Magical Spambot Girls
Magic, Robots, Girls, and Amazing Products!
What is Magical Spambot Girls?Magical Spambot Girls is a game about the titular girls braving the dangers of the internet to bring people the word about affordable items they don't need. If you want a game with a deep and thought provoking plot, you've come to the wrong place. If you want to see 6 to 13 year olds blow up robots to post information about cheap kitchens in the UK, welcome aboard.
How many players are you taking?I'm aiming for a minimum of four players. If, somehow, I manage to get flooded with a swarm of applications, I'll probably take a maximum of eight or ten, mostly first come, first served unless some later applicants have some good skills/ideas that the party would really need.
Where the hell did you come up this idea?Why, from this fancy post of course!
Magical Spambot Girls a dungeon crawler with light puzzle elements. Before the crawling begins, the players will have the chance to buy items and equipment, as well as distribute skill points they earned from the last crawl.
After everyone is ready, the players will enter the internet with its many servers. Replace internet with dungeon, and server with room to know what to expect. The goal of crawling through the internet is to find a Website to sell things from. After spending a certain number of turns in the Website, the Magical Spambot Girls will leave the Website. Afterwards they'll have the opportunity to prepare for another foray into the depths of the internet.
Note: After completing a Sales, every Magical Spambot Girl gets skill points. I'll also be rewarding communication/cooperation/general awesomeness with skill points, just because I can.
Surprisingly enough the Internet is filled with things that take offence to your Magical Spambot Girls. Things with massive rockets, cannons, blades, and giant teeth. Combat is very simple. Each weapon has a relevant skill associated with it. When an attack is made, a d20 is rolled with the weapon's accuracy, your relevant skills and modifiers are added to the roll, while the target's Evasion is subtracted. If the result is over 10, then the attack hits and damage is dealt. Damage is equal to the weapon's damage plus your skill with the weapon type minus the target's Sturdiness. Easy as pie!
Note: Changing your armour takes one turn. Changing your weapon is instant. So if you have an ability that allows you to make multiple attacks, feel free to switch weapons to maximize killiness.
When a Magical Spambot Girl's HP is reduced to zero, they are only knocked unconscious. If the battle end without them being revived, then they'll automatically revive with 1 HP.
Actions:
Unless you've been buffed by one of the many different spells, you only get one action per turn.
Things that count as actions:
Attacking.
Casting spells.
Changing armour or accessories.
Using Sales skills.
Exploring a new server.
Things that do not count as actions:
Changing weapons.
Drinking potions.
Talking (duh).
Moving between already explored servers.
Upon finding a Website on the Internet, the Magical Spambot Girls can start to sell people their fabulous products.
Note: You'll be told when a server hosts a website. Take the time to prepare before entering it by changing your equipment or cast some buffs. Every turn counts when Sales begin!
Sales works a bit like a festival shooting game. Customers will randomly appear on the Website and have a timer that dictates when they leave. Each Customer also has a Willpower value. Using Sales skills on a Customer will reduce their Willpower, modified by the different traits of the customers. If you reduce their Willpower to zero, they cave in and buy your wonderful products. If they leave before then, you get nadda. Customers with high Willpower and/or short timers award more money than ones that easily cave in or stick around for a long time. After a certain number of turns pass, Sales end and all Magical Spambot Girls earn the same amount of money based on their success.
Note: Attacking Customers will have no effect, but status effects affect them normally if possible. Stopping or slowing Customers before their timers run out is an excellent idea!
Freeze: A program has encountered an unexpected problem, and can't act for X turns unless cured.
Overheat: Exceeding temperature tolerances deals 1/8th HP damage per turn for X turns unless cured.
Memory Leak: Improper programming deals 1/8th MP damage each turn for X turns unless cured.
Lag: Poor connection speeds mean that you only act every other turn for X turns. Additionally spells that give extra actions/attacks are only half as effective on a character with this status effect.
Overclocked: Overclocking the CPU awards this character three actions per turn for X turns. The effects of Overheat and Memory Leak are doubled when Overclocked.
Other status effects exist, and will be explained before you encounter them.
