Rimworld. (Interactive/Community)

Grover · 08-18-2016, 08:30 AM

This week I've picked up Rimworld, a sci-fi colony building game that is as brutal as it is fun and hilarious. I haven't posted here much in the last year, but I've got the itch for a dynasty and Rimworld is the perfect game to deliver stories.

The developers say the game is inspired by Firefly, Dwarf Fortress, Dune and Warhammer 40,000. If you're interested in learning more: Rimworld official site

It is about base building, defending from raiders and aliens. It's about keeping people happy. The game is not about "winning" it is about creating a story. There will be hilarity, absurdity, bloodshed, marriages, fist fights, amputated legs and at some point we may even have to cook the group's dog. All in the name of science, exploration and survival.

So I need your help!

We're going to land on the planet dubbed FOFC and it will be populated with, you guessed it, all of us. If you're interested in our social experiment, please follow the guidelines below...

Name - make something up. Your nickname will be your FOFC username.

Skills - pick 3 that you would like to focus in. Remember, we're going to be working as a team, a nice spread of skills will be best.
Skills are: Construction, Growing, Research, Mining, Shooting, Hand to Hand and Social.

If you'd like to pick a backstory (not sure if I can select one, pretty sure I can), feel free to browse this list and pick one: Rimworld Backstories

Note: there are female characters they will marry, reproduce etc. Feel free to mix it up so planet FOFC isn't a complete sausage fest.

Once I'm out of the office and in front of my computer tonight, I will start writing a prologue and all that good stuff.

Ultimate goal is to get this started tomorrow night or over the weekend.

Thanks for reading, hope to see you involved!

Grover · 08-18-2016, 08:31 AM

COLONISTS
1. Angusina "Groundhog" Haines (shooting/research/social) (F)
2. David "DavidCorperial" Corperial (construction/mining/growing)
3. Benton "Breeze" Gale (shooting/research/social) Backstory: Tactician
4. Aslik "AnalBumCover" Deesh (growing/research/hand to hand) Backstory: Navy Scientist
5. Dana "ntndeacon" Palmer (construction/hand to hand/social) Backstory: Shaman (F)
6. Jerome "Brian Swartz" Simpson (growing/shooting/hand to hand)
7. James "chesapeake" Ford (social/???/???) Backstory: Con Artist

In Memoriam

Groundhog · 08-18-2016, 09:01 AM

I'll go female to breakup the sausage party.

Name: Angusina Haines
Skills: shooting, research, social

Breeze · 08-18-2016, 09:43 AM

So the backstories seem to have their own skills associated with them. If I'm going to pick a backstory from the link do I still need to state the skills?

Grover · 08-18-2016, 09:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Breeze

So the backstories seem to have their own skills associated with them. If I'm going to pick a backstory from the link do I still need to state the skills?

Please do, just in case I can't choose the backstory.

DavidCorperial · 08-18-2016, 10:44 AM

Name: David Corperial
Skills: Construction, Mining, and Growing
Gender: Male

Breeze · 08-18-2016, 11:17 AM

Name: Benton Gale
Skills: Shooting, Research, Social
Gender: Mail

Backstory: Tactician

AnalBumCover · 08-18-2016, 12:04 PM

I'm going to carry over my (now deceased) character from the Stellaris dynasty:

Name: Aslik Deesh
Skills: Growing, Research, Hand-to-Hand
Gender: Male

Backstory: Navy Scientist

ntndeacon · 08-18-2016, 02:09 PM

Name: Dana Palmer
Skills: construction, hand-to hand, social
Gender: Female

Backstory: Muffalo shaman

Brian Swartz · 08-18-2016, 04:42 PM

Name: Jerome Simpson
Skills: Growing, Shooting, Hand-to-Hand
Gender: Male

I expect to die quickly, as I did in the last one of these.

chesapeake · 08-18-2016, 05:00 PM

Name: James Ford
Background: Con artist
Skills: Social, and fit in other skills as you may need to round out the group.

