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[GiglameshDespair]

Richard Crowestone

>D) I was a Tinkerer. The guilds are fools, seeking mastery of only one path, when the three untied grant such power.
>B) I am swift and volatile as the storm, but many tell me that I change too much. It is not my strength that is impressive, but my speed and finesse.
>C) Voices whispered to me from the river. They spoke of knowledge and secrets from before the dawn of time, and I dove in to seek them. But the deeper I swam the further the sounds sank, until they faded completly and I surrendered to my buoyancy. I could think of nothing else but the task I had failed.

[GreatWyrmGold]

Tr. Drake
DAB

[scapheap]

Clair Black
BCF

[Harbingerjm]

"Aether" Angus.
DBC.

[Remuthra]

Spoiler: Jeremiah "Man of Science" Fletcher (click to show/hide)

 Your training - it started at the time of the event that got you locked in here.
But before you were a Guardian, you were something else….. what was it again?
>A) I was a member of the Clockworks, a master of all things mechanical. The complexities of magic and electricity were not for me.
 Your personality had always been remarked upon in your role too. How was it they described you again?
>E) I am steadfast and honourable. My word is my vow, and I will never abandon a friend. I am almost impossible to change, keeping to my path steadily without veering.
 Then came the event. You were broken, shattered, and your soul stained. You shudder to recall it, but recall it you must. ((Cannot be the same as the previous option))
>F) In my path lay a great wall of burning wood, surrounded by cackling laughter. With every blow the wall sealed itself, repairing all the damage I had just inflicted. Try as I might, I could not breach it, and eventually I was forced to retreat. the mocking rings in my ears even now.
Only the Master made you whole again after, here in the Asylum. he taught you of the planes, of the horrors they contain. And he taught you how to defend against them. Your strength, your agility, was nothing against such foes. They would all defeat you. But you had magic, you had technology. And you had your mind.

Weird, different name!

[sjm9876]

(( College open evening today, so I'll probably wrap this up tomorrow. Think I'll be taking 4 players, with the rest rostered. ))

((EDIT: I can reveal the 4 starting players:
Patrick Hunt - Harvey Sam Bekter, the Thief. (Affinity: Chaos, Null: Order)
Dwarmin - Edward Dutch, the Clockworker. (Affinity: Fire, Null: Earth)
Giglamesh Despair - Richard Crowestone, the Tinkerer. (Affinity: Air, Null: Water)
Scapheap - Clair Black, the Mage. (Affinity: Water, Null: Fire)
More on the elements as I get around to it. But for now, sleep! ))

[sjm9876]

Spoiler: Slots and you! (click to show/hide)

Each character has  a number of item slots. these are 2 active weapon slots, 2 stowed weapon slots, 1 armour slot, and 3 utility slots. Every slot has keywords associated with it, or is generic. These keywords depend on the class.

Clockworker: All [mechanical]
Mage: All [magical]
Alchemist: All [alchemical]
Tinkerer: All generic, except for utility slots. All [Magical] + [Mechanical] + [Alchemical]
Guard: All [guard]
Thief: All [thief]

Each character also has ten inventory slots, which can hold any kind of item.

Spoiler: Keywords and you! (click to show/hide)

Every item of gear has some keywords associated with it. To equip an item, the slot needs to have at least one keyword from that item - unless the item has the no keywords which can go in any kind of slot.
For example, a Blinkbox ([Utility] - [Magic][Thief]) can be equipped in the utility slots of either thieves or mages, as well as in the magic utility slot of the tinkerer.

Spoiler: Item statistics and you (click to show/hide)

Every item has a number of statistics - those that aren’t recorded are considered to be 0.

