So I saw this on another server's forum and I thought "hey...why don't we have any interactive games like this? It's an excellent roleplay experience". So I bring it to you, my friends. You will thank me later.
So what we're gonna do is play the original Oregon Trail game released for the Apple IIe, in a little bit of a different way. Basically what I'm gonna do is implement people's names into the game and you will all watch and comment on the progress made. I feel it'll be fun and really encourage a little roleplay into the community. You can make silly comments to your fellow travelers and either encourage/predict potential outcomes.
I will take the names of anyone who posts on this thread (more specifically those who ask for their names to be used). The names will be picked in order so everyone gets their turn. Leaders will be decided once all 5 slots have been filled. I'll probably use some kind of random name picker to decide the leader of the trip.
If for some odd reason you survive/were the healthiest in your trip, you're automatically placed on the trip next round. Because we all just want to watch you die :3.
Every time I get an update from the game regarding our journey on the trail, I will post a new picture with commentary. I will however avoid stops at landmarks and forts because there really isn't much to see there. Whenever I'm doing a journey, I'll be posting progress at random intervals throughout the day, in order to encourage some comments from you guys.
Rules
- Comments, tips and roleplay are encouraged
- Please respect others
- Do not suggest others without their given permission.
- Have fun!
Journeys so far...
Trip 0- The Lost Journey
Leader: Claw- Healthy
- IGen- Typhoid
- Salsa- Typhoid
- Wone- Healthy
- Kag- Healthy
Status: Progress Lost. Abducted by Aliens.
Trip 1
Leader: Claw- Healthy
- IGen- Dead
- Salsa- Dead
- Wone- Broken Leg
- Kag- Broken Arm, Dysentery
Status: Completed
If you don't know what Oregon Trail is, then learn about it here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oregon_Trail_(video_game)) and buckle up because we're off on a wonderful journey! So without further ado, let's play Oregon Trail!
Past Polls
Will Salsa catch Typhoid in the first few turns? 80%(4 votes out of 5) said Probably. 1 said Doubt it.
Will Salsa EVER catch Typhoid? 60%(3 votes out of 5) said Probably. 2 said Doubt it.
Team Claw or Team Salsa? 50%(2 votes out of 4) said Team Claw. 0 said Team Salsa. 50% (2 votes out of 4) said Neither, they're both gonna get everyone killed.
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Posts have been merged of the original progress of trip 1.
Well the gods have spoken...Claw leads the group!
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Our first adventure begins with these brave souls, led by their fearless leader, Claw the Carpenter! May the trail have mercy.
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Decided to leave in April!
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Here's our shopping list and our final supplies! Now we're ready to go!
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And not even 4 days out, goddamnit Salsa...
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Our first river crossing!
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Claw decided it might be best to play it safe and float. It worked!
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Our second crossing...
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Since it worked so well before, Claw decided to float it again....Success!
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IGen just had to poke the ill Salsa...
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And not even 4 days out, goddamnit Salsa...
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GoddamnitsonofabitchpieceofshitmoyherfuckingassholEfuckfuckfuck
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CLAW SAVE US PL0X
After the aliens had abducted our heroes, they were sent back to Independence to once again head for Oregon. Claw is once again our fearless leader/carpenter from Ohio. He decided it would be best for this family to leave in April. They have kept their previous shopping list choices and are ready to embark on their journey (again)!
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Wanting to make up for lost time and divide the rations well enough, the glorious leader Claw decided it would be best to move at a strenuous pace 12 hours a day with little rest. He also decided the group should be fed on meager rations because "everyone's fat enough already".
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Kag decided it would be a great idea to jump off the moving wagon...
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Oh fun...a river to cross...surely we can float across, right?
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We made it!
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At our second river crossing...
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"And we'll all float on OK...And we'll float on OK"
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Silly Claw...
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"Why in the hell are you exhausted? You ain't stayin up all night to lead the Oxen. stfu."
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After clubbing Claw in the head with a piece of wood, Salsa tells everyone they're resting for 4 days
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Clearly Claw doesn't know his left from his right when navigating....
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It's ok...just because it's injured doesn't mean it can't do anything...he gunna work like the rest of the oxen...
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Why do we keep finding wild fruit? And what makes 'em so wild? Do they have psychedelic properties? Are Claw or IGen some kind of drug experts or something?
