[Diaspora] fate and consequences

[Jeff Johnston]

Isn't there a space on the Diaspora wiki for these?  If not, there probably should be.

On Mar 30, 2010, at 3:10 PM, Yunus Wesley wrote:

> On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 2:32 PM, Doyce Testerman <smarter at average-bear.com> wrote:
> Brad: those are excellent. Since I don't mind contributing to my own request, I've added some that have come up in recent sessions, below:
>  
> SO: BRAINSTORM.
> 
> Let's have some Minor, Major, and Severe Consequences for:
> 
> 
>   - Social Conflicts
>   - Personal Combat
>   - Ship Combat
> 
> Social - Minor
> * Embarassed
> * Shaken
> * Upset
> * Hesitant
> * Uncertain
> * Flabbergasted
> * Distracted
> * Deja vu
> * Irritable
> * Aroused

* Sweaty
* Clammy hands
* "What a bore."

> 
> Social - Major
> * Uncommunicative
> * Injured ego
> * Unappealing
> * Second guessing everything now
> * Deeply ashamed
> * Mild panic (works in personal combat too) 
> * Flashbacks
> * Vertigo
> * Dissociated

* Out of style

> Social - Severe
> * Catatonic
> * Sobbing uncontrollably
> * A laughing stock
> * Completely confused
> * Paralyzed with fear
> * These guys are just too good
> * Game over, man. Game over.
> * Burning, acid rage
> * Utter distrust

* Grist for the rumor mill.

>  Personal - Minor
> * Little fingers aren't that important
> * Grazed
> * Cut
> * Bruised arm (etc.)
> * A bad cough
> * Little blood in my eyes
> * Wind knocked out of me 
> * My bruises make such a pretty pattern...
> * WARNING: This gas has reduced your lifespan by 10 years...
> * Stitch in the side 
> * 2nd degree burns
> * Only a flesh found
> * You'll have them slugs in ya fer years

* Twisted ankle
* Out of breath
* Off balance
* Dizzy
* Knocked for a loop
* Punctured pressure suit
* Misaligned sights
* Weapon jammed
* Blood-slick grip

>  Personal - Major
> * Blurred vision
> * Broken arm
> * Coughing up a little blood
> * Shattered foot
> * Bleeding badly
> * (this was on our 'immortal, super healing' character) "Sword shoved right through my shoulder and snapped off/Everyone will know my secret"
> * Concussed
> * Internal bleeding

* Cracked rib
* Sprained thumb (or sprained anything, really, but thumbs are just mean)
* That's gonna leave a mark

>  Personal - Severe
> * Shattered knees
> * Punctured lung
> * Pretty sure that's supposed to face the other way
> * Blind
> * Bleeding out
> * Vomiting blood
> * Amputated AND cauterized - mining lasers do it ALL
> * Brain damage
> * Smashed organs
> * 3rd degree burns

* Needs food badly.
* A sucking chest wound is Nature's way of telling you to slow down.

>  Ship - Minor
> * Crap flying everywhere
> * Rebooting
> * Flickering electricals
> * Getting hot in here
> * I hear an ominous hissing
> * Klaxons wailing for no good reason (successful EW)
> * Every interior hatch is locked (successful EW)
> *  Fatigue fractures
> * Groaning frame
> * Leaking atmosphere
> * Plumbing catastrophe (see "crap flying everywhere")
> * Obnoxious pop-ups (more EW)
> * Control panels explode, killing extras

* Panicked crewmember
* Comm interference
* Emergency lighting only

> Ship - Major
> * Breach on deck C
> * Blue screen of death
> * None of these targets can be real
> * It's like a sauna in here
> * Venting r-mass
> * Can't get this spin under control
> * Beams off line (etc.)
> * Friend-or-Foe Recognition Disabled (another EW consequence -- the players then compelled this to 'force' the affected ship to shoot one of their allies during the next torpedo phase, which was excellent) 
> * Burning metal surfaces --PCs take damage
> * Coolant leaks
> * Mass load asymmetries
> * Positioning motors firing randomly
> * Beams firing on overload
> * Uncontrolled overburn
> * Loosing cargo from holds

* Internal network severed
* Fighter crashed in docking bay
* Casualties in Engineering

> Ship - Severe
> * Engineering is radioactive
> * Drives shut down
> * Too hot to breathe
> * Total decompression
> * Bridge crew all dead
> * The enemy owns my fire control system 
> * Airlock Override! (venting atmo into space, crew scrambling for vac suits) - yet another EW consequence. Electronic Warfare is WONDERFULLY EVIL
> * Positioning completely unresponsive
> * (repeat for each other Phase-related systems)
> * 70% of reaction mass lost
> * Heat radiators destroyed

* Even the backup systems are offline
* Mutinous crew ("The Captain's a madman!  He'll get us all killed!")
* "She'll crack in half if you give her that much throttle."
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