Welcome to Gaia! ::

While part of the pride of this guild is its structure and free-roam options the
underlying mechanics may be a little confusing, so to help new and old
members alike we will make a 'How to' section that explains key parts and
features of this world! Common questions will also be addressed and
recorded with the answers here so we as a community can grow more
familiar with the story together.

We do ask that members not post in this area but instead take their
questions to the Brainstorming Area, this thread is purely to record
information for quick and easy review.

- A little about each playable species and their relationships -

Full details are found Here in the Archives.

Battle System!

For the most part we will keep to the Honor-System in battle. That means mature, logical actions/reactions meant to move the story along. However, I know, pissing matches can occur at the oddest of times. So our solution is this: In the event a battle cannot be settled we will resort to the dice-roll system, attacks (depending on type) will land or fail based on the numbers rolled by each character. I am going to simplify this as much as possible.


Dice rolling battle style, here at least, will depend on basic math. When a conflict cannot be settled by the Honor system the rp itself will pause, all those active in the battle will roll the dice. The Attacker will go first, his/her number will be the starting point for the others to work off of. The next person will roll, and so on until everyone targeted by this attack has had a turn. Please note that, unless the defending characters are working in unison, their rolled numbers will not be added together and they will individually face the attacker's number in their own equations. If a Attacker is facing more than one enemy in this situation they will get the same number of dice rolls (Adding each roll amount together) as the number of enemies they face. Fighting two people? They will get two dice rolls. If the Attacker's number is greater than the Defender's number it will be considered a successful attack (with a chance of missing). If the Attacker's number is lower than the Defender's number, the Defender has the option to parry or dodge successfully.

We group attack success by: -10 or less of the Attacker's number, the attack missed. -20 or less of the Attacker's number, weak hit. -30 or less of the Attacker's number, normal hit. -40 or less of the Attacker's number, strong hit. -50 or less of the Attacker's number, lethal/ending blow.


Example 1: Before another post is made we pause the rp in question. The (attacker) rolls the dice. He/she scores a 76. The (defender) will also roll the dice as a chance to block/evade the attack. He/She rolls a 70. When the rp resumes after this the attacker's hit will land with light damage. This is because the numbers are so close in value, the greater the distance between the numbers ( Subtract the attacking number by the defending number, in this case 76-70=6) the greater the damage will be.

Example 2: Lets say our Attacker rolls a 57. Our Defender rolls a 80. Because the defending number is higher ( 57<80 ) the Defender will be allowed to Parry or Dodge instead of taking damage. They can then take on the role of Attacker and repeat the process of attacking as explained above.

Sneak Attacks: Stealth attacks will automatically be processed as Dice-Roll combat on the first (official sneak attack) move if it wasn't cleared with the other party before hand. Basic Dice-roll rules (as listed above) will be followed for the victim, giving the stealth attack a chance to hit or be parried fairly. What happens after is entirely up to those participating in the rp, if they resort to Honor-combat or Dice-rolling.. or even if they just settle down for a chat.

Magic: The use of battle-based magic will be treated as a dice-roll before each of the user's posts. It is subject to the attacker/defender dice-roll system as explained above.