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Cave-in

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Tier
1
Type
Event
Difficulty
11
Impulses
Make the party cautious Make them navigate dangerous pathways Make rocks fall

Environment overview

A dangerous rockfall triggered by a big force or a natural phenomenon.

Potential adversaries

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Features

Passives

passive
  • Don't Trip

    When a character rolls with Fear while traversing a dangerous area, they must mark a Stress. This also triggers the Safe Passage countdown.

    Questions
    • What obstacles are there on the ground?
  • Safe Passage

    Entering the cave starts a Countdown (loop 6). Tick the Countdown as per the Don’t Trip feature; the GM can also tick the countdown by spending 1 Fear if they have the spotlight during a battle or a dangerous situation.

    At Countdown (3): part of the floor collapses and the characters must make an Agility Reaction Roll or take d12 damage per Tier. They might discover a new area and the GM can immediately spotlight 1d4 adversaries (if present).

    At Countdown (0), a passage they traversed becomes unusable and they can’t go back that way.

    Questions
    • What triggered the cave-in?

Actions

action
  • Rockfall

    DM can spend a Fear to make the players do an Agility Reaction Roll. On a failure, PC takes 1d12 damage and they mark a Stress.
    Depending on the Tier of play, the number of d12 dies changes accordingly.

    Questions
    • What part of your body did the rock hit?
    • How big was the rock that hit you or tried to hit you?

Reactions

reaction
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About this environment

When something powerful shakes the very ground you walk on, a cave-in can happen. Shaking players to their core, the cave-in can be used for any type of cave and can be adjusted for any tier of play.

Credit to: @the_silent_mage on Discord for creation.

Cave-in

Tier 1 Event

A dangerous rockfall triggered by a big force or a natural phenomenon.

Impulses: Make the party cautious, Make them navigate dangerous pathways, Make rocks fall

Difficulty: 11

Potential Adversaries: —

Features

Don't Trip - Passive: When a character rolls with Fear while traversing a dangerous area, they must mark a Stress. This also triggers the Safe Passage countdown.
  • What obstacles are there on the ground?
Safe Passage - Passive: Entering the cave starts a Countdown (loop 6). Tick the Countdown as per the Don’t Trip feature; the GM can also tick the countdown by spending 1 Fear if they have the spotlight during a battle or a dangerous situation. At Countdown (3): part of the floor collapses and the characters must make an Agility Reaction Roll or take d12 damage per Tier. They might discover a new area and the GM can immediately spotlight 1d4 adversaries (if present). At Countdown (0), a passage they traversed becomes unusable and they can’t go back that way.
  • What triggered the cave-in?
Rockfall - Action: DM can spend a Fear to make the players do an Agility Reaction Roll. On a failure, PC takes 1d12 damage and they mark a Stress. Depending on the Tier of play, the number of d12 dies changes accordingly.
  • What part of your body did the rock hit?
  • How big was the rock that hit you or tried to hit you?

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