Welcome to the fourth annual-
I'm not really sure it's annual.
Why don't you people tell me these things?
I just got here.
Oy, Urist!
Yes sir?
Send this dwarf to the fun chamber.
No, not the fun chamber, anything but-
*Sounds of grappling and rage, followed by a long dragging sound.*
Now then, welcome to the fourth dwarven race!
Er sir.... I feel a weird sense of... what do you call it?
Deja vu?
Yeah that's the one.
Ah don't worry, it's probably nothing. Anyway.
It's been some time since such a spectacle of dwarven genius has come about, so enjoy it!
And remember the motto! Losing is fast!
I've decided to try and revive dwarven races yet AGAIN! This time, I've got plenty of time free,
and should be ready to run an rtd. Suggestions are always welcome.
I'll be taking 6 players at first, to keep things simple.
Original idea was SHAD0Wdump's for those not familiar.
You can trust me this time, I swear. Especially since the files are on dropbox so that I can do the turn from basically anywhere.
By the way, this uses a D8 system.
Players: 6/6
Name: Vickshotra
Health: Perfectly fine
Abilities: none yet
Wearing leather armour
Vehicle Name: Magaurst
Dwarfbucks: 0☼
Parts:
Wooden chassis
Wooden Armour
Wooden Wheels
8 Cats: In cage, will begin breeding slowly when actions start.
3 Boars: Main engine. 2 Speed.
Henchmen:
Crippled Henchdwarf: Austri
Health:
Is missing their right leg and right arm.
The leg is replaced with wood.Abilities: Is a novice woodcrafter
Is an adequate thrower
Is an adequate mechanic
is a proficient siege operator
Insane Dwarf: Ponydwarf
Health: Fine
Insane Dwarf: Iamhuman
Health: Fine
Standing orders: Dig through the dumps for things to use for free items (after race)
throw useless items at the racers(during race)
Name: Ardul Irith
Health: Perfectly fine
Abilities: -
Vehicle Name: Alcyone Wing
Dwarfbucks: 0☼
Quote from: Parts
Stone Chassis
Three Giant Eagles: 2 Speed
Iron WheelsQuote from: Henchmen & Orders
Bardum Thain ; Male [Crippled Henchdwarf]
Status:
Has some scarring on body and arms. Left leg broken. Abilities:
Is an adequate leather worker
Is a proficient fighter
Is an adequate doctor
Is a novice Furnace operator
Standing Orders (Descending order of priority):
Post-Race:
> Douse any fires//Inspect status for damage
> Begin repairs of the Vehicle, if any is needed.
> Scavenge//Work for Dwarfbucks.
> Train Ability.
In-Race:
> Follow any commands by the Vehicle Overseer
> Begin repairs of the Vehicle, if any is needed.
Name:Urist Orrlith
Health: Perfectly fine
Abilities:none
Vehicle Name:The Sock
Dwarfbucks: 100☼
Parts:
Stone chassis
8 cats
Stone wheels
Henchmen:2 standard henchdwarves
both healthy
no abilities
(When one gets an ability i will give that one a name)
Standing orders:
Out of race
Look for random junk
Work for money
Repair if needed
in race
throw random junk at the racer in front of me
Throw kittens at the racer in front of me when they are born
Name: Bomrek Manpower
Health: Healthy
Abilities: -
Vehicle Name: Ballsy Ride
Dwarfbucks: 0 ☼
Parts:
- Wood Chassis, 400 ☼
-
Iron Wheels 200 ☼
- 8 Cats, 200 ☼
- Giant Slingshot, 300 ☼
- Copper Spiked Balls, 100 ☼
- Mechanisms, 50 ☼
Henchmen:
Normal Henchdwarf Etur, 250 ☼
Health: Fine
Abilities: None
Standing orders:
Pre-Race:
Search for spare logs, mechanisms and ropes.
On Road:
Keep loading newborn kittens into the Slingshot and shooting them at the target Bomrek specifies.
Start powering the Ball Trap when boarded by hostiles.
