Storytellers should, and will undoubtedly have to, invent their own dramatic systems for new situations. 117), that character may be able to roll extra dice if the player scores one or more "10s" on his roll. If a task falls within a character's specialty (p. Generally, a character attempting to accomplish a task adds together an Attribute and Ability. The Storyteller is responsible for keeping all of this action organized while determining success or failure for all characters.ĭramatic systems simplify the Storyteller's job by supplying rules for a number of common activities. During a game session, characters - both player and Storyteller personalities - may attempt numerous diverse and complicated activities. The only things limiting your actions are your imagination and your character's skill. If a player has his character make a particularly inspired (or painful) speech, deliver a particularly smooth (or cheesy) opening line, or come up with a brilliant (or laughable) alibi, feel free to let the character succeed (or fail) automatically, regardless of what the dice and Traits say. Also - particularly when dealing with social actions like seductions and speeches - the dice should never get in the way of roleplaying. If, in your chronicles, you come up with a way you like better, by all means use it. Wereiterate that the following systems are suggestions for how we think situations can be best handled. To assist you and the Storyteller further, this chapter covers more specific dice mechanics, including general dramatic systems, combat, injury and recovery.
As Chapter Five shows, the basic Storyteller rules are designed to streamline this process as much as possible, allowing you to pay attention to the story.
While Vampire's focus is on roleplaying and character interaction, dramatic scenes often involve some element of die rolling. And the blood keeps on spilling on the floor. The blood keeps dripping out of her mouth and I keep putting more in, and it' s hot working. Then I sat down and I waited for her to open her eyes again. I took all of her, blood first, then I cut my wrist open and let everything drizzle into her mouth the way she used to drizzle chocolate syrup onto her ice cream. I did it the way Riki told me you have to do it. Right now, it's the sound of my blood dripping from my girlfriend's mouth onto the newspaper on the floor, she 's supposed to be swallowing it, drinking it and letting it turn her into a vampire so we can be together, but nothing's happening. But my heart doesn't beat anymore, so I need to find something else to use. I'm using those drops they way I used to use my heartbeat, as a way to count out a few seconds when I'm trying to be calm. Blood drips onto paper with a sound like a snare drum rat - tat - tat it goes.
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