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That, although a really great idea, is a touch complicated. I do think we would want to start off with something small (like, have a battle arena where people make characters, register skills, and battle other members of the guild) than start working off of that. Starting off too strong might just be a touch complicated. I do have an idea all worked out, but this is your guild, so if you would like to hear it, just let me know.

Ok, heres my idea. Create a new subforum "Battle Arena". There, have a few topics explaining how to RP battle, how to create a character, and the such. Here's how I would make things go, just to keep them fair for now:

Create a Character

Leave looks, personality, etc... up to the creator. But, we should limit what Classes (ie: mage, archer, swordsman) the character could be, and give them a pre-assigned primary attack (maybe a secondary one too). But, from there, allow them to have 4 skills of their own choosing (one defensive, two weak, one strong). Once this profile is filled out, the character are bound to these skills and their primary (and secondary) attack while batteling. This should prevent alot of unfairness in terms of the techniques used in the batteling.

Batteling

Battles should be turn based. As in, in one turn, you are allowed 1 defensive manouver, followed by 1 movement, followed by 1 attack. Than, it is the other players turn to defend, move, and attack. In a turn, something similar would happen:

"Aronoth, noticing the blade rushing towards his legs, quickly does a backflip over the steel, and retreats to the other end of the arena. He than takes his position, and quickly lobs a fire arrow in Meneth's direction"

Notice the way the move is layed out, and that Aronoth controls only himself. This is essential. In these battles, you are only allowed to control your own character. Thus, when firing an arrow (like above), you word it in a way that you still control yourself, and not the opponent. Thus "... and shoots Meneth with a fire arrow" is wrong because you imply tha Meneth stayed still and got it by the arrow, while "a fire arrow in the Meneth's direction" is correct.

Types of battles

Now, I find that some people like batteling within the restrictions of dice rolls, while others prefer battles without. So, here's what I think:

1. With Dice: Simple, turn based attacking like above. Both players enter the battle with a set amount of hp (250 often works). The battle procedes much like that of a battle without dice. However, before you decide what you do during your turn, first you would roll 2 twenty sided die. The first would be your defence roll, if it is higher than the other persons attack roll, you sucessfully evade the opponents attack. If the roll happens to be lower, than the attack hit, and you lose hp equal to the difference between the rolls. Your second roll would be your attack roll. Of course, a high number means a well-excecuted attack, with a low roll meaning a poor attack. I than would go back and edit my post based on the roll. So, if my two rolls were 17 and 5, and my opponents last attack roll was an 8, my post could be as follows:

"Aronoth, noticing the blade rushing towards his legs, quickly does a backflip over the steel, and retreats to the other end of the arena. He than takes his position, but in the glare of the sun, has difficulty seeing. He quickly lobs a fire arrow in what he hoped would be Meneth's direction."

2. Without dice: This is my prefered way of fighting, where the battle is decided either by the players, or by a referee, not by hp. The battle contiunes in the turn order, but the player decided completely what to do and whether or not an attack makes contact. This permits so much more imagination on the parts of the battlers, but can have its complications. It only works when both parties know when to win and when to lose, when to evade and when not to, but if both players are mature enough to let the fight evolve, they can become soo much more fun. Most often than not, a referee will decide the winner depending on who was the most realistic, mature, intelligent, and correct battler. For example, someone who is willing to take reasonable hits and be dramatic about it is more likley to be declared the winner in this battle than someone who is seemingly invoiliable and can catch lead bullets with their bare hands.

Future expansions

From this system we can evolve tournaments, the ranking system, stats, and the such. This form of rp batteling is completely customisable and evolvable, and thats whats so great about it.

Yes, I understood what was implied by the ranking system. I can see how it could integrate itself in the battle system (for example, a Knight gets to add 2 to his attack roll over a squire, or something like that) And, I realise how much work this will be. But, the way I see it, its worth it to finally get a reputable battle system here in Gaia. I am more than willing to do whatever I can to help. We could move this conversation anywhere you please.

On another note, if this is successful and you have contributed well, you may be promoted.

I must say I disagree. I've seen your posts in the crew area and they are worth it. It's not the amount of posts or amount donated (although that helps) but the content, and trust me when I say your posts have been very useful to me and have helped the guild over all. I'm not going to demote you because I see no reason to.