Ometotchtli/Ratatoskr

[soulping]

RULES:

• In this game you take control of a post-apocalyptic community attempting to build itself up over the course of one year, before the mysterious Frost Shepherds arrive to end the game. The goal is to rebuild the community through creative responses, and to survive!

• Every turn represents two months. The Frost Shepherds will arrive in the second winter - You need to be prepared!

• There will be eight seasons total.

• During each turn, a player draws a card. The characters discuss which response to answer, and turn in an answer. This answer will develop what happens to the community over the years.

• You can also submit an action for the community to take every round! This shouldn't be overly complicated*, and you can't magically make up resources - You'll need to rely on what you've got, and your answers to the cards.

• Drawing a card: Every card contains information and choices you can make. Here's an online card shuffler you can use.

Only draw the suit of cards that matches the season:
Hearts = Spring
Diamonds = Summer
Clubs = Autumn
Spades = Winter.

Do not repeat cards! If you get the same card twice, re-roll.

• Failure to build defences against the Frost Shepherds, improve the community or make all resources necessary for survival abundant by the last round will land you in trouble.

*If it is, you might not like where the action goes.

Your runner is Cycles.

Comments

ROUND 1

[soulping]

[ Behold, a mighty fortress! ...or at least, the crumbled remains of what was, at one time, a fortress, probably. The ruins are located in a deep valley.

There is a nearby lake to the east, inhabited by a tame kraken.

Some farmlands to the north, though the land is poor and the food they produce is very little.

To the west are some natural salt deposits in the face of the valley, though they are difficult to reach. Prey animals inhabit the nearby area, but they are few and far between.

Your community has a small legion of spear-wielding warriors to defend it, but even without them your community is currently invulnerable...because there is literally nothing else in the area yet, so there's nothing to hurt you. Yet. This is where your band of survivors has settled to try and rebuild away from the danger of the Jackals. ]

We do have family in the community! Everyone is a family. Sure, there's peeps we prefer amongst our family, but at the end of the day, we all got each others backs. It's a bit makeshift, but an adopted family is one you choose, and it's those kind of bonds that are made of steel. Even if some might be black sheep, doesn't make 'em any less part of the family.

Gonna put together some tools and going to set up a mine for salt! Taking time to make sure the mine is safe. Four weeks!

Abundant Resources
• Invulnerability
• Salt
• Hope

Scarce Resources
• Prey animals
• Food

DISCUSSION

[soulping]

CARD DRAW

[soulping]

Please use this shuffler to draw your card! Your current season is Spring.

ACTION / ANSWER TURN IN

[soulping]

[ Include both your final answer to the cards, and the action you wish to use this round. ]

Re: CARD DRAW

[endsintheocean]

Two of hearts.

Re: CARD DRAW

[soulping]

There’s a large body of water on the map. Where is it? What does it look like?

or...

There’s a giant, man-made structure on the map. Where is it? Why is it abandoned?

Re: DISCUSSION

[endsintheocean]

The body of water would presumably have to be another lake, or perhaps even a sea.

[mutaturnontollitur]

A large lake would likely provide both some form of animal and fresh water, making it the more ideal choice, wouldn't it?

[endsintheocean]

It would, yes. Depending on its location, it could also make transport easier if we took the time to build some boats.

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

We already have a lake from the beginning though. The one with the kraken.

It could be a river for transportation.

....they could also be hotsprings. We're in a valley, would have mountains around.

[mutaturnontollitur]

That would be some river, to count as a large body of water. Still, that does seem like a better idea, and may safeguard our lake from drying up later.

[endsintheocean]

I suppose it could count if it spans the entire valley. I think that would be the most useful option.

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

[Nods.] It'd probs be a good idea to run the whole valley from the opposite direction of our homebase. Less chance of floodin'.

[endsintheocean]

That sounds good.

What should we do for our action? Start building boats so we can take advantage of the river?

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

[Nods.] Boats would be good. Better to be able to move than being stuck. Docks would be good too.

Though we should have a proper foundation for our fort on the tdl, never doubt a flash flood.

[mutaturnontollitur]

I believe we are all in agreement, then. A large river, then, providing both fresh water and trade seems the most prudent choice. I would also suggest docks before boats; better to have the mobility before the ease of use.

[endsintheocean]

Yes, definitely. I believe that means we have our answer?

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

Looks like.

[mutaturnontollitur]

Yes, I believe so.

Re: ACTION / ANSWER TURN IN

[endsintheocean]

ANSWER:
There's a large river that runs through the whole valley from the opposite direction of our homebase.

ACTION:
We'll start building docks on the river.

ROUND 2

[soulping]

The community sets out to construct docks on the banks of a large river that runs through the valley.

As the season comes to a close, the Jackals return to launch another attack on the community. They are successfully repelled, but the threat remains. Your invulnerability has been lost!

Abundant Resources
• Salt
• Hope

Scarce Resources
• Prey animals
• Food

DISCUSSION

[soulping]

CARD DRAW

[soulping]

The current season is Summer.

ACTION / ANSWER TURN IN

[soulping]

Re: CARD DRAW

[endsintheocean]

Queen of diamonds!