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Yeah, actually this split between generative and position resolution is perhaps pretty distinct to the change between the core Blades in...

Really on point post. The snipped bit is interesting because the origin of this discussion was me and @pemerton discussing Apocalypse...

The die pool doesn't change, no. Position is set by how advantageous the situation is for the PC and each level...

Because it's a tough thing to attempt in the situation. It's not double jeopardy though, just a function of how Blades has both position...

I don't know exactly how BitD explains what you've posted here. I think Ironsworn does a pretty good job. And your post is clear too...

"Harder to pull off based on the fiction." My entire statement was about how we understand the fictional impacts of a desired course of...

Huh? No, that's what I meant - position and effect never affect the dice pool. Thus it's never "harder to do" being judged, it's "how...

I don't know Sorcerer as well as I should: what happens when Aedhros's hand goes to the hilt of his knife?

It’s really hard to create parity amongst different situations with different resolution mechanics and so I think the following is...

@thefutilist That most recent post sets things out very clearly. I'm trying to think about some of my play through that lens. I think...

Yes but let me break it down further. If making a move on a miss means introducing a problem we could, very broadly, put the generation...

Sure. If stating preferences was all he was doing, then you’d be spot on. But that’s not all he did, is it? He said anyone who didn’t...

It definitely isn't that I can't see it, it's that it doesn't exist. Like I said, from watching lots of AP videos for the last few...

No, position / effect is how we communicate your fictional position (how much risk is there in doing this), and what will you get from...

Yeah, @hawkeyefan and myself both noted that. Generally if you want to do something that's just like, harder to pull off based on...