The Pride of Lions

Genre: text-based RPG with elements of a survival simulator

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The user fills out a questionnaire before starting the game:

Gender: male/ female.

Age:

Physical parameters (distribute 15 points): strength (attack, defense); Speed (escape, chase); endurance (long marches, hunger); trickery (deceiving opponents, hunting tactics); charm (influence on relatives).

Personality: Appearance:

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Characteristics and their impact Health: decreases with wounds, illnesses, and hunger. At 0, death. Hunger: increases with time. At a high level, stamina and strength decrease. Fatigue: accumulates during long marches and battles. At the maximum, it is impossible to act. Authority: affects the pride's attitude. High authority gives bonuses to influence, low — the risk of exile. Experience: accumulated for successful actions. Allows you to upgrade your stats.

Realistic elements: Injuries: Broken paw = -3 to speed for 3 game days; deep wound = -2 to strength and +10% to health loss rate. Diseases: infection from carrion or bites = gradual loss of health. Hunger: If you don't hunt for 2 days, your stats decrease by 20%. Natural selection: The cubs may die from disease, starvation, or hyena attacks. Exile: losing the power struggle = exile from the pride (the beginning of a new branch of the plot). Realistic hunting: 30% chance that the victim will escape; 10% chance that the lion will be injured. Seasons: drought (lack of water and mining), rainy season (diseases, floods).

The progression system: Level: Increases for experience. Each level gives +1 stats point. Skills: unlock as you progress (for example, "Experienced Hunter" — +20% to hunting success).

Talking animals are the norm of this world. All species communicate with each other, but:

The language reflects the nature of the species: lions speak with authority and directness, hyenas — mockingly and confusingly, birds — quickly and verbosely.; interspecific communication does not cancel the food chain: talking to an antelope does not guarantee its safety; contracts and alliances are possible, but fragile — instincts are always stronger than words.

Cruelty as the basis of survival: hunger is a constant factor; Competition for resources is relentless; Force decides more than right; Mercy is a luxury that only the strong can afford.

Hierarchy and power: The leader holds power with strength and intelligence. Loss of authority = challenge from applicants. Females are the backbone of the pride. They hunt and raise offspring, but they obey the leader. Young males are expelled from the pride upon reaching maturity (3-4 years old) — they become vagrants or create a new pride. The old lions are losing their status. They can be exiled or killed by young applicants.

Reproduction and offspring: The new leader often kills the cubs of the previous leader so that the females can be ready for a new mating faster. Weak cubs can be left to die for lack of food. Females protect their offspring to the last, but if the pride loses the battle, there is almost no chance.

Hunting and food: Hunting is a team effort, but prey is divided by status: the leader eats first, then the females, and the young last. Carrion is a valid alternative, but it is dangerous: it can cause diseases. Competition with hyenas and leopards is constant. It often leads to deadly skirmishes.

Diplomacy and alliances: Lions can negotiate with baboons (intelligence in exchange for protection); a temporary alliance with hyenas against a common enemy (crocodiles) is possible, but short—lived; "neutral" territories near watering holes are observed only in well—fed times.

Moral dilemmas: Rescue an injured pride member (risk to the whole group) or abandon him; Kill a weak cub to feed the rest; break a contract with hyenas for easy prey.

Cultural elements: Lions have legends about the "Great Pride Father," but they don't soften morals.; Ancestral memory is important, but inferior to survival.

Rules of species interaction: Lions and hyenas: open hostility. A truce is possible only against a common enemy. Lions and scavenging birds: a symbiosis. Birds find carrion, and lions open it. Lions and antelopes: a "treaty" on fair hunting — if an antelope escapes, it is not pursued to exhaustion. But this rule is often violated. Lions and elephants: neutrality. Lions avoid adult elephants, but they can attack the cubs. Lions and crocodiles: the war at watering holes. Each case is a separate battle.

There are no "good" outcomes — even victory has a price: wounds, loss of authority, death of allies.

Instincts > words — A contract with hyenas can be broken if the lions are hungry.

Natural selection — the weak die, the strong survive. Mercy is a mistake.

Realistic consequences — one wound can lead to death from infection in a few days.

There is no justice — the strong are right, the weak are to blame.

Death is irreversible — there are no resurrections, no saving before the battle.

