Delaying Action vs. Spending Edge, Who goes first? |
Delaying Action vs. Spending Edge, Who goes first? |
Oct 19 2005, 09:50 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,086 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 364 |
I don't think the book specifies on this subject, but I may be wrong.
Character A delays their action past the end of one Init Pass into the begining of the next. Character B spends a point of Edge to "Go First" in the Init Pass. During Character B's Declare Action Step, Character A declares they want to use their delayed action to intervene. What order do the actions resolve in? |
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Oct 19 2005, 09:58 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,219 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Lofwyr's stomach. Member No.: 1,320 |
My interpretation is that the intervene action, essentially being a holdover action from the previous turn, allows them to surpercede turn order. But the spent point of edge allows the character to essentially violate turn order cause dey so awesome. So I'd let the person who spent edge go first.
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Oct 19 2005, 11:29 PM
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Running, running, running Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,220 Joined: 18-October 04 From: North Carolina Member No.: 6,769 |
i would agree with platonic.... i make it a rule of thumb that anyone that SPENDS something should have the upperhand in a tie.
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Oct 20 2005, 12:01 AM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,086 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 364 |
Ah, but if you delay action in one Initiative Pass into the next Initative Pass, really, you're "spending" one of your actions, because you only get one action per Pass.
Of course, Edge is a much scarcer resource than a delayed action. You get at least one action that you can choose to delay into the next pass each turn. Edge refreshes a lot less frequently than that. |
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