User:Skull Face/Suggestions - Revision history

Skull Face: messaging update

2008-11-21T19:39:42Z

messaging update

Skull Face at 23:00, 29 August 2008

2008-08-29T23:00:27Z

Skull Face: wikify prospecting

2008-08-29T11:00:27Z

wikify prospecting

Skull Face: add the caving skill to the prospecting ideas

2008-08-29T10:42:47Z

add the caving skill to the prospecting ideas

Skull Face: kilns / ovens / bricks

2008-08-21T15:11:29Z

kilns / ovens / bricks

Skull Face: tweaks

2008-08-20T21:49:35Z

tweaks

Skull Face: entry level vodou skill and spirit jar

2008-08-20T21:21:11Z

entry level vodou skill and spirit jar

Skull Face: proper wiki-fication

2008-08-19T14:45:43Z

proper wiki-fication

Skull Face: /* Ghost Ship */

2008-08-18T15:56:23Z

Ghost Ship

Skull Face: codifying old suggestion

2008-08-18T15:55:37Z

codifying old suggestion

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-== Jungle Drums ==
+== In-game Messaging ==
-Native communications network.
+Once a message is sent the pigeon would be removed from the sender's inventory and added to the receiver's inventory as Pigeon (Read). To read the message the receiver would click on the pigeon in their inventory at a cost of 1 AP. Once a message is read the pigeon would be removed from the receiver's inventory and placed back in the sender's inventory. There would be an XX% chance that a pigeon does not return to the sender i.e. pigeons may effectively be 'consumed' when sending messages.
-== Signals ==
+Native communications network.
 Outsider / pirate communications.

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 suggest_type=New skill|
 suggest_scope=Pirate class|
-suggest_description=bokor as a prerequisite. Highest level voodoo abilities.
+suggest_description=Bokor as a prerequisite. Highest level voodoo abilities.
+|
 suggest_time=[[User:Skull Face|Skull Face]] 21.55, 20 August 2008 (UTC)|

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 Mechanics: The distance-to-exit could be calculated by some form of flood-fill / seed-fill algorithm. It may be too demanding to have the server do this passively for every step taken by a Caving character. If so, the directional information should only be provided when the player actively uses the Tracking skill. This would make Basic Tracking an additional prerequisite for Caving.
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 suggest_time=11:00, 29 August 2008 (UTC)|

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 == Prospecting ==
-Mines and rivers.
+Caving would allow the character to sense the location of nearby exit(s) thanks to a combination of instinct, experience and reading of air currents... and maybe some blind luck. Whilst in a cave system the character would be provided with one or more items of flavour text such as:
 == Jungle Drums ==

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 == Theodolite ==

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 suggest_scope=All classes|
 suggest_description=This suggestion is for a new item, the spirit jar. To all classes except the pirate, the spirit jar is a trophy item similar to charms, necklaces and skulls. To a pirate [[vodouisant]] a spirit jar is a valuable item that may be used to attempt to drive away angry spirits.
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 suggest_time=[[User:Skull Face|Skull Face]] 21.55, 20 August 2008 (UTC)|

