I founded the Indie Game Reading Club in 2010. I've written and developed RPGs since the mid-90s, now I mostly talk about playing them. View all posts by Paul Beakley
0 thoughts on “Mierda, last minute game night cancellation. No Cartel!”
Ikr
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Worst daddy
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Booooo
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It’s my only off night. I has a sad.
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Stink! I was looking forward to hearing your reflections on how Stress worked in play.
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Are you feeling slightly spooky about Stress as well, Steve Hickey? It feels to me like — and this is so dumb that probably it should not even be said — one of the basic MC moves should be “inflict Stress as established.”
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Exactly. There were at least two points during Tuesday’s game where I
looked at the list of MC moves, expecting that to be there.
I was also surprised that more people didn’t gain Stress in play. Well, the
Halcon got up to 5 in his first scene, but everyone else stayed around 2-3.
I’m going to have to really study the moves, their triggers and effects,
and make sure I’m applying them properly.
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I think stress only coming from player facing moves is part of the secret sauce maybe? Like how you can’t fight in The Warren, unless you can?
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Jason Morningstar actually the GM can apply stress at will (EDIT: BUT NOT LIKE SOME KIND OF RAILROADING ASSHOLE). I thought it was only player facing moves as well! But I confirmed it is not.
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The MC can inflict stress as a move (not at will, Paul Beakley, the MC doesn’t do anything AT WILL LIKE SOME KIND OF RAILROADING ASSHOLE).
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But is it a move? Inflicting stress as established? Honestly I don’t recall, nor do I remember how this came up the first time. An example, probably.
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First move on the list, cabron.
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WTF Steve Hickey! He’s right, I’m dumb.
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You’re not the only one! I’ve misread that at least four times now!
Also, Mark Diaz Truman, while we have your attention, it looks like the Spouse playbook has the Cop’s advancement options in the ‘Playbooks’ document.
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Retroactive Stress for everybody!
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Steve Hickey – Yup! We’re working on errata now…
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Phew, good thing my game night got cancelled.
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TBH I think I’m a little lazy reading MC Moves lists myself.
There are a few things about wading around inside lots of PbtA games that make for bad habits.
Ikr
Worst daddy
Booooo
It’s my only off night. I has a sad.
Stink! I was looking forward to hearing your reflections on how Stress worked in play.
Are you feeling slightly spooky about Stress as well, Steve Hickey? It feels to me like — and this is so dumb that probably it should not even be said — one of the basic MC moves should be “inflict Stress as established.”
Exactly. There were at least two points during Tuesday’s game where I
looked at the list of MC moves, expecting that to be there.
I was also surprised that more people didn’t gain Stress in play. Well, the
Halcon got up to 5 in his first scene, but everyone else stayed around 2-3.
I’m going to have to really study the moves, their triggers and effects,
and make sure I’m applying them properly.
I think stress only coming from player facing moves is part of the secret sauce maybe? Like how you can’t fight in The Warren, unless you can?
Jason Morningstar actually the GM can apply stress at will (EDIT: BUT NOT LIKE SOME KIND OF RAILROADING ASSHOLE). I thought it was only player facing moves as well! But I confirmed it is not.
The MC can inflict stress as a move (not at will, Paul Beakley, the MC doesn’t do anything AT WILL LIKE SOME KIND OF RAILROADING ASSHOLE).
But is it a move? Inflicting stress as established? Honestly I don’t recall, nor do I remember how this came up the first time. An example, probably.
First move on the list, cabron.
WTF Steve Hickey! He’s right, I’m dumb.
You’re not the only one! I’ve misread that at least four times now!
Also, Mark Diaz Truman, while we have your attention, it looks like the Spouse playbook has the Cop’s advancement options in the ‘Playbooks’ document.
Retroactive Stress for everybody!
Steve Hickey – Yup! We’re working on errata now…
Phew, good thing my game night got cancelled.
TBH I think I’m a little lazy reading MC Moves lists myself.
There are a few things about wading around inside lots of PbtA games that make for bad habits.