Battle Royal

[Werner Mueck]

I went ahead and reformatted the Battle Royal rules I posted and set them up in the first post for easy access. Updated rules are in pink (in honor of Havoc):

Battle Royal Rules:

All wrestlers are placed in a stack and shuffled. Two wrestlers are drawn randomly. The first wrestler drawn is the Attacker and the second is the Defender. Play normally until a Chart Situation is rolled.

Roll on the Battle Royal chart instead of Chart Situation charts.

When a new wrestler is drawn, s/he starts his attack one Level 1 Offense. Shuffle the stack before each draw.

When asked to “reshuffle wrestlers”, take all wrestlers in play, put them back in the stack, shuffle the stack, and draw two new wrestlers. Reshuffle all wrestlers after a PIN is attempted. Add fatigue normally. Knapik mentioned that wrestlers were being shuffled more often then he liked. You can try reshuffling only when it says to do so after the chart roll instead of after every PIN.

Ignore (c) and choice situations. There are no count outs in this match. A disqualification can only happen if a heel leaves the ring and mayhem ensues on the floor. The referee may disqualify wrestlers for this. A count out in this situation is considered a disqualification.

A heel can leave the ring when a (lv) is rolled. Roll 1 die. Odd: The heel leaves the ring. Roll on “out of the ring” chart. Even: The heel is cut off. Continue playing in the ring.

When a “tag” is rolled and the Defender has an ally in the Battle Royal (most likely a tag team partner or a stable mate) the ally can come to the Defender’s aid. Roll 1 die. Odd: The ally doesn’t come to the rescue. Even: The ally comes to the rescue and double teaming ensues. The former Attacker becomes the Defender and rolls on the Battle Royal Chart, using the "C" portion of the chart. If a double team is rolled on the chart, assume that the wrestler to be drawn is the ally.

If the Defender has an ally in the Battle Royal when he rolls for PIN, the ally might come for the save by rolling on the “Save Chart”.

If the Defender has a -3 (pw) or (ag) or weighs over 350 lbs, when s/he fails a PIN roll s/he can roll on the “Save Chart” to attempt a save.

Roll	SAVE CHART OUTCOME
1-2	The Defender is eliminated from the Battle Royal.
3-4	If the Defender has 2 or more fatigue tokens, s/he is eliminated from the Battle Royal. If not, reshuffle both wrestlers.
5-6	The Defender avoids being eliminated. Add 1 fatige to the Defender and reshuffle both wrestlers.

Battle Royal Chart:

Defender always rolls on this chart during a Battle Royal when Attacker rolls a Chart Situation. Use Defender’s appropriate chart rating when rolling (if Attacker rolled “into the ropes”, Defender uses his “ropes” rating).

Use higher PIN for quicker battle royals. Once there are two wrestlers left, play normally but use this chart for “out of the ring” rolls.

OUTCOME*	A	B	C
The Defender ducks a sloppy clothesline. Attacker rolls PIN.	2-3	2	0
Draw another wrestler. S/he and the Attacker double team the Defender. The Defender makes a comeback with a double noggin’ knocker. Add 1 to both Attackers and reshuffle wrestlers.**	4-5	3-4	2-3
The Defender makes a comeback after blocking a wild punch. The Defender is now the Attacker. The new Defender rolls on this chart.	6	5	4
Roll on the appropriate Chart Situation. If “out of the ring” was rolled, reshuffle both wrestlers.	7-8	6	5
Both wrestlers try to eliminate each other. Compare the sum of both wrestler’s (ag) and (pw) ratings. Whoever is highest rolls PIN. If equal, both wrestlers roll PIN.	9-10	7	6
Both wrestlers try to eliminate each other. The wrestler with the highest PIN rating plus fatigue rolls PIN. If equal, both wrestlers roll PIN. The Defender’s PIN is +1 for this action.	11	8	7
The Defender is double teamed in the corner. Add 1 to Defender and reshuffle wrestlers.**	12	9-10	8-9
The Defender is double teamed and may be eliminated. Defender rolls 1 die. Odd: Add 1 to Defender and reshuffle all wrestlers. Even: Defender rolls PIN.	13-14	11-12	10-11
The Attacker tries to eliminate the Defender. Defender rolls PIN.	15+	13+	12+

* Add 1 to the Defender’s roll for each fatigue.
** If a “double team” is rolled and there are only two wrestlers left, follow the directions as if there were no double team. The effect would be the same but the wrestler Adds 1 because of a spear in between the turnbuckle for example.

