BlogNomic: The First Dynasty of Desertfrog

Yep

I had thought that DEVA Energy would be a hit points analogue but am happy something less literal

That works too, maybe all hits and near misses could do some Energy damage - I was just keeping this incredibly simple for now, to see what people thought and if it made any sense.

Would it make sense to pick a name other than “The Battlefield”? We might want to use something to simulate an actual battlefield at some point.

No, I like this. I don’t know that literal “do damage, loose HP” is a fun model, something a bit more creative is better I think.

I do think that initially DEVAs should be very hard to kill and “pick a number within this 45 point range” is a good expression of tough odds. As you say: it’s a stub, we can work on making it more compelling

@Coderblaze I’m interested in a terrain-based mechanic

[Coderblaze] You could well be right, but we can rename anything we like later on.

This proposal has a vote on it now, which means I can’t change the wording, so feel free to cast a vote based on how it reads now. (There’s a two-hour window in which proposals can be edited if voting hasn’t started yet - during which minor feedback can be taken on board - but once voting starts, the wording is locked in so that we know exactly what people have voted for.)

I’m fine with reworking this later. We would also need to revise the base attack value mentioned earlier to stand a chance against the RAKSHASHA. Attack of 5 would only let us guess 1-5 if I read this correctly. We probably want to mention the other case,  when the number guess is too large for the attack value.

[Coderblaze] Guessing too high is covered, I think? You’re told “Bogey has evaded the shot” and can calibrate down. You can always choose a lower number, however high your Attack score.

But you’re right, we need to do something to make an attack actually viable, when Mark I Shells can’t go above 5. The simplest solution would be to raise the Mark I Attack score, but we could try other stuff too - maybe we can choose to attach different weapons or systems onto our Shells, maybe pilots can train to increase their Attack score in any Shell, etc. Throw something out if you have an idea.

[Kevan] I mean in the case where the Fire Vector is exactly equal to the Bogey’s Defence, and is greater than the Aggressor’s Attack. An out of range condition. If you fire a Mark I shell and guess 7 what happens?

Ah! Good point, nothing does, and the Poindexter isn’t even required to tell us that nothing has happened. We should definitely fix that at some point.

can’t Pilots just spam the entire blog with endless fire posts? and if we limit when fire posts can be made, I feel like that results in similar problems as last dynasty where pilots won’t want to fire for risk of setting up other players for better moves.

CoV because Clucky makes a good point, this mechanic seems cool but right now could easily cause a lot of spam.

Yes, Pilots can spam the blog with a lot of posts that don’t do anything? Bogey’s can’t be created yet, and even if they could, there’s no benefit in destroying one yet. When we add those things, we can also add a limit on firing.

I agree that limiting player actions in an interesting way is going to be tricky, it always is - but “so maybe players shouldn’t be able to take actions” isn’t an answer.

Firing costs Power?

I was thinking maybe a system where the Bogey’s attack is compared to the Aggressor’s defense, but I’m not sure how to do that in a way that feels good but also doesn’t immediately reveal the Bogey’s attack.

@Bucky Yes, I think Power management is a part of this dynasty I’d like to explore - the idea that if you’re in a situation where you’re left with no energy then you’re dead stick, so loading your shell up with juicy hardware leaves you more vulnerable and less able to free-fire