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=Justifying Murder= | =Justifying Murder= | ||
− | To justify killing a human being, the Scum's player has to first come up with the reason | + | To justify killing a human being, the Scum's player has to first come up with the reason wy the Scum sees murder as a reasonable course of action. This can be almost anything you like! For example: |
* "Cos he shagged my sister!" | * "Cos he shagged my sister!" | ||
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If you fail, then your ''Scum'' decides that it's not worth killing someone over. On a failed test, you can still try to justify murder to yourself again later, but you can't use the same excuse. You have to find (or make up) a fresh one. | If you fail, then your ''Scum'' decides that it's not worth killing someone over. On a failed test, you can still try to justify murder to yourself again later, but you can't use the same excuse. You have to find (or make up) a fresh one. | ||
− | If you succeed, then your Scum has convinced himself that murder is justifiable. This is a permanent shift in | + | If you succeed, then your Scum has convinced himself that murder is justifiable. This is a permanent shift in menta state, and from now on you can always attempt to murder that indivdual (i.e., you never need to test self-justification for murder with regards to that victim again). |
Note that becase (as mentioned in the Core Rules)all dice rolls are made in the open, there is no way to hide your murderous intent! Your victim-to-be knows that you're out to get them! In-game, this is justified via such things as the rumour mill, MySpace blogs, Facebook rumours and the fact that Scum aren't very good at keeping secrets... | Note that becase (as mentioned in the Core Rules)all dice rolls are made in the open, there is no way to hide your murderous intent! Your victim-to-be knows that you're out to get them! In-game, this is justified via such things as the rumour mill, MySpace blogs, Facebook rumours and the fact that Scum aren't very good at keeping secrets... | ||
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=Finding the victim, and avoidance strategies= | =Finding the victim, and avoidance strategies= | ||
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However, it is possible to avoid detection through an attribute check: | However, it is possible to avoid detection through an attribute check: | ||
− | * You can take a '''Sneaky Bastard''' check to make yourself hard to | + | * You can take a '''Sneaky Bastard''' check to make yourself hard to find. If you pass this check, for the next hour no-one can find you unless you want them to. |
− | + | Out of character, the others may still know where you are, but in character, they won't encounter you unless you want them to. | |
− | If the would-be murderer catches up with | + | If the would-be murderer catches up with you then you still have options. You can be dismissive, you can be seductive, you can be matey, or you can share some alcohol/weed. However, you can only try ONE of these strategies. Also, if you attempt one of these avoidance strategies, then you're prevented from making making any attacks against anybody for the next half hour! Scum are simple creatures, unable to hold two motivations in their heads at once! |
* To be dismissive, take a '''Not Bovvered''' check. If you succeed, the would-be murderer fails to get your attention, and they can't attack you for the next half hour. Psychologically, a Scum wants you to be intimidated and frightened just before they stab you. What's the point otherwise? The best thing for a Scum passing this check is then he can just carry on doing whatever he was planning to do - he can literally ignore the would-be murderer. | * To be dismissive, take a '''Not Bovvered''' check. If you succeed, the would-be murderer fails to get your attention, and they can't attack you for the next half hour. Psychologically, a Scum wants you to be intimidated and frightened just before they stab you. What's the point otherwise? The best thing for a Scum passing this check is then he can just carry on doing whatever he was planning to do - he can literally ignore the would-be murderer. | ||
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* To be seductive, make a '''Well Shaggable''' check. If you succeed, you convince the would-be murderer to "get jiggy" with you instead. This takes the whole of the next half hour, during which you and the would-be murderer can't do anything else. You can only be seductive with Scum of the opposite gender! Though a Scum might not be heterosexual, in the bigoted world of the ''Estate'' no-one would ever dare admit such a thing. | * To be seductive, make a '''Well Shaggable''' check. If you succeed, you convince the would-be murderer to "get jiggy" with you instead. This takes the whole of the next half hour, during which you and the would-be murderer can't do anything else. You can only be seductive with Scum of the opposite gender! Though a Scum might not be heterosexual, in the bigoted world of the ''Estate'' no-one would ever dare admit such a thing. | ||
− | * To be matey, make a '''Good Mate''' check. If you succeed, you convince the would-be murderer that you're ''"alright, really"'' and they won't stab you - at least for the next half hour. You can only be matey with Scum of the same gender. By the unwritten rules of Scum its considered bad form not to judge the opposite gender by anything more than physical appearances! | + | * To be matey, make a '''Good Mate''' check. If you succeed, you convince the would-be murderer that you're ''"alright, really"'' and they won't stab you - at least for the next half hour. You can only be matey with Scum of the same gender. By the unwritten rules of Scum its considered bad form not to judge the opposite gender by anything more than physical appearances! |
− | * To share some drugs, you need to make a '''Drugs''' check, and to share some alcohol you need to pass a '''Shrapnel''' check. Note that you can only share alcohol if you're in a location that sells alcohol. If you pass this test, then you have some drugs/alcohol to share, and you and the would-be murderer pass the next half hour doing so. No Scum would ever avoid pausing for a drink or a joint, regardless of whatever plans they might have! Also, if you succeed in the above avoidance strategy, then at the end of the half hour you must ''both'' then take a | + | * To share some drugs, you need to make a '''Drugs''' check, and to share some alcohol you need to pass a '''Shrapnel''' check. Note that you can only share alcohol if you're in a location that sells alcohol. If you pass this test, then you have some drugs/alcohol to share, and you and the would-be murderer pass the next half hour doing so. No Scum would ever avoid pausing for a drink or a joint, regardless of whatever plans they might have! Also, if you succeed in the above avoidance strategy, then at the end of the half hour you must ''both'' then take a ''Pisshead'' (for alcohol) or ''Stoner'' (for drugs) check to see if you suffer any negative side effects. See the '''other rules''' section for more on these effects. |
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=Overcoming Nerves= | =Overcoming Nerves= | ||
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If this test is successful, the victim is stabbed! | If this test is successful, the victim is stabbed! | ||
− | If the test is failed, then the would be murderer "bottles it" and loses his nerve, not attacking after all. Though he pulls out his knife, he never stabs, and the target legs it! He can't try again | + | If the test is failed, then the would be murderer "bottles it" and loses his nerve, not attacking after all. Though he pulls out his knife, he never stabs, and the target legs it! He can't try again in the next half hour. |
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− | [[Category:Scum| | + | [[Category:Scum|The Core Rules]] |