Magical Girl CYOA Supplementary Combat System V1.7 Order
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Magical Girl CYOA Supplementary Combat System v1.7 Order & Chaos, Friend & Foe PDF For use with QuasarBlack’s MGCYOA v1.5.1 and the SCS v1.7 Created by DarkSunDuelist, with help from a number of IRC and Discord regulars, anons on /tg/ and /a/, and a couple of IRL people. This document is intended to be used in conjunction with the MGCYOA SCS v1.5.1 PDF. If you don’t have that, then the contents of this PDF will likely make little sense. Make sure you have an applicable character in the SCS before continuing. In this expansion, you will find the following: Info on adapting Patrons for SCS play. New mechanical dynamics for players with one or more Patrons. An introduction to the Corruption, Stability, Sync Rate, and Rapport mechanics. Features that allow you to create and customize Monster Girls and Dark Magical Girls using the Black Coin. Features that allow you to create and customize natural Monster Girls. An introduction to the Fusion mechanic for unmodified magical girls. A bestiary of monsters and enemies for quest use, as well as their (suggested) associated rewards. Mechanics and Narrative While the SCS does not intend to dictate the narrative aspects of a player’s character, some of the customization options present within this document can serve to influence or outright define characteristics such as body, mind, or attitude. Generally, these are to be considered guidelines provided the mechanical aspect is fulfilled correctly. The mechanics in this PDF are meant to be used in conjunction with the features within the Patron Expansion to the CYOA v1.5.1. In the case of a conflict between this PDF and that one, assume that the SCS mechanics listed in this PDF are correct within the context of combat, and that the Patron Expansion is correct in all narrative matters. Patrons Patrons are an outside force that guides and/or empowers magical girls to perform tasks. From the loner skating the Overcity streets for her Puchuu’s favorite candy, to the devout Beacon girl purging monsters from the world, each girl’s Patron serves and is served differently. Generally, Patrons will act in a “hands-off” manner, refusing to directly intervene in a quest, mission, or other task. Instead, they serve to direct the girls they are charged with in the direction of places of interest. [v1.7] MG CYOA Supplementary Combat System OCFF Expansion P a g e | 1 Rapport The relationship with a Patron is an important one. Build up trust and the Patron will generally be more helpful. Screw up and the Patron will lose interest in you and your well-being. The relationship between Patron and Magical Girl is represented with the Rapport stat. Rapport is a percentage value that indicates the level of trust you and your Patron have for each other. By default, a Patron’s Rapport starts at 30%, but this can be increased and decreased through performing tasks related to your Patron’s agenda, as well as roleplaying. Rapport cannot be increased above 100% and cannot be lower than 0%. Patron Scan During combat, a character can use the Inherent (Speed) ability Patron Scan by using 2 Movement Steps. Patron Scan allows a character to receive info about a Target from their Patron.1 The quality of this info will vary based on the Patron and your Rapport with that Patron, as well as the type of foe being scanned. TIP: If you question the validity of the info you receive, you can request an ally under a different Patron to use their own Patron Scan, and compare notes in-character. This allows you to figure out what’s bogus and what’s likely true. However, keep in mind that their info might also be incorrect in places. The Puchuu Patron Scan Rapport The Puchuu rarely give any and all info that they In general, Puchuu want magical girls to go forth should. When you use a Puchuu Patron Scan, roll and defeat Monsters and Monster Girls. They 1d4. You receive info on the Target based on the don’t particularly care about much else beyond result(s) of the roll(s). For every 25% Rapport you that, although they may have secondary agendas have with Puchuu, roll an additional 1d4. If you involving other Puchuu, magical girls, or even roll a duplicate value, that roll is considered monsters themselves. useless. Defeat a Monster +1 Rapport Roll Info Defeat a Monster Girl +1d8 Rapport 1 Foe Tactics Defeat a Dark Magical Girl +1d4 Rapport 2 Elemental Affinities Flee or get KO’d in combat -1d6 Rapport 3 Status (rough info on HP, Stats, Ect) 4 Abilities of Foe 1 If you’re in Moderated play, your GM should handle giving out the Scan info. If you’re in an unmoderated quest, the designer of the