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Balsamic Moon Games Collective112 days ago

Thanks so much for your questions! (and I’m sorry that I didn’t see this comment earlier)

Q1 & 2: The proper rules for “Embrace a Quirk” are those in the rulebook on page 5. The cheat sheet apparently wasn’t updated (was made for a previous version of the core rules).

Q3: A PC may “Leverage a Trait” when resisting for +1d, but this is not required. On a roll of 1 to 5 they will be required to “Spend a Trait” (I’ll update the book soon to say “Spend any Trait”) to resist. If they have no remaining Traits to spend, they will be “Taken Out”.

Let me know if this makes sense and is helpful. I’d love to hear what kind of scenario you run, if you get a chance!

gdmnsdgl102 days ago

thanks for your reply, things are clearer now! I do have a couple of follow-up questions:

A) Does the Devils Bargain you take when Embracing a Quirk provide the +1d?

B) If I risk spending a Trait every time I Resist, why not always leverage one granted I've still got Traits to spend? Is this about legibility (i.e. this trait doesn't fit here and thus can't be leveraged)? Or is it reserved for that one desperate final Resist roll when I'm outta traits and am risking Lethal Harm and thus being Taken Out?

C) Speaking of Harm: how do I make Minor and Major Harm actually matter mechanically? They provide additional Quirks and are thus seem empowering instead of being scary. Is it my job as the GM to, say, reduce effect, worsen position, or subtract dice by leveraging the harm the PCs have sustained? But if I do, this will surely remind the PC to Embrace said Harm as a Quirk--so do we do both? If Harm grants useful Quirks, what reason, if any, to try to avoid or get rid of it?

Anyway, thanks for designing this beautifully lean framework. I hope to adapt Plunged... for a series of artsy oneshots i'll be running next month--I'll make sure to share a postmortem afterwards :)

Balsamic Moon Games Collective93 days ago (2 edits)

Excellent questions!

A) Correct, the Devils Bargain you take when Embracing a Quirk provides the +1d.

B) Correct again, if no Trait fits the Resist action it cannot be leveraged, but you might have to pay using a Trait based on the roll. We wanted to make sure that you can attempt to Resist even if it means there is a high chance you’ll be Taken Out. If you can get the +1d you should (almost) always try to make an argument for how you are bringing it into play.

C) Harm (minor and major) still matter in the fiction even if there isn’t a penalty levied (the way they are in most FitD games). I would say that every player should be challenging themselves to take their Harm into account when declaring their Actions and for the Lore Weaver to do the same when adjudicating each Action.

I look forward to hearing about your games. Please feel free to join us on Discord as well if you have any questions that need a speedier response.

-Gavin

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