Ratmas 2015: Day 9: New Games Mechanic

• Ability to flee from fights when HP is over 30 (providing no legs have been severed)
• 10% sponsorship bonus (everyone loves an underdog)
• Jumping into another thread, be that hunting or on a day of mandates, first attack does x2 sneak damage (more sneaky without ur clumsy alliance friends)
• Camouflage training station becomes exempt

Your House: undersee
Mechanic Name: animal whisperer
Brief description/example: Similar to the patronus in the 71st games, tributes with this station have the ability to recruit one mutt friend at any point before day five of the games. they are only allowed to summon one mutt, randomly, from a list of muttations that have already been accepted into that particular games. this mutt will both act as a shield of however much hp it would otherwise have, and a nice lil companion for the tribute until it dies/runs away/is set free.

ic, the mutt may attack or simply block others from attacking or whatever is agreed between the parties fighting. out of character, however, the mutt will not deal any actual damage.

basically, the only tributes who get armor are those lucky enough to win the bloodbath, or those with lots of site cash. the animal companions would serve as a sort of armor when activated, only better. (you can't really cuddle helmets comfortably, but how could would it be for viewers to see a character snoring with a hellcat purring next to them??)

Your House: Undersee
Mechanic Name: Grappling station
Brief description/example: This is not a batman thing.

Basically a tribute with Grappling will have the ability to roll a dice (1-4) to see if they can pin another tribute (behind the arms, armlock around the head, whatever they want to describe it as lmao). The chances of catching a tribute is maybe 50/50 or lower, but if they do catch another tribute (B), B drops their weapon and cannot attack. B also has to roll to break free (maybe also dice 1-4?).

BUT if B has allies, the allies can choose to attack them. I say 'them' because the ally has to roll a dice 1-2 dice to see who they hit. If they hit tribute A ( > 3 damage), A will drop B. If they hit B, B will just take the injury but will not be released. This works also with A's allies.

Your House: Mason
Mechanic Name: Skill Guarantee
Brief description/example: Sure, it's hilarious to see that one tribute that can't hit the broad side of a barn to save themselves (aka me, myself and I) - but sometimes, it's just not in character. Got a Career tribute that has mastered a certain weapon or been training their entire lives, but now suddenly can't seem to land even a miserable shallow cut? Talk about out of character!

This mechanic, similar to accuracy, will guarantee that a Career Tribute will be exempt from all miss rolls for a certain weapon. This weapon must be specified before the Games begin and cannot be switched around - eg. if you exempt throwing knives but get hold of a spear by Day 3, you can't be exempt from spear rolls. This will allow Careers to be a little bit more realistic in the Games and to speed up fights. (Perhaps add a set price, like the Career Packs that were on offer from yonks ago, that you can purchase so it's not just handed to every Career?)

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Your House: Mason
Mechanic Name: Weapon Poisoning
Brief description/example: (I might have borrowed this idea from Maysilee Donner in the books 50th Games, or I might have just made that fact up in my head??? Who knows???)

Gives a tribute the ability to poison their weapons (after killing a mutt with poisoning capability) to use in a fight. Like fire, this poison will add additional damage when the attacker rolls a Deep Gash (hence the poison is deep enough in the body to do any damage). Poison can only be used once per fight. (Perhaps with a set amount of hits, say 3/4 attacks and you've used up your opportunity?). Could potentially introduce the idea/concept of a 'Vial of Poison' or 'Empty Poison Vile' in sponsorship as well, similar to a Jar of Tar.

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Your House: Mason
Mechanic Name: Backstabber
Brief description/example: Look at me side-eyeing my past tributes, lol.

Gives a tribute the opportunity to backstab an ally by attempting to add extra damage to a member of their alliance overnight whilst they sleep. This method would be similar to an RE, in which a tribute is triggered by a Backstabber and have to roll to determine their fate.

Eg: roll 1-2

1 - Wake Up.
2 - Stay asleep.

If you roll a 1:
1 - Wake up before attacker has chance to do damage. 0 damage.
2 - Wake up and manage to fend off attacker. 5 damage.
3 - Wake up and fumble with attacker. 8 damage.

If you roll a 2:
1 - Wake up as you're being attacked. 10 damage.
2 - Stabbed whilst asleep. 15 damage.
3 - Stabbed in sleep a few times and almost die. 20 damage.

or something more coherent???

I think this could appeal to victor alliances towards the end of the games (inspired by Circe and Gunner's Russian Roulette, albeit short-lived :c) or when we reach the Top 8 tributes on the final night before 1v1's come into play.