General Rules: Difference between revisions

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This is an OOC document, that explains the general rules of NFNC

Basic Concepts

Any being in this system has a number of Hits, which are lost in the face of physical damage, these are global, so no matter where you are hit you lose Hits from the same single total.

Beings also have a quantity of Stamina which fuels their abilities and lets them resist mental compulsions.

Someone with their finger in the air is not present in the game world, and you should ignore them.

Nothing in this system can silence a being short of death.

Basic Combat Rules

Any member of the three playable races can use one melee weapon up to 42” long to call SINGLE.

If you are hit by a melee blow it always removes at least one Hit from your total.

If you are hit by an arrow, it applies the damage call TRIPLE CRUSH STRIKEDOWN to the location it hits.

While you are fighting you should not aim for the head if any other area is viable.

Basic Abilities

A starting PC has 3 global Hits, may gain 2 Hits by wearing armour and has 0 Stamina. They earn 32 Ducatto per week.

Ability - First Aid

Factions like their agents to have at least a bit of first aid training. Anyone can pause another character’s bleed count by placing both hands on them. If neither character is disturbed for 60 seconds, the Dying companion gains one Hit. Anyone can ask after a few seconds investigation, “OC: Have you lost Hits?” and get a truthful answer.

Ability - Catch Breath

If you are not in a stressful situation (like combat!) you can spend 60 seconds to regain all your PC’s Stamina, It should be obvious to everyone that you are regaining your abilities, either because you are fixing your armour or bent over double breathing hard or meditating. You can not shout or run whilst doing this, although you may talk normally. You may choose to cure any CRUSHed locations and restore all Hits while doing this, but you will take a Wound from pushing yourself too far- see a ref. Getting medical attention is sensible.

Abilities and the Portal

During the Interactive, the presence of the Portal somehow suppresses the buildup of other power. Because of this, your Stamina does not regenerate normally. Only your HP and CRUSHed limbs regenerate from the 60 seconds. If you do that, you will take a Wound as usual. A call of REFRESH will automatically regenerate your stamina. This prevents people from using all their abilities all the time in the bar.

Creating a Character

To create a character you must decide on the following 3 things:

1. A faction membership

2. A background

3. A list of skills

The pages through the link below will help you to stat your character.

Other Important Information

Compel and Stamina

COMPEL is meant to be undetectable to others. This is so that Divine COMPELs, Demonic COMPELs and other COMPELs are indistinguishable unless you observe the source. It also makes proving mental control as a defence for a crime very difficult. No rule will allow you to determine a COMPEL’s source or the presence of a COMPEL.

Stamina represents a sort of belief. As such, there is not a widespread belief that all skills requiring stamina are mystical in a deep sense- TRIPLE, for example, can be belief in your strong physique, or in your ability to empower a sword with Holy Smiting.

These rules are there for plot reasons.

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 == Basic Concepts ==
-Any being in this system has a number of Hits, which are lost in the face of physical damage, these are global, so no matter where you are hit you lose Hits from the same single total.
+*Any being in this system has a number of Hits, which are lost in the face of physical damage, these are global, so no matter where you are hit you lose Hits from the same single total.
-Beings also have a quantity of Stamina which fuels their abilities and lets them resist mental compulsions.
+*Beings also have a quantity of Stamina which fuels their abilities and lets them resist mental compulsions.
-Someone with their finger in the air is not present in the game world, and you should ignore them.
+*Someone with their finger in the air is not present in the game world, and you should ignore them.
-Nothing in this system can silence a being short of death.
+*Nothing in this system can silence a being short of death.
 == Basic Combat Rules ==
-Any member of the three playable races can use one melee weapon up to 42” long to call SINGLE.
+*Any member of the three playable races can use one melee weapon up to 42” long to call SINGLE.
-If you are hit by a melee blow it always removes at least one Hit from your total.
+*If you are hit by a melee blow it always removes at least one Hit from your total.
-If you are hit by an arrow, it applies the damage call TRIPLE CRUSH STRIKEDOWN to the location it hits.
+*If you are hit by an arrow, it applies the damage call TRIPLE CRUSH STRIKEDOWN to the location it hits.
-While you are fighting you should not aim for the head if any other area is viable.
+*While you are fighting you should not aim for the head if any other area is viable.
 == Basic Abilities ==