Skills suggestions

[Draxas]

AKA: I don't want the RPG to be totally forgotten, but nobody's posted here in a long while. So I'm going to start this topic so we can suggest skills for the skill system.

Format:

Skill: <Name of skill>
Requirements: <List any prerequisites for using the skill. Good prerequisites include a certain level of stats, a particular type of equipment, or knowledge of other skills.>
Description: <What the skill does, potentially both in and out of battle.>

Anyway, here's a few of mine:

The first three assume that not everyone can use all weapons from the start.

Melee
Requirements: None
Description: Allows you to wield melee weapons.

Ranged
Requirements: None
Description: Allows you to wield ranged weapons.

Runes
Requirements: None
Description: Allows you to cast spells contained in runes.

Of course, this can be extended to more detailed levels, for example: Melee-Broadswords, Ranged-Crossbows, Runes-Thunder, etc.

Dual Wield
Requirements: Melee skill, Min. DEX (Once we determine the scale for stats, we can figure out numbers for these)
Description: Allows you to wield two one-handed melee weapons in combat, one in each hand. The power of both weapons is added into your damage calculation.

First Strike
Requirements: Ranged skill
Description: Allows you to make one "free" strike against a foe when wielding a ranged weapon. This allows you a single attack at the start of combat, with no retaliation from your foe. This skill has no effect in the second and subsequent rounds.

Toughness
Requirements: None
Description: Adds 10% of your DEF stat to your armor defense and magic defense.

Berserk
Requirements: Melee skill
Description: Allows you to fly into a berserker rage at the start of combat, doubling your offense but neglecting your defense. The decision to go berserk must be made at the start of combat. Once a berserker rage has begun, it cannot be cancelled until your foe is dead, or you are. Being berserk doubles your attack score, but reduces your defense to 0. Berserk can only be used if you are wielding a melee weapon.

Pickpocket
Requirements: Min DEX
Description: Allows you to take an item from the enemy during combat. Instead of attacking in a given round, you can elect to pickpocket an enemy. This allows you to take one item from the enemy's drop list (determined by the Overlord). The enemy can still retaliate in the round you pickpocket, and you may only pickpocket once per battle. Even if an enemy is pickpocketed, they will still drop an item as normal when defeated. Other players may not be pickpocketed.

Dodge
Requirements: None
Description: Adds 10% of your DEX stat to your armor defense and magic defense.

That's all I've got for now. I'm sure I'll think of more later. Everyone should feel free to add their own ideas too.

Let's revive this RPG!

[N3B]

that's word. essentially, when the RPG is actually made, we can make however many we want.

I've been pondering, and this battle system really isn't too swell...

*must ponder*

[Draxas]

Hmmm...

Let us know what you decide then.

BTW, am I the only other person that remembers this concept? I was going to ask if we all forgot, but you beat me to it.

[N3B]

well, i did think a little bit more today, and the best i've come up with in 4 minutes is this:

Have something like an overall stat which points are added to based off your stats/equipment/level. Each equipment item will have a "_______ +5" in the stats, and when equipped, these points go to your _______ stat. Your level will affect how high that stat area can go (ie "Level 3 maximum of 25", "Level 4 maximum of 40").

You then can equip stuff to make that higher (of course, items would have to be within the required strength, dexterity, magic level). Items (such as potions) could be used to boost that number up.

Stats would be basic: for every 10 you have, you get 5 points to your ________ skill. (we can figure out a different ratio later).

To battle, your _________ must be higher than your opponent's. The closer the range, the more bonus exp you get. Each monster, as listed in the beastiary, has a certain defined exp. When you kill it with a low ________ skill, you can get more bonus exp. if you kill it with a much higher _________ skill, you get lower bonus exp.

Say my thing is at 40/40 to begin, and i have a potion in my inventory. I can choose to use that in order to make my stat be 45/40, giving me more of a chance of victory.

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however, this system nullifies HP, since if you're higher, you win.

Someone else has to figure out a simple way to incorporate health into this.

[Draxas]

Whoa, sounds almost like a TCG system to me.

I'm not so sure a "one stat" approach would be the best way to go, especially since, assuming you fight a monster at your own level, you'll probably be thrashed to near death. This sort of defeats the purpose?

Basically, it forces you to stay way below your potential, since anything near your potential will leave you unable to fight another fight and expect to win. Does this make any sense?

Basically, we'll be forcing people to go way over the level of a particular area if they want to make progress. Doesn't seem like a very good approach to me somehow.

[Draxas]

After seeing one of N3B's new status ailments:

Envenom
Requirements: Melee skill, Ranged skill, min INT
Description: Enables you to use a turn during battle to apply poisons to the melee or ranged weapon you are wielding. Once envenomed, a weapon of these types will inflict "Poison" status on its target until the end of the current battle. This will need to be reapplied in each battle it will be used in, and for obvious reasons, cannot be applied to runes.

Problem is, blindness as it is is too "cheap." Without randomizing attacks, it's too easy to blind a foe every 2 turns, to keep them stunned for an entire battle... Needs revision.

[N3B]

... which is why you could only use it once per battle. your envenom would make sense to only be used once per battle, because, poison lasts the whole time. Blinding an opponent could be selected from a action command list, to be used once. We can throw limits in skills all we want. feh.

[Draxas]

Fair enough...

Eye Jab
Requirements: Melee skill, min DEX
Description: This skill represents a fighter's ability to land a targeted blow (or perhaps a cheap shot, like a fistful of sand) at your opponent's eyes. This skill can be used once per battle, after that your foe will have caught on to the trick and won't fall for it again. When your opponent is hit with Eye Jab, they are immediately afflicted with the "Blind" status ailment. Suffice to say, enemies who have no visible eyes, or do not rely on sight, are immune to this skill.

[N3B]

speaking of INT, do we have an intelligence stat yet? might want to change the limit on envenom, or invent an inteligence stat, and find some use for it.

[Draxas]

INT more or less is equivalent to MAG in my book. If it matters that much, just change the name (I personally think INT is a better catch-all anyway, it can apply to things not directly magic based).

[N3B]

in your skills (which i put in the OS), it keeps saying "melee skill", "ranged skill", etc.

i noticed you suggested having to learn how to use broadswords and shortswords and two-handeds and such, but i think that's too tedious. That'd get really annoying after awhile. So, i suggest we do away with that.

But, as for those "melee skill", "ranged skill", etc., can we just assume that means you must have a melee weapon equipped, or a ranged weapon equipped?

[Draxas]

No, there are 3 generic "weapon skills" I set up: Melee, Ranged, and Runes. Basically, if you learn "Melee," you can wield melee weapons. Same goes for the others. It seems like a good way to mildly limit equipment early on, before people learn all 3.

[N3B]

yeah, but you've got "requirements: none". does that mean you choose one to begin with, then as you get more exp, learn how to use the other 2?

[Draxas]

That sums it up exactly as I see it. Choose one of the 3 to start, and learn the others in the usual fashion.