GM questions

[Usagi Rei]

When rolling dice, is it possible to choose which ones are kept, or just high/low?

[Boogiepop]

When rolling dice, is it possible to choose which ones are kept, or just high/low?

If you are rolling for my event you must choose high or low when rolling. If not mentioned in the roll, it is assumed you took high.

[Hitoko]

Heist is on with, ahem, Hitoko likely having found a weak spot in security:
https://shadows.fallenash.com/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=1054

[Kuni Koyuki]

Attention Boogie!

Low-Priority, but when you have the time. A question for you here!

Thank you for your attention!

[Usagi Rei]

Question for some research TNs:

https://shadows.fallenash.com/viewtopic ... 804#p15804

[Susumu Yuji]

https://shadows.fallenash.com/viewtopic ... 821#p15821

When there is a moment, please

[Hotaru Sakura]

When doing collaborative rolls, do phantom ranks from advantages or from MCA embassy, count as ranks in the skill, e.g. a +1 bonus from the assister to the person doing the roll?

[Thimacek]

When doing collaborative rolls, do phantom ranks from advantages or from MCA embassy, count as ranks in the skill, e.g. a +1 bonus from the assister to the person doing the roll?

If this is for the samples, I'll allow it!

[Yūrei]

Some fencing in the slums:

https://shadows.fallenash.com/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=1061

[Hitoko]

1. Ready for final GM roll of the heist, Tassu: https://shadows.fallenash.com/viewtopic ... 085#p16085

2. Is it possible to use Luck on a contested roll *after* you've seen your opponent's roll? Seems like it could go either way. The text of Luck reads, "A number of times per session equal to your rank in this Advantage, you may choose to immediately re-roll any one roll you make, keeping the higher of the two results."

3. Different question but somewhat related: Can I use Luck on the information roll after a heist is completed?

[Tassu]

3. Yes. Any roll, once per session. Information roll is a roll sooooo

2. I have no idea on how the timing works. My gut instinct says that opposed rolls are simultaneous and this dice land 'at the same time', after which you make the decision to re-roll.

[Hotaru Sakura]

Clue Points: Clue Points are shared by the group taking an active role in aiding Matsu Eriko and opposing the True Scion of Gusai. Clue Points can be spent in the same manner as a Void Point, utilized in combat, skills or part of techniques. In addition, they can also be spent for a reroll in the same fashion as Luck and the higher roll is kept. The number of Clue Points is shared with the participating group.

Just want to ask about Clue and VP interaction:
1. Can VP and Clue be spent on the manner for say, a 2k2, reduction of 20?
2. Can VP an Clue be spent in the same round?
3. Is there a limit on how many Clue points can be spent on a given roll/action? 1 only, or can we spend as many as we want?

[Hotaru Jun]

would there be an appropriate venue that could be rented out to host a little get together? (Probably for 4-10 people)

One that could get a little rowdy?

If so what's the cost.

[Kitsu Kanna]

Uh, sure?

[Miya Nishida]

More PF Suff

[Miya Nishida]

XP Spending

[Boogiepop]

Clue Points: Clue Points are shared by the group taking an active role in aiding Matsu Eriko and opposing the True Scion of Gusai. Clue Points can be spent in the same manner as a Void Point, utilized in combat, skills or part of techniques. In addition, they can also be spent for a reroll in the same fashion as Luck and the higher roll is kept. The number of Clue Points is shared with the participating group.

Just want to ask about Clue and VP interaction:
1. Can VP and Clue be spent on the manner for say, a 2k2, reduction of 20?
2. Can VP an Clue be spent in the same round?
3. Is there a limit on how many Clue points can be spent on a given roll/action? 1 only, or can we spend as many as we want?

I'm going to say that ample Clue points are a huge bonus on their own and can't be used on the same turn at Void Points. So you can't double up to do +2k2 or have a reduction of 20. However, if you're a Shiba bushi and have the tech, I'll allow it in that case.

So it's a Void Point substitute but all the other Void Point rules apply. No more than once per round.

[Susumu Sumiko]

Wanted to ask for some clarification regarding lore rolls as I've been told that they can't be reattempted:

In this thread both myself and Sakura fell short on the TN (after raises) for the spirit realms to look into information. In a pm the other players mentioned that they had been told in pf that they could not attempt these rolls again. Just to clarify, is this

1) can't attempt this in the thread again (totally understandable)
or
2) cannot attempt this again at all in the game?

If it's the second one, could something be added to rules for the future to show that if a lore roll to look for something is failed it can't be reattempted by that player against in the game? I was surprised to hear that we couldn't (for example) come back the next day and look again with fresh eyes

[Tassu]

2) cannot attempt this again at all in the game?

If it's the second one, could something be added to rules for the future to show that if a lore roll to look for something is failed it can't be reattempted by that player against in the game? I was surprised to hear that we couldn't (for example) come back the next day and look again with fresh eyes

No need to add such thing. It is in the rules.

See 'Investigation Skill'

Unlike other Intelligence or Perception Skill Rolls, Investigation can be re-rolled if you fail the initial roll. The second roll may not be made for at least an hour, however, and suffers a +15 increase to TN.

This means that, as per RAW, once you fail Intelligence or Perception Skill Rolls OTHER than Investigation, there's no re-rolling it (without spells or luck).

[Susumu Sumiko]

Wouldn't approaching it on a different day or a different location then fall under change in situation in this then?

Second attempts on Skill Rolls utilizing Intelligence or Perception usually cannot be made without a change in the situation, such as new information becoming available to the character.

Obviously I 100% agree you can't just keep rolling lore at the same time and place over and over and over, but it felt really odd to me that you couldn't go away for a day then come back and try again as that seemed pretty normal to me. I assumed the 'can't roll again' was for the immediate, not forever - as the investigation lets you do the reattempt immediately