Hey guys – actually got around to playing our first game last night. Everyone had a blast, but it being our first time it obviously brought up some questions.
The biggest one had to deal with the Oracle & Foretelling. We’re not quite sure how it’s supposed to work really. Here’s a situation:
– Jane the Oracle is at the bar talking with August, the Spectre. Suddenly Ahai, the vampire, comes barging in to the bar. Jane sees him – he looks angry, and the vampire gang starts to spread out in the busy bar. Jane says “He’s here to kidnap me!” Now, if Ahai was there just to ask her some questions, do Jane & August get +1 forward to running away? What about if August decides to smash a bottle and attack Ahai and his men? They weren’t originally there to get Jane – just get information.
Basically I guess the big question is – does the Oracle have to be at least partially right to use the bonus? In that case, it seems like it’d be in the Oracle’s best interest to not use the power until the last moment – when they have the most information – then drop their Foretelling. The issue there is that it then feels less like seeing the future, and more like being able to get a +1 for something that everyone already knows.
Anyway, the group had a lot of fun. I wish I’d gotten more Faction moves (we used Put a Name to a Face a lot – but none of the others really – though there were quite a few non faction moves).
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When the Oracle says “He’s here to kill me,” then that’s what her foretelling has foreseen. It’s possible that the Oracle got it wrong, but remember that we’re playing to find out what happens; when the Oracle says that, it’s a golden gift to you as the MC.
In the case you’ve described, the characters get a +1 to everything that would keep the vampire from kidnapping the Oracle, including killing the vamps first.
Ok, that’s kind of what I thought – it seems like that would lead to people not using their Foretellings too early. No reason to say “they’re here to kill me” till it looks like combat is inevitable. I’ll be interested to see how they play it out going forward.
Thanks for the reply!
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“it seems like that would lead to people not using their Foretellings too early.”
I find it completely depends on the player.