A long while ago I posted an arena fighting /lit/ series called PWBA. (Some of it is still available through web.archive.org) In that series I just imagined a bunch of weird original characters to rip each other to bits for the amusement of a crowd, but the inspiration quickly dried up, so I've been working on a new plan for a better system.

Perhaps we might use the /rp/ board to create and share characters to fight each other in /lit/ stories. Toward this end, I've been thinking about systems for designing characters. We'd want it to systematically cover all the fun details of each character in an easily accessible way, like measurements, skills, equipment, endurance, and so on. Once we've figured out the rules, we could post them on /rp/ and then people could use those rules to share character ideas, like imagining original characters or converting characters from popular culture to the system. Then people could post stories in /lit/ that include links to character stats posts in /rp/ to show where these characters come from.

The troublesome part of this plan is finding a really good system for designing arena combat characters. This is not like designing a D&D character. No dice will be rolled. The goal is just to convey the concept of a character in a way that is systematic, precise, and concise.

Does anyone know of any existing systems that are especially elegant and/or suited for guro RP purposes? We probably want a mixture of stats relating to appearance, to sex, and to combat. If you can't think of any good existing systems, then perhaps you might help us invent a new system.