I’ll be MCing a PbP game soonish, and one of the players has requested to play The Rusalka. It’s the first time I’ve seen the Skin, and had a question. Maybe Brie Sheldon can help me out here.
The second part of the Sex Move says: “When the other person has sex with someone else, they lose a String on you.” How long does that last? Is it meant to be a one time effect that can only be triggered after the Rusalka and another character have sex? Or is it something that can happen any number of times after a character has sex with the Rusalka?
I interpret it as the latter, so that once a character has sex with the Rusalka, they are mechanically encouraged to stay faithful. Just checking though.
I’d thought it was the former, so while yes, it encourages fidelity, you still need to keep going back for it to stay effective.
The fact the clauses are not separate paragraphs could mean it’s a one time effect Benjamin Davis: the first time someone has sex with another person after they’ve slept with the Rusalka, they lose a String on the Rusalka. Having it be a constant effect could also be a pain to track.
I would go with once per sex move just because it’s more interesting. It incentivizes the Rusalka to take action once it’s resolved, getting them further tangled in the broken relationship.
Thanks for the clarification everyone. I’ll have it trigger once per sex move, as that seems to be how it’s intended to work, and also because tracking all those Strings would be a pain. 😛
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