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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MoutonRustique" data-source="post: 6807692" data-attributes="member: 22362">THINGS ARE COALESCING! YES... KOOOOA LESSSSSSSS INNNGG! *small shudder*[SBLOCK]Proficiency - [prof] - will be the main tool of advancement - defined as a die value (upgrades to dice values at paragon+) - progression as follows : 1d4 (base), 1d6, 1d8, 1d10, 1d12, 1d12+1d4, 1d12+1d6, etc - progression rate is : increase by one increment every even level - used as bonus to d20 on : skills, attacks, damage rolls when the character has the relevant trait, training, tool or competence - lots of design space around manipulating this value (i.e. grant/force reroll, double, remove, increase/reduce one step, etc) - this should be the default "modified thing"Traits - a characteristic of the character such as : strong, brilliant, perceptive, etc. - base : add prof to relevant checks (~skills) and 1/scene gain advantage on relevant use - work as requirement barrier for classes (on multiclassing) - work as requirement for gear (in addition to training and such)Gaining Traits - possible sequence : choice, time*, partial benefit, time*, full benefit - the [partial benefit] should probably be dropped during initial design phase... - choices constrained by story or party composition (analog to multiclassing) - *time is measured in levels (possibly 4 - to keep to tradition) - there is a window of time to change the initial choice based upon the story events (in truth, there is no real need to make the choice early, but I feel it helps to sell the ~feel~ desired)List of Traits - ... to be compiled ...Negative Traits - ... for later development ...Baseline assumptions - desired average combat length : 6 rounds - characters succeed 60% - monsters succeed 60% - monsters require 4 hits - characters require 5 hits - combat encounter character-monster ratio is 1:1 - damage progression : +1/level from [prof] +X/level from [other]* - basic damage expression : [w/i]+[p] (w=weapon, i=implement, p=proficiency) - basic attack expression : d20+[p] - basic "skill check" expression : d20+[p] - default damage die is [d8] - armour as DR (base values up to 4) - all damage has at least one typeThings to keep in mind - remove as much as possible accuracy optimization - speed of execution - no multi-attacks - ONE damage instance per turn per character (this is important) - gage things in terms of [prof] values - when offering bonuses or penalties, play with [prof] as the default option - wherever possible eliminate the [die + mod] structure in favour of either : [dice] or [static value] - the names of things: think long and hard about the "final" [labels] for the different variables (these things are a pain to change)Damage types - all damage has at least one type - Probable : Fire, Cold, Lightning, Force*, Slashing, Necrotic, Radiant, Bludgeoning, Psychic, Poison, Acid - Possible alternates : Toxic, Corrosion, Morale, Frost, Crushing, Edged, Cutting, Mental, ... - *Force : will often be paired with either [Slashing] or [Bludgeoning] - 11 seems fairly exhaustive... - to be refined (if possible)"Disease" TrackThings that will use this mechanic: - slow/long acting poisons - diseases (obviously) - curses - long term exhaustion - long term wounds - long term mental injuries - pretty much all long term stuff basically...Options / UndecidedsDamage die - class alone (DW) - weapon alone (D&D) - class and weapon combination (13th Age) - other?Weapon and Implements = ? - change the [w] or to simply [t] (for [tool]) - or simply [d] (for [damage]) - or ??? - I find the discrepancy a bit annoying, but it has it's uses... so, keep it? Writing [w/i] isn't that big a deal in a design document... Come one dude! This isn't an important issue! Ah... just forget it for now.Acid damage - I dislike [acid] as a damage type. It hurts my suspension of disbelief. - Fold it with [poison] into [toxic] ?[/SBLOCK]... to be continued.Note: I know there's a great deal of overlap here with older blocks but this is how I'm doing things - completely haphazardly. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> Also, I really should have used the "blog"/page - but then I don't imagine I'd get you guys' opinions as quickly. So I'm kind of sorry to misuse these forums - but not enough to stop... so, yeah.</blockquote>

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