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(from the SRD, here)
Some Moves...
...Say "take +1 forward." That means to take +1 to your next move roll (not damage). The bonus can be greater than +1, or even a penalty, like -1. There also might be a condition, such as "take +1 forward to hack and slash," in which case the bonus applies only to the next time you roll hack and slash, not any other move.
"Forward" adds to your next roll and then goes away. (There are also damage modifiers - "take +1d4 damage forward", "take +style armor forward".)
This is to distinguish it from "ongoing", which is a modifier that doesn't go away after the next roll, though there may be conditions where it ends. ("Take +1 ongoing to Defy Danger as long as you don't stop moving." "Take +2d4 damage ongoing while you wield the sword, but after every kill, roll +kills today and...")
There may also be bonuses without the qualifiers "forward" or "ongoing", which last forever. (They're usually in racial moves: "Take +2 to damage with thrown weapons." "Take +1 to Spout Lore about crimes and doing crimes.")
answered 1 hour ago
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The Playing the Game section of the Dungeon World SRD describes this:
That means to take +1 to your next move roll (not damage). The bonus can be greater than +1, or even a penalty, like -1. There also might be a condition, such as “take +1 forward to hack and slash,” in which case the bonus applies only to the next time you roll hack and slash, not any other move.
answered 1 hour ago
Zhuge
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Thanks guys. All good answers. I guess having the character sheets and moves is not sufficient. In the two campaigns I've been in, we haven't been given access to the game rules, just our sheets. I should get hold of the rules and read them.
– DaveC426913
1 hour ago
@DaveC426913 Absolutely. The players only ever need the sheets and moves, but there's a whole game engine that the GM is running things on that players only ever seen the results of, not the inner workings. Read the whole book/SRD if you're planning on running Dungeon World, and especially note that the GM section is the majority of the actual engine's rules!
– SevenSidedDie♦
57 mins ago
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I don't have Dungeon World to quote, but I do have Monsterhearts, which uses the same game engine. The Monsterhearts rulebook (p. 31) says:
Some moves will tell you to take 1 Forward. This means that you add +1
to your next die roll. A few will be more specific, perhaps telling
you to take 1 Forward toward a certain type of action. In those cases,
you’ll save the +1 until you find yourself in the specified situation.
When you take 1 Forward, the bonus is always used on just one roll,
and then it gets erased or crossed off.
answered 1 hour ago
Geoffrey Brent
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3 Answers
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3 Answers
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active
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active
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up vote
5
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(from the SRD, here)
Some Moves...
...Say "take +1 forward." That means to take +1 to your next move roll (not damage). The bonus can be greater than +1, or even a penalty, like -1. There also might be a condition, such as "take +1 forward to hack and slash," in which case the bonus applies only to the next time you roll hack and slash, not any other move.
"Forward" adds to your next roll and then goes away. (There are also damage modifiers - "take +1d4 damage forward", "take +style armor forward".)
This is to distinguish it from "ongoing", which is a modifier that doesn't go away after the next roll, though there may be conditions where it ends. ("Take +1 ongoing to Defy Danger as long as you don't stop moving." "Take +2d4 damage ongoing while you wield the sword, but after every kill, roll +kills today and...")
There may also be bonuses without the qualifiers "forward" or "ongoing", which last forever. (They're usually in racial moves: "Take +2 to damage with thrown weapons." "Take +1 to Spout Lore about crimes and doing crimes.")
answered 1 hour ago
Glazius
9,77611454
add a comment |
up vote
5
down vote
accepted
(from the SRD, here)
Some Moves...
...Say "take +1 forward." That means to take +1 to your next move roll (not damage). The bonus can be greater than +1, or even a penalty, like -1. There also might be a condition, such as "take +1 forward to hack and slash," in which case the bonus applies only to the next time you roll hack and slash, not any other move.
"Forward" adds to your next roll and then goes away. (There are also damage modifiers - "take +1d4 damage forward", "take +style armor forward".)
This is to distinguish it from "ongoing", which is a modifier that doesn't go away after the next roll, though there may be conditions where it ends. ("Take +1 ongoing to Defy Danger as long as you don't stop moving." "Take +2d4 damage ongoing while you wield the sword, but after every kill, roll +kills today and...")
There may also be bonuses without the qualifiers "forward" or "ongoing", which last forever. (They're usually in racial moves: "Take +2 to damage with thrown weapons." "Take +1 to Spout Lore about crimes and doing crimes.")
answered 1 hour ago
Glazius
9,77611454
add a comment |
up vote
5
down vote
accepted
up vote
5
down vote
accepted
(from the SRD, here)
Some Moves...
