Re: The Hourly Telepress: OOC Discussion
All hell breaks loose! Complete chaos! I should do that more often. :D
For Tarys versus the Memento Mori, I'd like to make this a Mental Conflict, made metaphorical to be more interesting than just flashing cameras between your faces. :) Think of the Matrix scenes (or the movie!) and the Third Doctor's psychic brawl against Omega. In any case, you should be well-suited to it.
However, the sourcebooks are a bit vague on how to handle one. I'm looking at the "Losing a Mental Conflict" section of the main sourcebooks, and page 108–109 of the Third Doctor Sourcebook. From what I can tell, we can treat it as a regular conflict, only using Ingenuity, Resolve, or Presence (I'm adding that) instead of Strength, and damage is done to Resolve.
The associated stat or skills isn't clear. The 3DS suggests Knowledge or Science, which seems odd in the context. Fighting still seems a fair one to use, more for tactics than actual martial arts. It also lets us use other skills for other kinds of mental conflicts. Maybe we can revise the mental fight to a mental chase, that sort of thing.
Plus, of course, you can apply psychic traits and bonuses, of course. You can also have an imaginary knife to go with the Fighting skill.
The Memento Mori goes on Fighters. Using its power, it will manifest old enemies against you. You can invent them, or I can, or both. The mental landscape can also be changed to suit whatever kind of emotion is being imparted or memory is being invoked.
Does that work for you?
This message was last edited by the GM at 08:43, Sun 03 Sept 2017.