OK, here is my idea - parallel processing a combination tounament and communal game using IVAN 0.50. Everyone starts at the same point (this is the root), everyone makes that char their own and sees how far they can take it (their trunk), when you die post your score and details and start a branch of someone elses trunk at the level at which you died (say GC2 for example). We can also have a communal trunk that can tagged in on like a wrestling match. If anyone wants they can start communal branches off someone's trunk. Once a branch or trunk is dead it is dead for good. Examples

Communal trunk goes from slob to atomic to capristo to wolf, who drinks acid and dies, then the communal trunk is dead permanently. Someone can start a new communal branch off a living trunk (once the trunk owner confirms the trunk is still alive)

FMW starts his trunk from the root. he makes it to UT3 and then drinks acid and dies. His trunk is dead. He starts a branch off of Slob's trunk at slob's UT2 endpoint (stairs to UT3) and gets to GC1 then drinks acid and dies: His branch is dead but Slob's trunk lives on. FMW then starts a communal branch off atomics trunk (after atomic confirms it is still alive) and redoes GC1, Erno taggs in for GC2, Slob tags in for GC3, wolf tags in for GC4 but drinks acid and dies. the branch is dead.

Save and post your progress at the end of each level.

I made a character called Ivaner and saved him at turn 2 in UT1 so we all start with the exact same potential.

You should be on the stairs to the next level and have al the gear you want to bring with you, i.e. don;t leave a vermis on UT2 and not tell anyone about it.

I have also started my trunk and saved it at the stairs to UT2. This trunk will double as the communal trunk too: it is a twin trunk if slob trunk dies communal trunk still lives.

So start your own trunks and post your progress and who will tag in on the communal trunk?

ivaner.rar or ivaner.zip (for chaostrom) - this is the root. Everyone starts their trunk from here.

SlobUT1.rar - this is the communal trunk and also the start of my trunk. Someone tag in and take it for 1 level and then post progress and savefile (maybe rename communalUT2)Progress so far
Day 1, 21:46
AS 10
LS 10
Dex 10
Agi 12
End 10
Per 10
Int 12
Wis 12
Cha 12
gold 52
Gods - none
Named baddies killed - none
Artifacts- none
Other info: nothing special other than my Int Wis and Agi boosts and finding an arcanite staff +1

Someone tag in and take it for 1 level and then post progress and savefile (maybe rename communalUT2)

Done two more levels on my trunk

SlobUT2.rar
AS 10
LS 10
Dex 10
Agi 14
End 10
Per 10
Int 14 (12)
Wis 12
Cha 12
HP 37
Gold 52
Gods: know and pray to cleptia and Sophos
Notes: Found rings of polycontrol (woot!) & infravision. Found broken helm of brilliance +1 used scroll or repair and SoEA on it. Found broken steel chainmail +2 (AV6)

SlobUT3.rar
AS 14 (2h sword)
LS 11
Dex 12(14) (Whips)
Agi 14 (running and dodging plant attacks)
End 11
Per 10
Int 15 (13) (books, sci talk)
Wis 13 (books)
Cha 13 (Fountain)
HP 45
Gold 40 (bought some bananas)
Gods: Know only - Atavus, Silva; and pray to Nefas, cleptia and Sophos
Notes: challenged sumo after dismembering him with traps and got belt of levitation. Genny is displaced from stairs because I levitated over to UT exit and went down. Now I can get all my goodies and sell in attnam and still go back and kill plants for training. Also i drank a fountain dry and got +1 Cha but -1 Agi.

I'll want to do this, are you using .50, cvs, livan, or what?

Yeah, sorry it is 0.50v

AStr - 14
LStr - 12
Dex - 14 (15)
Agi - 15
End - 11
Per - 10
Int - 15 (13)
Wiz - 13
Cha - 13
HP - 45/45
Gold - 127
Gods:Valpurus
Atavus
Sophos
Silva
Mellis
Cleptia
Nefas

Repaired the Chainmail, Found a whip of Chameleon, I dunno what else

Hmm, I guess no one is interested. I'll give it another day jimmy in case someone else wants to play and then I'll take a turn again. Oh yeah, which gods are you currently able to pray to? Important info.

I ain't too interested mostly because I can't possibly compete with anyone... I don't Sci-talk period

Slob I'm just too busy to play right now. Don't take that as lack of interest. I'll make my contribution in a few days.

Ahh but that is the beauty of a communal game, I have scitalked for you. reap the rewards of my patience.

Yeah but Id never be chosen as the save that is used... I am just not epic enough

So... What do I do with the ivaner.rar?

Doenload it, extract it to you ivan save file, boot ivan and choose continue Ivaner. Post progress. Do the same for the communal game too.

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I can't extract it. Bah!

I used winRar do you have that program? I'll post it as a zip file will that help?

Edit: done. I added it to my first post download it their Chaostrom and good luck.

update on my tournament progress ( i skipped adding a few saves)

GC4 day 7 10:22
As 36 (34)
LS 19
Dex 34 (37)
Agi 22 (18 )
End 15
Per 15
Int 31 (26)
Wis 29
Cha 17
HP 87
Gods: know all, praying seges to cleptia and all gods in between(not dulcis)
Notes: used a one charge wand of mirroring to boost gear: phoenix feather whip of thievery +5, Helm of Brilliance +5, PF boots of agi +5, PF gauntlets of Str +2, 2 AoLS, magic whistle. I have a few Archangels floating around waiting for me to get 40 wis to sci talk.
named Baddies: Killed Xinroch, Richel Decos.
I can upload a save if anyone wants to continue from here, otherwise I'll just upload communal game saves.

Finally got around to this. Loaded Ivaner.sav then immediately died. How? I drank from the fountain right next to the starting point and out popped a hostile dark frog.

what was your score, 1?

Maybe take a crack at the communal game. I'll take the turn after yours.

i don't understand this, let me get this strait...

Someone makes a character and does a level, then if he is still alive he saves before entering the next level and gives it to the next person.

If he dies then that branch or topic dies?

yep.

I thought there might be a handful of people who would do this and if you died you could branch off someone elses game and either play from there on your own or play it as a communal game.

So Chaostrom died in his tourney entry but he could still play the communal game or start from someone else's UT1 save.

So far it's been a flop. Only two entries n the tourney, one a high priest ending and the other death or turn 2.

Ok so what does the [CG] stand for?
and if i wanted to make one i would do a level and then save, or would i step out of the starting place and then save and upload?

CG = Communal Game
B = bones
T = tournament

alright, yea that makes sense ^_^

EDIT

i did the next GC, i got a few more scrolls and lots of wands, use up the scrolls, im not vary good with them, i use them to even out all my stuff