Based on the way my best players play it, here is the current text for the Extended contest in HeroQuest.
Exchange Vocabulary
Action: intended narrative results. "I want to climb that cliff really
fast, taking chances if needed."
Actor: the person who goes first in an Exchange. "Player hero is the
default Actor in an exchange."
Advantage Point: How well or poorly someone is doing in comparison to the
Resistance.
Bid: AP point value that is being risked. "That is hard, and will cost you
a lot of points."
Opponent: the Resistance against the Actor, usually a Narrator Character or
a natural force. this might be another player hero, however, or even
another part of himself.
Resistance: How hard is it to do something, as measured in game numbers?
"That cliff is a 2W2."
Turn Sequence
1. Actor states his hero's desired Action.
The actor in the exchange describes what he intends to do.
2. Narrator decides on AP bid value
Cooperation is in order on this, with large or excessive activities
requiring more AP, and cautious actions requiring few.
3. Actor determines Target Number and the opponent the Resistance.
Do this the same way as Simple Contests. Remember modifiers!
4. Die Rolls by Actor and Opponent
5. Success and Failure Levels are compared.
This is done as in Simple Contests, but with the table below used to
determine the AP results.
6. Opponent states his character's desired Action.
The actor in the exchange describes what he intends to do.
7. Narrator decides on AP bid value
Cooperation is in order on this, with large or excessive activities
requiring more AP, and cautious actions requiring few.
8. Opponent determines Target Number and the actor the Resistance.
Now the Actor reacts to what the action is.
9. Die Rolls by Actor and Opponent
10. Success and Failure Levels are compared.
Use the Table Below.
11. Process is continued until one contestant reaches 0 AP.
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