Apr 27, 2024 12:51 pm
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Apr 27, 2024 1:04 pm
Woop-woop, hello, thanks for the invite! :D
I don't think I've played before with any of you aside from Alepous (or at least not long enough to remember quickly) though I've certainly seen your names around. So hooray for new acquaintances!
I'm FlyingSucculent, usually FS for short. I like scenery descriptions and shipping characters, and I've been to an arcade about... five times in my life? Still, I'll do my best to fit the bill. XD
I don't think I've played before with any of you aside from Alepous (or at least not long enough to remember quickly) though I've certainly seen your names around. So hooray for new acquaintances!
I'm FlyingSucculent, usually FS for short. I like scenery descriptions and shipping characters, and I've been to an arcade about... five times in my life? Still, I'll do my best to fit the bill. XD
Apr 27, 2024 1:05 pm
Thanks for the invite! My character preference would either be Kicky Girl or Barby Girl, but I'm fine with any of them.
Apr 27, 2024 2:22 pm
Okay. I’ll leave it up to you whether you claim your favorites or wait for the other players.
That said, if Alepous and PhoenixScientist are cool with the fairy and the magical girl, then so far this seems to work:
• Brainiac = P5
• FlyingSucculent = P4
That said, if Alepous and PhoenixScientist are cool with the fairy and the magical girl, then so far this seems to work:
• Brainiac = P5
• FlyingSucculent = P4
Apr 27, 2024 7:15 pm
I do not mind. I have my share of arcade experiences, mostly action packed games. I was thinking a more action girl, like ChunLi, but I do not mind having a "softer" character or a magic user. I am always looking for new experiences for my characters.
(btw this is an awesome idea for a comic and I am planning on making something, if you do not mind.)
(btw this is an awesome idea for a comic and I am planning on making something, if you do not mind.)
Apr 27, 2024 8:25 pm
I lean towards Secret of Mana or Tetris for the game?
I believe in early poster benefits. FS & Brainiac should get their pick. I'll take the Fairy Girl.
I believe in early poster benefits. FS & Brainiac should get their pick. I'll take the Fairy Girl.
Apr 27, 2024 9:55 pm
Hopefully the game will be fun regardless of your heroine. If everyone is good with:
• Brainiac = P5
• FlyingSucculent = P4
• Alepous = P3
• PhoenixScientist = P2
…then go right ahead and name your characters. I’ll start you off with an unbelievably awesome power/item, then pull a Metroid on you.
• Brainiac = P5
• FlyingSucculent = P4
• Alepous = P3
• PhoenixScientist = P2
…then go right ahead and name your characters. I’ll start you off with an unbelievably awesome power/item, then pull a Metroid on you.
Apr 27, 2024 10:05 pm
I'll be playing the video game version of a barbarian I played in another of Legendary Sidekick's games, Thundra the Thicc. I made a preliminary AI image of her, and another of in a pixelized style. I may tweak them when I have more time to play around with the generators:
Apr 27, 2024 10:42 pm
@dmbrainiac, as soon as you posted in the interest thread, I hoped you would pick P5 and bring Thundra back!
@alepous, an anime schoolgirl, according to my recent Google search. That screams Magical Girl to me!
@alepous, an anime schoolgirl, according to my recent Google search. That screams Magical Girl to me!
Apr 28, 2024 4:09 am
Level 1 starts you off as if you are high level characters.
Create your characters on GP (but don’t bother listing the 3d6/1d6/rage stuff—you lose it after this scene) …and post when ready!
Create your characters on GP (but don’t bother listing the 3d6/1d6/rage stuff—you lose it after this scene) …and post when ready!
Apr 28, 2024 1:13 pm
@Alepous, nice! Go ahead and create the character, and I’ll approve her.
I don’t need a character sheet. Just your character image, player number, name and how many hearts she has are enough.
I don’t need a character sheet. Just your character image, player number, name and how many hearts she has are enough.
Apr 28, 2024 5:10 pm
Character submited. In the anime Kurumi is not a nice magical girl, but she is a nice persona in the arcade.
Apr 28, 2024 5:41 pm
Here is a test dice roll for P3.
Last edited April 28, 2024 5:42 pm
Rolls
Sprite Roll (test) - (2d6)
(66) = 12
Apr 28, 2024 5:51 pm
@PhoenixScientist, that is brilliant! I love how Pix chose her name too. Please create a character for her whenever you get a chance.
As for the post itself, it gives me a great set-up for what I have planned for now, and also for something I have planned for later… and the plan for later will be adjusted significantly to fit the unexplored part of your world (while still adhering to the No-Killing violence setting).
We won’t return to your games of origin, BUT sequels and spinoffs exist.
_____
Also, I’ll plan on posting tomorrow, pushing scenes that are ready to move forward. Those who aren’t ready by Monday will be my priority on Tuesday/Wednesday/when-ready.
I don’t think I’m spoiling any surprises by saying my plan is not to keep you as single players for long.
As for the post itself, it gives me a great set-up for what I have planned for now, and also for something I have planned for later… and the plan for later will be adjusted significantly to fit the unexplored part of your world (while still adhering to the No-Killing violence setting).
We won’t return to your games of origin, BUT sequels and spinoffs exist.
_____
Also, I’ll plan on posting tomorrow, pushing scenes that are ready to move forward. Those who aren’t ready by Monday will be my priority on Tuesday/Wednesday/when-ready.
I don’t think I’m spoiling any surprises by saying my plan is not to keep you as single players for long.
Apr 28, 2024 5:52 pm
I love this:
Do the roll like this:
Alepous says:
Here is a test dice roll for P3.Rolls
Sprite 3 - (3d6)
(256) = 13
Hero 3 - you can add a note after your number - (2d6)
(63) = 9
Apr 28, 2024 6:16 pm
I find it difficult to show the results like your format. Am I missing something in the code? Will there be a Ghost in the Machine?
Apr 28, 2024 6:24 pm
Alepous says:
I find it difficult to show the results like your format. Am I missing something in the code? Will there be a Ghost in the Machine?Hero 2
Sprite 2
Hero 3
Sprite 3
Hero 4
Sprite 4
Hero 5
Sprite 5
…and just the space + number tells the code whether numbers are blue (hero), green (sprite) or the Chinese word for "girl" (or "fairy" in P2’s case).
Apr 28, 2024 6:38 pm
Yes. And the space matters. For some reason the code would not work without the space.
Oh… and don’t type other numbers or weird stuff might happen. (I think.)
Oh… and don’t type other numbers or weird stuff might happen. (I think.)
Rolls
Hero 3 - punch 2 guys - (16d6)
(5236362126656622) = 63
Apr 28, 2024 6:43 pm
Yeah. All kinds of crazy happened. The girl rolls are colored green and rolling a 2 also triggered girl (the word for fairy, which is P2’s trigger).
Funny that I was rolling way more dice than ever allowed and only 1 hit..!
Funny that I was rolling way more dice than ever allowed and only 1 hit..!
Apr 28, 2024 6:56 pm
Test Roll?
Rolls
Sprite 2 - Expert - (2D6)
(51) = 6
Hero 2 - - (1D6)
(6) = 6
Anti Hero 2 -Expert Prepared - (3D6)
(246) = 12
Apr 28, 2024 7:02 pm
Let me test again...
Rolls
hero3 - (2d6)
(62) = 8
punch someone - (HERO3)
() + 3 = 3
Apr 28, 2024 7:13 pm
I think you mean
Rolls
Hero 3 - (2d6)
(12) = 3
Hero 3- punch someone - (1d6)
(3) = 3
Apr 28, 2024 8:28 pm
Interesting…
Rolls
It seems you can’t have a space before the word hero 2 - (3d6)
(224) = 8
Or can you? Hero 2 - (3d6)
(355) = 13
Anti hero 2 -expert prepared - (3d6)
(142) = 7
Apr 28, 2024 8:38 pm
I think it's spacing between words and number
And maybe the stat needs to be first. ?
Still can't figure out what those characters are supposed to be..
Edit: nope it looks like there can be a word first
And maybe the stat needs to be first. ?
Still can't figure out what those characters are supposed to be..
Edit: nope it looks like there can be a word first
Last edited April 28, 2024 8:39 pm
Rolls
Test Sprite 2 - (1D6)
(1) = 1
Apr 28, 2024 8:43 pm
PhoenixScientist says:
What are the non-engliah characters?I intend to walk you through this stuff as it comes up. Level 1 is the tutorial level.
Also… no expert/prepared. You roll 2d6, and you’ll get items and spells and such that let you roll 3d6 (or 1d6) for specific actions.
For antihero/antisprite, you’re rolling to see if you get hit, so 1d6 is a good thing with anti- rolls.
A GM move could also make you temporarily worse at an action, forcing you to roll 1d6 (or 3d6).
TL;DR - roll 2d6 for everything until I tell you otherwise.
Apr 28, 2024 8:47 pm
PhoenixScientist says:
I think it's spacing between words and numberAnd maybe the stat needs to be first. ?
Still can't figure out what those characters are supposed to be..
Edit: nope it looks like there can be a word first
Apr 28, 2024 8:49 pm
Wht exactly are you folks trying to figure out with the rolls? I'm pretty sure Alepous's roll didn't work because they didn't put in a space.
(The roller looks for the exact reason as specified in the code, so space is important. I think it only ignores case, though don't quote me on that.)
Edit: ah, I see, the total.
(The roller looks for the exact reason as specified in the code, so space is important. I think it only ignores case, though don't quote me on that.)
Edit: ah, I see, the total.
Last edited April 28, 2024 8:50 pm
Apr 28, 2024 8:53 pm
Maybe it's just the lack of case for "if all are misses"? Because in Phoenix's roll, all are misses, right?
Edit: for anti-hero specifically, that is. I don't know how your code looks, but sometimes the order of lines can cause strange things to happen if one case overwrites the other.
Edit: for anti-hero specifically, that is. I don't know how your code looks, but sometimes the order of lines can cause strange things to happen if one case overwrites the other.
Last edited April 28, 2024 8:57 pm
Apr 28, 2024 8:57 pm
Ok. I am unclear. What is antisprite? What am I actually doing with it? I kind of understood that antihero was defense but now am confused?
Both antihero and anti pixie are defense for different things? But I'm worse at defending against the things I'm good at?
Both antihero and anti pixie are defense for different things? But I'm worse at defending against the things I'm good at?
Apr 28, 2024 9:05 pm
From my understanding of player numbers in relation to defense (Anti-Hero rolls), the higher is your player number, the more likely you are to hit *and* to get hit. So yes, we are worse at defending if we are stronger.
..And I think Anti-Sprite is not actually a valid roll? The only place it is mentioned in the rules is in the test roll section, not in actual types of rolls, at least.
..And I think Anti-Sprite is not actually a valid roll? The only place it is mentioned in the rules is in the test roll section, not in actual types of rolls, at least.
Apr 28, 2024 9:13 pm
Also, I have a question about my character mechanic, sort of. When I use 🔥, do I add it to the rage track, or do I deduct it from the rage track? If it's the latter, what is my current 🔥?
Apr 28, 2024 10:19 pm
@flyingsucculent,
Current is zero. You use all of the flames at once. So you can hold out until you have four if you want to, or rage with 3 dice the first chance you get. (But there’s a cooldown if you rage with only 1 or 2 🔥.) I’ll track it.
Anti-hero is like Take a Powerful Blow in Masks. You will usually get hit—in both Masks and this game, except for Pix. The fairy is tiny and hard to hit. There’s a 69% chance of a miss and <3% chance the enemy will combo.
@phoenixscientist,
Anti-sprite fields exist, but you won’t encounter them frequently. Think of a cold iron gate. The fairy can fit between the latticework, but the material itself overwhelms her. The odds of getting through it unhindered are slim!
Current is zero. You use all of the flames at once. So you can hold out until you have four if you want to, or rage with 3 dice the first chance you get. (But there’s a cooldown if you rage with only 1 or 2 🔥.) I’ll track it.
Anti-hero is like Take a Powerful Blow in Masks. You will usually get hit—in both Masks and this game, except for Pix. The fairy is tiny and hard to hit. There’s a 69% chance of a miss and <3% chance the enemy will combo.
@phoenixscientist,
Anti-sprite fields exist, but you won’t encounter them frequently. Think of a cold iron gate. The fairy can fit between the latticework, but the material itself overwhelms her. The odds of getting through it unhindered are slim!
Apr 28, 2024 10:26 pm
Legendary_Sidekick says:
@flyingsucculent,Current is zero. You use all of the flames at once. So you can hold out until you have four if you want to, or rage with 3 dice the first chance you get. (But there’s a cooldown if you rage with only 1 or 2 🔥.) I’ll track it.
Also, submitted the sheet! It's public, so feel free to read if anyone is interested in a history of a fictional character in a fictional game written by a fictional game magazine. XD
Apr 28, 2024 10:35 pm
Yes, you start with zero, and gain rage during battle. When you use your rage, the flames burn out. (And if you see any ❄️s, that’s cooldown!)
Your rage-o-meter maxes at 🔥🔥🔥🔥.
I love the art for Pira! She really does look like my character! (Approved, of course!)
Your rage-o-meter maxes at 🔥🔥🔥🔥.
I love the art for Pira! She really does look like my character! (Approved, of course!)
Apr 28, 2024 10:38 pm
Legendary_Sidekick says:
@phoenixscientist,
Anti-sprite fields exist, but you won’t encounter them frequently. Think of a cold iron gate. The fairy can fit between the latticework, but the material itself overwhelms her. The odds of getting through it unhindered are slim!
Legendary_Sidekick says:
PhoenixScientist says:
What are the non-engliah characters?I intend to walk you through this stuff as it comes up. Level 1 is the tutorial level.
Also… no expert/prepared. You roll 2d6, and you’ll get items and spells and such that let you roll 3d6 (or 1d6) for specific actions.
For antihero/antisprite, you’re rolling to see if you get hit, so 1d6 is a good thing with anti- rolls.
A GM move could also make you temporarily worse at an action, forcing you to roll 1d6 (or 3d6).
TL;DR - roll 2d6 for everything until I tell you otherwise.
Also rolling the exact number is gaining insight?
Apr 28, 2024 10:42 pm
Legendary_Sidekick says:
I love the art for Pira! She really does look like my character! (Approved, of course!)
Last edited April 28, 2024 10:42 pm
Apr 28, 2024 10:42 pm
Rolling the exact number means you can team up with someone who also rolled their exact number.
(I’ll call attention to this the first time it happens in game.)
But that won’t be possible until you somehow wind up in the same game.
(I’ll call attention to this the first time it happens in game.)
But that won’t be possible until you somehow wind up in the same game.
Apr 29, 2024 12:35 am
What is 🔥? How is it used? how is it gained?
Where are these rules coming from? They weren't on the sheet we were given.
Where are these rules coming from? They weren't on the sheet we were given.
Apr 29, 2024 1:07 am
PhoenixScientist says:
I still don't have explained what antisprite is
Hero is rolled to attack a villain; antihero is rolled when a villain attacks you. So an anti- roll is your reaction.
…
Sprite rolls are never attacks. They’re either magic (fire wall, icy floor, lightning to jumpstart a car, healing water, etc.) or movement (leap, stealth, dance, roll past axe-swinging statue, etc.). Antisprite is rolled when you enter a place that opposes either of these things.
You are correct that a fairy shouldn’t be bad at defending against magic. That is NOT what antisprite is.
Antisprite is a roll you make when you’re confronted by something that feeds off of your magic/fey-ness (an antimagic field, a cold iron cage) or impedes movement—like a powerful wind that impedes flight!
While Pix can dodge crossbow bolts far easier than Thundra the Thicc, which of the two would fare better against a hurricane? This is the sort of situation that calls for antisprite. Does that make sense?
But getting hit on an antisprite roll means you’re hindered. Like sprite, antisprite is not meant to inflict damage.
Apr 29, 2024 1:13 am
PhoenixScientist says:
What is 🔥? How is it used? how is it gained?Where are these rules coming from? They weren't on the sheet we were given.
You’ll get a power-up as well. (Also temporarily, like the way you have 💛💛💛💛💛 for health right now, but are supposed to start with 💛💛.)
Apr 29, 2024 1:19 am
PhoenixScientist says:
What is the "Into" is that just flavor?I also originally had "From" instead of "Game" and just changed that to make an acronym. I couldn’t unsee FIRL.
Apr 29, 2024 1:25 am
Out of curiosity, will these "power up" mechanics make a return after we progress in the main game?
Apr 29, 2024 1:44 am
Yes. I was purposely vague about it (because I didn’t want to explain everything at once), but…
…power-ups were always the plan!
(I didn’t originally plan on giving you a taste of high-level power-ups, but it seemed like a good way to try out different kinds.)
…power-ups were always the plan!
(I didn’t originally plan on giving you a taste of high-level power-ups, but it seemed like a good way to try out different kinds.)
Apr 29, 2024 1:51 am
Oh yeah, I saw that line, although I didn't connect it to the rage thing. Good to know! We're gonna be 🔥 someday. :D
PS: fun fact, my PC browser can't actually display the heart symbols for two of the players (it replaces them with unknown symbol icon, so it doesn't matter mechanically, I still see their number). Must be missing a font, or maybe it's a browser quirk. Phone sees them though!
PS: fun fact, my PC browser can't actually display the heart symbols for two of the players (it replaces them with unknown symbol icon, so it doesn't matter mechanically, I still see their number). Must be missing a font, or maybe it's a browser quirk. Phone sees them though!
Last edited April 29, 2024 1:55 am
Apr 29, 2024 2:05 am
Apple has more ❤️ colors than my work computer. I guess you see the red and yellow, but not pink and light blue.
Apr 29, 2024 3:27 am
Yup. My phone's Android, so they seem to be on point with their palette game too; ah, the joys of different platforms.
Apr 29, 2024 5:06 am
So you see all four types of hearts (💛🩷❤️🩵) on your PC, PhoenixScientist? Interesting! Wonder if it's really a font thing then.
Apr 29, 2024 11:43 am
@dmbrainiac, I just approved Thundra. So seeing you have the character ready, I’ll plan on posting in the afternoon. EDIT - morning!
Apr 29, 2024 2:06 pm
I’m off to a funeral, but as I took the day off for that, I’ll be freer than usual this afternoon. Feel free to ask questions.
If you botch the code, but still roll d6’s, don’t re-roll. It’s not a problem for me to figure out the result manually.
@phoenixscientist, once you get a character for Pix, I’ll edit the prior posts so you post as your character. No rush… whenever you find the image you want will do.
I was hoping your vision of the fairy world would drive the power-ups you get (it did!—better than expected!), so I already have a wand for you! Your post gave me a couple other ideas too..!
If you botch the code, but still roll d6’s, don’t re-roll. It’s not a problem for me to figure out the result manually.
@phoenixscientist, once you get a character for Pix, I’ll edit the prior posts so you post as your character. No rush… whenever you find the image you want will do.
I was hoping your vision of the fairy world would drive the power-ups you get (it did!—better than expected!), so I already have a wand for you! Your post gave me a couple other ideas too..!
Apr 29, 2024 3:12 pm
You guys were busy. Here is another test...
Rolls
Hero 2 - (3d6) - (Hero2-(3d6))
(346) + 2 = 15
Hero 2 - (3d6) - (3d6)
(614) = 11
Apr 29, 2024 4:12 pm
Psst, everyone, if you put this table into your sheet, you will be able to auto-add roll from your sheet without needing to type in the reason each time. Just change the 4 to your number.
[table=rolls compact]
Reason|Roll
Hero 4|2d6
Sprite 4|2d6
Anti-Hero 4|2d6
Anti-Sprite 4|2d6
[/table]
Apr 29, 2024 4:12 pm
@alepous, bummer you can’t play the music. I added a link in the spoiler.
Can anyone see the embedded video or does it only work for me?
Can anyone see the embedded video or does it only work for me?
Apr 29, 2024 4:47 pm
Aaaand Thundra and Pira both roll girl *again*! We really do be forming a connection here. XD
Apr 29, 2024 5:56 pm
Aw, bummer. I’ll try it again later maybe but the song I used for the club is Off With Your Head A-Trak Remix by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. That’s Big Wolf’s theme. I have one for Bad Wolf which fits this game well, but… not sure if I can get it to work.
Apr 29, 2024 5:57 pm
FlyingSucculent says:
Psst, everyone, if you put this table into your sheet, you will be able to auto-add roll from your sheet without needing to type in the reason each time. Just change the 4 to your number.
[table=rolls compact]
Reason|Roll
Hero 4|2d6
Sprite 4|2d6
Anti-Hero 4|2d6
Anti-Sprite 4|2d6
[/table]
Apr 29, 2024 6:30 pm
Curious… I may be wrong about the problem with the video, but does THIS LINK work?
Apr 29, 2024 6:42 pm
Test
…and abuse GM ability to roll as PIRA!
…and abuse GM ability to roll as PIRA!
Rolls
Hero 2 - (2d6)
(41) = 5
Anti-Hero 4 - type stuff after picking your code - (3d6)
(513) = 9
P4 - Pira the Piranha: Hero 4 - (2d6)
(21) = 3
Apr 29, 2024 6:56 pm
Legendary_Sidekick says:
This is awesome! I will try it. I am guessing you can override the 2d6 when you need to….
[table=rolls compact]
Reason|Basic|Stronger|Weaker
Hero 4|2d6|3d6|1d6
Sprite 4|2d6|3d6|1d6
Anti-Hero 4|2d6|3d6|1d6
Anti-Sprite 4|2d6|3d6|1d6
[/table]
The only thing is that it will add column name into the reason too.
Legendary_Sidekick says:
Curious… I may be wrong about the problem with the video, but does THIS LINK work?Rolls
Hero 4 - Stronger - (3d6)
(236) = 11
Apr 29, 2024 7:21 pm
Oh, I like this!
I rolled on this table…
I rolled on this table…
Rolls
Sprite 2 - 🎲🎲🎲 - (3d6)
(555) = 15
Apr 29, 2024 8:16 pm
FlyingSucculent says:
Legendary_Sidekick says:
Curious… I may be wrong about the problem with the video, but does THIS LINK work?So, I can live without the music, but before I totally scrap that… does SPOTIFY region lock?
Apr 29, 2024 9:41 pm
Legendary_Sidekick says:
So, I can live without the music, but before I totally scrap that… does SPOTIFY region lock?And yeah, Spotify blocked Russia, so it won't work for me. That said, I can always just experiment with applying VPN to YouTube link, eventually I'll find a country it works with! Probably. Maybe.
Apr 29, 2024 11:19 pm
FlyingSucculent says:
Aaaand Thundra and Pira both roll girl *again*! We really do be forming a connection here. XDApr 30, 2024 10:25 am
At least I saw the title "heads will roll". I like this song. Although I have more jpop in my mind for my character. Strange if the video is region locked because I am in Greece-EU.
Apr 30, 2024 10:36 am
PhoenixScientist says:
It worked for me (in the U.S.)FlyingSucculent says:
So it did work from the start for you (and Brainiac, I believe)… I was hoping it was just the m.youtube from phone-posting that was the issue.
Legendary_Sidekick says:
So, I can live without the music, but before I totally scrap that… does SPOTIFY region lock?And yeah, Spotify blocked Russia, so it won't work for me. That said, I can always just experiment with applying VPN to YouTube link, eventually I'll find a country it works with! Probably. Maybe.
Off With Your Head’s a fun tune. In the original video (not the one I posted, which was just audio with a still image), a dancer in a black suit transforms into a werewolf.
So this^ is my inspiration for Big Wolf.
Bad Wolf is probably more obvious:
[ +- ] The M is for…
He’s bad. So bad. You know it, y’know…
Apr 30, 2024 10:54 am
Ye, I got the reference from the Dworks. I like the theme so far. I don't know if you want me to be more descriptive. Also, I am expecting something like this when my glitch happens...(time 02:58)
Last edited April 30, 2024 10:55 am
Apr 30, 2024 6:47 pm
That video is hilarious!
@phoenixscientist, I just noticed you submitted Pix! Approved, of course!
@phoenixscientist, I just noticed you submitted Pix! Approved, of course!
Apr 30, 2024 9:50 pm
Legendary_Sidekick says:
Does all YouTube content have a region (b)lock? Or is that usually the case for professional musicians and such? The Yeah Yeah Yeahs are a New York-based band, active since 2000. So I imagine official videos (or audio) would be flagged as USA or North America or whatever.
These werewolf head costume props are fantastic.
Apr 30, 2024 10:13 pm
If you can find it, the Off With Your Head video is awesome (but disturbing too)!
Now that Kurumi managed to beat the wolves (barely —she needed at least a combo that round!), I think we should pair her up with someone. It’ll be Pix-Kurumi and Pira-Thundra, unless of course one of you tries not to pair up. Then I gotta pull something outta my @$$ go with Plan B.
Now that Kurumi managed to beat the wolves (barely —she needed at least a combo that round!), I think we should pair her up with someone. It’ll be Pix-Kurumi and Pira-Thundra, unless of course one of you tries not to pair up. Then I gotta pull something outta my @$$ go with Plan B.
Apr 30, 2024 10:17 pm
Oh!!! I was ninja’d! Well, I’ll post later. Since Pira/Thundra are confirmed as pairing, it’s definitely Pix/Kurumi as the other pair.
