Thinking about making a custom replacement for the new Seduce or manipulate move in AW2.
Originally shared by Gherhartd Sildoenfein
Thinking about making a custom replacement for the new Seduce or manipulate move in AW2. The option “if they refuse, erase one of their stat highlights for the remainder of the session” just won’t work with me. Not saying it is a bad rule, only that it hits a spot where I am completely numb.
SEDUCE OR MANIPULATE
When you try to seduce or manipulate someone, tell them what you want and roll+hot. For NPCs (…). For PCs: on a 10+ both. On a 7-9, choose 1:
• if they do it, they mark experience
• if they refuse, erase one of their stat highlights for the remainder of the session
What they do then is up to them.
(…)
The symmetry of the design is nice: gain XP or loose a way to gain them. It strikes harder on the negative, the corresponding gain would be to highlight one more stat or to double-highlight one of your highlights.
But XP don’t work with me, worse, they mess with me.
I can always go with the v1 move :
For PCs: on a 10+, both. On a
7–9, choose 1:
• if they do it, they mark experience
• if they refuse, it’s acting under fire
Although it isn’t always easy to imagine what the fire will be, it can slow the game’s flow a bit.
So I am searching for other, easier options.
On a 10+ hold 2. On a 7-9, hold 1. You can spend 1, right now, to ask their player 1 question:
• what’s your character really feeling?
• what does your character intend to do?
Or,
At your will, no matter the circumstances, you can spend your hold 1 for 1 to:
• they take -1 right now
• you get +1 against them later
This sure ain’t easy.
