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[kj1225]

If it's like that then do what most games do, reward creativly breaking the puzzle and otherwise make them have to do it properly.

[Fniff]

I'm not entirely sure if Layton would really transfer to a roleplay format, but you're welcome to try.

[Parsely]

I'm not entirely sure if Layton would really transfer to a roleplay format, but you're welcome to try.

I just specifically told you it's a puzzle game not a rolepaying ga- You know what, nevermind. >_>

[Fniff]

Yeah, I'm thickheaded. I just call things on forums roleplays by force of habit. I've heard people call suggestion games roleplays so it was only a matter of time before everything becomes a roleplay. Anyway, I just don't see the appeal of a puzzle game on forums, then again I've never been a fan of puzzles in videogames either.

[10ebbor10]

For millennia, humanity has dreamt of the stars. The people of old thought of them as the edge of Heaven, the ceiling between our world, and the realm of the Gods. The truth proved perhaps more impressive. The universe is a massive void, it's full expanse and solitude not comprehensible by the mere mortal minds. And somewhere in this vast emptiness, this mindboggling spaciousness, flies a single errant star, accompanied on it's lonely trip through the void by a surprising guest.

Humanity still dreams.

But they're about to wake.

Short Introduction

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

This is a forum-civilization style game, inspired by a variety of games, including the new CIV BE and the good old Alpha Centauri Classic. Aside from being just a game however, I do intend to give this thing a bit of a story as well.

The World

A Von Neumann Probe, a self replicating machine, a terraformer. A massive machine, the apex of human technology and engineering, sent forth through the stars.  Yet at it's core, the Genesis Mechanism is but one thing: AGI. An Artificial General Intelligence. A mechanical mind capable of learning without being thought, unfaltering and patient, a benevolent God to create a new Eden here,  far from Earth.   

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

This world was shaped and given life by the Genesis Mechanism, created as an ideal world for humanity to live and thrive. As such, despite being lightyears away from home, humanity can live here without life support equipment, and can eat the fruits and animals of this planet without significant trouble. However, the Genesis mechanism is not almighty, and it had to make some compromises.

As a small planet illuminated by a fading red giant, it has a higher atmospheric density, created by artificial means, to insulate the planet despite it's lower gravity. It's  wide orbit around it's sun takes it's almost 2 terran year, and it's 120 hour day is likely to take it's toll on your settlers.

Rules

Spoiler: Map (click to show/hide)

The game takes place on a map which is divided in several different regions. Each region is characterized by a biome. These biomes each give a certain amount of yields, which will be explained in detail later, and can a resource.

You start the game in control of a single region, and must expand by claiming neighboring regions. For each 2 population units, a region can be claimed by the construction of an outpost.

Additional regions can be claimed through deployment of  military units to the area in question.

Spoiler: Economy (click to show/hide)

There are 4 main yields :

- Sustainable population: The amount of population units that can be sustained by the terrain. Population growth occurs instantly.

- Industry : Used to build buildings, units and other things.

- Science : Used to research new technologies.

- Culture : Used to do unlock various upgrades and applications for military units and technologies.


Population

Population is used to produce the 3 other main yields. People can be put to work producing Industry, Science and Culture.  The yields of these things depends on the buildings build in them, as well as the surrounding tiles and your technologies. 

Industry

A non-storable resource used to build, and maintain, various units, improvements, buildings and outposts. 

Science

A non-storable resource used to research a multitude of technologies.

Culture

A non-storable resource used to upgrade the effects of technologies and military units.

Spoiler: Research & Culture (click to show/hide)

All technology is divided into multiple tiers. Unlocking 75% of the technologies you can research so far opens up the next tier.

In addition, each technology has a certain amount of applications, and while you get 1 application free when researching the tech, further applications need to be unlocked by investing culture to integrate the technology into your civilization. Each tech will support various implementations of a technology, with some perhaps being mutually exclusive.

Culture can also be used to upgrade your units. Upgrades made like this are always design wide, affecting every unit of said type. The amounts of traits that can be granted to a unit depends on your technological advancement.

Spoiler: Military and War (click to show/hide)

Military units are identified by having an attack, defense and health value, as well as the possibility for various traits which can be added through the use of culture. In addition, each unit has a certain upkeep cost.

Units are build by spending Industry, though some may require additional strategic resources as well.

Combat:

Combat plays out in 3 rounds. Before the battle commences, each player chooses a strategy for each round, which define how the battle will play out. If the battle has not been decided after 3 turns, the attacker withdraws.

Spoiler: Diplomacy and the Global Council (click to show/hide)

The global council convenes every 5 turns to enact decisions that affect everyone on the planet. As a democratic institution, everyone gets votes equal to his population.


Other diplomatic agreements between people are more freeform. Open border agreements and alliances will not be enforced. Resources and techs can be traded though yields and applications can't.

Sign-up Sheet

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Starting traits

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

You have get to choose 2 from these.


Prosperous

Industrious

Scientific

Open minded

Advanced

Geological scanner

[PrivateNomad]

I made an RP based on DotA.
It's mainly an experiment to adapt DotA's combat system to a play-by-post format, but I'd be interested to see what you guys think. Or maybe even join.

