GM Questions

[Jewel]

On the Shortest Nights D2LM Fun and Games, http://tales.fallenash.com/viewtopic.php?f=95&t=336, would the Honesty Emphasis be applicable to the Sincerity option on the Boasting roll?

I'll allow it

can I use a spell to help me distract the ghuls? to give a free raise maybe?

It would depend on the spell.
Injure in lieu of the Athletics (Throwing) would work.

Boosting any of the applicable skills with a Blessing, or Traits with Enliven the Body, definitely works.

Ride the Desert Sands: Air or Earth could replace the Athletics/Stamina roll

The various mind control I would say no - otherwise Control Undead would not be its own spell.

I'd say no on In the Mind's Eye as it's static and limited in range and impact. It's not really going to distract something feral for long.

Dust to Dust I'd allow in lieu of one of the two rolls (or both but as separate castings with both needing subtle casting) as long as it was impacting at least two senses each time.

If there were others anyone had in mind feel free to ask - those are just the ones that come to mind as applicable but I'm open to interesting/clever uses.

[Ide Rettousei]

At your convenience, mighty one!
viewtopic.php?f=104&t=365&start=12

[Faruq Al-Farhan]

General question on "From the Shadows" in "An End to Suffering" here:

From the Shadows (Optional):

Roll Stealth/Agility TN15 to find the best vantage point to strike.

Each successful raise gives a free raise to use towards your next roll in the event.

Failure alerts your target before you are ready to act. You must call a raise, and an additional raise for each failed raise on this roll, to no benefit on the next roll.

This does mean succeeding with no Raises confers no benefit here, yeah?

[Jewel]

General question on "From the Shadows" in "An End to Suffering" here:

From the Shadows (Optional):

Roll Stealth/Agility TN15 to find the best vantage point to strike.

Each successful raise gives a free raise to use towards your next roll in the event.

Failure alerts your target before you are ready to act. You must call a raise, and an additional raise for each failed raise on this roll, to no benefit on the next roll.

This does mean succeeding with no Raises confers no benefit here, yeah?

My mistake - must have copied from the previous section.

Stealth gives a free raise on success and one for each successful raise.

[Faruq Al-Farhan]

Oh, neat!

Also on another thing altogether - can we be sneaky when confronting Ghuls with the 'attack' option? Does that limit our choice of starting Stance in some way?

Thanks!

[Jewel]

Oh, neat!

Also on another thing altogether - can we be sneaky when confronting Ghuls with the 'attack' option? Does that limit our choice of starting Stance in some way?

Thanks!

I'll allow an attempt. You would need to be in Attack or Defense - neither Full Attack nor Full Defense would allow for sneaking nor would Center.

[Faruq Al-Farhan]

I'll allow an attempt. You would need to be in Attack or Defense - neither Full Attack nor Full Defense would allow for sneaking nor would Center.

Can you 'change' to Full Defense or Centre while sneaking in a future round? Or would changing the stance immediately reveal you?

[Jewel]

I'll allow an attempt. You would need to be in Attack or Defense - neither Full Attack nor Full Defense would allow for sneaking nor would Center.

Can you 'change' to Full Defense or Centre while sneaking in a future round? Or would changing the stance immediately reveal you?

I'd allow switching to Full Defense if not moving. I wouldn't allow Center stance - both sneaking and centering require a great deal of focus that feel like they would not overlap successfully.

[Faruq Al-Farhan]

So changing to Centre would immediately reveal you... right? But you could possibly delay an action, then Centre and reveal yourself... and hopefully act before the Ghul does?

*Hard thinking*

[Jewel]

So changing to Centre would immediately reveal you... right? But you could possibly delay an action, then Centre and reveal yourself... and hopefully act before the Ghul does?

*Hard thinking*

I mean you'd basically be hoping blind that they'd move into a position where you'd be able to strike from Center which, if they don't know where you are, is a bit of a crapshoot.