[IC] Death & Taxes (Session 4)

Snake's a good idea, but should the range upgrade not be +PP? The default is that a summoned creature is engaged with the caster, so to get the snake out to medium range from Hildar would be +PP. Of course, you could keep the roll as is, and just have the snake make a move maneuver to engage the Creepers.

Once we get that sorted, go ahead and roll its attack. YYYG x RP+2 setbacks for darkness. (I'm upgrading its attack with a Story Point.)

I'm hesitant to Immobilize one of the Night Creepers, since that would more or less achieve what the snake failed to do by stopping one from getting away. How about we use 3 advantage to inflict 3 strain? That goes pretty far toward tiring one of these guys out.

The Despair means that the "summon ally" part of the spell didn't quite take, so this thing is not necessarily friendly. It will get one more go before Hildar does, at which point he can dispel it if he wishes.

Bruv is up with 1 boost. Long range to the snake and night creepers.

Can't exceed two maneuvers in a turn, though. Or am I missing something with Swift?

Ah, sure. I'll put a Setback on the Night Walker(s) then. Snek-Strained one specifically if they're not in a Minion Group.

Nere is augmented, not sure if that's work another setback :)

Quickly check if this works before posting. My plan is to move twice (two maneuvres) and then cast a spell. What is the range at the moment?

I was considering attack with lightning (PP), but I'm not sure what the stun does (can't find the quality/conditions rules :( ).
Alternatively, there's the riskier PPPPP(P) paralyse.

Nekurr is at extreme range to the bad guys now, since these guys just moved again. Essentially, we've got the Creepers in a clump, Nera and the snake in a clump, Bruv and Hildar in a clump, and Nekurr and Tronus back at the house. (The guard is inside.)

For 2 move maneuvers, you can get to where Hildar and Bruv are, a few dozen yards further away from the manor and technically within spellcasting distance of the Creepers at long range, but for added difficulty, of course.

Lightning effect gives the attack Stun quality equal to your Knowledge (Lore) (or [Forbidden] if you have the talent that allows that). This basically means the attack will do additional stun damage on top of wound damage. If your goal is to kill these guys, that works, but at this point, all they've done is look at you and run away. ;)

I am going to see what Hildar does with the snake first, I'll take the upgraded mystery roll too please...

I can't find out how to reveal a previously rolled mystery roll, but I'll say this was a good choice: The roll goes to 1 Success, 1 Advantage. Damage falls to 7 before Soak. Advantage will throw a setback to Nera's next check due to the shock of the whole thing.

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Great idea! OK, 3 PCs are still up!

The idea was to stun (stagger) one of them :)

2 moves and a long range ice spell may work right?
Base P + P for ensnare + PP for short -> long

I'll wait for the roll confirmation. 3adv can ignore environemental effects or switch from causing wounds/strain to disabling even further :D

GM Edit: setbacks for darkness/concealment.

Adding Component casting, too.

OK! So the way spell effects work is that you have to have the spare advantage to trigger them after the roll. I added in the setbacks for Nekurr essentially firing blind on them (since it's dark, and they're concealed in the corn), but the attack still succeeds (plus Component Casting should come into play, I think). The attack does 5 damage (before Soak), and you use your 2 advantage to activate the Ensnare quality (from the "Ice" effect). Feel free to correct my narration, but I'm interpreting that "Ice" figuratively rather than literally due to the nature of Nekurr's lucky magic!

2 more PCs, go!

Your suggestion sounds good. A sphere of light would eliminate darkness setbacks, for sure. But it doesn't help with the concealment offered by the corn. What about Conjuring some flames in a way that would burn away the corn in their immediate vicinity and offer some illumination to boot? It's the same as what you propose, and since it's not an attack spell, no need to add dice for the Burn quality; that's just a special effect. Some flames would completely expose them and get rid of all setbacks. I'll upgrade the check with a SP if you go fire instead of light, though, so keep in mind that Threats or Despairs with fire can be bad. ;)