Acklow
I am always tired. Don't bother me.
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[YOUTUBE]SLZ4VHcZxLQ[/YOUTUBE]
Listen to this for the first paragraph of reading
Putting on your headphones, you step out of the subway and head into the streets of the Japanese city, Iwatodai. You look at the transfer papers that were given to you by your Senpai in your home-town’s school. Switching schools was a move you were not entirely sure of, especially since you’d be living on your own. However, you recall how assertive you were to your parents about the move and how you persuaded them that you’d be fine being your own man. You glance down again at the paperwork, noting the location of the dormitory that you would be staying at. Looks like it isn’t too far away from the subway. Your stride picks up as you see the building you would be staying at. A feeling of excitement fills your body, as being at a new location makes your adrenaline rush. New faces, new friends. The anticipation brightens your mood. You walk up to the door of the dormitory, turn the intricate brass knob, and step inside.
[YOUTUBE]OMOHB5AUygI[/YOUTUBE]
Now start listening to this
The room you enter seems quite empty, the atmosphere a tad chilly. A very subtle scent of ammonia fills your nostrils. Although the weather outside is temperate and sunny, the inside of the dormitory is ironically dark and a bit daunting. For some odd reason, the room’s interior is entirely blue. An old man, bent in shape, is sitting at a table at the center of the room. To the right of him, stands a fairly young woman. You rub your eyes.
What’s going on here? You think to yourself.
The old man beckons you to come sit at the chair opposite of him - his shadow, like a vulture, waiting for its prey. Wearily, you approach the table and take a seat across from him. At such a close view of the man, it was not hard for you to miss his large hooked nose.
It almost looks like a beak! You think.
He spreads his arms out and grins; his teeth, you notice, are perfect.
“Welcome to the Velvet Room,” he starts, “I’m sure you have many questions.”
You begin to speak up, but he quickly interrupts you:
“Unfortunately we do not have much time. For the time being, let me introduce myself as Igor.”
He holds out his palm and in it is a business card. You read it:
Acklow said:Dear Igor,
You are of the Aeon Arcana.
You have 4 Base HP.
Your current Persona is:
Metatron - (Aeon)
Atk: 5
Def: 5
Spd: 5
Abilities:
Ragnarok - Aggressive - You may PM Acklow and Jumpluff, “Cycle X - Ragnarok <USER>”. You will deal 6 Fire damage to <USER>, circumventing any defenses. This will kill anyone, just because the attack circumvents any and all defenses. The following cycle, you will be weak to Electricity.
Trickster - Aggressive - You may PM Acklow and Jumpluff, “Cycle X - Trickster <USER>”. You will exchange an active <USER 1> with an idle <USER 2>, successfully creating a substitute.
You know the Aeon Arcana. The Aeon Arcana is Elizabeth. You win if the Aeon and Aeon Arcanas lose and your partner wins.
After reading this, you look back up to him.
“Ohoho, but that’s not all, my assistant, Elizabeth, also has something you should take a look at.”
It is, another business card. Not entirely impressed, you pick it up.
jumpluff said:Dear Elizabeth,
You are of the Aeon Arcana.
You have 4 Base HP.
Your current Persona is:
Michael - (Aeon)
Atk: 4(+1)
Def: 4(+1)
Spd: 4(+1)
Abilities:
Heaven’s Blade - Aggressive - You may PM Acklow and Jumpluff, “Cycle X - Heaven’s Blade <USER 1> and <USER 2>. You will use your Atk stat plus 4 points, to deal damage to <USER 1> and <USER 2>. This will kill anyone, because the attack circumvents any and all defenses. The following cycle, your Def will decrease by 1 point.
Auto-Masukukaja - Passive - Since Hit and Evasion stats are not used in this game, this ability increases your Atk, Def, and Spd stats by one point.
You know the Aeon Arcana. The Aeon Arcana is Igor. You win if the Aeon and Aeon Arcanas lose and your partner wins.
