[idea]Transcendence-themed Roll To Dodge! (IRC or forum?)

[schilcote]

Finally remembered to upload the next version of RTDBot.

http://www.mediafire.com/file/h2hdzzmhjuq/RTDBot.exe

I fixed the "dice with 0 on them" bug, and implemented a skill remembering system. The skill rememberer might be a bit hard to understand at first, so I'll explain it here.

The skill system is driven by the !skill [ , , ] command. The first parameter is the operation. To add 2 to a skill, you would type "+2". To subtract 2, you would put "-2". To set, you type "=2", and to check, or have the bot print out the skill level, type "?"(numbers after ? should be ignored).

The second parameter is the player whose skill you are accessing. It dosn't check that the player is actually on IRC, so be carefull about mistyping. It does print out something like "Schilcote's programming skill is now 9001", so pay attention to that as it confirms that the operation went okay.

The third parameter is the skill you want to access. The confirmation will list the skill name, as well as the player name, so you can use that to check for mispellings, as well as looking at the numbers. The skill can be any string, it dosn't need anything special done to it.

[Aury]

ok, I downloaded the new RTDbot

[schilcote]

When are we doing this next?

[Aury]

not this weekend... i'm off on vacation right now

[schilcote]

It's Thursday now. I can substitute for you if you want.

[schilcote]

I just coded a new version of RTDBot, and I'm hosting a game. Anyone who wants to participate must join ##transcendenceRTD now.

[Aury]

as you probably now, I'm leaving on vacation tomm, on transcendence 0.99c's anniversary. I'll be gone for 6 days.
You and taben can work stuff out if you want during that time

[schilcote]

