This is The Sea Men's thread for the McLeodGaming Trail
Those not on The Sea Man and post here will be penalized. You have been warned.






If you're going to head out and start a new life in the Promised Land, you're gonna have to stock up on supplies first. You and your team stop by at the nearest general store.
Inside you meet JasonGuy299, the owner of the general store. "Ah, you guys are heading for the Promised Land as well? Well, you're in luck; I provide some of the lowest prices on frontier goods you'll see as of right now! Here's a list of goods you probably should spend up on."



"For a wagon your size," JasonGuy299 mentions, glancing at your team's wagon outside, "I'd get 6 oxen. I also suggest 800 pounds of food for a party of 4 - there's a discount on flour, sugar, bacon, and coffee, by the way! I'd also get 2 spare sets of clothing for each of you too. Those clothes on your back aren't going to stand up to the cold mountainous regions. And did I mention the rifle bullets? We sell them in boxes of 20 each." He reaches down and pulls out a tin box. Lifting the lids, you can see 20 .22 long rifle bullets in neat little rows. "And finally, you should ifnish off your order with spare wagon parts - I've heard much news about skeletons lying next to wagons with a broken wheel. Poor families must have been foolish not to get a spare!" He then walks through a door behind the counter, saying "If you need anything else, call me!"

You and your team members pull out their savings for the journey - $800. Now how to spend it wisely...? You know very well that what you buy is probably what your team will be running on for a 9 month journey...

(This decision is a Collaborative Desicion. The Captain makes the final decision, but the other team members are free to give their opinion on the situation.)

if you really think this will last more than a page you're crazy

Isn't this basically an RP?

I'm pretty sure this should be moved to rp.

This game is not an RP, it's more of a teamwork/decision making game. RPing is not required. Of course, a small bit of RPing adds flavor, but I won't give anyting about it.

I thought I covered in the sign-ups, anyway

This is an RP, you playing yourself in a story with friends. I think it would be more suited to the RP section

No, the dialouge only adds to the game. In the original Oregon Trail, you were able to talk to people, though you really couldn't respond to what they were saying.

Could we get on topic now?

Ah, I see. Okay so my team can now post suggestions.

We need oxen! And bullets! So if we run out of food, we can, y'know, shoot one and eat it instead. Yes! Animal slaughter!
(Hopefully this game pulls through, and doesn't get locked.)

That is actually a good idea. We will get 10-12 Oxen, 4-6 that can follow behind if any die/we need food.

How many bullets do you think would last 9 months? I'm thinking of calculating everything after we figure out how much of which items we want, then making adjustments to suit the budget afterwards.

I'm pretty sure there will be pit stops...

You are correct. There will be forts with stores along the way, but their prices will be higher than the ones you see here.

Priorities.

Oxen - 11 [$220]
Set Clothing - 6 (We can share, right??) [$60]
Bullets - 25 boxes [$50]
Spare Wagon Wheels - 6 [$60]
Spare Axles - 4 [$40]
Spare Tongue - 2 [$20]
Food - 500 pounds [$100]

Total - [$550]
Money left - [$250]

Is this good? Need your opinions team. (I am sure we can get more money while on the trail, right?)