http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/ 2026-05-14T14:33:45+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/ http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/_media/favicon.ico text/html 2018-09-30T09:46:43+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/archaeotechnology?rev=1538300803&do=diff Archaeotechnology The following are extracts from The Scavenger's Guide To Archaeotech, a popular and frequently copied beginner's guide to finding and using forgotten technology from out in the Wasteland. Reclaiming The Past " So, right, the first and most basic thing everyone knows about Archaeotech is that it's really old advanced technology from the days before. But do you know how to go about finding it? Figure out what it does? Make it work? That's what we're here to talk about. text/html 2018-09-30T09:45:50+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/bookies?rev=1538300750&do=diff Bookies " “Whenever there's money flowing around, and something going on, someone will be taking bets on it, you can bet on it!”" In Ultimate Monster Battle Arena you can use your character's money to gamble with the official Network Bookies, the unofficial Bookies, or in whatever games you come up with. There will, of course, be a certain degree of luck as well as skill to your fortune, but however you're favoured, it's sure to produce an interesting time. text/html 2018-11-13T19:16:03+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/championships?rev=1542136563&do=diff Championships " “Well, that's what it's all about, isn't it? If you want to go down in history, you have to be a champion. That's how you really know you've made it. Oh, and of course to the victor, the spoils.” Horn, Arena Historian" The Ultimate Monster Battle Arena text/html 2018-09-30T09:47:48+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/character_advancement?rev=1538300868&do=diff Character Advancement " “When the going gets tough, the tough get going, and nowhere is tougher than the ULTIMATE MONSTER BATTLE ARENA”" The world of Ultimate Monster Battle Arena is ever changing, as are its Trainers and competitors: working to make themselves stronger, better, faster - to push themselves to be better at new things. They need to push themselves, and push themselves they shall. text/html 2018-10-16T01:25:56+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/character_creation?rev=1539653156&do=diff Character Creation " “Yeah, this is the League registration queue. Be ready for a wait - last Season it took me several hours to get to the front. Tell you what, it'll speed things up if you just grab one of those form 72/AJT/64-bis/zulu and get it filled in. And you can share a bit of my lunch. text/html 2019-01-15T13:09:09+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/characters?rev=1547557749&do=diff Character Biographies Email:<angler@umba.chaosdeathfish.com> OC Pronouns: IC Pronouns: Email:<arch@umba.chaosdeathfish.com> “” OC Pronouns: IC Pronouns: Email:<ash_moon@umba.chaosdeathfish.com> OC Pronouns: IC Pronouns: Email:<blade@umba.chaosdeathfish.com> “Oh my god I think Blade just sneered at me!” “Ugh what a bastard. Where does he get off thinking he’s better than us?” text/html 2019-03-04T23:01:54+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/contents?rev=1551740514&do=diff ULTIMATE MONSTER BATTLE ARENA Start Introduction When and Where Style and Tone FAQs Eternity News 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 Matches 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 Characters Monsters Current Rankings 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 Fic Playground Useful Info * Glossary * GMs & NPC list * Equality and Themes * Privacy Policy * Credits ---------- Setting The Arena * League Conferences * The Vault * Fights * Championships * Gladiators * The Netwo… text/html 2018-09-30T09:43:36+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/credits?rev=1538300616&do=diff Credits Ultimate Monster Battle Arena is thanks to the combined efforts of its GMs both past and present: * Emma M * Dave S * Amy A * Morgan W * Mike C * Conor W * Anna M * Steph E * Katy C * George B Thanks is also due to past games from which we have taken wording (occasionally copied in accordance with licencing) and inspiration in organising the Wiki: text/html 2019-02-26T08:40:15+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/current_rankings?rev=1551170415&do=diff text/html 2018-09-30T09:48:44+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/downtime?rev=1538300924&do=diff Downtime " You head out from the Conference, matches arranged, and betting slips in hand. You've made agreements, maybe lied a few times, maybe made some unexpected gains, but now to consolidate it into action: what exactly are your plans for the next three weeks? text/html 2018-11-13T13:01:24+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/equality_and_themes?rev=1542114084&do=diff