The Bookwyrm

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Welcome, one and all, to the Seventh Hunger Games RP! After the collapse of the old Capitol (again) at the end of the Cosmere Hunger Games, and the resulting two-year civil war, the country was left in shambles. However, three long years after the end of the civil war and the secession of the Free States of the Crescent, a new government has risen, with a tight grip on the crumbling society, ready to build back a dystopian reality. The ancient tradition of an Annual Hunger Games was re-instituted, the first taking place only a year after The Dystopia had fully reorganized, in order to control the populace through fear and coercion. And so, six years after the end of the Cosmere Hunger Games, the government is happy to announce the new Drominad Hunger Games. These games will take place on an archipelago to the southwest of the main continent. The ecology of this archipelago is very similar to that of the Pantheon on the planet First of the Sun in the Drominad system (though, of course, the people of this world don't know that.) It's a beautiful, vibrant land, but also an incredibly hostile and dangerous one, with predators that can sense minds and death lurking around every corner. These isles are also home to Aviar, birds that bestow strange gifts onto the humans they bond to. There are many species of Aviar, each with a unique power. Utilization of Aviar will almost assuredly be necessary for survival. As The Dystopia has not been able to re-institute the district system yet, tributes will be taken at random from the entire population of the country. No one from the ages of 12 to 18 is safe, no matter their station, unless they have the...financial prowess, let's say...to skew the reaping away from them. As the first game of a grand new tradition, The Dystopia hopes it is an exciting one, and wish to each and every tribute: May the odds be ever in your favor! Rules: Last games, we had character driven action that ended up saving a large number of the tributes. In this game, while we very much do want character driven action, it should also be understood that there is no hope of a happy ending. You can get attached to your characters, but not so attached as to not let them die. For in the Hunger Games, all must die, except for the victor. Regarding Powers: If you want your character to have powers besides the Aviar, you can, but only as a character quirk; the arena has no allomantically viable metals and no Stormlight, and all breath will be taken away. Spren suppression systems are in place to prevent the summoning of Shards, if your character has sworn ideals to that point. Regarding Aviar: Each tribute will be given one of four types of Aviar before entering the arena. These are as follows: Aviar that provides mental sheilding Aviar that provides mental sensing Aviar that enhances physical abilities Aviar that enhances physical senses There are many other types of Aviar in the arena, but it will be up to the tributes to find and trap their own. Character Sheet Your Gamemakers are: @The Bookwyrm, @Ancient Elantrian, @Spark of Hope, @Dragonheir, and @SmilingPanda19(when available). Come to us with any questions. Sign-ups will end on Sunday, September 29th, and the official RP will start Monday, September 30th. GM introduction is in the works! Looking forward to this! Let's make this a fun one. List of Approved Players/Characters:

"But why is the spear important?" You asked, more to himself than anything.

She glanced down at the flute, which she was still polishing. "Let's just say I'm looking for someone I haven't seen in a while."

"Call me a busybody. I mean, why else would I be so invested in helping a girl I also only met two days ago?" She smirked. "Just put up with me."

Ma'tani nodded politely as July went off. She sat in silence for a moment, watching August's hand trace the line on the table. "I'm guessing I'm not going to get to know about your connection to him," she said.

#YouLostTheGame

Okay. This does make sense, I just wasn't sure if it had been canonically confirmed or not.

Wait, do we know this? Or am I missing something from The Sunlit Man?

Yeah, most likely.

As the representative GM, apparently, I will say we have chosen the location for the next games. (You guys are smart. Using the clues given you probably know what the theme is.) In my mind it's going to be a more realistic version of the games. Last time we did a whole revolt with outside plotlines and a whole bunch of worldbuilding and character drama. We should still have character drama, but everyone should make a character fully expecting them to die, even though one of them will win. I'm aiming to keep it traditional this time. Also, hopefully these games won't take as long, because the environment is a lot more hostile.

All I know is that there is a WoB somewhere (well, I think it's a Word of Isaac, technically (or at least someone who isn't Brandon)) about Yolen's astronomy being wonky. So the idea of Adonalsium having some kind of astronomical effect on the system, and then the Shattering disrupting the normal system, would make sense. But, also, minor Wind and Truth Preview Chapter Spoilers (nothing plot related):

"Oh...did Woe not like you?" You asked. "Sad."

"It's frankly none of your business." I hate how cliche that sounds... "Let's simply say I saw someone in need and felt obligated to help by my personal morals."

I did take the liberty of adding a summary of the aftermath of the Cosmere HG on the history doc. Someone else might want to do a play-by-play summary, or the Gamemaker summary.

...I completely forgot there was a timeskip. It's weird that I'm GMing the next game...but have only been in one game. I know basically nothing about what happened before, and I don't want to completely take over the worldbuilding.

In my mind there'd be a lot more districts than just four, right? These do work as general locations. And these districts probably don't exist in their old forms anymore anyway, what with the civil war and political upheaval and such. I might make a district map for just The Dystopia, in it's modern form.

"Ma'tani," she said simply.

Ma'tani glared at him as he left, while his back was turned.

You can also feel free to photoshop the image or something with the other locations so I don't have to re-scan it. I probably should have scanned an unlabeled version for reference, just so we had a landmass.