Disengage from R1 and try to put a distance between me and it.
ND Advantage
The first raptor and Dracula lock eyes, and the creature grins as it sees an open path.
R1 Stab ND (1=)Head 7=Hit;
+1 +1 -1 -1 =7; R1 Superficial bite ND head. (Pain) pull clump hair, not much worse
ND {H Pain}
R1 {T Extreme Pain=Pain}
The scarred raptor is looking for another snap.
R2 Stab OW (3=)RArm 9=Miss; R2 Near bite OW RArm.
R2 {H Pain=No Pain}
Quickly run at the raptor again and start stabbing whatever part I can get a hold of.
PV Stab R1 (4=)LArm 8=Miss;
-1 7=Hit;
+1 -1 =7; PV Superficial stab R1 LArm. (Pain)
Whack R1 and try to get its attention.
GK Blunt R1 (3=)RArm 5=Hit;
+1 -0 =6; GK Trivial smash R1 RArm. (Extreme Pain)
R1 {RA Extreme Pain}
Get my head in the game and cripple the nearest raptors legs!
SB Blunt (Tails=)R2 (Heads=)RLeg 8 Miss;
-1 7=Hit;
+1 -0 =6; SB Trivial punch R2 RLeg. (Extreme Pain)
R2 {RL Extreme Pain}
ND heavy bleeding:(5) Survive
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Pooled water still trickles off the bamboo watchtower roof.
A dwarf adorned in red priest robes is making an irritated squinting face.
"The greenery may be good for the sport, but not for the spectacle!"
"Usually they are too afraid to go in there," replies a posh elf,
"or flee from it soon after."The dwarf grunts. The elf grins.
"You know, I've seen these slaves before, at the auctionhouse. Bloodied up another lot twice their size."
"You don't say? Twice their size?"
"Well, minus that sleeping giant, of course."
"Does that mean they have a chance?"The elf's grin sours.
"You can't just enjoy sport for its' own sake!? Fine, I bet 100,000 Flaviah on the Auctionhouse Brawlers." A tiny pouch spills out teal coins on a small round table between them.
The dwarf drops a reticule of matching weight, then firmly shakes the elf's limp hand.
"100,000 Flaviah? I take that as a no."The cold air is warmed by the unobscured rays of the summer sun, yet the air is still moist. Already the cicadas resume their hypnotic chirping. The heat permeates the brush. Even in the sharp shadows of jungle leaves, it is hard to breath.
And yet, there are screams.
- Jungle Hunt I -
R1 {T Pain, RA Extreme Pain}, R2 {RL Extreme Pain}
(South Jungle)
( -- -- -- -- -- )
( R2 -- -- -- R1 )
( ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ )
( PV GK SB OW -- )
( -- -- ND -- -- )
ND {Heavy Bleeding, H Pain, RA Pain}, BK {AFK in Central Meadow}
- Turn 5 -
The Grand Vizier of Horripilation gets up on its' tiny gremlin legs, and hobbles away, dripping blood from it's slashed arms. The raptor won't give up her prey so easily. She clamps down on Dracula's head, but when it pulls away, all she is left with, is a clump of hair. The gremlin's hairdo continues to look just as patchy and mottled as any other day. Poltroon Vastan and Grindak rush in to help, the dwarf stabs the predator's left arm, the elf whips on the flail to smash her right. She roars in protest, and prepares to slap them both with her thick tail.
The sickly raptor creeps his way up to Ohwell and nearly nips the teen's arm. Scrambles darts in and delivers a punch to his right leg that's quick but painful, judging by the way he roars, and his wide white eye that stares at nothing. He stumbles to the ground! The gladiators exchange a quick optimistic glance.
Back at the watchtower, the warden is deliberately rubbing his chin. A nearby elf, grins.
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Descriptions:
R1: Raptor, female, 189 lbs.
R2: Raptor, male, extensive body scars, dead white eye, 180 lbs.
Injuries:
R1: Trivial cuts on back. Trivial bruise on stomach. Trivial right arm bruise.
R2: Trivial bruise on jaw. Trivial right leg bruise. Blind in right eye. Limp with left leg, cuts partially healed.
Statistics:
Unknown
Descriptions:
ND: Gremlin, plump.
BK: Giant, male, bald.
PV: Dwarf, male, bald, mustache.
OW: Human, male.
SB: Elf, male.
GK: Elf.
Injuries:
ND: Minor cuts on right arm. Trivial cuts on left arm.
