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whimsyboy
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In this RPG, you are a caveman. You are confronted with daily problems such as dinosaurs, volcanic eruptions, and brawls with rival caveman clans. Fill out this sheet, and I'll give you some options as well.

Name:
Family Name:
Family Size:
Family Home:
Height:
Weight:
Weapon:
Skills(spend 20 stat points total)
Strength:
Speed:
Intelligence:
Reaction:

Here are some facts(don't have to use in rubric):
You may choose from these for weapons:
Club-all around weapon, +1 Strength +1 Reaction
Rock-heavy weapon, very powerful +2 Strength -1 Speed -1 Reaction
Hands-versatile, can pick up small rocks or small sticks to fight +1 Speed +1 Intelligence +2 Reaction
You can get better weapons as you go through the game.
Reaction means if a disaster occurs(a beast attacks, earthquake, volcano, etc.) you can help your family and do something quickly.
Height and Weight is very important and can affect your Reaction time(I'll tell you what you're like once you've decided)
Max height is 6 foot tall, Max weight is 170 pounds. Min height is 5 foot, min weight is 100 pounds.
Pretty soon I'll make a system for weapons upgrades, as well as tasks you may complete.

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superpickle
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superpickle
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Peasant

Name: Knox
Family Name: Ug Clan
Family Size: 7
Family Home: Sheltered Cave
Height: 5 ft 9"
Weight: 140 lb
Weapon: Rock
Strength: 5 (+2)
Speed: 6 (-1)
Intelligence: 4
Reaction: 5 (-1)

whimsyboy
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whimsyboy
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Nomad

Name: Knox
Family Name: Ug Clan
Family Size: 7
Family Home: Sheltered Cave
Height: 5 ft 9"
Weight: 140 lb
Weapon: Rock
Strength: 5 (+2)
Speed: 6 (-1)
Intelligence: 4
Reaction: 5 (-1)

OK. One day you go out hunting with your brother. You get an elk. When you come back, you find your family hiding in the cave from a T-Rex! What do you do(you can only use your weapons and whatever you are good at. Your brother has a club with him, and you can drop your weapons anytime.)

P.S. A more elaborate plan usually works out better, but sometimes simplicity or sacrifice can get the job done.

SilentQ
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SilentQ
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Name: Kwrlwl
Family Name: Braaaag
Family Size: 6
Family Home: Mountain Cave
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 125
Weapon: Bare-Hands
Strength: 2
Speed: 4
Intelligence: 8
Reaction: 4

I couldn't think of any caveman noises. :< If I think of some better ones later, will you let me change my name/family name?

whimsyboy
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whimsyboy
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Name: Kwrlwl
Family Name: Braaaag
Family Size: 6
Family Home: Mountain Cave
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 125
Weapon: Bare-Hands
Strength: 2
Speed: 4(+1)
Intelligence: 8(+1)
Reaction: 4(+2)

Sure, you can change your name later on.

Now, because of your advanced intelligence, your family doesn't even go out too far to get food. You guys just bring in prey with a series of baits and traps. But one day, when 3 elks are eating at a bait in front of your cave, a Saber Tooth Tiger breaks through the brush! The elk are quickly cornered, and during this drought, there probably aren't many elk for miles around. What do you choose to do?

Also, do what superpickle did and put in parenthesis the upgrades you get from weapons.

SilentQ
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Name: Kwrlwl
Family Name: Braaaag
Family Size: 6
Family Home: Mountain Cave
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 125
Weapon: Bare-Hands
Strength: 3
Speed: 5(+1)
Intelligence: 8(+1)
Reaction: 4(+2)

Alright sure. And I just noticed I only spent 18/20 stat points, so I'm putting 1 in strength and speed.

Seeing as individually we don't have much strength, get all 6 of us to fight the saber tooth tiger. We'll rush it right away, in hopes of scaring it off, but if we have to fight it, we'll all be right there so it can't pick us off one by one.

Alpha791
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Alpha791
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Peasant

Name:Grog
Family Name:Ugtakalaka
Family Size:15 Members
Family Home:A field with a few caves.
Height:6'8"
Weight:265
Weapon:Hands
Strength:4
Speed:6
Intelligence:4
Reaction:6

whimsyboy
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whimsyboy
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Nomad

Name: Kwrlwl
Family Name: Braaaag
Family Size: 6
Family Home: Mountain Cave
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 125
Weapon: Bare-Hands
Strength: 3
Speed: 5(+1)
Intelligence: 8(+1)
Reaction: 4(+2)

OK, you rush the Tiger and it jogs away. It looks to the right and sprints for the tree line. A T-Rex is approaching from 200 yards away!
Although the T-Rex isn't very fast, as soon as it's near you're in grave danger. So, you have three options and a little amount of time.
1)Run back to the cave as quickly as possible.
2)Quickly cut off two elk legs(which is enough to feed the family for one night) and run back.
3) Since the T-Rex is incredibly stupid and easily confused, two people distract it while the other four bring back as many meat as possible.

Whatever meat you leave behind is eaten by the T-Rex, because the elk are already caught in nooses. If you leave a large amount of meat, the T-Rex will eat that and be satisfied, but if he is still hungry, he will annoy you for a whole day.

