Got it...

...CID, we seem to be moving back to aiming and shooting guns as Agile, any objection...?




Sigh, I find your argument persuasive. Keep the plus for the time being.

I'm fine with the agile argument for guns as typical.

Flash Bang, another thing that could be done about the two "rabid" robots attacking is you could DEFEND CID('s body):


Defend
When you stand in defense of a location, item, or person (including yourself), roll +Forceful.

On a 10+, hold 3.
On a 7-9, hold 1.

As long as you stand in defense, when you or the thing you defend is attacked, you may spend your hold, 1-for-1, to choose an option from the list below:

■ Redirect the attack from who/what you're guarding to yourself.
■ Halve the attack’s effect or damage.
■ Grant an ally +1 forward against this enemy.
■ Deal half your damage (rounded up).
■ Hold them back
■ Draw all attention from your ward to yourself

When you go on the offense, cease to focus on defense, or the danger passes, lose any Readiness that you hold.

I’ll keep it in mind, but I’ll stick with my posted action (msg22 I that thread) for the moment.
Thanks.

Okay, CID, you've escaped the bomb, but the tunnel behind you has now collapsed.

I'm going to hold up on what happens next to your head until I find out what's gonna happen next back in Cavern 42 itself.

But I do think we should discuss:

1. Do your body and head know what's going on with each other while they're apart?

2. Is there any complication you want to tell me about that starts happening the farther they get from one another? (If not, fine, but if not, complications involving that are gonna  start happening if you miss or half-miss any rolls from here on until the two are reunited...)

Flash-Bang: If you suspected that I missed msg22: you were correct! I'll deal with it in a little while...

CID: See msg 51 in this thread. (I don't want this message to keep you from reading msg 51 just like I missed reading Flash-Bang's most recent in-game move...

So... I'm getting from this...

1. That your body and head do know what's going on with each other... but not perfectly... more like just the most basic information...?

2. Not sure about the answer to number 2 yet... it sounds like you're saying... that the communications between head and body can be hacked and eavesdropped on without too much trouble if one is aware what to look for...?
This message was last edited by the GM at 23:36, Thu 08 Aug 2019.

Ah, I misread point 2.
I would say there is a lag in their updating between each other the further the distances involves.
I was considering there to be increased difficulties with the drone (as the torso is the "platform" so to speak). Maybe penalty if the really large distances are used.

If you want to mean hacking for eavesdropping and other stuff gets through the firewall easier, the is fine by me.

I think, in this system, answers to these questions need to be focused on the ‘Move’ they are associated with.
And the Move needs to be focused on the effect.

Anything that creates harm, damage or such needs to be a Forceful Move.
Anything that controls the environment, or avoids harm needs to be Agile.

Otherwise, your going to end up with so many ‘exceptions’ and rules for variants, that the simplicity of this system will be void.

I think you might have a good point... what do you mean by "controls the environment" tho

I've been thinking:  I have defined Titans' as evolved from insect lifeforms, and they have their antennae still.
Insect communicate mostly with pheromones.   Scents and smells are their 'thang'.

Maybe Titan's have their olfactory glands in their craniums, and those faculties are more advanced and extensive than humans.

So, maybe:
Titan's receive a +1 bonus to Insight rolls when scents and pheromones are involved.   This allows them to better understand the emotions of humans and other races, or pick up faint hints about their environment that might otherwise go unnoticed.
Additionally, any race of being (including Titans) who can communicate using controlled pheremone abilities, can have basic conversations in this manner. Essentially, it is an alternate 'non-verbal' language (in much the same way body language can be used to communicate basic concepts).

1. I think you might have a good point about the stuff you said in message 55 above... what exactly did you mean by "controls the environment," tho?

2. So... +1 to Insight rolls that involve X Skills in which X = "people who are biological, and not robots."

(But after you use it, the GM gets to escalate things if he wants!)

Yeah, I can deal with that...

Actions such as ‘tying something up’  or  ‘toss X into a small hole’  or  ‘drive a Jeep through a crowd without hitting anyone’.
Does that make sense?


Yes, or other fumic hints, like  ‘the faint sent of petroleum being poured’  or  ‘Professor Maniac’s favourite cologne’ ... as the GM decides is appropriate.

AH HA. Yes, that certainly helps. So basically, if I'm on the same page as you now, like this:

--Insightful: NOT for affecting the environment, unless it's for trying to operate a computer or a machine which has the power to affect the environment.

--Charming: NOT for affecting the environment, unless it's for trying to convince someone else to do so for you.

--Forceful: For changing or moving through the environment in a destructive way.

--Agile: For changing or moving through the environment in a NOT-directly-destructive way.

--Confident: For anything not covered by the first four above. (Probably mostly for dealing with things within yourself, like not succumbing to Panic Gas or maybe to resist psychic assault or stuff like that...)


Does that seem right?






Ah ha! Yes, good reminder.


+1 to Insight rolls that involve olfactory clues, which may often, though not always, be "picking up clues involving people who are biological, and not robots."

(But after you use it, the GM gets to escalate things if he wants!)
This message was last edited by the GM at 14:43, Sun 18 Aug 2019.

Agile for making head pass through door?

Yes.


I haven't dealt with it sooner because I was hoping I could get Flash (ooc) to reply and tell me if he agrees with my summary of what the Stats are for (up above in msg 60)

Sure.  All good with me

Minor edit made to include dice rolls. Middling results.

That is exactly why I never say that. Taught myself years ago to only ever say presume.



OKAY SO NOW HERE'S WHAT'S NEXT:

An INTERLUDE

Here's what the game says about INTERLUDES:

It's time for a short interlude scene.

--An interlude is a brief bit of roleplaying or narration...

--An interlude is a chance for the players to narrate cool stuff, roleplay with each other,
recover from the action, and—- most importantly—- set up Questions to be answered in the next part of the game (Suspense!).

When you do an Interlude scene:

--Include your PC, plus another PC and/or an NPC.

--Say where you are  (your spaceship? The local Danger Patrol Headquarters? A really nice hotel room? The initial scene of the crime? Somewhere else?) (or ask for ideas OOC) and what’s happening when the scene starts.

--Roleplay! Reveal your relationship with the other character(s).

--(Optional) Introduce a clue, plot point, or possible future threat.

--Refresh up to 3 [+] (put the plus marks back so they can be used again)

--Get up to 12 hit points back


Think of it this way: The first action scene is an in media res slam-bang thing, but we don’t know why it’s happening exactly.

Then, we get the first interlude. The players will introduce little moments and ideas, which the GM can use to shape the Suspense scene coming up next (you'll see).

Tread lightly! Don’t resolve a bunch of stuff yet. The Suspense scene to come will revolve around several unanswered Questions that you’ll “fight” using investigation actions. But feel free to introduce leads and elements during the Interlude that the GM can use to create Questions for the Suspense scene.

Locations, enemy groups, weird objects, found evidence, NPCs that you force to talk... all good fodder for the Suspense scene coming up. If you want to jet off to Saturn later and meet with the Ring Knights (or something), now’s the time to lay that groundwork for later.

So do one of us initiate the INTERLUDE, or do we wait for you?

One of you // Don't wait on me for it

Your turn, CID

Your turn, Flash-Bang...

Well, that does give me a little bit of stuff that I can use...

...You guys done with the interlude...?

If not, keep going.

If so, tell me, and I'll move on to the next part...

If Flash Bang says so, I'm cool moving.

I just thought to give that little bit.