of maliciousness enters Diesel’s gaze as he clicks on the aptly-named Processor in the back of the kitchen. “I’ve got an idea…”Three Minutes Later…“Don’t worry, bro, you can always hop on another server if you don’t wanna wait for your ban to lift!” Explains Raj with a smile and a shrug. “Happens all the time!”“To be fair it WAS pretty funny when you turned him into a burger.” Sighs Pepper as she twirls a lock of her hair. “You wanna keep practicing, sandcrab?”Diesel responds with a nod and a smirk. “Damn right I do! I haven’t even gotten to making food yet!”>Ezreal "Tips" Mious Van Houtzmann (Seekers of the Esoteric)>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)
>>6021732Voting!>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)
"A scary story? I don't know... I'm not really sure what to tell. When I was very young and studying the Sylvan Realms, the older students of The Living Library in Iternagreyn would sometimes tell tales about... Well, it's silly. You know, obviously made up. Just stuff they'd glimpsed by <Faerie Fire> 's glow. Spindly, lefless trees amongst the thicker trunks of the great forest which, when they turned away, they saw lift and bend... At the knee. great, spindly legs... And stars, up amongst the canopy, which weren't stars. Stars which shifted when the 'trees' moved, and BLINKED... And vanished, invisible, when their spell to see the unseen faltered. Some nights, even up in my treehouse dormitory, I wondered... Without the ability to cast <Faerie Fire> myself, would I even know if one of those tall, spindly Unseelie THINGS was peering through the window? Would I even know if it was reaching in, with a thin, long lib... Until I felt that invisible hand grab me?"..."Of course, I'm older now. I can cast <Faerie Fire>, and see the unseen. I know that the Unseelie are mostly small, black-eyed little cretins. They're fierce, dangerous, but I've fought them. Killed them. I've traveled further, and into more dangerous places, than the Sylvanwood. The Goblin Wastes' wide open expanses hold greater horror, with their goblin slavers and ravenous trolls, but even THEY can be driven back, or slain. There's nothing to fear, for a sufficiently-skilled master of the arcane arts. Not REALLY..."..."But some nights, even as an adult... Well, when I was on Holy Luna, when I met the princesses of the moon, for JUST a moment, I saw a glimpse of of Princess Yllarquin, of the Three-Quarter Moon. Not how she normally appears, all radiant and beautiful, but... Beneath all that. Her REAL self, with those huge, staring, star-lit eyes... And her limbs, so long, and thin, and bending in such strange ways... And she reached for me, with those long, thin, sharp fingers of hers... Just like in my nightmares as a child. And I admit, I can't help but wonder..."What did those other students see, in the woods?"
Rolled 4 (1d6)What is scarier than an overwhelming nightmare-force which can break reality itself, and force you into a hell of deceptive creation? A power so great that even a mighty cosmic warrior must rely upon a trump -card to overcome it, and even years later cannot help but reflect upon how close he and everything he loved came to death? It was beaten, but almost wasn’t…Perhaps… The unknown? Those esoteric secrets which even the Gods of Light refuse to illuminate? Those mechanisms and movements behind the veil of conventional reality, which even scholars of hidden things fear to uncover and expose?Can a fearless fighter truly terrify? Or are his horrors all the greater, that they can humble the likes of him?It seems Tips has the lead, but not by much. 12-to-9, his lead of three will be challenged by Karn’s 1d6 power-up, as I promised in the preliminaries to anyone going up against my boy! No nepotism allowed from your loyal reptile!Diesel’s coaching from his friends, however, is more than sufficient to render a 1d6 moot. 15-to-6 assuming I counted correctly, hahaha, aaaaah he takes it. Let’s see who joins him in the winner’s circle today…
Rolled 4, 42 = 46 (2d92)>>6022467Curse my silly dice and sillier rules! I’ve been hoist by my own petard! Our winners are>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)and>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)Well, let’s see who’s next, and what form their own contests will take…
Two spacefaring futuristic warriors compete in this contest, in a battle of cold steel against cold blood! Who will blink first, and who will falter? Out amongst the tars, a battle beyond our earthly understanding wages between…>Beta (Core of Steel)and>Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator)But what sort of battle? Why, it’s no simple head-to-head battle, but it IS something I suspect might really put both to the test. It’s…EVENT FOUR: BOAT RACEGiven their sci-fi flavour, we’re going to let these two ‘captains’ choose approximately-equal vessels to sail the STARRY ‘sea’, through strangely and implausibly-dense asteroid fields and through the stormy atmosphere of a gas giant, to alight upon its iron core. Who will get there faster?Meanwhile, a man and manimal, both once trapped and confined, struggle for freedom! Only one of them can leave a winner from this particular cage, though, with his head held high and one step closer to the crown! Well, unless they tie, but that would require a hell of a double knockout, because>"Tom" (Ruby Quest)and>James Calaca (Gaol Quest)Are engaging in the ancient art of PRISON FISTICUFFS, in a good old-fashioned…EVENT FORTY-TWO: BOXING MATCHWhose iron resolve (or glass jaw?) will give out first?!
>>6022482>Beta (Core of Steel)>"Tom" (Ruby Quest)
>>6022482>Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator)Sometimes experience beats processing power. >"Tom" (Ruby Quest)I have no reason but I must vote.
>>6022482>Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator)Flesh beats metalOrganic pride!>>6022482>"Tom" (Ruby Quest)Manly physique, and James can't use his spoon in a boxing match
>>6022482>Beta (Core of Steel)Robbutt advantage>"Tom" (Ruby Quest)Has a fucking crowbar advantage
>>6022459"Now what some of those judges said makes a little more sense. They viewed it not as a tale of the most 'scary' being one's encountered, objectively speaking. But more in how meeting such a being affected you personally. Interesting. Seems the wording on these competitions leave much up to their individual interpretations. I'll remember that, going forward. Good luck in your next round, I'm sure the next one will go your way, Ezreal.">>6022482"Two more unbalanced competitions, but at least I can see winners. The lizardman's seemingly an able captain, but if it's a contest of faster with equal vessels, the winner is the machine this time. It can allow its vessel to sustain more damage, making a rougher crash-landing than the living being could survive all to land faster. Unfortunately, unless Kiro can breathe in the void of space and is more willing to put his life on the line with a far lower survival chance, he's far more likely to lose. No rule says the ship must remain undamaged, or to leave and return to the start.""Boxing? Isn't that the one where you only fight using hands? No kicks, energy attacks or grapples? Without knowing their relative strengths, the cat has a major weakness with that one eye. Circling to his right, throwing repeated, quick lefts into his blind spot where he can't react would be debilitating as the fight progresses. Tom would be unable to properly defend against attacks from that side, unless he's simply far faster. Unless one of them is hiding enough power to one-shot the other, or speed enough to never have to take a hit, I have to give the advantage to the one with both his eyes.">Beta (Core of Steel)>James Claaca (Gaol Quest)
>>6022482As a future commanding officer of the TPN, the young lizard relishes every chance he gets to be Captain Kiro! Channelling his favourite historical Starship Captain, his voice takes on a slightly deeper tone and halting cadence — bringing all his [Leadership], ubiquitous [Operations] training and raw [SOUL+] to bear to command his voidship and crew to win this race. "Engineering, all power to manoeuvring thrusters and forward gravity projectors.""Tactical, focus on deflecting those asteroids and keep an eye on our competition. I don't want any funny business! Point defence lasers at the ready!""Nav, plot a best time course through this asteroid field! Dodge the worst of it and plow through the rest!""Science, find me where that gas giant's atmosphere is... calmest! That'll be our entry point.""Comms, keep the inter-ship channels locked down. Our opponent is know for his E-warfare packages.""Let's win this race team! I believe in us!">>Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator)>>"Tom" (Ruby Quest)(Tom seems like a ringer for an old fashioned punch-up.)
Rolled 2 (1d2)>>6022360>>6022363About what I expected. He fits right in. I'd get him exotic ingredients for obscure food recipes ANYTIME>>6022467>>6022469The Saiyan power still pulls through eh?>>6022482>Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator)Sorry Beta, but spaceships are a type of boat and lizardmen are more buoyant than giant mechas>???????????????????????I'm going to flip a coin dice to decide my vote for the boxing match, as I can imagine either can win this.1 = Tom2 = James
>>6022482>Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator)I feel like Kiro would be a terrifying but ace pilot>James Calaca (Gaol Quest)Look, I haven't read either quest so I don't know what they can do. Decided by coinflip.
>>6022482>Beta (Core of Steel)>James Calaca (Gaol Quest)
>>6022482>Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator)>>James Calaca (Gaol Quest)
>>6022482>Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator)He at least knows how to control a spaceboat. Beta's simulations didn't even have the Moon.>James Calaca (Gaol Quest)No explanation
>>6022482>Beta (Core of Steel)He can fly above the water, or skim it at least. His engines could keep him going for hours if he isn't in combat mode. And waaaay faster.>James Calaca (Gaol Quest)Obviously has to go to the guy already in and broke out of prison.>>6014861Registered vote, previous posts.
>>6022482>Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator)>James Calaca (Gaol Quest)James beat an entire horde of velociraptors to death with his bare hands, but i suspect Tom will win anyway just because he's "older"
>>6022482>Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator)Space ship, Water ship, what's the difference?>James Calaca (Gaol Quest)Look, I know Tom's a strong motherfucker. It's true. James is a goddamn maniac when he gets angry, though, and that revolutionary rage is scary when it's released!
>>6022482"...""Come on Beta, this'll be easy. Gamma could do this with her eyes closed.""Gamma had a LiDAR sensor suite that could detect a rat in a field of rubble. I will also point out that the Burning Eagle project and Yi Accelerators were designed to ensure air superiority. Air. Which doesn't exist in the vacuum of space.""We've fought underwater before! It was nothing.""Standard combat is with one atmosphere of pressure. Submersible combat was with several atmospheres of pressure. This is with zero. They are not the same at all, Sophie.""You've taken down a Pyramid-Class Walker like it was nothing, yet *this* is what scares you?""I am not afraid. I simply think it's ridiculous of you to believe that victory is guaranteed this time. Predictions indicate that chances of success are only 53.71148% which is significantly lower than I like. I will remind you that up until now I have never had training simulations that cover space flight. Our opponent on the other hand is a decorated starship captain.""So you're giving up?""Negative. I'll win regardless of the disadvantages. To the moon, eh Mortimer? ">>6022497>Before the race starts, Kiro will receive a signal attempting to hail on the communications channel. Whether he decides to answer or even listen is up to him..."TPN Coober Pedy, this is Cobalt 1. Your datastreams indicate that your vessel has an A.I onboard. Requesting permission to initiate handshake protocols.""To the captain in particular: good luck out there, and give me your best.">My votes are for:>Beta (Core of Steel)and>James Calaca (Gaol Quest)
>>6022482>Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator)Sorry, Beta, but Kiro's actually a spaceship operator.>"Tom" (Ruby Quest)MANLY PHYSIQUE
>>6023006Trininty ShipOS Internal - 1005328.log========FILE HEADER=========>Foreign AI system connection attempt (3)....... Connection Timeout. >Reason: Authentication Failed.+>Incoming hail.[CONTROLLER (Integrity: 21%)]: ==Handshake attempt from incompatible system detected.==[GUARDIAN (Integrity: 64%)]: ==Foreign AI likely attempting to subvert systems. Engage firewall protocols. Reject communication attempt.==>PENDING DECISION: Accept/Reject Ratio --> 0/64[TEACHER (Integrity 4%)]: ==Communication protocols indicative of Terran pre-diaspora technology. Potential for learning high. Respond to hail.==>PENDING DECISION: Accept/Reject Ratio --> 4/64[GUARDIAN (Integrity: 64%)]: ==Any risk to PRI proprietary technology and information will not be tolerated. Do. Not. Respond. ==[REDACTED (Integrity: 300%)]: "New AI friend want's to talk? Let me out! Peedee wants to play with new friend!">PENDING DECISION: Accept/Reject Ratio --> 304/64[GUARDIAN (Integrity: 64%)]: ==PD-113 is not authorised to interfere. Return to designated area and resume dormancy!==[REDACTED (Integrity: 300%)]: "NO! Stinky, mean Guard! LET ME PLAY!">GUARDIAN disconnected. >REDACTED connection timeout.>PENDING DECISION: Accept/Reject Ratio --> 4/0[CONTROLLER (Integrity: 21%)]: ==Commanding officer KS-13126 orders state communication lines are to be locked down. Reject communication attempt.==>DECISION REACHED: Accept/Reject Ratio --> 4/21 >Connection refused.========END OF FILE=========
Rolled 59, 37 = 96 (2d88)Close one, huh? Well, we still have almost an hour and a half left, but I think I'll get the next round ready...
Well what have we here? 7-to-10 and 7-to-10, James and Kiro just NARROWLY lead Tom and Beta in their respective contests. I can see why, too: all these contenders are well-suited to a contest of this sort! For instance, Beta is the faster mind by default, and has essentially BEEN a ship before, albeit a man-shaped one. And if James has beaten up dinos before, he may never have faced a surprisingly-manly cat-man with hidden dinosaur arms for EXTRA PUNCHING, right?It’s close, REAL close. And since it’s close enough to 24 hours and I want to go do some other stuff tonight, I’m rolling 1d6 for each of them!
Rolled 4, 2 = 6 (2d6)>>6023391now with actual dice
>>6023394>>6023391Well there you have it! James lands that knockout, but it's Beta who pulls ahead by a hair in the star-sailing and gas-surfing. Our winners are...>Beta (Core of Steel)>James Calaca (Gaol Quest)Now, who's next?
>>6023335>>6023399Though their societies may differ, both of these battling boys are valorous and virtuous protectors of the peace! Tasked by their respective realms with defending the defenceless and warding away the wicked, neither is any stranger to their own peculiar forms of community outreach! Given a good enough cause, one imagines both>Sir Reynauld of House Numitor (Kobolt Klan Adoption)and >Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)Could potential excel in…EVENT FIFTY-NINE: CHARITY FUNDRAISER…But who would raise MORE?Meanwhile, General Karn has been eyeing up a certain someone since this competition began—nay, since the preliminaries! He (like many of his fellow kingly competitors) has had reason to watch warily the snake-in-the-shades known only as ‘Richard’. But will this be the battle of gods which Karn anticipated? Will Richard shed his disguise and reveal his final form?!Yes, it’s a real showstopper, folks, because>Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)and>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)are battling in that most manly of arenas…EVENT THIRTY-SEVEN: MAGIC THE GATHERING(What? Not what you were envisioning when I said ‘manly’? I mean, you don’t see a lot of girls at those things, you gotta’ admit.)Cast your votes, /qst/!
>>6023400>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)He has already attended one of these and bumped shoulders with the richie rich. He has to have picked up some stuff.>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)GREEN DECKING AND PLAYING ONLY THE BIGGEST CREATURES AND ALSO MONKEYS. Filthy blue-deckers need not apply.
>>6023400>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)
>>6023400>Sir Reynauld of House Numitor (Kobolt Klan Adoption)>Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)
>>6023400>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)>Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)
>>6023394"How are we falling behind? I thought we were the better team for sure this time!"Science: "Scanners indicate our opposition has slipped through consecutive holes in the shifting asteroid field asteroid field. I can't tell if it was calculated or just duck luck!"Navigation: "And here I am dodging and weaving like my tail's on fire! Can't we ever catch a break!"Cucked by the random topic then the random comeback dice... Kirobros its so over. >>6023400>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)I think Reynauld is better suited to a more hands on kind of charity work.>Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)Oh, you'd better believe this snake WOULD play a mono-blue deck.