You sigh, it looks like the man, Igor, was very excited to show you these for some reason. As if he read your thoughts, he speaks up,
“Why yes, I was excited to show you these business cards. This is because you will be getting one of your own. I just gave one to a fellow who came by five minutes before you, and I’m sure I’ll end up giving it to the next fellow who comes by in the next ten minutes.”
He closes his eyes for a moment, folds his hands together, and takes a deep breath. You lean forward in anticipation to what he is about to say,
“You see, these business cards are important. They are your passport to receiving your very own evoker! Perhaps you will see what kind of user you are. After all, you seem to be the talented type. Deep within your inner being, your Persona is waiting to come out. And a powerful user you may be. Your journey shall be an eventful one, the cards do tell. What the outcome will be, we shall see.”
He chuckles to himself, and grows quiet. Suddenly Elizabeth turns towards you,
“Young sir (or mistress), for your journey, you will be gifted with a Persona. Your Persona is who you really are on the inside. Your thoughts, emotions, yes, every part that makes you human, is manifested in the form of your Persona. The power of your Persona depends on each and every thread that weaves the foundation of who you are. To become successful in your journey, you may come back to the Velvet Room whenever you please. You may speak with me or my master pertaining the details of your journey. However, we will not be able to answer all your questions, as we are not under the proper authority to do so. Whenever you do decide to come, you may speak to me, and I will help you buy or fuse any Persona you obtain during your adventure. I would like to make one thing clear though: you can only come to the Velvet Room to buy Personas during the day. Likewise, you can only come to the Velvet Room to fuse Personas during the night. Please make a note of that. My master and I wish you the best of luck.”
She smiles, then turns to face Igor, who nods his head.
You blink.
[YOUTUBE]5YJAfmK3SPU[/YOUTUBE]
You know the drill by now, listen to this while reading the rest
You know the drill by now, listen to this while reading the rest
Suddenly the room seems to have transformed, the blue hues and colors replaced by bright burgundy-colored wooden walls. A girl walks up to you from a nearby hallway, and says,
“Oh, you must be the new guy (or girl)! Hey, you should sign-in before you go to your assigned room. I’ll introduce you to the others after you get settled in. Oh and my name is Yukari Takeba, nice to meet you!”
She seems rather pleasant, you think to yourself.
After signing in, you follow her upstairs, and she shows you your room. It is fairly small, but standard for any dorm room: outfitted with a TV, a desk with desktop PC, a bookshelf, bed and a closet.
“Well alright, you can come swing by the lounge again later tonight - it’s the room you were in when you first came in. Everyone should be there tonight.”
She smiles and waves goodbye, shutting the door behind her.
After you unpack all of your belongings, you fall back onto the bed. Lying face up, you think to yourself,
This is going to be an interesting school year.
And with that, your eyes fall shut.
1-Being active in this game is very important. Being inactive may result in your being subbed out for another player!! Don’t force the hosts to do this!
2-This game is will feature the Day/Night system, however for the purposes of this game, we will be calling each individual Day and each individual Night a cycle. We will be starting out on Day 0. During Day 0 and Night 0, all actions, except Persona purchases, swaps, and fusions, will fail. You may not share any Role information (Personas, stats, abilities, etc.) during Day 0 and Night 0.
3-Each Day will last 48 hours. Nights, however, will last 72 hours. Cycles will end sooner if everyone sends in their actions sooner.
4-There are additional rules to how Days and Nights will work. Please be aware of this, as this will be explained later.
4-Send all PMs to Acklow and jumpluff. If you decide you want to idle, please send Acklow and jumpluff a pm labeled “Cycle X - Idling.” You MUST send your actions via Smogon PM. As hosts, we want to be able to keep track of your progress in the game and are able to keep things much more organized if you do so. You may send us your actions via IRC, but please remember to send a reminder of what you are doing via Smogon.
