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[evilcherry]

Please refer to the IC thread.

http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=58154.0

[Nirur Torir]

Name: Elves of Perpetual Joy

Description: The Elves of Perpetual Joy live in and around Evernight Forest, which got its name from the large canopy that blocks nearly all light from reaching the forest floor. They have a blatantly hedonistic society. Most actions they take are fueled by their desire to maximize the amount of pleasure they gain from life. Low-end laborers, such as farming, are almost entirely slaves taken from other settlements. More skilled laborers, such as blacksmiths, are often slaves, although some elves enjoy such work.

The army is based around a core of small elite units called Rolso. Some elves join it for the sheer brutality. The army is a common sentence for criminals, particularly violent ones. They are drafted into the low ranks of the Sarlor, who are mostly used to wear the enemy out before battle. Promotion is based on merit on the battlefield.

Leader: There are multiple branches of the government, overseen by the head mage. The head mage has the sole vote on allowing new branches in, or kicking old ones out. A branch can be any group of elves, and elves may belong to multiple branches. One member of each branch meet once a week to make decisions, including what the branches are in charge of actually doing.

Elemental alignment: Nature (I wish to focus mostly on defensive and support spells)

Unique Unit: Elven Rangers - These elite elves are highly skilled with a bow, and capable swordsmen. Although lightly armored, they are skilled at moving stealthy, hitting their foes where they are least expected while the Sarlor and less stealthy Rolso distract them.

[Kashyyk]

This looks interesting, but what time constraints are there? I don't want to slow the game down.

[Criptfeind]

Name: The Necro-kains

Description: The "Necro-kains" themselves are age old liches that are are said to have came from beyond the stars, They landed on this plant using there vast magics and quickly fell into a deep sleep to regain their strength that was saped from the eons long journey though the cold vacuum of space. They look like giant frogs. Unfortunately for them this planets magic weave is much weaker than their homeworld, and what was suppose to be only a slumber of several years turned into ten years, than a hundred, than a thousand, it has now been 1.4 million years since they arrived. Only the most powerful of them are still alive as it becomes exponentially harder to keep their body's alive well they are asleep. But finally they passed from the unwakeing slumber into a more passive sleep... and they started to dream. They dream of the outside world and they see their own plight. They know that at this rate they will die and so they went to find magic artifacts that can distal magic faster than their own bodies. The first dreamer when on this quest as soon as he awoke but found that if he was to die in his dream he would not be able to dream again thus spelling his doom. So he traveled the world as careful as possible and found many things, some of which were dangerous to him and so he retreated back to the chambers were he slept. He knew that his own powers weaked so by the fact that he was only a dream of himself were not enough, he needed help. So he changed the world slowly bringing up something to help him, he watched and waited as this new beast spread and changed and than he selected a tribe. He the Zizan'bar, a tribe of desert traders from the race of humans were chosen, he appeared before them and declared himself their god, quickly killing all who opposed him he spread the rule of the Zizan'bar over the entire desert engulfing many tribes and forging the empire of the Necro-kains. Now he rules as the god king in the capital, searching for anything to help him and anyway to spread his power. He he served by the deadly Zizan'bar, which is now the name of his warrior inquisitors and the grand desert empire.

Leader: The first dreamer, only know as He Who Watches, although he regards the power he has now as less than a child's play toy he is still one of if not the most powerful spell caster in the entire world. He appears as a ghostly giant frog if he is not using illusion to mask himself, but his real body, and the body's of his as yet unwoken companions are entombed deep in the catacombs of the royal temple, although most of the magic that was put in place when they landed was absorbed to fuel their reawakening some spells are still active in a weaker form guarding the tomb of the sleepers.

Elemental alignment: Death or Necromancery (Or anything that focuses on souls/undead/draining)

Unique Unit: The Zizan'bar, a league of shadowy warriors/priests/inquisitors that act as the religious police of the Necro-kains. They work to root out heresy and dissenters in the empire and spread the influence of He Who Watches farther.

