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[tomas1297]

IMPORTANT! SERIOUSLY!: This is an 8 player PVP game that you play by PM. Why PM? Because there's a small information warfare aspect to the game as well as the actual combat. The turns will be also sent to you in PMs, but I will archive them all and reveal them when the game is finished. But seriously, don't reveal anything in this thread. Feel free to bluff, though. Oh, also I will tell you when people die here. Teehee~

 Also, a lot of rules have been streamlined or completely changed. If you played the first game, check the rules anyway.

Spoiler: Story: (click to show/hide)

 The Ritual is an event organized each year by the god of the material plane in which eight chosen heroes from the past are revived and forced to fight for the right to become a new god that rules until the next Ritual.
 The last Ritual attracted much interest from the deities of the universe so this year the ritual is of an unseen scope. Instead of six warriors, eight compete and instead of taking place on earth, the current goddess created a pocket dimension where the heroes can battle uninterrupted...
 That's all, you can go slaughter people now.

(Tiruin won the last game. I guess his last character is now a goddess. So make a new one, Tiruin.)

Spoiler: Mechanics: (click to show/hide)

CHARACTER GENERATION:

 After you fill the character sheet, your character will be assigned an artifact (which gives you a game changing passive ability), 3 abilities and an ultimate ability that fit your character. This is because in a competitive game letting the players pick all their abilities would cause balance problems.

 (In the original game, I used to roll dice for stats, skills and artifacts that totally ruined the balance and was more complex than needed. The starting dice roll is now gone.)
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MOVEMENT:

 The area of the game is split into four parts: the west, the east, the north and the south. Your summoning circle is randomly placed in one of these parts. During your turn you can search any of these sides to begin combat. A dice roll determines the result.

1 - No one found.
2 - No one found.
3 - No one found.
4 - Enemy found, initiative bonus against lower rolls.
5 - Enemy found, initiative bonus against lower rolls, find summoning circle if area is empty.
6 - Enemy found, initiative bonus against lower rolls, find summoning circle if area is empty.

 An initiative bonus gives the attacker a +2 bonus for the first turn of combat.
When a summoning circle is found, you can track it's owner, which puts you in his location without any rolls and gives you an initiative bonus. Therefore you should guard your part of the map, but searching the other parts can give you a huge reward.
Once enough characters are killed, I may reduce the area into 2 parts to make it more likely for players to meet.

 (In the original game, movement was...surreal...yeah...)
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ABILITIES:

 Each character has 3 abilities plus an ultimate ability. Each ability can store up to two charges. One is used whenever you use the ability. They are regained by resting. The ultimate ability, unlike regular abilities, has a charge bar instead as it can be used much less often than regular abilities.

[0--] - Ultimate Ability is not charged. Can't be used.
[-0-] - Ultimate Ability is half-charged. Can't be used.
[--0] - Ultimate Ability is fully charged. Using it makes it not charged again.

(There weren't Ultimate Abilities in the last game, but otherwise this is the same system.)
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RESTING:

 Resting heals you depending on a roll and gives one charge for all your abilities, except your Ultimate Ability, which gains one half of it's charge. Resting characters are the lowest priority when searching for enemies, but you can only rest at your summoning circle, so if there are no other characters in the area, your circle will be detected and your enemy will gain an initiative bonus if they roll a 5 or 6 when searching.

(The same system as in the original.)
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COMBAT:

 Unlike all other rolls, combat uses 12 sided dice rather than the standard 6. This is so I could apply more minor modifiers, since +1 with d6 can be very significant.
 During each turn of combat, you can perform two actions or attempt retreat. These actions include using abilities, basic attacks and defense, which gives +2 to defensive rolls against both enemy actions the turn it is used (does not stack with itself).
 Retreat uses d6 and always has a +1 modifier. If the enemy rolls more than the player attempting escape, combat continues and the escaping player gains +2 to defensive rolls, but can't perform other actions during the turn.

(The original had somewhat abstract time measurement and there wasn't a defense action, plus retreating was worse defined.)
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CHARACTER PROGRESSION & DIPLOMACY:

...Are gone. They ruined the player power balance in the last game. FIGHT EVERYONE ALL THE TIME!