...Say "take +1 forward." That means to take +1 to your next move roll (not damage). The bonus can be greater than +1, or even a penalty, like -1. There also might be a condition, such as "take +1 forward to hack and slash," in which case the bonus applies only to the next time you roll hack and slash, not any other move.
"Forward" adds to your next roll and then goes away. (There are also damage modifiers - "take +1d4 damage forward", "take +style armor forward".)
This is to distinguish it from "ongoing", which is a modifier that doesn't go away after the next roll, though there may be conditions where it ends. ("Take +1 ongoing to Defy Danger as long as you don't stop moving." "Take +2d4 damage ongoing while you wield the sword, but after every kill, roll +kills today and...")
There may also be bonuses without the qualifiers "forward" or "ongoing", which last forever. (They're usually in racial moves: "Take +2 to damage with thrown weapons." "Take +1 to Spout Lore about crimes and doing crimes.")
answered 1 hour ago
Glazius
9,77611454
(from the SRD, here)
Some Moves...
...Say "take +1 forward." That means to take +1 to your next move roll (not damage). The bonus can be greater than +1, or even a penalty, like -1. There also might be a condition, such as "take +1 forward to hack and slash," in which case the bonus applies only to the next time you roll hack and slash, not any other move.
"Forward" adds to your next roll and then goes away. (There are also damage modifiers - "take +1d4 damage forward", "take +style armor forward".)
This is to distinguish it from "ongoing", which is a modifier that doesn't go away after the next roll, though there may be conditions where it ends. ("Take +1 ongoing to Defy Danger as long as you don't stop moving." "Take +2d4 damage ongoing while you wield the sword, but after every kill, roll +kills today and...")
There may also be bonuses without the qualifiers "forward" or "ongoing", which last forever. (They're usually in racial moves: "Take +2 to damage with thrown weapons." "Take +1 to Spout Lore about crimes and doing crimes.")
answered 1 hour ago
Glazius
9,77611454
answered 1 hour ago
Glazius
9,77611454
answered 1 hour ago
Glazius
9,77611454
answered 1 hour ago
Glazius
9,77611454
9,77611454
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up vote
2
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The Playing the Game section of the Dungeon World SRD describes this:
That means to take +1 to your next move roll (not damage). The bonus can be greater than +1, or even a penalty, like -1. There also might be a condition, such as “take +1 forward to hack and slash,” in which case the bonus applies only to the next time you roll hack and slash, not any other move.
answered 1 hour ago
Zhuge
2,63721324
Thanks guys. All good answers. I guess having the character sheets and moves is not sufficient. In the two campaigns I've been in, we haven't been given access to the game rules, just our sheets. I should get hold of the rules and read them.
– DaveC426913
1 hour ago
@DaveC426913 Absolutely. The players only ever need the sheets and moves, but there's a whole game engine that the GM is running things on that players only ever seen the results of, not the inner workings. Read the whole book/SRD if you're planning on running Dungeon World, and especially note that the GM section is the majority of the actual engine's rules!
– SevenSidedDie♦
57 mins ago
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
The Playing the Game section of the Dungeon World SRD describes this:
That means to take +1 to your next move roll (not damage). The bonus can be greater than +1, or even a penalty, like -1. There also might be a condition, such as “take +1 forward to hack and slash,” in which case the bonus applies only to the next time you roll hack and slash, not any other move.
answered 1 hour ago
Zhuge
2,63721324
Thanks guys. All good answers. I guess having the character sheets and moves is not sufficient. In the two campaigns I've been in, we haven't been given access to the game rules, just our sheets. I should get hold of the rules and read them.
– DaveC426913
1 hour ago
@DaveC426913 Absolutely. The players only ever need the sheets and moves, but there's a whole game engine that the GM is running things on that players only ever seen the results of, not the inner workings. Read the whole book/SRD if you're planning on running Dungeon World, and especially note that the GM section is the majority of the actual engine's rules!
– SevenSidedDie♦
57 mins ago
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
up vote
2
down vote
The Playing the Game section of the Dungeon World SRD describes this:
That means to take +1 to your next move roll (not damage). The bonus can be greater than +1, or even a penalty, like -1. There also might be a condition, such as “take +1 forward to hack and slash,” in which case the bonus applies only to the next time you roll hack and slash, not any other move.
answered 1 hour ago
Zhuge
2,63721324
The Playing the Game section of the Dungeon World SRD describes this:
That means to take +1 to your next move roll (not damage). The bonus can be greater than +1, or even a penalty, like -1. There also might be a condition, such as “take +1 forward to hack and slash,” in which case the bonus applies only to the next time you roll hack and slash, not any other move.
answered 1 hour ago
Zhuge
2,63721324
answered 1 hour ago
Zhuge
2,63721324
answered 1 hour ago
Zhuge
2,63721324
answered 1 hour ago
Zhuge
2,63721324
2,63721324
Thanks guys. All good answers. I guess having the character sheets and moves is not sufficient. In the two campaigns I've been in, we haven't been given access to the game rules, just our sheets. I should get hold of the rules and read them.
