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[Digital Hellhound]

I, too, have a fondness for things and stuff. I'd like to help.

[ATHATH]

Me too (please)!

[Andres]

God damn it I want to play Roll to Become a Hero. Can someone restart it?

[Harry Baldman]

God damn it I want to play Roll to Become a Hero. Can someone restart it?

The clear solution is to make your own. It's easy, and you can make sure it gets done right!

[AoshimaMichio]

The problem with that plan is that you can't play the game if you are the one running it.

[Harry Baldman]

Running a game is like playing it, but way better.

[Whisperling]

Running a game is like playing it, but way better.

I, for one, do enjoy running games, but I doubt that's a sentiment shared by everyone. Probably why there are inevitably more players than there are GMs.

[GiglameshDespair]

Running games, to me, is a different kind of fun to playing them.

[NJW2000]

I'm trying to think of a good name for an rtd where the players buy ebay items from a limited cash pool, which are then used to generate weapons, beasts and traps.

Currently got "Roll to Ebay", but that seems a bit generic. Any name ideas?

[AoshimaMichio]

Drop the "Roll to" part. Add some other random words. "Ebay weapons sale" maybe?

[Elephant Parade]

Maybe make the title sound like eBay spam? "HI-QUALTY WEPONS I PAY SHIPPING BIDS START AT $4.00", or something similar?

[10ebbor10]

Damned : An RTD

You find yourself in Tartaros, the realm of the damned, like all others who lost their immortal souls. Whether you got here through vile magic, despicable acts or by signing an ill considered deal with a daemon, demon or other underworld denizen, matters not . The room is lighted by strange non-shadows, the darkness flowing underneath your benches and into a gutter. In the center, a daemon is speaking, his body constantly changing shapes even as you look. He has been speaking for what appears to have been eons, but may as well have been minutes - Time has little meaning in a place like this.

The daemon tells you a tale about how the enemy, appeared from the primal chaos, and bound it, restraining the uncontrolled magic and binding it to their rules. The natural residents of this primal world, tried to intervene, but found this new world rejected even their very existence. Desperate, they tried to preserve the primal realm, and succeeded, though barely. In this new world the gods had created, the last remnant of the primordial chaos became known as Tartaros, the underworld.

Now, the daemon says, it's making you an offer. It'll offer you your immortal souls, undoing all the debt you owned, allowing you to leave Tartaros, and return to the surface realms. In exchange, they require that you destroy one of the seven great Wonders that binds the magic of the world, weakening the crushing hold the gods have on the underworld.

Spoiler: Sign-up sheet (click to show/hide)

Name : Just your forumname
Bio : Primarily of interest, how did you loose your soul
Description : What kind of creature are you actually. All sort of things end up in the underworld
Skills : Suggest 5. I'll stat or vet them, and then you get to choose 3.
Virtues : Suggest 3. I'll vet them, and you get to rank them in descending importance.
Curses : The daemons aren't just going to let you free and assume you do your task on good faith.  Suggest 3. I choose one, or add one of my own if I think they're not serious enough.
Inventory : Empty, for now

Spoiler: Dealing with demons (click to show/hide)

There are quite a few different denizens in the underworld :

Daemons

Creatures whose existence predates that of the world, who sprung from the original primeval chaos, and want to preserve. While not evil per se (they generally care not about lives of morals), their ultimate goal does include the destruction of the world, and return to chaos.

Fiend

Underworld denizens created from the ghosts of those who were banished into Tartaros. The primeval nature of the underworld caused them to loose themselves, becoming fiends, copying the worst or best traits of whom they used to be. As Tartaros has been used as the final destination of many of the most evil beings, these generally aren't friendly.

Demons

Similar in origin to the daemons, they too originated from the primeval void, but after it had been reduced to the Tartaros. This reduction has affected the nature of creatures originating from the void. They reflect more closely the nature of what those in the surface realms belief them to be.


Demons are willing to trade with humans, but rarely give anything up. The fact that they have decided to give you your souls back is uncharacteristically generous, but as always, there's a catch. As you are now, it's unlikely you'll ever succeed in even reaching one of the Wonders, let alone destroy it. The Demons are willing to lend you the nessecairy strength, but as always, it comes at a cost. The following things are available elements in trade.

Bits of your souls

You didn't think you were going to go home free, right? Demons are cunning, and more than willing to give you something, only for you to realize that you have to give it up and more to gain the powers and resources you need to fulfill your end of the deal.

Additional tasks

Other demons may have unfinished affairs in the surface world, which they may want you to settle.

