my new(?) idea for a skill system

nothing void · 2006-07-08T13:49:47

well I dont know if this has been done before, I've never seen it in any game I've played. Anyway, for an RPG skill system, here is my idea: a skill for each type of weapon. a skill 'requirement'/tax for each actual weapon in the game basically, a character's skill defines not only their proficiency in the weapon type indicated, but also how powerful weapons are that they can use, it does this with the following: characters skill - weapon's skill requirement = proficiency for given weapon EG: a character has sword proficiency 100, and he is using a "flaming broadsword of madagascar" which has proficiency req. 56. His actual ability to wield this particular sword would be 100-56.. 44. I'm still trying to figure out how I would implement combat & such with this system, but it would involve lots of comparisons between the ability of the character & their enemy, ie: comparing their currently used weapon proficiency for working out chance of parrying, accuracy, etc. would also involve base statistics such as speed/agility, etc.. (for Damage by a weapon I'm thinking it would be a value multiplied by the strength of the user or something along these lines, minus the enemy's armour damage modifier or something. quite a bit more complex than that buy I dont have my notebook with me.) Skill development would be based on use of that particular skill, rather than arbitrary "skill points" or "experience" from killing things/completing quests. This idea mainly arose from my hatred of "general" character levels (eg: "my character is a level 63") Im an advocate of skill-based systems - I dont like classes - they close off so many possibilities. Classes should be represented through a combination of roleplaying, equipment selection, and ability, rather than an arbitrary "class" attribute. Anyhow what do you think of my skill idea (and is it actually new? it seems like a pretty logical way to do it to me, so perhaps it has been done before - id like to see if it has) *edit* thinking it over, it seems like a fairly simple modifier system, so perhaps im just coming up with the same answer that has already been used before, its just being described in a different way so appears to be different

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Started by nothing void July 04, 2006 08:14 AM

9 comments, last by Splinter of Chaos 18 years, 7 months ago

Splinter of Chaos

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July 08, 2006 01:49 PM

Hm. You suggested a curve, yet the quadratic equation was missing from your post. I agree that it should be on a curve, and sort of agree that there should be a cap the the curve, but it's been a while since algebra class so this is as much as I remember.

A^2 + B2 - C = 0
I don't remember what that's needed for, but . . .

((B^2)/(B^2 - 4AC))/2 (and (+ b) I think.)
And that's how you'd get the curve. (It looks better on paper and whith a real divide sign)

[Edited by - Splinter of Chaos on July 8, 2006 2:49:38 PM]

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