{"id":4009,"date":"2011-01-24T00:36:58","date_gmt":"2011-01-24T07:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/?p=4009"},"modified":"2011-01-24T00:39:18","modified_gmt":"2011-01-24T07:39:18","slug":"yet-another-reason-why-i-love-quark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/yet-another-reason-why-i-love-quark\/","title":{"rendered":"Yet another reason why I love Quark"},"content":{"rendered":"

For those of you who may not know, quark<\/a> is BYU’s science fiction and fantasy club.\u00a0 I had the good fortune of being one of the club’s vice presidents for two years while I was a student, and I still keep in touch with a ton of friends from that group.<\/p>\n

One of the funnest things about quark is the online werewolf games<\/a>–currently, I’m GMing a round based on Interstella 5555.\u00a0 Recently, Jerle and I decided to put together a database of all 49 rounds that we’ve played over the years, compiling player stats, setting up rankings, and other such nerdy things.<\/p>\n

While I was going across some of the older threads, I came across this amazingly hilarious premise for round fourteen:<\/p>\n

In the year 1815 Napoleon conquered Russia.
\nIn 1817 he conquered China.
\nBy 1830 he was the ruler of continental Europe, Asia, and parts of Africa that were interesting.
\nIn 1834 he invaded Antarctica and defeated the United Federation of Penguins and Polar Bears.
\nHis successor sent ships to conquer America and England, and succeeded, but not without a fight.<\/p>\n

The year is 2015.
\nThe entire world speaks either French or English, or, more likely, some mixture of two.
\nA great scientist has invented a Time Machine.
\nThe only hope for penguins and polar bears is to infiltrate high-security research facility in New Paris, use the device to go back in time and present a plush toy of a penguin to young Napoleon. A rogue rebel Greenpeace group assists the penguins\/polar bears.<\/p>\n

The research facility is guarded by an elite team of 15 highly-trained frenchpeople. Through great ingenuity Greenpeace was able to replace three of them with its agents. Those three must kill everyone else and use the time machine.<\/p>\n

There is also a rumor that one of the elite guardsmen has been replaced by a clown.<\/p>\n

Playing:
\nAvulsion 7
\nBaggins 17
\nBeatobur 13
\nCardasin 20
\nChild 10
\nDaen 17
\nDrek 5
\nFezzik 11
\nHER0 0
\nJerle 13
\nRamenSensei 1
\nSilverStorm 19
\nSunstarr12 16
\nThundershorts 12
\nTurin_Turanbar 0<\/p>\n

3 Greenpeace members, 1 DGSE detective, 1 team medic, 1 clown.
\nAnd 9 FRENCHPEOPLE!<\/p>\n

RULES<\/a><\/p>\n

NIGHT.<\/p>\n

Awaiting requests.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Hehehe…these are sooo<\/em> my people!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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