Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26006155-20190820122909/@comment-26907577-20190910110914

Okay, I'm back.

Question 1: Does my new model work with Jerry's flat boost?

Answer 1: No.

Question 2: Can we add a few reasonable assumptions about energy levels to keep the base model while changing the answer to question 1? Or, if not, does there exist a model for which this is the case?

Answer 2: Maybe.

Here's a thought: The more of the box is filled with attacks, the harder it is to generate new ones. This both explains why unavoidable attacks are so rare (Sans' dunk is probably using as little per-bone energy as possible while still dealing damage, which it's guaranteed to do exactly 1 of anyway) and, if balanced correctly, explains why adding more monsters doesn't let them extend the duration of their attack. Since Jerry pours all of his magic into the box,  it's a consistent +2 because Jerry's per-turn magic output sustains the box for two seconds.

Here's another thought (which definitely doesn't work, but if putting energy into the Bullet Board doesn't work out, then we might build on it): Using your previous hypothesis regarding the human ending the turn via TP, we state that magic is drawn from the box and not from the attacks. But this breaks down when we consider bosses with attacks that last different lengths (Flowey and Sans denying you of turns far longer than standard).

Question 3: Why does Sans not give up his turn upon falling asleep, if he is actively keeping the SOUL trapped in the board?

Answer 3: He doesn't fall completely asleep. He doesn't lose his balance and fall over, and still dodges a few seconds later. How he manages to start snoring while keeping his turn, however, is beyond me.