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[BlackPaladin99]

I will join.  Character sheet coming soon.

[Ehndras]

If players want to integrate Discord, we can do that. My partner may be joining soon, and she has zero RP experience, so I'm using this as a means to give her a tutorial of sorts. She'd probably prefer Discord, but I'd like to help her train her written English as its not her primary language.

Forum is just more casual and low-maintenance. I don't mind either way.

[Ehndras]

Nearby, you overhear a lanky guy in a neon-stripped orange maintenance uniform mutter to himself.

"What a crock of shit... How are we supposed to maintain quota with half the units offline?"

He seems to be poring over some sort of unfurled document, schematic, or map while sitting by himself in what appears to be a mess hall. His table is covered in assorted papers of the square and rolled-up variety. It has are 4 chairs, 3 of which are empty.

There's an off-brand vending machine in the corner. The overhead lights whine and occasionally flicker.

Players, feel free to insert your character into this scene, or walk by looking for something or someone else entirely, and I'll provide the details. (aka make them up on the spot, based on the general we're-on-some-sort-of-offworld-mining-colony-or-some-shit concept). You can post like 5 words or a few lines. Something as simple as "I walk up to the technician and punch him in the face", or "ask him who's in charge here" or "where can I get some equipment". I'll start:

JOHN BRAND (sheet to come) stands in the hallway outside of the mess hall and blinks. Where the fuck am I? What am I even doing here?

Overhearing what appears to be a surveyor or maintenance tech complaining nearby, he walks over and asks, "Hey, Technician, where are we? I can't remember shit."

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DM REPLY:

The Tech looks up from his paperwork and sighs. "Just woke up from cryosleep, eh? Good, we need the extra hands around here. Alright, so here's the deal. Turn around, walk down the main hall til you see a sign that says "Site Admin", and someone there will brief you on your tasks, housing, and so forth. If you see any other confused fellows, bring them with you. I've gotta deal with this paperwork in the meantime. Best of luck."

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JOHN BRAND nods, says thanks, and begins to turn around. Pausing for a moment, he asks if the Tech would escort him to the Admin room. <ACTION: PERSUASION>

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DM REPLY:

ROLL FOR ACTION: 2 (fail - medium)

The Technician shrugs and says, "Look man, there's a bunch of you and one of me, plus my boss is on my ass to get this equipment back online. We're running at half capacity and at this rate we're getting fined, or worse, for being under quota. Do you want corporate breathing down our necks? I sure as hell don't want to end up back on ice to wake up on some other godforsaken mining colony I've never heard of. So, unless you know something about surveyor equipment, go bother Site Admin personnel. We're understaffed as shit right now. Hence, y'all icecubes waking up."

With that, Technician McCannae looks back at his paperwork and ignores you.

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JOHN BRAND nods then leaves the mess hall and looks for the SITE ADMIN office. <ACTION>

(I did this to provide a basic idea.)

[King Zultan]

If players want to integrate Discord, we can do that. My partner may be joining soon, and she has zero RP experience, so I'm using this as a means to give her a tutorial of sorts. She'd probably prefer Discord, but I'd like to help her train her written English as its not her primary language.

Forum is just more casual and low-maintenance. I don't mind either way.

I was asking to find out if it was required or not, because if is required I won't be able to participate.

[DeathMetalDwarf]

I haven't played a Roll to Dodge game before, would this game be a good place to start?

[Ehndras]

If players want to integrate Discord, we can do that. My partner may be joining soon, and she has zero RP experience, so I'm using this as a means to give her a tutorial of sorts. She'd probably prefer Discord, but I'd like to help her train her written English as its not her primary language.

Forum is just more casual and low-maintenance. I don't mind either way.

I was asking to find out if it was required or not, because if is required I won't be able to participate.

Ah. No it's not required.

[Ehndras]

I haven't played a Roll to Dodge game before, would this game be a good place to start?

Sure, don't see why not. Think of it like improv. We're just going "yes, and", players reacting to things, and things reacting to players. Hell, if you want just ask and we can even roll for skills.

If you've played Rimworld, or of course DF, it can be equally fun to create a custom character, or learn to work with an RNG monstrosity that demands a wildly different playstyle. Up to the player.

