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Ecb at 18:52, 21 November 2012

2012-11-21T18:52:51Z

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	Character are defined by a number of traits. If the players wants the character to do something and their traits indicate it is something they can do, they succeed unless the GM decides to introduce a '''complication'''.		Character are defined by a number of traits. If the players wants the character to do something and their traits indicate it is something they can do, they succeed unless the GM decides to introduce a '''complication'''.

-	A '''complication''' is just what it sounds like. It might prevent success, but it doesn't have to. It can merely be a consequence or a newly discovered aspect of a problem. It can also add a handicap to a character. This sort of complication can be player driven, with the player adding a handicap to his or her character in exchange for a '''Plot Point'''. An example would be a player introducing during a negotiation with an AI that his character doesn't trust digital lifeforms. She would add ''Biochauvanist'' as a Mind trait to her character, take a '''Plot Point''', and the negotiations would break down as a complication.	+	A '''complication''' is just what it sounds like. It might prevent success, but it doesn't have to. It can merely be a consequence or a newly discovered aspect of a problem. It can also add a handicap to a character. This sort of complication can be player driven, with the player adding a handicap to his or her character in exchange for a '''Plot Point'''. An example would be a player introducing during a negotiation with an AI that his character doesn't trust digital lifeforms. She would add "Biochauvanist" as a Mind trait to her character, take a '''Plot Point''', and the negotiations would break down as a complication.

Ecb at 18:52, 21 November 2012

2012-11-21T18:52:37Z

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	Character are defined by a number of traits. If the players wants the character to do something and their traits indicate it is something they can do, they succeed unless the GM decides to introduce a '''complication'''.		Character are defined by a number of traits. If the players wants the character to do something and their traits indicate it is something they can do, they succeed unless the GM decides to introduce a '''complication'''.

-	A complication is just what it sounds like. It might prevent success, but it doesn't have to. It can merely be a consequence or a newly discovered aspect of a problem. It can also add a handicap to a character. This sort of complication can be player driven, with the player adding a handicap to his or her character in exchange for a '''Plot Point'''. An example would be a player introducing during a negotiation with an AI that his character doesn't trust digital lifeforms. She would add '''Biochauvanist'' as a Mind trait to her character, take a '''Plot Point''', and the negotiations would break down as a complication.	+	A '''complication''' is just what it sounds like. It might prevent success, but it doesn't have to. It can merely be a consequence or a newly discovered aspect of a problem. It can also add a handicap to a character. This sort of complication can be player driven, with the player adding a handicap to his or her character in exchange for a '''Plot Point'''. An example would be a player introducing during a negotiation with an AI that his character doesn't trust digital lifeforms. She would add ''Biochauvanist'' as a Mind trait to her character, take a '''Plot Point''', and the negotiations would break down as a complication.

Ecb at 18:51, 21 November 2012

2012-11-21T18:51:58Z

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	Character are defined by a number of traits. If the players wants the character to do something and their traits indicate it is something they can do, they succeed unless the GM decides to introduce a '''complication'''.		Character are defined by a number of traits. If the players wants the character to do something and their traits indicate it is something they can do, they succeed unless the GM decides to introduce a '''complication'''.

-	A ~~'''~~complication~~'''~~ is just what it sounds like. It might prevent success, but it doesn't have to. It can merely be a consequence or a newly discovered aspect of a problem. It can also add a handicap to a character. This sort of complication can be player driven, with the player adding a handicap to his or her character in exchange for a '''Plot Point'''. An example would be a player introducing during a negotiation with an AI that his character doesn't trust digital lifeforms. She would add '''Biochauvanist'' as a Mind trait to her character, take a '''Plot Point''', and the negotiations would break down as a complication.	+	A complication is just what it sounds like. It might prevent success, but it doesn't have to. It can merely be a consequence or a newly discovered aspect of a problem. It can also add a handicap to a character. This sort of complication can be player driven, with the player adding a handicap to his or her character in exchange for a '''Plot Point'''. An example would be a player introducing during a negotiation with an AI that his character doesn't trust digital lifeforms. She would add '''Biochauvanist'' as a Mind trait to her character, take a '''Plot Point''', and the negotiations would break down as a complication.

Ecb: Created page with '==Philosophy== The idea is that failure should always be significant, it should complicate matters in an interesting way and so shouldn't be left to randomness. Instead, the GM d…'

2012-11-21T18:50:49Z

Created page with '==Philosophy== The idea is that failure should always be significant, it should complicate matters in an interesting way and so shouldn't be left to randomness. Instead, the GM d…'

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==Philosophy==
The idea is that failure should always be significant, it should complicate matters in an interesting way and so shouldn't be left to randomness. Instead, the GM decides when a character will fail or when there are negative consequences to actions as a way of driving the plot forward. Dealing with complications is what keeps things moving and will be the primary occupation of characters.

==Resolution==
Character are defined by a number of traits. If the players wants the character to do something and their traits indicate it is something they can do, they succeed unless the GM decides to introduce a '''complication'''.

A '''complication''' is just what it sounds like. It might prevent success, but it doesn't have to. It can merely be a consequence or a newly discovered aspect of a problem. It can also add a handicap to a character. This sort of complication can be player driven, with the player adding a handicap to his or her character in exchange for a '''Plot Point'''. An example would be a player introducing during a negotiation with an AI that his character doesn't trust digital lifeforms. She would add '''Biochauvanist'' as a Mind trait to her character, take a '''Plot Point''', and the negotiations would break down as a complication.