– DaveC426913
1 hour ago
@DaveC426913 Absolutely. The players only ever need the sheets and moves, but there's a whole game engine that the GM is running things on that players only ever seen the results of, not the inner workings. Read the whole book/SRD if you're planning on running Dungeon World, and especially note that the GM section is the majority of the actual engine's rules!
– SevenSidedDie♦
57 mins ago
add a comment |
Thanks guys. All good answers. I guess having the character sheets and moves is not sufficient. In the two campaigns I've been in, we haven't been given access to the game rules, just our sheets. I should get hold of the rules and read them.
– DaveC426913
1 hour ago
@DaveC426913 Absolutely. The players only ever need the sheets and moves, but there's a whole game engine that the GM is running things on that players only ever seen the results of, not the inner workings. Read the whole book/SRD if you're planning on running Dungeon World, and especially note that the GM section is the majority of the actual engine's rules!
– SevenSidedDie♦
57 mins ago
Thanks guys. All good answers. I guess having the character sheets and moves is not sufficient. In the two campaigns I've been in, we haven't been given access to the game rules, just our sheets. I should get hold of the rules and read them.
– DaveC426913
1 hour ago
Thanks guys. All good answers. I guess having the character sheets and moves is not sufficient. In the two campaigns I've been in, we haven't been given access to the game rules, just our sheets. I should get hold of the rules and read them.
– DaveC426913
1 hour ago
@DaveC426913 Absolutely. The players only ever need the sheets and moves, but there's a whole game engine that the GM is running things on that players only ever seen the results of, not the inner workings. Read the whole book/SRD if you're planning on running Dungeon World, and especially note that the GM section is the majority of the actual engine's rules!
– SevenSidedDie♦
57 mins ago
@DaveC426913 Absolutely. The players only ever need the sheets and moves, but there's a whole game engine that the GM is running things on that players only ever seen the results of, not the inner workings. Read the whole book/SRD if you're planning on running Dungeon World, and especially note that the GM section is the majority of the actual engine's rules!
– SevenSidedDie♦
57 mins ago
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
I don't have Dungeon World to quote, but I do have Monsterhearts, which uses the same game engine. The Monsterhearts rulebook (p. 31) says:
Some moves will tell you to take 1 Forward. This means that you add +1
to your next die roll. A few will be more specific, perhaps telling
you to take 1 Forward toward a certain type of action. In those cases,
you’ll save the +1 until you find yourself in the specified situation.
When you take 1 Forward, the bonus is always used on just one roll,
and then it gets erased or crossed off.
answered 1 hour ago
Geoffrey Brent
3,0762518
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
I don't have Dungeon World to quote, but I do have Monsterhearts, which uses the same game engine. The Monsterhearts rulebook (p. 31) says:
Some moves will tell you to take 1 Forward. This means that you add +1
to your next die roll. A few will be more specific, perhaps telling
you to take 1 Forward toward a certain type of action. In those cases,
you’ll save the +1 until you find yourself in the specified situation.
When you take 1 Forward, the bonus is always used on just one roll,
and then it gets erased or crossed off.
answered 1 hour ago
Geoffrey Brent
3,0762518
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
I don't have Dungeon World to quote, but I do have Monsterhearts, which uses the same game engine. The Monsterhearts rulebook (p. 31) says:
Some moves will tell you to take 1 Forward. This means that you add +1
to your next die roll. A few will be more specific, perhaps telling
you to take 1 Forward toward a certain type of action. In those cases,
you’ll save the +1 until you find yourself in the specified situation.
When you take 1 Forward, the bonus is always used on just one roll,
and then it gets erased or crossed off.
answered 1 hour ago
Geoffrey Brent
3,0762518
I don't have Dungeon World to quote, but I do have Monsterhearts, which uses the same game engine. The Monsterhearts rulebook (p. 31) says:
Some moves will tell you to take 1 Forward. This means that you add +1
to your next die roll. A few will be more specific, perhaps telling
you to take 1 Forward toward a certain type of action. In those cases,
you’ll save the +1 until you find yourself in the specified situation.
When you take 1 Forward, the bonus is always used on just one roll,
and then it gets erased or crossed off.
answered 1 hour ago
Geoffrey Brent
3,0762518
answered 1 hour ago
Geoffrey Brent
3,0762518
answered 1 hour ago
Geoffrey Brent
3,0762518
answered 1 hour ago
Geoffrey Brent
3,0762518
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