Alpha Blue: what if...?

in #rpg7 years ago (edited)

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From season 5, episode 8 of Community.

So, the question arose - what do I do with this steemit blog? I've got my regular blog. I've got my alternative blog. What do I do with this one?

Earlier today, it hit me. I can use this blog to post RPG content from a parallel universe or alternate dimension, a sort of "what if" world that won't interfere with the status-quo. Without further ado...

The currency aboard the space station brothel known as Alpha Blue has just been devalued by reckless commodity speculation. What do you expect when the financial markets are run by assholes?

Shortly after the bottom dropped out of the blue buck, MeowMeowBeenz became the space coin of the realm. MeowMeowBeenz was a fashionable crypto-currency to come out of the Jammy-Pow system less than a standard year ago. It was invented by a "not that old" economist named Koogler because he "just wanted to get laid."

MeowMeowBeenz is a totally digital resource - the value of MeowMeowBeenz is decided by how awesome you are and transactions are all completed via personal access crystal. No physical representation of MeowMeowBeenz actually changes hands.

Currency users themselves are objectively rated between 1 and 5. Because of an individual's MeowMeowBeenz rating, a "5" could purchase a handjob for merely a dozen MeowMeowBeenz, whereas a "1" would have to pay hundreds of MeowMeowBeenz for the same handjob!

Of course, things get even trickier when that sought-after handjob has it's own rating. Obviously, an out-of-this-world handjob is going to be superior and will cost more than a sub-par handjob. Maybe, if you're a 1, you can't even get a stellar handjob?!?

Word to the wise: befriend a 5, it's worth it.

Also: beware of anyone whose rating is lower than yours.

And one more thing: if you've only just arrived on the space station of lust, then you're considered "new beenz" and every interaction counts! Be nice, but not too nice. I mean, you should be really nice to someone, but don't make it look like you're trying to be nice just to receive a higher rating - cause that shit will get you down-rated in a hurry.

Besides sheer awesomeness, your rating determines credit-worthiness, moral flexibility, knowing the right people, and overall resourcefulness. Since ratings come from other MeowMeowBeenz users you interact with, the higher a person's number, the more weight their rating holds.

Now, go out there and course-correct Alpha Blue's economy! And remember... Fives have lives, fours have chores, threes have fleas, twos have the blues, and ones don't get a rhyme because they're fucking garbage.


What is Alpha Blue and how can I purchase/play this sleazy space opera roleplaying game? Here's your blue ticket, spacer.

Thanks for reading, commenting, sharing, up-voting, steeming, rating, ranking, liking, favoriting, giving the thumbs-up, whatever they do on MySpace, and oral sex emojis... on yeah, send me all the MeowMeowBeenz you can spare!

VS

p.s. I've got more content for using MeowMeowBeenz in your Alpha Blue game right here and here.

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It was invented by a "not that old" economist named Koogler because he "just wanted to get laid."

Ah, that explains why I'm suddenly having a flashback.

If you've never seen the episode, I can see where someone would be like WTF? The episode's Koogler character was this off-beat, throwaway cameo appearance that wound up being one of the more delightful things about "App Development and Condiments."

There's even a mock 80's trailer at the end of the episode advertising some kind of Back to School / College Party film. So much awesome! I think overall, it's in my top 3 favorite episodes of Community.

LOL. My bad, I thought Koogler was a thinly veiled reference to Google and it's Page Rank algorithm which works exactly like you describe. It happens that steemit uses a similar system and I thought you were making a commentary on that. I said flashback because I used to be a web dev. So, no none of that was intended or matters. lol. Moving on...

Ah, I see why you would have thought that, but no. Koogler is just some zany one-off character.

What do you like about Community?

Hmm... it's weird, funny, and has a decent premise. Basically, all these different characters are thrown together because they all attend the same community college. There are also TWO episodes about Dungeons & Dragons!

How much would the interaction between the characters change if the characters were shipwrecked together because they were all on the same three hour tour?

Pretty much the same. Although, there would be a lot less paintball.

There's even a mock 80's trailer at the end of the episode advertising some kind of Back to School / College Party film. So much awesome!

Has Animal House been done as a module?

Not that I know of.

Cool! I follow you.