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[Wirevix]

No, RTD. You are the dragons.
Fair warning, I've never run an RTD before.  There is the distinct possibility this will end in failure.  Gotta start somewhere, right?

The place is Earth.  The age is our own present.  The setting is a miserably steamy jungle teeming with fascinating life.  This fascinating life is why you are here.  For better or (more likely) for worse, you have come as part of an expedition to study the mysterious life inside a newly discovered massive cavern system winding beneath the jungle floor.  Maybe you really want to be here and it's the most exciting day of your life. Maybe you want to go back to your hotel, have a beer and a nap, and pretend none of this is happening.

Rules - I'm trying to stay light on the rules and keep things less complicated. But there are some things that annoy me and some things you probably need to know. These rules could be changed as the game progresses.

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1 - Your character begins the game ignorant of such obvious facts as "magic is real" and "if I meditate I can become a god."  They would no more attempt to do these things than you would in real life.  Please do not make stuff like that your action until it has become appropriate by the story's advancement.  You will find results going highly unfavorably for you if you jump the gun on the magic-ification.
2 - Please read all the results, not just yours. Other people's results can and probably eventually will affect you. Besides, you miss out on half the fun.
3 - 1 is a critical failure.  6 is awesome success.  More than 6 is overkill.  Overkill can be either positive or negative depending on what you were trying to do.  If/when people start getting really big bonuses so their rolls have consistently higher numbers, these numbers may be adjusted.
4 - One action per turn.  Looking at things, minor clothing/equipment adjustments, talking, and things like bracing yourself or getting a running start do not count as actions. But in certain situations, moving/examining/talking mid-action may cause a "not concentrating" penalty against your roll. Dice used will be my flame-patterned D&D set.
5 - If you're not there for three turns, you will be removed from the game.  This may or may not leave your character alive. You can join the waiting list, if there is one, as either a new character (if you died) or your previous character (if you were removed non-lethally.)  Same goes for if you died while active. New characters enter as stragglers separated from the main group (which is of undefined size for that reason.)

There will be 5 active characters at a time.  The rest go into the waiting list.

Character Sheet - Again, going for simplicity. You start out normal anyway. It's once the game has progressed that you start getting interesting things. For their inventory, everyone receives the following items by default and don't need to be listed: Wrist-worn mini-GPS which can locate other wrist-worn mini-GPSes. Basic spelunking gear (length of rope, helmet with light, high-grip boots, etc.)  Basic rations (Bottled water and simple nonperishable packaged foods.) Two-way radio. Flares.

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Name:
Age:
Sex:
Occupation:
Why they brought you: (could be for anything from an actual relevant skill you have, to just being in-the-know with a higher up. All characters will know each others' reasons for being along.)
+1 Skill: (everyone's good at something. Pick one real-world type skill, relevant or random, to get a +1 in. Ex: Judo, Fishing, Training dogs, etc.)
Inventory: (Items that your character would bring along to explore a mysterious life-filled cavern. Only items that they could either get through airport security, or buy in a small tropical resort area before they left for the jungle. No need to list clothing unless they've brought extra outfits or something particularly unusual.)

STATS:

Health & Status lists

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Characters:
John Straton: 10/10, Fine.
Indiana Jones: 10/10, Fine.
Sally White: 10/10, Fine.
Joe Unicycle: 7/10, Cracked shin: -1 to all leg-using actions.
Carl Trent: 4/10, Fine.

NPCS:
Intrepid Team Leader: 0/10, Dead.

Monsters:
Great Cave Lily: 9/9, Confused.
Giant Cave Fisher: 0/3, Dead.

Map - I have crappy skills at ASCII rendition so the map will be sketched in Paint and linked.

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Bestiary:

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(Names that are links lead to a sketch of the creature.)

HUMAN: A medium-sized creature prone to great ambition.
   Max health: 10
   Base damage: 1
   +1 Skill: Various
   Move in groups of undefined size.
   Abilities: Various.

