New game starting on PBW, "THE GREAT EXPIRIMENT"

[geoschmo]

If you are interested in this, you will find it on PBW. The game name is "The Great Expiriment"

(Thanks to SJ for the seed he planted in my head to do something like this.)

Millennia ago your race first left the bounds of your home planet and began exploring the stars. Very early in your history you discovered warp points that allowed you to travel to other systems and meet new races. Because of your fear and hatred, you and your neighbors have nearly destroyed each other in centuries of conflict. Many races have become extinct. The few that remain have become highly advanced, but equally vicious and paranoid.

Then a discovery of major importance was made. The warp points that you and your enemies have been using were not natural phenomenon. This does not come as a major surprise. Your scientists had discovered hundreds of years ago the principles behind them, and had even been able to manipulate them to a small degree. However, what was a surprise was that the Ancient ones still existed, and they have returned!

The Ancient ones were not pleased with the chaos that reigned among their children. They have completed the job of destroying your empires that you have begun. Not wanting to exterminate you completely though, they have decided to be merciful and give you another chance. A small number of your race have been spared oblivion and will be used to populate a new galaxy. But you will not be alone. You will have to share this galaxy with those that you have been at war with for generations. And the Ancient ones were careful to select only the least educated members of your race. You will have the capacity to relearn your old technology, but you will not take that knowledge with you to your new homes.

Will you be able to put aside your differences and live in peace and harmony? And if, as is likely, the old hatreds and prejudices flare up again, will you prevail and survive? Or will you join the rest of your once great race in mists of history.

The Great Experiment begins...


Each race will have one "Seed ship" and NO planets to start with. It will be a low tech start. 2000 racial points.

At the beginning you will only have the one seed ship, so you will not be able to contact each other, except by email or forum, which is fine if you want to. Call it ship to ship radio if you want. Your ships will start in the same system, but there will be no colonizable planets there. I expect some of you will colonize the first planet you find, and some will go far to find a more secure, or more resource rich planet. This will be up to you. Once you have established a colony, and built some ships, you can seek each other out and make contact again, for trade, or war.

Your seed ship will have supply sufficient to reach anywhere in the quadrant. Probably a quantum reactor. You will not have the understanding to build these though. I will also try to fit it with a bunch of armor, but I would avoid damaging storms and warp points if I were you. There is a slight possibility one of you could be hit by an "event" prior to establishing a colony that could effectively knock you out of the game. If this happens, I am sorry. You will have to balance the risk of spending more time finding a choice starting planet against the risk of staying in your colony ship for a long time.

Once I have the players and the empire files, it will take me a few days to get the game set up. Also, I need you to email me with the password you used for your empire so I can run through a few turns to get the scenario set up right.

This game is unusual, so don't hesitate to ask questions if you don't understand something.

Geoschmo

[This message has been edited by geoschmo (edited 26 July 2001).]