Author Topic: Maneuver Tag Longevity and conflict narration  (Read 1052 times)

Offline CleverName

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Maneuver Tag Longevity and conflict narration
« on: July 29, 2010, 02:21:58 PM »
How long do Maneuver tags last? Is is a matter of system or story?

IF a character does a maneuver to knock a bad guy on his bum and therefore Tag him as "Prone," how long is the dude prone? Is it a matter of mechanics (until the PC uses the tag or passes it off to an ally / the bad guy makes a role to get out of the tag) or is it a matter of story -- the bad guy is going to stand up ASAP?

Not sure how to run this - of course there are more complicated examples, but I would love to have your thoughts..

Offline Papa Gruff

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Re: Maneuver Tag Longevity and conflict narration
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2010, 02:56:51 PM »
First of all an aspect that is created by a maneuver needs to be sticky if it is to be tagged/invoked in a sub sequential exchange. That means the maneuver has to generate at least one extra shift.

If it not gets sticky, then it can only be tagged once in the next exchange, because after that the aspect is gone. You might say the bad guy can get up again no problem ...

If it gets sticky, then it can be tagged once for free (only in the following exchange) or invoked via the use of a fate point. The bad guy has to struggle to get onto his feet again.

In your example your bad guy is unlikely to remain "Prone", as that's an undesirable place to be. He likely will try to get on his feet again. To do that he has to execute a maneuver of his own to get rid of the "Prone" aspect. If the good guy or one of his allies is in a position to prevent the bad guy from getting up, he may defend against the maneuver. In other words: The bad guy stays "Prone" until he has successfully gotten up again, probably against the will of whoever has made his face hit ground.
« Last Edit: July 29, 2010, 02:58:27 PM by Papa Gruff »
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Re: Maneuver Tag Longevity and conflict narration
« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2010, 04:27:21 PM »
Further, if you are the one that applied the PRONE Aspect to him and are in a position to keep him that way, you get to roll the appropriate Skill to "defend" your Manuever against his counter-Maneuver.  I believe this is a free action.  If you have moved off or are no longer paying attention to the Aspect you placed on him, he just needs to roll a Mediocre Maneuver to remove that Aspect.