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[FuzzyZergling]

May I ask about damage mechanics?
For example, if I attack an opponent with a halberd, can I target a specific body part? Can I choose whether to stab or slash, and would that difference have any effect?

[MaximumZero]

It's unfortunately not so in depth as that. There's no locational damage to keep combat from getting too heavy. Certain weapons get a bonus to certain types of armor, and special abilities.

Example: Halberds have a power of 8 (meaning they do 8+1d10+melee attack stat damage), get a 2 point bonus to damage versus leather armor, and have the ability to be set into a defensive stance (meaning that any opponent that attacks you takes damage equal to a normal strike upon a miss, and your defense is set to double for the rest of the combat round, but you cannot attack.)

They are very expensive, at about double the cost of an average Arming Sword.

[Mr_Ham97]

Here's a modification of the logo that I can hopefully turn into the book cover using magic.



What do y'all think?

[FuzzyZergling]

'Tis shiny and delicious, Mr. Ham

[MaximumZero]

Almost finished with combat. All I have to do now is flesh out the options a bit, and write the section on death and dying, and it'll be done. I'd finish it out now, but I have school in the morning.

[Mr_Ham97]

As far as death goes, will there be any resurrection or the like?

In other "news", hopefully I can get a cover done this weekend but I have midterms on Monday and Tuesday so it might not happen.

[MaximumZero]

Four different spells for Rez, and the option to turn dead players into Undead players (so long as they agree). On top of that, if you experience a TPK, you can still play! See, you get to play in the afterlife.

Also, my midterms are all next week, as well.

[ed boy]

How easy is it to get rezzed?

[MaximumZero]

Depends on how advanced the group is. If you have a master healer, priest, miracle worker, or necromancer, then it's not hard. If not, you have to find a big city with a big temple or mage's guild, and pay a substantial fee. You can also spend favor with your chosen God/Goddess to have them bring you back.

[dragonshardz]

Wow, this looks really interesting. I have a gaming group that meets regularly, I'd love to try this out on them and see what they think.

Mr_Ham, would you mind too much if I took a stab at creating a front-and-back cover mockup?

[MaximumZero]

The game is...very incomplete at the moment. I have tests today that I had to study for. I'll be taking a stab at finishing up combat tonight, now that I can relax a little bit. I should also have the rest of the week off of work, so there's that.

[ousire]

i used to play DF all the time, but after a while i got tired of the game and stopped reading these forums. today i just popped on to see if anything interesting was here while one of my normal forum haunts is down.

threads like THIS is why i really need to get back on these forums. i love RPG games, especialy ones that are way more homebrew style, and from what i've read this one is pretty amazing so far! i really want to be able to read more about this world and the mechanics, even if the book is really unfinished so far! i'm bookmarking this thread and looking back frequently

[MaximumZero]

As of right now, like, this very minute, Combat is composed of 1,918 words, and is completed to the best of my ability.

Thank you for the kind words, ousire, and once it's in a little bit more of a presentable state, I may open it up for more people to look at. Right now, it's quite the mess.

[magistrate101]

Seems a bit like a mixture of D&D, WoW, LotRO, and DF
an RPG that you could just completely write yourself over and over again after buying it once, makes the $25-30 a lil' less worth it
and last, I am a computer nerd, and get confuzzled easily by manuals

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

I'm not a D&D (or any other Real Life RPG) fan

All in all, I would like a rough draft of the manual before I even think of trying it!

[edit for grammar and clarity]

[Mr_Ham97]

Wow, this looks really interesting. I have a gaming group that meets regularly, I'd love to try this out on them and see what they think.

Mr_Ham, would you mind too much if I took a stab at creating a front-and-back cover mockup?

No, I don't mind.

Also I realized that that leather texture isn't free for commercial use so I have to use a different one. It kinda sucks compared to the other one though (I don't think it's gritty and primitive enough), so if somebody could find a good one that is free for commercial use I would be very happy and would probably bake a digital cookie for you.

Here's the link to the one with the new leather texture.

That being said I can probably make a cover mockup right now so keep your eyes peeled I guess.