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[Kay12]

I'll throw an LCS-themed RTD sometime... but feel free to "steal" this idea - just notify me so I can be in!

[lawastooshort]

I'll throw an LCS-themed RTD sometime... but feel free to "steal" this idea - just notify me so I can be in!

ooh, nice. I'd be interested.

Inspired by a ridiculously tedious week of "science" at work (during which a colleague broke his back and there were many pigeon corpses) I am tempted by the idea of Roll to Work in an Office.

And more seriously but less work-inspired, one in Edwardian Britain, with anarchist plots and German spies and revolvers and biplanes and Dr Watson-alikes.

[Dwarmin]

Well, my space combat game is still progressing. Still thinking of a name...

I figured ship classes could be seperated into a simple rock-paper-scissors formula. Read!

Any suggestions for ships specials-which might just become Captains Skills-would be appreciated.

Spoiler: Long Range Vessels (click to show/hide)

Relying on speed and distance to stay out of the range of most damage, long range vessels are powerful against short range attackers, who cannot achieve optimal range with their guns. Against swifter medium range vessels that can chase them down, they are at a much greater disadvantage.

Carrier
Usually the pride of any fleet, carriers launch small piloted craft in swarms against enemy targets. The bravery and tenacity of these pilots is not to be underestimated-they can achieve pinpoint accuracy impossible with conventional targeted weaponry, and be gone before anyone can properly react. Slow moving rockets and missiles are easy targets for heavy fighter squadrons, giving them an advantage against vessels that rely on this form of attack.

Of course, with great offense comes a vulnerablity to direct attack-Carriers have few defenses capable of fending off a determined medium ranged vessel...Gun Frigate vessels in particular are extremely deadly to carrier crews.

+2 against Missile Frigates, Battleships and Destroyers
+2 against Short Range Vessels
Special: Trench Run-Double Effect and damage on your first three Crits in a battle.

Missile Frigate
Missile Frigates are what you might imagine-a platform for firing hundreds of deadly targeted nuclear warheads in the enemies directon. These sorts of ships have been in active service ever since the Empire began it's string of conquests. It's still in wide use today-brackets of deadly rockets can decimate even the strongest vessel, and they still hold the title of being able to engage effectively at ranges longer than any other class.

In recent years, specialized vessels have begun to take a toll on them-Interceptors are stealthy enough to evade the most sophisticated targeting systems, and agile enough to catch and destroy them.

+2 against Beam Frigates, Juggernaughts and Gun Frigates
+2 against Short Range Vessels
Special: Long Shot-One free Attack at start of battle when not ambushed, no chance of counter.

Beam Frigates
Beam Frigates are specialized, yet common vessels used as pickets and snipers in pitched, long range battles. They often supplement larger vessels in a combat role, but are equally strong on their own. Beamer Frigates excel at chasing down and destroying smaller, less armored ships with deadly racks of energy beams.

Their reliance on beam weaponry significantly weakens point defense ability, and does leave them vulnerable to longer ranged missile attackers, such as the Destroyer.

+2 against Carriers, Destroyers and Interceptors.
+2 against Short Range Vessels
Special: Volley Beams-make double the normal amount of attacks for one turn, must use before combat is rolled.

Spoiler: Short Range Vessels (click to show/hide)

These sorts of vessels charge directly into the fray, relying on high damage and egregious amounts of armor and shields to slug it out with their enemies-they are highly effective against medium ranged vessels, who can neither outrun nor outgun them. But, they tend to be sluggish, and easy prey against vessels that fight at range.

Cruiser
Cruiser vessels are known as jacks of all trades-masters of none. They have a wide variety of weaponry, and appreciable physical and electronic defenses, but none of them will ever be as good as a specialized vessel would normally have. They typically serve a command function in larger battles, and rely on the strength of other vessels to supplement themselves. Cruisers carry enough point defenses to easily confound enemy missile attacks-and have a variety of weapons to quickly turn a battle into their favor.

Their lack of range and concentrated firepower leaves them vulnerable to any sort of direct attack-beam vessels in particular, such as the Beam Frigate, can do grievous damage to them.

