06-08-2013, 11:04 AM | #1 |
Join Date: Jul 2012
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Examples of will
Hey, so I realized that after 6 sessions with my group I haven't once made anyone make a will roll. I started reading about it and realized I don't understand how to incorporate it. Could I get a bunch of examples of situations where a player would need to make a will roll, and then what the GM would do in response to a success/failure?
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06-08-2013, 11:09 AM | #2 |
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Re: Examples of will
Will is basically only used for resisting supernatural attack or activating Extra effort and a few cinematic skills.
See Basic Set Campaigns on p.356 and p. 360 Last edited by roguebfl; 06-08-2013 at 11:13 AM. |
06-08-2013, 11:16 AM | #3 | |
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06-08-2013, 11:17 AM | #4 |
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Re: Examples of will
Will is used for fright checks.
If you're not using, say, Tactical Shooting (to indicate some of the many opportunities for fright checks in combat) and not playing a horror game, you may have very few of those. The Last Gasp makes a lot of use of Will to keep going under extreme fatigue.
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06-08-2013, 11:27 AM | #6 |
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Location: France
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Re: Examples of will
Will is also used to resist torture, interrogation, etc.
And you can use it in a lot of other situations... When characters have to do something that would make us hesitate a lot for example...
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06-08-2013, 01:16 PM | #7 |
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Re: Examples of will
Ok, great. This is what I was looking for. What would you do in the case with say, the cold water, or not drinking/eating if they failed the roll? Would you force the player to stay out of the water, and force them to eat it?
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06-08-2013, 02:40 PM | #8 |
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Re: Examples of will
Not unless they critfail. On a regular failure in my games, they just hesitate (ie: Do Nothing) and may try the roll again the following round (but this could be huge if the thing they're trying to do is time-critical).
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06-08-2013, 03:09 PM | #9 | |
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The character must then make another will roll (with a -1 penalty, as for other repeated attempts)... Which is fun during games. It really remains the players that living an adventure is not at all easy! That's why most of us prefer staying home and calling the police rather than running after bad guys! Also note that, to be fair, I don't hesitate to give bonuses when there is an important motivation. Entering cold water to save the princess who is drowning is worth a +4 (at least!) for any knight. Either is drinking a distasting syrup when it helps healing from a dangerous illness. |
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06-08-2013, 08:33 PM | #10 |
Join Date: Dec 2006
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Re: Examples of will
Also an important one that has come up in my games: Not vomiting.
It seems so minor, but really unless the PC has taken 'indomitable' there are a LOT of things that should turn ones stomach. Found a 3 week old murder, by stepping in it, barefoot. Will -10 roll, everyone else will -5 roll. Just watched some sort of 'beyond the veil' monster eat someone will -5 roll. In your first firefight will roll. Have to kill someone in cold blood? Will roll. Killed someone- will roll to prevent nightmares and throwing up. Other times for will rolls. Stubbed your toe while sneaking around- will roll not to cry out. Trying to resist a seduction attempt: will roll. Basically will rolls are the go to save. Even burly flesh tanks with IQ 7 should buy up there will so that they aren't quivering piles of useless when the going gets tough. |
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