...where you can expect to become the title if you aren’t careful.
Background:
The opening post of the IC thread may have caused a little confusion, so here is a tidbit of explanation. Each episodic adventure is its own independent story or fable. To facilitate that, we needed story-tellers; enter the Chroniclers. The Chroniclers act as both GMs (inside each adventure) as well as ‘players’ in that they exist in a distant future based on those adventures. They are the memory keepers who record and transmit the stories of those tumultuous days to the later generations of animals. The Chroniclers have a more holistic, encompassing, understanding (but not necessarily compassionate), and unbiased knowledge of the events of those distant days and of the fate of humanity. As evidence of this, you will note that Chroniclers refer to their predecessors as ‘Humans’ not by the racially charged term ‘Two Legs’ which was common for the animals of those bygone days.
Also consider that the Chroniclers themselves may be separated in time from each other and each has his or her own personality and quirks. Chroniclers are as individual as the characters from the stories they faithfully relate to their audiences.
Our Cast of Characters:
Heist
Prophet
Turk
Flik
Poe
The System:
Mini Six (M6)
OK, folks, the bar is open! Game ON!
Bam! First on the scene... the fearless Flik has arrived!
Also, anyone know any decent squirrel avatars?
Bam! First on the scene... the fearless Flik has arrived!
Also, anyone know any decent squirrel avatars?
You'll probably have to search like I did. It's tedious, but generally worth it.
"zzz…Mwah? Time to eat? I guess I am… kinda hungr… zzzz…"
Yah, i've looked a couple of times. Haven't found anything I like yet.
Here! Let the conversion begin!
For anyone intersted, here is a nifty article about Turk's speicies, the Honey Badger (which is actually a weasel.) The video gets down to the really good stuff at around 2:20
Cool video! The picture of the snarling honey badge above it is the one I used when creating an icon for Turk in MapTools!
That is a badass badger, man.
Ben, a couple of things which maybe you and Jimmy read differently... so I want to get a consensus on this stuff:
As I read the rules:
- Flik can move up to 1/2 his normal move base for free - so no 1D penalty and no need for a Run roll.
- I don't think you need the run roll unless you intend to go further than your base run speed. If you intend to have Flik burn a path out of the pet store, OK, just let me know. My assumption is Flik is trying to get a little space so that the Aardwolf can't just turn around and snap at him. So I figure you are probably running somewhere below your full move base so you can attack him again.
Just as an FYI - the Aardwolf is BIG - considered a size up (scaling rules) for you guys... so consequently, you'll get a +1D on your ATT and +3 on your Dodge against him. Depending on how you want to play it... I'll adjust how your dice are spent to reflect what the attack would look like using your existing rolls. I just need to know how far you intend to move, etc. and then I can figure out the math from there.
If you think I've got the rules wrong, lemme know and we can hash it out in email or here if you want this to be an all hands discussion.
Ben, a couple of things which maybe you and Jimmy read differently...
I can't speak for Flik, but I'm pretty sure there are a lot of things I don't understand about the Mini Six system - feel free to correct anything I misuse. Hopefully, I'll fill in any gaps in my understanding as we go.
I do want to burn rubber after the landing... create enough distance that the big guy can't even hope to keep up. Do you want me to roll the additional d6 for the size difference? I'm fine either way.
I do want to burn rubber after the landing... create enough distance that the big guy can't even hope to keep up. Do you want me to roll the additional d6 for the size difference? I'm fine either way.
Feel free to roll the die.
OK, as I read the rules, in a game with NON-static defenses the -D for Wounded, Incapacitated, and the like would apply to the rolls for dodge, soak, etc. - essentially lowering all those defenses. The question is... do we want to apply that idea here? In other words, when an animal suffers a -1D (3 points in a static defense game), they would lose 3 points to Dodge, Soak, etc. This would make it easier to hit and damage a wounded target. The price is that the game becomes far more deadly for our animals as well.
