When you choose a Drive book, during Character Creation, is the book considered to be fully open and all of it’s Moves immediately available to use as well?
Or do I just have access to the Drive Book, but I still need to open the book’s Moves?
When you choose a Drive book, during Character Creation, is the book considered to be fully open and all of it’s…
When you choose a Drive book, during Character Creation, is the book considered to be fully open and all of it’s…
I read this as available, but not open until you play a scene to open it – which I would assume could well be a flashback…
Judd Goswick thanks!
Yeah, if you want to start with a Drive Book I’d recommend opening them with scenes as you go. The default assumption is that you only start with an Origin book though, and are working towards a Drive Book.
Kyle Simons Wow, Kyle! I don’t know how I made that huge goof! Thanks for that tidbit of clarification!
No worries! Starting with a Drive Book is not without precedent – if you want to start a game with characters that aren’t new to their powers, are known to the city, and so on, then starting with a Drive Book open as well is a good way to go about it.
I just read a bit in the book and what’s throwing me a curve, is p. 76, Character Creation. It breaks down the steps and 4) says to “Choose Your Character’s Drive”.
I guess what this is implying is that players choose the Drive Book they want their character to work towards and once the narrative requirements have been made, the Drive Book is opened?
Yeah, if you look on the character sheet there’s a space to fill in called “Working Towards” with a little box to write in Achievement Points as well. So you write in what Drive Book you’re working towards opening. When you meet the requirements for the Drive Book, you open it, get an Achievement Point. Likewise, when you meet the requirements to open a move, you gain access to it and get an Achievement Point as well. There’s a space on the second character sheet to write in Drive Books that are opened, moves within them. Always keep the Working Towards space filled in with what you’re aiming for next so keep it in mind for something to do whenever you get some downtime.
Kyle Simons Got it! Thanks! Trying to get a good hold on the system, so I can run this on my YouTube channel, asap! =)
Sounds great! Make sure you link to it in the community once you get something set up!