Defeat The Godmodder

[Moniker]

dude, I knew he wasn't reading my mind*. JOE was having a seizure and as such moving in a rather unpredictable way, and the movements weren't even being controlled aside from the left hand. as well, people can only play one thing, not 3; it just looked like JOE was playing bswiofahl with his left hand, which he wasn't, it was a Ruse! , and the plus sign was the real move.
I guess the letter E, and note that I have a total of 15 body parts they'll need to draw. in order, these are: head, eyes, mouth, neck, torso, left arm, left hand, right arm, right hand which is extended in an obscene gesture, left leg, left foot, right leg, right foot, and then they need to draw my clothes because being hung nude is obscene. so thats top hat, single use unlubricated monocle, shirt, sweater, underwear, pants, left shoe, and right shoe, for a total of 23 chances- only 4 short of guaranteed victory. don't blame me, I don't make the rules... that would be my relatives friend, who wanted to make sure the relative never loses hangman, so they forced everyone to play with all of those things instead of the normal way.

in case you missed it, my letter guess this round was E.

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E is a good guess! E is the most common letter of the alphabet! A simple, safe start to any hangman game.

WRONG.

Your eyes disappear first, going under the noose. They're just floating there. Weird.

Now it's the godmodder's turn to guess! He plays a blue 3 from his UNO deck - 3 guesses this turn! He guesses "Y", "H", and "B". ALL WRONG. Your head and mouth teleport under the gallows next, then your left arm (but not your hand, which is floating despite having little attaching it to your body). Also, the godmodder burns your clothes and replaces them with one godmodder-brand full body suit (because you're right, forcing you to be executed nude WOULD be obscene).

Your turn.




THE WORD:
_ _ _ _

Letters guessed: E, Y, H, B


CURRENT SITUATION:
Game: Hangman

JOEbob: Possesses neck, torso, left hand, right arm, right hand, left foot, left leg, right foot, right leg, Godmod-brand full-body suit

Noose: Possesses eyes, head, mouth, left arm

Health: +
JOEbob
(Can't use powerups!)

Health: +++
The Godmodder
(Has ??? chess pieces, ??? UNO cards and "A" and "H")
UNO cards: 5 cards

Current stakes:
One legendary weapon from the godmodder's stash
Charge Booster (x2 charging)

 

[Moniker]

I point out that hangman is a singleplayer game, so the godmodder shouldn't be adding letters.
I proceed to invite that relative to help me.
he guessed: A.
myself, my guess is O.
I also realise that I forgot about my gloves, and having gloves as part of a fully-body suit would make it much harder to put on. now he'll also need to put the right glove and left glove. oh hey, I also forgot to mention my hat! and my extremely large zit above my left eye, near the middle of my face horizontally!

Click to shrink...

O is WRONG. A is right. It's the second letter. Your neck goes onto the gallows.

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The godmodder plays an UNO card. Green 5. He guesses C, D, F, G, and I. ALL WRONG. For the gallows, that's... let's see... torso, left hand, right arm, right hand, left foot. Running out of time, and also body parts!

The godmodder's full-body suit already includes a facemask, and fancy top-hat. Godmod brand is known for many things, including having memetic kill agents and mind control fluids embedded into its suits as extra features, but more than anything else, it's known for being the classiest full-body suit around. Also, it automatically pops zits. Sploosh.


THE WORD:
_ A _ _

Letters guessed: E, Y, H, B, O, A, C, D, F, G, I


CURRENT SITUATION:
Game: Hangman

JOEbob: Possesses left leg, right foot, right leg, Godmod-brand full-body suit

Noose: Possesses eyes, head, mouth, left arm, neck, torso, left hand, right arm, right hand, left foot

Health: +
JOEbob
(Can't use powerups!)

Health: +++
The Godmodder
(Has ??? chess pieces, ??? UNO cards and "A" and "H")
UNO cards: 4 cards

Current stakes:
One legendary weapon from the godmodder's stash
Charge Booster (x2 charging)


Looks like you're going to need to pull something stupid or take a stab and try for the lucky guess. You might not survive the next turn, friend.

