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Apocalypse World / Re: Playbook - The Hag
« on: March 22, 2013, 07:56:25 AM »
Quote from: jackfractal on March 21, 2013, 06:00:09 PM
Any idea how I could make it work?
I wouldn't worry about balance to be honest, some things should just be more careful not to piss off the Hag! Several moves have different mechanics for PC and NPCs so I don't think that's a problem. Evil Eye looks good so that could be the NPC-exclusive part of the move.

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Apocalypse World / Re: Playbook - The Hag
« on: March 21, 2013, 05:02:14 PM »
I really liked the old move that triggered the want or surplus of something, it felt both powerful and fun and witchy. Maybe just something that triggers a tag on a hit? So it can make guzzling cars guzzle it all or long range weapons shoot even longer (plus of course the famine, partying or idleness when you curse or bless a hardhold).

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Apocalypse World / Re: Faceless move question
« on: March 20, 2013, 07:22:08 PM »
Just a hard move as normal. I guess it would depend on the situation and the personality of the mask/faceless.

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Apocalypse World / Re: Changing Character Type
« on: March 13, 2013, 08:33:18 PM »
I think seeing how well your hardhold fares without you can be a reward in itself. Letting go of responsibility, even found a new one. For the chopper I could imagine keeping the gang in practice but abandoning the chopper way (raiding etc) and instead do other stuff.

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Apocalypse World / Re: Indomitable (Touchstone playbook) : overkill ?
« on: March 07, 2013, 08:51:04 AM »
If there is any comfort Visions of Death can do that on a 7+. Remember the enemy gang might not try to shoot him (since he is obviously very hard to draw a bead on) but instead capture him or take a hostage or something. The next enemy gang leader that dares go up against him could have a hostage or something.

Breaking the opposing gangs might not lead to boring fiction though. Now the world is changed and if the PC aspires to conquer their old turf let him, there will be plenty of headache.

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Apocalypse World / Re: Needlessly complicated flowchart for violence in AW
« on: March 05, 2013, 01:38:18 PM »
I think it means that if the trading of bullets is methodical and non-chaotic it shouldn't be Sieze by Force. Imagine two forces both entrenched and neither attempt to storm the other. Both forces are equal sized gangs with 3-harm and 2 armor thanks to their armor and sand bags.

MC: So do you roll out any battle plan?
PC: Nah, I'll just let the days go by.
MC: Are you present, like, taking part in taking potshots and keeping watch?
PC: Yeah of course.
MC: Alright. A few days go by. The most exciting thing that happens is your Baka managed to shoot some assholes hand off when he was giving you the finger. Day 2 a stray bullet passes through your helmet when you're keeping watch, that's 1-harm and roll to see if it bit off more than part of your ear. A few other people get similar boboos, Jake-Jake gets her nose blown off so now she looks even more like a grinning skull.

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Apocalypse World / Re: Custom Playbook: The Synthetic
« on: February 28, 2013, 08:13:32 PM »
Holy shit that turned out sweet.

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Apocalypse World / Re: New Playbook: The Scholar
« on: February 28, 2013, 10:27:15 AM »
That was the exact move I was thinking about before the one I suggested. It has a different flavor since what puts the scholar in trouble is heeding false rumors rather than having accurate but dangerous information.

I think which move is better depends on how good the MC is to come up with either misinformation or true information than puts you in a spot. The way I imagine the fiction a Scholar that misses and get's a maybe true answer will not act on the information till it is confirmed rendering it less punchy (maybe investigation is what you want to see this playbook care about?).

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Apocalypse World / Re: Custom Playbook: The Synthetic
« on: February 28, 2013, 08:15:28 AM »
http://img.nobodybuy.com/2009/05/07/csjinda/0x0_p573471/female-half-body-mannequin-jdb-01.jpg

http://www.shopequip.co.uk/admin/uploads/2000/2716_765_2000.jpg

http://onsmartpages.com/storefixturesusa/nss-folder/pictures/headless_mannequin_display_222.jpg

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Apocalypse World / Re: New Playbook: The Scholar
« on: February 28, 2013, 07:52:34 AM »
Rereading this I think Book Learning and Ear to the Ground are the coolest moves.

However Ear to the Ground crosses the MC/Player authority boundary for me with the player being able to make up whatever as a move without being prompted by someone else at the table. Being a reversed Reputation is cool as hell but I wonder if there is some other way to do it.

Maybe the MC always tells you something about them but on a miss they know that you know? You still get knowledge (and accurate knowledge) but it puts you in trouble instead of at an advantage.

Minor aesthetic thing: The Scholar should obviously be able to have a concealed gender! Especially with the Ear to the Ground move, seeing without being seen.

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Apocalypse World / Re: When to make MC moves
« on: February 25, 2013, 01:41:26 PM »
Everything you do as an MC should be a move. As I see it AW is a system for moving the fiction along and as long as players or the MC makes moves it will happen. Every MC move listed helps move the fiction along by giving the PCs something to react to (even if that reaction is remaining passive you have altered the fictional landscape and sooner or later they will push back against it).

Stuff you normally do as a GM is usually an MC move. I have seen some GMs do stuff that is like threading water though by prompting you to try resolve a situation you already tackled (roll perception again!) either because they don't know any better or because they can't stand to see the fiction move in the direction it is heading.

So whenever I open my mouth I'll soon be making a move unless a PC takes the initiative. The move doesn't have to be hostile even, separate them often looks like "so Hurdy and Gurdy, you are out hunting" which separates them from the other PCs.

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Apocalypse World / Re: Custom Move - Old Hand
« on: February 16, 2013, 02:52:23 AM »
When you use someone else's move roll+Hx. On a hit you get to use their move as it is written, no ifs or butts. On 10+ they hold 1 which they can spend to use one of your moves. On a miss you get +1 Hx with them but their move triggers as if it failed. With moves that you don't normally fail with (no roll) the MC makes a hard move as usual.

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Apocalypse World / Re: Introducing the Wrangler (a new playbook)
« on: February 05, 2013, 05:38:14 PM »
That turned out sweet! Now I want to play someone who wrangles a flock of vultures.

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Apocalypse World / Re: Combat
« on: January 23, 2013, 11:45:59 AM »
If they want to shoot people without being exposed to their fire their should flank them or kill them in their sleep.

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Apocalypse World / Re: The Boss Hardholder (Re: Vincents intentions regarding queer concept)
« on: January 04, 2013, 11:53:06 AM »
If his expeditions are long enough that he starts a session abroad make sure to give him a love letter which is an actual letter from whomever he put in charge while he was gone. Like, some courier from the hardhold comes up and hands over the letter:

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Dear Boss,
I just wanted to double check on some things. Just check the boxes if you agree or not.

So the water tastes weird again. I told the water-tender and she said she would fix it but I suspect she is putting something in it. Not poison or anything just some strange aromatic shit you know what I'm saying? Should I lock her up till you come back? Yes [ ] No [ ]

I Dogspit and Majesty are fighting over Raisin again. I told them I'm tired of their shit and that their fight reflects poorly on our hardhold (the ghost-merchants were watching the trial) and that this matter would be settled once and for all but that I'd have to ask you first. So who gets him? Dogspit [ ] Raisin [ ] Trial by combat [ ]

Also people are questioning my authority so if you just put your signature on this line below I think they'd calm down also how many days do you think you'll be gone?

____________________

hugs
lt. Fiskus

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