User blog:Panthermic/Oppressive Wrath: The 76th Hunger Games

Hello, and welcome to my first Hunger Games. Enter your tributes, and see if they have what it takes to survive the ultimate battle royale. May the odds be ever in your favor!

Introduction
It's been about 70 years since President Snow and Coin where killed and the Hunger Games abolished. Most of the characters from the original series are either dead or elderly, bringing a whole new cast to the series. Some of these you may recognize as descendants of some of your favorites.

After most of the founders of the new government formed by District 13 died, several pro-games believers began to run a campaign, trying to get their leader, a man named Cassius Falcon, to be elected as the new president of Panem. Knowing the horrors of the Hunger Games and still having footage of some games, the anti-games believers tried to weed out the new political party.

Eventually, a civil war broke out between the nation because of it. Districts that had the games as a primary part of their culture joined the pro-games seperatists, while the ones terrorized the most by it joined anti-games loyalists. Though the war was only a year, it was devastating and full of casualties.

Unforutanetly for the loyalists, their leader, Paxton Horn, was killed in the war. However, seperatist leader Cassius Falcon remained alive, and, being the only leader up for election, won the vote over. All the work the rebels had done previously had been erased, with career districts re-opening academies, stealing money from the other districts, making the outer districts yet again povertized.

As one last jab of mockery to the rebels who had ended the games, now president Falcon named the upcoming games the "76th Hunger Games", to pick up where the former capitol had left off. But not all hope was lost... rumor has it that a few anti-games loyalists are somewhere in Panem, waiting for the right moment to strike and make things right again.

Tribute List
Just like the original games, there will be 2 tributes from districts 1-12, one male, one female, for a total of 24 tributes.

Alliances
Tributes will have bonuses and penalties based on their district that will affect their likelihood of getting into an alliance. Tributes from District 1, 2, and 4 have an increased chance of getting into the careers, while other districts have a decreased chance of getting in. Careers: Anti-Careers: Loners:

Arena
The arena will be rather plain, as to get the audience accustomed to seeing a games again. The games will begin in a marsh, with shallow water guranteed to make your feet wet. The cornucopia sits in the center of this salt-water marsh, where the best items will be. Some items will be scattered around the cornucopia, but they'll be of lesser quality than the ones within.

The salt water marsh extends for 400 meters in each direction, before turning into a dry grassland. Depending on the direction you went, the grassland can stretch on for a while or will stop at another biome.

If you travelled north, the grassland stops at around 100 meters from the marsh, and goes into a temperate forest. Many streams run through this river, none of them deeper than a foot. They'll provide enough drinkable water, meaning quiet a few bloodbath survivors will probably head here. The forest is quiet, though the dangers usually come out at night, in the form of predatory wolf mutts. If you're unlucky, you may even run into a grizzly bear.

Heading west from the cornucopia will lead into hill country. The hills peak at about 150 feet, providing good lookout points to watch over the area. Travel deep enough into the hills, and there will be a hidden valley with a large lake. Tread carefully in it's waters though, as legend has as it a lake monster lurks in it's depths.

Going south will take you to a bunch of rocky spires and felled boulders. The vegetation becomes short, sparse bushes and patchey grass. This area is dangerous due to falling rocks and the abundance of poisonous snakes, which usually hide in the bushes. This will usually sway tributes to stay away, but brave these dangers and pick from the grove hidden between the rocks, and have bountiful food for the games.

Finally, if you choose to travel east, you will be mostly dissapointed. The grassland doesn't stop like it does the other three ways, and just keeps on going on and on. If you want to put as much distance between you and others without stopping, this is your best bet. But good luck finding food or water out in the endless meadows, as once your far away from the other tributes, you're far away from their supplies as well.