Mauve Manticore Submission Thread

Watch Out!
By adajon42

Pre-Battle Text
Ladies, gentlemen and others, welcome to another round of Watch Out!, Cardhuntria's favourite arena battle - hosted by me, the lively, lovable lich, Lichard Kryptts! Today, a hopeful competitor named Holloborn the Nimble will try his luck against the Watch Out! arena of doom, complete with deadly turrets and security cameras! As a special challenge, I'll be joining in too!
Now, I'm sure most of you remember the rules, but I'll quickly explain them for those who don't. Holloborn scores points by standing in the Danger Area, marked with the yellow stripes, at the end of the round. Three points and he's won! But he'll need to be wary of his enemies, who respawn at the start of each round. If he dies, it's game over for him - quite literally!
Anyway, without further ado, let's begin the battle! Good luck to Holloborn - let's hope he'll Watch Out!

Post-Battle Text
Wow! What a stunning performance from Holloborn - one of the best we've ever seen, I'm sure you'll agree! As I'm sure you all know, his victory prize is a special Watch Out! treasure chest, filled with loads of goodies! Good job, Holloborn - we hope to see you on Watch Out! again sometime! Anyway, I'm afraid that's all we have time for today, so see you next time, folks!






Notes

• Tags are respawnFilterPlayer1, respawnPeriodOne and noKillPoints.

 

Trapped in the Tomb
by y0uthpast0r

Pre-Battle Text:
"Let's stop at my cousin's place" says I. "Will there be beverages?" asks Alamander. "My cousin will replenish us with supplies, rest, and legendary dwarven hospitality." I says. So we gets to his hall and... no guard, no lights, no cleaning lady. "Smells like a greenskin scrapheap!" says Squinti. When we finally get to the throne room we discover it to be a tomb. "The cursed goblins have killed my cousin!" I bellow to the depths. "And now they're coming for us, thanks to your loud mouth." says Gethen.
Post-Battle Text:
I pull my axe out of the Ogre's skull and exclaim, "I sure hope that Ogre had some spare troll cigars on him." Alamander says, "Where's the ale cellar?" Gethen sighs, "At least they left this treasure chest in any case."

 

Heavyweight Championship Round 1
by y0uthpast0r

Pre-Battle Text:
Flex: Hey everyone! Flex here.
C3P: and C3P!
Flex: Bringing you live coverage of the first ever Heavyweight tournament to grace the pages of Mauve Manticore.
C3P: Yeah!
Flex: So... it's going to be a really fun competition between several different teams that all happen to have, let's just say, larger bases than others.
C3P: HaHa.
Flex: So... the way this tournament is going to work is that each team will play all of the others in a Round Robin Format until we have two teams with the best records and they'll enter the championship round.
C3P: Indeed! Because there can only be one winner.
Flex: For our first round we have an intrepid team of Ogres: a priest and two warriors. Going up against...what can only be described as: Melvelous and his disembodied Id and Ego.
C3P: What!?! Is that even legal? Oh you mean Tsastii and Elder Mind. Ok.
Flex: So what do you think is going to happen in this match?
C3P: I don't think the Ogres are going to even come close.



Post-Battle Text:
C3P: What!?!
Flex: That was amazing. The Ogres managed to sneak in there and pull a win from a very dangerous trio.

 

Heavyweight Championship Round 2
by y0uthpast0r

Pre-Battle Text:
Flex: Hey everyone! Flex here.
C3P: and C3P
Flex: Bringing you the latest news from Cardhuntria and Cardstock.
C3P: and what's up with that crazy wizard Aloyzo.
Flex: So last round the Ogres basically wiped the mat with these guys. Team Melvelous didn't look Marvelous.
C3P: HaHa
Flex: So this round they're really under the gun. Let's see what they can do up against Hell Mantis, Four-Headed Hydra, and Tvericus.
C3P: Basically, the team from Hell. Hydra's, like, used to guard the entrance to the underworld.
Flex: Really?
C3P: Of course not really. That's just what the mythology of wikipedia says. Haha.
Flex: Ok, so let's see if Melvelous and his disembodied ego and id can do any damage against the team from hell.
C3P: This Multiplayer board looks...familiar?
Flex: It's basically "Bridge" but this time it looks like a team is trying to cross the river styx or something.


