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Thread Question(s): What system are you using? What is your current character like?

What's a good enemy battle ai deck/pdf I can use? I'm looking to start a Wuxia game using Mythras and I think having something like an ai deck, hex flower, or whatever would help with combat

been playing scarlet heros as prep for running osr game for game night

unfortunately I think you lose a lot of the tactical depth without a party. But I had a real blast playing the boat ambush of nights dark terror with my adjusted rules. which was keep the fray die and defy death roll, but do away with the damage mitigation. that plus having a party of 2 normal pcs without those rules.

think im ready to try and run this encounter tonight at game night.

>>96162626
>enemy combat behavior hex flower
this is a pretty sweet idea
I might make a couple

>>96163464
>unfortunately I think you lose a lot of the tactical depth without a party
what about followers/hirelings?

>>96163761
well, I guess thats what the the npc party members are.

>>96163923
also, I had 1 henchmen or whatever the term for a non combat follower is, so 4 total.

>>96162094 (OP)
>What system are you using? What is your current character like?
Getting started with Shadowdark this weekend. Going to make 2 characters and go from there. I'll update more about the characters later.

>>96163754
alright nevermind this is a dead end idea

>>96164473
what went wrong?

>>96162626
>>96164473
Seem like the trigrams and hexagrams of the classic I-Ching would be a good starting point for an AI deck. The traditional readings would be straightforward to apply to actions, and the weeb flavor is quite high compared to a Tarot deck.
The ability to separate 8 trigrams from 64 hexagrams gives loads of room for broad decisions versus granular ones.

Imagine playing this SOCIAL activity alone.

lol. That's it, not even an lmao

>>96164904
trying to populate it with enough different results to make the hexflower format worth dealing with at the table while also not dipping into discrete attack actions that hinge on a system
while I normally like handing control of things off to another entity as much as possible, I think combat in most systems is already enough slowdown that adding a specific oracle for tactics is overkill and not worth the weight. simply acting neutrally as a GM and maybe doing an adhoc "which thing does the monster do given current context" roll every once in a while more than suffices
maybe dismissing the idea outright isn't the way to go, but as much as I liked the idea at first blush it seemed like it would be difficult to put together and add a ton of clunk at the table

>>96163464
Why not just run an entire party then?

>>96165438
What manga is that from?

>>96167316
Orion. Probably the most dense of Masamune Shirow's works. It's pretty brilliant if you enjoy Chinese mythology mashed up with quantum physics.

>first encounter is 6 zombies, party handles it without effort, enter the next room feeling confident
>party gets ambushed by 3 shadows and the ranger nearly dies
>after a short rest the party fights a pack of 6 goblins
>ranger scores a critical and eliminates one goblin outright, confidence comes back
>fumble almost every other roll while goblins are scoring critical hits
>cleric burns through every spell slot to keep the party alive
>2 gobbos escape
>forced to take a long rest in the dungeon
>goblins return in force with a war party
>party forced to flee through a collapsed drainage tunnel, manage to avoid getting caught and emerge outside
>party decides to retreat back to town and recruit a new member
>cleric runs (literally) into a barbarian while resupplying
We’re venturing back into the dungeon with a new member on the team.
Hopefully this time is different.

>>96167158
seems like a lot to manage.
my main guy is a cleric and has a thief and fighter guy as combat support and a henchman for non combat support.

>>96168479
>a lot to manage
Not if you aren't infusing unnecessary RPing imo.

>>96162626
FlexAI and Cortical NPC :^)

>>96167158
Scarlet Heroes is balanced around one strong PC with a damage filter and fray die. It falls apart with multiple unless you gut those rules, after whuch you're just plating tweaked BX

>>96169093
I find scarlet heros works if only your main pc follows the hero rules, while the other in a small party dont

>>96168444
What system are you running? Also does your party have a specific reason for going in?

>>96169896
Running 5e while using the ADND 1e dmg for dungeon generation and MUNE.
They were hired by the local lord to clear the ruins beneath his family’s abandoned estate. They get as much treasure as they can carry from the vaults.
Besides, if they leave the ruins alone someone else will be hired to go die in them.
They have a plan though. The cleric and barbarian will go in the front entrance to draw out the goblins while the ranger and fighter flank through the partially collapsed tunnel. If they can kill the goblin warlord, it might make the rest scatter.

>>96169927
don't you know, you never split the party.

seriously though. I would suggest a better plan.

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>Goblin Slayer.

>>96169927
>>96169970
Agreed, if your barb and cleric are gonna do that, set some traps, choke point or something so that the barb can easily keep them distracted and contained with clerical support. given 5e, depending on level, spirit guardians can work well with a choke point too.

>>96169970
>>96170035
Good point. Maybe I should keep everyone together.

>>96170473
5e spiritual weapon is non-concentration and get's you an extra weapon throwing one more attack a round. sleep got hideously nerf'd in 5e so you can't just poof them all asleep as they run out of the entrance if you smoke them out so you can walk up and bash their heads in one by one while they slumber.

>>96169970
Lol gas them out unless there's an elf that objects

>>96170613
>>96170754
It’s a fairly large dungeon with multiple exits and has only been partially explored before the party was forced to retreat.
Smoking/gassing them won’t be an option.

>>96170769
If you know/locate the other entrances you could collapse them and force a confrontation in key choke points

>>96169896
not him but base 6 persextile dice, roll under.

>>96170930
meant persextysextile dice, silly me. so 66 in base 6 or 36 in base 10.

>>96165643
Damn, yeah, that's the kind of wall I encountered making my own. Interesting to see I wasn't alone in that.

>>96169093
With the way any chat ai "breaks" on me when I use it it's not really an option I can use. I'll take a look at Cortical though

Has anyone thought of using other anons as oracles in their games?

>>96168444
>Party is returning to the ruins to finish the quest
>encounters a dryad carrying a baby on the way there
>one party member insists of taking care of the baby and finding it a home
Do I just abandon the goblin stronghold?
One party member could stay behind and watch the baby, but then we'd be back to square one with 3 party members and too many goblins.

>>96172135
other anons are too slow and retarded.

>>96172169
What's the dryad's connection to the kid?

>>96172357
Lol, could be funny though. Maybe for determining little side stories between adventures.

>>96172360
Found him after his village was razed.

>>96172405
Can you negotiate assistance from the dryad in exchange for caring for the baby? Were the local gobbos responsible for the attack?

>>96172431
Of course! The dryad can watch over the baby until the party returns.
>Were the local gobbos responsible for the attack?
That's a "Yes, and" from the oracle.