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[freeformschooler]

(Question about EEEK! before I do anything: If I move next to a monster, does it require the roll? Or is it only if a monster moves next to Bradley?)

Exactly as it reads (the latter). Sort of like the condition for triggering an opportunity attack from you in D&D, but with negative consequences.

[SeriousConcentrate]

(OK, just wanted to make absolutely sure. ^^^; I didn't want to screw myself out of ever using melee combat because I misread something.)

Bradley noticed monsters to the north when Ochita ran up that way. I'd better help them out... he thought, floating two spaces north and entering the initiative!

[Tiruin]

((Somehow, I didn't post in here months ago with a willing intention to join the waitlist?

Bah humbug. Shove me down the deepest pipe at the bottom of that waitlist.))

[freeformschooler]

CHATSPRITES



Also, I can't believe I wrote all this out. Time will tell how it plays.

Spoiler: Dice rolls: 2d10, Crits and MoS (click to show/hide)

2d10

The title makes it sound complicated, but it really isn't. Also, the players don't have to think about it much. Any action with a chance of success or failure (which is to say almost every action considering this is an RTD) requires a roll of 2d10. The total is compared to a target number called the "difficulty" (which normally hovers around 8-10 but increases or decreases depending on the action take) like so:

If 1d10 + 1d10 + modifiers >= difficulty: success!
If 1d10 + 1d10 + modifiers < difficulty: failure!

Criticals

2d10 also weights itself around a total of 11, which I realize isn't very fun for the zaniness expected in RTDs. So instead, any time the result of both rolls is the same (4 + 4, 9 + 9, etc,) a CRITICAL ROLL will be initiated! In this case, a single 1d10 will be rolled like so:

1d10 + modifier > 5: CRITICAL SUCCESS!
1d10 + modifier <= 5: CRITICAL FAILURE!

However, a natural 2 is always a crit fail and a natural 20 is always a crit success. That gives about a 1 in 10 total chance of from 2d10, so I believe it's enough

Measure of Success

But without further zaniness, it would still be a simple RPG, no? Therefore, I will attempt to simulate the RTD scale of unfortunate results with Measure of success. Basically, this changes the results of actions based on how hard you fail or succeed.

-21 or more: Catastrophic failure!
-11-20: Unfortunate failure!
-1-10: Failure!
+0-10: Success!
+11-20: Gainful success!
+21 or more: Epic success!

Some rolls won't have extra results for the minor measures of success (especially combat rolls). Every dice roll counts, though!

[TherosPherae]

Joe: JUMP ATTACK A GHASTLY GUY.

[Zako]

((Woops, I forgot to post. Got distracted by uni and OMG-IM-GOING-ON-A-MISSION-WITH-THE-NEWBIES-IN-ER!))

Back up next to Joe and prepare to hit anything that jumps across the river and comes toward us.

[freeformschooler]

Turn 59
Weather: Sunny!
Time: Early morning
Light: Enough

Back up next to Joe and prepare to hit anything that jumps across the river and comes toward us.

Joe: JUMP ATTACK A GHASTLY GUY.

Joe attempts to make a running jump-slash across the gap, but he finds that the Bronze Greatsword has greatly limited his not-so-great jumping abilities! He manages to catch himself at the edge of the cliff, coming inches from taking an uncomfortable dip in the water.

Zako backs Joe up side-by-side on the ledge, preparing for any oncoming Ghast Guys. However, none come close enough to strike at. His advanced intellect leads him to determine that the optimal strategy here would be to use ranged attacks.

Two of the Ghast Guys phase out of the corporeal plane for the turn, but the third one from the palace wall floats over to a ledge and casts SHADE FORCE at Joe. A flurry of focused force materializes around the veteran Toad, causing him to take FOUR damage.

"Magicae Crusta Acquisitis! Protege fragilis Ochita! Mea Braccae sunt ardet!"

Action: Join the initiative! Cast Protect I on Ochita!

Run into the grass room! (1 N, NW, NE)

If that move works.

Bradley noticed monsters to the north when Ochita ran up that way. I'd better help them out... he thought, floating two spaces north and entering the initiative!

Bradley, Ochita and Oomph ran up behind the ledge-standers and joined the battle, gaining spots on the bottom of the initiative list.

Spoiler: Initiative (click to show/hide)

Ghast guy 1: 17
Joe: 13
Zachary: 8
Ghast Guy 2: 7
Ghast Guy 3: 6
Bradley: 3
Ochita: 2
Oomph: 1

Ochita and Bradley don't act this turn, but Oomph cleverly takes advantage of his ability to both move and act by twirling his stuff around and casting PROTECT I on Ochita. For just a moment, a green light links the two magically. Oomph loses 6 MP, and Ochita gains THREE damage resistance for the three turns!