Post-Battle Text:
Flex: We're going to keep this short and sweet. Team Melvelous was marvelous.
C3P: Awesome!
Flex: What really brought the team together was all of the pushes and moves that this team has.
C3P: Death from Above!
Flex: So enjoy the rewards of your labors Team Melvelous.
C3P: This is going to be, like, really hard to see which team rises above the rest.

 

Heavyweight Championship Round 3
by y0uthpast0r

Pre-Battle Text:
Flex: Hey Everyone, Flex here.
C3P: Aaaaand C3P back for another round of the Heavyweight Round Robin Championship.
Flex: I haven't seen any round robins in this competition yet though.
C3P: Haha.
Flex: Well, this next match is up close and personal. It's in the arena. There's like tons of victory squares and not a whole lot of space to hide.
C3P: Seems like that kind of plays into a melee teams favor.
Flex: The team from Hell: Hydra, Tvericus, and Hell Mantis are going to need all the help they can get. They're going up against what some Cardhuntrians consider overpowered: Burst.
C3P: Not to mention Troll Regeneration. Try going up against that guy without purge. Don't get too close.
Flex: So how a Tall Beech and two kings ever became a team I'll never guess.
C3P: Oak Tree King and Troll King that is.
Flex: So, if he's technically called the Troll King, does that mean that the Troll Tyrant was actually Whorl because he was the Troll's Tyrant?
C3P: A question for the ages.


Post-Battle Text:
C3P: Wheeeeee!
Flex: I really didn't think the team from hell had a snowball's chance in hell of defeating all that burst, armor and regeneration.
C3P: A battle for the ages!
Flex: Every team we've seen so far in the tournament is one for one. I wonder who's coming out ahead in all the other matches we're not watching.
C3P: My money is on the Dragons.
Flex: Really?
C3P: Not really. I'm not a betting man, Flex. But I certainly think the Dragons will be in the finals.

 

Heavyweight Championship Round 4
by y0uthpast0r

Pre-Battle Text:
Flex: Hey Everyone! Flex here.
C3P: And C3P!
Flex: This is the final round of the first annual Heavyweight Championship here in Cardhuntria.
C3P: After all the large based teams have tussled it out we're down to two finalists.
Flex: Well, you were right C3P.
C3P: I know, I look better with a David Beckham haircut.
Flex: No, I mean about the Dragons being in the final.
C3P: Oh. Haha. Of course. Weighing in at 160 cumulative hp and packing the most elite armor know to Cardhuntria, in this corner we have the Dragons!
Flex: And in the opposite corner we have the nearly undefeated trees and troll team packing the longest range burst spells in the Championship.
C3P: And Troll Regeneration.
Flex: Yeah about that... C3P have you ever had a wart removed?
C3P: Tons. Why?
Flex: Well, you know how they shoot the growth with nitrogen to freeze it off?
C3P: It's very effective.
Flex: Just imagine Troll Regeneration is like a series of warts and Blitzkenripper breath is like the Nitrogen.
C3P: I foresee problems for the Troll and Trees team.


C3P: Oh My Gosh!
Flex: I didn't see that coming. Blitzkenripper just looked dead. He came out all flat.
C3P: You were right about the warts thing though. The Troll King certainly met his match in the white wyrm.
Flex: But those trees and their range really swung the tide in favor of the underdogs.
C3P: Good news! The trees and the troll just walked off. They were totally uninterested in loot, so I guess it's just here for our fans to take. Have some.

 

Hacked
By adajon

Pre-Battle Text
ACCESSING CITADEL_SECURITY_NETWORK
ACCESS GRANTED. PLEASE INPUT A COMMAND
> run secbotManualControl_Alpha.exe
RUNNING SECBOTMANUALCONTROL_ALPHA.EXE
SUCCESS. MANUAL CONTROL OF SECBOT.ALPHA ACQUIRED
PLEASE ENTER NEW COMMAND STRUCTURE FOR SECBOT.ALPHA
> goto location.hydroponicsLab
> eliminate personnel.All
> destroy object.primaryWaterDistributer
COMMAND STRUCTURE SUCCESSFULLY INTEGRATED
SECBOT.ALPHA RUNNING COMMANDS

