[Anything] But Human!

FILLER FRIDAY #1

…Because of crippling procrastination. Let’s start with introductions. Tess, would you be a dear and come forward?

“No. Not feeling like [One Meeeeleeeon Dollaarrs~] today boss.”

Te- bruh. You’re the mascot just get the fu- sounds of a slight scuffle and some furniture being thrown around

Ta-da! Everybody say hello to our very own Tess Donna! Art supplied on request by the very talented user @torchrandom go give them love and support. Tess! Anything to say to the audience?

“I would [ra-ther die]”

Tess I swear to god just… get in this box we have a demonstration to do. Update details below the cut.

Patching the OG Abilities problem: Universal Actions fix the Skill(s) Issue.

Teased in the introductory post, there was a problem with the KOFTournament system implemented Blocking and Dodging: such a basic tool of combat had to be listed on your character card like a Pokémon move, and if you ‘forgot it’ you could only stand in one place and take the hit. Our Universal Actions list contains 5 skills for every player unit and enemy unit alike to use freely without needing to use up a Skill slot on their cards.

The list is broken up into 2 categories: active skills & reactive skills.

Active Skills:

The active skills are both new additions: sprinting and throwing. Sprinting is the simpler of the two, as every turn is made of two parts (action and movement, though not in any particular order) and sprinting simply uses the action part of your turn to double your speed: effectively doubling your maximum movement that turn. Throwing however, has a little more nuance to it; as units can throw items, weapons, movable objects and constructions, and even fighter units (after a small contest of course).

Throwing items is the simplest: you can throw it a small distance, and that distance increases or decreases based on your Vigor stat. Weapons are thrown in this same way, but by throwing a weapon you can make a melee attack at range. Attacking in this way however will give you the disarmed debuff, so strategize wisely when throwing your weapon.

Throwing movable objects and units is a bit more nuanced. For objects/constructions, you cannot throw anything larger than yourself, and it can only be thrown in a linear direction of tiles equal to your Vigor stat. Throwing fighter units follows the same restrictions, but you need to first roll a d20 and add your Vigor to it: if you roll higher than that unit’s defense then it can be thrown.

What is the point of throwing people and things around, you might ask? To deal damage, of course! When an object, construction, or fighter makes contact with another entity of those three types, both things take 1d8 blunt damage from the impact.

Reactive Skills:

The reactive skills include blocking, dodging, and a new skill called parrying. Reactions are performed less straightforwardly than actions, as you will announce on your turn that you will save your action to use in response to another fighter’s turn. All three reactions work in a similar way; you roll a d20 and add a specific stat value to the result in an attempt to avoid damage. Success will be determined by the armor you have equipped.

When blocking you will roll a d20 and modify the result using the value of your Endurance stat in an attempt to reduce the incoming damage. Dodging will have you roll a d20 and add the value of your agility stat to the result in an attempt to avoid the attack altogether. The new parrying skill will roll a d20 and use the value of your vigor stat in an attempt to turn aside the enemy’s weapon to avoid the attack.

Successful blocks will reduce the damage of the enemy’s attack by 1d6 and the value of your endurance stat, while dodging and parrying will change your opponent’s hit into a miss. Blocking is easier to perform when your armor is more defensive, dodging is easier the speedier your armor is, and parrying is most effective when your armor has more balanced stats.

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