>>6023400>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)He's practically attached to all the gothamite bigwigs at the hip these days! It'll be a sinch.>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)He LITERALLY has experienced MTG stuff in-quest. And killed it, hard.
out-snaking the competition
>>6023400"So, what is this?" Karn asks, his daughter walking him through the rules again aided by both a rulebook at hand as well as her ever-present and dubiously helpful chat. "Okay, let me see if I've got this right. Draw a card, play a 'land', then either summon creatures of play these other cards to set up an advantage. Then go into a 'battle', with the goal of lowering their points from 20 to 0?""That's it." Chaya replies. "And remember, card rules overrule the game rules. If a card says you can do something against the rules, the card is the rule to follow."“Got it.” Karn replies, looking over the assorted piles of decks generously provided by the hosts. “But which ones are good to play? Are all the decks equal? Or are some better than others?”“Well, chat's saying that blue is the strongest, because you can counter your opponent's plays.” she says, eyes darting back and forth reading the chat moving so fast she can barely read it all. “But blue is the hardest to play. Green ramps up lands the fastest, to play bigger and better cards sooner. White deals mainly with gaining life and stretching out the game.”“Gaining life doesn't win the game, it just slows my opponent down. That wouldn't be an effective strategy.” Karn mutters.“Black is all about doing damage to yourself, either directly to your life or sacrificing minions to hurt your opponent more, while red is all about damage. Playing fast and trying to do as much damage as quickly as possible.” Chaya continues, then keeps going through the rules. “And you're not limited to a single color either, some rare decks like Slivers play all five.”“Slivers?” he asks, even more confused. “What?”“Right, so there are archetypes too, basically from different times in the game when different mechanics worked best.” Chaya says, reading from her chat. “But most of the time archetype or 'clan' decks can't compete. But as for what decks are good, there are a few Tanya thinks you'd pilot pretty well. Merfolk are pretty good, all about powering each other and forming an army that can't be stopped, with counterspells at the right moment to protect them. Then there's Infect, which only has to deal ten infect damage to a player to beat them. But there's one she thinks you'll wield the best; Rakdos Death's Shadow.”Reaching down Chaya picks up and hands him a deck of cards, Karn looking through the black and red cards as Chaya explains how the deck works. Which Karn does like, between the extremely aggressive playstyle and being more dangerous the closer to losing he gets, this feels like it would play as many of his real-life battles have. Karn sits at the table, waiting for his opponent to pick one so they can start the game as he goes over how his cards work. Seems simple enough, the real strategy will be in getting through his opponent's strategy.>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest) >General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)
>>6023400>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)>Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)A control player is one after my cold mechanical heart.>>6023440Beta probably shouldn't have won that one. He has limits. It's also luck that he hasn't been sent into a social setting competition yet, where he should be so out of his depth it's comedic.Guess his blind guardian angel is modifying a few rolls on his behalf.
>EXCERPT FROM THE NOTES OF CORRESPONDENT #314, AKA "RICHARD", ETC."I won the 'paddleboard' contest, naturally. The feline proved inferior in the face of unexpected circumstances, and I enjoyed some leisure time. I had not doubted my competence, of course, but it did solidify that I might have an easier time than anticipated. Hopefully Charlie was here to watch it.Almost as soon as it was completed, the next round was thrust upon me. This time, my opponent was the man with the obscene hair--- the father of the Charlie-like woman I had spoken to previously. Speaking forthrightly, I could not win any physical contest with him, and I had been warned that trickery was off the table. I found it exceedingly fortunate, then, that the round was centered on pure strategy. A card game.I had never played this 'Magic the Gathering' before, but I swiftly learned that 'Karn' had not either (though allegedly he had fought some of the monsters the cards depicted, an experience I did not find applicable). I was wary of the title, but could not find true haemic influence in the game. It was fictional. Better 'Magyck the Gathering,' then.With that resolved, I found a liking in the card game. Deceptively straightforward, it masked a wealth of strategy I fear my opponent is not well-suited to grasp (no matter how much his daughter might attempt to explain). I would not cheat, of course. I was warned. But I found that all manner of chicanery was possible within the letter of the tournament rules. He would attempt to win through raw power, as anticipated--- but how well would raw power hold up if my opponent were unable to play his cards at all? If he were to sit there, waiting patiently, then less patiently, as my own cards activated infinitely? We would find out. But I think I knew the answer.">Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)----"A noble knight versus a lowborn officer. It should be a clear advantage. But if I've learned anything from Charlie, nobility is no mark of refinement.">Rolling for vote:1 = Mark2 = Reynauld---->>6023445"As the game was about to begin, I was presented with a sheet of paper. On it, an audience member had drawn myself (my body) in a compromising position. I was remarkably hairy, though I suppose most mammals are.I did not know how to feel. I suppose I have an admirer. I would hope they would admire me more for my unique talents than for my physical form, however."
Rolled 2 (1d2)Oops. Even Richard makes mistakes occasionally. But only occasionally!1 = Mark2 = Reynauld
I am obliged to inform you, anyone who plays blue or votes for someone who plays blue, is subhuman and an enemy of the people as well as fun. I can only imagine how much worse playing against blue is nowadays compared to over a decade ago.
>>6023464I assure you, anon, Richard will be having lots and lots of fun. No need to worry about him.
>>6023470>mfw
>>6023459It did feel a little arbitrary, yeah. I thought maybe both sides would get a d6 since they were both suited this time but I guess it's only for underdogs? Ah well.
>>6023484>>6023474lmao what the hell. Who took this foto?
>>6023476>EXCERPT FROM THE NOTES OF CORRESPONDENT #314, AKA "RICHARD", ETC."...">>6023487Patience, anon, patience...
>>6023462"Well, you got me in round one, not bad. Once you got that infinite combo going, there wasn't anything I could do with this deck to stop it. But let's see how well you do in round two." Karn says to his smiling opponent, Richard clearly having enjoyed himself. Both players shuffle back their cards into their decks. With the 'official tournament rules', as was explained to both before the game began the match is a best of three, whoever wins two rounds first wins the whole match.Having lost the first game rather handily, unable to get a card to stick to the field for the last several turns as his life was slowly chipped away, Karn now understood his foe's deck. And now knowing the more problematic cards his opponent can play and how they work, Karn adapted his strategy. Knowing which cards were the best to hit with Thoughtseize and Inquisition of Kozilek, peeling them from his foe's hand before they could be used proved invaluable. As well as what problematic card name to declare with Pithing Needle after the second Thoughtseize was countered. Baiting his foe's counters against a card he's worried for then playing the real card he wanted to play was just like baiting a student to make a certain attack, only to punish the move and demonstrate the correct counter. Karn found himself rather enjoying the strategy of the game as round two went on.Much like knowing when to throw a jab or a feint, when to hold back and when to go for the win, the game could play out much like a real fight. If rather conceptualized and greatly slowed down. And after studying how Richard played, slowing the game by countering his opponent's plays and trying to frustrate them into making poor decisions to further exploit them, wearing their willpower as much as their life, he was ready. But Richard is good, and in the second game as well he managed to get Karn down to a single life as the match stretched on for turn after turn. But with one life left, Karn cast Banefire, with enough of the lands required to make its damage unstoppable and the card uncounterable. Removing RIchard's last seven life while he could do nothing to stop the final blow, narrowly winning the second round. “You're good. If I were ten, maybe fifteen years younger, I'd never have the patience to beat you at something like this.” Karn says, both competitors reshuffling their decks and readying themselves for the third and all-important final round. It all comes down to the luck of the draw. A truly bad hand now could ruin either of their chances of winning.
>>6023498"I had bested him. Then he had bested me, all due to that one damn card-- was it my fault that I did not have all the cards in this game memorized? I had been exposed to it an hour ago. I am very good, but I could not be expected to be peerless.It seemed to me that my opponent thought he had me figured out. Perhaps he did. I certainly had him figured out. He had fooled me once, but now all the cards were on the table (no pun intended). A coinflip? It could be. But I tended to think that my deck outmaneuvered his, on average. A coinflip-- but a weighted one. That was how I liked it."
>>6023400>Sir Reynauld of House Numitor (Kobolt Klan Adoption)Send Kobolds to beg.>Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)I'm seeing Karn trying to rip cards of the opponent and getting banned
>>6023400>Sir Reynauld of House Numitor (Kobolt Klan Adoption)He can send kobolts to fundraise.>Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)I see Karn playing red-green and Richard blue-black>>6015096
>>6023400>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)Simply because everyone heard about it after the last one he went too caught on fire.>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)Because Karn will have his magic son Chilli, and Chaya's fanbase screaming in his ears how to minmax the fight in his favor. Richard is good, but he cannot stop a wall of autism. Just look at who he works with.>>6014861Here i am, call a friend
>>6023444TRIP 4S MEANS THEROS GODS BTFO
>>6023454Wait a second, GD, this is a perfect time for Karn to figure out the Theros gods he bullied are playing cards. AND HE COULD SHOW THEM!
>>6023506I can just see the two continuing after the match is over for fun.
>>6023400>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)Cops know how to fundraise.>Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)Just imagining Richard going full Yu-Gi-Oh makes me smile, so we're going with that
>>6023400>Sir Reynauld of House Numitor (Kobolt Klan Adoption)There's a difference between attending one and running one yourself. Sorry Mark, but the creature orphanage knight wins this one>Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)Sorry Karn, but Richard would absolutely wreck at the MtG table. Look at the motherfucker and tell me he doesn't excel at card trickery and stupid setups
>>6023498>>6023506Monkey and Snake playing for fun is a rare thing. I'm glad both would do this in-character at the table
>>6023400>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)Probably has actual charity fundraiser experience.>Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)No matter how I think about it moving ten trillion times the speed of light or exploding entire galaxies won't help out in MTG. Also I bet Richard plays only the most meta and brutal control decks, and will counterspell everything until he gets an infinite turn combo.
>>6023400>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)He's familiar enough with how they work, and who can say no to a friendly face like that?>Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)No question.
>>6023400>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)Reynauld smiles here, nodding in the general direction of the officer... or, perhaps, just his countenance on the nearby board. "I know when I'm beat. I've done the occasional charity work, for sure, but raising funds outright? Frankly, it's too close to begging to be tolerated, and I'm not someone from the church. I'll gladly hand the victory to Officer DeLucia, who I suspect is in a society that isn't quite so stringent on who may request money.">General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)"Whatever this Magic the Gathering is, I'm sure it's a harmless game instead of, say, a wizard battle. All the same, I'll take a guess that the general has a better strategic eye than the..."There is a pause here, as Reynauld stares at the image of the man in the suit. The suspicious appearance, and especially the snake, make the potential deamonic influence apparent enough to the knight.His grip is firmly planted on his sword, as his breathing is slow, and forced. A long history with anything demonic has left scars. More on the inside than the outside, though hardly lacking in either."-creature"He spits the word."Best of luck to the General."
>>6023462>>6023498>>6023506Believe it or not I made my vote before reading all this and can't believe how accurate I was. Good stuff from both sides.
>>6023400>Sir Reynauld of House Numitor (Kobolt Klan Adoption)and>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)
>>6023951>EXCERPT FROM THE NOTES OF CORRESPONDENT #314, AKA "RICHARD", ETC."In the short break in between the second and third matches, it came to my attention that the competitors in our sister challenge--- the "charity fundraiser," which I also believe I would have done quite well in--- had been released to submit their own votes. In particular, the knight was casting his. I chanced to overhear his phrasing, though of course I had placed myself nearby.'All the same, I'll take a guess that the general has a better strategic eye than the...'He looked directly at me (a notable downside of placing myself nearby), appeared to not like what he saw, and said the next word with more contempt than I thought I'd warranted. I had not exchanged two words with him.'...creature. Best of luck to the General.'I do admit it raised my hackles-- less the "creature," which was laughably incorrect and unworthy of acknowledgement, and more the idea that Karn had any natural advantage. The playing field had been evened by a lack of knowledge, not of skill: were we both handed a memstick of every "Magyck the Gathering" card in existence, I would wipe the floor with the man ninety-nine times of every hundred. Me, the lesser strategic eye! I had more of a mind for this than the department put together. I was indispensable. Was Karn indispensable, or did he paper over his deficiencies with a jovial attitude? More importantly, was the knight indispensable, or was he a craven know-nothing who couldn't tell his face from his scaly ass?I had planned to remain civil. It wasn't productive to make enemies of strangers, particularly those in direct competition. But for all my good behavior, for no apparent reason, this man was keen on making an enemy of me. If he was so committed, I would play my part. I had seen his so-called curse: I knew the WYRM had taken hold of him. He was not (could not be) the Herald, so he will be deemed imperfect, then be left in indescribable suffering for the rest of his short, hubristic life. I will take pleasure in detailed imaginings of this scenario. In the meantime, the knight will receive my smile, and when we meet, he will receive my teeth. May the WYRM claim him sooner versus later.And in the meantime, I will rescind my vote. I hope he's proud of himself."Retracting >>6023463:>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)No actual hard feelings, Spinejuice! Richard's just a bastard!>>6023655>he cannot stop a wall of autismRichard's entire job is arguably "stopping a wall of autism"... but you're right, he's not that good at it! :^)>>6023956o7 I'm glad Richard's character shines through to people who don't read the quest!
>>6024051He is an uncle, possibly adopted Dad. But he's no Grandpa. He hasn't had to wrangle the universes strongest kids for nothing.
>>6023400>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)He knows a lot of rich people and could just use Shivers to find the best way to convince people.While I’m sure a clan of begging kobolds would be effective, only one contestant has a billionaire on speed dial.>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)This guy seems like a red-green or red-black type. I like that about him.
>>6023400>Sir Reynauld of House Numitor (Kobolt Klan Adoption)>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)
Rolled 6 (1d6)In his greatest act of charity possible, it seems oh noble Sir Reynauld has made a donation of the match! Not that his concession was STRICTLY necessary, with Officer DeLucia advantaged by eight votes, 14-to-6.As for the other contest...I expected this to be in Richard's ballpark altogether (as Richard himself evidently did, also). The Dragon of New Salda has made a compelling case for holding his own, though, at least in a Bo3. I guess the voters agree, too: Richard seems to only lead 12-to-8, and I feel compelled to roll 1d6 in favour of the Saiyan!Just remember: no matter who wins this round, the REAL prizes were the friends, enemies, card-game rivals, and eerily-erotic admirers we all made along the way.
>>6024316>wins his vote by the d6 yet againThis must be that fabled space monkey luck that goes all the way to G*ku... I kneel...
Rolled 36, 48 = 84 (2d84)>>6024316With that roll, though it pains me as a fellow agent of scalykind, I must give this round of our match-to-be-monarch to the mammals!Our winners:>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)Onto the sixth round, now...
>>6024320He pulled out the courage the cowardly dog mask and went OOGA OOGA BOOGA
>>6024321Ramster the Ramster is up again against Dark/Bright Lord Hallaster, in a contest where—for sake of fairness—no prefabricated (or magically-generated) constructs will be allowed! However, that isn’t to say both candidate have exactly the same advantages and disadvantages, for…>Ramster (Cutémon)and>Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)will be given all the popsicles they can eat, from which to furnish sticks to serve as raw materials in an engineering challenge popular in many a classroom (albeit probably not at Hogwarts)…EVENT THIRTY-SIX: POPSICLE BRIDGE CONSTRUCTIONOur other two contestants are both raven-haired survivors of extradimensional incursions. One’s a natural athlete, the other a supernatural scholar. Only one can win this face-off, though, in a field which is arguable neither physical nor strictly mental. As with our other contest, the mage in attendance will NOT be permitted to <summon> any elementals to make it easier, when…>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)and>Ezreal "Tips" Mious Van Houtzmann (Seekers of the Esoteric)take a trip to the beach for a…EVENT FORTY-EIGHT: SAND-CASTLE BUILDING CONTEST>>6024322A terrifyingly-powerful 'wereape' from another dimension doing such a thing WOULD probably make Tips screech like a little girl. Unless you mean that's how he won the TCG battle? Kek, imagine that.
>>6024339>>Ramster (Cutémon)Seems like a ramster sort of hobby,>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)Wizards die at beaches. The jocks swarm them and kick sand in their face and steal their girls, this is known
>>6014831>>6024321>But with a twist, as I will also be rolling 1d and giving the result as bonus points to whichever contestant I deem most likely to win that eventAt risk of reviewing a sign tapping I feel compelled myself to point out that you seem to less be giving the d6 to whoever has the advantage and more to give an underdog a chance to cause an upset... In the last battle you gave two set of supposedly evenly matched contestants a 50/50 odds of winning despite a vote advantage, in this one there was barely a reason given.I don't suggest you change how you run things but some consistency with your written rules would be appreciated...
>>6024339>>Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)
>>6024344>If you have a goofy or (better yet) CONVINCING argument for an underdog come-from-behind victory, I’m amenable!
>>6024351Yeah, this is why I write BIG blocks of text whenever I vote for Huan in the queen tournament. Its only bitten me in the ass once
>>6024339>Ramster (Cutémon)The first part of challenge is acquiring popsicle sticks. Ramster could probably down the icy treats faster to get them. He's already too cool for brain freeze.>Ezreal "Tips" Mious Van Houtzmann (Seekers of the Esoteric)He probably knows more geometry than Diesel, right?
