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you dont have to read all this stuff below but its kind of helpful
Summary
When I was a little kid, me and some kids used to play this game we came up with ourselves called The Game. The gist was that you chose characters and fought in random arenas, scenarios, duels, or anything you could think of. There was no theme, there was no aim to the game, there was no story, we went with it as we went along. You could upgrade the characters which the "gamemaker" or whatever you wanted to call him, would come up with, along with what you would be doing. No limit to what your character could be either, you can have a laser shooting robot in the same room as a sword-wielding knight, it didn't matter.
Only 12 players will be playing, as its hard to fit more then that into the game.
Gameplay
This is Roll-to-Dodge, which is when you state an action, I roll a 6 sided dice which chooses how successful you are. Success rate is:
1-2: Very nice
3-4: Objective may have been completed, but not with desired results
5-6: Objective is probably not completed and you receive some kind of penaltyFirst off, you start with one character, which you will choose from the list below. That character will start off weak, and as you do more battles you level up. When I played it, you started out with fists or knives, but I don't know if I want to do that.
Once you choose your character, you are put into an arena, a mission (ex: d-day mission or something), or you duel against another player or AI. There are also boss battles which instantly level you up.
When you win, you get XP (which I wont monitor with some fancy math stuff, but it will be balanced) and when you level up, you can upgrade. More detail will be given in the upgrades/leveling section.
Arenas are themed to who you are fighting, if you are fighting pirates it might be a ship with sharks in the water. Duels are always random maps, and boss battles are enemy-themed as well. Missions have their own maps, obviously. Players can be fighting players controlled by me, or each other. Sometimes you will get to choose what arena you would like, but most the time it will be chosen by mua. You will also lose some matches, so don't complain about that.
Every level I will draw out stuffty maps so you can get a general feel, however I wont be doing art for everything
Leveling/Upgrades
Every round fought you are closer to upgrading, which can give you abilities, weapons, upgraded weapons, or a new character slot. When you reach level 5, you can have a second character who starts at level 1. Upgrade themes are as follows.
When you choose to spend a point on a WEAPON, PERK, ITEM, or ARMOR, you do NOT choose what you get, I choose for you. This is what makes the game more interesting and easier to handle. Ability Points - Every level up, youget a certain amount of ability points, these can be put towards a new ability (perk) or upgrading one, a new weapon or upgrading one, or armor or upgrading your current armor. When you want a new thing for any section and you are maxed out, you must swap out an old thing for it.
Weapon - Ability points can be put toward weapons, which cost one point. This allows your character to get new weapons that correspond to their theme (a Navy SEAL would get a smg or something). Or, you can upgrade your current weapon to be better, when you decide on this, it could be any upgrade ranging from damage to speed. YOU ONLY GET 3 WEAPONS AT A TIME,
Perks - Each character is unique, and when you get a new perk, its also unique. These also cost 1 point. Perks can be anything, maybe you get a soldier to fight alongside you, maybe you get a shield bearer, maybe its a catapult, maybe it is a short period of rage time. Whatever it is, its pretty badass. You can upgrade a current perk to be better (there is a limit, mind you) or get a new one. YOU ONLY GET 5 PERKS AT A TIME.
For Perks, if your player wants to achieve and action that I don't state he can do and doesn't seem like something anyone can do easily, he CANT do it, its NOT possible. You cannot grab an enemies weapon and rip it out of their hands unless thats your perk. You cannot break a weapon unless thats your perk. Only one perk can be used per turn. You cannot do some fancy martial arts move unless its stated somewhere that you can.
Armor/Items - This gives you new items and armor such as NVG's, armor plating, kevlar, helmets, all that good stuff. Items can't be upgraded as much, but are still useful. They both cost 1 point. ARMOR VARIES DEPENDING ON PLAYER, ITEMS ARE LIMITED AT 2.
Character Slot - This takes up all 3 points and allows you to get a new character to use. New characters start at 2/3 your current level, you automatically get a new character at level 5, but he starts at 1. You can only have 3 characters and cannot swap out.
How to Apply
Fill out this fancy, and short, form below!
Name -
Character (please choose from list below) -
Color (this is just for mapping purposes) -
Characters (this will be updated periodically)
All characters are unique and have their own upgrades, weapons, perks, items and armor. When you choose a new character, it doesn't have to be in theme with the others. Some characters say "Tier 2 or 3", this means they can't be picked as a primary character. Tiers are based on character slots.
When you choose a character, expect weapons that correspond to their theme. No rocket launchers for your ninja.
Character List
Eskimo - Fierce artic warrior
Ninja - Silent as a mouse
U.S. Marine - The few, the proud
Animal Trainer - Woof woof, meow meow (Tier 2)
English Swordsman - He likes swords
Russian Shock Trooper - He's Russian
Baseball Player - Homerun!
Thug - thug4lif
Russian Cavalry - Gallop gallop (Tier 2)
Vietcong - Traps and suprise
Green Beret - American special forces unit (Tier 2)
Fireman - Fahrenheit 451
S.W.A.T - American elite police unit (Tier 2)
Japanese Officer - Morale and troops
Italian Officer - Past pizza tortellini (Tier 2)
WWII Japanese Infantry - Guns and stuff
WWII American Infantry - American guns and stuff
Knife Specialist - He likes long walks on the beach. And knives.
Trucker - Vroom vroom
3045 Tul Soldier - He comes from the future. (Tier 3)
Medieval Siege Specialist - Catapults (Tier 2)
Modern Artillery Specialist - Artillery strike on my position (Tier 3)
Russian Vehicle Specialist - Cars. Russian cars.
1066 AD Shield Specialist - As in shields.
Security Guard - Walmart
COS (French Special Forces) - wi wi pasta baguette crossiant
Samurai - Honor and stabbing yourself
Rockstar - Play that funky music white boy
Mafia Member - Kneecaps
Average Guy - Hello, nice weather today, hm?
Sign up people, I will be updating this regularly. If you do not respond to your move with in a certain amount of time, you will be skipped or I will play make a move for you.
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