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Rage Across the Motor City
Abandoned warehouses houl mournfully on the riverfront. Factories stare out from glassless windows. Churches compete in vain with liquor stores for the attentions of citizens not too strung out on the latest fix the poor have made popular. Rusted-out victims of grand theft auto litter the unplowed side streets, creating for many the only playground they'll ever see. Mages struggle against a Concensus that has lost hope. Garou and their allies take up arms, preparing to defend the few caerns remaining, the few places where Gaia's spirit can still be found.
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Storyteller Rules for Rage Across the Motor City
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Below are listed the Storyteller rules used at Rage Across the Motor City - or, more
specifically, which rules we use (or don't use), and which ones are modified for the
site.
Freebie Points
Freebie Points (FP) are assigned at character creation. All FP must be used at
that time - you can't "save" some for assignment later. If you don't think you'll
need all of the points, that's okay - nobody will force you to. Just remember
that character creation is the only time you'll get the opportunity.
Experience Points
Experience Points (XP) are assigned on a regular schedule, as determined by the
Admins. (Note: this will most likely be monthly, but might not be; check with the
admin for your game.) XP are awarded by the Admin of that particular game
only. (For example, only the Mage Admin can award XP for Mage
characters, even if your mage has been playing with the wolves a lot.) You may
want to keep a journal of what your character does - even the best Admin might not be
able to remember everything that every character does.
Willpower, Gnosis, Quintessence, etc.
These should be handled in-game, with the following exceptions: if your character hasn't
been active for awhile (i.e., has been studying a lot, or doing mundane-life things,
etc.), and there aren't extenuating circumstances (i.e., she's been captured by BSDs,
he's cut off from his Avatar, etc.), then the appropriate "temporary" levels should
match your "regular" levels when you do start playing again. For example, a mage's
Quintessence is generally equal to his Avatar rating (until used), temporary Willpower
equals "permanent" Willpower, etc. If you have a question about any of these,
please ask the admin for your game.
Combat
Initiative. Combat initiative is determined, at the start of each turn, by
rolling a d10 and adding your character's Dexterity + Wits. Actions are then
declared from lowest to highest Initiative, then performed in reverse order.
(Optional rule 1: If players and scene Moderator agree before combat begins,
involved parties can roll once for the entire scene.) (Optional rule 2: If players
and Moderator agree before combat begins, one roll may be used for the players'
side, and one for the NPCs' side, with Dex+Wits being the determining factor for
individuals.)
Damage. Unless otherwise specified, all characters roll Stamina to soak
Bashing damage, at difficulty 6. Mortals (including Mages) can soak Lethal, at
difficulty 8. Mortals cannot soak Aggravated damage. Using magic
to "heal" Bashing damage is generally coincidental. Using magic to heal Lethal
damage is generally vulgar (although certain circumstances may allow it to be
coincidental). Healing Aggravated damage is always vulgar in this
Reality. Garou (and other 'shifters) in their Breed forms soak as Mortals (that
is, Bashing at difficulty 6, Lethal at 8, and cannot soak Aggravated). In other forms,
Shifters can soak Bashing, Lethal, and Aggravated damage at difficulty 6.
Garou cannot soak damage from Silver weapons. Healing is per the regerative
ability of the shifter in question (if any). Vampires suffer Bashing damage from
bullets (no vital organs to worry about), and take half damage from all Bashing
attacks. Vampires also add their Fortitude to Stamina to soak Bashing (difficulty
6) or Lethal (difficulty 8) damage. Vampires can only use Fortitude to soak
Aggravated damage (difficulty 8).
General
Automatic Success. If a character's current dice pool for a particular
non-combat action is greater than the difficulty for that action (after
appropriate modifers have been applied), then the player may opt for an "automatic"
bare-minimum success, rather than roll the dice. Note that this can only be done
for "instant" actions - that is, it cannot be used for extended actions, or for actions
which require more than one success to be considered "successful".
Example 1: Tom, a cat-burglar, wants to climb a vine-covered trellis to reach a second
story terrace of a house he's been casing. He has Dexterity 4, Athletics 3.
The difficulty is 6 (moderately easy, due to the abundance of hand-holds). Rather
than roll the dice, Tom's player opts for an automatic success. Tom climbs the
trellis slowly but surely, and makes it to the terrace with no problems. (Now he
just has to worry about that pesky guard dog sleeping up there.)
Example 2: Father O'Brien, a Presbyter of the Celestial Chorus, has Arete 5 and Prime
4. Charged with tracking the touch of The One, and where most likely to manifest
(i.e., tracing ley lines and nodes), O'Brien's player chooses to use the optional
automatic success, rather than rolling his Arete every hour as Father O'Brien travels
throughout the city. (This is a Prime 1 effect, difficulty 4 because it is
coincidental.) Father O'Brien calmly walks the mean streets, sensing shifts in
the flow of Quintessence whenever he is near to them.
Example 3: Yells-In-Anger, a headstrong lupus Garou, is hunting for Banes in a forest
far from the city. Not finding anything amiss among the trees, he decides to step
sideways into the Umbra, to see if he can pick up a trail. The local Gauntlet is
4, and his Gnosis is 5, so the player goes for the automatic success (he's not in any
rush to cross over, as he hasn't seen or heard anything since he started his
search). After several minutes of pushing and stretching, he finally makes his way
to the spirit realm - to find himself surrounded by creatures of the Wyrm!
Crossover Rules
As mentioned elsewhere on the site, Rage Across the Motor City is primarily a crossover
game, where mages and shifters can interact, and even help/hinder each other. Because
of this, particular characters may find themselves awarded in ways generally reserved
for other "species". For example, a mage who has been particularly helpful to
the Garou, and has joined with a particular Pack on several occasions, may be
temporarily "assigned" a Rank, Pack position, etc. Keep in mind that these
"awards" are indeed temporary - they can (and likely will) be stripped from the
character for transgressions much less severe than usual.
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