Unstable
Unstable is a Modification that causes players (or Teams) to be much more likely to be incinerated under a Solar Eclipse. If a Player is Incinerated, their Instability chains to another player (or team) in the Game.
Effect
The Unstable Modification causes Players to have a higher chance of being Incinerated if playing under a Solar Eclipse. This only takes effect if a Player is active in the game, so for example an Unstable Pitcher who is not pitching will be safe from this effect even if their Team is under an Eclipse. Once an Unstable player is Incinerated, their Instability will chain to another Player either on their Team or their opponent's Team.
It is also possible for a Team to be Unstable and Incinerated. This has been seen under Solar Eclipse Weather in Library Records, and under Super Nova Eclipse Weather during Observed Play.
Unstable is usually generated as a weekly Modification as a result of Debt or Firewalker and clears every ninth in-game Day. The only exception to this is the permanent Unstable Modification that was seen on Chorby Short, Chorby Soul, Basilio Fig, and Nagomi Mcdaniel.
History
Unstable was first seen in Season β7 as a result of the necromancy of Jaylen Hotdogfingers in the Season β6 Election. Prior to Day 32 of that season it was unknown what the effect of Unstable was, as the Modification simple read that "this player is unstable". The first Unstable Incinerations started during Day 32 when a handful of Unstable players from the Hades Tigers carried that Modification into a game with the Canada Moist Talkers, kicking off an event that would later be known as Ruby Tuesday.
Debt
The most common cause of the Unstable modification is through the Debt modification. This has only been given out once the Discipline Era, and once in the Expansion Era.
Jaylen Hotdogfingers
Jaylen Hotdogfingers was able to give other players the weekly unstable modification due to their Debt modification. Hotdogfingers only held this modification for one season, as it was changed to Refinanced Debt in the Season β7 Election.
Players made unstable by Jaylen Hotdogfingers are:
Silvaire Roadhouse
Silvaire Roadhouse was able to give other players the weekly unstable modification due to their Debt modification. Roadhouse gained this modification as part of the Boston Flower's Reform Will in the Season β20 Election, and has kept it for the duration of the Expansion Era.
Players made unstable by Silvaire Roadhouse are:
Season | Day | Player | Outcome | Chained to | Chained to |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
21 | 11 | Walton Sports | Safe | ||
21 | 28 | Lou Roseheart | Safe | ||
21 | 29 | Peanutiel Duffy | Safe | ||
21 | 35 | Stew Briggs | Safe | ||
21 | 43 | Lenny Crumb | Safe | ||
21 | 45 | Scratch Deleuze | Safe | ||
21 | 53 | Farrell Seagull | Safe | ||
21 | 58 | Ayanna Dumpington | Safe | ||
21 | 68 | Beck Whitney | Safe | ||
21 | 69 | Don Mitchell | Safe | ||
21 | 93 | Stout Schmitt | Safe | ||
22 | 3 | Stevenson Heat | Safe | ||
22 | 19 | Adelaide Judochop | Safe | ||
22 | 34 | Malik Destiny | Safe | ||
22 | 34 | Tot Clark | Safe | ||
22 | 38 | Cory Ross | Safe | ||
22 | 46 | Eduardo Woodman | Safe | ||
22 | 46 | Beans McBlase | Safe | ||
22 | 50 | Helga Moreno | Safe | ||
22 | 50 | Percival Wheeler | Safe | ||
22 | 54 | PolkaDot Patterson | Safe | ||
22 | 58 | Malik Destiny | Safe | ||
22 | 58 | Tot Clark | Safe | ||
22 | 81 | Thomas Dracaena | Safe | ||
22 | 87 | Nicholas Mora | Safe | ||
22 | 107 | Liquid Friend V | Safe | ||
23 | 3 | Agan Harrison | Safe | ||
23 | 7 | Helga Washington | Safe | ||
23 | 15 | Slosh Truk | Safe | ||
23 | 17 | Patty Fox | Safe | ||
23 | 19 | Ren Hunter | Safe | ||
23 | 24 | Gabriel Griffith | Safe | ||
23 | 26 | Cannonball Sports | Safe | ||
23 | 26 | Mindy Kugel | Safe | ||
23 | 32 | Nandy Fantastic | Safe | ||
23 | 44 | Lady Matsuyama | Safe | ||
23 | 60 | Helga Washington | Incinerated | Chained to Jon Halifax | Chained to Silvia Winner |
23 | 61 | Tot Clark | Safe | ||
23 | 62 | Oliver Mueller | Safe | ||
23 | 63 | Oliver Loofah | Safe | ||
23 | 64 | Helga Moreno | Safe | ||
23 | 76 | Barry Burkhard | Safe | ||
23 | 83 | Marco Stink | Safe | ||
23 | 88 | Gunther O'Brian | Incinerated | Chained to Kaz Fiasco | |
23 | 89 | Agan Harrison | Safe | ||
23 | 89 | Esme Ramsey | Safe | ||
23 | 90 | Jordan Hildebert | Safe | ||
23 | 96 | Helga Moreno | Incinerated | Chained to Tot Fox | |
23 | 99 | Andrew Solis | Safe | ||
24 | 2 | Conner Haley | Safe | ||
24 | 24 | Cory Ross | Safe | ||
24 | 26 | Guy Gulp | Safe | ||
24 | 29 | Lucien Patchwork | Safe | ||
24 | 42 | Richmond Harrison | Safe | ||
24 | 49 | Steph Weeks | Safe | ||
24 | 60 | Alexander Horne | Safe | ||
24 | 68 | Rey Wooten | Safe | ||
24 | 77 | Bennett McClutch | Safe | ||
24 | 78 | Protea Sheldrake | Safe | ||
24 | 81 | London Simmons | Safe |
Permanently Unstable
While the Unstable Modificaiton is almost always seen as a weekly effect, there are specific circumstances that can cause a player to become permenently unstbale. This has only been seen three times across the Expansion Era.
