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[Shikogan]

Okay well it seems this forum has been lacking in the classic Evolution game, that was started way back when. My proposal is this as follows.

In my EVO game, there will be three species and only three(to begin with) each species will be controlled by a coalition of two or three players. To apply is simple, find someone you feel like would be a good person to play with create a species between you that comes to a total of 50 EP and post it on this thread and where you would like to start on the map below. I will then let you know if you are playing.

Rules

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Each Hex has a maximum population of 10.

Population growth is determined by:
In a single turn, if the creature gives birth only one young at a time pop will increase 1 every 2 turns until the population reaches 4/10. Until that point it halves and goes up 1 per turn until 7/10. Then it goes up 2 per turn at that point until 10/10. At this point the hex still produces population however at a reduced rate of 1 per turn; the hexes around the orginal will start to fill, OR the population can be traded to a nearby settlement.

When spending EP there are 5 categories in which each point can go. These are:
-   Offensive: this type encompasses claws, poison, teeth, basically all abilities that can be used offensively. Most expensive.
-   Exotic: this means psychic powers, flight, swimming, ect. Anything out of the ordinary. Second most
-   Defensive: same as above only for defence rather than offence. Second least.
-   Civil: construction methods, farming, birth rate, habitats. Least.

Each Evolution has 5 levels. Each level will provide extra bonuses. However for a single rank it costs 3 EP, the second rank costs 5 EP, then 8 EP, 12 EP, and finally 15 EP for a fully evolved ability at defensive cost.

EP is generated by dividing the total population by the number of settlements. Having a single settlement with a full population of 10 will produce an extra 7 EP. By default all species get 5 EP a turn. Extra EP is gained by having large population OR by doing well in your rolls for actions. From 0 to 65 no extra is gained, from 65 to 90 2 extra is gained and 90 to 100 4 EP.

Actions are determined by a d100 roll. The outcome can be affected by your evolutions and bonuses though. For example trying to send people to colonize a forest over a mountain range will benefit from warm fur or clothing, bridge building ect. 

Map

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So that's that and i'll let everyone know if they're playing in about 4-5 days.

[Shikogan]

Creatures

Apocrita

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Apocrita: Man-sized intelligent ants, created by the Seven to serve the quest for truth and science

OFFENSIVE
5 EP: 1 Crushing Jaws: Stronger attack: The Apocritans' jaws are feared by all. With jagged serrations and immense cutting powers, Apocritan militias are armed with a mighty weapon indeed.
EXOTIC
4 EP: 1 Gills: Decreased penalty to settling water: The Apocritans' ant relatives breathe air through their hard exoskeletons. As Apocritans evolved, they began to grow lungs, needing more and more air to support their larger bodies. Some Apocritans have begun to evolve further, developing large-capacity lungs and even gills to support long or indefinite forays underwater.
CIVIL
13 EP: 3 Farming: Higher population maximum: Apocrita's fabled scientists have developed farming nearly to an art. Delicate balances of rotated crops enhance soil quality and boost yield, letting settlements feed more stout Apocritan citizens than previously thought possible.
13 EP: 3 Frenzied Queen: Higher population growth: The Apocritan Queens are immense, producing great amounts of larva to expand the population. In times of great need, the queens of the settlements enter a frenzy, consuming more food to produce more and more larva, and producing huge population growths that feed the desire for Truth.
13 EP: 3 Scouts: Higher chance at settling: Apocritans are masters of the scout. Related to ants, they can mobilize hundreds of scouts to seek good places to settle in a few minutes. Their scouts leave pheromone trails, pointing out the easiest paths to travel to the best new settlements and keeping settlers from danger.
2 EP: 1 Mighty Walls: Higher chance at defending: The great stone walls of Apocrita defend its cities. With powerful construction engineered by the brightest Apocritan minds, it will take great forces to scale these mighty walls.

Draco

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Name: Draco
Dietary needs: Herbivore
Appearance: The Draco appears to be a bipedal lizard with tough, leathery skin. The Draco's arms have a thin, leathery webbing that extends from the torso to the end of the fourth digit. This delicate webbing is currently useless for any purpose other than decoration. The Draco uses its hind claws to dig burrows for itself.
Starting Location: G15
Offense: None
Exotic: Flexible Digits (Allows for manipulation of small objects) (rank 1)(4pts)
Defensive: Tough Skin (rank 1) (3pts)
Egg Laying (Rank 3) (Litter size of 5) (3pts + 5pts + 8pts)
Civil: Verbal Traditon(rank 2)(2pts + 4 pts)
Burrows (builds underground, greater protection from the elements)(rank 2) (2pts + 4pts)
Farming (rank 3)(2pts + 4pts + 7pts)
Weaving (rank 1)(2pts)

Hebi

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The Hebi are a race of serpentlike humanoids, similar to Naga, that live in coral reefs underwater. Over generations of fighting underwater predators, they have learned several techniques for survival. The most prominent is their ability to rapidly reproduce, making up for any losses to these creatures. They also have learned how to hide both underwater and on land, either sneaking away or stealthily ambushing would-be predators with spears coated in thick poison that they have learned how to make from sea urchins, octopus, other poisonous fish and occasionally plants or coral. This knowledge of poisons has also lead to the discovery of medicine, which they use to heal themselves or trade with others.

