General GM Questions

[Carl Heinrich Mauser]

For XP expenditures, can we use the improved skills and new abilities on Day 4? Or do they not take effect until Day 5?

[Mindshred]

For XP expenditures, can we use the improved skills and new abilities on Day 4? Or do they not take effect until Day 5?

You can use them on Day 4.

[Fiadh]

Experience spending here!

[Calico Carter]

Trainer Tech chosen here

[Ashley Elle]

I got a bunch of questions. Sorry.

1. Can a Nature roll be used to replenish a Nature Skill Kit (ie foraging)? And if so, what's the difficulty and can raises be used to up the amount of slots you get back?
2. If can you use Nature to look for materials to make Monster Bait? And if so, what's the difficulty and can raises be used to get more materials?
3. Can a skill be rolled to find a monster (like investigate or nature to represent tracking) instead of using monster bait?
4. Does monster bait count as food for wrangling purposes?
5. I couldn't find anything, but is there a way to buy perks post character creation with justification?

[Mindshred]

When a Warwolf uses its Energy Cannon to use a Technique, what Tech Rank should be used in the corresponding Tech Roll?

Rank 1, though it can be improved as normal with xp.

[Calico Carter]

Chasma-fighting question- A monster making a roll to fight the swarm may use a technique- does this mean the rage cost for activating any given technique is waived? (While also allowing that no rage can spent to enhance a roll)

[Mindshred]

Chasma-fighting question- A monster making a roll to fight the swarm may use a technique- does this mean the rage cost for activating any given technique is waived? (While also allowing that no rage can spent to enhance a roll)

Yes and yes.

[Mindshred]

1. Can a Nature roll be used to replenish a Nature Skill Kit (ie foraging)?

No.

2. If can you use Nature to look for materials to make Monster Bait? And if so, what's the difficulty and can raises be used to get more materials?

I'm going to say... Difficulty 2, 1 Raise for an extra Monster Bait of the same type, but since it's all natural, it expires after a day.

3. Can a skill be rolled to find a monster (like investigate or nature to represent tracking) instead of using monster bait?

Not in any sort of hard-coded into the rules way, no. That being said, if a character is looking for a specific type of monster in an appropriate area, I could see an Investigate roll allowing them to find that monster.

4. Does monster bait count as food for wrangling purposes?

You can feed it to a monster for the Wrangle bonus, but not if you've used it to lure a monster out. So it can be used in an alternate role as food for the appropriate type of monster.

5. I couldn't find anything, but is there a way to buy perks post character creation with justification?

Yup, callout box on pg. 75. It's reasonably justification for taking it and then cost +2.

[Mara Froste]

trying to track a monster here, orokos gave me and my 2 monsters 2 successes out of 12 total dice

[Milo Whitewood]

Note that you must possess 2 Basic Abilities in a Class in order to take an Advanced Ability, so nobody will have access to Advanced or Expert Abilities at this point.

Can they not be equal in number? It only says "a character cannot possess more advanced abilities than basic abilities", not that a character should have more basic abilities than advanced abilities...?

[Ashley Elle]

When searching for Bait materials, can we our monsters help us with a cooperative roll if we're trying to make bait of their kind (ie a vermin help with finding materials for vermin bait)?

[Carl Heinrich Mauser]

For the "Chasma Swarm" event, Constructs are not affected by the Poisoned and Sickened effects that Chasma can inflict. Can they be considered immune to the "Itchy Bites" step of this event?

[Mindshred]

Note that you must possess 2 Basic Abilities in a Class in order to take an Advanced Ability, so nobody will have access to Advanced or Expert Abilities at this point.

Can they not be equal in number? It only says "a character cannot possess more advanced abilities than basic abilities", not that a character should have more basic abilities than advanced abilities...?

Oh, yup, that's probably my mistake. The perils of posting at work while busy. ;_;

[Calico Carter]

Kinda basic query, but if a character stays up into the night slots, can Late Night and Early Morning the next day be their two consecutive timeslots to avoid exhaustion penalties?

[Carl Heinrich Mauser]

For the "Chasma Swarm" event, Constructs are not affected by the Poisoned and Sickened effects that Chasma can inflict. Can they be considered immune to the "Itchy Bites" step of this event?

In addition to this question, during the "Camp Recovery" step of this event we're supposed to roll Medicine (Mind) to heal our monsters (or heal others). But the rules say Medicine can't be used to heal Constructs.

1, Could I use Command: Self-Repair to make Killbot Rex heal himself, while I roll Medicine (Mind) to help others?
2. Alternatively, can I use Engineering (Mind) to heal Killbot Rex?

Thanks!

[Mindshred]

Kinda basic query, but if a character stays up into the night slots, can Late Night and Early Morning the next day be their two consecutive timeslots to avoid exhaustion penalties?

That's fine.

[Mindshred]

For the "Chasma Swarm" event, Constructs are not affected by the Poisoned and Sickened effects that Chasma can inflict. Can they be considered immune to the "Itchy Bites" step of this event?

In addition to this question, during the "Camp Recovery" step of this event we're supposed to roll Medicine (Mind) to heal our monsters (or heal others). But the rules say Medicine can't be used to heal Constructs.

1, Could I use Command: Self-Repair to make Killbot Rex heal himself, while I roll Medicine (Mind) to help others?
2. Alternatively, can I use Engineering (Mind) to heal Killbot Rex?

Thanks!

Use medicine, but you can self-repair the doggo.

[Ashley Elle]

Monster Lore to see if Ashley can figure out if there are any other Vermin besides Chasma in the area (the forum area, not necessarily the marsh unless the roll has to be for the marsh).

[Ashley Elle]

So, what happens if you fail the setting the bait roll. I assume you lose the bait? Or can you try again?