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Neon White
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[Sorcerer] Will in combat and rollover of successes
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Adam
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Re: [Sorcerer] Will in combat and rollover of successes
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Just wanted to get some quick answers to you while waiting for one of the Sorcerer Grognards (compliment intended, I aspire to be such a Grognard someday ;-) ) come along to give more clear answers.
1) The successes only roll over to the
next
roll, not to all connected rolls. So, yes, if Phil got two successes on the second roll, he (might? Someone else will want to verify this one) end up with 2 bonus dice on the third roll, but not otherwise (though he'd get some bonus dice for his description as well).
2) See, in Sorcerer a Will roll can't force another character to do anything. What it is used for (mechanically) is to provide your character with bonus dice on your impending physical conflict with them. So if James were to alternate between attempting to talk the other guy out of his actions, and take a swing himself... well, that would be the best way I can think of to use will effectively in combat.
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Ron Edwards
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Re: [Sorcerer] Will in combat and rollover of successes
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Hiya,
Adam, technically the rollover-penalties are already accounted for in terms of damage (and in fact are nastier than typical rollovers, because they last longer and might even be higher given the right weapons). So stick with the "next roll" logic, which means the player is better off not harking back to the previous attack, but rather to the previous defense which was actually what should literally lead into the coming attack.
In other words, he got two bonus dice due to the damage he did to that guy. How did
the defense
get narrated? That's what can be tapped and applied (however many dice it beat the attack by) to the next action.
Regarding Will, the Dragon Master's answer is sound as the most basic/conservative application of the rules. However, modeling it to physical combat in such circumstances is a rules-consistent application too. So if you do that, then yes, 2xWill would be a good threshold for you as GM saying, "OK, this guy's been psychologically beaten down."
These two options aren't as different as they seem. Keep in mind that as GM you have the option of having the assailant back off given any degree of victory in trying to get him to do that. You don't
have
to make the NPC keep ravening forwards, given the successful roll. All you're doing with the 2xWill threshold is formalizing a useful cut-off point for you as GM in deciding whether he does or doesn't back off.
Best, Ron
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Neon White
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Re: [Sorcerer] Will in combat and rollover of successes
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Thanks Ron and DM, the confirmation is always helpful to remove nagging doubts!
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Adam
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Re: [Sorcerer] Will in combat and rollover of successes
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Always happy to be of service.
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