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[GreatWyrmGold]

You don't need wrestling technique when you can pin an enemy under a single claw.

[Bigf00t]

BTW, the "repel" musing wasn't one of the weaknesses I was talking about, but yea, some things are harder to counter than others, and I look forward to seeing what we all come up with!

[TCM]

You don't need wrestling technique when you can pin an enemy under a single claw.

The last person who could pin an enemy under a single claw got flipped over a turnbuckle and broken his face upon descent, so I refute that statement.

[Bigf00t]

TCM, would you come to a middle ground, perhaps with the stance that magic is the wrestling of the mind?
...
SO TRYING to resist to give him anti-magic* gear and setting the pro on people...

*While typing anti-magic, I just realized I hold the two words needed. repel, and magic. My god why have I wasted my time in the pit so?! It wouldn't be perfect, but it would be so incredible...

[TCM]

Magic can be mind-wrestling when it gets hype.

[Bigf00t]

Ah... reminds me of several moments in the original Perplexicon, unfortunately most mind-wrestling was by pros vs people with no will stat! Not so much wrestling as surprise curb-stomping. 

[Unholy_Pariah]

I dont recall any mind wrestling and only one case of mind domination, it was glorious.

[Tomcost]

Wait, you're making us fight in an arena WITHOUT 1001 magical seals and 1001 wizards casting constant antimagic on the scenery?
It will last three turns. Tops.

The arena will be destructible. There won't be any privileges about anything. Both the air you breathe and the floor supporting you can be destroyed. That way there are no privileges with things like arcane beings. Big power will come at a high cost. You won't be able to reliably use any game-breaking spell for too long.

But don't worry, the destruction won't last forever.

[GreatWyrmGold]

Will black holes be realistic, or will they vanish without eating everything?

[Tomcost]

They won't be blackholes, but vacuum. A special kind of vacuum that actually negates matter. Arithmetically, it would be like negative matter, in a sense that in contact with normal matter both get detroyed without releasing energy. That way vaccums will actually be temporary, and wouldn't imply high concentrations of mass. That way we reach a playable equilibrium between a "suction force" and a "black hole".

Think of what happens to negative numbers when you add positive numbers, basically that is how I want to handle it.

[Tomcost]

Gentlemen, I have all what is necessary to start the game, but I fear that doing so in the middle of these festivities will be met with a lot of abcent players, so I will postpone the game until after new year. Meanwhile, I will give the opportunity to those who were selected to modify their character sheets, as some stats will do different things.

Taken from what will be the thread:

Spoiler: Character sheet (click to show/hide)

So, how do I make a character?
Just fill the character sheet:

Code: [Select]

[u]Name:[/u]
[u]Appearance:[/u]
[u]Stats:[/u]
Strength:
Dexterity:
Speed:
Will:
Endurance:
Potency:
Pool:
[u]Status effects:[/u]
[u]Transformation status:[/u](The last two items should be blank at the start)

Spoiler: Stats (click to show/hide)

You have 9 points to distribute in the folowing stats. Killing a player grants stats points equal to one, plus the ones he had gained before by killing players too.
Strength: increases the damage you do with some weapons, allows you to lift heavy stuff, and prevents yourself from being pulled away with different kinds of magic.
Dexterity: increases your possibilities to hit, how precise are your strikes, how likely are you to be hit. Aiming magic spells, not getting your hand burned away while trying to throw a fireball.
Speed: determines initiative, increases your possibilities to escape from someone.
Will: soul and mental fortitude. Increases the chance of you to not get mind raped, mind controlled, getting your soul sucked away, and begging for magic to not turn you head into styrofoam once you fuck up with a spell.
Endurance: resisting pain and various status effects. Will not prevent you from getting hurt, but you will be able to tolerate them without ill effects. Well, until you die, of course.
Potency: makes your spells more powerful. Bear in mind that more powerful magic will be more dangerous for you too.
Pool: doesn't determine rolls, but does determine the amount of words that you can say a turn. The mechanics of it regeneration will be covered below.

Spoiler: Mechanics (click to show/hide)

Rolls:Standard roll to dodge rules apply for absolute rolls. Most of the time the rolls are going to be compared with other ones, even if you cast a spell of your own. The system encourages more balanced players, or at least players who specialize in two stats.
Stats: every stat (except pool) grants bonuses or maluses depending on the amount of points spent on them.
0 Points: -1 to related actions.
1 Points: no bonuses.
2 Points: 50% chance of getting a +1 on related actions.
3 Points: +1 to related actions.
Every point beyond 3 gives a 33% chance to get an additional +1 at an action.
Pool regeneration: regenerates fully out of combat when the turn finishes. Regenerates at one point when a combat turn finishes.
Other actions (ripped from Toaster's game):
Dodge:  Spend a turn dodging incoming attacks instead of attacking back or changing location.  This grants you +1 to dex and speed rolls for the turn.  Does not require initiative roll.

Focus:  Spend a turn preparing to do something, such as lifting something heavy, waiting for an opportunity in combat, making a hard jump, etc.  That's all you do that turn, but you get a +1 (+2 in case of combat initiative) the next turn if you take that action.

If used to focus on casting a spell [improve Potency], it is only good for the first spell you cast the following turn.

Overdrive:  You may spend pool points at a 1:1 ratio to increase one stat for one turn.  You may only do this once every three turns.

EDIT: PM them to me to prevent clutter in this thread

[Toaster]

Yet more evidence that TCM doesn't care about being taken seriously...

I consider his suggestions serious!  In fact, as a (terrible) Christmas present, I will tell him (and everyone) that Whiachmat is the word for table.  With the correct word combination, you could have a magic item that generated tables for you!




Blast.  I don't have Killerhellhound.  I'll PM him.

[Tomcost]

KHH is still around here, he is trying to murder an unarmed fellow with a halberd in another RTD. But he tends to be absent from time to time.

[Rolepgeek]

Whoops. Anyway. I can only assume words will reset. Yay not being behind everyone else possibly!

[Tomcost]

Whoops. Anyway. I can only assume words will reset. Yay not being behind everyone else possibly!

You know, there was a public wordlist in this game.

I will tell him (and everyone) that Whiachmat is the word for table.

I missed this, but now Bigfoot would be able to make his arcane furniture lancher that he always wanted.