A Splinter in Your Mind - Matrix Quest

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◉ CODA ◉​

Alice Lovelace
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Resolve
3/3​
Detachment
2​
Skill
6​
Gear
6/10​

Paths​
Path of Resistance
Level 1
When you Fight.exe.
When you gratuitously blow something up as an act of resistance.
The first time in a session you tell an authority to go fuck itself.
XP: ◉◉◉◉◎
You may spend Resistance XP to add or subtract Harm you give or take, 1-1.​
Path of Truth
Level 1
When you Prompt.exe.
When you follow your curiosity in a way that doesn't advance the mission.
The first time in a session you discover something new about the Matrix.
XP: ◉◉◉◎◎
You may spend Truth XP to reroll dice when you Charge or Refresh, 1-1d6.​
Path of Enlightenment
Level 1
When you Disconnect.exe.
When you refuse to back down or run away from impossible odds.
The first time you run out of Resolve in a session.
XP: ◉◉◎◎◎
You may spend Enlightenment XP as if they were Detachment, 1-1.​
Moves
Beginning to Believe: You gain +1 Detachment the first time you Charge.
Stop Trying to Hit Me: You take -1 Harm when on the Defensive in Fights.
Mine Now: Spend a Full Hit in Fight to disarm an enemy of their weapon. If you then shoot them with it, take +1.
Try Again: When you attempt a Disconnect you failed before and have not yet succeeded at, you may input one 6 as a True Hit.
Bit of Help: When you spend Detachment on any move other than Disconnect, you get two +1s. They can be applied to the same die or different ones.

Stunts
Jump Impossible Distances Lvl 2*
Hit with Implausible Force Lvl 1
Dodge Implausible Ways Lvl 1
Act with Implausible Slight of Hand Lvl 1

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CW: Very 90s.

Also, this is going to be a seriously fucked up quest. I'm going to be doing my damndest to channel an appropriately edgy, teen-rage vibe. Expect violence, drugs, sex, etc.

There's also going to be some Pretty Uncomfortable Dysphoria-ing, trans readers be warned.​
 
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The Laurent said:
[X] Spend the '1' to get it out of the way, stumbling around and fucking up early on, and then the 5 and the 4 to take out two of the enemies and open up some space to dodge better.

Like this? I'm admittedly slightly confused.
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Yes! Exactly! You don't have to give me a narrative with it, I can do that on my own, but I do really appreciate it!!

If I can make a suggestion, spend the 3 instead of the 4. Your +1 bonus from Twitch will upgrade it to a 4, so it will count as a partial and get rid of a Miss for you!
 
[X] Spend the '1' to get it out of the way, stumbling around and fucking up early on, and then the 5 and the 3 to take out a few of the enemies and open up some space to dodge better.

open_sketch said:
Yes! Exactly! You don't have to give me a narrative with it, I can do that on my own, but I do really appreciate it!!

If I can make a suggestion, spend the 3 instead of the 4. Your +1 bonus from Twitch will upgrade it to a 4, so it will count as a partial and get rid of a Miss for you!
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Sure! Where are the stats?
 
[X] Spend the '1' to get it out of the way, stumbling around and fucking up early on, and then the 5 and the 3 to take out a few of the enemies and open up some space to dodge better.

An early stumble before getting up and clocking some bots.
 
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[X] Spend the '1' to get it out of the way, stumbling around and fucking up early on, and then the 5 and the 3 to take out a few of the enemies and open up some space to dodge better.
 
[X] Spend the '1' to get it out of the way, stumbling around and fucking up early on, and then the 5 and the 3 to take out a few of the enemies and open up some space to dodge better.

open_sketch said:
This is a PbtA powered, Matrix-inspired roleplaying game, which uses a very unique dice mechanic.
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Sweet! I read the rulebook for this a while back, but I haven't had a chance to actually play this game yet.

So excited to see it in action.
 
ancusohm said:
[X] Spend the '1' to get it out of the way, stumbling around and fucking up early on, and then the 5 and the 3 to take out a few of the enemies and open up some space to dodge better.


Sweet! I read the rulebook for this a while back, but I haven't had a chance to actually play this game yet.

So excited to see it in action.
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We are actually running this on the work in progress second edition of the game!
 
