The Wandering Wizard

I have been thinking on this and I think I have a possible solution, not perfect but a solution. I think RNG is something that is going to have to be part of certain things, but the GM could also have a hidden factor that can increase or decrease how likely it is to succeed. Like successive turns of seeking something is less likely to yield the wanted result if it was already given. Something around the 5-10% range or maybe more. It would depend on GM discression and a unchangeable stead fast rule that was set in place before the game began. And probably run it past the IM to try to maintain impartiality, because it is a hard case in which to remain impartial but also allow the players to influence their success to a certain degree. I think that it would have to be a set increase by a certain amount if they fulfill the specific hidden case that will increase or decrease their chances. Say a set 10%. So using the nightwatcher example, no one knows that if you RP over 275 words for the nightwatcher boon then you get a set increase of 10%. And no one would know that if you only RP 100 or less that it decreases your chances by 10%. It's by no means a perfect solution but it's a melding of the two even if it is more dependent on RNG than player input. Edit: It would also be good to judge the threshold of how powerful the boon would be to the player and accordingly fit it in one percentage category set up before. For example, a category one, two, and three for how powerful the boon would be. Just throwing out some numbers. Have category one around 80% and it would be up to the GM. But I'd place this around rather weak boons for the village, like action scanning, but can't scan the kill. Perhaps something else, but I can't think of more right now. Or a one shot semi usefull power. Category two probably round 45% and with things like a extra life, vote manip and the like. Category three probably round 10-15% and having a vig kill, allignment scanner. Possibly unblockable, but extremely heavy banes. Well everything would have heavy banes, just heavier than for some of the "weaker" tiers.

A shifting black mass of faces comes screaming though the mists. Each face that appears is unique and screaming in agony. The blade it wields is formed from pure blackness, the hilt made of a dried up head and bones. The blade seems to call for blood, a unearthly chanting sounding form the blade as it screams towards Quendi's head. @Ookla the [Redacted] @Ookla the Forgotten

OOOH I can leave my spren children in your shoe now! Edit: And now I have gone from being Capricious to being Machiavellian!

Sniffing Annimus's points towards the North. "It's in that direction. I can almost see it."

We are the three confused musketeers!

No, it confuses me too.

Forest of Tal'rin "My name is Emma, and you appear to have fallen into the forest of Tal'rin. And yes it is a magic forest I suppose, but mostly it keeps boys out. And those that know what they are doing. I've been teaching Insa and Stormy over here about their magic and how to fight." A double edged black sword falls into Emma's hands. "After all a girl has got to have a way to defend herself. If you join us I was just going to teach Insa and Stormy here sword forms." @Ookla the Ta'veren @Ookla the Pencil Taxi @InfiniteInsanity

HoNOR IS NOT DEAD SO LONG AS HE LIVES IN THE HEARTS OF MEN!

"Thanks, if you uh don't mind, could you give me my sword back? My kind have more energy than most to suck out because of our armor and so I have a chance of helping. Plus I can see at night. Actually..." Annimus unsheaths his claws, the six inch length gleaming in the moonlight. "I'd still like my spear back at some point. It has reach on the wraith." @Ookla the [Redacted]

I think that it would mostly be dependent on Ene being fine with it, since it is about her.

Forest of Tal'rin "Ah, there's the third person the forest was chittering about. What's your name?" @Ookla the Ta'veren

The Clinic A portal opens under Sedai's feet, dropping her inbetween Insa and Stormy. @Ookla the Pencil Taxi @Ookla the Ta'veren @InfiniteInsanity

Forest of Tal'rin "Of course it is, who else did you think taught me? I spent many years in book worlds, learning all that I could."

"You have not been fighting even close to the length of time it takes to develop bad habit. One more time, and then I will teach. Again" @Ookla the Pencil Taxi @InfiniteInsanity

Forest of Tal'rin Emma nods her head and motions for them to continue. @Ookla the Pencil Taxi @InfiniteInsanity

I can probably guess accurately TPBM has a sleeping cat next to them.

"Could you uh, cut my bonds?" Annimus holds up his bound hands, glimmers of a orangish black metal begining to come out of his skin.

Annimus's ears perk up at magic, snapping him out of his trip to the past and the last time he fought a creature of darkness. "I...I have fought one of these before." His brows scrunch as he tries to remember what he did. "I think that if you can prevent it from draining you, then it can't heal."

You all that say three or below are wrong, you're at least a five!

Forest of Tal'rin "Don't be fake it won't help you case. You'll still be sore at the end of the day. Tell the truth and only the truth while here. The forest doesn't like otherwise, alright?" "Yes, you two will use the sticks again." Emma reaches through reality to her storage and pulls out two ordinary brown sticks. As Emma hurls one stick to Insa and one to Stormy she yells, "Catch and you may now begin!" @InfiniteInsanity @Ookla the Pencil Taxi

"Because your training starts today! Here's a fruit that will help you keep your energy levels up." Emma hands Stormy and Insa a black triangle shaped fruit. "Eat that and then I'll have you two spar with each other." @Ookla the Pencil Taxi @InfiniteInsanity