thread: 2006-02-20 : Open House: Ask a Frequent Question, pt 2
On 2007-02-27, Axel wrote:
In A Wicked Age
Giving vs Taking the Blow
Is Taking The Blow the same as Giving except that the loser also takes mechanical damage, or is there supposed to be a qualitative difference (I think this only applies to a lethal challenge, but maybe it could apply elsewhere)?
Here's an example of what I mean (I'm Alexei, you're Boris):
I challenge "Alexei chops off Boris's head with his axe".
You lose.
You decide to give.
Boris has no head.
If you want to narrate any further action with Boris, you have to make it flow from that point (e.g. the foul magics of the temple Boris was murdered in cause him to rise from the dead filled only with lust for revenge on Alexei).
I challenge "Alexei chops off Boris's head with his axe".
You are doubled.
We negotiate consequences and can only agree on you losing 2 die sizes so we change the narration to "Alexei swings and knocks Boris flying. He leaves him for dead in a puddle of blood."
A few minutes later, Boris gets up battered & bruised, but still alive.
You get to carry on playing Boris.
