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“D&D.Sci Coliseum: Arena of Data Evaluation and Ruleset” by aphyer


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This is a follow-up to last week's D&D.Sci scenario: if you intend to play that, and haven't done so yet, you should do so now before spoiling yourself.

There is a web interactive here you can use to test your answer, and generation code available here if you're interested, or you can read on for the ruleset and scores.

RULESET

A character's class/race/level/items boil down to giving them scores in two separate stats: Speed and Power.

Stat Calculation

Each parameter of a character has an effect on their stats:

  • Class: Your class provides base stats as follows:
    • Knight: 2 Speed/12 Power
    • Warrior: 4 Speed/10 Power
    • Ranger: 6 Speed/8 Power
    • Monk: 8 Speed/6 Power
    • Fencer: 10 Speed/4 Power
    • Ninja: 12 Speed/2 Power
  • Race: Your race modifies power as follows:
    • Dwarf: -3 Speed, +3 Power
    • Human: No Effect
    • Elf: +3 Speed, -3 Power
  • Level: Each level provides +1 [...]

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Outline:

(00:28) RULESET

(00:39) Stat Calculation

(03:03) Combat

(04:57) STRATEGY

(08:29) BONUS OBJECTIVE

(10:28) LEADERBOARD

(10:59) DATASET GENERATION

(11:42) REFLECTIONS and FEEDBACK REQUEST

The original text contained 4 footnotes which were omitted from this narration.

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First published:

October 29th, 2024

Source:

https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/MwYLnBzn4YpyJZ7Z6/d-and-d-sci-coliseum-arena-of-data-evaluation-and-ruleset

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

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