May 31, 2024 8:56 am
OOC:
The rules should come up during training. We can post them, or ask questions about them, here as we go along* Rolling, forwards and hold
* Day moves
* Harm
Rules
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Jun 12, 2024 9:26 am
Day Moves
[ +- ] Act Up
Acting Up means stepping out of your prescribed role as a demure, obedient soldier to get what you want. Hooligans—forces of counterrevolutionary reaction no woman should emulate—are aggressive, tough, and possibly cruel. Ladies—who have no place in a war zone—are caring, empathetic, and perhaps a little sexy. Natural-born Soviet airwomen are proud, patriotic, and take no shit from anyone.
When you try to get your way…
…by acting like a hooligan, roll + luck.
…by acting like a lady, roll + guts.
…by acting like a natural-born Soviet airwoman, roll + medals.
On 10+, choose two. On 7-9, choose one:
* Make someone do what you want. (If the person you are imposing on is a PC, she can do it or not, but if she doesn’t you are both Marked.)
* Ensure that there are no consequences for Acting Up.
* Add one to the Mission Pool.
On a miss, there will be trouble.
When you try to get your way…
…by acting like a hooligan, roll + luck.
…by acting like a lady, roll + guts.
…by acting like a natural-born Soviet airwoman, roll + medals.
On 10+, choose two. On 7-9, choose one:
* Make someone do what you want. (If the person you are imposing on is a PC, she can do it or not, but if she doesn’t you are both Marked.)
* Ensure that there are no consequences for Acting Up.
* Add one to the Mission Pool.
On a miss, there will be trouble.
[ +- ] Reach out
Reaching out,as a form of intimacy, is risky but rewarding. That risk can be ameliorated by Eyeballing your potential connection or by focusing on people you already have Regard for. It's fine to Reach Out by letter to distant friends and family. Your mail will be read.
When you make a personal connection and reveal a significant truth, roll the dice.
On 10+, choose two. On 7-9, choose one:
* Remove one Harm each from yourself and your friend.
* Change the target and/or tone of a currently filled Regard slot.
* Add one to the Mission Pool.
On a miss, your efforts are ineffective, misunderstood, or understood all too clearly. Reaching Out, as a form of intimacy, is risky but rewarding. That risk can be ameliorated by Eyeballing your potential connection or by focusing on people you already have Regard for. It’s fine to Reach Out by letter to distant friends and family. Your mail will be read.
When you make a personal connection and reveal a significant truth, roll the dice.
On 10+, choose two. On 7-9, choose one:
* Remove one Harm each from yourself and your friend.
* Change the target and/or tone of a currently filled Regard slot.
* Add one to the Mission Pool.
On a miss, your efforts are ineffective, misunderstood, or understood all too clearly. Reaching Out, as a form of intimacy, is risky but rewarding. That risk can be ameliorated by Eyeballing your potential connection or by focusing on people you already have Regard for. It’s fine to Reach Out by letter to distant friends and family. Your mail will be read.
[ +- ] Eyeball
Eyeballing has two uses - the transitive nature of the bonus means that's a reliable way to aid a friend, and the broader questions can help you both understand and manage difficult situations.If you need something, Eyeball before trying to get it
When you size up a person or situation roll +skill.
On 10+, hold 2; on 7-9, hold 1. Spend a hold, now or later, to ask a question. Take +1 forward when you act on the answers; give +1 forward to another and share in the outcome if you prefer. Ask:
* How can I help her?
* What does he want?
* What am I overlooking?
* How can I get…
On a miss, the GM might offer a straight-up lie, honest mistake, or tragic misunderstanding. Eyeballing has two uses—the transitive nature of the bonus means that it’s a reliable way to aid a friend, and the broader questions can help you both understand and manage difficult situations. If you need something, Eyeball before trying to get it.
When you size up a person or situation roll +skill.
On 10+, hold 2; on 7-9, hold 1. Spend a hold, now or later, to ask a question. Take +1 forward when you act on the answers; give +1 forward to another and share in the outcome if you prefer. Ask:
* How can I help her?
* What does he want?
* What am I overlooking?
* How can I get…
On a miss, the GM might offer a straight-up lie, honest mistake, or tragic misunderstanding. Eyeballing has two uses—the transitive nature of the bonus means that it’s a reliable way to aid a friend, and the broader questions can help you both understand and manage difficult situations. If you need something, Eyeball before trying to get it.