May 1, 2024 12:33 am
PhoenixScientist says:
OOC:
Do I make a choice here?If either Pira or Thundra chose not to pair with each other, I’d have randomized the pairings instead.
I’m working on a post so both pairs can get acquainted in a very-temporarily-safe environment.
May 1, 2024 1:12 am
Legendary_Sidekick says:
Oh!!! I was ninja’d! Well, I’ll post later. Since Pira/Thundra are confirmed as pairing, it’s definitely Pix/Kurumi as the other pair...Our characters uniting in pairs makes me want to ship them. :D
PS: also, fixing typos in posted posts? Relatable.
Last edited May 1, 2024 1:13 am
May 1, 2024 1:29 am
Haha! As GM, you don’t know how often I edit!!! (EDIT - because italicized text doesn’t appear when I edit.)
Gonna give your characters time to get on that ship meet before you find out who entered whose game.
Gonna give your characters time to get on that ship meet before you find out who entered whose game.
May 1, 2024 1:59 pm
It may be apparent from the description of the room with Metroid music, but the glitches put you (temporarily) in actual NES games.
Here is SF2010:
(Remember that year, when everyone was cybernetically enhanced and flying robots patrolled the streets?)
I love Thundra’s reaction to the floor!
You will be somewhere in Feet of Rage or Barbaric Commando soon, though. I don’t want to do a whole level in a real game (that probably only I have played), so this is just the transition.
Here is SF2010:
(Remember that year, when everyone was cybernetically enhanced and flying robots patrolled the streets?)
I love Thundra’s reaction to the floor!
You will be somewhere in Feet of Rage or Barbaric Commando soon, though. I don’t want to do a whole level in a real game (that probably only I have played), so this is just the transition.
May 2, 2024 1:26 am
By the way, you can make your character public, so we can all see it, if you hit the little red book in your "All Characters" page.
May 2, 2024 12:14 pm
Thanks for the tip, @PhoenixScientist. Despite my figuring out how to code stuff, I’m still a GP noob. I bookmarked my PCs but left the book itself gray. All of my books are red now, including Missy Girl’s even though it’ll be a while before I voice her.
I’m going to push forward the Portal Area scene a little bit. I don’t want anyone to feel rushed though. I just have free time (my first class starts at 9:30) and it might be more aptly timed to reveal the glitch before Pira answers Thundra’s question.
I’m going to push forward the Portal Area scene a little bit. I don’t want anyone to feel rushed though. I just have free time (my first class starts at 9:30) and it might be more aptly timed to reveal the glitch before Pira answers Thundra’s question.
May 3, 2024 8:49 pm
Those look like pixies to me.
This is what a fairly looks like to me.
And obligatory Disney inclusion.
This is what a fairly looks like to me.
And obligatory Disney inclusion.
May 3, 2024 9:27 pm
So do you prefer petite, but still human-sized (or like Leaf from A Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones)?
May 4, 2024 2:08 am
@FlyingSucculent To answer your question, Hero is for attacks and strength-based moves. Sprite is for magic and dexterity/agility-based moves.
May 4, 2024 2:11 am
Legendary_Sidekick says:
So do you prefer petite, but still human-sized (or like Leaf from A Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones)?I'm not familiar with the series, just lore and mythology.
May 4, 2024 2:33 am
Leaf is child-sized… like 3 or 4 feet.
If you prefer human-size or child-size rather than doll-size, it’s fine. You still are physically weak and good at dodging, so I would suggest no taller than 4’11" (1.5m) tall. Your avatar looks thin as a rail, which is a good build for a tall fairy.
I’ll edit the scene so your fairy is petite, but not tiny. When you mentioned Tinkerbelle being 7", I took that to mean Pix is 7" tall.
If you prefer human-size or child-size rather than doll-size, it’s fine. You still are physically weak and good at dodging, so I would suggest no taller than 4’11" (1.5m) tall. Your avatar looks thin as a rail, which is a good build for a tall fairy.
I’ll edit the scene so your fairy is petite, but not tiny. When you mentioned Tinkerbelle being 7", I took that to mean Pix is 7" tall.
May 4, 2024 2:40 am
Updated. (White text in that post that was all rainbow text.)
IC, you’re from different ‘lands.’
IC, you’re from different ‘lands.’
May 4, 2024 3:40 am
Legendary_Sidekick says:
@FlyingSucculent To answer your question, Hero is for attacks and strength-based moves. Sprite is for magic and dexterity/agility-based moves.Last edited May 4, 2024 3:40 am
May 4, 2024 2:29 pm
FlyingSucculent says:
I just wasn't sure if an attack against an inanimate non-opponent object would count as an attack…So for Pira, this is how you get food, and Thundra is down a couple 🩵s. (Helping a new friend/surprise ally/hot blonde regain health is heroic, ain’t it?)
It’s not really giving anything away to say @Dmbrainiac can eat the Hero Sandwich—or even half, if you want to be polite and share—and regain 🩵🩵. I’d much rather you solve the "puzzle" and not wonder about the food.
May 4, 2024 5:04 pm
@PhoenixScientist,@Alepous, feel free to converse as you explore. You are not confronting any enemies (yet). I just want to keep your side of the world in motion so you (OoC) will have a better idea of where this scene is going.
May 4, 2024 6:59 pm
Does it looks like a Metroid spoiler / reference coming up?
Last edited May 4, 2024 7:00 pm
May 5, 2024 6:32 pm
I get to hear Heads Will Roll on the way home from the store… love that remix. Spotify rarely picks it.
But this reminds me… those who couldn’t hear the tune: @FlyingSucculent,@Alepous, did the NES game music videos work? (Not that they were particularly interesting… but I meant to ask before,)
May 5, 2024 7:19 pm
Good to know. At least I can throw in the occasional boss music just for giggles.
There will be a little Metroid inspiration, but nothing overdone since I want all four players to face the Level 1 Boss together.
Alepous says:
Does it looks like a Metroid spoiler / reference coming up?May 5, 2024 8:36 pm
Here’s the real life Tokyo image that is inspiring the FEET OF RAAGE area you are in.
We DID agree to no death, so I hope we’re good with the Powerpuff Girls rule. Whenever something happens to a building, it just so happens nobody is inside it.
May 5, 2024 10:41 pm
Legendary_Sidekick says:
did the NES game music videos work?Legendary_Sidekick says:
Whenever something happens to a buildingMay 6, 2024 11:45 am
Hopefully my coinsword slot text came out like this:
Here’s a real arcade machine coin slot, for reference:
[ +- ] On my screen it looks like
[ +- ] It’s really a refrigerator magnet
May 6, 2024 3:24 pm
In case you haven’t played Streets of Rage 4, that’s a 2020 sequel to ’90’s beat-em-ups, and in terms of art, music and gameplay, it’s easily one of my favorite games ever.
My brother sometimes brings his Switch on holidays, so video games are rare for me, but always co-op.
[ +- ] SoR4 Dojo Stage
May 6, 2024 3:52 pm
I ran Thundra's prompt through a different AI model, I think I like this one best!
May 6, 2024 6:09 pm
@Legendary_Sidekick Aaaah, Streets of Rage. I have the original on Mega Drive. The memories with my brother...
@Dmbrainiac This image is also cool. I like the previous one with the brown palette though.
@Dmbrainiac This image is also cool. I like the previous one with the brown palette though.
May 6, 2024 7:58 pm
I know that I am a magic user but can Kurumi use, in a pinch, the mic with the cord as a meteor hammer?
May 6, 2024 8:38 pm
Alepous says:
I know that I am a magic user but can Kurumi use, in a pinch, the mic with the cord as a meteor hammer?May 6, 2024 10:22 pm
I think I'm really not an arcade person after all, I'm really struggling with how fast the things are progressing (not in terms of posts, but in terms of narrative). :'D I hope it's just for action and getting us together and we do have some slower moments too.
May 6, 2024 10:59 pm
Yes, there will be a moment to breathe. Though fair warning, Level 1 has a little more chaos.
Yeah, I didn’t want you all to be apart for long. I was going to have two different action scenes; one for each pair, but decided to cut that.
Yeah, I didn’t want you all to be apart for long. I was going to have two different action scenes; one for each pair, but decided to cut that.
May 7, 2024 2:17 pm
Legendary_Sidekick says:
OOC:
@FlyingSucculent,@PhoenixScientist, you both rolled Girl, so you can both team up if you want to. That will result in Pira’s attack landing and Pix’s magic will succeed without complication.You don’t need to roll anything. If at least one of you narrates helping the other, that should do the trick.
On second thought, since we haven’t used the roll-girl as a trigger, let’s not start that. I’m going to just have your number count as a success rather than trigger anything.
I figured out how to work the code so it supports that, too! (The trick is that it has to count as a miss when you roll anti-hero.)
May 7, 2024 2:39 pm
And… updated.
For your roll tables, please remove the anti-sprite row. That will no longer be a valid roll.
For your roll tables, please remove the anti-sprite row. That will no longer be a valid roll.
May 7, 2024 10:11 pm
Thanks. I tried setting it up like that before game-start, but couldn’t figure out how to make your number a miss only when it’s beneficial.
It occurred to me that triggering a team thing was going to be huge pain in the butt that I would regret for the entire campaign, so I came up with a solution that worked.
If you have Anti- as the reason, the first green line turns your number into a bigger number. The second green line hides that big number in a box with your number on it.
It occurred to me that triggering a team thing was going to be huge pain in the butt that I would regret for the entire campaign, so I came up with a solution that worked.
[ +- ] The Code
If you have Anti- as the reason, the first green line turns your number into a bigger number. The second green line hides that big number in a box with your number on it.
May 7, 2024 10:59 pm
Oh, this is a really great way to go around the code's limitations! I didn't know that "natural" picks up on "content" modifications.
May 10, 2024 12:03 pm
So… this weekend is Mother’s Day, and for me it will be especially busy because I need to pick up my brother-in-law at the airport tomorrow.
Without getting into the details of that, I will move this game forward on Monday. Feel free to converse IC amongst yourselves if you’d like.
(Also, I intend to give Pix and Pira loot after the next wave, then pit you against the Lv.1 boss. That will lead to another glitch that takes you to the game Hero Girl Sprite, where you’ll find out IC what is going on.)
Without getting into the details of that, I will move this game forward on Monday. Feel free to converse IC amongst yourselves if you’d like.
(Also, I intend to give Pix and Pira loot after the next wave, then pit you against the Lv.1 boss. That will lead to another glitch that takes you to the game Hero Girl Sprite, where you’ll find out IC what is going on.)
May 10, 2024 3:24 pm
Thanks! My daughters rarely get to see family from "Mom’s side" of the family. For those of you who don’t know, my wife’s from Hong Kong, so visiting relatives travel over 8000 miles.
I thought my guess was accurate but I missed by a mile. I edited in the word "over" to bury my shame.
[ +- ] Googled to see how accurate I was
I thought my guess was accurate but I missed by a mile. I edited in the word "over" to bury my shame.
May 10, 2024 4:18 pm
Have a good weekend, Legendary_Sidekick! :D
(Pesky freedom units, making me math; great accuracy on the guess though!)
(Pesky freedom units, making me math; great accuracy on the guess though!)
May 10, 2024 9:43 pm
I was hoping to be wrong so I could work in an It’s Over 9000! image, like I’m being corrected by a cartoon.
But being off by exactly one mile is funnier to me. I "missed by a mile" and was within a 0.0125% margin of error at the same time.
But being off by exactly one mile is funnier to me. I "missed by a mile" and was within a 0.0125% margin of error at the same time.
May 15, 2024 10:38 am
In my head, I felt that the no-killing rule actually altered several games, as if there is such an option in every game. It’s implied that Feet of Rage had Fatality removed, so the worst thing M. Kangaroo can do to Pira’s dad is perform the Babality, compelling a middle aged man to raise his daughter all over again from infancy.
Babality is cute… but Mortal Kombat never tells you all the trouble it causes to spare your opponent in this way.
Barbaric Commando is named after Bionic Commando, which shocked late-80s NES-gamers when Zombie Hitler not only says a swear ("damn"), but his head explodes in the dialogue box when you shoot him in the face with a bazooka.
Thundra has definitely been drenched in the blood of her enemies before the switch was toggled to All-Bad-Guys-Are-Robots Mode. I believe there are many Samurai Jack episodes that show him bisecting robots and getting drenched in gratuitous sprays (read: geysers) of oil. Thundra’s game is probably like that.
Babality is cute… but Mortal Kombat never tells you all the trouble it causes to spare your opponent in this way.
Barbaric Commando is named after Bionic Commando, which shocked late-80s NES-gamers when Zombie Hitler not only says a swear ("damn"), but his head explodes in the dialogue box when you shoot him in the face with a bazooka.
[ +- ] Image of That
May 16, 2024 2:01 am
Legendary_Sidekick says:
covid-masked banditsMay 16, 2024 2:38 am
All good, it just startled me! But on that topic, are we going for a specific time period? Or just a mish-mash of everything? :D
May 16, 2024 11:01 am
Mish-mash in the sense that the games themselves are vaguely twentieth century or the ’00s. The arcade could be closed and the game worlds took on a life of their own, for all we know! Human players no longer control the heroines’ destinies!
Just a thought there…not necessarily the official story. (EDIT - or maybe it is now. I like the idea that this adventure will lead to a happy ending, in which the heroines can travel the various game-worlds freely and safely.)
Just a thought there…not necessarily the official story. (EDIT - or maybe it is now. I like the idea that this adventure will lead to a happy ending, in which the heroines can travel the various game-worlds freely and safely.)
May 16, 2024 1:57 pm
PhoenixScientist says:
OOC:
Is there any reason I would t cast the special spells?Something happens when you empty a wand of all its spells. (You don’t know what, but you know it’s something good.)
May 16, 2024 2:29 pm
You got a wand earlier which had two spells on it:
• Embiggen (which you cast on the wingless fairy)
• Wallflower
Once you cast Wallflower, you’ll gain some kind of power from the Flower Wand.
• Embiggen (which you cast on the wingless fairy)
• Wallflower
Once you cast Wallflower, you’ll gain some kind of power from the Flower Wand.
May 19, 2024 4:33 pm
Gonna move forward tomorrow afternoon. If anyone is unable to post by then, I’ll treat it as if they are keeping their foes at bay while those who posted actions can fight their way to Sheng Long, with less foes to obstruct them. (I will confirm that Thundra has a clear path to him once I resolve the round.)
@Alepous Even though you posted an action with your defensive roll, feel free to post another move. I used your dance roll as an excuse to let every heroine attack first. (I was going to use the fire as a means to win/lose initiative, but I liked the mental picture of Kurumi dancing out the flames on her shoes.)
@Alepous Even though you posted an action with your defensive roll, feel free to post another move. I used your dance roll as an excuse to let every heroine attack first. (I was going to use the fire as a means to win/lose initiative, but I liked the mental picture of Kurumi dancing out the flames on her shoes.)
May 19, 2024 4:41 pm
Legendary_Sidekick says:
You got a wand earlier which had two spells on it:• Embiggen (which you cast on the wingless fairy)
• Wallflower
Once you cast Wallflower, you’ll gain some kind of power from the Flower Wand.
May 19, 2024 8:13 pm
PhoenixScientist says:
Is it just nothing after all of its ammo is used?Legendary_Sidekick says:
Something happens when you empty a wand of all its spells. (You don’t know what, but you know it’s something good.)Last edited May 19, 2024 8:20 pm
May 19, 2024 8:39 pm
FlyingSucculent says:
PhoenixScientist says:
Is it just nothing after all of its ammo is used?FlyingSucculent says:
Legendary_Sidekick says:
Something happens when you empty a wand of all its spells. (You don’t know what, but you know it’s something good.)May 19, 2024 8:56 pm
They probably want it to be a surprise? :D I don't think this system requires a lot of tactics, at least not for now since we are going to have our abilities reset after the prologue. I imagine it would also affect the wand as well? Though a clarification would be nice.
I've seen a lot of one-use scrolls in RPGs - the ones which let you cast a specific spell and then disappear. I think DnD has something similar? But specifically for weapons, I think I've seen exactly a wand somewhere. Can't remember where though.
Either way, my bet (based on video game experience) is that the wand will evolve into a different item or a stronger version of itself. It'll be curious to see if I'm correct. XD
I've seen a lot of one-use scrolls in RPGs - the ones which let you cast a specific spell and then disappear. I think DnD has something similar? But specifically for weapons, I think I've seen exactly a wand somewhere. Can't remember where though.
Either way, my bet (based on video game experience) is that the wand will evolve into a different item or a stronger version of itself. It'll be curious to see if I'm correct. XD
May 20, 2024 12:03 am
Yes to the above:
• the wand will ‘evolve’
• when we’re in level 2, you won’t have any of the powers/items that you found here or in your game of origin
…
Okay, my thinking here if you’ll bear with me: The last time I ran a L&F hack (Thundra’s debut game, at least as far as I know), everyone had strengths and weaknesses. You rolled 3 dice for strengths and 1 die for weaknesses.
It wasn’t a bad way to run the game. (It’s actually considerably easier for me because I don’t need to manage/balance abilities.) But I chose to do something that requires a little more work on my end because, for a video game world, players should get loot or power-ups.
But if the power-up is "roll 3d6 all the time" and it’s permanent, you pretty much only need to loot once. So I am borrowing from other game concepts—Pathfinder wands have charges, for example. Or for a video game example, in Breath of the Wild, weapons break very easily.
So as long as power-ups are limited, I have more to work with, and they have more value I believe because you will definitely lose them (and probably find them again—especially the ones you like best). And as far as making power-ups a surprise, my thinking is that—like in any Super Mario sequel, you don’t really know how Elephant Mario plays until you pick up an elephant-ears hat and find out!
• the wand will ‘evolve’
• when we’re in level 2, you won’t have any of the powers/items that you found here or in your game of origin
…
Okay, my thinking here if you’ll bear with me: The last time I ran a L&F hack (Thundra’s debut game, at least as far as I know), everyone had strengths and weaknesses. You rolled 3 dice for strengths and 1 die for weaknesses.
It wasn’t a bad way to run the game. (It’s actually considerably easier for me because I don’t need to manage/balance abilities.) But I chose to do something that requires a little more work on my end because, for a video game world, players should get loot or power-ups.
But if the power-up is "roll 3d6 all the time" and it’s permanent, you pretty much only need to loot once. So I am borrowing from other game concepts—Pathfinder wands have charges, for example. Or for a video game example, in Breath of the Wild, weapons break very easily.
So as long as power-ups are limited, I have more to work with, and they have more value I believe because you will definitely lose them (and probably find them again—especially the ones you like best). And as far as making power-ups a surprise, my thinking is that—like in any Super Mario sequel, you don’t really know how Elephant Mario plays until you pick up an elephant-ears hat and find out!
May 20, 2024 11:52 am
Alepous says:
I can magic dance and magic attack at the same turn?In my head, your two recent posts are two different "turns." (I could see why you might see them as one turn though.)
…
@PhoenixScientist if you don’t want to be surprised:
[ +- ] What the wand will do
Short version: Faerie Fire - it is like Rage, only instead it starts at 🔥🔥🔥🔥 and you lose one 🔥 for each successful hit.
• 4d6 Hero to attack while you have 🔥🔥🔥🔥
• 3d6 Hero to attack while you have at least 🔥
• +1 🔥 (4 max) if your attack misses completely.
• once you have zero flames, Faerie Fire ends
That said, the wand itself is reacting to the environment. So the surprise I had in mind was that you cast Wallflower in the presence of Sheng Long’s Firewall, and what the Flower Wand becomes is a Fire Flower. If you cast the wand’s final spell somewhere else, it will do something different (reacting to whatever is in that environment).
• 4d6 Hero to attack while you have 🔥🔥🔥🔥
• 3d6 Hero to attack while you have at least 🔥
• +1 🔥 (4 max) if your attack misses completely.
• once you have zero flames, Faerie Fire ends
That said, the wand itself is reacting to the environment. So the surprise I had in mind was that you cast Wallflower in the presence of Sheng Long’s Firewall, and what the Flower Wand becomes is a Fire Flower. If you cast the wand’s final spell somewhere else, it will do something different (reacting to whatever is in that environment).
May 22, 2024 1:24 pm
I received a private message above, but some of it is best answered publicly.
The rules hack - I’m using L&F as originally stated:
…but… as we’ve been playing Level 1, which was intended as a tutorial level for you to get used to the combat, I also have been updating the power-ups. The original list of power-ups was as the above screenshot implies: every power-up was 3d6 (or 1d6 anti-hero). What I have now is more varied and interesting. I hope you’ll agree as you come across them.
It’s not that I didn’t have a plan for items/power-ups. But by not spelling it all out for you up-front, I was able to make tweaks for the better. There’s a lot you can do mechanically with a simple system. And while I was honestly very nervous about pre-gen characters, that has allowed me to give the different sets of items a flavor that matches the character.
Levels 2-5 - I don’t like to give everything away, but the plan is to get you into the Hero Girl Sprite game, and from there you’re on a quest to find Missy Girl. Hero Girl Sprite will be a hub world where NPCs can send you to ‘faraway lands’ (other games) to find their missing heroine.
Your choices will be named after real games without completely resembling them. The Polygon Trail, for example, is named after The Oregon Trail. I never played or saw that game. I know of it. I know it’s old. The Polygon Trail will be from the early days of polygon games, aesthetically speaking. In-character, our heroines will see this land as a "frontier." You won’t die of dysentery.
You can’t die at all. There will be a consequence for losing fights, but so far my closest call in an L&F hack was in Cartoon Peril, where I managed to KO a few PCs in the final scene before Thundra the Thicc saved the day.
I feel like you get the idea about combat. If you feel the same and want to move onto plot, head to Aka Nishin’s chamber.
The rules hack - I’m using L&F as originally stated:
…but… as we’ve been playing Level 1, which was intended as a tutorial level for you to get used to the combat, I also have been updating the power-ups. The original list of power-ups was as the above screenshot implies: every power-up was 3d6 (or 1d6 anti-hero). What I have now is more varied and interesting. I hope you’ll agree as you come across them.
It’s not that I didn’t have a plan for items/power-ups. But by not spelling it all out for you up-front, I was able to make tweaks for the better. There’s a lot you can do mechanically with a simple system. And while I was honestly very nervous about pre-gen characters, that has allowed me to give the different sets of items a flavor that matches the character.
Levels 2-5 - I don’t like to give everything away, but the plan is to get you into the Hero Girl Sprite game, and from there you’re on a quest to find Missy Girl. Hero Girl Sprite will be a hub world where NPCs can send you to ‘faraway lands’ (other games) to find their missing heroine.
Your choices will be named after real games without completely resembling them. The Polygon Trail, for example, is named after The Oregon Trail. I never played or saw that game. I know of it. I know it’s old. The Polygon Trail will be from the early days of polygon games, aesthetically speaking. In-character, our heroines will see this land as a "frontier." You won’t die of dysentery.
You can’t die at all. There will be a consequence for losing fights, but so far my closest call in an L&F hack was in Cartoon Peril, where I managed to KO a few PCs in the final scene before Thundra the Thicc saved the day.
I feel like you get the idea about combat. If you feel the same and want to move onto plot, head to Aka Nishin’s chamber.
May 25, 2024 2:40 pm
Hey all, if anyone keeps dialogue going, I’ll check in on the weekend (three days in the USA), but my weekend is turning to chaos. My mother-in-law’s cancer has progressed significantly during her son’s visit; she is now on 7-day hospice care for however many weeks she has left.
And while this next bit pales in comparison, my lawn mower and pool pump both decided to stop working.
And while this next bit pales in comparison, my lawn mower and pool pump both decided to stop working.
May 27, 2024 6:55 am
@Legendary_Sidekick sorry to hear that. I lost both my parents from the same disease two years ago. PM me if you need any support.
May 28, 2024 1:16 am
@FlyingSucculent,@Alepous Thank you both. My mother-in-law actually passed away yesterday. That said, don’t worry about me—I have amazing people in my life as a support system. And while I’m supporting my wife and daughters, the girls have been on calls with their BFFs, and my wife has friends in US, Canada and Hong Kong all reaching out to her.
I have a partly written post ready to drop for this game. If anyone wants to reply to Pira, I’ll adjust as needed. But I think I’ll get the next scene up tomorrow or Wednesday.
I have some thoughts for when we do the Reset… but let’s get there first.
Also, @Alepous, sorry to hear you lost both of your parents so recently.
I have a partly written post ready to drop for this game. If anyone wants to reply to Pira, I’ll adjust as needed. But I think I’ll get the next scene up tomorrow or Wednesday.
I have some thoughts for when we do the Reset… but let’s get there first.
Also, @Alepous, sorry to hear you lost both of your parents so recently.
May 29, 2024 10:51 pm
Pix’s player has left the game. I wanted to give the character a heroic exit.
I’ll wait until the Lv.2 Reset before seeking a new Fairy Girl.
I’ll wait until the Lv.2 Reset before seeking a new Fairy Girl.
Jun 4, 2024 7:25 am
Does Kurumi knows capoeira? I feel a bit overwhelmed, she can dance and distract but what can she do for attacks?
Jun 4, 2024 10:14 am
@Alepous, since Level 1 is the "tutorial mode" (despite the extreme "boss"), I’ll just call your roll Hero, which means you landed a combo.
If you edit your post for the narrative of that, feel free to roll 1d6 Hero just to see if the third die also lands.
