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All right, see "New RP thingy" for a very general idea of the game.

Basically, you(if you decide to play, which is unlikely, I suppose) run around with your character killing stuff. Sound easy? It is.
There will be six races you can play as, I bet you've already guessed them. They have different abilites, strengths and weaknesses. Speed - You can run around quicker, Intelligence - You've more mana to cast magic, Strength - Effects how much damage they can do, Health - How much health you've got.

You can get weapons and armours and stuff. Armours and shields give you more health, weapons makes you deal more damage, either from afar or up close. Staffs increase your intelligence, as well as giving you a boost(albeit small) to damage. There's nothing that can make you run around quicker.

There's a board like this(sorry, can't do pics whoever asked, it'd take too long):
0 is ground with nothing, 1 is a wall, A, B, C, D, E, F, G(people, and monsters)
There's other stuff as well, but not much. A, B, C are heroes in this, D are monsters.

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 0 1 0 0 0
A 0 B0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 D 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
0 C 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 D 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 D
Gradually, the heroes move through the place, killing the monsters(or, vice versa).


I'll explain it in more detail later(there should have been colour on the walls, sorry). And now the board got messed up :(

Pardon my laziness.(There's also a door at the end of each leve to go onto the next, otherwise there'd be way too much stuff in one post.
Firstly an important message:
Don't read all this bull*beep* below, unless you want to, you'll pick up the game as you go along.

Weapons(I'll add to this during the game. You don't really need to worry about each of these, just pick 2 weapons, that's all you can be skilled in, and you can't use any others, but you can swap or even give away weapons for free to other with/to other players) Note, bows and crossbows deal much more damage than other ranged weapons, and the weapons you pick up are random) -

Staffs(2 handed), gives you some mana each turn,(forget what I said earlier) and gives you a slight boost to damage(but small). (Stones on top top of staffs are what give magical bonuses, not the wood)
Bows and arrows(2 handed),(there's only one type of arrow and one type of bolt for crossbows) 6 range(range is the same as speed, for the weapon to go, not you), fairly low damage.
Crossbows(1 handed), 4 range, higher damage than bow and arrow(but still not as much as most mélée weapons.
Hammers(2 handed)(includes hammers to throw, 2 range), Can do a lot of damage, but need certain a strength, and can slow you down.
Axes(1 handed)(includes axes to throw, 2 range), Can do a lot of damage, but need a certain strength.
Swords(1 handed)(includes daggers to throw, 3 range), Does a fair amount of damage.
Spears(2 handed)(includes javelins to throw, 3 range. Spears are mélée but can attack at 2 range), Does quite low damage.
Other Other items...
Shields(armour), gives a fair amount of defence, can only be used with one handed weapons.
Armour(armour), gives various amounts of defence, and can slow you down.

Scrolls(Magic), needed to cast spells, automatically have level one spells. Scroll drops aren't all too common, you might need to wait a while to become a powerful mage.

Magic(*sigh*...) There are two types, combat and utility magic.(sound familiar?) You cannot regain mana unless you have an item that allows you do so, or cast happiness, until the end of the level. Combat = Enemies, Utility = Friends. You can cast them the other way around, if you feel so inclined, just like you can attack heroes and whatnot(but this is inadvisable, you might get killed as a result. Oh yes, did I mention, you can get killed in this game? You can restart, but you lose all your weapons, and can only join in on the next level thingy)

Level one(oh yeah, spells cost whatever level it is, 1 level = 1 mana, etc.)

(C) Revealing eye - Shows if a monster has an item or not, this is quite useful if you don't want to bother killing a monster and just get to the exit)
(U) Happiness - gives three mana(two, as you take away one to cast it)

Level two

(C) Freeze - Prevents target from moving next turn.
(C) Crush - Damages monster for three health.
(U) Cure poison - Cures posion(only a very small amount of monsters can do this)

Level three

(C) Locust - Prevent target from doing anything next turn.
(C) Anger - Target attacks the nearest thing to it, friend or foe.
(U) Magic protection - Target can't be cast(magic...) on for rest of level.
(U) Heal - Target is healed by 5y. Y being the amount of mana you use, as well as cost of spell.

Level four

(C) Rain of fire - Deals one damage to all enemies.
(C) Dispel magic - Prevent target from casting anything for the rest of the level.
(U) Improve item - improvements an item to something slightly better. Same thing, e.g. axe => axe, scroll => scroll(It won't get much better though, but it does last forever)

Level five

(C) Earthquake - Knocks target back three squares, causing three damage.
(C) Fog - No enemy can move the turn after cast.
(U) Bless - Target gets two turns(or an extra one if already taken, before monsters)

Level six

(C) Teleport - Teleports target to anywhere(you want) on the board(can be useful for allies)
(U) Invisibilty - Makes target impossible to attack for three turns.
(U) Magic weapons - Weapon gets double damage for one turn.

