#combat system

[tanyindrawsandgames]

hey guys so I may or may not have made a combat system for Pharloomblr.. It is quite simple though!

I personally will be using this system unless I am told to use a differing one. And even then I haven't even bothered to learn WARble TvT so yeah if you're lazy like me and want the similar freedoms that SAD doesn't have, this is the system!

(the entire thing is below the cut!)

To begin with:

Each character has a base of 10 masks, and 2 d100s. One d100 is for attacking, and one d100 is for dodging. 

Dice-rolling actions:

Attacking

Rolling for attacks is as follows: 

1-50s a standard hit. These rolls deal a total of one mask of damage, no matter the hit rate.

51-100 is a heavy hit. These rolls deal a total of 2 masks of damage! No matter how high you roll after that! (If you get a nat 100, good for you, hell yeah)

When health reaches 0 or lower, the loser is considered knocked out. The outcome of the fight can be discussed between all parties engaged in the combat scenario.

Dodging

Dodging is nearly as straightforward as attacking is. How does one dodge, you ask? Well, it’s quite simple. Take the number from the previous attack from the opposing team, and roll a d100 for dodge. If the number is higher than the attacking number, then you avoid the hit. (Example 1: Party A rolls 56 for attack, Party B rolls 30 for dodge. The attack hits!) (Example 2: Party A rolls 56 for attack, Party B rolls 74 for dodge. The attack does not hit the foe, and combat continues!) 

If one wants an attack to hit no matter what, rolling for dodge is not needed.

Abilities

Abilities are addons to a character that add special buffs or debuffs. 

Buffs include: 

1 extra damage can be dealt in an attack once every set amount of time

1 damage less taken per hit (Can only activate if opposing team rolls a 2 mask hit)

Adds of +1-15 to any roll! (attack, dodge)

Mask count buffs (Any one character can have up to 10 masks without buffs, 12 with buffs.)

Spells that can be used once every 2 or more turns that deal 2 masks of damage and a status effect 

Really anything (WITHIN TRUE REASON. DON’T BE BUFFED AND OVERPOWERED BEYOND SAVING ON PURPOSE)

Debuffs include: (Mainly meant for flimsy characters)

1-2 less mask than normal (9-8 masks total)

Character can only deal one damage total no matter the roll

1 damage more taken per hit 

-1-10 to any roll (attack, dodge)

(Anything! Like literally anything! Make your touy a piece of paper blowing in the wind on a rainy day, i really dont care lmfao)

Status effects:

Status effects are DoT stuffs that last UP TO 5 turns and can only be used every so often (However many turns the effect lasts x2. The longer the damage is received, the longer it takes to recharge.)

Status effects can take up to 3 turns to deal 1 mask of damage. Status effects can only deal 1 mask of damage total per turn.

Status effects can be:

Burn

Poison

Disease 

Sleepy

Dazed

(Again, really anything one can think of within reason!)

That’s really the basics! That's it! A page and a half of a google document is all it takes yall! Good luck and have fun with your fighting!

[milkshakebattlecat]

To dispatch enemies in the world, we have basic melee combat with a 3x hit combo, and three special movies that I refer to as the Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary abilities. These can be swapped out with a variety of move types, including bigger melee hits, AOEs, and projectile powers. Primary and Secondary are usually hard hitters while the Tertiary power is expected to be a movement or dodge type ability.

Combat is very basic, very rudimentary. It will improve, but I'm not sure it will ever feel amazing. I have accepted that, as this is my first go at 3D combat and I am just doing my best, and in my view, combat isn't the focus of this game, although I quite enjoy having combat challenges available and am definitely giving them my attention.

[pokemon-dungeon-masters]

So after that last post, I realized I should probably explain how combat works in my game. This might not be the best explanation but I’ll start with this:

Combat is started when an enemy Pokémon is alerted to a Party member or the Party initiates combat (normal/sneak/other)

Once Combat starts, all Players and Enemies roll Initiative

During Combat a Player has 3 actions they may choose from to take per turn.

1. Attack- Use an Attack on Enemy/Ally

2. Move- Can only move if there is an Open adjacent square

3. Use Item- Can use 1 item from Pouch or Treasure Bag on Self or Adjacent Ally/Enemy

(This is a general list and does not include what a player may improvise)

If a player chooses to Attack:

Player chooses an Attack.

If Move needs a roll, Attacker rolls 2D6 and adds their Str/Ins and subtracts the Target's Def.

Roll + Str/Ins - Def

Example: Eevee attacks Pidgey with Tackle

Eevee has a 2 in Str

Pidgey has 1 in Def

Eevee rolls ___ + 2 Str - 1 Def

Eevee would need to roll an 8 or more to Hit

Whether a move hits or not is determined by this chart

***mixed success still in progress

This is basically what every fight is going to be like. My goal is to make it feel fluid and quick, like in the games, so that going through dungeons never feels too tedious but they can also rack up experience easily.

This does not include bosses and special encounters. Those will be tailored to be more of a challenge.

So what do you guys think? I would absolutely love any and all feedback!!

Edit: I didn’t notice that I had used ‘Move’ for 2 different meanings so I changed one to Attack for clarification. Thank you @bdigfreakingwooper for pointing that out!

[gibsalad]

[tremder]

We hinted at it yesterday, but this is kinda the layout we want to take for elemental combat stuff. The top three are Bite, Scratch, and Charge (all wolves will have these 3). These are basic combat maneuvers. The Red, green, and blue fields will change depending on the element the wolf is born under. As of this time, elements WILL NOT change at all. We do not have an item planned that can change these elements on a wolf. You will get points to spend to level up each attack, and it's up to you to "chaise" the trees however you can or want, to get the stats that are best suited to your playing style. Wolves will have not only their element, but base stats that will affect combat and other things such as exploring and what not. Your wolves all start at level 0, and must go up. Level cap at this time is 25, and points are assigned for base stats and elemental stats by each level gained (I hope that makes sense.)  Sylyle, our combat guru has gone over the calculations for potential min/maxing the stats (Which yes, can be done) but it will be up to you to figure out how to make your Min/Maxed wolf. So please excuse my shitty art on the icons.. it's just holder art for now.

[winterwolvesgames]

In this RPG which reuses Loren/SOTW/Queen Of Thieves battle system, I added an interesting variation: as a character gets hit, its defense decreases after a certain amount of hits. So it prevents the fights to be too long (and boring) :)

[unlitframes]

been watching some gameplay from MIGHTREYA and the combat feels almost rhythmic

the way attacks flow into each other, fast but still controlled, like it’s asking you to stay in sync rather than just react

the character design leans heavily into that anime energy without feeling overdone

curious to see how deep that system actually goes

[feelikeel]

Training escrima at 6am is pretty peak but training still.