+2 against Missile Frigates, Battleships and Destroyers
+2 against Medium Range Vessels
Special: Rally-Designate three vessels, exlcluding your own, to receive a +3 to all stats for one combat round

Battleship
The "big gun" vessels, battleships are the most common line vessel, and end up taking the majority of the glory in any fight-in the past, nearly all of the Imperial Fleet was composed of these kind of ships. Typically, they linger on the knifes edge of the battle, launching volleys of rockets and missles from their deck guns at enemy targets. They are extremely deadly close range foes-few line ships dare approach them directly, lest they be overwhelmed. Intelligent commanders use Battleships to bracket a field with overlapping fields of fire, to cut off an enemys avenue of retreat, and eventually charge into a demoralized foe and tear them to pieces.

For their strengths, they are vulnerable to specialized vessels-carriers are an excellent tool against them, along with Cruisers and Interceptors, which can all confound their senses and devastate them from afar.

+2 against Beam Frigates, Juggernaughts and Gun Frigates
+2 against Medium Range Vessels
Special: Glorious Charge-make triple the normal amount of attacks for one turn, must use before combat is rolled. Can't attack at all next turn.

Juggernaught
Coined the "New Battleship", Juggernauts serve much the same function, but are mostly armed with Lancer Beams, instead of missiles. They are usually have the strongest shields and armor of any vessel in a battlefleet-and are used as such, punching through the toughest lines of defense, and absorbing massive amounts of damage. They don't tend to last long, but they always die gloriously.

Juggernaughts are ideally suited to next generation warfare-against carrier and interceptor vessels, but ironically are weak to those they succeeded from. They are nearly helpless against concentrated missile attacks, especially from a determined Missile Frigate.

+2 against Carriers, Cruisers and Interceptors.
+2 against medium Range Vessels
Special: Bulwark-For three rounds, effective defense is tripled against short and medium range vessels.

Spoiler: Medium Range Vessels (click to show/hide)

Usually involved in a skirmishing role, Medium Range vessels tend to be the outriders and scouts-and are well balanced for nearly any task they are called upon. They excel at hunting down vessels that rely on range, but against heavily armored main line ships, they are usually faced the choice of flee or die.

Interceptor
A newcomer to the battlescape, Interceptor craft abandon the old ideals of "Bigger guns, Bigger armor", and instead rely on stealth, granted to them by sub-space stealth generators-it allows them to 'slip' outside of normal dimensional boundries, evading nearly all attempts to locate or damage them while they remain in sub-space. Like the Submarines of old Earth, they choose when and where to attack, and are deadly against vessels that rely on long range, or missiles and rockets for indirect attacks.
Consequently, they tend to avoid confrontation with larger, more heavily armored vessels that can respond quicker to their ambushes-Juggernaught beams can quickly decimate an unwary interceptor in a very short time.

+2 against Missile Frigates, Battleships and Destroyers
+2 against Long Range Vessels
Special: Stealth Field-???

Destroyer
Sort of a smaller battleship, Destroyers are more heavily armored-and not as well armed, as their larger cousins. In almost all engagements, Destroyes can be found deploying missile attacks against designated foes. As space going vessels go, they tend to be fairly cheap as well, and can perform many different functions, from military to scientific. A majority of the Empires fleet is composed of Destroyers. They are useful at exploting holes in the enemies defenses-they don't typically join the melee until late in the game, instead preferring to flank an enemy and destroy his support vessels.

They're not nearly as good against Interceptors, carriers or cruisers-these specialized sort of vessels are quite able to nullfy their manuevering advantage and deliver them deadly blows.

+2 against Beam Frigates, Juggernaughts and Gun Frigates
+2 against Long Range Vessels
Special:

Gun Frigates
The cheapest sort of Vessel is the Gun Frigate, a favorite of anyone looking to make a fleet on a dime. The technology used here pre-dates modern beam weaponry, using bracketed rail guns mounted on an overlarge spaceframe. It's not to be underestimated though-there's a reason it's lasted so long. Against a vessel, one can expect to face a veritable storm of flak-while it's not so good for punching a hole in a larger ship, medium and lightly armored vessels like Interceptors and Carriers cannot hope to avoid it, and their defenses are not nearly good enough to absorb it. Gun Frigates Captains are usually taught to be suicidally reckless in combat, using their own, less technologically advanced vessel to cripple or destroy higher value targets.