Post-Battle Text
COMMANDS EXECUTED SUCCESSFULLY
PLEASE ENTER NEW COMMAND STRUCTURE FOR SECBOT.ALPHA
> selfDestruct
COMMAND STRUCTURE SUCCESSFULLY INTEGRATED
SECBOT.ALPHA RUNNING COMMANDS
CONNECTION TO SECBOT.ALPHA LOST
> disconnect

Tags: noKillPoints, respawnFilterPlayer1, respawnPeriod2

 

Assassins' Assault
By adajon

Pre-Battle Text
(150 years before present day Cardhuntria)
Lord Rashford ordered that all Sharkbears in the land of Cardhuntria be sought out and exterminated after a series of attacks they made a few days earlier on his mansion. He sent out several hunting brigades across the land armed with all manner of deadly equipment, and soon after, only one Sharkbear was left alive. However, all attempts to defeat it by Rashford's brigades were unsuccessful - the creature was too strong. So, Rashford hired three notorious assassins to slay the Sharkbear, hoping that their mobility and deadly blades would prevail against the Sharkbear's raw power...

Post-Battle Text
The attempt to slay the Sharkbear was a failure, and all three assassins were victim to the beast's mighty charges and powerful blows. The Sharkbear was wounded in the conflict, however, and retreated further into the jungle, never to be seen again. It was assumed by Rashford that the beast died of its wounds, and so celebrated the extinction of the Sharkbear race.

Tags: none

 

The Witch's Shoes
by chebert

Prologue
A new witch has blown into town and flattened your adventuring partner!
You watch from your castle window, powerless to stop her as she pilfers a pair of legendary shoes right off your partner's feet.
Now she and her uncertified party are off to see a wonderful wizard in the emerald city.
You unleash your flying monkeys to intercept them, screeching: "Get them my minions, and the nimble dog, too!"

Epilogue
You laugh wickedly as your hated enemies collapse in a field of wildflowers just before the city gates.
Your pets soon return with the shoes, which you immediately destroy; the power to teleport lost little girls home is far too dangerous to be worn on the wrong feet again.

Hint (if applicable)
Your witch can't leave the safety of her castle, but she can cast powerful ranged attacks.
Position her flunkies in a way that takes advantage of her line of sight!

Map Image

Spoiler

Terrain Image

Spoiler

Note
This scenario borrows elements from the novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"
authored by L. Frank Baum. It was published in 1900 and is now in the public domain.

Edit
Minor terrain fix and story tweak

 

Title: Zombie Tavern Assault part 1(i'm hoping to make this a series )

Scenario before battle: You and your mercenary battalion are commanded by a anonymous lord to check an area near a local tavern ran by Shanks Mclauren but as you reach the area you are attacked by a army of undead and are forced into the tavern only to meet a cowering Shanks. "Those Blood Priest....they are controlling the dead, get to them and those undead drop dead." he spouts before piping up "ill help you anyway i can but i dont know how useful ill be" and with that you knew your goal was to kill those Blood Priest and report back to lord who sent you here....

the goal is to kill the 2 blood priest

Dialog
Zombie: urrrrrggg
Mercenary Commander:HOLD YOUR GROUND MEN!
Blood priest Akarus: fools you'll never survive our horde
Shanks Mclauren: Why does this stuff always happen to me......
Zombie:braaaiinnnssssss

http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198175646405/screenshots/#scrollTop=0 (couldnt figure out to post it so theres a link to it on my steam page its above the larger one upper left)

Post after the fight:After searching the many corpses and the bodys of he 2 priest you learn that this was merely a distraction and there is a larger undead horde is heading straight towards the lords castle with that knowledge that this is gonna be a long day.