5-You are considered dead when your HP hits 0. This is the only way you can die.
6-If you are dead, you cannot speak to anyone in the game.
7-Rules concerning fake logs and stuff are pretty much staple, and since you are all “experts” at mafia, I don’t think you need to be reminded of what you can or cannot do in those instances. The hosts at times may or may not tell the truth, but most of the time, they will either tell the truth or respond to you with a curt “cncnd” (cannot confirm, cannot deny).
8-If a role PM clashes with the rules in anyway, the role PM takes precedence.
11-Priorities are set. You may ask about them all you like.
12-Acklow and jumpluff want to know about all spreadsheets and IRC channels related to the game, so please inform them to create a better post-game.
13-IRC is pretty much needed for this game if you want a victory. The channel for the game is #ffm. Pretty obvious if you’ve played any Acklow mafia game in the past.
14-If you have any questions about the game, you can ask Acklow or jumpluff on Smogon via pm or vm. On IRC, Acklow’s username is Acklow, and jumpluff’s goes by multiple usernames, usually hinako or Jirachi. Not too hard to remember, really.
15-If you wish to sub for the game, in case you do not get selected, you can mention that in you signup post. If you wish to sub out, you MUST send a PM to Acklow and jumpluff ahead of time so that we can get you a sub.
16-Please talk to me during the game, as it will provide a better postgame. Give reasons for your actions, it will help.
17-This game is 100% experimental...okay well not really, since I’m using the HP mechanic again, but I digress...
2-This game is will feature the Day/Night system, however for the purposes of this game, we will be calling each individual Day and each individual Night a cycle. We will be starting out on Day 0. During Day 0 and Night 0, all actions, except Persona purchases, swaps, and fusions, will fail. You may not share any Role information (Personas, stats, abilities, etc.) during Day 0 and Night 0.
3-Each Day will last 48 hours. Nights, however, will last 72 hours. Cycles will end sooner if everyone sends in their actions sooner.
4-There are additional rules to how Days and Nights will work. Please be aware of this, as this will be explained later.
4-Send all PMs to Acklow and jumpluff. If you decide you want to idle, please send Acklow and jumpluff a pm labeled “Cycle X - Idling.” You MUST send your actions via Smogon PM. As hosts, we want to be able to keep track of your progress in the game and are able to keep things much more organized if you do so. You may send us your actions via IRC, but please remember to send a reminder of what you are doing via Smogon.
5-You are considered dead when your HP hits 0. This is the only way you can die.
6-If you are dead, you cannot speak to anyone in the game.
7-Rules concerning fake logs and stuff are pretty much staple, and since you are all “experts” at mafia, I don’t think you need to be reminded of what you can or cannot do in those instances. The hosts at times may or may not tell the truth, but most of the time, they will either tell the truth or respond to you with a curt “cncnd” (cannot confirm, cannot deny).
8-If a role PM clashes with the rules in anyway, the role PM takes precedence.
11-Priorities are set. You may ask about them all you like.
12-Acklow and jumpluff want to know about all spreadsheets and IRC channels related to the game, so please inform them to create a better post-game.
13-IRC is pretty much needed for this game if you want a victory. The channel for the game is #ffm. Pretty obvious if you’ve played any Acklow mafia game in the past.
14-If you have any questions about the game, you can ask Acklow or jumpluff on Smogon via pm or vm. On IRC, Acklow’s username is Acklow, and jumpluff’s goes by multiple usernames, usually hinako or Jirachi. Not too hard to remember, really.
15-If you wish to sub for the game, in case you do not get selected, you can mention that in you signup post. If you wish to sub out, you MUST send a PM to Acklow and jumpluff ahead of time so that we can get you a sub.
16-Please talk to me during the game, as it will provide a better postgame. Give reasons for your actions, it will help.
17-This game is 100% experimental...okay well not really, since I’m using the HP mechanic again, but I digress...
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