Tom Bombadil

<p>I like having more control, but if it leads to better cards, maybe that's a tradeoff I'm willing to make.</p><p> </p><p> I kinda feel like I'm seeing a trend towards a more streamlined game with a broader appeal but less depth. That's probably a smart move overall but for me personally I'm starting to get a weird vibe.</p>

I don't have any immediate ideas but this is a cool idea that I will also probably steal

Woulda been fine with that feature (at least now that it was explained a bit more), am also fine without it. Probably a good idea to skip the drama though!

I'm running a PG version of ECW and lost most of their iconic guys to drugs or poaching. I have more trouble imagining an ECW fan that DOESN'T gripe about my show, but this Too Cold Scorpio/Iron Sheik feud is MONEY I tell ya!

The product system was one of my favorite things about 2016, and I was one of the weirdos playing with weird settings that didn't make sense, so this is my first time being actively bummed about an update. I imagine it'll be a net positive for most folks, I just ain't one of them.

<p>One of my favorite parts of the game is watching stuff, and one of my favorite things to watch is indy shows, so I'm hyped for this!</p><p> </p><p> As for a calendar, sure it'd be nice to have a real one, but at this point I've gotten used to the 48-week thing and don't particularly mind it. Took me a while though.</p>

This seems like it might be interesting, but it's new and scary and I liked the old system. I'll probably like it, but I'm reserving judgment.

I use autopush almost religiously- I'll boost one or two guys at a time to Lower Midcarder and lock in staff where I want them, but otherwise the autopush's word is law, and I will almost never have an "upset" where a guy beats somebody higher up the card.

More of a forum question than a tew question but not sure where else to ask. My buddies and I are working on a mod, and thinking about posting it here. I think we have permission from everybody whose data we borrowed, but for pictures we're probably just gonna google stuff and then cut it (a lot of which might be fanart). We're too lazy to track down artists for our bazillion pictures and ask them, and might wind up finding some cuts from other mods as well. Does the rule on other people's work prevent us from including the pic pack if we post the mod here?

I never knew I needed this feature!

Good one right off the bat!

See I'm the opposite- anything outside of booking and looking at the game world (such as finances, TV deals, and sometimes even contract negotiations) kinda annoys me and I'd honestly like less of it.

The second best news I've heard today! The first best is: because I have been working on a mod for years now and had a moment of panic that it wasn't going to be compatible

Next person to want rules for a WWE game: pull the first six possible prompts from Storyline Bot at <div class="ipsEmbeddedOther"> <iframe data-embedid="bd64be093936d9be1cda32424086e1a0" allowfullscreen="" data-embed-src="<___base_url___>/index.php?app=core&module=system&controller=embed&url=https://twitter.com/StorylineBot?s=09"></iframe> </div>

You can't have nice things: The loser of the Punk/Styles feud will be fired. You may bring them back six months later, but only with an extreme repackage. Lake of Reincarnation: You must bring back at least one of: Three Count (Helms); Surfer Sting; Se7en (Goldust); Disco Inferno; or GI Bro (Booker) Old memes from other forums: Nunzio and Orlando Jordan must main event Nitro together by the end of 2005, whether in a singles match against each other, or as a tag team. A matter of pride: If Sting leaves the feud with the title, he will only defend it against veteran WCW talents. If Vampiro does, he will only defend it against cruiserweights and hispanics. If Booker T or anybody else somehow winds up winning the title as part of the feud, Cena must be the next champion after that. I see that Yakuza reference: Kazuma Kiryu must win the tag titles by the end of 2005 as part of a yakuza-themed stable or team. My guiltiest pleasure: You must bring back Lethal Lottery at least once. When you do, you must *actually* randomize the tag team round(s). I assume WWF is still in this scenario: You must either reach a working agreement with WWF, or sign every person that leaves their roster.

Is there a good resource somewhere for relationships and personalities? I'm working on a mod and I know a lot of backstage stuff but I am sure there is much more that isn't on my radar.

