Steam Bike Racing Rules

[Kyuzo]

Besides from Crimson VS, another enjoyable activity to take part in is Steam Bike Racing. Equip your Steam Bike with various parts to improve its parameters and compete in races across The World. Do you have what it takes to become The World's fastest Steam Biker?

Building Your Bike
Naturally, before you can compete in Steam Bike races, you must first purchase a novice Steam Bike in the Dol Dona bike shop. Each novice bike comes equipped with preset parts. Some novice bikes have higher Armor than others, while some excel more in Acceleration. Purchase whichever novice bike you think best suits you.

After obtaining a Steam Bike, you're ready to do some racing!

...What's that? You want to outfit your Steam Bike with better parts first? Sorry, no can do. Before you can purchase new bike parts, you must compete in at least ONE bike race. You don't have to win - you just have to participate.

Afterwards, the Dol Dona bike shop's bike parts are available to you!

Bike Parts & Stats
A Steam Bike is made up of four components, each that affects its stats and overall performance:

Cowl: This bike part determines a Steam Bike's "HP" and "Armor" stats.
Engine: This bike part determines a Steam Bike's "Accel" (Acceleration) stat.
Muffler: This bike part determines a Steam Bike's "Balance".
Tires: This bike part determines a Steam Bike's "Grip", or how well the bike can grip the terrain.

Now to discuss each individual Steam Bike stat:

HP: This is the Steam Bike's hit point. During a race, if a bike's HP falls to zero, it crashes and is instantly booted to last place.
Armor: This is the Steam Bike's endurance. The higher a Steam Bike's Armor, the less damage it takes during a race.
Accel: Short for "Acceleration", this is the Steam Bike's speed boost count (explained below).
Balance: As the name suggests, this is the Steam Bike's balance. Balance lessens your probability of losing a turn when performing a Power Roll (explained below).
Grip: This is the Steam Bike's grip. Depending on what kind of terrain you're racing on, Grip affects your probability of crashing.
Max Speed: Naturally, this is the Steam Bike's maximum speed. This determines what kind of power rolls you can perform. More is explained on Max Speed below.

Racing
Now, to discuss the part of Steam Bike racing that matters the most: the racing itself!

The maximum number of participants in a single Steam Bike race is seven. Before a race begins, each participant's Max Speed is calculated. To calculate Max Speed, simply subtract your Steam Bike's Balance from its Accel. Keep your Steam Bike's Max Speed in mind at all times, as it plays a pivotal role in the races.

When a race first begins, each participant starts at the same distance (0 miles). In order to move forward, you perform what is called a "Power Roll". Performing Power Rolls can push you ahead of the pack and into first place. Each type you do a Power Roll, you are doing a dice roll equal to a percentage of (or all of) your Max Speed. However, with each Power Roll comes the possibility of losing a turn due to the sudden boost in speed. There are three types of Power Rolls:

Low Power Roll: 30% Max Speed, 20% chance of losing a turn
Mid Power Roll: 60% Max Speed, 30% chance of losing a turn
Full Power Roll: 100% Max Speed, 40% chance of losing a turn

Simply state which type of Power Roll you wish to perform, and the race moderator will calculate the results of the roll for you. For example, let's say your Max Speed is 10 and you wish to perform a Low Power Roll. 30% of 10 is 3. As a result, your Steam Bike would theoretically move forward between 1 and 3 miles forward. Too short, right? Well, this traveled distance can be furthered with an Accel speed boost. Let's say your engine's Accel is 10 and your Steam Bike's Max Speed is 15. Doing a Low Power Roll (30% of 15 is approximately 5) would result in your Steam Bike moving between 1 and 5 miles forward. To this, your Steam Bike's Accel is added, and the result is your Steam Bike moving between 11 and 15 miles forward.

Depending on the course's distance, whoever travels the required number of miles first wins first place of the race, whoever finishes second wins second place, and the same applies for third place. Simple, right?

Now, things get a little complex. Anytime during the race, you have the option of attacking another player's Steam Bike, provided that you and the player you're attacking are within a certain distance of each other. If, by the end of the turn, this requirement is fulfilled, you will be able to attack. However, just as with Power Rolls, with certain attacks come the possibility of losing a turn due to disorientation. There are three types of attacks for you to choose from:

Punch: punch the other player (must be within 2 miles of the target)
-----(Divide ATK by 10, subtract other Steam Bike's Armor)
Kick: kick the other player (must be within 2 miles of the target, 10% chance of losing a turn)
-----(Divide ATK by 10, multiply by 1.2, subtract other Steam Bike's Armor)
Ram: ram your bike into the other player's bike (must be within 3 miles of the target, 20% chance of losing a turn and 10% chance of causing the target to lose a turn)
-----(Multiply bike's Accel by 2, subtract half of other Steam Bike's Armor)

Just as when doing a Power Roll, state which type of attack you wish to use. But unlike Power Rolls, you calculate the damage you deal yourself. But be warned: Just as you can attack other players, they can attack you, and if your Steam Bike's HP falls to zero, your bike breaks down and you are instantly booted to last place!

Note: After attacking another player, you must wait two turns before you're able to attack again. Additionally, a single player cannot be attacked more than twice in one turn.


As stated above, the first player to travel the required number of miles in the race course is awarded first place. Outfit your Steam Bike with the best parts available and aim to become The World's fastest Steam Biker!