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LordTC · 05-16-2021, 11:42 PM

Do you like RPGs? Do you like baseball? I'm attempting to combine them with a point system applied to OOTP attributes. If you want to tell the story of a prospect going from high school to greatness in the company of others this thread is for you. We will be applying the point system to games played and your prospect will get better (and worse) based on results. Share the moments of victory and the bitter taste of defeat. Tell your story as you make it towards the bigs. Make friends with other prospects and intertwine your stories. Join a shared writing experience that will be like a play by forum baseball RPG.

I'm looking for players to create prospects in a game I run RPG style. If you're interested post a prospect or ask for help if you need it. The idea is I run 1-game every day and you get results and tell me how you spend your points. If you don't tell me on time I just spend your points for you. I'll try my best to follow the style of your character. If we can get a good number of prospects I'll run this. You are allowed to submit weekly plans for improvement if you'd prefer to not be active daily. I'd like players to be active at least weekly for story reasons.

I may tune the character creation and point creation rules. I'd like to run a historical league so that we compete against real historical players. I'm thinking of starting in 1997 so we get out of high school in 2001. High school leagues will be no DH even if I need to set this manually. If things are calibrated correctly we should reach the majors quickly as this is intended to be a high power game.

I will be running all prospects on the same high school team and controlling the game to make sure nothing too crazy happens. Once we reach the majors games will be simmed though.

To make the player experience as good as possible please try not to create the same primary position as another player so that I'm not forced to bench prospects. I will allow multiple SP players. I also only allow one character per person and will be running a character myself.

If you want to see how this works in practice you can check out my 1871 version here: https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...d.php?t=328549
Note: make sure to check the point rules here and not in that thread as I have made some changes.

I've updated the hitting rules to allow for a greater range of outcomes. Pitchers have chances to get big games so I wanted to allow the same for hitters. I'll tune them if they aren't entirely successful. Right now I'm slightly concerned that very average days are slightly negative for hitters. Ex. 1 for 4, 0 R, 0 RBI, 0K, 0BB with a single is a -2 day. I think I'm alright with that because hitters can have huge positive days but it's a lot harder for them to have huge negative ones. Pitchers can get shelled for a lot of hits and walks to potentially have a -10 day or some such.

Player Creation Rules
Prospects have 1200 points to spend on personality.
They have 50 in each injury rating.
40 in each batting rating. (Changed for Balance)
35 in 3 pitches (Changed this for balance)
35 in both movement and control
83-85 MPH starting speed.
They get a choice of:
100 in a specific fielding group (infield, outfield or catcher)
75 in two groups
50 in all three groups

They start 50 rated at 3 fielding positions which must include one per group taken above.

In addition, prospects get 50 points to spend anywhere they like. They'll get 5 less each year until this goes to 0.

After each game played prospects can gain or lose points according to the following:

Day by day scoring rules

Positive Records
5 points for setting
3 points for tying
Negative Records
-5 points for setting
-3 points for tying

Batting
Hits: -1 points for 0, 1 point per hit
Runs: -1 points for 0, 1 point per run
RBIs: -1 points for 0, 1 point per run
Total Bases: 0 points for 0-2. +1 point every 3 bases.
Triples: 1 point per Triple
HRs: 1 point per HR
BB: 1 point per
PA: -1 point for 6 PA, -1 point for 11PA
Ks: -1 each
Hit a DP: -1 each
Hit a TP: -3 each
Stolen Base: 1 point
Caught Stealing: -1 point

Fielding
A fielding play is any play that your number is listed in the score. Example a 6-4-3 double play would credit the shortstop, second base and first base.
3 fielding plays: 1 point
2 additional plays: 1 point each two
-1 point: Playing first base
Double Play: 1 point each
Triple Play: 3 points each
Error: -1 point each
Stolen Base on Catcher: -1 point each
Throw out Stealing by Catcher: 1 point each

Pitching as Starter
ER: 3 points for 0, -1 point each
Hits: 4 points for 0, -1 point each
BB: 4 points for 0, -1 point each
Hit By Pitch: 0 points for 0, -1 point eac
Ks: -2 for 0-2, -1 for 3-5, 0 for 6-8, etc.
Win: 1 point
No Decision: 0 points
Loss: -1 point
7th or later: 1 point (Changed to 0 points, Changed back to 1 point)
8th or later: 2 points (Changed to 1 point, Changed back to 2 points)
Complete Game: 3 point (Changed to 2 points, Changed back to 3 points)
Complete Game Shutout: Add 2 points
No Hitter: Add 5 points
Perfect Game: Add 10 points
Extra Innings(10th or later): 1 point each
Quality Start: 1 point
Bad Start: -1 point
Less than 5 innings: -3 points
Less than 4 innings: -5 points
Less than 3 innings: -10 points
Less than 2 innings: -15 points
Less than 1 inning: -20 points

Pitching as Reliever
BB/inning: 1 point for 0, -1 point each
ER/inning: 1 point for 0, -1 point each
Hits/inning: 1 point for 0, -1 point each
K/inning: 1 point each
Win: 1 point
No Decision: 0 points
Loss: -1 point
Blown Save: -1 point
Hold: 1 point
Save: 1 point

Awards
5 points per positive award.
1 point for player of the game

Titles and Playoffs
5 points for being a division champion
5 points for winning a playoff series

Max Ratings
No ratings above 175 in high school
No ratings above 200 in minor leagues
Putting this in to ensure that there is still something left to do in the majors in terms of developing main stats.

P.S. I plan on posting the main thread for the story in the Dynasty Reports section and will link it from here but didn't think that forum was appropriate for a sign-up thread. If there is a better location for this than General Discussions I'm fine with a Mod deciding to move it.

P.P.S. I've bolded some numbers where I've made balance changes that affect the development speed of prospects.

