Difference between revisions of "Absolute Direction"
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| | |You can tell the points of the compass with extreme accuracy, even when underground. | ||
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|Each level adds 1 bonus die when making a Navigation Skill roll. | |Each level adds 1 bonus die when making a Navigation Skill roll. | ||
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Typical modifiers to Ability | Typical modifiers to Ability rolls: | ||
* Disorientation (e.g., being teleported, losing consciousness, being drunk) | * Disorientation (e.g., being teleported, losing consciousness, being drunk) | ||
* Lack of or similarity of reference points | * Lack of or similarity of reference points | ||
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Xavier has Absolute Direction=5 and Orienteering=4. The next large town is almost 60 miles away via a very winding, circuitous road. Xavier decides to go cross country to save time. By this route, Xavier should take two days to reach the town, making a Navigation rolls (TN=4) each day. Since the land is very flat and a heavy overcast obscures the sky, all the usual reference points are missing, so the GM assess three penalty dice to his attempt. Each day Xavier rolls 12 dice (Orienteering | Xavier has Absolute Direction=5 and Orienteering=4. The next large town is almost 60 miles away via a very winding, circuitous road. Xavier decides to go cross country to save time. By this route, Xavier should take two days to reach the town, making a Navigation rolls (TN=4) each day. Since the land is very flat and a heavy overcast obscures the sky, all the usual reference points are missing, so the GM assess three penalty dice to his attempt. Each day Xavier rolls 12 dice (4 for Orienteering + 5 bonus for Absolute Direction + 3 penalty dice). On the first day Xavier manages 4 Ss, so he goes in the correct direction with little problem. On the second day, however, Xavier only manages 2 Ss, so Xavier has wandered off course. The 2 Ss means he still gets to his location, but the GM must determine how much extra time and effort it cost him.</blockquote> | ||
[[Category:Abilities and Disabilities]] | [[Category:Abilities and Disabilities]] | ||
Revision as of 18:35, 16 January 2021
| Cost: | 2 CP/level |
| Description: | You can tell the points of the compass with extreme accuracy, even when underground. |
| Benefit: | Each level adds 1 bonus die when making a Navigation Skill roll. |
Typical modifiers to Ability rolls:
- Disorientation (e.g., being teleported, losing consciousness, being drunk)
- Lack of or similarity of reference points
- Magical inhibitors
Xavier has Absolute Direction=5 and Orienteering=4. The next large town is almost 60 miles away via a very winding, circuitous road. Xavier decides to go cross country to save time. By this route, Xavier should take two days to reach the town, making a Navigation rolls (TN=4) each day. Since the land is very flat and a heavy overcast obscures the sky, all the usual reference points are missing, so the GM assess three penalty dice to his attempt. Each day Xavier rolls 12 dice (4 for Orienteering + 5 bonus for Absolute Direction + 3 penalty dice). On the first day Xavier manages 4 Ss, so he goes in the correct direction with little problem. On the second day, however, Xavier only manages 2 Ss, so Xavier has wandered off course. The 2 Ss means he still gets to his location, but the GM must determine how much extra time and effort it cost him.