Re: Re: Assembling a Tricky Situations List

From: John Machin <trithemius_at_...>
Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2007 22:07:53 +1100


On 09/03/07, Jane Williams <janewilliams20_at_...> wrote:
> Sure, but how fast is that? The fort is ten miles
> away: how long will it take you to get there? Is
> reaching it before dark (having just had lunch) an
> easy stroll, or likely to have you collapsing as you
> deliver your message?

Make a test! If the PC succeeds it is not too much trouble. If they only manage a marginal success, then they are tired. If they fail then they are injured or hijacked by trolls!

So long as the narrator is consistent, what does it matter?

-- 
John Machin
"Nothing is more beautiful than to know the All."
- Athanasius Kircher, 'The Great Art of Knowledge'.

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