And the HP analogue is... Might pool?
The Effects of Taking Damage
When an NPC reaches 0 health, it is either dead or (if the attacker wishes it) incapacitated, meaning unconscious or beaten into submission.When an object reaches 0 health, it is broken or otherwise destroyed.
Damage from most sources is applied to a character’s Might Pool. Otherwise, stat damage always reduces the Pool of the stat it affects.
If damage reduces a character’s stat Pool to 0, any further damage to that stat (including excess damage from the attack that reduced the stat to 0) is applied
to another stat Pool. Damage is applied to Pools in this order:
1. Might (unless the Pool is 0) 2. Speed (unless the Pool is 0) 3. Intellect
Even if the damage is applied to another stat Pool, it still counts as its original type for the purpose of Armor and special abilities that affect damage.
For example, if a glaive with 2 Armor is reduced to 0 Might and then is hit by a monster’s claw for 3 points of damage, it still counts as Might damage, so his 2 Armor reduces the damage to 1 point, which then is applied to his Speed Pool. In other words, even though the glaive takes the damage from his Speed Pool, it doesn’t ignore Armor like Speed damage normally would.
In addition to taking damage from their Might Pool, Speed Pool, or Intellect Pool, PCs also have a damage track. The damage track has four states (from best to worst): hale, impaired, debilitated, and dead. When one of a PC’s stat Pools reaches 0, he moves one step down the damage track. Thus, if he is hale, he becomes impaired. If he is already impaired, he becomes debilitated. If he is already debilitated, he becomes dead.
Some effects can immediately shift a PC one or more steps on the damage track. These include rare poisons, cellular disruption attacks, and massive traumas (such as falls from very great heights, being run over by a speeding vehicle, and so on, as determined by the GM).
Some attacks, like venom from a serpent’s bite, a nano’s Stasis esotery, or the mind-controlling influence of a sarrak, have effects other than damage to a stat Pool or shifting the PC on the damage track. These attacks can cause unconsciousness, paralysis, and so on.
what time of day is it in game?
what time of day is it in game?
It's evening time at the camp.
Recovering Points in a Pool
After losing or spending points in a Pool, you recover those points by resting. You can’t increase a Pool past its maximum by resting—just back to its normal level. Any extra points gained go away with no effect. The amount of points you recover from a rest, and how long each rest takes, depends on how many times you have rested so far that day.
When you rest, make a recovery roll. To do this, roll 1d6 and add your tier. You recover that many points, and you can divide them among your stat Pools however you wish. For example, if your recovery roll is 4 and you’ve lost 4 points of Might and 2 points of Speed, you can recover 4 points of Might, or 2 points of Might and 2 points of Speed, or any other combination adding up to 4 points.
The first time you rest each day, it takes only a few seconds to catch your breath. If you rest this way in the middle of an encounter, it takes one action on your turn.
The second time you rest each day, you must rest ten minutes to make a recovery roll. The third time you rest each day, you must rest one hour to make a recovery roll. The fourth time you rest each day, you must rest ten hours to make a recovery roll (usually, this occurs when you sleep).
Get at me with who my connected NPC should be, Aubster, whenever you think of one. :)
As for a PC connection, I have no problem being connected to Callidus. Perhaps we were both poor young ruffians who knew one another when we were young, but we drifted apart when my charms won me a sponsor to carry me into uppercrust parties.
We reunited by chance later on. Perhaps after a year or so, we wound up in the same numenera mechanic's shop, each exploring our own growing power - you to collect parts to graft onto yourself (unbeknownst to me), and me to find out the inner workings of the jewel that unlocked my psionic power. While there, I excitedly caught you up on my newly manifested abilities.
We're twisted and tied together by fate, it seems, because the first time I experimented with telepathy, the link stayed true permanently between our minds, and you enjoy an immunity to my mental esoteries.
I'm thinking of strolling into camp the following morning after all this happens tonight, and reuniting with my childhood friend completely by chance once again.
Sound good?
Sounds good ... or instead of by chance, maybe my distress from being run out of town for the theft of the Catseye Lens caused me to be sending empathetic distress signals telepathically and you followed those. Callidus is cocky, but knows he's really not "all that", so he is quite concerned that if he stays he dies, and he's likely to die on the Wander ...
Get at me with who my connected NPC should be, Aubster, whenever you think of one. :)
As for a PC connection, I have no problem being connected to Callidus. Perhaps we were both poor young ruffians who knew one another when we were young, but we drifted apart when my charms won me a sponsor to carry me into uppercrust parties.
