tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202612634352350608.post2543360682963219786..comments2024-03-26T02:03:33.336-07:00Comments on Mazirian's Garden: Downtime Activities: Cultivating RelationshipsBen L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04568198881628052274noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202612634352350608.post-40710513112233560152019-11-09T06:22:20.644-08:002019-11-09T06:22:20.644-08:00I think that's a great idea. Maybe as a compli...I think that's a great idea. Maybe as a complication for a mixed result roll?Ben L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04568198881628052274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202612634352350608.post-53076208333095805412019-11-09T06:21:41.065-08:002019-11-09T06:21:41.065-08:00I agree that would be fun. For sure there would be...I agree that would be fun. For sure there would be competitors rising up, but she would definitely get bored one way or anotherBen L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04568198881628052274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202612634352350608.post-6402310949054888692019-11-08T08:43:41.678-08:002019-11-08T08:43:41.678-08:00Tacking this on: I might add a risk complication t...Tacking this on: I might add a risk complication that Salinger develops genuine feelings for his target. I know there are a lot of DMs that say you can never dictate what a PC thinks or feels. I go hard against that notion for a variety of reasons when special circumstances arise. I think a common worry of undercover work is that the agent's pretense becomes real. Anyway, again, great stuff.Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00887182346953090322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202612634352350608.post-3344317464730220262019-11-08T08:22:29.503-08:002019-11-08T08:22:29.503-08:00This is great stuff Ben. I love the categories th...This is great stuff Ben. I love the categories the clearly delineate examples (both in terms of expectations and requirements of advancement) for the DM and Player alike. I've been doing this kind of thing in an Ad Hoc way based on Urban Hazards. When the PC falls in love there are various consequences, limitations for this horrible event. But there are perks as well. I'll def steal the summaries and broad-stroke guidance as a campaign ref. It has great potential for use even outside the context of clocks.Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00887182346953090322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202612634352350608.post-12564452624998856842019-11-07T22:09:48.690-08:002019-11-07T22:09:48.690-08:00Much to digest here, Ben, but I like the concept a...Much to digest here, Ben, but I like the concept and structures! Porting this over to a %-based reaction roll for AD&D would allow for some more-granular response ranges, perhaps, but I wonder if the complication is worth the granularity. Will have to ponder a bit!<br /><br />WRT your example of the Chateline, one item I'm curious about is whether you allow for a decline in favor as she wearies of her current paramour? That could work in the PC's favor in the short term (as the new hotness at court), but would ultimately seem to doom the PC to being cast aside, eventually, as well. Sustaining such a relationship for more than a season---or whatever the appropriate "long time" window is---would be an achievement! As might exiting the relationship while alive ;)<br /><br />Allan.grodoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11800184312511280050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202612634352350608.post-32979736952406534392019-11-04T17:29:50.341-08:002019-11-04T17:29:50.341-08:00This seems like a simple rule for something that c...This seems like a simple rule for something that comes up often, but where there wasn't necessarily a single straightforward solution before. Thanks for sharing it! (Also, these clocks really are versatile!)Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15493700749333105771noreply@blogger.com