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Darvi

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Roll To Decide on a Plot: BOSS FIGHT?!
« on: August 23, 2011, 02:06:55 pm »

So basically, this isn't quite dissimilar to SC's RTASL.

Except it isn't. Basically, We're going to tell a story. Every turn, I'm going to advance the story, and then you are going to make suggestions. I am then going to pick the six first/most popular/most interesting/whatever suggestions, and then allocate them to a number from 1 to 6.
I then roll a d6 and whatever number comes up gets chosen. You are allowed to second other proposals and withdraw yours, so any suggestion that has been repeated a few times has a higher chance of getting picked.

Example situation:

Our heroine is standing in a tunnel. Behind her is the exit, where she came from, in front of her is a hole in the floor, blocking her way to the other side.
In her inventory she only has a rope and a lantern.

The following would be the suggestions:

[1]: Jump down the hole.
[2]: Tie the rope into a lasso and throw it over a stalagmite. Then cross over the hole.
[3]: Head back outside, maybe she has missed something.
[4]: Jump into the pit.
[5]: Tie the rope to a stalagmite, then use it to climb down the hole.
[6]: Suddenly, cave-in!

I'd then roll...a [5] and write the following:

Deciding that the hole might contain a secret, our heroine securely ties her rope onto a thin but stable stalagmite. She then carefully, but steadily descends into the darkness. A few dozen metres below, she eventually reaches the bottom of the pit.Upon examination she finds a few rocks, a small hole in the wall, just about large enough to crawl in, and a pick that somebody must have dropped.

What will happen now?



This game is free for all, so no need to in or have a regular attendance to participate.

First things first, but not necessarily in that order:


What setting shall the story take place?
« Last Edit: November 25, 2011, 10:26:48 am by Darvi »
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Re: Roll To Decide on a Plot
« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2011, 02:16:23 pm »

Fantasy universe in which an evil force has opened a gigantic portal into the Midwest United States around a week ago.
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Re: Roll To Decide on a Plot
« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2011, 02:21:17 pm »

1 foot tall aliens with no arms, only 2 metre long claws are pouring from a small abandoned shack in Cornwall in modern day Britain. Due to the government disappearing days into the invasion, the civilian populance is left to fend for themselves.
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Re: Roll To Decide on a Plot
« Reply #3 on: August 23, 2011, 02:25:47 pm »



Two meter long claws you say? (Surprisingly hard to find a pic of a meterstick that shows how long it is in comparison to things.)
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"Dammit Derm!" - You, if I'm doing it right.
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Re: Roll To Decide on a Plot
« Reply #4 on: August 23, 2011, 02:30:08 pm »

For added hilarity, the aliens are only a foot tall.
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Re: Roll To Decide on a Plot
« Reply #5 on: August 23, 2011, 02:58:18 pm »

Space Opera set in the 5th millenium.

Also, this is a great idea.
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Re: Roll To Decide on a Plot
« Reply #6 on: August 23, 2011, 03:09:16 pm »

During the Mongolian invasion of Persia (where they fought against the original Assassins).
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Re: Roll To Decide on a Plot
« Reply #7 on: August 23, 2011, 03:51:14 pm »

A roguelike.
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Re: Roll To Decide on a Plot
« Reply #8 on: August 23, 2011, 04:25:33 pm »

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Two meter long claws you say? (Surprisingly hard to find a pic of a meterstick that shows how long it is in comparison to things.)

Awesome picture.


On the Orient Express headed for Turkey pursued by enraged pipe-smoking Belgian detectives.


Edit: I am for the moment withdrawing my previous suggestion.
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Re: Roll To Decide on a Plot
« Reply #9 on: August 23, 2011, 04:26:08 pm »

So you're withdrawing your previous suggestion?
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Re: Roll To Decide on a Plot
« Reply #10 on: August 23, 2011, 04:44:14 pm »

Some obscene crossover uber combo of TF2, Homestuck, Dwarf Fortress, Advance Wars, Portal and Minecraft, simultaneously combined with all of the other suggestions.

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Re: Roll To Decide on a Plot
« Reply #11 on: August 23, 2011, 05:09:58 pm »

ex you have simply accepted your true self

I will suggest  an average person caught in a war between monumental powers, (Example. Angels v Demons, AMerica v the EU something like that)
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Roll To Decide on a Plot: It is dark. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
« Reply #12 on: August 23, 2011, 05:15:01 pm »

[1]Fantasy universe in which an evil force has opened a gigantic portal into the Midwest United States around a week ago.
[2]1 foot tall aliens with no arms, only 2 metre long claws are pouring from a small abandoned shack in Cornwall in modern day Britain. Due to the government disappearing days into the invasion, the civilian populance is left to fend for themselves.
[3]Space Opera set in the 5th millenium.
[4]A roguelike.
[5]On the Orient Express headed for Turkey pursued by enraged pipe-smoking Belgian detectives.
[6]Some obscene crossover uber combo of TF2, Homestuck, Dwarf Fortress, Advance Wars, Portal and Minecraft, simultaneously combined with all of the other suggestions.


[4]

Our adventurer awakens inside a medium sized room.
The walls are cobbled out of stone, and the candles on the walls provide dim light.
Carefully, our hero stands up. He
has a slight feeling of déjà-vu. Has he been here before? Or she?
(S)He has suffered a head trauma, and has problems remembering who (s)he is. Or maybe even it.
Please help him/her/it remember who (s)he/it is.

Who am I? What am I? What is my purpose in life?
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I am clearly a Belgian detective and my purpose is to solve unsolvable crime! I smoke a pipe.
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You on an Agatha Christie trip? :P
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