KKP's The School Of All Trades: The Idea Behind The Game
Have a miles-long To-Do list that you just dread looking at? Want to learn a skill or improve on one you already have, but you lack that fundamental motivation to follow through on it? Have you ever tried those pseudo-RPG productivity games to help you get things done, but gave up because you ultimately couldn't do anything with your character except perpetually grind for xp? Do you wish for a productivity game that was a real RPG with monsters to fight and quests with storylines to complete and awesome loot to earn?
Well, you're in luck, as KKP's The School Of All Trades--TSOAT--brings you exactly that! Improve your character by completing To-Do lists and leveling-up real world skills, then go and play through quests, fight monsters, and duel with other players. It's meant to be a true RPG experience where you actually get to do something with the character you've worked so hard to build and improve! Just fill out your Character Sheet, place it in the HUD, and you're ready to go!
Because this is your self-improvement journey, TSOAT works on an honor system. No one but you is in charge of your character, because only you can decide where you're at in things, where you go, and how to get there. This means there is nothing to stop you from maxing out all your stats on your character sheet and curb-stomping quests and monsters. Just know that if you do that, you'll be defeating the purpose of the game, and yourself. The only person in the end who gets cheated is you. But you do you.
But, "Ah!" you say, "What about duels with other players? If there's nothing to stop a person from cheating, how can I ensure that I'm dueling with people who have legitimately created and advanced their characters?" Good question.
My suggestion for duelists is to use agreed-upon, predefined character sheets that ensure everyone is battling on an even playing field. For those who wish to host tournaments, take this idea on a larger scale: create predefined character sheets that are no copy, no mod, and hand them out to your duelists to place in their HUDs. This way, everyone's using approved character sheets!
Finally, I'd really, truly love some good and honest feedback about the game, as well as what I can do to improve on it. This is version 1.0, which means there will be future versions and updates. And I want those updates to address the needs of the players. I can't do that without your valuable feedback!
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The TSOAT RP System comes with the following items:
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TSOAT RP System: HUD
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The heart of the game
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TSOAT RP System: Titler
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Tracks Hit Points and Energy Points
An optional thing that you can wear
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TSOAT Tool: Character Points Calculator
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You'll receive instructions on how to use this via the tutorial quest and the Student Handbook
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TSOAT Tool: Wooden Target Dummy
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At the end of TSOAT Quest: Orientation and TSOAT Quest: Orientation, Beginners, you receive KKP's Basic Butcher Knife v1.1 as an end reward
This Wooden Target Dummy will give you something to practice using the knife with
Has a Land Impact of 1
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TSOAT Tool: Cleanup HUD, Orientation Beginners
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Add the HUD and touch it in order to quickly clean up TSOAT Quest: Orientation, Beginners (see below)
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TSOAT Tool: Cleanup HUD, Orientation
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Add the HUD and touch it in order to quickly clean up TSOAT Quest: Orientation (see below)
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TSOAT Student Handbook
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TSOAT RP System: Character Sheet
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A blank Character Sheet to fill out and place in the HUD
It'd be easier to write in this Character Sheet, then copy and paste into the Character Sheet included in your HUD
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TSOAT RP System: Archetypes
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6 Different Character Archetypes are provided for those very new to the idea of RPGs, especially ones heavily inspired by Table-Top RPGs.
A list of the Archetypes available to you and what they mean and do is provided as well
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TSOAT Student Handbook Proper
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A series of notecards that walk you through character creation
Provides details on stats such as Special Abilities
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TSOAT Quest: Orientation, Beginners
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If you're new to the concept of RPGs or the complexity of TTPRGs, this tutorial quest is where to begin
This quest teaches you basic RPG concepts and talks about the pros and cons of each Character Archetype
Once you feel comfortable with customizing your Character Sheet to your needs, feel free to try the next quest to learn more about character building and creation
At the end of the tutorial quest, you'll be rewarded with KKP's Basic Butcher Knife v1.1, which has been updated to be compatible with the TSOAT RP System
Fits within a standard 512 plot and has a Land Impact of 58
Comes with a Cleanup HUD to make picking up after the quest more convenient
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TSOAT Quest: Orientation
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A tutorial quest that more interactively helps you with character creation
This serves as a reference and starting point for more experienced players of RPGs and TTRPGs
My suggestion is to start with the quest, then use the manual to supplement it
At the end of the tutorial quest, you'll be rewarded with KKP's Basic Butcher Knife v1.1, which has been updated to be compatible with the TSOAT RP System
Fits within a standard 512 plot and has a Land Impact of 58
Comes with a Cleanup HUD to make picking up after the quest more convenient
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Thank you for giving TSOAT a chance!
KeeperS Karu
aka TheKeeper of Keeper's Krew Productions