PERIDOT

[dramatispersonae]

This small, thin tent does little to keep out the cold, but at least you're dry. It's dark, and hunger lurks in the pit of your stomach. Fortunately, you have a few items to give you warmth and tend to your needs. Right?

Comments

INSTRUCTIONS

[dramatispersonae]

You start with these items: two blankets (which keep you warm), three bowls of hot stew (which sate hunger and provide a little bit of warmth), and three lanterns (which provide light and a tiny bit of warmth).

You instinctively know the following:
♦ the Duckling and Faith will not allow any harm worse than discomfort to come to you.
♦ there will be three rounds of this game, in which the goal is to amass and keep the most items...or is it?
♦ blankets are worth the most points and lanterns the least, with bowls of stew in between.
♦ if you run out of any single item, you will suffer a minor status effect.

Each round, you have the option to take certain actions as a team.

You must take one or two of the following separate actions, no more than once each:
⇒FETCH an item of your choice from the storehouse outside the tent. This action has a 50% chance of failing, since it's dark and snowy outside and you might get lost and wind up turned around back at the tent.
⇒STEAL an item of your choice from another team of your choice. This has a 100% success rate, unless the team in question is watching out for your team in particular (see below).
⇒USE an item of your choice currently in your possession; this adds its points to your total permanently, even if another team tries to steal from you in the future...but it removes the item from your stock, risking a status effect if you lose the rest.
⇒GIVE an item of your choice currently in your possession to another team of your choice; you lose the item and the points associated with it, but the other team is more comfortable...and something might happen? The Personae aren't telling, but this option is there...

You may also take as many of the following actions as you want per round, or none at all, but no more than once each:
⇒ENCOURAGE a single team of your choice with warm feelings. Does this have an effect on the game? Who knows.
⇒TAUNT a single team of your choice mockingly. What effect could that have on the game?
⇒WATCH OUT FOR a single team of your choice, making it impossible for that team to steal from you.

ROUND ONE

[dramatispersonae]

You're cold, hungry, and in the dark. Choose your actions.

DISCUSSION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: DISCUSSION

[grade3enabler]

We should probably focus on getting the lights on first.

Re: DISCUSSION

[buryinghatchets]

For more light and warmth? Mm... Where should we get them from?

Re: DISCUSSION

[grade3enabler]

We have a lantern so we can use that first and we can try fetching more from outside. If we're going to try stealing, we should only steal blankets or stew.

Re: DISCUSSION

[buryinghatchets]

Really? Why do you think so? Why?

Re: DISCUSSION

[grade3enabler]

Lanterns are worth less points...and I think it'll be a bad idea to leave another team in the dark after that last game.

Re: DISCUSSION

[buryinghatchets]

... Yeah, you're right.

Do you think... we should gamble on fetching? Even though we have less of a chance that way.

Re: DISCUSSION

[grade3enabler]

I think it's worth a shot. Stealing first means the other teams will know we'd be playing hard, so trying to get stuff on our own might get us more points simply because people won't be stealing in retaliation.

Re: DISCUSSION

[buryinghatchets]

It sounds like a solid strategy to me. So, use a lantern, and fetch another?

Re: DISCUSSION

[grade3enabler]

It'll be a good plan to start with. We can always change course in later rounds.

...But lets watch out for Sapphire. Just in case.

Re: DISCUSSION

[buryinghatchets]

[laughs]

That might be a good idea. Just in case!

Re: DISCUSSION

[grade3enabler]

They're the only ones likely to attack us so...Better be safe.

SUBMISSION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: SUBMISSION

[grade3enabler]

⇒ USE a lantern.
⇒ FETCH a lantern.
⇒ WATCH OUT FOR Sapphire.

RESULTS

[dramatispersonae]

You use up a lantern. It flares brightly for a whole minute, illuminating the inside of the tent perfectly, then dies out.

You successfully fetch a lantern from the storehouse outside.

You now have two blankets, three bowls of stew, and three lanterns.

ROUND TWO

[dramatispersonae]

You're still cold, hungry, and in the dark. Choose your actions.

DISCUSSION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: DISCUSSION

[grade3enabler]

No one attempted to steal from us that time...Think we should fetch a blanket now?

Re: DISCUSSION

[buryinghatchets]

Oh, we succeeded...! Let's keep going while we're on a roll!

Re: DISCUSSION

[grade3enabler]

Sounds like a good plan to me. If fetching doesn't work, we can steal in the last round without worrying about retaliation.

Think we should use up a bowl of stew since we have enough to spare?

Re: DISCUSSION

[buryinghatchets]

That might be a good idea. I think we could use a little something to eat right now.

Re: DISCUSSION

[grade3enabler]

Sounds like a plan.

Think we should keep watching out for Sapphire? I'm not so sure if Miasma or the Phantom Blood are even playing, so if you had another option you wanted to try we could probably do it.

Re: DISCUSSION

[buryinghatchets]

If they're not playing, we could use it on something else... Do you think we should watch for someone else, or try encouragement? I don't know most of the other teams that well, really...

Re: DISCUSSION

[grade3enabler]

I got friends on Citrine, Emerald, Amethyst and Kunzite, so maybe one of them?

Re: DISCUSSION

[buryinghatchets]

Hmm... I know a cute girl on Citrine, too. Maybe them?

Re: DISCUSSION

[grade3enabler]

We can encourage Citrine then.

SUBMISSION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: SUBMISSION

[grade3enabler]

⇒ USE a bowl of stew.
⇒ FETCH a blanket.
⇒ ENCOURAGE Citrine.

RESULTS

[dramatispersonae]

You successfully fetch a blanket from the storehouse outside.

You use up a bowl of stew. It was warm and delicious.

You now have three blankets, two bowls of stew, and three lanterns.

ROUND THREE

[dramatispersonae]

You're still cold, hungry, and in the dark. Choose your actions.

DISCUSSION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: DISCUSSION

[grade3enabler]

We've been pretty lucky with fetching things. Want to try going for a blanket again?

Re: DISCUSSION

[buryinghatchets]

Let's do it! And should we use a lantern, too? Should we?

Re: DISCUSSION

[grade3enabler]

I think so. It can't hurt to brighten things up a bit.

Re: DISCUSSION

[buryinghatchets]

Alright! Do you want to encourage another one of your friends this time?

Re: DISCUSSION

[grade3enabler]

Sure. How about Amethyst this time?

Re: DISCUSSION

[buryinghatchets]

Alright!

Re: DISCUSSION

[grade3enabler]

Perfect. We should be set.

SUBMISSION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: SUBMISSION

[grade3enabler]

⇒ USE a lantern.
⇒ FETCH a blanket.
⇒ ENCOURAGE Amethyst.

RESULTS

[dramatispersonae]

A wave of warm feelings rolls over you from the direction of Kunzite, and also from Heliodor and Sapphire.

You successfully fetch a blanket from the storehouse outside.

You use up a lantern. It flares brightly for a whole minute, illuminating the inside of the tent perfectly, then dies out.

You now have three blankets, three bowls of stew, and two lanterns.

The snow dies down a little outside, and you can go to endgame.