Let's take the attack on Gringle's pawn shop in Return to Apple Lane. PC #1 is trying to drive away Darsten's bunch of farmers and raiders, using his Sword & Shield against a Moderate resistance of (say) 16 (it's session #5). Then, Erianda decides she's going to use her Darkness power to blast pc #1 with Fearshock and try to kill him. She's a Very Hard resistance (16+9=25), and as an additional opponent PC#1 is at a -3 multiple opponent penalty.
My question is: what ability does PC#1 use in his roll against Erianda? If it was a completely free choice, he might try to jump out of the way - but this is a different ability to the Sword & Shield he's using against the thugs. If he's forced to use Sword & Shield, then maybe he tries to parry the Fearshock, at a considerable stretch penalty. But maybe he has a 'Resistant to Darkness Magic' ability, or a Fire / Light rune? Or maybe he is only allowed to use his default magic resistance of 14. Can he use a different ability against the second foe? What about augments?
Cheers!
Sarah
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