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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pemerton" data-source="post: 7449448" data-attributes="member: 42582">In Cortex+ Heroic the action is not called "create an advantage" but rather "create an Asset". Otherwise it works very similarly to what  [MENTION=5142]Aldarc[/MENTION] describes, with two exceptions: (i) only one Asset can be used at a time; (ii) an Asset doesn't adjust the result but rather adds a die to the pool.As well as Asset's there are stunts (bonus dice triggered by spending points) and resources (bonus dice triggered by spending points which are more constrained than stunts in when you can generate them, and may be rated differently, but last for longer).Here's an example from our viking game:(In this example, as well as the ones called out, the horse was a resource - most naturally used to add to a physical endeavour pool, but here - as a gift - used to boost a social pool. The Scene Distinctions are similar to situation/location aspects in Fate, while complications are similar to aspects/consequences placed on a particular character.)In Cortex+, victory can be by way of attrition, but need not be. Basically, a character (PC or NPC) is out if Stress or a Complication reaches d12+. If a condition is already rated at DX, then imposing it again at DX or less steps it up; imposing it at DY where Y > X substitutes. So if a NPC has d8 Emotional stress, dealing d4, d6 or d8 Emotional Stress will step that up to d10; while d10, d12 or d12+ will just override the existing Stress.This means that (unlike can often feel like it is the case in D&D), spending an action to create an asset which then boosts a pool making it easier to get a big Effect Die on your first go can be just as rational as going straight for the attack. The player of the scout (in the quote above) was the first in our group to really work this out. But recently the idea has been spreading!4e combat can emulate some features of this because of its complex and synergistic power system; and in a skill challenge, there are secondary checks to create bonuses. But it doesn't loom as large as it does in Cortex+. And I don't see how any other form of D&D can emulate this sort of play.</blockquote>

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