Name: Grimjaw Beardbear
Health: Perfectly fine
Abilities:
Vehicle Name: Roaring Boozebear.
Dwarfbucks: 0☼
Parts:
Wooden Chassis: 400☼
Steel Wheels: 400☼
3 Boars: 300☼
6 Biscuits: 50☼
Henchmen: Standard Henchdwarf,
Health: Can still walk, Urist.
Abilities:
Crippled Henchdwarf
Health:
Missing an ear. Left leg chewed a bit. Left arm missing. Right leg has lost sensory.Abilities:
Is a proficient Siege operator
Is an adequate Animal caretaker
Is a proficient Mechanic
Is a novice Dodger
Standing orders: (In order of priority for each.)
Cripple:
Look for random junk
Work for money
Standard:
Repair the cart after race
Inspect for any sabotages
Work for money
Name: Dr Aurist
Health: Perfectly fine
Abilities:
Vehicle Name: Insanity Included
Dwarfbucks: 0
Parts: Enclosed and Fortified Stone Chassis
- Screw Pump
- Giant slingshot
- Stone Wheels
Henchmen:
Augustus (Insane Dwarf)
Health: Perfectly fine
Abilities:
Cleopatra (Insane Dwarf)
Health: Perfectly fine
Abilities:
William (Insane Dwarf)
Health: Perfectly fine
Abilities:
Stalin (Insane Dwarf)
Health: Perfectly fine
Abilities:
Standing Orders:
Out of Race:
Scrounge for free stuff/ Make money as people laugh at you
In Race:
Follow orders --> Repel Boarders --> Repairs --> Pump
Evil Glacier:
(S)[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10](E)
Player Locations:
All at start.
You have one turn before the race, make it count. If you wish to sabotage somebody, just pm
me. Do note that failure to be sneaky enough will result in hammering.
Standard rtd rules, using d6. Almost anything is possible, the dice decide.
You can pile as many parts as you like on your vehicle, but only one engine can be in effect
at any one time. Other engines can only act as backup. No definite floorplan is necessary,
but feel free to specify the layout of your vehicle.
Speed
This is fairly simple. The course is a series of tiles, and you can go a number of
tiles per turn determined by your speed.
1 speed gives a 50% chance of moving 1 tile. + 25% for each turn you don't move ahead.
2 speed gives an 100% chance of moving 1 tile.
3 speed gives an 100% chance of moving 1 tile, + 50% of moving another.
4 speed gives an 100% chance of moving 2 tiles.
etc. Of course, the faster you're going, the more difficult it is to avoid obstacles. It won't be noticable until you get around or above 4 speed though.
Turns
Every turn, you can do three things:
Order your henchdwarves around. There is a limit to how complex these orders can be, but you can always leave standing orders to be carried out every turn.
Steer. This is done automatically, but there are three special driving modes you can use, detailed below. If for some reason you are unable to steer and the wheel is unattended, you will eventually go off course and will auto-fail cornering rolls.
An action. This can be more or less anything, but there is a limit of one per turn - though there is some ambiguity about what exactly constitutes one action. As a rule of thumb, so long as it's not obviously two different things and doesn't upset game balance then it's fine.
Driving modes
One can be chosen per turn, if you wish. You don't need to, but it can be advantageous.
Aggressive driving: pushes your engine harder. Plus one to speed, minus one to cornering, and will eventually damage something important in your vehicle.
Cautious driving: you drive more slowly. Plus two to cornering, minus one to speed.
Driving focus: the racing equivalent of a martial trance. You forfeit your action and your henchdwarf orders to gain perfect reflexes and superdwarven skill. This allows you to avoid more or less anything which is possible to avoid.
Attacks must first roll to hit, then to pierce the armour before they can damage something. You can aim for a specific target (including a hole you already made). Attacks made while boarding get a bonus and obviously don't need to roll to hit. Ranges are in tiles away from you that the weapon can be shot, so if you're in square 5, you can throw a grappling hook to square 6 and shoot a ballista to square 8. You can also attack backwards obviously.