Damage: A range of values. A random number in range is used for attack.
Armour: A range of values. A random number in range used for defence. (Attack-defense=dmg)
Range: Maximum effective range - primarily used on weapons.
AP cost: The AP cost to use the item. All characters have 10 AP per turn base.
Recharge: The time taken to recharge. Could also be an AP cost - ie, reloading.
Abilities: Can be Passive or On-use, or Active (usually a secondary use)
Slots: The number of slots needed for the item - note, an active weapon must occupy both active slots.
Level: The level of the item. This can be increased with certain items - more detail further on.
Misc: An item may have other statistics, unique to it.

Note: Weapons tend to have infinite ammo. Magic, that’s why
No examples as everything in the armoury is an example.

Spoiler: Elements and you! (click to show/hide)

You all have an elemental affinity and a null element.
Some items are elemental. usually because you made them so, but more detail later.
Elemental weapons have a passive and an active effect related to the element.
Only characters with affinity can use the active.
Characters with that element as the null can use neither the active or the passive.

Spoiler: Upgrades and you! (click to show/hide)

You will find a number of upgrade items.
These are cogs (mechanical), powders (alchemical), crystals (magical), knives (thief), crests (guards), and grindstones (generic). Applying a number of like items equal to an objects level will raise the level by one. using a non-generic item will also apply that keyword. On level up, certain statistics can be increased and abilities gained, which are chosen by the upgrader from a list. the items used will alter the list. So whilst the items in the armoury may seem basic, you can easily upgrade them.

there are also elemental crystals, specific to each element. these apply an element to an object. Multiple elements can be applied to an object, as long as they don’t clash (ie. order/chaos, fire/water, earth/air). A single element can be applied multiple times to grant twice the number of effects also. Upgrading an item in this way increases the level by 1, but doesn’t grant the normal bonuses of levelling up, although only one crystal is required regardless of level.
eg. An object with 2 Fire and 1 Order would have 2 Fire passives and 2 actives, as well as an order passive and active.

Upgrading requires you to be at a workbench or forge, or at the base.

Spoiler: Combining and you! (click to show/hide)

A utility item can be combined with any type of item (including utility) to create an item with combined effects, although some interesting changes can occur.
When combining, a level must be chosen for the result item - this cannot exceed the highest level item of the two.
The success rate of the combining = (5*(sum of component levels - result level)%)
The remaining percentage is divided by 5. On the upper ⅘, the utility item is destroyed (or a random item if both are utility). On the bottom ⅕, both items are destroyed.
Being at the base TRIPLES success rate.
Combining can only occur at a forge or at base.

Spoiler: Leveling and you! (click to show/hide)

You gain a level when you successfully survive and complete a mission.
Each level allows you to add a keyword of your choice to a slot of your choice.

Spoiler: Combat! (click to show/hide)

The bad news? the bigger the enemy, the better the reward.
The good news? You can now forget all that upgrade/combining stuff cause it’s unlikely to help in a fight.
You have 20 HP and 10 AP per turn (base).
On an attack, you use the attack range of your weapon (0-1 for unarmed), against the armour range of the defender (0 for skin) (ranges are rolled separately and then added when multiple are present.) Damage dealt = Attack-Armour.
Moving costs 1 AP per square of the battle grid.
Attacking costs the number of AP defined by the weapon.
Your active weapons are the ones used. It takes 3 AP to swap in a weapon per slot - ie a 2 handed weapon takes 6 AP to swap in.
All other actions are defined in the item description.

‘None? I find that doubtful. But feel free to ask any as they come up.’ The Master turns and walks through a door opposite the one through which you entered. A short, utilitarian corridor leads to another door, this one made of heavy iron. A crystal set into the doorframe flashes green as he passes his hand over it, and the door slides into the floor with a rumble. He steps inside, and turns around, gesturing for you to stand before him.
 ‘This is the armoury.’ He sweeps an arm behind him, where a second door sits. ‘Beyond this door you will find the gear with which you will be equipped. In time, you will improve upon it. But for now, this is what you have. Use it wisely.’ He pushes the door open, and motions you through.
 The room beyond is huge, walls covered in everything from gleaming guns to musty tomes, interspersed with bombs and suits of armour. ‘Take whatever catches your eye. After this, we will head down to the forges and workshops to run you through the basics of improvement. Though I would advise that you don’t fill your packs.’

