thread: 2014-12-28 : Freebooting Venus - First Look
On 2015-01-15, Paul T. wrote:
Some more:
1. Under "Recover, Regroup, Prepare", what does it mean to "regroup"? I'm having trouble imagining where I would use this, and how.
Is it for situations where we're all separated from each and/or lost? What if the others don't *want* to regroup?
2. Same as people said earlier about interrupting: it seems very effective! If I'm "unaware or unsuspecting" and someone attacks me, I can interrupt, yes? And they only get to make the move if I miss... but they still might miss, too.
I suppose this makes PCs very effective compared to NPCs. Is that the intended effect?
3. "Size Someone Up" seems incredibly effective, as well. It implies a world where people are sharp and you can't hide your intentions very easily at all (even on a miss, they can ask "What do you intend?" or "Are you trying to deceive me?", which means you can always know if someone is trying to deceive you).
Generally:
It's interesting that one's ability to do magic has mostly to do with the tablets one owns; unless Wizardry gives a lot of boons, it has little to do with the caster's own abilities or power.
The ghost and treasure rules are lovely.
