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Feature - Fake Push for Synthetics

Open jacksands opened this issue 10 months ago • 4 comments

When playing an infiltrated synthetic, we currently cannot fake a push roll. Over time, it becomes obvious to other players that we pretend to exert effort but never actually push any rolls.

Could the push roll work for synthetics, but instead of success, it results in no extra success? also, could it even trigger a fake panic roll with a "you control yourself" outcome?

in any case tks for the amazing work

jacksands avatar Feb 19 '25 18:02 jacksands

Hi, That is what the Human Panic, push checkbox is for.

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pwatson100/alienrpg/refs/heads/master/images/mother-instructions/synthetic-sheet-human.webp

It does fake stress/panic rolls.

pwatson100 avatar Feb 19 '25 18:02 pwatson100

Thanks for the fast reply!

I know that it allows rolls to display the push button in the chat, but pressing it does nothing.

My question is: is it possible to change the behavior of the chat push button so that it simulates a push roll?

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/adbb444b-6aca-43e0-9f75-483cd97ea536

jacksands avatar Feb 19 '25 19:02 jacksands

Not something I have really thought about. At the table what would a player do? Part of the challenge of playing a secret android is talking their way out of doing pushes and faking panic roll consequences.

pwatson100 avatar Feb 19 '25 21:02 pwatson100

Indeed it is, but since I can't pretend to roll on the chat it became more difficult, the other players notice, by meta gaming, that I never push the chat roll.

on table I roll dices and pretend to fail by fudging it...

on the foundry I need to pretend to have a bug in the roll...LOL

I understand it is just a small detail, but it would help me greatly.

jacksands avatar Feb 19 '25 22:02 jacksands