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[Orb]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

I have tried LPs and forum games, but never a roll to dodge. Mainly because B12 makes such great RtDs and I'd hardly compete. But, this idea dawned on me, and I just had to try it.

Welcome to channel 4497, otherwise known as The Hunger Games! I am your host, Hal. Today we bring you a violent, dramatic race called humans, from the planet Earth! Intrigue and violence is sure to run thick in this episode with these mammalian bipeds, so make sure to stay tuned!

The Camera zooms out from the stage, away from the surprisingly human-like host, and darkens. The screens lights up again over a lush countryside of varying biomes.

The battlefield today is custom tailored, to be just like the natural habitat of the humans! Comfortable temperatures, rolling hills, forests, it's got it all! The humans are so stupid, they probably won't even know they left home!

The crowd laughs

Let's introduce our competitors, shall we?

Spoiler: Additional Info (click to show/hide)

This is still in the works, but here's the basic idea.

I have never read The Hunger Games nor watched the movie. All I know are little pieces of information I've come across, and the title. What this means is a (likely) hilarious interpretation of what it actually is. A few replies have made me realize I know absolutely nothing about The Hunger Games, not even enough to call this an interpretation. So. This is The Not Hunger Games, what I would picture 'Hunger Games' would be, and has nothing related to the story itself. 

I am going to have 5 characters, as I feel that is a good compromise between too large and too small, and will allow some interesting diplomacy.

As the title suggests, there will be hunger. Sleep and thirst are abstracted out. The following is definitely not definite and is likely to change:

Every turn is 15 minutes. After 10 turns, you have to eat an article of food. After that, the next 5 turns are Hunger, in which case you get a -1 to all rolls. After that, you die. For technicalities, the 10 turns starts the turn after you eat, and on turn 15 you die unless you eat something(So the end of turn 15, essentially).

Since turns are 15 minutes long, combat is mostly automated. Once you initiate combat, you'll have to give me a general battle plan, and some sort of escape if you don't want to fight to the death.

The goal of the game is to be the last one alive. The television program has to keeps things interesting, so expect anything.

I think I like the idea of showing this from the camera's point of view, and may run with it, with the host's commentary being the description of your action.

Who get's selected for the 'games' will be based on their bio. The better it is, the more likely you are to get in, not any sort of who posts first, so take your time. Priority will go to interesting characters.

Spoiler: Rolls (click to show/hide)

1: You failed. Hard. May cause additional harm depending on the action (Ex. You attempt to knife someone, but accidentally lose your grip and the knife sails off into the distance)

2: You failed, but it's recoverable.

3: Minor Success. Not exactly what you planned, but at least it's something, right?

4: Average Success. Could have went better, but at least you came close.

5: Perfect Success. Went exactly as planned.

6: 'Went Better than Expected'. This wasn't what you planned, but you don't care.

Spoiler: Character Sheet (click to show/hide)

Name:
Gender:
Bio: Also include what you were doing while abducted. Abduction goes as follows: You heard a random noise, and then you were knocked out. That's all you know of as of right now.

[ansontan2000]

Name: Anderson
Gender: Male
Bio: Anderson was a soldier in the US Army. During training, he and his best buds, Jack Sillbyn and Zak Barn we out in the wild for survival training, before he adventured alone in the woods. He was following human foot tracks in the undergrowth, a bright light flashed with the sound of gunfire. He then found himself in rolling hills, not knowing where he was.

[Remalle]

(I've never seen or read the Hunger Games either.  Let's be united in our ignorance and create something hilariously wrong!
Also you seem to have stolen my idea of writing a game from the perspective of the camera from my brain.)


Name: Pauly Traeker
Gender: Male
Bio: A quiet, conservative young man, ostracized by his peers for his unusual interests, such as crossword puzzles and classical music, and classical music-themed crossword puzzles.  Pauly has a massive sweet-tooth and will kill for an oatmeal cookie.  He also competed in an orienteering competition once and placed third.  He was attending a writing club meeting with his equally socially awkward friends when he heard a high-pitched "woooo-boing!" noise and passed out.

[Tiruin]

(I've never seen or read the Hunger Games either.  Let's be united in our ignorance and create something hilariously wrong!
Also you seem to have stolen my idea of writing a game from the perspective of the camera from my brain.)

(High-five!)

Name: Ferren Summer
Gender: Female
Bio: Ferren is a young woman, an avid outdoorsman and one interested in the more unconventional methods of approaching things. She works mostly as an analyst and a mechanic, until she heard something like a loose gas compression valve sound off nearby.

Checking it proved wrong, as moments later, her consciousness ran away in fear.

[Zako]

(Me too!)

Name: Axel Greyson
Gender: Male
Bio: Axel is a young man, just turned 25, and works as a part time lab assistant and part time boxer. He is a headstrong and passionate man who has a strong positive outlook on life and believes that there is always a way to suceed in any situation. He was cleaning out lab supplies when he heard the chime of a small bell and everything went black.

[10ebbor10]

((Technically, you could just scratch the name. This game has nothing to do with it, and in fact it only serves to draw attention. In fact what you're doing is just creating an ordinary, if semi-realistic deadmatch game))

[TCM]

((Technically, you could just scratch the name. This game has nothing to do with it, and in fact it only serves to draw attention. In fact what you're doing is just creating an ordinary, if semi-realistic deadmatch game))

((Pft. It's like someone calling a game a Pokemon RTD because you run around and poke Jamaicans. In fact, I'm guessing the title is going to repel a lot of people like yourself who haven't read or seen the Hunger Games.))

