Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="GMMichael" data-source="post: 8705201" data-attributes="member: 6685730">A too-common mechanism for outcome resolution is basically this: if you roll the right number(s), you succeed on the task.&nbsp; Otherwise, you fail. Some games have put on a band-aid so there's middle ground (succeed with consequence). And this goes beyond combat hits and misses, it has carried over into mental challenges as well.&nbsp; This affects your puzzle-solving problem by increasing the contrast between what the player and the character can do: the outcomes either agree or they're polar opposites.&nbsp; The band-aid rules blunt this contrast a bit but, apparently, the problem persists.With Modos RPG, you don't have to worry about succeed/fail, or too much/too little intelligence, like in this example:GM: So, yeah.&nbsp; Just line up those shapes in the correct order to proceed.PC (wizard with low mental score): dude, I tried.&nbsp; Can I just roll for it?&nbsp; I'm a wizard. Gen-ius.GM: Okay.&nbsp; Tell me what you do.PC: I look at the shapes, and the pattern just comes to me, because I'm so smart.GM: Roll mental.&nbsp; You could get a +2 role-playing bonus with a little more detail, you know.PC: Yeah, whatever.&nbsp; (Rolls) 20!&nbsp; Ha!&nbsp; I solve your stupid puzzle.GM: That's a Pro (&quot;favorable&quot; result).&nbsp; Your genius mind points out that all of the shapes have a certain number of corners on them.PC: You mean I didn't solve it?&nbsp; So, what, so there's a triangle, square, one of those five-sided ones...GM: And they each have a different number of corners.PC: So the triangle has three.&nbsp; And the square has four.&nbsp; And the fiver...wait a minute...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GMMichael, post: 8705201, member: 6685730"] A too-common mechanism for outcome resolution is basically this: if you roll the right number(s), you succeed on the task. Otherwise, you fail. Some games have put on a band-aid so there's middle ground (succeed with consequence). And this goes beyond combat hits and misses, it has carried over into mental challenges as well. This affects your puzzle-solving problem by increasing the contrast between what the player and the character can do: the outcomes either agree or they're polar opposites. The band-aid rules blunt this contrast a bit but, apparently, the problem persists. With Modos RPG, you don't have to worry about succeed/fail, or too much/too little intelligence, like in this example: GM: So, yeah. Just line up those shapes in the correct order to proceed. PC (wizard with low mental score): dude, I tried. Can I just roll for it? I'm a wizard. Gen-ius. GM: Okay. Tell me what you do. PC: I look at the shapes, and the pattern just comes to me, because I'm so smart. GM: Roll mental. You could get a +2 role-playing bonus with a little more detail, you know. PC: Yeah, whatever. (Rolls) 20! Ha! I solve your stupid puzzle. GM: That's a Pro ("favorable" result). Your genius mind points out that all of the shapes have a certain number of corners on them. PC: You mean I didn't solve it? So, what, so there's a triangle, square, one of those five-sided ones... GM: And they each have a different number of corners. PC: So the triangle has three. And the square has four. And the fiver...wait a minute... [/QUOTE]

Verification