Steampunk ⚙ Big Ass Monsters

[Tera]

@Irredeemable Monday for OOC :)

[ihinka]

@Traps Like I said, I'm not good with understanding the design behind the mechanics of a game, but I can certainly work with a system of mechanics and what you're proposing will not pull my interest from this. For me it actually adds another layer that I will enjoy. So I'm in all the way.

Edit: I've been watching this role play Nebula Jazz on youtube that I believe uses some form of the Fate system... So I might be to some, even if minimal extent, familiar with it

[Tera]

The Scary, Raw, Dirty, Unrefined Game Mechanics

For discussions (tentatively not in game)

Character Creation, Skills, Dice Roll

Character Creation and Skills

There will be no limitations in what kind of skills/strengths a character can have as long as they are lore-friendly and realistic. All skills that are created will be assigned by GM a descriptive value depicting the character's proficiency in the said skill (novice 1, apprentice 2, adept 3, expert 4, master 5). Similarly, a descriptive value will be assigned to weaknesses as well (weakness -1, fear -2, phobia/disability -3). By default, any unmentioned skill will be assigned a descriptive value of "Default 0". Proficiency level will be used for dice rolls in chance events.

Dice rolls will follow an easy-to-understand chart like the one below. I may put the job of dice rolling in the hands of the players to make posting more efficient.

Dice Rolls	Phobia/Disability	Fear	Weakness	Default	Novice	Apprentice	Adept	Expert	Master
Impossible
Very Unlikely
Unlikely
Neutral
Likely
Very Likely
Certain

*Row represents skill proficiency, Column represents the event's default success rate.

Plot Devices

Since some RPers' characters will be stronger than others, a simple boon called the plot devices will be given to those with more weaknesses to give them a competitive edge. A plot device is a single-used object that the RPer can use to change the outcome of an undesirable roll (death for example) to achieve a miraculous feet. Number of plot devices given to a character depends on how strong the other RPers are.

Inventors' Idle Game

Inventors' Idle Game

For every in-game week, each inventor will get to start a personal project and also join a group project (if they are from the inventors' institute) by choosing from a list like the one below:

Repair	Creation	Innovation	Invention
Aeraport Defense Cannon Time: 1-2 days Funding: Resource:	Espionage Spider(client request) Time: 3-5 days Funding: Resource:	Airship speed (+10%) Time: 6-7 days Funding: Resource:	Atomic Bomb Time: 6-8 weeks Funding: Resource:
Submarine(client request) Time: Funding: Resource:	Toe Prosthetic(client request) Time: Funding: Resource:	Pistol gunpowder usage (-10%) Time: Funding: Resource:	Germs Discovery Time: 2-3 weeks Funding: Resource:
Flintlock(personal) Time: Funding: Resource:	Chainsaw(personal) Time: Funding: Resource:	Mining efficiency (+5% minerals) Time: Funding: Resource:	Weather Machine Time: Funding: Resource:

*Only for illustration purposes. Game content will be different. I will likely be listing project choices (will be more descriptive) in skill tree form (some inventions need to occur before others), and also balance the time/effort required on each inventions.

The projects will run on itself for the specified time period (don't have to make continuous posts about the mundane work). For efforts/time required, generally Invention > Innovation > Creation > Repair.
Repair: Help fix something, such as weapons, airships, defense towers etc.
Creation: Design and produce a weapon/machine/transport with existing technology (for personal use or trading in for money).
Innovation: Research and make improvements on existing technology, making them more efficient.
Invention: Creating something original that will have a huge impact on the society.

Players working together (group projects) will reduce the time effort significantly.

For personal projects, players may be able to patent their own creations and commercialize them; they may also choose to contribute to a certain organization or release to the general public. For group projects, the inventors may vote for the invention to be released in public or contribute to the institute's funds.

Players may also create their own customized project and the GM will help in setting realistic time/effort needed to complete it.

Political Strategy Game

Political Sway

Each political figure will have an inclination meter on certain political viewpoints. Depending on your "relationship" with the NPC, you may converse with politicians and attempt to sway them (sweet talk, intimidation, bribery, blackmail, etc.), changing their neutrality in certain issues. This may have an impact on the weekly round table meeting, depending on both dice rolls and how much did you sway the target. For example, if James Smith the United States representative has a neutral standpoint on feminism, persuading him will make him slightly more inclined towards helping feminist activities. In next week's round table if there is a call to vote on whether to ban a certain feminist faction, there will be a higher chance that he vote in favor of feminism. You may even sway the person to propose things like an increase in funding to the inventors' institute. Votes will depend on each political leaders' neutrality on issues, and some dice rolls.

Activities like human rights activities, terrorist attacks, new inventions, extreme occultists actions, etc will also catch the eyes of the politicians. The issues will be raised based on priority in the next round table and appropriate actions will be determined through the voting system.

Political Strategy Game (For the more politically involved)

This can be implemented if there are at least 3 RPers interested in political roles. They will be able to participate directly in round table meetings, vote to pass policies, negotiate with other political factions, and also make individual political/military actions to obtain resources, build outposts and conquer land.



Due to a fair competition agreement, individual political powers will be able to make attempts to snatch and conquer land or outposts from the others outside Aeraport. Execution will be similar to a full NRP, each week equals to one turn, with some time adjustments to accommodate simultaneous events by other RPers within the world. Other non-political RPers will feel the chaotic changes in political geography on a weekly basis. They may even make attempts to change the outcome of events such as an outpost siege.

