Long Game 105: Obliteration

[The Unknown Medallion he/him]

Long Game 105 - Obliteration

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Our mission was simple: to continue the government's investigation into the mysteries of Area X, slowly working our way out from base camp.

The expedition could last days, months, or even years, depending on various stimuli and conditions. We had supplies with us for six months, and another two years’ worth of supplies had already been stored at the base camp. We had also been assured that it was safe to live off the land if necessary. All of our foodstuffs were smoked or canned or in packets. Our most outlandish equipment consisted of a measuring device that had been issued to each of us, which hung from a strap on our belts: a small rectangle of black metal with a glass-covered hole in the middle. If the hole glowed red, we had thirty minutes to remove ourselves to “a safe place.” We were not told what the device measured or why we should be afraid should it glow red. After the first few hours, I had grown so used to it that I hadn't looked at it again. We had been forbidden watches and compasses. 

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Welcome to LG105: Obliteration! 

WARNING: This game will be a partial blackout and technically flipless. This game will also be atypical in the nature of solving. It will revolve more around exploration and discovery than solving and social deduction. There will be no outright lies within the rules, but some things may be misleading in the greater context of the rules. If any of those things aren't your cup of tea, come join me in the spec doc. 

This will be roleplay and flavor heavy, set in the world of the book Annihilation with elements from the greater Southern Reach trilogy (have not read the new one, sorry). I encourage everyone to create character personalities, though for extra fun you may wish to omit names and/or professions until the game begins.

Anything in italics is strictly flavor text and has no bearing on the truth or on what you should do.

Executions will be a smaller part of this game than usual, so be prepared for the long haul if you do sign up. No slacking off and taking the easy way out >.>

With all that out of the way, my IM will be X and I, recently renamed to @The Unknown Area, will be the GM. The game will start in about a week on Thursday the 24th of April at 12:30 Central Time.

Here's what you know of the rules:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BY56XTuhRASpBhKa4Y3otLq0Koh300w2zeAPxEY-gok/edit?usp=drivesdk

If you need it in the forum let me know, but I'd rather not go through the trouble of porting the formatting over unless necessary because I am lazy and mobile is hard. 

Expeditioners:

Spoiler

1. @|TJ|
2. @KelsierApologist
3. @The Wandering Wizard
4. @Ashbringer as someone who definitely shouldn't be here
5. @Quivil as Jaz-etc whose cooking I would not trust if I were you. 
6. @Hoid Slayer as Adam, who needs to stop turning off the light switch
7. @RoyalBeeMage

Pinch-hitters:

1. @Aeternum
2.  
3.  

 

Supervisors from Central:

Spoiler

@Skylano

Quick Links:

Spoiler

1. Night 1: Evaluation
2. Day 1: Exploration
3. Night 2: Revelation
4. Day 2: Deduction
5. Night 3: Exhaustion
6. Day 3: Accusation
7. Night 4: Relaxation
8. Day 4: Expulsion
9. Night 5: Explanation
10. Day 5: ... ~
11. Night 6: *Crickets*
12. Day 6: He's Back?
13. Night 7: Speeding Up
14. Day 7: They're Gone
15. Night 8: Getting Tired
16. Day 8: Fraying

 

Edited May 31, 2025 by Araris Valerian

[|TJ| he/him]

Sign me up boss

[Ashbringer he/him]

I'll sign up as a pinch hitter for now, might move to player later.

[OoklaApologist She/her]

Sign me up. Will come up with a character in a bit

[Aeternum]

Game looks super cool! I'll pinch hit for now, might switch to player.

[The Wandering Wizard he/him]

Sign me up, I'm up for losing my sanity  

[RoyalBeeMage he/him]

i might start by signing up as a pitch hitter. i might move to a player later.

[The Unknown Medallion he/him]

5 hours ago, The Wandering Wizard said:

Sign me up, I'm up for losing my sanity  

Sanity's overrated anyways. 

We currently have three real players and three pinch-hitters with commitment issues.

[Ashbringer he/him]

One pinch-hitter with commitment issues and two copycats, thank you very much 

 

Eh, what the heck. Joining as the Anthropologist, who definitely isn't acting more like a mis-anthropologist after they definitely weren't replaced by a certain murder-happy time-traveling doppleganger about 5 minutes into the expedition.

[RoyalBeeMage he/him]

5 hours ago, Ashbringer said:

One pinch-hitter with commitment issues and two copycats, thank you very much 

 

Eh, what the heck. Joining as the Anthropologist, who definitely isn't acting more like a mis-anthropologist after they definitely weren't replaced by a certain murder-happy time-traveling doppleganger about 5 minutes into the expedition.

some of us do have commitment issues... i havent reliably been on the shard for a while... but now that things are clearing up in my scedual why not be back here. 

