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Maybe this is getting a little too ambitious, but I was trying to think of ways we could pan out the battles without making them too vague and unfair.

This may be a little too late into the game, but what if, during the main RP battles, we had a set amount of HP per poster, and had it so when an opponent makes a hit/attack, the HP of that poster is affected. Since some senshi have other special abilities, maybe those could be noted.

Basically, something like this:

Poster 1: [roleplay post here]
100/100 HP

Poster 2: [roleplay post here *includes attack against poster 1*]
100/100 HP

Poster 1: [roleplay post here *attack is successful and deals some damage* *hits Poster 2 with confusion spell that lasts for twenty seconds; deals a hit*]
80/100 HP

Poster 2: [*confusion spell works* roleplay post blahblahblah...]
85/100 HP
+ confused for 20 sec

Hope that made sense. As far as how many HP we would each receive... well, that could be another point of discussion. 100 HP doesn't have to be the highest amount, and of course, determining how much damage a certain attack deals could maybe be included in each poster's attack profile?

I'm getting choppy but I want to throw in that if you guys are interested in this idea, we could also include some sort of hierarchy thing; so, if a senshi is more powerful (like Sailor Moon, Sailor Jupiter, Uranus, etc...) then they could have more HP than another. Just an ideeeea...

Mm-hmm, true. I think that we should probably make it so you can not deal an attack that hits at -100. Maybe we could have a number limit to powerful attacks. If there is a prearranged scene where a specific person will be killed and the downfall of their character is caused by specific senshi/whatever, then that could be an exception.

Because of the fact that we have so many characters... idk, to me this would just be a little bit easier. We wouldn't have people constantly resisting/ignoring attacks as if they're not affected and we'd be able to know who we'd want to hit, heal, protect, etc.

Hmm... idk, considering we have so many senshi, maybe we should set it up to where 10 points is the highest damage one senshi can deal with their best attack? Then, if two senshi happen to have a combo attack that deals more damage, that can be multiplied by 2 to add to 20 damage. Idk. xD

Another thing... if a senshi reaches 0/100 HP, rather than having them necessarily be dead, they could have like some "I passed out" or time out moment and just simply cannot participate in the battle for the time being. We could talk about the battles here and how we want them to pan out which could also help influence these things, you know? So, if the Biyotiks are meant to win one battle and have a whole group of characters dead, maybe we could have one of the healer senshi start using that to help heal them slowly just because the storyline calls for it.

I am not really good when it comes to doing something like this >.< sorry its just something I don't really like doing >.<

Utilizing the dice function. It's super-effective. [/no pun intended]

But seriously. It's actually a great idea. Map out a list of attacks, roll the dice, and deduct the result from the attackee's HP. Depending on the relative power of said attack (or said combo), you either roll 1 or 2 10-sided dice.

I'm super bad at this kind of thing, but if we are going to do it we should definitely use the dice function. It's real simple to use and it will spar us from cheaters or unnecessary fights. Someone could post a blank post with a dice roll, then edit that post with the rp post depending on the rolls outcome. Does that make sense? o.oa

We should just do it sailor moon table-top style Lolz, so easy. three stats, a few powers and 3d6!

I happen to love fighting systems but they can get complicated and because of the amount of people in this guild it could get.....troublesome trying to get everyone to understand it D;

If we do this, I think we need to really balance out attacks adding in damage, duration, how many times it can be used per/battle/day and special effects.

And we might as well throw in some simple stat system, so some senshi have more hp than others, while some have more attack, or power supply?

Aaand it does seem a waste not use the dice, we could roll a D10 like a percent dice, so if your attack has a 80% percent hit chance you need to roll an 8 or below, 20% would be 2 and below, (or you could do it opposite and you need a 8 or more to hit at 20%) But I think we need to regulate hit and miss chance. If every attack hits, it will just be whoever attacked first wins D;

Oh man, I am resisting the urge to qoute all these D&D rules lolz

By the way you guys, we should test whatever scoring system we come up with for the battles in this subforum first before applying them to the roleplay. I know things are going very slowly right now, but we're adjusting so hopefully it'll pick up after all of these kinks are worked out. Plus, some key members have been dealing with life issues which is another reason why things haven't been as quick as expected.

Rest assured though, I refuse to let this guild die. xd

What if we just use this and set up a simple system? Everyone has 100 hitpoints, and 30 damage is the most an attack can do. For your post you roll a 6-sided die, and adjust accordingly. Odds are misses, evens hit for the given damage. When someone's hitpoints reach 0, they "faint"... as in, they can no longer use their abilities and must withdraw from the battle, either under their own power or with the help of an ally.

If an ally senshi has healing powers, the "fainted" person can be healed, but can no longer fight in this particular battle since he/she has already been brought down to 0. They could stay around and taunt people, or they could withdraw, whatever their particular personality is like.

This will hopefully help with godmodding since the dice are random and will keep people from constantly using powers that are too strong. Everyone is the same level.

The only powers that wouldn't fit this system are utility powers. I'll use Topaz as an example, one of her powers involves brightening nearby light sources enough to blind opponents. In that case, the odd dice roll would mean that Topaz doesn't brighten up enough light to blind anyone (she fails) and the even dice roll means that she succeeds.

This would probably keep it simple enough that even people who don't play tabletops and/or Pokemon can follow along.