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I have a question about Mook BP. The core rule books says 5BP. I am guessing this is a typo and should read 50BP?
Thanks Kevin

NPCs come in three types, Minor/Mook, Major and Master Villains.

Minor NPCs or Mooks indeed have 5BP. These represent common people or when adversaries, disposable bad guys that the players are expected to take on by the dozen with ease.

See also Chaff Before the Wind on page 19.

I hope this is helpful.

Thank you for the quick response.I think this is an example of me overthinking the situation.
Kevin

I have a question regarding Contested Actions, Art of Wuxia, p. 55

The rules for Contested Actions read:
"Some actions, as determined by the GM, may be contested. In other words, your opponent also gets to make a skill or ability check to see if you succeed. For instance, trying to pick a pocket might be detected if your opponent makes a successful LOG check. Trying to wrestle a dagger out of someone’s grasp might be handled by contested STR checks. A chase sequence might be handled by a series of contested DEX checks around critical obstacles. In such cases, there must be a clear winner (so if you both pass your check, the contest continues, turn by turn, until someone fails)."

So if I'm reading this right, if both actions are successful, the players continue rolling off each round until there is a clear winner.

I can see where this might make sense in a grappling (combat) situation, with both characters wrestling for a weapon, or a longer chase scene, but what about a situation where the result should be noticeable in a moment, like the pickpocket example above?

As written, in the pickpocket example:
Round 1: Pickpocket succeeds in check. Crime victim succeeds in check. That means the pickpocket fails and the crime victim fails to notice the pickpocket's failure?
With no clear winner, both roll again in round 2, and then perhaps round 3, round 4, etc.

I think that feels a bit clunky in play.

Perhaps a better way to resolve that kind of contested action is:
If one player succeeds and the other fails their roll, the one who succeeded wins the action. (Obvious.)

But if both players succeed in their rolls, the one with the highest result wins the contest.

Critical successes, however, beat regular successes.

Thus, if in the example with the pickpocket, the pickpocket succeeds by rolling a 54, and the crime victim fails by rolling a 73. The pickpocket steals successfully.

But

Example 2: If the pickpocket succeeds by rolling a 35, and the crime victim succeeds with a 43, then the crime victim wins the roll, because both were successes, but 43 beats 35.

Example 3: The pickpocket succeeds with a 22 and the crime victim succeeds with a 35. The pickpocket wins, because critical successes beat regular successes.

What if both roll a crit? Whichever crit is higher wins.

Just curious how that sounds.

(Of course, you could also rule, I suppose, that in the first "as written" example with the pickpocket, if both succeed, the pickpocket gets what they were trying to steal, but the crime victim also notices the thief and can raise the alarm? So then they both succeed in their objective?)

Hi TorresRoman,

Yes you're reading it right. In the example you give, the pickpocket didn't successfully pick the pocket and if it's important enough to him, he has to keep trying. In role-playing, this means the victim moved away at the last minute, but didn't detect the thief. The thief, believing it important to get what's in that victim's pocket, navigates closer to try again. Yes, it might take a few rounds, but it shouldn't be a roll-off (which would be very uncinematic) but a roleplayed situation (which is very cinematic and tension building).

However, you're right, there are sometimes situations where it doesn't make sense to do it that way. In such a situation, yes, feel free to implement a "rolls highest but still succeeds" solution, which I've used myself on occasion!

So, I hope this is not more stupid questions.

1) I have a player creating an Alchemist. Looking at the Alchemist Kit it comes with 50tl of material. I did not see that they could purchase more materials. I have allowed that they could purchase 100tl of material as one of their equipment items. (side note: Alchemist items are expensive ie. 50tl for 1D healing.)

2) The same character with a secondary skill of Warrior chose Flying Daggers as their Kung Fu Style. This style is supposed to focus on "thrown knife techniques" As I'm reading the rule they would only be able to purchase one dagger as one of the six equipment items. Am I reading that right? I am allowing them to purchase 5 Daggers regardless, I just wanted to get clarification.

Thanks again.
Kevin

@Kevinmcc

Not stupid questions at all. You have questions? We have answers to help make your game better!

1) Yes, the alchemist kit comes with some starter materials. The rest can be abstract purchases at an alchemy or medicine shop. Nothing wrong with saying the player could get 100tl worth of materials as one of their equipment items. An assassin that is into alchemy. Dangerous!

2) Page 11. Step 6 Equipment and Money -

Choose any 6 items from the equipment lists
beginning on page 42: weapons (including ammo),
armor, animals (including a saddle, bag, tack, and
harness), and equipment. You may not select any
item whose value is more than 100 taels (tl). In
addition, you begin play with a coin purse
containing 2D tl.

So, any six. If they take a bow, they get the arrows too. It is pretty generous and is designed to get players what they need and playing quickly.

Totally fine to take those 5 daggers. No problem there at all.

The character did take the Flying Daggers Style so either they are a member of the White Lotus Assassins or they will be hunted by them. Never let them forget that. :)

Possible errata:

Page 31 under Technique Collector, it states that the cost is 10 CP to learn a technique outside your style (plus a teacher and maybe a favor, or training manual)

Page 46 under Kung Fu, it states the cost to learn a technique not in your style is 5 CP (plus a teacher or secret manual)

Page 46 is correct. Our edit fu was not able to overcome the mistake on page 31.

Also note in the example on page 10 where Jack chooses the Wodan style because it has the vivacity technique. Jack was confused. Jack meant to choose the Ten Styles of Life Taking Swift Sword style.