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aknerd
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Peasant

Yes, yet another RPG. But, I assure you, this one will be different! My goal with this game is to be very accessible, and allow for creativity. Furthermore, character abilities will be determined by your actions, not a character sheet. There will be no extensive equipment/stat list that you need to fill out. Anybody can join at anytime- the only requirement is that you try to be creative!

The Game:

All New/deceased players start here, no matter when they joined/died.

You wake up in the middle of a tropical rainforest. You are wearing a white t-shirt, a pair of jeans, underwear, hiking socks, and hiking boots. You have no water, no food, and most importantly, no memories. You can speak the local language (which might as well be English), and you can remember your name.

In your boot, you find a note:

Hello, [your name].
If you are reading this, it is because something horrible has happened to your mind. You are a member of the Order of the Sun. Everyone else should be regarded as an enemy. TRUST NO ONE. I must keep this message short, so that it will not be picked up by scanners. Find a person with a sun-sign, and everything will be explained.

-Your Only Friends


And that is where your story begins!

Gameplay
The point of the game is to survive and recover your memories. The game will be divided into a series of stages, with each stage beginning with a challenging trial. Upon completion of the trial, you will be granted with a special ability, unique to how you solved the trial. This ability will manifest itself as you complete the trial, and will grow in power throughout the stage. There will be aspects to your abilities that will change depending on how you use them. You do not necessarily keep your old powers in the next stage, but they might merge with your new abilities. It all depends on your actions.

In order to give people a chance, you are guaranteed to survive the first trial, which will happen almost immediately. If you die (see rules) you will be sent back to the very beginning with a new character. If you act in a way during the first trial that would normally have resulted in your death, I will inform you as such, so that you will know to be more thoughtful in the future.

Each stage will have a theme that is the same for all players, but this theme will never directly be stated. This theme (except for the first theme, which I have already chosen) will be determined by the actions of the first player to pass the trial. Therefore, there is a strategic advantage for figuring out each stage as fast as possible. You will also discover the exact nature of your powers by using them, not by me explicitly stating how they work. Similarly, the objectives of the trials will also need to be learned.

Because your abilities are based on your actions, it is important that you be as specific as possible, especially during the trials.

Character Sheet (to be posted with every action-after this point, only I can make edits to this sheet)
Name:
Gender:
Physical description: (doesn't have to be long)

That's all for now! Other categories will be added as they become relevant.

Rules:
1) You can only control your own character. If you get allies along your journey, you can ask that they do things, but you can't force them to do things. For instance, you CAN do something like

"I ask Joe to open the door."

You cannot do things like

"Joe stabs the guard in the back while I shoot the other one in the face."

2) You must respect events that happened to you. No whining! I'll try to be as fair as possible. There will be no "You randomly get knifed in the back" type of things. A careful player will be able to avoid all danger (well, maybe not other players).

3)If you DO get killed by a NPC, I will warn you the first time. You can then go back and change your action. But only once, any future deaths will be permanent. If another player kills you, you die the first time. Otherwise, it would not be fair to the victorious player.

4) All equipment will be "generic". There are no brand name guns or other weapons here, to keep things simple. There will be rifles, but no Winchesters.

That is it! I hope you enjoy. If you have questions, just ask!
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Alexandra222
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Nomad

Name:Maya Brown
Gender:female
Physical description: Short, kind loving, light brown hair, Blue eyes
Stage: 1
Attribute: THE BLACK LOCUST
Known abilities: Hard skin
Energy: 3/10
Energy Regain rate: Slow
Health Status: medium injuries, bleeding.
Equipment: One canteen, full. One canteen, empty. One rifle, 22 rounds. 2 protein bars.
Location: Cantortown

I put my gun down and fake surrender (since I look like a child this always works) I attack when time is right.

aknerd
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aknerd
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Peasant

Name:Maya Brown
Gender:female
Physical description: Short, kind loving, light brown hair, Blue eyes
Stage: 1
Attribute: THE BLACK LOCUST
Known abilities: Hard skin
Energy: 3/10
Energy Regain rate: Slow
Health Status: medium injuries, bleeding.
Equipment: One canteen, full. One canteen, empty. 2 protein bars.
Location: Cantortown

I put my gun down and fake surrender (since I look like a child this always works) I attack when time is right.

