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[Tomcost]

That certainly has the feel of risk/benefit that every RTD has. And also makes things far more interesting. Many times, us Bay12ers end up acting too rationally, so it becomes necessary to introduce some kind of conflict, and a family to support would be an ideal way to do so.

There should be a system to determine what happens to the family, what does it want, and when someone dies/gets married, etc. The problem would be the kind of die used, as, for example, if each time you roll a 1 someone gets injured/dies/there is a huge penalty, then there is a 16% probability of that happening every turn with a standard d6. And entropy dictates that all the families will end up being destroyed by luck sooner or later.

[Fniff]

I might steal that mechanic, because it fits really well with this idea I had. You're a street criminal trying to survive in a city being torn apart by gang wars. In order to make sure players don't just wait around when the money comes in, I had an idea.

Your character starts out living in a bedsit that's extremely cheap and has really low rent. However, after a certain amount of money, they can upgrade to a better house by paying a certain amount of money and dealing with a higher rent. This has advantages: you get more "respect" which determines what kind of jobs you can get, you have a higher storage space, and you have more slots for getting upgrades as you can't exactly fit a huge computer and an armory in a bedsit. Perhaps this would fit with the family aspect by making it so your family members get happier and happier depending on how nice the place they live in is, giving you better bonuses and perks.

As for the problem with entropy, I'd suggest using a d20. Those tend to be less problematic in terms of entropy.

[Tsuchigumo550]

I've recently found the joys of weighted outcomes using a d100.

I'm sort of trying to make a simplish pirate RtD, and I needed loot to generate on islands with low-point loot being common and high-value loot being very rare.
I came up with:
22/21/14/12/10/8/6/4/2/1, for the point values of loot (1-10).
1,2,and 3 points are over 1/2 chance.
Together, the high-value loot (10,9,8) has 6/100 chance. Fairly rare.

This is also used in unique treasure distribution, but that's only to make their appearance rare (1/10 chance).

---

I'd likely have to somehow run this on maptools or some kinda hex-grid, as ships moving in four directions only is hyperclunky.

[Fniff]

I need someone to help me with a weapon generator. I'd like a load of special (Magical and otherwise) effects for weaponry, but I can't think of a lot. Can anyone give me some help? Note: the weapons include basically anything that could be called a weapon, including guns and swords.

[Harry Baldman]

I need someone to help me with a weapon generator. I'd like a load of special (Magical and otherwise) effects for weaponry, but I can't think of a lot. Can anyone give me some help? Note: the weapons include basically anything that could be called a weapon, including guns and swords.

Firstly, try thinking of a whole lot of adjectives and putting them in a column. Secondly, try thinking of various magical spells (like 'conjure chlorine trifluoride') that fire off when a weapon hits. Thirdly, once the previous options are exhausted, try going for something unusual, like a gun that does no actual damage, but, when it hits a living being, causes it to undergo a slow and incredibly painful transformation into another gun (possibly related to their nature before getting shot) that happens over the course of a week.

[freeformschooler]

Ask GWG for the Islands of Misery weapon generator. That was pretty cool.

[Fniff]

I need someone to help me with a weapon generator. I'd like a load of special (Magical and otherwise) effects for weaponry, but I can't think of a lot. Can anyone give me some help? Note: the weapons include basically anything that could be called a weapon, including guns and swords.

Firstly, try thinking of a whole lot of adjectives and putting them in a column. Secondly, try thinking of various magical spells (like 'conjure chlorine trifluoride') that fire off when a weapon hits. Thirdly, once the previous options are exhausted, try going for something unusual, like a gun that does no actual damage, but, when it hits a living being, causes it to undergo a slow and incredibly painful transformation into another gun (possibly related to their nature before getting shot) that happens over the course of a week.

Well, I used the adjective column advice, and rolled up a few weapons.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

[5] Crossbow
[15] Future
[14] Electrical
[3] Demonic

[5] Crossbow
[1] Fire
[19] Dual Wielded
[18] Modified

[10] Grenades
[9] Avian
[20] Gas
[12] Darkness

A futuristic crossbow that fires electrical bolts and is demonically possessed? Dual-wielded crossbows that are modified to shoot fire bolts? CS gas grenades themed around avians that cause darkness in the area? This is beautiful.

[Joben]

So I'm re-working my Roll To Raptor game.
There's a very roller's block problem i always had...

How to construct plots in a world with zero civilization and mostly non-sentient creatures?

