Scribbles and Horrors

Awed by the genius of Warenunförmig’s Ocean D&D, I present the burgeoning and mucusy aggregation of a new game, also like Dungeons and Dragons, but different.

Behold Amoeba D&D (AD&D)!

In AD&D, players assume the role of microbes in some fantastic environment. XP is granted for consuming food (often bacteria), and the microbes can go on whatever adventures they wish. The world is quite large when you are very small.

The first class of this new D&D game (and all that exists so far) is the Slime Mold. I present a first draft here, untested and unrefined.

At levels 1-4, a Slime Mold can asexually reproduce, dividing itself into two equal amoeba with ½ experience points. These amoeba function independently, but may be under the control of the player.

At any time, if the sum of the xp of Slime Mold’s is between 15000 and 29999, the bodies can permanently form together to become a Grex, a slug which moves twice as fast.

The final stages of the Slime Mold, Sorocarp and Sporangium are stationary, as the mold builds a towering structure in order to disperse its spores. This is perhaps analogous to a castle in D&D.

Exhortation

All small things owe themselves to Ido, Lord of Microbes. Slime Molds can urge happenings by appealing to Ido. These are called Exhortations, because the slime mold exhorts the world to do something.

Predict Future
Solve Maze
Traverse Tremendous Distance
Resist Fire
Frighten Beetles
Operate Machinery
Farm Bacteria
Interpret Signs