The Colony is a forum roleplay centered in a colony in a survival world in minecraft. The colony consists of 6 overworld districts - District 1, the Mountain district, the Agricultural district, the Jungle district, the Submarine district, and the Sky district - 2 Nether districts: the Lava district and the Fortress, and an End district. There are no Testificates in these villages, however; the villagers comprise of roleplaying forumers.
When you join, you will get your own house. You do not have to plan on roleplaying to get a house; but you must specify so in your application.
The seed used for the world can be found here, and the texture pack (which is not very different from the original) can be found here. The world always uses the most recent update (including snapshots).
The Alpha Triangle is a triangle formed with points at the Mountain, the Agricultural district, and the deepest part of the bay. The triangle contains all the overworld districts as well as the tent camp, portal, and tree farm.
Listed below are the different districts you can apply to, as well as the corresponding district leader (the person you take orders from) and their forum avatar so you recognize them, building progress, and an overhead map (made using MCMap live). Districts are listed in the order I plan (may change) to finish them in.
That's all the districts - there are a few non-district places worth mentioning, however.
That wraps up all the areas in the Alpha triangle - now let's move on to...
Finally, of course, there are the areas outside the Alpha Triangle...
I included the End district in here because, as I am quite far from actually going there, I'm not going to give it it's own section yet.
Now that we've covered all the areas, let's move on to roleplaying. Even if you've roleplayed on other threads before, you're going to want to give this a read.
Roleplay is done in a very simple fashion. An example of a roleplay would be (Pretending your character's name is Aeron):
Aeron's roleplay:
Aeron ran through the pine forest, 2 skeletons pursuing him. Suddenly, the forest ended, coming out into an open plain. Thinking he sees a flag in the distance, he continues running, driving his sword into a zombie blocking the path.
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You can roleplay in 3rd or 1st person (3rd person: Aeron did this || 1st person: I did this). More info on roleplaying in the following sections...
Since this is Minecraft, you of course have an inventory. To add items to your inventory, you must roleplay yourself getting them - e.g. "Aeron decided to chop down the nearest tree" - same for taking items out. You may only use items in your inventory (if you only have a stone sword, no suddenly bringing out an iron one), although that should be obvious.
When you roleplay yourself acquiring items, I will, in the world itself, add those items to your chest.
There are some rules, of course - rare items such as diamonds, slimeballs, etc., I cannot simply go out and grab some to put in your inventory. You can roleplay yourself getting them, as long as they don't affect anything (e.g. wearing diamonds as a necklace is fine, but roleplaying yourself crafting a diamond sword is not). More on this covered in "rules".
Since everyone has inventories, you can also trade with eachother. If, at any time, you need to know what you have in your inventory, simply ask and I'll go look.
You can also steal from eachother, but you MUST roleplay yourself doing it. You can get away with it as long as the owner of the stolen items does not see your post. If you do get caught by the owner, you get put in jail. You may not steal from inactive people.
When you apply, you create a character. That character is then the person you control. Your character has 3 main attributes: Profession, Rank, and Status. (You may create another character by paying 5 gold nuggets, if your first character has adequate rank)
Profession is your character's job. Examples: Melon farmer, Miner, Guard, Gardener, Fisher, Scribe, Banker, Explorer, Alchemist.
Rank is your status in the colony - ranging from Prisoner to Leader. There are a total of 6 ranks: Prisoner, Villager, Colonist, Noble, Guild leader, District leader. You get different rewards for being promoted. Below I will describe the different ranks and their rewards.
Prisoners are the lowest rank. You become a prisoner by being caught doing something wrong (eg stealing) or breaking the topic rules at least twice. As a prisoner, all your possessions are taken away, and everyone can order you around.
Villagers are the second lowest rank. The villager rank is for people who are not planning on roleplaying. Villagers may be controlled by any person who so wishes.
Colonists are the lowest "roleplay" rank. If you plan on roleplaying, you automatically get promoted to colonist. Colonists receive 5 gold nuggets.
Nobles are a step up from colonists. You can rise to this rank by being continuously active on the thread or doing something helpful - helping out new people, get other people to join, etc. You receive 1 gold bar, and the ability to create another character.