Aside-All your possible hedonistic pleasures, and more, can be found in the embrace of Him.

[Cheddarius]

Dang, Nirur, your civ is awesome.

[Dwarmin]

Name: Dripmurk Alliance
They use a symbol of a waterdrop with a Human skull in it in most of their flags and emblems-not very creative, but it is universally understood.

Description: The Dripmurk Alliance? Scourge of Men and Dwarves everywhere? Not really. Comprised of the various teeming races of the dark underground, having banded together for survival, they are not really noticed. They have a tendency to swarm every few years though, when their population gets too large...most of the time, they are content to maintain control of the underground water sources they call home.

The Dripmurk army is strictly segmented, with Kobolds, Batmen and Ratmen forming hordes of barely organized milita troops-Lizardmen and Goblins form the center of the army, and they hold most of the leadership positions. Massive Trolls and slithering Serpentmen form the elite core, smashing through enemy positions when they have been weakened. Most of the Dripmurk army is amphibious of course...they stick to slow moving water though.

A Dripmurk militaman is expected to arm himself with looted weapons and armor-Dwarven being highly desired, but anything is better than the rudimentary stone and bone equipment they start out with.

Leader: Deet'tweek, Kobold High Lord! A Kobold of ferocious stature and mind. He has been dodging assassination attempts for years, knowing the fragile alliance will shatter like a pane of glass upon his death. Has a taste for eating live rats. (if they're alive they're not poisoned)

Elemental alignment: Water, Offensive

Unique Unit: Troll Knights! A mockery mostly-they are merely the biggest, meanest, smartest Trolls given the best loot in armor and weapons,  and called "knights". They spend most of their time behind the lines feasting and "encouraging" their fellow soldiers, waiting for the enemy to be weakened by superior numbers before charging in and declaring victory. Like most Trolls, they are strong and hearty, and can regenerate minor wounds.

I also would like to know time constraints. My computer time is eh...limited. lol

[Jesse]

Name: The Northern Catalyst

Description: Small gray bipedal rodent like men from underneath the northern glaciers.  They have claws for fingers, and webbing between their claws for swimming in underground pools.  Lives in very harsh and cold climates, and is highly uncomfortable in heat.  Prefers the underground stale air over the above ground fresh air.  Lives for around a thousand years.   

Leader: Eyjakacul, the smallest and the wisest of all the Catalysts.  Several thousand years old from high magic use.

Elemental alignment: Dark Ice, able to wield ice as missiles and for basic building structures.  Magic ice can last for thousands of years without melting and makes great structures, but takes a while to summon the ice so it's not as useful in battle.

Unique Unit: Ice Fiend.  Large troll like land whale comprised of ice.  Very strong, but useless in heat as it melts quickly. 

[HailFire]

Sign me up.

I'll wait to post faction stuff until the ground rules are laid down, though (and I finish thinking it up  )

[evilcherry]

Some preliminary rules:

Spoiler: turns (click to show/hide)

Basically, I'll give you about 2+ game turns a week, depending on how fast you are responding. You can save your turn and use a chain of them at once later, but to maintain fairness, units can only be moved once. Storing too much turns will lead to the loss of them, and eventually have your spot opened for others to take over.

Military conflicts will be done out of this game turn sequence, as everyone appreciates action. Moves are taken in alternate order, and I'll automate (basically, spearmen hold position, melee disrupt formations, archers aim at anything that come close, mounted clash into nearest engaged enemy etc) if no action is taken by any party within a game turn. Normal gaming resumes once this conflict is resolved, either by both sides disengaging, or someone is eliminated.

Spoiler: units, combat and movement rules (click to show/hide)

As advertised, units take up space, and they don't stack. The only exceptions are when they are created, and when they are on a transport(which it stacks on).

