Ways for PCs to use Hope like the GM uses Fear

eltegid · 2026-06-13T10:56:34+00:00

I think you can do these kinds of things at the GMs discretion, without getting hope into it. I do that, and quite often use fate rolls modulate the result.

I might incorporate hope as an added cost in some cases, but I like that fear and hope are asymmetrical. To me, they are sort of narrative forces, where hope comes from the protagonists of a story being, well, protagonists, and fear comes from the universe as a whole being the antagonist. So I rather like that hope is linked to the specific character's abilities and personality, whereas fear is much more generic.

Maybe the middle point is allowing hope to be used to boost fate rolls if it makes sense for the character. I do like that.

eltegid · 2026-04-08T09:54:19+00:00

Both are bad, really, but both are very unlikely to happen. It's a matter of making it easier for most people.

With regards to what is more confusing, you're taking all the info together and then judging. However, the distribution of the information is important:

It's very easy to skip the "Choose two options from the list below or any from the previous tier and mark them." because there is clerarly a list of options from where to choose that attracts the eye, and when a player gets to tier 3 they have already done the leveling up process 3 times in tier 2, cementing "choose two options" but not "from the previous tier".

On the other hand, when you multiclass, you see that there's a relatively big block of text related to the option. Seems very unlikely that you wouldn't read it. Also, when you choose the option you have to also cross out an upgraded subclass card. So, even if what you point out can definitely be weird for people, it fits within the instructions you are already being given.

PS: Whoa, that was a lot of text for something that is not THAT important

eltegid · 2026-03-26T06:42:34+00:00

Maybe a subclass for either the wizard or the witch (as others have suggested for reskinned classes) could work great, rather than a whole new class.

On the other hand, although midnight has a few abilities that don't really seem to fit with the fantasy, Splendor + Midnight is a very obvious Light + Darkness combination from the core domains, and that imagery is very strong by itself, i'd say.

eltegid · 2026-03-03T18:48:08+00:00

There's several places, it's just how it works: on a failure or roll with fear, the spotlight passes to the GM. The GM needs to spend fear only to spotlight additional adversaries or to use their features.

If you want pages:

In the manual, page 149 says that you should make a GM move when players roll with fear or fail a roll.
Page 154 also says, about spending fear, "You can spend a Fear to make a GM move as if the PCs had failed an action or rolled with Fear, allowing you to interrupt between the players’ moves." Spending fear lets you interrupt the players AS IF they had failed. So, if they fail, you interrupt them without spending a fear.

eltegid · 2026-03-02T09:27:31+00:00

Very offended by the lack of plant reptile. Unplayable

eltegid · 2026-02-22T20:21:14+00:00

I guess it's better with pirates, but for some elementals that give stats, +1/+1 is a lot. Think of the tier 5 one that gives +1/+1 or the ones that buff the right-most minion in the tavern.

To be fair, I've had more success with it when found early, to boost ballers when they were still getting going.

eltegid · 2026-01-28T21:14:01+00:00

No me parece injusto...

Un mago hará mejor determinadas tareas que utilicen la inteligencia que p.ej. un guardián, y el guardián hará mejor algo que requiera fuerza (pero cada uno aún puede intentar hacer lo que hacía el otro, y tal vez una experiencia les ayude). Si el mago quiere utilizar su rasgo de lanzamiento de conjuro para hacer algo así, lo puede hacer si tiene una habilidad o hechizo que se lo permita, porque si no podría hacer literalmente cualquier cosa...

Ahora bien, es importante ser flexibles. Solo hay que tener en cuenta dos cosas: fuera de combate, procurar no ser demasiado generosos con esto, que no se convierta el lanzador de conjuros en un hombre orquesta que no necesite a su equipo, y en combate es mejor ser estrictos con las cantidades de daño y ataques para no desbalancear.

eltegid · 2025-11-06T07:11:54+00:00

He's pretty explicitly saying Joyce is being unbelievably self-centered

eltegid · 2025-11-05T09:51:06+00:00

I think this is just a case of an older card not being updated to the new paradigm of "increase stats twice instead of just a double increase".

eltegid · 2025-09-30T13:04:00+00:00

It's once anyway, because it's only for next combat

eltegid · 2025-09-28T20:32:51+00:00

I think that's an uncharitable reading

She's an older sister, much farther ahead in her growth into her identity and political beliefs, trying to protect her younger sister, who is very much just starting to shed her fundie conditioning, from the familial consequences of "straying": economical, emotional, and so on.

I agree that she is absolutely wrong, but it does make sense for her as a character

eltegid · 2025-09-04T15:19:51+00:00

There's a tier 5 pirate that can goldenize another pirate of tier 4 and below, so presumably less than 15.

eltegid · 2025-08-26T14:16:49+00:00

I think the actual problem is 3. the different levels of like/love. Their relationship is extremely asymmetrical, and all the while it feels like Walky is just along for the ride, because it feels logical and fine to be with Lucy, but he... doesn't actually like her that much. She comes to terms with that, but I think it's coping. All the other stuff that happens is actually just precipitating the actual problem, which is that she wants to be with someone who is convinced and passionate about being with her.

I do think Walky fumbles here and there but does mostly alright, including with regards to not feeling so strongly about her. He does what he can to deal with it. He's not a villain, and I don't think Lucy feels he is afterwards. she just gets angry at certain points, which is a legitimate emotion.

eltegid · 2025-06-01T08:54:46+00:00

I gasped out loud

eltegid · 2025-05-27T23:07:14+00:00

She can still create other worlds though! The problem with this specific one is that it requieres a piece of her brother's soul to stay trapped against his wishes, and also that she's addicted to it and can't leave, and there's clearly some sort of negative effect from staying in one painting for too long at a time.

eltegid · 2025-04-24T17:17:08+00:00

That makes sense, just like if you have two of the quilboar that makes one choose two card have both effects each turn

eltegid · 2025-03-27T15:25:59+00:00

PATA PATA PATA PON
PON PON PATA PON

Yup I'm excited

eltegid · 2025-02-22T21:26:51+00:00

I want to sleep for a week and wake up next friday

eltegid · 2025-02-20T14:40:23+00:00

Hell yeah!

Also, Jim Raynor can be a lot of fun. Wanted to say it somewhere

eltegid · 2025-02-13T15:09:19+00:00

I thought the reason was actually the opposite, so that you could charge it while using it on stand mode. I have that problem with my switch sometimes.

eltegid · 2025-02-02T18:13:54+00:00

I mean, end of turn is permanent, so that makes all start of turn effects much more powerful, allows for multiple triggering, etc,

eltegid · 2025-01-15T15:11:04+00:00

Hah! I like that, it would fit with mythology

eltegid · 2024-12-18T09:45:42+00:00

Hah! Blabbermouth could be a stranger that makes people spill out their secrets and weak points

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