Steve Posted February 14, 2019 Report Share Posted February 14, 2019 In our current Weird West campaign being run by one of the other players in our gaming group, during the last session my character was taking care of some newly-acquired horses. I rolled my Animal Handler skill and received a 3, a critical success. So, what good is a critical success on Animal Handler? Just what would a critical success on this skill do? Have you ever had a critical success on a skill that felt like a total waste of an excellent roll? What skill was it on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Bushido Posted February 14, 2019 Report Share Posted February 14, 2019 The horse proposed? Seriously, though: Consider that animals are intelligent, self-direct beings. Perhaps the animal in question decides it "owes him one" at some point in the future. At work, and grasping at straws, but if it helps get the juices flowing.... Sean Waters 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Waters Posted February 14, 2019 Report Share Posted February 14, 2019 In reverse order...I was playing in a cyberpunk game, years ago. Can't really remember which one. Possibly Cyberpunk Next Year. God, that's depressing, isn't it? Anyway, they used exploding dice. Well, they did after we'd dosed them with Nitrogen Tri-iodide. Seriously though, you roll a d10, add it to your stat. If you roll a 10 you roll again and add, and so on. First roll of the game, the very first roll, I had to make a Perception Roll to see if I spotted some trucks rolling over the desert toward our compound. It was an Easy Task. I rolled five 10s and a 2. I could have seen ants rolling over the desert half a mile away. Mind you, I do like to mark a roll of 3 in Hero. if I was GMing you would have formed a special bond with one of the horses and possibly acquired it as a follower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Waters Posted February 14, 2019 Report Share Posted February 14, 2019 5 minutes ago, Duke Bushido said: ... Seriously, though: ... Ha! SNAP! Duke Bushido 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech Posted February 14, 2019 Report Share Posted February 14, 2019 My group was joking about being stealthy while trying to sneak into a villain lair. I joked about trying to eat Captain Crunch quietly. A player rolls dice and gets a 3, then says "I eat Capn Crunch quietly" out loud. Steve, Sidume and TranquiloUno 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninja-Bear Posted February 14, 2019 Report Share Posted February 14, 2019 3 hours ago, Steve said: In our current Weird West campaign being run by one of the other players in our gaming group, during the last session my character was taking care of some newly-acquired horses. I rolled my Animal Handler skill and received a 3, a critical success. So, what good is a critical success on Animal Handler? Just what would a critical success on this skill do? Have you ever had a critical success on a skill that felt like a total waste of an excellent roll? What skill was it on? If you got a chance to look at trained warhorses in a Bestiary, perhaps that Horse or Horses could pick up a skill for free? At the very least, they are really friendly towards you so in game when you call for one, they come-no making a characteristic check to see if they listen. bigbywolfe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christougher Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 Happened to another player. Rolled a 3 on the Activation Roll for a Force Wall to imprison one of the Seven Horsemen. As we're debating on what that 3 means, we recall this particular Horseman can just Desolid through the FW. The GM says "I know exactly what effect that 3 has." Horseman when 'thunk' against the Force Wall that wouldn't let him through. Sean Waters, bigbywolfe, BoloOfEarth and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanguard Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 On 2/14/2019 at 1:22 PM, Steve said: In our current Weird West campaign being run by one of the other players in our gaming group, during the last session my character was taking care of some newly-acquired horses. I rolled my Animal Handler skill and received a 3, a critical success. So, what good is a critical success on Animal Handler? Just what would a critical success on this skill do? Have you ever had a critical success on a skill that felt like a total waste of an excellent roll? What skill was it on? Yup. Was playing a character that built his own power armor and we were helping one of the PCs DNPCs. Character went in to fix her TV (or something like that, it's been a long time since we played that campaign) and ended up rolling a 3. Critical success on TV repair..... As for what good a critical success on Animal Handler would be . . I got nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Ruggels Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 Critical success on Animal handler, becomes "animal Friend" for the animal was successful on? Congratulations, You now have the classic Cowboy Serial Sidekick! Ninja-Bear 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjack Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 2 hours ago, Vanguard said: Yup. Was playing a character that built his own power armor and we were helping one of the PCs DNPCs. Character went in to fix her TV (or something like that, it's been a long time since we played that campaign) and ended up rolling a 3. Critical success on TV repair..... As for what good a critical success on Animal Handler would be . . I got nothing. Rolling a 3 on TV repair? Free HBO & Netflicks for life!