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And it's supposed to be about current news topics that are occurring daily within our world. I need about ten of them or more if I feel like it.

Problem is, well I don't have enough topics to write, nor do I feel like searching through the internet to look for something. I do have one topic done so far, so now I need about nine more. Sooo, could I get some help here?

TL;DR I need news worthy stuff to write about halps mi!

Personally this is something that I've worked hard and tireless to improve. My main reason for this is that I'd prefer to actually learn things when I have a daunting task to complete, that and I'd prefer to not be like most people I happen to know.

If I have to, I will try my hardest to focus on anything given to me but I can't say that I will last very long but the harder plus longer (ah fuck, innuendos, sorry) the better the results.

So yeah, it's a work in progress.

edit: I'm also posting for the sake of other projects

Er hm... my almost decade old computer desktop

System:
   Microsoft Windows XP
   Version 2002 (There's a little more info than this)

Computer:
   Intel(R)
   Celeron(R) CPU 3.20GHz
   3.20GHz, 504MB of RAM
   (W/ nothing else worth mentioning, seriously, if it weren't for the CPU clocking in at 3.20 ghz than I probably wouldn't be here!)

Anyway, I just decided to download the Microsoft Office Home & Business 2010 Beta version because one, I have no monies (I've heard of freeware versions FYI) two I've grown up with this software all of my life! And three, a bunch of my already written documents are encoded as Word only files.

Now that that's over with, I'm worried about one thing; I can't tell if this is a trial version, because I got no warning what so ever when I opened this up. Also I keep getting a funny (not lol what's this haha! More like shit do I need this?) messages saying that some files seem to be missing.

This just in!


[Most Credit to my cousin]

I'm back, insert witty one liners after this post.

(I just thought I'd let people know...)

LEFT TO ADD
*TALENTS
*TALENTS A CLASS BEGINS WITH
*GRAPHICS

Characters

Strife26
[Inventory soon to be posted]
{Same goes with everyone else}

Aussieguy

Dwarmin

Iiteum

RULES, THEY CAN BE READ FROM STATS TO GAMEPLAY STUFF, IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER.


Game play will go by the rules of the dice and hard math. Meaning that there will need to be much computation and a little bit of luck for those playing.

*AGI goes like this*
0=Immobile
1-2=Unbelievably Slow
3-4=Incredibly Slow
5-6=Very Slow
7-9=Slow
10-15=Normal
16-20=Fast
21-27=Very Fast
28-36=Incredibly Fast
36-45=Unbelievably Fast
45+=Ludicrously fast

Turns

Other Actions

HP handling

Getting killed

*Stats go like this*

0-5=Abysmal
6-10=Below average
11-20=Average
21-30=Above Average
31-45=Exceptional
46-70=Legendary
71-99+=God-Like

Stats

O.K. O.K., it's not done but I've got the board down.

The maximum number of people I'm taking for this is four, only four maybe more depending on how this will run.

Here is what the board may look like.



Skill chart
0.00-1.00=Dabbling
1.01-3.00=Novice
3.01-6.00=Competent
6.01-9.00=Proficent
9.00-10.00=Established
10.00-15.00=Expert
15.00-20.00=Master
20.00-30.00=High Master
30.00-50.00=Grandmaster
50.00+=Legendary

*THIS APPLIES TO ALL WEAPON SKILLS TOO*

Skills

Red=Combat oriented
Blue=Intellectual oriented
Purple=Social oriented

Intellect skill gain

Gaining Skill in this game, comes mainly in the form of constant practice or by doing something completely new.
For the most part doing a combination of actions with your AP (plus free action), such as lets say Alchemy ["I mix the two bubbling potions together, than I put the funnel down the Goblin's mouth and last I wait to see if it's head explodes"] will gain you the most skill points.

As for the gained amount from this action, well I would first check to see your INT let's say (7 Below average) than divide the number of actions (3) by your INT (7) and now let us say that your PC has no skill in Alchemy, so each of these actions is something new (X2.5 base multiplier 1.0, plus .5 for every new action). The skill gain from this is 1.07, BAM! Novice alchemist!

