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[Execute/Dumbo.exe]

Perhaps, it sounds nice, I could see the interest anyway.

[Kadzar]

So, the basic premise would be epic sword duels. Each fight would be in a cinematic area (sinking ship, in front of a volcano, etc.) which would influence the battle. Fights would be focused on gaining combat advantage and then striking a finishing blow, with people being able to fight offensively or defensively.

On character creation, people would get to pick a strength (such as being good at fighting defensively) and a weakness (having a bad leg that interferes with fighting defensively). Maybe people could gain more strengths as they won fights? Also, people could gain fame for winning, especially in an epic manner.

Does this sound at all interesting to people?

Also, this is an idea I'm going to make. It's not up for grabs.

Monk12's one combat system from back in July might be relevant here. It featured specialized multi-step moves and combat distances base on your relationship to your opponent. The latter part made it seem a bit too cumbersome to use in a general game (where one would be expected to fight multiple opponents) but in a game of duels, it's perfect.

[BFEL]

Roll to Parent!

A game wherein 10 players are put into 5 teams of 2, a mother and father, their attributes combined by the GM and RNG, and then they attempt to prepare the result for the world as best they can.

The progeny will be competing against each other in school and the job market.

Any extra suggestions?

[mastahcheese]

Roll to Parent!

A game wherein 10 players are put into 5 teams of 2, a mother and father, their attributes combined by the GM and RNG, and then they attempt to prepare the result for the world as best they can.

The progeny will be competing against each other in school and the job market.

Any extra suggestions?

All my yes.
Bay12 parenting at it's finest.

[Tomcost]

Roll to Parent!

A game wherein 10 players are put into 5 teams of 2, a mother and father, their attributes combined by the GM and RNG, and then they attempt to prepare the result for the world as best they can.

The progeny will be competing against each other in school and the job market.

Any extra suggestions?

Why don't make it so that EVERY participant is a player? The parents, the children, the teachers, the bosses. Dice only determines the result of physical actions, but it would allow lickbooting techniques without the abstraction that the dice usually brings into play.

Just think about it. It may be glorious.

[mastahcheese]

Roll to Parent!

A game wherein 10 players are put into 5 teams of 2, a mother and father, their attributes combined by the GM and RNG, and then they attempt to prepare the result for the world as best they can.

The progeny will be competing against each other in school and the job market.

Any extra suggestions?

Why don't make it so that EVERY participant is a player? The parents, the children, the teachers, the bosses. Dice only determines the result of physical actions, but it would allow lickbooting techniques without the abstraction that the dice usually brings into play.

Just think about it. It may be glorious.

IT WOULD BE GLORIOUS.

You must do this, now.

[Tsuchigumo550]

I kind of want to make a game that utilizes an inherency system. You live in a world where humans are extremely rare, evolution and cataclysm causing monster people to be much more prevalent. Any existing or mythological creature may be used, for instance:

My adventurer's father's parents are a Lamia and a Salamander. His mother's parents are a Fire elemental and a mage.
Choosing inherency, his father takes to the Lamia more and his mother takes to the Elemental more. My adventurer takes to his father more.

My body most closely resembles that of a Lamia, although I also have scaly arms and the ability to create fire from vents in my scales. I'm adept with both combat and magic, having high natural ability with fire magic and the indomitable spirit and strength of the Salamander, although my magic side is much more reliably powerful. Water and cold are very dangerous to me, as water heavily weakens me and cold saps my strength (I'm also cold blooded, and lose power the lower my body temprature drops). My scales aren't particularly armored, especially due to mage heritage.
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People will likely have boatloads of power, and I'll assign stats less on balance and more on sense.
If the stats are Attack, Defense, Magic, Resistance, Speed, and Evasion, on a 1-8 scale (1 worst, 8 best) (1-12, actually, with level ups)

my example would have:
ATK: 5 (Average or better)
DEF: 3 (Somewhat lower than average.)
MAG: 7 (Very high for starting classes.)
RES: 7 (Also very high, magic resistance is high.)
SPD: 5 (Speedy, though not as active as previous gens)
EVA: 6 (Quick to escape, with snake slithering.)

[Fniff]

I was thinking of running a post-apocalyptic game. I was thinking of running a family-based game as well (Since I was playing Crusader Kings 2 recently). Looking at this discussion gives me an idea... So, how about this.

Takes place after the nuclear apocalypse. You start out as a family in a bare fallout shelter. You can upgrade your house, make your kids go on missions to scavenge, etc. However, there's a genetics system in place as well as a mutation system. Mutations that you get are passed down to your kids.

Mutant dynasty post-apocalyptia RTD, anyone?

