Shannow
Waster of Time
At the moment our suggestions are being spread over 3-4 threads so I thought we'd pool them in one thread. Whether or not we manage to get to the 5000$ mark for a statue remains to be seen, but we've already collected enough for a codex location, NPC or item.
First I'd suggest we copy Tim Cain's stance on in-jokes in Fallout: Those who know it recognize it but it's not (too) out of place for people who don't. We could pool suggestions here and simply direct Fargo here to choose what he likes/what fits the world and let ourselves be surprized. Or we discuss amongst ourselves what we like best and suggest that to Fargo. (I favour the first).
Here're my suggestions:
Items:
1. an RPG http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket-propelled_grenade that has a high chance to be a dud and also to crit. If somebody is killed by a crit with the RPG it gives a text like "Another mole popped." or something.
2. The Codex. It is an interactive story book like in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Diamond_Age . If the player uses it he gets a small text adventure.
Location/NPCs:
A theme park/national park called the Great Fault (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fault_(geology)) has been settled. The settlers live in the basements of the original facility. They call themselves the Fault Dwellers, everybody else calls them basement dwellers. They call the apocalypse the Great Decline and go on about how everything used to be better. They call outsiders Toddlers. The codex troll statue could be set above the theme park entrance and nobody'd know why the ancestors chose such a weird mascot for the Fault. Their main entrance would be called Skyway and their leader calls himself the Underlord.
First I'd suggest we copy Tim Cain's stance on in-jokes in Fallout: Those who know it recognize it but it's not (too) out of place for people who don't. We could pool suggestions here and simply direct Fargo here to choose what he likes/what fits the world and let ourselves be surprized. Or we discuss amongst ourselves what we like best and suggest that to Fargo. (I favour the first).
Here're my suggestions:
Items:
1. an RPG http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket-propelled_grenade that has a high chance to be a dud and also to crit. If somebody is killed by a crit with the RPG it gives a text like "Another mole popped." or something.
2. The Codex. It is an interactive story book like in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Diamond_Age . If the player uses it he gets a small text adventure.
Location/NPCs:
A theme park/national park called the Great Fault (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fault_(geology)) has been settled. The settlers live in the basements of the original facility. They call themselves the Fault Dwellers, everybody else calls them basement dwellers. They call the apocalypse the Great Decline and go on about how everything used to be better. They call outsiders Toddlers. The codex troll statue could be set above the theme park entrance and nobody'd know why the ancestors chose such a weird mascot for the Fault. Their main entrance would be called Skyway and their leader calls himself the Underlord.