Beginners start with 1500☼ in cash to outfit their racer. You must have a chassis and an 'engine' to participate. At the end of each race, the winner gets 1500, second place gets 1250, third gets 1000, and everyone else gets 500. There will also be bonuses for achievements during the race given at the end of the race, like killing the most wildlife.
When people finish the race, they can still take actions. However, they have to be immediately relevant. No trying to repair your vehicle unless it's on fire or something. At the end of the race, there's one extra turn for everyone to mourn the losses they will have inevitably experienced. Or maybe do something else.
Between races, you have time for four actions, such as working on your racer or doing odd jobs for cash. Odd jobs can include the tried and tested mug spam.
Should you wish to perform actions of an unscrupulous nature, you can PM me a different turn to what you post. Remember that dwarven justice frequently involves a large hammer. Henchdwarves get one action each and are somewhat less effective than players.
Crafting stuff is possible: the quality depends on your roll. Handmade weapons and bolts and such are generally better than the cheap stuff made with immigrant labor. Workshops are free to use. Skilled craftsmen can be contracted: just specify what you want and you'll get a quote for it. That is to say, a price. Don't feel the need to craft, though. Other stuff is just as viable.
Name: Serious names not required, but nice.
Health: Perfectly fine
Abilities: You might learn something during the drive. Or grow wings. Y'know, that kind of stuff. Leave this empty for now.
Vehicle Name: Try and find something witty.
Dwarfbucks: Start with 1500☼ to build your racer. Feel free not to spend all your money. Maybe you can bribe someone during or before the race?
Downgrading wheels is free, upgrading is not. Don't count what you spent on wheels unless you upgraded. This section will also keep track of damage or additions to parts. You need at least a chassis and an engine.
Parts:
Henchmen:
Put any of them here, feel free to give them names. Make a health and abilities section
for each of them too.
Standing orders: What your henchmen will do when you don't tell them anything else.
You can specify specific henchmen in here of course.
Each of these comes with matching wheels.
Wooden chassis. 400☼
No bonuses. Burns.
Stone chassis. 600☼
Situational bonuses.
Iron chassis. 800☼
+1 Armour bonus.
Steel chassis. 1600☼
+2 Armour bonus.
Platinum Chassis. 3000☼
+3 Armour bonus.
Slade chassis. 8000☼
Same as adamantine, but +1 to ramming, -1 to speed for some engines, and 4 eagles needed for permaflight due to heaviness. Damage to it is also -2 to -4 Penalty.
Adamantine chassis. 10000☼
Unbreakable, except by adamantine or slade weapons, artifact weapons, siege weapons, and magma, all at a -3 to -5 penalty. It still will take awhile. Also, it will only take 1 giant eagle for permanent flight, due to how lightweight it is. +1 Speed, also due to weight.
These bonuses can be canceled out with enough things in or on the vehicle.
Chassis Armour.
Armour is damage before your chassis. You might lose some speed if your armor is heavier than your chassis.
Wooden Armour. 300☼
Basic Armour. Burns.
Stone Armour. 450☼
Situational Durability boost.
Iron Armour. 600☼
+1 Durability.
Steel Armour. 1200☼
+2 Durability.
Platinum Armour. 2250☼
+3 Durability.
Slade Armour. 8000☼
Same as adamantine, but -2 to -4 Penalty.
Adamantine Armour. 10000☼
Unbreakable, except by adamantine or Slade weapons, artifact weapons, siege weapons, magma, and a few other things, all at a -3 to -5 penalty. It still will take awhile.
Non-Armour mods.
Enclosed cabin. +33%☼ to base cost.
Henchdwarves are protected from ranged weapons by the armor, but cannot shoot from inside. Boarders must hang on to the outside, and getting in requires a roll. Unless there's a hole in the Armour already...
Enclosed cabin with fortifications. +50%☼ to base cost.
Same as enclosed cabin, but henchdwarves can shoot from inside.
Spikes. +25%☼ to base cost
Ramming boost based on material. Those who ram you get counterattacked automatically.