<Taben> I attempt to explore the system
[Schilcote] Mmm... I attempt to shoot the corsair (again...)
[Schilcote] !roll [1d6]
<RTDBot> Diceroll 1d6: 1
[Schilcote] Well...
[Schilcote] As you fly around looking for things, a small piece of asteroid hits your ship in the exact spot where a bit of improperly installed armor protects your ship's navigation storage drives.
[Schilcote] You lose all cartography data.
[Schilcote] !roll [1d6]
<RTDBot> Diceroll 1d6: 3
[Schilcote] Umm... okay...
[Schilcote] Both of my weapons fire.
[Schilcote] Roll to dodge...
[Schilcote] !roll [1d6]
<RTDBot> Diceroll 1d6: 3
<Taben> wait
[Schilcote] Hmm?
<Taben> my explore isn't 1
[Schilcote] What?
[Schilcote] Why not?
[Schilcote] !skill [?,taben,navigation]
<RTDBot> taben's navigation skill is 0 (dabbling).
<Taben> oh wait yes it is
[Schilcote] !skill [?,taben,navigating]
<RTDBot> taben's navigating skill is 0 (dabbling).
[Schilcote] Umm... What did I save that as...
[Schilcote] !skill [?,taben,exploring]
<RTDBot> taben's exploring skill is 1 (dabbling).
[Schilcote] Yeah it is.
<Taben> I thought 5 was plus 2 not plus 1
<Taben> my mistake
<Taben> I attempt to explore the system
[Schilcote] Hang on, I havent finished my combat rolls...
<Taben> ok
[Schilcote] Okay, the corsair is only scuffed by both shots, taking only a couple damage.
[Schilcote] Roll for corsair attack...
[Schilcote] !roll [1d6]
<RTDBot> Diceroll 1d6: 1
[Schilcote] The corsair's weapons get badly jammed, he won't be able to fire next turn!
[Schilcote] I attempt to fire again...
[Schilcote] Okay roll for taben's exploring...
[Schilcote] !roll [1d6]
<RTDBot> Diceroll 1d6: 2
[Schilcote] You don't find crap.
[Schilcote] Now my combat...
[Schilcote] !roll [1d6]
<RTDBot> Diceroll 1d6: 2
[Schilcote] My laser fires, my recoilless does not.
[Schilcote] Roll to dodge...
[Schilcote] !roll [1d6]
<RTDBot> Diceroll 1d6: 5
[Schilcote] The corsair not only dodges my laser, it manages to get its shields up a bit.
<Taben> I attempt to explore the system
[Schilcote] I attempt to flee the corsair...
[Schilcote] Taben's explore roll...
[Schilcote] !roll [1d6]
<RTDBot> Diceroll 1d6: 5
<Taben>
[Schilcote] You find a big ol' gas giant, and some asteroids that look quite mineable!
[Schilcote] !skill [+1,taben,exploring]
<RTDBot> taben's exploring skill increaced by 1, is now 2 (novice).
<Taben> well I will take the skill
[Schilcote] I roll to flee the corsair...
[Schilcote] !roll [1d6]
<RTDBot> Diceroll 1d6: 1
[Schilcote] (RTDBot has become sentient and does not like me.)
[Schilcote] Not only do I not escape the corsair, his weapons unjam and he hits me hard, I am at 75% shields.
<Taben> I attempt to explore the system
[Schilcote] I attempt to flee again...
[Schilcote] Roll to explore system...
[Schilcote] !roll [1d6]
<RTDBot> Diceroll 1d6: 4
[Schilcote] You find a CW Drydock, and a wrecked Corsair.
[Schilcote] Roll to flee corsair...
[Schilcote] !roll [1d6]
<RTDBot> Diceroll 1d6: 4
<Taben> don't forget to add the skill point
[Schilcote] I manage to outmanuver the Corsair, and lose him. In the process, I also find a CW colony!
[Schilcote] Oops, forgot.
[Schilcote] Hang on...
[Schilcote] I wonder what they wanted... my phone dosn't work right.
[Schilcote] Norfolk is a naval base, right?
[Schilcote] !skill [+1,taben,exploring]
<RTDBot> taben's exploring skill increaced by 1, is now 3 (novice).
[Schilcote] !skill [+1,schilcote,manuvering]
<RTDBot> schilcote's manuvering skill increaced by 1, is now 1 (dabbling).
[Schilcote] Okay, next turn...
[Schilcote] I try to dock with the colony.
<Taben> I try to dock with the wrecked corsair
[Schilcote] Roll to dock with corsair...
[Schilcote] !roll [1d6]
<RTDBot> Diceroll 1d6: 4
[Schilcote] You dock quite nicely, and find a piece of toast lying in the docking area. It looks nice and buttery, so you dust it off on your shirt and put it in your pocket.
[Schilcote] !skill [+1,taben,docking]
<RTDBot> taben's docking skill increaced by 1, is now 1 (dabbling).
[Schilcote] I try to dock with the colony...
[Schilcote] !roll [1d6]
<RTDBot> Diceroll 1d6: 1
[Schilcote] I manage to miss the docking port, and put a nice scratch into the paint on my ship. Some pepole may not take me seriously...
[Schilcote] New turn...
[Schilcote] I attempt docking again...
<Taben> I try to explore the corsair