This is meant to be a challenge and if i need to change anything tell me so i can improve so i can get it on mauve

also the 2 blood priests names are Blood Priest Akarus and Blood Priest Deran and the mercs all can be giving random names the servants name is Shanks McLauren
but if i do need to change anything like how many zombies or get rid of the doors tell me and i would love some feed back cause its my first attempt at this and i really hope to get it on mauve manticore cause that would be awsome

and i do hope/plan to make it a series

also my account name is Conor but i dont know really as i play through steam which the name of my steam account is of conor.r.foley contact me if nessecary

 

Ogre Escort
By adajon

Pre-Battle Text
Lord Stafford is returning home after a tea party at a friend's mansion, when suddenly, his cart veers off the track and crashed straight into a boulder! Sitting up and wincing in pain, Stafford is about to shout at his Ogre bodyguard for careless driving, when he hears the distinctive cackling of Goblins in the bushes nearby. They must have set traps on the road! Stafford crawls out of the wreckage and sees a crowd of Goblins approaching. The only way to safety is through a narrow gap in the boulders over the bridge, where he'll be able to escape into the grounds of his mansion. With his Ogre helping, Stafford might just be able to evade the Goblins for long enough to slip through while they're distracted...

Post-Battle Text
Squeezing through the gap in the boulder, Stafford just manages to escape in time. Behind him, he hears the anguished roar of his Ogre as he's finally slain by the Goblins. What a shame... Ogres are hard to come by these days, especially ones willing to work as bodyguards.



Notes:

• The Ogre is a minion group.
• No points for killing Goblins, and no points if the Goblins kill the Ogre.
• Be careful of Mindless Battlerage when Lord Stafford is near the Ogre.

 

Head Hunter
By adajon

Pre-Battle Text
After a long trek through the Malevolent Mountains, Vingus finally arrives at the trolls' hiding place - a squat temple, nestled in a cave at the base of a looming, snow-capped mountain. The sight of dwarven skulls displayed on pikes beside the door makes him shudder, but he steels himself and remembers the purpose of his quest; to destroy the vase containing Grendel's semi-living severed head before the trolls have a chance to resurrect him. Magically raising a group of fire idols from the earth, Vingus prepares himself for battle. After all his sins against the dwarven race, the Troll King must not be allowed to live again.

Post-Battle Text
With a fierce dwarven battlecry, Vingus swings his sword in a wide arc and cleaves through the vase, sending stone and trollish blood flying everywhere. The trolls' eyes widen in shock at seeing their leader's head destroyed, and both make a hasty retreat, dropping their weapons in the process. A victory for all dwarf-kind!



Notes:

• Tags are respawnFilterPlayer1, respawnPeriodOne and noNonMinionKillPoints
• If any of your characters die, you lose
• Ancient Statue prevents the Phylactery being damaged by any Fire attacks - Vingus has to smash it

 

Ghoulish Gravestones
By adajon

Pre-Battle Text
This year, Lord Stafford has made a decision. He will not allow his mansion to be overrun with skeletons and zombies, like it is every other Halloween. No! Not today. He has posted two well-trained mercenaries at the entrance to the graveyard at the nearby town, armed and ready for when the first undead inevitably start rising from their graves. But they're in for a shock - instead of the graveyard's inhabitants gaining a new lease of life, it's the gravestones themselves! The mercenaries must smash the suspicious-looking soul jars at the other end of the graveyard to destroy the gravestones before they escape!

Post-Battle Text
With a grating groan, the gravestones crumble and crack, shattering into shards which litter the graveyard ground. Stafford can sleep easy tonight, knowing that the mercenaries were successful!





Notes:

• Tags are noMinionKillPoints, respawnPeriodOne, respawnFilterMinion and respawnFilterPlayer1

 

Guarded by Death
Account: Vlamona

Before text: People said Doctor Wormclaw’s mansion was guarded by death. But what exactly this meant nobody knew. When a trio of thieves broke into the mansion and encountered a group of zombies they were relieved.
“Is this all there is to it?” asked Marie-France. “We can take them easily.”
Then they heard creepy laughter coming from the corridors.
“I think there’s something else here.” said Case.



After Text: The thieves made it out of the mansion with Doctor Wormclaw’s treasures.

 

Title: No Honor Among Thieves
Account: Vlamona

Before text:
Two thieves where talking with their friend Dumkolaz.
“We and Marie-France managed to rob Doctor Wormclaw,” bragged Arum. “And then the two of us ditched Marie and ran off with the treasures.”
“Won’t Marie be angry?” asked Dumkolaz.
“You bet,” said Case. “But luckily she doesn’t know about this hideout.”
Just then they heard a familiar voice outside shouting “ATTACK!”



After text:
Arum and Case were happy they had defeated Marie-France. They were less happy when they went back inside and discovered Dumkolaz had run away with the loot.