[ +- ] Scrounge
Scrounging is frowned upon even when it isn't illegal. Sometimes there's no choice - you need a part, you need fuel, you need someone to sit in the navigator's seat for tonight's mission.
Whenever some specific thing is desperately needed, roll straight if going through channels, or roll +luck if you aren’t so good with paperwork.
On a hit you get what you need and add one to the mission pool.
On a 7-9 you get what you need but choose two (Misanthropes choose one):
* You attract unwanted attention
* You get poor quality stuff
* You incur a debt
On a miss it can’t be acquired for love or money. Well, for money, anyway. The GM might choose three options from the 7-9 list or worse.
Whenever some specific thing is desperately needed, roll straight if going through channels, or roll +luck if you aren’t so good with paperwork.
On a hit you get what you need and add one to the mission pool.
On a 7-9 you get what you need but choose two (Misanthropes choose one):
* You attract unwanted attention
* You get poor quality stuff
* You incur a debt
On a miss it can’t be acquired for love or money. Well, for money, anyway. The GM might choose three options from the 7-9 list or worse.
Jun 12, 2024 9:41 am
Harm
Aircrews get hurt and occasionally killed. In the game you’ll track this as Harm. Although cuts and bruises are most obvious, Harm doesn’t need to be physical.
There are three levels of Harm. Untreated Harm stacks - if you already have one and then earn two, you now have three.
One Harm means you are stressed.
Stress may go away with time and rest, or when you use the Reach Out move. GMs should be liberal in applying stress based on circumstances, and just as liberal in removing it.
Trying to do too much during the day instead of sleeping should cause 1-harm, for example. Getting someone to cover for you so you can catch a quick pre-mission nap should remove it.
Two Harm means you are lightly injured.
Perhaps you were sprayed in the eyes with motor oil, or smacked your head on the dash, or got frostbite. Maybe you saw a vision of your own death. Someone already stressed (1-harm) who ignores it and becomes further stressed (2-harm) will be exhausted and prone to dangerous mistakes.
Light injury goes away completely when you are cared for and get some rest—no flying for a night will do the trick. Depending on the nature of the Harm, even a day of uninterrupted, luxurious sleep might be therapeutic.
Three Harm means you are seriously hurt.
Catching a chunk of shrapnel from an AA battery, being grazed by an Me-109’s 20mm cannon, or being burned by flaming canvas would all qualify. So would losing your fiancé or parents, or a nervous collapse from ongoing stress. 3-harm requires medical care and you will be grounded while you recover—it’s a good time to assume GM duties while the former GM’s character takes the place of yours on combat missions. If multiple characters have serious injuries at the same time, play will naturally gravitate toward the airbase. A hospitalized character stays out of action for as long as the fiction indicates—perhaps the remainder of the current Duty Station.
NPCs can be Harmed, and the fictional effects are identical. More than three Harm is lethal.
WAYS TO HEAL HARM
* For 1-HARM, get a good day’s sleep or Reach Out and choose it as an option.
* For 2-HARM, skip a mission and rest.
* For 3-HARM, spend some time in the hospital.
* All Harm is removed when you change Duty Stations, as time has passed.
Aircrews get hurt and occasionally killed. In the game you’ll track this as Harm. Although cuts and bruises are most obvious, Harm doesn’t need to be physical.
There are three levels of Harm. Untreated Harm stacks - if you already have one and then earn two, you now have three.
One Harm means you are stressed.
Stress may go away with time and rest, or when you use the Reach Out move. GMs should be liberal in applying stress based on circumstances, and just as liberal in removing it.
Trying to do too much during the day instead of sleeping should cause 1-harm, for example. Getting someone to cover for you so you can catch a quick pre-mission nap should remove it.
Two Harm means you are lightly injured.
Perhaps you were sprayed in the eyes with motor oil, or smacked your head on the dash, or got frostbite. Maybe you saw a vision of your own death. Someone already stressed (1-harm) who ignores it and becomes further stressed (2-harm) will be exhausted and prone to dangerous mistakes.
Light injury goes away completely when you are cared for and get some rest—no flying for a night will do the trick. Depending on the nature of the Harm, even a day of uninterrupted, luxurious sleep might be therapeutic.
