Arena 13 -- Week Five

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Arena Guide: Arena Information


Week Five
Recently Fallen Tributes. . . . Adella Trevalyan, Albert Heinrich, Aldo Raine, Anna, Arya Stark, Bucky Barnes, Cassandra Pentaghast, Darcy Lewis, Daryl Dixon, Dave Strider, Ellis, Elsa, Haruto Soma, Hiro Hamada, The Initiate, Julian Bradds, Marian Hawke, Natasha Romanoff, The Psiioniic, Rick Grimes, Ruffnut Thorston, Sam Wilson, Sandy Marko, Steve Rogers.
Sponsorship Program. . . . .Death Buyouts & Sponsor Gifts
Game Plotting:. . . . . . Characters In The Arena & Characters In The Capitol
Fatality Reporting: . . . . . Report Here
Questions. . . . . Submit Inquiry Here
Remaining Tributes . . . . . 43

Arena Update.

Let's Sing A Gay Little Spring Song
The temperature in the Arena will begin to rapidly climb beginning on Friday morning and continuing through the weekend. In fact, it seems that winter may be very nearly over, the way the snow begins to melt and the darling buds of May have come a few months early. Nothing is in full bloom just yet, but the forest and meadows are stirring to life once again. The animals are more plentiful, there are fresh patches of berries to be found, and birds besides the jabberjays are singing in the trees. Yes, a change sure is in the air, but how long will the pleasant weather last?


Mammoth Rider
Most notably, the large meadow and the area surrounding the Cornucopia are now home to a large and ornery herd of wooly mammoths. These massive beasts are an excellent source of nutrition, and their coats can be used for clothing or shelter, but it isn't easy to kill them. They are easily frightened and will stampede at the slightest provocation. But just think how tasty they'd be, and how cute you'd look in a coat made of their wool! The Gamemakers recommend working together to take one of these bad boys down...


Poppies & Optimistic Voices
The one area of the arena where spring has definitely sprung is the field of wildflowers. The snows have melted away from the area, revealing the lush and fragrant florals once again. We'd caution you to avoid getting too close to the tempting blooms, but the Gamemakers have kindly thrown caution to the wind, as it were. Monday will find a strong wind coming from the northeast, blowing the poisonous pollens throughout the arena. There are several different side effects of the pollen:

- Nausea/vomiting
- Uncontrollable sneezing
- Unquenchable hunger and/or thirst
- Heightened aggression/berserker state
- Uncontrollable weeping
- Heightened arousal/sexual urges
- Inability to regulate body temperature
- Rashes/hives
- Temporary paralysis
- Death

The winds will blow steadily throughout the arena for several days, casting the pollen throughout the arena. All areas of the arena are at risk for exposure, with the exception of the caves. But don't think you're safe down there, folks. The warm weather is bringing with it a whole other set of risks over there.


Here Comes The Rain Again
With the warmer weather comes a heavy spring storm. Dark clouds come in on Wednesday night and bring rain with them, which finally nixes the effects of the pollen. The rains are heavy, but the temperatures are still cool in the evenings, hovering just below freezing at night. It's a situation ripe for some sort of natural disaster, or at the very least, whacky shenanigans on too thin ice. Be careful out there, folks!


Landslide
It begins up in the mountains of the west. It's a sort of cracking noise, a deep, low rumble, the sends shockwaves all the way down to the river. Little bits of rock and earth slide down the slopes, but it's nothing too bad. Nothing too scary. That's just the tip of the iceberg, as it were. Thursday afternoon is when the real trouble starts. The warm weather will cause part of the glacier to cave off and slide down the river as a massive rate of speed, bringing rocks and debris with it until it comes to a stop at the mouths of the caves, sealing them off from the rest of the arena. Anyone hiding in there will be trapped, and anyone left outside will be unable to get back in. And anyone unlucky enough to be caught in the path of the landslide? Well, let's just say that's a messy way to go.

DISTRICT 1 1 2 2 4 5 7 7 7 8 8 9 10 10 11

TRIBUTE Thane Krios Thranduil Loki Laufeyson (616) Thorin Oakenshield Jason Todd Nick (TWD) Dorian Pavus Lee Everett Loki Laufeyson (MCU) Garrus Vakarian Maxwell Trevelyan The Iron Bull Black Tom Cassidy Keiran Walker Milla Vodello

BUYOUT 1600 Credits 1600 Credits 1600 Credits 1600 Credits 1600 Credits 1600 Credits 1600 Credits 1600 Credits 1600 Credits 1600 Credits 1600 Credits 1600 Credits 1600 Credits 1600 Credits 1600 Credits

Sponsorship Program

By our [always accurate and never at all leaked from inside sources] calculations, the above tributes are presently at the most risk of death. If not sponsored by the end of the week, these tributes will meet their untimely and quite possibly brutal end. Any and all interested sponsors, please submit your payment of 1600 Credits to our main office by no later than close of business Friday.

