Decade's Concept Development Bonanza!

[Decade]

Okay! This is some stuff that was worked in a few years back, that I felt needed to be posted. So, I'll throw them here, and you can do with it what you will.

-=Squire=-

-=Picture?=-

-=Description=-

-=Strength 20 Agility 20 Intellegence 10 Personality 20 Wisdom 20 =-

-=Ability trees=- Bold denotes active skill, italics represent passive skills.

--=Fundamentals: Represents the basic training Squires receive for combat.=-
-Accumulate: Gather strength to take the fight to your foes. : +1 Att for 1 round per rank
-Dash: Throw your weight into your attack, bashing your foe away. : +5% chance to hit per rank, +5% chance to knock enemy 1 square
-Throw Stone: Fighting fair is for knights, you fight to win. : +5% chance to hit, and +1 square range per rank.
-Shake off: Gather your strength to stay in the fight. : Cancel more status effects per rank.
-Counter tackle: Counter attacking by slamming into your foe isn't graceful, but it is effective. : Chance to counter attack after being struck in melee, chance increases per rank
-Defend: Though lacking the safety of a shield, a squire is still well versed in defensive fighting. : Reduced damage from melee attacks by 5% per rank.
-First Aide: The basics of field medicine is a part of a squires training. : Heals %5 of Brave in Hp per rank to friendly unit p
-Quick Learner: Squires are quick to learn from their experiences. : Gained 5% more JP per rank


--=Duty: Represents the services a Squire performs for his community.=-
-Guard: Patrol the area to keep the people safe: Bonus to increase PS per rank
-Hard Worker: Hard work is part of a Squire's life: Bonuses to Building per rank
-Common Stock: Born of the common man, Squires are at home in the fields.: Bonus to Farm per rank
-Dreams: Squires dream of things greater than common service. : Reduced the cost of Cross-job skills by 10% per rank
-Inspire: The bravery of the lowly squire gives courage to those who wish to serve. : +5% chance to find EX Npc per rank
-Jack of All trades:: Squires come from all walks of life, and held many jobs before service. : Grants %5 crafting bonus per rank on any crafting attempts
-Volunteer: Squires are ever eager to lend a hand when the time comes. : 15% Chance per rank of encountering special event in PT

--=Service: Represents the skills a Squire trains in for warfare.=-
- March: Increases the movement range of a unit: +1 per rank
- Monster Skill: Provoke a burst of hidden ability from a friendly monster unit. :Gives monster unit special skill for 1 turn per rank
- Rallying Cry: The fierce cry of the humble squire can urge allies to glory. : +1 unit attack power per rank
-Mob Rush: Though small in stature, squires have learned to press the advantage of numbers. : +5% chance to hit per rank, +5% chance to Stun enemy for 1 turn per rank
-Sap: With a talent for construction, comes a talent for destruction. : +15% damage to fortifications per rank
-Combat Engineering: Squires are well versed in construction and can quickly build fortifications. : Reduces the time needed to construct battlefield fortifications by 1 turn per rank.
-Rain of Stones: The smallest pebble can start the fatal avalanche, and Squires believe in that proverb. : +5% chance per hit per rank; 1 sq range per rank, allows height 2 at rank 2

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[Decade]

Not exactly class discussion, but combat related!

Had an idea:

For Warfare.. we keep the squad battles.. but expand upon them.

Size: Each squad considers of up to 5 men, and the higher a PC's rank, the more squads they can field for Warfare.

-A lone PC, with some form of Structure in a city or wilderness at least, can field a single unit.
-A PC with control of a town/village can field up to three units
-A PC in control of a full City can field up to five units
-A PC with control of a Capital City can field up to seven units

Unit: The Units will come in two types: Officers and Soldiers. Only PCs, GM NPCs and EX NPCs will be able to qualify as Officers. They will possess complete character stats and be capable of utilizing a full compliment of skills. Soldiers will be pre-generated members of each job, capable of utilizing only a few of the skills of the class.

-Officers will be able to apply any Job Skill they posses into confrontation with enemy units.
-Soldiers will use one of 2-3 skills, based on where they are deployed within the unit.
-A unit will have a front and a back row. Front line soldiers will take more melee damage, and deal more consistent melee damage. Soldiers stationed in the back row will take less melee damage, but full ranged damage, while dealing less melee damage and full ranged damage.
-Soldiers will use their selected skill, based on which row they are deployed in, each round of battle. If the soldier is the same job as the Officer, a more powerful skill will be available to that soldier. (I.E. A black mage being commanded by Black Mage would be able to use Bolt, Fire, Ice as well as Poison under the Commander's direction.)

Confrontation: Once two units come in contact with each other, they will battle each other.

-During the Battle Plan phase, you can select the targets of your soldiers and Officers. (We've discussed a chance, based on leadership concept, for a unit to disobey the orders.)
-))Need to figure out a method for determining Initiative of attacks((
-Two to Three rounds of combat will take place, with each member of the unit making an attack against the selected target/s, using skills chosen during the submitted Battle Plan phase.
-After the brief encounter, the winning unit will maintain their position, while the loser will retreat a number of squares. (to be determined)
-Such a retreat is capable of pushing a unit into hazardous terrain, such as poisonous marshes, or pit traps.

Fortifications: Those PCs possessing cities will have the option of building battlefield fortifications. Trenches, wooden palisades, outrider towers and the like provide a defender advantages against invasion.

-During Kingdom turns, PCs will be able to spend Gil and assign an Officer to construct fortifications. Once a set number of Construction Points are accumulated, the ruler will be able to place the fortification on his/her assigned battlefield map.

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During their KT (Perhaps let the landed PC submit a minor KT), players will be able to build recruitment levels.

[Decade]

There will be four categories of characters: PCs, GM NPCs, EX NPCs, and NPCs.

PCs: PCs are the characters played by the users. They will have the greatest options available to them throughout the game. It will be their choice to have as much impact on the world and storyline as they choose, whether simply skimming along or immersing themselves fully in the conflict.

-Complete access to Job skill trees
-Kingdom Options
-Ability to build personal structures as a sort of 'Micro-Kingdom'
-Access to crafting options
-Ability to lead units in Open Warfare
-Ability to use Equipment and Items

GM NPCs: The Npcs that are central to the storyline, and will be the driving force behind moving it along behind the scenes. Played by the staff, they will serve as a motivation for conflict and a gateway for PC interaction with the storyline.

-Complete access to Job skill trees
-Kingdom Options
-Access to crafting options
-Ability to lead units of Open Warfare
-Ability to use Equipment and Items

EX NPCs: These men and women are advanced soldiers and officers, many of whom were veterans of the Lion War, seeking new causes to serve. With experience and talent, they are ideal candidates to lead lesser-experienced soldiers on the battlefield. Some will have heavier connections to the Storyline than others, though less impact than the GM NPCs.

-Able to lead units in Open Warfare
-Full access to Job Skill trees
-Kingdom Options
-Ability to use Equipment and Items

NPCs: These represent the basic foot soldiers called up to serve the more important soldiers, nobles, and merchant lords. Some perhaps are veterans of the Lion War, others newly recruited to serve. They will have no impact upon the story beyond the impact PCs and GM NPCs create with them.

-Serves as the bulk of a unit in Open Warfare
-Only partial abilities from their respective Job skill t

[Mordred]

Can we kick Ishy's posts into their own thread?