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Bushido Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 Interesting programs from other countries? From Venus? From next week? Maybe it's now the world's first high-def 3D CRT screen? Or go with the more obvious, if a bit more mundane, suggestion for a critical repair roll: it never, ever breaks again. Or he did it in record time, with a stylish flair. Something like the Fonzie thump, and viola: never breaks again. Rewards don't have to be spendible to be satisfying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanguard Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 4 hours ago, Tjack said: Rolling a 3 on TV repair? Free HBO & Netflicks for life!!!! 3 hours ago, Duke Bushido said: Interesting programs from other countries? From Venus? From next week? Maybe it's now the world's first high-def 3D CRT screen? Or go with the more obvious, if a bit more mundane, suggestion for a critical repair roll: it never, ever breaks again. Or he did it in record time, with a stylish flair. Something like the Fonzie thump, and viola: never breaks again. Rewards don't have to be spendible to be satisfying. These are kind of what we went with. I wasn't upset, per sae, just like "Really? THIS is when I roll the 3?!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Stanfield Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 On 2/14/2019 at 2:34 PM, Duke Bushido said: The horse proposed? This puts a whole new spin on being a groomsman. drunkonduty, Scott Ruggels, bigbywolfe and 2 others 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjack Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 9 minutes ago, Brian Stanfield said: This puts a whole new spin on being a groomsman. Yes, but it is a stable marriage. Scott Ruggels, Rails and Brian Stanfield 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rails Posted February 23, 2019 Report Share Posted February 23, 2019 4 hours ago, Tjack said: Yes, but it is a stable marriage. Are we going to a-veil ourselves of bridle puns now? drunkonduty and Brian Stanfield 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Ruggels Posted February 23, 2019 Report Share Posted February 23, 2019 Well we canter lao that, can we? I mean it's a bit obvious. Brian Stanfield, Duke Bushido and drunkonduty 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Stanfield Posted February 23, 2019 Report Share Posted February 23, 2019 Ok, time to rein it in,guys. You’re all starting to look a little un...stable. drunkonduty 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted February 23, 2019 Report Share Posted February 23, 2019 21 minutes ago, Brian Stanfield said: Ok, time to rein it in,guys. You’re all starting to look a little un...stable. Don't bother trying to rein it in. We won't stop even if you talk at us until you're horse. Lucius Alexander The palindromedary says it's like locking the barn door after the horses are loose. Brian Stanfield 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjack Posted February 23, 2019 Report Share Posted February 23, 2019 My name is Tjack, and I’m a punaholic. Brian Stanfield 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Stanfield Posted February 23, 2019 Report Share Posted February 23, 2019 38 minutes ago, Tjack said: My name is Tjack, and I’m a punaholic. You're my first ever "down-vote" for that one. That's not very punny. You must be punished and sent to the punitentiary. . . . Just kidding. Bring it on. Usually Lucius is the only one who brings the groan-worthy puns. Duke Bushido 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjack Posted February 23, 2019 Report Share Posted February 23, 2019 3 hours ago, Brian Stanfield said: You're my first ever "down-vote" for that one. That's not very punny. You must be punished and sent to the punitentiary. . . . Just kidding. Bring it on. Usually Lucius is the only one who brings the groan-worthy puns. That wasn’t meant as a pun, and you should feel lucky that you didn’t know that the correct response to that statement is “Hi Tjack!” Duke Bushido 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Stanfield Posted February 23, 2019 Report Share Posted February 23, 2019 2 hours ago, Tjack said: That wasn’t meant as a pun, and you should feel lucky that you didn’t know that the correct response to that statement is “Hi Tjack!” Dang, I totally dropped the ball on that one. *ahem* Hi, Tjack! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Bushido Posted February 24, 2019 Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 9 hours ago, Tjack said: That wasn’t meant as a pun, and you should feel lucky that you didn’t know that the correct response to that statement is “Hi Tjack!” You see, Brian, you're not a punaholic until you've been to one of the meetings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninja-Bear Posted February 24, 2019 Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 21 hours ago, Brian Stanfield said: You're my first ever "down-vote" for that one. That's not very punny. You must be punished and sent to the punitentiary. . . . Just kidding. Bring it on. Usually Lucius is the only one who brings the groan-worthy puns. Let me see if I can buck that trend then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Stanfield Posted February 24, 2019 Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 10 hours ago, Duke Bushido said: You see, Brian, you're not a punaholic until you've been to one of the meetings. Unfortunately the meetings are called “Thanksgiving” at my family’s house. Scott Ruggels and Duke Bushido 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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