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[Org]

A dice based PvP forum game made by me. The original TSLLT is here for any new players who wish to see how the game works.

Spoiler: Background (click to show/hide)

The noble stepped up the rocks, followed by his subordinate. "So, thee artifact is here? In this castle? Castle Dwarfenstein?" the noble questioned. "Yesss, masster. Eet es heere." answered the subordinate. The noble spits the ground. "Ach, this castle is mine, and so is the gem within it. By my ancestor' blood, spilt on these grounds.". The subordinate cautioned his master, "Theee Bloodstone... eet isss a dangerouss thing, massster. Verieee, veriee, ddangerousss..."

Spoiler: Objective (click to show/hide)

Obviously the aim of the game is to obtain the unholy gem and escape the fortress with it. All combat will be between players as they fight it out to get the gem. This is meant to be a game of alliances and backstabbing, if you do join a team you will greatly increase your chances of survival for the first half of the game. But remember only one person can win so eventually you will have to break these alliances. I have tried to design the game so that you can work as a team and at the opportune moment you can literally stab your team members in the back.

Spoiler: Gameplay (click to show/hide)

The game will be played as 'sort of' turn based. Each turn lasts approximately 48 hours but can finish earlier if everybody makes their movements and attacks within that time. Each turn the player will move up to 4 squares (varies depending on weaponry) and then make an attack if they can/wish to. Players can move in the four non-diagonal directions. A player can not move onto an already occupied square. The attack action must be at the end of their movement not in the middle or before they move. After the player has made their movement and/or attack he must then choose a direction to face. This direction will determine how well he defends against attacks over the next turn. If a player fails to make his actions in the allotted time he/she will stay where they are doing nothing (unless attacked) for that turn. The thing here that differs from other turn based games is that players make their actions in a first-come first-served basis. I will then at the end of the turn (after everyone has made their actions) draw up a new map showing the positions of players and so forth. Then the next turn will commence.

Spoiler: Combat (click to show/hide)

This will vary depending on the weapon but it can basically be put into two categories, ranged or melee.
Melee combat:
The player will make his attacking action when he/she is adjacent to an opponent. The fight is decided by a die being rolled for the attacker and the defender. The type of die depends on the weapon. The attacker's roll goes unmodified but the defenders roll will be modified depending on what direction he/she is facing. If the defender is facing towards the attacker then the defender suffers a -1 penalty to his/her roll. If the defender is side on to the attacker, it is a -2 penalty. If the defender is facing the away from the attacker, it is a -3 penalty. These penalties may change depending on the weapon used.
The winner is the player with the highest roll after all of these penalties have been sorted out. If the defender wins he will not move from his position and if he/she is yet to make any actions that turn he/she can still do so. The attacker will be sent back to his starting position with one less life. If the attacker wins then the defender will be sent back to his starting place with a life lost and the attacker will move on to the spot where the defender previously was. All weapons can be used in melee however I do not recommend the use of the crossbow in this situation. If someone is stunned, they can not move, and have a -1 to combat, if immobilized, it is the same except it is a -2 penalizer.
Ranged combat:
A player equipped with the crossbow is able to fire bolts at the opponent if he/she is in view of the target. Again two rolls are made but one is accuracy and the second is damage. The accuracy die is determined by the distance between the attacker and the defender. If the target is 12 squares away a 6 sided die is rolled if the target is 6 squares away a three sided die is rolled etc. If the roll is either 1 or 2 then the bolt will hit the opponent. At this point I will perform a damage roll with a 3 sided die. A roll of one causes no damage to be inflicted. A roll of two causes the target to be immobilized (can’t move attack or defend) for the rest of that turn. A roll of three kills the target sending him back to his starting position with one less life.
If a player losses all three of his lives then he is permanently removed from the game.

