Triffids. Terrible, terrible triffids.

[strangetomato]

So... I borrowed The Chrysalids and The Day of the Triffids from a friend, and now I'm sort of hooked on reading John Wyndham. These are great books. If you haven't read them, I'd highly recommend checking them out. I'm going to have to seek out more of his stuff, I think.

Hmm. Now why do I have the sudden urge to make S,HWC more post-apocalyptic? ;)

Comments

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

I've considered doing that one before, because it really does appeal to me, but I can't hack all the rules. It's just not my idea of fun to have to keep a sheet of notes nearby as I play. I'm also terrible at challenges. I've tried two poverty challenges now and I just give up by the time the second generation is born.

Are there many stories based on apocalypse challenges, like there are for legacies? I think I may have seen one of them at one point or another, but I'm not sure. I agree that it makes sense for storytelling. It gives you a plot to work with.

[simsforaranya.livejournal.com]

I've just started one, dragancaor is playing one, hasn't updated anything yet. jens_sims has one in generation three/chapter eight. There is another, which is the first I ever read, but it hasn't been updated in a LONG time, and I can't find it. :(

[simsforaranya.livejournal.com]

(and since I'm an idiot and forget I can't edit comments on this journal...)

The rules aren't actually all that hard to remember. They seem impossible to keep track of, but as Red said to me "Basically everything they want? Can't have. Then look at the rules to see what you've unlocked after you top each career. XD". I read through the twice, and then a third time when I was cleaning up the formatting before posting them in my own journal, and I'm pretty sure I know what is and isn't allowed.

But I haven't actually PLAYED much of it yet. >.> Kyle is waiting in limbo for me to download post-apoc/grungy stuff. XD