[Kasimir he/him]

Can't play and doubt I'll have the time to spec as I'm on deployment at the moment. Either way, I was one of the two people who had to approve this game so that was fortunate timing-wise and can confirm the ruleset is pretty interesting and whack  

Edited to add:

Mostly I'm just here to be TJ's wingman and if bhai screams too much in my DMs, imma ask someone to RKO him outta nowhere

Edited April 18, 2025 by Kasimir

[The Wandering Wizard he/him]

56 minutes ago, Kasimir said:

Can't play and doubt I'll have the time to spec as I'm on deployment at the moment. Either way, I was one of the two people who had to approve this game so that was fortunate timing-wise and can confirm the ruleset is pretty interesting and whack  

Edited to add:

Mostly I'm just here to be TJ's wingman and if bhai screams too much in my DMs, imma ask someone to RKO him outta nowhere

SIR YES SIR!

[The Unknown Medallion he/him]

1 hour ago, Kasimir said:

Can't play and doubt I'll have the time to spec as I'm on deployment at the moment. Either way, I was one of the two people who had to approve this game so that was fortunate timing-wise and can confirm the ruleset is pretty interesting and whack  

Edited to add:

Mostly I'm just here to be TJ's wingman and if bhai screams too much in my DMs, imma ask someone to RKO him outta nowhere

Want me to send you the link anyways? Just for the occasional glance?

9 hours ago, Ashbringer said:

One pinch-hitter with commitment issues and two copycats, thank you very much 

 

Eh, what the heck. Joining as the Anthropologist, who definitely isn't acting more like a mis-anthropologist after they definitely weren't replaced by a certain murder-happy time-traveling doppleganger about 5 minutes into the expedition.

Noted. 

[Quivil]

I'd like to join as Jasmine/Jazzy/Jaz, the medic's assistant who mostly works as a cook. She definitely doesn't know anything about poisoning people (despite being a medic's assistant) and, thus, there is absolutely no reason you should be worried about what spices or not-spices she's putting in the food. Want seconds?

Edited April 21, 2025 by Quivil
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[OoklaApologist She/her]

@Hoid Slayer, do you want to join?

[Hoid Slayer He/Him]

7 hours ago, KelsierApologist said:

@Hoid Slayer, do you want to join?

Sure!

Seems a little confusing, but interesting...

Sign me up!

Do we get to pick our jobs?

 

[The Unknown Medallion he/him]

5 hours ago, Hoid Slayer said:

Sure!

Seems a little confusing, but interesting...

Sign me up!

Do we get to pick our jobs?

 

I'm here for any questions you need to ask. I may not answer them, but I will smile mysteriously. 

You can for your roleplay character, though I think it would be fun not to, but it's your decision. 

[The Unknown Medallion he/him]

@Aeternum and @RoyalBeeMage

Two more days, still pinch-hitting?

Edit: Not worried about this few players with this rule set btw. 

Edited April 22, 2025 by The Unknown Area

[RoyalBeeMage he/him]

6 hours ago, The Unknown Area said:

@Aeternum and @RoyalBeeMage

Two more days, still pinch-hitting?

Edit: Not worried about this few players with this rule set btw. 

I might try playing.

[Aeternum]

On 4/22/2025 at 10:33 AM, The Unknown Area said:

@Aeternum and @RoyalBeeMage

Two more days, still pinch-hitting?

Edit: Not worried about this few players with this rule set btw. 

I don't mind switching to player if you feel like you need more.

[The Unknown Medallion he/him]

19 hours ago, RoyalBeeMage said:

I might try playing.

Is this a yes or a will confirm later?

1 minute ago, Aeternum said:

I don't mind switching to player if you feel like you need more.

Like I said, I'm not worried about it. Up to you. 

I'll keep both of you as pinch-hitters until you say otherwise. 

[Hoid Slayer He/Him]

Uh… @The Unknown Area I signed up but you haven’t added me to the original post.

Regardless, officially signing up as Adam, a linguist with a dark past…

[RoyalBeeMage he/him]

3 hours ago, The Unknown Area said:

Is this a yes or a will confirm later?

Like I said, I'm not worried about it. Up to you. 

I'll keep both of you as pinch-hitters until you say otherwise. 

That is a strong yes from me. 

[The Unknown Medallion he/him]

Just under two more hours left in signups!

[Skylano]

7 minutes ago, The Unknown Area said:

Just under two more hours left in signups!

What's the difference between a pinch hitter and a player? I can probably join for on-and-off stuff but work and school will take up a lot of time so I don't know how active I'd be.