Statistics:
Te Re Ag In Th St ♥♥ ID
00 13 10 15 05 10 00 ND Gremlin Fighter The Grand Vizier of Horripilation, Nyarlathotep von Dracula (hops)
00 12 09 14 04 09 -- -- Hungry (-1), Unarmed
00 13 10 05 10 15 00 BK Giant Fighter Bulk (Horizon)
00 12 09 04 09 14 -- -- Hungry (-1), Unarmed
00 16 07 10 10 10 01 PV Dwarf Fighter The Peregrinate Pontiff, Poltroon Vastan (King Zultan)
00 15 06 09 09 09 -- -- Hungry (-1), Crude Dagger
01 11 11 11 10 10 01 OW Human Fighter Ohwell (MeimieFan88)
00 10 10 10 09 09 -- -- Hungry (-1), Unarmed
00 07 16 10 10 10 00 SB Elf Fighter Scrambles (Fluffe9911)
00 08 15 09 09 09 -- -- Hungry (-1), Unarmed,
01 05 15 12 10 10 02 GK Elf Fighter Grindak (BlackPaladin99)
00 04 14 11 09 09 -- -- Hungry (-1), Improvised Giant Meteor Hammer
Major NPCs
Game Warden (Rival Manager)
Minor NPCs
Announcer
Aristocrat
Blood Priest
House Tokens
1 Fortune
1 Fate
0 Favor
0 Fame
Personal Tokens
1 Reticule +1
0 Rumor
1 Ruse +1
0 Rapport
Servants
1 assistant
1 physician*
4 guards
4 guards*
1 chef
1 wood sculptor*
*On loan from the family until the end of this fight.
1. In the last Pop Quiz questions number four, five, and eight refer to removed mechanics.
2. A critical roll of 2 or 12 will ignore modifiers.
3. A custom request can be made for a new character's race, so long as they have no inhuman parts with advantages (horns, tusks, scales, etc.).
4. The higher your Agility, the higher your turn priority.
5. T.R.A.I.T.S. can be increased twice during the Prepare Phase, and once after each Battle Phase.
6. In this Jungle Hunt, you need to defeat 2 raptors to win.
7. A hunt is separated into different areas you can move between, but doing so takes a turn.
8. The game warden dropped a crude knife.
9. Pain injury tokens penalizing using specific body parts. A part can get a second one.
10. Bleeding injury tokens accumulate for the whole body. If you have 2 or more you could eventually die.
11. Flanking is to attack someone on the back row. This requires there is no opponent in front of you.
12. If you are in the back row, you automatically move to the front if no teammate is in front of you.
13. Reputation Points are earned by impressing the audience, and are represented by '♥'s.
14. At 50 Reputation, a gladiator that impresses the Emperor may earn their freedom.
15. Grindak improvised a giant flail using woven plants tied to a head-sized rock.
I'll leave the bonus questions unanswered, and the prize of a Free Skip on 1 future question open. Maybe it will come in handy.
The OP has been updated to reflect gameplay and mechanics up to Pop Quiz 2. From now on, updates on passive mechanics will be spoilered. They may still be important, consider skimming over them or reading them for an advanced understanding of the game. Active mechanics are basic knowledge, so non-spoiled gameplay updates for your role are essential reading. Next time I will require 50% completion to proceed. This can be skipped with the Free Skip coupon, without reward. Most questions won't be from spoilers.
Gladiator Manager1.10 - Personal TokensThese new tokens are easier to to obtain than House Tokens, but have less potency and go away after battle. You can only obtain 1 type of personal token per turn, but if you also spent some you won't gain any. Reticule tokens ignore both of these limitations!
Rumor: Talking to minor NPC characters will give you this token type. Spend Rumor tokens to either start a new rumor, which will be harder the more outlandish it is, or to seek out gossip, possibly leading to new business and strategic opportunities.
Ruse: Talking to major NPC characters, such as the rival manager, will give you this type of token. Spend Ruse tokens to persuade NPCs into doing what you want, under the deception it is in their own interest.
Rapport: 1/10th of the combined Reputation of your gladiators equals how many of these tokens you start with. Rapport tokens are automatically exhausted to protect you from consequences when you upset authority. The severity of your error determines the amount lost. (I may award you 1 if you or a gladiator or spectator spot a significant error in my newest update. Or several helpful smaller ones over time.)
Reticule: Flaviah is the current currency in Rome. 1 Fortune token may be cashed out for ℱ500,000, for less abstract, and more precise bartering, albeit at a loss of purchasing power on a larger scale. Flavia can only be used in increments of 100,000, 1 Reticule token. Additionally, You start every battle with ℱ100,000. If you have ℱ1,000,000 or more at the end of battle, you will get 1 Fortune token. (For this battle only, it's ℱ500,000 or more.)
+1 Reticule
Note: As both raptors have converged on them, giving Manager Orders to the main gladiator group wont matter. In hindsight, perhaps I should have let your ruse to shout backwards work, at least once. Even if afterword I'd insist any communication demands shouting in their direction to be heard. I have decided to show generosity for your guile.
+1 Ruse
Gladiators1.11 - Knock Out / Wake UpPain tokens will dissipate from each body part with no significant injury by 1 per turn, if none were added to it this turn. They ignore 1 pain token from each attack. If someone would receive pain tokens to either the
head and
torso when they already have 2, they will pass out, until pain tokens dissipate from those parts. Someone who is knocked out can be woken up by someone else. If both
legs have 2 pain tokens, a biped wont be able to stand.