You set your gun down in the forest, and walk out towards the settlement with your hands in the air.

Two of the guards who were dealing with Tanner notice you, and point their rifles at you when you are about 20 ft away.

"Stop right there! Get on the ground, with your hands on the back of your head."

"Freeze or we will have to fire! We don't want to hurt you."

I'm not sure sure when you want to attack...

So: There are maybe 20 guards inside the settlement dealing with one man, around four dealing with another one at the gate, and two dealing with you. You are currently about 15 feet from the gate, 10 feet from Tanner.

It is worth noting that you haven't actually fired at any guards yet, just at the guy trying to force his way in. So, the guards probably won't give you too much trouble.

Sparx0
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Nomad

Carefully, I jump from tree to tree.

Alexandra222
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Nomad

Name:Maya Brown
Gender:female
Physical description: Short, kind loving, light brown hair, Blue eyes
Stage: 1
Attribute: THE BLACK LOCUST
Known abilities: Hard skin
Energy: 3/10
Energy Regain rate: Slow
Health Status: medium injuries, bleeding.
Equipment: One canteen, full. One canteen, empty. 2 protein bars.
Location: Cantortown

I lie and tell the guards I was wondering around and got lost and im looking for my mom

aknerd
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aknerd
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Peasant

Name:Maya Brown
Gender:female
Physical description: Short, kind loving, light brown hair, Blue eyes
Stage: 1
Attribute: THE BLACK LOCUST
Known abilities: Hard skin
Energy: 3/10
Energy Regain rate: Slow
Health Status: medium injuries, bleeding.
Equipment: One canteen, full. One canteen, empty. 2 protein bars.
Location: Cantortown

I lie and tell the guards I was wondering around and got lost and im looking for my mom

"Well, get in already! It is really dangerous out here."

One of the guards lowers his weapon and runs forward to escort you into the town. You are now in the settlement: There seem to be two perpendicular main roads. Along these roads are single or double story wooden buildings. You can see scared faces in some of the windows.

To your left, you see one of the men from earlier, engaged in a standoff with 20 or so guards.

Of the the guards asks you:
"Did you see anyone else out there? We don't want anyone else to get hurt today, so it is important that you tell us if there is a dangerous person out there."

The other guard asks:
"What does your mother look like? Maybe she is in the town somewhere..."

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Name: Seal
Gender: Male
Physical description: Small, green eyes, short black hair

You jump through the forest, and come across two armed men. They are taking a break, just talking to each other. Each man has a rifle and a canteen of water. You are about 20 feet high, and they do not see you.

The men are not directly under you, they are about 25 feet in front of you. This is the closest branch that will support your weight; they are standing in the middle of a small clearing.

Please post your character sheet every time you post. I will edit it as you do things, so it is important that you post the most recent character sheet. don't worry about editing it yourself, I'll do everything to keep things simple.

Alexandra222
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Nomad

Name:Maya Brown
Gender:female
Physical description: Short, kind loving, light brown hair, Blue eyes
Stage: 1
Attribute: THE BLACK LOCUST
Known abilities: Hard skin
Energy: 3/10
Energy Regain rate: Slow
Health Status: medium injuries, bleeding.
Equipment: One canteen, full. One canteen, empty. 2 protein bars.
Location: Cantortown


I tell that I didn't see any other survivors. Then I tell the other guard my mom has almost white skin, 2 inches taller than me with light brown hair and darkish blue eyes. then I stare at some of the scared faces here hoping they might know something about my past I forgot about.

aknerd
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Peasant

Well! The glitch is gone. Horay! Rejoice and be merry. For bookeeping purposes, here is my post that migrating to the first page by internet magic:

Name:Maya Brown
Gender:female
Physical description: Short, kind loving, light brown hair, Blue eyes
Stage: 1
Attribute: THE BLACK LOCUST
Known abilities: Hard skin
Energy: 3/10
Energy Regain rate: Slow
Health Status: medium injuries, bleeding.
Equipment: One canteen, full. One canteen, empty. 2 protein bars.
Location: Cantortown

I lie and tell the guards I was wondering around and got lost and im looking for my mom

"Well, get in already! It is really dangerous out here."

