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TURQUOISE

You sit on the other side of the stage now, in an auditorium full of cracked and dusty stone chairs. It's cold and uncomfortable, but the stage before you still commands your attention, with the curtains now drawn back and shadows flickering upon it.

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You are one half of a story to be played out today: either a hero or a monster. You must invent a backstory, motivation, set of powers, and anything else necessary for your monster or hero to defeat its opponent. Both consistency and creativity will be factored into scoring; for best results, tie their powers into their archetype as well as the backstory and motivation you give them.

"In her quest for arcane truth, the Mage has accidentally unleashed an Eldritch Abomination. Will she be able to fix her mistake and take it down?"

You will be designing The Eldritch Abomination. Jasper will be designing The Mage.

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. . . she should eliminate it.

[ new turquoise? wandering up to ]

Eliminate...?

Destroy it.

But that is not our task.

Is it bad to be an Eldritch Abomination?

An abomination is something that causes disgust or hatred.

Um...

Maybe. This one doesn't.

. . . Okay.

Mm. Because it would be looking for the little abominations, that didn't come out. It needs to save them. So it would have to be very big, and strong.

And cute?

I do not know what Eldritch means.

Why is it looking for the little abominations?

Ah, they came to stay with it... they were friends. You have to protect friends. I think.

... Elder trick?

Our Eldrith Abomination is very large and has small abomination friends. It is also strong, to protect its small friends. It is also cute, and not disgusting.

Is that good?

I don't know. It's supposed to defeat the mage. Or the mage will try to defeat it. Cuteness is not very effective, I think.

It could freeze someone in place.

With cuteness.

. . .

It could?

Definitely.

[ IT SOUNDS VERY LEGIT TO HIM ]

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Our Eldrith Abomination is very large and has small abomination friends. It is also strong, to protect its small friends. It is also cute, and not disgusting.

Because it is an abomination it can freeze someone in place with cuteness. . . stunned by cuteness. . .

Yes. It's really powerful. And ready to help.

[ SO SERIOUS ]

Then that is our answer.

[ is it... ]

Okay.

[ nods!! ]

We don't know what Eldritch Abomination means... um. Eldritch. An abomination is supposed to be bad, but this one isn't. It's very cute, and strong, and fast. To definitely protect its small abomination friends. The cuteness will stun you. So it won't let anyone hurt them.

That's everything. I think.

The shadows on stage flicker and follow your cue...then fade for the time being.

A pot of tea and some cups appear for you to refresh yourselves with.

The players in this show have been created! Now it's time to plan your attack. You can see what your opponents designed; give an explanation of how your hero or monster attacks it.

...the Mage is a shapeshifter, capable of commanding the strengths and powers of beasts.

[a page full of drawings appears]

[the drawing taking up the majority of the page is of what appears to be an older man with long braids. he's sitting cross-legged, surrounded by different stylized symbols in the air: the paw of a wolf, the claws of a bear, a pair of wings, a pair of long rabbit-like ears, a rack of antlers...]

[off to the side are much simpler sketches. they all seem to be of the same man, but with significant differences-- in one he has the arms of a bear, in another he has the lower body of a deer and antlers, in another he has massive wings and a set of bird feet and claws. finishing it off, there's one with the feet and ears of a rabbit and one with the claws, fangs and ears of a wolf.]

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. . .

. . . . . .

Use cuteness against the mage anyway . . .?

Ah... it's also cute.

[ RESOLVED THOUGH ]

Yes. And. Um, maybe, if there is paper...

Yes?

[ because he doesn't have his skills back, the sketches in the book he just received are very crude, but a huge adorable abomination can be made out scooping up and hugging every animal form ]

Like this.

[ . . . ]

Okay.

[there's a distant, irritated growl, but a heavy sketchbook and some pencils appear on a nearby stone chair]

Oh. Thank you.

[ bows his head sincerely in whatever direction that came from, takes it! ]

[ a page has been returned! this one shows a huge abomination of adorable scooping up and hugging the mage and every animal form, radiating Strong Protective Cute

right now it's also drawn at about small-child level but there it is ]

It will definitely use cute power anyway. Like this. It won't give up.

They're also very cute... I like them. You draw well.

The curtains roll away to reveal the Ring once more. You may proceed to endgame.

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TURQUOISE

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ROUND TWO

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