 

[Moniker]

the relative's still round, and they guess Z, going for the last letter of the alphabet right after the first.
I seize the moment. the following letters have been guessed: E, Y, H, B, O, A(part of the word, but it was still guessed), C, D, F, G, I, Z .
I guess T.
the following letters have all been guessed: Y, a, h, t, z, e.
I proceed to grab the E from JOEbob. my name is now JObob until I get another E, but...
I have Y, A, H, T, Z, E, and a second E.
I win the game of yahtzee while the godmodder only has the A and H. fool, he is!
I win the game of yahtzee. the godmodder takes damage, and loses his last 3 health plusses(, possibly with about 9 plusses of overkill since the last 2 damage values where 3 and 6). I still have at least 2 body parts left.

Click to shrink...

Z is right! It's the third and fourth letters. T is wrong! You lose your left leg!

You play the awesome power of YAHTZEE!

Five giant dice fall upon the godmodder, sitting on his throne! At the last moment, his anti-dice powers scatter the dice, sending them all over the field! Your relative is crushed! The executor is crushed! And now, now... the godmodder's turn is skipped! It's a critical moment!!

You have one! Last! GUESS! Sieze this chance! Guess the word, and victory will be YOURS!!



THE WORD:
_ A Z Z

Letters guessed: E, Y, H, B, O, A, C, D, F, G, I, Z, T


CURRENT SITUATION:
Game: Hangman

JOEbob: Possesses right foot, right leg, Godmod-brand full-body suit

Noose: Possesses eyes, head, mouth, left arm, neck, torso, left hand, right arm, right hand, left foot, left leg

Health: +
JOEbob
(Can't use powerups!)

Health: +++
The Godmodder
(Has ??? chess pieces, ??? UNO cards)
UNO cards: 4 cards

Current stakes:
One legendary weapon from the godmodder's stash
Charge Booster (x2 charging)

 

[Moniker]

oh no! my relative was crushed!
oh, how very sad!
fool, I am a chessmaster.
my relative vanshes in a puff of smoke. an elevator appears above me, and its floor vanishes. the relative's corpse falls upon me (not the noose, the JObob). it is absorbed. it was actually a modified clone of me.
I proceed to mutate. I now have 2 more eyes, a nose, a right ear, a third arm, a business super-saian-hyper-megaformal suit on top of the godmodder brand one, and a tail.
weird.

if yes, or no but i can't change based on that, I guess jazz.

Click to shrink...

You yell out, "JAZZ"! At the top of your lungs, just as the godmodder recovers! You look at the game board tracking the words, waiting...

...

...

...


CORRECT!!


The word really is JAZZ! JOEbob has won the round! How odd. By computer simulation, "Jazz" was supposed to be the hardest possible word to guess in Hangman. Ah well.


The godmodder's body is teleported onto the noose. He glares at you. You won this round. From now on, he'll just turn these silly games for children. This was just a fun little jaunt. Speaking of fun, yours will end soon.

The godmodder is hung. He loses all his HP.


And JOEbob has emerged the ultimate winner of PBVRFDHCSP - Paradox Billiards Vostroyan Roulette Fourth Dimensional Hypercube Chess Strip Poker!


SIDEQUEST COMPLETE!

Rewards:
One Legendary Weapon from the godmodder's stash (Yorehammer by default - awarded to JOEbob)
One Charge Booster - added to Player Inventory

Note on the Charge Booster: Anyone can use it, and it'll double the rate at which your charges can increase. However, it's a bit... temperamental. Similar to the charge stones, in that regard. And if used a lot, it'll probably be useless. That said, it's reliable enough that you can get a fair bit of usage out of it.

Also, you don't get to use your cool new toy, and JOEbob doesn't return to the HEXAGONAFIELD, until the next turn, not the current one. So don't go editing your posts trying to use the Charge Booster right away for maximum efficiency.

 

[Moniker]

Using the HELPFUL HINT the narrator gave to Arsenical, he pulls out a plain rope, with a hook on the end of it.

Then, our hero flips the world upside-down temporarily. With one hand on the hook-less end of the rope, he drops the rest of the rope up into the sky, and hooks it on a CLOUD.

"We're not even trying to be realistic anymore, are we?"

Realism was dead the moment you decided to get involved in this war.

"Fair enough."

With the short exchange done, Arsenical flips the world back to its original state, and begins to climb up into the sky via rope...

Click to shrink...

SIDEQUEST BEGUN: Mandate of Heaven

At some point during your climbing, you left the HEXAGONAFIELD. Or at least, it appeared that way. Clouds stretch around you, hovering in the air but not moving at all. Below you, you can see nothing but the bright blue sky beneath you. Above you, you can see a flat ceiling - or is it floor? - of clouds. Continuing your climb, you eventually reach it, and a small hole opens to allow you to pass through. Heaving yourself up top, the hole closes up behind you. You're sure you'll be able to leave when you're ready, though.