…
I see you have a roll table now, which will help! Especially after the reset. I’m considering making Hero Girl Sprite a 6-player machine so if the new player doesn’t want to be Fairy Girl, there will be two more options. Toony Girl, from the cartoon laser disc era (Dragon’s Lair, Space Ace, Time Gal) and Spacy Girl from… space (Metroid, Street Fighter 2010, Xenophobe).
Of currently-played heroines, only Thundra would need to change her number (to P6, keeping her as the extreme).
If you edit your post for the narrative of that, feel free to roll 1d6 Hero just to see if the third die also lands.
…
I see you have a roll table now, which will help! Especially after the reset. I’m considering making Hero Girl Sprite a 6-player machine so if the new player doesn’t want to be Fairy Girl, there will be two more options. Toony Girl, from the cartoon laser disc era (Dragon’s Lair, Space Ace, Time Gal) and Spacy Girl from… space (Metroid, Street Fighter 2010, Xenophobe).
Of currently-played heroines, only Thundra would need to change her number (to P6, keeping her as the extreme).
Jun 4, 2024 8:35 pm
Legendary_Sidekick says:
OOC:
(Both narrative and dice would have to convince me, though!)Dmbrainiac says:
Violence solves everything! Thundra attacks!Jun 5, 2024 1:59 pm
@FlyingSucculent while I was hoping you’d get your rage built up, a 3D attack completely missing is awesome.
I’ll delete your second post since the Anti-Hero miss counts!
I’ll delete your second post since the Anti-Hero miss counts!
Jun 5, 2024 2:54 pm
That's the power of a good stylish slide! :P
I didn't delete the post since I think it's considered something of a bad etiquette move because people who already saw it can get confused? At least I've seen this sentiment before, though maybe it applies more to editing. I personally don't mind, just wasn't sure if anyone else does~
I didn't delete the post since I think it's considered something of a bad etiquette move because people who already saw it can get confused? At least I've seen this sentiment before, though maybe it applies more to editing. I personally don't mind, just wasn't sure if anyone else does~
Last edited June 5, 2024 2:55 pm
Jun 5, 2024 3:12 pm
That’s fine. I kinda thought you kept the second post for clarification purposes.
Jun 5, 2024 6:45 pm
@FlyingSucculent,@Dmbrainiac,@Alepous
So, before the inevitable reset, are there any objections to a 6-player game?
I don’t necessarily need six players. It’s more like if someone would rather be Samus Aran than Navi, the next to join has that option.
So, before the inevitable reset, are there any objections to a 6-player game?
I don’t necessarily need six players. It’s more like if someone would rather be Samus Aran than Navi, the next to join has that option.
Jun 5, 2024 8:41 pm
I’m fine with 6. Flashbacks to the bowling alleys and roller skating rinks of my childhood.
Dibs on Colossus! (Hmm, do I have a type?)
Dibs on Colossus! (Hmm, do I have a type?)
Last edited June 5, 2024 8:43 pm
Jun 5, 2024 10:00 pm
Dmbrainiac says:
I’m fine with 6. Flashbacks to the bowling alleys and roller skating rinks of my childhood.Dibs on Colossus! (Hmm, do I have a type?)
Jun 6, 2024 11:15 pm
Okay, we have 6 players, two of whom I know from other games.
Welcome, @ClaCle, @Tickettbror, @Ysolde!
Aaaaand sorry the forum is so empty. Busy night irl, it turns out. It’s the big dance recital weekend. I’ll post a proper rules update when I can. But I at least wanted to send out the invites and welcome you while I’m in the theater parking lot.
Thanks for joining us!!
Welcome, @ClaCle, @Tickettbror, @Ysolde!
Aaaaand sorry the forum is so empty. Busy night irl, it turns out. It’s the big dance recital weekend. I’ll post a proper rules update when I can. But I at least wanted to send out the invites and welcome you while I’m in the theater parking lot.
Thanks for joining us!!
Jun 6, 2024 11:32 pm
Woah, the whole six? I thought we were adding one. :0
Welcome, folks! Piranha High Five!
(I'm a bit intimidated since I know I don't do good in big groups because of my slower posting rate, but maybe it'll work out. Do let me know if it isn't working out, though!)
Welcome, folks! Piranha High Five!
(I'm a bit intimidated since I know I don't do good in big groups because of my slower posting rate, but maybe it'll work out. Do let me know if it isn't working out, though!)
Jun 7, 2024 6:24 am
Thanks for in the invite legendary_sidekick! Looking forward to play this!
Do you have pregen sheets for the characters, I assume?
Do you have pregen sheets for the characters, I assume?
Jun 7, 2024 11:48 am
ClaCle says:
Thanks for in the invite legendary_sidekick! Looking forward to play this!Do you have pregen sheets for the characters, I assume?
Pira has an extensive and entertaining backstory, plus some notes. That’s player’s choice. (I do enjoy reading this stuff, but I don’t require it.)
I would like your naming format to be like P3 - Kurumi, P4 - Pira the Piranha and P6 - Thundra the Thicc. (Ditch Fairy/Toony/Spacy Girl names. They are meant to be changed in the way that the 1993 Super NES game, Secret of Mana, had PCs named "HERO", "GIRL" and "SPRITE.")
Jun 7, 2024 11:55 am
This is me using a roll table to dodge a punch and cast Teleport Bad Guy to the Moon Lv.5.
First, I rolled Anti-Hero to see if the enemy can actually hit my little fairy body!
Then I spent 5MP cast my cheap, overpowered spell on the scroll I found using a cheat code.
First, I rolled Anti-Hero to see if the enemy can actually hit my little fairy body!
Then I spent 5MP cast my cheap, overpowered spell on the scroll I found using a cheat code.
Rolls
P1 Anti-Hero - Normal - (2d12)
(64) = 10
P1 Sprite - Strong - (3d12)
(6311) = 20
Jun 7, 2024 12:04 pm
Heya all, thanks for the invite. My internet is going to be patchy until the end of the weekend but I’ll try to be available as and where!
For the roll tables, are we just setting them up using the table formatting options or do we need any specific formatting?
Edit: Ah don’t mind me, apparently I can’t read this weekend either XD
For the roll tables, are we just setting them up using the table formatting options or do we need any specific formatting?
Edit: Ah don’t mind me, apparently I can’t read this weekend either XD
Last edited June 7, 2024 12:06 pm
Jun 7, 2024 12:13 pm
Tickettbror says:
Heya all, thanks for the invite. My internet is going to be patchy until the end of the weekend but I’ll try to be available as and where!For the roll tables, are we just setting them up using the table formatting options or do we need any specific formatting?
No worries about the weekend. I have three daughters in a dance recital tomorrow, so I can relate to busy weekends and irl curveballs.
Jun 7, 2024 12:17 pm
Dmbrainiac says:
Thundra's number changes from 5 to 6! Even thiccer!But when he saw her flexing he just walked away mumbling "nope, nope, heck nope…"
Also, here’s a screenshot of Thundra’s sheet.
That’s all you need!
Jun 7, 2024 4:00 pm
Legendary_Sidekick says:
Pira has an extensive and entertaining backstory, plus some notes.Question on my power update: is the 4D item one use, or more of a permanent power unlock? Also, is it the personal item, or something not yet listed?
And a similar question towards items of Magic and Fuzzy Dice, are they one use?
Edit: I'm also very curious about what exactly you did to d12s. :0
Last edited June 7, 2024 4:06 pm
Rolls
P4 Hero - RAGE - (4d12)
(711912) = 39
P4 Sprite - Strong - (3d12)
(10116) = 27
P4 Sprite - Strong - (3d12)
(8611) = 25
P4 Sprite - Strong - (6d12)
(51274115) = 44
Jun 7, 2024 7:59 pm
FlyingSucculent says:
Legendary_Sidekick says:
Pira has an extensive and entertaining backstory, plus some notes.Question on my power update: is the 4D item one use, or more of a permanent power unlock? Also, is it the personal item, or something not yet listed?
FlyingSucculent says:
And a similar question towards items of Magic and Fuzzy Dice, are they one use?Magic scrolls, wands, rings, etc. give MP to the magical girls. P4-6 get 1 MP.
FlyingSucculent says:
Edit: I'm also very curious about what exactly you did to d12s. :0[ +- ] Code
{"rolled": "D12","natural":8, "content": "0"},
{"rolled": "D12","natural":9, "content": "7"},
{"rolled": "D12","natural":10, "content": "0"},
{"rolled": "D12","reason": "Sprite","natural":11, "content": "3"},
{"rolled": "D12","reason": "Hero","natural":11, "content": "4"},
{"rolled": "D12","reason": "P1","natural":12, "content": "1"},
{"rolled":"D12","reason": "P2","natural":12, "content": "2"},
{"rolled": "D12","reason": "P3","natural":12, "content": "3"},
{"rolled": "D12","reason": "P4","natural":12, "content": "4"},
{"rolled": "D12","reason": "P5","natural":12, "content": "5"},
{"rolled": "D12","reason": "P6","natural":12, "content": "6"},
{"rolled": "D12","natural":9, "content": "7"},
{"rolled": "D12","natural":10, "content": "0"},
{"rolled": "D12","reason": "Sprite","natural":11, "content": "3"},
{"rolled": "D12","reason": "Hero","natural":11, "content": "4"},
{"rolled": "D12","reason": "P1","natural":12, "content": "1"},
{"rolled":"D12","reason": "P2","natural":12, "content": "2"},
{"rolled": "D12","reason": "P3","natural":12, "content": "3"},
{"rolled": "D12","reason": "P4","natural":12, "content": "4"},
{"rolled": "D12","reason": "P5","natural":12, "content": "5"},
{"rolled": "D12","reason": "P6","natural":12, "content": "6"},
8 & 10 = 0
9 = 7
11 = 3 if you roll Sprite, 4 if you roll Hero
12 = your number
This works out so the original characters have the same exact dice odds as before. One exception: each of Pira’s anti-hero dice are 8.33% more likely to land in her favor.
Jun 7, 2024 9:09 pm
Legendary_Sidekick says:
Magic scrolls, wands, rings, etc. give MP to the magical girls. P4-6 get 1 MP.Legendary_Sidekick says:
3. 📜 Magic: Roll 3D Sprite to cast whatever spell is on the scroll.Jun 7, 2024 9:38 pm
Legendary_Sidekick says:
I have roll tables. You will absolutely need them for the code to work right. @FlyingSucculent introduced these to me, and I love ’em! Really, just that, a name and an image is all you need for a character sheet.Pira has an extensive and entertaining backstory, plus some notes. That’s player’s choice. (I do enjoy reading this stuff, but I don’t require it.)
But for now, here's Sparkle.
Jun 8, 2024 1:38 am
@FlyingSucculent, both.
Example. Sparkle finds a Ring of Fire. It has two spells.
• 1 MP - Fire Ball - roll 3d6 to throw fire
• 2 MP - Friendly Fire - roll 3d6 to heal your friends
She would get 3 MP because she’s a magical fairy. It would be up to her whether to throw three fire balls or use the healing fire.
But if Pira picked up the ring, she’d get 1 MP and could only throw one fire ball. (I wouldn’t bother to mention the 2 MP spell in this case.)
@ClaCle, character approved! Cute image!
Example. Sparkle finds a Ring of Fire. It has two spells.
• 1 MP - Fire Ball - roll 3d6 to throw fire
• 2 MP - Friendly Fire - roll 3d6 to heal your friends
She would get 3 MP because she’s a magical fairy. It would be up to her whether to throw three fire balls or use the healing fire.
But if Pira picked up the ring, she’d get 1 MP and could only throw one fire ball. (I wouldn’t bother to mention the 2 MP spell in this case.)
@ClaCle, character approved! Cute image!
Jun 8, 2024 3:15 am
Ysolde says:
Thanks for the invite. I am feverish today so won’t post until tomorrow nightJun 8, 2024 3:05 pm
FlyingSucculent says:
Edit: I'm also very curious about what exactly you did to d12s. :0Check out what I did with the d20!
Rolls
P1 Fairy Girl - Food - (d20)
(4) = 4
P2 Toony Girl - Food - (d20)
(1) = 1
P3 Peppy Girl - Food - (d20)
(15) = 15
P4 Kicky Girl - Food - (d20)
(2) = 2
P5 Spacy Girl - Food - (d20)
(15) = 15
P6 Barby Girl - Food - (d20)
(14) = 14
Jun 8, 2024 3:36 pm
Well… not as much as I thought. Recoding the food now.
…just need another 95 lines of code so everyone gets their own heart color when they heal! Nat.20 heals the party.
All the food comes from other video games:
• Ms. Pac-Man
• Secret of Mana
• Ninja Goemon
• Tapper
• TMNT
• Burger Time
• Final Fight (arguably Bonk)
• Donkey Kong
• Super Mario Bros.
• Zelda
• Kirby (that’s the rainbow lollipop; Kirby shares food in multiplayer games)
Max health increases as we go, so Sparkle will eventually benefit from healthier foods. With 2HP, any food is full health.
Items will be GM-rolled, by the way.
…just need another 95 lines of code so everyone gets their own heart color when they heal! Nat.20 heals the party.
All the food comes from other video games:
• Ms. Pac-Man
• Secret of Mana
• Ninja Goemon
• Tapper
• TMNT
• Burger Time
• Final Fight (arguably Bonk)
• Donkey Kong
• Super Mario Bros.
• Zelda
• Kirby (that’s the rainbow lollipop; Kirby shares food in multiplayer games)
Max health increases as we go, so Sparkle will eventually benefit from healthier foods. With 2HP, any food is full health.
Items will be GM-rolled, by the way.
Jun 8, 2024 4:29 pm
Woah, I think this is the most I've ever seen someone do with the dice roller. :O
Really leaning into that arcade feel!
Edit: a rice ball? Don't you mean jelly-filled donut? :P
Really leaning into that arcade feel!
Edit: a rice ball? Don't you mean jelly-filled donut? :P
Last edited June 8, 2024 4:30 pm
Rolls
P4 Kicky Girl - Food - (d20)
(12) = 12
Jun 8, 2024 5:02 pm
How does it work? Just like this?
Justtesting
Fancy
Justtesting
Fancy
Last edited June 8, 2024 5:02 pm
Rolls
Food - (1d20)
(11) = 11
Jun 8, 2024 5:09 pm
...as I said, clearly a jelly-filled donut!
(It is a reference to the Pokemon dub, which had Brock hold a rice ball and call it a jelly-filled donut.)
(It is a reference to the Pokemon dub, which had Brock hold a rice ball and call it a jelly-filled donut.)
Jun 8, 2024 5:34 pm
ClaCle says:
How does it work? Just like this?Justtesting
Fancy
If I roll anything with blue letters, I need to roll a different die. (I don’t have the weapon code ready yet though. But it’ll be a d10.)
Rolls
P3 Peppy Girl - Item - (d6)
(4) = 4
Jun 8, 2024 7:39 pm
FlyingSucculent says:
...as I said, clearly a jelly-filled donut!(It is a reference to the Pokemon dub, which had Brock hold a rice ball and call it a jelly-filled donut.)
Jun 9, 2024 2:49 am
Take your time. I’ll wait until everyone is ready before I set the scene.
And while I’m posting, here’s a test…
Okay. Colored hearts work now. Maybe just "+💛" instead of a sentence would look better though.
And while I’m posting, here’s a test…
Okay. Colored hearts work now. Maybe just "+💛" instead of a sentence would look better though.
Rolls
P1 Fairy Girl - Food - (d20)
(2) = 2
P2 Toony Girl - Food - (d20)
(10) = 10
P1 Fairy Girl - Food - (d20)
(16) = 16
P2 Toony Girl - Food - (d20)
(13) = 13
P3 Peppy Girl - Food - (d20)
(13) = 13
P4 Kicky Girl - Food - (d20)
(8) = 8
P5 Spacy Girl - Food - (d20)
(3) = 3
P6 Barby Girl - Food - (d20)
(14) = 14
Jun 9, 2024 11:53 am
Since the game is named after Secret of Mana, I’ll have Mana Sprits instead of scrolls and rings. As I’m putting the code together, I realize magic too complicated to automate.
If I have to type anyway, I may as well give the mana spirits some personality. The emojis I picked are similar to actual mana spirits and other companions from Secret of Mana and Trials of Mana. They will all be the same size as Sparkle.
If I have to type anyway, I may as well give the mana spirits some personality. The emojis I picked are similar to actual mana spirits and other companions from Secret of Mana and Trials of Mana. They will all be the same size as Sparkle.
Jun 9, 2024 1:16 pm
While you're doing cool dice things, can I have a fatality friendship finisher? With no different mechanics, just with a fancy roll result. :>
Jun 9, 2024 2:03 pm
@FlyingSucculent
You can flavor that as a Brazenly Heroic (hero), Graceful or Zestfully Fey (sprite) action, if the enemy has been defeated.
If by "roll result" you mean as part of a combo, sure! If it’s a boss, no guarantee he’ll accept your "friendship"… but it will probably work if he’s on the verge of defeat.
You can flavor that as a Brazenly Heroic (hero), Graceful or Zestfully Fey (sprite) action, if the enemy has been defeated.
If by "roll result" you mean as part of a combo, sure! If it’s a boss, no guarantee he’ll accept your "friendship"… but it will probably work if he’s on the verge of defeat.
Jun 9, 2024 3:29 pm
I mostly just meant dice settings. :D Something like if roll reason contains "Friendship" and hits, roll total is replaced with FRIENDSHIP.
Jun 9, 2024 6:15 pm
Oh, I can’t pull that one off. Colors are limited when coding rolls. Buuuut, you do get a special result if you ever land all four hits on your Rage attack.
Jun 9, 2024 6:25 pm
Aww, not even with emotes? Or are there no rainbow letter emotes? Well, it'll still be rainbow in my heart then!
Jun 9, 2024 10:02 pm
Nope. Easier to do manually. But I think you’ll get a kick out of the special 4D result, if you ever roll it.
Okay… gonna risk embarrassing myself with a failed dice test, but here it goes!
Okay… gonna risk embarrassing myself with a failed dice test, but here it goes!
Rolls
P1 Fairy Girl - Mana Sprite - (d8)
(6) = 6
⛄️ - P1 - (2d2+d3)
(22) + (1) = 5
d10
(3) = 3
P5 Spacy Girl - Armor - (d4)
(3) = 3
P5 Spacy Girl - Item - (d6)
(4) = 4
P5 Spacy Girl - Weapon - (d10)
(7) = 7
Jun 11, 2024 12:43 am
I decided to go with an expy of Princess Daphne (From the Dragon’s lair games)
Jun 11, 2024 1:30 am
@FlyingSucculent,@Dmbrainiac,@Alepous,@ClaCle,@Tickettbror,@Ysolde,
I would like to begin Level 2 in the next couple days. Is Wednesday good for everyone?
Tickettbror & Ysolde,
If you need direction on character creation, I’m happy to help. But the rules are *really* light.
Pretty much, Toony Girl is quick and agile, and she’s better at dodging a punch than throwing one. If you’re familiar with the mid-eighties Don Bluth laser disc games (Dragon’s Lair & Space Ace), Toony Girl’s most prominent skill is probably getting out of the way of cartoon perils, like lasers and gargantuan snakes, and jumping off of floors as they crumble apart.
Her personal item, the Panic Button, is based on the Energize button in Space Ace and the Time Stop button in Time Gal.Spacy Girl she can shoot straight, but she’ll get hit a lot. My thought on Spacy Girl is like Metroid or Xenophobe.The above is more or less to show what I was thinking when adding Toony and Spacy to the mix. Feel free to stray from that a bit and/or go outside of the video game world for space/sci-fi and cartoony inspiration.
I would like to begin Level 2 in the next couple days. Is Wednesday good for everyone?
Tickettbror & Ysolde,
If you need direction on character creation, I’m happy to help. But the rules are *really* light.
Pretty much, Toony Girl is quick and agile, and she’s better at dodging a punch than throwing one. If you’re familiar with the mid-eighties Don Bluth laser disc games (Dragon’s Lair & Space Ace), Toony Girl’s most prominent skill is probably getting out of the way of cartoon perils, like lasers and gargantuan snakes, and jumping off of floors as they crumble apart.
Her personal item, the Panic Button, is based on the Energize button in Space Ace and the Time Stop button in Time Gal.
[ +- ] Screenshots of That
Nerd-boy Dexter becomes…
…adult hero Space Ace!
He still dies in one hit, though.
Time Gal has to think fast a lot…
…except at the end of the stage. Time stops, giving you lots of time to make an uninformed decision.
Up, down or shoot? Seriously, they all look as hopeless!
…adult hero Space Ace!
He still dies in one hit, though.
Time Gal has to think fast a lot…
…except at the end of the stage. Time stops, giving you lots of time to make an uninformed decision.
Up, down or shoot? Seriously, they all look as hopeless!
[ +- ] XenoWHAT!?
It’s no Metroid, but still… 3 PLAYER CO-OP!
You each get your own screen!
But when someone dies, one third of the screen doesn’t have much going on.
You each get your own screen!
But when someone dies, one third of the screen doesn’t have much going on.
Jun 11, 2024 1:31 am
Ysolde says:
I decided to go with an expy of Princess Daphne (From the Dragon’s lair games)Jun 11, 2024 3:54 am
I'm fine with starting the next chapter. :)
Are our personal items with us right now, or do we need to find them too? (Erm, that'd be a bit awkward for Thundra.)
Also, are they just for flavor, or do they do things?
Are our personal items with us right now, or do we need to find them too? (Erm, that'd be a bit awkward for Thundra.)
Also, are they just for flavor, or do they do things?
Jun 11, 2024 8:06 am
I am ready to begin. Though, as a heads up, I will be out of town for two weeks starting June 17th-through June 30th. During that time I will likely not be posting at all. Feel free to bot my character as necessary during this time, or have her temporarily indisposed in some way.
Jun 11, 2024 10:02 am
No problem. Like in Cartoon Peril, Thundra will end up off-screen while you’re away.
…
No items when we start. Personal items function as a longer-lasting weapon, magic and/or armor, plus they add a non-combat bonus like 3D Hero: Feats of Strength while the item lasts. (I don’t think I’m giving anything away saying it’s Thundra’s item that gives the strength bonus.)
…
No items when we start. Personal items function as a longer-lasting weapon, magic and/or armor, plus they add a non-combat bonus like 3D Hero: Feats of Strength while the item lasts. (I don’t think I’m giving anything away saying it’s Thundra’s item that gives the strength bonus.)
Jun 11, 2024 10:18 am
Sorry, I've got the character set up I was just looking for a decent image. I went for something slightly more Metal Slug but with a future tech aesthetic. Hope it works!
Tickettbror sent a note to Legendary_Sidekick
Jun 11, 2024 11:49 am
@Tickettbror, I GM with an experimental approach, so I love this character concept!
Jun 11, 2024 6:35 pm
I decided to pair up the fairy and princess. I also skipped to the point where all six of you meet at once.
Nothing to fight yet. Oh! And before we get to that—to those new here, there is no killing or death in the arcade. You knock enemies out when you have to fight.
I’m not worried about the more upsetting stuff happening here, but one other safety bit was to avoid any real-world issues.
Nothing to fight yet. Oh! And before we get to that—to those new here, there is no killing or death in the arcade. You knock enemies out when you have to fight.
I’m not worried about the more upsetting stuff happening here, but one other safety bit was to avoid any real-world issues.
Jun 12, 2024 10:14 am
Quote:
…everything in her life is peril, somehow and someway she will be thrust into danger barely escaping with her life. Even that time she was feeding pigeons in the park, yes even then she was nearly pecked to death by pigeons.Jun 14, 2024 12:40 pm
I will be on vacation from 6/17-6/30! I won't be posting until I get back to work on Monday, 7/1, after which I'm sure I'll have a lot of catching up to do. 🙂
Feel free to bot Thundra as needed during this time.
Feel free to bot Thundra as needed during this time.
Jun 16, 2024 1:27 pm
@FlyingSucculent,@Alepous,@Tickettbror,@Ysolde
Brainiac will be on vacation and ClaCle has posted (in the Absence thread) that she’ll be offline for a while.
We can keep the story moving, which at this point is giving you IC knowledge that there is a missing hero from the land (game). The NPCs seem to think Sparkle is that missing hero, but since the player isn’t immediately available to deny that, you can all just assume that—like the rest of you—Sparkle has never been to this "land" before.
Brainiac will be on vacation and ClaCle has posted (in the Absence thread) that she’ll be offline for a while.
We can keep the story moving, which at this point is giving you IC knowledge that there is a missing hero from the land (game). The NPCs seem to think Sparkle is that missing hero, but since the player isn’t immediately available to deny that, you can all just assume that—like the rest of you—Sparkle has never been to this "land" before.
Jun 16, 2024 2:17 pm
I'm equally happy to continue or to wait for other players' return. :) It might be a bit awkward with two players absent? Maybe we can just slow the pace down until they're back, so they won't need to catch up on that much after.
Last edited June 16, 2024 2:18 pm
Jun 16, 2024 3:20 pm
I'm currently suffering from some kind of bug, I think it might be Covid but I haven't tested, so my creativity is a bit reduced... I'm happy to keep going while we wait once my head clears up a bit though!!
