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<blockquote data-quote="LostSoul" data-source="post: 3737252" data-attributes="member: 386">I play BW/BE too, and it's slightly different from the way buzz handles it.&nbsp; I like the mechanics to be a little less intrusive.Here's a simple &quot;versus test&quot; - a single roll - for something like social conflict that I played out on the weekend.Situation: The Baron (NPC) is coming to grab Julius (PC) because he wants to use him as leverage against Julius' NPC brother.&nbsp; The Lord Steward (NPC, big boss guy) is talking to Julius on the vid-screen as the Baron and his marines come in.Baron: &quot;Julius, I am here to arrest you for treason!&quot;&nbsp; He brandishes an arrest warrent.Juluis: Hmm... &quot;Lord Steward, these charges are preposterous!&nbsp; You can't really believe them.&nbsp; Have you verified the warrant for my arrest, as is your right?&quot;&nbsp; I'm going to use Persuasion to convince the Lord Steward to tell the Baron to get lost.Baron: Well, I'm rolling Imperial Law, FoRKing in Oratory for my big speech.&nbsp; &quot;Blah blah blah, he has gone beyond his authority, spoken beyond his station, and has planted spies among your men!&nbsp; I demand that he be turned over to me!&quot;&nbsp; (I have to make a speech in order to justify getting extra dice for my Oratory skill.)We roll.&nbsp; It's a tie!Lord Steward: &quot;Hmm, I need some time to think it over.&nbsp; I will send my men to take Julius into my custody while we resolve this.&quot;Baron: &quot;I don't think so.&quot;&nbsp; BLAM!&nbsp; He shoots the vid-screen.&nbsp; Now his marines turn to Julius and shoot at him, trying to capture him.&nbsp; Rolling Close Combat.Julius: &quot;I dive over to the closet and grab my Stet Gun.&quot;We talk a bit about how he doesn't have to make a roll to grab his Stet Gun; it's cool, he's got it.&nbsp; He rolls Close Combat, gets hurt, gets captured and taken away.There were some more lines in there, along the lines of &quot;Cool, do you have any skills to FoRK into that?&quot; because it was a con demo, but regular players don't need that sort of reminder.edit: When we do the Duel of Wits, it's usually something like this:&quot;Okay, what are you doing?&nbsp; I'm doing a Point.&quot;&quot;I'm doing a Rebuttal.&quot;&quot;Okay, let's play it out.&quot;&nbsp; Blah blah blah, in-character dialog.&nbsp; &quot;I'm rolling Persuasion and FoRKing in Noble-wise.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LostSoul, post: 3737252, member: 386"] I play BW/BE too, and it's slightly different from the way buzz handles it. I like the mechanics to be a little less intrusive. Here's a simple "versus test" - a single roll - for something like social conflict that I played out on the weekend. Situation: The Baron (NPC) is coming to grab Julius (PC) because he wants to use him as leverage against Julius' NPC brother. The Lord Steward (NPC, big boss guy) is talking to Julius on the vid-screen as the Baron and his marines come in. Baron: "Julius, I am here to arrest you for treason!" He brandishes an arrest warrent. Juluis: Hmm... "Lord Steward, these charges are preposterous! You can't really believe them. Have you verified the warrant for my arrest, as is your right?" I'm going to use Persuasion to convince the Lord Steward to tell the Baron to get lost. Baron: Well, I'm rolling Imperial Law, FoRKing in Oratory for my big speech. "Blah blah blah, he has gone beyond his authority, spoken beyond his station, and has planted spies among your men! I demand that he be turned over to me!" (I have to make a speech in order to justify getting extra dice for my Oratory skill.) We roll. It's a tie! Lord Steward: "Hmm, I need some time to think it over. I will send my men to take Julius into [i]my[/i] custody while we resolve this." Baron: "I don't think so." BLAM! He shoots the vid-screen. Now his marines turn to Julius and shoot at him, trying to capture him. Rolling Close Combat. Julius: "I dive over to the closet and grab my Stet Gun." We talk a bit about how he doesn't have to make a roll to grab his Stet Gun; it's cool, he's got it. He rolls Close Combat, gets hurt, gets captured and taken away. There were some more lines in there, along the lines of "Cool, do you have any skills to FoRK into that?" because it was a con demo, but regular players don't need that sort of reminder. edit: When we do the Duel of Wits, it's usually something like this: "Okay, what are you doing? I'm doing a Point." "I'm doing a Rebuttal." "Okay, let's play it out." Blah blah blah, in-character dialog. "I'm rolling Persuasion and FoRKing in Noble-wise." [/QUOTE]

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