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[chaotic skies]

You were brought here to test out different universes. The rules change, and the stories change, but one thing stays the same: You. Every time, you are transferred as you are (or as closely as possible) to the next universe. They told you when you signed up you probably wouldn't come back, but you'll see about that. Oh, there's also a reward for the one that survives the longest.
So, basically, I want to do a game, but I have yet to figure out the exact details of attributes and everything, so I'm going to be running a forum game to test out some systems until I find something that's easy for me to run and fun for people to use. I'll make a IC thread once we get some people to play.

IC Thread

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The System

There are 3 stats: DEX, STR, and INT.

You start with 12 points to put into these stats.

There is also HP and MP.

Mana is determined by the formula (INT*3).
Health is determined by the formula (STR*3).
Dexterity is currently only used for rolls, but I may connect it to a stat later.

Abilities are things like a healing spell or a special attack. Basically, it's some fluff and then do this thing, whether that's heal people, deal damage, block damage, etc.

Abilities are created by spending AP, which is determined by level.

All enemies will have their own set of stats and abilities, although some will lack stats, such as zombies not having INT.

Spoiler: Character Sheet (click to show/hide)

Name: What do you want us to call you?
Age: How old are you?
Race: What are you? This can be almost anything.
Backstory: Who were you before you signed up?

Level: 1

HP:
MP:

INT:
STR:
DEX:

SP: 10 + (2*LVL), 12 for a level 1 character.

AP: 4 + (2*LVL), 6 for a level 1 character.

Abilities:

It costs 2 AP to create an ability and 1 AP to level up an ability.

The standard formula for an ability is (1+ALVL)d4 + STAT, which means a 2d4 roll plus however many points in you choice of stat for a level 1 ability.

For example, let's say Billy uses Fireball I. Let's also say that he poured his points into INT, and has 10 INT, and that this attack uses INT. Since it is a level 1 ability, when used we would roll 2d4, add those two numbers, and then add 10, since that is the value for Billy's INT. This would give us a range of 12-18 damage for this attack, and an average of 15 damage, since the average roll for 2d4 is 5. By changing the value for INT, we can find the range and average for any level 1 attack.

Post your sheets below. I'll add you to the character list.

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Players

Jeremmy (Ironsnake)

Nix (NRDL)

Quéll Xata (Divide)

Mai (Maidiance)

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Crafting/Enchanting/Etc.

You can craft fairly simple things (such as a slingshot or a sling) so long as you have the materials, otherwise you're practically guaranteed to succeed.
More difficult but relatively simple things, such as a bow or sword, generally requires knowledge or some type of guide and some form of basic infrastructure.
Things that are more complex, such as a watch, require knowledge, a large amount of time, and some specialized materials + infrastructure to make.

For Alchemy, you can take anything alchemical, mix it with a catalyst, and then try to see what the effects of them are, or you can try to find someone/something that already knows these effects and ask them, although there is no guarantee they can do what you want to do or that they will want to.

Enchanting takes a large amount of time (a day or more for more powerful and complex enchantments) and are non-transferable; if you want to do something, you're working almost entirely off your own knowledge. There are a few ways to begin learning enchanting, and some of them are easier or harder than others. Or you could just buy what enchanted things are already available and make do.

All crafting is based on INT, so a crafting-heavy character would need high INT.

[NRDL]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Nix
Age: 20
Race: Goblin
Backstory: Just your average raider.  Fell into a pocket of primordial reality whilst assaulting a fortress, immediate death, was met by my Goblin God and told of this opportunity.  Figuring I could avoid an eternity of servitude and darkness, I took it.
 
Level: 1

HP:12
MP: 6

INT:2
STR:4
DEX:6

SP: 12

AP: 0

Abilities:

Eye Gouge [Dexterity]: Deals damage to opponent's eyes, rendering them blind for 2 turns, every turn of combat afterwards lesser penalty to actions due to blurred vision and pain.

Headbutt [ Strength ]: Leads to concussion in opponent, dizzy for 4 turns, corresponding penalty to opponent's actions.

Sneak [Dexterity]: Bonus to avoiding detection.

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Game hasn't started yet, gonna post a link to a roll20 game when it's ready. Give me about an hour.

Scratch that, just put up a character sheet. I'll make a separate IC thread once we get a few more people.

