help with IaWA
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Quote from: stefoid on March 12, 2010, 04:48:11 AM
As it turns out, the sorcerers best interest of destroying the town was pretty naff - it didnt really conflict with any of the PCs in a direct way, so nothing came of it.
That's where targeting your NPC's Best Interests can come in handy. Although, the natural "Save the town" is boring. I'd probably go with something like "Bequeath the town to my heir, Omid the Merchant."
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one question. The executioner wanted to kill the burglar. the burglar wanted to escape by headbutting the executioner in the stomach and running. The sorcerer in the crowd also wanted the burglar to escape, by way of blasting the executioner with magic just before he dealt the blow. Executioner wins initiative - I slice your head off! Obviously the burglar has to answer. But does the sorcerer also have to answer as his aim and the burglars are the same, or does he just wait until his turn and try to blast the executioner at that point. I guess the latter, and I also guess that is why initiative is rolled every round.
If the Sorcerer wants to blast the executioner before he deals the blow, he damn well better answer a move like "I slice his head off" don't ya think? It doesn't sound like he can wait to me.
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one question. The executioner wanted to kill the burglar. the burglar wanted to escape by headbutting the executioner in the stomach and running. The sorcerer in the crowd also wanted the burglar to escape, by way of blasting the executioner with magic just before he dealt the blow. Executioner wins initiative - I slice your head off! Obviously the burglar has to answer. But does the sorcerer also have to answer as his aim and the burglars are the same, or does he just wait until his turn and try to blast the executioner at that point. I guess the latter, and I also guess that is why initiative is rolled every round.
If the Sorcerer wants to blast the executioner before he deals the blow, he damn well better answer a move like "I slice his head off" don't ya think? It doesn't sound like he can wait to me.
well, yeah. But the rules clearly state the mover has to name the answerer. Can an answerer vote themselves to answer? I would think it makes more sense that anyone opposing the move announces an answer, and the rules have it ass backwards?
On that point, twice we had a situation where 3rd parties became involved in the contest half way through (like decided they might like to participate in the 2nd round). Can they do that? We ruled that if they werent in the contest from the start, they couldnt, but one such character wasnt present at the start (it was a chase) and the contest found her...
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I suppose in a multi-party contest, its possible to both win your move and then be forced to answer someone of lower inititive's move, and loose that - do you go into the next round with advantage or not?
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Quote from: stefoid on March 13, 2010, 01:20:44 PM
well, yeah. But the rules clearly state the mover has to name the answerer. Can an answerer vote themselves to answer? I would think it makes more sense that anyone opposing the move announces an answer, and the rules have it ass backwards?
Think of it this way, if I'm the sorcerer and your the headsman and you don't make me answer your move, then I'm free to blast you with sorcerous fire. Since you "can and would interfere" you better make me answer.
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Quote from: stefoid on March 13, 2010, 01:27:04 PM
I suppose in a multi-party contest, its possible to both win your move and then be forced to answer someone of lower inititive's move, and loose that - do you go into the next round with advantage or not?
If someone challenges you, you pick up your dice to answer (including the advantage die you just picked up, I believe). If you lose the advantage in that answer, I believe the advantage passes to your challenger. If you had made them answer your move, they would have lost their move.
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