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[Teen Island] Dwarf Fortress + Cheerleaders + Dice. Monday Night.
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TEEN ISLAND
I'll be starting a game of Teen Island this Monday the 8th at 11pm British Summer Time in #TeenIsland on irc.magicstar.net This is subject to flexibility based on who we have coming. I'd certainly prefer to move it to earlier myself and will do if it's mostly Europeans playing.
There's no GM and it's a collaborative group game, so the more people we have to chip in the more fun it will be. Think of it as being a cross between a Let's Play, a Board Game and a Roguelike.
But what's the game you say?
I was toying with the idea of creating a game that could be playable solo, taking inspiration from the randomly generated content of Roguelikes. I ended up with the idea of a desert-island survival game where you or your group collaboratively control a randomly generated group of highschoolers that have to balance gathering food and materials to survive with complex social networks and backstabing. Obviously there are also tropical storms, bear attacks and hopefully a raft. I painted the whole thing with a thick coat of highschool stereotypes and had my basic idea down.
So here, nearing its completed form, is Teen-Islanders.
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ddmbxmt_13cg9mbdv5
The game has gone down well when played with around three people but I really think it's a case of the more the merrier. Life in the island is meant to be unfair and you can fully expect your favourite castaways to be eaten by tigers or fall into a volcano when they're not refusing to cooperate with your plans for survival.
The game actually benefits from sidetracking into silly comments and really reading into the events. You soon learn to hate the fat kids. Here's an example of what a group of Castaways will look like, each one being the result of a single d6 roll and up to two further rolls based on how they roll.
The Rebels
Lucia and Franklyn (Spunk, Couple)
The Cheerleaders
Michelle (Social, Fussy, The Bitch)
Tara (Social, Fussy)
Amber, Tiffany and Samantha (Social)
The Rest
Heather (Sports)
Christian (The Class Clown, Smarts, Spunk)
Eugene (Glutton)
Aaron (Jerk)
Amie (Sports, Crush on Franklyn)
The brackets contain any Strengths or Weaknesses the character has as well as how any other notable information such as relationships with other Castaways or whether they fit a special role such as Prom King or Class Clown. As you can see Cliques form rapidly on this island depending on character's Strengths.
With the Core game only awaiting final editing before I seal it off as complete I've also begun work on a series of mini-supplments each providing a set of optional variants on the game or modular addons, the series is called Coconut Radio and so far there are three issues awaiting playtesting, which I'd be happy to try out with people that have become more familiar with the basic game. New content includes murder, cannibalism and an evil sentient island, so I'm eager to give them a try. You'll hear about them first here when they're ready for release upon the public.
Interest in Monday's game? Just let me know.
I'll be starting a game of Teen Island this Monday the 8th at 11pm British Summer Time in #TeenIsland on irc.magicstar.net This is subject to flexibility based on who we have coming. I'd certainly prefer to move it to earlier myself and will do if it's mostly Europeans playing.
There's no GM and it's a collaborative group game, so the more people we have to chip in the more fun it will be. Think of it as being a cross between a Let's Play, a Board Game and a Roguelike.
But what's the game you say?
I was toying with the idea of creating a game that could be playable solo, taking inspiration from the randomly generated content of Roguelikes. I ended up with the idea of a desert-island survival game where you or your group collaboratively control a randomly generated group of highschoolers that have to balance gathering food and materials to survive with complex social networks and backstabing. Obviously there are also tropical storms, bear attacks and hopefully a raft. I painted the whole thing with a thick coat of highschool stereotypes and had my basic idea down.
So here, nearing its completed form, is Teen-Islanders.
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ddmbxmt_13cg9mbdv5
The game has gone down well when played with around three people but I really think it's a case of the more the merrier. Life in the island is meant to be unfair and you can fully expect your favourite castaways to be eaten by tigers or fall into a volcano when they're not refusing to cooperate with your plans for survival.
The game actually benefits from sidetracking into silly comments and really reading into the events. You soon learn to hate the fat kids. Here's an example of what a group of Castaways will look like, each one being the result of a single d6 roll and up to two further rolls based on how they roll.