Temporary PDF link:
sirbrak.com/temp/battleroyal2.pdf

[Barnestormer]

Good to see you've got your site back up and running again. BTW, You ought to think about bringing Koala Bruce to the GWF to act as either a manager or a tag team partner for Cuddley Claw. It seems like these two would fit perfectly together. Just a thought.

[Big Bri]

Good stuff Werner. This seems like an abbreviated version of Baby Cyndi's very involved battle royal rules.

I'll have to give it a go.

[Werner Mueck]

I saw Baby Cyndi's after I started it. I based it more on triple threat rules I found floating around but the way things happen, you get influenced in a round about way. I also figured if it didn't fit on two sides of a chart card it was too over involved for me to ever get into

[LWPD]

wernermueck said:

Posted this link in a GWF thread but I figured I'd post it here too. This is a battle royal system I'm currently tweaking. It has a chart w/ A,B, and C options and optional rules for tag teams and saves.

sirbrak.com/temp/battleroyal2.pdf

Thanks WM...is there any chance of you ripping the text from the PDF and archiving it here? Unfortunately I've seen many websites 'go down' over the years with content links becoming lost forever.

[Cosmic Crippler]

wernermueck said:

I saw Baby Cyndi's after I started it. I based it more on triple threat rules I found floating around but the way things happen, you get influenced in a round about way. I also figured if it didn't fit on two sides of a chart card it was too over involved for me to ever get into

This is awesome as far as I can tell. Its straight forward but seems to catch all the elements of a Battle Royal.

[uwamandate]

I've ran two rumbles thanks to Werner's chart...with great results! I would highly recommend this chart. Nice to see a wrestler can start at #1 and still manage to make it through most of the rumble. Thanks again Werner!

[Werner Mueck]

Here it is. I'll format it better when I get the chance.

Battle Royal Rules:

All wrestlers are placed in a stack and shuffled. Two wrestlers are drawn randomly. The first wrestler drawn is the Attacker and the
second is the Defender. Play normally until a Chart Situation is rolled.

Roll on the Battle Royal chart instead of Chart Situation charts.

When a new wrestler is drawn, s/he starts his attack one Level 1
Offense. Shuffle the stack before each draw.

When asked to “reshuffle wrestlers”, take all wrestlers in play, put them back in the stack, shuffle the stack, and draw two new wrestlers. Reshuffle all wrestlers after a PIN is attempted. Add fatigue normally.

Ignore (c) and choice situations. There are no count outs in this match. A disqualification can only happen if a heel leaves the ring and mayhem ensues on the floor. The referee may disqualify wrestlers for this. A count out in this situation is considered a disqualification.

A heel can leave the ring when a (lv) is rolled. Roll 1 die. Odd: The heel leaves the ring. Roll on “out of the ring” chart. Even: The heel is cut off. Continue playing in the ring.

When a “tag” is rolled and the Defender has an ally in the Battle Royal (most likely a tag team partner or a stable mate) the ally can come to the Defender’s aid. Roll 1 die. Odd: The ally doesn’t come to the
rescue. Even: The ally comes to the rescue and double teaming ensues. The former Attacker becomes the Defender and rolls on the Battle Royal Chart, adding 2 to his roll for this roll only. If a double team is rolled on the chart, assume that the wrestler to be drawn is the ally.

If the Defender has an ally in the Battle Royal when he rolls for PIN, the ally might come for the save by rolling on the “Save Chart”.

If the Defender has a -3 (pw) or (ag) or weighs over 350 lbs, when
s/he fails a PIN roll s/he can roll on the “Save Chart” to attempt a save.