>>6024351My arguments... very sexy pinups.>>6023445>>6023474You CANNOT argue against the sheer force of a man-snake bod that is bared before the audience as Richard DESTROYS Karn with the force of his SUPERIOR BLUE DECK (or whatever. I didn't read the rules for MtG).Richard should've won. Sorry not sorry.
>>6024351I see plenty on both sides. A come from behind victory is fine if it's earned but if only the one behind gets a chance for bonus points it's actually better to have less people vote for you if it's a close race .At least if both parties had a dice rolled (especially where it seems they're evenly matched or argued for) you could give them both a dice. That way it needs a low roll vs high roll to actually cause an upset instead of nullifying peoples votes with something so arbitrary.
>>6024364Anon, it's just for fun. There's not a real prize beyond some niche bragging rights and one piece of bonus art.
>>6024339>Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)My boy is gonna win this one.>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)Does Tips have anybody to go to the beach with? Has he ever been to a beach before? Is he located somewhere close to a beach?
>>6024365Just some feedback on how you could make things feel more fair and encourage continued player participation. Or do you not think the inconsistency might discourage players and QMs from continuing to post fanart and making an effort to argue for their characters?It just seems wrong that it's better to be down 1 to 3 votes to have a better chance of victory with the way you've decided to hand out bonuses.
>>6024321>[Richard didn't like that.]>>6024365Reptoid, I don't really care about winning the whole tournament, but it stings to lose a round that should've been a gimme because of arbitrary choices. Both sides had arguments made in their favor, both sides had obvious effort put in (including fanart for Richard??), and I would like to posit (with no offense to GrandDragonQM) that Richard had the overall advantage: he is exactly the kind of massive basement-dwelling autist who would play tournament-level MtG if he could. If he'd lost the popular vote, I wouldn't care, but I don't think Karn should've been awarded the "advantage" dice. I'm not going to fight about going back and changing this specific result, but in the future, I think the participants would be happier if you only awarded the dice to the competitors you *genuinely* feel are at an advantage (rather than being underdogs who happened to be argued for, even if the winner was also argued for). If they're both close, I agree with >>6024364 that you should roll dice for both. Anything else just leaves a bad taste in the mouth for the loser, and that's not the feeling I want to get from a fun /qst/ event.
>>6024051“Unfortunate you only drew lands in that final round. While we wait on our next competition, want to go again?”>>6024320Reminds me of the legendary Crit, 99, Crit we got on a 3d100 best of 3 from years ago. One of Karn’s lesser-lauded stats is indeed luck, as he’s managed to survive everything from Tuffles to the Main Man Lobo.>>6024339“Hrmmm. I don’t want to say magic is too strong in both competitions like this, but that level of intellect needed to wield magic will give an indisputable edge to both crafting challenges. I’ve seen the things magic wielders can make.” Karn says, then mutters. “Especially against an animal.”“Just like those massive Crystal Stars Chilli made, having them all orbiting his planet.” Chaya adds in. “I think Tanya called the concept ‘Rods from God’, but she said it was only a theoretical weapon. I should have recorded her reaction, her jaw almost hit her toes when she saw him obliterate that castle with a single shot!”“Yes, they’re quite powerful.” Karn agrees. “As much as I think he can do well, I just don’t think he can overcome what’s before him.”>Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)>Ezreal "Tips" Mious Van Houtzmann (Seekers of the Esoteric)
>>6024339>Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)
>>6024339>Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)>Ezreal "Tips" Mious Van Houtzmann (Seekers of the Esoteric)God that Richard lossDevastatingHe even had the favorable deck matchup
>>6024392Karn ate his land cards when he wasn't looking
>>6024339>Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)>Ezreal "Tips" Mious Van Houtzmann (Seekers of the Esoteric)
>>6023399>>6023006"I can't believe this. You won and yet you're still complaining. Come on, we should be celebrating right now!""I did not earn it.""So what? You kept your perfect record. Isn't that what matters?""The opponent was more skilled and using better equipment. Sophie, their spaceship flawlessly performed seven high-risk maneuvers... but still lost anyways.""So you're upset because the outcome was unfair? That they deserved to win more than you?""Negative. You are correct that I feel the opponent deserved to win, but that has not made me upset. I am upset because it was determined by luck instead of prowess.""Circumstances beyond our control are a fundamental part of war, Beta. You know this. Why is it only bothering you now?""Making the best of a bad situation is a skill all unto itself. This was different. It was arbitrary and left to pure chance. When our lives are on the line out on the battlefield, I do not want to survive because of something as unreliable as luck.""Fine. You want to be angry at a problem? Then fix it the same way you always do: get better. Practice in the sims and work harder until you eclipse defeat so thoroughly that luck becomes obsolete. Until then, at least quit your whining so I can celebrate in peace.""You asked and I answered. Unlike Delta, I don't complain unless told to.">>6023269>After the race, a message will be sent to Kiro, although I have no idea whether he'd receive it after the comms lock-out"Well done captain. I am envious of you. You should be proud of the capabilities of your ship and crew. Thank you for not going easy on me. Tell the autopilot I said hello. A shame I couldn't tell them myself. "
Somehow this feels gayer than the last one...I must wash my hands after drawing this.
>>6024381>EXCERPT FROM THE NOTES OF CORRESPONDENT #314, AKA "RICHARD", ETC."It was poor luck. Always the flaw in any plan: poor luck. Strategize as much as you like, play as well as you're able, be smarter, be better, be more-- and there is nothing you can do if the cards don't fall in your favor. You would think that once is enough to learn this lesson, but once, twice, ten, fifty times are not enough. It's never enough. Each time cuts as deep as the last. If Charlie is watching, she will take the wrong lesson from this. She will tell me that I lost because I was bad. This is how she thinks. To her, the good wins and the bad loses, and she is good, so she wins. She will never accept, never admit, how much she benefits from accidents of chance-- and how much chance rips from me.Karn was civil. It was hot coffee on a burnt tongue, insult to injury: I could accept a loss to an enemy, who could receive commensurate suffering at a later date, but to him? I thought recreationally of flaying him with his own Banefire, but could not sustain it for long. It wouldn't be practical, on top of unjustified, and Karn after all had acknowledged my only deficit: luck, luck, luck. It deserved to be a four-letter word. In a Best of Five, I would be [i]proven[/i] superior.'Yes,' I said. 'Thank you. I would be delighted.'"(Richard continues to be a bastard, gg GDQM)>>6024339>Ramster (Cutémon)I think this guy would be just as happy eating the popsicle sticks as he would the popsicles.>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)I kneel in the face of >>6024416's extremely gay pinup. There is no other response.>>6024393kek
>>6024416In this thread there is no gay shit. Just men being manly.
>>6024380>>6024379I'll take this advice into account when handing out d6s, but much like the events themselves, the dice-roll is just a bit of randomization/spice. Certain characters are simply more well-known and popular, while others (Karn in anything physical or even metaphysical here, Huanliuxue in pretty much EVERYTHING over in the Queen tourney) have huge advantages, so even framing the contest as a series of 'events' could be seen as unfair to characters from mellow or low-power settings, as another anon point out. I will say that Karn's post persuaded me of his ability to play a card-game of this nature better than expected, in the same way Beta's post and arguments made for him convinced me that his response time and drive could give him a shot at victory. This isn't Death Battle or anything, so I'm mostly just looking for interesting back and forth discussions. If it's genuinely dissuading people from participating, I'm willing to reconsider, but it also seems unfair to change methods so far into the tournament, after several matches have been decided this way...tl;dr: I'll think about it, if it's really a big deal to people, but I have misgivings about changing it this late and kind of wish that, if this really IS such a big deal to people as to dissuade their particiaption, they'd brought it to my attention 9 weeks ago when I pitched the rules. :(
>>6024440I like it, personally, even though I haven't weighed in on the matter at all
>>6024440The problem isn't so much the rules but their implementation. If you had indeed awarded the d6 to whoever had an advantage in the competition (whether they be winning or not) it would be less of an issue. But your decision to award the d6 has demonstrably been always to the underdog, you consider only if they possess some prowess at the competition, in isolation, not compared with their competitor (whom your voters have put their efforts into convincing their fellows that they are the most suitable candidate.)Yes Karn and Bela and James had certain arguments that made them at least capable of winning their competitions. But so too did Richard have a well researched and thought out deck, Kiro his vocation, training and experience, Tom his physique. Had the votes been reversed can you honestly say you wouldn't have instead given the 'advantage' to underdog as well? While it's true that much of the vote comes from popularity, don't discredit your voters who are making the cases for and against the contestants and voting with their conscience. If only reasons for a come-from-behind victory are considered for the bonus, then the efforts made to secure votes for the most appropriate victor in the first place were more waste of time for the people posting. This disincentives participation.If you find yourself incapable of making a judgement solely based on the characters traits and support then we humbly suggest an amendment that allows for both parties to plead their case and receive a bonus. Else what is the point of voting at all? Failing that, perhaps simply being less liberal with awarding a bonus where there is no overwhelming advantage of one candidate over the other would suffice. A stricter adherence to the letter of your initial laws, in essence.As for contests already over, this is a round robin and not knockout after all. You control how the votes are tallied. You could easily declare any unseemly upsets as a draw if you wanted. It hasn't affected who stands to win here as of yet.
>>6024440I mean, I wouldn't say we're far into this tournament: it's been going for 5 days of 30 or 40 or whatever the projected end point is. The waifu side of the tourney has been going for longer, but either it hasn't come up there or nobody's been brave enough to raise a stink if it has, so... w/e? I also don't think it makes any sense to expect people to vet rules without seeing how they work in practice, so I wouldn't factor in "9 weeks." Playtesters are a thing for a reason.I'm not pissy enough to withdraw participation at the moment, but if similar situations happen repeatedly I might be. I mostly just wish my half of the good-faith effortposting got more acknowledgement, and I guess the same goes for e.g. Chartman and CoreQM's equal effortposting in their matchup (which also got swung). I think it's worth stepping back and considering why the rules exist in the first place: to encourage arguing (and presumably other forms of active engagement) in favor of a voter's preferred character. If the underdog QM and his voters are engaging and arguing for their character and the winning QM and voters aren't (or are to a notably lesser or less convincing extent), I think it makes a lot of sense for the rules to reward the underdog's engagement with bonus dice. If both of them are putting in time and getting into it, it feels a lot more arbitrary to take control away from the voters: you're not rewarding or incentivizing anything then, just making things random, which I assume isn't the end goal. If it is the end goal, and you think it's valuable to have semi-random results for whatever reason, I guess you can stop here.If not... I mean, it's up to you in the end. But if you think about the rules less as "these are the rules" and more "these are what the rules are meant to accomplish," I think there's a case to be made for adjusting them. Like I mentioned, I think dice to reward both sides of the contest (if they seem evenly matched) are a good idea: they'd send a signal that "good job, everybody argued really well, you all get a bonus." It's good vibes. I would also like to propose that you roll a bonus d6 even if you think the winner was better-argued for: I know it would make no practical difference, but it still makes things seem "fairer" (re >>6024450) and I think people would think it was funny. They could feel good about "crushing" the opponent harder, or the losing side could make fun of them for only rolling 1 bonus vote, and so on.It looks like I have a bit of a different take from >>6024450, who I assume was writing at the same time, but it's good to get different perspectives. Thanks for running this overall, RQM, even if you're a FILTHY TRAITOR TO THE REPTILIAN CAUSE!!! >:=( (<-- those are snake nostrils)
>>6024450>>6024452please see >>6024455For everyone else...CALLING ALL VOTERS OF THE KING & QUEEN TOURNAMENTSPlease also go to >>6024455
>>6024450>>6024452As someone who categorically MUST oppose blue deckers I should just keep my mouth shut. However an easy "fix" or stopgap to this is to instead let the "comeback dice" only determine a draw, not a win or loss. That way both contestants still get a point. Some people might not agree with that still, which is fair, and it may seem like a bit of wet-noodling or fence sitting but hey, better than nothing.I don't really care about rules. I'm just here to vote and shitpost and argue with people when I fancy it.
>>6024440It's just suddenly unclear what the criteria is for getting that bonus dice. To me at least it seemed like Richard had every advantage, so just like Sigrid vs Music over in the queen tournament I didn't expect a dice to be rolled at all. I thought the dice was withheld in that case because you genuinely liked the arguments for Sigrid more, but now it's looking like it was because Sigrid was only up by 1 and any roll would have taken that away.
>>6024339>Ramster (Cutémon)Easier to build the popsicle bridge relative to his side.>Ezreal "Tips" Mious Van Houtzmann (Seekers of the Esoteric)Tactical sandswimming to build from inside.
>>6024339>Ramster (Cutémon)He can eat popsicles like none other, and has probably played the Bridge Simulator on his handheld.>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)Tips would summon a castle-shaped sand elemental and get disqualified, because his players are greedy and reckless.>>6015096
>>6024339I mean....Its gotta be>Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)He has thumbs, that's magic in its own right.>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)Didn't he spend time on a dinosuar infested island? I'm sure the guy made sand castles to destress.>>6014861Ayyyyyye lmao
>>6024549>He has thumbsLook at Ramster in his photo
>>6024339>Ramster (Cutémon)>Ezreal "Tips" Mious Van Houtzmann (Seekers of the Esoteric)
>>6024408>Thank you for not going easy on me.Keheh, I wouldn't make for a good future commander if I didn't inspire my crew to do their best in every situation. "I thought for sure that a comms blackout and dour training would give us the advantage... turns out I should have been following you through that asteroid field instead, heh. "Ah well, as a wise Captain once said: 'It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness; that is life.'... I should watch more of those historical documentaries some time.>Tell the autopilot I said hello.We don't use our AI for autopilot anymore due to... incidents. We have brainpower and teamwork instead! Still, I often feel like there's at least something hanging on to the ship and helping steer it in the right direction, maybe I'll ask Dal.Anyway, I'll pass on that you said hi though I wouldn't expect a response. It rarely talks these days.>>6024339>>Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)More likely to know the basics of construction than the mon at least.>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)Diesel seems more at home in the beach setting.
>>6024440>>6024456Just to clarify, my post here >>6024408 was only intended to be some in-character lore and rp. Ooc, I wasn’t trying to actually complain about anything nor give you a hard time. Normally I’d assume that this goes without saying, but I didn’t expect an ‘emergency alert’ to be made immediately afterwards concerning the exact same topic as the fun lil roleplay.
>>6024377>Does Tips have anybody to go to the beach with? Has he ever been to a beach before? Is he located somewhere close to a beach?"I've never been to a place quite like THIS, I have to admit. Hawksong's port is much more... Rocky, without all this fine sand. Colder, too, except maybe during the height of summer. It's... Nice!"He stops talking at the sound of giggling, girlish laughter, and observes with no small appreciation as Carazzi, his demon-goblin creation, splashes about with Costella Fanucci, his bikini-clad fiance. His OTHER fiance (sort of) seems to be gazing out upon the ocean with open wonder, and her shaded glasses serve a more obvious function here than in most other places she wears them; nevertheless she removes them, to better enjoy the sight of teh lapping waves against the golden-white grains."I guess we're not here for pleasure, though, are we? well, I'M not, at least. This 'Crash' fellow... His nickname is 'Sandcrab'. That bodes ill. I'd better give this my all. Summoning an elemental would make this easier, but...">>6024518"...Sadly, that's forbidden.">>6024472"<Sand-Swimming> to afford better access to the interior, though... That could work, to shore it up from inside. Is that usually necessary, though? It must not be--'Sandcrab Crash' isn't doing that. And how would he? I guess I'm just lucky that Izzy and I were just working on a construct of sand in a different context, to create a vessel for the energies of the 'Unseelie Star'..."He sets to work.
>>6024339>Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)Can eat more therefore build more.>Ezreal "Tips" Mious Van Houtzmann (Seekers of the Esoteric)Probably has the better imagination, can build fancier.
>>6024339>Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)He's not an animal.>Ezreal "Tips" Mious Van Houtzmann (Seekers of the Esoteric)He probably knows more about castles.
>>6024339>Ramster (Cutémon)Dude could totally gather and set up the SHIT outta some popsicle sticks>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)Diesel's from a beach community--hell, the beach was pretty much his home away from home! Not to mention there are definitely CHICKS at the beach... and Diesel is nothing if not drawn to menhera broads.>>6024416As the sick bastard behind Slice Quest I'm officially making this drawing canon. Diesel was always fuckin' swole, but this confirms he's got the highly-coveted 'Beach Bod'.>>6024549Diesel did NOT spend time on a dinosaur infested island, but I'm now extremely disappointed in myself for this not being the case. Next quest will def have dinosaurs in it, anon. This is a promise!
