Re: Legends: Dark Domain setups?

From: bill4k@aol.com (Bill 4k)

Date: Wed, 07 Sep 1994 03:34:03 +0000

In article <34grj7$t8q@larry.rice.edu>, minnotte@stat0.stat.rice.edu
(Michael Minnotte) writes:

Is this what you were looking for? This was added to mod later.

Rules Supplement

Dark Domain is being used as a vehicle to increase the enhancements of the
Legends system.
For the
duration of the module there will be a 'House Game' in which all new
changes to the code will be
tested.
As rules additions and enhancements are available they will be put in the
House Game for
testing. Bug
fixes and clarifications or loopholes will be introduced in all games
after the code has been
tested.
Changes of an administrative nature that do not relate to game balance or
play styles will be
introduced
across all games as they are finalized.  Features that affect game play
decisions will be only
added to a
game at the beginning of a game at time of set up.  Following features are
available to all
games:

At Set Up:  Overlords/Mercenary
  Increased Troop Strength and Armor:
  All soldiers will start with Laminated Armor (#147).  Troop levels for
Overlords will be a basic
    level 6 with one slot assigned to level 9.  Mercenary soldiers at
start will have a base level 9
for
    all slots with one slot at level 11.

Character Mix Change at Set up:
  a. The Hero will now start with one 'E' level character and one 'C'
level character, both of which
will
    have three actions.
  b. The Adventure Party will have the usual one 'C', two 'B' and two 'A'
characters as has been
    traditional.
  c. The Mercenary will now start with one 'D' level character and now
will have three 'B'
characters.
  d. The Overlord will remain with one 'C' level character, two 'B' level
characters, and three 'A'
level
    characters.

More Character Points Available at Set up
  All level 'A', 'B', 'C'  characters will have 10 more character points
for set up at the start than the
    traditional positions.  Character points are  as follows:
    A= 30 points
    B= 40 points
    C= 50 points
    D= 60 points
    E= 80 points

The increase in starting points changes the maximum skill levels allowed
for each of the A-B-C
    characters.
    #     Skill       A B  C  D E
    1-10  Arcane/Priest  6 11 16   21   31
    11    Bard      6  8 10   13   18
    12    Assassin    6  8 10 13   18
    13    Spy       7  9 11   14   19
    14    Stealth       7   9 11   14   19
    15    Thief       7  9 11 14   19
    16    Merchant    7  9 11 14   19
    17    Rumormonger 14 19   23   29   39
    18    Admin/Eng.   6  8   10   13   18

The increase in starting points also changes the maximum amount of the
Constitution as well
as
    Strength/Dexterity/Beauty that can be increased as follows:
    Type A: + 6  for Constitution  +9 for all others
    Type B: + 8  for Constitution +12 for all others
    Type C: +10 for Constitution +15 for all others
    Type D: +12 for Constitution +18 for all others
    Type E: +16 for Constitution +24 for all others

The increase in starting points also changes the maximum amount of the
attributes of Personal
    Combat (PC), Tactics (TAC) and Influence (INF) ratings as follows:
            PC   TAC  INF
    Type A: 10    7   5
    Type B: 13   10   6
    Type C: 16   13   7
    Type D: 19   15   10
    Type E: 25   20   13

The First House Game
  The first house game will be run with the following initial changes to
be tested out:

A. Game Configurations:  Restrictions
    1.  Public Works:  maximum of 6 rather than the traditional 15 per
location.
    2.  Troop Training T1 Order:  maximum level of troops is 12 at time of
training.  Note some
       spells in the game may allow a player to summon higher level
troops.  Additionally some
       of the locations may have higher level troops at start and higher
level troop strength may
       be obtained by combat.  However, the T1 order is restricted.  If
you attempt to train troops
       at a higher level it will default the level down to 12.

B. New Orders at start:
    1.  Drop Pop Segments:  two new orders for removing Population
Segments (Pop Segs):
       B 22 Drop Empty Pop Seg:  Sponsor is a Force , Target is a
Population Segment in that
          force that may not have anything in it.  Position must directly
own (ownership by
          Geas/charmed non-positional characters does not count)  the
force that the Pop Seg
          is in.  If population present order will be fail.  One Pop Seg
per order.
       B 23 Drop Pop Segment and Scatter Population:  Sponsor is a Force,
Target parameter
          is a Population Segment in that force. This will take a Pop Seg
that has population in
          it and not only drop the Pop Seg from the game it will scatter
all population in it
          effectively removing all population in it. from the game.

C. Change of Traditional Orders:
    P3 Execute Prisoner: By overwhelming popular demand the order has been
changed to be a
       default to Execute the Prisoner but NOT TO BURY the character.  If
the intention is to
       bury the executed prisoner then players should place the number "1"
in the "A"
       parameter.  When a player is executed but not buried the owning
position will be told of
       the date of the dirty deed and that the body is now a trophy.  When
executed and buried the
       owner will be told where the body was buried.  In no case are the
executioners identified
       by event to the owner...but private messages to the next of kin
would be polite by all you
       executioners out there!

T6 Transfer All BUT : by placing the letter "B" in the "Amount"
parameter players may
       exclude from the transfer of all items from the Sponsor to the
target. The amount and then
       the item number of the exclusions are listed starting with the "A"
parameter for quantity
       of the item in "B", to be left behind.  Additional quantity and
items can be detailed in
       parameters "C/D and E/F" for a total of three separate items that
can be left behind in
       various quantities.

D. Rule Clarifications:
       B11  Gift Order: in order to be able to gift a force the owning
player must have at least one
          prestige to give up.  Otherwise nobody will bother to listen to
you

References

Legends: Dark Domain setups?
minnotte@stat0.stat.rice.edu (Michael Minnotte)
Tue, 06 Sep 1994 04:35:51 +0000