Engaging Battle/Combat Mechanics

I see... Well Players may use SPELLS to combat instead of weapons. But spells require Mana meanwhile weapons do not. Some players have the ability to protect a Player (Boons, Auras, etc.), so you choice in deciding if you want to protect a weaker player is valid.

Well using fate dice gives players better odds (again depending on the Monster) to roll favorably. Also some spells allow players to ALTER the fate roll: like re-roll one fate die of your choice. But also require Mana...

Actually I disagree with this - damage die adds a layer of progression. A level 1 orc maybe can only do 1d6 damage. But a level 5 orc can do 2d6 damage (double the damage)... For example. That complexity adds layers to create or simulate progression in the game; and therefore making monster more and more difficult to defeat.

Right now I have four (4) ladders: 1-3, 4-6, 7-9 and 10 (Boss). And the monster stats vary according to the level.

I know it sounds dumb: "If the enemies get tougher as you play, what is the point of leveling up... You're going to always have difficult battles..."

But that sort of the issue: some enemies will be relatively easy. So by upgrading, when you encounter them, based on relativity, you can defeat them easier than another more difficult monster.

And ya, the Boss on Level 10 can be a real bitch to defeat. Again depending on the randomization of which Boss you encounter. Stats-wise some are tougher than the others.

The basic idea is that if you have upgraded your skills and unlocked like a 7 Atk using a Short Sword... And you are combating a Red Dragon with a 9 Resistance... You'll need to fate roll a +2 roll to wound this opponent...

So no, there are no guarantees.

Right now my tech tree is about 250 XP per player. Need to balance it out with the points given by the game tiles... Waiting for the latest prototype to playtest.

We don't need to PM... Anyone with other ideas??? Thanking you all in advance.

Once you have successfully determined the maximum "toughness" of your attack, if it is greater or equal to the minion, you then get the chance to roll your weapon's "damage die".

This will indicate how many wounds tokens you give the minion (or if you have finally killed the enemy).

Since it is based solely on weapon, we can also ADD from the Atk points over and beyond the required "toughness".

Let's look at an example:

Say I am fighting a level 1 Orc with a "toughness" or 3 resistance. I am a Novice (1 Atk) with the "Ceremonial Dagger". To wound the Orc, I MUST roll a +2 or higher in the fate dice roll.

For sake of the example, let's say I roll a "3" fate dice. So my attack = 1 Atk + 3 fate = 4 Atk. The Orcs' "toughness" was 3. Therefore my Dagger does 1d6 damage + 1 (from 4 Atk - 3 toughness). I roll a 4 + 1 = 5 damage. Nearly a fatal blow since the Orc has 6 hp...

Something like that...

Thanks bro... I think we can make this possible:

Instead of having two (2) custom d10s with various numbers... I'm going to have a 2 decks of 10 cards: one is white, the other is black.

You draw 1 cards from each 10 card deck and voila...!

Man showing me the difference of those odds and making it more possible to reach the "very hard" values of -4 and +4 is fantastic.

For now what I am saying is the "custom" d10s are something the Publisher can decide to get made with their print run of the game... Using the d10-100s could be like "2+", "1+", "0", "1-", "2-". I'm sure a Publisher can make this happen.

Thanks a bunch Ramon... You are right, those odds are really that much better and actually have more meaning given that distribution!

Cheers!

Note: It's neat because it can be "simulated" in a prototype with the two (2) decks and then can actually be manufactured if the game gets picked-up by a Publisher...

You = an Abjuror with a Ceremonial Dagger. Your stat with this weapon is "Familiar" (2 Atk).

Your opponent = an Orc with a Spear. His "toughness" = 3.

Say you would want to ATTACK the "Orc", how can you? His TOUGHNESS > experience with the Dagger [3 > 2].

So now you would ROLL the fate dice and hope to score +1 or higher. If you roll a "1" (total fate dice), then you would be able to roll 1d6 to inflict damage on the "Orc".

The idea is that based on XP and dice rolls, you can attack STRONGER foes. But at the same time, it can "backfire" and the Orc if you roll 0 or less can COUNTER and inflict wounds to You (by rolling HIS Damage die).

This example is as clear as I can explain to you the process of how combat system is meant to work in SpellMasters.

Let me know if you understood. Cheers.