About the Game
Lets Take a trip back in time to before there was big MMO's, before Gaia, before the internet, before windows, before the computer was in your home. there was once a time where computers where the size of a small gym and only big organizations like universities could have one. and one of the first things university students would do with this technology was to hack into it and make the beginnings of video game history. Of the pre-historic games came what is thought by many to be the first ever text based RPG Hunt The Wumpus! (see I Actually learned something in college xd )
How To Play
The game is pretty simple and I've modified it it be even simpler you will all be put into random rooms of a massive cave. each room looks exactly the same, the rooms all have 4 ways out, you can't see whats in the rooms that you are not in but you can hear (i will tell you what you hear in each room).
The point of the game is to navigate the cave, find the Wumpus, and kill it (i know its mean but thats the game, i didn't invent it) Now if your in a room next to the Wumpus you'll hear it. if you enter the Room that the Wumpus is in it'll eat you.
At any point you can shoot one of you "magic arrows" in any direction. But the catch is that you only get 3 of em. If you hit another player you and that other player loose a turn. if you hit the Wumpus you win.
Turns
Since I can't be here 24/7 the game will go slowly a day in the game is when all the active players have taken there turn I will announce when a new day begins so check the thread often. a game day last a maximum of 3 days, if you don't come in to take your turn that day you lose it.
Traps:
Some rooms have traps set to make things more interesting. in the old game these could kill you but I'm a little more forgiving. here are some examples of traps.
Pits: uses one rope, or 1 life
Giant Bats: sends you to a random spot on the map
Qucksand: if you get caught in one you can't move. if you are not rescued by another player within three turns you lose a life. unless you got a rope then just use that. When another player enters a room with quicksand they do not fall in if someone is already in it. rescue is optional to the other player.
The Wumpus: if you enter the same room as him he'll eat you you can use a magic medallion to save yourself in this situation.
Your gear: (what you start with)
2 lives - unlike real live if you die here ill bring you back
3 arrows - use these to kill the Wumpus but use them sparingly (also i forgot to mention but you can only use 1 per day)
2 ropes - Use these to svae yourself from pits and quicksand
1 magic medallion - if you encounter the Wumpus use this and you will survive
1 kazoo (unlimited use) -- WTF is a kazoo doing in with you gear?
passive items (you don't have to say you are using it, that will be assumed)
Torch - it's more like a zippo lighter, only less useful
Walky-talky - this is whats allowing you to talk to other peaple or our of the cave.
Notes:
You can only move one room per turn the Wumpas will move 2
You Can use the Kazoo as much as you want so give it a try see what it does
players can exchange items if they in the same room
if the bats happen to send you to the same room as the Wumpus he will get scared and hide, however the bats can send you to other traps including other bats.
I will be mapping you progress, the bats send you to a random room based on dice i roll here, i cant show you that because i cant revel my map.
I'm not showing you my map so make your own. The Walky-Talky lets you talk to other players, you can compare maps make plans, foil enemies twisted
Most of this is all pre-planed and designed to give everyone an equal chance
I may toss other weird little things in at random for fun.
------------ The Win --------
Whoever kills the Wumpus gets The January Donation Item
the rest of you get whatever treasure you may find.
--- Announcement! ---
JUST IN! – Archaeologist has discovered that the cave network that the Wumpas lives in has recently become the hiding place of the dreaded bandit Joan.x.James. Recently he robbed the Gaia HQ and stole this month’s newsletter. Perhaps one of the hunters may find him.
this is pretty easy, these some guy camping out not moving all you gotta do is get to him and win his challenge, if you fail it you'll suffer.
also on his way in he dropped 3 treasures these will be added.... now randomly