You see a sign conveniently placed right next to you:

"Welcome to: Outer Heaven Lobby
(This is the visitor center, Inner Heaven is where the good people go when they die)
Please wait patiently for one of our worker angels to serve you. Until then, please enjoy complimentary candy. Only take one!"

You notice a candy bowl placed on a small table nearby. Looking around, you don't see... anything in any direction. Except for a chair, presumably to facilitate waiting. Examining the candy bowl closer, you notice three different colors of wrapped candy, with different labels... which one do you want to take, if any?


Heaven:

Candy bowl:
Green wrapped candy (label reads: "SPEED")
Blue wrapped candy (label reads: "POWER")
Red wrapped candy (label reads: "SPICY")


OOC: CoreBrute Your sidequest will begin shortly. You can post like you're still on the HEXAGONAFIELD right now, though. It will be a one-post sidequest that plays more like a cutscene.

 

[Moniker]

-snip-

Click to shrink...

Diving through the Yorehammer-powered miniature door you enacted, you make it into Xerath's mind...

...And immediately find yourself on the outside again. Xerath, lying nearby, gets up and groans... and then it hits you. You acquired Xerath's memories... of the reason why he works for the godmodder.

SIDESTORY: Xerath's Mindscape

Xerath used to be part of a group just like you. He and Cera were part of the same godmodder-fighting team. Entrance onto the mysterious HEXAGONAFIELD, the slow build-up of friends and foes... it happened mostly the same way. But with one critical difference.

Most people come in alone, with no connections to anyone else there, but Xerath... Xerath came with someone else. His daughter. He couldn't remember anything about his life before, but he could remember her.

Her name was Alice. She was 17 years old, and despite the chaos that raged on the HEXAGONAFIELD, Xerath worked as hard as he could to make sure nothing happened to her.

But it didn't last long. When the Sealed Snowball rolled onto the field, they didn't stop it in time. The godmodder gained an ever-increasing upper hand, and the players opposing him began to drop, one by one. At some point, Cera opted to flee. Xerath didn't realize until afterwards.

Alice decided to take matters into her own hands, challenging the godmodder to a duel in a last-ditch effort to turn the situation around, with the wager being herself. She had intended for the fight to keep the godmodder occupied until the others could help her win, but the fight ended far, far faster than she expected. She lost, and Xerath couldn't do anything but watch. But the godmodder didn't opt to kill her. Instead, he merely teleported her somewhere else. Xerath doesn't know where she is, but he does know that she's alive.

During the early parts of the war, Xerath and Alice had opted to bond their souls, using their Player abilities - ensuring that no matter what, they would be able to tell whether or not the other was alive. But it told neither of them where exactly the other was. Xerath had tried his best to find her, but the godmodder spent a massive amount of energy ensuring that Xerath could do no such thing. Her location was shielded with every layer of protection imaginable. Even the Resolute Heart and Yorehammer would have trouble gaining more than the murkiest of glimpses.

After Alice was taken, the battle quickly reached its conclusion. All but the escaped Cera and Xerath had been utterly destroyed. But rather than finish him off, the godmodder stopped. He offered Xerath a deal. Take his hand, and abuse the powers of the NEUTRALADDER to be his servant. He would be the keystone of the godmodder's plans for the Soulraze forces. And as long as he did so, the godmodder could absolutely promise Alice would come to no harm. And of course, seeing no other option, Xerath took the deal.

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Xerath: Well... now you know.

Suddenly, Cera interrupts, shouting from above.

Cera: Xerath... You don't know Alice is alive. And the godmodder could separate hundreds of families if he wins! You need to-

Xerath: Cera. You know what? Shut up. Just shut up. How DARE you talk to me about what needs to happen!? If you had stayed, if you hadn't run away like the coward you are, then maybe I wouldn't need to fight for the godmodder! You could have helped her in that duel!

Cera: That was a losing battle, there was nothing to be gained-

Xerath: That's what you have to say about the rest of them? All the others who fought with us? Percy? Jamar? That they wasted their lives fighting a useless battle?

Xerath: At least I have something to protect. You fight for nobody but yourself.

Cera: That's not-

Xerath: BE. QUIET.

