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Roll to Tacticus
« on: September 04, 2008, 06:57:10 pm »

LET THE GAMES BEGIN!

Like any good Tacticus game, there is an arbitrarily large number of rulebooks, texts, codicils, lore... all of which are open to interpretation.
Unlike standard tacticus, the results of attempted manuvers is determined by a series of complicated charts, rules, and no less than 13 dice of various numbers. I will inform players of the results of these on a score of 1-9. Yes, I have a 9 sided die.

Tacticus: Boatmurdered Rules (traditional)

The group of dwarves settled in around the playing board for that great traditional game of yor, Tacticus. The field of the noble game was as all the ancient games had been; on a single flat level, extending from the plains in the west, to the depths of the mountain into the east. The players then declared the starting actions that they would take as the grand old game began.

(The playing field and theme is the classic DF. There is a cave river, a chasm, and lava, and the depths beyond within the mountain. The Dwarves are independent; anyone can give a dwarf an order such as "I send the jeweler into a fey mood." or "The woodcutter is frightened away by my fluffy warbler token." Those two are the core Tacticus rules; all other rules come into play once mentioned and, of course, are not retroactive. The twist to this is that once your actions have been declared, I roll results and the effects are determined by the die. Unless a new rule is declared, you must follow existing rules.)
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Re: Roll to Tacticus
« Reply #1 on: September 04, 2008, 06:59:55 pm »

Wait, so do we post to join yet? if we do, I join! If not, well, post shall be updated to rule-requirements? Sure, let's go with that ;D

Also, if the rules you are going to post don't include them, could someone else outline/ send me somewhere with the original rules to tacticus :P I searched around a bit, didn't find anything too relevent.
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Re: Roll to Tacticus
« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2008, 07:01:25 pm »


 I support and join this idea.

 Combine Tacticus and RTD with DF? Man, thats just a grand idea.
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Re: Roll to Tacticus
« Reply #3 on: September 04, 2008, 07:04:26 pm »

I'm interested in joining.
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Re: Roll to Tacticus
« Reply #4 on: September 04, 2008, 07:29:11 pm »

Why the hell not.
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Re: Roll to Tacticus
« Reply #5 on: September 04, 2008, 07:38:46 pm »

I will join, for the good of mankind.
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Re: Roll to Tacticus
« Reply #6 on: September 04, 2008, 08:31:43 pm »

Me too!
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Re: Roll to Tacticus
« Reply #7 on: September 04, 2008, 08:55:05 pm »


 I roll a d0 to start the game!
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Re: Roll to Tacticus
« Reply #8 on: September 04, 2008, 09:58:32 pm »

I've never played Tacticus, but sounds neat. I'm in.
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Re: Roll to Tacticus
« Reply #9 on: September 04, 2008, 10:26:58 pm »

I shall join for great justice.
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Re: Roll to Tacticus
« Reply #10 on: September 04, 2008, 11:04:36 pm »

I never joined one of these newfangled roll thingamabob whatsits, so why not now? Keiseth The Mimic is in.
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Re: Roll to Tacticus
« Reply #11 on: September 04, 2008, 11:17:53 pm »

It's not a roll to dodge... (I think <_<)
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Re: Roll to Tacticus
« Reply #12 on: September 05, 2008, 05:28:29 am »

Wait, let me get this straight. Tacticus is a game of changing the rules. RTD is a game of random success rates. This means an inherently chaotic game with constantly changing rules gets multiplied by another inherently chaotic game where you can never exactly predict your own action. I, uh...  I'll watch from the sidelines for now. From a bunker with Level 5 Protection from Chaos. :)

p.s. how about a rule that all success rates must be determined by a d2? :D
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Re: Roll to Tacticus
« Reply #13 on: September 05, 2008, 05:46:44 am »

Uh, I think I'll follow Sean's path on this one. Got any space left in that bunker?
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Re: Roll to Tacticus
« Reply #14 on: September 05, 2008, 06:47:44 am »

Yeah, sure. :) It's a great place, seven meters of reinforced concrete surrounded by a mile-thick neutronium shell. Three miles underground. There's only one periscope though, and it's mine. :D

Btw, what's a 9-sided die look like?
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