Gameplay
Teams
Teams consist of randomly selected beings from a single planet. All contestants must be moderately intelligent (able to understand what's going on, speak a common language, and the like, so animals, plants, etc aren't eligable). Players are all one team, the Earth Team. However, if there gets to be a lot or players, you may be split into multiple teams.
Getting Your Stuff
Soon after each round begins you will roll two 100 sided dice
http://www.wizards.com/dnd/dice/dice.htm to spin the Wheels of Fate. The first roll is for the Wheel of Stuff and the second is for the Wheel of Powers. The numbers on the dice will determine where the wheels stop and what item and power you get.
Keep in mind, you'll have to carry any items you get from the wheels and any stuff you find during the rounds if you want to keep them. There's no magical gizmo or power that lets you hold unlimited stuff. Well, there might be but you sure aren't going to find it easily.
Rounds and Between Rounds
Each round will have its own thread, the first post of which will contain a brief description of the place you'll be going, the general lay of the land, and who or what lives there.
The round starts at the Portal Panic studio where any special rules will be explained and contestants take their turns with the Wheels of Fate before being assigned a portal.
As the game master, I'll play any important NPCs and reveal what the Wheels of Fate have given you (see the section above this one).
Once you pass through the portal you're free to explore the area any way you please (just keep the initial description of the place in mind). You can search carefully, run around wildly, ask the locals for information, attack the locals, or whatever. Teams have total freedom to search for the portal any way they want.
Along the way, I'll frequently pop in to descibe the part of the area you're in in greater detail, control an important NPC or a rival team, tell you when you've found something such as a special item or the portal, throw an obstacle or enemy at you, and the like.
After leaving through the escape portal you'll fight against a rival team under my control. When the battle is over the thread for that round will be locked.
Between Rounds
Between rounds contestants stay in the Portal Panic Lounge, a luxory resort of sorts in the same building that the show is filmed in. There they can rest, relax, and interact with other contestants and teams.
There will be a special Lounge thread for everyone to post in between rounds.
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