The SimChamber Art of War: Terrain

[Umbaglo]

A wise man once said "Know the ground, know the weather; your victory will then be total." Each fight has a Terrain which may or may not have an effect on the way the battle is waged. This thread will cover the different terrains in the SimChamber, and the special rules surrounding them.

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Terrain effects are split into 3 categories: Type, Element, and Effect. The first category, Type, refers to the units that can operate in this terrain. The different types are: Space, Ground, and Water. Units will have an Inherent Ability which states which Types that they can or cannot operate in. If a unit does not have this Ability, or the ability does not list certain Types, it is usable in any Type not stated. The exception is if the ability states "Can only be used in", in which case the unit is disallowed from operating in any Terrain that does not have the specified type.

Want to use your unit in a terrain that it's not usable in? Don't worry, for there's items you can equip which negate the disabilities, such as Thruster Module or A-Adapter.

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Some Terrains naturally favour certain types of units. This is where the second category, Element, comes in. Element only affects units which have either the Element or Affinity Inherent Ability. Units with these abilities gain bonuses if their element matches the Terrain's. There is a flip side to this, however. If a unit has an element that is opposed to the Terrain's, then instead of getting a bonus they gain a penality equal to the opposite of the bonus. These bonuses add to the normal bonuses given by the Terrain, up to a maximum of -75% Damage Received. The Elements are:

Water: Dodge Cost -5. Opposed to Fire.
Fire: Weapon Damage +25%. Opposed to Wind.
Wind: Target's Dodge Cost +5. Opposed to Earth.
Earth: Damage Received -25%. Opposed to Water.
Neutral: No bonuses or penalities.
Holy or Darkness: No bonuses or penalities.

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The last category, Effect, simply covers what bonuses the current Terrain confers to the participants. These bonuses can range from simple damage modifications, to more advanced bonuses such as regeneration, special dodges, or even attacks generated by the Terrain. The damage bonuses given by the Effects apply during the Terrain section of the Math rules, up to a maximum of -75% Damage Received. Any special dodges given by Terrain are also considered a Secondary Defence. Finally, any Terrain-based attacks come after all enemy attacks.

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The battlefield is never static, however. Some battlefields consist of multiple areas, each consisting of their own Terrain. Nor does each fighter need to be in the same area. To simulate this, players may declare that their match has multiple terrains. The first listed Terrain will be the Terrain that all players will deploy in. During any player's Transformation phase, they may choose to pay 10 PCs to change their current Terrain to any of the other listed Terrains. That player now gains the bonuses of the new terrain. However, remember that it works both ways. Any bonuses made by your current Terrain may be nullified by the effects given by the target's Terrain, and vice versa.

[Umbaglo]

Finally, this is the list of Terrains in the SimChamber. This is not the be-all and end-all list, however; players may mutually decide to have a custom Terrain for their battles.

Plains
Type: Ground
Element: Wind
Effect: None

Space
Type: Space
Element: Neutral
Effect: None

Colony Exterior
Type: Space
Element: Neutral
Effect:
Obsticles: Units on this Terrain gain: Damage Received -10%

Colony Interior
Type: Space/Ground
Element: Neutral
Effect: None

Base
Type: Ground
Element: Neutral
Effect:
Base Support: Units on this Terrain gain: HP/EN Regen 10%

Shallow Water
Type: Water
Element: Water
Effect:
Tides: All players gain: Dodge Cost +3.
Refraction: All non- (B)-type weapon damage targeting a unit in this Terrain is reduced by 50%

Deep Water
Type: Water
Element: Water
Effect:
Deep Pressure: All players gain: Dodge Cost +10.
Refraction: All non- (B)-type weapon damage targeting a unit in this Terrain is reduced to 1.

Desert
Type: Ground
Element: Fire
Effect:
Overheat: Resource cost of all EN-based attacks are increased by 25%, with a minimum increase of 1 EN

Snow
Type: Ground
Element: Wind
Effect:
Cool-Down: Resource cost of all EN-based attacks are decreased by 25%, to a minimum cost of 1 EN.

Forest
Type: Ground
Element: Earth
Effect:
Rough Terrain: All players gain: Damage Received -10%

Mountain
Type: Ground
Element: Earth
Effect:
Rocky Terrain: All players gain: Damage Received -25% and Dodge Cost +3

Volcano
Type: Ground
Element: Fire
Effect:
Overheat: Resource cost of all EN-based attacks are increased by 25%, with a minimum increase of 1 EN.
Lava Flow: All players lose 1 HP each turn. This damage cannot be prevented.

Scorched Earth
Type: Ground
Element: Fire
Effect:
Attenuation: All players gain: Weapon Damage +20%.
Overheat: Resource cost of all EN-based attacks are increased by 25%, with a minimum increase of 1 EN.

