Disclaimer: Yes, I know there was another one of these in the makings and (with my apologies to Thineoarlock) it was apparent that it was never going to get off the ground, so I've decided to try and start one here. I've got nothing but spare time to kill so hopefully I'm able to keep this thing rolling as if it's underside was coated in lard.
So welcome! Whether you're a seasoned dwarf commander who's experience is only matched by his alcoholism or your a simple newcomer who's vaguely interested in the game after watching Dave's descent into Dwarfdom, I hope you'll find that succession games like this are one of the most enjoyable ways to experience Dwarf Fortress. Regardless of if you're a spectator or one of the players, the stories that succession games generate are one of the reasons Dwarf Fortress is as popular as it is today. In fact, if you haven't already, I HIGHLY recommend you see DF at it's best here: http://lparchive.org/Dwarf-Fortress-Boatmurdered/
THE STORY SO FAR:
How it works:
So for those of you unfamiliar with the game format, here's how it goes:
- The first player starts the fortress, and plays the first full year.
- While the player plays out the year, he/she/it makes a record of the events of the year, either by a series of forum posts or perhaps one big one when he submits the save.
- He/she/it then saves the game and posts it here for the next player to take his turn
- It keeps going that way until we experience Fun
In addition, players should remember the following rules/guidelines. None of these are really set in stone, and more may be added or changed as time goes on:
- You must take your turn within a weeks time.
- Don't reload a save if something goes wrong. That's all part of it!
- You should name a Dwarf after Yourself.
- By no means do you need to write about your year in character. Some people find that fun sure, but I totally get that it's fairly nerdy.
If you are very new, feel free to ask for help rather than screw the next guy over!Losing is Fun!- If a player is unable to complete his turn in a week's time, then it passes to the next player on the list. If he is unresponsive within the first 2 days of being messaged, then it goes to a random player in the reserve pool.
Game Roster
Below find the current roster. IMPORTANT NOTE: We are no longer taking any new registrants! Sorry! The only two people I will make an exception for are Thineoarlock (Who I promised a guaranteed spot) and Sankis (Who is a bloody celebrity)
Here's the reserve pool as it stands (Registrations always open:)
- SpaceBoat
- Renahzor
- HotSauceMagik
- Jesterroyal
Updates:
July 13th: Messaging everybody from Thineoarlock's succession game, seeing if I can count on them for this. CHECK YOUR INBOX!
July 14th: Filled up 11 players! I think this is more than fine for now. If people continue to want to register, then I'm thinking of setting up a reserve pool of players or... Perhaps... Starting a sister fort alongside this one! In addition, later tonight I'm going to generate a world for us to look at. We're going to need to do a bit of talking about the location of the settlement.
I have generated a world with these settings:
- World Size: Medium
- History: Short
- Number of Civilizations: Medium
- Number of Beasts: High
- Natural Savagery: Medium
- Mineral Occurrences: Frequent
...
Okay, I've spent a lot of time looking for a suitable location and I've found 7 for you guys to discuss amongst yourselves for awhile. This is an open discussion to everybody, not just the players.
Here they are:
- The Comedic Island - Desert Island
- The Hill of Hatred - Haunted Forest
- The Sensual Dunes - A Desert with an imaginative name.
- The Stable Glacier - Frozen Wasteland
- The Scarlet Hills - Just a nice place to settle
- The Hill of Owning - Mountain
- The Old Island - An Inhospitable Volcanic Island
You guys can look for a place yourself by downloading my world. This is my first time sharing a world, so let me know if I sent the wrong thing:
http://www.awesomeblog.ca/random/region3.zip
July 22: One long week which saw me getting less than 10 hours of sleep in a 4 day window and a Guinness World Record later, I'm back and ready to get things rolling!
To begin with, I used a random list generator to find the turn order... Here it is:
- BoG
- Daveyo520
- Seaborgium
- Sankis
- Fallen189
- Zombie Shakespeare
- SamStrife
- Envane
- Akyho
- Shofixti
- Onarum
(Yes, I'm grumbling about it too, but that's how the lots were drawn)
I've given the reserve player pool some thought, and here's how it's going to work:
If a player is unable to complete his turn in a week's time, then it passes to the next player on the list. If he is unresponsive within the first 2 days of being messaged, then it goes to a random player in the reserve pool.
Here's the reserve pool as it stands (Registrations always open:)
- SpaceBoat
- Renahzor
- HotSauceMagik
- Bropira
I'm giving you all till midnight tonight (eastern) to raise complaints or ask for last minute changes... Then I'm sending a message out to BoG and his turn will be on the clock!
July 23: The Fortress was started by BoG! Early reports from the newly founded colony claim it has taken the name of Onamuzol, or "Shimmeroiled" in the human tongue
July 23: BoG amazingly has completed his turn within 24 hours!
July 28: Daveyo has completed his turn!
July I'mnotevensure: Seaborgium completed his turn.
????: I stopped keeping track of updates
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