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[Elephant Parade]

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Roll to Spelunk

Items
Copper Sword: A basic, inexpensive shortsword. Much more effective than fists in melee. Price: 30 gold.
Claymore: An extremely powerful weapon. Unfortunately, it is both heavy and bulky, and thus not suited for cave exploration. Price: 75 gold.
Torch: Extremely important for lighting up the caverns. Lasts 2, 3, or 5 turns. Price: 10 gold.
Knife: A utility knife handy for a variety of tasks. Price: 20 gold.
Beginner's Book of Ancient Runes: A translator's guide for ancient runes. Grants a +1 on checks relating to decoding meaning from runes, as long as you are able to read the book. Enables non-Archaeologists to decode runes with a -1 penalty. Price: 40 gold.
Rope (20 m.): Twenty metres of rope; vital for climbing down rocks. Grants +2 to climbing checks where the rope is usable. Price: 10 gold.
Mushroom Handbook: A handbook
Backpack: If you want to carry much of anything, you'll need this. Price: 20 gold.
Oil: It makes a deadly throwing weapon after being lit on fire. Price: 5 gold.
Pickaxe: Useful for mining ores and gems. Price: 30 gold.
Bow: A basic ranged weapon. Price: 50 gold.
Arrow: Used as ammunition for bows. Price: 2 gold.
Poison: A vial of poison that can be applied to piercing and cutting weapons. Price: 10 gold.

Feats
All feats cost a number of FP equal to the stars before the name.
*Strong: For each level of Strong, you can take a +1 on any strength-based action. In addition, you can take a +1 on an offensive melee roll. Both of these may be used once every three turns.
*Agile: For each level of Strong, you can take a +1 on any agility-based action. In addition, you can take a +1 on a defensive roll or make your opponent take -1 on an offensive roll. Both of these may be used once every three turns.
***Archaeologist: Enables you to do the following:
  -Identify some types of things underground, such as relics, ores, and fossils.
  -Decode ancient runes at a -1 penalty. Taking this feat allows you to take the Rune Reader feat.
  -Polish fossils, ores, and gems, making them twice as valuable.
*Rune Reader: This feat grants a +1 bonus to reading ancient runes.
*Rich: For each level of Rich, you gain an extra 50 gold.
*Poison User: Enables you to apply poisons to weapons without needing to roll.
*Archer: Removes the -1 bow penalty.
*Unarmed Expert: Gives a +1 to attack rolls when using fists; increases damage of fists by 1. Enables Martial Artist.
**Martial Artist: Requires Unarmed Expert. You gain an additional +1 to attack and defence rolls when using fists; fist damage is increased by 1.
*Good Memory: Once you have read a book, you gain all of its bonuses without needing to keep it around.
***Trickery: Any attempts to use a ranged weapon on you (outside of melee range) suffer a -1 penalty. You gain a +1 bonus to escaping.
*Fencer: You gain a +1 bonus when using a Rapier.

Flaws
All flaws grant a number of FP equal to the stars before the name.
**Weak: For each level of Weak, you take a -1 penalty on all strength-based actions, as well as offensive melee combat rolls.
**Clumsy: For each level of Slow, you take a -1 penalty on all agility-based actions, as well as defensive melee combat rolls.
**Poor: You start with only 50 gold. You may not take Rich.
**Illiterate: You can't read anything.
***Poor Fighter: You suffer a -1 penalty to all offensive and defensive melee rolls.
**********Blind: You can't see. This is rather bad.
*****Caveman: You are a caveman. You must take Strong and Illiterate, you have no money, and you start with the following:
 -A club.
 -Crude clothing.


Weapons

Fists
Damage: 1
Weight: -
Type: Melee

Claymore
Damage: 4
Weight: 10
Type: Melee

Copper Shortsword
Damage: 2
Weight: 4
Type: Melee

Bow
Damage: 1 + Arrow Damage
Weight: 5
Type: Ranged

Wooden Arrow
Damage: 1
Weight: 0
Type: Bow Ammunition

I'm thinking $100 and 6 FP to start. Also, I just realized that my skill system is a ripoff of Cataclysm. And here I was thinking that I had something unique. I noticed right after I thought about including starting classes such as Caveman, Archaeologist, and so on that had different packages of gear and skills.

[Edit]I think I'm nearly done. I just need some more items and negative traits.

[Greenstarfanatic]

So what if it isn't completely original? So far, it looks like fun. And I've never actually played Cataclysm myself, so I wouldn't have known had you not said anything.

[Nerjin]

So have you decided for sure if that's the number we start with or is it still a work in progress?

*Also, are PM's between players  regarding the game acceptable?

[Elephant Parade]

So have you decided for sure if that's the number we start with or is it still a work in progress?

*Also, are PM's between players  regarding the game acceptable?

It's probably the number you start with.

And I don't see why not, though I'm unsure of the point.

[Samarkand]

And I don't see why not, though I'm unsure of the point.

I think a main use of it would be for communicating with players you're cooperating with without having to flood this area with posts, and while being able to maintain some level of secrecy.

[Elephant Parade]

Okay. That makes sense.

[SOLDIER First]

Maybe a...
Walkie-Talkie
Price: 5
Weight: .5
Type: Communication
It allows you to talk to other miners that have one.
It has five channels.
Example: [1]Hey Bob!
[1]Yes, Jim?
[2]Jane! I need you!
[1]Meet me at (place.)
[2]Where are you?!
[1]Okay!

[Elephant Parade]

Maybe a...
Walkie-Talkie
Price: 5
Weight: .5
Type: Communication
It allows you to talk to other miners that have one.
It has five channels.
Example: [1]Hey Bob!
[1]Yes, Jim?
[2]Jane! I need you!
[1]Meet me at (place.)
[2]Where are you?!
[1]Okay!

Um. I think that's a bit advanced in terms of technology.

[SOLDIER First]

Well, okay.
Maybe a magic mirror?
I.E. Harry Potter?
"Rick."
*mirror swirls*
"Hmm? Oh, hey Kyle!"

[Elephant Parade]

No magic, either. At least not at the start.

[SOLDIER First]

:|

[Greenstarfanatic]

I would have thought this would be a modern-ish spelunking thing. I mean, we have a character who claims to be an expert in Assault Rifles.

And I'm taking a geology course for College.

[Elephant Parade]

I would have thought this would be a modern-ish spelunking thing. I mean, we have a character who claims to be an expert in Assault Rifles.

And I'm taking a geology course for College.

Wait, what? Sorry, I didn't notice that. This was meant to be medieval spelunking. If interest is high, I could make another spelunk after this that's modern, but it wasn't what I had in mind.

[Greenstarfanatic]

Hm. Well, I'll change my description so that it seems more...medieval-ish. Also, she'll have had to be masquerading as a man in order for it to be realistic, I think.

[Elephant Parade]

:|

Emphasis on at theSTART. Lots of emphasis.