Spoiler: Zachary (Zako) (click to show/hide)

Name: Zachary "Zach" Jones
Level: 1 (0/10)
Race: Human
Element: Neutral
Health: 9/9
Magick: 5/5
Status:
Attributes: STR 10 (+0), DEX 10 (+0), INT 10 (+0), WIS 10 (+0), CON 10 (+0), CHR 10 (+0)
Secondary attributes: Armor Class 10, Move 3, Damage Resistance 1
Inventory: Flickering Torch, Unsettling Papers
Equipped: Refined Bronze Sword, Bronze Armor
Active abilities (mouse over to view details):
Power Strike I
Fireball I
Passive abilities:

Spoiler: Ochita (Ochita) (click to show/hide)

Name: Ochita
Level: 1 (0/10)
Race: Human
Element: Neutral
Health: 9/9
Magick: 5/5
Status: Protected (Three turns remaining)
Attributes: STR 8 (-1), DEX 10 (+0), INT 12 (+1), WIS 10 (+0), CON 8 (-1), CHR 12 (+1)
Secondary attributes: Armor Class 10+1, Move 3, Damage Resistance 3
Inventory: 400 coins
Equipped: Iron Lance, Flowing Robes
Active abilities (mouse over to view details):
Power Strike I
Fireball I
Passive abilities:
Lingering Darkness

Spoiler: Bradley (Serious Concentrate) (click to show/hide)

Name: Bradley Oliver Oakes
Level: 1 (0/10)
Race: Boo
Element: Dark
Health: 10/10
Magick: 13/13
Bonuses/penalties:
Attributes: STR 8 (-1), DEX 12 (+1), INT 12 (+1), WIS 10 (+0), CON 8 (-1), CHR 10 (+0)
Secondary Attributes: Armor Class 11, Move 4
Inventory: 400 coins, Red Mushroom x2
Equipped: Flashing Spellbook, Frostknife, Shy Guy Mask
Active abilities (mouse over to view details):
Darkness I
Magiflash I
Passive abilities:
Star Boon
EEEK!

Spoiler: Joe (TherosPherae) (click to show/hide)

Name: Joe
Level: 1 (0/10)
Race: Toad
Element: Earth
Health: 8/12
Magick: 5/5
Bonuses/penalties:
Attributes: STR 12 (+0), DEX 8 (-1), INT 10 (+0), WIS 10 (+0), CON 14 (+2), CHR 10 (+0)
Secondary Attributes: Armor Class 10-1, Move 3-1
Inventory:
Equipped: Bronze Greatsword
Active abilities (mouse over to view details):
Slash Stun
Empowered Attack
Passive abilities:
Thick Skin

Spoiler: OOMPH (Dwarmin) (click to show/hide)

Name: Oomph
Level: 1 (1/10)
Race: Koopa
Element: Ice
Health: 7/7
Magick: 5/11
Bonuses/penalties:
Attributes: STR 12 (+1), DEX 10-1 (-1), INT 8 (-1), WIS 8 (-1), CON 10 (+0), CHR 10 (+0)
Secondary Attributes: Armor Class 10-1, Move 3-1, Damage Resistance 2
Inventory: Red Mushroom, Blooper Whip, Forest Flower
Equipped: Koopaball Club, Iron Armor, White Wizard's Handbook, Power Helmet
Active abilities (mouse over to view details):
Shell Cover
Cure-all I
Protect I
Drain I
Passive abilities:
Star Boon

((Gm notes: think I finally got Oomph's skills balanced enough. Healing should be plentiful, MP regen not as effective as ideal and protection costly. Additionally, it appears the grid is cover))

[Dwarmin]

"Oomph sees problem, he must whip it!" He said, preparing to crack that blooper whip.

Action: I try to use my blooper whip on the closest Ghast Guy! ((Hey, do whips have a range of more than one square? ))

[freeformschooler]

"Oomph sees problem, he must whip it!" He said, preparing to crack that blooper whip.

Action: I try to use my blooper whip on the closest Ghast Guy! ((Hey, do whips have a range of more than one square? ))

Well they should. They're kinda outside the original weapon triangle, but since we have bows and lances I suppose a whip could be 2 range.

[SeriousConcentrate]

Bradley, thinking quickly, cast Magiflash I (Fire-type) on the square south of the northernmost Ghast Guy/northwest of the attacking Ghast Guy!

[Toaster]

Ochita and Bradley don't act this turn, but Oomph cleverly takes advantage of his ability to both move and act by twirling his stuff around and casting PROTECT I on Ochita. For just a moment, a green light links the two magically.

Ochita and Bradley don't act this turn, but Oomph cleverly takes advantage of his ability to both move and act by twirling his stuff around and casting PROTECT I on Ochita.

Oomph cleverly takes advantage of his ability to both move and act by twirling his stuff around and casting PROTECT I on Ochita.

move and act by twirling his stuff around and

twirling his stuff around

OHH YEAH

[Zako]

Fireball that ghast guy and then pull Joe back away from the ledge with me.

[freeformschooler]

OHH YEAH

I think I meant to say staff, but he doesn't have a staff anyway and that's way funnier.

[Zako]

I only just caught that!  MY MIIIIIIIND!

[Toaster]

OHH YEAH

I think I meant to say staff, but he doesn't have a staff anyway and that's way funnier.

If your mind's in the gutter already, it doesn't make it any better.