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From: fxajo@acad3.fai.alaska.edu
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Subject: RPG game to be made.
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Date: 13 Nov 90 17:04:27 GMT
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I am about to write an adventure game, and I have seen a lot of opinions about
how people should think it should behave. I am writing this game with a 
friend of mine, so we are writing it for VAX/VMS. It is my intention to 
translate it over to the Macintosh, but I haven't ever written an adventure
game, so it has large "Vaporware" potential, at least in the form of delays.
Things we have come up with:
	There are no classes. 
		We figure you are a character, and if you
		work learning some ability, you should get
		better at it. If you do everything, you'll
		get better at everything, but doing everything
		takes time.
	
	There are no "stats" as far as the
	player is concerned. 
		Sure, we'll keep track of abilities, but real
		people can only judge their ability to do 
		something, and seeing how they do. Same will
		hold true for the character. We will probably
		use some sort of qualitative description for
		how hurt you are, and if you are in a certain
		'qualitative range' you may have difficulty 
		performing certain tasks. We're not sure this
		is exactly how it will work.
	Many magic "spells" will require a more lengthy 'ritual'
		Magic if far too complex for spells of real power 
		to be cast at a moments notice. There will be 
		quickie spells, but don't expect too much from them!
		Also, you have to discover magic out there. As you 
		gain experience (by use) you get better/more effective
		at using magic. There will also be "classes" of 
		magic. Anybody can cast anything, but you get better
		at casting "fire" magic if you cast it more.
	There's more, but it's hazy.

NONE of this is certain, so please send me ideas! This is your chance
to say what you want, without the a single piece of code having been
established.

	Adam J. Overton
	Academic Computing
	FXAJO@alaska
	acad3.fai.alaska.edu