Exactly, or Momentum or Hero points depending on the system. They are what make PCs better than NPCs. How many you get per day varies. This starter scenario had 3 per day but if you end up having an adventure all about the struggle to survive it might be based on your Willpower Bonus or maybe a certain skill etc.

Thanks, that explains that!

In any case, keeping my CP for later, will probably need them...

I finally got everything added and modified as well as typed up Julius Black. There is a new post and a chance for interaction.

As far as the roll goes Competence Points can be used, Max yours count as 2 successes instead of 1 because you are familiar with the hospital.

As for characters, the only thing I ask is Julius and Max add a small description so people know what they see when they look at you. It is also reference for me for NPCs.

If you have Gestalt Levels you can spend them at any time, so for example if you want to advance your Navigation you could do so now.
This message was last edited by the GM at 19:46, Mon 22 Apr.

...god damn, I didn't expect it to escalate so quickly.

Can we now spend CP to get a weapon, or did that chance pass? Now that fire axe looks nice...

In reply to Odysseas Dallas (msg # 44):

Since it just happened I’ll let you spend the points. But this will be your last chance  for this catalogue.

Cool, then I'll spend 2 CP for that fireaxe for sure.

I'll try to get that description soon as well as spend some levels.

Sorry for not posting yet. My day went completely sideways.
I will have a post and a description with picture up tomorrow

No problem. Life happens and takes precedence.

A last reminder to those who want to spend Gestalt Levels you can. If we do end up in combat, it is done by setting intentions, then rolling our dice pools, and then resolution. We will get to that when the time comes.

Last note, yes I am adding the fire axe stats tonight.

Do you want us to ask questions about the game here or in an OOC post in the IC thread?

For instance, I would like to know if I can throw my clipboard somewhere to attract the attention of the four infected and hide behind something?

Should I ask that here or move the post to the IC thread?

Giving the other guys the chance to do something before I roll (and most likely botch XD)

In reply to Julius Black (msg # 50):

Asking here or private message is fine. I will see it either way. And yes you absolutely can but if you fail your roll you will likely create noise that increases Risk. Since you aren’t actually reasoning with them it isn’t diplomacy. You are just trying to place a source of noise and hope they will be attracted to the noise, I would say a regular Throw roll, 1d100 vs your current 42%.
This message was last edited by the GM at 16:04, Fri 26 Apr.

Just so the others don’t worry too much we have a couple players dealing with things which is delaying them but they are still dedicated and playing.

Cool, thanks for the update! I'm waiting for them to decide before we fail our stealth checks and fight our way out of there.

Guys?

We are waiting Julius and Max. I know they have some stuff going on. They should get to posting soon. Right now is exam time as well as some work stuff. After that we should be clear.

Cool, no worries! Just checking in to make sure people didn't disappear.

Believe me I am excited to go forward but people actually let me known crap is going on right now, but it shouldn’t take too long for them to respond. It’s basically deciding on an action and potentially rolling.

No no, I absolutely understand, I know life happens and I'm actually very appreciative of the fact that they let you know. More time for me to delve into the mechanics as well, I only read it diagonally so far and frankly I got quite perturbed which rarely happens. This happens when I can't apply my existing experience with systems to a new system, which means that either the new system is quite similar to the ones I know but presents things in a very convoluted way, or it genuinely is not like what I've seen so far.

With the low percentages and the degrees of success/failure with d100, for example, it reminds me of WHFRP, but with the archetypes that give special stuff it feels more like PbtA playbooks... and the extra d6 on top have got me stunted. As soon as I finish the new Dune RPG I'm diving into this out of sheer professional curiosity.

There are actually some neat complexities that will help with those low percentages but I didn’t want to introduce too many options at once. Like failures and successes don’t necessarily cancel out. If you really want to succeed use a CP to get a success and then let me turn all the failures into risk. And if you can explain it you can use your successes to cancel someone else’s failures. Things like that. I figure with the shock of the situation it makes sense to leave all that confusing stuff off until you finish this act. Right now just worry about your percentages, gestalt levels, difficulty dice, and tools. That is honestly a lot as it is. I am thinking of how to make it much easier to reference and just making a simple post with it.

Quick question,  is there anywhere that we can all hide if I throw something to create a distraction or is it just going to give us away?

In this situation if you successfully throw it for a distraction it will help your group sneak. If you fail it will let them know where you are. But either way the noise will likely attract more to the area eventually.

Sorry about the long delay.

Still getting a feel for a new GM and system. With that roll being below my 42 throw, does that mean that I could consider that a success and that I could have written in the result of my roll, how it shattered the glass of the display and made a loud crash for example?

In reply to Julius Black (msg # 64):

Absolutely. You got 2 degrees of success, which will make a big difference for the stealth difficulty for the group. That actually drops stealth down to a straight percentile roll.

So you can edit your entry if you want to include the shattered glass description. I’d say also include them wandering off in the direction.