[_DivideByZero_]

Spoiler: Eh? (click to show/hide)

Name: Quéll Xata
Age: 30
Race: Human
Backstory: A former nobleman from some medieval-era France out there. When the Sunset Empire invaded, they sought to appoint former leaders of their newly-conquered territory as governors under the High American theme system. In accordance with this new law, he was forced to perform a blood ritual against his will, following the murder of his family and relatives. He was given a new surname in accordance with his new title: Arch-Viceroy of Champagne.

In ancient times, the blood ritual was used to summon a portal to that space between realms, the great Beyond from which came monsters, demons, angels, and visitors from other worlds. The Aztecs' ancient sacrificial traditions resulted in the openings of portals all across the Americas during the ancient era. This brought forth hellspawn and mythical beings which ravaged the land and killed off most of those humans with the innate power to create a portal. By the time of the Sunset Invasion, the creation of Blood Portals was all but forgotten, as all of its practitioners were by then extinct.

As it turned out, Quéll had the potential to create Blood Portals, as did many other nobles in his position. By the time the Sunset Empire had realized what it had done, it was too late. Savage beasts escaped from the Beyond and ravaged western Europe, and Quéll knew that he had to get out of there before it was too late. The Portal he had made was rapidly collapsing. He lept in, leaving fate and the mercy of God to guide him.

HP: 9
MP:

INT: 4
STR: 3
DEX: 5

SP: 12
AP: 2

Abilities:
Lv 1 Summoning Portal [INT]: Costs 1d4 HP to create a portal that summons something random, perhaps a monster.
Lv 1 Crimson Dervish [DEX]: Flails a sword wildly at multiple enemies, splitting 2d4 + DEX damage evenly and suppressing them for the next turn.

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Alright, we might not start for a while though because I'd like to get 3 or 4 people before we start doing too much.

[ironsnake345]

Spoiler: It might not take as long as you think (click to show/hide)

Name: Jeremmy
Age: Nobody ever pays enough attention to learn his age.
Race: Human. Probably. Nobody really knows. But, I mean, it'd be kind of ridiculous if he wasn't one. He doesn't seem to be anything other than a human.
appearance: A man who defies description. Every part of his body is mind-numbingly nondescript, even his clothes, which leaves everyone hard-pressed to describe him. It's fairly rare that people describe him at all, though; his nondescript appearance makes him actually really hard to devote any amount of attention to, and it's really easy to forget he exists. There's only ever been one descriptor which people have thought of when thinking of this man, but it's kind of scathing and nobody ever has had any reason to use it, so nobody says it out loud.
Backstory: Nobody ever paid that much attention to Jeremmy; he was just that kind of guy. Likewise, nobody seemed to notice when he vanished to beta-test invented universes. People noticed something was missing, but never really tied it to Jeremmy. Nobody knows why he left, because nobody really thought about it.

HP:12
MP:12

INT:4
STR:4
DEX:4

Abilities:

Basic Attack (active, meelee, level 1): Jeremmy has an attack which lets him kill things. deals (1+alvl)d4 damage.

Basic Defense (active, self buff, level 1): Jeremmy has a defense which lets him be harder to kill. Reduces incoming damage by (1+alvl)d4 for the turn.

Third ability: ( , level 1): Jeremmy probably has a third ability. Probably. I mean, it'd be kinda ridiculous if he didn't.

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If you want me to know, then yes. If it's a secret from even me, then don't tell me.

Oh, and added to the player list.

EDIT: Before we get too many people in here, I should probably remember to actually add a way to make abilities...gonna do that real quick, sorry if this is inconvenient.

[ironsnake345]

I think I'm going to let you know. It'd help you think of me the right way, and I think I can rely on you to be a good enough GM not to release the true nature a bit prematurely. Sending you that PM.

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I'd check with you before I released anything you've PMed me, so don't worry about it.

Also added a way to make abilities, since that's kind of important.

[ironsnake345]

Oh, now I have to do abilities.


Hey, maybe you should post some sample abilities. I'd like to know about what's balanced, numerically speaking. Does the average attack do 5 damage or 2d4+STR damage or what?

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I can do that, give me a few minutes.

EDIT: Added an example for the "standard" roll, if you need anything else, just tell me.

[ironsnake345]

How much does it cost to create an ability and to level up an ability?