Note: Injuries will now be classed based on minimum residual pain, either Trivial(0), Minor(1), or Major(2). Also, while the rate of bloodloss is cumulative for the whole body, effectively treating a bleeding wound will decrease bleeding tokens. Perhaps the audience will throw you a rag in a pinch. You can also tend to each other.
1.12 - Arena DiningIf you find safe food, you can improve your nourishment score by 1 stage for the rest of battle; more food won't make it go up more. This won't make up for months of undernourishment, so this is a temporary buff.
1.13 - Reading Opponents (..literally)While players change position for free at the start of the turn, the opposition will only change position at at the end of the turn, so you will always know if they are able to flank. They may also have 'tells' for their upcoming actions. Try to discern their temperament to predict their behavior on future turns, then make a plan to use their habits to your advantage.
Note: See Damage Types in the Roll Modifiers spoiler for more tactical incentives.
Roll to Dodge
12 Overshoot - Opening -1 for both if natural 12. Opening -1.
11 Success - Opening -1
10 Success - Miss
09 Success - Near Blow
08 Success - Glancing Blow
07 Fail - Superficial Injury (Pain)
06 Fail - Trivial Injury (Extreme Pain)
05 Fail - Minor Injury (Extreme Pain, Bleeding)
04 Fail - Major Injury (Extreme Pain, Heavy Bleeding)
03 Fail - Mutilation (Super Heavy Bleeding)
02 fail - Gear Clash if natural 2. DEATH.
Specific outcomes may be altered based on the weapon, injury location and armor, intention, etc.
Misc. Action Difficulty
The more either subtle, or outlandish, the attempt is the easier or harder it will be. 2d6, 8+ = Success.
++ Trivial (Auto-Success)
+2 Very Easy
+1 Easy
+0 Normal
-1 Hard
-2 Very Hard
-- Impossible (Auto-Fail)
Dodge Bonus Modifiers
Defense: If hit, +1 for every 10 points of Resilience. Improved with Armor.
Blocking: If hit, +1 for every 10 points of Strength. Improved with Shield. Active when you block instead of attack; stacks with Defense.
Advantage: +1 if prepared. Not attacking or blocking, until you go again or are attacked.
Dodge Malus Modifiers
Light Weapons: If miss, -1 to enemy dodge roll for every 10 Agility. Includes unarmed attacks. (Unarmed, Crude Dagger, Raptor Claws)
Heavy Weapon: If hit, -1 to enemy dodge roll for every 10 Strength. (Improvised Giant Meteor Hammer, Raptor Teeth)
Disadvantage: -1 if overextended on your last attack, until you go again or are attacked.
Damage Types
A weapon may be usable more than one way, if the attack type takes advantage of the strengths of its' design.
Blunt Damage: +1 head hit. (Unarmed, Improvised Giant Meteor Hammer)
Slice Damage: +1 limb hit. (Crude Dagger, Raptor Claws)
Stab Damage: +1 torso hit. (Crude Dagger, Raptor Teeth)
Gear Modifiers
Material Bonus: If hit, Improvised/Training +/-0, Crude/Bone +/-1, Magnusite/Mythril +/-2. Armor adds to Defense bonus, Shields adds to Blocking bonus.
Enchantment: Bone and Mythril gear can have enchantments that can cause additional effects or stat increases, although a trait can't be boosted above the wielder's Intelligence. Bone gear gets an enchantment based on the animal carcass that was used. Bone gear is sacrificed to transfer enchantments to an empty Mythril gear.
Technique: -1 enemy dodge for every 10 Technique. A Job has associated gear, Technique level is tracked separately for each job. Jobs that share some gear will train twice as fast, up to matching level.
Durability: If different tier gear clash, the weaker will be destroyed on a critical dodge fail. Defending gear loses a tie. Improvised weapons break after battle.
TL;DR
- A single 2d6 'Roll to Dodge' now (instead of 2d6 vs 2d6). Missing attacks gives smaller penalties to favor more aggressive gameplay.
- Light Weapons are easier to hit with, using Agility. Heavy Weapons can hit harder, using Strength. Various other gear modifiers.
- Slice, Stab, and Blunt attack action traits added.
Note: I have decided to limit it to 1 booked fight per outing, for a more standardized player commitment. I have gone back and renamed this 'Chapter 1: Battle', with 'Chapter 1: Prepare' being the first half of the chapter. Re/sign-ups will only be between chapters. The rewards for completing this hunt have been doubled to compensate this change.
To promote discussion and cooperation, and accommodate mixed availability, actions will be locked-in only after at least 7 days have passed.
Relax. Please make a new post when changing your action. If everyone who submitted an action last turn, did so again, the manager can lock-in actions early.
(Aside: 15 updates is typically the length of a full game I shoot for so seeing that little one-five down there...it feels pretty damn good. This update standardizes a lot of stuff I was winging-it on, and frankly, stressing over. Thanks for your patience. As far as Bulk, Horizon has a history of dipping out from time to time, I'm sure we all miss the lovable cannibal. If he comes back, he'll be welcomed. I hope everyone found atleast 1 thing they liked in this update. Maybe just that it happened lol)
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