FLTX-Com Kings II (Working Title)

Prototyping some ideas for a tactical combat RPG with permadeath that spans ~1000 years.

Key Features

• Strategic decisions at the World level
• Tactical decsions in various encounters
• Relationships and events between characters (like Crusader Kings II)
• Birth and death
• Events at the tactical level affect the strategic level and vice versa (a key character gets injured or dies)

Things to Avoid

• Excess complexity
• Micromanagement of inventory or resources

Game Outline

• Every turn is a year.
• There is a culmination event that happens in the 800+ year range.
• A game should consist of ~100 battles, more at the beginning, less but more significant towards the end.
• Expand and explore from the starting location.
• Nomadic start until wood and stone resources are secured
• Advance culture and technology of settlement

Turn Outline

• Random events
• Choose engagements / Actions
• Resolve tactical situations
• Character Events

Exploration

• No Feature
• Available Resource
• Guarded Resource (Resource that is available after winning an encounter)
• Neighboring Tribe
• Found Artifact
• Guarded Artifact

World Events

• Raiders

Character Events

• A child matures
• Gain attribute
• Illness
• Marriage
• Pregnancy
• Old age
• Lose attribute

Tribe Events

• Wanderer approaches
  • Refugee
  • Thief / Spy
  • Prophet

Resources

• Wood
• Stone
• Ore
• Food
  • Grain
  • Game/Meat/Fish
  • Vegetables/Fruit/Nuts

Settlement Progression

(Wood, Stone) -> Settlement (Wood, Settlement, Unhoused Character) -> Build House (Wood, Settlement) -> Archery Range