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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Epidiah Ravachol" data-source="post: 3743589" data-attributes="member: 42319">With a little luck the PDF should be out in a week or two. Until then, I'll be happy to answer any questions.The book approaches the question of when to pull from three different angles, each of which is fairly important. The first is whenever a player's character attempts something they couldn't ordinarily do, or under conditions they don't normally deal with. This is really similar to situations you would roll for in most role-playing games (sort of like any time you wouldn't be allowed to take a 10 or 20 in a d20 game).The second is when a player requests a pull. Situations in horror scenarios can get a bit oppressive at time and rather frustrating. Unlike other emotions tied to fear, frustration is not all that fun to experience. So the game gives the players an out. They are allowed shove the story forward by requesting a pull. Most of the time it's just to do things that qualify like the situation above. A detective who is normally very observant wants to pick up any details she can about a murder scene in the dark, or the high school running back wanting to make sure he can reach the safety of the cabin in plenty of time. These are moments when the players are willing to risk their characters' lives in order to shove the story forward, and they should be respected. If a player asks to pull for a clue and they make the pull, don't deny them the clue.The third is less about when to offer pulls and more about how often to create situations that require pulls. The tower is a fickle and harsh mistress, but not entirely unpredictable. We experimented with a Jenga set for quite a while and discovered that around 45 pulls into it was when things get really, really interesting. Now it is possible for a tower to last longer than that, and it's possible for a tower to fall much sooner, but 45 is as good as any number to work with. Assuming the typical Dread game lasts 4 hours, those 45 pulls can be spread out evenly about every five minutes. Now, you're not suppose to ask for a pull every five minutes you've been playing, but just use this as a guide. If it's been ten minutes since the last pull, you might want to spice things up and create some situations that will require a pull or two to deal with. Of course, watching the tower and your players' reactions to the tower is going to give you a better sense of pacing, but this is a nice reminder.Also, the book discusses the different ways to tempt the players with more pulls for each situation. Things like the ammo and time constraints in the example from the post just before this one.Does that help at all? From what I've heard, most of it becomes instinctual after your first go. But if you do have any questions or concerns, I'd love to hear them. Anything to make the product more accessible.</blockquote>

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