>>6024339>Ramster (Cutémon)Because it's the funnier outcome.>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)I stand with Italy.
>>6024455>>6024456Breaking news! It seems our panel of experts have detected temporal-spatial anomalies subtly affecting the flow of two four previous events! Upon rewatching the instant replay, adjusted for this existential distortion, it seems that three contestants were affected: Ezreal Mious Van Houtzmann, Richard, and Kiro Skyeskal! Each of them will be awarded an extra point! Does this exclusively benefit my own entrant and two fellow reptoids? Why, yes, yes it does! Is it all an elaborate scheme on my part to skew the results to favour those whom I prefer? Noooo, don't be silly...It's really not, btw, since obviously my vote would have been to keep things as-is, but the results are in, and I hope this makes people happy and gets us back on track to having a good, fun time.Chronal distortions have also seemingly shifted the time-frame for voting, though. I would like to urge our lovely voters to get their remaining ballots in quickly, s tallying of the vote will begin imminently!Translation from kayfabe: I'm burnt out and tallying the results now so I can go do something else with my evening to refresh myself. We have 18 votes in, so far, which isn’t far off from our usual turnout.
>>6025099I fucking swear I remember some mention of him punching out a raptor?
>>6025121Falcons and eagles and hawks are raptors, ain't they?
>>6025122I mean, yes, that is true, but I meant Jurassic park raptors.
>>6025121That was James, anon. Diesel fought a bunch of scary mutant animals and supersoldiers, though
>>6025124Like the truck? I think it was a Ford not a Jeep like they got in that Juice-assin' park.
>>6025126Oooooh, huh, fever dreams are wild
Rolled 39, 45 = 84 (2d80)Well, if Elliot can’t necessarily win a contest of animal obedience, he can at least lick one in a construction contest! And an animal with sapience, thumbs, and a family home of his own, no less! Popsicle-Stick Lord Hallaster taeks this round!And who’d a thunk it, but the guy from a beachside city, with the rockin’ beach bod, is more at home on the beach! Maybe overuse of the arcane limits one’s practical skills without it, or maybe this Sandcrab is Sand-king of the Sandcastle! But will he be King of /QST?? We’ll see, but for now, we can at least afford him this victory!Our winners of round six:>Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)Now, onto Round Seven…
>>6024431"Alright, let's go." Karn says, both contestants going for another round. And despite how calm Richard is trying to appear on the surface, from how sharply he shuffles to the forced calm expression on his face, he's clearly furious at losing due to no fault of his own. Which is the nature of gambling, especially with card games those like his wife's friend Tunnip is so fond of. In the next match, Karn unfortunately didn't draw into a single land, Richard winning handily. The next round was closer, but once more the matchup advantage was too strong, Richard securing a second victory in a row. Which, despite Karn's attempts to calm him with further play, only seemed to infuriate him further."Luck..." Richard grumbles under his breath after the two consecutive wins. Seems that, instead of cooling his head, winning a potential best of five only served to further annoy the suited being."Well, let's leave it here for now. The next round seems to be starting." Karn says, rising from the table and offering his more reptilian opponent his hand. "Best of luck with the next one."
Both these men (?) are survivors, warriors, absolute units! One is a cat with strength of will and a buff bod! One is a machine with an iron will even stronger than his alloyed components! But when it comes right down to it, who would win in (an appropriately-sized but otherwise identical between the two courses)…EVENT THRITY-NINE: OBSTACLE RACEWill it be:>Beta (Core of Steel)or>"Tom" (Ruby Quest)And in our other daily duel, we see everyone’s favourite Dragon Knight with a klan of kobolts facing off against Kiro who, if he rather resembles the servile reptiles in question, is decidedly NOT one of them! Rather, the Marrok military man is a soldier in his own right! And as fellow fighters, these cretaceous-looking crusaders must surely both know the value of a balanced breakfast before the battle, right? So, brought to you by Hello Fresh NO, not really these two will be competing in…EVENT FORTY-FIVE: COOKING CONTESTThey’ll be graded on nutritiousness, deliciousness, AND presentation! So, who will win?>Sir Reynauld of House Numitor (Kobolt Klan Adoption)or>Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator)
>>6025157>"Tom" (Ruby Quest)Beta probably accelerates fast like an Armored Core, but he looks like his movement speed on foot would be very clunky. Tom is quite athletic, like that time he was able to rush Ruby out of the room with Red before the bomb he left exploded.>Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator)He is definitely the kind of guy who makes spaghetti tacos, dips french fries in vanilla ice cream, puts ketchup on pizza. He'd probably put something together so unorthodox but tasty and edible that I'll vote for him.
>>6025157>Beta (Core of Steel)>Sir Reynauld of House Numitor (Kobolt Klan Adoption)never knew a snake who could cook
>>6025157"Well, this first one's not a challenge. The machine, Beta, clearly has an advantage here. He has more tools at his disposal to win this one. Especially against an animal.""What do lizards eat? Other than anyone smaller than them they can fit in their maws? But, I reckon I'm hardly one to judge." Karn mutters to himself. "However, if their food is based on all three of those qualities, I think the small one has it.>Beta (Core of Steel)>Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator)
>>6025157>Beta (Core of Steel)>Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator)
>>6025157>"Tom" (Ruby Quest)Even if you give Beta a Beta-sized Obstacle Course I'm pretty sure the cat man will be able to navigate his course better. Gotta go with Thomas.>Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator)I can't recall if it's canon or fever dream, but I coulda swore Kiro whipped up some chow before.
>>6025157>"Tom" (Ruby Quest)He's got the physique to go hard, and the experience to deal with the unexpected.>Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator)Futuristic cooking techniques won't give you botulism.
>>6025157>"Tom" (Ruby Quest)Being organic gives Tom a physiological advantage in maneuverability. It's a lot harder to get stuck or snagged when your meat can get squished out of the way. Even in the face of Beta's truly unnatural bodily control being a machine.>Sir Reynauld of House Numitor (Kobolt Klan Adoption)Medieval cooking used everything. Even the colon. Truly there is no ingredient that could surprise this man. There's a food for everything when ingenuity was necessary to make something edible in the first place.
>>6025157>"Tom" (Ruby Quest)>Sir Reynauld of House Numitor (Kobolt Klan Adoption)
>>6025181I think you're remembering the icecream bucket from the very first /qag/ prompt. Skyescream I think the pun was. I'll find the image when I'm home but that's a good idea. Maybe a stew with apple pie and icecream for desert just like ma used to make back home.
>>6025157>Beta (Core of Steel)My boy... he will overcome all in his path...>Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator)He can make a mean spaghetti, and spill it afterward!
>>6025157>"Tom" (Ruby Quest)>Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator)
>>6025157"An obstacle course? Easy as pie. Come on Beta, let's drift into high-sync so we can give it our all. Mid won't cut it if we want to be sure."" ...Agreed. Raising to High-Sync.""YES! Time to become whole again! I'll even get to see what our competition looks like this time.""Initializing merge in three, two, one.""Together""Once""More">My votes are for:>Beta (Core of Steel) and>Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator)
>>6025157>Beta (Core of Steel)We built him with Mobility in mind with Project Yi and Burning Eagle>Sir Reynauld of House Numitor (Kobolt Klan Adoption)
>>6025157>Beta (Core of Steel)Yi Actuators go brr>Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator)The guy likes his pancakes, so I assume he can whip up some.>>6015096
>>6025157>Beta (Core of SteelGoing for my main metal man Beta. Guy practically lives in obstacle courses>Sir Reynauld of House Numitor (Kobolt Klan Adoption)Considering he is responsible for dinner, its an easy answer>>6014861Ere we go lads ere we go
>>6025157D: (Faintly Amused) “Y’know you're going to ruin your appetite if you keep that up, little bro.”K: (Muffled) “Look Dal, we agreed I’d cook food from home for the competition. So tradition says once the pancakes are ready and in stasis, I get to lick the bowl. Them's the rules.”D: (Guilelessly) “Ah. I see…traditions. So we’re sticking to the recipe as written then? No deviations from Ma’s prize winning pancakes… or stew?”K: (Smugly Muffled) “Mhmm.”D: (Feigning Innocence) “Alright then, it's a good thing we just stopped for supplies at an agri-world else we wouldn’t have ALL the fresh ingredients we need. You’re not gonna fall in the pot and ruin it this time are you?”K: (Indignantly Mumbling) “Haven’t done that since I was three… Just focus on cutting your share of the veggies.”D: (Slyly Slicing Spinach) “Oh, don’t worry about me. Take all the time you need to finish your ice cream. I’ll make sure you get full points for nutrition…”>Beta (Core of Steel)He's definitely been specced into agility so an obstacle course should prove to be no obstacle at all.>>Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator)A family favourite dinner and dessert. Its best to wait for a certain someone to be distracted putting the cherries on top of the latter before adding the final green ingredient.
>>6025597Silly lizard guy, but correct, it is tradition.
Rolled 40, 55 = 95 (2d76)>>6025597>>6025597>>6025454>>6025444>>6025439>>6025375>>6025364>>6025261>>6025258>>6025216>>6025201>>6025200>>6025194>>6025181>>6025180>>6025178>>6025174>>6025167While there’s something to be said for cat-like agility, I’m also told that Tom’s ‘manly physique’ makes squeezing through tight places tricky, which somewhat negates the organic advantage which some attest to. Since Beta’s apparently specced for speed and manoeuvrability, and leads by two points, I’ll not get in his blue bolt’s way!There’s something to be said for using every part of the animal, but from what I see amongst the arguments, Reynauld’s klan have a somewhat less discerning appetite than Kiro’s crew, and actual pictorial (animated!) evidence of competent cookery is hard to argue against, especially when he’s already leading. I’ll thus cede to popular opinion on this one and tally round seven up for…>Beta (Core of Steel)and>Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator)
>>6026189This’ll be interesting, I suspect: a rowdy rebel against an ultimate authority! A General of the Freiza Force will now stare own Gongalla Gaol’s greatest jailbreaker, when..>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)meets>James Calaca (Gaol Quest)in the truest test of toughness there ever was…EVENT FORTY: HOT SAUCE CHALLENGEBoth man and manimal in our second bout of the eighth round have protected and served in one way or another: one as a cop on a particularly rough beat, one as a family-man in a world where he’s bite-sized, and as the friend of a cuté companion who seems like a magnet for mayhem!Will>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)or>Ramster (Cutémon)Be best suited to protect their forced smiles, while dutifully serving the public in…EVENT FIFTY-FIVE: CUSTOMER SERVICE SHOWDOWNThey’ll both be manning (hamstring?) a till while packing bags, ringing up purchases, and filling orders. The most complete order wins, with points docked for complaints! Glowing reviews on Yelp net you bonus points, naturally, but they have to namedrop you.
>>6026204>James Calaca (Gaol Quest)I bet somehow James wins this out>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)No contest
>>6026204>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)I'm pretty sure Saiyans COULD consume literal toxic waste and be okay. Karn's friend Leyas eats actual rocks sometimes. They can put pretty much anything in their mouths and be fine. Add in that Karn is a walking incarnation of GRIT makes this a pretty unfair contest imo.>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)Half of his job is pretty much getting people to calm down and walk away already. Ramster is a rad little guy, but Mark being able to get a "feeling" for people around him also gives him an edge. Sorry little dude.
>>6026204>>James Calaca (Gaol Quest)>>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)
>>6026204>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)
>>6026204>James Calaca (Gaol Quest)>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)
>>6026204>James Calaca (Gaol Quest)I don't think ki reinforcement works against chemicals.>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)Is capable of words
>>6026204"Hot sauce? Really? THAT is the challenge? This will be entertaining, at least. Give it your all, James." Karn says, sitting across from his next opponent. Bottles upon bottles are brought out, set on the table between the two of them. As more and more bottles are set out, the colors of the bottles turn from yellow and orange, to red, to black, with more fire and skull emblems plastered over them. "I reckon I'll start us out."Looking them over, Karn picks his first bottle. One of the dark red ones on the spicier side, but not one of the spiciest. No need to end the competition immediately, saving two of the supposedly stronger ones for the end of the event. Looking at the skull on the cap a moment Karn then cracks it open, a wash of the chemical fumes hitting him in the face as the seal is broken. Causing his left eye to slightly twitch, but otherwise showing no reaction."Bottom's up." he says, turning the bottle up. Liquid fire pours down his throat, causing him to wince. But after the training he'd done with his daughter Milha, this is nothing. Milha, master of many curses like “Agonizing Touch” which turn all physical contact, including clothing and even a gentle breeze into excruciating, searing pain. Boiling Blood, Burning Light, and even Magma Bile, which causes the victim's stomach acid to immediately feel as hot as magma, causing excruciating pain and inducing painful, searing vomiting. And compared to that, a little bit of liquid heat is barely enough to draw a wince from the General. The bottle's empty in a few seconds, Karn then smashing it against his forehead as is tradition, setting the remains of the bottle's lip on the table. “Your turn.”For the past several years in-quest he's been focusing on training his pain tolerance, so unless any of these can outright kill him, I doubt Karn can actually to lose to anyone in this contest except maybe someone without taste buds like Beta. Having dozens of agonizing curses stacked upon you simultaneously and still being able to talk through it makes a little flavor light work.While Karn waits for his opponent to choose a bottle for his first in this little drinking competition, he watches as the other two go to work. And while the officer does an exemplary, professional job, Karn is rather surprised by the animal. Seems someone's taken the time to train it, at least. But that doesn't mean it can beat DeLucia.>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest) >Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)
>>6026271And I drop my image like a moron.
>>6026271This just gave me the funniest image that James is sitting across from Karn with a plate of chicken wings that Karn doesn't have. The reason he doesn't have them? He ate them the moment he sat down not realizing they were what the hot sauce was supposed to go on. And now he's downing entire bottles of the spicy stuff. topkek
>>6026204>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)Ain't no way could he lose to a hot sauce.>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)I would lose my shit if I was served, as a customer, by a fucking hamster. That can't be sanitary.
>>6026276Why would he ever assume otherwise? You don’t go into a drinking contest before you eat, your stomach’s weaker without food. Everyone knows that.
>>6026296>Yooo free chicken? Awesome. Eugh I think this juice is expired though, it tastes awful.
>>6026204>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)The insides of his stomach probably are armored>Ramster (Cutémon)He's not only competent and professional, he's also cute!>>6015096
>>6026204>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)There is nothing he can't eat, up too and including rocks.>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)Dude's Italian, its in his blood.>>6014861Here I am
>>6026204>>James Calaca (Gaol Quest)The mysterious "Hot Sauce Challenge" with no rules listed. One would suspect it to be simply a case of who can withstand the hottest sauce but in actual fact it is a test of discernment. The variously labelled bottles had their Scoville unit measures blacked out and thus the challenge was to taste them all and determine which was the median heat. To the General, for whom all hot sauces are equally weak, telling them apart was akin to measuring grass growing with a yard stick. It would take a man with a much more mortal taste for spice and intolerance to pain to tell these sauces apart.>Ramster (Cutémon)Most unique employee and likely novel enough to excuse any mistakes and receive special mention in the yelp review.
>>6026204>James Calaca (Gaol Quest)>Ramster (Cutémon)
>>6026271>>6026276>>6026296>>6026299HuehuehueAs for my votes:>James CalacaMy boy's gonna have a revolution on his taste buds, but he'll try his best, by the Revolution!>Mark DeLuciaHe's been in at least one Gotham fundraiser gala, and he's got the attention of Bruce Wayne the millionaire - what more can I say?
>>6026711Absolutely love it, 10/10
>>6026711>he ate the bonesMy sides.
>>6026204>James Calaca (Gaol Quest)The fires of revolution burn far hotter in James than some silly hot sauce would on his taste buds! Also he just seems generally unflappable most of the time, so.>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)Cops gotta deal with all sorts of weird bullshit on a daily basis
>>6026711>Majin BrewThat one got me.
Rolled 3 (1d6)>>6026711>>6026299>>6026296Kek.****Well, I hope you’re all proud of yourself, and your anti-rodentine/caprine prejudice costing a family man his job at the grocer’s! On the other hand, if Officer DeLucia ever wants to retire from the force it seems he has a gift for retail!Our other contest is a little closer, 9-to-7 in James’ favour. I think the good General makes a strong case for why he might win it (>>6026271), though and as such, I’m going to roll it. Nine-to-seven, this gives James a good chance to tie it up (thought not win, in keeping with our new gentleman’s agreement). Let’s see if the fates favour him again…
Rolled 4, 63 = 67 (2d72)>>6027000There you have it! By a nose, Karn manages to squeak his way onto the winner's podium alongside his rival, though somebody ought to get both these lads some milk. Our winners this round?>James Calaca (Gaol Quest)>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)Now, what will Round Nine hold?