Spoiler: Weapons (click to show/hide)

Dagger - Four sided die (1-4), May move two extra squares per turn, instead of an unmodified backstab attack roll, a dagger wielder gains a +2 bonus to attacking enemies from behind.
Short sword – Five sided die (1-5), may move one extra square per turn, Instead of an unmodified attack roll, a swordsdwarf gains a +1 bonus to attacking rolls.
Hammer – Seven sided die (1-7), suffers no penalties for facing and side-on defensive rolls.
Axe – Seven sided die (1-7), +1 bonus to all attacking rolls.
Whip - Eight sided die (1-8), +2 to all rolls. However, the whip can not kill normal enemies, it can only immobilize them. When an enemy is already immobilized though, the whip will be able to kill.
Mace – Eight sided die (1-8).
Pike - Eight sided die (1-8), The pike allows you to attack players two squares away but it has a -1 move penalty for being so long. This long ranged attack also means the player can attack through allies to engage someone on the other side. Attacks that count are in one diagonal square (eg NE), or two non-diagonal squares (eg NN).
Spear – Ten sided die (1-10), moves one less square per turn.
Crossbow – (melee) Three sided die (1-3).

Spoiler: Class (click to show/hide)

Mechanic
Has five mechanisms at his disposal to set up five separate traps. Traps can be set of by anyone walking over them and will be visible to all. If a non allied player walks through a mechanic's trap, I will flip a coin. Heads the trap is triggered and kills the enemy, tails the trap jams. Any mechanic also has the ability to remove a trap. Setting or removing a trap counts as an action so must be done at the end of a move. If a mechanic dies then all his traps are removed and he gets five new mechanisms.

Rogue
Is not affected by traps and can also walk through an enemy player's square even if they are defending a tight corridor. Rogues are also resilient to back and side stabs and thus only receive a -1 penalty instead of a -2 or -3 penalty when attacked unawares.

Warrior
Plus one modifier to all melee rolls.

Mage
Has a special long ranged immobilization attack much like a crossbow except is slightly more accurate. The attack however will not kill enemies, it can only stun them making them vulnerable to attack.

Marksman
If equipped with a crossbow, can fire two shots (instead of one) in one turn by sacrificing all of his movement.
If equipped with a melee weapon, can throw said weapon by sacrificing all movement.

Spoiler: Artifact (click to show/hide)

If a player moves over the square the artifact is occupying then it is added to his inventory. The artifact holder is then awarded an extra 2+ bonus to the attacking roll on top of any other bonuses due to the magical powers of the gem. The player holding the gem will also be penalized due to its weight, he/she will move one less square per turn then they usually would. If the player holding the artifact dies then he drops the it where he dies. Someone else can then pick it up.

I am working on the map, right now. Suggestions are welcomed.

Spoiler: Players (click to show/hide)

Pillow Killer
Name: Pumport
Class: Mechanic
Weapon: Whip
Symobl: Red Omega

Rashilul
Name: Peter Portcullis Pauper Pickle Parrot Pa Michael
Class: Warrior
Weapon: Spear
Symbol: ♣

Cheeetar
Rogue
Short Sword

Duke
Name: Lemeza
Class: Rogue
Weapon: Whip
Symbol: ☼

CJ
Name: Lord Volt Taire
Class: Warrior
Weapon: Axe

Strife
Trifes the Zefies
Pike
Warrior
☼
or
☼

Tack
Name: Tacken
Class: Rogue
Weapon: Dagger (doubledaggers?)
Symbol: ""(It's on the bottom row of asciidraw.)

Luke
Name: Maximilian
Class: Marksman
Weapon: Crossbow (duh)
Symbol: Blue omega

Wimdit
Name: Admiral Fishhook
Weapon: Sword
Class: Warrior
Symbol: Ώ

Siquo
Name: Ace (the immortal)
Weapon: Whip
Class: Mage

[Pillow_Killer]

Name: Pumport
Class: Mechanic
Weapon: Whip
Symobl: Red Omega

[Rashilul]

Dibs on in

[Org]

Treasure sounds alot like Treachery Remake Discussion

Remake Discussion

DISCUSSION

[Org]

You know what? Never mind. I wont get any posts anyway. Signups!

