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[Mesa]

To the IC thread.

*yawn* DarkDXZ makes another ASG? Better drink my own-

Stop right there, criminal scum!
This is not an usual game. Not for my standards, at least.

See, I love Nuclear Throne. Go check it out right now!
And I also realized that there are two types of forum games that I've never ran up to that point:

• Games with mechanics
• Adversarial multiplayer games

Combining those with the great (and yet simple) setting that is Nuclear Throne, you get this game.
You can hop in at any time, there's always room for new players.
And you can and inevitably will die just as quickly as you came in, so don't worry if that happens, you can always rejoin at a later date.

The mechanics and numbers are WIP and subject to change, and if you have any suggestions then feel free to drop by this thread to discuss them!
Also this is only based on the titular game, so things can and will differ from Vlambeer's Nuclear Throne (starting with the fact this is an adversarial DM game).

Spoiler: Lore? (click to show/hide)

Not really important here, but if you want to know about it, read either the game description in the link above or this.

Spoiler: How does this work? (click to show/hide)

It's a turn-based team-based shooter game - more on the TF2/MOBA side of things than the actual NT.
You can choose your character and once you spawn in the game, you can do two the following things:

• Move to a nearby tile (your speed = max. amount of tiles)
• Use your current weapon
• Switch your weapons
• Pick up a nearby weapon
• Use your special ability

The order in which you make those actions relative to others players is dependant on your character's initiative which is based on a D20 roll + your character's initiative bonus + your weapon's initiative bonus (only when shooting).

If you get hit (read about damage and accuracy below), you lose a part of your HP and once that drops to zero, you die and can no longer participate in the game. Not until the next game starts, of course.

Right now you're free to pick any weapon at the start of the game for the purpose of testing. This will be changed later on.

Spoiler: Player stats (click to show/hide)

Health
How much your body can be mangled before passing out.

Initiative
Determines when your actions happen relative to other characters' actions. (is actually a bonus to your initiative D20 roll)

Speed
How many tiles you can move in a single turn (diagonal movement count as two).

Passive perk
Your character's passive bonus/ability which works all the time (unless otherwise stated).

Active perk
Determines your character's special activated ability (once per turn unless otherwise stated).

Spoiler: Weapon stats (click to show/hide)

Damage
Determines how much health points the weapon removes per successful hit. They can be either flat values like 4 or an RNG value like 2d3 (2 projectiles dealing between 1 and 2 damage)

Initiative
Determines how fast the weapon is in comparison to others' weapons and thus who gets to attack in what order.

Accuracy
Determines how many tiles the weapon's projectiles can travel without penalties. If they travel any further beyond their effective range, do an extra roll to see if it hit (1d[tiles beyond range+1].
Even when in effective range the weapons can miss - roll a 1d[distance between shooter and target+1] - if it's same or lower than the accuracy rating, you scored a successful hit.

Ammo
Determines how much ammo the weapon consumes per use.

Special
Any other perks unique to the given weapon/weapon type.

Spoiler: Rads, mutations (click to show/hide)

Throughout the games you will gather rads (tiny plutonium shards that you have no problem with eating) from killing other players and other sources and, once you've collected enough of them, you can then choose one of 2 randomly assigned mutations that give your character a new passive perk. You drop a worth of your rads on death.

New players joining on-going games get an average amount of rads based on the current players in the game, allowing them to catch up.

Spoiler: Characters (click to show/hide)

Fish
Health 20
Speed 4
Initiative 2
Passive perk Twitch fingers (+1 to weapon initiative)
Active perk Roll (roll in a single direction with 3 speed at double your initiative, 2 turn cooldown)


Robot
Health 18
Speed 3
Initiative 2
Passive perk Technician (+1 to damage rolls)
Active perk Consume (eat your currently equipped weapon for 2d20 of a random ammo type or +4HP)


Crystal
Health 26
Speed 3
Initiative 1
Passive perk Sturdy (-1 to enemy damage rolls)
Active perk Crystal Shield (become a 2x2 immobile crystal for the next two turns, reflecting all incoming projectiles, 2 turn cooldown)

Spoiler: Bullet weapons (click to show/hide)

Bullet weapons are general purpose weapons, with more abundant ammo than other weapon types and a much higher max ammo capacity.
Maximum bullet count - 255 (555 with Back Muscle mutation).