Spoiler: Classes: (click to show/hide)

(The first game had six players and completely different classes: fighter, mage and rogue, each with a defensive and offensive version. This time I split them by general play style and difficulty.)

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Strength (Simple):

1:Fighter
-A pure physical combat class. The Fighter is a master of many weapons and is capable of using them both in attack and defense. While his lack of focus makes him seem somewhat weak, he is capable of easily adapting to his opponents and playing to their weaknesses and can use his abilities more often than any other class.
-Weapon Master: After each round, the Fighter can choose one ability to get an extra charge of. After using his Ultimate Ability, all of the fighter's abilities are fully charged. Neither of these can be used to charge the ultimate ability.

2:Guardian
-A defensive combatant with magic powers. The Guardian is a warrior that gains strength from a higher force, such as a god or demon. While they lack offensive power, they have the highest survivability of any class and can win through attrition, picking of wounded enemies in later fights.
-Protection : The Guardian gets a +2 defensive bonus against the 4 first attacks aimed at him each fight.

3:Brute
-An aggressive combatant focusing on pure damage. The Brute lacks magical abilities, fancy tricks or even refined technique. Instead, he has inhuman strength and is able to swing even impractically huge weapons with ease. His weakness is his lack of versatility - all of his abilities focus on damage, other effects have only a secondary role.
-Aggression: The Brute gets a free basic attack with a -1 accuracy modifier against the last enemy he attacked each turn.
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Magic (Advanced):

1:Channeler
-A spellcaster focusing on dealing damage. The Channeler uses a primitive type of energy - he taps into the energy of a different plane, be it an elemental plane, hell, the void or something else, and releases the energy upon his enemies. The glass cannon of The Ritual, the Channeler needs to kill his enemies before they manage to touch him.
-Destructive Magic: The Channeler gets a +1 modifier to using all of his abilities.

2:Wizard
-A versatile spellcaster, capable of both defense and offense. While the Wizard lacks the pure magical energy of other spellcasters, he has knowledge of many spells and can use them to counter the strategies of his opponents. His weakness is lack of specialization and reliance on enemy weaknesses.
-Knowledge: The Wizard gains one more ability than other classes, letting him use spells more often and increasing his versatility greatly.

3:Cleric
-A spellcaster with high survivability. The Cleric uses the power of his god or the demon he serves to strenghten himself or weaken his foes before finishing them with his weapon. The Cleric is protected by his diety and will shine in the late game when the other combatants will be weakened by battle much more than him.
-Ritualistic Healing: The Cleric never gets less than 5 on resting rolls.
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Wit (Complex):

1:Trapper
-A combatant that carefully prepares for his battles. The Trapper can, either by magic or simple tricks, prepare traps on the battlefield that activate when different conditions are fulfilled. In combat, the Trapper prefers to use a bow, crossbow, musket or thrown weapons, and is slightly weaker than the other classes, but his traps can give him the upper edge.
-Tactician: Each of the Trapper's abilities can be used before the round begins and has a different effect when used this way.

2:Assassin
-A physical combatant with magical powers that depends on prediction to make the fight go in his favour. The Assassin uses small concealable weapons and carries with himself various gadgets, in addition to having magical powers, however he is not as strong in combat as the Strength or Magic classes. Though by predicting his enemies moves, the Assassin can kill any combatant much faster than any other class.
-Methodical Killer: Each of the Assassin's abilities has additional effects under specific circumstances. In addition, each turn one of these effects activates, the Assassin gets +1 to all defensive rolls.

Spoiler: Sheet to fill if you want to get killed~: (click to show/hide)

Post these in the thread. Last time you would send these by PM, but what's the point of the bio then?

Name: (Generic fantasy names. No silliness, please.)
Class: (Claim your class when you sign up, before making filling this form. Each class can only be chosen by one player.)
Bio: (The character's appearance, who he was before death, personality. I partially base the abilities on this, so you can also use this to describe your character's strategy and other game related stuff.)
Theme: (I will base your abilities on this. This can include elements, different dimensions, weapons of choice and various motifs. Pretty much anything. Still, no silliness, please.)