Enemies and Customers all have traits that affect the amount of damage they receive. For example the Squishy trait causes enemies to take 2.0x damage from Oversized Weapon attacks, while the Musical trait makes the Musical Ability skill twice as effective against that customer. Traits are culminative. So two 2.0x modifiers is equal to 4.0x.
Weapons:
Low-Res Sword $20
Dam: 6, Acc: +0, Oversized Weapon
Description: A chunky and blocky longsword that looks more like a claymore in the hands of a little girl.
Low-Res Axe $50
Dam: 12, Acc: +1, Oversized Weapon
Description: Someone took an axe and scaled it up much more than they should have. Not that you're complaining.
Low-Res Spear $80
Dam: 16, Acc: +2, Oversized Weapon
Description: A massive spear with more spikes and blades than you can shake a polearm at.
Firecrackers $15
Dam: 6, Acc: -2, Missile Spam
Description: Tiny little explosives made out of a couple pixels.
Cherry-bombs $40
Dam: 6, Acc: -2, Missile Spam
Special: Makes two attacks per action.
Description: The chunkiness of these explosives makes them excellent bombs to spam.
Merculite Missiles $70
Dam: 8, Acc: -1, Missile Spam
Special: Makes two attacks per action.
Description: The cheapest yet most popular missile on the market. Best deployed in the hundreds.
Raser Cannon $25
Dam: 6, Acc: +2, Massive Cannon
Description: A cheap Chinese-rip off of a laser cannon.
Laser Cannon (8-bit) $60
Dam: 10, Acc: +4, Massive Cannon
Description: A powerful cannon that lovingly fires 8-bit lasers.
Low-Res Sniper Rifle $90
Dam: 13, Acc: +3, Massive Cannon
Description: A cannon modeled after a real-life sniper rifle. Which one is open to debate.
Armour:
Poorly-Rendered Armour $30
Sturdiness: +4, HP: +10
Description: A jagged mess of polygons that counts as armour.
Blocky Armour $60
Sturdiness: +8, HP: +20
Description: The blockiness of this armour actually makes it look more intimidating.
Low-Res Armour $90
Sturdiness: +10, HP: +40
Description: Some basic armour. Like all armour, it offers great protection but not much coverage.
Camo Uniform $80
Sturdiness: +6, Evasion: +4
Description: Reinforced shirts and shorts in a camo pattern to keep you safe.
Pixelated Robes $20
Evasion: +2, MP: +15
Description: Lovingly crafted with the pencil and fill tools.
Low-Res Robes $40
Evasion: +4, MP: +30
Description: A couple of polygons stitched together to form what is probably some kind of robe.
X Robes (1 gig) $70
Evasion: +6, MP: +50, X: +2
Special: Pick a school of magic to count as X when you first buy these robes.
Description: Robes inscribed with mystical chars of power that increase your spellcasting abilities.
Low-Res Suit $20
Charm: +4
Description: A little suit specially made for girls. It's as adorable as it is elegant.
Low-Res Dress Suit $40
Charm: +6
Description: A slimming and beautiful suit that shows off how mature and responsible you are.
Vocaloid Outfit (8-bit) $20
Musical Ability: +4
Description: A outfit specially designed for pop sensations, now available online!
Marching Band Outfit $40
Musical Ability: +6
Description: A military inspired musician's uniform. Comes with sheet music for free!
Low-Res Dress $20
Cuteness: +4
Description: A dress with a cute little bow on the back.
Frilly Dress $40
Cuteness: +6
Description: A dress with lots of frilly bits. Try not to get it dirty; It's very annoying to clean.
Low-Res Swimsuit $20
Innocence: +4
Description: Thankfully it's a one-piece.
Lacy Dress $40
Innocence: +6
Description: A dress with lots of white lace everywhere, especially in the chest area.
Hats:
Low-Res Ribbon $15
Innocence: +2, Cuteness: +2
Description: A cute little ribbon for your hair. Doesn't protect against status effects.
Low-Res Beret $15
Charm: +2, Musical Ability: +2
Description: Several polygons shaped into a beret to keep your head warm.
