Welcome to the Cell Evolution Forum Competition, where you take control of a cell and progressively evolve it into something else!
This game is controlled by dice rolls and the players. Occasionally I'll make some events if I feel that the game is getting stale :3
This game will start when I have 5-8 players, but you can join in after the first round!
PLAYER LIST:
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Miniking
Mr_Bob
Sirvup
Ps
Raitaki
Kasu
PX
LaserTurtle
DNAbc
Giratina93
Evil_Nazgul0616
Raikaria
Der_Bright_Poster
RULES- Every turn, you must pick a trait to evolve.
- The trait must be reasonable for the stage of your creature. EX: No legs when single-celled.
- You can sabotage others by giving them a -1, or help them with a +2. These are added to the rolls.
- The trait you have picked will be affected by a dice roll. See below.
- Occasionally, I'll roll a 1d6 for an event. Also see below
- If you're a late-comer, you will get X traits (X = round # + 1) with no modifiers for free to catch up to the others.
- Have fun, feel free to discuss things, and survive and thrive!
- The trait must be reasonable in real life. (Thanks Miniking!)
RollsTraitsUses 1d6
1: Inverted
2: Very bad effect
3: No effect
4: Not expected effect
5: Expected effect
6-7: Better than expected
8+: SUPER EVOLUTION (significantly better than expected)
EventsUses 1d6
1-2: Bad event
3-4: No event
5-6: Good event
Endangerment RanksThese ranks show how close to dying off your species is.
EX: Extinct. Sorry, you are out of the game.
CR: Critically endangered. You are close to extinction.
EN: Endangered. You will most likely live unless a bad event or another species goes for you.
VU: Vulnerable. You're safe, but you might die in the future.
NT: Near threatened. Your species is doing fine, but you shouldn't worry about it dying off
LC: Don't even bother worrying. It'll take a miracle for your species to die off from this rank.
Reproductive SystemsThere are 2 types: Vertical and horizontal.
VerticalMake a second trait vote, and roll for that trait, but you can't get -1 or +2 on this:
1: Opposite of what was intended
2: Slightly worse than what was intended
3: No effect
4: No effect
5: As intended
6: Better than intended
HorizontalTake a trait that anther species has and roll with no modifiers:
1-3: No effect
4-6: Success
Now that the rules are out of the way, let's get to the story:
Round 0After millions of years, the planet has finally reached a state of equilibrium. The climate changes have become less severe, and although it still goes well below zero in the winter and far above 50 degrees Celsius in the summer, life is slowly but surely taking a grasp. Eruptions and earthquakes are still fairly common and cause death to thousands of species every few months. However, this has only increased the pace of evolution, as organisms less fit to survive are completely wiped from the face of the planet.
The first and only species is Protobactum Thrivum, though this is surely only temporary.
Protobactum Thrivum is a simple Eukaryotic bacteria cell, consisting of only a nucleus and a membrane. It lives at the very bottom of the sea, feeding of the compounds that were created when the planet first formed. It makes energy by metabolizing glucose in its cytoplasm, a fairly inefficient process. Without chloroplasts or any DNA coding for chemosynthesis this organism is very dependent on its constantly changing environment, and is thus given the title of Endangered. It cannot move and can only hope that its food (random proteins and sugars) will be carried close enough by the currents to be engulfed.
Traits: None
Appearance: Doesn't form colonies and cannot be seen without a microscope.
Environment: Bottom of sea
Conservation Status: EN
NOTE: Every new player starts with this species.
Based on
the Official Thrive Forum Game Competition