Arctic Base, A one-night high-action Assassin
game.  Written by Four White Boys (Joe Boerjes, Chad Brown, Dave Cho, and
Andy Ellis).

ARCTIC BASE

PRE-APPLICATION

``WELCOME TO ARCTIC BASE. NOW... GET THE FUCK OUT.''


IT IS A TIME OF CHAOS.

Rebellion fighters now swarm across the galaxy in a last desperate attempt to win the war. Planets, once fertile, are now ravaged for the remaining resources they hold. Entire stellar system populations are decimated as colonies are systematically Nuked From Orbit.

Into this inferno steps one man. He is the last line of defense on the foremost strategic world, where the outcome of a battle over this base will have dire ramifications on the interstellar war.

But this game is not about this man.

Nor, to be quite honest, this galaxy.


READ THIS.

This is the Arctic Base pre-application. This is not a teaser. This is not a blurb. Nor are we drunk. We have specifically not put game-specific information in this pre-application, because that is all subject to change at this time. So don't ask us, please. :)

The Arctic Base GMs are trying to get a feel for:

- scale of the game (size and number of runs);
- what level of action;
- what level of puzzles;
- what level of individual plots;
- specific requests (we make no guarantees);
- and basically anything else we're too lazy to figure out by ourselves.

BASIC INFORMATION.

- We are planning to run this no earlier than March 1, 1995.
- We may have multiple runs; we may not.
- We are not interested in having generic team requests. If, however, you have an extraordinary team request, if we're amused, we might consider it.
And now, the Pre-Application.

Pre-Application for Arctic Base

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Oh, I suppose we should actually include the damn thing...

- Your info.

- Name:
- Email:

Note: If you're a mutant and can't be reliably reached via email, then include whatever means (physical address, phone number and times when we can call, carrier pigeon roost, blahblahblah) we can contact you.

- Year:

- Other.

- What of the following would you be willing to play?

- Yes No
- Nyphomaniac?
- Blood-crazed murderer?
- Officer?
- Alien?
- Blood-sucking alien?
- Acid-spitting blood-sucking alien?
- Bad-tempered acid-spitting blood-sucking alien?
- Bambi?
- Marine?
- Vampire?
- Warlock?
- Grunt private?
- Member of the hive mind?
- High-ranking member of the hive mind?
- GM for a cheesy assassin game?
- 2. Are you any good at crossword puzzles? Yes No

- Multiple Choice.

- 17. You consider the Rubik's Cube to be:

- A. A nice way to spend 15 seconds;
- B. Hammer-fodder;
- C. A nice paperweight;
- D. All of the above.
- 18. Your first reaction to hearing the phrase ``So's your mom...'' is:
- A. ``Huh?''
- B. [boot to the head] *Thunk*
- C. ``Yo Mama's a snowblower!''
- D. ``God, you really suck at that...''
- E. ``Bite me.''
- 19. Describe, in technical detail, the definition and appropriate usage of the word "maggot".

- 3. You consider a fully loaded disc gun to be:

- A. Useful for about 5 seconds;
- B. Useful for about 3 seconds;
- C. Good for killing 20 people;
- D. How did he load this again?
- 30. Essay question. Complete the following: ``No shit, there I was, pinned down by...''

- 4. How do you feel about playing a NPC character? Some NPCs might see a lot of action; some might see very little. Some might see the same type of action repeated all the time; some might be used in a once-only, case-by-case situations. Be specific.

- 5. Did you play in Antartica? Which run? What part(s) did you enjoy?

- 6. Do you like or hate mechanics that take time (ability cards, incants)? Be specific.

- 7. Have you seen the following?

- Yes No
- Alien
- Aliens
- Aliens^3
- Predator
- Predator II
- Terminator
- Terminator II
- Robocop
- Robocop II
- Robocop III
- Grinning Evil Death
- Bambi Meets Godzilla
- Friday the 13th Part I
- Friday the 13th Part yaddayaddayadda
- Robotech
- Akira
- Bubblegum Crisis
- The Lost Boys
- The Godfather (any part)
- They Came From Mars
- Star Trek (if no, please stop filling out this application)
- Star Wars (if no, why not?)
- Highlander
- Highlander II (WHY?!?)
- Buckaroo Banzai
- Real Genius
- Monty Python and The Holy Grail
- 8. Have you read any of the following?
- Yes No
- Dante's Inferno
- GROO THE WANDERER
- The Dark Gnat Returns
- Physics, Halliday and Resnick, Part II
- Really Optional Questions

- 10. Your chess rating is:

- 11. Can you dance Samba well? (Really?)

- 12. Can you lead a Throwaway Oversway in International Waltz? Do people swoon with envy over it?

- 13. When you scream "DET!", do people just nod and act as if this is your normal behavior? Why or why not?

- 1. Are you now, or have you ever been, a member of the Armed Forces of any Nation?

- 3. If you're cast as a member of a military force, do you salute with your palm down or up?

- 4. Have you ever beat a black-belt martial artist? Really? What were you smoking at the time?

- 14. Can you start a Kerberos server while holding your breath? If yes, did you use a scuba tank?

- 15. Have you ever installed linux with your eyes closed?

- 16. How many server machines have you caused hard disk crashes? Was it intentional? Repeatable? Did you test repeatability on different servers, or when the original machine was replaced?

- 71. Do you play Doom? On what level? Can you clean out Doom I, Level 1 with your eyes closed? On Nightmare level? (If yes, please soak your head and try again.)

Please write up the missing questions in this application and send them in if it's actually interesting and relevant (for instance, we don't care right now about who you want to work with).

Send completed applications to "arctic-gms@mit.edu"


Thanks,
The Arctic GMs