I have had this idea for a while now. I wanted to see if anyone was interested in it, I will give you guys the layout of what I want to do and see your opinions on it. I don't really have a name for this yet, suggestions are welcome.
In this game, two players will compete against each other in combat. The battle will continue to the death unless a character surrenders, the victor will have the choice to kill them or let them live. Characters that die cannot be used again, but if a character's life is spared they can be used a second time. Players can play as many times as they want though. This game is meant to be short, easy, fun, and flexible. If this works and people like it, I will run it again. This game will involve dice rolling, which right now is the biggest issue I have.
Dice Rolling: There are two ways that the dice rolling can be done.
1. I can roll dice for both characters behind the scenes and calculate the outcome of the action/reaction phases (which I will get to in a moment).
2. Or the players can roll their own dice and PM me their roll and I will do the calculations based on those. I think that this is the better way to do it, but it requires that both players trust each other to not cheat.
The dice rolling will be done using the d100 system. For those of you who don't know what that is you simply take two d10s and pick one to be your 10s place die and one to be your 1s place die. For example I roll 2 d10s, the first one rolls a 3 and the second rolls an 8. You simply take the two and stick them together, the roll would equal 38. If you don't have two d10s, you can use this dice roller:
Dungeons & Dragons Dice Roller. (
Admins: If I am not supposed to post links I am sorry, feel free to remove it.) Players will PM their dice roll after they post their Action or Reaction. (Again, if you guys think this is the better choice.)
PhasesAction PhaseThe players will PM me a die roll when they sign up or I will role for them (depending on which way you guys think is better), the highest roll will determine who goes first. The person who goes first will enter their Action phase. Anything (in reason) can be done during this phase. A player can attempt to move, attack, interact with the world around them, etc. The more you describe your actions the better, but remember you are just attempting to do them. I will calculate and tell you the results of your actions. These actions take up the span of a few seconds. There is no set limit on how much a character can do, but please be realistic.
Reaction PhaseAfter the first player acts, the second player will get to react. If there is nothing to react to, the 2nd player simply goes into their action phase. In this phase a player can only react to their opponents move. You can't attack back in this phase, only block, dodge, etc. Again you are attempting to react. After the players post their Action and Reaction moves, I will determine the outcome. Then the player that reacted will get their Action Phase. This process will repeat until the game is over.
Field/Combat type I will post several options that the 2 competing players can vote on. They will number them in order of their favorite to least favorite, 1 being their absolute favorite and so on. These choices can range from a simple gladiatorial melee fight, to two warships fighting against each other in space. Suggestions are welcome. I will choose the field/combat type depending on the choices of both players, it would be best if they agreed on one, but if they cannot I will choose based on their numbering. When the field/combat type is chosen, I will give the players a variety of weapons, armor or other items/gear to choose from. After this is done, both players will enter the arena and combat will ensue.
What you gotta do to playThis will only involve two players per game and will be on a first come first serve basis. To sign up simply post a description of your character, PM your initiative roll to me and vote on the field/combat type. Characters must be somewhat humanoid. You can be of an alien race, but you cannot be some kind of animal. The more you describe your character the better. There are no stats, so don't worry about anything like that.
Rules1. My word is final, don't get upset if things don't go your way or you die. This is just a game.
2. No cheating! If players are chosen to roll, this game will be based on the honor system.
3. No arguing.
4. If a player stops posting, the one that is still around will be proclaimed as the victor.
VictoryIf a player wins their name will go down as a Champion of the Arena. These characters can be used again, but if they are slain they cannot. But even if they die, their name will remain on the Champions list.
Please tell me what you guys think and if you are interested. Again, I am torn on the dice rolling issue but I think that it would be best for the players to roll their own dice and simply PM their roll. Constructive criticism and suggestions are welcome!