Guild leaders help to lead the different guilds - mining guild, farmer's guild, etc. More on guilds and guild leaders below. Guild leaders receive 1 gold bar.
District leaders are the highest possible rank. The only way to climb to this rank is by being largely active, being a good roleplayer, and NOT, repeat, NOT asking for it. Receive 5 gold bars, and the ability to create up to 5 characters (including your original one)
A little bit about guilds. Guilds are groups of characters with similar professions led by a guild leader. There are several different guilds:
-The Miner's Guild consists of miners, blacksmiths, and TNT manufacturers.
-The Farmer's Guild consists of all types of farmers, animal farmers, and traders.
-The Warrior's Guild consists of soldiers, guards, trappers, hunters, and cannon engineers.
-The Magician's Guild consists of alchemists, enchanters, boss summoners, etc.
-The Traveler's Guild consists of explorers, mapmakers, etc.
-The Worker's Guild consists of pretty much everyone else.
-The Leader's Guild consists of district leaders.
Guilds may not be formed until there are at least 5 colonists of like professions. As of right now, no guilds have been formed.
Status is, well, your character's status.
-Active means you are currently roleplaying with that character
-Dead means that character is dead and cannot be roleplayed with anymore. If your character dies once, (s)he CANNOT be resurrected. You may create a new character, however.
-Inactive means your character can be controlled by other people temporarily. Your character may not die while inactive.
-Zombie. When you choose to die, you may choose to become a zombie. Zombies can be controlled by other people (not you).
That pretty much wraps it up for roleplaying. Any other questions, ask me! Let's move on to the rules.
Examples:
Powergaming is making yourself extremely powerful.
Examples of powergaming:
When Aeron saw the Wither, he said to himself, "No problem!", whipping out his sword. He rushed forwards and chopped all of its heads off, instantly killing it.
Aeron approached the horde of 20 zombies. He took out his bow like a boss and one-shotted all of them without taking any damage.
Examples of not powergaming:
Aeron approached the group of zombies cautiously. Pulling out his sword, he jumped at them from behind, succeeding in killing one instantly. The rest turned around. Aeron managed to chop off another's head, but the rest started attacking him. He managed to get in a couple more stabs on one before he was forced to flee.
Metagaming is your character knowing stuff they logically shouldn't.
Examples of metagaming:
(assuming Aeron has never heard of or seen Firae)
Aeron approached the person standing there and said, "Hey there, Firae!"
(assuming Aeron should have no clue where Firae is)
Aeron decided to go follow Firae to the caves.
Unrealgaming is your character doing something unrealistic.
Examples of unrealgaming:
Aeron decided to go spelunking. After going down a bit, he found diamonds and mined them.
The reason that is unrealgaming is because you don't just go down into any old cave and find diamonds.
Aeron walked out at night, encountering 10 sword-wielding zombies.
The reason that is unrealgaming is because sword-wielding zombies are not exactly common.
Aeron walked into a cave, encountering zombies. Killing them, he collected their heads, and picked up a couple of iron ingots that they dropped.
The reason that is unrealgaming is because heads and ingots are RARE drops and should be treated as such.
Unlike Powergaming and Metagaming, however, Unrealgaming is not 100% off limits. I do, of course, occasionally find rare items; it is reasonable for your character to also be able to do so. Just keep it like that: Reasonable.
29-Sep added new rule: Keep with the times. It is preferred if your character's actions reflect what other characters are doing as well as the status of the village. (Example: If the jungle district is not yet built, don't roleplay yourself in a built jungle district) (Example 2: If you and another roleplayer are in the same place, recognize the fact that the other person is there). If you aren't sure of what's happening around you, just ask; there are several people on the thread who will be happy to answer you.
I think the rest of the rules are self-explanatory. Moving on to the last part:
Joining is as simple as copy-pasting the application below into a post and filling it out.
-----Profile------
Village name (Not your forum name):
Profile pic (Optional, post a picture of/describe your character):
Are you planning on roleplaying (recommended you watch or bookmark thread)?: -----Character (only if you answered "yes" to above question)-----
What profession do you want? Be creative:
Is there any backstory to your character? This field is optional, it just helps me to know more about your character:
Any special requests (starting inventory, etc)? -----House------
What district do you want to apply to (not district 1)?
