Post by forte on Mar 14, 2015 21:33:30 GMT -8
Get ready to learn about the most unique thing UW has to offer! You may have checked out the IC boards already and noticed that there aren't a ton of them. That's because you have to DISCOVER the features in IC threads! Imagine a computer game in which you start out on an unexplored map and all around your little town is blackness, and you have to send out your minions to explore that space in order to uncover the map. That's basically how UW works. To uncover our map, you must take your character to the edge of the map, and then venture into the unknown. This is called an expedition.
The first thing you should know about expeditions is that they are DANGEROUS. If you send your character on an expedition, you grant the staff permission to kill that character without warning through a natural event (e.g., a predator attack, lightning storm, landslide, etc.). Whether or not such an event will happen is decided by a random choice maker (such as this one), as are two other things: whether or not the outcome will be deadly, and which character will be killed (if a deadly event does happen). The chance of an event happening is 50%; the chance of it being deadly is also 50%. Each wolf is equally likely to be the one to die in the event, so the more wolves on your expedition, the less likely your character will be chosen to die.
Now that you're aware of the risks, here's a step-by-step explanation of the expedition process:
- Post a thread in this same board ("Expeditions") to let us know you wish to go on an expedition. List your participating characters and pick any numbered board in the "Unknown Ways" category to explore.
- You can ask around for other people to join your expedion, wait for someone to reply to your thread who wants to join, or go alone.
- When you are ready to start the IC thread, modify the title of your thread to include "[READY]".
- A staff member will use a random choice maker to decide the Big Three and tell you the results for the first two options. If a life-threatening event is going to happen, they NOT tell you what type of event, nor which character will die--these will remain a surprise until you get to that point in the IC thread. Only one life-threatening event can happen per thread, and only one character can be forced to die from it. Other members may also have their characters die, but it will be their choice.
- Start your thread in the board that corresponds to your chosen edge-of-the-map location (any board in the "Unknown Ways" category).
- The same staff member will moderate your expedition thread. They will present your party with obstacles throughout your thread, describe the landscape your party is exploring, and, if applicable, will decide what sort of event happens.
- After your thread is concluded, a new board will be added for your discovered area.