The primary defense against gun frigates are Battleships and Juggernauts, which can shrug off a Gun Frigates shrapnel, before blasting them into oblivion.

+2 against Carriers, Cruisers and Interceptors.
+2 against Long Range Vessels
Special:

[adwarf]

Ignore accidental post.

[adwarf]

Multiworld Madness: Power is up guys get your sheets in.

[Dave1004]

I was watching the Fate/Stay Night OVA's, when a thought flashed past my mind. Quick as I could, I opened my notepad and began furiously typing. This is the result...(It's still very incomplete although!)

I was thinking of a possible RTD, based on the Fate/Stay Night series. Players take control of one of the five Heroes/Servants, and battle to the death. A free game, in a sense; - They can ally with anybody, and betray whoever, it's their choice really. Possible servants listed later.

Character Creation:
Name: (What your character is called...obviously)
Skill: (As in, what your area of Expertise lies. Maybe you're good with weapons, or sneaking. Good at charming people, or surviving. Choose one such thing. Examples: +1 to all rolls involving defending self, or +1 to bladed weaponry.
Appearance: (What your character looks like)
Starting Items: (List down below, sorry. I'd rather have the items pre-decided...)
Servant: (One of the five listed below, only ONE OF EACH type may be chosen.)


Possible Items: (May choose three Tier 1 items and one Tier 2.)

Tier One items:
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Potions: (You will get a certain amount, depends on the dice)
Healing (Elixers to restore health and vitality.) A 1d4 is rolled to choose the amount.
Mana (Potions to restore lost magical energies.) A 1d4 is rolled to choose the amount.
Poisons (The opposite of boosters, letting you temporarily weaken enemies in certain ways, or even damage them. Can be applied to weapons, but won't last forever.) A 1d2 is rolled.
Boosters (Granting temporary "Buffs", I get to decide what kind you'll get...Heheheh.) A 1d2 is rolled.

Novice Weapons: (All T1 Weapons are of low quality, but they work. If you roll right, it might even be good. If not...*Cracked Willow Spear*) A 1d6 is rolled. You can choose which weapon type you want.
Spears
Swords
Axes

Novice Armor: (Like T1 weapons, the T1 armor isn't special, but you never know...) A 1d6 is rolled. You can choose which armor type you want.
Robes (Almost nil defence, but can increase dodge rate)
Leather (Low defence, but high maneuverability)
Scale Mail (A balance of Movement and Defence)


Scrolls: (Scrolls contain one-use magical spells, which have a variety of effects when used.) A 1d6 is rolled to decide what you can get.
Defensive Scrolls (Scrolls that will protect you from damage, or teleport you to safety.)
Offensive Scrolls (Containing magical attacks, ranging from the four basic elements to more powerful spells.)
Conjuring Scrolls (Scrolls that allow you to summon temporary creatures or equipment - Can be quite powerful.)

Tier Two Items:
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Expert Weaponry: (Much better than T1 weapons, and can even come enchanted. The dice will decide.) A 1d6 is rolled. You can choose which weapon type you want.
Thrown (Small daggers, Shurikens, Javelins, etc - You will start with twenty.)
Bows (You will start with a quiver of twenty arrows.)
Crossbows (You will start with a quiver of twenty bolts.)
Swords
Spears
Axes
Great Axes
Two-handed swords
Magical Staves (Will vary in use, may be Defensive, Offensive, or Conjuring. They have limited use, and must be recharged eventually.)

Expert Armor (Basically the same as the Expert Weaponry.) A 1d6 is rolled. You can choose which armor type you want.
Robes (Nil defence, but can increase dodge rate, and defence from Magical attacks)
Leather (Low defence, but high maneuverability)
Scale Mail (A balance of Movement and Defence)
Chainmail (Good defence, but Speed is slightly inhibited)
Plate (Incredible defence, but Movement is heavily inhibited)

Random Artifact: (You don't know what you can get. Examples: If Player A rolls a 1, he may get, say, a magical ring, which lets the wearer breathe underwater. Or, say, an 8 is rolled, they may get something incredibly powerful, such as massively enchanted weapons or armor. A 1d8 is rolled to decide the type of artifact.