((ie, don’t fill your inventory slots ))

Spoiler: Weapons (click to show/hide)

((Wielding a 2 slot weapon fills both active slots.))

Dagger ([Weapon])
Level: 1
Damage: 1-3
Range: 1
AP cost: 2
Slots: 1

Blade ([Weapon])
Level: 1
Damage: 2-5
Range: 1
AP cost: 3
Slots: 1

Large blade ([Weapon])
Level: 1
Damage: 3-8
Range: 1
AP cost: 4
Slots: 2

Spear ([Weapon])
Level: 1
Damage: 1-5
Range: 2
AP cost: 5
Slots: 2

Shield ([Weapon])
Level: 1
Damage: 0-1
Armour: 0-4
Range: 1
AP cost: 3
Slots: 1

Pistol ([Weapon])
Level: 1
Damage: 0-5
Range: 6
AP cost: 3
Recharge: 5 AP per 6 shots
Slots: 1

SMG ([Weapon])
Level: 1
Damage: 0-4
Range: 5
AP cost: 1
Recharge: 5 AP per 10 shots
Slots: 1

Rifle ([Weapon])
Level: 1
Damage: 0-10
Range: 10
AP cost: 5
Recharge: 5 AP per shot
Slots: 2

Shotgun ([Weapon])
Level: 1
Damage: 0-10
Range: 3
AP cost: 4
Recharge: 5 AP per 2 shots
Slots: 2

RPG ([Weapon])
Level: 1
Damage: 20-50
Range: 10
AP cost: 10
Recharge: 1 use per mission.
Slots: 2
Passive: Explosion - damages all units in a 3*3 area focused on the target point. Each damage is rolled individually.

Spoiler: Armour (click to show/hide)

Light Armour ([Armour])
Level: 1
Armour: 0-1
Slots: 1
Passive: +2 AP per turn.

Medium Armour ([Armour])
Level: 1
Armour: 0-3
Slots: 1

Heavy Armour ([Armour])
Level: 1
Armour: 1-4
Slots: 1
Passive: -2 AP per turn.

Spoiler: Mechanical utilities (click to show/hide)

Armour plating ([Utility] - [Mechanical][Guard])
Level: 1
Passive: +1 to total defense.
Slots: 1

Hydraulic boosters ([Utility] - [Mechanical][Thief])
Level: 1
Passive: +2 AP for movement only
Slots: 1

Exo-gauntlets ([Utility] - [Mechanical][Magic])
Level: 1
Passive: +2 melee (range=1) damage dealt
Slots: 1

Flashgun ([Utility] - [Mechanical][Alchemical])
Level: 1
Damage: 0-4
Range: 4
AP cost: 2
Recharge: 5 turns
Passive: Stuns target for their next turn if it deals damage.
Slots: 1

Spoiler: Alchemical utilities (click to show/hide)

Stonepowder ([Utility] - [Alchemical][Guard])
Level: 1
AP cost: 2
Recharge: 5 turns
On-use: Grants 2-5 Armour.
Slots: 1

Smokepowder ([Utility] - [Alchemical][Thief])
Level: 1
AP cost: 2
Range: 7
Recharge: 5 turns
On-use: Creates 3*3 smoke cloud in target area, lowering Armour of units inside by 5 vs ranged attacks, and preventing them using ranged attacks for 1 turn.
Slots: 1

Lightning bomb ([Utility] - [Alchemical][Magic])
Level:1
Damage: 1-2
AP cost: 2
Range: 5
Recharge: 5 turns
Passive: Damage cannot be reduced by Armour.
Passive: Arcs to all previously unaffected units within 2 squares of affected units. this can affect the user.
Slots: 1

Flashgun ([Utility] - [Mechanical][Alchemical])
Level: 1
Damage: 0-4
Range: 4
AP cost: 2
Recharge: 5 turns
Passive: Stuns target for their next turn if it deals damage.
Slots: 1