Any specific house design you want? (if picture put in spoiler):
If you are applying to the Mountain District, would you like your house on the outside or inside?
If you are applying to the Submarine District, which section (farming/factory/magic)?
Resources:
A map of the general area.
An intractable map of the village (download):
Note that this is the very first build of the application. It will go through major improvements in the next version, and will eventually do stuff like show your character's inventory. It is currently mac-only, once it is more complete I will compile a windows version. http://dl.dropbox.co...2587071/map.zip
Recent happenings in roleplays (I will try to update it as frequently as possible):
-A group of people (Robin, Argalla, Jason, Solvin, Cay, Jacinto, Zack) have just met up on the jungle beach.
-It is raining.
-Conrad is preparing to set out to find abovementioned Robin and Argalla because it has started to get dark.
-Leif's son (Arnad) has been severely wounded by an unknown cause, and is being tended to by Sekela in his father's house.
Remember, if you are not sure about anything (if there are nearby characters where your character is going to start, etc) just ask. There are several people on the thread who will be happy to fill you in.
Village name (Not your forum name): Richard
Profile pic (Optional, post a picture of your skin in a spoiler):
Have you watched/bookmarked this thread? (if you don't you will be accepted as a "guest"): Yes If you answered "Yes" to the above question...
What profession do you want? Blacksmith
What district do you want to apply to? End District, if not, nether, if not, district 1.
Any specific house design you want? (if picture put in spoiler):
A testificate's blacksmithing house.
Village name (Not your forum name): Richard
Profile pic (Optional, post a picture of your skin in a spoiler):
Have you watched/bookmarked this thread? (if you don't you will be accepted as a "guest"): Yes If you answered "Yes" to the above question...
What profession do you want? Blacksmith
What district do you want to apply to? End District, if not, nether, if not, district 1.
Any specific house design you want? (if picture put in spoiler):
A testificate's blacksmithing house.
Accepted, can't put you in the nether/end district currently because there is no district leader for those districts, so you'll be in district 1 until then. (I'll put you on a waiting list to get into those districts)
I'd like to add my pic: Here.
It's not a good picture, but it shows my character.
Thanks, I'll add that right now.
Anyways, stupid me tried to resource-save when building your house and didn't put stone in the places you don't see it. Which, as I overlooked, included under the lava, meaning it flowed under the house.
You will be paid 1 gold bar for damages because of the chief's stupidity =P. It is being fixed ASAP.
PS you actually will not get paid right off the bat because I actually haven't found gold yet. Once I do, you will be paid. <--- Old post ftw
Village name:Loki Profile pic:? Have you watched/bookmarked this thread?):I read it What profession do you want? Be creative.:Guard What district do you want to apply to?: District 1.1(North) Any specific house design you want?:I would prefer to build it myself but a tower sounds good
Reading it doesn't really count, watching/bookmarking means that you will most likely come back and do something with your character later. Other than that, accepted as a guest, watch/bookmark and you get the other stuff
Village name: gamertroy Profile pic: i don't know how to put in the picture Have you watched/bookmarked this thread?:yes If you answered "Yes" to the above question... What profession do you want? Be creative. librarian What district do you want to apply to? 1 Any specific house design you want? (if picture put in spoiler):a Japaneses style house
Village name: doggyluvuh
Profile pic: dont know how to sry
Have you bookmarked/watched? Yes!
Profession: General (If not possible, Archer, and if not possible gaurd.)
District: Nether, and if not possible mountain, and if not possible, jungle lol.
Epic tower, and mini fort for defense.
3 whole days without internet... dunno how I survived. Anyways sorry for late responses. (also, there are 2 recent updates available pretty soon from the OP)
Village name:Loki Profile pic:? Have you watched/bookmarked this thread?):I read it What profession do you want? Be creative.:Guard What district do you want to apply to?: District 1.1(North) Any specific house design you want?:I would prefer to build it myself but a tower sounds good
If you want to build it yourself, you can send me a save file, just make sure its not huge, and building out of pine wood and planks and smooth stone fits the district one theme.
