This is my new forum game, in which you shall lead the life of a revolutionary in Latin America during the 1950s. You vote for one of the options presented at the end of the post, and when the next update is coming I tally up the votes and start writing! First, we have to determine the kind of background our protagonist has, and then we shall overthrow Manuél Gomez! Note that the choices you make will hold bearing on later events, and if somebody helps you, their eventually going to want something in return. Factions among the people will squabble and fight, the superpowers of the era will fight over your little island, and you will be the one to make the choices! Let us begin!
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The nation of Mallenia is a island located off the eastern coast of the United states, south of Cuba and north of Venezuela but still distant enough from the three countries to remain independent. Mallenia is dominated by a series of mountains in the center of the island, with large swathes of jungle covering most of the island. The most valuable resource of the island is a large deposit iron located in the mountains. There is an extensive inter-connected series of caves riddling the east coast which have been uninhabited since 1817, the pirates that used the caves for a base flushed out and hung. The weather is the traditional Caribbean hot, with the baking heat of sun and humidity combining to create a sweltering heat. Relief from the heat can be found on the sandy beaches that ring the island, vast colonies of fish swimming in the pristine waters. Swarms of flies buzz in the untamed jungles, the only traces of civilization visible in the jungle being the crude roads that weave their way to the mines in the mountain.
Two major cities mark the coast of Mallenia, one a massive port city called Estilus, the other the booming city of Thiva. Estilus is a small city consisting of a dock, a few middle-class blocks of housing, and a large farming population that lives outside the city. Thiva is the 'jewel' of Mallenia, with a movie theater, radio station, and even a university! Most of Mallenia's population lives within the vicinity of Thiva, either as farmers who ship their goods into town to be canned and processed or middle-class factory workers who can the fruit that will be sold in the grocery stores of First World Nations. A third major city lies nestled in the mountains called Euron. Euron is basically a collection of small mining towns joined together by dirt roads. The population of Euron mostly live in shacks with a few small communal buildings scattered through the shanty towns, and they work in the mines, a weekly transport arriving to collect the iron and take it to Estilus.
The government of Mallenia is an iron-fisted dictatorship which took power in the 1920s, overthrowing the democracy that had previously been in power by means of a military coup. Manuél Gomez is the President, and he has oppressed the people by scaring them into submission for the last thirty years. People want reform, but Gomez is in no mood to give it. There is a large military base between Estilus and Thiva which houses thousands of troops, around thirty tanks and two bombers. The soldiers are brutal and unforgiving, and Manuél Gomez isn't afraid to use them to crack down on any uprisings. The people secretly wish for reform, and you will be the one to lead the revolt of change!
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First, what is your name?
Second, what is your gender? Male or Female?
Your parents were...
A. A farmer and his wife from Estilus
B. Two poor miners from a shantytown in Euron
C. Two factory workers from Thiva
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Topic: Revolution(The Revolution Begins!) - A Multiple Choice Text-Based Game (Read 17436 times)