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The Way the Cosmos Work
By: PerrythePlatypus Date: January 17, 2014, 2:02 pm
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Welcome travelers of the ocean of stars! Wait... Ocean of...
Star Ocean... That makes sense now! Clever... Well then, again,
welcome to Cosmic Frontier! Cosmic Frontier is a forum based
(obviously) role-playing game where the characters you create
are only bound by your own imagination and skill. Here we will
build not only world, but galaxy spanning adventures beyond
fathom. Intrigued? You should be. Before all that epicness,
however, I'll need to bring you up to speed on exactly what to
do. So let's get started with simple cardinal rules. You'd think
they go without saying, but here I am, saying them.
1. Respect other players and their Characters. We're all here
for fun, you character can hate another character or something
like that, but leave it in character. There shall be no flame
wars.
2. Unless given permission by a player, you can not dictate
their actions. This includes, but is not limited to, responses
to your actions.
3. We all put a bit of ourselves into our characters. As such,
be mindful of the criticisms of other players' characters. For
all we know, it could be an intentional flaw leading to future
development.
4. Your character is not omnipotent! If they are not present to
witness an event, then they do not know it happened. Unless, of
course, they had some kind of way of learning about it. Just
because you can freely read posts does not mean your character
can. That's the point I'm making. Also, characters can only be
in one place at a time.
5. There will be no complaining about the actions of another
character, if they follow the rules. We all have our own
characters to play and many will naturally conflict with one
another. It keeps it interesting.
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Re: The Way the Cosmos Work
By: PerrythePlatypus Date: January 17, 2014, 2:45 pm
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[u]Creation
This is where the legend begins! The steps to creating your
character are fairly simple. While it may seem easier to post it
all at one go, for sake of character development, and the
changes that will involve, it'll be more convenient to manage
this way.
First off, under Create a Character, you need only post the name
and physical description of your character. Posting a short bio,
such as personality traits, a little back story, and any
behaviors you wish others to be aware of, such as if your
character walks with a limp, is also ideal.
Next you would move on to Create Abilities. Here you would post
your chosen abilities/powers. This will be the bread and butter
of your character and largely determine how you interact with
others. So choose wisely. Your type combination, which will be
explained later, will be chosen here and your abilities will
have to match the parameters.
Afterwards, you would move on to Create Techniques. These will
be the maneuvers your character has developed to better apply
your abilities. When creating techniques, you will post its
name, effect and cost. Also included will be if the technique is
melee or ranged, physical or magical, and which type it leans
towards. I know. I keep mentioning types. We're getting there. I
promise!
The final step in the creation process is creating your
character sheet. Nothing is legal to be used in role-play unless
it has first been approved. Your character sheet will contain
all of your approved character details in one, convenient
location, along with your stats, progression and key points in
your character's story if you wish. You will then take the link
to your character sheet and place it in your signature. You're
allowed to hide it in the link of an image if you so choose. It
simply needs to be in your signature. This allows players to
know whom they are interacting with and describe and respond
accurately.
I'm aware that this may all seem confusing. If need be, feel
free to look at my own postings as a template. Editing or
modifying posts in the Create a Character, Create Abilities and
Create Techniques are prohibited. Any posts edited for any
reason will be discarded.
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Re: The Way the Cosmos Work
By: PerrythePlatypus Date: January 17, 2014, 3:17 pm
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[u]Experience and Progression
Here we go. We're about to get into the thick of it. Here at
Cosmic Frontier, your character will increase in level, thus
expanding their abilities, as you play. Experience will be
rewarded based on various actions, with the amount also
differing. On each of your Character Sheets, I will create a
post strictly for your level and experience. I will then
edit/modify that post to reflect your growth. I know what you're
thinking. That means fighting. Yes and no. As I'm going for a
unique experience for everyone, and diverse characters, it will
be entirely possible to reach max level without participating in
a single battle. The ways of gaining experience are as follows.
-Combat
-Maintaining character regardless of the situation
-Interacting with the environment during role-play
-Creative and unique solutions to obstacles encountered
-Small details to make the many worlds of Cosmic Frontier seem
more alive
-And more!