To give an example - with static defenses unmodified, Prophet hit but didn't hurt the aardwolf. If we choose to lower the defenses, the aardwolf will take damage from the kick which puts it unconscious and mortally wounded. I am happy to retcon that action, if that is the decision.
Realistically, I think knocking down defenses makes sense... but it will make the game far more deadly. So, how do you guys want to play it?
To give an example - with static defenses unmodified, Prophet hit but didn't hurt the aardwolf. If we choose to lower the defenses, the aardwolf will take damage from the kick which puts it unconscious and mortally wounded. I am happy to retcon that action, if that is the decision.
I'm good either way. I personally like the idea that defenses go down as you sustain more damage. It helps eat through that 18 soak he's got. (I realize the same applies to us, BTW)
The only rules precedent I can see is that you dont' take a penalty to yoru static defenses when you take multiple actions. So we can possibly see that they intended static defenses to be divorced from general penalties. If that's the case, then you wouldn't take penalties when injured.
I don't know that I have a strong preference either way, though.
Prophet? Care to weigh in on the subject?
I'm good either way, though the lowering of defenses as you take injuries might make combats go a lot faster and dissuade us from getting into them as much!
All good points, guys. Thanks. Let's be conservative (for the moment) and go with your defenses remaining static. If we decide after playing awhile that we'd like the try the lowered defense idea and see how that works... we can test drive it.
Flik and Poe are up...
Good question, Turk... and I like your face-eating notion. :) There are no mention of AoOs in the M6 rules that I can find. The question becomes 'do we want to implement one?' Feel free to discuss it in the OOC thread.
What say ye, fellow creatures of the wild? This guy is trying to run away, and there's no way we can catch him - should we get attacks of opportunity?
I'm torn on this one. On one hand I don't want to start adding rules on a relatively simple system. On the other, watching Turk eat its face would be cool... and it seems realistic that you'd get a swipe at its rear as it runs away. I definitely think we should avoid using all the AoO rules. I'd like for us to be able to use normal moves through a 'threatened square' without having to worry about AoOs... that way we can run around and go crazy with little worry that any move could get us killed.
I say we try the system out as it's written first, then make changes if it's boring or doesn't work for us.
Fair enough. We'll go with the standard rules for awhile.
I'd like for us to be able to use normal moves through a 'threatened square' without having to worry about AoOs... that way we can run around and go crazy with little worry that any move could get us killed.
I think if you engage in a fight, it's usually not that easy to just disengage and run full out without some risk - I wouldn't have expected my character to be able to do that. It makes confrontations seem less dangerous, if you can just back out when things look bad.
Anyway, I appear to be on the minority on this; just thought I'd add my two cents.
I think AoOs would make it harder for us to run away, which could detract from the theme of the game.
CAn we go ahead and spend those CP's? Or do we need to wait until either we get a chance to rest or the end of this little adventure?
You guys can spend them now. I don't have anything more planned really. I just wanted to get all you guys together, test out combat using the M6 system, and throw out the mystery of the metal-laced aardwolf as a hint of later things. :)
So does this mean you'd like someone else to take over for a bit? Or you're just still working out the details of what's to come next?
If you're ready for someone else to steer, you wanna do a final thoughts post as Bertram?
Anyone can take over at this point. I'll throw in a Bertram post.
I'm itching to play Turk again, soon. I just want to make sure everyone is still interested. I'll work up a little adventure, unless someone currently has one in the works.
I'd like to continue. I've just been real busy and unable to do GMy stuff. :/
I'm totally up for it. I've got a couple ideas for other adventures but my own regular GMing stint and real life are keeping me busy.
I'm game! I can take over as DM for the round after this. I should be settled into my new home and job by then sufficiently to allow rational thought again.
Still in... drowning in work but still wanting to play. We got someone ready to jump in to run immediately? Or should we check back in a few days or a week to see who's up to pick up the DM mantle for a short run?