From 313a6ffa02d9fc6ca2f346e5d6e291cf2f1f7c6a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Malin Freeborn <malinfreeborn@posteo.net> Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2024 18:16:02 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] move caving rules to glos --- commands.tex | 18 ------------- config | 2 +- systems.tex | 74 ++++++++++------------------------------------------ 3 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 79 deletions(-) diff --git a/commands.tex b/commands.tex index b7e9c20d..a573e69b 100644 --- a/commands.tex +++ b/commands.tex @@ -293,24 +293,6 @@ \end{boxtable} } -\newcommand\caveTravelChart{ - \sidebox{ - \begin{boxtable}[YYY] - - \textbf{Miles} & \textbf{\gls{tn}} & \textbf{\Glspl{ep}} \\\hline - - 0 & 8 & 0/ 3 \\ - - 1 & 10 & 2/ 5 \\ - - 2 & 12 & 4/ 7 \\ - - 3 & 14 & 6/ 9 \\ - - \end{boxtable} - }% -} - \newcommand\calcFallingDamage[2]{% \setcounter{Strength}{#1}% \setcounter{enc}{#2}% diff --git a/config b/config index 248ae263..ffa2d39a 160000 --- a/config +++ b/config @@ -1 +1 @@ -Subproject commit 248ae263df82fc7b899df0844e6d4e3fe6dd1230 +Subproject commit ffa2d39a4eae94349bc6d529667cb18771ce7df9 diff --git a/systems.tex b/systems.tex index cfb5da4f..d94ce850 100644 --- a/systems.tex +++ b/systems.tex @@ -8,80 +8,34 @@ \togglefalse{examplecharacter} -\subsection{Journeys in the \Glsfmttext{deep}} +\subsection{\Glsfmttext{caving}} \index{Caving|textbf} \index{Spelunking|see {Caving}} +\glsdesc{caving} -Deep underground, where long caverns spread like veins, the logistics of travel twist and invert, and the dangers change. -Fewer monsters wander through them, because fewer plants grow there. +\subsubsection{\Glsfmttext{blackWalking}} +\glsdesc{blackWalking} -\makeRule{black_walking}{Black-Walking}{Dexterity}{Caving}{8} -Despite every caver insisting on a good supply of torches and candles, they all end up feeling the ground in the dark while cursing \gls{yonder} eventually. -Those who know their environment have a knack for crawling efficiently, feeling the surroundings through their fingertips and beards, and remembering every passage they took in the light simply through the sounds of their own breathing echoing uniquely in every cavern-segment. -\index{Black Walking} -\index{Caving!Black Walking} +\subsubsection{\Glsfmttext{gagingCave}} +\glsdesc{gagingCave} -\index{Caving!Detecting sloping passages} -Despite gradual gradients, or sharp ups and downs, a good caver knows exactly how far they sit from the surface at all times. +\subsubsection{\Glsfmttext{echoing}} +\glsdesc{echoing} -Rolling a tie might indicate knowing that one has descended or ascended, but with no idea how much. +\subsubsection{\Glsfmttext{hypoxia}} +\glsdesc{hypoxia} -\makeRule{detect_sloping}{Detect sloping passages}{Wits}{Caving}{10} -Understanding what altitude one has reached immediately indicates whether there might be running water, what type of rocks and minerals compose the surroundings (and therefore the chance of a cave-in), and how far one has to go to the surface. - -\makeRule{detect_cavein}{Detecting tunnel weaknesses}{Intelligence}{Caving}{9} -Nobody survives long underground unless they can tell if the ceiling might collapse from heavy footfall. -\index{Caving!Note weak tunnel} - -\index{Caving!Echoing} -\makeRule{echoing}{Echoing}{Wits}{Caving}{10 to find the general size of a cavern, 16 to find which tunnel opens up later} -With a little practice, people can gauge the size of a dark cavern above by giving a loud whistle and listening for the return. -And with real expertise, they can find out if a tunnel opens up later on. - -More advanced cavers know a variety of different whistles, and use them almost like a discussion with the \gls{deep}. -Nobody admits they have misjudged a tunnel -- they prefer to say `the \gls{deep} lied to me'. - -\makeRule{hypoxia}{Hypoxia}{Intelligence}{Caving}{10 to notice problem, gain \glsfmtlongpl{ep} on failure} - -\index{Hypoxia} -\index{Caving!Hypoxia} -\noindent -Long, underground tunnels don't have a lot of oxygen. -Taking a torch down one, or even staying down too long, and sucking up all the oxygen, can cause hypoxia. - -Once hypoxia begins, people will feel light headed, confused, and dizzy. -If any \gls{pc} succeeds in the roll, they understand that hypoxia has settled in, and can put out their torches in order to stop the penalty increasing too quickly, and will probably try to move elsewhere. - -If the \glspl{pc} fail the roll, the \gls{gm} should increase the \gls{tn} for all rolls, without explaining why the \gls{tn} for most actions have risen, and continue increasing the \gls{tn} until the party find themselves weak, and confused, or manage to get out the other side. - -Once out, all penalties vanish, except for a single \gls{ep}. - -\makeRule{place_fire}{Placing Fire Underground}{Intelligence}{Caving}{11 to avoid filling the cavern with smoke, and receiving 1~\glsfmttext{ep} each round} -A fire in the wrong place underground can easily choke everyone around to death, or at least until they can't think properly. -Of course, this provides an excellent weapon of war if one can do it properly. -Light the wrong type of fire, and heavy smoke will fall down a tunnel instead of rising. -\index{Caving!Placing Fire} - -Failure indicates nearby characters suffer 2~\glspl{ep}, and everyone in the area suffers \pgls{ep} each round after that. +\subsubsection{\Glsfmtplural{caveFire}} +\glsdesc{caveFire} \makeRule{run_in_dark}{Running in the Dark}{Wits}{Caving}{12} \index{Caving!Running in the dark}% A bright torch adds a +3 Bonus. A tie means the character comes to a sudden halt, without Damage. Failure means $1D6$ Damage, plus the character's Speed (running faster means more Damage). -\index{Darkness!Running} - -\index{Caving!Walking} -\makeRule{walk_underground}{Walking Underground}{Dexterity}{Caving}{8, plus 2 per mile} -Caverns offer all manner of impediments, from sudden drops to falling debris, and passages full of water. -Each mile covered inflicts 2~\glspl{ep} -- double the usual. -Each \gls{interval}, the \glspl{pc} decide how many miles they wish to cover, and make a roll. -Proper equipment, such as ropes, good shoes, and a map, can add up to a +3 Bonus. - -\caveTravelChart -Failure results in an additional 3~\glspl{ep}, as the characters bang their head, twist an ankle, or bruise their arse on slippery fall. -A tie means they can see the danger coming, and choose to rest instead of taking the \glspl{ep}, then carrying on with a plan for the route. +\subsubsection{\Glsfmttext{caveMarching}} +\glsdesc{caveMarching} \subsection{Journeys Past the \Glsfmttext{edge}} -- GitLab