	Army	Air Force	Navy	Beasts(Unlockable)
Size
Training
Technology

Background Events

Background Events

This is more of a background game mechanics. In an open world video game, things happen even when players are not interacting with them. In this role play, I will simulate that by coding a simple program that helps me generate all the (big number of) events from regional weather to location events in the beginning of every in-game week, and write them down in each location tab beforehand. For example, a clockwork suicide bomber named James Smith who was a fired doctor will go into the central hospital on Wednesday morning for a terrorist attempt. So the player may choose to intercept or let it go. Each event will come with a default consequence if left unattended.

Content Generation
Essential NPCs (political figures, company leaders, etc.) weekly schedule
location events (weather, natural disasters, military movement, creatures invasion, slave auction events etc.)
Disposable NPCs (names, roles, demographics) generation for some short interactions
Maps (new outposts maps, underwater passages maps)
City Statistics (birth death migration count, industry GDP, resources consumption, military outcomes, etc.)

[Tera]

So... those are the mechanics I wish to implement. Seems pretty simplified *cof cof* now.

[Sierra]

The ones that let the players affeft the world are an interesting and fair take on that stuff. I will give a completely pointless endorsement of the last three

That said ... dice rolls directly affecting the actions of player characters is a deal-breaker for me.

[BrokenWashing]

@Traps Apologies for the silence. I just realised I'm not subscribed to this thread yet.

I was thinking of playing a representative of The Royal Brittanica Institute of Higher Learning and Discoveries

[Tera]

@Sierra Hum I see 🤔 So you prefer to have full control on your character. I will wait for other RPers’ comments on the mechanics to make appropriate adjustments.

@BrokenWashing check out the proposed game mechanics above and see if you like them :) I’m checking with everyone to see if they like the ideas.

[Genbor]

@Traps

I'm personally fine with these mechanics. I think they'll be quite fun actually.

[ihinka]

@Traps I'm still in. I don't mind dice rolls even if I've got the Wil Wheaton curse In my case it would make for many a funny circumstances and you can laugh at watching me try to go around a bad roll

[BespeckledCeph]

@Traps Yeah, that'd be pretty cool in my eyes as well

@ihinka Though I need to pray before I play just in case the Geek and Sundry curse comes after me

[Sierra]

@Traps Not saying it's a bad system. It's just not a system I care for and that mostly comes from my treatment of tabletop-esque RPGs and written RP as fundamentally different. I go into each with different goals and expectations.

[Jarl Coolgruuf]

I'm a slut for anything steampunk so I'm all over this.

Also:

Game Mechanics: anything that goes tick-tock, tick-tock, psssshhhhh~

10/10

[ayzrules]

Okay so just my personal opinion but this tabletop dice rolling stuff confuses me lol....I have no experience with dnd or whatever and I honestly avoid rps that are labeled as tabletop or whatever on this forum

That being said, I am still going to stick around for now because I’m a) a slut for anything steampunk (as @Jarl Coolgruuf said lmao) and b) I like the storyline/world you have

Just forgive me if I ask a ton of stupid questions? 😂😂😂

[Azazaa]

Okay so just my personal opinion but this tabletop dice rolling stuff confuses me lol....I have no experience with dnd or whatever and I honestly avoid rps that are labeled as tabletop or whatever on this forum

@ayzrules

Same applies to me.

I'm sorry I haven't been paying attention to this thread at all, I'm still interested! I'd actually love to be a diplomatic representative of some great power (...Does the German empire exist on this timeline??) or some military officer person.

Edit: Specifically a war veteran. From some war. Which year it is? What wars have been fought?

[Enigmatik]

Can we make multiple characters? If so, I 100% want to make a political guy.

[BrokenWashing]

The mechanics seem great. I would have to see them in action to understand them fully but I like it.

I'll see if I can get a character sheet made up tonight.

[BespeckledCeph]

Well @ayzrules I also have never played a tabletop RPG (But I would like to) but you don't have to worry to much, it's a lot more simpler than it looks, and questions are always helpful to ask

[BrokenWashing]

More of a placeholder than anything for now.

Hider

Name

Archibald Remmington

Gender

Male

Age

49

Birth Place

Great Britain,
Jewel of the Royal Empire,
Rightful owner of the world

Role/Occupation

Scholar at the Royal Britannica College for Higher Learning and Discovery

Appearance


Credit goes to original artist whom I do not know.

Equipment/Inventory
Do you wear any clockwork accessories? How rich are you and what do you have in your inventory?
Strengths
What you are good at that keeps you alive. No superpower or magic.
Weaknesses
What you are bad at that will eventually get you killed. Try to balance out strengths.
Personality
A few key words to summarize your personality.
A full essay about how you behave in different situations. (optional but recommended)
Background
Who you were, who you are, what are your current goals and who you wanna be?

Will work on completing tomorrow. It is late now.

[Tera]

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@irredeemable@BrokenWashing@ArisenMoon@Sierra@Mokley@Jarl Coolgruuf

24 hours left till the first OOC!

[Tera]

@Sierra Aww I'm really sorry! I understand how the first interest check seemed like a freeform rp; I really started out planning one like that but the mechanics came into mind.

@Jarl Coolgruuf welcome aboard :)

@ayzrules@Azazaa@BrokenWashing Okay I am more than willing to answer any questions! Also the mechanics are not final, I will make adjustments here and there before the first IC. Maybe we can have a little tutorial/test run session on the dice roll (spawn some big monsters and combat them) and see if everyone likes it, while we wait for CS.

@Irredeemable Yes :) As long as the roles are fundamentally different with no conflicting interests. You will need to post more than other people though.