Almost all of the fiction tropes I can think of are not easily applicable, and there isn't the framework of human motivations and society to hang story elements on. (Well not much, the PCs at least were pretty heavily anthropomorphized by the players, which was pretty great actually)

I always figured I might be in trouble if the players got tired of just clawing things to death and exploring.

[Harry Baldman]

How to construct plots in a world with zero civilization and mostly non-sentient creatures? Almost all of the fiction tropes I can think of are not easily applicable, and there isn't the framework of human motivations and society to hang story elements on.

I always figured I might be in trouble if the players got tired of just clawing things to death and exploring.

Aliens. They truly go with everything.

Meteors. Mass extinction, yeah!

Alien meteors, perhaps. More fleshing-out might be needed.

You could also try volcanic activity, earthquakes, floods, maybe. Global cooling. Disaster movie plots, you know. They work equally well for people and dinosaurs.

Other than that, competitive species. Invasive species. Infectious diseases. Winters and/or rainy seasons.

[Tsuchigumo550]

I need someone to help me with a weapon generator. I'd like a load of special (Magical and otherwise) effects for weaponry, but I can't think of a lot. Can anyone give me some help? Note: the weapons include basically anything that could be called a weapon, including guns and swords.

As far as adjectives go, you can always add a few other things...
More Nouns: This allows for gunswords, but by adding nonweapon objects to the "more nouns" list, you can get nailbomb grenades, chalice swords, stereo rifles...
More Forms: Gas/Liquid/Solid are always fun, but by modifying the system (including "mostly","hardly","consistent") to provide a rifle that fires liquid bullets, or a liquid rifle that retains it's shape. You can also add things like "superdense", "heavy", etc- a gas that's heavier than air can be fun. "(Poison)(Heavy Gas)(Grenade)" has applications for killing anything low to the ground.
Don't Be Afraid To Suck: Adjectives like "alive", "angry", "furry", "rusted", etc. can result in guns that talk to you, guns that hate you and refuse to work half the time, guns with fur (ew), or rusty guns. None of those guns are good guns.
More Combination Words: "Modified" is a good example of what I'm getting at, and these can overlap with "more forms". A gun that shoots poison gas? Maybe the gun is made of poison gas. Maybe the gun turns what it hits into poison gas. Maybe it constantly emits it, or it uses poison gas instead of shells.
More Fun Words: Think of words that might not actually do anything to the weapon. Maybe it likes to talk to you. Maybe it glows softly. Maybe it's emblazoned with a special camo. Maybe it has the face of a member of a Canadian hockey team.

That gives me an idea. What would everyone say to "Rollers Block Makes A Weapons Engine"? Using the wonders of Google Drive, we could make a pretty good system that's influenced by everyone. It'll either be great, or catastrophic.

[flabort]

Heh, that sounds fun.
Fantasy Medieval Borderlands, RtD edition, as made by YOU.
 
Count me in on the Drive.

[Fniff]

I'd be definitely interested, but don't restrict it to just medieval fantasy. Have a crazy mix of anarchic weaponry.

[Draignean]

I've been building some light labor saving VBA code for D22 (see below for example), and I think building a program to generate random loot (extremely random from the looks of what you're suggesting), shouldn't be too terribly hard.

In other words, if you ever get a decent amount of stuff together, I would gladly lend an hour or two to make it automatic.

Spoiler: Example of the kind of code I can make easily. (click to show/hide)

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'Burst Fire Module (Modified Single Shot Module)

Sub Burstfire()



'Variables

'T1 (Pure input)
Dim DamageScale As Integer
Dim ArmorInitial As Single
Dim SoakPercent As Single
Dim BurstSize As Integer
Dim Recoil As Single
Dim FireControlBonus As Single

'T2 (Used in program)
Dim Damage As Variant
Dim UnmoddedDamage As Variant
Dim EffectiveArmor As Single
Dim ArmorSoak As Single
Dim DamageIsString As Integer
Dim ToHit As Single


'T3 (Used in Output)
Dim HealthDamage As Single
Dim ArmorDamage As Single
Dim ArmorBonusDamage As Single
Dim EndArmorDamage As Single
Dim EndHealthDamage As Single
Dim EndArmorBonusDamage As Single


LineStart:
'Inputs

DamageScale = InputBox("What is the Damage Scale? (Small Arms)")
ArmorInitial = InputBox("What is the initial armor value?")
SoakPercent = InputBox("What is the soak% of the armor?")
BurstSize = InputBox("How many rounds are being fired?")
If BurstSize > 1 Then
FireControlBonus = InputBox("What is the shooter's total fire control bonus?")
Recoil = InputBox("What is the recoil value of the weapon?")
End If