[mastahcheese]

Mutant dynasty post-apocalyptia RTD, anyone?

Sounds awesome.
Now we have radioactive Bay12 parenting.

[Harry Baldman]

Roll to Parent!

A game wherein 10 players are put into 5 teams of 2, a mother and father, their attributes combined by the GM and RNG, and then they attempt to prepare the result for the world as best they can.

The progeny will be competing against each other in school and the job market.

Any extra suggestions?

I find this to be a wonderful idea.

I was thinking of running a post-apocalyptic game. I was thinking of running a family-based game as well (Since I was playing Crusader Kings 2 recently). Looking at this discussion gives me an idea... So, how about this.

Takes place after the nuclear apocalypse. You start out as a family in a bare fallout shelter. You can upgrade your house, make your kids go on missions to scavenge, etc. However, there's a genetics system in place as well as a mutation system. Mutations that you get are passed down to your kids.

Mutant dynasty post-apocalyptia RTD, anyone?

From a genetics point of view, mutations you get probably wouldn't get passed down to your kids. Then again, if we followed genetics here people would just get very dead very quickly. Also, you'd have to do year-long turns to keep things going, and post-apocalyptia isn't really too good for that sort of thing, as complicated day-to-day survival is one of the core prerequisites of the setting.

[Fniff]

I was talking mutations in the "50s science" kinda way. The genetics system would probably be similar. Well, I was thinking of having year-long food storage being a large part of it. Anyway, it's just that apart from post-apocalyptic the only setting where a dynastic family would really matter would be either hicks (Which doesn't allow for the genetics system) and medieval fantasy (Which I personally don't like setting my RPs in as I don't really like GMing in the genre).

On another topic, I almost wrote "medieval fantasy" as "medical fantasy". Now there's an idea for an RTD!

[kisame12794]

I kind of want to make a game that utilizes an inherency system. You live in a world where humans are extremely rare, evolution and cataclysm causing monster people to be much more prevalent. Any existing or mythological creature may be used, for instance:

My adventurer's father's parents are a Lamia and a Salamander. His mother's parents are a Fire elemental and a mage.
Choosing inherency, his father takes to the Lamia more and his mother takes to the Elemental more. My adventurer takes to his father more.

My body most closely resembles that of a Lamia, although I also have scaly arms and the ability to create fire from vents in my scales. I'm adept with both combat and magic, having high natural ability with fire magic and the indomitable spirit and strength of the Salamander, although my magic side is much more reliably powerful. Water and cold are very dangerous to me, as water heavily weakens me and cold saps my strength (I'm also cold blooded, and lose power the lower my body temprature drops). My scales aren't particularly armored, especially due to mage heritage.
---

People will likely have boatloads of power, and I'll assign stats less on balance and more on sense.
If the stats are Attack, Defense, Magic, Resistance, Speed, and Evasion, on a 1-8 scale (1 worst, 8 best) (1-12, actually, with level ups)

my example would have:
ATK: 5 (Average or better)
DEF: 3 (Somewhat lower than average.)
MAG: 7 (Very high for starting classes.)
RES: 7 (Also very high, magic resistance is high.)
SPD: 5 (Speedy, though not as active as previous gens)
EVA: 6 (Quick to escape, with snake slithering.)

10/10 Would play.

[Person]

Based on the Wild Cards setting created by /tg/, I've created a different random gun generator than the one I previously made. There's a fair bit more math involved though. Might want to read through those pages first, or this might make slightly less sense. Also this generator probably needs a lot of work still.

Spoiler: Stat Generation (click to show/hide)

All these are d10 rolls.
Power:
    Clubs: x4+2, Diamonds: x.75, Spades: x1.5, Hearts: x2+1
Speed:
    Clubs: x.75, Diamonds: x4+2, Spades: x1, Hearts: x.75
Accuracy:
    Clubs: x2+1, Diamonds: x.75, Spades: x4+2 Hearts: x.5
Rate of Fire:
    Clubs: x.5, Diamonds: x2+1, Spades: x.75, Hearts: x4+2
Size:
    Clubs: x2+1, Diamonds: x.5, Spades: x1.5, Hearts: x1
Caliber:
    Clubs: x2+1, Diamonds: x1, Spades: x2+1, Hearts: x1.5
Magazine/Clip:
    Clubs: x.5, Diamonds: x1.5, Spades: x1, Hearts: x4+2
Barrels:
    Clubs: x1.5, Diamonds: x1.5, Spades: x1, Hearts: x2+1
The result of all this is that Clubs tend to be high power, slow to fire, ridiculous guns, Diamonds specialize in speed, Spades are accurate, strong, and slow, but not as strong and slow as Clubs, and Hearts put as much lead downrange as possible. The actual meaning of these numbers is in the next spoiler. I wanted the best stats to 21(unsuited), and 42(suited).