Unit descriptions are in the following format:
[A11/Light Spearmen/H3:3/R0:0/A2/D4/M8/S0:0/Ab:Anticav]
A11: Location.
Light Spearmen: Name. This is a unit of light spearmen.
H3:3 : Health. This unit needs 3 hits before it is eliminated. Health can be replenished in cities out of combat.
R0:0 : Ranged rating. The first digit is attack, and the second digit is range. Adjacent hex counts as 1.
A2: Attack Rating.
D4: Defense Rating.
When engaging, the general rule is to add a 1d6 to each of them. If Attack>Defense, it is a hit. If not it is a miss. Each hit deal exactly one damage, no more, no less, unless otherwise stated.
M8: Movement points. 8 movement points is equivalent to 4 road hexes. If there is not enough movement points to move into the final hex, the move is still carried using all movement points left.
S0:0 Spirit point. It adds to both attack and defense, so a unit in high spirits can be very powerful. The first digit is the natural rating, including training. The second is after temporal modifiers and is the value used in combat. Units at -3 spirit will rout and flee to the safety of a city; they will not fight back, unless they are surrounded (and in this case they should be out of -3). This value will move towards the natural rating one step a (game) turn out of combat.
Temporal modifiers include enemies slain (+1/unit slain), supported on both sides (+1), exposed (-1), surrounded (+2), excess loss/routing of units, leaders and such.
Ab:Anticav: Abilities. This light spearmen unit has the Anticav rating, which adds its defense rating to its attack rating if attacked by anything mounted, as long as it is not engaged with anything else.
Other abilities will be added as the game progresses, but there is also a "flying" ability which makes it ignore terrain costs and non-flying ZoC, and the "natflying" which does not impart ZoC with non-"flying" or "natflying" (so they cannot engage each other).

Unit block movement of each other.
Engagement of 2 units is counted as within the ZoC of each other.
If engaged, units are assumed to be in melee. Units left at melee range at the end of a turn will fight. If one unit is engaged with multiple units, it can only fight one. Ranged units cannot use its ranged attack in melee, unless otherwise specified.
One cannot directly transverse the ZoC (of 1 hex) of a hostile unit, but withdrawing and engaging from another direction is perfectly okay. One cannot, however, withdraw and engage again immediately at the same hex. It is permitted, however, to do so in a ABCBABC fashion. It is possible to do it for a multiple number of times in a move.
Withdrawing is defined as leaving the ZoC of another unit. Unless the other unit is otherwise still engaged by a unit for the duration of your move in some way, doing so will incur a loss of spirit.

Your leader is not a unit in the strict sense, as it does not block movement, or it will engage in combat if supported (although it can certainly cast fireballs flying around). If left alone, however, it is [XX/Leader_Name/H6:6/R0:0/A0/D2/M6/S-:-/Ab:Flying]. Your leader does not have morale.

Spoiler: cities (click to show/hide)

Every player will have control of one city of pop 6 at the start of the game. Each 4 population will require a city hex, so a city of pop 11 will occupy 3 hex. The population can either work the land surrounding the city (defined as the sum of the 18 tiles surrounding each city hex) with each providing food and resources. Each population unit need one food to survive. 5 Excess food can be converted into a population unit.
Alternatively, provided that you have the right resources and conditions, you can create improvements, buildings, or units. Each city hex can only hold 2 buildings, not including the city wall and a defense structure (e.g. guard tower), so you have to choose and specialize.
The city will fall once you exert control on every hex of it. Control means that you have already walked on it and have seen no resistance (i.e. not in the ZoC of the enemy). If you does not have control of a city hex, you will lose the benefit of the buildings on it.

[ExKirby]

Name: Kyrby Clan
Description: The Kyrby clan are a civilization that are relativity modest and believe that their enemies have the stronger weapons. Their bodies are basically balls, with some rather small limbs. They range in colors, from pink to green, and everything else. Thy look rather cute, and their language consists of mainly the word "Puyo". They like to copy their enemies abilities and use them fro their own. However, a Kyrby without any copied powers isn't that useful.
Leader: Kirby is the founder of the tribe and can inhale ANYTHING, then copy it. He then whoops the enemy with his newly acquired powers. He's a pink blob in red shoes and occasionally wears a headband to PROVE LEADERSHIP.
Elemental alignment: Wind.
Unique Unit: Copiers-Following the footsteps of Kirby, they Inhale ANYTHING, then copy it, then use it to whoop ass.