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 ==Psychology/Psychoanalysis==
-PSYCHOLOGY/PSYCHOANALYSIS
+===Psychology===
-The scientist can talk to others at his current location and soothe their fears of the supernatural.
+{{suggestion|
-Effect - Reduction of damage done by spirits vs all characters at the scientist's location.
+To use this skill the Scientist would spend a variable number of APs to create an AP pool (up to his maximum currently available or up to a predefined limit such as 10 AP, whichever is the lowest). Every time a spirit attack occurs, the AP pool is reduced by 1, the Scientist automatically lectures all present with psychobabble that disproves the existence of spirits, and the damage done by that attack vs each victim is reduced by 1 HP if the speech is deemed successful. Once the AP pool is reduced to zero the Scientist has run out of arguments and the spirits get free reign to do as they please. Mechanically this should only work as long as the Scientist remains at the current location after spending his APs. If the Scientist moves from that location the APs should either be lost or a portion returned (e.g. only 50%).
-Mechanics - The scientist spends a variable number of APs (up to his maximum currently available or a predefined limit such as 20 AP, see below) to create an AP pool. Every time a wail occurs, the AP pool is reduced by 1, the scientist automatically speaks a psychobabble phrase (e.g. "Ghosts are just a figment of your imagination!", "Back off man, I'm a scientist!", "Tell me about your childhood...", "I'm a doctor, not a magician!", "Don't cross the streams!", "And how do you feel about that, hmmm?") and the damage done by that wail vs each victim is reduced by 1 HP. Once the AP pool is gone the scientist's speeches are presumed to have finished and the spirits get free reign to do as they please.
+The XP gained by a spirit during the attack will not be reduced by this effect e.g. a spirit gets 4 XP for damaging one victim with 4 HP wail but the actual damage inflicted ends up being 3 HP. This is rationalised as the Scientist talking his patient down and 'curing' the psychological damage. If a spirit attack kills a character (i.e. takes them to 0 HP) the Scientist cannot bring them back up to 1 HP. Spirit damage and effects are applied before the psychobabble effects.
-Anti-zerg mechanisms would have to be applied for the scientist and everyone who is having their damage reduced.
+The Scientist would gain 1 XP per 1 HP damage prevented. Example: In a hut of 10 people (9 people and the Scientist) a spirit wails for 4 HP damage per person (40 HP total). The Scientist successfully lectures to the room. Actual damage inflicted is 3 HP per person. The scientist would gain 10 XP for talking to those people during that attack; yes, psychobabble works on the Scientist too!
-Spirit XP gained will not be reduced by this effect e.g. they get 4 XP for damaging one victim with 4 HP wail but the actual damage inflicted ends up being 3 HP. This could be rationalised as the scientist 'curing' the psychological damage. If a wail kills a character (taking them to 0 HP) the scientist cannot bring them back up to 1 HP i.e. wailing damage is applied before the psychobabble cure.
+The AP cost for psychobabble cures may be scaled up or down to limit the effectiveness of this skillset, as can the maximum APs that may be put into the pool. Additionally, psychobabble speeches are not automatically effective, they have a success rate that is assessed once per wail (or, alternatively, once per listener per wail (much more complex)). When evaluating psychobabble success once per wail there would be two speech pools at server-side, one for successful speeches and one for unsuccessful speeches. Example psychobbabble speeches follow:
-Scientists would gain 1 XP per 1 HP damage prevented. Example: In a room of 10 people (9 people and the scientist) a spirit wails for 4 HP damage per person (40 HP total). Actual damage inflicted is 3 HP per person. The scientist would gain 10 XP for curing these people in that wail; yes, psychobabble works on the scientist too :D
+Successful psychobabble:
-AP cost for each speech can be scaled up or down to limit the effectiveness, as can the maximum APs that can be put into the pool. Also, speeches needn't automatically be effective, they would be given a success rate that could be assessed once per wail or versus each listener. By evaluating once per wail it would present an opportunity to have two speech pools at server-side, one that is only for successful speeches and one that is for unsuccessful speeches - the unsuccessful ones could be made amusing, especially if the /me option is used to make the scientist shake in his shoes, wet himself and so on.
+Unsuccessful psychobabble:
-Technically this should only work as long as the scientist remains at the location after spending his APs. If he moves the APs should be lost.
+It is suggested that there be three discrete levels of Psychology skills (mirroring the Spirit skills tree), with Triage as an initial prerequisite. Each level fixes the success chances, AP pool sizes and suchlike. These levels would operate as follows:
-There should be multiple levels to Psychology, mimicking the Spirit tree and the Psychic Tree. Each level could be used to fix the maximum size of the AP pool and to control the success rate for speeches. The first skill would be Psychology (10 AP max pool, XX% chance of success per wail), the second would be Psychoanalysis (20 AP max pool, XX+YY% chance of success).
+Psychology - 5 AP pool size - 27% chance of success - available at level 5 or above, Triage as prerequisite
-Finally, this skill should only work on those who fully understand the scientist i.e. natives who don't have Expert Langauage or better cannot benefit from the protecting effects (and the scientist cannot gain any XP from protecting them).
+Psychoanalysis - 10 AP pool size - 40% chance of success - available at level 10 or above, Psychology as prerequisite
 ==Ghost Ship==

