Ramond's RPG Adventure v2.0

[STM1993]

Here's some rather general things from me.

Battlegrid
Being able to both visualize & influence positions helps with immersion, seems more fun that way though it is more work having to update every phase of the battle.

Hit/Dodge/Crit/Block
Simplest: just a dice roll(1d3).
Keep Stats: Roll a d20. Target has number=agi+shield; roll>=number, hit, else miss/block. Attacker Crit=20-critstat (normally 20=crit, higher crit stat = can roll 17 and crit instead of 20 for example).
While we are at it you could simplify the stats too, and then have passive skills cover up anything that is critical for a class to work.
Damage can be pre-calculated for hit or crit, no in-betweens, so overall the math work is minimal. All you have to do is have an excel spreadsheet that'd calculate the numbers to look at, roll a die, and then glance at the target's dodge/crit rate.

No idea what's timeline, no immediate thoughts on the skill system.

EDIT:
D&D also works as SirFrog suggests.

Ramond edited this post 10-25-2015 02:51 PM because:

I was just thinking of sizing down the battlegrid so that movement can only be done 1 or 2 squares; agile chars could move more. The original battle mechanics featured a similar critting method; DMG was rolled from 1-10, and at 10 (or less, depending on class or other factors) you'd get an opportunity to crit: another roll from 1-10, this time it depended on your equipped weapon which value you had to surpass. Was usually between 6 and 8. I wanted to keep crits rare and valuable. Anyway I'll think about it for a week and then propose something.