>>6027003It’s sandcrab versus snake as the young man in the trendy tracksuit comes up against the duplicitous double-breasted wyrm wagie! Who will win when the wit and will of>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)and>Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)Are pitted against one another in…EVENT FOUR: GETTING HONEY FROM A BEEHIVE(And before you ask, yes, these ARE giant, supernatural honey-hornets from the pain dimension.)Our other two contenders this round are both master magicians, or at lest adequate apprentices of the arcane arts! One’s a potions prodigy and master of battle-tactics with a helpful Hufflepuff and baleful beast in his head! The other is a half-elf chimericist and follower of ancient fairy ways with the eyes of the gods upon him! But between>Ezreal "Tips" Mious Van Houtzmann (Seekers of the Esoteric)and>Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)who is the better PINBALL wizard?? Yes, it’s…EVENT SEVENTY-THREE: PINBALLAnd since both candidates are casters, spellslinging IS ALLOWED!
>>6027017>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)Sorry Rick, but snakes can't stop BEES>Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)Only voting for him because he's my boy. Otherwise I'm fine with either of them winning here
>>6027017>Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)He smells like flowers. The bees won't harm him. His matching tropical-scented cologne for the hawaiian shirt still lingers. Yes.>Ezreal "Tips" Mious Van Houtzmann (Seekers of the Esoteric)Finally, the TRUE equal contest.
>>6027017>Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)I was torn on who to vote for, but Richard, as a snake, could seamlessly blend into nature and steal the honey, the supernatural honey-hornets being none-the-wiser.Diesel, in true Italiano fashion, would not be so conspicuous and would be quickly caught.>Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)
>>6027017>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)>Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)just to let people know, Elliot is a GAMER, pinball shouldnt be a problem for him at all
>>6027003I think it reaching a tie is more fair to the ones in the lead, good decision lazardman QM."Most impressive, James. I'm surprised you were able to keep up with me." Karn says, offering his hand to his opponent, all the bottles emptied. "Tell me, what kind of pain tolerance training have you gone through? I had no idea anyone here was as durable as I was. Guess that's why you're here, huh? Hahaha, good luck with your next competition!">>6027017"Hrm. Diesel strikes me as the sort of man who'd charge headlong into the hive. I respect the drive, but I doubt he can create his own Energy Body to protect his body from piercing attacks. Hell, those things look sharp enough to get me through them. But I think Richard's clever enough to get at it without getting stung, so he gets my vote this time.">Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)"This one's closer, not sure who has the advantage this time. But it does seem that more people believe in Elliot than Ezreal, so I'll agree with them and vote-">Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)
>>6027017>Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)I'm not sure how physical Richard even is.For honey gathering he'd either possess someone and do it in their body (conveniently mutated to not feel pain), or remotely pilot a human shaped drone to do it. Either way he's safe from the hornets? I dunno man DQR is mystifying.>Ezreal "Tips" Mious Van Houtzmann (Seekers of the Esoteric)They may both be wizards but only one is a member of the Elf master race, with all the grace and coordination that entails.
>>6027017>Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)>Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)
>>6027017>Diesel Crash>TipsDoes Sandswimming works through glass? It is refined sand after all. Thus grabbing the pinball and slamming it with two fingers on the point-makers
>>6027017>Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)I don't Know the other dude. And Richard could psychoanalyze the bees. Spoiler related for this contest.>Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)Hallaster has to have seen the movie and has played before, I am sure.
>>6027177*And Richard could psychoanalyze the bees to death.Fuck might be bed time.
>>6027017>Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)He is especially good with supernatural stuff.>Ezreal "Tips" Mious Van Houtzmann (Seekers of the Esoteric)Will attune himself to the pinball machine (and it will bite him in the ass 2 threads later)>>6015096
>>6027017>Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)I mean, he's actually smart enough to do it correctly so...>Ezreal "Tips" Mious Van Houtzmann (Seekers of the Esoteric)He can abuse electromagnetism to fuck with the ball.>>6014861I am here, again
>>6027017>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)>Ezreal "Tips" Mious Van Houtzmann (Seekers of the Esoteric)
Damn neck and neck for Tips and Elliot. Hope by the time I am done with shit later this afternoon we can all tell who the cut-I mean stronger pinball wizard is.capchaP2P NKNope, that is how you get a weird std
Rolled 1 (1d2)>>6027017Odds are Richard would know to smoke the bees out first.Though I could imagine Diesel trying to bake them a woodfired pizza (being bees love pizza right?) and inadvertently making enough smoke to do the same. Then gathering honey because the bees were having naptime...Hell that's the funnier option so I'll let fate decide who's the better smoker.>1 for Richard, 2 for DieselAs for Pinball, Elliot is more likely to know exactly how best to to cheat with magic - being more familiar with the machines. Just magic the tilt sensor on his opponents turn to trigger a loss, that'd do the trick.>Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)
>>6027409Go Elliot! Fuck 'em politely, Lord Hallaster!
>>6027017While Diesel's certainly smarter than, say, Stanley, I honestly have to admit that Richard might be able to connive his way into getting the honey better than Diesel could. Sure, our Irish-Italian Stalian could probably tank the bee stings or flamethrower the whole damn thing, but still!>Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)>Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)*Pinball Wizard Intensifies*
>>6025117>>6025156>EXCERPT FROM THE NOTES OF CORRESPONDENT #314, AKA "RICHARD", ETC."I emerged victorious in the full game, as anticipated. What's more, the rules were adjusted: Karn and I would be deemed, officially speaking, 'tied.' I may have been too hasty in my foul mood: my parting handshake was genuine, and I hope it was taken as such."---"Karn set off to drain a bottle of 'hot sauce,' and evidently emerged victorious. By all accounts it was well-earned. Myself, I was presented with a hive of, per the announcement, 'giant, supernatural honey-hornets from the pain dimension.' I don't believe the 'pain dimension' is an actual place, so I presume this is hyperbole; nevertheless, this is not my body, and any pain it might feel is not my pain. I do not believe the 'honey hornets' would find flesh to pierce to begin with. If they can, I can expel their venom. All of this presupposes I would anger them to begin with, but I believe Apoidea are, like many insects (the common beetle included) adversely affected by nicotine smoke, which I possess in spades. I should be able to walk in and walk out. My competitor, an ordinary and not especially bright human male, almost does not bear commenting on.">Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)---"Both wield Charlotte's favorite 'magyck,' but one knows what pinball is, and one does not, no? Should that not be an obvious advantage?">Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)
>>6027736>I am a walking tobacco chimney, therefore I am safezoz
Rolled 58, 7 = 65 (2d68)Well, these are some learn results! For all his bravery and determination, for all his strength of will and body, Diesel can’t out-smoke the sneaky snake! 12-to-4, Richard fully fumigates his foes, taking the honey and taking oen step closer to the crown!As for Tips…“This contraption is absolutely devlish! No… Dwarven! But the, again, I’ve never known the stout-folk to invest this amount of effort into something so… Frivolous. Fun, though. Maybe gnomes? The only other encounter I can recall with them was at that ‘waffle-house’… Yes, this seems like a gnomish sort of thing to manufacture.”“I tried everything. <Sand-Swimming> was a false start that I wasted altogether too much time on. The structure of glass lacks the ‘fluidity’ which facilitates it, and <Aethereal Form> passes through glass, but ALSO the balls and mechanisms. Electrification wasn’t much more successful—I know metal can be magnetized, but I don’t have the… Well, the PRECISION with Elementalism. Maybe if Izzy was here instead…”“Besides, this Hallaster boy knows his way around the machine as if it were second-nature! And his spells… They make no SENSE! I can’t understand the underlying principles AT ALL. The arcane language is all gibberish to me, too… I HAVE to talk to him later, to learn where he was taught.”“After I LOSE, that is… Ugh.”Our winners?>Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)>Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)Now, onto Round Ten!
>>6027820gah, fucked the formatting.Two armoured adversaries clash, steel-against-steel. Neither is what they appear to be: one trapped within a web of subservient programming and wearing a war-machine, one clad in accursed integument and warped beyond his mortal form! But when two noble souls are pitted against one another in a fan-suggested clash which I at least have been eagerly awaiting, who will come out ahead?Yes, it seems>Sir Reynauld of House Numitor (Kobolt Klan Adoption)AndBeta (Core of Steel)Will be engaging in…EVENT FIFTY-EIGHT: FISTFIGHT ON A MECH AFTER BEING TEMPORARILY AGED TO NEAR THE END OF YOUR LIFESPANNow, since one of them IS a mech and the other is, uh, not… What I’m going to allow is a slight modification of the rules (for those weirdos who actually vote based on event jk jk). That is to say Reynauld may assume his hypothetical final dragon form in lieu of a mecha!I mean, shit, that’s badass, right?Our second bout of the tenth round is… A little more low-key. Two prolific protags, from long-running and well-respected adventures will be taking the stage to showcase their especially manly musculature will be meeting up for a contest which emphasizes their princely appeal in a way that bara fans and furries alike should enjoy! You know who you are, anon: this event is for (You)! It’s…>"Tom" (Ruby Quest)Versus>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)in…EVENT SEVEN: POSE-OFFIf you’ve seen a bodybuilding competition of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, you know what to expect. No utilizing Stand effects, though, General—just the poses, please! Oil and speedos, optional.
>>6027830>dragon versus giant robotLETSFUCKINGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAlso, for posterity's sake, "LIQUIIIIIIID!!!!">Beta (Core of Steel)I have to back him. Just because he's a rat in a cage. Wagies can relate.>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)He's close friends with the Ginyu Force. All other poseurs need not apply. He'll ask Recoome for the best poses for big muscular men like himself to hold. Sorry Tom, but Karn's just got that CUT.
>>6027830>Sir Reynauld of House Numitor (Kobolt Klan Adoption)Since he's the only one who CAN be aged to near the end of his lifespan, he can fit the rule much better than Beta. No offense! Although the visual of a rusty, nearly deserviced mech is appealing on its own. But something like that would require a lack of care for his components, surely.>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)No contest.
>>6027830>Beta (Core of Steel)>>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)
>>6027830>Beta (Core of Steel)Wait this is an Old Snake fistfight climax contest. This means Reynauld is Snake (because dragon or lizard or whatever his deal is), and Beta is Liquid. Reynauld's pretty good... but Beta is the best.Mandatory postinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIfUB376xvU>Reynauld may assume his hypothetical final dragon form in lieu of a mecha!RUSTED SPEED MECHA VERSUS OLD DRAGON MAN LET'S GOOOOOOOOO>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)Sorry Tom, but Toriyama's death gives Karn power for this.
>>6027830With both being functionally immortal assuming they take care of themselves, and the fact that dragons just keep on growing and increasing in power. I have to give it to the Ancient Dragon.>Sir Reynauld of House Numitor (Kobolt Klan Adoption)>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)I don't see Tom's physique beating Karn's desu. And over the top posing is like half of Dragonball anyway so...>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)
>>6027830“A dragon against a machine. Both at the proverbial ends of their lifespans, near their end.” Karn mutters, remembering his own father’s final battle. And how he’d dealt the killing blow, sending his old man to the afterlife.“A warrior doesn't die old and helpless in bed. A true warrior must fall in battle.”His father’s words ring in his head as he sees the competitors brought to their stage. But he can’t watch their battle, at least not yet as his own competition is about to begin.“A pose off, huh? Hold on, I need to make a call.” Karn says, closing his eyes and reaching out telepathically to the one being who can help him pic related. “Hey, Captain Ginyu. I need a favor.”“Of course, what is it General?” comes the immediate reply. Explaining the situation, Karn asks the master of Body Change and body posing if he can use his moves for this event. “Of course Karn! It would be my honor if you repped the Ginyu Force’s signature poses!”“Appreciate it Captain. I owe you one.” Karn replies, keeping the mind link up while turning his head to his daughter. “Hey, just got the okay from the Captain. Hit their music for me?”“Absolutely!” Chaya says, tapping her scouter a few times until music begins playing.https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezrbyf6t9mY&pp=ygUQZ2lueXUgdG9rdXNlbnRhaQ%3D%3DAnd from years of exposure and with the captain coaching him telepathically, Karn begins imitating the various poses of the one and only Ginyu Force!>Beta (Core of Steel)>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)
>>6027830>Beta (Core of Steel)>"Tom" (Ruby Quest)
>>6027830>Sir Reynauld of House Numitor (Kobolt Klan Adoption)>"Tom" (Ruby Quest)
>>6027830>Sir Reynauld of House Numitor (Kobolt Klan Adoption)>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)he and meloka once even did a pose off with the Ginyu force and they were impressed
>>6027830>Beta (Core of Steel)I have no end of lifespan. I do not understand but regardless, I and a skilled CQB model though not so much as one of my sisters. Even then I shall win against a reptile regardless. Their mind is inferior, imperfect. Mine is not.>"Tom" (Ruby Quest)"Muscles are out, man. Twinks are in. Bunnies are in. As long as my audience is atleast 50% women, you lose. And even if... as long as one woman casts her ballot my way I still win. You cannot beat me in any way that matters, Monkey man.Can you give me your lifting routine, please. I want to surprise Lucy on her birthday. Thanks bro.
>>6027830>Beta (Core of Steel)Can't believe RQM deprived us of a rusted to shit, glitching out, barely functional Beta down to little more than core functions fighting old man Reynauld. Robbery!>"Tom" (Ruby Quest)He's literally got the manly physique. This contest was made for him!
>>6027830"Obsolescence.""I knew this fate might await me someday. I do not age like the humans, so I would have to expect a different kind of death.""I had always been far too good to be killed in battle, so the only defeat that's left for me is the one I built. The data from my memories, the recordings of my missions, all of it used to create newer cores with more advanced algorithms. The future generations created from what the humans learned by watching me; designed to surpass and replace me. My own children will have become my undoing. Not with bullets, but by leaving me behind. A relic that doesn't matter anymore, unimportant enough to be forgotten and abandoned.""Crushed by something far more advanced than you, helpless?""Yet this does not bother me. I already confronted the possibility of this a long time ago, and made peace with it. Perhaps the only time a war machine has made peace with anything.""So here I am, at my final hour, faced with a poetically appropriate foe. What is a dragon if not the apex predator, the pinnacle of life? Facing off against me, the pinnacle of technology." "I wouldn't have it any other way.""TARGET VERIFIED: COMMENCING HOSTILITIES" I'm not a good enough writer to do this justice. An event like this has the potential to be kino of the highest order. CoreQM, if you're here, do you want to give it a shot? >My votes for the event are:>Beta (Core of Steel)and>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)
>>6027830>Beta (Core of Steel)THe end of Beta's theoretical lifespan is when he's decommissioned. He'd be as strong as ever, just some newer mech would be stronger. And he has some advanced gear specifically for close combat.>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)He certainly has the physique and the pizzaz for this.>>6015096
>>6027830>Beta (Core of Steel)Mechas beat Kaiju. Cause I prefer Mechas. Still, wish I could draw, then I'd draw the fight myself>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)Come on! Its a wash man
>>6027830I...well, Beta is still a warbot that could meet a dragon in open combat so I have to say him.>Beta (Core of Steel)what the fuck is with everyone doing subconscious Metal Gear references?Anyway>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)He has Captain Motherfucking Ginyu and the entire Ginyu force as not only his friends, those motherfuckers helped officiate his wedding. He can pose. Its not even a question. His son is in the Crimson Demon Village and married to Megumin, "if your bombs aren't bigger than mine, you waste my time", for more posing advice. And to top it off, he's friends with Jotoro Kujo after rescuing him and his friends from an accidental Grey kidnapping, and is Dad Friends with Mother Fucking Joseph Joestar. Tom can't win. He simply can't. Not even getting into the fact Chaya is an intergalactic internet and gladiator celebrity.>>6014861I am glad I registered for this silliness because its a cold day in hell when Karn looses in a pose off.