'Check for the existence of additional factors that impact damage
ModifierCheck = MsgBox("Does the weapon have any relevant modifiers?", vbYesNo)
If ModifierCheck = vbYes Then
Damage_Modifier = InputBox("What is the weapon's High-Power stat? (1-5)")
Armor_Modifier = InputBox("What is the weapon's Armor Piercing stat? (1-5)")
Return_Loop = MsgBox("The attack has a damage scale of " & DamageScale & ", a high-power stat of " & Damage_Modifier & ", an armor piercing value of " & Armor_Modifier & ", is firing " & BurstSize & " rounds, and has a recoil of " & Recoil & ". The opponent has an armor of " & ArmorInitial & " and a soak percent to this damage type of " & SoakPercent & "%. Do you wish to continue?", vbYesNo)
Else
   Return_Loop = MsgBox("The attack has a damage scale of " & DamageScale & ", is firing " & BurstSize & " rounds, and has a recoil of " & Recoil & ". The opponent has an armor of " & ArmorInitial & " and a soak percent to this damage type of " & SoakPercent & "%. Do you wish to continue?", vbYesNo)
End If

'Loop the program back to start if the user isn't happy with parameters
If Return_Loop = vbNo Then GoTo LineStart
 

'Process
'clear old data
Range(Sheet1.Cells(1, 2), Sheet1.Cells(10, 15)).ClearContents

'Begin Major burst loop
For i = BurstSize To 1 Step -1

Damage = 0
ArmorDamage = 0
ArmorBonusDamage = 0
ToHit = 22
EndRecoil = EndRecoil + Recoil
If i > 1 Then
ToHit = Application.WorksheetFunction.RandBetween(1, 22) + (Application.WorksheetFunction.RoundDown(FireControlBonus / 6, 0)) + ((FireControlBonus Mod 6) / (Application.WorksheetFunction.RandBetween(1, 6))) - EndRecoil
End If

If ToHit >= 12 Then
'Match up damage scale to damage range

DamageIsString = 0
If DamageScale = 1 Then
Damage = Application.WorksheetFunction.RandBetween(1, 7)
ElseIf DamageScale = 2 Then
Damage = Application.WorksheetFunction.RandBetween(3, 11)
ElseIf DamageScale = 3 Then
Damage = Application.WorksheetFunction.RandBetween(6, 16)
ElseIf DamageScale = 4 Then
Damage = Application.WorksheetFunction.RandBetween(10, 22)
ElseIf DamageScale = 5 Then
Damage = Application.WorksheetFunction.RandBetween(15, 29)
ElseIf DamageScale = 6 Then
Damage = Application.WorksheetFunction.RandBetween(21, 37)
ElseIf DamageScale = 7 Then
Damage = Application.WorksheetFunction.RandBetween(28, 46)
ElseIf DamageScale = 8 Then
Damage = Application.WorksheetFunction.RandBetween(36, 56)
ElseIf DamageScale > 8 Or DamageScale < 0 Then
Damage = "Invalid"
DamageIsString = 1
End If

'Record Damage Before I start changing stuff
UnmoddedDamage = Damage

'Add in High-Power Damage
If DamageIsString = 0 Then
Damage = Damage * (1 + (Damage_Modifier / 10))
End If

'Calculate Armor Values and compensate for armor piercing
EffectiveArmor = (ArmorInitial - (EndArmorDamage + EndArmorBonusDamage)) * ((SoakPercent - (5 * Armor_Modifier)) / 100)
ArmorSoak = (ArmorInitial - (EndArmorDamage + EndArmorBonusDamage)) * (((SoakPercent - (5 * Armor_Modifier)) * 0.2) / 100)
If EffectiveArmor < 0 Or ArmorSoak < 0 Then
ArmorSoak = 0
EffectiveArmor = 0
End If


'Modifying Raw Damage by Armor Soak and making sure it stays above zero.