Equality and Themes All games run by the Oxford University Role-Playing Games Society are subject to the Conduct and Acceptable Themes Policy which can be found on the OURPGSoc website. It is expected that all GMs and players will be familiar with this policy when playing Ultimate Monster Battle Arena. Ultimate Monster Battle Arena text/html 2019-03-05T10:37:25+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/eternity?rev=1551782245&do=diff Eternity The Future of Bastion Presented here are a series of pages detailing the future of Bastion from the end of the final Conference of the Season, far off into the future. There is no particular order to these, beyond the Grand Championship and Network Crumbling coming first, and text/html 2018-09-30T09:47:50+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/example_characters?rev=1538300870&do=diff Example Characters These are characters put together by the GMs to give you an idea of the sort of thing that might be possible. Collapse - Monster Bounty Hunter Skills: * Basic Fighting * Basic Monsterology * Basic Exploration * Wasteland Survival text/html 2018-09-30T09:48:24+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/example_monsters?rev=1538300904&do=diff Example Monsters These are Monsters put together by the GMs to give you an idea of what sort of thing might be possible - they are unlikely to actually appear in the game. Anchorage - Part-Shipping Vessel, Part-Behemoth Monster Name: Anchorage Size: text/html 2018-10-07T12:34:19+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/fans?rev=1538915659&do=diff Fans " Most of all, though, I'd like to thank all my wonderful, dedicated fans. Without their support, I'd genuinely be nowhere! - Archetype, Grand Champion Trainer of the 27th Season" Truer words were certainly never spoken. The Ultimate Monster Battle Arena is a vast, city-spanning machine, and few lie outside of its influence; the Championship dominates day to day life for virtually the entire populace. There are those who actively fight with Monsters, granted, but this is only half the s… text/html 2018-10-09T18:28:35+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/faqs?rev=1539109715&do=diff FAQs Here, we present some frequently asked questions about the game. If your question isn't answered here then do of course feel free to get in touch with the GM Team Can I play a Monster? No. All player characters are humans involved in the Arena in some way. You can (and indeed, unless you specifically choose not to, are expected to) have a Monster that your character owns. See text/html 2018-09-30T09:39:16+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/fic?rev=1538300356&do=diff Fiction Writing of Fic set in the world of Ultimate Monster Battle Arena is both acceptable and encouraged! We'll publish here anything sent to the GMs at <gm@umba.chaosdeathfish.com> - make sure to tell us whether you want this attributed as written by a character or by a player, and be sure to obtain full permission from the relevant players of all characters involved (including GMs for NPCs) (see text/html 2018-09-30T09:47:06+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/fighting?rev=1538300826&do=diff Monster Fighting " “Patrons of the Battle Arena! Welcome, one and all, to the Grand Championship Final! All of your support, all of your love for this Season’s competitors has come down to this. And now, I have just one question for you all. Say it with me, folks text/html 2018-09-30T09:45:11+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/fights?rev=1538300711&do=diff Fights " “There's absolutely nothing like an ULTIMATE MONSTER BATTLE ARENA fight - seeing two Colossal Titans going toe-to-toe in front of your very eyes: seeing fire against steel, claw against shell, blood against rock - there is truly no higher level of entertainment than this! text/html 2018-10-15T21:04:24+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/gender_neutral_addresses?rev=1539637464&do=diff Gender Neutral Addresses As per our Equality and Themes Policy, all genders are equal in the setting of Ultimate Monster Battle Arena. In particular, this means that specifically gendered addresses such “ladies and gentlemen” to address groups makes no sense! Here we're providing a (non-exhaustive) list of potential alternatives that would make sense in similar circumstances. As ever, if you've got any questions (or suggestions!) please do get in touch at text/html 2018-09-30T09:45:25+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/gladiators?rev=1538300725&do=diff Gladiators " “Monster-bait? Oh, I’m sure you can do worse than that. Go on, give me something I haven’t heard before!” ”...