Mini bridges. +33%☼ to base cost.
Small boards/bars that flip up and down on the outside of the chassis. Activated from a lever in the cabin(or wherever else you want it). Might knock things like bolts/small rocks/mugs away. +1 to blocking ranged attacks when used.(or +2 for platinum and adamantine.)
Wheels
Wooden Wheels. 100☼
No Bonus. Burn.
Stone Wheels. 150☼
Situational bonuses.
Iron Wheels. 200☼
+1 Traction. +1 Durability.
Steel Wheels. 400☼
+2 Traction. +2 Durability.
Platinum Wheels. 750☼
+3 Traction. +3 Durability.
Slade Wheels. 3000☼
+4 Traction. Same as adamantine, but -2 to -4 Penalty.
Adamantine Wheels. 3750☼
+4 Traction. Unbreakable, except by adamantine or slade weapons, artifact weapons, siege weapons, magma, and a few other things, all at a -3 to -5 penalty. It still will take awhile.
Wheel mods
Spikes. +33%☼ to base cost. Spikes attached to your wheels. Should do some damage.
+1 to ramming(+2 for adamantine).
Smoothing. +33%☼ Base cost. Rough wheels, even of the best metal can't hold up well on rough terrain. Hires an engraver to smooth your wheels. Unfortunately,
your wheels lose a bit of mass.
+1 to traction, -1 to durability. Cannot take Hardening with this. Does not work on adamantine or slade.
Hardening. +33%☼ Base cost. Thickens your wheels, making them take a bit more damage before
breaking, but reducing how well they turn.
-1 to traction, +1 to durability. Cannot take Smoothing with this. Does not work on adamantine or slade.
Only one engine can propel a racer at a time.
For animal engines, you can purchase additional animals at the same ratio. Ex: 12 cats total costs 300. Speed is not as linear though.
8 Cats. 200☼
Speed of two. Produces two kittens every 2 turns, which mature the next. What you do with them is up to you...
3 Boars. 300☼
Speed of two. Attack a random racer, usually the nearest.
3 Elephants. 800☼
Not inclined to listen to you. Attack a random racer, usually the nearest. Four speed and +1 to traction,but if they're your only means of moving forward, you'd better hope they try to savage the leading dwarf.
Furnace. 850☼
Three speed. The dwarf who sells these says that they're totally safe forever and that the casing won't be spontaneously breached, but it may still be a bad idea to use one on a wooden racer. Just sayin'.
Screw pump engine 100☼
Must have at least one henchdwarf assigned at all times. One speed per henchdwarf, to a maximum of three.
Perpetual motion machine power plant 2000☼
Four speed. Bulky, but harnesses the power of dwarven physics. Cannot be made to go faster with aggressive driving.
Three Giant Eagles. 600☼
Only two speed, but these fellows can lift you up into the air every other turn. While in the air, you can only be hit by ranged weapons, auto-succeed on cornering rolls and are unaffected by obstacles. Two engines worth of these will allow you to stay in the air permanently.
Booze Rocket. 100☼
Three speed, must be manned, and consumes half a barrel of booze (50☼ each) per turn. Quality booze(100☼ each) is consumed at half the rate. Aggressive driving uses a twice the amount per turn, and guarantees(unless damage or other factors apply) 4 speed.
Experimental Magic Engine. 500-10000☼
? Speed. Specify a price when bought. Dangerous. Backup power recommended. Random effects added at.... random.
Fuel: Experimental Magic Cell. 50-1000☼
Specify a price when bought. Adds random effects, and is required for engine to function. Each one can only fuel the engine for a few turns. Can also try to throw as a weapon.
Machine Crossbow. 400☼
Range 1. Fires twice every turn. -1 to hit. -3 to damage to non flesh
targets. Comes with 20 Steel Bolts.
Catapult. 500☼
Range 4. -3 to hit, Damage varies based on ammunition. Comes with 4 free
medium rocks at +2 damage each.
Hard to use, but it's going to mess your opponent up when it hits.