[Schilcote] Roll to explore corsair...
[Schilcote] !skill [?,taben,exploring]
<RTDBot> taben's exploring skill is 3 (novice).
[Schilcote] !roll [1d6]
<RTDBot> Diceroll 1d6: 6
[Schilcote] ...
<Taben>
[Schilcote] Holy crap, You've hit the motherload!
[Schilcote] You find a big ol' laser gun of some kind, some centaurian rice, an auton with green markings, and 2 barrels marked "Not for human consumption"!
[Schilcote] !skill [+2,taben,exploring]
<RTDBot> taben's exploring skill increaced by 2, is now 5 (competant).
[Schilcote] I try to dock again.
[Schilcote] !roll [1d6]
<RTDBot> Diceroll 1d6: 3
[Schilcote] I neatly glide into the docking port and latch on without a hitch.
[Schilcote] Next turn...
[Schilcote] I try to find a bar.
<Taben> I attempt to loot everything
[Schilcote] Taben attempts to loot...
[Schilcote] !roll [1d6]
<RTDBot> Diceroll 1d6: 4
[Schilcote] You get everything on board without damage, and you actually find the instructions for the auton with green markings on the way out! It's an AutoSenteniel.
[Schilcote] +1 in looting?
[Schilcote] Looting is probably right.
<Taben> ok
[Schilcote] !skill [+1,taben,looting]
<RTDBot> taben's looting skill increaced by 1, is now 1 (dabbling).
[Schilcote] I attempt to find a bar...
[Schilcote] !roll [1d6]
<RTDBot> Diceroll 1d6: 5
[Schilcote] I find a very nice bar with many interesting pepole, and what my sensors identify as an android drinking in the corner.
[Schilcote] !skill [+1,schilcote,exploration]
<RTDBot> schilcote's exploration skill increaced by 1, is now 1 (dabbling).
[Schilcote] Next turn...
[Schilcote] I try to enguage the android in conversation.
<Taben> I attempt to explore the system
<Taben> (and the skill is exploring)
[Schilcote] Okay, taben attempts to undock and explore the system...
<Taben> (not exploration)
[Schilcote] Oops.
[Schilcote] !skill [+1,schilcote,exploring]
<RTDBot> schilcote's exploring skill increaced by 1, is now 1 (dabbling).
[Schilcote] !skill [-1,schilcote,exploration
<RTDBot> schilcote's exploration skill decreaced by 1, is now 0 (dabbling).
[Schilcote] !roll [1d6]
<RTDBot> Diceroll 1d6: 5
<Taben> yay more 6s
[Schilcote] !skill [?,taben,exploring]
<RTDBot> taben's exploring skill is 5 (competant).
[Schilcote] 5+1=6...
[Schilcote] You undock perfectly, and find the colony that I'm at, and the sun.
[Schilcote] And the wreck of a E100.
[Schilcote] !skill [+2,taben,exploring]
<RTDBot> taben's exploring skill increaced by 2, is now 7 (skilled).
[Schilcote] Roll to communicate with the android...
[Schilcote] !roll [1d6]
<RTDBot> Diceroll 1d6: 3
[Schilcote] 3+1=4...
[Schilcote] I manage to enter into a very good conversation with the android, and find out that he's an experemental concept model that got thrown out by a company that went bankrupt some time ago. He offers to give cartography info on most of the system in exchange for a room on my ship.
[Schilcote] !skill [+1,schilcote,communication]
<RTDBot> schilcote's communication skill increaced by 1, is now 1 (dabbling).
[Schilcote] That should be communicating...
[Schilcote] !skill [-1,schilcote,communication]
<RTDBot> schilcote's communication skill decreaced by 1, is now 0 (dabbling).
[Schilcote] !skill [+1,schilcote,communing]
<RTDBot> schilcote's communing skill increaced by 1, is now 1 (dabbling).
[Schilcote] !skill [-1,schilcote,communing]
<RTDBot> schilcote's communing skill decreaced by 1, is now 0 (dabbling).
[Schilcote] !skill [-1,schilcote,communicating]
<RTDBot> schilcote's communicating skill decreaced by 1, is now -1 (dabbling).
[Schilcote] !skill [+1,schilcote,communicating]
<RTDBot> schilcote's communicating skill increaced by 1, is now 0 (dabbling).
[Schilcote] !skill [+1,schilcote,communicating]
<RTDBot> schilcote's communicating skill increaced by 1, is now 1 (dabbling).
[Schilcote] There.
[Schilcote] I hate it when I mispell things...
[Schilcote] Okay, so roll for the android's knoweldge...
[Schilcote] !roll [1d6]
<RTDBot> Diceroll 1d6: 3
[Schilcote] He knows a good bit about the system, and updates the ship's computer with information on 2 gas giants, 3 asteroid belts, the sun, and a commonwealth drydock.
<Taben> sorry I have to go
[Schilcote] Aww...
[Schilcote] Come back later then...
[Schilcote] Bob the concept model android has joined my party!
[Schilcote] I'll just give Bob an entry in the forum post...