Level seven

(C) Amnesia - Target attacks at random for rest of level(closest to it, if in movement range/range).
(U) Army of the Dead - Target is risen from the dead, anywhere on the board, for three turns, you control it.(Generally, an enemy monster...)

Level eight

(C) Fireball - Target loses half its health(if health is less than twenty, it dies).
(U) Magic wall - Creates a wall whereever you want, 5 pieces(you can block youself in for all I care)

Level nine

(C) Plague - Poisons target, causing five damage each turn unless cured(cure only cures one target at a time). This spreads if the target attacks anyone, and if that anyone attacks anyone else etc., so it could back-fire.
(U) Control time - You get three extra turns(only can target yourself)

Level ten

(C) Shocking blow - Kill target, and anyone surrounding target is dealt twenty damage.


Magic can be quite useful :)


Now, the races. You pick one race, and that's your character, and add on your points(you CANNOT take away points and it to others), and you cannot swap their abilities. The plus thingy is how much you can add to skills or whatever you want to call them.

Human(one item is upgraded every level, sort of like Improve item spell)
(+ 6)
Strength - 5
Intelligence - 4
Speed - 5
Health - 5

Dwarf(can change one item for its equivalent in another item every level)
(+4)
Strength - 7
Intelligence - 3
Speed - 3
Health - 8

Halfling(is invisible against the wall, i.e. monsters don't for it unless it's out in the open, or they are within 2 rmovement.)
(+3)
Strength - 3
Intelligence - 6
Speed - 7
Health - 6

Orc(has no ability as such)
(+5)
Strength - 7
Intelligence - 3
Speed - 6
Health - 6

Troll(Is immune to harmful magic)
(+3)
Strength - 9
Intelligence - 3
Speed - 2(max. 5)
Health - 10


Elf(gets an extra scroll every level, from level 1 - 10, combat scrolls first)
(+3)
Strength - 4
Intelligence - 7
Speed - 7
Health - 4

Each being can ONLY carry 4 items max. (not including scrolls, they're light).

Any questions?

Sign-ups:

When you sign up, this is all you need to fill in

Name:
Race:
Stats:
Description(optional, no weapons):
Biography(optional)

That's pretty much everything :) (apart from the few weapons, but don't worry your pretty little head about those)

Anyone? It's nowhere near as complicated as my other RP games...

Errr... when putting your stats in, please put the new numbers on the stats(you don't need the +, but you can put them in if you want)

Please? Anyone else? Another two players will be enough, I'll play a good dude as well. At least tell me what's wrong with this.

Name: Braggi
Race: Dwarf
Strength - 8(7+1)
Intelligence - 3
Speed - 6(3+3)
Health - 8

I am proficient with swords and staffs

Axes and Swords i guess xD

Yes! It didn't mess up. Now, I'll take monsters turn and mine...(heroes can play in any order, but only get one turn after monsters at a time) Any creatures or heroes cannot move over any other heroes/creatures. Swapped a 1 with what I meant to be a 0, sorry.

0 B A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 G G G
0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 G G G
0 1 1 1 C 1 0 1 0 0 0 G G G G
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 G G G G
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 G G 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 E 0 0 0 0

0 B 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
0 0 0 1 A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 G G G
0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 G G G
0 1 1 1 C 1 0 1 0 0 0 G G G G
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 G G G G
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 G G 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 E 0 0 0 0

*Binh decided to move swiftly in the other directions of his friend Killer.

im stayin out of this i dont get it

[[its two g´s here xD but its alright if you call me Bragi xD...and btw is this just a bordgame or? =Þ]]

0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
0 0 0 1 A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1 1 0 B 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 G G G
0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 G G G
0 1 1 1 C 1 0 1 0 0 0 G G G G
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 G G G G
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 G G 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 E 0 0 0 0

Ok, weapons...

Staffs, bows, and spears are made of wood.
Hammers, crossbows, axes and swords are made of metal.
(I'll do armours later)
Sorry, won't finish this tonight, will do tomorrow. If anyone can tell me which wood's stronger here, I'd appreciate it, I've them in a random order.

Wood -

Apple(my woefully inadequate knowledge of trees prevents me from thinking of anything better, another type of tree, please, with a nice short name?)
Birch
Maple
Oak
Ash
Elm
Rowan
Willow
Yew
Magic

Ok...

Staffs, bows, and spears are made of wood.
Hammers, crossbows, axes and swords are made of metal.

