The most important question of all for Forum: the RPG -- why? Well, I don't know. Here is how it generally works, tho'.
Everybody starts out as an Adventurer. By opening the RPG console, you will be able to select the next Token you will learn. Tokens are the general components of all skills. You can use them stand-alone, or combine them with other tokens and previously merged techs to make even larger ones.
You combine tokens by getting the Combine token. You get a different selection of tokens to learn by changing class. You change class by getting a Change token. You must learn the Prerequisite Token to be able to learn other tokens.
A Marker token, once learned, saves your place on the class-change map and allows you to warp back there at any time.
A Blank token can act as any previously learned token.
Okay, now time for the Tokens and their purposes:
Strike: Basic physical damage
Blast: Basic magical damage
Power, Guard, Focus, Ward, and Haste: Raise Strength, Defense, Magic, Resistance, and Speed respectively
Weak, Break, Dull, Disrupt, and Slow: Lower Strength, Defense, Magic, Resistance, and Speed respectively
Earth, Fire, Wind, Water, Light, and Shadow: Adds an elemental attribute to the attack and user
Animal, Construct, Spirit, Nature: Adds an elemental attribute to the attack and user; action is independent of user's previous Strength, Defense, Magic, and Resistence respectively
Heal: Lowers damage
Restore: Brings life back
Cure: Rids of negative status effects
Dispel: Rids of positive status effects/summons
Wield: Use an item as a weapon
Shield: Use an item as a defense
Poison: Target will receive damage whenever it acts
Steal: Take an item from the target
Forge: Create an item for this post; effect will be used whenever Wielded/Shielded
Song: Action goes twice
Dance: Action goes until the user starts a new action
Summon: Incarnate action as a seperate object on the field; action will be performed until the summon is slain
Bottle: Store an action for later use as an item (get it back with "use" command)
Trap: Effect will be triggered when trapped target is the focus of another action
Transform: User becomes part of the action (has several strange ramifications )
Bio: Action becomes part of the user; it is used whenever the character acts (until it is killed from the user being attacked too much)
Range: Prevents counter-attack/final attack
Curse: Non-Shadow Healing does damage; Shadow damage heals
Bless: Light damage heals; Shadow Healing does damage
And now... the classes! No tech lists; just the classes for now. There are an awful lot: Adventurer, Fighter, Rogue, Priest, Mage, Pugilist, Barbarian, Berserker, Warrior, Paladin, Blacksmith, Miles, Templar, Brewer, Ranger, Brigand, Adept, Swashbuckler, Dancer, Assassin, Bard, Thief, Marksman, Engineer, Artificer, Illusionist, Warlock, Alchemist, Acolyte, Elementalist, Summoner, Necromancer, Diaboligist, Exorcist, Dervish, Cleric, Vitki, Skald, Oracle, Herbalist, Druid, Apothecary, Abbot, Wizard, Thaumagurist, Mentalist, Monk, Scribe, Dragoon, and Paragon.
[Editted by MintMan on May 3, 2004 24:10]
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Ice
Posts: 411
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May 3, 2004 7:04
Ah. Right. So how does one go about starting to get these tokens?
I'm guessing it takes more than fabricating. * throws a virtual bum at Ice * I think as you process commands, tokens become available. For instance, I set my token to Strike (Prereq.) and threw at you. I have no idea what it will do. But why am I just guessing? This is the questions post.
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"No Kelso, you like humping people"
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boyachi
Posts: 1161
Member #92
May 3, 2004 14:56
So, I have to wait to steal stuff? Bummer...I thought that wasn't going to be added anyway...which brings up super fun glitchness Can I buy things with these tokens, or just exchange things for prizes?
I did notice there is NO baker class Aw well, who cares, got the brewer, next best thing.
The Summer of the Dawn is here. However, Summer of the New Dawn shall be approaching... this summer.
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VinnyD
Posts: 443
Member #9
May 3, 2004 16:09
Well, it is awesome and in depth, but the thing I think everyone wants answered is how we go about doing all this stuff. I mean sure in the console thing, but what about gaining tokens and such. We must know!!!1!!1!!111one
EDIT: I also wanted to know what every class meant and crap. I wasnt going to add this cause you would yell at me cause you didint want to describe so many things. But I guess asking couldnt hurt.
Chris: What is a blowhole for dad?
Peter: I'll tell you what it's not for son, and then you'll understand why I can never go back to Sea World.
[Editted by VinnyD on May 3, 2004 16:11]
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Ice
Posts: 411
Member #46
May 3, 2004 16:55
* catches the virtual bum * and save it for later. You so sure that isn't how this stuff works?
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[Editted by Ice on May 3, 2004 16:56]
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writer77
Posts: 409
Member #4
May 3, 2004 20:22
This is kinda confusing.
