The Great Zodiac's Twisted Game Show

OOC Notes

• Since this is a game show setting, any excess participants for a given round (the amount of participants for a round varies depending on what the round is about) will be sent to the in-universe captive audience until they're needed.
• You can play as an avatar from your gallery or an OC of yours.
• When a participant wins a round, they get some authority over what the next round is going to be like.
• This is a Shared Universe with another thread of mine, but is independent of it.

A wizard-like stage magician with a star motif turns towards the audience and waves.

Zodiac:   Welcome ladies and gentlemen to your tailor-made torture chambers— err I mean game show! I'm your host, the great and mighty Zodiac!   

   Now before we begin, the rounds are specifically made in mind for what the participants like and dislike, so let's start things off by introducing our contestants, shall we?   

edited 4th Oct '17 2:38:07 PM by TheGamechanger

A raggedy, long-haired, tall man makes himself known. "Evening! I'm Jackie Kahlua! The cream of the crop, non-stop, premier champ! I won a couple sand-castle building tournaments in my prime, and now I'm ready to re-establish myself! Let's do it!"

edited 4th Oct '17 5:44:01 AM by TacoBadger

Zodiac takes out a remote from one of his many hidden pockets and presses one of the buttons. A contestant stand emerges from a hidden door on the wooden stage floor.

Zodiac:   Take your seat on the stage Jackie as we wait for more test subjects— err I mean volunteers from the audience!   

A being made of straws with a cup for a head drawn in a 30's style walks up to the tacky game show set.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am Cuphead! And Mickey Mouse can go die in a hole. Mickey, if you're watching this, rot in hell." Cuphead says.

Zodiac presses another button on the remote and a second contestant stand emerges from the floor.

Zodiac:   So glad that you can join us, Cuphead! You'll be in for a hell of a time! Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha!   

edited 4th Oct '17 3:24:32 PM by TheGamechanger

A man in a ragged tuxedo and top hat appears.

"BEHOLD! It is I, the one and only, and the only reason any one would watch this show! The Great and Powerful...MURPHY MIDAS!!"

As he says this, cards fall out of his sleeves, and he attempts to build a house with them, but just ends up making a mess.

Zodiac presses another button on the remote, causing a third contestant stand to emerge from the stage floor.

Zodiac:   Well take a seat, Murphy! Nice to see another fellow magician! Perhaps during the commercial break after the first round we can discuss our tricks in private?   

edited 4th Oct '17 3:31:34 PM by TheGamechanger

"Of course! You'll want to learn from the best, after all!"

Zodiac's eyes twinkle with wicked delight.

Zodiac:   Good, good! Now that's the spirit!   

Zodiac then takes out a small notepad and flips through it.

   *Ahem*....Now let's see....ah, we're just a few contestants away for the first round to begin! As a friendly reminder I'll be needing to know some basic things about you before we begin, so get ready for some questions once all the contestants needed for the first round joins us! The game does depend on these questions after all!   

A regal white vixen in an elaborate and anachronistic dress glides in, fiddling slightly with her crown. "Greetings," she sniffs, "lords, ladies, and commoners alike. I am known as Nakhta de Renaud, and renowned for my cunning." She steeples her fingers under her chin, somewhere between charming and deceptive.

Zodiac presses a button on the remote again, summoning a fourth contestant stand from the stage floor. He then takes a bow to Nakhta as he points to the seat.

Zodiac:   A pleasure to meet you, m'lady. Please, have a seat!   

Arim: How do we win/leave?

Zodiac momentarily gives an evil grin, then catches himself and regains his composure.

Zodiac:   WHO SAID THAT I'D LET YOU LEAVE?*Ahem* I mean, you can leave at any time. The show itself is continuous, with a prize being handed out for each successive round. The value of said prize for each individual contestant increases the more rounds said contestant wins. Once it reaches a certain value, it resets and the cycle begins again.   

edited 4th Oct '17 5:52:36 PM by TheGamechanger

A bearded young man with a thick scruffy coat and an equally thick Cockney accent walks in.

"'Ey there. I'm Eric Coulson, resident expert of not givin' a crap. I also turn into a nightmarish rage beast when ya piss me off, so... don't do that, a'ight?"

He fishes his hand into his coat, taking out a toothpick, which he promptly slips between his teeth.

edited 4th Oct '17 5:56:28 PM by Enirboreh

Arim: Do none of you hear the demonic and horrifying shit that he puts at the beginning of his sentences?

edited 4th Oct '17 5:55:48 PM by MovieReference

"Of course, you don't even need to know. With me here, there's no contest!"

Arim: I'm sorry are you not worried about your life?

Zodiac presses a button on the remote again, sending a fifth contestant stand to emerge from the stage floor.

Zodiac:   Hello there Eric, and welcome to the show! Your seat is right over here.   

Jackie looks over his fellow contestants, and decides to ask, "So, when does this thing start? And how do we win?"

"You meant to say 'How does Murphy Midas win', obviously."

edited 4th Oct '17 6:10:32 PM by TropesForever

Zodiac:   It'll start once a sixth contestant appears. The win condition for each round is different depending on the challenge for each round. You'll see how soon enough.   

ether this will be a clever cameo, or I may end this game early!

A young yet oddly familiar man walks up to zodiac.

it's a good thing Ryuk didn't follow me here he thinks to himself.

Hello Zodiac I am Light Yagami I know this is sudden but you have peeked my interest, I wish to know your real name in order to look up what other shows you have done in the past.

the man takes out the page from the death note he disguised as a regular notebook and presents it to Zodiac.

so zodiac, may I have your autograph?

Jackie pauses and counts.

Cuphead, Arim, Eric, Murphy, Nahkta and himself.

"Uh... there are six of us here."

"Seven, now. Counting weirdo."

edited 4th Oct '17 6:12:48 PM by TacoBadger

Eric facepalms.

"Bloody 'ell, don't tell me this sparkly magic bugger don't know how to flippin' count..."

edited 4th Oct '17 6:17:45 PM by Enirboreh

"Guys, calm your crap. It's literally been a few seconds." Cuphead annoyingly says.