Chorby Soul
During the Season β14 Elections Chorby Soul was the target of the reform will, reforming their Debt[1] to Unstable. This was the first instance of Unstable as a permanent Modification, and the first time it was seen outside of the Discipline Era.
Chorby Short
During the Season β15 Election Chorby Short was the target of a plunder will, though they had been Redacted earlier in the season. This resulted in Short gaining Unstable as a permanent modification.
Unstable was reformed into Friend of Crows by the New York Millennials in the Season β17 Election.
Nagomi Mcdaniel
During the Season 15 Election Nagomi Mcdaniel was the target of a plunder will, though they had been Redacted earlier in the season. This resulted in Mcdaniel gaining Unstable as a permanent modification.
Due to Mcdaniel's Fire Eater modification Unstable proved almost no threat to the player, as they were unable to be incinerated. This resulted in six separate incidents that season where Mcdaniel ate flame and became Magmatic.
Firewalker
The final cause of Instability is the Firewalker Modification that was first revealed in the Library, but later seen in play during Season β24. This modification has only ever been seen as a result of a Hex from the Antarctic Fireballs in Season A of the ULB.
Parker MacMillan
Due to the redacted nature of Pre-history, there are only a small number of cases of instability that have been confirmed from Parker MacMillan's Firewalker modification, though many more can be inferred. The following is a list of all known unstable events in Prehistory:
Season | Team | Outcome | Chained to |
---|---|---|---|
Season B | Alaskan Immortals | Incinerated | Chained to Phoenix Trunks |
Season C | Canada Artists | Incinerated | Chained to Maryland Squirrels |
Season D | Oregon Psychics | ||
Season E | Minneapolis Truckers | Incineration | Chained to New York Millennials |
Season E | Florence Rhinoceroses | Safe | |
Season E | Lisbon Lynx | Safe | |
Season E | Dallas Steaks | Safe | |
Season E | Busan Bison | Safe | |
Season E | Hades Tigers | Safe | |
Season E | Boulders Bay Birds | Safe | |
Season E | Miami Dale | Safe | |
Season E | Canberra Drop Bears | Safe | |
Season E | Mexico City Wild Wings | Safe | |
Season E | Downward Dogs | Safe | |
Season E | São Paulo Parrots | Safe | |
Season E | La Paz Llamas | Safe |
In Season β24 with the release of MacMillan from the Vault during the Semi-Centennial, the Firewalker modification once again became active, with the following results:
Season | Day | Team | Outcome | Chained to |
---|---|---|---|---|
23 | 117 | The Vault | Safe | |
24 | 9 | Hawai'i Fridays | Incinerated | Baltimore Crabs |
24 | 18 | Philly Pies | Safe | |
24 | 27 | Seattle Garages | Safe | |
24 | 36 | Philly Pies | Safe | |
24 | 45 | Seattle Garages | Safe | |
24 | 54 | Hades Tigers | Safe | |
24 | 63 | Philly Pies | Safe | |
24 | 72 | Charleston Shoe Thieves | Safe | |
24 | 81 | Alaskan Immortals | Safe | |
24 | 81 | Baltimore Crabs (Prehistory) | Safe | |
24 | 81 | Hades Tigers | Safe | |
24 | 90 | Seattle Garages | Safe |