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A) Nothing, just totally naked

B) What you're wearing and anything you carry with you (even if you're not carrying it right now) like a bag

C) What you're wearing, what you carry with you, and the contents of your home (it will be teleported within a few hundred metres on the surface in an accessible location, but obviously won't be connected to any services like electricity or water)

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[-] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

With all of them I'm at a real disadvantage due to not speaking any local languages, considering you basically need the locals for long term survival that puts one on the wrong foot to start off with.

Surviving A would require a lot of luck, B would be a bit more achievable as that would give me some clothes and a multitool but still very hard going as I know nothing substantial about the local bush food and dangers.

C is where I might actually have a chance as I have a lot of tools, camping gear, some food, and some books which might help (albeit nothing specifically on Peru except whatever's in the Encyclopaedia Britannica). Given luck I could probably manage solo for a while with this. What'd probably happen is the locals come along and make off with everything though so I wouldn't give good odds on long term survival.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago

I would travel as far and as long as I could before I died, exposing people to my germs and viruses so they have a stronger immunity when the Spanish arrive.

[-] bdonvr 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Totally fucked on all counts. I hope the indigenous Peruvians take me in as some kind of oddity. Although I don't want to start the spread of New World diseases early so maybe I'll go find a cliff or something. It'll be less painful.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I have a high-end compound bow, arrows, a few firewood axes, a hatchet, a european style two-handed sword (a proper, functional one), a proper battle axe (both are wall decorations), heaps of rice, canned foods, winter and summer clothing, backcountry gear for traversing and climbing, fishing gear, and a boatload of other useful things for outdoor survival. I even have flint and steel.

I also built and lived in a tiny home on the side of a mountain for 5 years. I chopped wood every day for 5 years and used that to keep myself warm in the winters. While I'm no longer living like that, it taught me that I could hack it (pun intended).

If going for option two and I had 30 minutes to prep before teleport, I'd grab a large bag, fill it with some summer and winter clothes, wool socks, a few bags of rice, a metal water bottle and a filter, a pan to boil water, two camp knives, a hatchet, axe. I'd sling my bow, make sure I was wearing good shoes, pants, and outerwear, a hat, and glasses.

If I got teleported right now? I'm barefoot wearing board shorts, a light linen shirt, and my skivvies. I'd be fucked.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

What is your sword? I have an Albion sharp that I've only cut with once.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

It's a Dark Sword Armory Danish two-hander. I love the shape, weight, and appearance. I also have a Vindaris from them that was a second - they sold it for $300 and I cannot for the life of me see what's wrong with the damned thing. :)

[-] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

For C are the belongings in a cave or hut or just left outside in the rain?

I have a lot of books, clothes and things to cook with so that would be nice.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

A) Assimilate with the local people and probably be fine. Eventually use my wide, but mostly shallow knowledge on many subjects to start a scientific revolution and try to repel the Spanish-colonial shithead christo-fascists.

B) Assimilate with the local people and probably be fine. With the help of my smartphone and multi-tool; use my wide, but mostly shallow knowledge on many subjects to start a scientific revolution that will hopefully help repel the Spanish-colonial shithead christo-fascists.

C) Assimilate with the local people and probably be fine. With the help of my smartphone, multi-tool, and various technology examples of the common era, start a scientific revolution that will likely help repel the Spanish-colonial shithead christo-fascists.

In any of these scenarios, I would try to warn people about the Spanish-colonial shithead christo-fascists that are coming to fuck their shit.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Just give me A I'll live a few peaceful days until I eat something poisonous or something eats me.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Or until you get speared by the native tribe.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Nice I can give them a 192 year heads up about their nasty neighbors across the ocean

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

A heads up is not gonna save them from their real killers, smallpox, unless you brought it with you and give them a couple centuries to recover population and gain immunity.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I’ll do my part with the locals—wait shit that’s what they did!

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

At least with C I have a bunch of hand tools, camping gear, rope, life straws, water filters, medical kits, and alcohol. So I could feasibly live life as a hermit in a self built cabin.

A & B I’m totally fucked. I’ve watched all of Alone, I think I starve to death in weeks.

In all those situations I don’t speak any of their languages to defend or explain myself, so I’m fairly sure the locals will murder me.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

FFS, I knew I should have bought those solar panels last week.
Having said that, I'm toast, dead in a week if a Jaguar doesn't get me beforehand

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

A) Fucked. B) Probably fucked, but give me the AR-15 in my closet and a backpack full of ammunition and we might have something to talk about. C) Other than the guns and ammo in my closet I can't think of anything in my house that would actually be useful.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Unlimited Rice Pudding

I'd be dead with zero preparation.

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