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Author Topic: Roller's Block (RTD Brainstorming Thread) (HAPPY LATE BIRTHDAY) (Derm is 5k)  (Read 740377 times)

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Re: Roller's Block (RTD Brainstorming Thread) (HAPPY LATE BIRTHDAY) (Derm is 5k)
« Reply #6990 on: September 23, 2013, 08:00:21 pm »

Isn't the second one a toned down version of the Iron Man 3 villains?
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Re: Roller's Block (RTD Brainstorming Thread) (HAPPY LATE BIRTHDAY) (Derm is 5k)
« Reply #6991 on: September 23, 2013, 08:56:45 pm »

Here's a non-effects using generator I made. It's for making towns that are unique and have varying degrees of quality. First, you roll a d5 for size. A town can be an outpost, a hamlet, a village, a town, or a city. Adjust population depending on the setting: An outpost in a sci-fi setting could be 10,000 people, while a city in a medieval setting could be the same amount. Then, you roll a d5 for living conditions. A town can have awful living conditions, below average living conditions, average living conditions, above average living conditions, and excellent living conditions. Then you roll 20d2s for presence of important buildings. A one means it isn't there. A two means it is there.
Spoiler: Buildings (click to show/hide)
Finally, roll for the theme of the town. Roll 1d4 for the amount of dice you roll, then roll a d20 for the theme.
Spoiler: Themes (click to show/hide)
And now you have a town. All you need is a name.

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Re: Roller's Block (RTD Brainstorming Thread) (HAPPY LATE BIRTHDAY) (Derm is 5k)
« Reply #6992 on: September 23, 2013, 09:08:49 pm »

[3][5]Excellent Villiage
Hotel, Faction Base, Artifact Dealer, Leader's Office, Arena, Defenses, Bulletin Board, Market
RICH

[4][1]Awful Town
Pub, Radio Station, Hotel, Drug Dealer, Artifact Dealer, Power Substation, Vehicle Depot, Farm, Rich Guy's Mansion, Defenses, Bulletin Board
River

[5][1]Awful City
Weapon Dealer, Train Station, Hotel, Artifact Dealer, Vehicle Depot, Farm, Fishing, Rich Guy's Mansion
Military, Large Building, Seaside

Goes to show you, don't move into a place with a big mansion. :p
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Re: Roller's Block (RTD Brainstorming Thread) (HAPPY LATE BIRTHDAY) (Derm is 5k)
« Reply #6993 on: September 23, 2013, 09:11:00 pm »

I guess that rich guy is a dick who takes everything from the city/town.

Another rule: go to villages, not towns/cities.

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Re: Roller's Block (RTD Brainstorming Thread) (HAPPY LATE BIRTHDAY) (Derm is 5k)
« Reply #6994 on: September 23, 2013, 09:14:59 pm »

Hmm... that's really, really useful.
Town
Average Conditions
Weapon Dealer, Radio Station, Local Faction Base, Drug Dealer, Leader's Office, Power Substation, General Store, Defenses, Bulletin Board, Market.

Maze Like, Seaside.

Yeah. I'm definitely getting some ideas off of just that. A fairly small coastal town nearby a beach, not developed far enough to be ritzy, there's plenty of crime, and the area is a bit of a hotspot for illegal trade. People come down for a beach trip and leave with guns, or drugs.

Going back through the features list with a 1d4- if it's a 1, it's Town Aligned (against villany), and if it's a 4, it's crime-controlled, unless it's something that's automatically like that (dealers).

Radio Station: Sometimes does a strange numbers broadcast at night. Usually there's no one DJing at that hour, however, there seems to be someone doing the broadcasts in person.

Power Substation: Lax security for the workers make it easy to smuggle things in and out. A recent news story involved someone who didn't even work for the company that dressed in a uniform similar to the regular workers in order to stash drugs. As a result, security is a little tighter, but it dosen't seem to have helped much.

General Store: Has more security cameras than most other stores, and is quite a help to police when tracking people. Few criminals realize when they're first starting out that the old woman who runs the store is an ex-cop.

Bulletin Board: Has a section involving crime, however, the writers hide messages or names given by snitches in the column, then give the key to the code to the police force. This middleman is unknown, and has stumped many criminals.
 