Example Character:

Name: Dave
Skill: A master of thrown weapons, Dave recieves a +1 to all rolls with said tools. (Chance to hit and damage.)
Appearance: Black clothes, scar above left eye, graying hair.
Starting Items: Tier 1: Two Minor Healing Potions, A vial of numbing poison, and some worn leather armor. Tier 2: Enchanted throwing daggers(x20). Items were decided by the dice.
Servant: Archer. Your servants stats will be rolled according to it's attributes, as is seen below.

Servant Archer
Health: For those with Strength as their main attirubte, a 1d40 is rolled, minimum is 10. For those with Strength as their weakness, a 1d15 is rolled, minimum 5. If neutral, a 1d20 is rolled, minimum 8.
Mana: For those with Intelligence as their main attribute, a 1d30 is rolled, minimum is 15. As their weakness, a 1d10 is rolled, minimum 3. As neutral, a 1d15 is rolled, minimum 6. NOTE: Mana will be regenerated by 1 point for every 20 points max every turn. So if your serant has 25 Mana, then they'll regenerate one Mana per turn. The minimum is one, so even if you have only 15 Mana max, you'll still regenerate One every turn.
Strength: If main attribute, a 1d8 is rolled. If weakness, a 1d4 is. If neutral, a 1d6 is rolled. A 1d6 is rolled. Every 5 points will increase Health by 10 and Damage rolls by 1.
Agility: If main attribute, a 1d8 is rolled. If weakness, a 1d4 is. If neutral, a 1d6 is rolled. Every 5 points increases Dodge rolls and chance to hit by 1.
Intelligence: If main attribute, a 1d8 is rolled. If weakness, a 1d4 is. If neutral, a 1d6 is rolled. Every 5 points increases Mana by 10 and Regen rate by 1.

STRENGTH: Health, Damage.
AGILITY: Dodge, Hit modifier.
INTELLIGENCE: Mana, Mana Regen Rate.

Archer
-Weapons vary, but strongest when using twin blades. Preferably Scimitars. Can use ranged weaponry, such as Long/Shortbows.
-Main attribute is Agility, Weak in Strength.

Lancer
-Utilizes spears as a weapon. May use pikes or other such weapons as well. Thrown Javalins are an option.
-Main attribute is Strength, Weak in Agility.

Rider
-Weapons can vary, but tends to prefer small, bladed weapons. E.G: Daggers. Can throw such weapons as well.
-Main attribute is Intelligence, Weak in Strength.

Beserker
-Weapons of choice are axes, or any blunt/crushing weapon. Can hurl anything as a weapon, E.G: Rocks, Trees, or even you.
-Main attribute is Strength, Weak in Intelligence.

Assassin
-Uses blades such as Katanas, or Naginatas. Feudal era Japanese weapons. Good with thrown weapons, such as Shurikens.
-Main attribute is Agility, Weak in Intelligence.


What's your opinions? I know, it sounds pretty stupid...I wouldn't dare try it, at least not until I've learned a bit more about RTDs...
(Note: Please don't copy my idea. I EXTREMELY doubt that anybody would, considering how newbieit is, but...you never know.)

Edit: Oh gosh, time to play some OBLIVION. BBL!

[Talarion]

I tried to propose a Fate/Stay Night RTD, but no one responded to me.

Your idea seems well thought through but... wrong. For one, it's 7 Servant Classes, not 5. The classes are different aswell. Archers are Heroes who, in life, used some form of long ranged projectile weapon (Thus why Gilgamesh is an Archer) The F/SN Archer uses dual swords for spoiler reasons. Lancers are about right, but they focus on agility, not strength. Riders have no real preference of weapon (Aside from mounts) and focus heavily on speed and Noble Phantasms. Berserkers are just insane heroes that are physically powerful. Assassins are, by rule, one of the 19 different Assassin Leaders, Hassan I Sabbah. And you are missing Caster and Saber.

What's more, the equipments wouldn't really work. Why? Servants are LEGENDARY HEROES, who have all the weapons/armor/artefacts associated with them as Noble Phantasms, by default. Legendary Hero part also cuts up your character creation.

Finally, you don't mention Magi. Servants need Magi to even exist, as their Masters.


