I am out of Coins

Post here when you are out of coins. Once everyone is out of coins we will have a refresh. Perhaps someone could make a rule for what happens at refreshes.

I am also out of coins.

What would you think of something like the following?

For a refreshment of 20 coins when you run out: Pick an entity that has already been created (e.g. character, tribe, region, city, whatever). Write a brief backstory for that entity (no min or max length). (1)

Well I have no coins to say one way or the other but I think that particular rule can be abused since writing a Backstory creates more facts for free. I was thinking something more along the lines of "When everyone runs out of coins, refreshment event X happens." But like I said, I have no coin to contest any rules you make right now.

Hmm, any ideas for what the refreshment event would be?

The one thing I would worry about is that we're spending coins at fairly different rates, so waiting for everyone to be out at the same time could take a while? Also the last person would just be posting by themself, without anyone to bounce off of? That's why I was trying to think of something you could do to earn a refreshment for yourself without waiting?

See I thought it wasn't because of a paucity of ideas but just a hesitancy to overpost. I would see it as those that spend all their coins early have crowded the mic. Now is the time for those who waited their turn to add their touch. If I was worried that either of you were going to write something early on that I was going to contradict or need to save coins for, I would have held back. But this is early game worldbuilding. We haven't even named a continent yet.

I think that having an open board makes it so that you can really write whatever it is you want. Go crazy. If you want to open source ideas, we can have a refresh at your own rate sort of thing.

I think that refreshment event x could be something like, everyone has to create a third of a party that roams the countryside as and adventuring party. Doesn't have to be fully fleshed out but a single character with a backstory that travels with two others. The person to spend coins last gets to theme the group whatever they want.

Or maybe

Once everyone is out of coins, we each have to create a former civilization that walked the world when it was young. The three created existed at the same time. It can be unlike any other races created so far. The last player to spend a coin gets to frame the age. "It was when the ________ ruled the world." The world is battlescarred and has ancient fortresses and secrets aplenty.

Or maybe

A rule that says the person that spends the last coin gets to decide what refreshment event x is.

It's up to you two. How do we want to shape the game?

Aaaand I'm out. Only started with 25 though, to catch up.

No idea re: refreshment event. Will think about it.

I like Jaeger's idea that the person who goes out first gets to decide what the refreshment event is that time around? That way it won't always be the same thing. So maybe this time around Jaeger determines what we must do to earn our keep?

Also, how many coins should a refreshment be worth? 25? 30?

Sorry, I meant the person to go out last. I think 30 should be good. Harden blasted through his 25 like it was nothing.

Last person out will most likely be Margaret, then, if her McMoneybags is accurate.

Muahahaha I have all the power!

Ok, refreshment event: Everyone has to come up with a origin (think Adam and Eve) myth for a people. Post it in the thread that pertains to that group (bog elves, bullywugs, orcs, whatever). Only one origin myth per people (obviously) so there is a bit of incentive to get it in. The origin myth costs no coins from the refresh, but you are of course free to spend coins to add to others'.

As soon as you run out of coins, we will start the event. Go crazy!

Oh, sorry! I for some reason thought the last person was SOL. The event would start everyone over at the same amount. Now to go on a spending spree....

Jesse, did you still have coins?

I think those last two are the ones he spent in the Thand thread.

So now we wait for Jesse to add an origin myth and then we all get coins? Or write and origin story and then get coins?

The first one is probably better. If we all start at the same time then there's more opportunity to bounce ideas back and forth rather than going in waves.

REFRESH!

IDEAS-HAVING +30



(tomorrow. Bed right now.)

I am out of Round 2 coins.

Man, I really want to go into a massive deficit right now.

I also am out of coins! I am not last! Let the record show!

The record will so reflect the manic spending of the SuicidalLemming. But who shall be last? Jon or Jesse? Or even Tory if he should spend a coin before one of those two finish theirs.

I have an idea for a refresh event. Am I allowed to propose it if I don't go out last?

Coins can be spent on Rules or Social Contracts as well as the Facts and Components that we create. If you still have coins, you still have some say over the style of gameplay it evokes. You can change refreshment rates or events, you can change how much a coin is worth and produce rampant inflation, you can spend a coin to forsake rampant inflation for the forseeable future. If Jon doesn't like it and still has coins to buy it out then so sayth the coins. But if he doesn't care and keeps it the way it is or only tweaks a part of it, then the rule will stand.

Alright, I'm out of coins now.

So, I have an idea for the next refresh event, but Harden will be the last one to go out so he'll have final say on what we actually do.

I was thinking of an adventure-building refresh. Like, each person builds a brief adventure to earn their refresh (something along the lines of One Page Dungeon).

Rightright, finally out. Sorry that took so long. I did have my own idea for a refresh, but Jesse's is far superior so we're gonna go with that one. Make a One Page Adventure! It can be a dungeon crawl, or a village mystery, or a thrilling rainforest safari, or the like. So long as it's simple enough to fit on one page. Choose a location somewhere in the world, or come up with a new one if you so desire. Post your creation in the relevant thread, or a new thread if it's a new place. Completion nets 30 coins.

Now I want to know what your inferior idea was . . .

It was for everyone to choose a location (city, territory, region, kingdom, etc.) and draw it in as much detail as they could manage. That way we could have the start of a map and begin nailing down locations in relation to each other. Jesse's idea sounded a lot more fun, though.

Oooh, I really like that idea as well, and think it's something we should do at some point. I've been messing around with Photoshop (GIMP actually -- opensource alternative) and some online tutorials to see if I can learn how to produce maps. With a bit more practice I'm hoping to be able to create some cool region/city/battle maps!

Oh I really like the map idea too!

Soooooo . . . wes making maps or adventures (with maps)?

Adventures. You and I have both started already so I see no point in switching now =P We can do the map thing next time, depending on the whim of the last person out.

There was a moment there where I was going to hold a single coin back just so I could be the one to claim the refreshment event . . . I just had too much backed up. I was going to spend coins on rules for refreshement events too so that we didn't get mired again. I enjoyed the challenge and I think we thought the pay off would be commesuarate but I think smaller or more collaborative refreshment events will keep us moving forwards without the need of increasing the refreshement rate again.

I am out of coins.

Agreed. I was thinking about refreshment rules yesterday; something like:

[[moved to shiny new thread]]

I am out of Coins.

Don't worry, Past John. You will never be out of coins again.