85th Games - Welcome Back

You wake with the sunrise, not that you can tell; when you open your eyes you see no more than a flicker of light illuminating the cramped quarters you find yourself in. You’ve been posed, hands ceremonially folded over the dagger at your chest, and placed in a small stone pocket—one of many loculi in a corridor, you realize once you wriggle your way out.

Welcome back.


This is the twist for the 85th Hunger Games. After a tribute’s first death, they do not go to the grave. Instead, they awake in the Catacombs of the Arena the following morning. These tributes begin the day at 20 HP and with a single twisted dagger (knife) in hand, wearing a near-exact replica of their prior uniform—made of white, rather than black, fabric. On exploring they will find a single exit: a door leading out of the mausoleum they saw at the beginning of the Games. The remaining catch: it’s still locked, and will remain so until they battle their way toward a second chance.

If there are multiple tributes returning, they must battle each other. Only one will survive and make it back above ground.

If there is only one tribute returning, they must fight a guardian of the halls of the dead, a muttation of the Gamemakers’ choosing.

If tributes survive their fight and rejoin the Arena at large, the door of the Catacombs will open and let them emerge into the graveyard. They find the following items prior to exiting the Catacombs, which they may take with them:

• Medkit (1 Needle and Thread, 15 ft Bandages)
• Urn (empty water jug)
• Messenger Bag
• Flask of Absinthe

Gamemaker Notes:

• This twist is optional. If a tribute’s writer would prefer to conclude their tribute’s story at the initial death, they can opt out of their second chance. Please let the Gamemakers (Sunrise Rainier D2 // [Thundy] and WT ) know if you are not interested in continuing.
• The surviving tribute leaving the Catacombs will find themself outside the mausoleum at the center of the Cornucopia area; they may go to any location they wish (or stay at the Cornucopia) for the next Games day.
• Tributes will only receive one second chance. If they die again in the Catacombs (or afterward), they will remain dead.
• For 85th rankings, tributes' placement will depend on their final death, whether writers accept the second chance and die later or choose to accept the initial death.
• The catacombs will collapse when there are four or fewer tributes left alive in the Arena.

There will likely be questions about this twist. Please direct your questions to the Gamemakers (Sunrise Rainier D2 // [Thundy] and WT ).