* Talvieno is working on the first balance runs for his IRCRPG
<lycurgus> :O
* lycurgus still not sure how IRCRPG is going to work exactly
* BMRX IRCRPG!???!?!?!?!?!
<Talvieno> well
<Talvieno> you give taiya five stats for your character and a name
<BMRX> Kinda like a choose your own adventure?
<Talvieno> yes, but no, but very no
<BMRX> Lol
<BMRX> So more of an idle game?
<Talvieno> very no, but much no, but extremely no
<Talvieno> of the mostest variety
<BMRX> I see
<lycurgus> a bit OP if we get to choose our own stats tho innit
<Talvieno> nope
<lycurgus> "my strength is 10000000"
<lycurgus> :P
<lycurgus> i assume she imposes limits
<Detviet> is this
<Detviet> another step
<Talvieno> okay
<Detviet> into an automatic REKT?
<Talvieno> she makes sure that the average of all your stats is 50 and none are above 100 or below 1
<Talvieno> because that's easy, that's just math
<Talvieno> so you can put in whatever you want, she'll just scale it down for you
<Talvieno> so it's to your advantage not to be stupid :V
<Talvieno> but it doesn't really matter if you are
<Talvieno> THEN
<Talvieno> each turn
<Talvieno> she gives you a pseudorandomized list of actions you can take that depends partly on randomization, your stats, your skills, and what's happened so far in the game
<lycurgus> "take boat"
<lycurgus> you cannot carry the boat
<lycurgus> "TAKE BOAT"
<BMRX> okay! okay!
<Talvieno> actions like "work really hard for a raise" "throw pies at the neighbor" "set mayor's house on fire" "eat the bees" etc etc etc
<Talvieno> this is done in PM
<lycurgus> this.... sounds fantastic
<Talvieno> your first action affects only you and stays in PM
<Talvieno> it helps you hide part of your developments from the other players, because you're playing against each other
<Talvieno> your second action can either be a "with" action or a "vs" action. "with" actions require the agreement of another player, and then you both undertake the same action, like a high-stakes game of chess for instance, or a duel to the death, or going shopping (though why you'd do that I have no idea)
<lycurgus> uhhh to obtain goods and services DUH
<lycurgus> gosh tal
<Talvieno> "vs" actions are things you do to other players whether they like it or not, and they always show up in main chat
<lycurgus> ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
<Talvieno> and finally, taiya will choose a random event or vs action for your player to do in main chat, based on your character's stats/skills/developments/etc
<Talvieno> so you can enjoy watching your character decide to beat up your opponent just because he bloody well wanted to
<Saoirse> B L O O D
<lycurgus> heh
<Talvieno> there are three ways to lose so far: getting thrown in prison, getting killed, and committing suicide ( which happens automatically when your player's happiness drops below zero)
<Talvieno> winning includes becoming insanely popular(movie star, tv show host, musician, whatever), becoming an infamous mob bos/criminal/etc,
<Talvieno> being richer than bill gates, being the CEO of ... everything, killing off all your opponents (or letting them kill themselves off), or making everyone your friends.
<Talvieno> making people your friends prohibits them from attacking you - but also you from attacking them
<Talvieno> so making yourself immune effectively means you win
<Talvieno> so you have lots of choices and paths to take to victory
<Talvieno> gameplay will last about 12 turns for a full game, if all goes as planned, with a max limit of 5min per turn, so you could have a game leisurely while chat's going
<Talvieno> so it would take about an hour at most
<Talvieno> also taiya will have the ability to take control of your character if you choose to resign so your character can keep playing, which is nice I guess
<Talvieno> and everything will be output in the form of a story.
<Talvieno> an extremely fast-paced high-octane bizarre story of epic proportions.
<Talvieno> can learn kung-fu in a single turn if you're lucky, that sort of thing
<Talvieno> so everything's exaggerated for comedic effect.
<Talvieno> but the underlying mechanics will be solid and well-balanced.
<Talvieno> am writing up a learning AI to balance it for me.
<BMRX> :O
<BMRX> This sounds really cool