I don't think planning a route is a necessary application of your powers. It's something a normal person could do. If you were some kind of supermind creating a super-plan, I suppose so. It's a wavy line.

I see what you mean. Makes sense I think

Devil dog is asking if he needs to make a roll relating to diving low. The roll in question would probably be Defy Danger. The danger here is the risk of colliding with a building, a tree, or something else poking up out of the earth unexpectedly. This is not necessarily an instant crash, but it would do some damage to your plane.

Does anyone else have any opinions on the subject? I could be persuaded that you are instead using the environment.

I’d say Use Environment could work. He’s using the distance and angles created by the maneuver  for cover. This is inherent in the sky/dogfight environment.

I don’t have any numbers on my sheet.

Your sheet should be user-editable.

Yea but I’ve go no idea what to put where. :-( I was hoping someone would take pity on me and give me a hand? :-)

The stats are real simple to do....

You get +2, +1, +1, 0, and -1.     All characters get the same.


Those go into Smash, Investigate, Maneuver, Influence, and Protect, in whatever way you feel makes sense for the character.   Higher is good --  +2 should be your greatest strength of those five things, and the -1 whatever you're not so good at.

Smash - pretty self explanatory.   Taking enemies out with some sort of force.   Or break a barrier. etc.

Protect - it's your defense -  your own, as well as defending others.

Maneuver -  acts of agility, speed, skill, stealth, piloting/driving, physically manipulating things, etc.

Investigate - covers any act of intelligence, perception, judgement, etc.

Influence - social/personal interaction of any sort, including command of subordinates, intimidating a bad guy, etc.
This message was last edited by the player at 19:12, Mon 21 Oct 2019.

Thank you

Is “Use Environment” a maneuver?

A basic move, yes.

USE ENVIRONMENT

When you use something from the environment to suit your purposes, the EIC will tell you one or more:
• It’ll break quickly; use it while you can
• It’s dangerous; the EIC will say how
• It’s particularly effective; the EIC will say how
• You can use it, but there will be a side effect; the EIC will tell you what it is.

09:57, Today: Devil Dog rolled 4 using 2d6+2.  Maneuver - Use Environment .

So, Flying low means:
It's dangerous, because anything that goes wrong will cause a crash.
If you go that low, you will also have a hard time getting back up high. It takes awhile to climb up from a low altitude, and you will be vulnerable during that climb.

Still want to do it?

I’ve committed to it, so yes.

As I'm new to the system, please lmk if that 'takedown' roll was not the appropriate use of it.

Yes, that's a perfect use of takedown.

While you are directly and actively under attack, I think someone needs to roll "Serve and Protect" to avoid any harm. It could be Amber, using a force field, or it could be DD, with Evasive flying, or anyone else doing anything eleevant for them.

Is that a maneuver? Using Maneuver stat I mean?

I'm on it...

I'm asking because this might be a place where Frank's Superhuman reflexes might help him.

Amber rolled 11 using 2d6+2.  Serve and protect w/Protect.


This is going to give me 3 Hold to protect the plane with.

Do I need to spend them all in this single turn, or may they be spent 1 apiece, over the next three turns?

Or can I can I spend them on different things in the same turn?   Say 2 to reduce conditions, 1 to open up the enemy, give our gunner a +1?
This message was last edited by the player at 18:36, Sun 27 Oct 2019.

Holds can be held on to until they're needed.
What stat you'd use depends on how you're planning to do it, but usually Serve and Protect is done using the protect stat.

Frank, I’d say that it makes sense in this situation that you could use serve and protect with maneuver since your flying and maneuvering the plane.

That sounds fair, since you're controlling the thing everyone is in.

It's all in the rationale, I'm coming to to understand...  if it makes good sense, the game usually supports it.     If it's a real stretch, best to confer with the Editor, first..