If DamageIsString = 0 Then
Damage = Damage - ArmorSoak
Else: End If

If Damage < 0 Then
Damage = 0
Else: End If

'Tabulating exact damages to health and armor
If DamageIsString = 0 Then
  If Damage <= EffectiveArmor Then
  ArmorDamage = Damage
  HealthDamage = 0
  'Checking to add bonus AP damage
   If Armor_Modifier > 0 Then
   ArmorBonusDamage = (ArmorInitial * (SoakPercent / 100)) * (Armor_Modifier / 10)
   End If
  ElseIf Damage > EffectiveArmor Then
  ArmorDamage = EffectiveArmor
  HealthDamage = Damage - EffectiveArmor
  'Checking to add bonus AP damage
    If Armor_Modifier > 0 Then
    ArmorBonusDamage = (ArmorInitial * (SoakPercent / 100)) * (Armor_Modifier / 10)
    End If
  End If
ElseIf DamageIsString = 1 Then
End If
 
EndArmorDamage = EndArmorDamage + ArmorDamage
EndHealthDamage = EndHealthDamage + HealthDamage
EndArmorBonusDamage = EndArmorBonusDamage + ArmorBonusDamage
End If
'Outputs

'Echoes and direct outputs
If DamageIsString = 0 Then
Sheet1.Cells(1, 1 + i).Value = DamageScale
Sheet1.Cells(2, 1 + i).Value = UnmoddedDamage
Sheet1.Cells(3, 1 + i).Value = Round(Damage, 0)
Sheet1.Cells(4, 1 + i).Value = ArmorInitial
Sheet1.Cells(5, 1 + i).Value = SoakPercent
Sheet1.Cells(6, 1 + i).Value = Round(EffectiveArmor, 1)
Sheet1.Cells(7, 1 + i).Value = Round(ArmorSoak, 1)
Sheet1.Cells(8, 1 + i).Value = Round(HealthDamage, 1)
Sheet1.Cells(9, 1 + i).Value = Round(ArmorDamage, 1)
Sheet1.Cells(10, 1 + i).Value = Round(ArmorBonusDamage, 1)

Else:
Sheet1.Cells(1, 1 + i).Value = DamageScale
Sheet1.Cells(2, 1 + i).Value = UnmoddedDamage
Sheet1.Cells(3, 1 + i).Value = Damage
Sheet1.Cells(4, 1 + i).Value = "N/A"
Sheet1.Cells(5, 1 + i).Value = "N/A"
Sheet1.Cells(6, 1 + i).Value = "N/A"
Sheet1.Cells(7, 1 + i).Value = "N/A"
Sheet1.Cells(8, 1 + i).Value = "N/A"
Sheet1.Cells(9, 1 + i).Value = "N/A"
Sheet1.Cells(10, 1 + i).Value = "N/A"
End If


'End of Primary Firing loop
Next

'Logic Block for determining output
If DamageIsString = 0 Then
  If EndHealthDamage > 0 And EndArmorDamage > 0 Then
  MsgBox (EndHealthDamage & " points of health damage and " & EndArmorDamage & " points of armor damage were inflicted.")
  ElseIf EndHealthDamage = 0 And EndArmorDamage > 0 Then
  MsgBox (EndArmorDamage & " points of Armor damage were inflicted, but the wearer was unharmed.")
  ElseIf EndHealthDamage = 0 And EndArmorDamage = 0 Then
  MsgBox ("The attack is completely absorbed by the defender's armor.")
  ElseIf EndHealthDamage > 0 And EndArmorDamage = 0 Then
  MsgBox (EndHealthDamage & " points of health damage were inflicted an effectively unarmored opponent!")
  End If
Else:
MsgBox ("Damage Scale Must be between 1 and 8.")
End If


End Sub

[Fniff]

I've got 77 gun adjectives so far, and god knows how many combinations from that. I think I could use some help making it automatic. I have an idea where depending on the quality of the gun the more adjectives it gets, up to four. I'm not done yet (Nouns would be a great addition), but help making it automatic would be greatly appreciated.

[Fniff]

Note: Added a drug mechanic to this. My RTD shall fully simulate criminality: drugs and weaponry thus far.

So here's a write-up on how the system works. Decided to do it because I might as well fully explain it so we're all on the same level, plus it would be awesome if this could be automated.

First things first, you roll for the type of weapon/drug you have. For weapons, you go to the weapons list. This isn't all kinds of weapons, so feel free to add your own to the rolls. Just roll a single d20 for this one then select your weapon.

Spoiler: Weaponry (click to show/hide)

Ranged
1: Bow
2: Slingshot
3: Throwing Knife
4: Crossbow
5: Pistol
6: SMG
7: Shotgun
8: Machine Gun
9: Rifle
10: Explosives
Melee
11: Club
12: Staff
13: Short Sword
14: Knife
15: Warhammer
16: Mace
17: Spear
18: Bastard Sword
19: Axe
20: Improvised

For drugs, it is a little more complicated. First you roll for the ingestion method with a d6. A drug can be injected, drunk, snorted, taken in a pill, eaten, or smoked. Then you roll a d5 for addiction. You can either have a drug that isn't addictive, requires you to only have it every 20 turns, have one ever 15 turns, have one every 10 turns, or have one every 5 turns.

