Tasks / Katabasis
Explore an underworld.
1 to 100 players
45 points
Level 3
In the zone of: BART Psychogeographical Association
Created by teucer
11 completed :: 22 in progress
Interested in collaborating on this: (no one yet!)
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I'm not sure where I'd go, but I think I know where I'd start.
I now have an image in my head of mkII exploring the subways. And it is glorious.
So initially I wanted to reword this one, but I decided it was just too elegant to mess with. So I just wanted to say that when I envision what completions of this task would look like, I see explorations of what might not be usually termed 'underworlds', but also things like the 'seedy underbelly' of society, counter-cultures, cults, and what-not.
You are, of course, free to interpret the task however you see fit.
It's been a great week watching all the discussion of this batch of tasks. The best part- seeing completions- is yet to come.
Indeed, when I wrote the task I was thinking of being more verbose - but I realized that if I didn't, I left room for everything from the mafia to the sewers. I don't expect anyone to go quite to the extreme of the former, but social underworlds would be good fun too - and physical ones need not be subterranean.
i am posting this as a comment purely so i can get it out of my mind and start working on serious task completions.
(and i will have you know i did my very best to prevent spoilers)
what game is that?
i recognize it, but can't name it.
For general future reference, the game is Fallout 3. The area is a museum exhibit on underworlds, currently inhabited by a race of radioactive zombies.
experience my katabasis into the nyc subway! (in the convenient format of a shortfilm)
Do any Portland players know a decent section of the Shanghai Tunnels? Contact me if you do!
I know how I *want* to do this task, but can't quite think of a way to do it *safely*...
Exploring my own psychological underworld. Immerse myself in grief, memories of the worst times of my life, the dark side of myself, the things I don't want to think. The problem is stopping, preferably before I do something drastic.
Oh the joys of mood disorders.
No.
Just no.
Wallowing in sad and horror is an awful idea. I've done it.
Please don't hurt yourself.
I'm with Bryce.
I've delved into some pretty dark memories for praxis myself, but seriously, don't immerse yourself too far for a game. That is, indeed, a risky one.
Praxis
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Most people don't think about what goes on beneath their feet. And it's not like there's anything wrong with that. But there are those of us who take interest in storm drains and sewers and other subterranean paths of transportation. I mean, you see...
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Ooh, I wanna do.