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Topic Started: Sep 13 2008, 05:00 PM (1,575 Views)
Teal
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This is a nifty little game that I learned at another forum. It's sort of a forum role play, but not quite. Each one of you posts your actions and a roll one of my trusty six siders to determine to outcome. Here is what each number means:

1 - Epic Fail. Whatever you tried to do, you end up doing nearly the opposite.
2 - Failure. You fail at doing whatever you wanted to do.
3 - Minor Success. You sort of succeed. If you want to read a book, you just flip through the pages a bit.
4 - Success!
5 - Perfect Success! You do what you wanted to do in the most perfect manner possible.
6 - Overshot. You do what you wanted to do and a lot more. Can be good or bad.

I'll only roll on actions that require skill or luck. Movement doesn't count, but fighting or searching for stuff does.

Here's an example:
Example
 
Situation: You are wake up inside of a giant library. None of you quite remember what happened to you.

Player 1: I look around for an exit.

[2] You fail to find an exit, but run into Player 2.

Player 2: I don't like the look that Player 1 is giving me. I try to break his nose!

[4] You attempt to punch player 1...

[6] Player 1 dodges and punches you back, shattering your own nose! You take a minus 1 penalty to all roles until the bleeding stops.

Ta da! Lot's of fun.

So here's our scenario: You are all survivors of a zombie apocalypse. You had been escaping the city in your truck when out ran out of gas in the middle of a seemingly abandoned town. Too the left of the truck you see a sign for a Cafe. To the right is a library. In front of you is a small bike store. A road leads out of town into the desert behind you.

Map:

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(Ignore my crappy Photoshop skills)
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Nathan
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Victory will be mine!

So what does the door in the lower left corner mean? The way to the desert?
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Teal
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General of Elate

Oh, sorry. That was my attempt at a key.
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Big_footy
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Corporal
Sounds like fun, I'd join in if we were to start this in Elate.
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FrijidFox
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Sergeant Major
Bring it on, zombies! >:(
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Teal
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General of Elate

I am starting this at Elate. You can start exploring the rest of the town or scavenging for supplies. But watch out for zombies.
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FrijidFox
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Sergeant Major
Alright! Can I start scavenging some supplies or weapons?
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Nathan
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Victory will be mine!

So I must first try to do something like this:
"Nathan goes into the cafe and looks for possible weapons."
and you will roll for me and then tell me what I rolled?
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Big_footy
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How about this: "I attempt to find a weapon in the library, preferably something not requiring amunition, like a sword."

Thats what you want written, right Teal?

PS: I would like to do this in the game, its not just a question of the format.
PPS: it may have war memorabila, just so that makes more sense.
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The Cookie Crusher
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*Searches for cam corder* (Always gotta have someone filming the intense zombie action)
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