Roll to Dodge (Original concept and rules by Mouse) is a turn-based role-playing game where your actions' success probabilities are determined with a dice.
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Every turn consist of the rollers (players) posting their actions. I then post the result.
Your actions' success probabilities are determined with a dice. The success layout works like this:
6. Super success 5. Good success 4. Average success 3. Barely success 2. Fail 1. Super fail
Your success probability is also effected by certain conditions you have. For example, if your action is "Eat cake" and you have a condition that says "Missing Teeth", that may cause some problems for you.
Another thing to keep in mind, doing impossible (what is "impossible" depends on theme) things usually tend to completely fail. Like, creating a magic sword out of thin air.
Simple actions, such as walking and talking, aren't influenced by the dice roll. You can have a simple and a major action in the same turn.
Turn-posting format:
> Walk to John and punch him. "Take that sucker!"
Note how actions are bold and underlined, while speech is in quotes and not underlined. The "punch" action will be affected by the roll, while 'Take that sucker!' and "Walk to John" will not.
In the game, you have limited space in your inventory and a limit on how many things you can wear. If you have some sort of bag equipped, you can use it to expand your storage space. Remember: Inventory is for 'used' or 'held' items, like swords and books, and Equipped is for clothing/armor.
Abilities let you do things you normally can't do, or they boost your performance somehow. If you had the ability "Photosynthesis," you would regenerate health in the sun. Active abilites are abilites that you can conrol, while passive are automatic. You gain abilities through experiences, reading a book, or learning from someone else.
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Theme/Setting : Medieval/Fantasy, with magic and dwarves and the like.
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Playable Races
Human - Average-level abilities, humans are well-balanced, but sometimes called weak for having no particular strengths.
Chirop - These bat-like people aren't the physically strongest race ever, but they make up for that with powerful magic skills.
Lupus - Hulking bipedal wolves that are ferociously strong, but lack the ability to use magic.
Dwarf - Short but strong, dwarves excel at crafting and smithing, but are weaker in magic than humans.
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Map
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Current Players: 1. Alphonse Bryant (TorrentHKU) 2. Goryamnyan (Roast Veg) 3. Ethan (Ragdollmaster) 4. Jackson Winters (GlowstickNinja) 5. M0-XE (Tokochiro)
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Dead Players: 1. spungypirate (kicked)
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Waiting List: 1.
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Sign-up form:
Name : <character name> Race : <race> Inventory : (0/5)
Equipped : (0/10)
Active Abilities :
Passive Abilities :
Conditions :
-- You are allowed a single item in your inventory and equipped when you start, and a single ability --
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Author:
TorrentHKU [ Sun Jun 12, 2011 10:15 pm ]
Post subject:
Re: RtD - Half-ling
Name : Alphonse Bryant Race : Lupus
Inventory : - Bag of Apples Equipped : (1/10) - Steel Gloves (Armored gloves/boots that provide little defense, but make the claws more dangerous) Active Abilities :
Passive Abilities : - Extrasensory (+1 to anything involving the senses, be it sight, smell, hearing, touch, or sensing magic) Conditions :
Active Abilities : -Powerful nose (can track anything provided it has learnt the scent)
Author:
Ragdollmaster [ Mon Jun 13, 2011 3:02 am ]
Post subject:
Re: RtD - Half-ling
Name: Ethan Race: Human
Inventory (0/5)
Equipped (1/10) -Steel Longsword
Active Abilities -Heal: Mend minor wounds on self or allies
Passive Abilities N/A
Conditions
Author:
Glowsticks [ Tue Jun 14, 2011 8:48 pm ]
Post subject:
Re: RtD - Half-ling
Name : Jackson Winters Race : Human Inventory : (1/10) A set of five throwing knives in the shape of playing cards. Equipped : (1/10) Storage Belt. Active Abilities : Minor Telekinesis: Move, throw, pickup, or influence objects 10-15 feet away.
Passive Abilities : - Powerful nose (can track anything provided it has learnt the scent)
Conditions :
Name : Jackson Winters (GlowstickNinja) [ - ] = - >
Race : Human Inventory : (1/5+3) - Playing Card Throwing Knife (Qty. 52)
Equipped : (0/10) - Storage Belt (+3 Inventory)
Active Abilities : - Instinctual Magic Control -- Minor Telekinesis
Passive Abilities :
Conditions :
Name : Zoltan Riter (spungypirate) [ - ] = - >
Race : Dwarf Inventory : (1/5) - Steel Pickaxe
Equipped : (1/10) - Mining Helmet
Active Abilities :
Passive Abilities : - Treasure Hunter (can detect precious gems/objects when in close proximity)
Conditions :
Name : M0-XE (Tokochiro) [ - ] = - >
Race : Human(?) Inventory : (0/5)
Equipped : (1/10) - Bladed glove (left hand)
Active Abilities :
Passive Abilities : - Minor shapeshifting (able to change skin color and face, cannot change smell/height or any physical properties of the copied person)
Conditions :
World Events: Time of day: Day Weather: Clear
The players find themselves in the middle of a large, grassy plain. It seems rather peaceful, but to the east and west it looks as if a shimmering wave is slowly make its way to the players.
