92nd Mutt List & Info

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[99.9% of this is stolen from the 90th Mutt Thread. Godbless. Love y'all]

92nd Mutt Pack Mechanics

Continuing on for the 92nd Games mutts will roam the arena in packs (instead of as individual mutts). IC, mutt writers may write a mutt pack as being small or large. Mutt packs may die or simply run away when the mutt pack reaches maximum damage. It is recommended that mutt writers discuss these types of creative decisions and the overall narrative of mutt encounters with the tribute writers they are paired with, so that creative decisions are collaborative.



1. OOC, a mutt pack is a single entity.


2. A mutt pack’s HP is standardized based on the number of tributes in a fight.

• A mutt pack fighting 1 tribute has 15 HP
• A mutt pack fighting 2 tributes has 35 HP (15 times 2 tributes, with 5 bonus HP)
• A mutt pack fighting 3 tributes has 55 HP (15 times 3 tributes, with 10 bonus HP)
• A mutt pack fighting 4 tributes has 75 HP (15 times 4 tributes, with 15 bonus HP)

Note: Bonus HP is added to fights with more tributes because the more tributes there are in a fight, the faster tributes will put TD on a mutt pack. A fight with 1 tribute only has the possibility of putting 1 attack that causes TD on the mutt pack per round; a fight with 4 tributes has the possibility of putting 4 attacks that cause TD on the mutt pack per round. Upping the amount of HP for mutts in larger fights helps to balance that.



3. Instead of attacking tributes one at a time, a mutt pack will attack all tributes in a fight every time the mutt pack attacks. So if there are 4 tributes in a fight then the mutt pack will make 4 attacks each time they post, one attack on each tribute.

Note: Mutt writers should order the tributes assigned to each dice roll within a post according to initiative. For example, in a fight with four tributes the first dice roll in a post should be assigned to the tribute with the highest initiative, the second dice roll in a post to the tribute with the second highest initiative, the third dice roll in a post to the tribute with the third highest initiative, and the last dice roll in a post to the tribute with the lowest initiative. This helps to prevent dice tampering.



4. Like in a finale, instas in a mutt fight will count for 10 damage. A mutt pack cannot insta a tribute, but a tribute also cannot insta a mutt pack.

Note: The core reasoning behind this is that the removal of instas is likely to increase the overall total of damage dealt by mutts. Tributes can still die to mutts, but the focus is on accumulated damage. In this context the removal of the random possibility of an insta death is exchanged for the randomness of increased accumulated damage, which later goes on to influence targets chosen in tribute versus tribute fights, hopefully helping to prevent some situations of OOC bias. Additionally, this rule opens up new creative possibilities for tributes to survive unique damage situations, like the loss of an eye or having their skull cracked.



Please note that the overall goal of the GMs is to minimize tribute deaths via mutts, while maximizing the damage dealt to tributes and the variety of tributes that take damage.

Additionally, by standardizing mutt HP and by having all tributes be attacked every turn, tributes should know what to expect from mutt fights. These mechanics also aim to prevent various possibilities of bias in both mutt writers and GMs.

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Standard Mutt Mechanic: Poison

A reminder that poison will not outrightly kill a tribute. Rather, it will inflict an increasing amount of damage each day, starting from a fixed 5 damage on the first day, plus an additional [*dice=4] to the amount of damage done on each subsequent day.

For example:
• Day 0 of poison: no damage
• Day 1 of poison: +5 damage
• Day 2 of poison: (tribute rolls a 3) +8 damage
• Day 3 of poison: (tribute rolls a 1) +9 damage

Antidote will halt the damage.

If a tribute uses an antidote and is later poisoned again, that tribute will need to use another antidote for the new poison. Antidote does not make tributes immune to poison and cannot be used preventatively.

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Mutt List

SHADOW MANTIS - umber vivuus 12b 🥀 [dars]
{cornucopia, graveyard, bat caves, bloody falls, gothic castle}

Only the Capitol scientists who made them will ever know where these small-but-terrifying creatures go during the day- there are even tall tales that the creatures cannot survive in sunlight, ad that the dawn of each day is the only thing that could save a person from a swarm. They are mantis-based, but with a stone-hard glossy black shell surrounding them like battle armor and protecting their many glowing red eyes. But it isn't where they go in the day a person should worry about. They attack at night- clouds of shadow emerging from the darkness and leaving nothing behind but bone and the faint sound of chittering in the distance.

edible ; spear roll

COPY CATS - umber vivuus 12b 🥀 [dars]
{throughout}

For the most part, these creatures appear to be ordinary black house cats, with the cute eyes and the toe beans and the swishy tail and everything. The only difference is that they are, on average, two and a half feet taller than normal house cats, and they have two mouth-tentacle hybrids coming off the backs of their necks. They were designed to appear nonthreatening to other potential predators, but the extensions on their necks allow them to mimic the attack strategies of other predators, and ultimately turn the situation around on its head.