<p>I've been kinda interested recently in "bingo" challenges for video games (like the ones you can generate at <a href="http://speedruntools.com/bingo/" rel="external nofollow">http://speedruntools.com/bingo/</a> ....basically you have a pool of different goals, assemble 25 of them randomly onto a 5x5 grid, and try to get five in a row as fast as you can.)</p><p> </p><p> The concept doesn't work great for a lot of the games I play, and I don't have anybody to race with anyway, but I wonder how well it would work as a new format for "rules for a game" challenges? You'd probably have to set goals based on an individual fed/mod, but I think it could work.</p>

Tom Bombadil ThunderLance Wrestling End of 2020 (Year 5) (Yep this is still going and still very slow) ThunderLance Wrestling did rather well in 2020! We hit Regional and brought in some new blood. Some of them (Mr. Lucha, Boom Boom Jamaica) have done better than others (Kentucky Bill, Stevie Grayson), but show ratings are trending upwards, and we're even able to venture outside Great Lakes once in a while. One awkward challenge is that we made Fro Sure a figurehead, but shortly thereafter, the influx of new guys after we hit Regional knocked him down to an Upper Midcarder. Regional Battles are also a thing now- we're generally 3rd of 4, but improved to 2nd last time! This was a better year for me than 2019. I was able to benefit from a feud with Mr. Lucha III. I slipped out of the main event after we hit Regional, but am still able to rival some of our main event match ratings. (and still took our MotY!) My In-Ring is rapidly catching up to the rest of my stats, which is a mixed blessing since Entertainment and Physical aren't gaining quickly any more. I've more or less stayed the same in Popularity- it dipped in the middle, but came back up in the end. COMPANY STATS World Champ: Teddy Powell (2) ACPW Jr. Champ: Raphael Main Eventers: Teddy Powell, Kentucky Bill, Mr. Lucha III, Boom-Boom Jamaica, Stevie Grayson Power 500: Boom-Boom Jamaica (199), 7 others who aren't me Awards: None Best Match: Mr. Lucha III d. Tom Bombadil: C+, December Best Show: September, C Popularity: D- Great Lakes, F+ Mid West/Mid Atlantic/Tri State, F 4 others Ranking: 23/36 (31st in finance) End of Year Stats https://gyazo.com/f5779450d79ab2c3547b47949794b583 End of Year Rolls: 2016: +44 Legit 2017: Became Entertainer 2018: +5 Safety 2019: +5 Puroresu 2020: Charity Event Personal MotY: 2016: Laura Flame d. Tom Bombadil, D- (May) 2017: Tom Bombadil and Logan Wolfsbaine d. Avalanche Takano and Justice Jolson, D+ (November) 2018: Tom Bombadil and Logan Wolfsbaine d. Teddy Powell and Justice Jolson, C- (June) 2019: Tom Bombadil and Ozzie Golden d. Teddy Powell and Jamie Atherton, D+ (December) 2020: Mr. Lucha III d. Tom Bombadil, C+ (December) Match History: 2016: 23-8, Average E 2017: 16-9, Average E+ 2018: 17-7, Average D 2019: 21-3, Average D 2020: 15-9, Average D+ Goals for previous year: -Build Charsima and In Ring Ehh. I'm overall happy with my In Ring gains, but some more so than others. Charisma only gained 1 point...if I understand it correctly, I think I've peaked on that one. -Become figurehead and get in another good title run I'm not even a Main Eventer anymore! I did hold the ACPW Jr. Heavyweight Title for six months though. -Stay healthy Only the second time I could say that! -Hit Regional Done, in August. We're doing okay financially, too. -Put on a C match myself and a D+ average Thanks, Mr. Lucha! Goals for next year: -Eliminate production penalties -Re-enter the Main Event -Build Brawling and Flying -Put on a B- match -Consistently place #2 or better in Tri State -Bring in good competitors for the ACPW Jr. Heavyweight Title

