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    Galactic Overlord
    A New Forum Game from
    Jamski Productions

    Overview

    Galactic Overlord is a game of space strategy and warfare for any number of players. It is turn based and builds on the success of the well-known Paper-Stone-Scissorstm system. Each player is the ruler of a faction determined to bring the whole galaxy under their domination using every means at their disposal until they are the sole survivor and the almighty Galactic Overlord!

    Setting up the Game

    Each player starts the game with three Bases. A Base is a planet, hollowed out asteroid, huge space station or any other large structure capable of supporting life and industry. Each player also starts the game with 30 Build Points, or BPs. As long as the player has at least one base still in operation he receives an additional 5 BPs each turn per home base, and 2 BPs each turn per captured base. The player's initial BPs can be used before the game starts to build the starting Ships or more Bases according to the following table:

    Spending BPs

    Self-built bases 1 through 6 cost 16BP each.
    Self-built bases 7 through 12 cost 24BP each.
    Self-built bases 13 through 18 cost 32BP each and so on.

    Code:
    Frigate......1 BP     
    Cruiser......2 BPs
    Battleship...3 BPs
    Dreadnaught..4 BPs
    Titan........5 BPs
    The more expensive the Ship, the more Bases are required to build one:

    Code:
    Frigate......1 home Base     
    Cruiser......2 home Bases
    Battleship...3 home Bases
    Dreadnaught..4 home Bases
    Titan........5 home Bases
    ***NOTE - Only self-built bases count towards maximum hull sizes***

    Each Ship built can be armed as you wish with Lasers, Fighters or Torpedoes with each weapon taking up one unit of space from the Ship's total. A ship may only carry one kind of weapon.

    Code:
    Frigate......1 unit of space/2 hit point     
    Cruiser......2 units of space/4 hit points
    Battleship...3 units of space/6 hit points
    Dreadnaught..4 units of space/8 hit points
    Titan........5 units of space/10 hit points
    EXAMPLE : A Battleship might have 3xLasers (Laserbattleship), a Cruiser 2xTorpedoes(Torpedocruiser) and a Frigate 1xFighters (Carrierfrigate).

    BP's may be stockpiled for use later during the game.

    Playing the Game - Orders

    This part of the game is similar to Nuclear Wartm. Each player sends his orders to the GM who processes them all together once they are received.

    Normal Orders (you may make both these orders in conjunction with the orders in the next section)
    • Build Ships/Bases : You may spend your BPs or stockpile them for later. Ships built that turn may be used for attack and defence, Bases built may be destroyed that turn. Damaged Ships may be fully repaired for a cost of 1 BP (Now you see why big ships are good)
      ***NOTE - You need to already have bases built for them to count for hull size allowance.***
    • Use Spy : If you have a Spy you may stop one of your opponents orders that turn being executed. The Spy is lost. Spy affects Attack!, Rebuild Generator and Train Spy. You cannot build a spy and use a spy in the same turn.


    Special Orders (you can choose only one of these per turn)
    • Attack! : This starts a fight between your fleet and that of an opponent. You must choose which ships to send, and which to leave at home in case you yourself are attacked that turn. See Combat for more.
    • Raise Shields! : This protects your Bases and Ships from all attacks that turn, and also stops any spies. Any opposing fleet that attacks you will take twelve Hits (distributed as per combat damage) while you remain snug and secure. The generator is exhausted by this use and must be rebuilt.
    • Build Generator : Rebuilds a shield generator. Up to three shields can be stockpiled for later use.
    • Train Spy : Trains and inserts a new Spy for your cause. Up to three spies can be stockpiled for later use. You cannot train a spy and use a spy in the same turn.


    Alliances

    You may want to organise joint attacks on an opponent with an ally. In this case you must agree on an Order of Battle between the allies. If two different opponents attack at the same time without informing the GM of their alliance, then the defender must fight them consecutively, fighting first against the one who posted their orders last.

    It is possible that when a player is attacked by two non-allied fleets at the same time that he loses both battles. In this case both attackers gain a base. Allied fleets that attack together must decide who is to get the captured base.

    The GM applies hits to allied fleets in the same way as to a normal fleet. This means that if one ally has smaller ships than his partner, he will take the bulk of the casualties. War is hell.

    If not otherwise specified, multiple bases captured by an alliance will be divided up evenly between the fleets that actually arrived. Odd bases will be assigned to the members of an alliance that sent their orders first. Players may choose to redistribute them afterwards if they wish.

    Transferring Ships & Bases:

    In some situations, players may wish to transfer ships or bases among themselves. Trading ships in not allowed. Trading bases is allowed.

