Dragon:

Brains 1d6
Angle 6d6
Charisma 1d6
Durability 30

Wolf:

Brains 1d6
Angle 3d6
Charisma 1d6
Durability 10

what's a circle then

>>2741595
I had heard of such a thing, but never did I dare believe I would actually encounter it.

>what's a circle then

An NPC.

And that's about it. Like I said, anyone interested should come over to the playtest. I'll be there until about 4 pm EST.

>>2741642
Angle: 0
Durability: Infinite

Except you'd need an infinite number of sides for them t exist, so they're not possible.

>Durability: Infinite

Actually, Circles are just as fragile as any other Shape. Perhaps moreso. That's why they have to ensure that the masses of Triangles don't revolt.

I agree with the Angle, though. Maybe 1 instead of 1d6 for angle damage.

Oh, and for anyone interested that's unfamiliar with the setting:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatland

Bump for a unique and individual idea.

We had an idea for "leveling up".

At the end of each session, each player flips a coin (or rolls a 4-6 on a d6, whatever). If they call it correctly, they get a +2 bonus on all future rolls for performing one specific action that they successfully performed during that game.

Good idea? Terrible?

>>2741962

It can lead to players encountering some odd little discrepancies especially in long term play.

Well, the first playtest was a lot of fun. We had an upstanding Pentagon, a Triangle guard, and an Irregular criminal.

The Durabilities seem kind of low- with an average roll of 3.5 on a d6, a 2d6-angled Shape will instakill a Square 50% of the time.

Also, there were some suggestions for customizing new characters. The best idea was to give starting Shapes +3 bonus points to divide between skills, so a new Square could have skills like this:

Mathematics +2
Politeness +1

When the Square wants to perform a calculation, he rolls 3d6 (Brains) and adds +2 to the result.

>>2742640

At the end of each session, the player would have a 50% chance of getting another +1 bonus to a skill (depending on what they did during the game session).

>>2741600
Shouldn't brains and angle be the same thing?

>>2742025
Presume it would only be for the next game.

>>2742693

Brains and Angle are inversely related in Flatland. That's why the Triangles with the sharpest points are also the dumbest.

>>2742722
Yes, that's what I mean.

>>2742722
Yes, that's what I mean. Smaller interior angle, smaller brains.

Phallus here, that last game was pretty fun. When is the next one?

>>2742730

Sorry, I misunderstood. Having more Angle dice means you have a more acute angl. You roll your Angle dice to attack another Shape and subtract your roll from their Durability.

A Triangle with 2d6 Angle isn't as pointy as one with 4d6 Angle.

>When is the next one?

I have no idea... :]

Lurk on suptg, I guess!

Bah-rump

>>2741595

I remember this OP! Awesome!

Well, I deleted the original link. Here's a new version of the pdf with the changes we made from the playtest:

http://rapidshare.com/files/151312639/flatland_rpg.pdf.html

Also, there are stats on Circles, since one of the players asked for them.

Original Content goes to the front page.

Where are the rules for Females?

>>2745824
See >>2741624

Very interesting indeed...

Mornin' bump

Needs some maps of government buildings and the like. You could use traditional overhead maps from other RPGs, but those are usually rectangular rooms- it seems like most of the buildings in Flatland are designed as pentagons, etc.

Also, there need to be special sections/entrances for the Women and the Triangles.

Hey, my thread!

>Needs some maps

I agree. Although I can't promise to keep any promises I make, I'll try to come up with a couple of maps. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon, and for the rest of your- waitaminnit.

Scratch that last part.

Maps are forthcoming. And for anyone else that's dl'd the rulebook, is there anything glaring that you'd like to see fixed/added? I know there should probably be a list of sample skills to kickstart players' imaginations... Anyone who's read the book (or can think of some good Victorian classism skills) should post before this thread gets too decrepit.