Jun 17, 2024 1:56 am
Tickettbror says:
I'm currently suffering from some kind of bug, I think it might be Covid but I haven't tested, so my creativity is a bit reduced... I'm happy to keep going while we wait once my head clears up a bit though!!Jun 17, 2024 11:33 am
I don't mind waiting or playing, although it's better for all of us to be "present" IMO.
@Tickettbror I wish a quick recovery!
@Tickettbror I wish a quick recovery!
Jun 17, 2024 12:50 pm
I have a question about Casanova's communication. Is she using gestures or emotes? My first interpretation was that she displays a dialogue box with emotes as in post, but I want to confirm. :D
Last edited June 17, 2024 12:51 pm
Jun 17, 2024 1:29 pm
My initial idea was gestures so I think it's best to stick with that, I hadn't thought of a dialogue box before. XD
Jun 18, 2024 10:40 am
In case you’re not familiar with Secret of Mana, here are the five weakest monsters.
The ones I circled are my inspiration for Blabbit and Munchroom. (And a Sickamore Bee was mentioned. The actual game’s Buzz Bees are scary if your level is less than 5.)
I googled Toucan’t and was pleasantly surprised by the result:
The ones I circled are my inspiration for Blabbit and Munchroom. (And a Sickamore Bee was mentioned. The actual game’s Buzz Bees are scary if your level is less than 5.)
I googled Toucan’t and was pleasantly surprised by the result:
Jun 22, 2024 8:13 pm
I’m at the mall with my wife and daughters. While they’re in the fitting room, I’m discovering graphic tees that I won’t buy, but I do like them enough to take pictures:
[ +- ] Final Fight tee shirt
[ +- ] Street Fighter tee shirt
[ +- ] Megaman tee shirt
Jun 24, 2024 6:47 pm
Sorry I've been a bit quiet! I'll compose a response in a bit, just need to process the happenings first.
Oh, I like the third T-shirt; I've always been fond of two-in-one kinds of images. Although from a practical standpoint, it's a little weird that it's vertical. People will need to be either much shorter or much taller than the wearer to see the actual pictures. :0
Edit: and I also wanted to say that I enjoyed seeing your work process in the AMA thread! :D
Legendary_Sidekick says:
I’m at the mall with my wife and daughters. While they’re in the fitting room, I’m discovering graphic teesEdit: and I also wanted to say that I enjoyed seeing your work process in the AMA thread! :D
Last edited June 24, 2024 6:48 pm
Jun 24, 2024 7:06 pm
FlyingSucculent says:
Edit: and I also wanted to say that I enjoyed seeing your work process in the AMA thread! :D[ +- ] Small Fry
She’s "Small Fry," whose starting powers are Shrinking and Fire.
The eye and claw are of The Purr-fessor, an AI-generated NPC. He’s a highly intelligent talking cat who I thought was so silly I wanted him to be my character’s mentor.
Jun 24, 2024 7:59 pm
I used the Arcade 29 palette. I like having a limit. It’s easy to decide which bright red, orange and yellow to use where there is only one of each!
Posted two possible destinations. Yes, Bob Questgiver was actually the planned name of a villager. Since Pira said "quest-giver," Doug could only imagine she meant the man of that name. (And profession.)
Posted two possible destinations. Yes, Bob Questgiver was actually the planned name of a villager. Since Pira said "quest-giver," Doug could only imagine she meant the man of that name. (And profession.)
Jun 25, 2024 1:25 pm
I’ll post later (possibly allowing time for responses), but a party-split would be fine.
(I’m imagining this would be Split-Screen at the arcade, so HGS should support that. In other words, feel free to allow your character to "kinda have a feeling" about how the other heroines are doing whenever you split.
It’s kinda like how you could always peek at other people’s screens in off-line shooters and racing games, which I used to be good at in Mario Kart.)
(I’m imagining this would be Split-Screen at the arcade, so HGS should support that. In other words, feel free to allow your character to "kinda have a feeling" about how the other heroines are doing whenever you split.
It’s kinda like how you could always peek at other people’s screens in off-line shooters and racing games, which I used to be good at in Mario Kart.)
Jun 25, 2024 2:47 pm
I usually try to avoid doing split-ups, but it felt appropriate here. Plus I don't really know what Pira would do in a pub with a bunch of friendly villagers, so I'll leave diplomacy to Kurumi and Casanova. XD Although if need be, I'm just as happy with us sticking together and finding the Hero Guy later.
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Jun 25, 2024 3:45 pm
Hero Sword Guy will probably look like THIS when you find him.
I basically split the party three ways, since Brainiac is on vacation and ClaCle might need quite some time. Regardless, I’ll keep the P1 spot for her and bot Sparkle in the background.
I basically split the party three ways, since Brainiac is on vacation and ClaCle might need quite some time. Regardless, I’ll keep the P1 spot for her and bot Sparkle in the background.
Jun 25, 2024 4:33 pm
I might have just jinxed things.
Still I imagine that Princess Diamond basically has some sort of Murphy’s Law aura in her own world so that death is basically nearly always around the corner but, somehow she always survives it or as far as she remembers. Basically she doesn’t have to remember all the times she’s died…
Still I imagine that Princess Diamond basically has some sort of Murphy’s Law aura in her own world so that death is basically nearly always around the corner but, somehow she always survives it or as far as she remembers. Basically she doesn’t have to remember all the times she’s died…
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Jun 25, 2024 4:39 pm
Hmm… you might have.
@Ysolde, I take it you’re familiar with Dragon’s Lair, particularly the significance of yellow flashes? How about Space Ace? The Panic Button is mostly based on the Energize Button from Space Ace.
@Ysolde, I take it you’re familiar with Dragon’s Lair, particularly the significance of yellow flashes? How about Space Ace? The Panic Button is mostly based on the Energize Button from Space Ace.
Jun 25, 2024 5:13 pm
This clip is one rollercoaster of an eyestrain, lol.
Is Chatty Cathy the narrator, the one doing green text? I don't think she was ever mentioned by name, at least not in public. I was actually really unsure about whether we even hear the green text, wanted to ask about it eventually. :'D
Is Chatty Cathy the narrator, the one doing green text? I don't think she was ever mentioned by name, at least not in public. I was actually really unsure about whether we even hear the green text, wanted to ask about it eventually. :'D
Jun 25, 2024 5:24 pm
Yeah, I swapped the clip to show the full game instead. Either video gets to the Energize bit just as quickly.
The Green Text is going to be apparent fairly soon, maybe. But it’s not Cathy. I just wrote her in as an excuse for how Casanova and Kurumi know the names of people at Pub, now that Blabbit’s away.
Johnny Piano is the game music and Chatty Catchy is the exposition / IC knowledge.
Green text… it’s OoC knowledge, but feel free to have your character get a vague feeling from whatever it says. Dig Doug was being influenced by the words.
The Green Text is going to be apparent fairly soon, maybe. But it’s not Cathy. I just wrote her in as an excuse for how Casanova and Kurumi know the names of people at Pub, now that Blabbit’s away.
Johnny Piano is the game music and Chatty Catchy is the exposition / IC knowledge.
Green text… it’s OoC knowledge, but feel free to have your character get a vague feeling from whatever it says. Dig Doug was being influenced by the words.
Jun 26, 2024 6:21 pm
Yes, I know those intimately. I won't say how many quarters were lost to Dragon's Lair though probably less than to Gauntlet and Street Fighter.
Jun 27, 2024 12:49 am
Yeah, Gauntlet and Marble Madness were at the roller skating rink, which is where I would go to play arcade games while wearing rented skates (and sometimes skate). I think Gauntlet ate many of my quarters.
Jun 27, 2024 10:23 am
I tested on my "test game" to see if "Drink for Casanova" would trigger food as long as I inserted "P5" in the reason.
I actually rolled the 19!
(Calling the beer "Root Beer" is a reference to Root Beer Tapper, which was the sequel to Tapper. Same game, but with A&W as the sponsor instead of Budweiser.)
Also, the colored text looks good if you use Dark Mode. On the default white background, my "bright green" text is regular green.
I actually rolled the 19!
(Calling the beer "Root Beer" is a reference to Root Beer Tapper, which was the sequel to Tapper. Same game, but with A&W as the sponsor instead of Budweiser.)
Also, the colored text looks good if you use Dark Mode. On the default white background, my "bright green" text is regular green.
Jun 27, 2024 1:59 pm
Bart Ender needs a teenage daughter to show him how drink-mixing’s done!
(It deflated by the time I took a picture, but it was a nice little mid-morning surprise!)
(It deflated by the time I took a picture, but it was a nice little mid-morning surprise!)
Jun 28, 2024 10:55 pm
Have a fun vacation, Legendary_Sidekick! :D
(Also, this drink looks delicious.)
(Also, this drink looks delicious.)
Jul 1, 2024 1:37 am
Loving how Princess Diamond handled that!
And actually, that’s where I really want this game to go: you’re not limited to the options I give you. (The only real limit is Hero attacks and Anti-Hero, which is basically Sprite, defends.)
I’ll let Pira respond before I move that scene forward.
And actually, that’s where I really want this game to go: you’re not limited to the options I give you. (The only real limit is Hero attacks and Anti-Hero, which is basically Sprite, defends.)
I’ll let Pira respond before I move that scene forward.
Jul 1, 2024 1:38 am
Loving how Princess Diamond handled that!
And actually, that’s where I really want this game to go: you’re not limited to the options I give you. (The only real limit is Hero attacks and Anti-Hero, which is basically Sprite, defends.)
I’ll let Pira respond before I move that scene forward.
(Also, this drink looks delicious.)@FlyingSucculent Thanks!
And actually, that’s where I really want this game to go: you’re not limited to the options I give you. (The only real limit is Hero attacks and Anti-Hero, which is basically Sprite, defends.)
I’ll let Pira respond before I move that scene forward.
FlyingSucculent says:
Have a fun vacation, Legendary_Sidekick! :D(Also, this drink looks delicious.)
Jul 1, 2024 10:31 am
I'm back, baby!
@Legendary_Sidekick where am I and what should I be doing? Kicking a scarecrow's butt?!?
@Legendary_Sidekick where am I and what should I be doing? Kicking a scarecrow's butt?!?
Jul 1, 2024 11:09 am
Welcome back, @Dmbrainiac !!!
I had you off-camera.
The party is split. Kurumi and Casanova are in the pub (called "Pub"), and Pira and Princess Diamond are in a weird cartoon-game situation. You can barge into either scene.
If you enter the corn maze, I think you need to enter through a wall of corn as destructively as one can through a ten-foot-tall wall of corn stalks. (That would not slow you down in any way if you want to attack the scarecrow.)
Either scene will lead to some sort of "boss fight."
I had you off-camera.
The party is split. Kurumi and Casanova are in the pub (called "Pub"), and Pira and Princess Diamond are in a weird cartoon-game situation. You can barge into either scene.
If you enter the corn maze, I think you need to enter through a wall of corn as destructively as one can through a ten-foot-tall wall of corn stalks. (That would not slow you down in any way if you want to attack the scarecrow.)
Either scene will lead to some sort of "boss fight."
Jul 3, 2024 1:31 am
A random die roll gave THUNDRA something to do.
I’ll make a pre-vacation post in the morning, which will move the Corn Maze scene.
@Alepous,@Tickettbror,
If either of you can post tonight or tomorrow, I’ll update the Pub scene accordingly!
I’ll make a pre-vacation post in the morning, which will move the Corn Maze scene.
@Alepous,@Tickettbror,
If either of you can post tonight or tomorrow, I’ll update the Pub scene accordingly!
Jul 3, 2024 11:36 am
No worries… you gave me enough to push the scene before I take off! (Will post later today.)
Jul 3, 2024 12:28 pm
Can/should Pira and Diamond do anything, or just wait for next action from the scarecrow? I'm not quite sure if we're in a new round of actions yet.
Jul 3, 2024 12:42 pm
Nah, nothing to do there. I was basically giving the princess a couple Dragon’s Lair-like challenges, which are normally solved by a single action.
Since a hit (1 success) can cause a complication (by normal L&F rules), I thought a 50% chance of the pitchfork falling at a player (if I rolled your player #, the princess’ or Thundra’s) would be a fun visual.
I’ll move every scene forward sometime today. (But my next post after today will be on the 8th.)
Since a hit (1 success) can cause a complication (by normal L&F rules), I thought a 50% chance of the pitchfork falling at a player (if I rolled your player #, the princess’ or Thundra’s) would be a fun visual.
I’ll move every scene forward sometime today. (But my next post after today will be on the 8th.)
Jul 3, 2024 2:30 pm
@Alepous,@Tickettbror I’ll post your scenes in two separate posts later today.
@FlyingSucculent,@Dmbrainiac,@Ysolde You don’t need to roll any dice yet, if you’d rather just chat a bit in-game. Up to you, but assuming you don’t flee, I’ll have a fight for you vs. Baba Yaga’s Hut I mean… A Chicken Coop With Chicken Feet That Is Totally Not Baba Yaga’s Hut.
@FlyingSucculent,@Dmbrainiac,@Ysolde You don’t need to roll any dice yet, if you’d rather just chat a bit in-game. Up to you, but assuming you don’t flee, I’ll have a fight for you vs. Baba Yaga’s Hut I mean… A Chicken Coop With Chicken Feet That Is Totally Not Baba Yaga’s Hut.
Jul 3, 2024 3:03 pm
Got it, will do! Probably. It's a little awkward to be chatting while there is a giant hut walking around. XD
Anyway, safe travels! :D
Also, have one of my favourite Baba Yaga versions! It's from a children movie where two kids save the granddaughter of Grandad Frost from a folkloric necromancer. Baba Yaga here is a member of a music band with two other fairy tale creatures. :D In this clip she's pretending to be a kind forest fairy while also kinda singing about how she wants to cook children. It's a fun movie.
And here are all three of the music band villains during a chase! Kid me loved this song, and I'd say I still do. Sadly I don't think there is a version with subtitles, but the gist of the song probably is understandable. XD
Anyway, safe travels! :D
Also, have one of my favourite Baba Yaga versions! It's from a children movie where two kids save the granddaughter of Grandad Frost from a folkloric necromancer. Baba Yaga here is a member of a music band with two other fairy tale creatures. :D In this clip she's pretending to be a kind forest fairy while also kinda singing about how she wants to cook children. It's a fun movie.
And here are all three of the music band villains during a chase! Kid me loved this song, and I'd say I still do. Sadly I don't think there is a version with subtitles, but the gist of the song probably is understandable. XD
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Jul 3, 2024 3:15 pm
Haha.. you can "chat" from behind the hole in the corn wall, if that makes more sense.
Jul 4, 2024 7:24 am
Legendary_Sidekick says:
@Alepous,@Tickettbror I’ll post your scenes in two separate posts later today.@FlyingSucculent,@Dmbrainiac,@Ysolde You don’t need to roll any dice yet, if you’d rather just chat a bit in-game. Up to you, but assuming you don’t flee, I’ll have a fight for you vs. Baba Yaga’s Hut I mean… A Chicken Coop With Chicken Feet That Is Totally Not Baba Yaga’s Hut.
Jul 5, 2024 6:26 pm
Although the cool vacation photos are from yesterday’s 28-mile bike ride, I wanted to share vacation photos that are Campaign-Relevant.
My daughters just discovered something that was common when I was their age… but I never knew Burger Time had a sequel.
My two older daughters saved the princesses by making burgers and throwing burgers at the king!
My daughters just discovered something that was common when I was their age… but I never knew Burger Time had a sequel.
My two older daughters saved the princesses by making burgers and throwing burgers at the king!
[ +- ] The Other 99% of Our Vacation
Mostly, we’re enjoying nature, for the record.
Here’s the bike trail:
Here’s the bike trail:
Jul 7, 2024 7:51 pm
Hah, Wreck-It Ralph cameo on the machine, nice.
(Oooh, water, a lot of water. :O)
(Oooh, water, a lot of water. :O)
Jul 7, 2024 9:29 pm
FlyingSucculent says:
Hah, Wreck-It Ralph cameo on the machine, nice.(Oooh, water, a lot of water. :O)
Jul 8, 2024 1:04 pm
@Alepous, I thought Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker would be a good game to rip-off I mean emulate for a Kurumi challenge. If you’ve never heard of it, it’s a game where you are Michael Jackson and you defeat zombies by dancing with them. (I never played it, and have no idea how the game actually works.)
@FlyingSucculent, Sorry for treading that line (or did I step over it?) on good people being under bad guy control. I trusted the players not to harm the villagers. And I also had a plan so no one would have gotten hurt regardless of actions or unlucky dice, since my understanding is that you don’t want:
• good people (PC or NPC) being forced to do harm
• players trapped in a situation where you have to harm the innocent
@FlyingSucculent, Sorry for treading that line (or did I step over it?) on good people being under bad guy control. I trusted the players not to harm the villagers. And I also had a plan so no one would have gotten hurt regardless of actions or unlucky dice, since my understanding is that you don’t want:
• good people (PC or NPC) being forced to do harm
• players trapped in a situation where you have to harm the innocent
Jul 9, 2024 3:35 am
It's alright. And your understanding is a little bit off, probably because two separate things got mixed up.
My problem with mind control is not mind control itself, but a very specific kind of mind control which makes the controlled feel positively about the controller. Love potions, switching sides while believing that you were always on that side, being physically brainwashed into loyalty. I don't think it applies to lycanthropy. Unless this whole pack business is a cult? That... would be indeed a little questionable.
As for the innocents and being forced to do harm, that's not a problem at all. You might be thinking of me mentioning that I don't like PCs attacking opponents unable to defend themselves, but that's just that. Doesn't matter if innocent or not, just no one-sided fights, please. Like if the enemy is disarmed, and a PC goes to kick them? That, I don't like that.
My problem with mind control is not mind control itself, but a very specific kind of mind control which makes the controlled feel positively about the controller. Love potions, switching sides while believing that you were always on that side, being physically brainwashed into loyalty. I don't think it applies to lycanthropy. Unless this whole pack business is a cult? That... would be indeed a little questionable.
As for the innocents and being forced to do harm, that's not a problem at all. You might be thinking of me mentioning that I don't like PCs attacking opponents unable to defend themselves, but that's just that. Doesn't matter if innocent or not, just no one-sided fights, please. Like if the enemy is disarmed, and a PC goes to kick them? That, I don't like that.
Jul 9, 2024 3:59 am
FlyingSucculent says:
It's alright. And your understanding is a little bit off, probably because two separate things got mixed up. My problem with mind control is not mind control itself, but a very specific kind of mind control which makes the controlled feel positively about the controller. Love potions, switching sides while believing that you were always on that side, being physically brainwashed into loyalty. I don't think it applies to lycanthropy. Unless this whole pack business is a cult? That... would be indeed a little questionable.
As for the innocents and being forced to do harm, that's not a problem at all. You might be thinking of me mentioning that I don't like PCs attacking opponents unable to defend themselves, but that's just that. Doesn't matter if innocent or not, just no one-sided fights, please. Like if the enemy is disarmed, and a PC goes to kick them? That, I don't like that.
Love potions and forced love won’t come up because I also hate that.
Jul 9, 2024 7:50 am
Bit late, and completely unrelated to the above, but I remember Moonwalker! I played that last year at the underground arcade I go to... really weird game but it plays super smoothly compared to most arcade games I'm used to. Unfortunately I didn't hear the music because the machine's speakers were broken.
Also the bike trail reminds me of the crossing to Lindasfarne island in Northumbria, since it's right on the North Sea and depending on what time of day you go the tide completely swallows the road (and you can't cross.) It's a beautiful place and if you ever find yourself in the North of the UK I recommend going. :3
Also the bike trail reminds me of the crossing to Lindasfarne island in Northumbria, since it's right on the North Sea and depending on what time of day you go the tide completely swallows the road (and you can't cross.) It's a beautiful place and if you ever find yourself in the North of the UK I recommend going. :3
Jul 9, 2024 10:48 am
I did a Kurumi concept, I like this one better than the AI. I need to work the face though.
Jul 9, 2024 12:11 pm
More water photos! :O It's much... flatter... than I ever imagined UK.
And lovely art, Alepous! I especially like the outfit. <3
And lovely art, Alepous! I especially like the outfit. <3
Jul 9, 2024 12:57 pm
@Alepous
Yeah, I love the art! Not just Kurumi, but Fren and the blacksmith too in the other game. I feel inspired—I want to go back to my pencil/paper roots instead of fully digital.
@Tickettbror
Nice trail, too! I guess you need to be mindful of the tide if you want to make the return trip. Our 28-mile ride had a different risk: the Bike Ferry stops running at 5:00. We got there after 4:40, but there was a large crown and the boat can only take 20 passengers. My family was passengers #15-19, so the couple behind us was not so lucky.
The ride from ferry to bike-rental-place is 10 miles. Having to backtrack and take the bridge is almost 20 miles.
@FlyingSucculent
You ninja’d me! I added a small bit at the start of my megapost.
Yeah, I love the art! Not just Kurumi, but Fren and the blacksmith too in the other game. I feel inspired—I want to go back to my pencil/paper roots instead of fully digital.
@Tickettbror
Nice trail, too! I guess you need to be mindful of the tide if you want to make the return trip. Our 28-mile ride had a different risk: the Bike Ferry stops running at 5:00. We got there after 4:40, but there was a large crown and the boat can only take 20 passengers. My family was passengers #15-19, so the couple behind us was not so lucky.
The ride from ferry to bike-rental-place is 10 miles. Having to backtrack and take the bridge is almost 20 miles.
@FlyingSucculent
You ninja’d me! I added a small bit at the start of my megapost.
Jul 11, 2024 9:53 pm
Princess Diamond is basically wearing the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders outfit except with a skirt.
Jul 12, 2024 3:33 pm
I always get a kick out of Princess Diamond. I really wasn’t sure what anyone would do with Toony Girl, and she’s really like a playable Daphne.
My other ideas for what game to run were called "Cartoon Peril" and "Fairy Princess Crush." Princess Diamond is basically giving me a taste of both of the games I didn’t run!Also, @FlyingSucculent,@Dmbrainiac,@Alepous,@Tickettbror,@Ysolde, I wanted to take a moment to thank you all for playing. It’s always a risk (on the players’ end) joining a homebrew, and mine are consistently weird and experimental. Also, as we go, I’m documenting rules for a more structured (and simultaneously simpler) gameplay, should I ever do a second run.
I won’t implement any of the changes now, but they are ideas I could never have come up with without running this version with real players (and several times saying, "Bah •CENSORED•, I shoulda…!").
Whether I ever actually run the version I’m documenting or I move on to the next weird experiment, seriously, thank you all for being part of this and for the way you’re playing your characters!
My other ideas for what game to run were called "Cartoon Peril" and "Fairy Princess Crush." Princess Diamond is basically giving me a taste of both of the games I didn’t run!
[ +- ] Cartoon Peril Art
I actually made a 15-slide presentation for the rules, presented by angelic and devilish mascots "Carri" and "Perri."
I won’t implement any of the changes now, but they are ideas I could never have come up with without running this version with real players (and several times saying, "Bah •CENSORED•, I shoulda…!").
Whether I ever actually run the version I’m documenting or I move on to the next weird experiment, seriously, thank you all for being part of this and for the way you’re playing your characters!
Jul 12, 2024 10:04 pm
I love joining homebrews, and I'm glad to be of help with refining the rules! Besides, it's a fun game, so thank you for running it too! <3
The only thing I'm really struggling with is the pacing, but I'm reserving my judgement on it until we finish Level 2. Plus it's just a preference either way! Although I do wish we had some situations where our characters could just talk to each other without something simultaneously happening around them (well, except some slight peril because Diamond :P).
Although this might just be me, since the games I play usually are much less action-packed.
The only thing I'm really struggling with is the pacing, but I'm reserving my judgement on it until we finish Level 2. Plus it's just a preference either way! Although I do wish we had some situations where our characters could just talk to each other without something simultaneously happening around them (well, except some slight peril because Diamond :P).
Although this might just be me, since the games I play usually are much less action-packed.
Jul 13, 2024 10:23 am
Yeah, I'm enjoying it! I do like homebrews and I love playing new systems, plus I prefer these kind of more imaginative games than the more standard fantasy you see most commonly. :3
Jul 13, 2024 2:13 pm
Thanks! I do want to give you a chance to chat a bit between levels. I do have an idea, but I gotta run it by a player…
Jul 13, 2024 3:04 pm
Both sound good to me, since the dialogue boxes during missions have been mentioned already a translation makes sense.
Jul 14, 2024 12:09 pm
I like the game so far and all the pop references and random stuff hapenning. Sometimes I feel a bit detached because I never played a dance game, but I think I got the knack of it with Kurumi...
Jul 15, 2024 12:17 pm
I've played in several of LS's previous one-shots so I'm unfazed by the constant non sequiturs. :D
Jul 15, 2024 5:21 pm
As I said, it's a preference. If it's something other players want to stay completely as is, then it's fine, it's just not a game for me.
Jul 16, 2024 12:31 pm
I tend to plan but also react. The current GM post is an example of that. On the one hand, I abandoned a plan to have you fight a three-headed dog because you very clearly don’t want to fight it. (Obviously I can’t make every monster ‘good,’ but I think there’s an interesting way to work this scene out so that none of your choices force you to fight the dog.)
And on the other hand, there was something in place from the beginning of this level which might come into play a little earlier than planned. (And how it comes into play depends on your decision.)
