[IC] Death & Taxes (Session 4)

Dumb question can the ensnare be attacked? On a sidenote is the darkness perception based?

Not dumb at all. By vanilla rules, Bruv has to break out on his own with a Hard (PPP) Athletics check. That said, narratively, it would make sense that another PC could help him do this.

Maybe Option 1 = the other PC can throw him a boost at the cost of a maneuver on their turn, up to 2 boosts for 2 maneuvers.

Option 2 = the other PC can try to undo the restraints, rolling their Athletics or Coordination vs. PPP in lieu of Bruv, with 2 boosts for Bruv helping. Setbacks unless the freeing PC puts down their weapons first to use both hands freely (in addition to darkness). Boost if the PC uses a dagger or other small blade, but auto-upgrade in that case (RPP) to represent possibly slicing Bruv by accident.

Option 3 = the PC can attack the scaffolding and try to destroy it. It's got a "Wound Threshold" and some natural Soak that I'll keep a mystery, but if it's overcome, the thing will collapse and Bruv will be freed. However, the fact that he's on the scaffold will give an automatic upgrade of the difficulty from PP to RP (with the darkness setbacks) to represent possibly hitting him.

The darkness is indeed perception based. It's night, the moon's behind clouds, and you're inside an old house. The scarecrows aren't affected, but everyone else is without a racial ability or some magical assistance (another Augment, say).

Nekurr is nearby and has maneuvers right?

Yeah, you could take the first slot if you'd like. You can cast from where you are (RRP+4Blk) or take two maneuvers first to open the door and move through it first (RR)+2 Blk. Going for the second option means Nekurr will have to drop the counterspell, though. (Catfolk get 1 free Move maneuver per turn, but they still can't exceed 2 maneuvers/turn).

Due to Fleet of Paw, Nekurr (and Nera) are better movers than Bruv...

Also, Bruv is fine in the restraints, he can still works magic help destroy the scare crows in the room. We really need to not waste action economy on getting up Bruce, we need whoever can to stop the Mayor...

Didn't Nekurr move outside already last round??

Ok, deleted my post as I misunderstood the need to help bruv :D
But that is a good question, how far is the mayor from me?

Also, do I need to roll to cast light again? 2Blk for everyone and 1G for two PC is worse than 0Blk+0G right?

The NPCs suffer from it too. I think our "taller stacks" of dice fair better than there's in it.

Again, top priority to me is stop Mayor at all costs.

Yeah, I keep asking to have the Success/Failure of the Trimph/Despair tallied with the other results, but so far no dice. :/

Seems the Triumphs could be used to pass upgrades to the next two PCs? Upgrading whatever check they do as if a SP had been spent? Alternatively, upgrade the next two NPC checks once each? Or some combination of the two?

Hmm how about next NPC upgrade the check and next PC upgrade the skill used? It's been like this since SW dice were live on the sight, I think K's got a different roadmap though and it's just low priority in comparison.

Forgot that 3 of you get a free maneuver from Tronus. Doesn't change much about what the mayor just did unless you happen to have a talent like Tronus that lets you do an action as a maneuver? But do tell me who used their maneuvers to do what.

It cost 1 strain but it's done out of the PCs turn and doesn't count towards the 2 man limit during ones turn.

1-strain, out-of-turn maneuvers: Hildar, Nera, and Nekurr are eligible for them, as Bruv is still ensnared. Are Hildar and Nekurr using them? I think Nera would use hers to move toward the door, closer to the mayor.

Nera can have it:) Let me try again this one. I'll just maneuvre twice very close to the mayor and do some lucky spell above my strain :D

I'll use the adv for a knockdown and upgrade mayors difficulty next?

GM edit: Two boosts from Tronus, upgrade for the intervening monster in your face...

So, I'm trying to figure out how casting further attack spells on him is going to be possible. He put the monster behind the door to slow down pursuit, so I'm inclined to say that it will require an Athletics or Coordination check to get past the monster and fire at him in the dark. And, of course, making such a check removes that character's options to also cast a spell on their turn.

So, then there's the possibility of casting an attack spell through the wall and closed door at him, but the rules seem to suggest that attack magic is supposed to be treated like any other ranged attack. I wouldn't allow Nera to fire a bow through the wall, so letting an attack spell go through the wall seems to be too overpowered.

So, how do you attack the mayor this turn? It will require some teamwork. Someone needs to draw the monster away from the door to permit someone else to go through and attack. By that point, the mayor will have moved to long range, but he's still theoretically stoppable if you can overcome the obstacle he set for you.

Three people can use the move CESN not one also you have 2 boost this round and 1 next round.

Nekurr was already outside tho, right?

Can we get the result of his turn adjudicated?

Also, I would add there's nothing in the rules that say you can't fire or move past an enemy, that I'm aware of, that's kind of just stone-walling our efforts...

This isn't D&D where the enemy takes up a 5'square...

I could see the summons having to use it's turn to shut the door and try to keep it shut.

But just saying it's in the way isn't very cool, IMO.

So the mayor is down (and dead). 2 advantage left, but using for Knockdown isn't necessary. Other thoughts?