I am in the process of building an island, creating a spreadsheet for calculations, and designing other various forms / events / processes.  When I have finished enough to begin play, I will summon those who have expressed interest.  For those who haven't seen my interest check with a brief description of the role play, you can find it here: [url]http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/80108-survival-very-basic-mechanics/ooc[/url]

Please refrain from posting here and instead... express any interest or share any ideas in the interest thread.  Thank you.  :)

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[color=aba000][b]Today's weather:[/b] Moderately breezy, very few clouds, around 70 degrees Fahrenheit[/color]

If inhabitants of this island were to stand at the edge of [i][color=a187be]Body of Water A[/color][/i], they'd see nothing but waves to the south.  On most days, the water is calm and rests against the shore like an old friend.  Occasionally, stalks of grass will bend under gentle breezes, dipping into the water and leaving rippled fingerprints.  This gentle shore extends to the east and west as far as the eyes can see, sloping steeply inland to the west and taking a more casual approach to the east.

On the easternmost edge of the shore's horizon, lifeless brown land strikes a contrast to the clear waters.  This location supported denser vegetation in a past lifetime, but drowned itself out with incessant thirst.  Thus destroyed, the ground become unsuitable for growth and remains quite fluid to this day.

On the northwest face of the mud pit, fat and clumsy plants thrive by pulling from the neighboring moisture.  This vegetation looks as though it strives to stand tall but lacks the support to do so.  Like old men and women, the branches are bowed toward the earth baring plump red fruits large enough to fill human hands.  Each plant attempts to make up for the disgrace through star shaped palms which hang the fruit.  The stems also embellish their existence, brandishing compound leaves that mostly arrange themselves in opposite pairs.

Not to be outdone, shorter plants enjoy the wetness of the mud pit further north.  These too bare red fruit in star shaped palms, but the delicacies are much smaller and are riddled with tiny yellow seeds. Embracing the fruit in somewhat round leaves, these plants are fuzzy to the touch and smell sweet.  Less gangling than their larger cousins, they tend to grow in small clusters.

As the eye continues to sweep westward along the horizon, it should note the lack of animal life.  Green and yellow grass is rampant throughout most of the scenery, however.  It occasionally rustles under the wind and finally gives way to yet one more type of vegetation.  On the westernmost front of this [i][color=a187be]Location A[/color][/i], tall plants grow in dense masses.  They stand stiff and proud, boasting sharp and narrow leaves along the lengths of their single stalks.  Peppered between the sword-like leaves are yellow bundles of rock-hard nubs.  They huddle tightly together as though afraid of everything around them, fragrant-less and stubborn.

[b][u][color=aba000]Map of spawning location:[/color][/u][/b]

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(Please excuse the crudeness of my drawing.  I am no artist.  Note that this piece of the map is huge and nothing on it is drawn to scale.)


[u][b][color=aba000]List of Natural Resources and Gathering Slots:[/color][/b][/u]

[color=fff200][b]corn[/b][/color] (0/2)
[color=39b54a][b]grass[/b][/color] (0/4)
[color=a0410d][b]mud[/b][/color] (0/3)
[color=ed1c24][b]strawberries[/b][/color] (0/1)
[color=9e0b0f][b]tomatoes[/b][/color] (0/1)[/center]