Normal.

Insane!

INSANE

Insane!

Insane

hard

insane for great justice

SECRET DIFFICULTY: [Asylum]

Lets get insane on this motherfucker.

Float ashore halfdrowned on a rock inhabited by rabid cannibals. And we got a broken limb.

insanely hard.

Normal

Insanely easy

Insanely normal

Hurts-your-eyes-to-look-at-it difficulty.

INSANE
WHAT ARE WE, A BUNCH OF FUCKING PUSSIES?

Insane!

>>190602
No just a bunch of normal pussies

Insane in the membrane!

(INSANE IN THE BRAIN!)

1NSANE, the classic '90s offroad racing game.

Normal!

>>190604
i'm a fucking pussy...

I've done stranded from beginning to end
I've lived in the wilderness for a week...

I know ma shtuff
Hard...

Just in case, you know, insane involves lions and raptors

Easy. It's our first run, after all

easy, because I'm a casual faggot

Id just go with normal

>>190609
If there are raptors we grow a huge mustache by force of will and train them to be our mounts. Lions are a problem however.

PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIA DIFFICULTY!

Raycaster!k6uRjGDgAQ 2010/06/08(Tue)18:26 No. 190644 ID: d5dd74
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INSANE MODE SELECTED
YOU START WITH NO ITEMS

It turned out you were overzealous with the items you took, so you needed to discard the pack to stay floating and not exhaust yourself. Damn, that would have really helped. You're cold and wet, and need to catch your breath, but other than that you should be ready to get your ass in gear and...

Author note: You can check your inventory and status screen, inventory doesn't matter now, 'cause you have no items stored, carried, or held yet, but status will tell you the state of things, if it's something important. Yknow, stuff like status ailments or how good the tools and shelter are that you have made. Assuming you survive that long...

For Lions we grow a beard and tame them.
...
WITH THE BEARD.

Also, Status Screen prease!

rest until tired is down to 50% then look around some coconuts would stave off hunger and thirst for a while but are poor in th long term.

Turn over and check your surroundings, if its safe THEN you can get up.

>look for driftwood

>>190644
CHECK INVENTORY.
INSANELY.

>>190644
Check out your suroundings.

>>190644
take this time to think about your life so far and if you'll ever see it again.

>>190644
First thing you'll want to do is find some sturdy pieces of wood...

I also suggest moving inland. Out near the sea, there's only saltwater... you can't drink that...

I'd suggest a Forrest or some high rocky terrain. Rocky terrain tends to be a nice place to create a still...

Honestly though, not even any saran wrap to start with?

Raycaster!k6uRjGDgAQ 2010/06/08(Tue)18:44 No. 190660 ID: d5dd74
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>>190645
You check yourself for various arbitrary stats and discover your name is Guy.
>>190647
Lower percentage is worse, actually.
>>190650
You've got so much nothing you don't even have lint in your pockets. (arguably that might be useful for starting a fire or something, but you don't have it so you can't try it and find out)

oh, well then. check beach for stuff, anything.

>>190660
Look around the beach. Identify potential points of interest.

Once rested, our first priority should be finding fresh water. Maybe grab food en route if we see any.

>>190660
First thing's first.

Pick up some sand off the beach. You never know when we'll need it.

look for neat sand dollars at beach.

establish sand dollars as currency

aactualy...
crabs are a good thing to eat, as long as you don't eat the gills. Find a heafty enough rock and pummel some crabs. They're a good source of fresh water, and can be eaten too...

A nice snack to have on you at any time.

I know double post... but
CRITICAL LIST:
Bark (of many uses. Mostly in this case for fire)
sticks (of all sizes. scrap thin, able to be held in hand, and two hands. This is for fire. Also, we'll need a large log to be the center pole of a makeshift lean-to. Then use many smaller sticks to cover so dropped leaves will get caught on)
stones (good for bashing things. With time, we can make tools and knifes with these)
leafs (good for covering makeshift shelters. Also, fresh leaves can be used to squeeze water.)
Clay- Lot's of beach cliffs contain clay. With clay and a fire, we can hold liquids. Stored water is a plus.

I'll remember more as time goes on...
So priority is gathering a few snacks to keep Guy stable. Then building a lean-to shelter in a good location. Then to begin create a stock of food.

Spears anyone?

Raycaster!k6uRjGDgAQ 2010/06/08(Tue)20:19 No. 190719 ID: d5dd74
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>>190649
You look around shortly for some driftwood. Most of it is either too rotten or too big to carry, but you manage to find this humble, but serviceable specimen.
>>190653
Sticks 'n' Stones. Just like your high school band was named.
>>190674
Handful of Sand, just like the rival band was named. It feels weird stuffing sand in your pocket, but if you say it's useful for something there's no harm in carrying it.
>>190684
Since you're the only one here, you set the exchange rate of 1 sand dollar to be 1 million US Dollars. If you find one, you're a millionaire!
>>190694
Goals added to memo.

>>190659
Yeah I know, it's insane that we start with nothing! It's like it's harder than hard! People voted insane, and like a DM once told me, once you roll the dice you can't take it back. If anyone is curious, each easier mode than insane lets you take 1 additional item which would have helped your stats in various ways.

First goal is to find fresh water. Go.

Look for an abandoned shack and a helpful monkey follower.

>>190719

Okay see if you can peel anything from those trees there. Bark or dead twigs

first we need sharp things.

lets find a ledge to trhow rocks from. you need a good enought flint to make a sharp stone, then you can break it to make a initial edge.

after sharpening a stick, we can attempt fishing. for now forage for food. grab rocks case you find anything small and edible, remember to trhow sand on eyes if we find anything big enought to eat us.

for shelter... we would need to make a axe, that would definitively take a day of work. treebark doesnt make that much of a good rope, but we can work with it if we make a sufficiently small rock edge. for now, attempt to find a tree that crashed and cover it with branches.

its not winning that makes you great, its defeating a strong adversary

>>190721

This man has it right. Fresh water first. Explore inside the island. Also look for potential food sources.

>>191001
right, which is why we need to start killing Crabs.
I don't think you all know this, but Crab blood is mostly water. On top of that, Crabs ensure fresh nonsalty water.

therefore, having some dead crabs will be of use to us while we are exploring inland...

>>191023
fruits now is our best bet for clean water.

>>191062
yes. We're gonna go looking for fruits, and in that time not have anything.

Stranded II anyone?

Anyway, check nearby trees for fruit, especially coconuts. Coconut milk will help with the water issue.

If your island is in the middle of the ocean, chances are that it is part of a chain of islands generated by a underwater volcanic hotspot. Do you see any other islands? Is there some chance that this island is the one currently over the hotspot? If so, there may be volcanic springs, which should provide brakish, but drinkable water.

Manufacture a basic knife out of rock. Just bash rocks together until one shatters in such a way to give you a sharp edge. Use your stick as a club, and try to discover the size and shape of your island, by following the beach -JUST INSIDE- the forest. The trees will provide shade, and help prevent heatstroke.

Look for insects under bark for a quick snack and then do the productive stuff other people have suggested.