I'm a bit of a fanatic of F/SN and dislike seeing it be... Wrong.

[Taricus]

Okay, here goes with this System

Spoiler: DoT RTD (click to show/hide)

Setting Synopsis
The world is on the brink of a new golden age or WW3 (Or those may be inextricably linked). The players are civilians in a country that will be marked by war sooner or later, possibly having a multinational group of veterans may be possible, depending on the country and time they start at.

The game's setting would be pretty dark, dealing with quite a few things of humanities underbelly.

Main system
Okay there'll be several stats and skills that can govern what roles a player would have. There are also traits, which provide a bonus but cannot be upgraded.

The die would be a d10, like that in OOTK, skills would be different however.

XP for the skills would be (Per roll)

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1: 5
2: 4
3: 3
4: 2
5: 1Anything else MAY be a success, but you didn't do it well enough or in a way that prevents you from learning more. 10 is an auto-fail.

Stats would be these, and they'll start at five each.

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Strength:
Agility:
Dexterity:
Intelligence:
Constitution:
Charisma:
Perception:

All but one player would start with an extra 5 points for stats and 15 for skills. The other player will get a PM with their bonuses.

Damage, HP and Equipment
HP would be simple, being an integer value. Base HP is at 4HP per CON Point

Damage would have several types:

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Piercing: Works well against soft substances, not so much anything hard and thick ( :P )
Blunt: Works well on thin, solid objects, as everything else absorbs the force from it. Can knock back or even topple tall objects (Like humans). More force and larger object that hits the target = More damage. Though this'll be based more on common sense.
Fire: Burny. Higher temperature deals more damage, starting at one for 100 Degrees Celsius.
Electrical: Give 'em some extra negativity. If I could calculate Voltage and ampage, I would base extra damage on that.
Edged (Aka slashing, just renamed to also cover HP ammo).
Explosive: BOOM! Good against anything not designed to defeat explosives.
Cold: Freeze 'em into Icicles, more damage per -5 degrees Celsius.
Many items will have modifiers, like High velosity, in their descriptions, these are important to remember, as they'll come into play often.

Infantry & Ground vehicle Combat
Infantry combat is divided into two parts: Melee and Ranged. And for the most part, melee is not as effective (Due to most weapons being not designed for such.) Ranged combat consist of an accuracy roll and a dodge roll. A cover roll will be applied most of the time when applicable. Called shots are at a -1 penalty and require either a decent shooting skill, a trait or high perception. Armour will be widespread across most military forces, though most are intended to stop conventional bullets.

Vehicles available in most places, though getting one without getting harrassed by cops is a different thing (Unless it's a warzone, though that has it's own risks) and use the same armour/damage system. Most armed vehicles require a crew, and do require training/practice to use. For the most part though, the only difference is larger sizes of both weapons and targets. This catagory also includes horseback combat too, due to the fact they're still a "Vehicle". All vehicles have a fuel requirement for operation though. Vehicles are immune to most weapons.

Naval and Aerial Combat
Ship and aircraft won't be seen often, though when they do they'll make their presense felt hard. Aircraft are, while active and in the air, are immune to all non-HV weapons, and dodges regular HV weapons more easily, although they don't possess the same toughness as their grounded cousins. Naval ships are the most terrifying thing for an infantryman to face, as they'll always be out of range for most firearms and AT weapons. Combined with their much larger weapons are truly the realms of the powerful, though they always are vulnerable to boarding if the crew is not vigilant.

[Riccto]

Hmmm. Would the setting be Sci-Fi or Near-Future Tech? Just for curiousness sake.

[Taricus]

Near future Sci-fi political. It's not finished though (I haven't even finished editing the rest of what I've thought up...)

[Talarion]

Should I be an ass and ask for an IN! reservation? ^^?

[Taricus]

You're an ass for not waiting me to finish the backbone for it...

[Talarion]

Yeah, that's what I thought in any case, you already hold my interest.

[Draignean]

You're an ass for not waiting me to finish the backbone for it...

I also wish to assk for a reservation.

[Talarion]

You're an ass for not waiting me to finish the backbone for it...

I also wish to assk for a reservation.

Oh, I see what you did thar. Sneaky Mr. D...