[forsaken1111]

Reserving a slot for myself. I'm working out my details, and would like to see more of the rules, but I'm interested in playing.

nevermind, I'll watch and see how this plays out.

[Grek]

Name: Overheim

Description:
Overheim is the Land of the Sky, built on the backs of clouds by the Cloud Giants. There, the Giants live in fabulous castles of cloud and mist, supported by human and demi-human slaves. Beneath the lands of Overheim is what the Giants refer to as "The Underworld", the lands of the other races. The Giants only venture from their castles to go and raid the Underworld for slaves, crops and cattle.

The humans of Overheim are either slaves to the Cloud Giants or, more commonly, random peasants who happen to live underneath the clouds ruled by Overheim. It kind of sucks for them, but it could be worse. Sometimes they even get protected from invasion, but most of the time they're either stepped on or conscripted by some local lord who's late with the cattle and now has a grumpy Cloud Giant sitting on his castle.

Leader:
Overheim is ruled by dozens of self proclaimed Cloud Kings who, despite their title, all bend knee to the mysterious Sky Wizard, a demi-human of unknown origin. This Sky Wizard is the real leader of Overheim.

Elemental alignment: Air & Clouds

Unique Unit: Cloud Giant. Can walk on clouds and is really really huge.

[evilcherry]

People, I expect some degree of seriousness. While it is hard to police behaviour once the game is on full steam, remember this is a game of traditional/tolkien/D&D style high fantasy. I respect a civ of different pokemons, which is perfectly playable. I probably cannot work with (and I'm sure that other players can't work with) a civ of kirbys. Or, if you want, you can make spearkirbys, swordkirbys, and markskirbys. ExKirby, I gotta put you on hold.

Everyone else is okay as far as I'm concerned. I'm making an example of what the Elves of Perpetual Joy woud look like, as a civ sheet.

Spoiler: Elves of Perpetual Joy(Nirur Torir) (click to show/hide)

Player: Nirur Torir
Civ Name: Elves of Perpetual Joy
Colour: (colour Needed)
Capital City: (name needed)
Sphere: Nature. Nature spells are primary supportive in nature. Units get natural weapons or shields, and healing spells improves their staying power even further. After the enemy of nature is thinned down, they can call upon the spirits and guardians of nature to cast terror, before finally calling on the wrath of nature, which manifests itself as a primodal blast of energy, to finish them off.

Leader: Head Mage (Would be better for him to have a name.) [XX/Head Mage/H6:6/R0:0/A0/D2/M6/S-:-/Ab:Flying]
Leader Level: 1 [0/10] Mana: [10/10]
Leader Spells:
Armor of nature: abalative armor, equivalent to 1hp. Can only be casted on units. Cost 3 mp.
Cure light wounds: Restore 1 hp. Can only be casted on units. Cost 5 mp.
Wrath of nature: Removes 1 hp from target unit. Cost 6mp.
[note that you have more spells as you level up]

Units:
Sarlor-at-spears [XX/Sarlor-at-spears/H2:2/R0:0/A2/D3/M8/S0:0/Ab:Forestwalk,Anticav] Requires: 2 food, 1 resources, Barracks
Sarlor-at-bows [XX/Sarlor-at-bows/H2:2/R3:3/A2/D2/M8/S0:0/Ab:Forestwalk] Requires: 2 food, 2 resources, Archery Range
Rolso Swordsmen [XX/Rolso Swordsmen/H3:3/R1:2/A4/D4/M6/S1:1/Ab:Forestwalk] Requires: 2 food, 4 resources, Barracks, Rolso Hall(they throw javelins, and is the generalist elite unit)
Rolso Marksmen [XX/Rolso Swordsmen/H3:3/R4:4/A2/D2/M7/S0:0/Ab:Forestwalk] Requires: 3 food, 4 resources, Archery Range, Rolso Hall
Elven Ranger [XX/Elven Ranger/H:2:2/R4:3/A3/D2/M9/S0:0/Ab:Forestwalk, stealth, stealthshot] Requires: 4 food, 5 resources, Barracks, Archery Range, Ranger Hut

