This scenario is inspired by the 1980 boardgame of the same name by Strategic Publications, Inc. It was designed by James Dunnigan. At the 1981 Origins Awards, Timetripper was a finalist for the Charles S. Roberts Award for "Best Fantasy or Science-Fiction Board Game of 1980.
The Timetripper boardgame was a game for 1-4 players, where each player controled a Vietnam War era American GI who inaccurately manipulated the time flux using his field radio and is transported to a significant battle in either the past or the future. If he survives the battle, the soldier then tries to re-manipulate the time flux, either returning to his own time, or being randomly transported to another battle.
Since Rimworld doesn't currently allow us to replicate the concepts of the original game exactly, I've taken the basic premise and applied it to someone arriving at a Rimworld via teleportation, equipped as a Vietnam-era soldier might be.
Note: Your starting character has many skills related to weapons, electronics and chemistry and is heavily armed, but they are alone and have limited resources to start.
This is an especially difficult scenario in the early game.
Your faction will be a New Arrivals.
Start with 1 people, chosen from 8.
Your people will be between 18 and 24 years old.
Player starting characters have a 12% chance to start with smokeleaf tolerance.
Player starting characters have a 100% chance to start with stoned on smokeleaf.
Start with research: Component assembly
Start with research: Microelectronics basics
Start with research: Electricity
Start with research: Smokepop belts
Start with research: Gun turrets
Start with research: Beds
Start with research: Drug production
Start with research: Air conditioning
Start with research: Blowback operation
Start with research: Mortars
Start with:
-Silver x200
-Gold x10
-Packaged survival meal x28
-Medicine x20
-Component x30
-Assault rifle
-Steel x450
-Wood x450
-Autopistol
-Revolver
-Frag grenades x6
-Smokeleaf joint x10
-IED trap
-IED incendiary trap x3
-Steel simple helmet
-Armor vest
-Synthread bedroll
-Sandbags x8
