Here it is, folks. The moment of truth. Are you destined to begin the game as a Jungle Cruise Guide, where you can sulk with your fellow eight tribemates over the misfortune of sharing unsuccessful acting careers? Or are you gonna be a Minor Celebrity, where you can sulk with your fellow eight tribemates over the misfortune of sharing avatars from the Bill Plympton "TMZ" video?
1. RobinMD (The Jungle Cruise Guides)
2. Big Spoon (The Minor Celebrities)
3. TMBJon (The Minor Celebrities)
4. WeirdMary0427 (The Jungle Cruise Guides)
5. MissyMoo38 (The Minor Celebrities)
6. Wizzerkat (The Jungle Cruise Guides)
7. Elvis (The Jungle Cruise Guides)
8. Killingsworth (The Minor Celebrities)
9. AAAmerah (The Minor Celebrities)
10. Mystik Tomato (The Minor Celebrities)
11. quantumerror (The Jungle Cruise Guides)
12. melcor58 (The Jungle Cruise Guides)
13. FreakyGeeky (The Minor Celebrities)
14. minnick27 (The Jungle Cruise Guides)
15. RyanHippFTW (The Minor Celebrities)
16. the dingo (The Jungle Cruise Guides)
17. The Doctor (The Minor Celebrities)
18. Akrovak (The Jungle Cruise Guides)
You should now see your tribe's forum on the bottom of the main page. Please make a post in the sign-in thread to verify that you see the correct forum--if you don't see it by the time I post the challenge instructions, please let me know and I'll fix it. You should only be able to see your respective tribe's forum.
Once everybody's all set, the first challenge will begin!
There is, however, one other little thing we should mention…
KIDNAPPING
After each challenge, the losing tribe will of course have to vote somebody out. But as they do, the winning tribe will also be making a decision, choosing one member of the losing tribe to kidnap. What this entails is that, immediately after the Tribal Council results are posted, the kidnapped player will lose access to his or her tribe's forum and temporarily become a member of the other tribe, where they will remain until the next challenge.
The winning tribe has until the scheduled Tribal Council voting deadline to select
two members of the losing tribe to kidnap, in order of preference (one is a back-up just in case the tribe's first choice is voted out). This will not be a formal vote; one of the hosts will set up a thread in the winning tribe's forum where the players will discuss and come to a decision.
Once there, the kidnapped player will be able to read and post in all topics in the winning tribe's forum. (The exception: Tribal Council discussion threads, which will be hidden after the vote reading to encourage tribe members to talk openly, and the kidnap discussion threads.) Each contestant is only eligible to be kidnapped once, unless all remaining members of a tribe have already been kidnapped.
Of course, it wouldn't be Weird Al Survivor if there weren't a twist! In keeping with the "choices" motif of the season, the power will then shift to the kidnapped player, who will have the option of switching tribes. The winning tribe is welcome to try to woo this potential new teammate however they see fit, although there is no official incentive (immunity, double vote, etc.) for players who decide to switch. However, it certainly could be a wise decision depending on your position.
If the kidnapped player does wish to switch tribes, he or she must post a statement to that effect
in the Gameplay topic before the scheduled time of the next challenge. Please make this decision carefully, as it cannot be undone. Otherwise, you will be transferred back to your original tribe right before challenge instructions are posted. (Depending on the length of time between Tribal Council results and the next challenge, some people may be kidnapped for a longer period than others. It's simply luck of the draw.)
If you have any questions, please ask them here. The first challenge will be posted in 5 minutes!