Sentinel Comics RPG Core Rulebook

Choose Scene Tracker
After populating an action scene with all the
necessary elements, pick a scene tracker that fits
best with the tone of the scene. While a scene
tracker can be of any length — provided there’s
at least one space each in the Green, Yellow, and
Red zones — it’s a good idea to start with one of
the following typical scene trackers and then add or
remove spaces as needed.
Standard
START
END
Prolonged
START
For longer scenes, or games with fewer heroes and
plenty to do, use the prolonged scene tracker. This
is especially good for scenes that don’t necessarily
feature enemies in every round, so the action tends
to move among the heroes at a quicker clip. For fights
on the run, or extended explorations interspersed
with challenges, start with a prolonged tracker.
Epic
GREEN ZONE YELLOW ZONE RED ZONE
END
GREEN ZONE YELLOW ZONE RED ZONE
The standard scene tracker is the most commonly
used of the different scene trackers. It gets the
action rolling in Green, but doesn’t hang around
there too long before advancing to Yellow, giving
the heroes access to their more potent abilities in
only a couple rounds (if they’re not already beat up
by the opposition before then). The scene doesn’t
commonly end up in the Red zone, only getting
there if it’s particularly dragged out.
Final confrontations and the mightiest of worldshaking
conflicts take place with an epic scene
tracker. The Green zone is almost non-existent
and quickly goes to Yellow. If the battle is as hard
as it seems, the heroes are nearly guaranteed to get
into Red, and get the full chance to show off all the
abilities they have at their disposal.
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Creating Action Scenes