GREAT CAVE LILY: A massive carnivorous plant with a hard shell protecting its trunk. Its roots spread far and wide across cave systems, both gathering water and warning it of approaching prey.
   Max health: 9
   Base damage: 3
   Skills: Shell: +2 Armor when withdrawn. Root web: +2 detection & accuracy against targets in contact with roots.
   Immobile, solitary.
   Abilities:
      Snaring vines: The great cave lily attempts to ensnare a target with its vines. If successful, target cannot flee and has reduced maneuverability.

GIANT CAVE FISHER: Giant arachnids with two pincers and six legs. Just above their pincers are two long, spindly modified antannae which they cast like fishing lines. They are covered in sticky mucous for catching prey.
   Max health: 3
   Base damage: 1
   Skills: Carapace: +1 Armor. Plot Monster: +DEATH against Intrepid Team Leaders.
   Move in groups of 1-3.
   Abilities:
      Cast line: The giant cave fisher attempts to ensnare a target with its lines. If successful, target cannot flee and has reduced maneuverability.
      Pincer grab: The giant cave fisher attempts to grab a target with its pincers. If successful, target cannot flee and takes minor damage.

[Wirevix]

Character List:

Spoiler: John Straton (Ochita) (click to show/hide)

Name: John Straton
Age: 27
Sex: Male
Occupation: Intrepid cave assistant
Why they brought you: He was the assistant who had helped finance the trip and was picked to go as well.
+1 Skill: Rock identify
Inventory: Pda (has clock function. Dwarf fortress.) , Pocket knife, tracers.

Spoiler: India--Jones (Jay Kayell) (click to show/hide)

Name: Jones
Age: 32
Sex: Male
Occupation: Archaeologist
Why they brought you: Because I am the best at what I do. And what I do is unearth ancient mysteries. Also, I work for cheap.
+1 Skill: Whip-using
Inventory: Bullwhip, Leather jacket, Fedora, Satchel, Compass, Machete

Spoiler: Sally White (Dwarmin) (click to show/hide)

Name: Sally White
Age: 33
Sex: Female
Occupation: Journalist
Why they brought you: Sally carries alot of weight in the media world-being a journalist for CBX news.
Her inclusion into the team guarantees a national Geographic cover, maybe even a a spot on 60 minutes...
+1 Skill: Spotting
Inventory: Sylish rose tinted shades: Broken, personal audio recorder, leopard print pith helmet, Press badge, mega action camera (100 shots worth of film, super zoom lens, night vision, both water and bullet proof!)

Spoiler: Joe Unicycle (JacenHanLovesLegos) (click to show/hide)

Name: Joe Unicycle
Age: 32
Sex: Male
Occupation: Guard
Why they brought you: Every expedition needs to have guard for wild animals!
+1 Skill: Brawling
Inventory: Nice leather vest, jeans, white button shirt, belt, baseball cap, swiss army knife, laptop (for playing DF), backpack, incomplete first aid kit.

Spoiler: Carl Trent (SeriousConcentrate) (click to show/hide)

Name: Carl Trent
Age: 24
Sex: Male
Occupation: Botanist
Why they brought you: The expedition needed someone with expertise in the types of plants one would find in a jungle, just in case.
+1 Skill: Botany
Inventory: PDA for filing information, survival guide pocketbook, kit for chemical analysis, machete for hacking away at particularly uninteresting bits of plantlife such as annoying vines, cell phone w/ headset attachment for hands-free usage, piece of slightly damp wood.

Important NPCS
Intrepid Team Leader Dead

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Name: Isaac Thorpton (aka Intrepid Team Leader)
Age: 34
Sex: Male
Occupation: Research scientist - cave systems
Why they brought you: Our intrepid team leader was brought because he knows how to get around a cave. Also because it was his idea.
+1 Skill: Spelunking
Inventory: Light-up shockproof/waterproof watch, book on known native cavern fauna, notebook and pencils for recording observations, disposible camera, cell phone.