[BlitzDungeoneer]

I really wanna run a Bleach-based game, hopefully without finishing it within the first 10 turns. Would anybody be interested?

Spoiler: Rough Overview of Rules (click to show/hide)

Basically, there is technically only the 1 stat, Reiatsu, which is shown to be really important in Bleach, since with enough of it, you can even disintegrate weaker would just by approaching them, as demonstrated by Butterflaizen. Each point in this stat multiplies everything else by two. There are technically other stats, such as Reiatsu Points, which is what your use for Kido and such, everything else is determined by Reiatsu. A rough ranking of power levels:
Ordinary Living Human/Dead Soul: 1
Rukia (Fighting Shrieker): 3
Uryu (Pre-SS Arc):5
Renji: 7
Renji (Bankai): 13
Kurotsuchi: 14
Average Captain: 15

Techniques, such as Shunpo, can influence your Reiatsu for the purposes of that technique, so Shunpo would treat your Reiatsu as though it was X points higher for the purposes of speed. All techniques use up Reiatsu Points. The Amount of Reiatsu Points is calculated like so: 1 x 2, with it being doubled for each additional point in Reiatsu you have, so Reiatsu 5 would look like this: 1 x 2=2x2=4x2=8x2=16x2=32.

During Opposed Actions, which basically amount to actions against other beings, I also roll a d4 and add that to your Reiatsu, at least in the beginning, so that you won't be completely curbstomped the moment you fight something.

Techniques cost an amount of Reiatsu Points equal to their level, although level isn't necessary indicative of the power of th technique, and the cost may also be spread over an amount of time, rather than all at once.

Control is another stat, but it is also fairly dependent on Reiatsu. This stat determines what techniques you can learn, such as suppressing your Reiatsu.
Also, the Reiatsu mechanic was inspired by Bleach Quest.

Regardless, this a rough overview. I'm reasonably certain I didn't miss anything, but if I did, please do point it out, yes?

[Execute/Dumbo.exe]

Found that Mushi Shi idea thing!
Piece wise explained it way better than I ever could.

((Ginko is the coolest son of a bitch around. I'd relish a Mushi-Shi game (not necessarily on this forum) where you are Ginko, but I just don't know how that would work, or if there is a single group of sentient beings on any plane of existence talented enough to make it without fucking it up royally.))
Eat her.

I actually thought about a Mushi-shi game. It's one of the inspirations-vaguely- around here. The problem with a mushishi game is that you run into the two fold paradox of the mystery story.

1.The main character knows things you don't.
2.clues that the main character finds are given out in such a way as to keep the reader in the dark until the answer is ready to be revealed.

In a Mushishi case, this takes the form of him knowing about all these mushi that the audience doesn't know about. As such, a game that stuck close to the original would have to either have you pulling information out of thin air or just give you a massive lexicon to search through. The second option is obviously the best, though it may annoy some people to have to do read what amounts to a book worth of data just to play a forum game.

Oh well, maybe I'll make one when this game is over with in...what are we up to...5 years?

He obviously rolled a 5 for speech.

[IronyOwl]

I really wanna run a Bleach-based game, hopefully without finishing it within the first 10 turns. Would anybody be interested?

I might be, but I'm pretty dubious of the system as you've presented it and I don't know enough about anything else.

For instance:

Basically, there is technically only the 1 stat, Reiatsu, which is shown to be really important in Bleach, since with enough of it, you can even disintegrate weaker would just by approaching them, as demonstrated by Butterflaizen.

This right here reeeeeeeally worries me, because it sounds like you're copying a bad game mechanic over verbatim simply because it seems to exist in the inspirational material. I don't doubt a simple power level system can work, but this doesn't look you were particularly concerned with whether it's a good idea or not.

Other major things missing- how techniques work exactly, how one levels/grows/learns/powers up, and what the plot would likely be all come to mind. I really don't feel like I have a good grasp on what playing this proposed game would be like.

[Parsely]

-snip-

PW's life is just one big nat20.

[TealNinja]

I really wanna run a Bleach-based game, hopefully without finishing it within the first 10 turns. Would anybody be interested?

Spoiler: Rough Overview of Rules (click to show/hide)

Basically, there is technically only the 1 stat, Reiatsu, which is shown to be really important in Bleach, since with enough of it, you can even disintegrate weaker would just by approaching them, as demonstrated by Butterflaizen. Each point in this stat multiplies everything else by two. There are technically other stats, such as Reiatsu Points, which is what your use for Kido and such, everything else is determined by Reiatsu. A rough ranking of power levels:
Ordinary Living Human/Dead Soul: 1
Rukia (Fighting Shrieker): 3
Uryu (Pre-SS Arc):5
Renji: 7
Renji (Bankai): 13
Kurotsuchi: 14
Average Captain: 15

Techniques, such as Shunpo, can influence your Reiatsu for the purposes of that technique, so Shunpo would treat your Reiatsu as though it was X points higher for the purposes of speed. All techniques use up Reiatsu Points. The Amount of Reiatsu Points is calculated like so: 1 x 2, with it being doubled for each additional point in Reiatsu you have, so Reiatsu 5 would look like this: 1 x 2=2x2=4x2=8x2=16x2=32.