* fabricates a helpFile *
Hmm... I don't really think I've ever used any of these commands before. I hope I don't self destruct the entire forums. Or worse, I could make an idiot of myself. I'll probably be back to edit and fix this later.
Edit: Well, I think you're supposed to pick a token to start learning, and then you learn it, but I have no idea what affects how long it is before you learn that token.
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[Editted by writer77 on May 3, 2004 20:29]
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MintMan
Posts: 4061
Member #1
May 3, 2004 21:09
Shock! Writer actually read what I said!
By opening the RPG console, you will be able to select the next Token you will learn.
That is all I mentioned because that is all there is to it. Fabricate tokens -- you shmuck! How simple and stupid would that system be.
Tokens are not actual items, and what you did was incompetent anyways as items cannot have spaces in their names; you just made yourself a Strike, which really should be illegal
You won't have to wait long for steal; Adventurers can learn it. I just require Strike to be learned first since, you know, most things do have to do with damage, unless you want to modify someone to death. As for bugs, look for them elsewhere; Steal is well tested. You might find some flukes when using it in combination with Bottles and Wields, but in and of itself, it is pretty solid.
Yeah, help file is in some hard-core need. My computer contracted some virus of sorts (I am not quite sure what; avserve.exe keeps draining all my resources until I end it manually) that messed up my compy Friday to present. Bah!
Just select something from underneath Get Token and get that token. It is all very simple, folks. Under currently gaining, see all the tokens you are currently gaining. Something to mention that for once is not apparent is that you may replace a token on your waiting list by selecting it with a new token to get (save the highest up token; it cannot be replaced).
You might think there is more to it than that... but there isn't. Things only get complicated when you start combining techniques. Oh Transforming Bio Summon-Songs in a Bottle, thou art wacky!
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Ice
Posts: 411
Member #46
May 3, 2004 21:40
* picks a virtual FtRPGMembershipCard for reasons of I want it. *
Is this really all there is to it?
Also under the "currently gaining" category, how do you actually gain the tokens? Does it take a certain number of actions, does it go by number of letters typed (1234567890-=qwertyuiop[]\asdfghjkl;'zsxcvbnm,./, if so) or something else?
Homefully along the way there will be more objectives or some sort of direction. As it is, I see no real "point" to this at all.
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boyachi
Posts: 1161
Member #92
May 3, 2004 21:54
* picks a virtual FtRPGMembershipCard and own nose * but how do we get stuff other than strike? or do we have to stop gaining(master?) strike to get something else?
The Summer of the Dawn is here. However, Summer of the New Dawn shall be approaching... this summer.
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MintMan
Posts: 4061
Member #1
May 4, 2004 24:06
Strike is the Adventurer class pre-requisite token; learn Strike, get other token. Did I not already cover this, too?
For ye of shorte attenshyon spanne, you learn tokens based on your class. The list of tokens you can gain depends on what class you currently are. You get a new class by obtaining the Change token. You cannot learn tokens from any class until you first have its Prerequisite token. Every class can only change into certain other classes, too, in case you are wondering. Adventurer (the suckiest class) can turn into either Fighter, Thief, Priest, or Mage -- the second rung on the ladder of suck. After that, it's all good...
Do you really think I am going to tell you the secret formula of gaining tokens? Then you people would just do that again and again to build up really fast. I shall only say that the key ingredient is induplicable; it is time. That means that someone who pops by once a month can do so and still get at least one or two new tokens with every visit; the longest you can wait before getting a new token (that is, time spent doing absolutely nothing at the forums) is eleven days, but as you learn more techs, that number climbs.
As for having no point, that sorta is the purpose of FtRPG. I guess you were not around really for its beginning conceptions, but none of the forum frills I added... ever... have any meaningful use. I mean, virtual item bartering? When would that ever come into use? Planting trees that sprout radioactives? C'mon! But people did anyway, so why not get some RP abilities, too?... oh, those are some pretty good reason... buuuuut I choose not to listen.
By the by, that tree I planted was a special Universal Tree, which is how it got in without this topic first reaching the required ten posts. In fact, the only restriction on it is that I cannot pick from it. Boo * fabricates a MembershipFacsimile in a sad, sad attempt to fit in *
[Editted by MintMan on May 4, 2004 24:22]
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Zedd
Posts: 286
Member #76
May 4, 2004 5:29
Just out of interest when you say Ranger, do you mean wanderer-ranger or the kind that run around shooting things with bows?
- Zedd i Randir, Lord of the Storm
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boyachi
Posts: 1161
Member #92
May 4, 2004 12:50
So...should I keep on gaining strike although I already have it or should I learn nothing and put none availible in the -get token box? Or something else? Or does it not matter at all? I believe it is not the number of posts that gets you tokens so... what is it that makes me get no (new)token?
