Hi Folks.
We need to talk. I love that all of you are threading, but I see a really disturbing trend I want to nip in the bud before it gets too far along. That trend is Wilderness Survival of below Expert. According to the WS Guide in the Wiki, this is how the regions pan out.
Out of character note:
The following list is a region by region notation of what skill level is required to survive in the various regions listed. Eyktol E+, Cyphrus C+, Sylira C+, Taldera (Forest) C+, Taldera (Arctic) E+, Kalea M+,
Falyndar E+, The Suvan Sea C+, The Outer Oceans E+
See how I've bolded the Falyndar part? See how its EXPERT +? That means all you novices and competent wandering around in the jungle alone or with each other without an E+ with you are dead. Let me say this slower. If you have a less than 51 in Wilderness Survival and are out in the jungle by yourself or among the other non-E's, you are dead.
Dead.
If I catch you out in the jungle by yourselves without an E+ I will step into your threads and kill you. You will get bitten by one of the hundreds of variety of pit vipers, poisonous scorpions, poisonous spiders, poisonous centipedes, plants, or big predators. They are literally all over the place. You need to be using one of the NPCs (which are all free to use) to make EVERY one of your trips into the jungle a learning experience. You can't bumble around in the jungle by yourself over and over again until you are safe and happy with a high WS.
I did this myself with my PC. I expect no less of you. Every one of the NPCs is free to use. If they don't have a high enough WS, they are the type that live in the Tidepool Bar or don't ever leave the safer fringes of the beach. None of the Verusk count either. They came from a desert world and are woefully unprepared for jungle living even though ultimately they are supposed to be jungle creatures. As time passes, I will bump some of them up to a more reasonable WS level, but that's only after time has passed and they have had a chance to learn.
In the mean time, you have been warned. You know I will make at least one of you an example - probably the one who mentions his slong in every one of his threads - but I don't mind killing off stupid nice players who have thier PCs where they shouldn't belong.
When you walk into a jungle, you loose all sense of direction. You can't see the sky because of the canopy. The vegetation is so thick you can't see much in front of your face or even a few feet ahead of you. Walking is tough. It's muddy, wet, and miserable. The vegetation is full of things that will kill you in a heartbeat without warning... and most of them you won't see coming. It is impossible to survive - even you witches - without the skill level because even if the animals will leave you alone, the terrain which doesn't give a shit about what marks you have by the Gods - there is no god of Terrain remember - will kill you. There are sudden storms that cause sudden floods. There are all kinds of landslides, mud pits, and pre-valterrian creations (if you've read the link map you know this).
I'm tired of you all IGNORING the dangers of Syka and frolicking through the jungle. I really am. This is fantasy realism and you can't just wander on your own. You need serious adult expert supervision. So take another expert PC or NPC with you if you are in the jungle and if you are currently caught with your pants down already in the jungle being bad, I suggest your very next posts has an NPC stumble upon you to helpfully guide you through your trek.
When we are all on the same track, playing realistically and nicely, I will reward you with a few of these moderated threads starting in Syka.
If you ignore this OOC Note and don't clearly define your PC is in the fringe just off the beach and even hint you are in jungle... expect death as soon as anytime this week.Goss
