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Hi! So I have an RP but there are elements of PVP combat. The premise of it is armies battling each Other. My players want a “tactical combat system” where it takes skill but I’m not sure how I would implement that in a text based RO

They don’t want to use dice.

Any help would be great, thanks!

Also we are on discord and if we were to use dice, does anyone know of a good discord bot for that

I feel as though limiting something which sounds like a RTS to a text-based format is going to prove impractical.

Personally, I know that if I were going to do military combat like that, blocks of texts describing the various regions and locations just wouldn't cut it. I'd need visuals and I imagine there'd be several instances of miscommunication if it was all left to words.

Mind you, RPR is still viable, you would just need to keep up to date with drawn maps, markers for said armies and various units, etc. Mark off when a unit dies, draw arrows for their intended routes.

Come to an agreement on stats, counters, and specialties if dice aren't going to be used. (Though I'd still heavily suggest dice.)

TLDR; visual mediums, don't leave it all to words.

Oh, and if you do decide to use dice, this Discord bot called Rolisteam might be your thing. I've never used it as I stick to dice on RPR or roll20 for a campaign with some pals, but it looks like it serves the intended purpose well.