A note on skill rolls.

Given the format of a play-by-post, people may make rolls without waiting for me to tell them the difficulty.  But, in the event that it's a no-brainer... i.e., no roll would be needed... there won't be any Momentum generated from said roll.

In other words, you can't go to the loo, say, "I try to unclog the toilets.  Daring + Engineering!" and roll some bones to generate Momentum out of nowhere. ;)

Not that you guys would, but just wanna set the boundaries a tad. ;)
This message was last edited by the GM at 04:58, Sat 02 Feb 2019.

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In reply to Starfleet Command (msg # 114):

But if I don't make a Control + Medicine, how will we know if I made a truly EPIC sandwich???

(and don't try and tell me that a really excellent sandwich for lunch doesn't generate a bit of momentum going into the afternoon...)

Also, more seriously, can/do I wait to get the basic result of my sensor skill check before performing my immediate Obtain Information spend?  I'd think I'd need the context in order to ask an intelligent question. :P
This message was last edited by the player at 05:31, Sat 02 Feb 2019.

I'M BACK.

Actually, I'm finally here. The two projects I've been buried under since before Christmas are finally in stages of competition and (god willing) all that's left is the invoicing. So apologies for being absent!

Dale, dude! BRING IT ON!

-Shelley

I WILL!! :D

Tomorrow.  Just got back from an old friend's birthday party, pretty beat.  Update manyana! :D

Glad to have you "back". ;)  And, nice posts everyone.  Looking forward to more.

In reply to Starfleet Command (msg # 118):

It just occurred to me that we have less momentum than we thought. On my roll in message #39 I only scored three successes, because I did not have an applicable focus.

Don't worry about it, your last scan generated more Momentum than you needed for an Immediate Spend (there's only so much info you can glean).  So we'll call it even... and with your latest roll, the Momentum Pool is back at 6. ;)

Just giving it a day or so for people to have a chance to reply / chime in. :)

you rock!

All Hail STARFLEET COMMAND

There really ought to be a like button somewhere around here. You ALL rock!

Running D&D for my teenagers & co tonight, so probably won't update until tomorrow.  Love the latest round of posts, you guys are doing great. :D

Feel free to continue any interactions or posts that don't require input from me yet!

In reply to Starfleet Command (msg # 125):

If snowed in like the forecasters are saying, I may be running a Champions game for Matthew (husband) and Eden (my 11 year old). Thoughts and prayers, guys. Thoughts and prayers.

-Shelley

yay D&D! :)

which version of Champions? I played that way, way back in the day when it took a math major and s calculators to figure it all out :)

I'll be running some friends in V&V this weekend..pizza and superheros!

In reply to LT JG Xanatos Mcreeg (msg # 127):

I'm a fourth edition (BBB) girl! I still have a program on my 90s-era HP-48 RPN calculator which will tally body and stun for me. :) Not as satisfying as rolling 20d6, say, but a lot faster as a GM, for sure.

Trying to catch up, guys, sorry.  Busy weekend!

If I missed anything, please do let me know!

So as I continue to get my head around the rules, please:

I counted four successes there, but the ST counts 3.  Please, what am I not realising/knowing yet?

The 3 is worth two successes as it is below your discipline, and your focus applies. The 7 is worth 1. And the 16 isn’t worth anything - it’s over your trait + discipline (15).

Difficulty is how many successes you need - not your target number. I think that’s where the confusion lies...

Ahhhh.  Yes, of course.     Focuses only apply to die rolls under ‘Discipline’,  not under ‘Attr + Disc’.
I got you.   Thanks.

Updating shortly!

I'll be posting soon.

Going out of town this weekend, so I won't have much access then!

Did I miss anyone or forget anything?  LMK if so!

have a blast out of town, boss! :)

Awesome work, StarComm.
And thank you for running a fun game here.  I, for one, am enjoy this a lot ... and look forward to your posts each time.

Have fun this weekend.