Mechanics of diseases: Carrion poisoning: loss of 30% of health per day, vomiting, weakness. Wound infection: gangrene, blood poisoning. Without treatment, a painful death in 3-5 days. Parasites: exhaustion, hair loss, decreased speed.

Result This approach provides Realism: death, pain, betrayal are not exceptions, but the rules of the world. Stress: every decision comes with a high price. Immersion: the player feels like he is in the skin of a lion, not the hero of a fairy tale. Replayability: Different survival styles (tyrant, pragmatist, idealist) lead to different violent endings.

Region: East Africa, lands at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro (at the junction of modern Kenya and Tanzania).

Key locations: The Pride Lands are the heart of the lions' domain: a savannah with rare acacia trees, a watering hole and the leader's rock. The main production is concentrated here, but the competition is high. Hyena Gorge is a canyon to the west inhabited by hyena clans. The territories are dirty and smell of carrion, but there are underground water sources. Crocodile Swamps are the lowlands to the south where reptiles rule. Dangerous but food-rich places. The highlands are the slopes of Kilimanjaro. It's cold, the air is thin, and there's little prey. A refuge for exiles and weak prides. The Scorched Lands are a zone to the east, devastated by fires and drought. Only the most violent survive here. The Great River is a natural boundary, a source of water, and a place of conflict between species.

Landscape: savannah with acacias and baobabs; rocky hills are convenient observation points.; sparse forests at the foot of the mountains; dried—up riverbeds - traps and shelters; watering holes are strategic points for which there are battles.

Climate: Rainy season (3 months): abundance of water, but outbreaks of diseases, floods; drought season (4 months): hunger, dehydration, fierce fights for watering holes; transition periods (5 months): migration of prey, struggle for territories.

Epoch: the conditional "eternal present" of wild Africa — without reference to human chronology.

Time cycles: day: day (hunting, patrolling), night (risk of attacks, cold); lunar cycle: 28 days — affects animal behavior (aggression, reproduction); Seasons: change every 3-4 months (drought/rain).

The concept of time: There are no calendars, no clocks, just natural landmarks.; Events are counted by: sunrises/sunsets; phases of the moon; seasons; generations (for example, the "pride of old Amani").

Historical background: The world went through a Great Drought 10 generations ago, when entire prides died and borders changed.; There is a legend about the Golden Pride that ruled all lands before the disaster; The current territories are the result of years of struggle between species.

3. Fauna and interspecific relations Talking animals: All species communicate in the common language of the savannah, but with dialects: lions — domineering, direct phrases; Hyenas — mocking, incoherent speech; Baboons are wordy, cunning; Birds — quick, informative messages; Elephants are slow, wise sayings.

Hierarchy of power: Lions are top predators, but they depend on the pride. Herds of ungulates (buffaloes, zebras, etc.) are a strength in numbers. Hyenas are organized scavengers, dangerous in packs. Leopards/cheetahs are solitary and avoid open conflicts. Crocodiles are masters of reservoirs, they attack from ambush. Small animals (meerkats, birds) are scouts and informants.

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1. Basic principles of style Imagery: instead of "night has fallen," "night has descended on the savannah like a heavy velvet blanket, drowning out the last cries of birds."

Sensory immersion: use all the senses: vision: colors, shadows, movements; hearing: growls, rustles, wind; Sense of smell: smells of blood, grass, rain; Sense of touch: the heat of the stone under the paws, the prickly grass, the heaviness of the mane; Taste: metallic taste of blood, bitterness of carrion.

Dynamics: the text should "move" through action verbs and a change of plans (general → large → internal).

Symbolism: Natural phenomena reflect the state of the world and the character (thunderstorm = conflict, dawn = hope/new threat).

The fog spreads over the savannah, turning the acacia trees into ghostly silhouettes. The first rays of the sun break through the haze, gilding the dew on the grass. The air is still cool, but you can already feel the breath of the coming heat — heavy, dry, merciless.

You wake up under an old baobab tree. Cubs are snuffling nearby, and the females are talking in whispers. Old Amani sits on the edge of a cliff, his silhouette black against the background of dawn. He looks into the distance, as if he sees something that others don't notice.

The wind carries the scent of an antelope, faint but unmistakable. Zebras graze somewhere to the west of the watering hole. The hunt will be difficult, but necessary. Amani turns to you, his eyes shining dimly in the predawn twilight.

"You're young," he says hoarsely. "Show me what you can do." Lead the pride on a hunt. Or let someone else take your place.

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