So here i am again, one failed game, another proposed.


So its kind of table top style, although for computers practice i think i'll code it to the website.


- Quasi Warhammer fantasy
- Units of soldiers, medieval, in group-commander formations doing battle.

- Include a town system
- Include a reputation score for you as the leader, and each subhero
- 5 or 6 stat system arranged in a circle
- Each stat having an effect, plus each touching pairs have an effect
- Non-linear dice rolling system
- Combat manuevers to incorporate mental stats to physical combat
- Morale/leadership an important factor

- an attempt at including awareness, sneaking

Str Dex or Str Dex
End Per End Int
Cha Int Cha

Which is strength, dexterity, perception, intelligence, charisma, endurence.

Strength - obvious, plus to damage
Dexterity - obvious, plus to movement
Perception - awareness, noticing things
Intelligence - number of battle manuevers
Charisma - luck, self confidence, the essence of what makes a hero heroic, acts of confidence
Endurence - physical toughness, Hit points

Str + Dex = Physical = combat, jumping, climbing
Dex + Per/Int = Reflexes = combat defense, ref save vs explosions, siege weaps, etc.
Int + Cha = Leadership = morale, standing firm as things charge, etc
Cha + End = Willpower = not running when your friend next to you gets smashed by a catapult bullet
End + Str = toughness = toughing out weak blows so they don't effect you


This will obviously be multiple-parts

 

 

 

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Hmm, this does look like some pretty interesting planning for mechanics, however you don't seem to have much along storyline. Actually, you have none!

Now, you may not necessarily know what you want to do for a story, however if you don't have a story you probably shouldn't have a title either!
My reccomendation to you would be to start working on your story now, then choose a title based on the story. If you choose a title now, it may limit you later if you try to force the story to fit into the title.

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Touche, i am forgetting some important details regarding storyline and such.

This game will have a webgame feel. It will be two parted, one part city building, one part hero questing.


Players are all leaders.

They have standings and followings in cities.
The more reknown and legendary their status the more options they have.
Temples created in their honor forts in their name
Faith devoted to them soldiers ready for the call

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They are the leaders of a small city
They control their city and population as loosely or strongly as they like
Population satisfaction will be one of the most important attributes

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The higher the population happiness and support for their leader(the player)
The more faith/energy they will contribute.

This will be important as it will be the "energy source" of all magical items.
Magical items will be energy or charge based.
Easy to grant a small charge, difficult to charge higher.

So if you have a number of items that can be useful with only a small ammount of energy
Perhaps it works best to use them, recharge, use, recharge.

Jewels will be the medium of energy.
Items will be able to *socket* jewels
Like rechargeable batteries

The size will be max storage
The quality will be ease of charging(may start to wear over time)
The color will be what type of magical items use them

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Include a possible king's favor part of the system
People can do tings and offer gifts in the name of the king
Then 'buy' things with their favor
Standard buyable items, land.. etc, at a specific price
Also rumors about good timing and such, deals bargains

 

 

 

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The main part of the game will be adventuring and questing.
The player starts by training/acquiring/hiring hero types
Then the player looks to rumors being heard, or information he has
The player assigns whichever of his heros he thinks will suit the job
Along with a number of brute soldiers to accompany, if desired
And sends them out to quest.

At this point te game goes from city management to tactics.
Monsters, traps and treasure will be found.
The heroes can gain
Experience and skills
Acquire magic items/abilities
Convince the minions to work for them

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A number of locations will be good for reusing.
Laboratories designed to work with magic,
Magic springs for collection,
Mines for minerals,
Bestiary for raising creatures,
Reasearch laboratories
Storage of unsafe/immoral items
Special Training places
Ritual sites
Science laboratories
Special material workshops

Any number of ideas

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Locations so created / collected are still open
At random intervals rumors may pop up involving them
Depending on how remote, how much care is taken to security etc
Standards are set up, what happens if a passerby finds them.
Do you attempt to kill?
Do you ignore them?
Do you ask questions and then kill/release?

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All options set will impact their reputation score if found out.
A failed attempt to kill a passerby will not reflect well...

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Players will also have the ability to start rumors

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Php table will hold various degrees of rumors
Kingdom/Region/Local

Region of the western inland
Town A of west plains Town D of Red forest
Town B of west plains Town E of red forest
Town C of west plains Town F of red forest

Region of the islands
Town G of the Coast Town I of the Jungle
Town H of the Coast Town J of the Jungle

A small rumor of Town C will be on west inland list
A medium rumor of Town C will be on the west inland list and the red forest list
A large rumor of Town C will be on all 4 lists

So each area has a rumor list.
When a rumor is created its size its examined and it is added to each list appropriate.

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Stat systems

Strengh Dexterity
Endurence Awareness
Wits Charisma

Physical
Toughness Reflexes

Willpower Negotiate
Leadership

Strength = + to weapon damage
Dexterity = + to move speed
Awareness = Trap/Surprise/Spot
Charisma = Acts of Luck/Confidence
Wits = Manuevers/Special moves
Endurence = Hit points

Physical = Combat/jumping/climbing
Reflexes = Defense/explosions
Negotiate = Lying/Sense Motive/Convincing
Leadership = Commanding troops
Willpower = Conquering Fear, def against mind abilities
Toughness = Surviving combat/poison

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Wow, you seem to have a lot of plans for this game. However, I still don't see much in the way of storyline yet
A story is a very important part of a game like this. One you have a story laid out, you also have another problem to work out. How are you going to make all of theses systems, and what are you building this game from?

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