Persona Tabletop RPG: Alpha Build

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I'm back. And so is the project. We're moving to alpha baby! Sorry for the radio silence, but I've been busy in my personal life. Now it's time to be busy in my Persona life.

Here are the files:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jWmYi3HhLDSJdopwRECEExiGlLRCYf-_YC6rlXF-Wkg/edit?usp=sharing

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1eZOjx9__u6in9eH7I3FuaB8oKbn3U4So13oFF5MfdDo/edit?usp=sharing

imtherealklib

Discord: https://discord.gg/HfCubK

The first link is the User Manual (not sure what to call it), and the second is a character sheet that I'm working on.

-Reaper-

Looks really good

Hillock

Will look this up when home. I'm at school

imtherealklib

*finger guns*

imtherealklib

bump for progress hype

Hillock

I will BUUUUUMP MYYYY THREAAAAAAAAD!
(pun intended)

Firematthew

What's your plan on classes, though what's shown is pretty good.

imtherealklib

Not sure what the plan is for classes at the moment. It's very open in terms of what you want your persona to do, and that was my initial plan for a class system. Though I could add bonuses based on your class, for whenever you increase your social link

Firematthew

True. Everything has an advantage.

imtherealklib

But for right now it's effectively a placeholder. We're going to stress test this baby and see what happens.

However, on top of the traditional classes, I do plan on adding other playstyles. Such as Devil Summoners, and Shifters(Can't remember what game, but they turn into the demons), Anti Shadow weapons, and many more.

Firematthew

Alright. I'm guessing the classes will have different base hp and sp?

Firematthew

Well... the different playstyles.

Migrant

This is 50% a bump and 50% a "oh hey, the missing half of the rules."

Hibiki

Well, depending on the Classes, you could substitute them with Arcana. It's not a perfect system but Personas of the same Arcana tend to share similar builds. not always, but they can be similar. But considering how Personas work with varied skills you can make the system really relaxed like multiclassing but less obnoxious.

JackFrost-Picaro

This sounds dope as hell

imtherealklib

Bump so I can answers questions while at work.

RIP Discord.

-Akira_Kurusu-

RIP Phansite

Doctor_Ver

I...what?

Mako-chan

Wow... I was told I had to look at the PDF and make it myself, but nope... just had to copy paste... rip my last 30 minutes.

Mako-chan

Klib, invite me to the Discord, pretty please.

Doctor_Ver

Just contact Migrant or Delta or Yuki or Yu or a lot of people. I can't invite at work...sorry Mako-chankamigurusenseikun

Mako-chan

Done

Tatsuya

Wrote up a new class. It gets 3 starting Personas but no Wildcard. Powerful yes but no worse than fusion. Name is Tri-Card to search for it fast.

game.https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_MZNjYEkIGJx9jm13g7tcRvFVg-egfu8TxQe4stzswU/edit

Also some want to play a normal Persona user we gonna allow that? I say yes there's no harm in it so long as everyone knows that we aren't limiting other players to it if they use one. I'm thinking we give normals and 25% percent decrease to SP costs and something for HP from phys to.

Also have them learn a new skill every 3 levels in order to beef them up a little?

Tatsuya

And since I forgot to ask are we using P3 or 5 system for physical damage? The skill list has P3 stuff but rules don't say.

Doctor_Ver

Sorry, for the time being the different types of damage are only flavor. I plan on fully implementing them in the near future though.

Doctor_Ver

I had this open, but work flooded me for a bit

Tatsuya

Alright cool. Hifumi wondered about and also asked if I'm an official authority. If you don't mind I'd like to be official enough for pins on Discord. And Get back to me Tri-Card when you get a chance. but I know how work goes so don't sweat it man.

Doctor_Ver

I'll get that all fixed up whenever I get back home. I'm looking it over right now, it's probably quicker to talk there.

Tatsuya

I'm not sure if I should be up when you get home. But gimme a time and screw it I'll be around unless I pass out. Got good vodka tonight passing out isn't unlikely.

Doctor_Ver

AYyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

Hifumi Togo

If you authorize the Anti Shadow Weapon class I will make a sheet right away.

Tatsuya

Also meh I don't have work till 3 PM. I thought it was 1 but I was thankfully wrong so staying up is fine.

Doctor_Ver

Absolutely. Anything on Tatsuya's list can be used. Save for the Wild Card.

Doctor_Ver

I am currently on most of the documents right now, so if you have any questions just ask in the document chat

Tatsuya

Kilb does anything also mean Tri-Card? I need to know if I'm telling people on Discord.

Doctor_Ver

Yup, so long as you deem it usable.

Hifumi Togo

Very well. I will begin immediately.

Doctor_Ver

Sounds good!

Hifumi Togo

The arcana perks were listed as 10% extra maximum HP for Strength and an extra stat every level for Hermit. Are you keeping these as they are?

Tatsuya

Oh yeah does Arcana have perks for it? I know the old one did but not sure if we're doing that. If it matters I like the idea myself.

Doctor_Ver

Let me read over it real quick

Doctor_Ver

Yeah, these look good. Granted, give Hermit 2 points instead, as we aren't using the other type of point

Tatsuya

Oh yeah another idea. Can Rez magic bring back the recently killed or not? I would say like 10 minutes dead + 1 per caster level.

Hibiki

whooooooooooo
You certainly are developing this faster than i keep up with
every time i feel like offering advice its like you're 20 steps ahead

Hibiki

curse ya nerds makin me feel left behind

Bgammax

btw, it has come to my attention that with max agility and a speed buff the opponent is only 11.88% less likely to hit. This makes agility practically useless, although you would be able to move first more, that's it.

Tatsuya

Yeah I put in a bunch of work tonight Hibiki. I need to be mentioned in the book Klib!

