So one of my players is a Channeler from the Grim World supplement. Its seriously one of my favorite classes. I love that on a 7-9 they risk letting too much power through. I feel like there’s so much potential for those effects.
So for Channelers on a 7-9 and a straight failure, what do you guys like to do to them? My players are notoriously terrible rollers, which is awesome. But I could use some fresh ideas on what to do. Any good examples?
It would help if you could post the move…
Ok grumpypants 😉
Channel
When you open your Conduit up wide and channel magic through your body, roll +CON.
✴On a 10+, raw magic of your Primary Element flows out of your Emanation Point. Use one
of your Techniques. ✴On a 7-9, the same, but the power is too much. You can use your body
as a dam and take 1d4 damage (ignores armor) or allow the power through. If you allow the
power through, the GM will tell you of one or more complications, such as:
• The magic flows out of a different part of your body or is of a different element
• The magic has an unintended effect on the environment
• The magic causes a blast wave and you are thrown backwards
One of my favorite things to do when they fail a Channel roll is to have them accidentally summon an elemental (using one of their technique’s tags as a base). It’s usually big, mean, and has a mind of its own.
What were they trying to achieve with the spell? I usually turn that back on them and have an oblique or opposite effect take place, complicating things further…