Waiting List:

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[Ochita]

Name: John Straton
Age: 27
Sex: Male
Occupation: Intrepid cave assistant
Why they brought you: He was the assistant who had helped finance the trip and was picked to go as well.
+1 Skill: Rock identify
Inventory: Pda (has clock function. Dwarf fortress.) , Pocket knife, tracers.

[Jay Kayell]

Name: Jones
Age: 32
Sex: Male
Occupation: Archaeologist
Why they brought you: Because I am the best at what I do. And what I do is unearth ancient mysteries. Also, I work for cheap.
+1 Skill: Whip-using
Inventory: Bullwhip, Leather jacket, Fedora, Satchel, Compass, Machete

[Dwarmin]

Name: Sally White
Age: 33
Sex: Female
Occupation: Journalist
Why they brought you: Sally carries alot of weight in the media world-being a journalist for CBX news.
Her inclusion into the team guarantees a national Geographic cover, maybe even a a spot on 60 minutes...

+1 Skill: Spotting

Inventory: Sylish rose tinted shades, personal audio recorder, leopard print pith helmet, Press badge, mega action camera (100 shots worth of film, super zoom lens, night vision, both water and bullet proof!)

EDIT: Lol. Make that SALLY...

[Dwarmin]

Well, anyone wanna share thoughts why we wait for more players.

Feel free to try try and plot-destroy my overpowered mega action camera at any time Wirevix, espcially if we actually get near the end-or roll D6 to check if I left the lens cap on. Until then, I'll keep a record of what I got pictures of...for starters....

*SNAP*
This is a picture of the small group who ventured into the caverns, standing side by side and smiling photogenically. Sally White is standing prominent in the center.

99 shots remaining

[Wirevix]

Oh, I imagine many bits of machinery will be toast.  But it could be equally amusing if the camera survives the entire journey, photo record intact--after all, how many "they saw the craziest stuff" movies end with "and then they published their photos in a scientific journal."  : B

[Ochita]

John rubbed his eyes. It had been a long flight and now his dwarfs were tantruming. Another forgotten beast. Dealt with. Still, he was okay with sally. She had been kind and helpful. He just had to deal with so much paperwork and such for this to even happen.

[Dwarmin]

Sally took another drink of her ice tea from a clattering hand. Why? The plane itself, which was ready to fall out of the sky at any moment...look, there goes another stray bolt from the wing. Lovely.

She smiled charmingly at John. Wait. Who was he again? She checked her notes. "Rock Guy"! Some sort of ologist-she knew the type. All adventurer scientist types-good in a pinch, but they need constant reassurance...

Also Jones. Now there was someone who could make a good shot great...she made up her mind about him right then.

He was going to get the book deal. And possibly the animated movie tie in.

[Jay Kayell]

Jones observed the landscape they flew over, whistling a small tune that had been stuck in his head for the last hour.

[Ochita]

Ooh, steel and the elves were there. Truth be told he really did not care about the whole thing. Although it does sound so much like dwarf fortress. He added some notes to his file on this trip. That other guy, Jones? Seriously who carrys a whip these days. Probably would scare at the first sign of monsters.

[JacenHanLovesLegos]

Name: Joe Unicycle
Age: 32
Sex: Male
Occupation: Guard
Why they brought you: Every expedition needs to have guard for wild animals!
+1 Skill: Firearms Brawling
Inventory: Nice leather vest, jeans, white button shirt, belt, baseball cap, .22 rifle, 50 rifle rounds swiss army knife, laptop (for playing DF), backpack.

Open up laptop and check on my dwarves in mu current fort.

[Wirevix]

Please either change your name or take a last name--I'd rather not have two "John"s running around, okedoke?

[JacenHanLovesLegos]

Changed name.

[Wirevix]

Also, while knives and the like could probably be acquired, it's unlikely you'd find anywhere to get the rifle, there's definitely no way you could take it through an airport, and the usefulness of anything beyond a handgun would be pretty low inside a cave anyway.  So I'm striking it out, otherwise you're good.