One of the guards lowers his weapon and runs forward to escort you into the town. You are now in the settlement: There seem to be two perpendicular main roads. Along these roads are single or double story wooden buildings. You can see scared faces in some of the windows.

To your left, you see one of the men from earlier, engaged in a standoff with 20 or so guards.

Of the the guards asks you:
"Did you see anyone else out there? We don't want anyone else to get hurt today, so it is important that you tell us if there is a dangerous person out there."

The other guard asks:
"What does your mother look like? Maybe she is in the town somewhere..."

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Name: Seal
Gender: Male
Physical description: Small, green eyes, short black hair

You jump through the forest, and come across two armed men. They are taking a break, just talking to each other. Each man has a rifle and a canteen of water. You are about 20 feet high, and they do not see you.

The men are not directly under you, they are about 25 feet in front of you. This is the closest branch that will support your weight; they are standing in the middle of a small clearing.

Please post your character sheet every time you post. I will edit it as you do things, so it is important that you post the most recent character sheet. don't worry about editing it yourself, I'll do everything to keep things simple.


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And here is new stuff:

Name:Maya Brown
Gender:female
Physical description: Short, kind loving, light brown hair, Blue eyes
Stage: 1
Attribute: THE BLACK LOCUST
Known abilities: Hard skin
Energy: 3/10
Energy Regain rate: Slow
Health Status: medium injuries, bleeding.
Equipment: One canteen, full. One canteen, empty. 2 protein bars.
Location: Cantortown

I tell that I didn't see any other survivors. Then I tell the other guard my mom has almost white skin, 2 inches taller than me with light brown hair and darkish blue eyes. then I stare at some of the scared faces here hoping they might know something about my past I forgot about.

The guard on your right says:
"Well... can't say that rings any bells. My name is Grant. Who are you? How old are you? Hmmm.... I know you're a civilian, but... do you know how to fire a weapon? Normally I wouldn't ask, its just that-"

The other guard stops him and says:
"Stop it, Grant. She's just a child. I won't be responsible for putting a kid in danger. My name is Charlie. Come on, let's go inside."

The guards seem to have lost all hostility towards you.

Also:
Achievement Unlocked: Speech. Congrats on being the first person, after 10 pages, to actually try to talk to someone instead of just shooting them. No, you don't get anything.

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Peasant

Name: Mav
Gender: Male
Physical Description: Tallish, fair hair and skinned, with a wiry frame.

I attempt to push both the men into the fire. If that fails, then I brain them with my stick.

Alexandra222
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Nomad

Name:Maya Brown
Gender:female
Physical description: Short, kind loving, light brown hair, Blue eyes
Stage: 1
Attribute: THE BLACK LOCUST
Known abilities: Hard skin
Energy: 3/10
Energy Regain rate: Slow
Health Status: medium injuries, bleeding.
Equipment: One canteen, full. One canteen, empty. 2 protein bars.
Location: Cantortown

I still can't trust anyone. Since they think im a child I pretend to wander off. Maybe I might learn more about my past.

Sparx0
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Nomad

Name: Seal
Gender: Male
Physical description: Small, green eyes, short black hair

I go back some trees and pull a branch (new weapon).

aknerd
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Name: Mav
Gender: Male
Physical Description: Tallish, fair hair and skinned, with a wiry frame.

I attempt to push both the men into the fire. If that fails, then I brain them with my stick.

Man, sometimes I wonder about your guys' thought process:
"Whoa... two people in the woods... I should probably try to burn them alive."

You run forward and shove them into the fire. The one on your left falls in, and writhes in the flames. The one on the right, however, manages to regain his footing and turns around.

You swing your stick and catch him in the head, causing him to fall to the ground. He yells out a curse word, and slams the butt of his rifle into your stomach.

The man in the fire is attempting to roll out of the flames. While he is close to death, there is a chance he might be able to save himself.
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Name:Maya Brown
Gender:female
Physical description: Short, kind loving, light brown hair, Blue eyes
Stage: 1
Attribute: THE BLACK LOCUST
Known abilities: Hard skin
Energy: 3/10
Energy Regain rate: Slow
Health Status: medium injuries, bleeding.
Equipment: One canteen, full. One canteen, empty. 2 protein bars.
Location: Cantortown

I still can't trust anyone. Since they think im a child I pretend to wander off. Maybe I might learn more about my past.