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Well...looks like we're halfway there...how we've all survived so long is a mystery.
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Our first fork in the road....Claw decides to head to Fort Bridger..."I hear its got a good market...Maybe I can sell Salsa for a few beers..."
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We lost an ox and everyone decided to go out looking for it...3 days later, they found it awkwardly getting freaky with a cow...everyone's innocence was lost that day as they experienced the 1800's version of Animal Planet...
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Wone couldn't sleep well for days after witnessing the ox "gettin' freaky"...
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That wild fruit is the only thing that can ease the pain, mannnn....
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Well no one saw this coming...I hope yall have a bucket....
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Other travelers back at Fort Bridger warned them of thieves on the trail between Fort Bridger and Soda Springs. As the group had stopped to rest for the night, Claw the leader, volunteered to keep watch, much to the protests of Salsa. After clubbing Salsa on the head, he ordered the rest of them to go to sleep. After finding a small puddle, Claw was too busy admiring his likeness to notice a middle-aged man sneak past him, rummage through their wagon and run off with 9 sets of clothes...
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Claw realizes he was holding the map upside down again....
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Salsa tells Claw they're running low on food so Claw goes out hunting...
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After shooting 2 deers and a bear, they realized they could only carry back the bear meat. The group is forced to leave the other carcasses behind.
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The group reaches another river crossing.
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Claw doesn't think the wagon will be able to float across on its own so he enlists the help of a local Shoshani guide at the price of 2 sets of clothing.
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Success!
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Wone got caught in Claw and Salsa's catfight and was pushed off the moving wagon. After realizing what they've done, they went back for him and found him with a broken leg.
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After several months of hard, strenuous travel, our injured ox dies.
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Looks like we're gonna need TWO buckets...
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On the same day Kag contracts his disease, one of the oxen collapses and brings the wagon to a halt. Upon inspection, its found to have broken one of its legs. It stands up on its own though, determined to continue on the journey. Claw begins to grow weary of their luck.
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We reach yet another fork in the path. Claw decided to head to The Dalles.
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IGen's battle with cholera and Kag's singing have made him restless. Not sleeping well for several days, IGen begins to experience symptoms of exhaustion.
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Claw stops the wagon and says they are gonna rest for a few days. He advises IGen to sleep well and rest up. The group tries to wake him on the second morning of rest but IGen has already long left them.
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Who else will die? Have Claw and Salsa finally settled their differences? Will we ever see the end of this godforsaken trail from hell? Stay tuned and find out on the trip finale coming at 12 PM CST on 4/11/14!
Trip Finale!
After burying their fallen comrade, the group forces Claw to take a few days of rest to mourn him before continuing onwards.
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The group reaches its final divide. Having spent every last dollar he had back in Independence on supplies and beer, Claw is forced to make the decision to float down the Columbia River. He caulks the wagon and tells everyone to brace themselves...
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The river rapids are too strong and the wagon is barely handling it....Salsa begins berating Claw for not saving a few dollars for the toll road...The two get in a large argument and eventually fists start flying...Wone desperately tries to stop this pointless violence but is kicked to the back of the wagon...Claw slips and falls overboard, clinging onto the wagon with his life and a look of fear....The wagon is now tilted as supplies begin falling off...Salsa, although mad at Claw, reaches his hand out to pull him up and save him....Claw grabs Salsa's hand and pulls him into the water....he then proceeds to pull himself up into the wagon...A panting Claw, Wone and Kag barely glimpse Salsa's last struggle for life as the river claims him as its own...
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Claw immediately jumps up and starts to steer the wagon/raft again, narrowly missing a rock as some more supplies fall over...
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Eventually, the river finally calms as Claw and Wone pull the wagon to shore...."We've made it!", Claw exclaims. Kag and Wone start to distance themselves from Claw as they decide to walk behind the slow moving wagon (despite their conditions). As they walk by other settlers, the group marvels at their soon-to-be new home, full of beauty and possibility. They have survived the Oregon Trail and now they are home.
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Congratulations winners! I will now begin taking names for the next trip if anyone is interested.
The next trip will begin whenever I find time to do it. Maybe a few days. Maybe a week. But thanks for participating and thanks for the awesome roleplay. It was definitely a fun experience. Hope you all enjoyed!