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[Gatleos]

I think there's been a few games like this, and none really went anywhere before dying off. Still, might be a worthwhile idea depending on what's done with it.

It's an idea I've proposed either here or in the old irc before. Also the premise of my first RTD, but that went in a... different direction.

[Harry Baldman]

It's an idea I've proposed either here or in the old irc before. Also the premise of my first RTD, but that went in a... different direction.

I assume you mean RTRTD, and yes, that thought did strike me as I considered the idea, but the important difference between this game idea and RTRTD is the fact that there's not much to really do in the real world that doesn't critically disrupt one's ability to play a game with miniatures, though that could be a mechanic of sorts, I suppose. It'd probably be more fun if one stuck to one interesting world rather than one that's interesting and another that's chiefly an obstacle, though it's all in the handling of it, I guess.

[BlitzDungeoneer]

So, I had this idea for an RTD to do with Kirby, and the Star Warriors in general for a while now. It's just been sitting ther at the back of my head, waiting for me to develop it. Got any suggestions on what I should change, add, remove etc.?
This is not minimalist. You can only do what is normal, and what is within the limits of your power. So a player who has decide on the original Copy Ability cannot just start controlling time while in Spark form.Most actions take ordinary 1d6 rolls, although some mundane actions such as walking do not need rolls, unless it is on Difficult Terrain. I haven't got much of a plot planned out, and I still haven't figured out how to do combat, even if I've decided on a HP system, if only to make determining damage easier. Here is the Char Sheet;
Name: Your character's name
Age: This will determine how well your character can talk
HP: This will be detemined by me
Ability: A name and short description of your special ability.
Goal: What is your in-game goal; what do you want to achieve? This is partially for RP purposes and partially for plot.
Bio: A short history of your character.
Appearance: What does your character look like. Keep in mind that they are all puffballs.

HP and damage is currently the only stat that's in any way certain, although I've developed ideas about speed too.
Abilities are basically things like Copy, Time Manipulation and so forth. Try not to go completely overpowered though.
There are 2 variants of Copy that are official, but feel free to make up your own. They are Release version and Hold version. Release releases any copy ability in the form of a slow bouncing star in exchange for halving damage. Hold forces you to hake full brunt if the damage, but you get to keep your copy ability.
So, any ideas?

[Person]

Don't think I got an answer on this before, so I'm gonna ask it again. Would anyone here be interested in an rtd inspired completely ripped off of Problem Sleuth? For those unfamiliar, it was the comic made before Homestuck, and it basically starts with you trapped in your office, having to do tons of increasingly ridiculous puzzles to escape from it. Also it ends up parodying a number of RPG/text adventure mechanics. I've more or less got the basic framework complete, but I feel like someone else would be better at the puzzle designing aspect. The usual problem of basing random office creation off the seed of a char sheet submission still seems suspect though. I might just drop that part honestly if I end up being the one that runs it.

[LordSlowpoke]

you need someone to design weird puzzle shit?

give me a background and i will give you weird puzzle shit.

god help your players, for i will not.

[Gatleos]

Kirby RTD

Problem Sleuth

OLAWDY yes.

[flabort]

That's a combination I could get behind. Kirby Sleuth. 

[Person]

I suppose I'll just basically copy paste what I have on file for the most part. Here be spoilers.

Spoiler: Basic Mechanics/Concept (click to show/hide)

Wonderfully generic plot goes here.

One day/night you were working in your office, when suddenly you got a strange feeling. As you get up to check your door, you find it locked. This is bad, because you'd rather like to be able to leave the room if you need to. Worse still, after a few moments of thought, you notice you have no idea what the layout of this area is. Surely you should know the layout of your own office. Something is fishy here, and you don't like it.

Basically a complete rip off of the initial portion of problem sleuth. Players first have to escape their offices, and then weird shit happens. Probably best to start with a low player count.

When new people spawn, a new door appears in the corridor people escape into. Those outside usually have difficulty helping those still stuck in their offices. Some doors might have small slots though. Assume most office surfaces like doors and such are nigh indestructible. (Note: This assumes a gm has the patience and sanity to constantly spawn and keep track of new players. Piecewise I am not.)

Main Locations:

Offices: The work places of the players. Seem simple, but really aren't. Things seem to have changed, and you've forgotten all the secret codes and such.

Hallways: The expanse that all offices eventually exit to. I haven't really defined these yet, but something other than a YOU WIN HOORAY text box should be involved.

Outside: Usually reached via dreaming or otherwise entering the world of imagination. Can also be reached by walking through an active window. Host to horrible beasts.

Spoiler: Stats/Char Sheet (click to show/hide)

Need not be your real self.

Name: Huh, I wonder what goes here.
Backstory: Where exactly were you working? I'm willing to accept a fairly loose definition of "office". Also maybe tell me something yourself. Hobbies maybe? Likes/Dislikes? Try to keep these fairly broad, otherwise they might come up less, which is no fun.

