RPS: What Wins

by October

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Introduction

RPS25 is an expanded version of the classic game Rock Paper Scissors. You can play this game against other members by duelling them. As the name of the game suggests, there are 25 moves that you can pick from in RPS. With every 50 EXP points you earn on Choose Your Story, you will unlock two new RPS moves.

 

The Moves

Air
- tips over bowl
- evaporates water
- chokes alien
- freezes dragon
- chokes devil
- creates lightning
- blows astray nuke
- blows out dynamite
- tarnishes gun
- erodes rock
- cools heat of sun
- blows out fire
Air is weak against axe, cockroach, man, monkey, moon, paper, scissors, snake, sponge, tree, wolf and woman.


Alien
- vaporizes dragon
- non-believer in devil
- shoots lightning
- defuses nuke
- defuses dynamite
- force-fields gun
- vaporizes rock
- destroys sun
- fuses fire
- force-fields scissors
- force-fields axe
- mutates snake
Alien is weak against air, bowl, cockroach, man, monkey, moon, paper, sponge, tree, water, wolf and woman.


Axe
- chops snake
- cleaves monkey
- cleaves woman
- cleaves man
- chops down tree
- chops cockroach
- cleaves wolf
- chops sponge
- slices paper
- reflects moon
- flies through air
- chops bowl
Axe is weak against alien, devil, dragon, dynamite, fire, gun, lightning, nuke, rock, scissors and tree.


Bowl
-
contains water
- shapes craft of alien
- drowns dragon
- blesses devil
- focuses lightning
- encases core of nuke
- splashes dynamite
- splashes gun
- once made of rock
- focuses sun
- snuffs out fire
- covers scissors
Bowl is weak against air, axe, cockroach, man, monkey, moon, paper, snake, sponge, tree, wolf and woman.


Cockroach
- sleeps in fur of wolf
- nests in sponge
- nests between papers
- nocturnal with moon
- breathes air
- hides under bowl
- drinks water
- stows away with alien
- eats eggs of dragon
- makes men devils
- hides from lightning
- survives nuke
Cockroach is weak against axe, dynamite, fire, gun, man, monkey, rock, scissors, snake, sun, tree and woman.


Devil
-
casts lightning
- inspires nuke
- inspires dynamite
- inspires gun
- hurls rock
- curses sun
- breathes fire
- immune to scissors
- immune to axe
- eats snakes
- enrages monkey
- tempts woman
Devil is weak against air, alien, bowl, cockroach, dragon, man, moon, nuke, paper, sponge, tree, water and wolf.


Dragon
- commands devil
- breathes lightning
- lived before nukes
- flosses with dynamite
- immune to gun
- rests upon rock
- blots out sun
- breathes fire
- immune to scissors
- immune to axe
- spawns snake
- chars monkey
Dragon is weak against air, alien, bowl, cockroach, man, moon, paper, sponge, tree, water, wolf and woman.


Dynamite
- outclasses gun
- explodes rock
- smoke blots out sun
- starts fire
- explodes scissors
- explodes axe
- explodes snake
- explodes monkey
- explodes woman
- explodes man
- explodes tree
- explodes cockroach
Dynamite is weak against air, alien, bowl, devil, dragon, lightning, moon, nuke, paper, sponge, water and wolf.


Fire
- melts scissors
- forges axe
- burns snake
- burns monkey
- burns woman
- burns man
- burns down tree
- burns cockroach
- burns wolf
- burns sponge
- burns paper
- campfire by moonlight
Fire is weak against air, alien, bowl, devil, dragon, dynamite, gun, lightning, nuke, rock, sun and water.


Gun
- targets rock
- shoots at sun
- (gun) fires
- destroys scissors
- chips axe
- shoots snake
- shoots monkey
- shoots woman
- shoots man
- targets tree
- shoots cockroach
- shoots wolf
Gun is weak against air, alien, bowl, devil, dragon, dynamite, lightning, moon, nuke, paper, sponge and water.


Lightning
- defuses nuke
- ignites dynamite
- melts gun
- splits rock
- storm blocks sun
- starts fire
- melts scissors
- melts axe
- strikes snake
- strikes monkey
- strikes woman
- strikes man
Lightning is weak against air, alien, bowl, cockroach, devil, dragon, moon, paper, sponge, tree, water and wolf.


Man
- plants tree
- steps on cockroach
- tames wolf
- cleans with sponge
- writes paper
- travels to moon
- breathes air
- eats from bowl
- drinks water
- disproves alien
- slays dragon
- exorcises devil
Man is weak against axe, dynamite, fire, gun, lightning, monkey, nuke, rock, scissors, snake, sun and woman.