Stylish Beret $30
Musical Ability: +3, Innocence: +3
Description: A stylish beret that's sure to attract everyone's attention.
Hair Clip $30
Charm: +3, Cute: +3
Description: Hair clips to keep your hairdo in place. Comes in several cute and fashionable designs.
Blocky Helmet $15
Sturdiness: +2, HP: +5
Description: Protective pixels to keep your noggin from taking a beating.
Generic Helmet $30
Sturdiness: +3, HP: +15
Description: Your everyday, generic store brand helmet.
Low-Res Hood $15
Evasion: +2, MP: +5
Description: It's hard to tell whether this is a hood or some kind of blob trying to eat your head.
X Hood (1 gig) $40
Evasion: +2, MP: +15, X: +1
Special: Pick a school of magic to count as X when you first buy these robes.
Description: A Hood inscribed with mystical chars of power that increase your spellcasting abilities.
Accessories:
Balloons $10
Evasion: +2
Description: These balloons make you feel lighter and make you jump higher. Beware monkeys and darts while using this.
Blocky Broom $30
Evasion: +4
Description: A blocky broom that allows you to fulfill your dreams of being a witch while zipping around on it.
8-Bit Shield $10
Sturdiness: +2
Description: A cute little shield to help protect you against things that want to cut open your insides.
16-Bit Shield $40
Sturdiness: +4
Description: An improved shield, now in 16 glorious colours!
8-Bit Charm $20
Oversized Weapon: +2, Missile Spam: +2, Massive Cannon: +2
Description: This little do-dad will help accessorize the weapons your death-dealing arsenal.
Tinted Shades $40
Sturdiness: +2, Evasion: +2, HP: +10, MP: +10
Description: Cool shades tinted to protect your eyes from the harsh glare of the internet.
8-bit Scouter $25
Accuracy: +3
Description: It's power level is over 255!
Fan $20
Immunity to Overheat
Description: This little fan will help keep you cool even in the hottest weather.
Garbage Collector $20
Immunity to Memory Leak
Description: This garbage collector comes in three different stylish colours and helps stops memory leaks.
Combat Drone $60
Special: Gain one extra attack per turn.
Description: A floating robot that helps you to attack more often.
Buff Bot $50
Special: Can cast one extra buff per turn.
Description: A helpful little robot that keeps you perky and ready for anything.
Prismatic Spray (1 gig) $20
Dam: 7, Acc: 0, MP: 1, Highest Magic School
Description: A blast of technicolour light to damage your foes.
Fireball (1 gig) $40
Dam: 14, Acc: 0, MP: 3, Fire
Description: The classic fireball in all of its low-bit glory.
Ice Blast (1 gig) $40
Dam: 18, Acc: -2, MP: 4, Water
Description: Useful for cooling your drinks and destroying your foes.
Lighting Bolt (1 gig) $40
Dam: 10, Acc: +2, MP: 2, Wind
Description: Employs the power of the heavens themselves to zap your foes.
Heal (1 gig) $20
MP: 3, Highest Magic School
Effect: Heals one player for 5 HP and your highest skill in a magic school.
Description: You should know what this does.
Glamour $30
MP: 5
Effect: Increases Charm for a player by your Illusion skill for the next two turns.
Description: A grabbag of magical effects to that makes you more beautiful and charming than you actually are.
Back-up Singers $30
MP: 5
Effect: Increases Musical Ability for a player by your Illusion skill for the next two turns.
Description: Illusionary singers that improve your performance without drawing attention.
Rose-tinted Filters $30
MP: 5
Effect: Increases Innocence for a player by your Illusion skill for the next two turns.
Description: Like rose-coloured glasses, but for all of reality.
Hot Stuff $30
MP: 4
Effect: Increases Innocence for a player by your Fire skill for the next two turns.
Description: This spells turns you into hot stuff (literally).
Sound Effects $30
MP: 5
Effect: Increases Cuteness for a player by your Illusion skill for the next two turns.
Description: A series of cute and adorable sound effects for all situations.