Revolver
Damage 4
Initiative +3
Accuracy 5
Ammo 1
Special  ---


Assault Rifle
Damage 1d4
Initiative -1
Accuracy 6 - 1d2
Ammo 1
Special 3-Round Burst Fire (fires 3 bullets for x3 the cost in a rapid succession, each with seperate accuracy and damage, but same initiative)


Machine Gun
Damage 1d4
Initiative 0
Accuracy 6
Ammo 1
Special Automatic (+1 initiative in the next turn after shooting, stacks up to 3 times for +3 initiative)

Spoiler: Shell weapons (click to show/hide)

Shell weapons are divided into slugs and shotguns - shotguns can deal damage to up to [number of projectiles] targets in a 3x[accuracy] area whereas slugs fire singular projectiles. All shell projectiles can bounce off walls if they miss and can damage a nearby enemy (doing an accuracy roll following its regular rules).


Shotgun
Damage 5d2
Initiative +2
Accuracy 3
Ammo 1
Special Buckshot (bullets can bounce off walls and damage a nearby enemy after an accuracy roll; double accuracy penalty beyond effective range)


Slugger
Damage 1d10+1
Initiative +3
Accuracy 5
Ammo 1
Special Slugs (bullets can bounce off walls and damage a nearby enemy after an accuracy roll)


Auto Shotgun
Damage 4d2
Initiative +2
Accuracy 3
Ammo 1
Special Automatic (+1 initiative in the next turn after shooting, stacks up to 3 times for +3 initiative); Buckshot (bullets can bounce off walls and damage a nearby enemy after an accuracy roll; double accuracy penalty beyond effective range)

Spoiler: Melee weapons (click to show/hide)

Melee weapons do not use up any ammo and can deal a lot of damage, but are unable to attack at all beyond their effective range. They can also reflect incoming projectiles back, potentially dealing extra damage or deflect them, completely destroying them and preventing any damage that they would have dealt altogether.


Sledgehammer
Damage 1d20
Initiative +3
Range 1
Ammo ---
Special Swing (can deal damage to all nearby enemies within range, regardless of the initial target); Stun (roll a 1d20 on successful hit - if it's 20, 10 or 1, the target's initiative is lowered by 5 for the next turn)

Spoiler: Changelog (click to show/hide)

Do note that the changes below will not apply if a game is currently in progress.

Alpha 1.0 (1/16/2014)
- Initial release

If you're willing to apply for a game, please post it here and not in the IC thread.
Feel free to ask any and all questions in here. (I'll try to do a better job at documenting the game mechanics later down the line, right now you'll have to deal with asking me. 7_7'

[darkpaladin109]

Count me in, I suppose.

[Mesa]

Count me in, I suppose.

Choose your character and weapon, please.
Doesn't need to be a copy and paste, since it's already in the OP.

[darkpaladin109]

Spoiler: Sheet (click to show/hide)

Character: Fish
Health 20
Speed 4
Initiative 2
Passive perk: Twitch fingers (+1 to weapon initiative)
Active perk: Roll (roll in a single direction with 3 speed at double your initiative, 2 turn cooldown)
Weapon: Shotgun

[Mesa]

Spoiler: Sheet (click to show/hide)

Character: Fish
Health 20
Speed 4
Initiative 2
Passive perk: Twitch fingers (+1 to weapon initiative)
Active perk: Roll (roll in a single direction with 3 speed at double your initiative, 2 turn cooldown)
Weapon: Shotgun

Alright, welcome to the party, pal.

[zacen299]

Hmmm alright I'll join. Robot and Auto Shotgun please.

[Remuthra]

I'll take a Crystal with a sledgehammer.

[mastahcheese]

I'll take a Crystal with a sledgehammer.

Dang it, I was going to be that!
Crystal and slugger, please.

[Nerjin]

Fish seems to outclass Robot in every way... More Health, More Speed, More Initiative. I guess Robot can do +1 damage but... I dunno if I'd count that as enough of a boon.

[Mesa]

Fish seems to outclass Robot in every way... More Health, More Speed, More Initiative. I guess Robot can do +1 damage but... I dunno if I'd count that as enough of a boon.

Hmm, maybe.
We'll see after the first game, which is now on, by the way, so go there and make your actions!

[GreatWyrmGold]

I'll be a Crystal with an Auto Shotgun.

Also, I'm fairly sure I came up with the abbreviation "ASG". To see it in popular usage makes me feel a bit more cheerful, as though I've accomplished something.

[Mesa]

Change of plans, I'm actually not going anywhere this weekend. (which is good, because the only reason I would've been away would be so that I wouldn't stay home alone, and it's boredom galore at my grandparents')

Still waiting for mastahcheese and Remuthra's actions. (well, also GWG's, but I still need to put you into the game, so that one's a bit of work on my end)

[Remuthra]

...Isn't my action already up there? On the third post?

[Lidku]

I'll be a fish with machine gun.

[Mesa]

...Isn't my action already up there? On the third post?

Oh, my bad.
Still waiting for mastahcheese, though. (and now also Lidku)

Someone fetch me the link to Delinquent Players thread.