    Shields:

    It is possible for a player to send out a fleet and have it run into a shield or loses the battle, while his home bases are simultaneously captured. In this situation, the fleet remains independent, but will lose all stockpiled shields, spies, and BPs, and will lose 10% (rounded down) of it’s original numbers every turn due to lack of supply. Thus, such a fleet would be advised to capture or negotiate for a base ASAP.

    The GM

    The GM will report each turn on the activities of each player. He will keep their orders secret, but will reveal their bases, the size and breakdown of their navy and their current BPs.

    Winning the Game

    You win the game by destroying all the bases and fleets of your opponents to become the Galactic Overlordtm!!!

    Note: Co-operative victories are not permitted.

    Playing the Game - Combat
    Combat Version 1.3

    Combat is a simple, and yet complex, Paper-Stone-Scissorstm system :

    Code:
    Lasers    - beat - Fighters
    Fighters  - beat - Torpedoes
    Torpedoes - beat - Lasers
    If your weapon beats the other fleet's weapon, your raw attack strength against them is doubled, cumulative with all other modifiers.

    Every player must also specify an "Order of Battle" every turn, whether attacking, or expecting to be attacked. (Failure to do so results in the loss of your whole fleet in confusion and panic) Failure to do so results in a random OOB. This is simple to do though. The OOB is divided into two groups of three weapons each. You must have 2 of each type in any order.

    EXAMPLE 1: Lasers-Fighters-Torpedoes-Laser-Torpedoes-Fighters (LFTLTF)
    EXAMPLE 2: Lasers-Torpedoes-Laser-Torpedoes-Fighters-Fighters (LTLTFF)

    These can be further refined by different tactics.
    Tactics 1 - Range:
    You may instruct your captains to try to engage at different ranges.
    • Close In - Lasers from both fleets count an extra x2. If both fleets Close In then this stacks to a x4. This negates Back Off.
    • Back Off - Lasers from both fleets count an extra x0.5 penalty. This is negated by Close In. If both players Back Off this stacks to x0.25.

    Default is no special orders.

    Tactics 2 - Formation:
    You may instruct your captains to engage using different formations.
    • Bunch Together - Your ships huddle together to protect each other from Fighters, but are more vulnerable to the large explosions of Torpedoes. Attacks with Fighters against Bunched Together fleets are at x0.5, while Torpedoes get x2.
    • Spread Out - Your ships spread out, making the fleet hard to target with Torpedoes, while leaving individual ships vulnerable to Fighters. Attacks with Fighters against Spread Out fleets are at x2, while Torpedoes get x0.5

    Default is no special orders. These orders can be used even when sending out a single ship.

    Tactics 3 – Miscellaneous:
    [*]The attacking player may decide to attack to the death. In that case, proceed as normal, but repeat the combat until one side or the other is completely destroyed.[*]You may set different OOBs for different enemies, if you wish, but always send a default OOB in, to cover any situation not specially mentioned.

    Example of full OOBs:
    Code:
    Attack: TFFLLT back off, bunch
    Defence: LFTFTL close in, default
    • Add hitpoints for fleets involved in the battle (2xBP cost of fleets)
    • Add total Fighters/Lasers/Torps in each fleet.
    • Sort fleets according to their empire's Order of Battle. Fleets with no OoB are destroyed.
    • Adjust raw fighter/laser/torp numbers.
    • The fleet with the "winning" tactic in a given round has their raw total attack strength doubled.
    • Spreading or bunching your fleet affect the opposition's raw total attack strength. Double or halve this accordingly.
    • The higher adjusted total wins. Apply Hits equal to the difference between the totals.
    • Every three rounds, tally up the hits taken by both sides, and apply them as losses, then continue on to the next three rounds, if applicable.
    • Remove destroyed ships, smallest first, in the same order as the OoB.
    • Combat continues until one fleet receives more hits than it has hitpoints, or 6 rounds of combat have taken place unless the attack ordered a fight to the death, in which case combat ends with the destruction of one fleet.
    • A destroyed fleet loses.
    • If both fleets survive, the fleet that takes the most Hits is the loser.
    • If the attacker won, he captures one base.
    • If the attacker destroyed the entire enemy fleet, he captures all his opponents bases.
    Last edited by Ljube; October 2, 2004, 07:23.

