[Solar System] How does the Secret of Equipment work?
Klaus_Welten:
So, in the PDF I read:
The character possesses a rated piece of
equipment, represented by a freely
preserved Effect. (If the character creates
the equipment himself, he has to create the
Effect as well with a suitable Ability check.)
The Effect level determines how many
ratings the equipment has; the player
creating the equipment may choose one of
these while the Story Guide allocates the
rest. The equipment may be damaged or
destroyed by attacking the Effect normally.
What's that do?
Klaus_Welten:
I'm feeling unloved. :-(
Courage75:
Quote from: Klaus_Welten on August 08, 2009, 03:46:22 PM
So, in the PDF I read:
The character possesses a rated piece of
equipment, represented by a freely
preserved Effect. (If the character creates
the equipment himself, he has to create the
Effect as well with a suitable Ability check.)
The Effect level determines how many
ratings the equipment has; the player
creating the equipment may choose one of
these while the Story Guide allocates the
rest. The equipment may be damaged or
destroyed by attacking the Effect normally.
What's that do?
I don't have the rules with me right now, but this is my understanding:
Basically, it means that the character has some piece of equipment or gear that operates as an Effect indefinitely, or until destroyed. It could be a specific gun, motorcycle or spaceship, depending on the fiction. It could be a sword, a suit of armour or a magic staff. It could even be a sacred document/text or even intellectual property rights (e.g. a patent). What it actually does depends on what the SG determines it does, unless the character made the equipment himself. For example, the SG might determine that a suit of armour with an Effect of 4(V) might provide Protection against any Vigour Harm equal to or less than 4. If the character made it, the player might decide that one of those 4(V) is actually a bonus die to any Heraldry (R) checks rather than all being Protection against Vigour Harm.
In addition, because the Effect is equipment it can be attacked directly. Successful attacks reduce the Effect and can even destroy it. With a suit of armour, it is obvious how this can be attacked. However, with intangible equipment, such as intellectual property rights, these could only be attacked through special means (such as a successful Litigation (R) check).
Am I on the right track here?
Eero Tuovinen:
What that version of the Secret does (there are several versions of how to do equipment floating around) is that it provides the character with the benefits of possessing equipment ratings, special bonuses described in more detail on page 62 of SS. As the Secret describes, one piece of equipment gains him ratings equal to the Effect value of the piece of equipment; a 4-level piece has four ratings and so on. The rest of that verbiage in the Secret essentially just tells you how to treat the piece of equipment in its dual role as an Effect and equipment rating depository.
What equipment ratings themselves do is slightly complex, but it's explained in the book. The simple key concept is that they allow you to improve your Ability check results or lower those of an opponent in conflict, thus improving your chances.
Klaus_Welten:
Thanks to you both, guys. ^_^
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