During Opposed Actions, which basically amount to actions against other beings, I also roll a d4 and add that to your Reiatsu, at least in the beginning, so that you won't be completely curbstomped the moment you fight something.

Techniques cost an amount of Reiatsu Points equal to their level, although level isn't necessary indicative of the power of th technique, and the cost may also be spread over an amount of time, rather than all at once.

Control is another stat, but it is also fairly dependent on Reiatsu. This stat determines what techniques you can learn, such as suppressing your Reiatsu.
Also, the Reiatsu mechanic was inspired by Bleach Quest.

Regardless, this a rough overview. I'm reasonably certain I didn't miss anything, but if I did, please do point it out, yes?

Continuing from Irony, Reiatsu is literally just latent power; it actually has little to do with how much skill and power you can put into your sword.  Ichigo and Kenpachi both have ridiculous latent power (Reiatsu) but neither one of them has any skill in using it (at least at the start.)  Byakuya and Rukia both have relatively low latent power, but their skill with kidou, shunpo and their blade puts them above their usual peers (notably, Byakuya is stronger than Ichigo despite having a Reiatsu much smaller).  There's also inherent learning capability, like Hitsugaya and Kurotsuchi; Hitsugaya progresses to Captain level ridiculously fast without having a mentor to guide him.  He is still lacking in the Reiatsu department, though.

[Execute/Dumbo.exe]

I really wanna run a Bleach-based game, hopefully without finishing it within the first 10 turns. Would anybody be interested?

I might be, but I'm pretty dubious of the system as you've presented it and I don't know enough about anything else.

For instance:

Basically, there is technically only the 1 stat, Reiatsu, which is shown to be really important in Bleach, since with enough of it, you can even disintegrate weaker would just by approaching them, as demonstrated by Butterflaizen.

This right here reeeeeeeally worries me, because it sounds like you're copying a bad game mechanic over verbatim simply because it seems to exist in the inspirational material. I don't doubt a simple power level system can work, but this doesn't look you were particularly concerned with whether it's a good idea or not.

Other major things missing- how techniques work exactly, how one levels/grows/learns/powers up, and what the plot would likely be all come to mind. I really don't feel like I have a good grasp on what playing this proposed game would be like.

Well, lets check the source material a bit more here.
The main problem someone might encounter forming Blach into a forum game would be the fact that Bleach mainly consists of 3 things, fight and win->get the crap beaten out of you->power up and try again.
The most interesting/original part I could extract from this stuff would be the blades themselves, but then, it's something any player who would be interested in would already know about, yhea, the swords have a soul, right?

It's hard to explain (for me) but I just don't feel it would be something you could easily translate into a game without taking serrrrrrrious liberties with the source material.
I dunno, it just seems to me that, as a forum game, it loses it's biggest draw, and that's the action porn, which is basically most of what makes up bleach.
Ugh, I'm horrible at explaining things.

[BlitzDungeoneer]

So how would I go about making this workable/fun?
Add more stats, or some such?
Also, that's really just a rough overview, as the spoiler implies. I haven't really fleshed out much so far, more checking for interest than anything.
Apparently not gonna work, not enough people interested though, so I'll just put this into storage.

[IronyOwl]

So how would I go about making this workable/fun?
Add more stats, or some such?

Well, just figure out how it should play out, not how it plays out in the show. It's generally better to make the system inaccurate and fun than accurate but boring to play or rife with problems.

For specifics, I probably would go for the "more stats" approach, if only because you want ways for the players to be different from each other. Having one all-important Power stat, among its other issues, doesn't really cover that beyond "this guy's better." You could also try going for specializations or traits or something, but those tend to be a bit wonkier to pull off.

[Execute/Dumbo.exe]

Hmmmm, well, the blades are certainly a interesting.... No, no that wouldn't work, would it? You might as well let the player choose their Bankai and their swords 'True Form', Perhaps one skill... What do you call the areas where you put points into? Nodes? Point Nodes? eh, that'll do.

Anyway, this Point Node Could be called something like Attunement, it would basically allow you to more easily tap into your blades power and more easily converse with your blade?

Also, there isn't much customization potential after character creation there, can't really get your blade upgraded, not following the original basis of bleach, anyway, can you upgrade your sword?

What else... What else...

So how would I go about making this workable/fun?
Add more stats, or some such?

Well, just figure out how it should play out, not how it plays out in the show. It's generally better to make the system inaccurate and fun than accurate but boring to play or rife with problems.

For specifics, I probably would go for the "more stats" approach, if only because you want ways for the players to be different from each other. Having one all-important Power stat, among its other issues, doesn't really cover that beyond "this guy's better." You could also try going for specializations or traits or something, but those tend to be a bit wonkier to pull off.

As well as being wonkier to pull off, I, myself can't really think of any skills I would be able to logically apply to a Bleach forum game... Are there even that many?
But yhea, with the best part of that idea being the swords turning into better swords, I would suggest just taking... Hmmmm.
I'm just not sure, it seems even the theoretical supports are a bit wonky here, and there's not that much to say about it.