Ballista. 750☼
Range 3. +2 to Damage.
Cannon. 650☼
Range 4, +2 to damage. Roll for chance of gunpowder explosion with each
attack.
Giant Slingshot. 300☼
Range 2, +1 to hit. Damage varies based on ammuniton. Comes with 5 free
small rocks at no bonus each.
Caged fire imps. 500☼
Throw these on someone's racer and laugh. Comes with 4 imps.
Wood, Iron, Steel, Copper, Silver, Slade Crossbow. 150☼, 300☼. 450☼,
600☼, 750☼, 2000☼
-2, -1, +0, +1, +2, +3 to blunt.
Comes with 5 bolts of that material. Wood(-2 to damage) or bone(-2 to
hit) bolts. Iron(-1 to hit, -1 to damage),
Steel(No bonuses), Copper(+1 to hit, +1 to damage), Silver(+2 to hit, +2
to damage), Slade(+3 to hit, +3 to Damage).
Bolt cost(in stacks of 5). Wood and bone. 50☼ Iron. 100☼ Steel. 150☼
Silver. 250☼ Slade. 500☼ Can only carry 5 due to weight.
Base bolt damage and hit rate is +0 damage, +0 hit to flesh, and -1 hit
rate, -3 damage to non-flesh.
Copper, Iron, Steel, Adamantine Shortsword. 100☼, 250☼, 500☼, 2500☼
+0, +1, +2, +3 to flesh. -3, -2, -1, +0 to non-flesh.
Can be used to arm henchdwarves.
Copper, Iron, Steel, Adamantine Axe. 100☼, 250☼, 500☼, 2500☼
+0, +1, +2, +3 to flesh. -3, -2, -1, +0 to non-flesh.
Can be used to arm henchdwarves.
Copper, Steel, Silver, Slade Hammer. 100☼, 250☼, 500☼, 2500☼
-1, +0, +1, +2 to flesh. +0, +1, +2, +3 to non-flesh.
Can be used to arm henchdwarves.
Copper, Iron, Steel, Adamantine Spear. 100☼, 250☼, 500☼, 2500☼
+1, +2, +3, +4 to flesh. -4, -3, -2, -1 to non-flesh.
Can be used to arm henchdwarves.
Copper, Iron, Steel, Adamantine Knife. 50☼, 150☼, 300☼, 1500☼
-1, +0, +1, +2 to flesh. -4, -3, -2, -1 to non-flesh.
Cheap weapon. Good utility tool as well.
Rock mugs. 50☼
Range 1 -2 to hit. -3 to damage.
Only Lasts one race.
!!Lignite!! in a bin. 250☼
You can only get one of these per race, but it will never stop burning. Very potent. Very bad for a wooden racer. Comes with a free set of tongs.
!!Pig tail sock!! 50☼
Only lasts one race. Range 1. Throw it on a tile, and every other racer in that square must roll with a penalty to prevent a crash. The henchdwarf who
uses it remains on fire throughout the race. Better not mix him with the booze...
Grappling hook. 250☼
Range 1 if thrown. Attach yourself to another racer! Bonus to boarding
actions, will pull you along if you're slower than the one you're
grappling. Can be detached manually from either racer, and if you pull
ahead it will auto-detach.
Booze slick. 200☼ or 300☼ for starting with quality booze
Refilled from a stockpile each race. Can also be refilled 1/3 with a barrel of booze. Drops a lot of booze on the ground behind you. May ruin traction, henchdwarves may be tempted to Cancel task: Getting drink. Using quality booze makes it more tempting.
Water slick. 300☼
Refilled from a water source each race. Drops some water on the ground behind you. Ruins traction of cars. Can also be filled with other things, for a price.
Magma slick. 600☼
Refilled from the magma sea/pipe each race. Drops some lava on the ground behind you. Requires quick reflexes to avoid.
-Enormous corkscrews, menacing spikes, spiked balls- 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, for wood, copper, iron, steel, adamantine.
Use them to make traps. You can also use the weapons listed above, including the crossbow, in traps.