Players (NO WAITLISTS!):
Fighter: Jatha
Guardian: Spartan
Brute: Choobaka
Channeler: NPC
Wizard: Harry Baldman
Cleric: Tiruin
Trapper: Caellath
Assassin: Toaster

 Have fun and die!

[Caellath]

Reserved, Trapper.

Spoiler: Elan Nelndar; Trapper (click to show/hide)

Name: Elan Nelndar
Class: Trapper
Bio: Elan was born as a peasant at a time of strife. Normal times were already hard enough on peasantry, but these times were worse. Plague ravaged the lands and famine reared its head in several locations, but the king and his lackeys showed no compassion, milking the common people for all their possessions with the Church's collaboration.

Elan saw what his people suffered. What he suffered. He grew into a sour man, but one with plans and dreams; help his people and kill the ones who oppressed them. Even if his effort wasn't world-changing, he wanted to contribute as well he was capable. And so he did.

Training with the bow and learning various survival tricks since his child days, techniques which he honed through hunting, Elan became a capable hunter and trapper. His skills grew greater by the day as his mind focused on the objectives he had set. It did not take long and he turned his skills against his original target: the greedy tax collectors and soldiers of the King, his lackeys and ass-kissers.

He was driven by his wish, and he wouldn't allow honor to get in his way. His longbow was reinforced with a metal band for defense against melee attackers and each of his arrows carried powerful venoms along with different types of arrowheads; barbed and painful against flesh or thin and piercing for armor.

His traps were masterfully and quickly built, attacking from above, the sides or from behind, usually wooden stakes with poisoned metal tips or bottles that broke after being triggered, releasing flammable and/or poisonous substances, often overlapping to make death or disablement sure. All his targets needed - if still alive after the series of traps hadn't taken care of them - was a little nudge or an arrow on fire.

Even if he wasn't able to cast any magic, he reproduced the mages' spellcasting through concoctions, purchased potions, smoke bombs and trickery. He avoided facing any enemy head-on, disappearing into a cloud of smoke and sparks or mildly poisonous fumes he used a cloth to protect against. They would never catch him alive, and he made sure to escape confrontations to ensure victory at all times.

One day, all of his traps, plans and cunning were not enough and his village was set alight by the King's men. From that day on, he was never seen again, but the myth remained.

The man remembered by the people was sour but caring, a kind soul made cruel and nigh-insensitive as he trudged along the hard paths of life to protect the ones who were so harshly oppressed. He was a figure clad in leather armor backed by looted steel plates, tough and reinforced leather boots and a cloak made with resilent cloth that helped him blend in the background.

Theme: Avoidance of direct combat (stealth and combat escape), extensive use of poison and traps, longbow and survival skills.

[tomas1297]

Reserved, Trapper.

I swear - I totally guessed you would choose the Trapper.

[Tiruin]

Name: Kira Talneris
Class: Cleric

Personality: Kira is usually one of a benevolent nature, but accompanied by periods of sarcasm and clever wit. She abhors selfishness, cynical and apathetic personalities, and is stern and unyielding in her goals. She is very open-minded and willing to work for the team, being deeply loyal. Her spirit is an intrepid type: adventurous, independent and bold. Optimism and perseverance is the driving force of her being.

She keeps a vigil eye out for her own well-being, and trusts people if they are willing to do the same. Though, she is stubborn in her ideals and will not resist sacrifice for the greater will. She is also reserved in demeanor.

Bio: Kira stands at a modest height of 5'4", a lean woman of average proportions. She appears young in appearance, of a person in their early twenties. Her hair is elbow-length: the back portion is kept in a single braid, while the frontal parts are kept naturally to the side. Her eyes are a deep shade of brown. Her skin is average in tone. Her face appears sharp and chiseled in texture.

Pre/Post-death:

Apparently, betrayal was what had killed me. The people I had closely trusted, and grown accustomed to, killed me in cold blood during a unified quest for common reasons. I had been slain, in my sleep by the ones I most trusted. My beliefs were shattered as I wandered the afterlife, musing on the Gate of Souls - I couldn't return and warn my other allies of the traitor until it was too late.