Enlarge Weapon $40
MP: 5
Effect: Increases Oversized Weapon for a player by your Fire skill for the next two turns.
Description: Makes your weapon even more larger and phallic than before.
Reloading $40
MP: 5
Effect: Increases Missile Spam for a player by your Water skill for the next two turns.
Description: Spend less time reloading and more time spamming missiles with this handy little spell.
Focus Fire $40
MP: 5
Effect: Increases Massive Cannon for a player by your Wind skill for the next two turns.
Description: Magically assists your cannon fire for maximum destruction.
Summon Coffee $60
MP: 10
Requires: At least 5 in any school of magic.
Effect: Target gains an additional action per turn for two turns.
Description: Summons a tasty beverage for a quick injection of caffeine.
Monomolecular Blade $100
MP: 10
Requires: At least 6 in Fire.
Effect: For the next turn only, Sturdiness only reduces the damage of target's Oversized Weapon attacks by half.
Description: Sharpens your blade to an incredibly fine point, making it excellent at cutting through armour.
Missile Madness $100
MP: 10
Requires: At least 6 in Water.
Effect: Target gains three additional Missile Spam attacks for the next turn.
Description: Makes major missile madness for merely a minor moment.
Seeking Shot $100
MP: 15
Requires: At least 6 in Wind.
Effect: Target's Massive Cannon attacks cannot miss for the next turn.
Description: Enchants the shots of your massive cannon so that they cannot miss your foes.
HP Potion (1 gig) $10
Heals 30 HP.
HP Potion (2 gig) $15
Heals 60 HP.
MP (1 gig) $10
Heals 30 MP
MP (2 gig) $15
Heals 60 MP
Revival Potion (1 gig) $5
Revives a player with 5 whole HP.
Revival Potion (2 gig) $25
Revives a player with 25 whole HP.
Task Manager $20
Cures Freeze.
Cheap Fan $20
Cures Overheat.
Collector $20
Cures Memory Leak.
Name: The name of your Magical Spambot Girl. The cuter the better.
Gender: Female or Female.
Age: From 6 to 13. Basically they would be in grade school if they weren't Magical Spambot Girls.
Description: What your Magical Spambot Girl looks like. Fancy hairstyles and technicolor hair is a must.
Selling: What your Magical Spambot Girl is selling. Kinda the whole point of this thing.
Other: Any fluff or background stuff you want to add about your Magical Spambot Girl. Go wild! Or not, it's up to you.
Skills: You get 30 points to spend among the following:
HP: Each Magical Spambot Girl starts out with 30 HP and gains +5 HP per skill point.
MP: Each Magical Spambot Girl starts out with 30 MP and gains +5 MP per skill point.
Combat:
Oversized Weapon: Every Magical Girl has to have an oversized melee weapon of their very own.
Missile Spam: As robots, every inch of a Magical Spambot Girl is capable of spewing out missiles.
Massive Cannon: Nothing like blasting away at your enemies with a gun longer than you are tall.
Magic: Each school of magic contains spells to reduce your enemies to bloody pulp. Additionally each school has buffs for a specific combat stat. Generic spells based off of your highest magic school also exist.
Fire: Improves Oversized Weapons
Water: Improves Missile Spam
Wind: Improves Massive Cannon
Illusion: Improves Sales Skills
Defensive:
Sturdiness: Like toughness, but cuter. All damage received is reduced by Sturdiness.
Evasion: The ability not to be hit. Should be obvious what this affects.
Sale Skills:
Charm: The classic weapon in the salegirl's arsenal. Twice as effective against the elderly.
Musical Ability: Nothing encourages people to buy things like a catchy song. Twice as effective against the youth.
Cuteness: Get people to buy your stuff by being so cute they start talking in emoticons. Twice as effective against women.
Innocence: *something* *something* *Japan* *something* *something* *cultural differences* Twice as effective against men.
Inventory: Everyone starts out with $200 to spend on equipment. Magical Spambot Girls can equip one weapon, one armour, one hat, and two accessories at a time.
(If you have any questions/concerns/suggestions, feel free to tell me. I have no idea what I'm doing.))
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