Hibiki

make sure you add part to it that said Hibiki didn't help but she was always there

or smth

Doctor_Ver

Added

Doctor_Ver

And anything that isn't a party member can be revived if the plot doesn't need them to stay dead.

Tatsuya

Also another thing. Can we do custom Personas beyond our main?I'd like to have guidelines for that but if not that's cool.

Doctor_Ver

The guideline is right there. Why not have fun with it? I made this because I love the imaginative side of RPGs, so go wild! I'll create a template and give you guys access to making a Customsona database

Sentinael

I'd like to join one of these games, actually. How can I help?

Also, is the ruleset as updated as it could be?

Tatsuya

The ruleset is pre alpha as of now. We're working on it but Klib is the main guy.

I'm just hired help basically but I know a bit. So far we haven't actually played though.

navi_

could you update the discord link? its broken now

Doctor_Ver

We are still working on the rules, and it is by no means as updated as it could be. But from small acorns do great oaks grow...or something.

Also, here is the Customsona Database:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ixpbF8G-iAesOxAWXdIGqm8b3w1079hokMpRMc53bzs/edit?usp=sharing

They follow the same rules as creating an initial Persona, the first page contains an example of what to look for. And please remember to give (Level*3) skill points allocated as you see fit, on top of the first 5 you have as base.

Hifumi Togo

Oh? So it's 1 in every stat plus 3 to allocate? I thought at level 1 we got 5 points.

Doctor_Ver

No sorry, I wrote that wrong.

You start with 1 in each at level 1, but you have an additional 5 to put wherever you choose.

But each level after that gains an extra 3 points.

So at level 5 you would've had a total of 5 (base) + 12 (4 levels) = 17 skill points.. or whatever I was calling them

Sentinael

I'm trying to create a character in advance. Do you have a skill list, or should I just take the skill list from Persona 5? Also, are Synchro Attacks a thing that a character has one of, or do you make one up whenever you use it?

Doctor_Ver

This is by no means all of the skills, but here are what we have for the time being.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VDzXTB9GQs_4RfZoddv8OohyRkxq7XDKdTkQ-01ISVI/edit?usp=sharing

imtherealklib

Also, I guess I could've been using the proper account for this stuff. Whoops.

Emerson

Aww, no Kouha? Oh well.
Buff central it is.

Emerson

whoops didnt go down far enough

imtherealklib

Yup, it would've been smarter to put them together, I'll get around to that shortly. I still have to add all the other P5 skills too.

imtherealklib

Also, if anyone has any questions for me while I am away from Discord. Please feel free to contact me at: kalib.hamlyn@gmail.com

Emerson

Few questions:
Do we start at level 1 or something else?
Can we make out melee weapon and gun the same weapon, although with differing stats for each "mode"? Basically, make them the same weapon slot
Does everyone have sub-personas?

Emerson

oh well i forgot to reload before posting again

imtherealklib

For the purposes of the dry-run, yes, everyone starts at level 1.

As for the weapon, if you mean something like Lightning's Gunblade, then yes, you can use it as your melee and your ranged.

And it all depends on your Class for the last one. We don't have sub personas, but most people do have access to more than their initial one.

imtherealklib

Modified the Social Stat system to have less points needed for progression, and to also start with 5 Rank Points.

Rank Points instantly boost a social stat by 1 level and can be allocated in any way the player chooses.

Sentinael

It feels like 5 rank points are too much for the character I'm planning. Can I choose to invest less than 5, and if I do, do I just have to accept the statistical loss for the sake of roleplay, or do I get something else out of it?

NoLongerHuman

God I'd love to test this but I'm in 3 d

imtherealklib

I'd have to look into something they can be converted into, because I haven't heard anyone say that they didn't want all 5 yet.

Sentinael

Also, can throwing knives be a ranged weapon? I was wondering since they don't entirely seem like a "gun-element" type of weapon.

Tatsuya

Extra stat points? Giving up the ability to deal with people to learn how to fight better works. Kinda what ASW already does and we should only give them 2 or 3 points come to think of it.

imtherealklib

Any ranged weapon will fit into the gun element strictly for simplicity sake.

Sentinael

Forgive my constant questioning, but I'm a bit confused about how Social Links work. Does each PC have their own S-link with each other? Does each PC have unique S-Links for each arcana, or does each arcana only have S-links with certain party members?

imtherealklib

Party member social links are basically their own growth.

So say I go link with Tatsu, then he ranks up, giving everyone the bonus of his first rank.

And then whenever you go and link with him, he would go to rank 2, and everyone notes that they have gotten his 2nd rank

Sentinael

I've been adding suggestions to the Rulebook Document. You can delete them if you don't like them.

Sentinael

Bump

Is this dead? Or has it just moved entirely to the discord, leaving me behind?

Sentinael

If that's the case, then is it too late to ask for an invite? The invite at the top is long expired. However, it feels that I was a little too pushy with questions and trying to help out. Sorry for that.

Delta-M

I got you dude.

https://discord.gg/jpSXBN

Come join and let us know what we forgot. Lot's more work to be done, and fresh ideas are always welcome.

Shadowgear

Bumping the thread because seriously.

Shanti

Sorry to bump an old thread but is the discord still active? Can l get an invite?

Tatsuya

Probably shouldn't bump yeah, but to be frank we've all been busy so it's open but well we haven't been able to get much done. I can still send you an invite though, I'm Tatsuya 3916 on Discord.

imtherealklib

Am I an old god yet?

Migrant

Close. GYM keeps you anchored to the present day.

imtherealklib

Curses.

Hifumi Togo

@Shanti No. There is no justification for necroposting. Do this again and you will be punished. Klib, make a new thread if you want to continue this.