Village name: gamertroy Profile pic: i don't know how to put in the picture Have you watched/bookmarked this thread?:yes If you answered "Yes" to the above question... What profession do you want? Be creative. librarian What district do you want to apply to? 1 Any specific house design you want? (if picture put in spoiler):a Japaneses style house
Village name: doggyluvuh
Profile pic: dont know how to sry
Have you bookmarked/watched? Yes!
Profession: General (If not possible, Archer, and if not possible gaurd.)
District: Nether, and if not possible mountain, and if not possible, jungle lol.
Epic tower, and mini fort for defense.
Accepted as archer, but until I get a district leader for one of the abovementioned districts I will put you in the guest house
So, I see this got moved. I thought that minecraft survival projects would belong in the survival section, not the off-topic section, but apparently I was wrong.
I see District 1 is within three biomes. Are there just going to be buildings in one biome, or all three? We should build a wall around each district, having signs leading to each of the other districts.
I see District 1 is within three biomes. Are there just going to be buildings in one biome, or all three? We should build a wall around each district, having signs leading to each of the other districts.
District 1 is pretty much that little cove there, extending into the taiga a little bit. Also, promoted to respected villager for recommending something
Also, update number 6 is out on the main thread - not much, but there are some important developments in number 7 which will be released later on today.
District 1 is pretty much that little cove there, extending into the taiga a little bit. Also, promoted to respected villager for recommending something
When you join, you will get your own house. You do not have to plan on roleplaying to get a house; but you must specify so in your application.
The seed used for the world can be found here, and the texture pack (which is not very different from the original) can be found here. The world always uses the most recent update (including snapshots).
The Alpha Triangle is a triangle formed with points at the Mountain, the Agricultural district, and the deepest part of the bay. The triangle contains all the overworld districts as well as the tent camp, portal, and tree farm.
Listed below are the different districts you can apply to, as well as the corresponding district leader (the person you take orders from) and their forum avatar so you recognize them, building progress, and an overhead map (made using MCMap live). Districts are listed in the order I plan (may change) to finish them in.
That's all the districts - there are a few non-district places worth mentioning, however.
That wraps up all the areas in the Alpha triangle - now let's move on to...
Finally, of course, there are the areas outside the Alpha Triangle...
I included the End district in here because, as I am quite far from actually going there, I'm not going to give it it's own section yet.
Now that we've covered all the areas, let's move on to roleplaying. Even if you've roleplayed on other threads before, you're going to want to give this a read.
Roleplay is done in a very simple fashion. An example of a roleplay would be (Pretending your character's name is Aeron):
Aeron's roleplay:
Aeron ran through the pine forest, 2 skeletons pursuing him. Suddenly, the forest ended, coming out into an open plain. Thinking he sees a flag in the distance, he continues running, driving his sword into a zombie blocking the path.
<end>
You can roleplay in 3rd or 1st person (3rd person: Aeron did this || 1st person: I did this). More info on roleplaying in the following sections...
Since this is Minecraft, you of course have an inventory. To add items to your inventory, you must roleplay yourself getting them - e.g. "Aeron decided to chop down the nearest tree" - same for taking items out. You may only use items in your inventory (if you only have a stone sword, no suddenly bringing out an iron one), although that should be obvious.
When you roleplay yourself acquiring items, I will, in the world itself, add those items to your chest.
There are some rules, of course - rare items such as diamonds, slimeballs, etc., I cannot simply go out and grab some to put in your inventory. You can roleplay yourself getting them, as long as they don't affect anything (e.g. wearing diamonds as a necklace is fine, but roleplaying yourself crafting a diamond sword is not). More on this covered in "rules".
Since everyone has inventories, you can also trade with eachother. If, at any time, you need to know what you have in your inventory, simply ask and I'll go look.
You can also steal from eachother, but you MUST roleplay yourself doing it. You can get away with it as long as the owner of the stolen items does not see your post. If you do get caught by the owner, you get put in jail. You may not steal from inactive people.
