• Player Advice
• Core Play
• Groups
• GM Advice
• Encounters
• Narration

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Player Perspective

What is the action Like? Activity in the game space – be it virtual or physical – should be enjoyable. A Gaming Contract will help set the specific expectations consistently for each game group, though there are some things that are universal. Character actions have passive and active elements and the controller of the character is the one who is ultimately responsible for their choices and actions; Within an encounter, objects and characters employ weapons, skills, armor and defenses, programs, and spells based on their understanding of the rules and situation; They act on detection, perception, communication, and use their set triggers and creativity to approach solutions from every possible angle. Narrating the interaction for this is both a Player and Game Master responsibility, though its emphasis can vary.

What is my Job?

• Math and calculations – know the rules. The emphasis should not be as an inventory management exercise, but changing values reflect that changes are happening in game and characters are having a measurable impact. Luck, opportunity and capability are somewhat random but intertwine so that outcomes should consistently reflect the quality of achievement overall, not merely a random spread of values.

Formidable Adventure

Gritty Realism: We try and temper realistic with realism. The violence and edge-of-survival explorations done by characters are inherently risky and dangerous – most “adventurers” die young (unless the campaign is not organized around such tropes). We promote a greater than normal dynamic without over-legislating the rules.

Rule Changes: To promote the gritty and more realistic aspects of resolving actions and character damage

• Deeply Defined Characters
• Graduated Action Success
• Trying Time Passage
• Resilience of Items
• Rest: A Short Rest is 8 hours; a Long Rest is 1 week! Note that some abilities by class are changed to provide characters enough fire power to get through encounters, but it does promote a more conservative use of powers and stress on resolving encounters using intelligence and planning.
• Healing: There are no “Hit Dice” to expend; characters regain a base 1 HP per short rest, plus their Constitution bonus. Barring specific body or limb damage, most damage heals at the end of a Long Rest.
• Law of Averages: Generally, players should be encouraged to use the law of averages. Average results are used instead of dice rolling for effect and damage. Players can use the random generation method, but do not gain the advantages of “Quality of Result”.
• Quality of Result: Assumes the Law of Averages is being used. If a player makes a check that is 5 or more than what is needed to succeed, it is considered a major success. This does maximum base effect – effect dice, damage, etc. A critical result is double base effect.
• Resilience of Items: Items like shields, armor, and equipment do not last forever. Many have a resilience rating. For each measure of resilience an item can reduce the result of a successful attack. A critical becomes a major, a major becomes a normal, and a normal has no effect.

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