“ Seriously, you think I’m going to be intimidated by the likes of you? I assure you, sweetheart — I’ve faced worse.” text/html 2018-09-30T09:42:53+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/glossary?rev=1538300573&do=diff Glossary Here we will be defining key terms that you may hear across the game. In Character Terms Archaeotech (Ark-ee-oh-tek) Ancient technology dug up from the ruins of the world before. Operates in mysterious and sometimes useful ways. Kyat text/html 2019-03-04T23:04:09+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/gms?rev=1551740649&do=diff GMs This page is to give you an idea of who each GM is and, as the game progresses, which NPCs they've played. If you're not sure which GM you need to contact for a specific query, just email the GM team. Katie (Head GM) Name: Katie Pronouns: She/Her Email: gm_katie@umba.chaosdeathfish.com Particular Interest: text/html 2018-09-30T09:47:18+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/history?rev=1538300838&do=diff History Summary To summarise, * There was an Event a long time ago of apocalyptic proportions. * Since then, humans survived and rebuilt. * Also Monsters roamed the world now. * Humans beat the Monsters and now fight them in an Arena. * The Network runs the Arena and always will. text/html 2018-10-15T11:51:11+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/hunting?rev=1539604271&do=diff Monster Hunting " “Would I ever want to settle down in Bastion? No. Not for a long time, anyway. Sure, it would be safer to stick around in the city... raise a family... live vicariously through Arena competitors. But I’ve already got a family out here, you know? And believe me when I say that there is nothing in this world that compares to the thrill of a good hunt.” text/html 2019-03-04T18:58:34+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/id?rev=1551725914&do=diff Email:<gm katie@umba.chaosdeathfish.com> OC Pronouns: IC Pronouns: text/html 2018-09-30T09:49:13+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/intro_to_the_wiki_system?rev=1538300953&do=diff Intro to the Wiki System For those of you who are new to OURPGsoc Society Games, this page is here to serve as a primer to the Wikis and how we are using them for the game. As always, if you have any questions regarding any of this, don't hesitate to email the text/html 2018-09-30T09:44:41+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/league_conferences?rev=1538300681&do=diff League Conferences " “Champions of the Arena, Monster Trainers extraordinaires, esteemed guests - the Fixture Window is now open...” - Host" The tides of the Ultimate Monster Battle Arena are underpinned by the all-important League Conferences. Held in the secure text/html 2019-01-16T13:34:28+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/matches?rev=1547645668&do=diff Matches Published matches that have been arranged and published odds for those fights. Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 text/html 2018-09-30T09:46:47+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/money?rev=1538300807&do=diff Money What Is Money? "“Everything has a value to someone, and so of course everything has a price. Even Monsters. Especially Monsters. Money greases the wheels of the Arena - it's what makes sure everyone can get something to eat without having to farm or hunt for themselves. With money, you can get what you need without having to do it yourself. With a lot of money, there's power. text/html 2018-09-30T09:48:05+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/monster_creation?rev=1538300885&do=diff Monster Creation Every character in Ultimate Monster Battle Arena has a Monster (unless they have taken the No Monster Flaw, in which case you can ignore this section). You may only have one Monster at the point of Character Creation, but there's nothing stopping you from acquiring more in play. text/html 2018-09-30T09:48:20+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/monster_strengths_and_weaknesses?rev=1538300900&do=diff Monster Strengths and Weaknesses Every Monster has its Strengths and every Monster has its Weaknesses. No Strength is without its Weakness, so every Monster must have the same number of Strengths as Weaknesses - at least 1, and no more than 4. For some Strengths and Weaknesses you need to provide a short description of how this appears on your Monster - these are marked with an asterisk and some suggestions for descriptions are provided, but you may if you wish take these multiple times for di… text/html 2018-09-30T09:46:58+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/monsterology?rev=1538300818&do=diff Monsterology " “Welcome to the Academy. How can I help you today?” - Archivist Quill, Ecology specialist." Monsters. They're a basic fact of life for anyone living in or around Bastion. So, what exactly do we know about them? Well, that's a good question. And there's plenty of folk dedicated to answering it. Set slightly away from the main text/html 2018-11-01T13:55:30+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/monsters?rev=1541080530&do=diff Monsters (Monsters presently owned by NPCs are marked with an asterisk (*)) ... ... “” “...” “”adorableeat them up actually miniature dogsbark...