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 :*300 HP and regeneration of lost HP (as per current NPC shaman regeneration)
 :*a heavy cutlass that delivers 5 HP damage per hit
-:*grow toughers when he kills a PC (as per existing giant squid / rogue elephant / man-eating tiger mechanisms)
+:*grow tougher when he kills a PC (as per existing giant squid / rogue elephant / man-eating tiger mechanisms)
 :*dodges in combat (as per existing NPC shaman)

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	Finally, this skill should only work on those who fully understand the scientist i.e. natives who don't have Expert Langauage or better cannot benefit from the protecting effects (and the scientist cannot gain any XP from protecting them).		Finally, this skill should only work on those who fully understand the scientist i.e. natives who don't have Expert Langauage or better cannot benefit from the protecting effects (and the scientist cannot gain any XP from protecting them).
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		+	==Ghost Ship==
		+
		+	===Ghost Ship===
		+	{{suggestion\|
		+	suggest_type=New game mechanic\|
		+	suggest_scope=Pirate class\|
		+	suggest_description=This suggestion is for a new game mechanic for the pirate class. A new game entity, the Ghost Ship, would be introduced to roam the waters of Shartak. The Ghost Ship would move around Shartak in a fashion similar to a roaming shaman but it would be confined to water locations. The Ghost Ship would be 'piloted' by an NPC undead pirate (Captain Slaughter) with the following suggested abilities:
		+
		+	:*300 HP and regeneration of lost HP (as per current NPC shaman regeneration)
		+	:*a heavy cutlass that delivers 5 HP damage per hit
		+	:*grow toughers when he kills a PC (as per existing giant squid / rogue elephant / man-eating tiger mechanisms)
		+	:*dodges in combat (as per existing NPC shaman)
		+
		+	The Ghost Ship would function like a roaming shaman but only for pirates i.e. acting a transport between the spirit realm and the material realm rather than a moving platform that people can use to hitch a free ride. Full revives at the Ghost Ship would cost 25 APs. Pirates in spirit form would also have the option to teleport to the Ghost Ship at a cost of 5 APs but would remain in spirit form. With these mechanisms the Ghost Ship would effectively leave a trail of pirate raiders and pirate spirits in its wake.
		+
		+	Suggested flavour text when at the Ghost Ship's location:
		+
		+	:''You are in deep water. Also here is a huge, spectral pirate ship. You can see Captain Slaughter at the helm.''
		+
		+	The Ghost Ship would sail in random fashion in deep water off the coast. The movement coding would be a combination of that used for the roaming shaman ''and'' giant squid. Pirates reviving at the ghost ship will have to cross deep water to make their raids, offsetting the effectively cheaper AP cost of revives at the Ghost Ship.
		+
		+	Sometimes the Ghost Ship will be off the coast of the Empty Quarter. Other times it will be off the coast of York, Durham or Derby. In the latter case the town will be knee deep in pirate raiders / spirits until the defenders get their act together and counter-attack the ship. When at the same location as the ship the Captain would be listed as an attack option in the drop-down target list. If someone kills the Captain they can force the Ghost Ship to materialise randomly elsewhere (c.f. existing mechanics for killing roaming NPC shaman).
		+
		+	Pirates are the most deprived faction on the island with no class-specific skills and a terrible camp miles from anywhere. The addition of this functionality would, at a single stroke, allow pirates to behave like pirates and give them a reason to keep playing the damn game!
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		+	suggest_time=[[User:Skull Face\|Skull Face]] 16.45, 18 August 2008 (UTC)\|
		+	suggest_author=[[User:Skull Face\|Skull Face]]\|
		+	suggest_comments=
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		+	This is a distilled version of the original forum discussion. Credit for this suggestion belongs to a number of people from the forum - STCFG, Buttercup, Jhelai, FirstAmongstDaves and myself.
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		+	}}