Spoiler: Stat Meanings (click to show/hide)

The card number also adds a couple bonuses to stats, usually gm assigned to round out the Gun a bit.

Note that these numbers can be lowered if needed, based on the system used. Most of these modifiers are probably applied to a d20, and are frankly meant to be overpowered in a sense.

Power: These bonuses are applies before or after caliber/rof/etc bonuses.
1-5: +1 Dam
6-10: +2 to +3 Dam
11-15: +4 to +5 Dam
16-20: +6 to +7 Dam
21-22: +8 Dam
26: +9 Dam
30: +10 Dam
34: +11 Dam
38: +12 Dam
42: +13 or more Dam

Speed: This basically is how fast the gun can be drawn/loaded/spun up/etc.
1-5: +1
6-10: +2 to 3
11-15: +4 to 5
16-20: +6 to 7
21-22: +8
26: +9
30: +10
34: +11
38: +12
42: +13 or more.

Accuracy: This is applied after the users aiming/etc.
1-5: +1
6-10: +2 to 3
11-15: +4 to 5
16-20: +6 to 7
21-22: +8
26: +9
30: +10
34: +11
38: +12
42: +13 or more

ROF: This is basically one of the few things players can't influence after creation. The high automatic rates include burst and semi as options though.
1-5: 1 shot at a time, possibly bolt action.
6-10: 3-6 shots.
11-15: 7-10 shots.
16-20: 11-15 shots.
21-22: 20+ shots.
26: 30+ shots
30: 30+ shots
34: 40+ shots
38: 40+ shots
42: 50+ shots

Size: How big is the Gun?
1-5: Pistol size, roughly.
6-10: Rifle size, roughly.
11-15: Large Rifle
16-20: Basically a handheld cannon.
21: Basically a handheld tank gun.

Calibers: Size of the bullets fired. Impacts reload time as well as damage.
1-5: Mostly Pistol Calibers +0 Damage
6-10: Mostly Rifle and Shotgun Calibers +1 to 2 Dam
11-15: More than necessary for an elephant. +3 to 5 Dam
16-20: Are you sure about this? +6 to 7 Dam
21: That definitely qualifies as an artillery shell. +8 Dam

Magazine: Number of bullets held. This is just the initial magazine size. Larger ones can be created later. That doesn't apply to revolvers though.
1-5: About 6
6-10: About 10
11-15: About 20
16-20: About 30
21-22: About 50.
26: About 60
30: About 60
34: About 80
38: About 80
42: About 100

Barrels:
1-5: 1
6-10: 1
11-15: 1-2
16-20: 2-3
21: 3+

Spoiler: Powers (click to show/hide)

Some powers are 'suited' better to certain suits. Chance of a gun having an off-suit power is currently 33%, but that may change. Higher value cards have more powers. Number cards have 1 power, J has 2, Q has 3, K has 3, A has 4. Alternatively, Roll a d20. There's 40 powers on this list, so flip a coin for even or odd, or something like that.
    Clubs:
Fire
Vacuum
Force
Magnetism
Diamond(The stone)
Clockwork
Mortar
Dome Shield
Explosive
Mine Layer
Shotgun(If already a shotgun, add even more pellets)
Ricochet(bullets bounce from target to target, or around corners.)
Melee(User gains significant melee ability, or the gun can be used as melee, or both.)
Unstoppable(I'M THE JUGGERNAUT, etc. User is still possible to kill, it's just very hard to.)
    Diamonds:
Water
Ice(Shared with spades)
Air(Shared with spades)
Light
Drain(Health)
Bind(Shared with spades)
Wealth(More damage the richer the user is)
Luck(Everything seems to go right for the user)
Mercurial(Gun perfectly fits the user)
Endless ammo
    Spades:
Electricity
Ice(Shared with diamonds)
Air(Shared with diamonds)
Acid
Beam
Bind(Shared with diamonds)
Float/Fly
Throwing(User gains supernatural accuracy with knives/etc.)
Dust/Sand(Control of)
    Hearts:
Plants
Flesh
Poison
Alcohol
Blood
Necromantic
Mind Control
Pain Share/Power from pain
Demonic

Spoiler: Example Generation (click to show/hide)

All Guns have bonuses above the average iron or slugthrower regardless of suit. This makes them a reason to be feared no matter what their power may be. You can feel free to shuffle the properties of the guns you generate later on. Maybe after the dealer retrieves them?