Spoiler: Magical utilities (click to show/hide)

Barrier ([Utility] - [Magical][Guard])
Level: 1
Range: 3
AP cost: 2
Recharge: 10 turns
On-use: Target takes no damage next turn.
Slots: 1

Blinkbox ([Utility] - [Magical][Thief])
Level: 1
AP cost: 2
Recharge: 3 turns
On-use: Teleports self to target space within 3 squares range.
Slots: 1

Exo-gauntlets ([Utility] - [Mechanical][Magic])
Level: 1
Passive: +2 melee (range=1) damage dealt
Slots: 1

Lightning bomb ([Utility] - [Alchemical][Magic])
Level:1
Damage: 1-2
AP cost: 2
Range: 5
Recharge: 5 turns
Passive: Damage cannot be reduced by Armour.
Passive: Arcs to all previously unaffected units within 2 squares of affected units. this can affect the user.
Slots: 1

Spoiler: Thief utilities (click to show/hide)

Sidestep ([Utility] - [Thief][Guard])
Level: 1
Recharge: 3 turns
Passive: User automatically steps out of the target square in response to being targeted. This is a non-controllable response to an being targeted, and the preferred direction of step is directly away from the attacker for melee attacks, and to one side for ranged attacks.
Slots: 1

Blinkbox ([Utility] - [Magical][Thief])
Level: 1
AP cost: 2
Recharge: 3 turns
On-use: Teleports self to target space within 3 squares range.
Slots: 1

Smokepowder ([Utility] - [Alchemical][Thief])
Level: 1
AP cost: 2
Range: 7
Recharge: 5 turns
On-use: Creates 3*3 smoke cloud in target area, lowering Armour of units inside by 5 vs ranged attacks, and preventing them using ranged attacks for 1 turn.
Slots: 1

Hydraulic boosters ([Utility] - [Mechanical][Thief])
Level: 1
Passive: +2 AP for movement only
Slots: 1

Spoiler: Guard utilities (click to show/hide)

Sidestep ([Utility] - [Thief][Guard])
Level: 1
Recharge: 3 turns
Passive: User automatically steps out of the target square in response to being targeted. This is a non-controllable response to an being targeted, and the preferred direction of step is directly away from the attacker for melee attacks, and to one side for ranged attacks.
Slots: 1

Barrier ([Utility] - [Magical][Guard])
Level: 1
Range: 3
AP cost: 2
Recharge: 10 turns
On-use: Target takes no damage next turn.
Slots: 1

Stonepowder ([Utility] - [Alchemical][Guard])
Level: 1
AP cost: 2
Recharge: 5 turns
On-use: Grants 2-5 Armour.
Slots: 1

Armour plating ([Utility] - [Mechanical][Guard])
Level: 1
Passive: +1 to total defense.
Slots: 1

Spoiler: Patrick Hunt (click to show/hide)

HP: 20
AP: 10
Affinity: Chaos
Null: Order
Active weapon 1 [Thief]: -
Active weapon 2 [Thief] -
Stowed weapon 1 [Thief] -
Stowed weapon 2 [Thief] -
Armour [Thief] -
Utility 1 [Thief] -
Utility 2 [Thief] -
Utility 3 [Thief] -

Inventory:

Spoiler: Dwarmin (click to show/hide)

HP: 20
AP: 10
Affinity: Fire
Null: Earth
Active weapon 1 [Mechanical] -
Active weapon 2 [Mechanical] -
Stowed weapon 1 [Mechanical] -
Stowed weapon 2 [Mechanical] -
Armour [Mechanical] -
Utility 1 [Mechanical] -
Utility 2 [Mechanical] -
Utility 3 [Mechanical] -

Inventory:

Spoiler: Giglamesh Despair (click to show/hide)

