"Welcome friends! You are now standing a little to the left and just 
slightly up from the center of the multi-verse. My name is Kip 
Kippers, famed TV personality and host of THE GAUNTLET, the most 
dangerous game in existence! I am joined as always by my lovely co-
host Schlubby. [i]*Schlooooorp*[/i] Haha, and it's good to see you again 
too!"

"Many of you are probably wondering, 'where the hell am I?' and 
'what is going on?' Well, allow me to fill you in on the details. The 
multiverse is a giant series of what if's. Every decision, every coin 
flip, every ERRANT MOLECULE causes a new branch to form. You have 
all been chosen to take part in the Gauntlet, a game put on by the 
patron of patrons, the only being to truly break away from the grasp 
of the multiverse; The Crayak." 

"Now, some of you are here as volunteers, others are here representing 
their reality or cluster of realities, playing for personal glory and 
fabulous prizes awarded to your home universe. Others of you have the 
honor of being personally selected by our talent acquesition team. 
Snatched from the jaws of death, you have proven yourself an 
impressive contender and someone who's face we want to broadcast (and 
license in) over two trillion different realities! You are of course 
welcome to opt out of the games, in which case we will return you to 
your regularly scheduled demise. Otherwise this is your chance to earn 
another lease on life, any life you want in any reality you can dream 
of! Now there are some rules to keep in mind for the games. Schlubby, 
would you like to go over the rules for everybody?"

[i]*Schklorp! Glup glub, groaaaaan slip meep meep beeee. Skloprity skloop, schoolp flap flop glom. Glormp, gub, gub geee! Gleep sklorp schlooooooop schlaf*[/i]

"Thanks Schlubby! Succint and to the point as always. A couple other 
points to keep in mind. This game challenges you mind, body and soul. 
Those hoping that martial prowess alone will carry them along are in 
for a dissapointment. You can also gain benefactors during the course 
of the games. Impress enough of the right people and you will be 
rewarded with items from across the multiverse, meant to help you 
progress even further into the games! Finally, when it comes to 
challenges anyhting goes, and we mean ANYTHING! The multiverse is a 
disk much like a galaxy. Go to the left and you will find solid rules 
of physics, full of worlds dominated by technological marvels. To the 
right physics get a little... wobbly, allowing magic to exists. We 
pull our challenges from both sides of the divide, so you never know 
what to expect. The Crayak has been know to personally arrange for 
challenges from above and below the regular plane of the multiverse 
for the most impressive contenders. Now, let us begin this season 
of..." 

"THE GAUNTLET!" 
[i]*Schlorp!*[/i]


[b]About[/b]
You have been recruited for a gameshow at the center of the multiverse. Either through volunteering or random assignment you are in the melange track, a team based section of the gameshow with contenders randomly assigned to different teams. Sometimes teams come together to succeed spectacularly, most of the time though all the disseperate world views lead to an entertaining train wreck. There will be challenges that test your combat abillities, as well as mental capabilities and willpower. 

As far as characters go, I am up for most anything. This is at the center of the multiverse so any species, background, or skills can be explained away. When submitting your character please use the following format.


Character Name
[b]Home Universe:[/b] Description
[b]Backstory:[/b] Your call...
[b]Skills:[/b] (3) What are you really good at?
[b]Defficiancies:[/b] (2) What gives your character trouble?
[b]Abillities:[/b] (2 )What is special about your character, for example magic: start with 2 spells, ninja: start with 2 sweet moves, cybernetics: start with 2 specialized implants, etc... Get creative but also leave yourself room to grow. There are training facilities to use between rounds!
[b]Special Equipment:[/b] (1) So, your character is a swordsman, you get to start with a vanilla sword. But say you want that sword to light on fire, this is where you can specify that. This is where you get to explain your powerful suit of armor or designate that your gun can shoot more than bullets. You start with one piece of specialized equipment, but can gain more from patrons who are impressed with your performance.


[u]A note on existing properties and character power levels[/u]
If you would like your character to originate from an existing fictional universe I am okay with that. I do ask that you not use existing characters though. I would prefer that all characters in here be original, so you can use the Star Wars universe as a framework for what your Jedi Knight can do, but you can't use Obi-Wan, Vader, Luke, etc... I would encourage original worlds though. If you are working on a game or story that involves creating your own world now is a chance to pit them against a multiverse of possibilities. And if you just want to create a light framework of a universe to originate from that works too, I am always happy to collaborate with players to flesh out their characters!
As for Power Levels, the Gauntlet scales to the most powerful person in the party. If you amuse or surprise me your deus ex ability will work... ONCE. After that point expect to be soft or hard countered in the future. This is a gameshow, and no one would watch American Gladiator if everyone steamrolled the course, now would they?