“” “” “” “” is must ;-)“” “ text/html 2018-09-30T09:36:45+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/new_to_roleplaying?rev=1538300205&do=diff Introduction - New Players, Read This First! Hello, and welcome to the website for Ultimate Monster Battle Arena, the Michaelmas Term 2018 to Hilary Term 2019 Oxford University Roleplaying Games Society Game. If you've never played any sort of roleplaying game before, never fear! Here's a quick introduction. If you're a seasoned roleplayer, feel free to check out the quick guide to sections of the site at the bottom of this page. text/html 2018-10-16T12:39:38+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/news?rev=1539693578&do=diff News Throughout Ultimate Monster Battle Arena, happenings of note will be published in various News sources. Any that are available to all characters will appear here - feel free to read as many or as few different sources as you wish. * Sentinel - Official Network News Source text/html 2018-09-13T11:34:55+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/nice_try?rev=1536838495&do=diff No dice. text/html 2018-10-18T12:11:20+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/privacy_policy?rev=1539864680&do=diff Privacy Policy Data We Keep * Your out-of-character (OC) name * Your primary out-of-character (OC) email address (i.e. the one which you receive in-game emails to, listed as “Email” on the “update profile” page) * Your secondary out-of-character (OC) email addresses (i.e. the other ones from which you can send in-game emails, listed as text/html 2018-12-07T10:34:56+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/pvp?rev=1544178896&do=diff PvP Player versus Player action (or PvP) is a central pillar of Ultimate Monster Battle Arena by virtue of players being pitted against each other in the Monster Fights in The Arena. PvP may also occur outside the Arena though we are not expecting it to be as prevalent. We expect almost all players will be involved in PvP actions of some sort or another during the course of the game. text/html 2018-09-30T20:17:16+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/quirks_and_flaws?rev=1538338636&do=diff Quirks Quirks help define particularly interesting features about your character. These can be both positive Quirks (which help your character and may be actively employed), and negative Flaws (which hinder your character and may strike without warning). text/html 2019-02-04T21:16:48+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/schedule?rev=1549315008&do=diff There are 8 roleplaying sessions for Ultimate Monster Battle Arena. These run from 7.30pm to 10.30pm on Tuesday evenings, in the Vernon Harcourt Room in St. Hilda's College (see when and where). Players are free to arrive from 7.00pm onwards. The first session will be devoted to Character Creation, where GMs will be on hand to help you create a character for the game. The final session will be Debrief, in which the GMs will answer questions about the game and everyone will have a chance to expl… text/html 2018-09-30T09:43:51+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/setting?rev=1538300631&do=diff Setting This page is designed to give you a quick start guide into the setting of UMBA. For details on creating a character, see Character Creation. What is the Ultimate Monster Battle Arena? " “You don't get to catch a giant-fanged hopping Monster in a spike pit, mount your PINK GLOWING LASER BEAM Archaeotech cannon between its giant wuzzy ears, call it CUDDLEDUCK FLUSTERCLUCK and send it into the Arena to laser THE RIGHT LIGHTNING in half text/html 2018-10-18T18:16:23+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/skills?rev=1539886583&do=diff Skills " Picking herself off the floor, Alloy repeated the mantra in her head as the hulking ice titan approached. Dodge, swing, wait for it to attack, dodge, swing, wait for it to respond. If it moves to charge, get ready to jump out the way. If it breathes in, hunker down behind my shield. She took a deep breath, and raised her weapon: the dance continued. text/html 2018-10-13T06:30:12+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/start?rev=1539412212&do=diff TUESDAY, TUESDAY, TUESDAY DON'T MISS SEASON XXXVI OF ULTIMATE MONSTER BATTLE ARENA RIGHT HERE IN BASTION UNMISSABLE GIANT MONSTER FIGHTING ACTION, ACTION, ACTION IN THE GREATEST ENTERTAINMENT EVENT IN THE WORLD DEFENDING CHAMPION VOLCANOSAURUS text/html 2018-09-30T12:45:31+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/start_less_caps?rev=1538311531&do=diff Introduction TUESDAY, TUESDAY, TUESDAY Don't miss Season XXXVI of Ultimate Monster Battle Arena right here in Bastion Unmissable giant Monster fighting action, action, action in the greatest entertainment event in the World Defending Champion Volcanosaurus takes on fan favourite The Howling Terror text/html 