Special Mechanic - attacks tributes using the same weapon's dice the tributes are using against them

not edible you weirdo

BALEELS - gamemaker kelsier
{bloody falls, lake of shadow, bat caves}

Balleels are genetically modified eels crossed with a common cave bat to communicate through song. Not the Capitol's finest ideas, but one none the less, the balleel was a hit amongst the wealthy. People would even host concerts for their singing eels back during the 60th era and they were highly popular until it was discovered that the eel's song was just the right pitch to cause extreme euphoria in the listener. People were so infatuated that they would try to go to the source of the sound instead of stay away from it. Sailors would jump overboard, party goers would climb into the eel's tanks. Soon enough, these eels were pulled from homes and fished to extinction. During the early 90's, a young mutt geneticist decided to relook at the balleels for use in the arena. Modified further, their skin became silken in appearance and their movement in the water became as hypnotic as their siren song. Spliced yet again, this time with the genes of a shark to give them rows of sharp teeth and a taste for blood, they're the deadliest thing in water.

edible ; knife roll

DELIVERY WORD
{throughout}

The docile and loyal Delivery Words (commonly called 'Words') are extremely adaptable and capable of crossing lands and bodies of water to deliver mail for the cost of a couple sunflower seeds. Delivery Words usually prefer to fly away from combat. Their meat is highly delicious and packed with essential vitamins. It is not hard to spot a Delivery Word, with their black feathers, gray-specked eyes, and tendency to honk loudly; however, Words can be hard to capture with its ability to withstand high acidity.

edible ; knife roll

CAVE SPIDERS
{wolf den, bat caves, gothic castle}

Originally designed to seek out rebels hiding in caves or underground holes, Cave Spiders are about the size of a small cat and difficult to spot in the dark. It’s probably for the best - their size accentuates every gruesome detail of their appearance, from their many glittering eyes to bodies that look as if they’ve been carved from stone. Because they were mostly used for observation during the war, Cave Spiders aren’t particularly good at defending themselves, though once provoked they have the ability to do a decent amount of damage.

poisonous ; knife roll

KODAMA
{graveyard, corunucopia, bloody falls, gothic castle, wolf den}

If one did not know better, they would think the Kodoma a ghost. The creature moves in absolute silence, with a body that looks somewhat similar to a human's in that it stands upright and have two arms and two legs. The similarities stop there, though, for this particular mutt has a wide, round abdomen, no fingers or toes, and an oval head with two dark eyes and an equally dark mouth, so that the three features can barely be distinguished from each other. The rest of its body is opalescent, smooth, and free of even the slightest feature, and it's tiny, maybe a foot and a half tall at most. The Kodama are generally a puzzling creature. Unlike most mutts, they were created to cheer up people in the Capitol who were old, sick, or depressed, meant to be a kind of therapy. Their behavior didn't exactly go as planned, though - the creatures would often just stand there, making an occasional call that sounded high pitched and distant. They amused patients, however, and were therefore kept. In the Arena, they have been known to be actually helpful. They travel in packs and often do little more than watch tributes with their wide eyes and bring them food. Still, their presence has been known to be greatly calming to many, even the unlucky teenagers slated for almost certain death.

poisonous ; blunt rolls

GOLDBATS
{throughout}

These mutts were created with a certain gamemaker with a taste of the finer things and the scarier things in life in mind. They're easily half the size of an adult human, with a wingspan so wide their arms and wings drag at their feet when they walk, which is not often. Their scales are armored- made completely of gold, making it considerably harder to kill them. Ultimately, the goldbats kill by draining their victims of blood. But their typical targets are small rodents, they only hunt at night, and they are actually quite afraid of humans, making them noticeably fickle when fighting against them.

non-edible ya weirdo ; knife rolls

HELLHOUNDS
{gothic castle, graveyard, cornucopia, bloody falls}

Though they’re called hounds, these nasty little creations aren’t just canine. They were created for one purpose- to shred- and the jaws are all alligator, with sharp teeth and the muscles to slam their jaws closed on a piece of prey and toss it around until enough pieces fly off to kill it. The name did come from somewhere, though, and the majority of this mutt is in fact canine in origin. The creature looks like a monstrous wolf- strong fighter, enduring runner, and so dark an earthy green as to appear black. Just to add to the disturbing color factors, the eyes are more vein than sclera, turning them red. (That, like the green tinge to their fur, was actually a defect caused by trying to use such specialized alligator cells; it was originally going to be bred out, but enticed such fear in the Hounds’ prey that it quickly came to be regarded as useful.) The ears are long at birth and need to be cropped to keep from flopping dangerously close to the teeth; that trait is from the bloodhound genetics that allow the Hounds to track their prey even when it seems impossible to do so.

edible ; knife rolls

TERRORTOTS
{throughout}

Little girls and boys love their toys- so so very much. Until they get broken, lost, destroyed by unfortunate circumstances. Created as a fun and upcoming childs toy, these creepy colls were originally just robotic dolls that could come alive to play with their owners. The size of a toddler, these toys were a hit with the kids- that is, until they got broken and abandoned by their owners. It was almost as if something in the dolls’ AI switched- they became violent when they were forgotten, stealing knives for weapons to attack somewhat unsuspecting families who had already replaced Miss Sally with another doll just like her! After one too many mutilations occured due to the violent dolls, they were recalled. Left to rot and decay in an empty warehouse- that is, until, the Gamemakers thought they could be put to use. Most of these dolls are a far cry from their original looks- many have half melted faces, some have lost the lower half of their jaw, leaving them gaping and wide eyed and some have no eyes, hair torn from their scalp and mutilated hands where children younger than 3 chewed at them- oh and they have a tendency to carry knives….not that the Gamemakers risked trying to pry the weapons from their plastic, mottled fingers.

non-edible ya weirdo ; knife rolls

HELLCATS
{throughout}

Though the name "Hellcat" was an attempt by the creating scientists to pull from the wild popularity of their canine counterparts, this feline certainly does look like a beast straight out of hell. With DNA borrowed from tigers, lions, and the extinct saber-toothed cats, this felie has a luxurious orange coat with black-maned males. Bred for aesthetic reasons as well as for the agility that their hound counterparts lack, Hellcats have eyes that span from amber to flame in color, ringed by a dark circle of black, as well as eight-inch fangs that protrude from their mouths at all times. These cats are excellent climbers and battle strategists; additionally, they have a great sense of smell, though not to the degree of the hound version.

edible ; knife rolls

THE LAKE OF SHADOW
{lake of shadow}

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