As you can see at the bottom, an android called Bob has joined my party, so I have to write something about him.

Bob is an experemental concept model android made and thrown out by a company who has gone bankrupt and was forgotten.

Bob is equipped with a 45. caliber magnum for defensive purposes, and specializes in repair of machinery, including other robots. He has the same +1 communication with logical and -1 with illogical that Schilcote does.

Bob comes equipped with tools and knowledge to fix most anything, but since he wasn't really designed to exist outside a labrotory, he's a bit fragile, +1 to combat hits against him. Because of his inbuilt knowledge and tools, he comes with a level 11 (Adept) in repairing.

[schilcote]

My IRC client cut off the top part of the transcript. Sorry.

[Schilcote] Are we playing RTD now?
<Taben> sure
[Schilcote] Okay!
[Schilcote] New turn...
[Schilcote] I attempt to use one of my system map roms.
<d1gdug> i explore the system ?
<Taben> I try to undock and go to my home base
[Schilcote] Okay... Umm... what's home base?
[Schilcote] DigDug attempts to explore system...
[Schilcote] !roll [1d6]
<RTDBot> Diceroll 1d6: 3
[Schilcote] You find a gas giant and a commonwealth colony.
<d1gdug> yeah
[Schilcote] I attempt to use a system map rom...
[Schilcote] !roll [1d6]
<RTDBot> Diceroll 1d6: 6
<Taben> its a small station where I keep my refugees
[Schilcote] You didn't tell me you had refugees...
<d1gdug> as slaves ?
[Schilcote] Oh, I remember...
[Schilcote] The rom is read by the computer, and I manage to get it to read the cartography libraries for the next system as well as this one.
[Schilcote] Taben attempts to return to home base...
[Schilcote] !roll [1d6]
<RTDBot> Diceroll 1d6: 4
[Schilcote] You return safely, and actually figure out a new piloting trick on the way!
[Schilcote] !skill [+1,taben,manuvering]
<RTDBot> taben's manuvering skill increaced by 1, is now 1 (dabbling).
[Schilcote] Bob tries to make more paint...
[Schilcote] !roll [1d66]
<RTDBot> Diceroll 1d66: 44
[Schilcote] oops...
[Schilcote] !roll [1d6]
<RTDBot> Diceroll 1d6: 5
[Schilcote] Bob makes alot more paint. It's really good paint too. He puts it in the cargo expansion he built.
[Schilcote] New turn.
<Taben> I try to dock at home base
[Schilcote] Taben tries to dock...
[Schilcote] !roll [1d6]
<d1gdug> i want to explore more, i would like to find an ice farm
<RTDBot> Diceroll 1d6: 4
[Schilcote] You dock nicely, and realize a way to get to the docking port a little bit faster.
[Schilcote] !skill [+1,taben,docking]
<RTDBot> taben's docking skill increaced by 1, is now 3 (novice).
[Schilcote] Digdug explores the system, looking for ice far,
[Schilcote] m
[Schilcote] !roll [1d6]
<RTDBot> Diceroll 1d6: 1
<d1gdug> argh
<d1gdug>
[Schilcote] You manage to bump into a relatively large asteroid. Your ship is temporarily disabled, for one turn.
[Schilcote] I attempt to fly to a commonwealth big white round thingy.
[Schilcote] !roll 1d6.
[Schilcote] !roll {1d6].
[Schilcote] !roll [1d6].
<RTDBot> Diceroll 1d6: 1
[Schilcote] I smash into an asteroid. I'm out next turn too.
<Taben> I unload the 2 barrels or rice and ask about life sign scanners
[Schilcote] Wait for the next turn...
[Schilcote] Bob tries to make a laser.
[Schilcote] !roll [1d6]
<RTDBot> Diceroll 1d6: 5
[Schilcote] Bob's laser comes out very nice. It ends up being capable of doing 8 units of damage, and has a fast firing rate, it can fire twice in a turn (is this overpowered?).
[Schilcote] New turn.
<Taben> eer what did Bob make that out of?
[Schilcote] Suff.
[Schilcote] Sruff.
[Schilcote] Stuff.
<d1gdug> who is bob ?
<Taben> then yes it is overpowered
[Schilcote] Read the thread.
<d1gdug> ok
[Schilcote] How does what it is made out of affect it?
<Taben> making real things out of nothing is overpowered
[Schilcote] He didn't make it out of nothing, he made it out of junk lying around. I'll give it an increaced probability of jamming.
*** d1gdug (n=d1gdug@unaffiliated/d1dug) has quit IRC [""Huzzah!""]
[Schilcote] ...
<Taben> I don't mind Bob doing silly things or even repairing stuff but I don't like him doing real stuff
[Schilcote] !skill [+1,bob,engineering.]
<RTDBot> bob's engineering. skill increaced by 1, is now 1 (dabbling).
[Schilcote] !skill [+1,bob,engineering]
<RTDBot> bob's engineering skill increaced by 1, is now 1 (dabbling).
[Schilcote] !skill [-1,bob,engineering.]
<RTDBot> bob's engineering. skill decreaced by 1, is now 0 (dabbling).
[Schilcote] Well, it is a crappy laser. I'll make it fall apart after a few firings, how about that?
<Taben> not the point
[Schilcote] Oh allright, lets just say he had a pile of junk, and to build anything else like that we need to buy more junk.
<Taben> ok
[Schilcote] That way it's limited.
[Schilcote] Okay, new turn...
<Taben> eer
[Schilcote] What?
<Taben> I didn't get a turn
[Schilcote] Oops.
[Schilcote] Okay, unload rice and ask about scanners...
[Schilcote] !roll [1d6]
<RTDBot> Diceroll 1d6: 2
[Schilcote] You break open one of the barells of rice getting it out of the ship.
[Schilcote] !roll [1d6]
<RTDBot> Diceroll 1d6: 5
[Schilcote] You ask some refugees about scanners, they say that they think you can buy some at a commonwealth watchyamacallit (the big white circular Starton Eradani thing) in the next system.
[Schilcote] Now new turn.
<Taben> I undock and explore the system
[Schilcote] !roll [1d6]
<RTDBot> Diceroll 1d6: 5
[Schilcote] You explore the system and find the stargate and some asteroids.
[Schilcote] And a wrecked mining ship.
[Schilcote] !skill [+1,taben,exploring]
<RTDBot> taben's exploring skill increaced by 1, is now 8 (skilled).
<Taben> oh ya that was a 6
[Schilcote] ugHg
[Schilcote] Huh
[Schilcote] Indeed...
[Schilcote] Okay, you also find a wrecked... umm... Ronin?
[Schilcote] I try to fly to the commonwealth watchyamacallit.
[Schilcote] !roll [1d6]
<RTDBot> Diceroll 1d6: 4
[Schilcote] I fly to it, and on my way find some allready-mined asteroid ore. I don't have a miner's cargo hold, so Bob and I just jump out the airlock and grab it.
[Schilcote] We collect 4 tons of iron ore.
[Schilcote] Bob messes with the ship's recoilless, trying to enhance it somewhat.
[Schilcote] !roll [1d6]
<RTDBot> Diceroll 1d6: 2
[Schilcote] Bob broke my recoilless.
[Schilcote] Next turn...
[Schilcote] I try to dock with the commonwealth watchyamacallit.
[Schilcote] !roll [1d6]
<RTDBot> Diceroll 1d6: 4
[Schilcote] I dock nicely, and get a little experience in docking besides.
<Taben> I try to enter the stargate
[Schilcote] !skill [+1,schilcote,docking]
<RTDBot> schilcote's docking skill increaced by 1, is now 2 (novice).
[Schilcote] Taben tries to enter the stargate.
[Schilcote] !roll [1d6]
<RTDBot> Diceroll 1d6: 3
[Schilcote] You enter the gate and gate without a hitch.
<Taben> I am going to stop for now
[Schilcote] Bob tries to fix the recoilles...
[Schilcote] Okay.
[Schilcote] !roll [1d6]
<RTDBot> Diceroll 1d6: 2
[Schilcote] Bob did not fix the recoilless, and managed to get himself zapped in the process. He'll be out next turn.
[Schilcote] !saveskills
<RTDBot> 24 skills saved.

