Version 0.52 is out! I know it’s been a bit since we’ve talked, Tumblr, but it’s high time we got around to actually updating everyone on the game’s development.
So we’ve started development on Version 0.6, as everyone is well aware. I’m reformatting the PDF to be better suited for a limited-run physical printing. However, I want to be sure that the game is actually more polished and more complete. I don't have an exact timetable for a release (per the usual) but ideally I'd have a physical copy in hand for Momocon (late May). Even if it's an updated version of the old-as-hell v0.3 that I have in a binder.
Here are some of the things you can look forward to hopefully soon:
Combat is being overhauled thanks to a suggestion in a thread that is now found in the Suggestions Doc
As per a suggestion on the Suggestions Doc, races are now getting several more Racial Traits, with players being able to choose from two.
Some Skills are getting axed or repurposed to cut down on redundancies
While there will be some quality of life changes, the huge meat of the update will be all of the overhauls and revisions for combat.
A while back we kinda' decided that it was time to abandon a raw Damage to HP form of indicating that damage was done, since that just doesn't suit the narrative of Dragon Ball and was kind of a pain to balance for.
So somebody suggested that we look at a game like Legends of the Wulin to get an idea for how we could implement a system where damage dealt doesn't necessarily directly correlate to health lost. So now we've got a system where for every 5 Damage done to an opponent, that opponent adds 1 DC to a test to soak the damage. Soak tests are STR + TOU, and can be increased with armor or by blocking. The net failures of the soak test result in "Damage Effects" rather than health lost, which are effectively narrative injuries backed up mechanically by fatigue or other status effects.
We're planning on having a bunch of sample damage effects (that lack hard math, meaning that they'll be functional this time around), ranging from "You're hit hard enough to be winded, but not so much that you've taken lasting damage. Increase Fatigue by 1," to "The blow finds purchase and you hear a sickening 'crack' as the wind exits your lungs. If you were hit by a Called Shot, that limb is now broken. If the called shot was to the head, you are unconscious for [an indeterminate length of time]. If you weren't hit by a called shot, your now have several broken ribs. Increase Fatigue by 2 and you may not move next turn."
Ki will get a different set of damage effects just so we can have "You emerge from a cloud of dust completely unscathed," and "You struggle to survive, but you never stood a chance. You feel an overwhelming burning sensation, which gives way to a total numbness as your nerve endings are completely seared beyond repair. Panic sets in as you see your limbs turn to ash and break away from your body. If you wish, you may let out a single, short exclamation before your torso is evaporated."
In addition to the damage mechanic replacement, there's also various revisions being done to various combat actions.
Block is being changed from a Full Round Action to a Reaction that players use to add to their soak pool.
Reactions are being revised to allow for a reaction per attack rather than per round
Afterimage is being revised to something that occurs after a high enough number of net successes to dodge is met (ie: if you get at least three net successes to dodge you leave an afterimage that confuses the opponent, who may make a relevant test to immediately acquire the target (Sense Ki, Perception, Search, ect) or otherwise reacquire the target at the top of the round.
Special Combat Maneuvers are being added to allow for more depth in combat. These include acts such as:
Called Shot (how was this not there?)
Feint (Revised): On a successful Deception test vs the target's Perception you may remove a number of dice from their reaction by the number of net successes, and add those to your own attack.
Knockback Attack: A punch or blow of some kind that results in the target being pushed back by a number of meters equal to 10 meters per success. The target may make a Fly test with a DC equal to the successes the attacker made to hit. If they fail the target loses their next move action readjusting.
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A revamp of races, including the addition of Beastmen
A revamp of transformations, including the addition of Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan.
Items/Equipment/Vehicles
A Villain Creation System
A proper setting chapter
EDIT: I’m working on a new, more efficient character sheet. I’m hoping that it’ll be ready by tomorrow. I’ll post it as an individual PDF and update the PDF for the game to include the revised sheet.
Slow and steady progress continues to be made - don’t you worry. Expect an updated PDF later this week with Combat and Ki Attacks in a playable state.
If you’re curious as to how Ki Attacks work, it’s actually not terribly too difficult. You begin by picking the type of attack:
Ball attacks are the standard attacks you see, like those repeated energy blasts Vegeta does, or Broly’s attacks, or Big Bang Attack. They can be parried, blocked or dodged.
Blast attacks are explosive surges of energy, like Nappa’s Bakuhatsuha (the exploding finger thing), or Gohan’s Explosive Madan. Because they’re, y’know, explosions, they can’t be parried. They can still be blocked and dodged.
Beam attacks are the famous wave based energy attacks that everyone uses. They can be parried, blocked and dodged, but they have access to the Magnitude property, which greatly increases how much damage they do. Do you need examples of this? Really? Kamehameha, Galick Gun. Special Beam Cannon.
After that, you get to pick a series of modifiers that can do things like change the size of an attack, how much damage it does, how long it takes to charge, and things of that nature. You can also pick out special properties such as whether or not the attack has a homing property, or explodes on contact for bonus damage. Each modifier and property can increase or decrease how much experience it costs to create an attack and/or how much Ki from your Ki Pool it takes to actually use the attack.
LAST TIME ON DRAGON BALL Z, SOME GUY I DIDN’T KNOW POSTED A THREAD ON /tg/, AND THAT WAS INCREDIBLY EXCITING.
IT SEEMED AS THOUGH THE GAME GREW POPULAR AND THAT WAS COOL, SO WE MADE A DEV BLOG FOR YOU GUYS TO KEEP TRACK OF IT.
THE DOWNLOADS:
PDF Version 2:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2EvLNgly4Otc2MzeUFjODlWYm8/view?usp=sharing
Please note that this game isn’t finished. That’s why the PDF stops abruptly on page, like, 43, right in the middle of the most important part. It’s not done, so it literally doesn’t exist in a consumable format. Please wait until NEXT TIME ON DRAGON BALL Z
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