[IC] Sudden Payback (Session 2)

Just a clarification: Cue won't break for less than 2 threat. (Standard for improvised weapons.) But for flavor, we can say maybe the tip came off.

I can't find the cost to activate weapon qualities, but I want to activate Disorient of I can with the 2 advantages.

Yeah, sorry. I meant to clarify that. The crack wasn't intended to functionally change the cue at all. Just to have a reason to give him a strain.

All weapon qualities are activated for 2 advantages unless otherwise indicated in the weapon description. In this case, you used the "generic" Brawl (Grappling) attack, though, and it doesn't have the Disorient effect. Generic Brawl (Grappling) and Brawl (Striking) attacks do base Brawn damage (plus uncanceled successes), and only have the Knockdown quality.

I think the confusion is because last time you used the Takedown unarmed weapon, which adds a boatload of other potential effects and extra damage in exchange for costing 2 strain to use each time.

Nevertheless, 2 advantage is enough to give him a setback for his next attack (per the standard advantage-in-combat chart), so let's do that. Make sense?

Sounds like Charm? Upgraded twice or him being at your mercy -- RP, with setbacks for his buddies now being riled up, too, +KK. RPKK final pool. (I had intended this to be a setpiece battle, but if you'd like to try to take out this threat with diplomacy, sure, give it a go!)

I dont expect this would work, just sounds like something my character would do lol. I'm not sure what I'm upgradin. Greens to yellows?

Nah, roll your positive dice normally (unless you add a Story Point). I mean the difficulty gets upgraded. The guy only has Presence 1, so he's a sitting duck for Charm checks, but since he's being pummeled presently, I'm saying there are two auto-upgrades to the difficulty: P -> R -> RP, plus two setbacks.

Y'all sure are diplomatic for a fighting game. ;P Sounds like Max is trying Negotiation? On whom? The whole room? Just one threat?

Actually trying to deceive since we're not actually thugs if their HH they probably know who we're looking for and who this mysterious boss is I mentioned. Whoever is in charge since they'd make the decision to give him up or send a message they want to start something. I mean on the meta we're the thugs but the regulars are the only ones doing damage to their stuff and picking fights they haven't won yet.

OK -- are you aiming the Deception at the bartender (RR+3K)? At the pool player (R+3K)? At the rodeo fans (RP+3K)? The two setbacks are for the fact that there's a full barroom brawl about to erupt, and for the difficulty in them hearing you. I think things are already too chaotic to try to deceive the whole room.