Powerful Magical artifacts

There's power locked up within everything, but usually only from an artifact can it be easily extracted. Or, the demon in question can simply sell it to another person.
 
Curses

Some just like to be able to show you that they have power over you, and will include a curse as part of the contract. Obviously, to force you to pay them to remove it later.

Spoiler: Magic (click to show/hide)

Nearly all magical energy is locked up in objects, beings or simply the world itself. A spell or other wizardy thus either has to be provided by magical energy from an external source, or draw that energy from the target.

Enforced magic

Magic enforced by an external source of power, usually carried by the wizard in an easily usable form. The strength of these spells is only limited by the reserves. Tends to be overt, overwhelming but short lived.

Manipulative magic

Magic of all forms relying on the manipulation of internal magical energy. Limited by the internal magic of the object, and cooperation of the subject of the spell is usually required. As such, tends to be subtle rather than overt.

Spoiler: The 7 great Wonders (click to show/hide)

Yeah, not telling you this yet

[piecewise]

Running games, to me, is a different kind of fun to playing them.

It's the difference between Sub and Dom~

[NJW2000]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Damned : An RTD

You find yourself in Tartaros, the realm of the damned, like all others who lost their immortal souls. Whether you got here through vile magic, despicable acts or by signing an ill considered deal with a daemon, demon or other underworld denizen, matters not . The room is lighted by strange non-shadows, the darkness flowing underneath your benches and into a gutter. In the center, a daemon is speaking, his body constantly changing shapes even as you look. He has been speaking for what appears to have been eons, but may as well have been minutes - Time has little meaning in a place like this.

The daemon tells you a tale about how the enemy, appeared from the primal chaos, and bound it, restraining the uncontrolled magic and binding it to their rules. The natural residents of this primal world, tried to intervene, but found this new world rejected even their very existence. Desperate, they tried to preserve the primal realm, and succeeded, though barely. In this new world the gods had created, the last remnant of the primordial chaos became known as Tartaros, the underworld.

Now, the daemon says, it's making you an offer. It'll offer you your immortal souls, undoing all the debt you owned, allowing you to leave Tartaros, and return to the surface realms. In exchange, they require that you destroy one of the seven great Wonders that binds the magic of the world, weakening the crushing hold the gods have on the underworld.

[spoiler=Sign-up sheet]
Name : Just your forumname
Bio : Primarily of interest, how did you loose your soul
Description : What kind of creature are you actually. All sort of things end up in the underworld
Skills : Suggest 5. I'll stat or vet them, and then you get to choose 3.
Virtues : Suggest 3. I'll vet them, and you get to rank them in descending importance.
Curses : The daemons aren't just going to let you free and assume you do your task on good faith.  Suggest 3. I choose one, or add one of my own if I think they're not serious enough.
Inventory : Empty, for now

Spoiler: Dealing with daemons (click to show/hide)

Daemons are willing to trade with humans, but rarely give anything up. The fact that they have decided to give you your souls back is uncharacteristically generous, but as always, there's a catch. As you are now, it's unlikely you'll ever succeed in even reaching one of the Wonders, let alone destroy it. The Daemons are willing to lend you the nessecairy strength, but as always, it comes at a cost. The following things are available elements in trade.

Bits of your souls

You didn't think you were going to go home free, right? Daemons are cunning, and more than willing to give you something, only for you to realize that you have to give it up and more to fulfill your end of the deal.

Additional tasks

Other daemons may have unfinished affairs in the surface world, which they may want you to settle.

Powerful Magical artifacts

There's power within an artifact. A daemon may be able to sell it to another party, or, if that is impossible, destroy it, freeing just the tiniest bit of primal magic.
 
Curses

Some just like to be able to show you that they have power over you, and will include a curse as part of the contract. Obviously, to force you to pay them to remove it later.

Spoiler: Magic (click to show/hide)

Nearly all magical energy is locked up in objects, beings or simply the world itself. A spell or other wizardy thus either has to be provided by magical energy from an external source, or draw that energy from the target.

Enforced magic

Magic enforced by an external source of power, usually carried by the wizard in an easily useable form. The strength of these spells is only limited by the reserves. Tends to be overt, overwhelming but shortlived.

Manipulative magic

Magic of all forms relying on the manipulation of internal magical energy. Limited by the internal magic of the object, and cooperation of the subject of the spell is usually required. As such, tends to be subtle rather than overt.

Spoiler: The 7 great Wonders (click to show/hide)

Yeah, not telling you this yet

[/spoiler]

... wrong place?

[Elephant Parade]

-snip-

... wrong place?

I'd imagine he's asking for feedback.