Offices may be based slightly on the back story.

Stats: Probably gonna go for tri stat system. Diplomacy and such should be words anyway honestly.

Strength: Does the usual things.
Vitality: Does the usual things.
Agility: Does the usual things.

Health: I'd kind of like to actually have this involve hit points. This and the other main stats should be both definable by numbers that can arbitrarily increase for no reason when you kill things/solve puzzles.

Imagination: Not sure if I actually want to base this on a stat like max health. Having an Intelligence/Intellect stat just for the sake of determining imagination just seems kind of weird to me when the real player is the one solving the puzzles. I mean I could be silly and describe the puzzles you encounter based on the stat but that just feels weird to me. Imagination should definitely be important though, especially later on. Current idea is basically a mana bar.

For those unfamiliar with how imagination works in the source material, imagination can be used in the world of imagination to do things. It is increased usually by use of alcohol, which means I high imagination bar makes you horrible at everyday tasks. When you're done imagining, your imagination doesn't decrease and the horrible effects remain, so you have to cure the hangover someone to bring it back down. All in all, that probably makes the system a bit like this. I could probably allow alternative methods of increasing imaginations but down that road lies the possibility of drugs, which alcohol kinda is already but still.

Current Imagination: How much imagination you currently have.

Max Imagination: The amount you could have.

Effective Imagination: The amount you currently have adjusted for the resulting hangover. Ideally you want this and Current Imagination to match.

Skills/Techs: Honestly I don't know on this one yet. The system is kinda bare bones at this point.

Spoiler: Other Concepts (click to show/hide)

Object Duality: This one is too amazing not to use. For those unaware, certain objects have basically two possible states. The earliest example in the source material is problem sleuths gun, which is also a key. The key opens doors by shooting out the locks. Yes, this means your key can be out of bullets. I'd like to include as much shenanigans of that nature as possible if I were to run this.

WhatdoIevennamethis: Imaginary weapons are terrible in the real world, real weapons are terrible in the imaginary world. Facing down the beasts in the world of imagination with mundane weapons is a bad idea in other words.

I have a sort of pool of objects and interact-able things I can use if I wanted to randomize things, but honestly I think I'd rather custom design the offices by hand now that I think about it further. I am running a single player version with a friend of mine as a sort of test, but that's sort of an on and off thing and they haven't gotten too far.

So, thoughts? Also I would totally take you up on that offer Slowpoke, but I don't trust myself to run something this awesome yet.

Edit: I should probably explain windows for those who don't know. In the problem sleuth universe, there exists windows that act as portals to the outside, but only when they are powered. I've considered making it so that changing where the window is plugged in changes the where the exit is too, since by default problem sleuth's window can't be exited safely, and pickle inspector's is a skylight for example. More potential places you can be means more potential puzzles and such.

[Gatleos]

I'm sure someone suggested a Sburb RTD at some point... oh right, it was the very first reply to this thread. And Derm precluded its existence through a temporal paradox. Thanks a lot, Derm.

[Dermonster]

Any time, Gat.

[flabort]

I may have some... semi-secret plans.... to that effect. Just ask Derm.
I'm 40% ready to reveal what I have. I am ready to reveal to the general public that I'm prepping it.

...still looking for 2 girls to fill the last 2 slots.

[TamerVirus]

Kirby RTD

Would totally down for that one.

Some random ideas fermenting in my head

1. Roll to hell. Start in a normal city, the forces of hell invade and you're forced to travel and fight through the circles of hell, perhaps to retrieve your soul or the soul of a loved one? Character creation involves taking one one of the seven deadly sins, each with its own specific buff and debuff. (Based of Dante's inferno)

2. Evil Genius RTD, not sure if it's more suited for a multiplayer RTD or suggestion game, as a disillusioned, maniacal, extremely rich megalomaniac, build a secret evil base, hire powerful henchmen and cannon fodder minions. Then take on the stupid forces of justice, loot their precious treasures and eventually develop a super weapon that can hold the world hostage!(based off the PC game of the same name)

3. Killer Queen. 13 players wake up in an abandoned warehouse/ random location with nothing but a PDA and an explosive collar. Each of the 13 PDAs has a different objective to fulfill before a certain time limit lest the collar activate, from kill all the players to specifically killing the owner of PDA X to collecting five inactivated collars etc. Those who manage to live till the end win. Again, not sure how it would work.  (Based off the PC/PSP game of the same name)

Grateful for any feedback. Also. Random Loot killfest still in the works.

[BlitzDungeoneer]

So...
Any ideas oh how I should do combat here?

[TamerVirus]

Since you're doing an HP based system with d6, perhaps you should assign a range of damage to attacks and then roll for them?

[BlitzDungeoneer]

Since you're doing an HP based system with d6, perhaps you should assign a range of damage to attacks and then roll for them?

That could work, I suppose. Any other ideas?