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Re: Roller's Block (RTD Brainstorming Thread) (HAPPY LATE BIRTHDAY) (Derm is 5k)
« Reply #6995 on: September 23, 2013, 09:15:33 pm »

Could also be the smog from the vehicle depots.  :P
Didn't really get many interesting themes in those rolls. :(
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Re: Roller's Block (RTD Brainstorming Thread) (HAPPY LATE BIRTHDAY) (Derm is 5k)
« Reply #6996 on: September 23, 2013, 09:16:57 pm »

Adding the "alignments" is purely optional, I did it because it seemed like it would fit what had already genned.
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Re: Roller's Block (RTD Brainstorming Thread) (HAPPY LATE BIRTHDAY) (Derm is 5k)
« Reply #6997 on: September 23, 2013, 09:19:10 pm »

For alignment, I accidentally left the note in since it's for an RTD with factions. If you're curious, this is how the allignment system works out. You roll it for the town, but rolling it for the faction base also makes sense. Hell, you could have faction bases for the whole town, and have sections of the town that either belong to the criminals or the law. You're meant to roll for each faction, so in this case it'd be crime and law.
1: Enemies.
2: Unallied
3: Minor Presence
4: Major Presence
5: Allies

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Re: Roller's Block (RTD Brainstorming Thread) (HAPPY LATE BIRTHDAY) (Derm is 5k)
« Reply #6998 on: September 23, 2013, 09:46:11 pm »

Time to try that drug generator myself.

[5] eaten
[5] very addictive, need every 5 turns
[1] 5 turns until withdrawal
[1] withdrawal lasts 1 turn
[4] effect lasts 15
[4,2] 4 effects, 2 withdrawal effects
[92,222,163,136] Sacrifice, Oppression, stupidity, ill
[106,216] Extra dimensional, Horse

"Hiel": A very hard drug which causes users to go through withdrawal even before it wears off, it gives it's users an aura of greatness, causing other people to all but do everything the user commands - this comes at great cost and sacrifice, though, as it weakens and withers the user's body, starting with their mind. They will be a simpleminded fool with only a couple hits, and unable to lift a pencil in just a few more.
Users who go through withdrawal will find themselves in a very odd predicament, as they will....
OK, I have no idea how to handle "Extra dimensional" and "Horse".  ??? It's bad enough without going through withdrawal, though.  :P

[3]Snorted
[3]Somewhat addictive, need every 15 turns
[3]20 turns till withdrawal
[3]Withdrawal lasts 10 turns
[3]Effects last 10 turns
(Yes, really, it rolled that)
[2,3]2 effects, 3 withdrawal effects
[123,123] Peace, Peace
[206,212,91] Heron, Shadow, witchcraft

"Melatoxin": Advertised as a sleeping aid, it releases a traceable chemical and a suppressant to nullify it - as the suppressant wears off, the suppressant also being what gives it such a calming effect, the creators are able to pick up the tracking agent from across the world, and use their dark rituals to send a bird made of pure darkness to kill you for discontinuing use of their product. Penny Pincher.
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Re: Roller's Block (RTD Brainstorming Thread) (HAPPY LATE BIRTHDAY) (Derm is 5k)
« Reply #6999 on: September 23, 2013, 10:36:17 pm »

Yes, MORE GENERATORS.

Ever been at a loss for good loot? Not the fun stuff like weapons and artifacts, but the stuff you just sell to vendors as a way of getting extra cash. Don't wanna spend too much time trying to work out individual ideas for the boring parts of loot? Here's some help in that area.

Spoiler: Vendor Trash Generator (click to show/hide)

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Re: Roller's Block (RTD Brainstorming Thread) (HAPPY LATE BIRTHDAY) (Derm is 5k)
« Reply #7000 on: September 24, 2013, 06:07:43 am »

I'd never sell that cat.
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Re: Roller's Block (RTD Brainstorming Thread) (HAPPY LATE BIRTHDAY) (Derm is 5k)
« Reply #7001 on: September 24, 2013, 09:29:34 am »

i would, undead cat caterwauling nonstop for the rest of eternity... no thanks...

pun intended
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Re: Roller's Block (RTD Brainstorming Thread) (HAPPY LATE BIRTHDAY) (Derm is 5k)
« Reply #7002 on: September 24, 2013, 09:33:26 am »

Maybe if you took it out and could make it stop singing you'd have an immortal intelligent feline friend, that could be really useful.
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« Reply #7003 on: September 24, 2013, 10:33:56 am »

that or i hide it in the floor or walls of a building and slowly drive the occupants insane...
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« Reply #7004 on: September 24, 2013, 12:07:33 pm »

I think it would be useful to have ones that determine NPC/Monster personality or combat behavior.

We could have adjectives like:

Cautious
Bold
Aggressive
Defensive
Determined
Reactionary
Rage Prone
Fearful
Cunning
Stupid
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