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His outburst finished, Xerath turns away, and walks away from Corebrute. Clearly quite shaken from having his head messed with in such a manner. He's more susceptible than ever, now.

 

[Moniker]

With our hero having- Wait, I get side quests off. See ya!

... Well, seems i'm left alone here. This is certainly gonna be... Oh. A chair. And candy?

Of everything I imagined heaven to be, it's certainly not this. Rather minimalist. Guess I can't do anything but wait.

I sit down, and look at the candy again. "Speed", "Power", and "Spicy"?

I can only take one, so let's think about this carefully.

Since speed and power are obviously not flavors at all, I can assume they increase speed and power. That means, by simple logic, spicy increases my spiciness!

With that figured out, I unwrap one of the red ones and pop it in my mouth, just before realizing that I have no idea how increasing my spiciness would ever help.

Oh well.

Click to shrink...

Congratulations. You are now SPICY. How you use this is up to you. You could have saved the candy, but eating it immediately is fine too.

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After eating your candy and waiting a small amount of time, an angel drifts down from above. They immediately pull out a checklist and begin carefully examining you.

Angel: Hello, you must be Arsenical. Please allow me to fill out a brief checklist.

Angel: Fighting against the godmodder, check. Recipient of Player powers, check.

Angel: Neutraladder state: None. Check. Current status: Strong demonic affiliation, Deal with the Devil... Check.

You explain that that's what you're here about. You went to the Dreamlands with good intentions, to pay off a debt! And you didn't even know it was the devil until the very end. Really!

Angel: We have a way to help you with your problem. It was pre-prepared before your arrival.

Angel: As long as you accept the restrictions of Lawful Good, then you shall receive Protection from Demons - even the one who has power over your soul.

Angel: Simply agree to always play Lawful and Good, and the devil will be unable to reach you. He won't be able to make you repay your debt.

Angel: You know what Lawful Good is, and we both will know when it is violated. There is no exact wording to worry over here.

Angel: What do you say? Any questions?


...Well?

Heaven:

Angel(awaiting answer)

Rewards:
SPICYness

 

[Moniker]

I run to 3214 Address Road, and bring somno with me, since he'll be able to find out if the set-up's unfair. I then wait for 9PM.
[simply put I join the gambling league.]
[joining sidequests takes all 3 actions so I use all 3 actions]

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You playermagic the minimum bet of $1,000,000, hopefully not causing inflation.

ACTION:1/3 ITEM(S): 1x2,000 Damage Lottery Token
AMOUNT:3/3
CHARGE:5/10

ACTION 1:I go to the address given to, bring around $5,000,000 so I can bet with it.

ULTIMATE GAMBLING SHOWDOWN TONIGHT
Location: 3214 Address Road
Start time: 9 PM
Arrival by proxy accepted
Minimum Bet: $1,000,000
GRAND PRIZE: Infinityleaf Clover

Click to shrink...

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The three of you show up right outside 3214 Address Road. You got here by portal, and looking around, it's hard to tell where exactly you are. Above you is blackness - not a night sky, just blackness. Around you are dark, dingy, nondescript buildings in some sort of city. The ground beneath is like freshly laid tar, and your shoes stick to it a little as you move.

Other people are milling about. One person heads inside a building through an unassuming door. You assume that must be the entrance to this "gambling showdown". You follow them through.

Immediately inside is a narrow, cramped hallway. It goes on for a ways, then rounds a corner, and you see some stairs. You descend. The walk down takes noticeably longer than you expected. While walking, you pass a few other people. It seems like this event is not sparsely attended. Nobody talks.

Finally, you reach the bottom, and a set of double doors. Going through, you end up in a MASSIVE room. The walls are solid stone brick, and an entire crowd of people surrounds you. A few more people are still filtering in. Above the doors, a digital counter seems to be displaying the number of people, and the number is currently at "76". You guess the event will start once the requisite number of people arrive.


While waiting... what do you want to do?

(Also, this is a chance for anyone else who wants to participate to arrive)

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Large Room:

Crowd of People
People Counter

JOEbob:
Has $1,000,000
[N - JOEbob]Somno: 35,000/35,000 HP (Lanternlight echo: 2 turn cooldown)(Seen through their eyes: 2 turn cooldown)(Cut through the lies: 1 turn cooldown)

Mr. Mirror Man:
Has $5,000,000

 

[Moniker]

Lawful good...

On one hand, making a deal was what got me into this mess. On the other... I really don't want to be possessed.

