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DivisMal1925
Feb 9, 2012, 9:58:30 AM2/9/12
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So my players are in the midst of taking Majo the first time (one just
got head shot...very sad) and I had some questions concerning talent
power they will face soon:
The barbed wire and trenches created on Majo... Can a talent disrupt
them? I assume no on the barbed wire, but how about those trapped in
collapsing trenches? Is this just the talent allowing dirt to fill in,
therefore excluding the contest of wills?
The campaign is going really well so far. We are all having a blast
and I'm rather looking forward to Anzio.
got head shot...very sad) and I had some questions concerning talent
power they will face soon:
The barbed wire and trenches created on Majo... Can a talent disrupt
them? I assume no on the barbed wire, but how about those trapped in
collapsing trenches? Is this just the talent allowing dirt to fill in,
therefore excluding the contest of wills?
The campaign is going really well so far. We are all having a blast
and I'm rather looking forward to Anzio.
Allan Goodall
Feb 9, 2012, 8:38:35 PM2/9/12
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On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 8:58 AM, DivisMal1925 <croa...@gmail.com> wrote:
So my players are in the midst of taking Majo the first time (one just
got head shot...very sad) and I had some questions concerning talent
power they will face soon:
Way cool, and very sad, yes. We came this close to losing a guy on Majo. I ruled he was dead but in a short discussion that followed we realized he should have been awarded a Will point a turn earlier. He was just one point shy in the Contest of Wills of stopping the ubermensch. I let him use the point, and he ended up surviving.
The barbed wire and trenches created on Majo... Can a talent disrupt
them? I assume no on the barbed wire, but how about those trapped in
collapsing trenches? Is this just the talent allowing dirt to fill in,
therefore excluding the contest of wills?
Nope, they can't interfere with his power. He's not using the power on the PCs, he's using his power on the ground. He's altering the ground when he creates his trench network (or fills it in). Therefore, there's no Contest of Wills triggered. The PCs are just caught in the mess.
The same thing is true if an ubermensch dropped boulders on the PCs. The power is acting on the boulder (lifting it above the PC, and then turning the power off and letting gravity do the work), not the PC.
It should really hammer home the advantage of indirect powers in Godlike. They can't use their Will to stop the trenches rolling up. If he's killed, the trenches start rolling up, too.
The campaign is going really well so far. We are all having a blast
and I'm rather looking forward to Anzio.
I'm curious to hear how they do with Majo, and Vischiataro. And Anzio, of course!
--
Allan Goodall http://www.hyperbear.com
awgo...@gmail.com
agoo...@hyperbear.com
DivisMal1925
Feb 10, 2012, 7:14:14 AM2/10/12
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Yeah, that's kind of how I figured it. Thanks for the feedback. Await
updates on Majo, vischiataro, and Anzio, but be warned: I only get the
group together every 3 to 4 weeks, so expect delays.
On Feb 9, 8:38 pm, Allan Goodall <awgood...@gmail.com> wrote:
> agood...@hyperbear.com
updates on Majo, vischiataro, and Anzio, but be warned: I only get the
group together every 3 to 4 weeks, so expect delays.
On Feb 9, 8:38 pm, Allan Goodall <awgood...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 8:58 AM, DivisMal1925 <croame...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > So my players are in the midst of taking Majo the first time (one just
> > got head shot...very sad) and I had some questions concerning talent
> > power they will face soon:
>
> Way cool, and very sad, yes. We came *this close* to losing a guy on Majo.
> > So my players are in the midst of taking Majo the first time (one just
> > got head shot...very sad) and I had some questions concerning talent
> > power they will face soon:
>
> I ruled he was dead but in a short discussion that followed we realized he
> should have been awarded a Will point a turn earlier. He was just one point
> shy in the Contest of Wills of stopping the ubermensch. I let him use the
> point, and he ended up surviving.
>
> > The barbed wire and trenches created on Majo... Can a talent disrupt
> > them? I assume no on the barbed wire, but how about those trapped in
> > collapsing trenches? Is this just the talent allowing dirt to fill in,
> > therefore excluding the contest of wills?
>
> Nope, they can't interfere with his power. He's not using the power on the
> PCs, he's using his power on the ground. He's altering the ground when he
> creates his trench network (or fills it in). Therefore, there's no Contest
> of Wills triggered. The PCs are just caught in the mess.
>
> The same thing is true if an ubermensch dropped boulders on the PCs. The
> power is acting on the boulder (lifting it above the PC, and then turning
> the power off and letting gravity do the work), not the PC.
>
> It should really hammer home the advantage of indirect powers in
> *Godlike.*They can't use their Will to stop the trenches rolling up.
> should have been awarded a Will point a turn earlier. He was just one point
> shy in the Contest of Wills of stopping the ubermensch. I let him use the
> point, and he ended up surviving.
>
> > The barbed wire and trenches created on Majo... Can a talent disrupt
> > them? I assume no on the barbed wire, but how about those trapped in
> > collapsing trenches? Is this just the talent allowing dirt to fill in,
> > therefore excluding the contest of wills?
>
> Nope, they can't interfere with his power. He's not using the power on the
> PCs, he's using his power on the ground. He's altering the ground when he
> creates his trench network (or fills it in). Therefore, there's no Contest
> of Wills triggered. The PCs are just caught in the mess.
>
> The same thing is true if an ubermensch dropped boulders on the PCs. The
> power is acting on the boulder (lifting it above the PC, and then turning
> the power off and letting gravity do the work), not the PC.
>
> It should really hammer home the advantage of indirect powers in
> If he's killed,
> the trenches start rolling up, too.
>
> > The campaign is going really well so far. We are all having a blast
> > and I'm rather looking forward to Anzio.
>
> I'm curious to hear how they do with Majo, and Vischiataro. And Anzio, of
> course!
> --
> Allan Goodall http://www.hyperbear.com
> awgood...@gmail.com
> the trenches start rolling up, too.
>
> > The campaign is going really well so far. We are all having a blast
> > and I'm rather looking forward to Anzio.
>
> I'm curious to hear how they do with Majo, and Vischiataro. And Anzio, of
> course!
> --
> Allan Goodall http://www.hyperbear.com
> agood...@hyperbear.com
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