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Example of play...

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The GM
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Mon 26 Jul 2021
at 21:40
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Example of play...

GM: The Aqua Chieftain has sent you to plant special bio-engineered seed pods on one of MegaCorp’s main farm facilities. You’re at the exterior wall now, what do you do?

Scav: I’d like to send my pet ratling scurrying up the wall and scout what’s on the other side.

GM: Sounds like you’re Looking Around. Go ahead and roll two dice for your traits Pet Ratling and Curiosity.

Scav: My highest die is a 6. I’m going to choose to ask, “What is hidden here?”

GM: Your ratling scurries up the wall and notices a secret entrance. They also notice a few guards patrolling on the other side.

Grunt: I’ll distract the guards while you two rush to the center and plant the seed pods. I’m going to use some rope to climb over the wall and try and ambush the guards.

GM: As you cross over the top of the wall the guards turn in surprise to see a big grunt lumbering over the wall. How are you trying to keep them busy while the others plant the seed pods?

Grunt: I’ll use my Incredible Strength and my Desire to Protect to try and pin them against the wall and let my friends get by.

GM: Go ahead and roll for Get Violent.

Grunt: That’s a complication, my highest die is only a 4.

GM: That means you only get to choose one option from the list, what’s your choice?

Grunt: I’m going to choose to “Get them out of the way.”

GM: You manage to pin them against the outer wall, but not before one of them shoots you with a laser pistol; I’m going to need you to roll against your Harm.

Grunt: I rolled a 3, and this is only Harm I have right now, so I’m still good.

Scav: Hearing the distraction, I’m going to use the rope to rush over the wall, following my ratling to the secret entrance into the farm area.

Canik: I’m right behind her!

GM: Perfect, you all dash into a cleverly disguised bush finding the farming area on the other end. There are a lot of tall bushes that wind all over the area... I’m going to add Hedges as a Scene Trait you can use.

Canik: We’re supposed to plant the seed pods in the center of the farming area... If there’s a watering can or hose nearby, we’ll use that.

GM: You plant the seed pods and water them. Immediately thorny vines grow out from the ground and start spreading out, rapidly covering everything. A few guards notice the commotion and come rushing over to stop you.

Canik: I’m going to try and rush past them and lose them by hiding amongst the Hedges.

GM: Go ahead and also add your Fear trait and roll to Don’t Get Caught.

Canik: I didn’t roll high enough, and one of the dice came up as a 1.

GM: That’s a critical failure, go ahead and give me a Prompt.

Canik: I’m going to choose the word “Fish” as my prompt.

GM: You rush past the guards in a panic, so worried about them catching you that you don’t notice the enormous hydroponic pond in front of you. You fall in with a splash and an enormous fish tries to take a bite out of you. You take one Harm, go ahead and make a roll.

Canik: Another 1, I don’t want to disappoint the chieftain by dying like this! I’m going to spend a point of Zeal to change my roll to a success.

GM: Because you had a critical failure, you also get to add an Experience, what did you learn from your mistakes?

Canik: To always watch where I’m going.

GM: Sounds good, don’t forget you can use that if you ever need to pay close attention to anything in the future.

Grunt: Hearing they’re in trouble, I’m going to stop holding the guards at bay and rush over to help them.

GM: You see your friend trapped in a giant pond with guards closing in behind them quickly.

Scav: I’m going to have my ratling run around the guards as a distraction so I can get him out of the water. I also have a smoke bomb that I bought and now seems like a good time to use it.

GM: This sounds like you’re trying to Avoid Danger. Go ahead and roll your extra die for using a Minor Item.

Scav: That’s a 5. What’s it going to take for me to get past these guards?

GM: They're distracted enough that you can probably get past them, but it’s likely they’re going to attack you as you run past.

Grunt: Not if I can help it. I’m going to use my Protector Perk to rush in and defend her. I have my Strength, Shield, and Desire to Protect, so I feel pretty confident I’ll be okay.

GM: That sounds fair, go ahead and roll all three of your dice.

Grunt: That’s a 6! I see the guards take a stab at my friend and lunge forward, covering her with my Riot Shield, and throwing the guards off of her.

GM: With all of you out of danger you could probably have escaped. Unfortunately for you an Mercenary just showed up. Silvereye, the famous Bounty Hunter, has appeared to stop you. He gets to use his special move Surprise! With a flash of his cape and a twirl of his mustache he draws his vibrosword and attacks you, roll against your Harm.

Grunt: I rolled a three this time, which is still more than the two Harm I have, so I’m okay.

Scav: I’m going to sneak up and attack from behind!

GM: Go ahead and use your Stealthy trait to Get Violent.

Scav: That’s a 6; take that Silvereye!

GM: You get to wound ‘im, which move do you want to take away from ‘im?

Scav: He needs to be knocked down a peg--I’m going to hurt his ability to use Surprise! on us in the future.

GM: With the guards distracted by the thorny vines and the bounty hunter wounded, you’re able to run away in the confusion. The Aqua Chieftain will be pleased with what you’ve done here today, well done.
This message was last edited by the GM at 23:08, Mon 26 July 2021.
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