Attack skill gain

As for other skills such as combat skills, well for some, SP is gained automatically(dodging, blocking etc) and the SP gain for each of those is 0.05 for each successful roll or 0.1 for each fail; the number is multiplied by .5 for a succession of rolls.

Erhm, as for other skills which involve the PC hitting a creature, well the skill gain goes like this.

Base skill gain for any hit, 0.05, +0.05 for every hit
Succession of two hits, X1.5 (add 0.5 if more successful hits)
Severs a creatures limb add 0.15 to the skill gain.
Kills in one hit, times total by three.
Kills after more than one but less than three, add 0.10
Any more than that add 0.05

*Depending on the weapon you used, the total skill gain from this one hit is multiplied by 2*

Social skill gains

Social skill gains are pretty much or exactly like intellectual skills, except that a successful pull of one of the actions, leads to a multiplier of 2.00

Distribution of stats

10=Speciality
9-7=Great bonus
6-5=Moderate Bonus
4-3=Small Bonus
2-1=Slight bonus
//=No bonus

AGI-+3=Speciality +2=Great Bonus +1=Moderate Bonus

Alchemist- BANG! POW! Are the noises you'll hear if you're ever in a fight with an experienced Alchemist or if you're an alchemist yourself, than you'll probably hear those noises when you fail to mix the two or fourteen correct potions you needed to memorize.



Archer (or Marks Person)- ZIIIP! PWWINNG! Don't be afraid of archers, be afraid of their missiles, for with a keen eye and vision, archers are the type to put you full of arrows. Of course if you are one, just make sure you don't run out of arrows, than again you can always improvise an arrow. Or heck, if arrows aren't your thing, than get gun!



+7.00 to any ranged weapon if your choice or you could divide the number among any ranged weapons.

Barbarian-YYYAAAAAAHGGGGHHGG! Look out, here comes the barbarian, trained from a young age to smash things to itty bitty pieces of flesh or whatever their made of and taught to survive on nothing more than tree bark, the barbarian is a very tough foe to take down. Of course if you are one, expect to be pretty dumb, of course you're ability to grab a chair leg and ram through some things gut makes up for the lack of brains.



+5.00 to either blunt weapons or hacking weapons (think claymore type, or axe)

Conscript-UP ON YOUR FEET SOLDIER! LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT! The conscript is little more than a person who knows a little about killing and a little on how to survive in the world of course when a Conscript puts all of their training together, than they are sure to take down their foe! If in you are a conscript, your training in weaponry is more general, therefore you are more likely to dive into a dungeon and the first weapon you find is likely to be with you till the end!



+3.00 to three weapons of your choice and +1.50 the weapon type, if you pick weapons with the same type the 1.50 is added to the skill.

Doctor- HI EVERYBODY! A doctor is someone who knows his way around the body of every creature. Whether they're slimy, scaled or just squishy expect a doctor to be able to heal them, or dice them up into little tiny bits, ligament by ligament or bone by bone. Being a doctor entitles one to have large bonuses in fights from years of studying the anatomy of all creatures, unfortunately a doctor has little to no skill in almost no weapons but still being able to know how to properly dice up an opponent is good!



+5.00 to small knives +4.00 to slicing and piercing weapons

Entertainer- LIGHTS! CAMERA! HOLY SHIT ROCK! O.K. not the most dangerous opponent out there, but entertainers sure know their way around people, and around sticks, tomatoes, empty alcohol bottles and more! Don't expect to be able to take down opponents if you're entertainer but do expect to know how to make money!



Fighter- SWOSH! FWING! CRACK! A fighter is experienced in a good number of weapons and somewhat in other combat skills, which makes the fighter the better equipped for using weapons proficiently. If you do happen to be one, expect to begin with a good amount of weapon skills.



+4.00 to two weapons of your choice

Healer- FORGET 911! I'M HERE INSTEAD! The healer, not the most dangerous foe, knows less about the anatomy plus bandaging a wound of all creatures than a doctor, and knows even less about combat skills. The healer does gain talents which increase their HP and a few that help their best skill, healing. If you are a healer stick to sidelines where you know you can help best, your companions.



