thread: 2013-12-09 : Some Basic Rules (i)
On 2013-12-31, David Berg wrote:
I'm a big fan of "Before you roll, stop! You're entitled to straight answers to the following questions, including whether there's a way to avoid the roll". I've been using that logic as a GM for years, though working it into the conversation in a different way.
The big difference is that the rules in this post switch the "clarify options" phase from before the "roll is triggered" phase to after it. I suppose that places more of the total process under the purview of explicit procedure (assuming that we're more freeform before the roll is triggered). I can see how "more explicit" here might equal "more efficient". Seems like a good thing, though I wonder how the flow of / focus on the fiction is impacted. Interesting!
I dig the O/D fight positions and that Racing and Flinching are things. Not sure about the reroll decisions.