You politely excuse yourself from the guards, and wander off. They have other things to worry about, and let you go.

There are some buildings around, all of which seem to be occupied. Where do you go?

Also, remember you are still bleeding.

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Name: Seal
Gender: Male
Physical description: Small, green eyes, short black hair

I go back some trees and pull a branch (new weapon).


You look for a branch, but unfortunately all of the ones around you happen to be attached to trees, and you have no knife. So, you drop to the ground a few yards away, and find a hefty branch that had fallen from a tree.

The clearing is now about 10-15 feet away. The men still do not see you.

Alexandra222
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Nomad

Name:Maya Brown
Gender:female
Physical description: Short, kind loving, light brown hair, Blue eyes
Stage: 1
Attribute: THE BLACK LOCUST
Known abilities: Hard skin
Energy: 3/10
Energy Regain rate: Slow
Health Status: medium injuries, bleeding.
Equipment: One canteen, full. One canteen, empty. 2 protein bars.
Location: Cantortown

I look for the infirmary to find a first aid kit.

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Nomad

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Name: Brooks
Gender: Male
Physical description: Ht.5.1 brown hair, green eyes, average weight.
Stage: 1
Attribute: THE ASPEN
Known abilities: regeneration upon death
Energy: 0.5/10 Energy
Regain Rate: very slow
equipment: Rifle, 20 rounds. Two canteens. 5 protein bars.
Location: Riemannville

I say, I will give, you my weapon so I may enter your wonderful town, but just out of curiosity, what would happen if I didn't?

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Name: Seal
Gender: Male
Physical description: Small, green eyes, short black hair

Still away from the men, I look for a sharp rock (not too big) and try to attach it to the branch.

aknerd
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Peasant

Name:Maya Brown
Gender:female
Physical description: Short, kind loving, light brown hair, Blue eyes
Stage: 1
Attribute: THE BLACK LOCUST
Known abilities: Hard skin
Energy: 3/10
Energy Regain rate: Slow
Health Status: medium injuries, bleeding.
Equipment: One canteen, full. One canteen, empty. 2 protein bars. Gauze, anti-septic cream.
Location: Cantortown

I look for the infirmary to find a first aid kit.

It is unclear what the purposes of the various buildings are. You head into the nearest one, on a whim. It is just one large room, with tables, chairs, and the like. There are maybe 25 people in the room, and about 5 appear to be armed at first glance.

An unarmed women notices you, and asks:
"Hello, dear. Can I help you with anything? OH! you're injured, here, let me get that."

She runs off into a corner, and returns with a bandage and anti-septic ointment. She hands you both items.
"Please just use what you need, we don't get another shipment for a while."

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Name: Brooks
Gender: Male
Physical description: Ht.5.1 brown hair, green eyes, average weight.
Stage: 1
Attribute: THE ASPEN
Known abilities: regeneration upon death
Energy: 0.5/10 Energy
Regain Rate: very slow
equipment: Rifle, 20 rounds. Two canteens. 5 protein bars.
Location: Riemannville

I say, I will give, you my weapon so I may enter your wonderful town, but just out of curiosity, what would happen if I didn't?

You hand the man your gun. He takes it, and says:
"Thank you. Its just.. you can never be to careful these days, you know? I don't even want to hear HOW you got a weapon, just go inside."

You are allowed inside the settlement.

Note: nothing is ever locked down, so its not like you would have been instantly killed if you had tried to fight back. You could have run away without being harmed too much.

It would have been much more difficult to enter the city. And once inside, you would have been attacked by pretty much everyone. I mean, that's what happens when you enter a settlement firing bullets.

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Name: Seal
Gender: Male
Physical description: Small, green eyes, short black hair

Still away from the men, I look for a sharp rock (not too big) and try to attach it to the branch.

You find a sharp rock, but how do you attach it to your stick? And in what orientation? (Like a spear or like a pick-ax?)

You hear one of the men say:
"Man, I can't wait until we get back. I haven't seen my kids in a week."

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