It basically boils down to being impressive with the rewards
scaling with the situation. Combat is the most reliable way but
there is a five level cap. Facing an enemy more than three
levels higher or lower than you will yield no experience. Beyond
combat, there is the opportunity to gain experience in higher
amounts. Granted it will not be the same each time. For example,
if your character is a stealthy, assassin type and is captured
by the enemy, if they manage to escape without their captors
being aware, using a combination of guile, their abilities and
creativity, a hefty sum of experience may be rewarded. If they
are captured again and escape once more, there will be
diminished returns.
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Re: The Way the Cosmos Work
By: PerrythePlatypus Date: January 17, 2014, 5:13 pm
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[u]Stats
Stats are fairly simple. All characters begin with a value of 10
points in every stat when starting at level 1. In addition, you
also have a base value of 525 health. When leveling, you receive
9 stat points to place however you see fit.
Power: Affects attacks and techniques with a physical
designation. Each point added to this stat increases health by
5.
Focus: Affects attacks and techniques with a magical
designation. Each point added to this stat increases health by
3.
Guard: Affects damage reduction towards attacks and techniques
with a physical designation. Each point added to this stat
increases health by 10.
Barrier: Affects damage reduction towards attacks and techniques
with a magical designation. Each point added to this stat
increases health by 10.
Launch: Affects the speed of all attacks and techniques. Each
point added to this stat increases health by 2.
Dodge: Affects the speed at which you can evade all attacks and
techniques. Each point added to this stat increases health by 2.
Health: This one is self explanatory, but I didn't want it to
feel left out. Determines the amount of damage you can sustain
before succumbing to defeat.
There you have it. Place your stats wisely in order to suit your
character. All stats are important. I strongly urge that you do
not place them all into your chosen offensive stat and Launch.
It seems like a nice tactic, fast and powerful attacks, but it
is easily broken. Once broken, you'll be easily defeated.
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Re: The Way the Cosmos Work
By: PerrythePlatypus Date: January 17, 2014, 7:58 pm
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Combat
Okay using the above descriptions, you have a good idea of what
the stats do and how to apply them in battle. Now to just give
the foundation of how they work.
If your Dodge is 50% or less than the Launch of an incoming
attack, should you attempt to dodge, you take the full brunt of
the attack.
If your Launch is 75% or less than the Launch of an incoming
attack, you are unable to counterattack.
If you counterattack, your opposing offensive stat, must be 100%
of the power of the incoming attack in order to cancel it out.
If your offensive stat is more than the power of the incoming
attack, the attack is overpowered and your opponent suffers the
damage. The counterattack can only be dodged, it cannot be
countered. If you cannot dodge it, you are hit. If the initial
attack was Melee, the damage is automatically taken.
So yes, if your Dodge is less than 50% of the attack's Launch
and your Launch is 75% less than the Launch, you take the hit.
It's an automatic hit and the player can say it connects in
their post without giving you a turn.
Each turn you are allowed two actions. You can use these actions
however you see fit, but, typically, one action will be used to
respond to your opponent's action. Your character is considered
to have taken an action when a technique is used or an attack is
launched.
At the bottom of your posts, during combat, you will list your
two actions. This information should include the power of your
actions, such as attacking power or defensive power. In
addition, you are to list the changes in your stats and health.
This affords us all some creative story telling to display grand
feats. For example, if your character was in a losing battle,
you can create more tension by having them look around the
environment and, perhaps, blast a ball of energy into the water
in order to create a cloud of mist to conceal their movements
and appear behind the opponent to attack. Sure, you could have
just said you circled around to attack, but that sounds better.
Since the back attack is the real threat, we won't hold that
blast in the water as an action. However, if you were trying to
use the water to say the opponent's vision was impaired, thus
giving you increased Launch, it will be considered an action.
Likewise, if you have a technique that increases a stat in the
process, such as Launch, then finding a creative way of saying
why your Launch was increased, as opposed to just becoming
faster, will possible leader to greater rewards.
It all sounds very simple. It's meant to. Combat is easy to
grasp but will prove difficult to master.
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Re: The Way the Cosmos Work
By: PerrythePlatypus Date: January 18, 2014, 12:54 am
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Ability Types
Cosmic Frontier will take a rather delicate balance as far as
abilities and combat go. I'm attempting to find it just right in
order to still make cooperative combat as well as singles combat
equally rewarding. That brings us to the "Types" I keep
mentioning. There are four ability types here. They are as
follows:
Herculean: The name would suggest this is all about brute power.
