Illuminati: suggested rools From: rkelly@carina.unm.edu (Robert Kelly) Date: Mon, 18 May 1992 05:36:56 +0000 Proposed rools How about this: ACTIONS I suggest a separate line indented for contingecy plans, to make things easier on you. Maybe even a simple code like the following: MB = MegaBucks, POW = power, T-POW = transferable power, R = resistance Action attacker:POW target:R MB mods # to attack aiding:T-POW MB spent (MB aid) EXAMPLE 1 Control Hackers:1 Comic Books:1 8 MB +4 Weird 10 CIA:4 MB:2 (Gnomes) 10 Thus "The Hackers, aided by the CIA, are attmpting to control Comic Books. They have 8 MB to do this. roll 5 | I have a total attack of 5 4 | - 1 for resistance 8 | + 4 for like alignment 10 | 2 MB spent makes this a roll of 10 or less. My illuminati is ready to spend 10 more MB to control this group." Because the minimum roll is usually 10, we can call it a default unless otherwise specified. This way the GM will only have to check the attack ratio. Here's where the IF statement comes in. EXAMPLE 2 Control Hackers:1 Comic Books:1 8 MB +4 Weird 10 CIA:4 MB:2 (Gnomes) 10 IF sucessful: place north of Hackers. IF fail: transfer 4MB into Hackers from CIA "North?" POWER STRUCTURE Use north, south, east, west rather than ascii art. EXAMPLE 3 Gnomes of Zurich (70 MB) North-Mafia (22MB) North - Underground Newspapers (4 MB) West - Post Office (1 MB) South - CIA (12 MB) South SMOF (5 MB) You get the idea, hopefully. DEFENSIVE VALUES If someone is being attacked, they will need to make a contingency plan as a Standing Operating Procedure, included with every entry or a value rating preset by the GM. EXAMPLES Invaluable Will spend all money in group, all money in Illuminati, etc. Semi-precious all money in group, 20 MB tops Iwannakeepit all money in group, 10 MB worthless I left money in that group? shit! So how's this for a concept? Too complicated? Robert Kelly rkelly@triton.unm.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The ideal kitchen-sink novel: Throw in everything but the kitchen sink. Then add the kitchen sink. Edward Abbey Up