 

Title: Trick or Treat
Account: y0uthpast0r

Before text: It's Halloween again in Cardhuntria. Trick or Treat! It's time to acquire the greatest amount of candy for the smallest amount of effort. You and your friends have scoped out a neighborhood where the houses are small and close together but the owners are generous. You've brought your empty sacks and your flashlights. You've told your mothers where you're going. You're going with 3 of your buddies. Your only minor concern is that your costumes look really convincing. Hopefully, the neighbors will recognize that you're kids under those costumes and you're not really a gnarl, a cockroach, a skeleton, and a kobold invading their neighborhood.

Tags: noKillPoints (victory points set at 2 for both sides)


After Text:Well, that neighborhood was really generous...with arcane damage spells. You're glad you made it out of there alive and resolve never to visit that neighborhood in costume ever again. You decide to knock on a few doors on your way home, masks off this time. Oooh look what your neighbor gave you in your sack....

 

Malfunction
By adajon

Pre-Battle Text
> Testing status of all guard units...
GuardUnit01: PATROLLING
GuardUnit02: PATROLLING
GuardUnit03: PATROLLING
GuardUnit04: STATUS UNKNOWN
GuardUnit05: PATROLLING
> Analysing system log of GuardUnit04...
> WARNING: Multiple errors in GuardUnit04 artificial intelligence.
> WARNING: Detected possible loss of 'Three Laws of Robotics' safeguard.
> Sending guard dogs to eliminate GuardUnit04.

Post-Battle Text
> Testing status of GuardUnit04...
GuardUnit04: DESTROYED
> Guard dogs returning to stations.



Notes:

• Tags are forceWinWhenAllDead, noKillPoints, respawnPeriodOne and noAIPass.
• Every square is enemy victory terrain.
• The scenario can be made easier by increasing the victory points needed by the AI, but I found 4 to be a good number.

 

King of the Jungle
By adajon

Pre-Battle Text
Sunlight bleeding through the trees,
A mighty jungle battle scene;
A monstrous Hydra prowls around
When, jumping down upon the ground,
A host of spiders - letting out
The most horrific screeching sound -
Charge towards the beast from hell!
Who will win? Time shall tell!

Post-Battle Text
The spiders' bites were strong and tough,
But, ultimately, not enough
To slay the Hydra, who remains
The king of all jungle domain!



Notes

• Tags are noMinionKillPoints, respawnFilterPlayer1 and respawnPeriodOne
• All non-blocked tiles are player victory terrain - therefore, you win after surviving 6 rounds

 

Title: Hammer Time
Pre-Text: Just as you settle down to do some paperwork, you hear the sound of several planar portals opening in the entrance chamber. With Blizzy off at a Dragon's Guild meeting, it looks as though you will have to handle the extra-dimensional invasion yourself!

Post-Text: As you smash the final portal a note drops to the ground. It reads "Happy Birthday, BH! -Whorl." It occurs to you that you probably shouldn't have sent him that dysfunctional lightning idol last month for his birthday.

In-game name: Potato Preist

P.S. The Map now has board edges.

 

Title: Cult Initiation

Screenshot:


Game account: Maniafig

Pre-battle flavour text:
After having walked the Path of a Thousand Knives, endured the Parade of Poisonous Pygmies and won a match of Sharkbear Wrestling, your final trial in the Tcotzak Blood Cult Initiation is here. Dressed in initiate's robes and covered in the initiate's ritualistic paint, your final trial is a match to test your bloodletting skills. You stand face-to-face with two venerable Chupacabras, talented masters of the vampiric and hypnotic arts, alongside the Holy Beast Tsastii, taster of many foods and invader of personal space. The head of the Blood Cult, the Bloody Bishop, is watching on from afar, ready with an arsenal of curses and boons to truly test your skills. Can you succeed in the Cult Initiation and prove your worth to the Maztecian Blood Gods?

Post-battle flavour text:
With the defeated Chupacabras and Tsastii at your feet, the Bloody Bishop congratulates you on your victory from afar. You are allowed to bathe in the blood of the Holy Tsastii and take great joy in it. The Bloody Bishop informs you of your new status as full-fledged Blood Priests and Disciples and presents you with gifts befitting your new status.