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blood & guts / Sex Moves into Love Moves
« on: August 19, 2011, 04:07:48 PM »
I've already read the other sex moves threads, and had some questions about the mechanics of a Sex Move as I attempt to hack it.

In AW, sex moves are a big deal because you can't really get no-strings-attached sex very easily, and the strings can get messy in a world where people feel comfortable shanking each other over a 6 pack of beer. 

For my L5R hack, it's not hard for nobles to get sex- between servants and sexworkers, no-strings-attached sex is pretty easy.   On the other hand, in a world with social structures, shame, and appearances of ideals to project... love is the messy thing.

So an example of what I'm thinking about:
"When you betray someone you love, then..."
"When you choose duty over the needs of someone you love then..."
"When you fall in love, then..."

I'm quite ok with situations like, "Are you betraying him?" "Well, I don't think it counts as betrayal". "Oh! Ok.  (scribbles down notes for future badness)". 

Questions:
- Will these kinds of things be too widgy compared to the clear cut act of sex?
- Is there a pitfall where this could be a weak cop out?
- Mechanically, anything else about sex moves I need to pay close attention to?

Chris

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blood & guts / Open your Brain = Non-directed Info Move?
« on: August 14, 2011, 06:22:39 PM »
Hi,

One thing I've noticed in play is that Open your Brain is a Move that serves a really useful purpose for "Throw me a clue!" kind of information gathering.   That is, Read a Person or Read a Situation is great if you know who to talk to/where to go, but if you're completely stuck, Open your Brain serves as a Move anyone can do, anytime, about anything.

Vincent, is this something you found necessary to keep play smooth or was it a happy accident of "psychic maelstrom = cool!"?  Any thoughts about it, game-design-wise, either way?

I'm putting together an L5R hack and I currently don't have an always accessible, any topic, info Move, and I'm mulling over in my head if I need one.

Chris

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