Session 1

@Vilenax: I'll get you caught up to the others real quick and explain a few things before you roll. Firstly, you should write down that you have been awarded both +1 Exertive INS and +1 of whichever type of INS you desire (Exertive, Decisive, or Emotive).

Inspiration (INS):
- Used as a positive modifier, INS adds a +1 to the result of a roll for every point of it spent.
- INS is earned as either Exertive INS, Decisive INS, or Emotive INS, each of which can only be used for actions that are using either of the two Traits they individually govern.
- Each INS type holds up to 6 INS each and can be stored as long as the player likes until they are ready to use it on something.
- Any INS earned pass the cap of 6 however is lost, so holding onto large supplies of INS risks wasting some that could have otherwise been awarded to you.

Once you have decided this, it's time to roll.
How to perform a Trait Check:
(Step 1) Determine which of your 6 Traits is most applicable to the action being attempted.
(Step 2) The GM decides whether or not ADV (Advantage) or DIS (Disadvantage) applies to the action the player wishes to attempt, or whether neither of them will apply.
- ADV allows the player to roll the d20 twice, picking the higher of the two rolls.
- DIS forces the players to roll the d20 twice, picking the lower of the two rolls.
(Step 3) Any positive or negative modifiers are applied to the action.
- All of which being: INS (Inspiration), Burdens, Reservations, Assists, and Confidence (each detailed in separate posts)
(Step 4) The player rolls one or more d20s, applying their modifiers to one or both. The outcome of this roll gives one of several different results the GM will interpret and narrate.

(Step 1: Sounds like you are taking a pretty big risk here trying to "get up high". I would say you're using the Boldness Trait, which you have a Degree of Occasionally in.) (Step 2: I determine that neither ADV or DIS applies to the action.) (Step 3: You have INS you could use if you desire, but will also be rolling with your Reservation due to the risk involved.)

Reservations:
- If the Trait you are using for a roll has a Reservation whose description requires you to use it, this Reservation will impose a negative modifier of -2 to the roll.
- If you successfully perform the action while using this Reservation however, you will award every other player with +1 INS to the type that you just used and that your Reservation was associated with: Exertive, Decisive, or Emotive.
- You will also earn +1 High-Growth, which can be used to eventually alter the Degree of the Trait you just used that your Reservation was derived from.

@Succulent: You may! Btw, I intended for the "blackout" to be more like a "radio jammer" though. No electronics should be able to be used going forward! I'll let you have like a town map though if you wanna.

@Falible, I would like to impose the use of a Trait on you, that Trait being your Empathy for this "map sharing action". I know this seems like a bit of a stretch, but this seems like a good learning moment for the playtest (I'll post about my thoughts on this in the OOC thread).

I'm going to use your "Empathy Impulse" (You often act when "someone needs help", even if doing so seems especially risky) to force your use of this Trait.

I'll allow the use of ADV on this roll, but you will also be forced to apply a -2 to the roll from the 2 Fear you have accumulated. Succulent did award every player with +1 INS of their choice however, so if you want, you can make that Emotive INS and reduce the penalty of your Fear from -2 to -1.

sorry if i messed that up i thought i understood it but if im wrong please correct me lol

- (10 or lower) Failure: You fail the action and are now in an even more dangerous or challenging situation because of it. (You are afflicted with a Burden).

I will use the INS to make an Empathy roll with ADV -1. Are there other ways of losing burdens? Do they happen to go away over a certain period of time?

For now, I took away the ability to remove Burdens. I kinda wanted to see how it felt to play with a bunch and get a feel for their fairness. Once we get into session 2, I'll either reset them or throw in a way to get rid of them in game.

(11-14) Partial Success: You pass the action, but it didn’t go exactly as you had planned. (You are afflicted with a Burden).

Before we get any further into Session 1, let me remind you guys of a few ways to earn INS, since we seem to be lacking quite a bit of it (which very well might just be the game's fault).

The following are all the ways INS can be earned:
- Being awarded it by another player who rolls a Critical Success.
- Being awarded it by another player who successfully passes a Temptation Check.
- Being awarded it by another player who successfully performs an action while using a Reservation.
- Being awarded it by another player that determines a detail of Negative Spice.
- Being awarded it by the GM after they determine a detail of Negative Spice.

If you'd like more INS, I suggest trying one of the options in bold out ;)

Speaking of Impulses and Reservations, I think my interaction with John might result in an Impulse activating for my Influence? It is a non-risky opportunity to gain trust! Am I good to roll for that? :D (Not gonna resist this one.)
(Won't get inspiration, but hey, I might roll a crit. :P)

That seems fair @Succulent. On the other hand, if you wanted to spin it in a way that "did seem risky" to intentionally activate your Reservation you could if you liked. It makes the roll harder of course, which could lead to a burden if failed, but you would also be able to inspire others and earn Growth if you succeeded. :)

Or you could try to resist your Influence Impulse. Success would keep you from becoming friendlier toward John, but you can also gain Growth/grant everyone INS if you succeeded. (It's also easier to to do than rolling with a Reservation activated.)

I'm actually not sure if I want to earn Growth too often! It will make stats change way too often, and I'm happy with my current rows of 2s! Also, playing it safe with burdens.

Can I get a clarification on how successing an Influence Temptation check would make me friendlier towards John? I'm supressing an urge to try to win his trust, and it turns back on me by making me trust him? I'm just curious about the nuances of effects for Emotive traits. And wouldn't being friendly be more of an Empathy thing, not Influence? XD

I'm going to wait a bit before posting in case John has any answer for Victoria's question about "object in the sky"!

Here is a description of the Influence Trait and the Impulse you have from it:
Influence (degree: 2/3)
Your ability to earn trust from others through your presence and social skills alone.

- Impulse: you occasionally act when an opportunity arises to gain someone's trust, but only if doing so does not seem especially risky.

So my thinking here is that your Impulse compels you to gain other's trust as long as its not super risky, which I believe is the case. So, yes, you would not become friendlier toward him if you succeeded. You would want to do something like that if you wanted to lower your Influence and eventually remove the Impulse you have because of your current Degree in it. If you wanted to trust John, not earn his trust, you would use Empathy, so maybe that's the right Trait actually. He's approaching you after-all.

@Succulent, just making sure, but you are choosing to act on your Influence's Impulse right?

Yes.
Is it - acting on an Impulse - different from me simply using a trait? Since I'm not doing Temptation check, it's technically the same gameplay-wise, right?

Lol yes, that's a good way of describing it. Just wanted to make sure I knew what you were wanting to do.