I’m the same with downtime. If downtime is playing out and engaging players, I’ll gladly let downtime RP happen. If the game seems like everything is paused, I’m going to unpause the game.
I could also schedule when Level 3 will start after Level 2 is finished—like the Tuesday after, for example. And in that case, you would know downtime RP can happen without interruption. (Or you know the interruption will happen on a specific day.)
I have a setting that is intended for downtime RP. You’re moving toward it (whether you pass the corridor or take the spiral stairs).
And on the other hand, there was something in place from the beginning of this level which might come into play a little earlier than planned. (And how it comes into play depends on your decision.)
I’m the same with downtime. If downtime is playing out and engaging players, I’ll gladly let downtime RP happen. If the game seems like everything is paused, I’m going to unpause the game.
I could also schedule when Level 3 will start after Level 2 is finished—like the Tuesday after, for example. And in that case, you would know downtime RP can happen without interruption. (Or you know the interruption will happen on a specific day.)
I have a setting that is intended for downtime RP. You’re moving toward it (whether you pass the corridor or take the spiral stairs).
Jul 16, 2024 1:15 pm
Funnily enough, I was actually going to attack the dog, but then saw that it was 3d on *any* roll and wanted to try and succeed at Sprite for variety. XD Also, I keep wanting to call it Clayberus for some reason.
I think I struggle not so much with the lack of downtime itself, as with its combination with the fast place. I see a post, start thinking of how to react to it that would be character-themed, but by the time I check again we have already moved to a different location. And this causes a constant fear that if I don't reply immediately I won't get a chance to reply at all.
It begins to feel more like a dungeon crawler, and while I do like them too, I would've made a completely different character for it so inactivity and silence isn't wildly OOC. Hmm, maybe I should switch characters.
Anyway, I'm not trying to critique, I'm just trying to explain why I'm struggling. :'D Sometimes it's just good old "playstyles don't match", but I think it's worth to try and explain before giving up completely.
I think I struggle not so much with the lack of downtime itself, as with its combination with the fast place. I see a post, start thinking of how to react to it that would be character-themed, but by the time I check again we have already moved to a different location. And this causes a constant fear that if I don't reply immediately I won't get a chance to reply at all.
It begins to feel more like a dungeon crawler, and while I do like them too, I would've made a completely different character for it so inactivity and silence isn't wildly OOC. Hmm, maybe I should switch characters.
Anyway, I'm not trying to critique, I'm just trying to explain why I'm struggling. :'D Sometimes it's just good old "playstyles don't match", but I think it's worth to try and explain before giving up completely.
Jul 17, 2024 2:02 pm
Sorry. I don’t intend to rush you. Sometimes I feel pressure* to keep things moving, toss in surprises, and find that sweet spot where you’re getting something the players want but also not what they saw coming… and I pressure myself because you can’t both please and surprise everyone. If it’s fun, I’m doing my job adequately. That’s what I tell myself. (*No player has ever pressured me. It’s self-inflicted and I’m aware of this.)
Brainiac, I love the image. Even the gridwork implies you’re in a triangular prism-shaped corridor. (Not at the acute angle I pictured, but still, it’s an important detail and the AI image emphasizes how a fairy-sized character has plenty of room to go up.)
Brainiac, I love the image. Even the gridwork implies you’re in a triangular prism-shaped corridor. (Not at the acute angle I pictured, but still, it’s an important detail and the AI image emphasizes how a fairy-sized character has plenty of room to go up.)
Jul 17, 2024 2:23 pm
Thanks, I'm happy with how it came out, and it only took a few iterations to get something that looked good. :)
Jul 17, 2024 3:17 pm
Legendary_Sidekick says:
Sorry. I don’t intend to rush you. Sometimes I feel pressure* to keep things moving, toss in surprises, and find that sweet spot where you’re getting something the players want but also not what they saw coming… and I pressure myself because you can’t both please and surprise everyone. If it’s fun, I’m doing my job adequately. That’s what I tell myself. (*No player has ever pressured me. It’s self-inflicted and I’m aware of this.)Jul 22, 2024 7:23 pm
Saw an ad for a generic game…
…and my eyes went directly to…
…though I woulda called her FIERY GIRL.
…and my eyes went directly to…
…though I woulda called her FIERY GIRL.
Jul 26, 2024 2:04 pm
Apologies I was on an at home vacation and ended up playing Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora all day for like six days
Jul 29, 2024 12:39 pm
Ysolde says:
Apologies I was on an at home vacation and ended up playing Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora all day for like six daysJul 30, 2024 12:11 am
Well, now that you mentioned Cartoon Peril, I think I want to try actually drawing stuff for my next game.
I even made my own color palette so I can draw characters that match the colors on this site (in Dark Mode).
I won’t say what the game is yet because there’s still time for me to change my mind several times… and it’ll be more fun to announce with art, if the drawings come out nicely.
I even made my own color palette so I can draw characters that match the colors on this site (in Dark Mode).
I won’t say what the game is yet because there’s still time for me to change my mind several times… and it’ll be more fun to announce with art, if the drawings come out nicely.
Jul 30, 2024 12:55 am
Hey, this palette looks like my avatar. :P A little. Except for the lack of green. You need more green to please the succulent entities.
Jul 30, 2024 1:18 am
For some reason, I like THIS! as a rainbow.
Nothing against green though. I almost used a free palette that sorta had those colors plus a few greens.
While I’m not big on the blue:yellow ratio, I like 24- or 28-color palettes, so I have room for black and white (and maybe a few grays).
Nothing against green though. I almost used a free palette that sorta had those colors plus a few greens.
While I’m not big on the blue:yellow ratio, I like 24- or 28-color palettes, so I have room for black and white (and maybe a few grays).
Jul 30, 2024 10:29 am
Succulent entities are not pleased, amounts of green are inadequate. :V
Also, this second palette is weird with its 1-6 and 2-5 colours. I do see the difference between them, but they are still way too similar, in my opinion - at least for a palette where all other hues are more distinct? Although 3-6 and 4-4 might be leaning into the same problem. Maybe you can swap those for yellows!
Also, this second palette is weird with its 1-6 and 2-5 colours. I do see the difference between them, but they are still way too similar, in my opinion - at least for a palette where all other hues are more distinct? Although 3-6 and 4-4 might be leaning into the same problem. Maybe you can swap those for yellows!
Jul 30, 2024 11:02 am
Yeah, I ended up not using this palette because there are so many blues and one yellow. I did, however, use a single yellow for Cartoon Peril’s limited palette, which was actually from a marker set that I saw at a store.
[ +- ] Cartoon Peril art
Jul 30, 2024 1:49 pm
FlyingSucculent says:
Was it good? The game. :DJul 31, 2024 11:15 am
@Tickettbror honestly, it’s the risk I would have taken myself in your position, if I knew one hit would be enough.
Your action was still helpful even with the miss. Rather than explain, I’ll post in-game later.
Your action was still helpful even with the miss. Rather than explain, I’ll post in-game later.
Jul 31, 2024 2:18 pm
@Ysolde I’m wondering if the princess’ shadow version will be predictable. (Not that that would stop me.)
Jul 31, 2024 2:41 pm
@FlyingSucculent the giant shadow Bitey was inspired by a game I actually once played at an arcade in Orlando when I was nine.
Jul 31, 2024 11:45 pm
FlyingSucculent says:
More arcade games? :D Or Cartoon Peril's grand return?[ +- ] SHO-YOUSEI-KEN!
Aug 1, 2024 12:59 pm
Legendary_Sidekick says:
@Ysolde I’m wondering if the princess’ shadow version will be predictable. (Not that that would stop me.)@Alepous: Do you want to remain Sprite or shall I? We only need one and you might have a better chance at hitting a Hero roll.
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Aug 1, 2024 10:14 pm
Legendary_Sidekick says:
@FlyingSucculent the giant shadow Bitey was inspired by a game I actually once played at an arcade in Orlando when I was nine.Legendary_Sidekick says:
[ +- ] SHO-YOUSEI-KEN!
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Aug 2, 2024 1:07 am
FlyingSucculent says:
Legendary_Sidekick says:
@FlyingSucculent the giant shadow Bitey was inspired by a game I actually once played at an arcade in Orlando when I was nine.It was the second-most blatant rip-off at that arcade.
The one that topped it:
FlyingSucculent says:
Legendary_Sidekick says:
[ +- ] SHO-YOUSEI-KEN!
Aug 2, 2024 8:56 am
@Ysolde I do not mind. I think I can stay a sprite, I have minimal magic stuff to do either way. No dancing so far.
Aug 3, 2024 3:02 pm
That is a lot of sevens…!
Okay, so Kurumi is staying on board to sprinkle dust and I can start this boss-fight proper, with only one blow landed on the big fish.
I’ll try to have the post up on the weekend.
@Alepous, from this OoC chat it’s pretty clear you’re dusting the ship. If you do get a chance to post before I do, here’s a sneak peek at the result:
Okay, so Kurumi is staying on board to sprinkle dust and I can start this boss-fight proper, with only one blow landed on the big fish.
I’ll try to have the post up on the weekend.
@Alepous, from this OoC chat it’s pretty clear you’re dusting the ship. If you do get a chance to post before I do, here’s a sneak peek at the result:
Aug 4, 2024 1:06 am
Jawsy was a last-minute edit in my previous post. Yes, it’s not Chompy, it’s Jawsy!
@FlyingSucculent fixed now!!
@FlyingSucculent fixed now!!
Aug 4, 2024 3:00 am
Princess Club’s heels are basically like these:
—but sharp at the tips.
(Since there’s no killing in this game, the skulls don’t belong to anyone. They’re just part of the cartoon shoe.)
…and at 30’ tall, a human would be like a Barbie doll, so that’s the ideal size for impaled skulls. (Edited her size accordingly.)
—but sharp at the tips.
(Since there’s no killing in this game, the skulls don’t belong to anyone. They’re just part of the cartoon shoe.)
…and at 30’ tall, a human would be like a Barbie doll, so that’s the ideal size for impaled skulls. (Edited her size accordingly.)
Aug 5, 2024 7:22 am
Ooof, I want some skull heels for Kurumi, altough it will be a chore to dance with them.
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Aug 5, 2024 11:25 am
Wow, after that improbably-unlucky first round, I’ve got seven consecutive flawless rolls!
@Ysolde don’t break the streak. Uh.. no pressure.
@Ysolde don’t break the streak. Uh.. no pressure.
Aug 5, 2024 6:09 pm
FlyingSucculent says:
Legendary_Sidekick says:
[ +- ] SHO-YOUSEI-KEN!
[ +- ] My Cell Phone Wallpaper
Aug 5, 2024 9:12 pm
This fairy is doing some serious punching!
Also she looks a little less pink, although that might be the image quality on the previous one. I like the pose! :O
Also she looks a little less pink, although that might be the image quality on the previous one. I like the pose! :O
Aug 5, 2024 10:10 pm
Yeah, I did actually swap to red. I was very happy with the lefty punch, or more to the point, having her face the camera instead of having her back to the camera (like when Ryu or Ken does a dragon punch). It took me a while to get the pose right. Hopefully I’ll still like the pose in the morning.
I always catch my screw-ups the next day.
@Ysolde no harm done! The roll should be Antihero, but all that does is change the color of hit/miss. Rolling 2 or higher is a miss, which is GOOD on Antihero rolls.
The action/narrative is still good. Well say you felt pain though you didn’t actually lose HP. I’ll post later or tomorrow morning.
I always catch my screw-ups the next day.
@Ysolde no harm done! The roll should be Antihero, but all that does is change the color of hit/miss. Rolling 2 or higher is a miss, which is GOOD on Antihero rolls.
The action/narrative is still good. Well say you felt pain though you didn’t actually lose HP. I’ll post later or tomorrow morning.
Aug 6, 2024 1:51 pm
Holy crap… I just dropped the heal-all item!!
Save it for when someone falls in battle. It will still heal a downed player. (The item will stay there until eaten.)
Save it for when someone falls in battle. It will still heal a downed player. (The item will stay there until eaten.)
Aug 7, 2024 5:29 pm
Ysolde says:
Sorry didn't realize it was an anti-hero roll.Next game, I’ll just call the actions DEFEND, ATTACK and probably STUNT and MAGIC for things that are neither defense nor attacks.
Unrelated: I’m cooking the real-life Matoroid right now!
[ +- ] Pizza Time!
You can see its "eyes," top right pizza, closest to foreground/pan-edge.
Aug 8, 2024 10:01 pm
DEFEND might get confusing if you keep it as miss = you don't get hit, like the Anti-Hero works right now. If I were rolling something called Defend and got a "miss", I'd first associate it with the character getting hit, not the opposite. XD
Also, pizza! And a vegetarian one, from the looks of it? (Except the Matoroid, lol.) Looks delicious, I want a piece. :V
Also, pizza! And a vegetarian one, from the looks of it? (Except the Matoroid, lol.) Looks delicious, I want a piece. :V
Aug 8, 2024 11:57 pm
Oh, yay! You rolled the highly improbable Ultra Combo! Yeah, I am quite certain you won’t need the heal-all lollipop.
I’ll post tomorrow.
Not to talk too much about the next game, but if I do label moves as Attack, Defend, etc., I would actually have the results’ language tied to the type of roll. So miss/hit/combo would be attacks-only. I guess stunts could just be success/failure and defense might say something like ‘you get hit’ or ‘they miss’… not like I coded anything yet.
Yes, a vegetarian pizza: pesto sauce, tomatoes and mozzarella/parmesan/fire-jack cheese on a Stone Kitchen bread thing. Most of the tomatoes were store-bought, but having one of our own in the mix was nice. The rabbits usually put huge bites in them while they’re still green.
I’ll post tomorrow.
Not to talk too much about the next game, but if I do label moves as Attack, Defend, etc., I would actually have the results’ language tied to the type of roll. So miss/hit/combo would be attacks-only. I guess stunts could just be success/failure and defense might say something like ‘you get hit’ or ‘they miss’… not like I coded anything yet.
Yes, a vegetarian pizza: pesto sauce, tomatoes and mozzarella/parmesan/fire-jack cheese on a Stone Kitchen bread thing. Most of the tomatoes were store-bought, but having one of our own in the mix was nice. The rabbits usually put huge bites in them while they’re still green.
Aug 9, 2024 1:07 am
Do we get to keep the lollipop for later chapters? :D You never know when the random decides that there is not enough excitement.
You are great at dice codes! It really is one of the advantages of PbP, that you can just streamline determining the result. Also you should totally have something like a super-fancy ultimate move which can get a very ostentatious result design. (Ultra combo looks appropriately epic; that, but multiply by ten!)
Yum! :O The pizza, not the rabbits. My local delivery places don't really have a lot of vegetarian stuff, so it's like a choice between Margherita and Hawaiian most of the time. And I'm not touching the latter, because pineapples don't belong on a pizza. (Fist-fight me about it. >:€)
You are great at dice codes! It really is one of the advantages of PbP, that you can just streamline determining the result. Also you should totally have something like a super-fancy ultimate move which can get a very ostentatious result design. (Ultra combo looks appropriately epic; that, but multiply by ten!)
Yum! :O The pizza, not the rabbits. My local delivery places don't really have a lot of vegetarian stuff, so it's like a choice between Margherita and Hawaiian most of the time. And I'm not touching the latter, because pineapples don't belong on a pizza. (Fist-fight me about it. >:€)
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Aug 9, 2024 1:16 am
Wish I could have pizza. I have alpha-gal syndrome so all mammals and mammal products are off limits. Vegan cheese still doesn’t quite melt right…
Aug 9, 2024 2:53 am
Have you tried any cheese-less pizzas? Like the ones which mostly use sauces as base? I kinda want to try some, but I don't think I've ever seen them in the shops here.
Aug 9, 2024 2:17 pm
@FlyingSucculent,@Dmbrainiac,@Alepous,@Tickettbror,@Ysolde
Please board the ship (Pinky), and once you’ve chosen the seat*, I’ll create a Level 3 thread!
*(Brainiac definitely knows where I got the idea for the six-seat ship. Anyone else happen to know?)
I know a downtime has been requested. So we can have that break once you take out the Materoids.
As for the lollipop, video game logic says you can’t hold a healing item. You gobble it up. I’ll have Hero Sword Guy do that so Thundra has full HP.
You guys had amazing luck in defense, attack rolls were high, and to top it off you got the only item that heals multiple heroines. I’m glad this happened in the Level 2 boss fight instead of the final boss!
Please board the ship (Pinky), and once you’ve chosen the seat*, I’ll create a Level 3 thread!
*(Brainiac definitely knows where I got the idea for the six-seat ship. Anyone else happen to know?)
I know a downtime has been requested. So we can have that break once you take out the Materoids.
As for the lollipop, video game logic says you can’t hold a healing item. You gobble it up. I’ll have Hero Sword Guy do that so Thundra has full HP.
You guys had amazing luck in defense, attack rolls were high, and to top it off you got the only item that heals multiple heroines. I’m glad this happened in the Level 2 boss fight instead of the final boss!
Aug 9, 2024 8:44 pm
Ysolde says:
Wish I could have pizza. I have alpha-gal syndrome so all mammals and mammal products are off limits. Vegan cheese still doesn’t quite melt right…My oldest daughter drinks almond milk and eats oat-milk ice cream, and the taste has grown on her. But she was preteen when she had to alter her diet and it’s a mild case of lactose intolerance. (She’s lactose barely-tolerant?) Hopefully, you likewise found some treats (and of course, meals) that suit your tastes and fit your dietary needs.
Aug 9, 2024 10:46 pm
Legendary_Sidekick says:
*(Brainiac definitely knows where I got the idea for the six-seat ship. Anyone else happen to know?)Legendary_Sidekick says:
I’m glad this happened in the Level 2 boss fight instead of the final boss!Aug 13, 2024 7:41 pm
@FlyingSucculent,@Dmbrainiac,@Alepous,@Tickettbror,@Ysolde
Please read (or skip to the poll and make an uninformed vote)…
Funny you should say that☝️
…and that you should say that👇
I have been working on code for the next game. But the thing is, the system is inspired by video games—older, simpler games that use a joystick and two buttons. The stick is to move (agility, evasive maneuvers), and the buttons are strength/smashy and magic/blasty. In other words, tri-stat, but more about function than stats because my games have to have a playable fairy.
Before I build a wall-o’-text, let me clarify: if you guys WANT to stick to L&F for this game, we can do that. I’m not trying to hard-sell you.
It just feels wrong to have spent the past month or so on a video-gamey system and not tell you. Because I think it’s a better fit for this game, and you guys get some say over your stats so you’re not stuck at being bad at attacking, bad at defending or so-so at both.
Here’s Fairy Girl as an example.
GIRL: FAIRY GIRL
ITEM: ✨✨✨✨
ROLL: 🕹️:3D ㊙️:2D ☢️:2D
LIFE: 💛💛💛
Fairy Girl starts off with 3 dice for the joystick, which makes her good at dodging and stunts. At game-start, you can leave those stats as they are, or you can take a die from one stat and give it to another.
I just did that for a character I created.
The roll table automatically updates when you change your stats. Also, while I haven’t yet finished the Item Descriptions, note that whatever you name your character auto-populates the item description.
I just figured out how to do that yesterday, and today, I figured out how to do a weird mathy thing that gives some characters a tiny advantage with a couple stats—but not a game-breaking difference.
Every roll of 5 or 6 is a hit, like Tiny D6, but still with the combo system I’ve been using. Supers and Ultras will be rare. There’s a 1% chance of rolling an ultra.
The rolls marked with an exclamation point (DODGE! and STUNT! for the fairy) are the two rolls the character should be exceptionally good at. A fairy is tiny and winged, so whenever Fairy Girl’s dice are all <3 (yes, because the expression looks like a heart), she gets a hit.
Toony Girl will get the <3 bonus in Defense, because all you ever do in a cartoon game is react. Peppy gets the bonus in specials because she’s a dancing magical girl. Kicky Girl gets a boost to the Secret Button (㊙️), fighting and blocking. (It pains me that she uses a block button instead of blocking with the joystick.) Spacy is best with the Nuke Button (☢️), which is shooting and… well, engineering=magic, right? Barby of course is best at Attack!
The <3 makes you more likely to hit, but the bonus diminishes as you level up your stats.
By design, the bonus only matters when you have 1 or 2 dice in whatever you’re supposed to be good at. (You can level up, but I won’t get into that unless 3+ players vote to swap to this system.)
Anyway, if you like the idea of having a video-gamey control panel and see this as an improvement over using L&F, I’ll update the code and your character sheets accordingly.
I decided to ask now because I think Pinky will be especially interesting if we have these controls available for the spaceship scene:
• The Pilot and Copilot can Dodge, do Stunts or ram other ships (FIGHT).
• Gunners have lasers (㊙️) and missiles (☢️). Lasers can be used in a dogfight (FIGHT) but they can also be used to BLOCK, by shooting asteroids for example.
• Engineers can work their MAGIC to repair the ship, activate force fields (BLOCK) or pull some crazy STUNT that might involve an agile mind, dexterous fingers and duct tape.
But that’s my opinion. Please respond to the poll so I know yours!
Please read (or skip to the poll and make an uninformed vote)…
FlyingSucculent says:
You are great at dice codes! It really is one of the advantages of PbP, that you can just streamline determining the result. Also you should totally have something like a super-fancy ultimate move which can get a very ostentatious result design. (Ultra combo looks appropriately epic; that, but multiply by ten!)…and that you should say that👇
Ysolde says:
OOC:
Clarke’s Law: Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.Before I build a wall-o’-text, let me clarify: if you guys WANT to stick to L&F for this game, we can do that. I’m not trying to hard-sell you.
It just feels wrong to have spent the past month or so on a video-gamey system and not tell you. Because I think it’s a better fit for this game, and you guys get some say over your stats so you’re not stuck at being bad at attacking, bad at defending or so-so at both.
Here’s Fairy Girl as an example.
[ +- ] Hero Girl Sprite - P1 Fairy Girl
Create character
GIRL: FAIRY GIRL
ITEM: ✨✨✨✨
ROLL: 🕹️:3D ㊙️:2D ☢️:2D
LIFE: 💛💛💛
| Reason | ㊙️ FIGHT. | ☢️ SHOOT. |
| ATTACK | d6 | d6 |
| Reason | 🕹️DODGE! | ㊙️ BLOCK. |
| DEFEND | d6 | d6 |
| Reason | 🕹️STUNT! | ☢️ MAGIC. |
| SPECIAL | d6 | d6 |
I just did that for a character I created.
The roll table automatically updates when you change your stats. Also, while I haven’t yet finished the Item Descriptions, note that whatever you name your character auto-populates the item description.
I just figured out how to do that yesterday, and today, I figured out how to do a weird mathy thing that gives some characters a tiny advantage with a couple stats—but not a game-breaking difference.
[ +- ] Test Rolls & Mathy Talk
Every roll of 5 or 6 is a hit, like Tiny D6, but still with the combo system I’ve been using. Supers and Ultras will be rare. There’s a 1% chance of rolling an ultra.
The rolls marked with an exclamation point (DODGE! and STUNT! for the fairy) are the two rolls the character should be exceptionally good at. A fairy is tiny and winged, so whenever Fairy Girl’s dice are all <3 (yes, because the expression looks like a heart), she gets a hit.
Toony Girl will get the <3 bonus in Defense, because all you ever do in a cartoon game is react. Peppy gets the bonus in specials because she’s a dancing magical girl. Kicky Girl gets a boost to the Secret Button (㊙️), fighting and blocking. (It pains me that she uses a block button instead of blocking with the joystick.) Spacy is best with the Nuke Button (☢️), which is shooting and… well, engineering=magic, right? Barby of course is best at Attack!
The <3 makes you more likely to hit, but the bonus diminishes as you level up your stats.
| Dice | Hit | <3! |
| 1 | 33% | 67% |
| 2 | 56% | 67% |
| 3 | 70% | 74% |
| 4 | 80% | 81% |
By design, the bonus only matters when you have 1 or 2 dice in whatever you’re supposed to be good at. (You can level up, but I won’t get into that unless 3+ players vote to swap to this system.)
I decided to ask now because I think Pinky will be especially interesting if we have these controls available for the spaceship scene:
• The Pilot and Copilot can Dodge, do Stunts or ram other ships (FIGHT).
• Gunners have lasers (㊙️) and missiles (☢️). Lasers can be used in a dogfight (FIGHT) but they can also be used to BLOCK, by shooting asteroids for example.
• Engineers can work their MAGIC to repair the ship, activate force fields (BLOCK) or pull some crazy STUNT that might involve an agile mind, dexterous fingers and duct tape.
But that’s my opinion. Please respond to the poll so I know yours!
Which System for Next Level?
Keep Lasers and Feelings
Switch to Original-ish D6 System
Aug 13, 2024 8:39 pm
I'm ambivalent on the systems, I can go with either depending on other players' preference. :)
Although if we switch, may I ask you to please not edit my sheet? I'd much rather you give me the code and I edit it in myself. I know it's not a big deal, but I just don't like GMs editing my sheets. :'D
The tiny spoiler of pixie dust item being used for an ability looks fun!
Although if we switch, may I ask you to please not edit my sheet? I'd much rather you give me the code and I edit it in myself. I know it's not a big deal, but I just don't like GMs editing my sheets. :'D
The tiny spoiler of pixie dust item being used for an ability looks fun!
