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Rules to Live By
This is a modified version of Rules to Live By, a generic LARP system by Mike Young. It's pretty straightforward and I can handle the rules side for any who don't want to get into the mechanics!
Base System
When a character wants to do something, the player must perform a challenge. It is done as follows: Base STAT + Ability Level + one die vs. Target Number + one die. Note that the sum of the STAT + Ability Level is called an Ability Rating.
The target number is decided based on the Ability. It could be an opponent’s STAT or a set number (such as the difficulty in picking a lock).
If the player’s total is higher than the target, the player succeeds. If the target total is higher, the player fails. That’s it. All resolutions are done essentially the same way.
There is a special case for when the die rolls produce a tie. If the totals after the die rolls are the same, then the winner is the one who had the lower ability rating before the die roll.
Skills and Abilities
There are some generic skills on all of your character sheets. You'll note that almost all of them cover combat which I'll cover in its own section.
The main one to be aware of is “Library Use”. You can be assumed to have done at least some basic research about the situation. This skill allows you to ask me a question about the background. Nothing secret or esoteric, this is very much a general knowledge skill. The difficulty is a target number of “information complexity” set by me. Obviously, this is down to character background. Keedle the Dwarf Leader might well know something about precious stones but the complexities of goblin mating rituals are likely beyond their knowledge.
You also have some abilities. These are much like the generic skills but are specific to your character. They should make sense from the character sheets alone, but obviously ask if you have any questions.
Using Skills/Abilities Secretly
This is entirely possible. Send me a PM and I'll tell you the result. Obviously, this only works where feasible. Hitting someone with your club secretly isn't really possible in a tavern.
Combat
This won't necessarily break out but just in case.
To initiate combat, announce you're doing so.
The people fighting (and any other characters jumping in!) give a description of how they're fighting and I'll narrate it from there. Sadly, blow by blow tactics isn't going to be possible here!
Conditional orders are not only acceptable but encouraged. Please don't make them too complex, but things like when you're going to surrender or flee are fine.
All attacks use a relevant combat skill and are against your opponent's dodge. Each character will get to attack once a round.
Damage
Damage comes in three types, yellow, red and blue.
Yellow is temporary damage, of the kind you'd get when beaten up.
Red is permanent damage, like being hit with an axe gives you.
Blue is weird stuff like spells or poison.
For each level of damage you take (regardless of colour) subtract one from all skills and abilities. This can go negative.
Unconsciousness and Death
Your hit points are the total of your strength and will stats. You fall unconscious when you have as many damage levels as you have hit points. You die if you have yellow and red levels at twice your hit points. (Blue levels never kill you).
If knocked out you'll wake up some time later (OOC: 24 hours from the combat post).
Recovery
Red levels will not be healed in the time scope of the game! However, when you wake up you will lose all Yellow damage levels. For each three Yellow removed you gain one Red. (This is rounded down, so one or two Yellow will cause no permanent damage). It is possible to die from this; if you have as many Red Levels as Hit Points at this stage your character is considered to have bled out!
This is a modified version of Rules to Live By, a generic LARP system by Mike Young. It's pretty straightforward and I can handle the rules side for any who don't want to get into the mechanics!
Base System
When a character wants to do something, the player must perform a challenge. It is done as follows: Base STAT + Ability Level + one die vs. Target Number + one die. Note that the sum of the STAT + Ability Level is called an Ability Rating.
The target number is decided based on the Ability. It could be an opponent’s STAT or a set number (such as the difficulty in picking a lock).
If the player’s total is higher than the target, the player succeeds. If the target total is higher, the player fails. That’s it. All resolutions are done essentially the same way.
There is a special case for when the die rolls produce a tie. If the totals after the die rolls are the same, then the winner is the one who had the lower ability rating before the die roll.
Skills and Abilities
There are some generic skills on all of your character sheets. You'll note that almost all of them cover combat which I'll cover in its own section.
The main one to be aware of is “Library Use”. You can be assumed to have done at least some basic research about the situation. This skill allows you to ask me a question about the background. Nothing secret or esoteric, this is very much a general knowledge skill. The difficulty is a target number of “information complexity” set by me. Obviously, this is down to character background. Keedle the Dwarf Leader might well know something about precious stones but the complexities of goblin mating rituals are likely beyond their knowledge.
You also have some abilities. These are much like the generic skills but are specific to your character. They should make sense from the character sheets alone, but obviously ask if you have any questions.
Using Skills/Abilities Secretly
This is entirely possible. Send me a PM and I'll tell you the result. Obviously, this only works where feasible. Hitting someone with your club secretly isn't really possible in a tavern.
Combat
This won't necessarily break out but just in case.
To initiate combat, announce you're doing so.
The people fighting (and any other characters jumping in!) give a description of how they're fighting and I'll narrate it from there. Sadly, blow by blow tactics isn't going to be possible here!
Conditional orders are not only acceptable but encouraged. Please don't make them too complex, but things like when you're going to surrender or flee are fine.
All attacks use a relevant combat skill and are against your opponent's dodge. Each character will get to attack once a round.
Damage
Damage comes in three types, yellow, red and blue.
Yellow is temporary damage, of the kind you'd get when beaten up.
Red is permanent damage, like being hit with an axe gives you.
Blue is weird stuff like spells or poison.
For each level of damage you take (regardless of colour) subtract one from all skills and abilities. This can go negative.
Unconsciousness and Death
Your hit points are the total of your strength and will stats. You fall unconscious when you have as many damage levels as you have hit points. You die if you have yellow and red levels at twice your hit points. (Blue levels never kill you).
If knocked out you'll wake up some time later (OOC: 24 hours from the combat post).
Recovery
Red levels will not be healed in the time scope of the game! However, when you wake up you will lose all Yellow damage levels. For each three Yellow removed you gain one Red. (This is rounded down, so one or two Yellow will cause no permanent damage). It is possible to die from this; if you have as many Red Levels as Hit Points at this stage your character is considered to have bled out!
Posting Format
There's going to be three types of post for this game.
I'm expecting the most common form to be dialogue so it doesn't need special formating apart from speech marks. This is very much a diplomatic game. This will be posted as your character.
If you're taking IC actions I suggest using third person and doing so in italics.
For OOC actions use the [OOC]hashtag[/OOC]. That's mainly for abilities. Obviously any big OOC stuff can go in the OOC thread.
An example is easier for this:
Thrump grabs his club and scowls. He waves it threatenly at Scorm.
"Look Gobbo. If you don't stop interrupting me I'm going to smash this right over your head in the hope of improving your looks"
[OOC]Thrump uses his intimidate ability on Scorm[/OOC]
Happy to add stuff if people think it's needed but that should cover most things I think.
I'm expecting the most common form to be dialogue so it doesn't need special formating apart from speech marks. This is very much a diplomatic game. This will be posted as your character.
If you're taking IC actions I suggest using third person and doing so in italics.
For OOC actions use the [OOC]hashtag[/OOC]. That's mainly for abilities. Obviously any big OOC stuff can go in the OOC thread.
An example is easier for this:
Thrump grabs his club and scowls. He waves it threatenly at Scorm.
"Look Gobbo. If you don't stop interrupting me I'm going to smash this right over your head in the hope of improving your looks"
[OOC]Thrump uses his intimidate ability on Scorm[/OOC]
Happy to add stuff if people think it's needed but that should cover most things I think.
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