[Aury]

I see you've been busy... XD

[Dalva]

sounds fun... i wanna join the game. how?

[Aury]

sounds fun... i wanna join the game. how?

just post some background info, and get on IRC (you might need to wait a bit till someone is on...)

[Dalva]

anyone know a good IRC? and where should i post the background info? here?

[schilcote]

I use Visual IRC. It does a good job.
http://www.visualirc.net/download.php

As for your background data, post it here, in a quote box.

[schilcote]

Sorry about the bump but...

[Schilcote] !possession [?,schilcote,partrige in a pear tree]
<RTDBot> schilcote has 1 partrige in a pear tree worth 0.
[Schilcote] !possession [?,schilcote,turtle dove]
<RTDBot> schilcote has 2 turtle doves worth 0.
[Schilcote] !possession [?,schilcote,french hen]
<RTDBot> schilcote has 3 french hens worth 0.
[Schilcote] !possession [?,schilcote,calling bird]
<RTDBot> schilcote has 4 calling birds worth 0.
[Schilcote] !possession [?,schilcote,golden ring]
<RTDBot> schilcote has 5 golden rings worth 0.
[Schilcote] !possession [?,schilcote,geese a-laying]
<RTDBot> schilcote has 6 geese a-layings worth 0.
[Schilcote] !possession [?,schilcote,swan]
<RTDBot> schilcote has 7 swans worth 0.
[Schilcote] !possession [?,schilcote,milkmaid]
<RTDBot> schilcote has 8 milkmaids worth 0.
[Schilcote] !possession [?,schilcote,dancer]
<RTDBot> schilcote has 9 dancers worth 0.
[Schilcote] !possession [?,schilcote,leaping lord]
<RTDBot> schilcote has 10 leaping lords worth 0.
[Schilcote] !possession [?,schilcote,piping piper]
<RTDBot> schilcote has 11 piping pipers worth 0.
[Schilcote] !possession [?,schilcote,drumming drummer]
<RTDBot> schilcote has 12 drumming drummers worth 0.

Finished the inventory system.
So...