Aug 13, 2024 9:27 pm
FlyingSucculent says:
Although if we switch, may I ask you to please not edit my sheet? I'd much rather you give me the code and I edit it in myself. I know it's not a big deal, but I just don't like GMs editing my sheets. :'D
Aug 14, 2024 7:41 am
Happy for you to edit, but I would like to see under the hood so to speak!
I'm not the best at coding, but we only learn by trying right? XD
I'm not the best at coding, but we only learn by trying right? XD
Aug 14, 2024 1:46 pm
Yeah, I was looking at the character sheets that other people made, and I figured it out without having to bug Adam or BowlOfSpinach! To auto-populate you use the code that does this:
EDIT ME
But next to that underscore, you name it. So here’s the character sheet code for Fairy Girl;
Whatever number you enter for "joy" is how many D6’s you roll for DODGE and STUNT. The "_gal=" allows me to use the "_$=gal" feature for your character’s name when I add the item descriptions.
—which I’ll work on, now that I got three votes.
And here’s the entire code for gameplay:
Above, I sort the dice so the highest result is your last die. This is important since two of your stats give you a hit when all of your dice are <3.
Below is where I code the hit or miss, dependent on whether your stat has an "!" or a "."
And this last part gives you 1-4 hits depending on how many green numbers you roll.
I think it makes more sense to start everyone with 2D in everything at Level 1. Even levels, you add to ITEM or LIFE. Odd levels, you add +1D to any ROLL. (It works out so that there is always a choice, but in a simple, Paper-Marioish way.)
I’ll start you at level 3, which means you’ll get to add either a 💚 or an item, and you can mark one stat as 3D.
I’ll finish writing up the item descriptions before we start Level 3. Feel free to enjoy the long-awaited downtime-RP before the 💩 hits the fan.
EDIT ME
[_=EDIT ME]But next to that underscore, you name it. So here’s the character sheet code for Fairy Girl;
Whatever number you enter for "joy" is how many D6’s you roll for DODGE and STUNT. The "_gal=" allows me to use the "_$=gal" feature for your character’s name when I add the item descriptions.
—which I’ll work on, now that I got three votes.
And here’s the entire code for gameplay:
Above, I sort the dice so the highest result is your last die. This is important since two of your stats give you a hit when all of your dice are <3.
Below is where I code the hit or miss, dependent on whether your stat has an "!" or a "."
And this last part gives you 1-4 hits depending on how many green numbers you roll.
I think it makes more sense to start everyone with 2D in everything at Level 1. Even levels, you add to ITEM or LIFE. Odd levels, you add +1D to any ROLL. (It works out so that there is always a choice, but in a simple, Paper-Marioish way.)
I’ll start you at level 3, which means you’ll get to add either a 💚 or an item, and you can mark one stat as 3D.
I’ll finish writing up the item descriptions before we start Level 3. Feel free to enjoy the long-awaited downtime-RP before the 💩 hits the fan.
Aug 14, 2024 2:29 pm
Just a side note, but there is a guide which explains how variables in sheets work. :)
Aug 14, 2024 3:04 pm
Yeah, I was looking at the guide but for some reason I couldn't get the variables to work, I just assumed I was doing something wrong and gave up since I can work variables in other programs. Might've just been my browser choice. XD
Aug 15, 2024 12:55 pm
The guides help, as long as I can find an example. The autoSort and lastDie were trial-and-error… and luckily I looked back when I thought I had figured it out but the code failed. That’s because you should not use quotes on the true condition ("lastDie":true,).
I think the character sheet’s format is coming out okay.
I might add a bit on what to do when you level up. That should be generic enough that I can copy-paste and change the color of the hearts.
At Level 4, for example, Toony Girl will choose one:
• add a 🧡
• get a 🔑 to unlock a 🔒’d ability
Speaking of which—@Ysolde have you ever played Thirsty Sword Lesbians? If so, and if you’re familiar with the Nature Witch, one of the unlockable moves is heavily inspired by her spell, which is in my opinion, the best move in any TTRPG I have ever played. Maybe it’s more my interpretation of what the move does, but anyway…
…this is a move I used to turn gravity sideways, and also used to affect a lake so the water was breathable but not swimmable, and the air over the water was swimmable but not breathable (just for my character. A Nature Witch would not want to accidentally drown innocent woodland creatures, and not just because they were excellent informants in that scene). I think a cartoon character taking control of the cartoon world would be able to do this—effectively, rewrite one law of nature.
The starting move will still be a Dexter-to-Space Ace sorta thing, and I think a Time Gal type move will be the other move. I like the idea of pausing a game to cheat (move while the enemies can’t) as a limited-use move. You can’t hurt paused enemies or break paused things, but you can sneak away. And I suppose a simple manipulation could be allowed since Time Gal did defeat Laughing Guy by rotating his swivel chair during a time-stop.
I think the character sheet’s format is coming out okay.
[ +- ] Fairy Girl
At Level 4, for example, Toony Girl will choose one:
• add a 🧡
• get a 🔑 to unlock a 🔒’d ability
Speaking of which—@Ysolde have you ever played Thirsty Sword Lesbians? If so, and if you’re familiar with the Nature Witch, one of the unlockable moves is heavily inspired by her spell, which is in my opinion, the best move in any TTRPG I have ever played. Maybe it’s more my interpretation of what the move does, but anyway…
…this is a move I used to turn gravity sideways, and also used to affect a lake so the water was breathable but not swimmable, and the air over the water was swimmable but not breathable (just for my character. A Nature Witch would not want to accidentally drown innocent woodland creatures, and not just because they were excellent informants in that scene). I think a cartoon character taking control of the cartoon world would be able to do this—effectively, rewrite one law of nature.
The starting move will still be a Dexter-to-Space Ace sorta thing, and I think a Time Gal type move will be the other move. I like the idea of pausing a game to cheat (move while the enemies can’t) as a limited-use move. You can’t hurt paused enemies or break paused things, but you can sneak away. And I suppose a simple manipulation could be allowed since Time Gal did defeat Laughing Guy by rotating his swivel chair during a time-stop.
[ +- ] Skip to 14:14
Skip to 14:14 if you want to see the boss confrontation I was referring to.
If you watch the whole thing, you might be surprised to see how Time Gal’s failures are different from Dirk the Daring’s.
You might not be.
If you watch the whole thing, you might be surprised to see how Time Gal’s failures are different from Dirk the Daring’s.
You might not be.
Aug 15, 2024 3:11 pm
@Ysolde
I updated your sheet. Leveling instructions will eventually follow.
But if you want to play around with your character sheet now, you’re Level 3. So you can do the level 2 and level 3 thing now.
• Level 1: rename TOONY GIRL.
• Level 2: add a 🚨 or a 🧡.
• Level 3: add +1D to 🕹️, ㊙️ or ☢️.
I updated your sheet. Leveling instructions will eventually follow.
But if you want to play around with your character sheet now, you’re Level 3. So you can do the level 2 and level 3 thing now.
• Level 1: rename TOONY GIRL.
• Level 2: add a 🚨 or a 🧡.
• Level 3: add +1D to 🕹️, ㊙️ or ☢️.
[ +- ] Next Level
• Level 4: add a 🧡 or get a 🔑 to unlock a 🔒.
Aug 15, 2024 5:00 pm
@Legendary_Sidekick the failures were interesting. I was not at all surprised that at the very end of the game she danced around in her bikini top. Some things are just extremely ingrained in video games. I would complain but as a sapphic I do have some appreciation for it too.
Oh and I played the game but not that class. I really want the keys now though
Oh and I played the game but not that class. I really want the keys now though
Last edited August 15, 2024 5:03 pm
Aug 15, 2024 7:10 pm
Ysolde says:
I really want the keys now thoughAug 16, 2024 12:34 am
I managed to write up players 1-4. Hopefully I can finish tomorrow.
@FlyingSucculent I’m quite proud of the graphic for P4! Being a fighting game character, Kicky Girl has the only item that requires a die roll. The 👠Outrageous Heels moves are a combination of two stats, meaning at game-start, Pira will roll 4 or 5 dice for her button-mash attack.
@FlyingSucculent I’m quite proud of the graphic for P4! Being a fighting game character, Kicky Girl has the only item that requires a die roll. The 👠Outrageous Heels moves are a combination of two stats, meaning at game-start, Pira will roll 4 or 5 dice for her button-mash attack.
[ +- ] Kicky Girl’s moves
Aug 16, 2024 4:35 pm
I made tweaks to Peppy Girl and got started on Spacy Girl. The item is called the "team rocket," and prior to unlocking anything, you get a flight instruction manual.
Since the instructions are for everyone, there’s a field to add in the names for other players.
Since the instructions are for everyone, there’s a field to add in the names for other players.
[ +- ] FLIGHT INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Casanova is the greatest aviatrix in space, but that doesn’t mean she has to fly her rocket alone!
She could use:
• a Co-Pilot
• a Gunner or two
• and an Engineer or Two
Everyone take a seat and read the flight instructions so you know how to fly, shoot, or not get blown to bits!
Casanova and her Co-Pilot: Pira
*Pay attention to what your teammates are doing. It’s embarrassing to press ☢️ only to discover another teammate already pressed that button and used the last 🚀 in Casanova’s ITEM slot!
The Gunner(s): Thundra
**You can only reload during a round in which Casanova has zero 🚀s in her ITEM slot. Any reloaded 🚀s will be ready for use in the next round.
The Engineer(s): Princess Diamond
***The ship’s LIFE bar: 💙💙💙💙💙💙
—is Casanova’s LIFE bar!
Don’t let the ship go down with her captain!
She could use:
• a Co-Pilot
• a Gunner or two
• and an Engineer or Two
Everyone take a seat and read the flight instructions so you know how to fly, shoot, or not get blown to bits!
Casanova and her Co-Pilot: Pira
| Control | Function |
| ㊙️ FIGHT | ramming speed |
| 🕹️ DODGE | evasive maneuver |
| 🕹️ STUNT | navigate a dangerous obstacle |
| ☢️ MAGIC | full speed ahead; cost = 🚀* |
The Gunner(s): Thundra
| Control | Function |
| ㊙️ FIGHT | fire lasers at the enemy |
| ☢️ SHOOT | launch a missile; cost = 🚀 |
| ㊙️ BLOCK | fire lasers at a missile |
| Full Round | reload one 🚀, if empty** |
The Engineer(s): Princess Diamond
| Control | Function |
| ㊙️ BLOCK | activate the force field |
| ☢️ MAGIC | repair damage***; cost = 🚀 |
| 🕹️ STUNT | do something nerdy and clever |
| Full Round | reload one 🚀, if empty |
—is Casanova’s LIFE bar!
Don’t let the ship go down with her captain!
Aug 16, 2024 5:57 pm
Sheets look great! :D
Reloading might be difficult to optimize. If reload is only available when there are zero rockets, how would that work with turn order? Let's say we have 🚀🚀 at turn start. Casanova and Pira both boost for 🚀🚀, making it 0 rockets. Does this mean Diamond and Thundra can reload now, or will they have to wait for next turn? Or can Diamond reload and then Thundra launch a missile?
I suggest when we get to fighting, everyone posts current number of 🚀 at the end of their posts for easier tracking.
Reloading might be difficult to optimize. If reload is only available when there are zero rockets, how would that work with turn order? Let's say we have 🚀🚀 at turn start. Casanova and Pira both boost for 🚀🚀, making it 0 rockets. Does this mean Diamond and Thundra can reload now, or will they have to wait for next turn? Or can Diamond reload and then Thundra launch a missile?
I suggest when we get to fighting, everyone posts current number of 🚀 at the end of their posts for easier tracking.
Last edited August 16, 2024 5:59 pm
Aug 17, 2024 1:31 am
My thought is to do like those old shooter arcade games and have a big obvious sign:
RELOAD
We’ll have to see how the rocket ride plays out because y’know, theory and practice. But the intent is to make it impossible for the engineer to spam the ship-repair button.
You’ll only have a 🚀 or 🚀🚀, and possibly a third later. So pilots, gunners and engineers all deplete that supply by one 🚀 every time they press ☢️.
The pilot may need to move very fast at times. The gunner might need missiles because Pinky is overwhelmed or there’s a giant robot whose hull is made entirely of mirrors. (If Space Ace and Time Gal taught me anything, it’s that even an end-boss should not shoot a laser at a mirror.)
When you need to reload, it takes the full round to do that. In my head, I’m picturing a girl struggling to move a huge cartoony rocket. Thundra handles it with care. Fairy Girl sprinkles pixel dust to float it into place. For whatever reason, it takes any character just as long as video-game-logic forces you to… well, you get the idea.
So anyway…
• Round 1, you use the last 🚀.
• Round 2, someone reloads (or two people if Casanove increases her max 🚀s to 2).
• Round 3, someone can press ☢️ at the cost of a 🚀.
I have no idea how this will play out but my hope is that you’ll all come up with a strategy or communicate as a team. As GM, I’ll be responsible for tracking HP and items.
RELOAD
We’ll have to see how the rocket ride plays out because y’know, theory and practice. But the intent is to make it impossible for the engineer to spam the ship-repair button.
You’ll only have a 🚀 or 🚀🚀, and possibly a third later. So pilots, gunners and engineers all deplete that supply by one 🚀 every time they press ☢️.
The pilot may need to move very fast at times. The gunner might need missiles because Pinky is overwhelmed or there’s a giant robot whose hull is made entirely of mirrors. (If Space Ace and Time Gal taught me anything, it’s that even an end-boss should not shoot a laser at a mirror.)
When you need to reload, it takes the full round to do that. In my head, I’m picturing a girl struggling to move a huge cartoony rocket. Thundra handles it with care. Fairy Girl sprinkles pixel dust to float it into place. For whatever reason, it takes any character just as long as video-game-logic forces you to… well, you get the idea.
So anyway…
• Round 1, you use the last 🚀.
• Round 2, someone reloads (or two people if Casanove increases her max 🚀s to 2).
• Round 3, someone can press ☢️ at the cost of a 🚀.
I have no idea how this will play out but my hope is that you’ll all come up with a strategy or communicate as a team. As GM, I’ll be responsible for tracking HP and items.
Aug 17, 2024 1:35 am
FlyingSucculent says:
Sheets look great! :DReloading might be difficult to optimize. If reload is only available when there are zero rockets, how would that work with turn order? Let's say we have 🚀🚀 at turn start. Casanova and Pira both boost for 🚀🚀, making it 0 rockets. Does this mean Diamond and Thundra can reload now, or will they have to wait for next turn? Or can Diamond reload and then Thundra launch a missile?
You then need to wait yet-another turn to use the new 🚀s.
Aug 17, 2024 2:17 am
Sounds like it's going to be a long flight. :0 Well, I'm up for it! Though team tactics in PbP is a tricky thing.
Aug 17, 2024 11:00 am
Sorry for the random week of unavailability, if things kick off before I'm back then I give my copilot, Pira, full control of the captain!
Aug 17, 2024 3:37 pm
Not a problem, @Tickettbror. I’m honestly enjoying giving the game an update. I was getting a little annoyed that Thundra is easy to hit, whereas if Sparkle were here, she’d be nearly impossible to hit. On the player end, I imagine it must be frustrating to not trust your character (P1-P3) to land a punch—especially if you do the math. When Thundra missed her 3D attack, there was less than half a percent chance of that (1/216).
The update means everyone has a 56-81% of rolling at least a hit, so you can expect a majority of the rolls to land favorably, but not all. For my posts, the only time I’ll tell you how to DEFEND is when an attack should be either impossible to block or impossible to dodge.
Examples: most attacks can be blocked or dodged, so I expect you to roll whichever has more dice (or an !, if the dice are the same). A Full-Screen Fart-Cloud can’t be dodged, so you gotta BLOCK your nose. A steamroller cannot be blocked, so in a GM post I’d say,
M. Kangaroo fires up his Steampunk-Punkroller—he’s gonna run Pira down in the parking lot!
🕹️DODGE to get outta the way, Pira!
I feel like that sounds better than "roll 1D antihero." And also, denying you a block-or-dodge choice has to follow some logic, like a steamroller is believably impossible to block. So you know I’m not just being a dick and forcing Pira to roll her dump stat.
Magic and Shoot both use the ☢️ button, so if you want to cast harmful magic, press Shoot and narrate a fireball instead of an arrow. It doesn’t matter to me whether your characters use fist, blade, arrow, laser, magic or thrown-flaming-car. (Except only Thundra should throw a car with the Shoot button.)
The update means everyone has a 56-81% of rolling at least a hit, so you can expect a majority of the rolls to land favorably, but not all. For my posts, the only time I’ll tell you how to DEFEND is when an attack should be either impossible to block or impossible to dodge.
Examples: most attacks can be blocked or dodged, so I expect you to roll whichever has more dice (or an !, if the dice are the same). A Full-Screen Fart-Cloud can’t be dodged, so you gotta BLOCK your nose. A steamroller cannot be blocked, so in a GM post I’d say,
M. Kangaroo fires up his Steampunk-Punkroller—he’s gonna run Pira down in the parking lot!
🕹️DODGE to get outta the way, Pira!
I feel like that sounds better than "roll 1D antihero." And also, denying you a block-or-dodge choice has to follow some logic, like a steamroller is believably impossible to block. So you know I’m not just being a dick and forcing Pira to roll her dump stat.
Magic and Shoot both use the ☢️ button, so if you want to cast harmful magic, press Shoot and narrate a fireball instead of an arrow. It doesn’t matter to me whether your characters use fist, blade, arrow, laser, magic or thrown-flaming-car. (Except only Thundra should throw a car with the Shoot button.)
Aug 17, 2024 9:30 pm
@FlyingSucculent,@Dmbrainiac,@Alepous,@Tickettbror,@Ysolde
Qralloq has expressed interest in playing fairy girl!
Also, I would like to make this game public since a lot of people have asked me about it.
Definitely keep the downtime RP up… I want to polish those character sheets and move them to the creation thread before we start Level 3 proper.
Qralloq has expressed interest in playing fairy girl!
Also, I would like to make this game public since a lot of people have asked me about it.
Definitely keep the downtime RP up… I want to polish those character sheets and move them to the creation thread before we start Level 3 proper.
Aug 18, 2024 1:37 pm
@FlyingSucculent I updated your character sheet code so you can rename the moves. (After you copy-paste the code exactly as-is, please.)
You have a ground kick that works well as the ㊙️☢️ special. The wave punch works as the 🕹️☢️, and the aerial kick should replace the legendary sidekick (🕹️㊙️).
Please enter the code as is (though without erasing the parts of the character sheet you wrote), and edit the parts of the sheet with gray underscores.
I mean like these parts:
…but on your sheet, you can also edit ability names. (It’s a separate field from the lock.)
There is certain language on the roll table that must remain as-is, such as the word "ATTACK!" where your special attacks are. An yes, those need to remain below the Abilities section. Please don’t rearrange anything.
You have a ground kick that works well as the ㊙️☢️ special. The wave punch works as the 🕹️☢️, and the aerial kick should replace the legendary sidekick (🕹️㊙️).
Please enter the code as is (though without erasing the parts of the character sheet you wrote), and edit the parts of the sheet with gray underscores.
I mean like these parts:
…but on your sheet, you can also edit ability names. (It’s a separate field from the lock.)
There is certain language on the roll table that must remain as-is, such as the word "ATTACK!" where your special attacks are. An yes, those need to remain below the Abilities section. Please don’t rearrange anything.
Aug 18, 2024 1:48 pm
Thanks for the invitation 🪄 ✨. I'll have a read through the level 2 thread to get an idea for posting style and then submit a character sheet for my fairy girl.
Aug 18, 2024 2:01 pm
Qralloq! Fancy seeing you here! From eldritch horrors to fairy girls, ey? :V
Here is my usual response for when private games I'm in become public. I don't mind it in principle, but I play private and public games differently, so I'd like a permission to hide parts of my posts in notes (to all players) if I feel uncomfortable about them being public. I don't think it's likely to happen in this game since it doesn't have a focus on horror or relationships between characters, yet still I'd like to know that I can do it if I want to.
(And I'm certainly hiding a bunch of OOC posts.)
Will do once I'm on PC, mobile copy-pasting is a major pain. XD
Is it fine if I keep my avatar in a second column alongside stats/roll table (like it is now)? It shouldn't break anything as column tags don't affect the order.
Legendary_Sidekick says:
Also, I would like to make this game public since a lot of people have asked me about it. (And I'm certainly hiding a bunch of OOC posts.)
Legendary_Sidekick says:
@FlyingSucculent I updated your character sheet code so you can rename the moves. (After you copy-paste the code exactly as-is, please.)Is it fine if I keep my avatar in a second column alongside stats/roll table (like it is now)? It shouldn't break anything as column tags don't affect the order.
Last edited August 18, 2024 2:04 pm
Aug 18, 2024 3:27 pm
Ah, let’s keep it private then. I don’t want to make anyone feel uncomfortable.
Aug 18, 2024 3:31 pm
@Dmbrainiac,@Alepous
Your sheets are completed, but I’m sitting in them because I need to tweak a couple things.
@Tickettbror I’m going to alter your char-sheet so Team Rocket can be edited (to Pinky, of course). Kicky Girl naming her moves and Spacy Girl naming her ship are important features.
Your sheets are completed, but I’m sitting in them because I need to tweak a couple things.
@Tickettbror I’m going to alter your char-sheet so Team Rocket can be edited (to Pinky, of course). Kicky Girl naming her moves and Spacy Girl naming her ship are important features.
Aug 18, 2024 3:46 pm
Legendary_Sidekick says:
Ah, let’s keep it private then. I don’t want to make anyone feel uncomfortable.So what about the avatar thing?
Aug 18, 2024 4:00 pm
Qralloq says:
Thanks for the invitation 🪄 ✨. I'll have a read through the level 2 thread to get an idea for posting style and then submit a character sheet for my fairy girl.A read is fine. I was buying time for the fairy-girl player to post, but it seems we got to the action on page 2. The party split, but that won’t happen in Level 3 since you’ll all be on a ship.
Fairy warning: I’ll update the code for this game sometime next week, which means the die rolls in the Lv.2 thread will no longer denote success/failure.
@FlyingSucculent speaking of code, the two-column thing you want to do on your character sheet should be fine. Basically, any addition that doesn’t rearrange what I wrote won’t cause any issues (with obvious exceptions like a missing [/f]).
My only suggestion is that you keep the roll tables easily accessible because the code that displays MISS / 💥HIT / 💥💥COMBO is looking for specific words and punctuation marks. (And I also think it’s convenient for you, the players, if you don’t need to remember your stats. Just press DODGE and FIGHT, if that’s how you want to act in a combat round.)
Aug 18, 2024 4:13 pm
Meet Luna Frostfluff! A tiny fairy from a land of late snow in spring, where frost melts from flowers, and ice dances in the bright sun.
First to try at an image... Might adapt later today.
First to try at an image... Might adapt later today.
Aug 18, 2024 4:15 pm
Cute! Approved!
I’ll get a post up so Luna can hitch a ride on Pinky, the P5’s starship. Not today though—I’m about to drive my wife and daughters all over the place.
I’ll get a post up so Luna can hitch a ride on Pinky, the P5’s starship. Not today though—I’m about to drive my wife and daughters all over the place.
Aug 18, 2024 4:19 pm
Updated the sheet, let me know if you want me to change anything. (Also, forgot to mention that I was amused by the Legendary Sidekick move a lot. XD)
Do I get to do these now (except with a heel)? :>
• Level 2: add a 🚨 or a 🧡.
• Level 3: add +1D to 🕹️, ㊙️ or ☢️.
Do I get to do these now (except with a heel)? :>
Legendary_Sidekick says:
• Level 1: rename TOONY GIRL.• Level 2: add a 🚨 or a 🧡.
• Level 3: add +1D to 🕹️, ㊙️ or ☢️.
Aug 18, 2024 4:20 pm
Avatar and roll test.
Rolls
ATTACK - ㊙️ FIGHT. - (2d6)
(46) = 10
DEFEND - ㊙️ BLOCK. - (2d6)
(25) = 7
Sprite 1 - (3d6)
(324) = 9
Hero 1 - (2d6)
(25) = 7
Aug 18, 2024 5:10 pm
Those results will look right when I update the code.
Yes to leveling to Lv.3.
You get either a heart or an item symbol.
And improve one stat to 3D.
Yes to leveling to Lv.3.
You get either a heart or an item symbol.
And improve one stat to 3D.
Aug 18, 2024 5:51 pm
(Accidental double post, thanks connection.)
Last edited August 18, 2024 5:53 pm
Aug 18, 2024 5:51 pm
Do item/heart improvements works as max possible improvements? So if I take the item, I now can have a max of 👠👠👠?
Also I'll take 👠 for level 2 and ㊙️ for level 3.
Also I'll take 👠 for level 2 and ㊙️ for level 3.
Aug 18, 2024 7:44 pm
FlyingSucculent says:
Do item/heart improvements works as max possible improvements? So if I take the item, I now can have a max of 👠👠👠?Also I'll take 👠 for level 2 and ㊙️ for level 3.
Also, please update your special attacks’ roll table with this one.
