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Baron Hazard:
White Council Apprentice orphan, he has recently found his blood sister who has been practicing magic but not beneath the white council and until recently was hidden from them. Eventually her presence was reported to them and the Apprentices Mentor asked for the sister to take the test. He thought it would take at least a day for a Warden to make his way to the area.

Apprentice was working on a painstakingly long process to erect some nice wards. He spent the last few sessions putting together a list of ingredients, preparing aspects. He starts the ritual and.... Our resident wererat sneaks out of the shadows and spooks him. Kablooey. Hands are Burned to holy hell and she freaks out and starts throwing magic. when the wererat reveals himself to be a were and runs for the door, the Sister tackles him with a magical block and the two of them stalk out the door pissed off, brimming with magic.

And the block vanishes. I give just enough time for the players to go "what?" and look confused when I crack my voice out "WHAT IS GOING ON HERE" and tell them you see a gray cloak and shining sword in hand. ::evil grin:: "and we will call it there till next week."

One of the players was like "Gah!" Stands up and throws her chair over spinning in circles  cussing lol.
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Also the same Apprentice in the first fight (the very first session) one of the Triad hitters tried to run and he popped a dresden-esque enchanted ring. Rolled REALLY well, the the punk rolled REALLY low. I was like "you catch him square in the back, he is hurled forward at great speeds smashing into the nearby brick wall with a sickening crunch audible from across the street.

The true magic of this was the player's response. Note: the apprentice is already under the Doom of Damocles for using magic to kill.

She goes "Yah!" super happy, and then like a split second later it dawns on her about the description and she goes. "ooooooohhhhh noooooo!" and like claps her hands over her mouth and her eyes go wide. lol.

[Since it wasnt clear and everyone freaked out. I did not force her to break a law of magic, the target survived he was just in the ICU. Also yes, she is supposed to deal with take-out. it was the first game. old habits die hard.]

Mr. Death:
Isn't the player supposed to be the one who decides how Take Outs go?

Lavecki121:
Yep. You aren't supposed to be able to kill someone unless you decide to. There is not supposed to be a way to "accidentally" break a law of magic. The character might do it on accident but the player is supposed to decide that.

Addicted2aa:
That's true, but if the difference is some ridiculous amount, like 10 shifts or something, and narrative attack you used is potentially lethal, you're supposed to follow common sense and kill the person.
That situation sounds like it walks the line though.

Mr. Death:
The player still gets the choice. Especially if the kill is going to break a Law of Magic, which comes with a refresh cost and a very increased chance of getting your head chopped off.

If Baron Hazard is enforcing it as a kill, it's not walking the line so much as screwing the player. A player should never be punished for rolling well.

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