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[Roboson]

You've finally done it! After months of waiting, you finally got the results from your dragon rancher certification test. You open the letter excitedly, and with good reason: you passed! Good thing too because you already put your life savings into that ranch you just bought. Would have been a real bummer if you had failed AND wasted your life savings chasing a ludicrous dream. But anyhow, here you are, first day on the ranch. Time to make your mark on the world as a dragon ranch entrepreneur!

How the game works:
Each player is the owner of a basic dragon ranch. They all get one basic dragon to start. They must take this rather mundane combination and become a dragon ranching business success.

The Ranch: This is where you keep your dragons. Its pretty basic. It has a stable which can hold 4 dragons. Its got a love nest for dragon breeding and its got an incubator for egg hatching. Basically it has everything you need to raise some dragons.

The Dragons: Each dragon will have stats associated with it that determine its capabilities, strengths, and weaknesses. Different types of dragons will obviously have different strengths and drawbacks. These stats are for the entire species of dragon and hold constant across the entire species.

The World: Once per turn players may go out into the world in search of treasure and new dragons. There will be areas that have different kinds of dragons and potential loot.

The Shop: The game is based upon having a successful business. There will be a shop where you can buy certain items and ranch upgrades.

That's basically the idea I have for the game. If there is interest in a game like this I will try to flesh out the details a little bit more. Feel free to give input or advice on the game and such.

Sign up sheet (just in case):

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Name: (Will be using forum name)
Ranch Name:
Character description: (Optional. Just if you want to be a character and not just you. If you want to be you, then just describe yourself)
Backstory: (How you came to be or decided to be a dragon rancher.)

[spümpkin]

This sounds pretty cool! Might join if it gathers some more interest.

[Roboson]

I thought about opening it up to all sorts of monsters, but I thought that may take away from the dragon aspect.

[kj1225]

I think it's a good idea to only focus on dragons actually, you only really would need to focus on other monsters if they would be useful for dragon ranching. Like kobolds in certain universes are more subservient draconic offshoots and so would probably be useful to staff a dragon ranch with. Or fairies tend to be useful for healing things in media so they'd be helpful for if your dragons are going to be fighting.

On a game side, maybe having a place for breeding two player's dragons together as that's a thing they do in real life for horses and such.

[ATHATH]

Name: ATHATH
Description: Is hidden behind a cloak. Owns a cat with an eye-patch.
Ranch Name: Source of Ultimate Power (SUP for short)
Backstory: I will rule the world!

[Kashyyk]

What is a rancher's main source of income? Dragons? Stuff from Dragons? Loot?

What are our Dragons for? Just breeding? Doing chores? Selling to the military?

[Roboson]

What is a rancher's main source of income? Dragons? Stuff from Dragons? Loot?

What are our Dragons for? Just breeding? Doing chores? Selling to the military?

Your main source of income comes from going on expeditions (dragons are great at finding treasure) as well as selling dragons. The dragons aren't for anything specific. They're mostly for breeding and making a profit. Occasionally you may get a quest where someone wants a dragon for a specific thing and will be willing to pay big bucks for it.

[Roboson]

Bump.


Also, even if you aren't interested in playing the game, feel free to submit dragon species to be used in game.

[Roboson]

Ok, I guess thats a definitive lack of interest. Maybe I'll make it a suggestion game. Thanks to those who posted here.

[Arcvasti]

Ok, I guess thats a definitive lack of interest. Maybe I'll make it a suggestion game. Thanks to those who posted here.

You're maybe jumping the gun a tad here. Game's only been up a day or so. I'm definitely interested[Dragons=muchneato], but I think some more concrete rules might help. The OP right now is kind of vague on a lot of points. I'd still be fine with this being a SG, mind you, but don't write your original plan off just yet is what I'm saying.

[ATHATH]

Hm...

Luck Dragon:
Incredibly Stupid, Fragile, and Weak, But Ludicrously Lucky
Its corpse can be refined into a Potion of Luck... if you can kill it without getting killed by a random object falling out of the sky.

[Lermfish]

PTW.

[Roboson]

Made an official OOC thread: http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=156097.msg6794200#msg6794200