The following was originally written by Ragdollmaster. I have added to it in red.

With over 100 pages, Hkultra's RTD game has become infectiously popular in a ridiculously short amount of time. I've always been a fan of RP's on forums, and one of the biggest problems ever encountered in text RP's are questions along the line of, "How do we gauge power and success?" Using dice is simple but ingeniously effective, and it's something I've been itching to try out since I saw Hyper's thread.

So in short: I'm making a second RTD thread, with a bit more of a serious theme than foiling the plans of Senior Goodpants.

THE SETTING: South America, the outskirts of the Amazon rainforest, a place home to a shockingly wide variety of animals and plants, with plant species that can treat cancer and other diseases, and animal species that can swallow you in a single bite. What a relaxing setting!

THE GOAL: We venture into the rainforest as part of an armed scientific expedition to look for a legendary tree with amazing regenerative properties.


The rules will more or less be the same as in the original RTD thread, but let me summarize them here:

0: DICE MASTER'S WORD IS LAW WITHIN THE GAME
1: Only 1 action per roll. If you declare your action as, "Pole vault over the plane, then fire a rocket launcher at the dragon", I'll only count the pole-vaulting section.
2: Declare your actions in bold+underline font. Ex: Pole vault over the plane!
3: No God-modding.
4: Depending on how well you roll, pretty much anything is possible, but items and weapons have to be constructed- no spontaneous creation or mutation.
5: If you die, you can rejoin the game, but you'll be on the waiting list and you'll have to use a new character- no resurrections here.
6: Your actions may be helped/impaired by your physical/mental status.
7: You will be given a day or two to post your action, depending on my available rolling time. If you miss two actions in a row, on the third action you will be dismissed from the game. If you are lucky, I might put you on the top of the Waiting List.
8: You cannot have an auxillary character in the waiting list while you are playing, apart from special circumstances.

Quick Q/A:
Q: How srs will this be?
A: It'll be slightly more realistic in the sense that we won't be going far beyond the bounds of possibility, so attempting to grow a third arm or spontaneously gain the power of flight is probably out of the question. However, attempting to construct a cybernetic third limb or fashioning together a jetpack from scrap metal is not out of the question if you roll a 5

Q: This used to be srs but now isn't. Why's that?
A: Certain Plot Elements allow for some bending of the rules. Unless specified, everything works with what I call 'Game Physics', which is basically 'Real enough for realism, fake enough to stay awesome'.

Q: Only the rainforest?
A: I'm hoping to keep this on a bit of a fast-paced track so that we can visit various locations in the world.

Q: THIEF YOU STOLE THIS!
A: Hyper's fine with me making this thread. Stop hurting my feelings with your damning labels

Q: Why do we have weapons?
A: ...good question. Let's assume they're a precaution against giant animals.

As in the original thread, only 6 people can play at once. There is a first-come, first-served basis for both the play list and the waiting list. If you want to join, fill out this quick character form for your first post:

Name:
Age:
Equipment: (Items that aren't weapons)
Appearance:
Primary Weapon: (Automatics, rifles, shotguns, anything that needs two hands to be fired)
Secondary Weapon: (Handguns, pistols, revolvers, single-handed SMGs or shotguns)
Tertiary Weapon: (melee weapons or things like grenades and throwing knives)
Abilities: (anything they specialize in, like stealth or first-aid; you get a +1 roll bonus for actions involving your abilities; only two abilities)
Role: (is your character a soldier, a medic, a scientist?)

A NOTE ON WEAPONS: Keep them balanced. Yes, you can have a railgun that fires 5kg slugs as a primary weapon. No, it cannot spit out shots at over 9000 rounds per second.

I will wait until we have a full play list before writing up an introduction. Here's my character:

Name: Damien
Age: 30
Equipment: Backpack with rations, two flares, and a utility machete (for thick brush etc)
Appearance: Tall with an athletic build; brown hair/eyes.
Primary Weapon: M14EBR w/ 10x telescopic sight.
Secondary Weapon: Mk23 (USSOCOM variant) w/ laser guide.
Tertiary Weapon: Bowie Knife.
Abilities: Marksman (+1 to long-range combat) First-Aid (+1 to healing actions)
Role: Special Forces DM (Designated Marksman)

Ability List: You can have abilities that aren't listed, but here are some basics. Keep any custom abilities specific (eg, nothing like "+1 to all actions")

-Athletic (+1 to mobile actions, like running and dodging attacks)
-Cooperative (+1 to actions involving more than 1 character)
-CQC (+1 to close quarters' actions)
-First-Aid (+1 to healing actions)
-Flexible (+1 to resisting kinetic/concussive forces, like a punch, shockwave, or fall)
-Just (+1 to selfless/"good" actions, like pulling Jimmy out of a fire)
-Marksman (+1 to long-range actions)
-Soldier (+1 to weapons' actions)

FoiL is playing Andrew Rodrigues
Ociamarru is playing Vladimir Ivanov
Point.blank is playing Asfer
bbbzzz234 is playing Ruben Strongstone
hax is playing Johnny Maxfield
caekdaemon is playing a VN Warrior
CrazyMLC is temp. playing James Blond
Raven is temp. playing Tyler Smith