New Year's Resolution Mechanic

Inspired by Prismatic Wasteland’s challenge and the card game pontoon, we came up with a shiny and (fingers-crossed) new resolution mechanic.

Goals

• Provide a mechanical way to get players work together
• Create a sense of pushing your luck
• Give the players meaningful choices
• Keep it relatively simple
• Crits are fun

Twist

When an outcome is uncertain:

1. Set a target

   • regular = 8
   • tough = 9
   • hard = 10

2. Roll 2d6 and add.

3. Check the result:

   • Below target = minor failure
   • Target to 12 = success
   • Above 12 = major failure

4. Decide if you want to TWIST

   • TWIST - propose how someone helps you or how you raise the narrative stakes to roll an additional d6. You must add this to your total, then check your result.
   • You can twist multiple times.
   • If you twist 3 times, your result is critical (whether a success or failure)

Adapting for stats?

• Roll extra d6’s to start with based on the stat, choose 2 to form your 2d6.