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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nebulous" data-source="post: 6506803" data-attributes="member: 31465">Making MovesThe most basic unit of rules in Dungeon World is the move. A movelooks like this:When you attack an enemy in melee, roll+Str. ✴On a 10+, youdeal your damage to the enemy and avoid their attack. At youroption, you may choose to do +1d6 damage but expose yourself tothe enemy’s attack. ✴On a 7–9, you deal your damage to the enemyand the enemy makes an attack against you.Moves are rules that tell you when they trigger and what effect theyhave. A move depends on a fictional action and always has somefictional effect. “Fictional” means that the action and effect comefrom the world of the characters we’re describing. In the move abovethe trigger is “when you attack an enemy in melee.” The effect is whatfollows: a roll to be made and differing fictional effects based on theoutcome of the roll.When a player describes their character doing something thattriggers a move, that move happens and its rules apply. If the moverequires a roll, its description will tell you what dice to roll and howto read their results.A character can’t take the fictional action that triggers a movewithout that move occurring. For example, if Isaac tells the GMthat his character dashes past a crazed axe-wielding orc to the opendoor, he makes the defy danger move because its trigger is “whenyou act despite an imminent threat.” Isaac can’t just describe hischaracter running past the orc without making the defy danger moveand he can’t make the defy danger move without acting despite animminent threat or suffering a calamity. The moves and the fictiongo hand-in-hand.Everyone at the table should listen for when moves apply. If it’sever unclear if a move has been triggered, everyone should worktogether to clarify what’s happening. Ask questions of everyoneinvolved until everyone sees the situation the same way and thenroll the dice, or don’t, as the situation requires.</blockquote>

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