The Rebels
Lucia and Franklyn (Spunk, Couple)
The Cheerleaders
Michelle (Social, Fussy, The Bitch)
Tara (Social, Fussy)
Amber, Tiffany and Samantha (Social)
The Rest
Heather (Sports)
Christian (The Class Clown, Smarts, Spunk)
Eugene (Glutton)
Aaron (Jerk)
Amie (Sports, Crush on Franklyn)
The brackets contain any Strengths or Weaknesses the character has as well as how any other notable information such as relationships with other Castaways or whether they fit a special role such as Prom King or Class Clown. As you can see Cliques form rapidly on this island depending on character's Strengths.
With the Core game only awaiting final editing before I seal it off as complete I've also begun work on a series of mini-supplments each providing a set of optional variants on the game or modular addons, the series is called Coconut Radio and so far there are three issues awaiting playtesting, which I'd be happy to try out with people that have become more familiar with the basic game. New content includes murder, cannibalism and an evil sentient island, so I'm eager to give them a try. You'll hear about them first here when they're ready for release upon the public.
Interest in Monday's game? Just let me know.
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I have a gay couple (It didn't forbid it from what I saw):
Will (social fussy)
David (social)
The first day was uneventful. On day 2 I rolled a 1 for food hunting, and they both decided to build the HMS rainbow. I then rolled a 1 for wood gathering, and all the wood was burnt to ward off evil spirits. Needless to say the rest of the island weren't impressed and Will and David went without their supper.
Then because there is no wood I roll another camp event, and Will & David break up "in a dramatic way". Does this mean the HMS rainbow is doomed if they don't get back together, or do they keep working on it even if they hate eachother (not rolled it yet)?
Glad you're enjoying it solo, it's much more fun with more players!
And yes, gay couples aren't differentiated from normal couples in any way. Infact this can make some of the events much more interesting.
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Is that like 3 pm GMT-6
I will be working unfortunately =[
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Day 13
The Camp
Food: 0 (a recurring pattern)
Wood: 8
Camp Value: 6 (Very basic, they have a habit of burning it down)
Notes: David, Derek, Horse, Socrates and Chester are Hungry.
The Rebels
Kliff (Spunk, Couple with Roberta)
Roberta (Spunk, Couple with Kliff)
The Rebels are yet to really make their impression on the island. So far they've been diligently getting on with work and actually being two of the most dependable castaways.
The Nerds
Matilda (Spunk)
Derek (Smarts, Crush on Matilda)
Chester (Smarts, Crush on Matilda)
Matilda's life was changed on Day 2 when a coconut struck her on the head, causing a vast personality change in her. She lost her Gluttony and Smarts that defined her previously and became a Sassier, more aerodynamic model. She probably took off her glasses and let her hair down, or was replaced by a new actress. Her and Chester had lucky escapes after being shot by poison darts, both waking up some days later from their comas. Rather usefully they found an old camp on the island that proves someone has made it off alive and provided them with some nice loot.
The Jocks
Big Mitch (Sports)
Guns (Sports)
Snakedog (Sports)
The Jocks have been mostly dependable, when Guns isn't having mental breakdowns or being stung by killer bees. They were quick to kick Horse out of their ranks when he reverted to a feral state.
The Rest
Horse (Sports, Slacker)
Horse began life as a Jock but one day the Jungle Madness took him. He spend two days and nights roaming the island as a beast, wrecking some of the camp in the process, before returning a shadow of his former self. Now he spends most days staring into the trees and mumbling, being shunned by his former Jock bretheren.
Amber (Social, Fussy)
Ruby (Fussy)
Amber and Ruby have proven to be surprisingly capable at building the camp, which seems to be used as firewood more than shelter. They protest this behaviour by refusing to eat and occasionally nearing death through starvation.
David (Crush on Amber, has Dog "Socrates")
David has spent many a day watching lovingly as Amber nearly dies from refusing to eat coconuts. His dog is a liability and most of the group want to eat it.
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And Socrates is GREAT, no matter what anyone says.
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Here or here. Enjoy!
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