When you apply, you create a character. That character is then the person you control. Your character has 3 main attributes: Profession, Rank, and Status. (You may create another character by paying 5 gold nuggets, if your first character has adequate rank)
Profession is your character's job. Examples: Melon farmer, Miner, Guard, Gardener, Fisher, Scribe, Banker, Explorer, Alchemist.
Rank is your status in the colony - ranging from Prisoner to Leader. There are a total of 6 ranks: Prisoner, Villager, Colonist, Noble, Guild leader, District leader. You get different rewards for being promoted. Below I will describe the different ranks and their rewards.
-The Miner's Guild consists of miners, blacksmiths, and TNT manufacturers.
-The Farmer's Guild consists of all types of farmers, animal farmers, and traders.
-The Warrior's Guild consists of soldiers, guards, trappers, hunters, and cannon engineers.
-The Magician's Guild consists of alchemists, enchanters, boss summoners, etc.
-The Traveler's Guild consists of explorers, mapmakers, etc.
-The Worker's Guild consists of pretty much everyone else.
-The Leader's Guild consists of district leaders.
Guilds may not be formed until there are at least 5 colonists of like professions. As of right now, no guilds have been formed.
Status is, well, your character's status.
-Active means you are currently roleplaying with that character
-Dead means that character is dead and cannot be roleplayed with anymore. If your character dies once, (s)he CANNOT be resurrected. You may create a new character, however.
-Inactive means your character can be controlled by other people temporarily. Your character may not die while inactive.
-Zombie. When you choose to die, you may choose to become a zombie. Zombies can be controlled by other people (not you).
That pretty much wraps it up for roleplaying. Any other questions, ask me! Let's move on to the rules.
Examples:
Powergaming is making yourself extremely powerful.
Examples of powergaming:
When Aeron saw the Wither, he said to himself, "No problem!", whipping out his sword. He rushed forwards and chopped all of its heads off, instantly killing it.
Aeron approached the horde of 20 zombies. He took out his bow like a boss and one-shotted all of them without taking any damage.
Examples of not powergaming:
Aeron approached the group of zombies cautiously. Pulling out his sword, he jumped at them from behind, succeeding in killing one instantly. The rest turned around. Aeron managed to chop off another's head, but the rest started attacking him. He managed to get in a couple more stabs on one before he was forced to flee.
Metagaming is your character knowing stuff they logically shouldn't.
Examples of metagaming:
(assuming Aeron has never heard of or seen Firae)
Aeron approached the person standing there and said, "Hey there, Firae!"
(assuming Aeron should have no clue where Firae is)
Aeron decided to go follow Firae to the caves.
Unrealgaming is your character doing something unrealistic.
Examples of unrealgaming:
Aeron decided to go spelunking. After going down a bit, he found diamonds and mined them.
The reason that is unrealgaming is because you don't just go down into any old cave and find diamonds.
Aeron walked out at night, encountering 10 sword-wielding zombies.
The reason that is unrealgaming is because sword-wielding zombies are not exactly common.
Aeron walked into a cave, encountering zombies. Killing them, he collected their heads, and picked up a couple of iron ingots that they dropped.
The reason that is unrealgaming is because heads and ingots are RARE drops and should be treated as such.
Unlike Powergaming and Metagaming, however, Unrealgaming is not 100% off limits. I do, of course, occasionally find rare items; it is reasonable for your character to also be able to do so. Just keep it like that: Reasonable.
29-Sep added new rule: Keep with the times. It is preferred if your character's actions reflect what other characters are doing as well as the status of the village. (Example: If the jungle district is not yet built, don't roleplay yourself in a built jungle district) (Example 2: If you and another roleplayer are in the same place, recognize the fact that the other person is there). If you aren't sure of what's happening around you, just ask; there are several people on the thread who will be happy to answer you.
I think the rest of the rules are self-explanatory. Moving on to the last part:
Joining is as simple as copy-pasting the application below into a post and filling it out.
-----Profile------
Village name (Not your forum name):
Profile pic (Optional, post a picture of/describe your character):
Are you planning on roleplaying (recommended you watch or bookmark thread)?:
-----Character (only if you answered "yes" to above question)-----
What profession do you want? Be creative:
Is there any backstory to your character? This field is optional, it just helps me to know more about your character:
Any special requests (starting inventory, etc)?
