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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jeph" data-source="post: 878109" data-attributes="member: 6738">You could do anything that a Free Mind could do in roughly ten seconds or less. In other words, roughly anything. Remember, you can apply extra damage points to other characters. So, if you had a total of 7, and the Normals rolled 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 2, and 2 for their totals, you could take them ALL out (provided you specified that you were trying to hit as many as possible), and still ahve one point of your total to spare.And sure, taking the other guy's weapon is no problem. If his Total isn't so high that he can't grab it back, he'll be dead anyway, so what's the deal, right? <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />Sure. Makes for great embellishments. Slo-Mo, bird's eye view, through a sniper's scope, whatever.You guys can do anything. The goal of this game is not to restrict you with rules. Its to do really crazy cool stuff. Chances are, if it would look good on film, you're fine.An example duel between a Free Mind and an Agent. Let this be both a demonstration of the rules, and an example of how not to deal with Agents:AGENT LING: Standard Matrix agent. Matrix 3, Mind 2. SHOGUN: Shogun grew up in a traditional Japanese family, and became a Free Mind through deep meditation. He fights with his pair of samurai swords in a very nonstandard style, wielding one blade in each hand. When he's not using them, he keeps them in a black duffle bag (matching his black kimono) so coppertops don't get freaked out. He's not afraid to use guns when he needs them, though. Matrix 2, Mind 2, Real-World 1. Skill: Swordplay. Motivation: Release of family from the Matrix. The Agent and Free Mind are dueling in a crummy apartment overlooking the dirty back court. SHOGUN: The black cloaked figure charges forward (+1D), whipping out his two swords (+1D)(+1D) as he slices the door off it's hinges (+1D) and runs through, doing an acrobatic flip over the agent (+1D) and then spinning around to impale him from behind (+1D). roll 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5: keep 4 AGENT LING: Cooly removing his dark sunglasses (+1D), the Agent smirks at the charging Free Mind (+1D) and adopts a ready stance (+1D). When Shogun reaches him, Ling's hand flies up to grab the man (+1D), and twists cruelly (+1D) as the Agent spins around (+1D) and ducks under the lightning blade (+1D). Roll 1, 3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6: keep 4. Both Agent Ling and Shogun take a damage point. Neither are yet affected. SHOGUN: As the Agent ducks, Shogun vaults over him (+1D), raking his wakizashi along the man's back as he does so (+1D)(+1D), then lands with catlike grace (+1D) and kicks out the dirty window (+1D). Snatching as many glass shards as he can (+1D), Shogun whirls (+1D) and sends a volley of glittering knives (+1D) at Ling. Roll 2, 2, 2, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6: keep 6. AGENT LING: Reacting with preternatural reflexes (+1D), Agent Ling snatches the short sword out of Shogun's hands (+1D), and kips up so that he is facing the black garbed adversary (+1D). As glass hurtles at him, time seems to slow as Ling twists out of the way (+1D), and sends the blade hurtling at its former owner (+1D). Roll 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5: keep 7. Shogun takes another point of damage, putting him at 2, and Ling at 1. SHOGUN: Snatching his sword out of the air (+1D)(+1D), Shogun does a backflip out the window (+1D), zooming past ten stories of apartments (+1D) and landing with a backwards roll (+1D) as he whips out a semiautomatic pistol (+1D) and empties its clip (+1D) into the portal through which he just leapt. Roll 1, 1, 4, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6: keep 2. AGENT LING: The Agent's form twitches spasmodically (+1D), and suddenly a small girl falls to the ground where he just was (+1D). In an ally leading to the court, a garbage man's form wavers (+1D), and suddenly the Agent is standing in his place (+1D). He rushes forward (+1D), leaps up into the air (+1D), and lands with a drop-kick on Shogun's prostrate form (+1D). Roll 1, 1, 1, 3, 4, 5, 5, 5: keep 6. Agent Ling's morph removed all damage from him. However, his 6 points can be applied to Shogun's 2 points 3 times, bringing the Free Mind's damage up to five points. This effectively reduces Shogun's Matrix to zero, which will allow the Agent to deal an undefined amount of damage if he gets at least one roll of three or under. (Shogun could try taking mental or real-world actions to get points instead, but that might be tough.) The fight can be considered over, with Agent Ling the victor.</blockquote>

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