Otherkind Air RTD
01-25-2013, 08:38 AM
This RTD uses Vincent Baker's Otherkind Dice. The way it works is, everyone says what they're doing, then I roll 3d6 and give each person three things that are at stake, then they distribute the results between those things.
The Rules:
So, ferinstance, you go "I knife him. I wanna scare him." Then I go, "Okay, what's at stake is: Do you hurt him with the knife? Do you scare him? Do you get injured in the process? You rolled 3, 6, 5." Then you go, "I really do want to scare him, I'll put the 6 in that. I want to mess him up, too, so I'll put the 5 in that. I don't mind being hurt, so that's okay if that gets the 3."
Or, you know, whatever. Maybe you really don't want to get hurt and put the six in that. Maybe your roll is three ones, and you're screwed no matter what. The point is to pick what's most important to you.
You should say both what you're doing and what the intent behind it is. ("I knife him, I want to scare him so I can get away" vs. "I knife him, I want to mess up his pretty face" vs "I knife him, I want to make him look weak in front of his gang" vs...)
Getting your intent will be the first stake. You can suggest other stakes if you want, though ultimately I'll decide.
Once you assign dice, I'll give the outcomes, and then you can do another thing. It'll go You: Do a thing. Me: Tell you stakes and die results. You: Assign die results to stakes. Me: Tell you the results. You: Do a thing again, and so on.
Oh, and generally, 1-3 is failure and 4-6 is success, though 3 and 4 may be more a sort of stalemate or something.
The Situation:
This was a pretty routine flight to Japan, but then something happened and the airplane is falling out of the sky towards the ocean. You have no idea why and it pretty much sucks.
Please fill out this flight registry card and hand it to the smiling woman in the uniform over there.
NAME:
COLOR:
CREW OR PASSENGER:
POSITION: (flight attendant/co-pilot/pilot or economy/business/first class/premium, or whatever.)
DESCRIBE YOURSELF:
(Passenger) WHY YOU ARE ON THE WAY TO JAPAN:
(Crew) THE SPECIAL THING YOU WERE GOING TO DO WHEN YOU GOT THERE:
YOUR BEST GUESS ABOUT WHAT WENT WRONG WITH THE AIRPLANE: (feel free to make stuff up, I haven't got anything in mind.)
ONE USEFUL THING IN YOUR CARRY-ON LUGGAGE: (good for an extra die whenever it is applied reasonably)
Thank you for flying Otherkind Air. We apologise for any inconvenience your impending demise may cause.
The Rules:
So, ferinstance, you go "I knife him. I wanna scare him." Then I go, "Okay, what's at stake is: Do you hurt him with the knife? Do you scare him? Do you get injured in the process? You rolled 3, 6, 5." Then you go, "I really do want to scare him, I'll put the 6 in that. I want to mess him up, too, so I'll put the 5 in that. I don't mind being hurt, so that's okay if that gets the 3."
Or, you know, whatever. Maybe you really don't want to get hurt and put the six in that. Maybe your roll is three ones, and you're screwed no matter what. The point is to pick what's most important to you.
You should say both what you're doing and what the intent behind it is. ("I knife him, I want to scare him so I can get away" vs. "I knife him, I want to mess up his pretty face" vs "I knife him, I want to make him look weak in front of his gang" vs...)
Getting your intent will be the first stake. You can suggest other stakes if you want, though ultimately I'll decide.
Once you assign dice, I'll give the outcomes, and then you can do another thing. It'll go You: Do a thing. Me: Tell you stakes and die results. You: Assign die results to stakes. Me: Tell you the results. You: Do a thing again, and so on.
Oh, and generally, 1-3 is failure and 4-6 is success, though 3 and 4 may be more a sort of stalemate or something.
The Situation:
This was a pretty routine flight to Japan, but then something happened and the airplane is falling out of the sky towards the ocean. You have no idea why and it pretty much sucks.
Please fill out this flight registry card and hand it to the smiling woman in the uniform over there.
NAME:
COLOR:
CREW OR PASSENGER:
POSITION: (flight attendant/co-pilot/pilot or economy/business/first class/premium, or whatever.)
DESCRIBE YOURSELF:
(Passenger) WHY YOU ARE ON THE WAY TO JAPAN:
(Crew) THE SPECIAL THING YOU WERE GOING TO DO WHEN YOU GOT THERE:
YOUR BEST GUESS ABOUT WHAT WENT WRONG WITH THE AIRPLANE: (feel free to make stuff up, I haven't got anything in mind.)
ONE USEFUL THING IN YOUR CARRY-ON LUGGAGE: (good for an extra die whenever it is applied reasonably)
Thank you for flying Otherkind Air. We apologise for any inconvenience your impending demise may cause.