[Orb]

Woops. I thought it had at least something in common. Sorry about that. I really did think it had to do with surviving in the wilderness, and potentially starving. The Aliens? Eh, I thought that would be a fun twist.

I'll change the title to "The Not Hunger Games: The Orb Interpretation" and edit a few bits of the OP.

[TCM]

Woops. I thought it had at least something in common. Sorry about that. I really did think it had to do with surviving in the wilderness, and potentially starving. The Aliens? Eh, I thought that would be a fun twist.

I'll change the title to "The Not Hunger Games: The Orb Interpretation" and edit a few bits of the OP.

Well, to be fair, a good portion of the actual Hunger Games were about searching for food in the wilderness and not getting killed/immolated/eaten.

The simplest way to put the series is: Battle Royale mixed with the Highlander in the wilderness with ancient-era weaponry.

[Spinal_Taper]

You could just call it Roll to Game Show. Sounds the most accurate.

[anailater]

Name: John Baxter
Gender: Male
Bio: John wouldn't be regarded as a remarkable man, in his mid 20's he had a failing physiche, and was studying to be an astrophyscist.
With aspergers, he has always felt diffrent and by extension paranoid aroud others.
He was getting some books for studying when the "abduction" occured.

YES! got my application in.

[Orb]

Alright, sign-ups are duly noted. I don't believe we are going to get anymore, so I'll start right away. Remember when posting turns to keep in mind that they are 15 minutes. I may write-up a map, but I don't think it's needed.

Spoiler: Turn 0: Pillar of Bounty (click to show/hide)

The Camera zooms to the center of the battlefield, a stone floored circle with a 5 ft tall pillar in the center. 5 humans sleep equidistant from each other at the edge of the circle. The Camera zooms at each competitor as Hal speaks.

Competitor 1, named Anderson, was part of the pathetic human military. We caught him in the middle of woods, surely lost. We stripped him of his stone club and associated equipment, so don't worry.

Competitor 2, named Pauly, was caught making cave paintings, or something. We're not sure what he was doing.

Competitor 3, named Ferren, was fooled with the old bait 'n' snag.

Competitor 4, named Axel, is the favored competitor. Your bets are safe with him!

Competitor 5, named John, is certainly to be interesting! Abandoned by his fellow humans, he's surely to be the most unstable of the group!

The Camera zooms out again, showing the entire battlefield. To the north lies the forests, broad leaf. The south holds rolling hills, with some rocky outcrops. The East and West are jungles

Today's challenges for the battlefield are as follows!

In the thriving forests of the North lies an extensive cave system. Surely a human will dare this exciting case of claustrophobia.

The soaking jungles of the East and West hold the crowd favorites! Pyramid in each jungle filled with a dizzying labyrinth and a myriad of traps.

In the calm hills of the South lies a mountain, taller than the tallest huts the humans ever made!

The Camera zoom back onto the stone circle

Let's wake our competitors, shall we?

Hal snaps, and the humans slowly awake.

Let the Hunger Games begin!

The Camera flashes to Commercials

Buy Catsnap, the zangiest of all cat attire! Just snap it on and presto! Your cat is a dragon. Just pay 10 shipments of $99.99.

The Camera returns to the battlefield

Welcome back! For those you just tuning in, our competitors have just woken up. When I talk like this, I am broadcasting my words to the humans, though their feeble minds may have trouble understanding.

Humans, you have been selected to be the glorious competitors of one of our most popular television programs, The Hunger Games!. Your goal is to be the last competitor alive, and we'll send you back home. Form alliances, back-stab each other, whatever suits your fancy. We have also increased your metabolism substantially, so expect to be getting hungry soon!

In the center of the field you'll find a pillar. On top of that is a box, filled with the disgusting things you humans call food. It is worth 3 rations, so decide how you'll divide it up.

In each cardinal direction, you'll find a challenge. Successfully complete the challenge, and you'll obtain an item that will assist your survival dramatically. That is all. Remember, play this game to the best of your abilities, because your survival is on the line! Have fun!

Spoiler: Some mechanics ironed out (click to show/hide)

You can eat food early, but it only resets your food counter.

One hunger is added at the end of each turn.

At the start, you have no items. However, crafting will quickly change that. Be creative!

Storage space will be a mindful fact. No carrying corpses around without heavy disadvantages. Think about getting a backpack or something similar early on. Your clothes have pockets, but that will only last so long.

Conversations are not part of the turn, and can last as long as you want(Within reason). You have to be near each other to initiate a conversation.

Please include your name somewhere in your turn to make it easier on me.

Spoiler: Profiles (click to show/hide)

Anderson: 0 Hunger
No Items

Pauly: 0 Hunger
No Items

Ferren: 0 Hunger
No Items

Axel: 0 Hunger
No Items

John: 0 Hunger
No Items

[Remalle]

Pauly groans, and holds his head.   Once the mysterious blue voice is done speaking, he turns to the others.
"God, my head hurts worse than that time with the copper piccolo and three metric tons of lobsters... never mind that."
He considers his next words for a second.
"Hi, guys.  I'm Pauly Traeker, human extraordinaire.  What are the odds you guys don't feel like fighting, and instead want to all survive together in peaceful harmony until four of us drop dead?"

[ansontan2000]

"I don't see a problem with that. Anderson, US Army," the private says before moving to shake hands with Pauly.

[Zako]

"My name is Axel. So, how are we going to get out of here?"