Post by Cadic's Devoted on Nov 13, 2007 23:42:59 GMT -5
Zetsumei
The tournament of Tournaments.
The battle Royale of the Worlds top competitors.
Zetsumei has once again been called by Moriarti Sheldar, said to be the richest man on the planet, and certaintly the one with the most influence. As you know, he has held this tournament every 5 years for the past 30 years, sending out invitations to the top competitors in the field. Each year fighters, wizards, and everything in between flock to his continent to compete, some being invited, others sneaking in, and still others winning their way in by "acquiring" an invitation from those invited. Regardless of the method, everyone knows that once you set foot on his continent, you are a part of Zetsumei, and can not leave until eliminated or the tournament is over.
You have been cordially invited to participate. You are expected to be in the pavilion outside the main compounds gates promptly at at 5:00 PM on Friday November the 16th for the opening ceremonies.
You have been cordially invited to participate. You are expected to be in the pavilion outside the main compounds gates promptly at at 5:00 PM on Friday November the 16th for the opening ceremonies.
Sincerely yours,
Nicholas Wassmer, Lord Sheldar's personal scribe.
Ok, so this is a game i thought of, that I really like. So im starting it. It can have as few or as many people as care to play, so if you dont want to play dont feel obliged to. Also, if you cant make a character by friday, dont worry.. you can always sneak into the tournament during later rounds...
So heres how this is going to work. You must eliminate your opponents in each round. The areas are HUGE. and people will have many various methods. Some people will fight outright, others will hide and lay traps, others will set up bases of operation and fight from there, still others will use the natural beasts and hazards of the area to do their dirty work....
And yes there are natural beasts and hazards. Each round is an Environmental simulation. For example (And these wont be used necessarily in this order or at all)
Level 1 is a forest grove kinda deal.
Level 2 is a desert area.
Level 3 is a winter wasteland.
Level 4 is an ancient temple ruins or something.
Level 5 is underdark.
Something like that. For each person you eliminate, you will receive one point, plus one bonus point for every 3 levels they were ranked higher than you in the previous round. (has no bearing on round 1 as everyone has 0 points). The lowest 2 people in each round will be eliminated and sent home. The rest will advance to the next round.. Occassionally someone will sneak into the tournament at a later round (Although this puts them at the dis-advantage of starting at 0 points.... unless by special invitation of Lord Sheldar.)
game rules:
Roll 3 columns of 7 stats. (4d6, Drop lowest, reroll 1's)
Write these columns next to each other in the order you rolled them.
Take the highest stat in each Row to make 1 column.
Drop lowest stat.
EX:
14 15 11
12 6 10
7 18 16
18 17 6
12 14 15
15 12 13
12 15 8
Equals
15
12
18
18
15
15
15
Drop the 12, to get your final stats of 2 18s and 4 15s
IMPORTANT NOTE: A roll of 4 natural 1's results in a 19. A roll of 4 Natural 6's (Without rerolling any 1's) results in a 20.
Level: 10th (For starters.. You will go up as the game progresses)
Gold: A nice round 50,000 GP.
Flaws/Traits: Allowed
Legacy Items: Allowed, but strictly following the rules and bonuses given in the Weapons of Legacy book, and all Legacy items must be run by me for approval.
LA/Templates: Nothing higher than a +2 LA, no Monstrous HD. Templates are allowed, but must be approved by me first.
Background Feats: 1 Background feat, which can be pulled from anywhere. I will consider feats that arent normally background feats as background feats given good reason to do so (AKA if you can explain it well enough).
Books: Any and all are allowed, but reserve the right to veto anything if i see fit. A few examples of things I know I will ban: any of the Vows, especially Vow of Poverty.... actually i can only think of that off the top of my head, so just keep it in mind that I may veto stuff, so run it by me if its iffy.
CustomClasses/Races: I am open to these, but they must meet my approval.
Any other questions/comments, feel free to post here.
A final Note: I will consider postponing the beginning of the tournament, if the following conditions occur.
1) People have Genuine interest in the game.
2) I think that this interest is genuine enough that they will actually commit to spending the 10-20 minutes it takes to catch up and drop a post at LEAST every other day(Unless there is nothing for them to post about..But if its your turn, you have 2 days, and then you are skipped/ignored/something else horribly terrible.. keep this in mind.) Extenuating circumstances will, of course, apply.
Thats it.. basically, dont sign up to play if you can't commit to actually playing. Please. Nothing against any of you, but i'd like to see a game go at more than a snails pace.
That is all, hope you all find it intriguing... and hope you want to play. See you all in Zetsumei..