tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1678761812929125529.post8782831765337683784..comments2023-05-27T11:14:02.426-04:00Comments on Some Space to Think: Failing FailureAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14216103531396452644noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1678761812929125529.post-69364024597547821052011-07-25T18:32:27.014-04:002011-07-25T18:32:27.014-04:00The most important thing, I think, is clarity. In ...The most important thing, I think, is clarity. In theory, when I run a game, I should<br /><br />a) only call for a roll when it counts and<br />b) know what the result means<br /><br />In practice, in play? I don't always think, but rather just say, "Okay, roll." I don't know if I can plan in advance, even thirty seconds in advance, what any given roll and its result means.<br /><br />But, deciding whether we're looking at hard or soft failures before the dice roll? That I think I can learn to do.Lisa Padolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1678761812929125529.post-87403403589537931192011-07-18T20:38:53.562-04:002011-07-18T20:38:53.562-04:00My previous comment about rolling all ones as bein...My previous comment about rolling all ones as being a botch isn't so much a consideration of the possibility of failure in the ability of the character, but rather it would represent a totally unforseen (and unforseeable) complication arising from the test that the individual cannot cope with.<br /><br />Essentially, in narrative terms, a plot twist that gets the character in difficulty.Reverance Pavanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01217657347160811310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1678761812929125529.post-41193889173215512922011-07-18T12:33:14.479-04:002011-07-18T12:33:14.479-04:00Depending on the scope of the activity, the task m...Depending on the scope of the activity, the task might be resolved in some way other than the initial skill rolled if that makes sense to the consequence. For example, if you need a computer program(7) but only roll a 5, then you might get a success by:<br />Having someone else do it, in return for incurring a substantial (and immediate) debt to them. The program might even be held hostage for you holding up your end.<br />You spend all night copy and pasting scripts from websites and you get you program, but your computer is now totally compromised by the various viruses to downloaded in the process.<br /><br /><br />The "Yes, but" mechanic is a good one for soft failures. Hard failures won't work for this, but I like the "Yes but with consequences" 7-9 level of a lot of the moves in Apocalypse WorldPaul Weimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02444942522624902562noreply@blogger.com