[X] 5 to catch a fist at your face, twist, and throw a goon into a table, which shatters into splinters. "Whoa." 5 to snap kick another in the head, get really confident and go, "I KNOW KUNG FU!?" And then the other two tackle you into a table with the 1 for 1 harm, and you roll around and smash one's head into the floor with your 4, then spring to your feet and start backing up, blocking with the 3 - but get driven back into the wall.
 
[X] Spend the '1' to get it out of the way, stumbling around and fucking up early on, and then the 5 and the 3 to take out a few of the enemies and open up some space to dodge better.

Dang, I was hoping for +COOL and -GRIT. Be the Gun Kata Glass Cannon. Dodgy soft-style it is, though!
 
A fair enough argument!

[X] 5 to catch a fist at your face, twist, and throw a goon into a table, which shatters into splinters. "Whoa." 5 to snap kick another in the head, get really confident and go, "I KNOW KUNG FU!?" And then the other two tackle you into a table with the 1 for 1 harm, and you roll around and smash one's head into the floor with your 4, then spring to your feet and start backing up, blocking with the 3 - but get driven back into the wall.
 
I dunno, I like the idea of flailing earlier and then kicking ass and opening up room to do other things. Since as mobile as we are, the big danger is someone getting their hands on us or crowding us out.
 
I'm into that first suggestion -
[X] Spend the '1' to get it out of the way, stumbling around and fucking up early on, and then the 5 and the 3 to take out a few of the enemies and open up some space to dodge better.
 
[X]Spend the 4, the 3, and the 1

It's a training program, and we can safely take 2 harm. Might as well keep our full successes for when we need them.
 
0.5 - Bodily Autonomy
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    • The first man, the first bot, reared back a fist to swing, and you stepped close, reversing your stance, your wrist to the back of his guard, your other hand crossing over as he lost his leverage and seizing his wrist. Your leg swept behind his and you shoved forward and down, hard, and he sprawled back, stumbling over himself, tripping and being caught by one of his friends.

    It was so easy. So casual. Like you'd done it a thousand times. You turned to look at Frag with a huge smile on your face, to make sure she was watching, and the man you'd knocked over was pushed back at you by his friend and his foot connected hard with your face.

    The last time in your life somebody had actually, for real, hit you was when you were fourteen, and it had never been like this. You staggered and fell against the table, which immediately tipped from your weight, and you crashed heavily to the ground.

    "Eyes up, Coda," Frag reminded you, one pinkie out as she held her cup.

    You scrambled to your feet, regaining your stance as they started spreading out to surround you. You paused to put a hand to your lip, and it came away red with blood.

    "Why-?"

    "As I said, the program can simulate any neural input. Any sense."

    Your instinct was to back up, to blindly give ground, but instead you stepped carefully around, a long, wide circle, keeping them as close to single file as you could. The one nearest pulled a chair aside and pulled back his sleeve, snarling as he came in.

    "You will only feel as much pain as you allow yourself to," she continued. The man came in, enormous overhand haymakers, and you threw your arms up in the way, every strike to your forearm and shoulders like a battering ram. "When you take a punch, or a bullet, the computer is trying to impose itself on your body."

    You forced his arm down and aside, stepping around his leg, and you smashed your forearm into his nose, your elbow at his sternum. He wheezed and was on the ground in an instant, his head bouncing against the floorboards with an awful crack.

    You instantly turned to face the next man, stepping back, from the small circle to the wide one, moving to meet him before his friends could arrive. He had a baseball cap on backward and patchy stubble, wearing a tank top under his open jumpsuit.

    "But it can't. Not anymore. Here is a place where your body is yours, alone," Frag continued, relish in her voice.

    He came at you with a straight punch and it just grazed your body as you carried on in your circle, as you brought the blades of both hands down into his shoulder, all the conserved movement of your body behind it. He was on his ass in an instant, and your knee came up into his nose with an unhesistating snap. His arms shot out stiffly beside him in an involuntary reflex and he crumpled, lifeless.

    The other two bots looked at one another, then back to you. Their expressions never changed, but you did your best to imagine fear. They did hesitate, shifting around the tables, approaching cautiously. You had enough time to correct your stance, breathe deeply, and start walking another slow circle.

    "If you fight for it," Frag finished, and the two bots moved in as one.

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    You earned a breather, which is all you need to Refresh. The three dice you spent now get rerolled and added back to your Charge. This also removes one of the Harm you took, so you only have 1 Harm.​
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    Roll 3d6.​
     
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    • [X] Use the 6, 5, and 4

    I want to see what happens when we use a 6 and what happens when we run out of successes.
     
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