The Powes That Be's List

Gaining pts

1. You make an attempt to write a funny part: 5 pts
2. You cameo or make reference to a pre-existing person: 2 pts a ref
3. You cameo or make reference to a pre-existing fictional character: 2 pts a ref
4. You make references to Impro: 3 pts a ref
5. You cameo a character from or make a reference to something another writer
has written: 5 pts a ref
6. You continue a running joke from a previous part: 3 pts
7. You continue a running joke from a previous part in an original/new way: 5 pts
8. Someone was possessed by Jenova/Jenova does something sneaky: 2 pts to everyone on
Jenova's side.
9. Someone was possessed by the Other/the Other's powers manifast in Inno: 2 pts to everyone on the Other's side.
10. ShinRa captures a character/the Turks win a fight: 2 pts to everyone on ShinRa's side.
11. The merry band of adventurers win a fight: 2 pts to everyone on the Planet's side.
12. Inno faints and Gabriel catches her: 2 pts.
13. Inno faints and a writer's character beats Gabriel to catching her: 5 pts to that writer.
14.Someone (other than Inno) faints and Gabriel catches her (them?): +3 pts
15. You put your own character in a situation that's embarassing/humourous at their expense: +3 pts
16. You do something that awards points to another writer: +5 pts (+7 if they’re on your team, but you’re not combinding points.)
17. Yuffie steals someone's materia: +2 pts.
18. The “Aeris Gainsborough” clause: You martyr yourself to further your team’s cause: +20 pts to that team.
19. If one of the heroes ever has a moral objection to killing bad guys: +5.
20. If a bad guy surrenders and the heroes have to figure out what to do with him: +15.
21. Insist on referring to any weapon by its Japanese name despite the precedent set in the story: +3 pts.
22. Starting a running joke: +5 pts (after the next part has proven the joke has been continued.)
23. Someone steals Yuffie's materia (oh, the irony): +5 pts (taking into consideration the beating that character will receive from Yuffie after she finds out.)





Losing pts

1. The "Meddling Author" clause: You've had a character use up some of its writer's
pts on a shopping spree without asking the author first. -5 pts for all your "help". Ask
before you spend.
2. The "Acting Like Yuffie" clause: You attempted to steal another character's materia.
That's -2 pts for the annoyance it causes.
3. The "Cloud Strife" clause: Your character just got possessed by Jenova. -5 pts UNLESS
you are on Jenova's side. IF you are: No change.
4. The "Inno Kinsley" clause #1: Your character just got possessed by the Other. -3 pts.
UNLESS you are on the Other's side. IF you are: No change.
5. The "Inno Kinsley" clause #2: Your character faints and no one catches you. -3 pts.
6. The “Grave of the Fireflies” clause: Your entire part is angsty and/or serious with no clear attempt at humour made: -5 pts per scene
7. The “Ranma SI” clause: You make yourself invincible, solve all the problems without breaking a sweat, and/or hog the spotlight. -10 pts
8. The "Squall Leonhart" Clause: Your character coldly dismisses others by replying '...whatever' when asked their opinion/a question. -5 pts


Bonus pts
For just doing something a little extra or silly
MUST fit in the plot naturally

1. The characters actually sit down and have a meal: 5 pts
2. Cloud Strife gets one of his headaches and your character offers him a tylenol: 1 pt
3. Your character tries to explain where a summons or name comes from: 5 pts
+ 5 pts if they're right.
4. Your character gets someone (Not Inno) to kiss Gabriel: 10 pts (15 if it's another writer)
5. Your character kisses Gabriel themselves: 15 pts (20 if you're male)
6. Inno kisses Gabriel: 30 pts (limit two per part)
7. Anyone (beside Inno) kisses Jenvoa-Sephiroth: 40 pts (limit two per part)
8. Inno kisses Jenova-Sephiroth: (...ha ha ha! That's sacreligious!) 50 pts. (limit: once per part)
9. You use any RPG cliche: +1 pt per reference
10. The characters have to change clothes: +5 pts
11. Someone goes on a date with Cloud: +10 pts
12. Someone goes on a date with someone other than Cloud: +15 pts
13. Jenova-Sephiroth develops a backbone: +10 pts
14. You do something to contradict the RPG cliches: +3 pts.
15. You mock a RPG cliches in a fourthwall-breaking style: +2 pts (limit: five times per part)
16. Utterly esoteric reference: +0.5 pts
17. You mock an Anime cliche. +2 pts (limit: five times per part)

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