<p>Tom Bombadil</p><p> ThunderLance Wrestling</p><p> End of 2019 (Year 4)</p><p> </p><p> ThunderLance Wrestling has weathered the year fairly well, all things considering. We lost some hot prospects as usual, but were able to rebuild with a mostly new crop of folks, led by Fro Sure. We're knocking on the door of Regional, albeit not gaining ground incredibly quickly. The big event of the year was when we bought out ACPW, bringing in Jamie Atherton, Ozzie Golden, Raphael, and the ACPW Jr. Heavyweight Title- all of which have done well!</p><p> </p><p> Churchillian Neck-Nerve damage kept me out of the limelight for a solid chunk of the year, but I kept my skills sharp in undercard matches while waiting for it to heal. I'll probably become our first two-time champion once I run out of good challengers for Fro Sure. I've become quite the ring general, hitting 90 in Safety and mid to high 70's for most of Performance. My In Ring and Physical are still underwhelming, but my Entertainment is coming along nicely as well.</p><p> </p><p> COMPANY STATS</p><p> World Champ: Fro Sure</p><p> ACPW Jr. Champ: Ozzie Golden</p><p> Main Eventers: Tom Bombadil, Teddy Powell, Fro Sure, Raphael</p><p> Power 500: Jamie Atherton (433), Teddy Powell (474)</p><p> Awards: None</p><p> Best Match: Teddy Powell d. Hawkeye Calhoun, C- (February)</p><p> Best Show: April, C-</p><p> Popularity: E+ Great Lakes, F+ Mid West/Mid Atlantic/Tri State, F 4 others</p><p> Ranking: 23/37 (31st in finance)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> End of Year Stats</p><p> <img alt="a8c128fce3f7f88db3ca73d09bdb6556" data-src="https://gyazo.com/a8c128fce3f7f88db3ca73d09bdb6556" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> End of Year Rolls:</p><p> 2016: +44 Legit</p><p> 2017: Became Entertainer</p><p> 2018: +5 Safety</p><p> 2019: +5 Puroresu</p><p> </p><p> Personal MotY:</p><p> 2016: Laura Flame d. Tom Bombadil, D- (May)</p><p> 2017: Tom Bombadil and Logan Wolfsbaine d. Avalanche Takano and Justice Jolson, D+ (November)</p><p> 2018: Tom Bombadil and Logan Wolfsbaine d. Teddy Powell and Justice Jolson, C- (June)</p><p> 2019: Tom Bombadil and Ozzie Golden d. Teddy Powell and Jamie Atherton, D+ (December)</p><p> </p><p> Match History:</p><p> 2016: 23-8, Average E</p><p> 2017: 16-9, Average E+</p><p> 2018: 17-7, Average D</p><p> 2019: 21-3, Average D</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> Goals for previous year:</p><p> <span style="color:#FF0000;">-Install myself as Figurehead</span></p><p> I probably COULD, and I apparently edge out Fro Sure, but I'm not charismatic enough.</p><p> </p><p> <span style="color:#FF8C00;">-Improve Physical</span></p><p> 9 points of Stamina, but only 3 to the others (Resilience still 100)</p><p> </p><p> <span style="color:#006400;">-Eliminate Production penalties altogether</span></p><p> Done!</p><p> </p><p> <span style="color:#FF8C00;">-Maintain match and show quality without Wolfsbaine</span></p><p> The stats above don't quite reflect it, but our shows are overall a bit better than last year. I think we have a stronger ensemble cast now- nobody is as good as Wolfsbaine, but we have plenty of folks only a notch or two below him.</p><p> </p><p> <span style="color:#FF8C00;">-Develop prospects other than myself</span></p><p> I don't feel I really developed people that well, but that's partially because I've brought in a lot of people who are already good.</p><p> </p><p> Goals for next year:</p><p> -Build Charsima and In Ring</p><p> -Become figurehead and get in another good title run</p><p> -Stay healthy</p><p> -Hit Regional</p><p> -Put on a C match myself and a D+ average</p>