Ruins
Type: Ground
Element: Earth
Effect:
Ruins: All players gain: Damage Received -35% and Dodge Cost +7. All Dodge Cost is X abilities of Grounded units in this Terrain are negated.

Sandstorm
Type: Ground
Element: Wind
Effect:
Sandstorm: All players gain: Dodge Cost +3. All Snipe abilities are disabled.

City
Type: Ground
Element: Neutral
Effect:
Buildings: All players gain: Damage Received -10% and Dodge Cost +3
Take Cover: Pay half your Dodge Cost (cannot go lower then your minimum Dodge Cost) to negate a single non-(S) or non-DESTROY attack phase from one source. 10 uses.

Electromagnetic Field
Type: Ground or Space
Element: Neutral
Effect:
Electromagnetic Jamming: All (G)-type weapons and EWAC disabled. All players gain: Dodge Cost -3. All Stealth type abilities' charge time reduced by 1.

Armospheric
Type: Space
Element: Neutral
Effect:
Atmospheric Re-entry: All players lose 1 HP each turn. This damage cannot be prevented.

Solar System II
Type: Space
Element: Neutral
Effect:
Solar System II: Every 5th turn, all players receive the following attack: Solar Ray (S)- DESTROY:L2. Target's Dodge cost +5

MS Battle
Type: Ground or Space
Element: Neutral
Effect:
Stray Shot: Every 5th turn, all players receive the following attack: Beam Rifle (B)- 6 damage

Missile Barrage
Type: Ground or Space
Element: Neutral
Effect:
Missiles: Every turn, all players receive the following attack: Missile (PG)- 20 damage

Chaotic Field
Type: Space/Ground/Water
Element: Special
Effect:
Chaotic Plane: This Terrain cannot be changed into another Terrain by any means, nor can a player change out of this Terrain.
Element Irregularity: Each turn, the Element of this Terrain will change to another Element using the following order: Neutral, Holy, Wind, Fire, Earth, Water, Darkness. This order loops. Players may choose to reverse the loop prior to the fight during application. Neutral will always start first.

Einst Space
Type: Space
Element: Neutral
Effect:
Einst Plane: This Terrain cannot be changed into another Terrain by any means, nor can a player change out of this Terrain. All Einst AI units in this Terrain have their HP/EN increased by 50%.
Universe Reset: Every 10 turns (or a turn number determined by players/GM), all players have their Rank reduced by 1. If this reduction affects any rank-based resources (IE: Shields, PT Overloads), then any unused resources are lost. If a player is at Private and suffers this effect, then their Pilot Class is turned to Classless until end of battle.

Jupiter
Type: Space
Element: Neutral
Effect:
Multiple Terrains: This Terrain cannot be changed into another Terrain by any means, nor can a player change out of this Terrain. All players start in Cyclone Terrain. During the Transform Phase, players may decide to pay 10 PCs to change the Terrain for all players, after turn 3. The Terrains are as follows:
Cyclones
Element: Wind
High Pressure Winds: All players gain: Dodge Cost +10

Thunderstorms
Element: Wind and Fire
Medium Pressure Winds: All players gain: Dodge cost +5
Lightning Thrash: Every other turn, all players receive the following attack: Lightning Bolt- 70 damage (Aff: Fire)

Liquid Ice
Element: Water
Liquid Ice: Damage dealt by (B)-type damage targeting a unit in this terrain is reduced by 75%. All players gain: Dodge Cost +15

Extreme Depth
Element: Earth or Water (designate while switching)
Extreme Pressure: All players gain: Dodge Cost +20 and Resource cost of all weapons and abilities increased by 50%

Evil Plumber
Type: Ground
Element: Neutral
Effect:
Eario bad!: This terrain can't be changed into any other terrain by any means, nor can any player change out of this terrain until Eario loses all his lives.
Low Ceiling!: Units cannot fly.
Eario Hax0rs!: Eario has 500 HP. Eario cannot dodge. Eario is immune to all status attacks (including DESTROY:L3). Each turn if Eario is alive, all players receive a POW (S)- 100 damage attack that also deals PARALYZE. This damage cannot be reduced or negated. Eario has 10 lives and respawn charge time is 1 turn (or turns determined by players or a GM). Any player may attack Eario as if he is an enemy. Eario cannot block and his HP and turns are kept track by the players themselves.

Ebanis' Backyard
Type: Ground
Element: Neutral
Effect:
Fight Capital of the SimChamber: If an attack made in this Terrain is dodged, a Simchamber moderator may decide that this attack instead targets the next player to post in another fight that is currently in Ebanis' Backyard. Any left-over MAP hits may also be carried forward into the other match, as well. Any Terrain changes which affect Ebanis' Backyard affects all other fights using Ebanis' Backyard.