[table=rolls compact]
Reason|Roll
㊙️☢️ [_$=but]!|[_$=sec+nuk]d6
🕹️☢️ [_$=csh] [_$=qcn]!|[_$=joy+nuk]d6
🕹️㊙️ [_$=lsk] [_$=air]!|[_$=joy+sec]d6
[/table]The rest of your character sheet is fine. This is to fix my error. (You won’t need to retype your moves, or anything else you already updated.)
Aug 18, 2024 7:53 pm
Ah, not enough exclamation points I see.
Updated. :P
Updated. :P
Rolls
🕹️㊙️ PIRANHA SWING! - (5d6)
(53254) = 19
Aug 18, 2024 9:12 pm
I had the word ATTACK! to cover the !, but the code ignores that. So yeah, I moved the punctuation to your attack names. It’s just to avoid an ugly coding error if all your dice are <5. I think it would say = 0 instead of MISS. We’d know it’s a miss, but it would look dumb. (Also, if all dice are <3, you’ll get a 💥HIT.)
Aug 19, 2024 1:56 am
Okay.. I still have character sheets to update, but you don’t need dice to talk to each other. Let’s get Luna on board. You can hang out… then I’ll do something horrible and mean.
Aug 19, 2024 1:28 pm
@Dmbrainiac finally, I finished your sheet. BARBY GIRL’s was tricky. The joke behind this character is based on my personal Diablo II experience in which I played an Amazon named Robo_Barbie.
She was awesome. Seriously… low-level armor and always the sole survivor even with other players 25 levels above me. (I may have unwittingly set off lightning enchanted enemies, which didn’t hurt me, but anyway…)
So you have this Amazon. She kicks ass. But what am I doing? I’m constantly dressing her up, and what’s the next step after finally collecting all of the Angel Armor set? Why, bedazzling my armor with the perfect diamond, of course!
So Barby Girl/Thundra’s female armor is based more on this than say, Monster Hunter. The writers of Barbaric Commando can wait for players to reach level 6 to earn Queen Hippo’s Wrestling Sash. But the artists made it a pink bow, which wraps up the PC like a Tiffany’s gift box!
So your level-up instructions are this:
THUNDRA THE THICC
Lv.3
Level 1: Rename BARBY GIRL!
Level 2: Add 👗 to your ITEM slot,
~OR~ add 🩵 to your LIFE bar.
Level 3: Add +1D to 🕹️, ㊙️ or ☢️.
She was awesome. Seriously… low-level armor and always the sole survivor even with other players 25 levels above me. (I may have unwittingly set off lightning enchanted enemies, which didn’t hurt me, but anyway…)
So you have this Amazon. She kicks ass. But what am I doing? I’m constantly dressing her up, and what’s the next step after finally collecting all of the Angel Armor set? Why, bedazzling my armor with the perfect diamond, of course!
So Barby Girl/Thundra’s female armor is based more on this than say, Monster Hunter. The writers of Barbaric Commando can wait for players to reach level 6 to earn Queen Hippo’s Wrestling Sash. But the artists made it a pink bow, which wraps up the PC like a Tiffany’s gift box!
So your level-up instructions are this:
THUNDRA THE THICC
Lv.3
Level 1: Rename BARBY GIRL!
Level 2: Add 👗 to your ITEM slot,
~OR~ add 🩵 to your LIFE bar.
Level 3: Add +1D to 🕹️, ㊙️ or ☢️.
Aug 19, 2024 1:57 pm
@Alepous I was not happy with the character sheet I created for you, so I moved it to the end of the line. The moves are good—you’ll be effective in fights, but not in a way that has you and Pira stepping on each other’s toes.
Pira is all about insane combos.
Kurumi is all about movement and inspiration.
Where I felt I had failed was here: Peppy Girl is a celebration of the music in games. So I put some time and thought into how to get her item abilities on-theme, and I think I finally nailed it. I’ll do the rewrite and sit on it a little more.
@Dmbrainiac One quick note for you: armor is better than a 🩵, but you can heal 🩵s. Any armor that you sacrifice or remove is gone until the start of a new level.
I personally feel that +ITEM (or +🔑 at Lv.4) is the better choice, but adding hearts to your LIFE bar is an option at every even #’d level.
Pira is all about insane combos.
Kurumi is all about movement and inspiration.
Where I felt I had failed was here: Peppy Girl is a celebration of the music in games. So I put some time and thought into how to get her item abilities on-theme, and I think I finally nailed it. I’ll do the rewrite and sit on it a little more.
@Dmbrainiac One quick note for you: armor is better than a 🩵, but you can heal 🩵s. Any armor that you sacrifice or remove is gone until the start of a new level.
I personally feel that +ITEM (or +🔑 at Lv.4) is the better choice, but adding hearts to your LIFE bar is an option at every even #’d level.
Aug 19, 2024 4:21 pm
@FlyingSucculent,@Dmbrainiac,@Alepous,@Tickettbror,@Ysolde,@Qralloq
Character sheets are DONE!!! Please follow the leveling-up instructions. (Admittedly, a clunky post. I want a more video-gamey presentation for Lv.4.)
I’ll give everyone the rest of the day to keep RP going. Anyone in the pilot or engineer seat can get Luna on board. (Even though Casanova hasn’t unlocked the Beam yet, we can let engineers beam the fairy up.)
Character sheets are DONE!!! Please follow the leveling-up instructions. (Admittedly, a clunky post. I want a more video-gamey presentation for Lv.4.)
I’ll give everyone the rest of the day to keep RP going. Anyone in the pilot or engineer seat can get Luna on board. (Even though Casanova hasn’t unlocked the Beam yet, we can let engineers beam the fairy up.)
Aug 19, 2024 8:09 pm
Took my daughters to the arcade today. (Not classic games, but more up-to-date stuff.)
I might have found some inspiration while I was here…
👹
I might have found some inspiration while I was here…
👹
Aug 20, 2024 7:23 am
Legendary_Sidekick says:
(...)Pira is all about insane combos.
Kurumi is all about movement and inspiration.
Where I felt I had failed was here: Peppy Girl is a celebration of the music in games. So I put some time and thought into how to get her item abilities on-theme, and I think I finally nailed it. I’ll do the rewrite and sit on it a little more.
(...)
Aug 20, 2024 10:20 am
Okay, I think I leveled up correctly? Added 👗 to item bar and +1D to ㊙️. Still not entirely sure how all the abilities work but I guess it will make sense as we play. :)
Aug 22, 2024 12:17 pm
Qralloq says:
For leveling up, +1 ✨ please, and +1 🕹️.Oh! And I never did answer the question of where I got the idea for the ship having 2 pilots, 2 gunners and 2 engineers. How Pinky works is loosely based on the Millennium Falcon ride at Disneyworld. It is effectively a video game. Gunners button-mash and each have one missile. Engineers are basically the party healers. My daughters were the pilots both times, and they crashed a lot. (Hence, the Ramming Speed button on Pinky, so at least in this game crashing can be on purpose.)
[ +- ] A video of the ride that I found online
Disclaimer: watching a video of a ride is not as fun as riding a ride.
Aug 22, 2024 6:25 pm
Ah, nevermind my OOC question in the main thread then, I see that ramming is actually ramming. :D
Aug 22, 2024 6:40 pm
I came up with the moves before I took the girls to the arcade this past Monday, and I stand by the inclusion of a ram button based on my experience:
I played a racing game, and I used the Nitro button to speed up and ram other cars. (I think the game had a 360-spin button that was actually meant for ramming, but Nitro worked a lot better.) Anyway, I won 1st place* thanks to my reckless driving!
*(but the cheapskates set the machine so you don’t get the next race for free if you win 1st—BOOOooo...!)
I played a racing game, and I used the Nitro button to speed up and ram other cars. (I think the game had a 360-spin button that was actually meant for ramming, but Nitro worked a lot better.) Anyway, I won 1st place* thanks to my reckless driving!
*(but the cheapskates set the machine so you don’t get the next race for free if you win 1st—BOOOooo...!)
Aug 24, 2024 6:55 pm
Okay, I'm back!
I've levelled up Cassanova, assuming I did everything right... let me know. :3
I've levelled up Cassanova, assuming I did everything right... let me know. :3
Aug 24, 2024 7:03 pm
@Tickettbror looks good!
Also, since you leveled-up, that means you have TWO 🚀s max, so there’s still one remaining! I updated the status update.
Also, since you leveled-up, that means you have TWO 🚀s max, so there’s still one remaining! I updated the status update.
Aug 26, 2024 3:08 am
@Tickettbror , I know you’re just back from vacation. If you haven’t had a chance to catch up yet, the only action asked of you is to 🕹️DODGE.
I plan to post tomorrow if your post is up. Or if you need me to hold off another day or two, please let me know, Tickettbror. I love how you created Pinky, and now she’s a major part of the game, so I don’t want to move ahead without you.
I plan to post tomorrow if your post is up. Or if you need me to hold off another day or two, please let me know, Tickettbror. I love how you created Pinky, and now she’s a major part of the game, so I don’t want to move ahead without you.
Aug 26, 2024 8:23 am
If you want to move on and want a roll of dodge, feel free to roll for Cass. This weekend has been pretty busy and I may not be able to catch up till tomorrow / don't want to hold anyone back!
Aug 26, 2024 9:35 am
Alepous says:
So how does Pinky look like? Because it is describes it has a caboose?I’ll leave the specific look up to our Space Commander!
It’s the first day of school for teachers, so I’ll write a post when I can. I’m fine with botting this round, but I did want to ask first.
Aug 26, 2024 10:37 pm
I missed! Who designed this crappy dice system?! Oh. Me.
Well, anyway… my wife gave me errands right as I posted that. I’ll add more later tonight in a separate post.
Well, anyway… my wife gave me errands right as I posted that. I’ll add more later tonight in a separate post.
Aug 27, 2024 2:52 pm
Legendary_Sidekick says:
OOC:
there’s no harm in adding one now so you have two of them ready next turn.Legendary_Sidekick says:
**You can only reload during a round in which Space Commander Casanova has zero 🚀s in her ITEM slot.Aug 27, 2024 3:23 pm
Fair enough, though it is a little confusing to ignore it mid-scene. But it's probably for the best, since coordinating would require more OOC chatter. :V
Aug 27, 2024 4:17 pm
Yeah. My choices were to be flexible or to point out a rigid rule and make Ysolde redo her turn. Here’s my thought process on that:
The rule was written for a reason. If engineers can work it so one heals the ship and someone else reloads, and you can do that every round, I can never crash the ship. I don’t want to crash the ship. But I do want it to be possible.
So why be flexible? Letting an engineer reload in a round in which a 🚀 was not used still means you can’t heal and reload one round after another.
But now that I’ve allowed that, there’s nothing stopping someone from using a 🚀 first and then another player immediately reloads in the same round. If that happens, I’ll keep the LOADING screen lit up for an additional round. (And because I’m flexible, yes, someone could still load the other 🚀 while the load-screen is lit.)
Sadly, this flexible side is me as a teacher.
As soon as a student says "I’m hungry," I am probably going to cave on this rule! (But the ants are gross, so I’m gonna tell myself, "this is the hill you die on! It’s this hill or the anthill!")
The rule was written for a reason. If engineers can work it so one heals the ship and someone else reloads, and you can do that every round, I can never crash the ship. I don’t want to crash the ship. But I do want it to be possible.
So why be flexible? Letting an engineer reload in a round in which a 🚀 was not used still means you can’t heal and reload one round after another.
But now that I’ve allowed that, there’s nothing stopping someone from using a 🚀 first and then another player immediately reloads in the same round. If that happens, I’ll keep the LOADING screen lit up for an additional round. (And because I’m flexible, yes, someone could still load the other 🚀 while the load-screen is lit.)
Sadly, this flexible side is me as a teacher.
[ +- ] My Rule on Eating in Class
Aug 27, 2024 4:59 pm
Technically you can still crash the ship even with this rule, since healing is a roll and therefore can fail. Unless it's the kind of a roll where there is no failure, just different types of success?
And ye, ants can be a problem, can relate. The house my parents' apartment is at used to have them as a major issue for ten or so years, and I always felt bad upon seeing them in my coffee. D: You'd think they'd learn not to go near mugs eventually.
(I don't think being inflexible at times is necessarily a problem. Sometimes you just gotta stick to the plan! And this rule sounds pretty reasonable.)
And ye, ants can be a problem, can relate. The house my parents' apartment is at used to have them as a major issue for ten or so years, and I always felt bad upon seeing them in my coffee. D: You'd think they'd learn not to go near mugs eventually.
(I don't think being inflexible at times is necessarily a problem. Sometimes you just gotta stick to the plan! And this rule sounds pretty reasonable.)
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Aug 27, 2024 8:29 pm
FlyingSucculent says:
Technically you can still crash the ship even with this rule, since healing is a roll and therefore can fail. Unless it's the kind of a roll where there is no failure, just different types of success?Let’s just ditch the load screen so Luna can opt to heal now, if @Qralloq wants to. That seems to be how Ysolde thought it would work, so no harm in tweaking the rule to what players already thought it was anyway.
Update: removed "if empty"
[ +- ] FLIGHT INSTRUCTION MANUAL, ABRIDGED
Space Commander Casanova and her Co-Pilot: Pira
| Control | Function |
| ㊙️ FIGHT | ramming speed |
| 🕹️ DODGE | evasive maneuver |
| 🕹️ STUNT | navigate a dangerous obstacle |
| ☢️ MAGIC | full speed ahead; cost = 🚀 |
The Gunner(s): Thundra
| Control | Function |
| ㊙️ FIGHT | fire lasers at the enemy |
| ☢️ SHOOT | launch a missile; cost = 🚀 |
| ㊙️ BLOCK | fire lasers at a space-hazard |
| DICELESS | reload one 🚀 |
The Engineer(s): Princess Diamond
| Control | Function |
| ㊙️ BLOCK | activate the force field |
| ☢️ MAGIC | repair damage; cost = 🚀 |
| 🕹️ STUNT | do something nerdy and clever |
| DICELESS | reload one 🚀 |
The ship’s LIFE bar: 💙💙💙💙💙💙
—is Space Commander Casanova’s LIFE bar!
Don’t let the ship go down with her captain!
Aug 28, 2024 10:25 am
Okay, this round you’re free to roll whatever you think works. If you have a stat with 3 dice or an action marked with an exclamation point, the odds of a hit+ are better.
[ +- ] I’m not Han Solo —tell me the odds!
2D. = 44% miss, 44% hit, 11% combo
2D! = 33% miss, 56% hit, 11% combo
3D. = 30% miss, 44% hit, 26% combo
3D! = 26% miss, 48% hit, 26% combo
2D! = 33% miss, 56% hit, 11% combo
3D. = 30% miss, 44% hit, 26% combo
3D! = 26% miss, 48% hit, 26% combo
Aug 29, 2024 1:31 am
Did you write Luna's song yourself, Qralloq? It's very nice! :O
Also, the battle is rapidly becoming Dance Dance Revolution. I like it. XD
Also, the battle is rapidly becoming Dance Dance Revolution. I like it. XD
Aug 29, 2024 1:49 am
FlyingSucculent says:
Did you write Luna's song yourself, Qralloq? It's very nice! :OAug 29, 2024 1:59 am
Hmph, that's awkward for me. Oh well, guess it's easier to get fooled in the medium you aren't very familiar with. XD
Aug 29, 2024 10:44 am
Well, the fairy song is cute and it will work, but gradually (after battle). Luna’s efforts are not entirely in vain.
Let’s see how Thundra’s luck influences the round’s outcome…!
Let’s see how Thundra’s luck influences the round’s outcome…!
Aug 29, 2024 5:54 pm
I had a thought on Cas’ miss, and what I would do if Thundra attacked. Each hit would take out a grabber, and for each grabber that isn’t hit…
…I did consider what missing all three means!
…I did consider what missing all three means!
Aug 30, 2024 9:08 pm
For the life of me, at 7 a.m., I could not find the Konami music for the game that takes place on LV-426, a.k.a., the doomed space colony from the best action movie ever. You know, the one where Ripley and Hicks save Newt, and they all live happily ever after with their cat Jonesy and half-robot Bishop. There is no Alien 3.
Anyway, ten hours later, I changed the music to the track I couldn’t find outside a full OST. I absolutely loved the music in the Aliens arcade game. I may be biased because I loved the movie.
Anyway, ten hours later, I changed the music to the track I couldn’t find outside a full OST. I absolutely loved the music in the Aliens arcade game. I may be biased because I loved the movie.
Aug 31, 2024 2:13 am
The Matoroids were gross because when you blasted them, there were red gobs and metal. But they were machines, so you technically weren’t killing anyone.
I just discovered a retro/Contra clone that takes my idea and makes it way more awesome and gross—because instead of vegetable robots, the enemy is MEAT robots.
I just discovered a retro/Contra clone that takes my idea and makes it way more awesome and gross—because instead of vegetable robots, the enemy is MEAT robots.
[ +- ] Iron Meat
Sep 2, 2024 10:04 am
LS, do you want us to replace 🔒s with 🔑s, or just delete them on the sheet? I did the latter at first but then had doubts about which you'd prefer. XD
Sep 2, 2024 4:20 pm
@Qralloq the dysentery reference made me laugh (and do a Find On Page search, since I was pretty sure I decided not to post a dysentery reference, though, yes, I had considered it).
The Polygon Trail’s name is, of course, based on The Oregon Trail. But in my head it’s also a reference to early 3D/polygon games. Whether by "early" I mean Star Fox or Battlezone is open to interpretation. (In my head, the scenery in this game is like in Wreck-It Ralph… everything looks a lot more ‘real’ inside the game.)
The Polygon Trail’s name is, of course, based on The Oregon Trail. But in my head it’s also a reference to early 3D/polygon games. Whether by "early" I mean Star Fox or Battlezone is open to interpretation. (In my head, the scenery in this game is like in Wreck-It Ralph… everything looks a lot more ‘real’ inside the game.)
Sep 2, 2024 4:46 pm
Also, to manage expectations…
The original plan was a five-level game.
That’s still the plan, in a way, but the number will be higher because I’m splitting a couple levels so you can level-up both before and after the ‘ship’ levels.
• Lv.4 - The Polygon Trail
• Lv.5 - Aboard Pinky again, but with a twist so it’s different than Lv.3
• Lv.6 - I ain’t telling
• Lv.7 - Retrovania
The original plan was a five-level game.
That’s still the plan, in a way, but the number will be higher because I’m splitting a couple levels so you can level-up both before and after the ‘ship’ levels.
• Lv.4 - The Polygon Trail
• Lv.5 - Aboard Pinky again, but with a twist so it’s different than Lv.3
• Lv.6 - I ain’t telling
• Lv.7 - Retrovania
Sep 2, 2024 11:17 pm
I updated a thread to help keep track of where your character is or should be, level-wise.
The total number of hearts, items, keys and dice should be the same for everyone. I marked a 4️⃣ for anyone who hasn’t leveled up to Lv.4 yet.
The total number of hearts, items, keys and dice should be the same for everyone. I marked a 4️⃣ for anyone who hasn’t leveled up to Lv.4 yet.
Sep 3, 2024 3:51 pm
Thundra will take Mighty Morphin' Power-ups.
@Legendary_Sidekick does that grant access to all of them? And if one is locked, can she still use the other ones?
@Legendary_Sidekick does that grant access to all of them? And if one is locked, can she still use the other ones?
Sep 3, 2024 5:39 pm
The 🔐 (with key) means the ability locks for the remainder of the level. So you can only morph once per level, but it could potentially last the entire level.
When you get hit, you choose whether you lose 🩵s, 👙 or 👗. Normally, I expect you would only take the hit to armor if damage is -🩵🩵 or more.
But let’s say you Miss on Defend and damage is -🩵🩵🩵 hit. You choose to sacrifice the 👗 so you don’t lose any health. And while you’re at it, you decide to morph into a vegan giantess (because sacrificing the dress is the condition).
Now your armor is 👙🍄. You not only did not lose three hearts. You also still have two pieces of armor. And you’re huge, which at the very least makes enemies more smashable to you.
You can lose the 👙 before you lose the 🍄, and if you take -🩵🩵🩵🩵 damage and decide you want to stay big (Luma can fully heal the party between battles), you can choose to take the hit to health and never give up your form until the level ends!
So yes, the ability is once-per-level, but it’s effectively one extra piece of armor with benefits that you can keep for the entire level if you want to.
When you get hit, you choose whether you lose 🩵s, 👙 or 👗. Normally, I expect you would only take the hit to armor if damage is -🩵🩵 or more.
But let’s say you Miss on Defend and damage is -🩵🩵🩵 hit. You choose to sacrifice the 👗 so you don’t lose any health. And while you’re at it, you decide to morph into a vegan giantess (because sacrificing the dress is the condition).
Now your armor is 👙🍄. You not only did not lose three hearts. You also still have two pieces of armor. And you’re huge, which at the very least makes enemies more smashable to you.
You can lose the 👙 before you lose the 🍄, and if you take -🩵🩵🩵🩵 damage and decide you want to stay big (Luma can fully heal the party between battles), you can choose to take the hit to health and never give up your form until the level ends!
So yes, the ability is once-per-level, but it’s effectively one extra piece of armor with benefits that you can keep for the entire level if you want to.
Sep 4, 2024 7:13 am
I want to unlock an ability. I pick which one?
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Sep 4, 2024 10:36 am
I want to unlock the "TWO TURNTABLES AND A MICROPHONE" then...
Last edited September 4, 2024 10:36 am
Sep 4, 2024 11:24 am
@Alepous
Would you like me to add a 📀, so you can possibly use that move twice? (You get either that or an add’l 🩷 for level 2, but so far, NOBODY picked the health increase over the alternative.)
Also, you get an extra die— +1D to 🕹️, ㊙️ or ☢️.
Would you like me to add a 📀, so you can possibly use that move twice? (You get either that or an add’l 🩷 for level 2, but so far, NOBODY picked the health increase over the alternative.)
Also, you get an extra die— +1D to 🕹️, ㊙️ or ☢️.
Sep 4, 2024 12:33 pm
@Alepous Done! And what about the stat-boost. Do you want to improve fighting(㊙️), magic(☢️) or moves(🕹️)?
Sep 6, 2024 4:14 am
I suppose by now it’s obvious I’m a teacher because I suddenly don’t have an abundance of free time!
But anyway, a post will happen… eventually.
A funny thing about my search history from running this game: my phone now thinks I’m a video game nerd. It’s not wrong… but NOW, because I keep looking for 80s/90s game music, I keep getting suggested gameplay videos.
I can’t actually sit through these, but I was curious about what happens when you win Double Dragon as Marion.
May you live happily forever, Marions.
But anyway, a post will happen… eventually.
A funny thing about my search history from running this game: my phone now thinks I’m a video game nerd. It’s not wrong… but NOW, because I keep looking for 80s/90s game music, I keep getting suggested gameplay videos.I can’t actually sit through these, but I was curious about what happens when you win Double Dragon as Marion.
May you live happily forever, Marions.
Sep 6, 2024 6:23 am
Legendary_Sidekick says:
@Alepous Done! And what about the stat-boost. Do you want to improve fighting(㊙️), magic(☢️) or moves(🕹️)?Ye, my waifu is a teacher and she started again yesterday. It was a shock to go to full time work program from the holiday break. Heh.
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Sep 6, 2024 3:19 pm
And with a new baby…! I hope your wife’s school year is off to a good start!
My youngest is in secondary school now, so I don’t have that long stretch of after-school free time like I did last year (in the parent pick-up line at her former elementary school). I somehow found time in my "free" period to post Lv.4. Hopefully, it’s coherent.
My youngest is in secondary school now, so I don’t have that long stretch of after-school free time like I did last year (in the parent pick-up line at her former elementary school). I somehow found time in my "free" period to post Lv.4. Hopefully, it’s coherent.
Sep 7, 2024 1:10 pm
Alepous says:
I get some Aliens vibes from this planet?The fun part about this level is I need to be Aliens-inspired but follow the no-killing rule.
Sep 8, 2024 6:37 pm
I realize weekends are not when people post. But for the next couple days, I’ll see if any of you RP sitting together and eating. Your characters should enjoy themselves and not even be a little suspicious that something weird and dangerous will interrupt dinner.
Nah, I kid. I would never ask you to RP such naïvety.
Nah, I kid. I would never ask you to RP such naïvety.
Sep 9, 2024 6:32 pm
Yes, and Kurumi has to challenge the little alien to a dance-off.
I’m kidding… but that Spaceballs scene is equivalent to how ridiculous my actual plots are, so it’s for the best that I explicitly said "kidding."
I’m kidding… but that Spaceballs scene is equivalent to how ridiculous my actual plots are, so it’s for the best that I explicitly said "kidding."
Sep 9, 2024 6:50 pm
Thundra tries coffee for the first time!
[ +- ] AI Image
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Sep 9, 2024 11:06 pm
Nice, @Dmbrainiac —that AI program is consistent with your characters’ looks!
Also, the tipping posts are a fun read! Glad the dice were favorable. (Apologies to Cass and Diamond if I just jinxed your collective luck by acknowledging it.)
Also, the tipping posts are a fun read! Glad the dice were favorable. (Apologies to Cass and Diamond if I just jinxed your collective luck by acknowledging it.)
Sep 11, 2024 8:09 pm
I’ve got one more (intentionally-cringey) scene to post, but want to hold off until @Ysolde possibly tips the baristi and/or @Tickettbror replies to Pira’s question.
