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Finally... => Forum Games and Roleplaying => Roll To Dodge => Topic started by: Char13magne on March 28, 2011, 08:22:29 am

Title: Sengoku
Post by: Char13magne on March 28, 2011, 08:22:29 am
So, I'm probably building a rep for not finishing these roll-to-dodge(s), but this time I'm going to try to keep it a little more simple, not overextend myself, and leave a lot of the game to diplomacy between players.

So what I'm going for is a roll to dodge in which you each represent a samurai retainer in the employ of one of the clans of the Japanese Sengoku period (or maybe a ronin? Start from the VERY bottom and work up, well, I'll leave it up to you guys), and work your way up from there to maybe eventually take over a clan, or build one of your own. If I get some interest, I'll start to work out rules, so if you take an interest, just voice it in a post.
Title: Re: Sengoku
Post by: TolyK on March 28, 2011, 02:24:31 pm
eh i dunno. depends on the rules  :P

samurai aren't too popular here though...
Title: Re: Sengoku
Post by: IronyOwl on March 28, 2011, 02:35:38 pm
I think the main problem is that "you're a samurai" isn't very descriptive as a game type. Your mention that you want to keep it simple and leave a lot of it to player diplomacy probably tells us more about the game than your description of the actual premise.

I realize it's hard to describe a game that doesn't exist yet, but it's hard to decide if you're interested in a game that doesn't exist yet either. Things like how lethal combat would be, whether or not we'd be leading troops, or how historically accurate it'd be might be worth mentioning or at least asking about.
Title: Re: Sengoku
Post by: Char13magne on March 28, 2011, 05:14:11 pm
Okay, sure. So, I'm going for a great deal of accuracy, you will DEFINITELY be leading troops, eventually you will be getting into leading a clan and all that that entails (as detailed as you guys make it), and the lethality of the combat will parallel its realism, so very.
Title: Re: Sengoku
Post by: Draignean on March 28, 2011, 05:21:38 pm
Quote from: Char13magne on March 28, 2011, 05:14:11 pm
and the lethality of the combat will parallel its realism, so very.

You get stabbed once in the liver and due to lack of medicine you die after an agonizing two weeks and there is nothing you can do?
Title: Re: Sengoku
Post by: Char13magne on March 28, 2011, 05:50:05 pm
Not THAT realistic, let's go for... Kurosawa movie with Toshiro Mifune (like in the seven samurai movie http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Samurai (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Samurai)) kind of realistic.
Title: Re: Sengoku
Post by: Flintus10 on March 28, 2011, 08:45:52 pm
Definetely interested
Title: Re: Sengoku
Post by: Talarion on March 29, 2011, 12:26:56 am
Sounds interesting. Im in.
Title: Re: Sengoku
Post by: Char13magne on March 30, 2011, 01:48:15 pm
Are we prepared to go with only 2 people, or should I give it more time before I put my heart into it?
Title: Re: Sengoku
Post by: Ahra on March 30, 2011, 01:51:15 pm
whatever im to interested in how this will turn out
Title: Re: Sengoku
Post by: quip on March 30, 2011, 02:33:14 pm
Whatever, count me in.
Title: Re: Sengoku
Post by: ShadowZane on March 30, 2011, 02:56:24 pm
Im definately in! Even if Total War: Shogun was quite of a fail to me :P
Title: Re: Sengoku
Post by: Riccto on March 30, 2011, 03:00:47 pm
In-ski Broski
Title: Re: Sengoku
Post by: warhammer651 on March 30, 2011, 03:07:23 pm
Matt, here's a protip for RTDs

Waiting lists are your friends. you would be well advised to use one
Title: Re: Sengoku
Post by: Char13magne on March 30, 2011, 03:22:37 pm
All right then, here it is;

1.Flintus10
2.Talarion
3.Ahra
4.quip
5.ShadowZane
6.Riccto
Title: Re: Sengoku
Post by: warhammer651 on March 30, 2011, 03:30:42 pm
not signing up, just posting some advice
Title: Re: Sengoku
Post by: Char13magne on March 30, 2011, 03:31:22 pm
Ah, all right then.
Title: Re: Sengoku
Post by: Char13magne on April 05, 2011, 08:09:28 am
Here is the map we will be using (at least as a huge overview, we can get more specific later in character gen);
Spoiler (click to show/hide)

This is the map of the largest clans;
Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Key for 2nd map;
Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Large families' information;
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
 

So, if we want to start as leaders of developed clans, we should use this template for gen;
Spoiler (click to show/hide)

And if we want to start as retainers/ronin, it should be background, skills, etc.

So, which do you guys want?

(Also, I can't get a detailed map of Fukishima (light purple, aka large-ish northern island), so do you guys want to just exclude it?)
Title: Re: Sengoku
Post by: quip on April 05, 2011, 10:00:21 am
I think acting as ronin would be cool. But if others want to play as clans then I won't mind.
Title: Re: Sengoku
Post by: Char13magne on April 05, 2011, 02:06:52 pm
We'll go first-come-first-serve and take the lesser (harder :P) of the two, so ronin it is! (It wouldn't be that fair to have a mix)
Title: Re: Sengoku
Post by: Talarion on April 05, 2011, 08:17:18 pm
So, what's the template for Ronin? By the way, this is really looking interesting. Hope it actually works :)