Civic:
Lv 4 Fertility(24)
Lv 2 Agriculture(6)
Lv 2 [Underwater] Construction(6)
Lv 1 Medicine(2)

Exotic:
Lv 1 Underwater Breathing(4)

Offensive:
Lv 1 Poisons(5)

Defensive:
Lv 1 Stealth(3)

Phelsuma

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Phelsuma's are of the already cautios gecko species the most elusive and carefull in their dealings with other species, relying on a range of defensive and stealth skills, and living together in hidden hives.

Offensive:
none
Exotic:
19 EP: Setae lvl 3. The Phelsumae can scale walls and ceilings with a remarkable ease, thanks to the special Setae, or bristles, growing on their feet. While it allows them to walk on any surface as if it was ground, it takes much more effort than walking.
Defensive:
8 EP: A Lizard's Tail lvl 2. The tail of the Phelsuma is only loosely attached to the body, and a predator will often find himself holding only a tiny bit of meat while the gecko itself runs to safety. This has proven a usefull defensive ability, actually giving geckos quite a chance to survive a dangerous encounter.
8 EP: Camouflaged lvl 2. The Phelsumae skin has an intricate pattern of brown, green and grey, and many a gecko masters the art of hiding. A hiding, camouflaged gecko is very hard to spot.
Civilized:
13 EP: Insect Farming lvl 2. The Phelsumae have found out that insects, their main source of food, breed very fast in certain conditions and with enough food. Special spots in their hive are reserved for insect breeding purposes, and any rotting fruit or meat found out in the open is brought to these chambers by the geckos, providing the insects with food.
2 EP: Hidden Hive lvl 1. The Geckos have long ago noticed that using a natural cave as hive and hiding the entrance with leaves and strong-smelling plants is a great way of misleading predators. Even though their skill is far from perfection, the hidden hives are left untouched by many opponents.

Teams

Apocrita

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Cheddarius and Redwarrior

Draco

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Faden, Deon and Dragnar

Hebi

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RNG, Armok, Nirur Torir

Phelsuma

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EagleV and Haika

[Shikogan]

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[IronyOwl]

Looks interesting, a few questions though.

Each Hex has a maximum population of 100.

Population growth is determined by:
In a single turn, if the creature gives birth only one young at a time pop will increase 1 every 2 turns until the population reaches 4/10. Until that point it halves and goes up 1 per turn until 7/10. Then it goes up 2 per turn at that point until 10/10. At this point the hex still produces population however at a reduced rate of 1 per turn; the hexes around the orginal will start to fill, OR the population can be traded to a nearby settlement.

Was the 100 at the top a typo, and each hex can in fact hold 10 population, or were the numbers below fractions, and population will speed up at 40 creatures per hex?


Also, I assume more information is coming in the second post? This doesn't seem to explain what the map numbers mean, what non-defensive evolutions cost, how exactly evolutions work, etc.

[Shikogan]

For information on how EP and evolution works. read an older existing game.

Each Evolution has 5 levels. Each level will provide extra bonuses. However for a single rank it costs 3 EP, the second rank costs 5 EP, then 8 EP, 12 EP, and finally 15 EP for a fully evolved ability at defensive cost.

The cost for a single rank in a defensive evolution is 3, to then evolve it to a second rank would cost and extra 5 and so on.

Sorry that wasn't clear enough. and that 100 was a typo sorry. Also the numbers on the hexes on the map are elevation hence the negative numbers on ocean tiles.

EDIT: for exotic just add 1 to the base cost and offensive is 2 more than base. also civic is one less than base just to make it that much clearer.

[dragnar]

This looks interesting. I'd like to play if I can find someone else to team up with.

[Faden]

For information on how EP and evolution works. read an older existing game.

Each Evolution has 5 levels. Each level will provide extra bonuses. However for a single rank it costs 3 EP, the second rank costs 5 EP, then 8 EP, 12 EP, and finally 15 EP for a fully evolved ability at defensive cost.

The cost for a single rank in a defensive evolution is 3, to then evolve it to a second rank would cost and extra 5 and so on.

Sorry that wasn't clear enough. and that 100 was a typo sorry. Also the numbers on the hexes on the map are elevation hence the negative numbers on ocean tiles.

So is it 5 pts for one rank of offensive, then 7 and so on?

[Armok]

I might be interested, but I don't know how much time this takes.

[Nirur Torir]

I am interested as well.

[Deon]

I can team up with Dragnar. If you don't mind Dragnar

Also Faden appears a reasonable person (at least considering his actions in my rpg) so I can be with you too.

[Armok]

I might as well join that team as well, if I may Deon?

[Nirur Torir]

I sent a PM to Dragnar requesting to be teamed with him shortly after his first post in this thread, but then he logged off. Large teams would be an interesting experiment, but I'd rather not be on one. Want to team with me, Armok?

[dragnar]

Looks like I'm on a team with Deon and Faden. Wow, never logged back in to find that many PMs before.

[RandomNumberGenerator]

I would be interested in playing.

[Deon]

Hey Armok, we have 3 players already, I think 4-5 would be too much.

Organise with Nirur and RNG, they are awesome guys. And I am already terrified to see RNG here, he made an awesome trait tree for me in a few minutes, he must be a pro powergamer .