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[Person]

This is the rulebook thread for the soon to happen Tacticus rtd. Everything related to rulebook adding/amending will take place here. It will be allowed to add new rulebooks to the list, even while the game is active.
Basic rulebook adding/amendment rules.
1: Each person can submit up to two rulebooks for evaluation at a time.
2: These rulebooks must then be authorized by majority vote, to be considered valid.
3: A rule may not target a specific individual, but it can target a person who has a specific thing in play, for example.
4: If there is a conflict between rules it will be resolved on a case by case basis.
5: Try and make rules as specific as possible. The harder a rule is to execute, the more effect it should have in general.
6: When voting, you may resubmit a modified version of a rulebook as a separate condition that you accept instead.
Now then, start submitting your books/tablets/what have you.

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[Person]

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[Person]

I submit two rather thin rulebooks for voting. Feel free to make changes when you vote.
Minimum votes needed for judgement is 6 for now.

Summoners Core V1: Chapter 1: Initial Conditions
All players start with 10 magic points. Magic points can be used to summon creatures, items, or other objects. All players gain a magic points at a base rate of 1 per round.

Creatures and Cost V1: Chapter 1: Creature Rank
All living things/animated objects/undead/etc have a creature rank. Summoning, migrating in, or otherwise importing creatures is based on that rank. Examples: Cats have CR 0, so you can spawn a large amount of them. A dwarf has CR 1, which limits the amount that can be brought in from 1-20, with and average of 7 for average rules. Increased skills, or other abilities would increase the dwarf's rank. The reverse can also apply. Rules can also do so.
Chapter 2: Creature Cost
Creatures also tend to have some kind of cost, mostly based on creature rank, and other abilities. Rules can decrease or increase this cost.

[EveryZig]

I think that people would need to know what kind of game (grid-based, or more abstract for example) this is before being able to decide much about rules.

[Person]

Er, it's grid based usually. At least almost all past games have been. You can get to a whole bunch of tacticus threads through google by typing bay12 tacticus, and clicking the "more results from bay12games.com next to a bay12 forums result. Every game that I'm aware of has died early unfortunately. A map is generally drawn up like so. This is from one of the previous games.

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The + are floor, the O are pillars. The map varies in complexity from game to game. Whenever you spawn something in, you give it a tile.

[Sensei]

I would suggest you start with the Pantshelm rules, obviously. Though I might add that, really, you're missing the point of Tacticus- that is, you have to buy the official print copies of rulebooks (hardcover if you can get them) and then present them without forewarning. It's all about being better-researched than your opponent, really. That and good sportsmanship.