All dragons start with 50 point, regardless of their color. Bonuses are added for age and experience, as shown below. Age refers to the dragon's physical age and is a measure of their general health and fitness. Experience relates to their time spent within the Weyr. Any Weyr is fine, as long as they were actively training for threadfall. I may add more bonuses in the future, but for now let's keep it simple!
Base: +50 for all
Age: - Less than 5 turns: +3 points - Between 6-20 turns: +10 points - Between 21-35 turns: +7 points - Between 36-50 turns: +5 points - Above 50: +2
Experience: - Less than 1 turns: +2 points - Between 1-2 turns: +7 points - Between 2-10 turns: +10 points - 10 or more turns: +15 points
Bonuses - Fit/Motivated: +5
These stats are then distributed between the six stats shown below. (Note: there is one more stat added from the flights). These numbers are not set in stone, but should be realistic for your dragon and shouldn't change wildly between games.
The wing will work together to complete a common 'Objective', while performing individual 'Tasks' on their own.
Overall Objective: This will be the main goal or mission the wing is trying to complete, such as finishing a drill or performing a sweep. Each dragon will roll a certain number of points that are subtracted from the objective total every round. When the total hits zero, the objective is complete.
Example
(Example) Objective: Save the puppies!
100
Tasks: A task is a specific action taken, such as completing a maneuver, scanning the ground for threadnests, or flaming at a patch of thread. Similar to rounds in flights, you will be given specific stats to roll (such as Speed + Stamina, or Wits + Strength). However, in this case, you will also roll another die for the difficulty of the task, indicated by it's DC.
Example
Task: Fly to where the puppies were last seen.
Before you can save anyone, you need to get there! Roll Strength + Speed to head to where the missing puppies were last spotted!
DC: 10
In this case, you make two posts. First rolling your Strength + Speed, then a random number equal to the DC (so in this case 1-10). If your roll is higher than the DC roll, you complete the objective! Your roll - DC roll is how much damage, or points, you did this round and is subtracted from the Objective total (I'll do this for you).
Example 1: L'fer
L'fer rolls 1-23. Actual roll: 15
Getting the image from their flight leader, Morpeth took off at once, racing towards the last known location of the missing baby canines. Hopefully they would get there before they wandered any further!
((At this point, you know the results, so you can RP the actual outcome of your activities. It's up to you if you want to split your post, or just put all the RP into the latter one))
As Morpeth rose, they caught a particularly strong headwind, but kept pushing through nonetheless, until they finally made it to the patch of forest they had been shown as the puppy's last known location.
((D'erp and Derpeth didn't roll above the DC, so they don't accomplish this task and don't contribute to the Objective total. This won't affect any future rounds, however. In the future, there may also be a damage taking mechanic, but for this first practice game, I'm going to leave that out! You don't have to roleplay a 'miss' and a total failure, just a blunder or misstep is fine))
As much as he wanted to help those canines, sadly, speed was not Derpeth's strong suit, and they soon found themselves lagging behind their wing.
If you want to roleplay it, generally the first roll indicates how well your dragon did, and the second determines factors beyond their control, such as wind, visibility, amount of thread, etc.
Rounds:
After each round, I'll post a summary of the damage done, then add the new objective.
Example
Round Summary!
Good job everyone! You made it to where the puppies were last seen. Those of you who made it on time notice a little white tail disappearing into the thick woods to the East just before it disappoears. Fortunately for those who were late, your wingmates pass along the information!
Morpeth: +6 Derpeth: Miss
Objective: 100 - 6 = 94
Example
Task: Search for the puppies
Find those babies! Roll Dexterity + Stamina + Wit to weave through the thick woods looking for puppy tracks.
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