Sentinel Comics RPG Core Rulebook

Activate an Environment Twist
If no new threat was introduced, you should trigger
an environment twist. Like threats, these are available
based on scene status. The twist complicates life
for everybody in the scene. When a twist calls for
a roll, use the environment’s established dice pool
(see that particular environment’s rules) and roll as
instructed in the twist’s description.
If none of the twists seem appropriate, roll
the environment’s dice pool as one of these
basic actions — Attack, Boost, or Hinder.
Determine the target of that action based on the
environment’s theme and whether it is allied with
the villain, the heroes, or neutral. Environments
shouldn’t take the Defend action, even if “defend
my home” is the motivation for some of the
threats; instead, use the Hinder action against the
heroes. Similarly, environments shouldn’t take the
Overcome action, as twists against the environment
aren’t typically applicable.
Note that each environment major twist should
be triggered no more than once per scene.
Environment twists fulfill a second function as
well. If a hero attempts an Overcome action and
succeeds with a twist, you can suggest that one of
the status-appropriate environment twists activates.
Locations
The last scene element that you may have to
handle during a scene is locations, the general
whereabouts of each hero during a scene. This
differs from the environment, which represents
the dynamic elements found in the general area
where the scene is set. For instance, while an issue
might be set on the Wagner II Mars Base with
its own environment stat block, the scene itself
could feature several locations, such as the Cosmic
Research Bay, the Life Support Bio-Dome, and the
Portal Room.
Some scenes will feature just one location and all
heroes participating in it will be in close vicinity; this
can be true of a city park, an airplane, or a house. In
other scenes, the scene can unfold over a large area
with heroes out of sight and earshot of each other.
In such cases, you’ll have to consider where each
hero, villain, minion, and challenge is located. A
location doesn’t usually come with game stats and
is usually described with a simple name or sentence
like Police Station, Bridge of the Ship, or Control
Centre that explains its function.
Some scenes may have suggested twists for
locations. For example, a Maximum Security City
Jail location could have a major twist where a
malfunction causes inmates to be released, adding
hostile minions to the scene.
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Environments