* fabricates a change * hee hee, if this won't work, but I can throw change at people The Summer of the Dawn is here. However, Summer of the New Dawn shall be approaching... this summer.
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MadGoblin
Posts: 1515
Member #2
May 4, 2004 13:12
* picks a virtual FtRPGMembershipCard from someone else's pocket * Sweet. And, by the who, the "wanderer" ranger and "bow n' arrow" ranger are, really, the same ranger. For, there are only two types of rangers:
1) The D&D / Tolkien Ranger, whom if you are not familiar with, you shouldn't be in this forum. That's the nature loving, wandering, dude-monkey all are most familiar with. Then, there's ...
2) The Actual Ranger, whom, by definition of dictionaries, is simply a close-range combat expert. I'm a descendant of a division in the army by the name of the Partisan Rangers. w007 p4r71s4n$!
So, I can't remember what the question really was, but I'm pretty sure the standard RPG ranger is the ranger in FtRPG. Yeah...
* picks a virtual FtRPGMembershipCard with all the might of someone who is still sore from a new lifting routine!! *
Yep thats sore. %$#^^%$# new regimen. Oh well, but Im wondering, if there can be certain classes added for certain "elite" members? I mean, sure Dragoon VinnyD sounds cool, but is it really me? Is it? I mean you're the owner and schtuff, so you decide, but Im sure you would like a title such as forum god or something. And if you do it I must leech on.
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Battalon127
Posts: 753
Member #25
May 4, 2004 18:47
* picks a virtual FtRPGMembershipCard and waves under MintMan's Face * Actually, you shouldn't need one MM, since you created FtRPG. This system is really pretty easy to understand. Gain tokens, and by gaining tokens, get access to new tokens... The being able to only show up a couple of times a month is useful too, in case I get busy this summer "I've always liked helping people"
"No Kelso, you like humping people"
"Sometimes humping IS helping, Eric"
~Eric Forman and Kelso, That 70's Show
If something's too hard, give it up. The moral is, never try. ~Homer Simpson
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boyachi
Posts: 1161
Member #92
May 4, 2004 19:17
Does the amount of actions have anything to do with any token stuff?
* throws a change at writer77 * there is 50, should get you tied with Battalon127 The Summer of the Dawn is here. However, Summer of the New Dawn shall be approaching... this summer.
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Lunar_Mage
Posts: 119
Member #148
May 4, 2004 19:41
* picks a virtual FtRPGMembershipCard to make counterfeits * I can't wait to see what classes like blacksmith and engineer can do. This has got to be one of the most unique RPG's I have ever seen... and no complex storyline to learn. Thanks Mintman!
[Editted by Lunar_Mage on May 4, 2004 19:43]
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MintMan
Posts: 4061
Member #1
May 4, 2004 20:29
Actually, the D&D Ranger is still a close combat expert, thus the whole two-weapon usage thing. The Ranger in this follows text book definitions: close-combat expert and protector of the woodlands.
Blacksmith and Engineer? They are almost the same, actually. Both of 'em get Forge and Construct. Engineers, I do believe, also get Range. They might get Bio, too. I gave some freaky stuff Bio.
Custom classes, eh, Vinny? Well, most forums just have little titles that are displayed underneath your name; I would not mind doing that and have oft thought of it. However, I would need to get in some sort of managerial system through which I could properly be informed of and delete stupid titles.
Okay, Boyachi, I do not think you understand. Once you started to learn Strike (or any token, for that matter), you cannot unlearn it... ever. Go ahead, just try replacing it with another token (if you could), and you would find that you cannot. It is stuck there, boy.
Once it is officially upgraded into your Tokens list, you are considered to have learned it and may subsequently Combine and learn from classes that use it as a prerequisite (until you Combine it away and have to re-get it to learn from classes that use it as a prereq, that is).
Okay, idiots: please stop trying to fab tokens. First off, tokens are stored seperately from actual inventories, and second, you still cannot even fab an item that ends with the work "token", just to make sure people do not try any funny business.
Just for that, Boyachi.... * uses the technique Strike on boyachi hopefully smarting him up a bit *
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MadGoblin
Posts: 1515
Member #2
May 4, 2004 20:44
* uses the technique Strike on MadGoblin with a jagged claymore in utter confusion * Hey, is all this striking even amounting to anything? Is there something unseen transpiring or is it merely as meaningless as all that chuckin' of items back and forth? And, could we ever, say, be able to strike an item that someone has? Or is that a separate skill in itself? ... this post had point, why not!
* should stop hitting himself and get back to Final's studying * EDIT: Hmm, note for later: do not attempt to strike oneself, as it produces weird output
Aw well, who cares, got the brewer, next best thing.
The Summer of the Dawn is here. However, Summer of the New Dawn shall be approaching... this summer.
get that token. It is all very simple, folks. Under currently gaining, see all the tokens you are 
