Oh, goodness me. I see my reputation has seriously preceded me.

I did actually have an ad worked up for the game, but I wound up having enough pre-game interest that I didn't need to post them.

Basically, the game will function similarly to Labyrinth. Every character will have a role, and players will all be moving around a map attempting to kill one another. Different spots on the map have different items and/or special conditions, and every day new sections of the map will become off-limits, gradually forcing everybody together.

The map has a lot of different things that you can experiment with, and you're free to try literally anything you can think of with whatever you find lying around.

Kiwi @ 26/6/2012 1:17

What's this Battle Royale about? Based on the movie?

Yes. It's essentially like a mafia game, except with all killing roles.

Patrick @ 26/6/2012 1:19

Hunger Games >>>>

It's a very similar concept, yes. But Hunger Games is Twilight. Battle Royale is Dracula.

Waka @ 27/6/2012 9:41

I had thought on that, even made a map and all for the workout, the bad thing about it though is that there wouldn't much talk around I think... Not much stuff to decypher.

Mmyes. It's not like Lab, in that everybody essentially has the same win condition, and you're not wandering around in search of anything in particular. However, the map should have enough stuff that could foster discussion, and it's always a good idea for group members to discuss where they're going to go next, who's going to do what action, etctera.

The game does have limited social interaction, and will be alias. There are two reasons for this, both of them due to the fact that I want this experience to essentially mirror what it would actually be like to play the game. Number one, it's a lot more conducive to betrayal and deceit, which are very Royale-ian qualities. Number two, it increases the chance of random encounters. Most other BR games that I've seen have revolved around different alliances agreeing to avoid one another, which is completely unrealistic within the scenario, and often winds up with several consecutive days of nobody dying at all.

bryce @ 27/6/2012 18:45

Well that's one thing, not enough interaction, but I would also not understand how fight sequences would work...just whoever puts in the action first and it's just over?

No. Then it's just a "who has more free time" contest. Survival hinges on a combination of luck and strategy. The actual outcome of a fight sequence is determined by a dice roll, which is augmented by bonuses and penalties acquired by your actions throughout the game. It's balanced so that the bonuses won't ever make you invincible, but they'll increase your odds enough that it's not a waste of time to pursue them.

Timewise, it'll require about the same amount of time as a standard mafia game, perhaps less, depending on how you choose to play. Check-ins start on July 3rd, and run until the 6th, at which point the game begins.

Now, with regards to casting, I do currently have enough interest to run the game, but I'm very likely going to extend the cast to accommodate extra players. If you're interested, please drop me a PM.

@Kiwi: There may or may not be. According to the canon there are a crapload of soldiers on the island. If you intentionally piss them off (and, yes, there are a few ways to do that), then you'd wind up with a Cerberus-type scenario where the soldiers would be out hunting.

There's also the option to attempt an escape. Doing so requires you to actually put a decent amount of thought into it, but it makes for a very interesting game.

However, both of those scenarios require the players to actually instigate the action. Otherwise, it's a straight-up kill fest.

Regarding the battle mechanic, it's a bit complicated. After all, you have to actor in the notion that other students might actually be your friend. If you run into someone who legitimately is not interested in attacking you, would you be inclined to kill them? Would you keep an injured teammate around, or kill them to get their weapon?

There are rules regarding this on the board, which you can read by going to battle-royale-rpg.proboards.com (accounts currently require approval, and you will be assigned an account Lab- or ATTWS- style upon joining, so there's no point signing up yet), but basically if you run into someone that you have no personal interest in keeping alive, you will fight them. Allies, on the other hand, can be betrayed at any time for any reason, and doing that will actually give you a bonus.

It's also full alias. Specifically to protect people like Curtis. :p

's a good point. The idea, though, is that you have no idea who considers you a friend and who does not. If you run into someone who isn't fighting you, for whatever reason, you're automatically considered to be in an alliance with them. If they're actually your friend, you're pretty safe from being attacked by them. If they're not actually your friend, they could betray you at any moment, so it might be better to betray them before they can betray you. But then again, if it's someone that you consider a friend, your odds of winning that fight are reduced, so it might be better to just run the hell away. It's a gamble.

In other news, checkins have begun. If you've already talked to me about a spot, please contact me on AIM at UblazRob to get yourself checked in.