Any tributes without sponsors?

Sorry. We tried.

We would like to remind you however, that saving someone from the dark grip of death isn't the only thing our sponsorship program offers. We have other items available. And remember! Get these items while they're hot. You won't see prices this low for the rest of this arena!

And as an additional reminder, you may only spend credits which were earned before January 1st, 2015 (aka LAST activity cycle!) Those characters who were accepted after January 1st have 100 default credits to spend however they like!

ITEM 1 Two-day supply of food 1 Two-day supply of fresh water 1 Empty water bottle 1 Single Person Tent 1 Sleeping Bag 1 First Aid Kit 1 Small Folding Knife 1 Fire Starting Kit 1 Pair of Winter boots 1 Parka 1 Blanket 1 7-inch serrated hunting knife 1 Liter bottle of vodka 1 Winter Hat-Scarf-Glove set

COST 160 Credits 160 Credits 160 Credits 480 Credits 320 Credits 320 Credits 320 Credits 160 Credits 320 Credits 160 Credits 160 Credits 480 Credits 320 Credits 160 Credits

* Sponsors, please specify your desired item of purchase and it's intended recipient. Full payment may be covered by multiple parties.
** You may not buy your own character out of death, but you may buy supplies for your own character.
*** You can only use credits earned between August 2014 and 31 December 2014. Credits earned after that point may not be spent. You can only spend what you reported during the last Activity Check.

Gamemaker Notes//Out Of Character.

We're working on a state of the game type post coming in the next week or so, so please be on the look out for that.

Our next gamewide HMD is scheduled for March 1st.

Happy Hunger Games!

Comments

Sponsorship Program

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Please use this thread to account for all credit transactions.

TO SAVE A TRIBUTE FROM DEATH, please reply to this thread with the following information:

-Name of Tribute Who is Scheduled For Death
-Name(s) of character(s) who are sponsoring them (you CANNOT sponsor yourself!)

TO SEND/GET A PARACHUTE IN THE ARENA, please reply to this thread with the following information:

-Item(s) you are purchasing
-Intended recipient(s) (this CAN be for yourself)

[hollowvictor]

Buying Jet a new knife for 480 with his own credits. 595-480=115 left.

Edit: Also using 75 of Jet's credits to put towards a first aid kit for Clint Barton, leaving him with 40 and 1,020 with that added to the rest of my boy's points.

[unlikelyherald]

Using all 100 of my credits and 60 of Froda's to send Cullen Rutherford

1 Parka, with the note: "Our luck still works but in strange ways. Stay alive, I love you -Adella"

[sizeofyourbaggage]

Buying Jet Link a two-day supply of food and an empty water bottle, along with a note: I'm sorry, brother. Sing some Marvin Gaye for me and I'll return the favor, all right?

And a first aid kit for Clint Barton with another note: Birds of a feather, yeah? Keep an eye on Stark and Banner and take care of yourself.

Using up 565 of Sam's points and 75 from Ly (with permission), leaving Sam with 0.

[69problems]

For Tony:

1 Pair of Boots
1 Bottle Vodka
Note saying 'Stay warm (:B'

1095 - 640 - 455 left!

[fuckitall]

Nick (TWD) is being bought out of death thanks to the combined credits from Beth, Rick, Clem, and Tom! <3

[meravas]

The Iron Bull is being bought out of death thanks to the combined credits from Gary, Clementine, Wesker & Nick!

[wizardplease]

Buying Arwen the following:

1 Parka
1 Hat/Scarf/Glove Set
A note reading 'From a friend of Thorongil's. Never lose hope.'

For a total of 320 credits, leaving him with 125.

[letthemburn]

Buying two days worth of food for Iskierka!

490 - 160 = 330 left

Re: Sponsorship Program

[yoknapatawpha]

Bailing out Black Tom Cassidy with the rest of my characters' credits (Bayard, Marco, Punchy) and credits, with permission, from Albert.

That leaves me with 30 credits in Tom's account and a flat zero for everyone else.

[needlebearer]

Using Arya's 100 default credits, leaving her with 0, and 60 of Emily's default credits, leaving her with 40, to buy Bayard a parka with a note reading: Stay warm and strong. Winter Is Coming.