Years passed, and I only grew more anguished. Balanced by temperance of what I had learned in life, I was surprised when the Gate collapsed upon itself - a handful of fortunate souls were able to escape back onto the mortal realm, and I was wont to follow.

Now I breath the air once more, and know who had created the Gate itself - a Divinity, now forgotten from the passages of history. It had seemed that this was all part of a 'Ritual' where the dead must perform in some sadistic notion of a greater power. Yet I must yield, for I have been given this chance, and only this.

I believe in the scripture of old, the way of the silent. I believe in the name of the Guardian of the Gate, the Goddess of Souls and the Guide of the Dead. I take on the very weapon which she had worn in her duties as a mortal - the bow.

I will vindicate my name. I will show whoever this Entity is, that I am no pawn of his control.

Theme: Along the lines of the modernized 'Paladin', ability to invoke Sanctuary. Vengeance.

[Spartan]

Reserved, Guardian. (wait, can there be more than one of each class?)

EDIT: Sheet

Name: Etrius Tulluth
Class: Guardian
Bio: A modest sized man with dark skin and hair and piercing brown eyes. Etrius lived in an island kingdom constantly threatened by invasion and pirates. He lost both his parents in a raid that completely destroyed his home village. The sole survivor, Etrius swore to never let anyone close to him die again.

Setting out he as a wanderer at a young age he came upon an empty building inhabited by only an old man. Writing him off as nothing but an old mad man, Etrius departed only to find him self surrounded by a horde of bandits. However, both him and the bandits were surprised to find a shield blocking the way into the house. The old man began to laugh and revealed himself to be a master of defensive magic. 

The man took Etrius as his pupil and taught him all that he knew. Etrius set out and lived a full live with many companions. However, a dark force threatened the island once again. He held a final stand and sacrificed his life to stem the demons and protect those dear to him

Theme:Telekinesis, Rocks /Earth Manipulation, Durability

[choobakka]

Name: Panlamin Winterkin
Class: Brute
Bio: Panlamin was born to the chief of a small tribe, living on a massive tundra in the cold north. He was the strongest and the fastest of his seven brothers, and the whole tribe knew that, although he was not the oldest, he would be chief one day. When he was fifteen summers old, his father died in battle; it was time for Panlamin to take up his title. His two older brothers, Merreak and Vromash, resented his new power. Merreak was a great sorcerer, and Vromash an excellent hunter, and if they were not brothers to Panlamin, one of the would rule; but Panlamin took the title of chief, and his brothers plotted in silence. Panlamin did great things for the Winterkin tribe (so called because according to legend Panlamin's ancestor, the great warrior Dranik the Cruel, had one of the mighty frost giants as a wife), leading his warriors to glory against many foes, and conquering huge stretches of the forests and the plains; even Vromash, once so outspoken against a mere child leading the tribe, respected him and ceased his plotting. Merreak, however, would not be dissuaded. He believed that brains, rather than brawn, should lead the tribe; his resentment merely grew with every conquest and every victory. Merreak made a pact with the ancestor spirits of his father's line, the cruel, cold, giants of the north, for incredible power. Panlamin was struck down in the heat of battle by his ancestors' spirits, called up by his brother's foul necromancy; by right of conquest, the tribe was now Merreak's, gained by trickery rather than honest combat.

Panlamin is a giant of a man, standing seven feet tall, with muscles to rival a pair of oxen. His hair is blinding white, and his eyes bright blue, as all of his father's line; his skin is a light tan, colored by constant exposure to the blinding sun of the cloudless northern skies. He wears a thick bear pelt wrapped around his torso, to fend off the cold, and long leather pants. He carries with him his father's sword (and his father's father's, and his father's before him, and on and on until Dranik the Cruel), a six-foot-long weapon of undecorated iron; it is called Cruel Fang, and was given as a dowry by the Giant King, hundreds of years before Panlamin's birth.

Panlamin rarely speaks to anyone outside his tribe; when he does, it is usually in short commands. Unlike many of his culture, he is not prone to partying and loud celebration, preferring to sit and stare at the stars from just outside the firelight. In battle, he is ferocious, a terror to behold, going into almost a berserker rage; he loves combat, and loves victory most of all. Panlamin is, while not exactly a fair fighter, at least honest; he will not use poison, and hates magic, since neither of these are "true combat". His philosophy of combat is "hit them before they hit you" - get the first strike, and make it deadly, so your enemies never have a chance to retaliate.
Theme: Cold. Giants. His ridiculously large greatsword.