Wood -

1. Rowan
2. Teak
3. Birch
4. Maple
5. Elm
6. Oak
7. Willow
8. Ash
9. Yew
10. Magic

1. Wooden
2. Tin
3. Copper
4. Bronze
5. Brass
6. Iron
7. Silver
8. Steel
9. Mithril
10. Magic

Yeah, the axes are pretty crap at the start. So are swords(in fact they're rather crap, I'm changing them, sorry).

Staff = (Y/2) + Z
Bows = Y + Z - 3
Spears = Y + Z + 1
Hammers = (Y + Z + 3)*2, Level 5+, slows you down by 1 speed, Level 7+ by 2 speed, level 9+ by three speed.
Axes = (Y*Z)/2, Strength needed = Level of Axe
Crossbows = (Y + (Z*3))/2
Swords = Y/2*Z

How are those?
Anyway, it's someone else's(anyone else's) turn, I took mine and the monsters.


Now, for the gemstones. These are usually on staffs, but not always.
Before that though, just in case you want to know, these are the formulae I'll be using to determine a weapon or item(this doesn't matter to you, just in case you think I'm doing it unfairly). I'll be using the dice in VU chat.
There's a one in three chance of it dropping from a monster.
It could be any of the weapons/armours/scolls/other in equal proportion. There are 7 chance of weapons(each of the types), 1 chance of scrolls, 2 chance of armours, one chance of other.
The chance of each level(weapons, armours, and scrolls, not sure about other yet) is done by the first ten triangular numbers reversed... level 10-1, 9-2, 8-3, 7-6, 6-10, 5-15, 4-21, 3-28, 2-36, 1-45. Staffs then have the same chances again for a gemstone, level 1 being no gemstone.
 These may change in higher levels.

Now, gemstones...

1. None
2. Obsidian
3. Emerald
4. Sapphire
5. Topaz
6. Opal
7. Jade
8. Ruby
9. Onyx
10. Diamond

The level at which they regenerate your mana is 1/3(X) where X is the level of the staff minus 1.

Crossbows are a bit overpower to start with, but they'll get weaker. Combat damage IS the damage thingies above, the ones for each weapon type. They're taken away from the health. No, weapons canoot be enchanted with gems, only staffs can have gems, and they're to regenrate mana after you cast a spell. However, I will make some other stuff under "other" which will make weapons better.

0 0 0 1 0 0 0 A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 G 1 0
0 0 0 1 0 1 C 0 0 0 0 G G 1 0
1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 G G G G
0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 G G G
0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 G G G
0 0 0 0 0 0 B 1 0 1 1 0 G G G
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 E 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 1 0 0 0 A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 G 1 0
0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 C G G 1 0
1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 G G G G 0
0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 G G G
0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 G G G
0 0 0 0 0 0 B 1 0 1 1 G G G 0
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 D 1 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 E 0 0 0 0


Red = 5 health(for goblins)
Orange = 4 health
Brown = 3 health
Yellow = 2 health
Purple/pink = 1 health

(can you attack diagonally?)

lol ty but there were only 3 paths so someone had to be stuck behind xD

ahh i see xD ill remeber that next time =Þ

*sigh* It's strength divided by two. I already said that above. I forgot to mention, bows and crossbows cannot be used in mélée(they can be used for one square diagonally, but not horizontally or vertically). Binh, I'd appreciate it if you took your turns quicker.

Shields(armour) -

1. Oaken Buckler
2. Oaken Kite Shield
3. Bronze Buckler
4. Bronze Kite Shield
5. Steel Buckler
6. Steel Kite Shield
7. Mithril Buckler
8. Mithril Kite Shield
9. Magic Buckler
10. Magic Kite Shield

1. Leather armour
2. Wooden armour
3. Bronze armour
4. Bone armour
5. Iron chainmail (6 strength needed)
   
6. Steel plate mail (7 strength needed)
   
7. Mithril chainmail (5 strength needed)
   
8. Dragon bone armour (6 strength needed)
   
9. Dragon hide armour (7 strength needed)
   
10. Magic armour

0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A 0
0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 G 1 0
0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 B 0 0 G G 1 0
1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 C G G G G
0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 G G G
0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 G G G
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 G G G 0
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 D 1 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 E 0 0 0 0

Sorry, no internet access on saturday/sunday and holidays. :P

0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A 0
0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 G 1 0
0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 B 0 G 1 0
1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 C G G G G
0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 G G G
0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 D 0 0 G G G
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 G G G 0
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 E 0 0 0 0

The damage should have been 5/3 which is 1.67.. I rounded up to 2.. is that ok? (Used a bow)