Universalis 1

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Story so far: link

Players: EvilCat, giacomoart, davina_small.

Tenets

• Naval adventure.
• Lovecraft-esque horror. (Details, 2)
• Pseudo-historic setting of Elizabethan time. (Details)
• Moral choice between sin and virtue.
• No supernatural facts or components can be introduced into the game until there are 3 or 4 characters marked with "sympathetic" trait. (Details)

• No interrupts.
• Try to challenge only such details and/or in such way that preceding text wouldn't have to be overwritten.
• If a player doesn't act on his turn for a day, the next player can take the turn for free, or any other player can take it for 1.
• Refresh rate for each scene based on the number of players who get refreshed: 12 for 2, 8 for 3, 6 for 4, 5 for 5 or more.

Scene #1: Sea Battle

Framed by giacomoart, continued to Scene #2.

Scene #2: During the Storm

Framed by EvilCat

Components (control indicated by E or G letter):

the Caribbean Sea (E)

Storm (E) - {{#replace:sinister, supernatural, violent, heavy rain (x2), howling winds, monstrous waves|, | - }}

Spanish galleon - {{#replace:cannons, huge|, | - }}

Pirate sloop - {{#replace:cannons, agile|, | - }}

Master component: armed sailor - {{#replace:melee weapon, wheellock pistol|, | - }}

Nicole Tissot, pirate queen (E) - {{#replace:armed sailor, French, red hair, cruel, off-hand dagger, strong spirit, sympathetic character|, | - }}

Galleon's crew - {{#replace:armed sailors, crew|, | - }}

Sloop's crew - {{#replace:armed sailors, crew, experienced, great teamwork|, | - }}

Sharks (E) - {{#replace:a slew|, | - }}

Will Bowyer, seadog - {{#replace:armed sailor, experienced navigator|, | - }}

Ship's boys #1 and #2

Scene #3: ???

To be framed by giacomoart for 9+.

Coin count: EvilCat - 12, giacomoart - 13, davina_small - 25.

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