  • #2
    Having conquered the entire gamma quadrant of the Galaxy, Supreme Overlord DrSpike ventured through a wormhole to a distant part of space, the so called alpha quadrant, 50000 light years away. In this strange place he encountered countless races, many of them ruled by ruthless overlords, seeking to establish a dominion of their own. But DrSpike arrived to make sure this doesn’t happen. He will have a huge advantage because of the reinforcements which were about to arrive. But then the unthinkable happened. The wormhole suddenly disappeared and DrSpike found himself in a hostile environment cut off from his supply line. All that he had struggled to accomplish, his vast empire, all was gone. He was left with a small fleet and a group of merciless and loyal men. There was no time to lose; he captured three of the local bases and quickly refitted them to support his technology. Rabid because of his setback, he vented his fury on the defenceless survivors of his attacks. They were all slaughtered. This was his message to the alpha quadrant: Resistance is futile. Surrender now or suffer the wrath of Doc.



    Code:
    Galactic Overlord
    
    Player Name Bases BPs TotalShips Frigates(1) Cruisers(2) Battleships(3) Dreadnaughts(4) Titans(5)
    Las Fig Torp Las Fig Torp Las Fig Torp Las Fig Torp Las Fig Torp
    Skanky Burns 4 34 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    joncha 4 34 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Jamski 4 34 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    DrSpike 3 15 10 - - - - - - 4 3 3 - - - - - -
    Sparrowhawk 4 25 3 - - - - - - 1 1 1 - - - - - -
    Kassiopeia 4 22 4 - - - - - - - 2 2 - - - - - -
    Spaced Cowboy 4 34 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    :) Smiley 4 34 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    duke o' york 4 34 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    GeneralTacticus 4 34 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Whoha 3 45 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Kuciwalker 4 34 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Last edited by Ljube; September 28, 2004, 07:30.

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    • #3
      Does this mean all prebuilds are in and we are ready to roll?

      -Jam
      1) The crappy metaspam is an affront to the true manner of the artform. - Dauphin
      That's like trying to overninja a ninja when you aren't a mammal. CAN'T BE DONE. - Kassi on doublecrossing Ljube-ljcvetko
      Check out the ALL NEW Galactic Overlord Website for v2.0 and the Napoleonic Overlord Website or even the Galactic Captians Website Thanks Geocities!
      Taht 'ventisular link be woo to clyck.

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      • #4
        Yes, you may send orders for turn 1 now.

        Kuciwalker's and joncha's pre-builds were invalid so I applied them from left to right. They may correct my interpretation of their pre-builds if they wish.

        Whoha send no pre-build orders. Obviously preparing for a full scale attack on someone.

        I expected more diversity and was very disappointed when almost everyone sent the same pre-build orders.

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        • #5
          Whoa.... Spikie has 10 Battleships? Since when did we decide to start with 30 BPs?

          Poo

          Orders sent anyway

          -Jam
          1) The crappy metaspam is an affront to the true manner of the artform. - Dauphin
          That's like trying to overninja a ninja when you aren't a mammal. CAN'T BE DONE. - Kassi on doublecrossing Ljube-ljcvetko
          Check out the ALL NEW Galactic Overlord Website for v2.0 and the Napoleonic Overlord Website or even the Galactic Captians Website Thanks Geocities!
          Taht 'ventisular link be woo to clyck.

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          • #6
            Orders are in!
            We're sorry, the voices in my head are not available at this time. Please try back again soon.

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            • #7
              Actually I was pretty sure I sent orders in to build a base, ah well. Sent.

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              • #8
                Sent.

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                • #9
                  I got the feeling that Doc will win this game, or it wouldn't be named after him. Otherwise the title would become pointless.
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                  • #10
                    I got the feeling that Doc needs constant reminder or he wouldn't be updating Hangman ever.

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                    • #11
                      Sent

                      /me
                      "Clearly I'm missing the thread some of where the NFL actually is." - Ben Kenobi on his NFL knowledge

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                      • #12
                        Ok, my orders are in now too.
                        I'm building a wagon! On some other part of the internets, obviously (but not that other site).

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                        • #13
                          My bad on the prebuild... that's what sleep deprivation does to the mind. Orders will be in momentarily.
                          ~ If Tehben spits eggs at you, jump on them and throw them back. ~ Eventis ~ Eventis Dungeons & Dragons 6th Age Campaign: Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4: (Unspeakable) Horror on the Hill ~

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                          • #14
                            ...and now they are sent.
                            ~ If Tehben spits eggs at you, jump on them and throw them back. ~ Eventis ~ Eventis Dungeons & Dragons 6th Age Campaign: Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4: (Unspeakable) Horror on the Hill ~

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                            • #15
                              A moment = 16 minutes?
                              I'm building a wagon! On some other part of the internets, obviously (but not that other site).

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