Author:
Ragdollmaster [ Thu Jun 16, 2011 3:08 am ]
Post subject:
Re: RtD - Half-ling (Roll 1)
"Whatever that wave is, I reckon it's not good. Might be two advancing armies. We might need to get out of here." >Search for higher ground.
Author:
TorrentHKU [ Thu Jun 16, 2011 3:15 am ]
Post subject:
Re: RtD - Half-ling (Roll 1)
> Eat an apple, search for anything out of the ordinary in surroundings. Utilize all senses.
Author:
spungypirate [ Thu Jun 16, 2011 3:17 am ]
Post subject:
Re: RtD - Half-ling (Roll 1)
>Try to find some sort of cover.
Author:
Glowsticks [ Thu Jun 16, 2011 6:43 am ]
Post subject:
Re: RtD - Half-ling (Roll 1)
Attempt to figure out what that 'wave' is
Author:
Tokochiro [ Thu Jun 16, 2011 4:04 pm ]
Post subject:
Re: RtD - Half-ling (Roll 1)
Look around for any kind of escape routes.
Author:
Roast Veg [ Thu Jun 16, 2011 5:05 pm ]
Post subject:
Re: RtD - Half-ling (Roll 1)
> Examine what is to the north and south.
Author:
CaveCricket48 [ Fri Jun 17, 2011 6:13 am ]
Post subject:
Re: RtD - Half-ling (Roll 2)
Roll 2 ____________________
Name : Alphonse Bryant (TorrentHKU) [ 6 ] = 6 > You take out an apple from your bag and chomp on it heartily. Utilizing all of your senses, you can see the mountains to the south and sea to the north. A gentle breeze washes over you, carrying the scent of sweat and fire...
Race : Lupus Inventory : (1/5) - Bag of Apples -- Apple (Qty. 9)
Equipped : (0/10) - Steel Gloves (Armored gloves/boots that provide little defense, but make the claws more dangerous)
Active Abilities :
Passive Abilities : - Extrasensory (+1 to anything involving the senses, be it sight, smell, hearing, touch, or sensing magic)
Conditions :
Name : Goryamnyan (Roast Veg) [ 4 ] = 4 > To the north, you see that the plains stop in the distance and the blue of a sea continues from there. To the south, large mountains loom on the horizon and the green of a pine forest sits at their base.
Passive Abilities : - Powerful nose (can track anything provided it has learnt the scent)
Conditions :
Name : Jackson Winters (GlowstickNinja) [ 2 ] = 2 > Looking carefully at the waves, it looks like it's composed of tiny, moving silver dots. There are a few larger dots of brown as well.
After a few minutes, the waves get close enough that you can tell what the dots are: Soldiers, clad in shining armor, with large seige engines placed in the ranks.
Race : Human Inventory : (1/5) - Playing Card Throwing Knife (Qty. 52)
Equipped : (0/10) - Storage Belt (0/3)
Active Abilities : - Instinctual Magic Control -- Minor Telekinesis
Passive Abilities :
Conditions :
Name : Zoltan Riter (spungypirate) [ 5 ] = 5 > Looking around, the only 'cover' seems to be the gentle sloping hills that make up the Plains.
Race : Dwarf Inventory : (1/5) - Steel Pickaxe
Equipped : (1/10) - Mining Helmet
Active Abilities :
Passive Abilities : - Treasure Hunter (can detect precious gems/objects when in close proximity)
Conditions :
Name : M0-XE (Tokochiro) [ 5 ] = 5 > To the North, you see the green plains ending in a vast blue sea, but to the south you see a possible escape route: A range of mountains far off, with a lush pine forest on the ground below.
Race : Human(?) Inventory : (0/5)
Equipped : (1/10) - Bladed glove (left hand)
Active Abilities :
Passive Abilities : - Minor shapeshifting (able to change skin color and face, cannot change smell/height or any physical properties of the copied person)
Conditions :
World Events: Time of day: Day Weather: Clear
The waves get closer, and everyone can see they're both massive armies.