Decisions, decisions. She did say I could ask questions, though.

"Now, I hear what you're asking." I start asking, "And while I would be perfectly fine with that deal, is there honestly no sort of way to completely regain full control over my soul, instead of just a preventive measure? I'll do anything for my soul, I certainly have nothing to lose."

It may be desperate, but it was my best shot.

Click to shrink...

Angel: You agreed to allow the devil control over your soul for some time. His contracts have no easy escape clause, as he always follows up on his end of the deal.

Angel: The only way to regain total control is to serve out all 4 of the remaining posts he has to control you. With this, we can't help you.

Angel: However, as long as you remain Lawful Good, then Protection from Demons can keep you safe until the end of your current battle with the godmodder.

Heaven:

Angel(awaiting answer)

Rewards:
SPICYness

 

[Moniker]

if somno's back off cooldown for some reason, I ask someone nearby where the person who set this up is, and go and ask the person who's running it "is this going to be fair gambling, or will it be tilted towards giving money to a certain group? somno then cuts through the lies to see if their telling the truth. if they don't tell me where the person running this is, I ask them if there's any way to stack the odds in my favour, and somno cuts through the lies.
I then ask some acquaintances back on my homeworld to lend me their four-or-more-leaf-clover collection for an hour, promising to pay them a lot if I lose any of it and give them a few hundred bucks regardless.
oh, and I magic up another 1,000,000 so somno can enter too.

Click to shrink...

Everyone around you gives you odd looks when you ask who's running the place. You have a hard time getting anything just by awkwardly calling. Finally, you pull someone aside and explain the situation...

Fred: Hey there, I'm... Fred.

Fred: Listen. You guys seem like you're lost. I can help you, this is my third time here. I'll tell you everything you want to know. First thing: Nothing here is free. For the small price of $500,000, I'll answer more of your questions. I promise, you won't be kicked out for having below the minimum bet, having $1,000,000 upon entry is plenty. We can work as a team! What do you say?

Are you going to pay up, ask Mirror Man to pay, or reject this guy?

+$1,000,000 for Somno's entry bet! It doesn't look like you can "magic up" more money once it starts, though. Don't worry, having Somno more than makes up for the money difference between you and Mr. Mirror Man.

+One four-leaf clover! If you hold it close to your chest, you might just get a bit luckier!

Also, Somno's cooldown will tick down every sidequest update instead of with the normal updates.

ACTION:?/3 ITEM(S): 1x2,000 Damage Lottery Token
AMOUNT:?/3
CHARGE:5/10

I look out upon the crowd, looking for familiar faces, I also look for one of the employes here to ask how many people we need here to start the competition.

Click to shrink...

Scanning the crowd, you don't see any familiar faces, except JOEbob and Somno. You don't see any employees, either.

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Another person enters the room, and the counter above the door reaches "100". Both doors slam shut. You're locked in. Well, you could probably escape in a pinch of you really needed to, but nobody else can.

A loudspeaker activates from up above.

???: Hello, gamblers. Time for another night of desperation, luck, and despair! All except for one lucky winner.

???: I trust you all have the minimum requisite bet. Of course you do, the enchantments on this place would have kicked you out long before now if you didn't.

???: First thing's first, we need to weed out those with naturally poor luck amongst us. We want to see a showdown between actual contenders, after all.

Suddenly, you hear a horrible screeching noise, the grinding of machinery! A section of the floor slides away, and in its place, two large, colorful stone slabs are slotted in: One red one, and one blue one.

???: One of those platforms will take you up. Closer to where I am, along with my Infinityleaf clover, the most special of prizes for tonight's game.

???: The other will send you down. Down, down, down, and back to the bottom of the ladder. You'll lose all your money as well.

???: You have 5 minutes to decide. But don't forget, one last thing...

???: Remember to have fun!

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What do you do? The other people are milling about in a bit of panic... nobody has stepped onto either platform yet. Most of the crowd isn't sure what to do.

Large Room:

Crowd of People(96 other gamblers)
Fred
Red Platform(Board?)
Blue Platform(Board?)

JOEbob:
Has $2,000,000, one four-leaf clover
[N - JOEbob]Somno: 35,000/35,000 HP (Lanternlight echo: 2 turn cooldown)(Seen through their eyes: 2 turn cooldown)(Cut through the lies: 1 turn cooldown)

Mr. Mirror Man:
Has $5,000,000