Sentinel Comics RPG Core Rulebook

THE HARBINGER’S RELIQUARY,
PART 2
Description
With the chamber located, now the vault must be
opened. Who will find their way into this ancient
repository first?
Resolution
Solve the complex mechanical lock
Use twists from the environment list where
possible and appropriate.
-OR-
Force the door open
Use escalated twists (one GYRO color more
severe) from the environment list where
possible and appropriate.
Outcome
The vault has been opened! The Harbinger’s
Doom Horn has been claimed! Whoever got
the final success on either above track now has
the Doom Horn... but the temple now begins to
crumble, threatening to bury hero and villain alike
to maintain its hold on the relic!
THE HARBINGER’S RELIQUARY,
PART 3
Description
All must escape the temple…before its ruins
become their tomb!
Resolution
Escape the temple safely
This challenge must be completed for each
character for them to escape, though characters
can help each other with their challenges. Time
is running short!
Outcome
Any who escape watch the temple crumble. Those
still inside are likely perished, never to be seen
again. Most likely, that is.
You can create scenes with multiple outcomes by
creating challenges whose outcomes branch out
in two or more possibilities. New branches can
be unlocked when a certain number of seemingly
unrelated challenges are completed, or maybe
a resolved challenge can unlock either of two
challenges based on an if/then condition.
Visualizing Challenges
Building challenges with branches, timers, and other
variables can be quite complex. Using a visual way
to organize things helps keep it clear in your mind
both while you’re planning it and while you’re
running it. A block diagram that maps the chain of
branching challenges the heroes can go through to
complete the scene is extremely helpful in keeping
track of what’s what in a complicated challenge.
Alternatively, you can use index cards that you
arrange on the table. Even better is a whiteboard
or a wall with sticky notes representing individual
steps within challenges. Snap a picture with your
camera phone and refer to it when you flesh
out each individual challenge. These techniques
become even more helpful when the heroes go in
a direction you didn’t anticipate, and you’re making
up a challenge on the fly.
You can use linked challenges to create dynamic
scenes where the action moves from place to
place. You can tie challenges to different locations,
moving the action as heroes resolve a challenge
that unlocks one or more challenges.
You can also associate adding scene elements
to a scene as new challenges are introduced. For
example, you can add minions to the scene when a
new challenge unlocks, requiring the heroes to deal
with the new challenge and the additional threat.
From ambushes to chases, from exploring derelict
spaceships to dismantling a doomsday device whose
components are distributed over a large area, you
can harness challenges to create the wildest dynamic
scenes with interesting interactions and twists..
Creating Challenges
Intro
Playing
the Game
Creating
Heroes
Moderating
the Game
B ullpen
the
Adventure
Issues
The
Archives
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