Then you roll for the effects. With weapons, you judge that by how complex you want the weapon to be: do you want a really complicated, powerful weapon, or just a simple gun? Roll a d4 if you can't figure it out, and the result will be the amount of effects you get. With drugs, you have effect and withdrawal. Effect is what happens when you take the drug. Withdrawal is when you stop taking it. You first roll 2d4 to check the amount of adjectives effect and withdrawal get, then you roll the actual effects. Here's an (incomplete, still working on it) list of effects.

Spoiler: Effects (click to show/hide)

   1.   Fire
   2.   Water
   3.   Air
   4.   Earth
   5.   Tundra
   6.   Desert
   7.   Jungle
   8.   Plains
   9.   Avian
   10.   Lizard
   11.   Mammal
   12.   Insect
   13.   Fish
   14.   Past
   15.   Future
   16.   Technological
   17.   Nature
   18.   Science
   19.   Mythology
   20.   Chemical.
   21.   Short-Range
   22.   Long-Range
   23.   Fast
   24.   Slow
   25.   Large
   26.   Small
   27.   Area of Effect
   28.   Bleed
   29.   Incapacitating
   30.   Armor-Piercing
   31.   Anti-Personnel
   32.   Pain
   33.   Explosive
   34.   Electrical
   35.   Laser
   36.   Dual-wielded
   37.   Gas
   38.   Haunted
   39.   Evil
   40.   Demonic
   41.   Angelic
   42.   Tribal
   43.   Bloodthirsty
   44.   Decorated
   45.   Hand-made
   46.   Unusual material
   47.   Carvings
   48.   Light
   49.   Darkness
   50.   Good
   51.   War
   52.   Blood
   53.   Bone
   54.   Glow
   55.   Modified
   56.   Death
   57.   Life
   58.   Rusted
   59.   Angry
   60.   Quiet
   61.   Sharp
   62.   Spikes
   63.   Broken
   64.   Corrupting
   65.   Emotional
   66.   Necromantic
   67.   Sleep
   68.   Music
   69.   Rotting
   70.   Automatic
   71.   Blind
   72.   Self-damaging
   73.   Insanity
   74.   Sanity
   75.   Singing
   76.   Liquid
   77.   Flechettes
   78.   Talkative
   79.   Unreliable
   80.   Schizophrenic
   81.   Camouflage
   82.   Scaled
   83.   Quantum Mechanical
   84.   Transformative
   85.   Drunken
   86.   Teeth
   87.   Organic
   88.   Vengeful
   89.   Honorable
   90.   Arcane
   91.   Witchcraft
   92.   Sacrifice
   93.   Healing
   94.   Cancer
   95.   Acid
   96.   Disease
   97.   Poison
   98.   Friend
   99.   Hope
   100.   Despair
   101.   Aimed
   102.   Terror
   103.   Repeat
   104.   Colonial
   105.   Outdated
   106.   Extradimensional
   107.   Teleporting
   108.   Painted
   109.   River
   110.   Ocean
   111.   Lost
   112.   Lava
   113.   Smoke
   114.   Stinging
   115.   Sadistic
   116.   Torturous
   117.   Sheen
   118.   Hallucination
   119.   Dream
   120.   Hunter
   121.   Lightening
   122.   Euphoria
   123.   Peace
   124.   Panic
   125.   Jump
   126.   Strength
   127.   Agility
   128.   Will
   129.   Intelligence
   130.   Diamond
   131.   Jade
   132.   Gold
   133.   Silver
   134.   Steel
   135.   Vomit
   136.   Ill
   137.   Morality
   138.   Loyalty
   139.   Mountain
   140.   Steal
   141.   Stealth
   142.   Burnt
   143.   Mutation
   144.   Rip
   145.   Dragon
   146.   Earthquake
   147.   Rockslide
   148.   Naked
   149.   Murder
   150.   Psychic
   151.   Clairvoyance
   152.   Entropy
   153.   Birth
   154.   Guard
   155.   Painkiller
   156.   Clown
   157.   Joke
   158.   Sever
   159.   Flee
   160.   Climbing
   161.   Growth
   162.   Running
   163.   Stupidity
   164.   Nail
   165.   Bomb

And tada, now you have the raw data of a drug/weapon. Now all you have to do is figure out how it makes any sense at all.