Leather Armour
50☼
This stuff protects you if you wear it.
Copper, Iron, Bronze, Steel, Adamantine Chain Armour
100, 150, 250, 500, 1000☼
Wear it and you'll not only be protected, but also all jangly.
Copper, Iron, Bronze, Steel, Adamantine Plate Armour
150, 250, 500, 750, 1250☼
More effective in warding off aggression than more pedestrian forms of
Armour.
Wood, Iron, Steel, Bronze, Copper, Adamantine Shield
50, 100, 150, 250, 500, 1000☼
Hold it and it protects you.
Standard Henchdwarf. 250☼
Your basic dwarf. Unskilled and with total disregard for his own safety. Cannot board other racers. Replaced for free with immigrants next race if killed.
Crippled Henchdwarf: Standard oblivious dorf, but not all in one piece. Isn't replaceable. Might have some experience in one skill or another due to having lived this long.
Cost: 100.
Insane Dwarf: Gives you ideas occasionally. Not always good ones, but you never know when one could come in handy. Isn't replacable. Be careful not to let them get at your stuff.
Cost: 50.
Crazy henchdwarf. 200☼
Can board other racers instead of merely defending. Not replaced if killed.
Siege operator/marksdwarf. 400☼
+1 to hit with all ranged weapons. Cannot board, not replaced if killed.
Melee henchdwarf. 400☼
+1 to hit with all melee weapons. Can board. Not replaced if killed.
Engineer henchdwarf. 500☼
+1 to repairs. Might not follow instructions exactly. Can be told to
board at a -1 penalty(Wants to "fix" things, but not that badly). Not
replaced if killed.
Medical henchdwarf. 400 + 50x☼
+1 to healing. Cannot board. Not replaced if killed. Comes with a medical
kit with x uses(max 6.)
Kobold in disguise 50☼
Cheap kobold labour! Not replaced after the race, may try to escape, and
may be able to pick locks.
Booze. 50☼ per barrel
Whatever you want to use it for. It's explosive, for one thing. Your henchdwarves might drink it when they try to use it, though.
Quality Booze. 100☼ per barrel.
Same as Booze, but better.
Biscuits. 50☼ for pack of 6.
Good for motivating animal "engines". Not as effective on elephants, or
other large animals.
Radioactive biscuits. 150☼ for a pack of 6.
These were left near a pitchblende stockpile for too long. Can cause mutations when eaten.
Copper Whip. 100☼
Looted from a goblin siege. Needed to drive aggressively for animal
“engines” most of the time.
Can do some damage, at a -2 penalty for non-flesh targets. and -1 for
flesh targets,
Rope. 100☼
Cheaper grappling hook. Has other uses though.
Cage trap. 100☼
Mounted on your racer. Who knows what you'll catch...
Mechanism. 50☼ Use your dwarven enginuity to make all kinds of Fun stuff.
Medical Kit. 150☼
Used for healing during or after the race. 3 uses. +1 to healing.
Repair Kit. 150☼
Used for repairs during or after the race. 3 uses. +1 to repairing.
Healing.
100☼ for full recovery(except permanent inuries). Need to purchase
individually.
Repairs.
May remove positive modifiers acquired during the race as well, unless
you perform them yourself. Which is free, by the way.
Levels of damage are
Fine: 81-100%. 5% of item cost to fix.
Lightly Damaged: 61-80%. 10% of item cost to fix.
Moderately Damaged: 41-60%. 20% of item cost to fix.
Heavily Damaged: 21-40%. 33% of item cost to fix.
Very Heavily Damaged: 1-20%. 50% of item cost to fix.
Raw materials. 10☼ or more, depending on the item.
Misc Items. 10☼ or more, depending on the item.
Spectators can make bets on who will win, or other things before the race starts. Spectator money will be tracked here, and still starts at 1500☼. You can use that money if you manage to get into the game.
Frelock: 1500☼
Author
Topic: Dwarven Race IV Dwarven Race IV Turn 8: Ramming speed? (Read 19726 times)