Mage- YOU PUT THE BANG IN THE HEALING SPELL! A mage is someone who could not decide on whether or not they wanted to be someone who blew stuff up or healed the sick and dying. So instead they choose both! Expect to be in the middle of the fray if you're a mage and also knowing a healing spell or two, may have you running back and forth between the areas of a fight.



Noble- THESE PEASENTS KNOW NOTHING OF FIGHTING! I SHALL TEACH THEM BY THRUSTING MY SWORD THROUGH THEIR CHEST! A Noble does not know much about fighting but they are certainly well experienced in one weapon! Too bad that there is a chance that the weapon may be hard to find. Although if you are one, expect to know how to get a good deal which is a skill you learned by climbing the social ladder.



+5.00 to swords and +2.50 to slicing weapons

Paladin- A CREATURE'S WORTH IS MEASURED BY IT'S LOYALTY FOR MY GOD! A Paladin is someone who is brought up the way a noble is, but the Paladin is certainly not highest standing of the social ladder. If you are a Paladin, expect to be in high standing with your aligned god and as well the weapon that is associated with them.



+5.00 to the weapon associated with your god and +3.00 to the weapon type.

Rouge- YOU'LL ONLY HEAR ME TALK WHEN I'VE CUT OFF YOUR EAR AND I FEEL LIKE TALKING TO IT. Known only for their ability to sneak up on someone and pickpocket, steal a held item, a packed item, maybe a piece of clothing than slash their throat out, all in that order. Being a rouge does not necessarily entitle one to going one on one against an opponent and automatically killing it so don't expect to go around killing things.



+4.00 to clubs (+2.00 bludgeon) or small knifes (+2.00 pierce)

Scientist- I'M THE GUY WITH KNOWING AND THE FIGURING AND THE FANCYLABCOAT! O.K., O.K. not the most dangerous foe, actually the scientist is as dangerous as bunny. Although being one entitles a player to vast amounts of knowledge which can be used to the player's advantage. Seriously, you will need to think in order to survive if you want to become a scientist.



Tourist- "INSERT YOUR WITTY DIALOUGE HERE" The tourist is anyone the player would like to be, spend some skill points here, than some there and you have your player ready!


*And a thirty point skill potential to add to any list of skills you would like
*Five skill points for any weapon of your choice

Warrior- I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT COOKING BUT CUTTING, THERE'S SOMETHING I CAN DO! When it comes to warriors, think of them as less smarter than a fighter and just as strong as a barbarian but more able to slice their opponents to bits with their prefered weapon, rather than just club them to death. Expect to be in fray as a warrior, expertly dispatching your opponents with your prefered weapon.



+6.00 to any weapon and +4.00 to the weapon type.

Wizard- HM? NOW WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO BLOW SOMETHING UP? The opposite of a healer, the wizard will most likely be the one to be blowing creatures up. If you do so happen to be a wizard, make sure that no creatures get close to you and if you have to, cast a spell to toss off into the distant in chunks or pieces.



Alignment

Gods

Mostly Good gods.


Netural Gods


Mainly Bad gods.

Which ones are your favoritest.

Here's one that I like alot.

A little SS

Let me start off by saying that I didn't grow up on ASCII, instead I grew up to love it.  How this oh so wonderful addiction to depicting dragons, elves or dwarfs with a simple character developed was by my simple act of downloading a game called ADOM.

I started playing ADOM at, oh... the age of nine.  And while I continued to dive deeper into the dungeons of ADOM, doing so made my mind become fascinated with the idea of how a 'W' could represent a shadow wyrm; the fascination only deepened when I read the detailed descriptions given to me by examining the creatures of ADOM.

In short my fascination with ASCII is not necessarily the elitism [sarcasm]of knowing that my mind is more imaginative than most people[/sarcasm].  It is that most or all that is given to me in ASCII games develops as I progress along.

And even though it's just ASCII I've yet to see a machine represent images of anything better than a human's mind or perhaps any other creature for that matter. 

If ASCII does give way to what most people term as real graphics, than I hope that there is at least some hope for middle ground to ASCII lovers.