Three Harm means you are seriously hurt.
Catching a chunk of shrapnel from an AA battery, being grazed by an Me-109’s 20mm cannon, or being burned by flaming canvas would all qualify. So would losing your fiancé or parents, or a nervous collapse from ongoing stress. 3-harm requires medical care and you will be grounded while you recover—it’s a good time to assume GM duties while the former GM’s character takes the place of yours on combat missions. If multiple characters have serious injuries at the same time, play will naturally gravitate toward the airbase. A hospitalized character stays out of action for as long as the fiction indicates—perhaps the remainder of the current Duty Station.
NPCs can be Harmed, and the fictional effects are identical. More than three Harm is lethal.
WAYS TO HEAL HARM
* For 1-HARM, get a good day’s sleep or Reach Out and choose it as an option.
* For 2-HARM, skip a mission and rest.
* For 3-HARM, spend some time in the hospital.
* All Harm is removed when you change Duty Stations, as time has passed.
Jun 17, 2024 8:11 am
ROLLING THE DICE
When a Move asks you to roll, you’ll roll two six-sided dice and add their results together, for a number between two and twelve.
Then you add any relevant bonus—for example, if you are Eyeballing the Regimental Politruk and have Skill +1, you’ll add one to your final roll. If you also have Regard for her, you will add two—one for your Skill and one for your Regard.
* If your character earns "+1 forward," that means she adds one to her next relevant roll. It is a bonus that is used only once. It may be conditional, situational, or time-limited.
* If your character earns a "hold," that’s a bonus you can use now or in the future, when it makes sense. Holds don’t stack, so you can’t apply three at once to enjoy a +3. Use them judiciously, one at a time.
* If you end up with a ten or more on the dice, you are going to get what you want safely.
* If you end up with a six or less, you are not going to get what you want and it is going to go badly for you. The GM will make sure you don’t like the outcome, whatever it is—you’ve handed them a golden opportunity to make things go wrong.
* The really interesting result is the middle ground, between seven and nine. Here you succeed—you are going to get what you want—but there will be a price. And that price will be high.
When a Move asks you to roll, you’ll roll two six-sided dice and add their results together, for a number between two and twelve.
Then you add any relevant bonus—for example, if you are Eyeballing the Regimental Politruk and have Skill +1, you’ll add one to your final roll. If you also have Regard for her, you will add two—one for your Skill and one for your Regard.
* If your character earns "+1 forward," that means she adds one to her next relevant roll. It is a bonus that is used only once. It may be conditional, situational, or time-limited.
* If your character earns a "hold," that’s a bonus you can use now or in the future, when it makes sense. Holds don’t stack, so you can’t apply three at once to enjoy a +3. Use them judiciously, one at a time.
* If you end up with a ten or more on the dice, you are going to get what you want safely.
* If you end up with a six or less, you are not going to get what you want and it is going to go badly for you. The GM will make sure you don’t like the outcome, whatever it is—you’ve handed them a golden opportunity to make things go wrong.
* The really interesting result is the middle ground, between seven and nine. Here you succeed—you are going to get what you want—but there will be a price. And that price will be high.
Jul 9, 2024 9:11 am
TEMPT FATE
Tempting Fate is the default move for any hairball situation well above and beyond the normal dangers of life near the front lines. "Liberating" the propeller blades from the 218th’s liaison Po-2 isn’t Tempting Fate (that’s Scrounging!), but putting them back later probably is.
When you Tempt Fate, roll +guts. On a 10+, you do it. On a 7-9, you do it, but not without cost—the GM can offer you a worse outcome, a hard bargain, or an ugly choice.
On a miss, you take Harm as established and are Marked in addition to failing. Fate is a suka.
Tempting Fate is the default move for any hairball situation well above and beyond the normal dangers of life near the front lines. "Liberating" the propeller blades from the 218th’s liaison Po-2 isn’t Tempting Fate (that’s Scrounging!), but putting them back later probably is.
When you Tempt Fate, roll +guts. On a 10+, you do it. On a 7-9, you do it, but not without cost—the GM can offer you a worse outcome, a hard bargain, or an ugly choice.
On a miss, you take Harm as established and are Marked in addition to failing. Fate is a suka.