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Message: <blockquote data-quote="thefutilist" data-source="post: 9566277" data-attributes="member: 7044566">To give an example of a mechanic that I think does a lot of heavy lifting.The roll trigger is: When your characters authority is challenged you are overcome with indignant rage. Roll and consult the table below.10: You manage to contain the rage7-9: You have the rage under control for the moment but you must immediately leave or rage out.6-: You rage out. You must express your displeasure in an act of violence.Then the space we get for the player input is.They decide if a roll is needed in the first place by judging the fiction/making a statement about their characters values.The 7-9 gives a restrictive choice that allows you to express the character values within a narrow rangeThe 6 fail result allows the player to express the precise nature of the act of violenceIt's been a productive thread for me because I'm still looking for ways to crack social conflict to my satisfaction and I've got some more tools now.I'd like something along the lines of:on a 7-9 you must give up your indignation or rage outI need to ponder that a lot and play a lot more. Ironically that's way down the line because my next game does have a system where you roll to decide which way a characters priorities go, every-time there is a conflict. Then I want to contrast it with resolution by fiat. I think I'll prefer fiat but I want to get to the bottom of generic social resolution mechanics.</blockquote>

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