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[TCM]

RTD's that have mafia elements in them don't usually go well from what I've seen, it's a bit annoying to do anything other than a complete "Free for All" or a "Team-based" RTD.

The main problem I see with TTT as an RTD is the combat added in, because in addition to figuring out who's who like in Mafia, there's a combat element thrown in. That could either end up horribly or awesome. Or horribly awesome. Eh, I'm willing to experiment.

[JacenHanLovesLegos]

Would anyone here join an X-Com based RTD? Little interaction global side, other than equipment and basic decisions on UFOs/Terror attacks.

[IronyOwl]

Would anyone here join an X-Com based RTD? Little interaction global side, other than equipment and basic decisions on UFOs/Terror attacks.

EVERYONE would join an X-COM based RTD. Whether they'd feel is was X-COMy enough is a different matter.

That said, lack of global stuff doesn't sound like a problem. There wasn't much in X-COM either, really, and most of it could be chucked without impacting the flow of the game too much, I think.

[JacenHanLovesLegos]

This is the OP I wrote up. tell me what you think I should change/add.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Story

It's 1999. Aliens are invading. The nations of earth have founded an organization to combat the alien menace. This shadowy paramilitary group is composed of five active highly trained elite commandos. These commandos will decide what X-Com does as a whole through voting.

Gameplay

The aliens are pretty much the same ones from the game. Weaponry will be more realistic, but research will reveal more Sci Fi items. Each turn will last a month with combat being done in between turns if an alien ship is spotted. Movement in combat will be covered by an MSPaint map I will draw for reference. Combat is a standard 1d6 for attacking and damage will be decided by myself, according to the situation.

Research is computed as 10 research points per scientest. Less important techs will cost around 50 - 100 research points (hereafter RP), while later and more important techs might cost a thousand or more RPs.

Getting paid

At the end of every month, you will each be paid 10,000 dollars for independent use, and X-Com itself will get 20,000 dollars, plus bonuses from each mission. Your independent money would be spent on weapons and ammunition, while group income would be used on grunts, scientests, or vehicles and such.

Character Sheet

User: Users forum name
Name: Characters name
Bio: Bio is optional
Skills: Pick any two you want, these will affect rolls involving these skills.

[IronyOwl]

Looks good. A few suggestions:

I don't like how research works, currently. It does work, of course, but it's boring and based entirely off how many eggheads you have plugging away. Giving it some random chance might be better- maybe you could make a d6 roll for research, with each number being a multiplier off your "base" scientist amount? Or possibly even more interesting things- maybe on a 6 they get more done but oops containment breach or a prototype blasts something or similar.

You might also consider basing research off artifacts invested in it or something. This might be a bit wonkier, and it obviously doesn't really work if you're not tracking spoils like that, but if you can be bothered it might make it more interesting to say we can pry apart all those alien warp cores we have lying around to progress faster in that area.

Moving on, it'd be nice if you could include more RPGish elements. One of the joys of X-COM was watching your incompetent mooks slowly become slightly less incompetent, assuming they didn't get shot in the face first. Currently it looks like starting profession, if you will, is the only thing other than gear that matters, and it matters a lot.

Speaking of which, no dodge rolls? Makes some sense, was certainly true of the original, but it makes me a bit sad that you (or enemies) can't do anything about your own defense besides staying in cover (assuming that's in, of course), shooting them first, or researching better armor.

[JacenHanLovesLegos]

I'll see if I can figure out a system like you suggested, it's much better than mine. Perhaps scientests x artifacts x d6?

Skill gain is something I haven't figured out yet, but it'll be included.

Dodge rolls and cover was just something I forgot to mention.

[IronyOwl]

I'll see if I can figure out a system like you suggested, it's much better than mine. Perhaps scientests x artifacts x d6?

Possibly. This does mean that researching items you only have one of would be insanely more difficult than those you find routinely, of course. You might want to give some thought as to exactly how you're going to handle acquiring the base items, their general rates, whether players have any control over what they get/keep, etc.

Skill gain is something I haven't figured out yet, but it'll be included.

Dodge rolls and cover was just something I forgot to mention.

Yay~

[Scelly9]

Who would be interested in a Roll To learn about aliens game? I've been reading speaker of the dead, and now I need to make a game like that. It would be a RTD suggestion game featuring the study of aliens.

[Person]

For whatever reason I've been working on a Roll to Zombie master ruleset in some of my free time. I know I'm not gonna run it for now because I'm busy with Dwarven Races, but I'd like to check for interest anyway. For those not aware, Zombie Master is a hl2 mod where one player is sort of in rts mode and controls/spawns zombies/traps, and the rest of the players are survivors in fps mode trying to do whatever the map's goals are. This could be as simple as "Survive for 5 minutes", or it could also be ludicrously complex. Anyway, the mod's servers are sort of dying out, so I figured hey, why not make an rtd form of it.

[Digital Hellhound]

Having watched all three Bourne movies (for the first time) in a row, I'm once again in my espionage mood. I'm thinking about the Agency idea I've discussed here, like, half a dozen times, again. Basically, players are the chief personnel of a secret agency. I'm now leaning towards just the director and a handful of top Operatives as players, though, as well as simplifying the management of the agency.

The premise was that the players design an agency (either government-sponsored agency, ideologically-motivated rogue group or merc outfit) and are set loose in a world overflowing with spy movie and thrillerness. They handle missions, intelligence, possibly R&D, and use Agents and Operatives (experienced specialists, split into the brawns of Hammers and the brains of Daggers), etc. etc.

This isn't necessarily an RTD, though.

[lawastooshort]

You should do it, Digital.

[Taricus]

SHUT UP AND JUST DO IT DIGITAL!

AND RESERVE ME A SPOT.

[Scelly9]

SHUT UP AND JUST DO IT DIGITAL!

AND RESERVE ME A SPOT.

[ExKirby]

I know this has no relevence whatsoever, Skelly and Skyrunner, what are those flags in you sig?

[10ebbor10]

I know this has no relevence whatsoever, Skelly and Skyrunner, what are those flags in you sig?

Flags are the new pinguins.

Just look in the general discussion, there's a flag thread.