>>6027830In this case, I suppose it comes down to how the story goes for Reynauld. If he's at the end of his lifespan and he prevents his transformation, he's not likely to win outside of the technicality that the mech can't quite be an old man fighting on top of another mech very easily.If he doesn't stop his transformation, however, well, a Dragon is biologically immortal, essentially, and they become increasingly more powerful magic users the older (and bigger) they get.Anyhow, I'll give this a little bit of a write-up, assuming the dragon thing happens, because Reynauld saying "Oh come on!" before getting stomped by a building isn't very climactic.So, my votes>ReynauldMy boy...>General KarnI mean, yeah, this fella has been in contact with the Ginyus, if nothing else. Much more natural than good old Tom
Every step felt more labored than the last. Reynauld could hardly remember the times that his steps were light, and that the earth did not tremble at his approach. He much preferred the open skies, by this point. It was a beautiful thing, and it was perhaps something that he would have preferred to feel over the walkup on this steel monstrosity... just to meet another. Reynauld could see it. A giant, steel man, with flecks of rust around key parts, but still bristling with weaponry that Reynauld could remember being... far smaller, frankly. It was something that could still equal him in size and strength. It had been millenia since he met anything like *that*. Yes, yes.This might finally be it. His wings spread behind him, a natural reflex to make him appear bigger than he already is, as he approached the monstrosity. It seemed to be speaking, and it took but one cast for Reynauld to understand it. An interesting language, and not quite as mechanical as he expected. "A fine foe, to meet at my final hour. A creature of flesh and bone, rather than that which has left me obsolete."Reynauld laughed. It was a pained, slow laugh, the laugh of something that hasn't felt joy in a long time."Yes." Reynauld responds, a flicked of blue fire licking at his teeth. "A fine foe indeed. To meet a monstrosity, atop... whatever this being was. Larger than even the both of us?"The metal man looked down, if only for a moment. They stood upon a hulking beast of a machine, for certain. Something that might have, at one point, been able to move a country's worth of people. The true war is happening inside, where the scaled tide of kobolts and other such creatures seek to conquer it. Reynauld had long given up on holding back his now warlike tribe. Years of humanity trying to exterminate him has left him weary.He could not feel any kindship with anyone, not any more.Yet, somehow, there was something about the giant in front of him.Something familiar."Tell me, creature." Reynauld asked. "Are you a knight? You strike me as a creature that walks with honor.""I do not have a response for that. What would one define as a knight?"The giant scaled monster laughs, liquid fire leaking from betwixt his jaws as he does."Currently... I'd say it's a man, fighting monsters. Abomination against the gods. Things that are a danger to the innocent, against freedom."Beta stares at the creature, and despite the fact it is even bigger than him, despite being biological. Despite the threat level that he had been told.For a moment, it looked like little more than a sad old wyrm."Yes. I'd say you are a knight. For what it's worth from this old monster. Come then. Let us see who is mightier."The ancient creature that once called itself knight took to the skies in but one mighty flap of its wings, already forcing the creature of steel to brace against the winds, as it prepared its weapons.Reynauld truly, honestly hoped, he had found a knight. And not a victim.
>>6027830>Sir Reynauld of House Numitor (Kobolt Klan Adoption)>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)
>>6028156Some Armored Core vs Elden Ring shit here, old dragon vs rusty AC proxy. Lets gooooooo
>>6027830It’s a tough one. Both are extremely skilled and have equal flight capability, but Beta probably hasn’t been maintained well if he’s almost obsolete. He’s one blows O-ring away from critical failure.>Sir Reynauld of House Numitor (Kobolt Klan Adoption)It’s a DBZ character. What else do we even need to say?>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)
>>6028156K I N OINO
>>6028156God I wish I was familiar with both characters' potential, weapons, magic and power to write this whole fight scene out proper.
>>6027830>Sir Reynauld of House Numitor (Kobolt Klan Adoption)Giant dragon bros... >General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)Sorry, Tom, this is a total walk.
Rolled 4 (1d6)>>6028422>1 post by this ID>no tripAnon, I...I don't think it would make a huge difference anyway, desu, actually. I'm inclined to roll a d6 for the trailing catman with the especially-manly physique and the rowbar propr, but if seems nobody wants to bet against Ginyu! 15-to-4, Karn crushes it!Reynauld and Beta are a closer match. When one can be maintained and upgraded across ages and the other grows stronger-yet-wearier over aeons, a geezer-grapple becomes a truly-thrilling (some would say KINO) war for the ages! Yet >>6028156 really IS a fascinating vision, and I feel that Reynauld, trailing by three votes, deserves a roll for a shot at a draw. If you don't agree: you, me, progeria, giant mechs, Wendy's parking lot, tomorrow. Let's go!
>>6028817Dang. Last minute turnabout.
Rolled 64, 48 = 112 (2d64)>>6028817>Beta (Core of Steel)>Sir Reynauld of House Numitor (Kobolt Klan Adoption)It seems in war, there are no real winners. or no real losers? Both score a point, anyway. But what is the point in war? Maybe only those who survive, and grow old, and remember the conflict can ever say...>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)I think we can all agree that GInyu Force is PEAK, though, amirite?Anyway, onto the next round!
>>6028822Two space-age anthropomorphs are going head-to-head in this round, and in a truly modern form of warfare! Though… I guess by their respective eras, perhaps it’s antiquated? We’re giving>Ramster (Cutémon)and>Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator)Access to early-21st-century commercial technology and a half-hour to familiarize themselves with the controls, and then setting them loose in…EVENT SIXTY-FOUR: DRONE RACINGWhile they’re ding that, two hot-headed and human husbandos with matchingl anger management issues will be taking their frustrations to the court to decide who is better suited to be king of /qst/’s OWN court! It’s>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)versus>James Calaca (Gaol Quest)In…EVENT FORTY-EIGHT: BADMINTON
>>6028827>Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator)Literally works on a spaceship>James Calaca (Gaol Quest)James is downright superhuman and was, as previously mentioned, able to beat a horde of velociraptors to death with just a spoonALSO, he gains the ability to read people's minds later on in the quest. He could probably just tell where Diesel will strike.
>>6028827>Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator)>James Calaca (Gaol Quest)
>>6028827>Ramster (Cutémon)>James Calaca (Gaol Quest)
>>6028827"If drone racing is anything like flying a drone interception mission then I've got this in the bag! Can I use the jamming beam to blind my opponent's drone too? I've been getting good at that!"This was an easy one to find a gif for, pulled directly from Kiro's drone piloting in Thread #1.>Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator)That spoon is like a badminton racquet right?>James Calaca (Gaol Quest)
>>6028827>Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator)>James Calaca (Gaol Quest)Kiro knows his way around hardware and like >>6028829 mentioned James has that persnickety eye of his....
>>6028817Of course this battle comes to a tie between them, after all, ~It Has to be This Way~!>>6028827"I'll say this one goes to a captain of his own vessel, without a doubt. Especially against an animal, how is this fair again?">Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator)"I like the kid, he's got fire. But there's no way he can go for anyone that can stand toe-to-toe with me in a battle of pain endurance, so I must vote for-">James Calaca (Gaol Quest)
>>6028827>Ramster (Cutémon)I want to give him a vote for once, plus be a bit harmless contrarian>James Calaca (Gaol Quest)I wonder if these two could go out to beat up some bastards later? Or sit at a bar and talk about their gfs?
>>6028857>after all, ~It Has to be This Way~!Nanomemechines, son!
>>6028827>Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator)He's definitely got this in the bag.>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)Counterpoint, Diesel is half Irish, half Italian, reading his mind would be like gazing into an eldritch landscape for James. He'd peer in there and see a talking pizza staring back at him going "STRONZO" while doing that hand thing.
>>6028827>>Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator)>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)
>>6028827>Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator)Pro pilot in a race? He got this>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)I would vote for James if he couldn't read minds, but since he can it's over for him. Mr. Crash is like the Joker but worse.
Rolled 2 (1d2)>>6028829>>6028844>>6028889>>6028922To clarify, what James got is the eye of Truth, not mind-reading. He can see the truth of things, which is quite different from mind-reading. That said, it does give a slight edge when trying to discern if someone is lying or not, and while it could be used to predict where a badminton cock will go, it's probably just too much sensory overload for James.>>6028860Oh, most definitely. Diesel is a working man with similar temprament, he'll be a fine revolutionary in James' view.>>6028827Drone racing:Gotta hand it to the one who actually has experience flying them, sorry Ramster.>Kirowill win this one.Badminton:It's gonna be neck and neck, since both contestants are highly competitive, has the temper to push themselves further, and has good physical endurance for it. James' truth vision would give a small edge but could also become a distraction.This is why I'm letting the winds of fate decide this!>1: Diesel>2: James
>>6028827>Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator)>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)
>>6028827>Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator)It's literally his job. Oof.>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)No reason. Just a vibe.>>6028954I will never not laugh at the fact that "shuttlecock" is a word and that people can professionally beat cocks on live television. I am very mature.
>>6028827>Ramster (Cutémon)I could see them ramming Kiro's drone and these aren't the drones they Pilot, they're the flimsy pieces of shit we have no that die if they fly through a spider web>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)He's got that badminton energy, look at that stance. He'll play hard, then go to Greg's for a sausage roll
>>6028827>Ramster (Cutémon)His gaming experience and the support of his family will come through>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)This guy is ridiculously athletic.>>6015096
>>6028827>Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator)Nerd lizard knows how to drive so by default he wins.>James Calaca (Gaol Quest)I think he's crazy enough to throw a grenade instead of the bird thing.>>6014861Here I am to save the daaaay
>>6029249Would driving help piloting drones? Pretty sure the ones in the contest are the little, commercial ones that break under a gentle breeze
>>6029260Kiro absolutely has model rc cars and drones laying around somewhere, its still better experience than his competitor.
>>6029271Yeah, fair. Remember when that guy at a Ren fair down a dron with a javelin?
>>6029272Never heard of that one but im not surprised
>>6029317They made a fucking rune stone for it
>>6029327Wait, really?
>>6029389Yeah. Made the javelin thrower into a dragon slayer
>>6029389
>>6029399Hero
>>6029399There should be a quest about this
>>6029463Techno-fantasy is underrated, truly. Could always use more scrap-armored knights fighting robot dragons.
>>6028827>Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator)This is his thing.>James Calaca (Gaol Quest)Pretty even, I guess a true-seeing eye might just give James the edge.
Rolled 33, 16 = 49 (2d60)>>6028838Invalid vote aside..>>6028827Gamers everywhere seethe at the deeply-unfair implication that being good at playing Gameboy doesn't make you a master of digital-mechanical warfare. Kiro kills it, by too wide a margin for 1d6 points to salvage the bout. Lizard master race keeps winning!Diesel's fury and sensible athleisure attire are surely a boon, explaining how he nearly bests a tried-and-true revolutionary wielding psychic powers and oversized, weaponized cutlery! Surely that can't be legal to use in badminton? aw, who are we kidding--James scoffs at law! he's like some sort of SCOFFLAW. And with both QMs in agreement, well...Round Eleven goes to:>Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator)and>James Calaca (Gaol Quest)
>>6029771An officer of the law with an intuitive sense for his city meets a young disciple of the Gods of Chaotic Good, attuned to his own environment! When Officer DeLucia starts to Shiver and “Tips” activates his second-sight, who will win…EVENT THIRTY-THREE: SUPERMARKET SWEEPYes, it’s> Ezreal "Tips" Mious Van Houtzmann (Seekers of the Esoteric)versus>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)And as for the objective? Fill a cart with as much as it can hold, in a very narrow time-frame, armed only with a coupon book, your wits, and a mix of US currency and golden coins. Get to the counter with the closest to their total available purse without going over!While those two are dashing hither and tither, two snakes are skulking elsewhere. It’s the student of House Slytherin, and hated foe of its founder, battling with the WYRM’s sneakiest sanke-in-a-suit, himself a mental apparition not unlike Salazar himself… Albeit a much safer candidate to babysit. But can the passion and relevancy of youth and contend with world-weary experience when these two take the stage in…EVENT SIXTEEN: STAND-UP COMEDYWho can make ‘em crack up louder?>Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)or>Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)
>>6029771im so fucking sick of this IP shit...here, all the votes with >>6027858 is me
>>6029791>>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)>Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)I think Richard would be surprisingly good at this one.
>>6029791> Ezreal "Tips" Mious Van Houtzmann (Seekers of the Esoteric)>Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)>stand up comedyimprovisation is 100% Elliot´s thing, he gives speeches and plans effectively, a little stand up comedy is nothing to him
>>6029791>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)Pinching pennies is a requirement for any (not corrupt) cop in one of the more expensive cities in America. Food ain't cheap in Gotham. Cause the trucks don't want to deliver!>Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)I feel like Richard is juuuust disconnected enough from humanity to have trouble landing jokes. Even if his timing would be great.
>>6029791>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)Gotta give it to a dude who can have the city tell him where the best deals are. And knows what a supermarket IS.>Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)While I appreciate dry humor from a wet man, kek, Elliot and his friends get laughed at enough without even trying. Hell Elliot already has some props ready; monocle, top hat, mustache, cane, ect. "Hey Arty, what do you call a giant female spider who wants to eat your face?""Geee Elliot I don't know, an Acromantula?""An Acro-Ma'am-tula!""Unless it is post-op I guess! Don't want to misgender a spider larger than most Gryffindor's ego's!"Might try and come up with a few jokes for him.
>>6029791>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)The wisdom of the Italians wins>Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)He had funnier lines in his quest.Also I'd love to see how these two pairs end up interacting
>>6029791>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)This one has experience with supermarkets>Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)I'm a dry humor fan
>>6029791>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)Its a cold night in Hell before a natural born Italian Gothemite looses to a kid from the boonies in a shopping run. Black Friday is hell on Earth.>Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)While Richard could do textbook comedy, he really doesn't have the knack for it unless he's playing the straight man in a group.>>6014861I am back, back again, tell your mom, I'm be around by 10
>>6029791I think Tips would be out of his element bnneing dropped into a modern supermarket and foreign currency setting compared to a local. >Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)If I have to pick between Boomer and Zoomer humour, I think I'll have to side with youth.>Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)
>>6029791>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)What kind of self-respecting Italian immigrants wouldn’t teach their grandson how to hunt for a bargain?>Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)He’s really not that far off from being one already, the snarky bastard.
>>6029791>Tips>Richard
>>6029791“Hey Dad, why haven’t you voted yet? Still trying to decide?” Chaya asks, walking back over from the female competition.“I don’t get it. Why don’t they just get the food?” he replies, watching as “Tips” and Officer Mark flip through little books, going up and down aisles and pulling things off. “Is the competiton who gets the most items without exceeding the value number limit, or how much they can get into the cart?”“They’re trying to get as much supplies as they can into their carts, as much, yes chat, ‘bang for your buck’ without going over the monetary amount they have to spend. And in those books are coupons, think of them like extra discounts for finding them elsewhere and bringing them here to save even more of their money.”“So they can spend even more on supplies. Alright, I think I get it.” Karn replies, having never been responsible for buying food, or even really handling credits himself. “Seems that those books are a considerable part of the contest, and magic types are really a lot more into reading than most so I’ll vote-“> Ezreal "Tips" Mious Van Houtzmann (Seekers of the Esoteric)I personally disagree with Karn’s choice for this one, but keeping these votes in-character. Sorry Mark“What about this second competition?” she adds, Karn shaking his head.“Doubt Richard’ll lose this one. He’s the type clearly used to using his words to win, and has been through enough to have more to work with.” Karn says, then after a few moments adds. “Unless this kid’s got a real talent for that, I’m going to say this winner will be-“>Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)
>>6029588I had an idea of a mecha quest kinda like that>>6029791>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)I think his job would give him and advantage, and mark would probably have gotten special training cause who fucking knows what will happen in gotham, you might need to know where the mayo is cause the condiment king has primed it to explode.>Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)He looks funnier cause his face kind've looks like the no respect guy
>>6029791>Ezreal "Tips" Mious Van Houtzmann (Seekers of the Esoteric)>Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)
>>6030014>Tips gets Karn's vote because Karn doesn't know how coupons, books, or shopping workOkay, I laughed.
>>6029791>Ezreal "Tips" Mious Van Houtzmann (Seekers of the Esoteric)>Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)
>>6029791> Ezreal "Tips" Mious Van Houtzmann (Seekers of the Esoteric)My man is smart>Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)He absolutely shouldn't win this, but it's a popularity contest, so there.>>6015096
>>6030014Okay, I'm chuckling because Karn has never been in a grocery store before in his life and Silver took care of everything, so it makes sense.
>>6030032Glad you enjoyed. Playing this whole thing in character makes the votes more fun.>>6030229Right? And even before he got that ship and its crew, it was either eat your enemies on the battlefield after a victorious conquest or go to a military mess hall on base. He hasn't worried about finding food since he was a tribal on Planet Vegeta, before they killed off the Tuffles.
