Intro:I've decided try my hand at GM'ing again. This one inspired a lot by Looter's Delight... so lot's of of things I'm stealing from that game. And also a bit of Perplexicon too... Though I'm too lazy to make a generator half as good as Wwolin's so I'm using a semi random system thing based entirely off of what you want and my whims... and of course dice rolls. So with the little intro out of the way, onward to the game mechanics! Oh and the game'll begin when I get 6 people.
Goal:Your immediate goal is simple. Murder the people around you! With each kill you gain their soul and all the souls they earned. Each soul makes you more powerful. Also every three souls you gain you get a WORD. I'll explain WORDS a bit later. Anyways the long term goal is to gather 20 souls... what will happen then is a mystery...
WORDS:Next to murdering, WORDS is the fun part of this game. Every player starts with one. How they work is you give me a word you want to use as your WORD and then the power or ability you gain from your WORD is by a combination of my whims and dice rolls.
Example:Say you wanted the WORD "DEATH" and rolled a 2. Your ability would probably be "When you are supposed to die, have 1/6th chance to not actually die." though say you got a 7 through stats and dice roll. You might get the ability "When you hit someone, they will die in 5 turns unless they kill you first."
Oh and there is negative WORDS also gained by having Negative luck. They are very powerful but also just as dangerous to the person who wields their power. Say you got a -7 with "DEATH". Instead your ability might end up being, "Gain +2 to all stats, but you have to make a Kill after 3 turns of your last kill or you'll die, leaving the souls you gathered to the first person to get them."
And a final thing about WORDS is they come in two kinds: Active and Passive. Active words you need to activate to use and usually have a cooldown. While Passive ones are always active. You have a 50/50 chance to get either one.
Souls:Then the souls. As I said before, every kill you get's dead guy's soul... and all the souls they happened to gather. And every soul you get means you add a permanent +1 to any stat of your choosing (-1 for negative luck... if you wish). Also every 3 souls, as I mentioned, let's you gain a new WORD to use. And yes you can have multiple WORDS.
Stats:The stats are pretty much your basic Arena stats. And the damge system is chunky salsa so yeah. You can have up +6 or -6 or any start starting out. And for each positive point, you need a negative point.
STR: Determine's how strong you are. Must have for arm wrestlers!
DEX: Your aim and coordination. Can't kill what you don't hit... unless you hit everything. In that case your a cheap bastard hahahaha!
SPD: How quickly you move and how well you dodge. Must have for people who hate pain... unless you like pain then.... look at the next stat.
END: How much punishment you can take before meeting Mr. Grim! Great for pain lovers! Be in pain just that much longer before dying!
SKL: How well you you are able to use your WORD abilities. Pretty much you want this when you want to blow up the person next to you and not you yourself.
LCK: Mostly used when determining what ability you get from your WORD. Now the question is do you want Negative or Positive luck?
Sign up sheet:Name:
Looks:
Short Bio: (Optional)
STR:
DEX:
SPD:
END:
SKL:
LCK:
Starting WORD:
Player: NAV
Name: WubwubWUBwubWUBWUBWUBScreeeeWubWuBWUB
Looks: This man has dark skin, orange eyes and curly bright pink hair.
Str: -3
Dex: -3
Spd: -3
End: -3
Skl: 6
Lck: 6
Word: BASS
Player: Wwolin
Name: Greenshirt
Looks: A nervous-looking young man in a bright green shirt
Short Bio: Greenshirt is an underpaid and overworked intern for a company called TUX, who has been sent (against his will) to study arena deathmatches.
STR: -1
DEX: 1
SPD: 2
END: -2(+2)
SKL: -3(+1)
LCK: 3
Starting WORD: Promotion?
Name: Lord Rupert Downshire
Looks: Wears a monocle, top hat and waistcoat. Carries a cane, and sports a rather dashing silver mustache.
Short Bio:The Quintessential British Gentleman.
STR: -4
DEX:+3
SPD:+5
END: -4
SKL: 0
LCK: 0
Starting WORD: TEA
Name: Beirus
Looks: Green. Completely green.
Short Bio: He shows up wherever there is a neat arena idea
STR: -6
DEX:-6
SPD:+6
END:-6
SKL:+6(+2)
LCK:+6
Starting WORD: King
Name: Steve
Looks: Tall. Long hair tied in a ponytail. ~20 years old.
STR: -2
DEX: -2
SPD: +2(+1)
END: -2
SKL: +2
LCK: +2
Starting WORD: Kill.
Player: Tamervirus
Name: Bob the Bland
Looks: Nothing significant whatsover
Short Bio: Who let Bob near the device, again?
STR:0
DEX:0
SPD:0
END:0
SKL:0
LCK:0
Starting WORD: CHEESE
Name:Fred the Mighty glacier
Looks:
Short Bio: (Optional)
STR:4
DEX:-4
SPD:-4
END:4
SKL:-2
LCK:2
Starting WORD: FODDER
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