User blog:PoisonedPoetry/The 123rd Hunger Games: Anticipation

Hey everybody! Welcome to my first attempt at a hunger games in ages. My last few games may have been cancelled or abandoned, but I’m ready to start writing now that my exams are over and I have some more spare time and motivation.

Background Information
This series will take place in an AU different from the canon hunger games and my old hunger games.

In this AU, the world’s population was decimated after a fatal disease broke out. In a desperate bid to avoid spreading the disease, immigration was banned. A cure was eventually found, but not before the population had been halved. However some countries were still experimenting with the bacteria that caused this disease so the USA kept its borders locked away from the rest of the world. No mail, texts or people are allowed to leave (except for the President, in the latter case). Several years later, the USA was renamed to Panem after a public vote. Its population was so badly hit that it was split into fourteen districts: D1-D13 and The Capitol. Exactly the same as canon. It is still possible to enter Panem for the outside world, but you would have to be smuggled in an envoy aeroplane. Then the Dark Days happen, the hunger games is implemented and, well, you get the idea. None of the other countries are aware of the hunger games, but reporters have been attempting to smuggle themselves into the country to find out about the rumours of a battle royale within Panem. As fate would have it, none of them have returned. It is the 123rd hunger games, and the Capitol is preparing itself in anticipation for the 5th quarter quell. Many people are placing odds on what the twist will be. But enough about the quell, there’s still two regular games to get through first.

Rules
Name: (Self-explanatory) District: (Self-explanatory)
 * There are 24 tributes, from districts 1-12. If enough people are interested, I will include the Capitol and D13.
 * Three tributes maximum per user.
 * I will wait 1-2 weeks for tributes to be submitted. Afterwards I will start writing, but you’ll have a small period of time to quickly throw new tributes in. Any spots not filled in will have NPCs. I would advise you not to underestimate these NPCs: Whilst they are guaranteed to die, they could still have an impact on the user tributes (including death)
 * On the first three days, I’ll allow tribute reservations. They will last 24 hours. If you fail to submit a tribute within the time limit, you won’t be able to reserve that spot again.
 * The more active you are, the more likely your tribute is to survive. Advice will play a vital role
 * Please remain respectful of other users. If you are being mean, discriminative or just an overall dickhead, your tributes will automatically be killed off and you may be banned from participating in future games (if I ever get round to making them)
 * Please note to begin with, I will only be writing the reapings, training, interviews and the games themselves. However if you do want to see the train rides or parade, please let me know and I might add it in as an extra. Possibly during sponsor periods, possibly at the end of the games. When I'm not working on anything else, basically.
 * Please have the following information at minimum:

Gender: (Ideally Male/Female/Transgender/Non-binary. If non-binary, please choose a gender slot based on their biological gender.)

Age: (12-18 as usual) Personality: (Self-explanatory. Can be bullet-pointed if you wish. Have at least 5 traits)

Appearance: (Any one from description, lunaii or RL pic at minimum. A combination of any of these is welcome!)

Height: (Self-explanatory)

Weapon choice (3 maximum)

Strengths: (Ideally 3)

Weaknesses: (Ideally 3)

Fears: (1 minimum)

Backstory: (Can be summary/bullet-pointed if you wish)

Alliance: Career/Anti-career/Loner are available to begin with. If you are waiting to request a tribute, please state this.

Any additional relevant information, such as tokens or weight, is appreciated and will likely be implemented.

Alliances
Bold represents the leader (If any)

Italics represents the co-leader (If any)

Strikethrough represents a deceased tribute