Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Proposal: Try Hitting It With This

Timed out and enacted, 6-1. Josh

Adminned at 21 Aug 2020 18:00:15 UTC

After the “Equipment Effects” table, add a paragraph:-

Some pieces of Equipment are Blunt Objects: for any particular Discovery, the Effects of all Blunt Objects on it are the same, and are tracked by a separate “Blunt Objects” column of the Equipment Effects table, instead of by name there.

Set the Effects of the “Blunt Objects” column to be that of the Wrench.

Add “Blunt Object.” after the names of the Wrench, Rappel Cords and (if they exist) the Game System and the Clandestine Den, in the list of Equipment.

Should probably start pooling these together rather than having wildly different effects for hitting a rock with a Wrench or a Game System or whatever we invent next.

Comments

Bais:

19-08-2020 17:27:27 UTC

Seems weird, thematically, to make the Camp Fire blunt.

Kevan: he/him

19-08-2020 17:30:59 UTC

Yeah, I did think twice about that, and how it’s also weird to be walking around holding a lit Camp Fire. But I guess applying it could be taken to mean setting a small fire next to the Discovery and picking the campfire kit back up afterwards, so fair enough, I’ll remove it from the Blunt Objects.

derrick: he/him

19-08-2020 18:02:41 UTC

Can we get energy drink as a blunt object?

Kevan: he/him

19-08-2020 18:51:28 UTC

[derrick] I think I can see your angle, but that doesn’t entirely fit with applying it being single-use. You’d expect to be pouring it over the discovery, not clobbering it with the can.

Josh: Observer he/they

19-08-2020 18:53:16 UTC

So do all blunt objects have the same effect, or does each blunt object have a potentially different effect but one that is consistent when applied to any Discovery? The first clause of the rule text seems to imply the latter but the tracking in a single column seems to imply the latter.

Kevan: he/him

19-08-2020 19:07:05 UTC

Good point, that isn’t the best wording. Clarified, it’s meant as the former.

derrick: he/him

20-08-2020 12:08:41 UTC

for this is awesome.

Raven1207: he/they

20-08-2020 13:34:16 UTC

against

Riggdan: he/him

20-08-2020 16:53:05 UTC

sure I guess, doesn’t affect much

Riggdan: he/him

20-08-2020 16:53:28 UTC

for

Bais:

21-08-2020 03:16:21 UTC

imperial

Aname:

21-08-2020 13:15:58 UTC

for

Josh: Observer he/they

21-08-2020 17:59:06 UTC

for