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Ideas?
Mar 31, 2009 16:25:19 GMT -5
Post by Mousefire on Mar 31, 2009 16:25:19 GMT -5
I was thinking about making a new rpg, and i need some help with part of the plot. It was going to be at the turn of the century, 3000-something-or-other (i have a book called antartica 2900something or other and i was basing it after that), and there's this new extreme sport that's become very popular. and its powered by dogs that run on wheels(though nobody except the people in charge know that). that's where i need help. it involves people in protection gear in giant rolling metal balls, either situated IN a stadium or starting in a stadium. that's all i've figured out so far though. what are the dogs powering on the track? how does the sport work?? if you have any suggestions, please tell me. I'll give credit to any ideas on the site when i make it.
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Ideas?
Mar 31, 2009 17:21:58 GMT -5
Post by elementals on Mar 31, 2009 17:21:58 GMT -5
Okay, well here are my ideas: The dogs power an electromagnetic field that allows the metal balls to be suspended in the air slightly, allowing for easier movement. After all, metal balls would be pretty hard to control. Maybe the important people want everyone to think, including the athletes, that the athletes are some "super-human" or something like that, that are able to control theses metal balls with ease. As to why they are using the dogs (I don't know if you want this, but I'm elaborating a bit), it might be because they provide the optimum amount of power. For example, horses tire quicker but generate more power, but that power could be too much to generate a small enough electromagnetic field. As to how the sport works, I'm thinking along the lines of a rugby-soccer-football-wrestling-quidditch kind of cross ( I know, its a weird combination). Say twelve players start the game on each side, for a total of twenty four players. There are three targets at each end of the playing field, with their centers set at different heights. The highest one is worth the most (say 3 points), the second highest worth second most (say two points), and the lowest one worth the least amount (say 1 point). To score, you would have to hit the center of each target. There would be multiple ways of scoring, one such way would be to throw/bounce oneself into a target. This is part of where the electromagnetic field comes in. In order to hit a target, one would have to time the jump just right, and "jump" at just the right height to hit the targets. The electromagnetic field would assist the players so they could get the heights right, but it would also slow the balls down just enough so the players don't kill themselves when they hit the wall. Of course, they would still have to hit the wall hard enough to make a sound so people don't become suspicious. Another way of scoring would be to knock opponent players out of the field. They players knocked out could either be out of the field for good, or be in a penalty for a designated amount of time. Knocking players out would be difficult, because players would not only have to hit the other hard enough, but time it right so they don't miss and launch themselves out of the playing field. For this reason, more points would be allocated to this, say 10 points. However, if a team's player throws himself out of the field, then the team is deducted 12 points, making it a gamble to score the big points. The object of the game would be to score the most points. Also, depending on whether or not the knock out players stayed out, another winning objective could be most players remaining on the field. I hope this helps. If you need any clarification, just let me know.
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