That is not entirely accurate. The Herculean type is inherently
more of a tank. As they defend against attacks, they gain
Shields. The Herculean style allows you to hold up to 5 shields
at a time. If you have specialized in the Herculean style more
than the other three, each shield provides a damage reduction
bonus of 10%. This means at max shields, they reduce damage
received by 50%. Using abilities with the Herculean type
requires you to deplete shields. Abilities that deal with
physical prowess, such as super strength, invulnerability,
enhanced stamina, etc all fall under the Herculean type. You
will need to delve into this area to obtain abilities such as
these.
Conjurer: Conjurers provide overwhelming force, sacrificing
their own health for big attacks. Conjurers are able to call
forth other means of attack, other than fighting directly. If
you want a character that can control the elements, alternates
between an endless supply of weapons that magically appear, or
pretty much anything else that manifests something to attack
with, you'll need to dabble as a Conjurer. Those specializing in
Conjurer are in a constant state of Desperation. For each
missing % of health, Desperation increases the damage of attacks
using the Conjurer type by an equal amount. Desperation takes
into account missing health before a Conjurer type attack is
used. This makes Conjurers more dangerous and powerful the
closer to defeat they become, gaining up to a 99% damage bonus.
Dominator: Dominators are a tricky bunch. Preferring not to
fight, they instead enlist others to fight on their behalf. They
adopt a philosophy of mind over matter. If you wish a character
that has an army of robots, summons demons, travels with animals
or control the minds of others, this is right up your alley.
Each assistant called forth uses 5% of the Dominators current
health and remain until destroyed. The stats of each assistant
mirror the Dominators at the time control was gained. Those
choosing to specialize gain an entire bag of goodies. They are
able to dismiss assistants and regain whatever health they had
remaining or transfer it to others. They are also able to
transfer any negative effects to their assistants from
themselves. Assistants that are dismissed pass on all negative
effects to the recipient of their remaining health. This comes
at a price. Being the leader of a small army, the specialized
Dominator is not prepared for direct assault. As such, they
receive 10% additional damage from all sources.
Relentless: The Relentless assault their opponents with no end
in sight. They prefer quantity of attacks as opposed to quality,
seeking a weakness or attempting to create one in their enemy.
If you wish to have a character with super speed, teleportation
or anything of the sort, you may way to get familiar with the
Relentless type. Relentless gain Momentum as they battle. For
each avoided attack, and each attack with the Relentless type
that causes damage, a charge of Momentum is gained, up to a
maximum of three. Momentum charges are depleted in order to use
Relentless type attacks (meaning an attack must first be evaded)
and, at max charges, the Relentless enters a state of being
Unstoppable, gaining an extra action per turn, using Relentless
attacks, as long as the Unstoppable effect is maintained.
There you have your various types. They sound fun. Don't they?
But wait! There's more! Notice the mention of specializing? As
you progress in levels, you will gain points to increase your
rank in each area. As you unlock more types, you're able to mix
the aspects of the different fields for more advanced abilities.
For example, I once conceived an ability that allowed a
character to move between any shadow they knew the exact
location of, cause the shadow itself to attack and, perhaps the
most deadly aspect, whatever actions they performed on a shadow
caused the body that cast it to receive the same effects. If I
were to apply that ability here, I would need ranks in Conjurer,
Dominator and Relentless. Herculean would not be needed.
Whenever I stepped through the shadows to attack, it would be
considered Relentless. If I stepped through the shadows to avoid
an incoming melee attack and, in my place, spikes would erupt
from the shadow, that would use Relentless and Conjurer. If I
took control of the person's shadow and caused it to fight them,
that would use all three. Feel free to mix and experiment to
create the character of your choosing.
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Re: The Way the Cosmos Work
By: PerrythePlatypus Date: January 18, 2014, 12:47 pm
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Ranks
Hang in there. We're almost done. There are certain perks that
are gained as your character increases in power. I'll go over
them quickly now. Each type has 5 ranks you can progress
through. The order and how far you progress is entirely up to
you. You gain an Ability Point at each even level in order to
increase your prowess in the four types. Given that you begin
with one point as default and the level cap is 20, this will
ultimately give you 11 points to decide how to rank up. However,
only one type may be taken to the maximum rank.