We reunited by chance later on. Perhaps after a year or so, we wound up in the same numenera mechanic's shop, each exploring our own growing power - you to collect parts to graft onto yourself (unbeknownst to me), and me to find out the inner workings of the jewel that unlocked my psionic power. While there, I excitedly caught you up on my newly manifested abilities.
We're twisted and tied together by fate, it seems, because the first time I experimented with telepathy, the link stayed true permanently between our minds, and you enjoy an immunity to my mental esoteries.
I'm thinking of strolling into camp the following morning after all this happens tonight, and reuniting with my childhood friend completely by chance once again.
Sound good?
You are good friends with one of the High Aeon Priests who has now moved to Durkhal, headquarters of the Order of Truth. He has provided you a letter of introduction that will normally provide you favorable treatment from any lower ranking Aeon Priest. However, just like in any other large, powerful organization there are those who are the opposite side of the ledger from your friend. They would be more likely to not be helpful to you but your friend is powerful enough that it is doubtful that they would actively try to hinder you.
A bit of fluff
The circle of augmentation—a gesture in which a person makes two fists atop each
other and twists them in opposite directions— is used to designate physical augmentations. Occasionally used as a derogatory gesture
I had that headache today ... it was a disturbance in the caffeine I think
Have to post this ... a blog entry I started I think around a year before Monte's kickstarter (at least months), where my D&D campaign (Actually ended up being Pathfinder, yay!) was based in a Numenera-esque world.
Some other cool posts on the blog no one ever sees ...
Have to post this ... a blog entry I started I think around a year before Monte's kickstarter (at least months), where my D&D campaign (Actually ended up being Pathfinder, yay!) was based in a Numenera-esque world.
Some other cool posts on the blog no one ever sees ...
Excellent blog...love that you're getting your kids in RPG.
Agreed!
dont forget the panache +1s guys and gals!
I just wanted to say thank you and good job to all - you guys are great at posting, both in staying up to date and posting good material too.
Anything that you want to see me do differently?
Nope! You're doing great so far.
I got to succeed at something!
I wasn't too sure about the system up to this point, but I've been enjoying the game a lot and I'm warming up to it. No complaints here!
Im having fun and liking the system.
Likewise, things have been awesome.
So, tomorrow (Monday) I'm moving from California to Japan so I'm not sure how my posting ability will be. Feel free to move along without me, I'll catch up when I can. I doubt it'll take more than a week for me to get my bearings and stuff.
nice! where in Japan?
Oita, it's on one of the southern islands.
ah, i spent a few years waaaaay down south in okinawa. managed to make it to tokyo twice as well. i wanted to see more of the mainland, but i never learned the language so i didnt really leave the city.
So, tomorrow (Monday) I'm moving from California to Japan so I'm not sure how my posting ability will be. Feel free to move along without me, I'll catch up when I can. I doubt it'll take more than a week for me to get my bearings and stuff.
Safe travels. Thanks for letting us know.
Don't forget to spend those XP points :-)
10 total? I need to go back through the posts ... poor record keeping.
yeah i got 10 total i believe.
question: if i take the below ability, would i be allowed to use the pommel of my sword for bashing?
Bash (1 Might point): This is a pummeling melee attack.
You make an attack and inflict 1 additional point of damage
using almost any weapon except the lightest (such as a
whip or a small knife). Action.
If so, I will spend 4 xp to learn that Trick of the Trade, and 4 xp to gain a Might Edge of 1.
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Otherwise, I will probably spend 4 xp to become trained in Intellect Defense and 4 xp to increase my Speed Edge by 1.
Dammit, I left my computer with the handbook on it back in the states.
Cypher Idea (one-time use):
A wristpiece with a funny display that, when used, causes an entirely real duplicate of its wearer to appear for one round. Intellect Effort may be applied to increase this duration by one round per level of effort applied. Both versions of the PC may act fully autonomously (attack separately, apply effort and spend stat pool points separately, etc), but at the end of the duration, both versions of the PC disappear for a number of rounds equal to the duration they were simultaneously present. The character then reappears at the place the clone last occupied. All stat pool expenditures and damage are cumulative upon reappearing (for instance, if they are both caught in the area of an effect that damages the Might pool by 2 points, then the character is down 4 might points upon reappearance).
10 total? I need to go back through the posts ... poor record keeping.
10 it is.
question: if i take the below ability, would i be allowed to use the pommel of my sword for bashing?
Bash (1 Might point): This is a pummeling melee attack.
You make an attack and inflict 1 additional point of damage
using almost any weapon except the lightest (such as a
whip or a small knife). Action.If so, I will spend 4 xp to learn that Trick of the Trade, and 4 xp to gain a Might Edge of 1.
