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The Dresden Files => DFRPG => Topic started by: blackstaff67 on March 08, 2017, 02:57:27 PM
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Under the RAW for such items,the item is good for only a single exchange (or two or three,depending on Crafting stuff) and that's it.
How does the community feel about an enchanted item that only bestows a single trapping of a skill, but for the duration of an entire scene, especially the social skills or non-combat skills
Examples:
The Riding trapping for the Survival skill,
The Tracking skill for Survival skill.
The Detect Lies trapping for Empathy.
the various trappings of Rapport and Intimidation as well.
I bring these up since using the social skills and the others listed above is really what I'd call a 'long action' that takes more than an exchange or even a second, but several minutes or more of work. At the same time, I don't think this necessarily displaces Stunts, as these items can be stolen, lost, or otherwise neutralized.
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I'm not sure I understand. You already have all those trappings under your skills.
But, to clarify, it doesn't work for a 'single exchange', it works for a single 'challenge or action'.
So, if you are shooting someone with a gun, a Guns replacement item would work for a single attack.
If you are talking to someone, a Rapport replacement item would work for a single check.
So, if you are in a social conflict and you end up rolling rapport 6 times, you might use your item once. That result might represent several minutes of conversation.
If you are in a social situation where the GM calls for a single roll to resolve the conflict/scene, you can use your item and that result might represent 15minutes, or a half-hour, or a whole evening, depending on the length of the scene or conflict.
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Ah. I'm afraid I was operating under a misinterpretation of the rules. Thanks for clarifying!
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I find it helps to think of enchanted items as bottled die rolls.