[table]
[tr]
[td][/td]
[td]Herculean[/td]
[td]Conjurer[/td]
[td]Dominator [/td]
[td]Relentless[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Rank 2[/td]
[td]Reflect: When attacks have been successfully defended, the
difference is reflected back to the attacker.[/td]
[td]Passively gains 15% damage increase.[/td]
[td]Can call forth 2 Assistants.[/td]
[td]While Unstoppable, using a Relentless attack or technique
no longer depletes Momentum unless the attack fails.[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Rank 3[/td]
[td]Stagger: After three successful attacks, the next attack
will stun the target.[/td]
[td]Berserk: When below 50% health, attacks gain an additional
15% damage increase.[/td]
[td]3 Assistants.
Can sacrifice an Assistant to negate an attack.[/td]
[td]While Unstoppable, able to deplete 1 Momentum to dodge an
attack. [/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Rank 4[/td]
[td]Passively converts 10% of defensive stats to respective
offensive stats.[/td]
[td]Each third successful attack deals double damage.[/td]
[td]4 Assistants.
5% of damage dealt by Assistants heals the Dominator.[/td]
[td]While Unstoppable, can deplete all Momentum to create
temporary copy of character, lasting two turns.[/td]
[/tr]
[tr]
[td]Master Rank[/td]
[td]Deplete 5 Shields to recover 15% max health.[/td]
[td]Successful attacks return half of their health costs.[/td]
[td]5 Assistants.
If 5 Assistants are present in battle, should 3 of them attack
and damage as opponent in the same turn, the Dominator is able
to escape the battle on that turn.[/td]
[td]While Unstoppable, can deplete all Momentum to gain an
immediate second turn. Their next turn, however, is
skipped.[/td]
[/tr]
[/table]
It should be noted that these effects only apply when the type
is in play. For example, if a Master Rank Herculean lands three
attacks that use the Conjurer type, the Stagger effect will not
take effect. The attacks and techniques must also truly fall
into the category of the types. They can't simply be labeled as
such to gain their effects.
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Re: The Way the Cosmos Work
By: PerrythePlatypus Date: January 18, 2014, 1:14 pm
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Leveling
Leveling itself is fairly simple. In addition to the stat points
to place each time you level up and Ability Points at each even
level, you are also able to gain additional Slots. Slots are
required to be able to obtain new techniques. By default, you
begin with 6 available slots. You then gain one additional slot
at each odd level. At max level, lv20, that gives you 15 slots
total. I will give a brief explanation of the different types of
techniques.
Trait: These techniques are always in effect. While their
effects are not as potent as other techniques, Traits will give
your characters a definitive field in general role-play and
especially in combat. A character can only have a maximum of 5
Traits.
Special: These techniques are those that do not cause direct
damage. Instead, they have powerful effects to dictate the flow
of battle. Specials often assist allies or can have no effect on
their own, but work in conjunction with other abilities.
Active: These techniques must be activated and cause direct
damage. While not at potent as Specials, Actives are capable of
having additional effects.
Ultimate: The granddaddy of them all. The Ultimate is the
defining characteristic of your character. Only one Ultimate is
allowed per character and it is not gained until lv5. Ultimates
are how your character will display their true strength. As
such, whether in role-play scenarios or combat, using an
Ultimate more than once will incur penalties to rewards that
increase the more times it is used.
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Re: The Way the Cosmos Work
By: PerrythePlatypus Date: January 18, 2014, 8:10 pm
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Role-Play
These are not so much as rules, as it is to let you know just to
what extent you can go with things. Our stories will span
galaxies. Just how many remain entirely up to us. You can create
any kind of character you want, creating new races as well as
their home planet. If you see a race and planet you like from a
player, you must ask that player for permission if you wish to
use them. As they are the originator of the race and planet, you
must follow their rules and limitations. That is to say, you
have free reign over the actions of your character, but if, for
example, the race had an aversion to sunlight, then you would
also have this weakness. If the originator declares themselves
some important person on their planet, you must also play it as
such. Continuity is the name of the game.
As players achieve some amount of fame, forge alliances and even
gain followers, they will be permitted to create their own
planet. Whether this is their home world, a world they have
conquered or a newly discovered planet is all up to them. It
will serve as the base of operations for their team. As of now,
there won't be any bonuses aside from being able to call allies
when teaming up. This will change after I see exactly how we all
play. The rules will also be updated and evolve as our
experiences do. For now, this is all you need to know. So let's
begin the epic saga that is The Cosmic Frontier!
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