[reassures]

for Beth:
2 two-day supplies of water for 320
1 blanket for 160

total: 480

970 - 480 = 490

The parachutes arrive a few days after Daryl's death. They come with one note attached; I've got him. stay safe.

It's unsigned, but Beth might recognize Nill's handwriting.

Re: Sponsorship Program

[honeyibrokeharlem]

Aang gets a new single person tent with Bruce's credits.

1230 - 480 = 450

(Shh I'm totally not late on this.)

Arena Plotting

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Thane & Loki

[onedirectiony]

Thane is freezing to death. Willing to have a mercy-kill for him if anyone wants to off him when he isn't doing so well.

Loki I'd love to do something fun with him! A big fight/mutual kill might be pretty cool! I want him to go down hard. :D

Jet Link

[metalicarus]

Jet's all alone from here on out, 99% of his CR has died. I'm thinking about playing with the pollen effects, if anyone would like to play too, but he might also miss out because he's still in the caves and isn't heading out as much now that it's just him.

That said. Anyone want to have some woolly mammoth shenanigans? Personally, I love the idea of Jet riding a woolly mammoth, but he'd need help bringing it down. Plus, this'll be his last chance for fun until next week because he's going to be getting stuck in the caves thanks to the glacier for a few days, as long as the mods okay the plan. If not, getting stuck might or might not happen.

Brock Samson

[samson]

Might have Brock be subject to uncontrollable sneezing because it's funny. He will want to take one of those mammoths down as well because it's cool??? Somebody help him do the thing.

As always, he is also available for injuring/killing adult males or injuring adult females.

Loki (MCU)

[tricksandmischief]

EDIT: The Lokis will be fighting and killing each other...

Warden Tabris

[allyorfoe]

If anyone wants to get killed in a big fight, Tabris is available and armed. If your character is more likely to be offensive, than she can just be defending herself. If your character wouldn't normally attack her, I can just say Tabris is affected by the pollen and have her attack first.

Zed

[whydoyoushine]

So Zed is still very new here and not at all used to being without his powers. what this means is that the sneezing fits and hives he's getting off of the pollen will be very confusing for him, and he's going to assume he's having some negative reaction to sunlight. He'll be very grumpy.

And before that, he's possibly going to try to sunbathe just to see if he can, so if anyone wants to come in on some idiot just lying out in the sun in the middle of nowhere, then hey, here he is. He tends towards the lazy, but he's got weapons from the caves and knows how to use them if he's irritated enough.

Max

[designatedfreak]

Max is all shiny and new, but still lacking SUPER solid memories of her past time here; any allies that are from her past might not be remembered right away. Aside from that, she's strictly no-kill-unless-you-try-and-kill-her-first.

So far she's only found one of those French guys, so I'd love for her to gather new CR.

Pollen: if someone would like Max to kill them, I'm more than willing to give her a bit of aggression via pollen.

Capitol Plotting

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ATTN: anyone in the Capitol familiar with LOTR

[elfstone]

So the secret is out: Thorongil is actually Aragorn, and Arwen is with him in the Arena. This moment is probably getting a fair amount of airtime, and I'm really, really okay with characters knowing. You can assume your character has seen the footage, and fourthwalling is OK! Just try not to tell him about events later than Boromir's death when he gets back to the Capitol, please, though saying you read about him is fine.

tbh I would love to see at least one person freak out about it but only if you want to ♥

Remaining Tributes: 43

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The following Tributes are alive going into this week:

District 1


Iskierka

Thane Krios

Thranduil

Feferi Peixes
Zed

District 2

Felicity Worthington

Jet Link

Luke

Thor Odinson

Loki Laufeyson (616)

Thorin Oakenshield

Garrett
Max Guevara

District 3

Bruce Banner

Terezi Pyrope

Tess


District 4

Aang

Roland Deschain

Jason Todd

Arwen

District 5

Nick (TWD)


District 6

Clementine
Molotov Cocktease


District 7

Dorian Pavus

Loki Laufeyson (MCU)

Beth Greene

Lee Everett

Nick (L4D2)
Vivi

District 8

Brock Samson

Garrus Vakarian

Clint Barton

Maxwell Trevelyan


District 9

The Iron Bull

District 10

Black Tom Cassidy
Kieran Walker

Revas Tabris

District 11

Courfeyrac

Combeferre


Aragorn

Davesprite

Milla Vodello

District 12
Tony Stark


Fatality Reporting

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Please report any non-death roll related fatalities here!

Questions?

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[revocation]

I just have a quick correction: Cullen was bought out of death here - he should be on the "still alive" list. Thanks!