Grover · 08-18-2016, 07:06 PM

Thanks for signing up all! The initial crash site is 3 people. If I can't rename people who join the settlement, don't worry there will be future games. I plan to cycle through that way and either re-use characters or let you create new ones. But we'll see how long I can survive the first playthrough and going into it cold.

Suicane75 · 08-18-2016, 09:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chesapeake

Name: James Ford
Background: Con artist
Skills: Social, and fit in other skills as you may need to round out the group.

Son of a bitch!

chesapeake · 08-19-2016, 10:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Suicane75

Son of a bitch!

I can't wait to hear some of the lines he comes up with when talking to the Muffalo shaman.

08-18-2016, 08:31 AM	#2
Grover Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Lisboa, ME	COLONISTS 1. Angusina "Groundhog" Haines (shooting/research/social) (F) 2. David "DavidCorperial" Corperial (construction/mining/growing) 3. Benton "Breeze" Gale (shooting/research/social) Backstory: Tactician 4. Aslik "AnalBumCover" Deesh (growing/research/hand to hand) Backstory: Navy Scientist 5. Dana "ntndeacon" Palmer (construction/hand to hand/social) Backstory: Shaman (F) 6. Jerome "Brian Swartz" Simpson (growing/shooting/hand to hand) 7. James "chesapeake" Ford (social/???/???) Backstory: Con Artist In Memoriam __________________ Come On You Irons! West Ham United \| Philadelphia Flyers \| Cincinnati Bengals \| Kansas City Royals FOFC Greatest Band Draft Runner Up FOFC Movie Remake Draft Winner FOFC Movie Comedy Draft Winner Last edited by Grover : 08-18-2016 at 07:05 PM.

08-18-2016, 09:01 AM	#3
Groundhog Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia	I'll go female to breakup the sausage party. Name: Angusina Haines Skills: shooting, research, social __________________ Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. --Ambrose Bierce

08-18-2016, 02:09 PM	#9
ntndeacon Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Alabama	Name: Dana Palmer Skills: construction, hand-to hand, social Gender: Female Backstory: Muffalo shaman __________________ Up the Posh!

08-18-2016, 07:06 PM	#12
Grover Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Lisboa, ME	Thanks for signing up all! The initial crash site is 3 people. If I can't rename people who join the settlement, don't worry there will be future games. I plan to cycle through that way and either re-use characters or let you create new ones. But we'll see how long I can survive the first playthrough and going into it cold. __________________ Come On You Irons! West Ham United \| Philadelphia Flyers \| Cincinnati Bengals \| Kansas City Royals FOFC Greatest Band Draft Runner Up FOFC Movie Remake Draft Winner FOFC Movie Comedy Draft Winner

08-18-2016, 09:43 AM	#4
Breeze Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Northern Suburbs of ATL	So the backstories seem to have their own skills associated with them. If I'm going to pick a backstory from the link do I still need to state the skills?

08-18-2016, 10:44 AM	#6
DavidCorperial High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Stamford, CT	Name: David Corperial Skills: Construction, Mining, and Growing Gender: Male

08-18-2016, 11:17 AM	#7
Breeze Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Northern Suburbs of ATL	Name: Benton Gale Skills: Shooting, Research, Social Gender: Mail Backstory: Tactician

08-18-2016, 12:04 PM	#8
AnalBumCover College Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: La Mirada, CA	I'm going to carry over my (now deceased) character from the Stellaris dynasty: Name: Aslik Deesh Skills: Growing, Research, Hand-to-Hand Gender: Male Backstory: Navy Scientist

08-18-2016, 04:42 PM	#10
Brian Swartz Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2006	Name: Jerome Simpson Skills: Growing, Shooting, Hand-to-Hand Gender: Male I expect to die quickly, as I did in the last one of these.

08-18-2016, 05:00 PM	#11
chesapeake College Starter Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Arlington, VA	Name: James Ford Background: Con artist Skills: Social, and fit in other skills as you may need to round out the group.

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