[King Zultan]

Ah. No it's not required.

Good to hear, I'll make a sheet tomorrow.

[Naturegirl1999]

If I may, I’d like to join. If anything is wrong, tell me what is and I will edit accordingly

Age: 18
Name: Clara Ellison
Gender: Female
Profession: Lab Assistant
Physiology / Appearance: Shoulder length blond hair, blue eyes, skinny, short
Traits & Characteristics: None yet
Abilities / Skills: None yet
Species: Human

[DeathMetalDwarf]

I haven't played a Roll to Dodge game before, would this game be a good place to start?

Sure, don't see why not. Think of it like improv. We're just going "yes, and", players reacting to things, and things reacting to players. Hell, if you want just ask and we can even roll for skills.

If you've played Rimworld, or of course DF, it can be equally fun to create a custom character, or learn to work with an RNG monstrosity that demands a wildly different playstyle. Up to the player.

This game sounds interesting. Not sure if I have enough time though.

[King Zultan]

I just realized will it mess with the flow of the game if I'm not here on the weekends?

[Ehndras]

If I may, I’d like to join. If anything is wrong, tell me what is and I will edit accordingly

Age: 18
Name: Clara Ellison
Gender: Female
Profession: Lab Assistant
Physiology / Appearance: Shoulder length blond hair, blue eyes, skinny, short
Traits & Characteristics: None yet
Abilities / Skills: None yet
Species: Human

Welcome! Looks great. Make your way to Site Administration where you'll be interviewed for your new position. (choose your own adventure style)

...Or not. You can always try to hack the vending machine, wander around the facility, or run headfirst into the nearest wall. You act, I'll react accordingly as the narrator. (and NPCs)

[Naturegirl1999]

Find Site Administration and begin the interview

[Ehndras]

I haven't played a Roll to Dodge game before, would this game be a good place to start?

Sure, don't see why not. Think of it like improv. We're just going "yes, and", players reacting to things, and things reacting to players. Hell, if you want just ask and we can even roll for skills.

If you've played Rimworld, or of course DF, it can be equally fun to create a custom character, or learn to work with an RNG monstrosity that demands a wildly different playstyle. Up to the player.

This game sounds interesting. Not sure if I have enough time though.

If you'd like a low-effort, tight-schedule playstyle, I can accomodate that. Some people can post once a week, some a few times a day.

HINT: This isn't strictly a party-based game - characters can act as they wish (with consequences, both good and bad) - we can create a position / arquetype that suits you. We can also do the 'temporary GM NPC' option for extreme cases, like if y'all somehow manage to blow up the colony. Or piss off a foreign delegation by executing someone senior which results in our HQ being orbitally bombarded. Or get us invaded by aliens. Or tear apart the fabric of reality. Or we run out of fuel on an interstellar journey and starve to death. Or get executed by a new CEO who decides to run the colony like a military dictatorship. Or dig too deep. Technically anything is possible if the right circumstances arise. Of course, y'all will be given a chance to fight, flee, or finagle your way out of most situations. If a player will be away for a while, lets say 3 weeks, just DM me and your character can go on a trip, work assignment / vacation.

Example: Would you like to play as an Aquirer of Things (tm) who goes on occasional week-long trips and comes back with goodies? Perhaps occasionally available to barter for totally legal contraband forbidden high-demand items: like stims, weapons & attachments, rare materials, space candy, bodymods, and the like? That way you can show up whenever you can, and interact with other players and NPCS, while effectively running your own solo quests?

Hell, you can give people quests if you feel like it. Anyone who has something you want you can barter with, including other players. They can ask for something of yours in return, of course, or request they'll only part with <insert bauble here> in exchange for, I dunno, a concealable pistol with ammo, or a message delivered. How each player / NPC reacts to a request, and if they'll actually do it, is up for debate. I'll showcase those mechanics a bit once people head to Site Admin.

[Ehndras]

I just realized will it mess with the flow of the game if I'm not here on the weekends?

Nah, not really. We'll just need to factor that in. See what I just wrote above.

Hm, maybe we should list activity levels on our character sheets so I know who's a daily poster and who's a weekly poster. That way I can accomodate y'all better.