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<p>Tom Bombadil</p><p> ThunderLance Wrestling</p><p> End of 2018 (Year 3)</p><p> </p><p> ThunderLance Wrestling has been able to come together nicely. They are making little headway in popularity, and are set to lose some top talent in the next week, (most notably, star Logan Wolfsbaine) but have been profitable and slowly developing new talent. Outlaw Wes Revell, Austin Smooth, and a few others were hired towards the end of the year, to fill out the roster. Cobra has emerged from the undercard to show a wealth of potential, and Ava Anderson will be allowed to leave soon after contributing nothing major except attitude for years.</p><p> </p><p> My character had a fairly good year. I was able to maneuver myself into the top face position by turning Wolfsbaine, which is a level of cunning I don't usually employ. Consequently, I have finally won my world title, and am doing decently well. My stats aren't quite where I'd like them to be, but they are still climbing, and I have become quite capable in Performance and Entertainment. Much like last year, I am losing my best wrestler, so now I have a large role in carrying the company. I am starting to toy with the idea of jumping ship to another fed, but only applied once and was denied. I am not sure how much farther I can take this fed!</p><p> </p><p> COMPANY STATS</p><p> World Champ: Tom Bombadil</p><p> Main Eventers: Teddy Powell, Tom Bombadil, Cobra, Eve Runcord</p><p> Power 500: Logan Wolfsbaine (102), Teddy Powell (493)</p><p> Awards: None, but alum Avalanche Takano won Young Wrestler</p><p> Best Match: Logan Wolfsbaine d. Cobra by DQ, C (May)</p><p> Best Show: December, D</p><p> Popularity: E Great Lakes, F Mid West/Mid Atlantic/Tri State/Ontario</p><p> Ranking: 26/41 (32nd in finance)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> End of Year Stats</p><p> 2016: <a href="https://i.gyazo.com/79fc38121fc10985...01cc21a48d.png" rel="external nofollow">https://i.gyazo.com/79fc38121fc10985...01cc21a48d.png</a></p><p> 2017: <a href="https://i.gyazo.com/f058160988dac866...db11eec2e2.png" rel="external nofollow">https://i.gyazo.com/f058160988dac866...db11eec2e2.png</a></p><p> 2018: <a href="https://i.gyazo.com/cd463ee3d4b5a0cdbd91202c41341dc3.png" rel="external nofollow">https://i.gyazo.com/cd463ee3d4b5a0cdbd91202c41341dc3.png</a></p><p> </p><p> End of Year Rolls:</p><p> 2016: +44 Legit</p><p> 2017: Became Entertainer</p><p> 2018: +5 Safety</p><p> </p><p> Personal MotY:</p><p> 2016: Laura Flame d. Tom Bombadil, D- (May)</p><p> 2017: Tom Bombadil and Logan Wolfsbaine d. Avalanche Takano and Justice Jolson, D+ (November)</p><p> 2018: Tom Bombadil and Logan Wolfsbaine d. Teddy Powell and Justice Jolson, C- (June)</p><p> </p><p> Match History:</p><p> 2016: 23-8, Average E</p><p> 2017: 16-9, Average E+</p><p> 2018: 17-7, Average D</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> Goals for previous year:</p><p> -<span style="color:#FFFF00;">Improve my performance in Regional Battles. Currently 3rd out of 3 usually, but sometimes I can edge out NYCW.</span> Regional battles stopped happening, and I'm not entirely sure why, but I'm not complaining.</p><p> -<span style="color:#006400;">Continue building up cash flow and production.</span> I didn't get as far as I wanted, but we're making money most months, and only taking penalties in one category by one notch.</p><p> -<span style="color:#006400;">Improve my In Ring.</span> My Technical is starting to taper off a bit, but I saw respectable gains in the other In Ring stats. I'm still not a good wrestler, but I'm a decent one!</p><p> -<span style="color:#006400;">Give myself a title run, and have it go well.</span> I'm not as good as Teddy Powell, but I pulled the trigger on myself in September and have yet to ruin the show.</p><p> -<span style="color:#006400;">Put on a C- match myself.</span> Put on two!</p><p> </p><p> Goals for next year:</p><p> -Install myself as Figurehead</p><p> -Improve Physical</p><p> -Eliminate Production penalties altogether</p><p> -Maintain match and show quality without Wolfsbaine</p><p> -Develop prospects other than myself</p>