SilentQ
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Name: Kwrlwl
Family Name: Braaaag
Family Size: 6
Family Home: Mountain Cave
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 125
Weapon: Bare-Hands
Strength: 3
Speed: 5(+1)
Intelligence: 8(+1)
Reaction: 4(+2)

I'll go for option number 2. Even if he does stay, we'll have enough to be satisfied for awhile.

whimsyboy
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Name:Grog
Family Name:Ugtakalaka
Family Size:15 Members
Family Home:A field with a few caves.
Height:6'8"
Weight:265
Weapon:Hands
Strength:4
Speed:6(+1)
Intelligence:4(+1)
Reaction:6(+2)

Wow, your family is big. Please use the chart I just made, we need people to follow the format. kthanx.

You have many children in your family. They are energetic and curious, and one day they stumble upon a nest. They have no idea what it was, and they come home with 5 basketball-sized eggs!
What do you do?
1) Take the eggs happily and have a feast that night.
2) Hold on to the eggs, but take a look at the nest.
3) Put back the eggs, cover your tracks, and try to find out what in hell lays eggs that big.

P.S. Sometimes, it's better to be safe than sorry. But you need to take a little risk when you're trying to survive.


Name: Kwrlwl
Family Name: Braaaag
Family Size: 6
Family Home: Mountain Cave
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 125
Weapon: Bare-Hands
Strength: 3
Speed: 5(+1)
Intelligence: 9(+1)
Reaction: 5(+2)

OK. You run back and make a fire before the sun falls. Just as the sun goes down and you're roasting the meat, the T-Rex starts roaring into the cave(just making noise, he's too big to enter). He does this for 2 hours and leaves.
The next morning, you find bloodstains where the Elk were. This means there is no more meat in the area. What now?
1)Send out 3 of the strongest men to try and find a new herd.
2)Send 5 people out to collect assorted nuts and berries.
3)Try and survive off of smaller game.

You learned a vital lesson that day, and during the next week your children made spikes to surround the field adjacent to your cave, so next time, the T-Rex will have to go through something. +1 Intelligence, +1 Reaction. I already changed your stats.

Alpha791
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Alpha791
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Peasant

Name:Grog
Family Name:Ugtakalaka
Family Size:15 Members
Family Home:A field with a few caves.
Height:6'8"
Weight:265
Weapon:Hands
Strength:4
Speed:6(+1)
Intelligence:4(+1)
Reaction:6(+2)

Can I ever make my own? I will go with B)

SilentQ
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SilentQ
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Name: Kwrlwl
Family Name: Braaaag
Family Size: 6
Family Home: Mountain Cave
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 125
Weapon: Bare-Hands
Strength: 3
Speed: 5(+1)
Intelligence: 9(+1)
Reaction: 5(+2)

Bah. We'll need protein eventually, but for now I'll send out 5 people to get nuts and berries.

OOC: Maybe add a 'choose your own option' option? Please? -wants to send out people to look for a new cave where there is meat-

whimsyboy
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Darnit. Had to wait like 5 minutes to post :P

Name:Grog
Family Name:Ugtakalaka
Family Size:15 Members
Family Home:A field with a few caves.
Height:6'8"
Weight:265
Weapon:Hands
Strength:4
Speed:6(+1)
Intelligence:4(+1)
Reaction:6(+2)

Alright, from now on you guys can do whatever you want with what you have.
Anyway, you discover the nest is home to a pterodactyl! You have seen them in the area, and they are quite large, with a wingspan of 7 feet. They can pick up a small human.
Also, you went over the height and weight limit. Take it down a little.

Alpha791
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Alpha791
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Peasant

Name:Grog
Family Name:Ugtakalaka
Family Size:15 Members
Family Home:A field with a few caves.
Height:6'4"
Weight:235
Weapon:Hands
Strength:4
Speed:6(+1)
Intelligence:4(+1)
Reaction:6(+2)

You didn't post a max :/. I will cover my tracks and go into the cave with the eggs.

Alpha791
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Alpha791
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Peasant

Name:Grog
Family Name:Ugtakalaka
Family Size:15 Members
Family Home:A field with a few caves.
Height:6'
Weight:170
Weapon:Hands
Strength:4
Speed:6(+1)
Intelligence:4(+1)
Reaction:6(+2)

Crap nvm. I didn't see the max.

whimsyboy
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whimsyboy
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Name: Kwrlwl
Family Name: Braaaag
Family Size: 6
Family Home: Mountain Cave
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 125
Weapon: Bare-Hands
Strength: 3
Speed: 5(+1)
Intelligence: 9(+1)
Reaction: 5(+2)

OK, by the end of the day, you bring in enough food to eat for 3 days. You wanna send some men to go find a new cave?

Name:Grog
Family Name:Ugtakalaka
Family Size:15 Members
Family Home:A field with a few caves.
Height:6'4"
Weight:235
Weapon:Hands
Strength:4
Speed:6(+1)
Intelligence:4(+1)
Reaction:6(+2)

OK, no prob.
Anyway, on the way back, you see the mother pterodactyl land in the nest. You stop on the hill right outside your cave after hiding the eggs. You hear a terrible screech, and she takes off in your direction. What do you want to do?

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