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However strange this turn of events may seem. it ts
Consistent. This new event accounts for the missing
maidens (the minister has got them locked up in one of the
castle's dungeons). the rumors of an evil beast (the
minister in disguise), and the 'dragon's lair' (a fiction
created by the minister to scare away would be heros)
The Actor who improvised this event could get away with
it because several of the Main Cast have Subplots
involving this minister, and 1t struck the Director's fancy
There are many other declarations that would have fit as
well. Or, the Actors might s1mply have let the Director
continue on her own for awhile Or, they might have come
up with somethmg even stranger Just as long as 1t's all
Consistent.
PLOT POINTS
We've been discussing the various ways in which
Plot Points may be used for a couple of chapters now
We'll recap all that information here. plus give the specif­
ics behind earning those elusive Plot Points. This will set
us up for a discussion on character advancement (how
your roles actually change and get better at things), and
some additional ways you may use your personas' Plot
Point Totals, in the chapter titled 'Epilogue'.
SPENDING PLOT POINTS
Here's a list of all the ways that you may spend Plot
Points, which you may also find reproduced on the
'Theatrix Reference Sheet A'
Activate a Personality Trait
Spending Plot Points
for Success In a sln g le associated action.
to disregard external control for one Scene.
to perform actions that require that T ralt tor one Scene.
Activate a Descriptor
for Suooess in a sin g le associated action
for dramatic use of that De scriptor for one Scene.
Activate a Statement
to eliminate the possibility of that Statement being wrong.
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Everything on this list costs one Plot Point to Acti­
vate, with the exception of the special two Plot Point
Double Activation for Personality Traits you either don't
possess, or don't possess at the necessary Seventy
Buying Success
Now we've said that a Plot Pomt may buy a Success
in an action associated with an Activated Personality Trait
or Descriptor, and so it is. But you may be wondering just
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how much Success one Pfot Potnt buys. That's up to the
Director (you knew we'd say that) Activation of an
associated action must bring Success, but how mmtmal
or maximal it is will still depend upon your roleplay and the
plotline. One Plot Point spent for a Success tn a fight
against a bunch of extras may entitle you to go to town on
all of them. The same Plot Point spent against a major
villain will probably only buy you a single solid strike. The
cure 1n such a srtuatron ts to spend tots of Plot Po.nts
That's what they're for
Blackmail
This is a d1rty tnck for D1rectors, that we constder
perfectly legal. If your Actors are about to kill one of their
long standing enemies, or rid themselves of a long
standing problem, just to make sure that they really want
to go ahead and wipe out such valuable Subplot material.
you may charge them extra Plot Points for the pnvilege.
As Director, you may demand an extra Plot Potnt or two
from everybody Involved, as blackmail If the Troupe
doesn'twant to pay up, then coincidence saves the object
of their wrath at the last moment We wouldn't suggest
using this gtmmick very often, but 1t's very appropriate for
the right occasion You'll know when.
Payment Due
As Director, you'll find your Actors earning Plot
Potnts for every Subplot Through your control over the
boundaries and sizes of these Subplots, you'll have some
control over the pace of \h1s process However, this will
not, nor should 1t stop the constant accumulation of these
points It's your job, as D1rector, to make sure that the