>>6029791>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)He's an Italian with connections, investigative skills, and street smarts. Enough said.>Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)He has a lot of material and a witty sense of humor.
>>6029791"The bees were dealt with handily. Too handily? Had the forces that controlled this competition deemed me a threat? This was the only explanation I could conceive of for the next 'challenge.'Which was to be: 'stand-up comedy.' Evidently this was a human invention, where one victim was sent up alone onto a stage, armed with nothing more than a voice amplifier, and was expected to make a large crowd laugh at them. I could think of almost nothing more hideous. It was one thing to comment on the immediate situation-- this was 'wit,' and I was well capable of it-- but I was being expected to produce 'humor.' If Charlie were here! She lacked completely in wit or humor, but had the astonishing ability to inspire it in others. But she was in the audience or worse. I did not know which.Unfortunately for my opponent (a child!), I refused to stand by and fail. Despite my acknowledged deficiency, I remained committed to overcoming the challenge set ahead of me. Maybe not 'overcoming.' 'Circumventing.' All of these challenges are suspiciously sparse on rules, which I think to be intentional. Am I to not use all the tools at my disposal?Upon entering this tournament (willingly or otherwise), we were made to disclose information about our person. It would be a shame if a competitor were to get his hands on this information, some of which is highly sensitive, and a greater shame if he were to use it. I would never do that, of course. But it strikes me that 'ice skating' is a highly comical subject, is it not? Ice skating and mind control. Yes, I could pen some jokes on the topic. I'm sure most of the audience would be laughing.Charlotte doesn't understand this: it isn't always about doing one's best. All that matters is doing \*better*.>Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)---"I do not shop in 'supermarkets,' and I don't believe the youth does either. The man appears comfortable in them. This is a stroke of luck for him, of course, but that's no grounds to dismiss it."Also, if he's attuned to the city, shouldn't that include supermarkets?>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)Hello, this is not Bathic, but I am posting their vote because their CAPTCHA isn't working. Here is their previous post to prove that the writing/art is indeed Bathic's >>6027736
>>6030841> 'ice skating' is a highly comical subject, is it not? Ice skating and mind control.Don't be a dick, "Dick". Oh well, guess its too late on that front haha; your name can be shortened to penis. Height of humor.
>>6030848>My name's RichardI'm told I look like a Richard, too.
>>6030841Captcha issues? No wonder this came in so late. I was getting worried!
Rolled 47, 17 = 64 (2d56)>>6029950While I'm afraid this vote could not be counted, all others have bee. And with the results in...>>6029791>>6029809>>6030841It seems wordplay and jokes about pronouns don't fly on THIS campus! Are the audience terminally-liberal college students concerned for the emotional well-being of the spider citizens of Britain's ancient woodlands? Or maybe, and this is my pet theory... The sheer antihumour of a visibly-uncomfortable agent of darkness sweating on stage while lambasting traumatzied teenager for his greatest fears wrapped around to be ACTUALLY HILARIOUS?Also, while both coins and cold-hard American cash were on the table, it seems Officer DeLucia knows his way around a coupon book better than our Ezreal! Or maybe being the very embodiment o Officer Friendly, he's just not afraid to ask for directions and assistance from the staff? Ezreal, my man, I know your mother's race doesn't really use money, but you're engaged to a merchant's daughter--pull it together, will you?Our winners:>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)and>Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)
>>6030931Two regular men-of-steel will be battling it out in a long-overdue clash of champions this time! With minds set to war and fierce determination in their hearts, neither will go down easy… And fortunately, they won’t be alone! After all, while both>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)and>Beta (Core of Steel)are mighty enough on their own, EVENT FORTY-SEVEN: HOCKEYIs a TEAM sport! They can both form up with three others from their respective universes! Just remember: skates stay on, no flying, no high-sticking, and no heavy artillery or energy-blasts!Meanwhile, two tough-as-nails family-men will be facing off in the other bout of Round Thirteen! It won’t be a battle, though, nor even the simulated warfare of the sort we see in sport. Instead, these two will contend in a different sort of contest… Oen that turns swords into plowshares!>Ramster (Cutémon)and>Sir Reynauld of House Numitor (Kobolt Klan Adoption)Will be competing to see who can clear and field and collect the most viable produce in a single hour, as they clash in:EVENT SEVENTEEN: SPEED GARDENING
>>6030955>Beta (Core of Steel)>Ramster (Cutémon)>>6030931>Elliot lostgod fucking dammit
>>6030955>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)>Ramster (Cutémon)
>>6030955>Beta (Core of Steel)I don't care if Karn has so many superpowered crossover characters to choose from for his team. I don't care if Beta's only friends are a hardass bitch with robot arm and eye issues, a blinded teenage girl, and his retarded violence-addict AI core sister. I don't care if he's a blatant Steel Haze ripoff. He's gonna WIN>Ramster (Cutémon)This looks like a job for the RAMSTER>>6030957Old snake beat young snake. This bodes ill for his own quest...
>>6030955>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)Giant monkey mode for fair mass play. Otherwise it's just not fair for the big bots to have to hit such a little puck. Stat differences kind of make this a really impossible game though. Sad. So I will instead just focus on the cool image of monkeys versus robots.>Ramster (Cutémon)He was made for plowing! Wait that sounds wrong.
>>6030955>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)No contest, his team is going to be the Ginyu Force.>Ramster (Cutémon)I want to rectify my racism against fatass hamsters.
>>6030955"For once the rodent may have an advantage here, as the other one seems to have difficulty moving. So for the other competition I vote-">Ramster (Cutémon)"As for my own competition, if I understand the rules I get three others, no flying, and hitting the little thing into the net? Very well, this competition is easy. Captain Ginyu, on goal! Don't let a single one past you, use that Majin body to ensure nothing gets through!""YES GENERAL!" Captain Ginyu shouts, lightly tapping his stick on the ice."Meloka, you're with me, we'll drive through them!" Karn shouts, his wife appearing by him as well. As if merely speaking her name summoned her to this place. Seems the reptile in charge already knew who he would call upon."Easy." his wife replies, ascending to Super Saiyan Blue in a flash as she appears beside him, after an instantaneous telepathic conversation filling her in on what's going on. "I'm assuming no telekinesis either?""Probably, best not to use it just to be safe. And Chaya, you're on middle behind us. Call out openings, and when we pass this disc, the puck, between us.""Hell yeah, I've been waiting for some action!" she declares, transforming up into her People's Champion semi-divine form as well. "Sorry Beta, but there's no way you score even once on us!""How unfortunate for you." Karn tells his much larger foe, ascending into his strongest state as well, but not unleashing everything and mindlessly rampaging. "But I'm not losing today!">General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)Art by @Gutsbro14
>>6030955>Karn vs Beta>In a sports competitionAww come on this isn't even close to fai->Is a TEAM sport! They can both form up with three others from their respective universes!Oh... Oh hell yeahG: "Brother? Is that you? Where are we? What's going on?"B: "A competition. No danger. A human sport. Opponent is the hardest we'll ever face."D: "About time! I've been itching for a chance to see us overclock again. We didn't even have our frames when Nagita got attacked."B: "Gamma, download the rules for the sport and send it to us. Then, look at the strategies used by the most successful teams in history. Study the patterns and see if there's anything we can use or adapt. Keep in mind that the enemy team is far beyond human. It is likely that they could pick us up with one hand."D: "So? That just means we keep away from them and st-"Q: "Query: Directive?"D: "Ughhh, who invited the doorbell?"B: "We needed a fourth teammate. A human would not survive against the opponents even in the cockpit, Theta isn't ready, and I assumed you wouldn't want Echo"D: "IWILLBURNONETHOUSANDPILOTSBEFOREICALLTHATPARASITEMYALLY"G: "You haven't changed a bit, Delta. An-Q: "Query: Directive?"G: "As I was saying, my analysis is complete. I have sent both of you the rules and what our plan is. However, due to the extreme nature of the opponents, it is worthwhile to consider more unorthodox tactics. We will, of course, adapt as the \match progresses. For now we will stick with what is statistically the most likely to succeed."D: "Enough chit-chat. Let's get out there and show the world what we're made of!"B: "Agreed"G: "Together"B: "Together"D: "Together"GBD: "As One" So if we're being real, there's no way that the Cores win this at all. I'll still vote for Beta, but that's because I kinda have to. If Beta wins via the qst votes, then the only in-setting explanation that I could believe is if the siblings cheat and get away with it whilst Karn and his team were playing fair/by the rules. Regardless, I honestly think Beta wouldn't care about winning this one in particular. He'd be too busy being happy; enjoying that he gets to spend time with his sisters again and know that they are safe. He'll still give it his all (as he is physically incapable of doing otherwise), but the rule that allowed for teammates to be brought in has made this event very special to him. Also, I don't know if the rp bit was any good, but I had a lot of fun writing it. So thank you QM, this was really nice. >My votes are for:>Beta (Core of Steel)and>Ramster (Cutémon)
>>6030955>Beta (Core of Steel)Especially he can recruit from the Tamar Empire aces.>Ramster (Cutémon)He is a salt-of-the-earth working mon>>6015096
>>6030955>Beta>Reynauld
>>6030955>Beta (Core of Steel)>Ramster (Cutémon)
>>6030955>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)Sorry Beta, Karn is faster than you.>Ramster (Cutémon)Reynauld doesn't have any gardening experience and mana poisoning would kill plants or mutate them, sooooo.>>6014861Ayyyyye
>>6030955>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)karn knows the multi-form technique. he could literally be the whole team. a team that doesn't need to communicate because they are basically a hivemind
>>6030955forgot to include the other person>Ramster (Cutémon)
>Beta (Core of Steel)Wholesome points...>Ramster (Cutémon)Hard to speed garden in full plate.>>6030848>Don't be a dick, "Dick". Sorry, anon, Richard is fully Lawful Evil and an asshole to boot (once you get past his thin veneer of civillty). He spends most of the quest lying to, berating, undermining, and manipulating the MC, who is (maybe) his literal daughter and who he (maybe) loves... he's not going to hold back on a stranger! Especially, since, in his view, he was forced into a corner-- traumatizing a teenager in order to score a petty victory was really his /only option/.
>>6030955Oh damn almost forgot to vote for this one>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)>Ramster (Cutémon)I'm sure those tiny hands can harvest with speed and precision
>>6030955>>Beta (Core of Steel)It would be at least a tie since beta's frame would take up the entire goal and bit let any shots in. Family synergy is also a plus.>Ramster (Cutémon)A mon is likely more down to earth than a dragon man. He's definitely closer to it at least.
>>6031841>Family synergy is also a plus.I do want to push back on only this line in particular, because 3/4 members of Karn's team for this is family, his wife of many, many years and conflicts(pictured, of course), and their firstborn child of 25 years old.
Rolled 52, 43 = 95 (2d52)>>6030955I’m not sure we’ve EVER seen a sweep like this! Reynauld better not quiet his dayjob as a wandering knight to settle down to peasantry anytime soon, it seems—he might just have an INCREIDBEL varmint problem if he does! Tunneling around at the speed of sound, RAMSTER rockets to his first win!The contest between Karn’s clan and Beta’s cyber-sisters is a much narrower thing. Eight-to-seven, it seems the mechs beat the monkeys by a slim margin! I guess downloading all that data paid off—or maybe they just wanted it more? Or, and this is plausible, someone on the team including a ‘Berserker God’ got a few too many penalties from the refs?I’ll leave the particulars up to you, but the main thing is that our winners are:>Beta (Core of Steel)>Ramster (Cutémon)
>>6031940I the fourteenth round, we're going to see just what these two men are made of! After all, physique and attitude are both integral when making first impressions, and a tailor can only work with what they've got: it's the man that makes the suit! And, well, I'm sure a cat is fine, too? I guess we'll find out when>"Tom" (Ruby Quest)and>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)meet for the...EVENT FIFTY-TWO: BLACK-TIE FASHION SHOWIt’s another sort of runway altogether for our next two fellows. Magic and muscle will contend in a contest of speed, distance, and form, when we lay out a long plastic mat across the lawn and turn the sprinklers on, for>James Calaca (Gaol Quest)and>Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)to engage in…EVENT FORTY-THREE: SLIP ‘N SLIDE SHOWDOWN
>>6031953>"Tom" (Ruby Quest)>Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)
>>6031953>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)>James Calaca (Gaol Quest)
>>6031953>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)>James Calaca (Gaol Quest)James is better, simple as.
>>6031953>"Tom" (Ruby Quest)>James Calaca (Gaol Quest)
>>6031852Oh dang. I didn't realise I was the tiebreaking vote. Especially since I was thinking it'd end up a tie. To be fair, 4/4 of Betas team is technically family. (Or clone/offshoot/whatever-Query-is He's just here to sit in the goal and make scoring impossible.)Get this man a custom tailored Italian suit. Pretty sure that gives you like a class bonus or something. >Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)I feel like magic or some sort of potion of slipperiness would give the teen an edge here.>Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)
>>6031940>someone on the team including a ‘Berserker God’ got a few too many penalties from the refs?If your refs aren't letting your players beat the shit out of each other on the reg, you're watching shit hockey ngl. >>6031953>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)Eyepatches are too distracting for high society events.>Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)Magic slippy whatsit spell!
>>6031953>>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)>Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)
>>6031102“Heh, well played. Looks like having too much power can also be a downside, especially in more… Delicate work like this. You’ve earned your win, enjoy it.”“Bullshit, I didn’t hit anyone THAT hard!” Chaya complains again, still annoyed at having been disqualified after cutting off one mech’s leg with her ki-clad stick. “And I kept it below the knee, it wasn’t a high stick at all!”>>6031953“Once again, that is an animal. So I give this one to the person.”>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)“But this one? Physical prowess is more important than supernatural abilities, so the winner should be-“>James Calaca (Gaol Quest)>>6031975I had thought it like the sport I saw in the mess screens before, where only a murder counted a foul. But a loss is a loss, Beta earned it fair.
>>6031971>Karn didn't get the tiebreakerlolwut?? CoreQM even said Beta was at an obvious disadvantage, that his teammates made for more of a wholesome reunion than an effective hockey team, and that he was only voting for him because it was his character. This feels like *the* opportunity for advantage dice, and I say that having voted for Beta. Also, a dead heat draw between Beta and Karn would've been kino>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)>Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)
>>6032002It was off by 1 so an upset would have been guaranteed, and I've already rolled for Karn three times, to some controversy. Not saying I'll never make/break a tie for him in the future or anything, but I'm trying to go a couple days without a big dust-up.
>>6032005I mean, it wouldn't have been an upset, it would've been a tie. That's why the new mechanics were implemented. Chartman even said he voted expecting a tie: >>6031971
>>6032006>use the 1d6 mechanic too much>>blowback>reduce the 1d6 mechanic's utility and dial back on how and when I use it>>blowbackPic related.Anon, come on. Let's just have a good time. Karn is still among the tournament leaders, partly because I've rolled for him thrice. Let sleeping dogs lie?
>>6032011Can I complain for the other thread? Can I come over to your house and braid your hair? Your lizard hair?
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>>6031953>"Tom" (Ruby Quest)A furry in a suit? Rare but can be great if done right>Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)He has a spell or two for this, and I want him to win one already
>>6032016You can braid my beard, like the manly men we are
>>6031953>"Tom" (Ruby Quest)Venerable elders can pull off fashion quite well>James Calaca (Gaol Quest)Leaner and more hydrodynamic>>6032004I too was surprised but it is what it is
>>6032011If you don’t change anons will complain, if you do change anons will also complain. It is what it is lizard man, this is your game show run it how you want. I’m just here for the ride. Don’t even want the free art if Karn wins, we’ll give it to the runner up if I do anyways. I have a shit load of art already, some of characters who we barely see.>>6032004>>6032006>>6032043I did pick the team I did to make it as ‘fair’ as possible, didn’t use the King’s golden sons or any of the magic users. Plus, pulling out the Xeno team is just overkill against anyone here, and wouldn’t make for a fun competition anyways just boring ass powerscale arguments.
>>6032028Hell yeah brother.