HP: 20
AP: 10
Affinity: Air
Null: water
Active weapon 1 -
Active weapon 2 -
Stowed weapon 1 -
Stowed weapon 2 -
Armour -
Utility 1 [Mechanical][Magical][Alchemnical] -
Utility 2 [Mechanical][Magical][Alchemnical] -
Utility 3 [Mechanical][Magical][Alchemnical] -

Inventory:

Spoiler: Scapheap (click to show/hide)

HP: 20
AP: 10
Affinity: Water
Null: Fire
Active weapon 1 [Magical] -
Active weapon 2 [Magical] -
Stowed weapon 1 [Magical] -
Stowed weapon 2 [Magical] -
Armour [Magical] -
Utility 1 [Magical] -
Utility 2 [Magical] -
Utility 3 [Magical] -

Inventory:

((This is all much simpler than it appears, I think.... ))

[Dwarmin]

Edward Dutch was a quiet man, these days. He thought more than he acted. Mostly because he couldn't trust his actions...but he supposed now he was going to have to learn to walk again. It was like he had been dipped in a lake of fire, and come out with all his past burned away.

He may have lost everything, but it wasn't over yet. He was still alive. And he still had hope...if not for himself, then for the rest of the world.

Action: Take...

Active weapon 1 [Mechanical] -{Spear}
Active weapon 2 [Mechanical] -{Spear}
Stowed weapon 1 [Mechanical] -Dagger
Stowed weapon 2 [Mechanical] -Pistol
Armour [Mechanical] -Light Armor
Utility 1 [Mechanical] -Flashgun
Utility 2 [Mechanical] -Hydraulic Boosters
Utility 3 [Mechanical] -Armor Plating

[sjm9876]

((You can still take 3 slots worth of weapons, and another utility. By don't fill your inventory, I meant the ten spare slots. Sorry :/ ))

[Patrick Hunt]

Take.

Active weapon 1 [Thief]: - Longsword.
Active weapon 2 [Thief] - Katana.
Stowed weapon 1 [Thief] - SMG
Stowed weapon 2 [Thief] - SMG
Armour [Thief] - Light
Utility 1 [Thief] - Blinkbox
Utility 2 [Thief] - Hydraulic Boosters.
Utility 3 [Thief] - Smokepowder


(( This ok? ))

[sjm9876]

((it's fine, but again, you can take another weapon slot and utility. ))

[Patrick Hunt]

(( Are suppressor attachments possible in this? Edited. I know exactly where I'm going with my weapons now.))

[sjm9876]

((Yup. Most things imaginable are possible with the right upgrades. For example, upgrading a pistol with the thief upgrades - which i just realised i left off - could very well give access to a suppressed weapon.))

[Patrick Hunt]

(( Sweet, my 2 SMG will be total opposites, one is getting long barrel, forward grip, suppressor, acog sight, fixed stock and so on to extend it's range. The second gets short barrel, different spring, laser sight, flexible stock and so on to give it a higher rof and better close range spread. ))

[GiglameshDespair]

Crowestone looked around him with quick jerky movements. He selected an SMG and span it skilfully on his finger, snapping it to a stop in a crisp movement.

((We can discard utilities later on, can we not?

The SMG does seem to be the superior CQB weapon: For every shot of the shotgun (max 10 dam) there can be 4 shots of the SMG (max 16 dam), with longer range to boot.

I'm not sure of the recharge thing - is that the number of shots it has before it needs recharging, as well as the cost, or just the cost of it?))

HP: 20
AP: 10
Affinity: Air
Null: water
Active weapon 1 - SMG
Active weapon 2 - Shield
Stowed weapon 1 - RPG
Stowed weapon 2 - ---
Armour - Light
Utility 1 [Mechanical][Magical][Alchemnical] - Blinkbox
Utility 2 [Mechanical][Magical][Alchemnical] - Hydraulic boosters
Utility 3 [Mechanical][Magical][Alchemnical] - Barrier

Inventory:
1. Dagger
2. Shotgun
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