Ultimate Elevation: The Ultimate Risk

[Mr. Hyde]

I, like most I'm sure, have always found the idea of a Scaffold Match extremely intriguing, even though I always feel very badly that someone is basically guaranteed to be injured. However, despite having an overtly dramatic atmosphere, Scaffold Matches themselves have always been sort of...crappy. And not that I blame the brave men who have competed in them. First of all, being 20 feet in the air on a rickety scaffold is overwhelmingly terrifying, and then you add in the fact that the scaffold itself is barely two feet wide, and there really isn't much that any wrestler could do up there except punch, kick, crawl and fall.

So, because I find the basic idea of a Scaffold Match entertaining, I set out to create a futuristic match that had the same basic idea, but solved the problem of an inability to move and then ramped everything up with high-tech, futuristic peril. And then it came to me: anything built above the ring would be smaller than the ring, restricting movement, and action. So...instead of building a platform in the air, why not take the ring itself into the air? I find the idea of a wrestling ring levitating in the center of an arena, high above the ground extremely epic. So I was happy.

And because I found the idea of wrestlers splatting onto concrete arena floors all the time too ridiculous even for me, I fulfilled the mission of ramping the peril up with futuristic techiness by implementing the Terraformer, which still held the potential for the dangerous concrete, but could also spawn other interesting and 'safer' surfaces as well.

Originally designed with one on one or tag team encounters in mind, the Ultimate Elevation Match can easily be adapted to whatever Battle Royal rules you might use by rolling normally for the Terraformer and rolling on the injury charts for everyone eliminated. However, it is imperative that you add 'THE ULTIMATE RISK' tagline to this type of match ;D

So, as my attempt to use the future to correct the problems of the Scaffold Match as well as to present my first 'Concept' match: The Ultimate Elevation Match! Needless to say, this match is for CotG only. Unless your LoW fed takes place in some sort of future environment.

50% Scaffold Match. 50% Battle Royal. 100% Perilous!

[Mr. Hyde]

ULTIMATE ELEVATION: THE ULTIMATE RISK

MATCH RULES:

*This match can be fought one on one, team against team, or in a Battle Royal format
---When fought in a Battle Royal format, “The Ultimate Risk” tagline is added

*In this match, the ring initially rests on a slightly elevated platform that comprises the entire ringside area called the Terraformer (short from terraforming platform)

*When the match begins, the ring itself elevates 20 feet into the sky, and stays there for the remainder of the battle

*Far below, the Terraformer randomly transforms into several different and predetermined surfaces, varying from moderately soft to seriously punishing
---At random intervals throughout the match, the Terraformer changes surfaces

*The object of the match is to shove your opponents from the floating ring, sending them crashing far below into what they can only pray is a soft surface

*The last wrestler remaining in the ring will be victorious, and brought safely back to the ground

GAME RULES:

*There are no pinfalls, submissions, disqualifications, or count-outs

*Into the Ropes, Into the Turnbuckle, and Deathjump charts are all used normally

*Choice charts are used normally, but anytime this instruction is rolled on a card, quickly roll on the Terraformer Chart to see what surface the Terraformer has randomly morphed into

*Cage Ratings are used

*The very first roll of the match should be made on the Terraformer Chart, before determining who rolls on Offense

*Whenever an attacker rolls an Out of the Ring option, Finisher instruction or whenever a defender rolls his PIN instruction, the defender must roll to see if he has been tossed from the ring

---To determine whether he has been tossed from the ring or not, the defender rolls two dice, referencing his Agility and Power ratings, choosing the best of them, and then adding or subtracting them to his Cage Rating

......All Finisher Ratings should be halved and rounded down when causing a defender to roll for his elimination

---If the dice roll is lower than the Cage Rating of the defender, he has been launched from the ring and plummets to the Terraformer below

---If the dice roll is exactly equal to the Cage Rating of the defender, roll 1 additional die:

……1: The defender reverses the elimination attempt, and now the previous attacker must roll to see if he has been tossed from the ring!

……2: The defender reverses the attacker’s momentum and takes over on Level 3 Offense!

……3-4: The defender hangs on to the attacker, and now both men are teetering on the apron, high above the ground! Both men must roll to see if they are eliminated. For these rolls, assume rolling exactly the Cage Rating keeps the wrestler safe. If neither man is eliminated, dice-off to determine who rolls on Level 3 Offense!

……5: The defender is able to hang on, but the attacker continues his assault and rolls on Level 3 Offense!

……6: The defender manages to cling to the ring ropes for dear life, but he is still in trouble as the attacker shoves his boot into the defenders face and tries to push him off again! The defender must re-roll to see if he is pushed from the ring!

---If the dice roll is higher than the defender’s Cage Rating, the defender has successfully avoided taking the plunge, but the attacker continues his assault by rolling on Level 3 Offense

* After any failed attempt at elimination, Add 1 to the wrestler who rolled to see if he was eliminated

*Any wrestler tossed from the ring should immediately refer to what surface he landed upon and then roll on the accompanying injury chart

*The last wrestler remaining in the ring is the winner, and avoids taking the dangerous plunge

TERRAFORMER CHART

Roll on this chart at the very beginning of the match and then at anytime a Choice chart or Out of the Ring (c) instruction is rolled on a playing card. Determine what surface the Terraformer has spawned, and then continue play normally.

2-3: The Terraformer morphs into the thankfully safe SPRING SAFETY NET (trampoline)

4-5: The Terraformer morphs into the threatening construct of CANVAS, TIMBER, AND STEEL (ring floor)

6-7: The Terraformer morphs into the slightly relieving CRASH PAD (stuntman pad)

8-9: The Terraformer morphs into the unnerving DROWNING POOL (pool of water)

10-11: The Terraformer morphs into the overtly hazardous SHRAPNEL TOWER (stack of tables)

12: The Terraformer morphs into the death-defying and absolutely imposing ABRUPT END (padded concrete)

SURFACE INJURY CHARTS

Any wrestler thrown from the ring should immediately roll on this chart to determine if he has been injured from the fall. The wrestler should see what surface he landed upon, roll 1 die, and then look under the according surface heading. The values beneath each heading indicate which numbers rolled would result in an injury to the wrestler. In addition, if the resulting number falls within the Injury Range, it also serves as the amount of cards that the wrestler will be injured.

SPRING SAFETY NET

1

CRASH PAD

1-2

DROWNING POOL

1-3

CANVAS, TIMBER, AND STEEL

1-4

SHRAPNEL TOWER

1-5

ABRUPT END

1-6

[roninnoir]

Looks very cool...but as I only do LOW, I don't reckon I'll be able to realistically give this a runthrough. I try to keep the Sci-Fi to a REASONABLE minimum...=)

[Avarice]

This is pretty cool, I may have to give it a try some time. Nice work and congrats on a very well done first match creation.