Roll SAVE CHART OUTCOME
1-2 The Defender is eliminated from the Battle Royal.
3-4 If the Defender has 2 or more fatigue tokens, s/he is eliminated from the Battle Royal. If not, reshuffle both wrestlers.
5-6 The Defender avoids being eliminated. Add 1 fatige to the Defender and reshuffle both wrestlers.


Battle ROyal Chart:

Defender always rolls on this chart during a Battle Royal when Attacker rolls a Chart Situation. Use Defender’s appropriate chart rating when rolling (if
Attacker rolled “into the ropes”, Defender uses his “ropes” rating).

Use higher PIN for quicker battle royals. Once there are two wrestlers left, play normally but use this chart for “out of the ring” rolls.

OUTCOME* A B C
The Defender ducks a sloppy clothesline. Attacker rolls PIN.
A:2-3 B:2 C:0
Draw another wrestler. S/he and the Attacker double team the Defender. The Defender makes a comeback with a double noggin’ knocker. Add 1 to both Attackers and reshuffle wrestlers.** A:4-5 B:3-4 C:2-3
The Defender makes a comeback after blocking a wild punch. The Defender is now the Attacker. The new Defender rolls on this chart.
A:6 B:5 C:4
Roll on the appropriate Chart Situation. If “out of the ring” was rolled, reshuffle both wrestlers. A:7-8 B:6 C:5
Both wrestlers try to eliminate each other. Compare the sum of both wrestler’s (ag) and (pw) ratings. Whoever is highest rolls PIN. If equal, both wrestlers roll PIN.
A:9-10 B:7 C:6
Both wrestlers try to eliminate each other. The wrestler with the highest PIN rating plus fatigue rolls PIN. If equal, both wrestlers roll PIN. The Defender’s PIN is +1 for this action.
A:11 B:8 C:7
The Defender is double teamed in the corner. Add 1 to Defender and reshuffle wrestlers.** A:12 B:9-10 C:8-9
The Defender is double teamed and may be eliminated. Defender rolls 1 die. Odd: Add 1 to Defender and reshuffle all wrestlers. Even: Defender rolls PIN.
A:13-14 B:11-12 C:10-11
The Attacker tries to eliminate the Defender. Defender rolls PIN.
A:15+ B:13+ C:12+

* Add 1 to the Defender’s roll for each fatigue.
** If a “double team” is rolled and there are only two wrestlers left, follow the directions as if there were no double team. The effect would be the same but the wrestler Adds 1 because of a spear in between the turnbuckle for example.

[Holland227]

wernermueck said:

When a “tag” is rolled and the Defender has an ally in the Battle Royal (most likely a tag team partner or a stable mate) the ally can come to the Defender’s aid. Roll 1 die. Odd: The ally doesn’t come to the
rescue. Even: The ally comes to the rescue and double teaming ensues. The former Attacker becomes the Defender and rolls on the Battle Royal Chart, adding 2 to his roll for this roll only. If a double team is rolled on the chart, assume that the wrestler to be drawn is the ally.

Which chart. A B or C

[Werner Mueck]

Hmmm. Good question. Maybe I should change that to say "rolls on C" instead of "rolls +2 for this roll only". What do you think?

[Big Bri]

lwpd said:

wernermueck said:

Unfortunately I've seen many websites 'go down' over the years with content links becoming lost forever.

Very good point Paint. That's why I started copying all my new COTG ideas into a Word doc. That way, when I have the free time to create a new chart or implement a new rule into my system I can find it much easier.

[LWPD]

Thanks for archiving the text Werner.

[Werner Mueck]

no problem, when I get a chance I'll make it look pretty, possibley put it in the first post, and make updates based on comments like Hollands. I've got other stuff I'm working on that I might post soon too.

[Holland227]

Roll on chart C makes sense. When it said add 2 it didnt say to which chart.

[Werner Mueck]

Went ahead and reformatted the rules, set them up in the first post, and I'll add changes if you guys have better ideas.

[GOODZILLA]

Tried this out last night, and I loved it. Great job Werner. And thanks.