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It Takes A Village [Mid-day] – A semi-freeform tribal simulator
SWAT One:
What is this?
"It takes a village" is originally part of an idiom or proverb meaning that it takes many, not just a single house or a few to accomplish a single, difficult task. So why the random wisdom mumbo-jumbo? This game is a simulator of tribal life, except without the hyper-realism from the Tributary and Savage Archipelago series. The premise is that you are a tribesman or tribeswoman in a society that you all get to shape. The main goal is survival. Wanna do something else? Of course, you have free license to forget around! Create an offshoot tribe? Go for it. Burn a neighboring tribe's village to the ground? Why not?
How do I play?
Simple. State your action, and within reason and rules, it will happen. If you are trying for something that may or may not result in immediate success, a moderator or autonomous player (See rules and autonomous player list) will decide the outcome of the action.
To start, create a character. See the example below to see how the application would turn out. Feel free to add any fields you don't see here and re-format as desired.
--- Code: (New Player Application) ---[size=12pt][NAME][/size]
[b]love:[/b] {Male, Female; choose one and remove the extra text and brackets}
[b]Appearance:[/b] [APPEARANCE; describe your appearance]
[b]Inventory:[/b] [INVENTORY; list your starting items]
[b]Role:[/b] [ROLE; your desired starting role in the tribe. Note that if more than one person wants to be a leader, you will need to determine that amongst yourselves, whether through peace or bloodshed]
--- End code ---
--- Code: (Example Player Application) ---[size=12pt]Fabio[/size]
[b]love:[/b] Male
[b]Appearance:[/b] A lanky tan-skinned man with dark messy hair. Wields a fishing spear and stabs fish out of the river all day. Wears a shaggy course fabric tunic and a rope sash around his waist.
[b]Inventory:[/b] Fishing spear, Filleting knife
[b]Role:[/b] Fisherman
--- End code ---
--- Quote from: Example Player Application ---Fabio
love: Male
Appearance: A lanky tan-skinned man with dark messy hair. Wields a fishing spear and stabs fish out of the river all day. Wears a shaggy course fabric tunic and a rope sash around his waist.
Inventory: Fishing spear, Filleting knife
Role: Fisherman
--- End quote ---
Also, once there are at least 6 players, I will open up creations of new tribes. But when it's time, you can submit one of these.
--- Code: (New Tribe Application) ---[size=12pt][NAME][/size]
[b]Culture:[/b] [CULTURE; tell us a little about your tribe]
[b]Leader:[/b] [LEADER]
[b]Members:[/b] [MEMBERS; list your members, must be players who are actually accepted]
[b]Color:[/b] [COLOR; your tribe's hex color]
[b]Goals:[/b] [GOALS; public goals of your tribe]
--- End code ---
Rules
* Do not use technology that is out of this time period. E.g. no pulling guns out of your ass.
* Do not bullstuff in random mutants, aliens or mythology. If you want it, I we can have a discussion on the RPC Discord channel #blf-itav
* Do not powergame. You cannot simply overpower an apex predator alone with your bear hands. In general, just use sense.
* Autonomous Players are those decided by moderators to be trustworthy enough to complete their own actions as they are considered reliable and mature players. They can also decide the outcomes of other players' actions. If you are an autonomous player, do not abuse this power. It can be given just as easily as taken away.
* Rules are subject to change. Last revision on Monday, 03 July 2017 at 21:47:49, Pacific Daylight Time.
Player List
★ = Moderator, * = AP (Autonomous Player)
Player Name Character Name Role TribeSWAT One★ Goryutan Hunter/Warrior Unnamed Tribelord techno Thaedryd Olnsyar Butcher/Cook Unnamed Tribecromartini Ogahch Shaman Unnamed Tribe
Tribe List
Tribe Name Leader № of Members LocationUnnamed Tribe No one 3 Undecided (SEE POLL)
SWAT One:
Goryutan
love: Male
Appearance: A gruff-looking Central Asian man with tan skin. Wears fur clothes.
Personality: Quiet and serious, but nevertheless generous and polite.
Inventory: Saber, bow, iron knife.
Role: Warrior/Hunter
Weapons:
Saber
Knife
Bow
lord techno:
Thaedryd Olnsyar
love: Male
Appearance: A large and imposing man with a slightly tanned skin tone and well-grown beard. Wears light fur clothing.
Inventory: Iron Cleaver, Bone two-pronged fork
Role: Butcher/Chef
SWAT One:
--- Quote from: lord techno on July 04, 2017, 01:31:55 AM ---Thaedryd Olnsyar
--- End quote ---
Accepted.
Gonna change my vote from Highland steppes to Coniferous taiga.
cromartini:
Ogahch
love: Male
Appearance: An tanned old, fragile and thin man with an long white beard which reaches to his crotch. Wears fur.
Inventory: Long stick, small sack made out of animal skin.
Role: Shaman