Howdy fine people
I’ll run my first Psi*Run in several hours and I’ve got a question for you.
What if a Runner chose ‘Delay the Chasers’ or ‘Remember something’ as his goal?
What if the goal die infringes upon the chase or reveal dices?
Should I simply remove goal as a risk before the roll?
Doesn’t work that way. If you want those outcome place those dice.
Doesn’t work that way. If you want those outcome place those dice.
Thor Hansen is correct. I haven’t played PSI-Run in a couple of years, so my memory is fuzzy, but I’m pretty sure If you want to delay the Chasers, you put that 5 or 6 in Chasers. I think the players can still set a goal that, fictionally-speaking, might delay the Chasers, but I think their goal would not be ‘Delay the Chasers,’ but rather ‘blow up that bridge’ or ‘turn the party invisible’ or whatever. Make them frame their goal in terms of we are actually seeing them do on screen.
Thor Hansen is correct. I haven’t played PSI-Run in a couple of years, so my memory is fuzzy, but I’m pretty sure If you want to delay the Chasers, you put that 5 or 6 in Chasers. I think the players can still set a goal that, fictionally-speaking, might delay the Chasers, but I think their goal would not be ‘Delay the Chasers,’ but rather ‘blow up that bridge’ or ‘turn the party invisible’ or whatever. Make them frame their goal in terms of we are actually seeing them do on screen.
For exemple, if a Runner tells me ‘I’ll escape the Chasers by blowing up their car with my energy ray thingie’. What if he puts a 1 in capture but a 6 in goal. Does it mean that the car could blow up but he is somewhat captured in the fiction anyway?
In that case ,goal seems secondary or irrelevant. Innit?
For exemple, if a Runner tells me ‘I’ll escape the Chasers by blowing up their car with my energy ray thingie’. What if he puts a 1 in capture but a 6 in goal. Does it mean that the car could blow up but he is somewhat captured in the fiction anyway?
In that case ,goal seems secondary or irrelevant. Innit?
Volsung 2d6plusCool Yeah, I guess it seems weird, but I think that’s the right outcome. I mean, at that point, the question then becomes “What are the implications of having blown up the vehicle?” That will depend on the totality of the established fiction, I guess, but at that point it seems like a “No, but…” situation. No, you didn’t escape the Chasers, but you did blow up their commander (or whatever makes sense). But, again, it has been awhile since I’ve looked at the rules, so take that with a grain of salt.
Volsung 2d6plusCool Yeah, I guess it seems weird, but I think that’s the right outcome. I mean, at that point, the question then becomes “What are the implications of having blown up the vehicle?” That will depend on the totality of the established fiction, I guess, but at that point it seems like a “No, but…” situation. No, you didn’t escape the Chasers, but you did blow up their commander (or whatever makes sense). But, again, it has been awhile since I’ve looked at the rules, so take that with a grain of salt.
Thanks ^^ I’ll try my best 😉
Thanks ^^ I’ll try my best 😉
I think I understand now. I should see the goal as a pacing mechanic.
The more the runners achieve their goal, the quicker they can change places/scenes.
I think I understand now. I should see the goal as a pacing mechanic.
The more the runners achieve their goal, the quicker they can change places/scenes.
Success ^^ Thanks again.
Success ^^ Thanks again.