Monkey
- flings poop at woman
- flings poop at man
- lives in tree
- eats cockroach
- enrages wolf
- rips up sponge
- rips up paper
- screeches at moon
- breathes air
- smashes bowl
- drinks water
- infuriates alien
Monkey is weak against axe, devil, dragon, dynamite, fire, gun, lightning, nuke, rock, scissors, snake and sun.


Moon
- has no air
- shaped like bowl
- has no water
- houses alien
- shines on dragon
- terrifies devil
- far above lightning
- too far for nuke
- suffocates dynamite
- moonshine gunfight
- shines on rock
- eclipses sun
Moon is weak against axe, cockroach, fire, man, monkey, paper, scissors, snake, sponge, tree, wolf and woman.


Nuke
- outclasses dynamite
- outclasses gun
- incinerates rock
- has power of sun
- starts massive fires
- incinerates scissors
- incinerates snake
- incinerates axe
- incinerates monkey
- incinerates woman
- incinerates man
- incinerates tree
Nuke is weak against air, alien, bowl, cockroach, devil, dragon, lightning, moon, paper, sponge, water and wolf.


Paper
- (paper) moon
- fans air
- maches bowl
- floats on water
- disproves alien
- rebukes dragon
- rebukes devil
- defines lightning
- defines nuke
- encases dynamite
- outlaws gun
- covers rock
Paper is weak against axe, cockroach, fire, man, monkey, scissors, snake, sponge, sun, tree, wolf and woman.


Rock
- shades sun
- pounds out fire
- smashes scissors
- chips axe
- crushes snake
- crushes monkey
- crushes woman
- crushes man
- blocks tree roots
- squishes cockroach
- crushes wolf
- crushes sponge
Rock is weak against air, alien, bowl, devil, dragon, dynamite, gun, lightning, moon, nuke, paper and water.


Scissors
- sharper than axe
- stabs snake
- stabs monkey
- cuts woman's hair
- cuts man's hair
- carves in tree
- stabs cockroach
- cuts wolf's hair
- cuts up sponge
- cuts paper
- reflects moon
- swishes through air
Scissors is weak against alien, bowl, devil, dragon, dynamite, fire, gun, lightning, nuke, rock, sun and water.


Snake
- bites monkey
- bites woman
- bites man
- lives in tree
- eats cockroach
- bites wolf
- swallows sponge
- nests in paper
- nocturnal with moon
- breathes air
- sleeps in bowl
- drinks water
Snake is weak against alien, axe, devil, dragon, dynamite, fire, gun, lightning, nuke, rock, scissors and sun.


Sponge
- soaks paper
- looks like moon
- uses air pockets
- cleans bowl
- absorbs water
- intrigues alien
- cleanses dragon
- cleanses devil
- conducts lightning
- cleans nuke
- soaks dynamite
- cleans gun
Sponge is weak against axe, cockroach, fire, man, monkey, rock, scissors, snake, sun, tree, wolf and woman.


Sun
- made of fire
- melts scissors
- melts axe
- warms snake
- warms monkey
- warms woman
- warms man
- feeds tree
- warms cockroach
- warms wolf
- dries up sponge
- shines through paper
Sun is weak against air, alien, bowl, devil, dragon, dynamite, gun, lightning, moon, nuke, rock, and water.


Tree
- shelters cockroach
- shelters wolf
- outlives sponge
- creates paper
- blocks moon
- produces air
- wood creates bowl
- drinks water
- ensnares alien ship
- shelters dragons
- imprisons devil
- attracts lightning
Tree is weak against axe, dynamite, fire, gun, man, monkey, nuke, rock, scissors, snake, sun and woman.


Water
- toxic to alien
- drowns dragon
- blesses devil
- conducts lightning
- short-circuits nuke
- douses dynamite
- rusts gun
- erodes rock
- reflects sun
- puts out fire
- rusts scissors
- rusts axe
Water is weak against air, bowl, cockroach, man, monkey, moon, paper, snake, sponge, tree, wolf and woman.


Wolf
-
chews up sponge
- chews up paper
- howls at moon
- breathes air
- drinks from bowl
- drinks water
- chases alien
- outruns dragon
- bites heiny of devil
- outruns lightning
- "wolf-2" launches nuke
- outruns dynamite
Wolf is weak against axe, cockroach, fire, gun, man, monkey, rock, scissors, snake, sun, tree and woman.


Woman
- tempts man
- plants trees
- steps on cockroach
- tames wolf
- cleans with sponge
- writes paper
- aligns with moon
- breathes air
- eats from bowl
- drinks water
- disproves alien
- subdues dragon
Woman is weak against axe, devil, fire, gun, lightning, monkey, nuke, rock, scissors, snake and sun.

 

Conclusion

As you can see, all the different gestures have the same number of strengths and weaknesses. This makes RPS25 essentially the same game as the original Rock Paper Scissors, only with less of a chance to tie and the ability to choose more creative moves. Enjoy duelling.