-----House------
What district do you want to apply to (not district 1)?
Any specific house design you want? (if picture put in spoiler):
If you are applying to the Mountain District, would you like your house on the outside or inside?
If you are applying to the Submarine District, which section (farming/factory/magic)?
Resources:
A map of the general area.
An intractable map of the village (download):
Note that this is the very first build of the application. It will go through major improvements in the next version, and will eventually do stuff like show your character's inventory. It is currently mac-only, once it is more complete I will compile a windows version.
http://dl.dropbox.co...2587071/map.zip
Recent happenings in roleplays (I will try to update it as frequently as possible):
-A group of people (Robin, Argalla, Jason, Solvin, Cay, Jacinto, Zack) have just met up on the jungle beach.
-It is raining.
-Conrad is preparing to set out to find abovementioned Robin and Argalla because it has started to get dark.
-Leif's son (Arnad) has been severely wounded by an unknown cause, and is being tended to by Sekela in his father's house.
Remember, if you are not sure about anything (if there are nearby characters where your character is going to start, etc) just ask. There are several people on the thread who will be happy to fill you in.
Characters:
Conrad, Sekela, Aaron: Redyoshi101
Robin, Argalla: robinod
Solvin, Sten: Sjwasian
Cay: Izak42*
Jason: loliosirule
Zack: Jeriko06
Jekk: Scorpi15*
Leif, Arnad: lmnop382
Taishou, Arden: MartialArtix*
*Currently inactive. Cay is being controlled by Sjwsian at the moment
If you enjoy this roleplay, or if you wish to try something a bit different, check out this cooperative single-player forum roleplay here: Nomad Tribe
Profile pic (Optional, post a picture of your skin in a spoiler):
Have you watched/bookmarked this thread? (if you don't you will be accepted as a "guest"): Yes
If you answered "Yes" to the above question...
What profession do you want? Blacksmith
What district do you want to apply to? End District, if not, nether, if not, district 1.
Any specific house design you want? (if picture put in spoiler):
A testificate's blacksmithing house.
Hope you do
Accepted, can't put you in the nether/end district currently because there is no district leader for those districts, so you'll be in district 1 until then. (I'll put you on a waiting list to get into those districts)
Here.
It's not a good picture, but it shows my character.
Thanks, I'll add that right now.
Anyways, stupid me tried to resource-save when building your house and didn't put stone in the places you don't see it. Which, as I overlooked, included under the lava, meaning it flowed under the house.
You will be paid 1 gold bar for damages because of the chief's stupidity =P. It is being fixed ASAP.
PS you actually will not get paid right off the bat because I actually haven't found gold yet. Once I do, you will be paid. <--- Old post ftwReading it doesn't really count, watching/bookmarking means that you will most likely come back and do something with your character later. Other than that, accepted as a guest, watch/bookmark and you get the other stuff
Ok, I guess that counts. I'll add you tomorrow because I have to go like RIGHT now.
Profile pic: i don't know how to put in the picture
Have you watched/bookmarked this thread?:yes
If you answered "Yes" to the above question...
What profession do you want? Be creative. librarian
What district do you want to apply to? 1
Any specific house design you want? (if picture put in spoiler):a Japaneses style house
Profile pic: dont know how to sry
Have you bookmarked/watched? Yes!
Profession: General (If not possible, Archer, and if not possible gaurd.)
District: Nether, and if not possible mountain, and if not possible, jungle lol.
Epic tower, and mini fort for defense.
If you want to build it yourself, you can send me a save file, just make sure its not huge, and building out of pine wood and planks and smooth stone fits the district one theme.
Accepted
Accepted as archer, but until I get a district leader for one of the abovementioned districts I will put you in the guest house
District 1 is pretty much that little cove there, extending into the taiga a little bit. Also, promoted to respected villager for recommending something
How's this?
Interior:
Also, update number 6 is out on the main thread - not much, but there are some important developments in number 7 which will be released later on today.
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