2018-09-30T09:37:03+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/style_and_tone?rev=1538300223&do=diff Style and Tone " “The world ended a while ago, but that's really not where the story begins. We survived, we rebuilt, but that's not the story either. The story lies in those enormous monsters that roam the world we call home - the ones that threatened us with destruction. text/html 2018-09-30T09:44:27+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/the_arena?rev=1538300667&do=diff The Arena " “The lights! The sounds! The Monsters! The weird meat! I love it all!” - Dust, spectator" The Stadium Huge arrays of seating, sufficient for tens of thousands, surround a massive ichor-stained and sandy-bottomed pit where Monsters and others battle for glory and entertainment. The multi-level seating is steep and raised some thirty feet above the central arena, offering exceptional views from its teetering heights. text/html 2018-09-30T09:46:09+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/the_city?rev=1538300769&do=diff Bastion " “Mom - Dad! I want to be a Monster Trainer when I grow up!” “Well, I want to be a giant cloud of carnivorous gas, and fight in the Arena!”" Bastion: a place of stability amidst the sands. Surrounded by wasteland on all angles, the city of Bastion is civilisation. From above, it resembles a chunk of mechanical detritus wedged into the desert. Up close, it stands jagged, rust-coloured and gargantuan: a hulking conglomerate of metal settlements, dead skyscrapers and sand-battered… text/html 2018-09-30T09:45:44+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/the_network?rev=1538300744&do=diff The Network " “Welcome, to the greatest show on Earth, the contest of Titans, the 36th season of the Ultimate Monster Battle Arena!” - Vice Executive Masters, last Season" The Network is the organisation that maintains, manages, and runs the text/html 2018-09-13T11:36:29+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/the_page_aleaha_specifically_cannot_know_about?rev=1536838589&do=diff That Aleaha. Wow. So awful. text/html 2018-09-30T09:45:02+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/the_vault?rev=1538300702&do=diff The Vault " “They say all the real business of the Arena happens down in the Vault. All the movers and shakers show up, and that's where all the drama happens, with trainers challenging each other and gambling and scheming and all sorts of cool stuff. text/html 2018-09-30T09:46:36+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/the_wasteland?rev=1538300796&do=diff The Wasteland The following are extracts from The Outside World and You: A Guide to Not Getting Wasted by the Wasteland, a popular and accurate guide to what lies beyond the great rusting walls of Bastion. Terrains " Surrounding the City is a flat, arid wasteland. Some areas are grassier, some areas rockier. There are scattered trees and areas of brush, but no forests per se. There's a small amount of cultivated farmland, though, provided that you don't stray too far from Bastion's walls. … text/html 2019-03-06T11:10:34+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/tier_3_skills?rev=1551870634&do=diff Tier 3 Skills Archaeotechnological Augmentation Requires Archaeotech Repair or Advanced Archaeotech Application While still being unable to fathom the inner workings of Archaeotech, you’re versed enough in its uses that you’re confident in your ability to augment existing biological or technological lifeforms with Archaeotech, to integrate it into their body for various effects. Doing so is text/html 2018-09-30T09:47:13+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/training?rev=1538300833&do=diff Monster Training " “Ah, training. The delicate art by which a bloodthirsty beast intent on ripping your head off can be transformed into a bloodthirsty beast intent on ripping your enemies’ heads off.” - Foreword to From Savage to Star: A Training Guide text/html 2018-09-30T09:48:40+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/uptime?rev=1538300920&do=diff Uptime / Sessions Sessions of Ultimate Monster Battle Arena will be every other Tuesday of Michaelmas and Hilary Term in the Vernon Harcourt Room in St Hilda's College. Players can arrive from 7.00pm and sessions will start at 7.30pm with a briefing before time in. During sessions you will be roleplaying your character at a text/html 2019-02-26T01:44:09+00:00 http://umba.chaosdeathfish.com/when_and_where?rev=1551145449&do=diff When and Where There are 8 roleplaying sessions for Ultimate Monster Battle Arena. These run from 7.30pm to 10.30pm on Tuesday evenings, in the Vernon Harcourt Room in St. Hilda's College (see when and where). Players are free to arrive from 7.00pm onwards. The first session will be devoted to Character Creation, where GMs will be on hand to help you create a character for the game. The final session will be Debrief, in which the GMs will answer questions about the game and everyone will have …