Roll to Dodge
Posted: 23 Feb 2013, 20:35
Yay! Roll to Dodge! Wait, what? You don't know what RtD is?! Well, that's a problem! Let me explain:
Roll to Dodge is a game where the players choose an action to act out, and the person running the game, or GM, or whatever you'd prefer to call it, rolls a number using a random number generator! They generate a number between one and six, and this decides how the action goes. The numbers each carry out the action in a different way. (I'm not sure if this belongs here or in RP. If anybody feels it belongs somewhere else, just tell me.)
Say you decide to do something, so you say "I walk over to the enraged coffee mug and punch him in the handle!" I roll:
1 - Critical Failure - The action goes badly, resulting in general bad things happening to you. Ex: The mug falls over on you before you hit it. Your ribs are crushed.
2 - Failure - The action doesn't go as plan. You fail at doing the action. Ex: The mug blocks you. "NICE TRY, n00b!" It yells.
3 - Troubling Success: You complete the action, but with some side effects. Ex: You leave the mug whimpering in a corner, but now your hand hurts.
4 - Success: You complete the action. That's it. Ex: You punch the mug.
5 - Perfect Success: You complete the action well enough that you receive a boost from the outcome. Ex: You beat up the mug, and it drops some food +2 Vitality!
6 - Overshoot: You complete the action so utterly thoroughly that something unintended happens. Ex: You beat up the mug, and it drops its wallet. Free money! +50 Moneys.
You can also choose different themes for RtD. While this one has no particular themes, there's plenty you can do. Wild West, Futuristic, Pokemon...The possibilities are endless! Now go on! Will you take your chances? Will you roll the dice? A world of fun awaits you!
YOU are in a pitch black space. YOU have no idea what is going on. What do YOU do?
Roll to Dodge is a game where the players choose an action to act out, and the person running the game, or GM, or whatever you'd prefer to call it, rolls a number using a random number generator! They generate a number between one and six, and this decides how the action goes. The numbers each carry out the action in a different way. (I'm not sure if this belongs here or in RP. If anybody feels it belongs somewhere else, just tell me.)
Say you decide to do something, so you say "I walk over to the enraged coffee mug and punch him in the handle!" I roll:
1 - Critical Failure - The action goes badly, resulting in general bad things happening to you. Ex: The mug falls over on you before you hit it. Your ribs are crushed.
2 - Failure - The action doesn't go as plan. You fail at doing the action. Ex: The mug blocks you. "NICE TRY, n00b!" It yells.
3 - Troubling Success: You complete the action, but with some side effects. Ex: You leave the mug whimpering in a corner, but now your hand hurts.
4 - Success: You complete the action. That's it. Ex: You punch the mug.
5 - Perfect Success: You complete the action well enough that you receive a boost from the outcome. Ex: You beat up the mug, and it drops some food +2 Vitality!
6 - Overshoot: You complete the action so utterly thoroughly that something unintended happens. Ex: You beat up the mug, and it drops its wallet. Free money! +50 Moneys.
You can also choose different themes for RtD. While this one has no particular themes, there's plenty you can do. Wild West, Futuristic, Pokemon...The possibilities are endless! Now go on! Will you take your chances? Will you roll the dice? A world of fun awaits you!
YOU are in a pitch black space. YOU have no idea what is going on. What do YOU do?