One Shot this Saturday -- By Peter

[letharn]

I think I'll run a one shot this Saturday at gamers. I want to test out a new system and game I invented.
The game is explained in brief below. It will use what I'm calling the simplified d20 system. I'd like between 3-6 people.
Here is the game if you are interested:
Title: Between Heaven and Hell

Once you were angels dwelling in the glory of Heaven. But then you were banished from Heaven by the Lord God. You committed a monstrous sin, a sin that you can no longer even remember the details of. Now you walk the earth as fallen angels.
What will you do?
Will you attempt to return to the grace of God? To do so would seem impossible, for what mortal act could undo a sin that forced you from Heaven itself? Still they say the grace of God is endless, and perhaps there is a way to be redeemed. After all God would not abandon his first born. Still in pursuing this path beware, you are not the first angels to fall, and in the depths of Hell Samael rules. If you will not serve him he would destroy you, in vengeance for acts done at the beginning of time.
Will you fall further from God, and seek solace in the pits of Hell? Samael always looks for new servants. He would be more than willing to embrace you, if you prove your worth first. It is not hard to turn your back on God, and the rewards might be priceless. Still beware, those who follow this path must contend with blessed Azriel and his seraphim, the last of the heavenly host within the grace of God. Azriel, the angel of Death, will not stand idly by whilst you commit acts to stain your soul.
Will you walk in the twilight of Earth? An angel has powers far beyond those of mortal men.
With such power you could make a wondrous life on earth. Sex, money, power, and more could be yours. You don't need to sign your soul away to anyone either. You've had an eternity of service, perhaps it's time to be free. Still know that freedom is not easily achieved. You must forever hide from the sight of devils who would drag you to Hell, and the Seraphim who might take offense to your new freedom.
Now, in the gray between heaven and hell, your destiny is in your hands. Make your decision, and remember..........God is watching.

[khaki]

If it starts late enough I'm in, if it starts too early I'm not.

[nekodice]

I might play.

[letharn]

OK here is a brief primer on the system I will be using. This is the first draft of the rules, any advice is welcome (it's why I am running this after all)

System d20 + modifier. How high you roll determines how well you do. The modifier is how many points you put into one of the base stats below. All stats, except HP, start at 0. HP starts at 50

Explanation of point assigment:
0: average human
1-5: trained or experienced human
6-10: experienced and trained human
11-15: expert human
16-17: master human
18-20: a rare human who has complete mastery of the subject (ie Einstien, Michael Jordan, ect)

Note: Human beings are not angels, and are nowhere near as powerful as angels, the average human might get 10 points to spread around.

30 points divided up below into modifiers

HP: 50 (points can be spent to up this at a 1 point :2 trait ratio)

Physical/combat: fighting and all physical ability (running, swimming, etc)

Mental: all smart stuff (puzzling, studying, inventing) (intiative also goes here, as it is reaction
time)

social: talky (seduction, manipulation, persuasion, etc.)

reality warping: Angels are closer to God than man, and as such have some of His ability to manipulate the world around them. An angel with points in this stat can attempt to enforce his will on reality. The more complicated the task, the harder it will be to do so. (example: Kazriel wants to cause a tire to deflate as a car drives down the street, this isn't particularly complicated, so when he rolls a 13 and adds his 5 points in this modifier for a total of 18, his GM rules that he succeeds. Later Kazriel tries to turn a brick wall into air. This is a major alteration to reality, so when he rolls a 13 and adds his 5, the GM rules that 18 is not enough to do anything) (Points are spent in this skill on a 2 points:1 trait ratio)

Combat and other interactions:

In fighting one person rolls his d20 and adds his physical score to the attack. The other person can attempt to block it by rolling his own d20 and adding his physical score. The difference between the attack and the defense, is then subtracted from the defender's HP.

In social interactions the events are split into 2 categories, resisted and non-resisted. Non-resisted are treated like any other action, the higher the dice roll + modifier, the more successful the attempt.

Resisted are like combat. Resisted could be telling a lie, telling someone something they don't want to believe, etc. In a resisted roll, both subjects roll a social check, the attacker must not only beat the defender's score, but must pass it by half again its value (i.e. Kazriel is attempting to seduce Jill, Jill is not interested. Kaz gets a 23 on his seduction check (13dice+10trait) Jill defends with a 12 (9dice+3trait), Kaz succeeds because he beats Jill's score by more than half its value (i.e. he beats 18 since 12/2=6+12=18)

[BlueBomber]

It sounds fun, too bad I won't be here.

[paxromana]

Maybe? The concept seems a bit grandiose for a oneshot.

[YoSaffBridge]

This sounds like a really cool idea (of course, I'm a big religion geek). Wish I could be there!