   2 of Clubs: The 2 of clubs is a extremely large and powerful gun. It is slow to fire, but makes up for this with raw power and accuracy. The wielder of this gun is exceptionally difficult to kill, clinging to life even after several normally fatal injuries.

Actual Stats:
Damage: +12
Speed: +1
Accuracy: +4
Rate of Fire: 1, Bolt action.
Size: Hand Cannon
Caliber: Rifle
Magazine: 5
Barrels: 1
Power(s): Unstoppable.

   2 of Diamonds: The 2 of diamonds is a small, somewhat average strength pistol that creates bright flashes of light whenever fired. Those that live after the light ends tend to notice that whoever slighted the wielder has been torn apart by many rifle shots. The wielder seems to be immune to the light. Some say the wielder can even hide in shadow, removing all light from their location.

Damage: +4
Speed: +7
Accuracy: +2
Rate of Fire: 20 shots.
Size: Pistol
Caliber: Rifle
Magazine: 15 shots.
Barrels: 1
Power(s): Light

   2 of Spades: The 2 of spades is a somewhat large, somewhat average strength gun that relies on precision over long ranges. The user of this gun tends to collect large amounts of knives or other throwing weapons impulsively, and demonstrates equal, or possibly higher accuracy compared what they do with their gun. Whenever faced with more than one enemy, they usually break out the amount of knives they need at high speed, and strike every target in the head or body.

Damage: +3
Speed: +1
Accuracy: +8
Rate of Fire: Single.
Size: Large Rifle
Caliber: Pistol
Magazine: 5
Barrels: 1
Power(s): Throwing

   2 of Hearts: The two of hearts is an average size, somewhat high power rifle that fires at relatively high speed. In addition to dealing death at high speed, those struck by this gun tend are effect by plants of various types and lethality. The user of this gun tends to collect poisonous or otherwise dangerous plants on their person, and some say these plants are consumed when firing.

Damage: +6
Speed: +1
Accuracy: +1
Rate of Fire: 10 shots
Size: Rifle
Caliber: Pistol
Magazine: 60 shots.
Barrels: 1
Power(s): Plants

So, thoughts? Yes, its quite a wall of text. Yes there's a large amount of math involved. But any OTHER thoughts? New powers could easily be added or changed, so long as you don't use a real die.

[Tsuchigumo550]

Now I want to do an PvE based on randomized guns...

But how do I make that fit with the whole "inheritence" theme?

Hmmmm...

HAHA. AHAHAHA. HA. HAHA, HA. WAHAHA? WAHAHA.

You somehow wind up in a super-soldier program. They inject two genetic slurries into you, mutating you and giving you great powers (read the post just before this one, about monster-people-inheritance-games). You're then handed a random gun, a randomized armor kit, and three random equipment items.

You have to work with some other people, and defeat waves of increasingly difficult enemies. Each wave that's defeated grants a level up and a modifier to one of your things, if a player dies/another comes in, they are made to match the level of the highest player, waves always match highest player level.

Player stats are simple:
VIT: Points here increase maximum health.
ABI: Points here increase maximum mana/ability points.
EVA: Points here affect how easy you are to actually hit.
---
Guns have various stats:
Damage: HP damage dealt upon a hit.
Accuracy: Affects at what range the gun is effective as well as it's overall accuracy.
Fire Rate: Affects how many shots you can fire in a single turn.
Magazine: How many shots you get before needing to reload.
---
Armor have these stats:
AV: Armor value. Takes over for HP, when depleted, the armor is broken.
REG: Regeneration, if applicable. If the armor is at full AV, it heals you for 1/2 the REG value.
WV: Weight value. Affects EVA. Higher values mean heavier armor, meaning less EVA. A value of 1 is the weight of cloth, which increases EVA by one point. At 2 and above, EVA is unaffected or reduced.
---
Equipment is always a medkit or a grenade.

[Joben]

Posting to watch.
Since I hate boring PTWs, I thought I'd mention an idea I'd had recently.

So, the basic premise would be epic sword duels. Each fight would be in a cinematic area (sinking ship, in front of a volcano, etc.) which would influence the battle. Fights would be focused on gaining combat advantage and then striking a finishing blow, with people being able to fight offensively or defensively.

On character creation, people would get to pick a strength (such as being good at fighting defensively) and a weakness (having a bad leg that interferes with fighting defensively). Maybe people could gain more strengths as they won fights? Also, people could gain fame for winning, especially in an epic manner.

Does this sound at all interesting to people?

Also, this is an idea I'm going to make. It's not up for grabs.

I would play this. Games with that sort of rules system are very relevant to my interests.