[tomas1297]

(wait, can there be more than one of each class?)

No, which is why you should reserve your class before making a character.

Edit: Now, that I've read it,

Character

 This is a very good character sheet, as it gives a lot of character to the...character, which means that I have very clear ideas on what kind of powers to give him. You don't actually have to write that much, since you have a very large chance of dying, but it's a good example of a character sheet that I can easily create thematic powers for.

[Spartan]

(wait, can there be more than one of each class?)

No, which is why you should reserve your class before making a character.

Edit: Now, that I've read it,

Character

 This is a very good character sheet, as it gives a lot of character to the...character, which means that I have very clear ideas on what kind of powers to give him. You don't actually have to write that much, since you have a very large chance of dying, but it's a good example of a character sheet that I can easily create thematic powers for.

So wait how does this work? Since there is no waitlist is it just a pvp where the game ends when everyone dies?

[tomas1297]

^Yup. Cool, no?
 Thanks for the bump too. Now join, people, join! And make characters. I'm not a very patient person.

[Spartan]

^Yup. Cool, no?
 Thanks for the bump too. Now join, people, join! And make characters. I'm not a very patient person.

Sweet. Oh and no problem with the bump.

[Toaster]

You know I want back in this.


No time for a proper sheet tonight, but I'd like to grab the Assassin.

[tomas1297]

You know I want back in this.

Good to have another veteran of the first one.

 Also, more game mechanics talk:
 I've been thinking of how to show the advantage of ranged combat in RTD without resorting to simple rock-paper-scissors mechanics. Well, I just decided that simple statuses can work really well. Each ability counts as either ranged or melee. "Long Range" gives both combatants -2 to all melee attack rolls and lasts until someone manages to land a successful melee attack or uses his own range changing ability. "Short Range" works the same, but penalizes ranged attack and ends when someone lands a successful ranged attack. Both statuses can be inflicted by abilities that change range - for example such an ability could be a "Teleport" spell, that lets the mage create a gap between him and a melee warrior, or maybe a Freeze spell that would lets a Guardian catch up with a mage type and fight in melee.

[Toaster]

Hopefully this time I can avoid catching a bad case of HAMMER TO THE FACE.


Name:  Dyson
Class:  Assassin
Bio:  Little is known about the man known as Dyson.

It is clear that he was one of the most dangerous assassins that the world has ever known.  He has studied poisons and other debilitating substances, even dabbling in magic, to devise some of the most sinister toxins that most people would not even consider using for their horrible effects.

Dyson was an unassuming man of average build.  Dark hair, always dressed in black and hooded, he made a living of not revealing his identity.  His father was an alchemist of some ability, and his mother was a witch who knew secrets of hexes and curses.  He learned from both of these sources before leaving his hometown and heading for the nearby city.  There, he fell into the criminal elements and ended up training as an assassin.  He quickly rose through the ranks and became greatly feared. 

Though few would call him a hero, he did assist in the defense of the city when it was attacked by a baron seeking to expand his own rule.  Dyson snuck out of the city in the dead of night and poisoned the water supply of the attacking army.  Within hours, the army was dying in the fields, covered in blistering sores.  Though the mayor of the city was glad the enemy was crushed, the actions taken were largely denounced.  No one was able to prove a connection between him and the crime, but Dyson left the city anyway, and disappeared into myth.

His poisons, applied by blowdart, blade, or trap, delivered sickness, confusion, suffering, and death.  None are sure what horrible combination of chemistry and magic created his most potent blends, but few would even consider using them, for a man he wanted dead was sure to die horribly.

Theme:  Evil cursed poisons, dagger, blowdarts.  Stealth is his primary defense.

[Tiruin]

Hopefully this time I can avoid catching a bad case of HAMMER TO THE FACE.

Eheh...

Also, just saying I'm busy right now making other stuff, so apologies for mine later sheet.

[Toaster]

Going to get fondled this time?