<p>Tom Bombadil</p><p> ThunderLance Wrestling</p><p> End of 2016 (Year 1)</p><p> </p><p> ThunderLance Wrestling continues a modest gain after hitting Small. Now that we are subject to regional battles, our growth has been hampered, but not stopped. Teddy Powell was brought in, and has been a huge success as both the star of the promotion and a locker room leader. Logan Wolfsbaine, Laura Flame, and Avalanche Takano have continued their good work, while Justice Jolson and Hawkeye Calhoun are starting to develop a following as well. Amy Galaxy has sadly fallen a bit off the pace, and Avalanche Takano has worked his last show before returning to Japan in a few days.</p><p> </p><p> I feel my stat gains are already starting to level off a bit, and that worries me. +3-6 points over the year in In Ring, 7-15 in Performance, 3-8 in Physical, and 12-15 in Entertainment (as well as 2 SQ and 7 sex appeal)</p><p> </p><p> COMPANY STATS</p><p> World Champ: Teddy Powell</p><p> Main Eventers: Teddy Powell, Justice Jolson, Logan Wolfsbaine</p><p> Power 500: Logan Wolfsbaine (#307)</p><p> Awards: None</p><p> Best Match: Logan Wolfsbaine d. Justice Jolson, C- (December)</p><p> Best Show: December, D</p><p> Popularity: E- Great Lakes, F Mid West/Mid Atlantic/Tri State/Ontario</p><p> Ranking: 30/41 (35th in finance)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> End of Year Stats</p><p> 2016: <a href="https://i.gyazo.com/79fc38121fc10985...01cc21a48d.png" rel="external nofollow">https://i.gyazo.com/79fc38121fc10985...01cc21a48d.png</a></p><p> 2017: <img alt="f058160988dac866ecd6f3db11eec2e2.png" data-src="https://i.gyazo.com/f058160988dac866ecd6f3db11eec2e2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> End of Year Rolls:</p><p> 2016: +44 Legit</p><p> 2017: Became Entertainer</p><p> </p><p> Personal MotY:</p><p> 2016: Laura Flame d. Tom Bombadil, D- (May)</p><p> 2017: Tom Bombadil and Logan Wolfsbaine d. Avalanche Takano and Justice Jolson, D+ (November)</p><p> </p><p> Match History:</p><p> 2016: 23-8, Average E</p><p> 2017: 16-9, Average E+</p><p> </p><p> Goals for previous year:</p><p> -<span style="color:#2E8B57;">Get $10k in the bank to keep the owner happy</span>: <em>Bit touch and go, but the time elapsed with 13k.</em></p><p> -<span style="color:#FF0000;">Get my charisma/SQ/Pop up high enough that I make a decent choice for figurehead</span>: <em>Improved a lot, but not there yet, and not currently pushing to ME anyway.</em></p><p> -<span style="color:#2E8B57;">Raise Stamina</span>: <em>Went from 40 to 48, which isn't quite great, but enough that I stop getting so many dings for it.</em></p><p> -<span style="color:#2E8B57;">At least remain Small</span>: <em>Not only did I tread water, I actually made small advancements!</em></p><p> -<span style="color:#FF8C00;">Bring in a locker room leader, and get morale up to 80</span>: <em>Teddy Powell filled the void nicely, and we made good strides in the morale department, but it's holding around 70, and may drop a bit when Takano leaves.</em></p><p> -<span style="color:#2E8B57;">Upgrade production at least a bit to lessen the penalties</span>: <em>It's proven a tricky juggling act, but I was able to step it up a bit. Long way to go if I wanna stop getting those dings, though.</em></p><p> -<span style="color:#2E8B57;">Make a big hire that I couldn't before. I haven't brought in anybody new since my initial hiring spree.</span>: <em>Teddy Powell! My BEST matches have been with Wolfsbaine, but he's consistently delivering as well.</em></p><p> </p><p> Goals for next year:</p><p> -Improve my performance in Regional Battles. Currently 3rd out of 3 usually, but sometimes I can edge out NYCW.</p><p> -Continue building up cash flow and production.</p><p> -Improve my In Ring.</p><p> -Give myself a title run, and have it go well.</p><p> -Put on a C- match myself.</p>

Tom Bombadil ThunderLance Wrestling End of 2016 (Year 1) ThunderLance Wrestling hit Small towards the end of the year, but has struggled to gain much momentum now that it's competing with other feds. The good news is our finances are in the green now! Amy Galaxy, Avalanche Takano, Logan Wolfsbaine, and Laura Flame have all had lots of good exposure and chances to help carry the company. I let Freedom Eagle leave the company because his talent was not equal to his ego. I feel that Ava Anderson may soon share the same fate. I don't really know what pace I should be aiming for, but I'm reasonably happy with my stat gains. My top row stats didn't shoot up as quickly as I'd hoped, but my Mic/Cha/Act went up at least 15 points each, and I saw very nice gains in Performance as well. I got 10 in Stamina, but at 40 I'm still taking hits for my longer matches, and I'd like to fix that. I'm not the greatest worker, but I can be carried by the more talented members of my roster, and I've focused on working with them of course. COMPANY STATS World Champ: Logan Wolfsbaine Main Eventers: Me, Justice Jolson, Logan Wolfsbaine Power 500: Logan Wolfsbaine (#322) Awards: Most Improved Company Best Match: Laura Flame d. Hawkeye Calhoun, September, D Best Show: November, D- Popularity: F+ Great Lakes, F Mid West and Mid Atlantic Ranking: 39/41 (38th in finance) End of Year Stats 2016: End of Year Rolls: 2016: +44 Legit Personal MotY: 2016: Laura Flame d. Tom Bombadil, D- (May) Match History: 2016: 23-8, Average E Goals for next year: -Get $10k in the bank to keep the owner happy -Get my charisma/SQ/Pop up high enough that I make a decent choice for figurehead -Raise Stamina -At least remain Small -Bring in a locker room leader, and get morale up to 80 -Upgrade production at least a bit to lessen the penalties -Make a big hire that I couldn't before. I haven't brought in anybody new since my initial hiring spree.

Do production penalties care about how badly you're failing, or is it just Pass/Fail? ie, does it matter how many more companies have higher values? Or how many levels higher they are?

Alright, my fed made it to Small! Anything I should be aware of now?