[Heron TSG]

NAME: Wys Gi
CLASS: Mage
WEAPON: Pike
SYMBOL:Φ

[Rashilul]

Name: Peter Portcullis Pauper Pickle Parrot Pa Michael
Class: Warrior
Weapon: Spear
Symbol: ♣

[Cheeetar]

Cheeetar
Rogue
Short Sword

[Duke 2.0]

Name: Lemeza
Class: Rogue
Weapon: Whip
Symbol: ☼

 Hold on a second, I thought we each could choose our symbol...

[CJ1145]

Name: Lord Volt Taire
Class: Warrior
Weapon: Axe

[Org]

Oops. Need symbol+color too.

[Strife26]

Duke, you've stolen my symbol.

Trifes the Zefies
Pike
Warrior
☼
or
☼

(Depending on background)

[Tack]

Name: Tacken
Class: Rogue
Weapon: Dagger (doubledaggers?)
Symbol: ""(It's on the bottom row of asciidraw.)

[LeoLeonardoIII]

Just a question on the rules:

Is there no chance for a missed crossbow shot to strike someone other than the intended target?

If a mechanic stands next to an enemy trap (I assume you'll color-code them) and disarms it on the end of his turn, does he gain a mechanism? Or does the original mechanic gain his mechanism back?

Can a mechanic place a trap on any adjacent square at the end of move, or does he place it under his feet?

If he's standing on the trap, does it become invisible to everyone else? This would mean standing on an active friendly trap is an excellent defensive spot because someone who kills you moves onto your square automatically.

If you kill someone with a pike do you move onto him? You're two squares away, so you'd be jumping two squares in, possibly past traps and people blocking you.

Can a mechanic unjam his own set-off trap? Is there any visual difference between a jammed trap and a fresh one?

I'm PMing some map ideas.

[A_Fey_Dwarf]

Oh it's this again.  Well as previous GM, some tips for Org. ASCII-paint>Dfpaint, as the save function is very useful. Save each turn as a seperate layer and then just edit and screenshot as needed. My previous games used DFpaint which doesn't have a save function so i had to do time consuming layer for each movable object and stuffs in GIMP, then exporting as that. Also as you probably know, both of my previous games ended with me not having enough time or just getting fed up with the work.

Also for the reference, how things worked in the previous game, was 2fort style capture the flag at it's worst :p
http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=31390.0

Org if you want I am willing to co-GM with you, but don't feel obliged to say yes. For example writing up the horrific fight scene messages.



Edit- Moar discussions:

Last game, most of the time was spent walking around with no action or camping. After a player gets so close and then dies having to restart at their spawn, they will tend to not bother. Spawn points maybe an idea?  You also might want to include the alliance mechanic of the game where players can sign up with an official list to join an alliance. The advantages of such alliance? You are able to walk through players of that alliance making it easier to work as a team (or backstab your team members). As for entry, the alliance founder will have the say and can also make rules and direct players of the alliance. If you kill a fellow member you are automatically ejected from said alliance unless unless the founder says otherwise. PMs are free to send so mutiny is always another option.
I also like the idea of random events. Say when the unholy gem is picked up, players will generally be camping set areas in order to prevent the gem holder from escaping. Maybe instead we have the gem trigger a secret passageway open up or other passageway close. Trigger tiles can also be set up to change how the arena exists.

To answer Leo's questions I'm not speaking for Org and don't want to ruin the GM experience for him, but this is how it worked in the previous game:
-The crossbow shots missed if they missed,
-Hmm, i don't remember the mechanic gaining the mechanism but that would be a nice feature
- The mechanism is set under his feet
- All mechanisms were removed once the mechanic died, so this was never an issue.
- Well i can't remember what happened there.
- In my last game if a trap was used it was removed from the map.


To Org if you want me to fuck off and let you handle this, please tell me too. No offense would be taken as it is your game and you are OP.