City Layout (tentative):

Hex 1: City Walls, Defense tower; Barracks, Archery Range
Hex 2: City Walls, Defense tower; Rolso Hall, Ranger Hut

Notes: At the present stage, the Elves seemed to have a good balanced infantry setup, capable of combined arms. However, they lack cavalry (atm), and their resistance to aerial attacks are close to nothing (also atm).
p.s Forestwalk = treat forest as plains for movement purposes.
Stealth=Can only be seen at a 1 hex closer than normal. Cannot be seen in forests unless you tried to go adjecent to it.
Stealthshot=Can do ranged attack and remain not seen by enemy. Cannot be invoked if stealth is compromised.

[Nirur Torir]

Hurray, I get to be an example.

Spoiler: Elves of Perpetual Joy(Nirur Torir) (click to show/hide)

Player: Nirur Torir
Civ Name: Elves of Perpetual Joy
Colour: Forest green, because it is a nice shade.
Capital City: Larromlia
Sphere: Nature. Nature spells are primary supportive in nature. Units get natural weapons or shields, and healing spells improves their staying power even further. After the enemy of nature is thinned down, they can call upon the spirits and guardians of nature to cast terror, before finally calling on the wrath of nature, which manifests itself as a primordial blast of energy, to finish them off.

Leader: Nirur Torir [XX/Head Mage/H6:6/R0:0/A0/D2/M6/S-:-/Ab:Flying]
Leader Level: 1 [0/10] Mana: [10/10]
Leader Spells:
Armor of nature: ablative armor, equivalent to 1hp. Can only be cast on units. Cost 3 mp.
Cure light wounds: Restore 1 hp. Can only be cast on units. Cost 5 mp.
Wrath of nature: Removes 1 hp from target unit. Cost 6mp.

Units:
Sarlor-at-spears [XX/Sarlor-at-spears/H2:2/R0:0/A2/D3/M8/S0:0/Ab:Forestwalk,Anticav] Requires: 2 food, 1 resources, Barracks
Sarlor-at-bows [XX/Sarlor-at-bows/H2:2/R3:3/A2/D2/M8/S0:0/Ab:Forestwalk] Requires: 2 food, 2 resources, Archery Range
Rolso Swordsmen [XX/Rolso Swordsmen/H3:3/R1:2/A4/D4/M6/S1:1/Ab:Forestwalk] Requires: 2 food, 4 resources, Barracks, Rolso Hall(they throw javelins, and is the generalist elite unit)
Rolso Marksmen [XX/Rolso Marksmen/H3:3/R4:4/A2/D2/M7/S0:0/Ab:Forestwalk] Requires: 3 food, 4 resources, Archery Range, Rolso Hall
Elven Ranger [XX/Elven Ranger/H:2:2/R4:3/A3/D2/M9/S0:0/Ab:Forestwalk, stealth, stealthshot] Requires: 4 food, 5 resources, Barracks, Archery Range, Ranger Hut

City Layout (tentative):

Hex 1: City Walls, Defense tower; Barracks, Archery Range
Hex 2: City Walls, Defense tower; Rolso Hall, Ranger Hut

Looks good, but the Sarlor aren't treated very well. Could I get a Forced March ability on them, which reduces Spirit to increase movement for a turn?

What does exposed mean, exactly? I ask because I'd like to be able to send rangers out unsupported, striking behind enemy lines.

May I make up for my aerial weakness by learning summon spells when I level up? I'm thinking of summoning giant falcon units, and then training elves to ride them.

How does leveling up a leader work?

[ExKirby]

yeah, I did imagine that Kyrbys WOULD need some other ranks. I'd imagine Copiers being High Cost, High Reward.