Yeah,
"leader" and
"expedition". That might be a bit of a exaggeration.
You, and one hundred felons got to choose between the death penalty and signing up to the PTT (Prototype Time travel)experiment. It doesn't really matter what you did, maybe you killed a man? Maybe you lead an underground terrorist group trying to undermine the current economical system? The government has surely becomed a lot more oppressive the last 25 years.
But what's important is the future, that's quite ironic since you and your group are going to be sent back to the past. You have been designated leader because your superior skills in the field of _______ and _______, at least that's what they tell you. You have an gnawing feeling that they picked you at random and don't really expect your group to survive.
You will be sent into the Classical ages. Somewhere around the hight of the roman empire. Admittedly they aren't really sure exactly when, or where, the technology is still highly experimental. They are sure that most of you will survive, and that you will create a parallel universe, so their timeline won't be affected by your actions.
You have limited supplies and this is a one trip journey. As the leader you will be appointed with the only rifle and its ammunition to help you control the group, you will also have the key to a safe containing a few handguns, a few handgrenades and spare ammunition.
You have approximately six months of food for hundred people and several books regarding how to speak the several ancient languages you will encounter. You can also suggest some other books on any topic that you want to take with you.
You have to decide what power generator you want, solar, water, wind or any other resource have to power it. Which? (It won’t be very large anyway, but at least you have a way to get electricity.)
You can also try to ask for other materials. But it is not likely you will get permission to take more that you can carry along on the journey. They don’t care if you survive for long. Other than that you have a small personal bag in which you can put some of your belongings. But that's it. Don’t expect them to send more stuff to you after the initial journey...
Name:
Gender:
Special skills:
Personal belongings: Clothes, Rifle, Key to Safe, personal belongings (What?), Safe.
Health: Great!
Books regarding languages and...?
Plenty of food.
100 population.
Powergenerator (What type).
Basic Tools (Axes, Saws, Hammers, etc)
So I got inspired by Mals excellent suggestion game Lordship (Which in turn was inspired by a game I held ages ago, so I guess we are even). But with a twist, you are traveller in time, so you character will have all the knowledge that you have, but very little practical knowledge on how to survive with all the tools we take for granted.
Honestly I am not entirely sure in which direction you guys will take this game. You could try to bid your time, build up a village and slowly destroy the mighty roman empire. Or you could try to pose as gods, and make sure you become the new Emperor. You will have to struggle with both internal (You will have people questioning your authority, limited food, horrible conditions) and external (Barbarians, Romans, bad weather, etc).
Will you survive?