05-16-2021, 11:42 PM	#1
LordTC Major Leagues Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 479	Prospect Series (1 prospect per person) Do you like RPGs? Do you like baseball? I'm attempting to combine them with a point system applied to OOTP attributes. If you want to tell the story of a prospect going from high school to greatness in the company of others this thread is for you. We will be applying the point system to games played and your prospect will get better (and worse) based on results. Share the moments of victory and the bitter taste of defeat. Tell your story as you make it towards the bigs. Make friends with other prospects and intertwine your stories. Join a shared writing experience that will be like a play by forum baseball RPG. I'm looking for players to create prospects in a game I run RPG style. If you're interested post a prospect or ask for help if you need it. The idea is I run 1-game every day and you get results and tell me how you spend your points. If you don't tell me on time I just spend your points for you. I'll try my best to follow the style of your character. If we can get a good number of prospects I'll run this. You are allowed to submit weekly plans for improvement if you'd prefer to not be active daily. I'd like players to be active at least weekly for story reasons. I may tune the character creation and point creation rules. I'd like to run a historical league so that we compete against real historical players. I'm thinking of starting in 1997 so we get out of high school in 2001. High school leagues will be no DH even if I need to set this manually. If things are calibrated correctly we should reach the majors quickly as this is intended to be a high power game. I will be running all prospects on the same high school team and controlling the game to make sure nothing too crazy happens. Once we reach the majors games will be simmed though. To make the player experience as good as possible please try not to create the same primary position as another player so that I'm not forced to bench prospects. I will allow multiple SP players. I also only allow one character per person and will be running a character myself. If you want to see how this works in practice you can check out my 1871 version here: https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...d.php?t=328549 Note: make sure to check the point rules here and not in that thread as I have made some changes. I've updated the hitting rules to allow for a greater range of outcomes. Pitchers have chances to get big games so I wanted to allow the same for hitters. I'll tune them if they aren't entirely successful. Right now I'm slightly concerned that very average days are slightly negative for hitters. Ex. 1 for 4, 0 R, 0 RBI, 0K, 0BB with a single is a -2 day. I think I'm alright with that because hitters can have huge positive days but it's a lot harder for them to have huge negative ones. Pitchers can get shelled for a lot of hits and walks to potentially have a -10 day or some such. Player Creation Rules Prospects have 1200 points to spend on personality. They have 50 in each injury rating. 40 in each batting rating. (Changed for Balance) 35 in 3 pitches (Changed this for balance) 35 in both movement and control 83-85 MPH starting speed. They get a choice of: 100 in a specific fielding group (infield, outfield or catcher) 75 in two groups 50 in all three groups They start 50 rated at 3 fielding positions which must include one per group taken above. In addition, prospects get 50 points to spend anywhere they like. They'll get 5 less each year until this goes to 0. After each game played prospects can gain or lose points according to the following: Day by day scoring rules Positive Records 5 points for setting 3 points for tying Negative Records -5 points for setting -3 points for tying Batting Hits: -1 points for 0, 1 point per hit Runs: -1 points for 0, 1 point per run RBIs: -1 points for 0, 1 point per run Total Bases: 0 points for 0-2. +1 point every 3 bases. Triples: 1 point per Triple HRs: 1 point per HR BB: 1 point per PA: -1 point for 6 PA, -1 point for 11PA Ks: -1 each Hit a DP: -1 each Hit a TP: -3 each Stolen Base: 1 point Caught Stealing: -1 point Fielding A fielding play is any play that your number is listed in the score. Example a 6-4-3 double play would credit the shortstop, second base and first base. 3 fielding plays: 1 point 2 additional plays: 1 point each two -1 point: Playing first base Double Play: 1 point each Triple Play: 3 points each Error: -1 point each Stolen Base on Catcher: -1 point each Throw out Stealing by Catcher: 1 point each Pitching as Starter ER: 3 points for 0, -1 point each Hits: 4 points for 0, -1 point each BB: 4 points for 0, -1 point each Hit By Pitch: 0 points for 0, -1 point eac Ks: -2 for 0-2, -1 for 3-5, 0 for 6-8, etc. Win: 1 point No Decision: 0 points Loss: -1 point 7th or later: 1 point (Changed to 0 points, Changed back to 1 point) 8th or later: 2 points (Changed to 1 point, Changed back to 2 points) Complete Game: 3 point (Changed to 2 points, Changed back to 3 points) Complete Game Shutout: Add 2 points No Hitter: Add 5 points Perfect Game: Add 10 points Extra Innings(10th or later): 1 point each Quality Start: 1 point Bad Start: -1 point Less than 5 innings: -3 points Less than 4 innings: -5 points Less than 3 innings: -10 points Less than 2 innings: -15 points Less than 1 inning: -20 points Pitching as Reliever BB/inning: 1 point for 0, -1 point each ER/inning: 1 point for 0, -1 point each Hits/inning: 1 point for 0, -1 point each K/inning: 1 point each Win: 1 point No Decision: 0 points Loss: -1 point Blown Save: -1 point Hold: 1 point Save: 1 point Awards 5 points per positive award. 1 point for player of the game Titles and Playoffs 5 points for being a division champion 5 points for winning a playoff series Max Ratings No ratings above 175 in high school No ratings above 200 in minor leagues Putting this in to ensure that there is still something left to do in the majors in terms of developing main stats. P.S. I plan on posting the main thread for the story in the Dynasty Reports section and will link it from here but didn't think that forum was appropriate for a sign-up thread. If there is a better location for this than General Discussions I'm fine with a Mod deciding to move it. P.P.S. I've bolded some numbers where I've made balance changes that affect the development speed of prospects. Last edited by LordTC; 05-25-2021 at 02:18 PM.