I don’t think I’m giving anything away by saying that, in my next post, the harmless, unimportant banter among background characters will take a turn for the harmfully-important.
I don’t think I’m giving anything away by saying that, in my next post, the harmless, unimportant banter among background characters will take a turn for the harmfully-important.
Sep 11, 2024 8:30 pm
Yeah, sorry, got some weird stomach thing going on at the moment and the cramps haven't made doing anything easy. I've got a doctors appointment next week which will hopefully give some answers.
In the meantime I'll get on this when I get a clear patch!
In the meantime I'll get on this when I get a clear patch!
Sep 12, 2024 6:21 pm
I was sick and diagnosed with Covid. I probably won’t be up to posting until next Wednesday at earliest.
I’ll try and make that post today though…
I’ll try and make that post today though…
Sep 12, 2024 11:22 pm
Oh, wow… two players sick. Take care, both of you.
I can hold off a bit, see if there’s a ‘clear patch’ for a Cass post in the next few days, then in either case I’ll make a post Monday or Tuesday.
I can hold off a bit, see if there’s a ‘clear patch’ for a Cass post in the next few days, then in either case I’ll make a post Monday or Tuesday.
Sep 12, 2024 11:32 pm
Oh, also, my principal announced this morning that today is National Video Games Day!
Posting that to make up for three days ago when I forgot to post that it was the 25th anniversary of the Dreamcast release. I was always a Nintendo guy, but I gotta hand it to my Dreamcast. It’s the only video game console I ever owned that caught fire while being played, and still worked for two more years.
Posting that to make up for three days ago when I forgot to post that it was the 25th anniversary of the Dreamcast release. I was always a Nintendo guy, but I gotta hand it to my Dreamcast. It’s the only video game console I ever owned that caught fire while being played, and still worked for two more years.
Sep 13, 2024 9:02 am
Sorry for the delay, and thanks for the support!
I hope the backstory I went for works.
I hope the backstory I went for works.
Sep 13, 2024 10:00 am
Nice, @Tickettbror..! I will keep that in mind in case, y’know, avoiding Vera doesn’t work for some reason.
My big post is ready to drop, but I’ll wait for the weekend to pass and drop it on Monday (and just drop a little one now).
..
Also, no apology necessary (especially for being sick). I’m more than happy to support that, hence my decision to slow down, albeit with a timeline so the game isn’t paused for a week.
My unfortunate experience has been that the games that pause for a week rarely unpause.
My big post is ready to drop, but I’ll wait for the weekend to pass and drop it on Monday (and just drop a little one now).
..
Also, no apology necessary (especially for being sick). I’m more than happy to support that, hence my decision to slow down, albeit with a timeline so the game isn’t paused for a week.
My unfortunate experience has been that the games that pause for a week rarely unpause.
Sep 13, 2024 8:10 pm
Feel better soon, Ysolde! :)
Also, belated cheers for the videogame day!
PS: also, I'm content with long pauses if need be!
Also, belated cheers for the videogame day!
PS: also, I'm content with long pauses if need be!
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Sep 14, 2024 4:27 pm
I wonder if Cass and Vera were from a two-player co-op game, though my original thought was that Vera was a flirtatious NPC. I suppose it doesn’t matter since none of you are in a game, as far as the characters are concerned.
Anyway, feel free to get another response in, everyone, even after the Roll-For-Initiative happens. Basically the "game" has some cutscenes full of outdated/unrelatable "jokes" that happen before the Excuse for Call to Action. Your characters could be lost in their own conversation in the time it takes for the third cutscene, then suddenly catch on when the **** hits the fan. (Or as Cass might say, "💩💥🪭.")
I’ll run out first battle sorta tutorialishly, but for now, a heads-up:
ROLL FOR INITIATIVE
Monday, we’ll roll for init. It could be 🕹️DODGE to get outta the way of a surprise attack, it could be ㊙️FIGHT to get into a fighting stance, it could be ☢️MAGIC… in other words, any of you could have "the good-initiative stat," depending which of the six moves applies in a particular scene.
Then I’ll set the scene on Probably-Wednesday. I don’t want losing the initiative-roll to mean you have to wait. Instead, the consequence for a MISS on initiative will be immediate. It might be you lose a 💜, it might be you get one less action in the first round.
TWO ACTIONS PER ROUND
When we go into combat rounds, you normally post one or two actions: ATTACK, DEFEND or SPECIAL.
If you get attacked, your two actions will likely be DEFEND and then ATTACK to hit back.
If you don’t need to defend, you may choose to just ATTACK, but you could also perform a SPECIAL move (stunt/magic) or do both: use a STUNT to leap- or sneak-attack. Use MAGIC to enhance your attack. Like for Luna, SHOOT + MAGIC could be kind of Ninja Throwing-Snowflake, which freezes the target and makes the ground around the target slippery! (If both rolls HIT or COMBO.)
But there’s a consequence for a MISS. If you combine STUNT or MAGIC with a ATTACK, there’s a risk that one roll will miss and undermine the roll that doesn’t miss.
ITEM USE
If you want to use an item, you can do that in addition to the one-or-two rolls. Items are limited and you can’t replenish them (until we start a new level), so there’s no reason to have other limits.
Plus, for Pira, it feels more like SFiii Chun-Li if she attacks first, then unleashes a super combo! But if you do this, make sure the ATTACK didn’t MISS before you roll an 👠Outrageous Heels move.
You don’t want THIS to happen:
Anyway, feel free to get another response in, everyone, even after the Roll-For-Initiative happens. Basically the "game" has some cutscenes full of outdated/unrelatable "jokes" that happen before the Excuse for Call to Action. Your characters could be lost in their own conversation in the time it takes for the third cutscene, then suddenly catch on when the **** hits the fan. (Or as Cass might say, "💩💥🪭.")
I’ll run out first battle sorta tutorialishly, but for now, a heads-up:
[ +- ] The Great Wall of Text
ROLL FOR INITIATIVE
Monday, we’ll roll for init. It could be 🕹️DODGE to get outta the way of a surprise attack, it could be ㊙️FIGHT to get into a fighting stance, it could be ☢️MAGIC… in other words, any of you could have "the good-initiative stat," depending which of the six moves applies in a particular scene.
Then I’ll set the scene on Probably-Wednesday. I don’t want losing the initiative-roll to mean you have to wait. Instead, the consequence for a MISS on initiative will be immediate. It might be you lose a 💜, it might be you get one less action in the first round.
TWO ACTIONS PER ROUND
When we go into combat rounds, you normally post one or two actions: ATTACK, DEFEND or SPECIAL.
If you get attacked, your two actions will likely be DEFEND and then ATTACK to hit back.
If you don’t need to defend, you may choose to just ATTACK, but you could also perform a SPECIAL move (stunt/magic) or do both: use a STUNT to leap- or sneak-attack. Use MAGIC to enhance your attack. Like for Luna, SHOOT + MAGIC could be kind of Ninja Throwing-Snowflake, which freezes the target and makes the ground around the target slippery! (If both rolls HIT or COMBO.)
But there’s a consequence for a MISS. If you combine STUNT or MAGIC with a ATTACK, there’s a risk that one roll will miss and undermine the roll that doesn’t miss.
ITEM USE
If you want to use an item, you can do that in addition to the one-or-two rolls. Items are limited and you can’t replenish them (until we start a new level), so there’s no reason to have other limits.
Plus, for Pira, it feels more like SFiii Chun-Li if she attacks first, then unleashes a super combo! But if you do this, make sure the ATTACK didn’t MISS before you roll an 👠Outrageous Heels move.
You don’t want THIS to happen:
Sep 14, 2024 5:10 pm
Can we use the same action twice per turn? Two ATTACKs, each against a different enemy, for example? Or two different stunts, both with SPECIAL?
Sep 14, 2024 7:15 pm
If you just attack and roll a COMBO, that can hit multiple targets.
The two actions gotta be different types. Reason being, I noticed in my Tiny D6 game I always rolled two attacks. I’d rather see you guys use magic or a stunt to enhance an attack. If the stunt/magic seems like something that should function as a linear/area attack, that could be more interesting than attacking twice while accomplishing a similar goal.
The two actions gotta be different types. Reason being, I noticed in my Tiny D6 game I always rolled two attacks. I’d rather see you guys use magic or a stunt to enhance an attack. If the stunt/magic seems like something that should function as a linear/area attack, that could be more interesting than attacking twice while accomplishing a similar goal.
Sep 14, 2024 9:13 pm
Does using an item effectively replace the ATTACK roll? If you succeed at the ATTACK but fail at the item roll, do you still deal damage? If you succeed at both, do you deal twice the damage?
Tactically speaking, we should all protect Diamond. She has ☢️ as the main stat, so she can ATTACK + SPECIAL at 3d6 both, while others will have one of these at 2d6. As long as she doesn't have to defend, she is the most effective fighter with two actions (ignoring item effects).
I'm not saying we should do this, I'm just saying that dice-wise it's probably optimal. XD
PS: technically probabilities are also skewed by ! vs . roll distinctions, but I don't know what these are for all characters. If someone has ! on an ATTACK and a SPECIAL, we should protect them too.
Tactically speaking, we should all protect Diamond. She has ☢️ as the main stat, so she can ATTACK + SPECIAL at 3d6 both, while others will have one of these at 2d6. As long as she doesn't have to defend, she is the most effective fighter with two actions (ignoring item effects).
I'm not saying we should do this, I'm just saying that dice-wise it's probably optimal. XD
PS: technically probabilities are also skewed by ! vs . roll distinctions, but I don't know what these are for all characters. If someone has ! on an ATTACK and a SPECIAL, we should protect them too.
Last edited September 14, 2024 9:17 pm
Sep 14, 2024 11:47 pm
I like that you’re thinking of tactics…!
The !s are—
Fairy = 🕹️
Toony = DEFEND
Peppy = SPECIAL
Kicky = ㊙️
Spacy = ☢️
Barby = ATTACK
The !s are—
Fairy = 🕹️
Toony = DEFEND
Peppy = SPECIAL
Kicky = ㊙️
Spacy = ☢️
Barby = ATTACK
Sep 15, 2024 3:34 am
FlyingSucculent says:
Does using an item effectively replace the ATTACK roll? If you succeed at the ATTACK but fail at the item roll, do you still deal damage? If you succeed at both, do you deal twice the damage?…
My thought is that if you combine a regular ATTACK with 👠SHREDDING FURY, it’s like Chun-Li doing her punch/kick combo before using her super move.
If you MISS, it’s like when Chun-Li’s opponent blocks. The super kicks chip away at the opponent’s health bar, doing less damage, but not none.
If you HIT or COMBO, then roll SHREDDING FURY, it’s the same as Chun-Li doing a combo and linking that to a super combo. It hurts more.
…
Bear in mind, in a Street Fighter game, you would know whether you hit or miss before you decide to use the super. Likewise, in this game, you can decide to whether to use your 👠 after you know the result of your attack roll.
Sep 15, 2024 10:51 am
Hmm, I think I get it. Now I just need to hope that there will be a boss, since I think I can't use Fury without one. :D
Sep 15, 2024 11:49 am
👠Shredding Fury is vs. mobs.
👠👠Piranha Swing is your boss-clobbering attack.
Also, since it auto-targets the boss after hitting minions, if you were to roll an attack and the p.swing…
👠👠Piranha Swing is your boss-clobbering attack.
Also, since it auto-targets the boss after hitting minions, if you were to roll an attack and the p.swing…
Sep 15, 2024 12:25 pm
(Like this…)
Rolls
P4 - Pira the Piranha: ATTACK - ㊙️ FIGHT! - (3d6)
(166) = 13
P4 - Pira the Piranha: 🕹️㊙️ 🔑 PIRANHA SWING! - (5d6)
(14325) = 15
Sep 15, 2024 12:33 pm
Pira’s combo does 2 damage.
Her sidekick needs to go through 2 minions and 1 wall, before hitting the boss with an unimpressive 1 damage.
Then there’s the back kick:The back kick’s damage is (as written) 2 for the minions + 1 for the wall, and I would say that the initial attack should add another 2.
So the boss takes 6 damage total in this case, despite the bad roll!
(But had the Pirahna Swing missed completely, it would have been zero damage to the boss! The sidekick has to connect for the back kick to happen.)
Her sidekick needs to go through 2 minions and 1 wall, before hitting the boss with an unimpressive 1 damage.
Then there’s the back kick:
[ +- ] 🔑 PIRANHA SWING
PIRA THE PIRANHA (KICKY GIRL) learns the most powerful attack in the game. She soars through the air, through enemies, through solid walls, waterfalls, heaps of burning cars—her 👠Outrageous Heel kicking everything in its path with a flying sidekick that is nothing short of legendary.
As the kick connects, she follows up with a back kick that’s just as damaging as the kick that smashed through every flunkie and barrier!
🕹️➡️⬇️↘️ ㊙️
As the kick connects, she follows up with a back kick that’s just as damaging as the kick that smashed through every flunkie and barrier!
🕹️➡️⬇️↘️ ㊙️
| Cost | 👠👠 |
| Effect | roll 5d6 vs. the boss and whoever or whatever gets in your way |
| Duration | one action |
So the boss takes 6 damage total in this case, despite the bad roll!
(But had the Pirahna Swing missed completely, it would have been zero damage to the boss! The sidekick has to connect for the back kick to happen.)
Sep 15, 2024 2:46 pm
Ah, forgot which attack is which. Narratively Fury is Pira's strongest attack, so I automatically think of it as the third on the list, haha. XD
What if there is nothing on the way to the boss?
What if there is nothing on the way to the boss?
Sep 15, 2024 4:10 pm
FlyingSucculent says:
What if there is nothing on the way to the boss?Actual Answer: if there are minions, at least one will get in the way. And minions or not, I’ll go miles out of my way to narrate some breakable object(s) to ensure you get more than one point of bonus damage.
…if there’s distance between Pira and the boss, that is.
If you’re within arm’s reach (or leg’s reach) of the boss at the start of your turn, I can’t in good conscience narrate enemies diving into your kicks to protect the boss. They would surround you, making Shredding Fury the better move.
Sep 21, 2024 2:40 pm
Okay—I’ve got a post written (stored in a game with no players; which is also where I do test rolls*), but I’ll give @Ysolde until Monday. I don’t want to bot anyone, but especially not the unpredictable Princess Diamond!
*Oh yeah… about the Fighting Stance (team-initiative) rolls! I did three test rolls with 14 d6s, and in all three tests, my rolls were exactly six 5+s. I know the math, that’s average with 18 dice. But the test-dice had spoken. And I thought of lowering it to five, but oh what the heck? They all got lucky on tipping the baristi. They can probably roll two flukes in a row.
Then the first two rolls fighting-stance rolls were MISS and MISS, and I’m like, well… they’re f***ed. It came down to practically coin-toss odds when Cass made the last Fighting Stance post. I was in suspense, and didn’t even prewrite the GM post because that last roll determined whether or not you’d all get jumped!
Hopefully you guys like the crappy-odds Team-Initiative roll. It was fun for me, and yes, suspenseful since I’m always rooting for you even when I throw unfair crap at you (as arcade games tend to do).
*Oh yeah… about the Fighting Stance (team-initiative) rolls! I did three test rolls with 14 d6s, and in all three tests, my rolls were exactly six 5+s. I know the math, that’s average with 18 dice. But the test-dice had spoken. And I thought of lowering it to five, but oh what the heck? They all got lucky on tipping the baristi. They can probably roll two flukes in a row.
Then the first two rolls fighting-stance rolls were MISS and MISS, and I’m like, well… they’re f***ed. It came down to practically coin-toss odds when Cass made the last Fighting Stance post. I was in suspense, and didn’t even prewrite the GM post because that last roll determined whether or not you’d all get jumped!
Hopefully you guys like the crappy-odds Team-Initiative roll. It was fun for me, and yes, suspenseful since I’m always rooting for you even when I throw unfair crap at you (as arcade games tend to do).
Sep 21, 2024 5:18 pm
I like the odds. As much as I would whine about getting unlucky in games - especially when it's something like four horrible rolls in a row (cough, my Mechatron luck, cough) - I preferred systems where you can fail miserably to the ones where it's almost always fail forward. The initiative rolls were fun to wait in suspense for. :D
Sep 21, 2024 8:41 pm
Okay, glad you like the low odds. I think I like them better as a player than as a GM! I mean, depending on the game and why odds are low and what’s the consequence. If low odds are so PC death is a matter of when, not if, and not due to bad decisions… I don’t want that.
In this game, failure just affects the narrative. You won’t die. Losing is *possible* but I would do something more interesting than a TPK. Interesting because you’re all alive and able to recover from the loss. It’s something I don’t think will actually happen, but I’m mentally prepared to run that scenario.
…
That said, I’m taking notes so if I do a second run, there will be tweaks.
Speaking of which, while I was typing this response, my order came in:
…so I can do an IRL run with dice that match each player’s color! (The set even has two pinks, so I can do pale pink OR orange for Toony Girl!)
Also, that’s 110 dice for $7!
In this game, failure just affects the narrative. You won’t die. Losing is *possible* but I would do something more interesting than a TPK. Interesting because you’re all alive and able to recover from the loss. It’s something I don’t think will actually happen, but I’m mentally prepared to run that scenario.
…
That said, I’m taking notes so if I do a second run, there will be tweaks.
Speaking of which, while I was typing this response, my order came in:
…so I can do an IRL run with dice that match each player’s color! (The set even has two pinks, so I can do pale pink OR orange for Toony Girl!)
Also, that’s 110 dice for $7!
Sep 23, 2024 6:45 am
Wow, that's a bargain! I like Kurumi so far and I would like to not TPK her. :D
Sep 23, 2024 9:12 pm
You had a good round. I could only roll 3 attacks.
@Ysolde, instead of botting the princess, let’s do this: if you MISS on your turn, feel free to re-roll one MISS.
@Ysolde, instead of botting the princess, let’s do this: if you MISS on your turn, feel free to re-roll one MISS.
Sep 24, 2024 5:56 pm
I was hoping it was a weekend getaway or something… I did notice you were offline (from this site anyway) for a few days. No need to apologize for that.
Welcome back!
Welcome back!
Sep 27, 2024 12:51 am
Hey, I'm going to be mainly inactive for the next week or about that time. Might occasionally pop up for a short post, but if I don't post for more than two days and you need to move the scene, feel free to improvise with Pira's actions! :D
Sep 27, 2024 2:26 pm
I took the liberty of drawing a random card. It had already been established that the cowboys cheat with aces up their sleeves. I wondered how a card in the pants could be more offensive.
And I got my answer:
Also, I FINALLY set up a status bar that I can edit on the fly:
If I use 5-letter names and black hearts for lost HP, it’s easier to spot who isn’t "full." Everyone has the same item + life total, so when you’re all full, the graphic display is the same length.
For enemies, I’ll use a Megaman-style bar and the Final Fight red X upon defeat. It’ll be a shared bar rather than tracking every individual enemy’s HP. Basically, the battle is over when the bar is empty.
And I got my answer:
Also, I FINALLY set up a status bar that I can edit on the fly:
If I use 5-letter names and black hearts for lost HP, it’s easier to spot who isn’t "full." Everyone has the same item + life total, so when you’re all full, the graphic display is the same length.
For enemies, I’ll use a Megaman-style bar and the Final Fight red X upon defeat. It’ll be a shared bar rather than tracking every individual enemy’s HP. Basically, the battle is over when the bar is empty.
Oct 10, 2024 1:01 pm
Sorry for the delay again, I'm still having issues with my back and both my work and doctor aren't being cooperative about a resolution. I'll be back as soon as I can be! :')
Oct 10, 2024 1:40 pm
Sorry to hear that! No apology needed because back problems suck.
I hope you recover soon… or soon figure out how.
I hope you recover soon… or soon figure out how.
Oct 13, 2024 4:45 pm
Qralloq says:
Triple six super combo on ... Dodging hahahaOn an unrelated note, my compliments, @Qralloq, on some of those Fate ideas. I would have sought to join that game had I not just signed up for a Fate game… really loved the idea of PCs as muppets!
Oct 16, 2024 8:03 pm
Trying and failing to be better the last week or so. I'll set some alarms up to remind me.
Oct 17, 2024 8:21 pm
Yay! The <3 paid off, despite there being only a 4% chance Pira would roll <3 with FIGHT!
Oct 23, 2024 1:24 pm
Going to have to drop for now. personal life is just not meshing with online time.
Oct 23, 2024 2:03 pm
Sorry to see you leave, @Ysolde - I’ll be sure to give Princess Diamond a happy ending. You’ll be missed, not just in this game.
I hope things work out for you, whatever’s taking you from us, IRL is always the priority. You hadn’t checked in for a while, so I was mentally prepared for this game to end as a 5- (or possibly 4-) player game.
At any rate, I wish you well. Thank you for playing!
Sincerely,
LS
I hope things work out for you, whatever’s taking you from us, IRL is always the priority. You hadn’t checked in for a while, so I was mentally prepared for this game to end as a 5- (or possibly 4-) player game.
At any rate, I wish you well. Thank you for playing!
Sincerely,
LS
Oct 26, 2024 7:54 pm
@Qralloq,@FlyingSucculent,@Tickettbror,@Dmbrainiac,@Alepous
So I know it’s a weekend, and weekends are by-definition slow-posting/no-posting. But we did lose our princess, and there’s a slow-down… the combination of the two is reminding me why I normally run one-shots.
We’re close enough to the end, that I won’t recruit. If we have enough people still interested in moving forward, my instinct is to move toward the final confrontation sooner rather than later. (Specifically, go back to the original 5-level plan instead of the recent change to a 7-level plan.)
If there’s not enough interest to continue, there won’t be hard feelings. In that case, I’ll put my energy into the next home-brew, which any of you would be welcome to join (even as the same character).
So I know it’s a weekend, and weekends are by-definition slow-posting/no-posting. But we did lose our princess, and there’s a slow-down… the combination of the two is reminding me why I normally run one-shots.
We’re close enough to the end, that I won’t recruit. If we have enough people still interested in moving forward, my instinct is to move toward the final confrontation sooner rather than later. (Specifically, go back to the original 5-level plan instead of the recent change to a 7-level plan.)
If there’s not enough interest to continue, there won’t be hard feelings. In that case, I’ll put my energy into the next home-brew, which any of you would be welcome to join (even as the same character).
Oct 26, 2024 8:04 pm
I'm interested in continuing. I've had the page open on my phone for a few days but drew a blank at what Luna should do next.
Oct 26, 2024 9:55 pm
I didn't want to take up all the space since I just pulled the big teleport stunt so I was leaving it open for someone else to jump in!
Oct 26, 2024 11:45 pm
All good! I just wanted to check in and be sure, rather than assume one way or the other.
Oct 30, 2024 11:20 pm
While waiting for Cass to respond to Vera, I’m making progress on the next homebrew. It will not be a sequel to this game, technically, but it will have strikingly similar controls.
The system itself will have a few tweaks.
The system itself will have a few tweaks.
Nov 4, 2024 8:12 pm
Qralloq says:
OOC:
I added one heart from your post above (Nov. 2). I'll remove it.No worries… my fault for not addressing it when I noticed earlier.
Nov 13, 2024 11:14 pm
@Qralloq,@Tickettbror,@Dmbrainiac
I know Flying Succulent was concerned over this game being public. I left it private as a result.
But with just the three of you now, are you okay with it if I make this game public?
We are nearing the final confrontation, so up to you all if we have an audience for the last bit..!
I know Flying Succulent was concerned over this game being public. I left it private as a result.
But with just the three of you now, are you okay with it if I make this game public?
We are nearing the final confrontation, so up to you all if we have an audience for the last bit..!
Nov 13, 2024 11:22 pm
I've no qualms with it being public, but with Flying_Succulent's posts still in the game, do you think that would be okay with her?
Nov 15, 2024 11:13 am
I’ll go public if I get a response. In the meantime…
Answer coming, but not in the post I’m about to drop. You guys rolled the ‘mostly misses’ scenario! (<3 hits total!)
Quote:
Robots. Why did it always have to be robots?
Nov 18, 2024 11:19 am
I think if I make the next game a Hero•Girl•Sprite sequel/one-shot, I’ll use a 🎹 to mark authentic video game music and a 🎸 to mark a band’s cover of game music.
The rest of this game has covers, which I’m pretty happy with, especially after comparing them to the originals.
The rest of this game has covers, which I’m pretty happy with, especially after comparing them to the originals.
Quote:
Vs. Lv.426 Boss [ +- ] 🎸 Fight!
[ +- ] 🎹 Fight!
Nov 19, 2024 9:46 pm
@Qralloq,@Tickettbror,@Dmbrainiac
I gave your roll tables a temporary update!
You get one action per turn, and like in a 2P game of Double Dash, you can swap seats with your partner.
Rolling for your Star Vixen partner is up to you (as in, she gets an action either way. If you don’t roll for her, I will).
I’ll make a new thread for the last few parts of the game. Also, attacks and stunts are now DC4 (as in more likely to hit)… or will be after I update the code.
I gave your roll tables a temporary update!
You get one action per turn, and like in a 2P game of Double Dash, you can swap seats with your partner.
Rolling for your Star Vixen partner is up to you (as in, she gets an action either way. If you don’t roll for her, I will).
I’ll make a new thread for the last few parts of the game. Also, attacks and stunts are now DC4 (as in more likely to hit)… or will be after I update the code.