Quest should give this info out. [v1.7] MG CYOA Supplementary Combat System OCFF Expansion P a g e | 2 Puchuu-Exclusive Benefits: Emergency Reinforcements – (RP-Based) – This ability has no real direct influence on combat. From a narrative perspective, your Patron may send fellow Magical Girls to Intrude. Job Satisfaction – (Trigger) – Each time you defeat a Monster in combat, immediately restore 5 HP. Each time you defeat a Dark Magical Girl or Monster Girl in combat, immediately restore 10 HP. If your Stability is less than 100% when this ability activates, you also recover 4% Stability. Well-Connected – (RP-Based) – This ability has no effect in combat. Concerned – (Trigger) – OpE. At the start of your turn, The Puchuu will warn you if an enemy is likely to kill you or any other ally before your next turn. Any other data, including the “How, Who, and What” of the situation is not required to be given. Chatty – (Passive) – Puchuu Patron Scan has a 40% chance to provide additional trivia on the Target, which may or may not include info on how to take it out easier. Puchuu-Exclusive Drawbacks: Expendable – (RP-based) – This ability has no effect in combat. Cagey – (Permanent) – Puchuu Patron Scan NEVER provides all of the information. When using Puchuu Patron Scan, roll 1d4. That piece of info is ALWAYS missing for the duration of this combat. Hostile – (Permanent) – Puchuu Patron Scan will NEVER provide entirely-accurate information. When using Puchuu Patron Scan, roll 1d4. That piece of info is either left out or incorrect data is given.2 Isolated – (Permanent) - Puchuu Patron Scan NEVER provides all of the information. When using Puchuu Patron Scan, roll 1d4. That piece of info is missing for the duration of this combat. Distracted – (RP-Based) - This ability has no effect in combat. Lesser Forces Patron Scan Rapport Lesser Forces tend to be well-informed regarding Rapport for Lesser Forces is on a case-by-case their rivals and relatives. A draconic Patron will basis. Different Lesser Forces want different likely be able to give good, detailed info on other things. A draconic Patron may want you to seek dragons, and a Wizard Patron will likely have a additions to its hoard, while a wizard may seek a lot of nice info on various spellcasting schools. lover or some dusty spellbook its never read. However, Lesser Forces have a limited scope, Lesser Forces tend to be less concerned with the and will likely be poorly-informed or outright grand scheme of things and more concerned ignorant of things outside of their areas of with their own objectives, so monsters may not expertise and interest. even be on their radar as anything more than a nuisance. 2 If you’re playing in a Moderated game, your GM should roll this secretly and give the appropriate information. [v1.7] MG CYOA Supplementary Combat System OCFF Expansion P a g e | 3 Lesser Force-exclusive Benefits: Focused – (Boost) - When you cast variable-cost spells, you can consider X as 1 higher than the cost paid (this effect can’t ignore “Max” effects). Additionally, if you would spend 2 or more Stat Point(s) on a non-Variable spell cost, you can pay 1 less of one stat (min 1 of each required stat). This ability has no effect on spells that have a cost with the “All” descriptor, nor spells that only cost 1 point of one or more stats individually, Generic spells, or Chaos spells. Subtle – (Passive) – If the Target of one of your Specialization Spells has not targeted you nor been targeted by you in this encounter, they cannot use Reactive abilities in response to that spell or any of its effects. Hidden Death – (RP-Based) – This ability has no effect in combat. Payment – (Passive; RP-Based) – Quests assigned by your Patron will have additional, non-coin rewards on top of the Rapport and/or Coin reward(s). The exact nature of the reward is to be determined in-character with the Patron. Mental Link – (Passive) – LF Patron Scan can always be used, even if you would otherwise be unable to use Patron Scan. Additionally, the Patron will routinely update you and your allies on missions. Lesser Force-exclusive Drawbacks: Limited – (RP-Based) – This ability has no effect in combat. Alien Mind – (Permanent) – LF Patron Scan may have incomprehensible or indecipherable responses for Tactics, Status, Affinities, and/or Abilities. Additionally, Quests and Missions assigned by the Patron may have unusual and/or non-indicative failure conditions. Alien Tongue – (Permanent) – LF Patron Scan will provide incredibly basic info on Status. Tactics, Abilities, and Affinity will range from “difficult to decipher” to “completely incomprehensible”. Rival Force – (RP-Based) – This ability has no direct effect in combat.