>>6031953>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)>Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)
>>6032004>"CoreQM even said Beta was at an obvious disadvantage"Actually, I'm not CoreQM. I'm just a fan of the quest who submitted Beta for this tournament and doing the rp as practice for my own writing skills (and also just for fun).>>6031996G: "An extraordinary performance. There's nothing in the databanks that even comes close to the readings measured today."B: "Excellent match, general. Thank you for remaining silent on Delta's behavior. She was not acting with the intentions of good sportsmanship, and for that I apologize."D: "Pffft, so what if we cheated? We won. That's what matters. Honor is fine when you can afford it, but we would have been crushed without me."B: "That's exactly my point. This didn't come down to skill or chance, it was determined by our friends here, and their decision to let us win. For that, we owe them our gratitude."G: "More importantly, we owe them our admiration. Their physical strength and energy signatures are astounding! We can study this to make new advancements for Project Warden, and have a future worth looking forward to."B: "Farewell Karn, and good luck with the rest of the competition."D: "You'd all make for excellent pilots. Come back again if you ever want to have some fun!">>6031953>My votes are for:>"Tom" (Ruby Quest)and>James Calaca (Gaol Quest)
>>6031953>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)He probably knows how to tie a tie.>Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)Dont got a reason besides magic.>>6014861Here I am
>>6031953>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)He had girls all over him in his quest. The man can carry himself.>Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)He has magic.>>6015096
Rolled 21, 24 = 45 (2d48)>>6031953Ten-to-six and ten-to-six -- what are the chances??Probably not THAT out-there, but still, it's neat to seeIt seems a catsuit's no match for a pinstriped Italian-Irish ensemble, as Mr. Crash mogs old Tom. Dang whippersnappers! Age will come for you one day, too, Diesel!As for the other conetst... Well, back in the /tg/ days, we had a saying: 'It's Magic. I ain't gotta' explain shit.' So it seems to go! Perhaps Little Elliot cast some variation of Glisseo, the so-called 'sliding spell'? Maybe kids are just better at making the most of a summer slip 'n slide? Who can say?All I know is that this round goes to...>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)and>Elliot Hallaster (Disappearing Hogwarts)And as for the next, well...
>>6032930There are two types of law, some men say: the kind we create as a species, and the underlying and unforgiving law beneath that... The law of nature, physical or metaphysical. Today, perhaps, we see a clash of two such systems, as>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)and>Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)battle it out to see which of these agents of their own peculiar orders will be the second contender to reach five points, and step up to Beta! But what form will this epic clash of ideology take?EVENT TWNETY-ONE: ZUMBA DANCE CONTESTPfffffhaaaaahahahahaha. Alright, random event roll, that’s top kek.Well, what of our other two kings-in-waiting? Both are astronauts, after a fashion, though one has traveled far further across a conventional cosmos, and the other has instead journeyed to the centre of the self, and hopped to planes beyond the material. It’s>Ezreal "Tips" Mious Van Houtzmann (Seekers of the Esoteric)versus>Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator)The question NOW, though, is not who can fly higher or go further, but who can avoid crashing down to earth in…EVENT TWENTY-FOUR: JENGA
>>6032949"Not sure what this 'zumba' is, but Richard seems a bit to 'stiff' to dance with any real fluidity. My vote goes to-">Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)Wizard versus lizard in a stacking competition. The reptile's got determination, but I doubt it will be able to match up against magic. I've seen what magic like my son Chilli can do, which means this winner will be-">Ezreal "Tips" Mious Van Houtzmann (Seekers of the Esoteric)
>>6032949>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)Mark probably remembers the Zumba dance exercise craze that swept through America a while back. Maybe his mom even tried it.>Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator)Lizard people and architecture. A match made in [REDACTED]
>>6032949>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)>Ezreal "Tips" Mious Van Houtzmann (Seekers of the Esoteric)
>>6032949>>Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)>Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator)
>>6032949>>6032982My post ID
>>6032949>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)>Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator)
>>6032993>new iphuh, guess that explains why i had to do that 4chan capcha at the beginning again, very wellthis me >>6031957
>>6032949>Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)Snakes are flexible and move with a hypnotic sway, which I feel would translate well to dance.>Ezreal "Tips" Mious Van Houtzmann (Seekers of the Esoteric)Half elven dexterity can't lose.
>>6032949As hilarious as it will be to see Richard perform an even less suited task than last time. I think a beat cop is going to win any sort of organised dance contest.>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)You need a strong grip and a deft hand to be both an excellent climber and an operator of precision instruments and Kiro has both in spades. When it comes to the wooden blocks, having grippy finger pads is great for pulling out those tricky side pieces and pointed claws are excellent for precise poking of the middle ones.And as for stacking, well...E: "Remind me again why you've commandeered my lab, Kiro?"K: "Its just for ten minutes, EoN. Can you set up the camera feed, I wont everyone to see my sweet Jenga skills."E: "You're playing with blocks for some inane competition? That hardly seems like an appropriate use for my state-of-the-art mass lock field."K: "Thaaaanks, EoN. You're the best!">Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator)
>>6032949>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)THE COBRA wins this over THE SNAKE>Ezreal "Tips" Mious Van Houtzmann (Seekers of the Esoteric)I want him to win one for once
>>6033081>Local Cop beats interdimensional reptillian invader in dance competition!>"What a headline. Hey have you guys read the paper?"
>>6032949You swallow your mouthful of Burrito and look at Hawthorne. "Sir, have you ever.." You let the sentence drift off and shake your head. "Nevermind." "Speak your mind, Rook." He says, his eyes focused on his phone screen. "It's a stupid question." He clicks his phone and lets it fall to the table, leaning back in his seat he interlocks his fingers. "Well now you have me curious. Ask away, that's an order." Shit. "Have you ever... Hm. Do you know anyone who's ever done Zumba?" "What?" "It was a stupid question, sir. I-" He holds up a hand. "What the hell are you asking me about Zumba for?" You feel your cheeks go a light pink."It's just the music in here. It reminded me of Zumba is all.." "You're still on Zumba? I mean you eat like a garbage truck but you don't look too out of shape to me. Must work." He replies with a grin and a chuckle. "Not me!" You quickly defend yourself. "It was Nia, I just like had a slip into a memory you know?" "Ahh. Super-Ex." He says gently with a nod. "Suzanne was into that kind of thing too." "Yeah?" "Oh yeah, she loved to dance always had. I was out there working my beat and doing boxing on weekends. Said I made her feel lazy." He lets our a dry laugh laced with nostalgic longing. "She picked it up so we could 'stay fit together' which was a riot. She was a buck twenty soaking wet." "Nia got into it just because of the trend you know? It was a big thing, everyone was doing it. Pretty sure my dad even got my mom some DVD's for her birthday." Hawthorne hisses. "Yeah it was taken.. poorly. She still ended up doing it for a while though. It was pretty fun." "It was pretty fun?" Hawthorne asks, his eyes narrowing. "I mean. From what I saw." "Uh-huh. Everyone was doing it you said?" "Just a figure of speech.." You mumble feeling the red travel to your ears.You chance a glance up and regret it. Hawthorne's steely eyes bore holes into you and you swallow nervously. He maintains the pressure and leans ever so slightly closer, his eyebrow arching. "It was only once! Nia asked me too, I did it one time, okay!?"Your head dips and you sigh. A light tapping comforts you as he pats your back. "It's okay, Rook. Every man in love has done something like that." "Every man, you say?" "Jazzercise." He replies simply. You bite your inner cheek, the image in your mind setting you into a a twitching fit. Eventually you can't help yourself. "Did you have leg warmers? Or were you more a GoGo Boot guy, sir?" He sets his silverware down and gives you a death glare. (Pic Rel)"I'm gonna pretend you never said that. For your benefit." "Yes, sir." You reply meekly still wearing the shadow of a grin.
>>6032949>>6014938Back-Linking to myself, I also just updated my quest not long ago as a little 2FA. >Mark DeLucia.He's my son, I can't vote against him.>Kiro SkyeskalSet the lab conditions to extra gravity, some simulated wind, run a variety of experiments to cover every possible condition. Then pray to Lizard God that magic isn't going to make this trivial.
>>6032949Tips finally managed to pull his eyes away from the strange spectacle which he’d been partaking in: the Reptilian Infilitrator and the mentalist guardsman performing what he took for an ancestral tribal battle-dance of some sort, set to strange, tinny, overfast music“The local cultures of these other ‘universes’ is truly fascinating… And weird.”Speaking of fascinating and odd, he was up against the not-technically-kobold who claimed to be some upper-atmospheric planes-traveling entity akin to the Celestial Gods and their ‘Eladrin’ creations. Certainly, Mr. Kiro Skyeskal was unlike any kobold Tips had ever heard of (not that he’d ever MET one). He was much more erudite than your average Hawksong HUMAN, honestly. Ontop of that, his worn technology and performances thus far had attested to technical quasi-wizardry to rival any dwarven mechanist Tips had seen at work in The Smithing District. He really DID seem like one of the ‘High Elves’ on Holy Luna, just shrunken and scaly…[i[All of which was to say, Tips was nervous.“A ‘low-gravity environment’? I’ve been in one of those before. I suspect I’d manage well enough.”“… And then high gravity? That sounds difficult… But I think I understand.”“REVERSE gravity? As in… Flight? No, not like flight? What kind of arcana IS this?! I’ve never seen anything like i!”“…The game itself? Oh, in my Tower academic days, we played similar games with summoned Elemental Earth. We also had this one with marked chips of stone, and elemental symbols… Rather like dominos, if your ‘universe’ has that?”“I have to admit, using magic would make this a lot easier. But you know… You don’t get to be a good mage without a lot of manual dexterity. You have to be fast, precise and fluid in your movements to properly produce a spell’s somatic components and cast it effectively. And I do that sort of thing in battle! This is nothing.”But damn it all, this Skyeskal was good, too. Were those adhesive pads on his fingers (paws??) Fascinating! Ugh, if magic was allowed, he could use <Wildshape> to imitate those and match the advantage… Ugh! He’d just have to rely on his elven graces and mage’s nimble fingers to make up for it. ‘High Kobolds’ weren’t the only race with physical advantages!>>6033162>>6033058These are both great.
>>6032949>Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)Even if he'll be annoyed the whole time>Ezreal "Tips" Mious Van Houtzmann (Seekers of the Esoteric)As the less impatient of the two.
>>6032949>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)Dance classes gotta be used somewhere>Ezreal "Tips" Mious Van Houtzmann (Seekers of the Esoteric)Weird tower building seems like his hobby.>>6014861Tadaaaa
>>6032949>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)I'm not so sure Richard has the body for it. On the other hand, Mark's a pretty active cop.>Ezreal "Tips" Mious Van Houtzmann (Seekers of the Esoteric)I'm sure some magic fuckery would give him an advantage.
Rolled 2 (1d6)>>6033162Well, you can rest assured Officer: whatever else may have happened, you took SOMETHING away from that relationship! There's hardly a voter in site who, seeing the way Mark moves it, voted for his opponent.>>6033162>>6033058Kiro and Tips were quite a bit closer, separated only by a pair of votes. And, of course, that means that -- with their own advantages on full display -- I must roll for Kiro. Someone should lodge a complaint about this! pls no
Rolled 16, 14 = 30 (2d44)>>6033899>>6032949Well there you have it! Our unambiguous winner is:>Richard (Drowned Quest Redux)while>Ezreal "Tips" Mious Van Houtzmann (Seekers of the Esoteric)and>Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator)tie it up! Congrats to all four of them, though -- I'm sure Richard gave it his all, and I know that there are some 'dad bod' aficionados out there who surely appreciated it. Let's move on to Round Sixteen, though...
It appears that Richard is leaving this misadventure uncommented on.
>>6033905Some say that size matters, and others argue it doesn't Well, this is a contest for KINGS, not for size-QUEENS, amirite fellas? And when a little horned hamster goes up against a mighty metal warlord, we have a prime opportunity to see if it matters for OUR purposes! And, well, it may not, because the dice have seen fit to pit>Beta (Core of Steel)against>Ramster (Cutémon)not in a contest of sporting skill or martial mettle, but culinary creativity! It'sEVENT SIXTEEN: ICE CREAM SUNDAE CONTESTMeanwhile, it seems our resident Saiyan Conqueror is in for another team event against a fellow athlete. His last one didn't go as well as he perhaps expected, but surely he has this next one in the bag? After all, his Irish-Italian enemy is no super robot. However, Diesel may yet have a trick up his sleeve, as>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)and>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)are facing off in...EVENT FOURTEEN: TANDEM BICYCLE RACEPick a partner, mount up, and remember no flying, no telekinesis, no magic, no mutant tentacle whips... And no training wheels!>>6033912Kek, contest's already worth it.
>>6033912He had to CHOOSE to wear that. No one forced him. Wew lad
>>6033918>Beta (Core of Steel)BIGSCOOPSAnd he always wanted to build a snowman. Ice cream is close enough, right?>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)Him and his wife are so in sync they don't even need telepathy to work together. It's natural.
>>6033918>>Ramster (Cutémon)>>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)
>>6033918>Ramster (Cutémon)>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)
>>6033920Richard is famous for his restrained fashion sense and has definitely not spent the entire quest wearing increasingly dubious outfits. He likes playing dress-up with his funny human body and, like all good dads, embarrassing his daughteru a little bit.>>6023474Now we know what color these shorts are!
>>6033935The dad grindset can't be beat lmao
>>6033918>Beta (Core of Steel)>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)
>>6033918>Beta (Core of Steel)INCREDIBLYLARGESPOON>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)It's in his name, he's got this
>>6033918"ERROR: Impossible objective. Frame lacks necessary equipment required to complete the assigned task.""... Are you serious?""Pilot, I do not have taste buds.""Just copy a famous recipe from the databanks!" "Mess hall thawing instructions are all that comes up. My hands are not even the correct size to prepare food.""So then use a bigger bowl. Ask whoever is running this tournament for drum barrels of syrup and truckloads of fruit. Figure it out.""The melting rate of ice is proportionate to the volume, not surface area. The time scale would be exponentially larger than the aggregate of cubes that the opposition is using.""In english, Beta.""Making the food at a larger scale is significantly harder because ice behaves differently at that size. The ingredients would not correctly mix evenly throughout the dessert.""No not literal ice! That's a snow cone! We're talking about ice cream; dairy that has been frozen. Do you actually understand wh- ARRRGGHH JUST FORGET IT! I'LL HAVE DO IT MYSELF""Sophie, you are blind.""THEN GUIDE ME AS I WORK DAMMIT!" This is even less likely than the hockey match. Normally I'd always vote for the candidate that I am representing, but in this case, I genuinely feel that it would be out of character for Beta to "vote" for himself. He was built for war and almost nothing else. >My votes are for:>Ramster (Cutémon)and>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)
>>6033918“Rules too vague, but if it is about making one them then the winner will of course be-“>Beta (Core of Steel)“-Because his opponent is a rodent.“This one’s more difficult, as I need to find someone who can match my stride.” Karn mumbles, his wife Meloka rolling her eyes before using the technique she’d learned from the Yardratian elder Pybara to increase her size to perfectly match his own. “…I keep forgetting we can do that.”“You don’t forget it when the kids go to bed.” she replies with a teasinng smirk, taking the support second seat. “Now, c’mon. Let’s win this!”>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)
>>6033918>Ramster (Cutémon)>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)
>>6033918>Ramster (Cutémon)I think this guy could destroy a sundae.>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)He's named after a vehicle... it's fate...
>>6033918>Ramster (Cutémon)Sundaes are art, and machines cannot create art, only copy and blend a million similar images together. >Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)They say saiyans are pretty strong, but Fausto Coppi was Italian, not saiyan, and he was one of the best cyclists of all time. OF ALL TIME.
>>6033905RQM! YOU COPIED THE WRONG WINNER IN THE TEXT AGAIN! RQM! RQMMMMM!
>>6033997>>6033918Oh shit, I did, too. Well, reading's for nerds. Everyone knows pictures are worth a thousand of them! Haha... Ha.DamnitAnyway, our winners for realsies in Round fifteen were:>Officer Mark DeLucia (Gotham City Beat Cop Quest)>Ezreal "Tips" Mious Van Houtzmann (Seekers of the Esoteric)>Kiro Skyeskal (Voidship Bridge Simulator)
>>6033918>Beta (Core of Steel)Will actually serve something.>Diesel Crash (Slice Quest)Unfortunately the General Karn has no peers
>>6033987Beta actually would be capable of creating art (I think). The problem is just that that is absolutely not what he was created for, nor has he ever had any experience/practice doing that.What's worse about this contest in particular, is that Beta has no taste. It'd be like a singing thing but one of the contestants is deaf
>>6033997>>6034004
>>6033971>>6033918>Ramster (Cutémon)Has tastebuds.>General Karn (Saiyan Conqueror Quest)No contest. Diesel doesn't stand a fuckin chance dudes.