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Otherwise, I will probably spend 4 xp to become trained in Intellect Defense and 4 xp to increase my Speed Edge by 1.
Sure, you can use the pommel to pummel! :-) Just do it with panache
Dammit, I left my computer with the handbook on it back in the states.
I hate it when that happens.
Cypher Idea (one-time use):
A wristpiece with a funny display that, when used, causes an entirely real duplicate of its wearer to appear for one round. Intellect Effort may be applied to increase this duration by one round per level of effort applied. Both versions of the PC may act fully autonomously (attack separately, apply effort and spend stat pool points separately, etc), but at the end of the duration, both versions of the PC disappear for a number of rounds equal to the duration they were simultaneously present. The character then reappears at the place the clone last occupied. All stat pool expenditures and damage are cumulative upon reappearing (for instance, if they are both caught in the area of an effect that damages the Might pool by 2 points, then the character is down 4 might points upon reappearance).
That's a very cool idea so definitely approved.
I’ll get the next leg of your journey in the 9th world up this weekend. You'll have at least a couple of options on what to do. One will for sure be the disappearing/reappearing building. I may have to work in a "Revenge of the Flutter-Byes" if Balon keeps attacking them.
And so begins the mass Flutter-bye genocide of the Ninth Age
Haha
Cypher idea
Callidus collected and understood enough of the tech that was used to "contain" the brain to create a numenera-esque EMP device. Fusing some of this barely understood ancient numenera to his cyborg arm he can trigger the device causing an anti-numenera burst rendering all numenera in a 30 foot radius ineffective for 3 rounds. Nothing that is powered by nano-tech (even "class-features") will function for that time, including much of Callidus's functionality. In the fourth round the nannites have rebooted/reset and are fully functional again.
Change at will ...
Cypher idea
Callidus collected and understood enough of the tech that was used to "contain" the brain to create a numenera-esque EMP device. Fusing some of this barely understood ancient numenera to his cyborg arm he can trigger the device causing an anti-numenera burst rendering all numenera in a 30 foot radius ineffective for 3 rounds. Nothing that is powered by nano-tech (even "class-features") will function for that time, including much of Callidus's functionality. In the fourth round the nannites have rebooted/reset and are fully functional again.
Change at will ...
Works for me, not sure how well Balon will like it ;-)
Totally fine with not hearing Callidus' thoughts for a few rounds a day. Are we waiting on me to invent a cypher?
I'm trying to figure out computer issues. I'll have to spend XP later I guess, since I'm typing this on an iPad and can't access my PhB. :/ Should have thought of that.
Totally fine with not hearing Callidus' thoughts for a few rounds a day. Are we waiting on me to invent a cypher?
It's up to you if you want to invent one. I posted in the gameplay thread yesterday so waiting on you guys to indicate what you want to do next.
I'm trying to figure out computer issues. I'll have to spend XP later I guess, since I'm typing this on an iPad and can't access my PhB. :/ Should have thought of that.
I hate stuff like that happening. Feel free to respond to the gameplay thread and just spend your XP when you can.
I have 12 exp total after the last adventure.
I'll spend 4 exp to train Nasir with Perception tasks, 4 to add 3 to his speed pool and 1 to his intellect and 4 to raise my speed edge to 2.
I have 12 exp total after the last adventure.
I'll spend 4 exp to train Nasir with Perception tasks, 4 to add 3 to his speed pool and 1 to his intellect and 4 to raise my speed edge to 2.
Sounds good, just need 4 points spent on a new skill and your character advances to 2nd rank.
I should probably spend XP too shouldn't I? :)
I had 12 total as well, right? I'm bad and didn't keep proper track, sorry. :(
Assuming I did have 12...I'll spend 4 XP to upgrade my pools +2 int +1 might/speed, 4 XP to increase my INT edge to 2, and 4 XP to increase my Effort.
I should probably spend XP too shouldn't I? :)
I had 12 total as well, right? I'm bad and didn't keep proper track, sorry. :(
Assuming I did have 12...I'll spend 4 XP to upgrade my pools +2 int +1 might/speed, 4 XP to increase my INT edge to 2, and 4 XP to increase my Effort.
I'm afraid I have to dock you 2 XP for not keeping track but you get 2 bonus XP for figuring out the most efficient way to kill flutter-byes leaving you with 12 after all.
It's a branch of research that I happily pursue
Well somebody has to.
"Hail, stranger? You know something of The Pit?"
too loud?
No, I was drinking some water.