Montage Task

OOC
See also: Wheels

Before a session, a player can post the description of a montage to complete a task.

Overview

Some possible montage tasks are research or manufacturing. Other kinds of tasks are possible (GM's choice).

• A montage task is different than Wheels, which happen during the Launch Sequence and focus on downtime activities between sessions.
• A montage task is also different than a role-played scene, which happens during a session.

Rules

The following rules apply to montage tasks:

1. The montage must be posted in Discord at least 24 hours before the session, in #ic-chain or #ic-commmon-areas. Tag the GM.
2. The OOC goal is creating an interesting montage for everyone to enjoy. The IC reward is the outcome of the task.
3. Each player joining a session has the option to post 1-2 montage tasks.
4. The task must take no more than one hour. (Longer tasks should be wheels.)
   1. Start with one "topline" sentence describing the overall outcome.
   2. Write a paragraph describing what your PC does. It must be 75-200 words.
5. Two or more players can work together on a montage task.
   1. They can write one paragraph together or write separate paragraphs.
   2. Each paragraph counts towards one player's limit.
6. The GM determines the ultimate outcome of the montage task.
   1. The GM may require one or more rolls during the session.
   2. The GM may reward creativity and expressiveness.
   3. The GM may reward specific connections to things like: features of PC's character sheet, Flair, Groove, and Source, intel, materials collected, the setting, etc.
7. If a player is planning to attend and posts a montage, but then they are unable to attend, the PCs in the session can still benefit from the outcome.

Example

Zee creates an antidote to the flying snakes' venom.
Zee remembers the last time the team fought the flying snakes, and he frowns under his bushy brows. He works with quiet urgency, drawing on his expertise in Healing and Science. Zee's hands are steady as he lays out his tools on the lab bench, under the soft glow of bioluminescent plants. He also brings out a preserved poison gland from a small biohazard bag. He carefully harvested the gland from one of the flying snakes after their last battle. Now he uses it to invoke the Law of Contagion. He cuts off a small piece of the gland and drops it into a steaming beaker. Then he prepares the other ingredients. The air is rich with the smells of crushed petals, rare roots, and sharp medicinal extracts as he grinds them all into a fine powder. Zee adds their essence to the bubbling solution. Carefully, carefully, Zee drips some of the solution into a vial of the extracted toxin. The deep amber liquid shifts to a cautious light green. The reaction holds steady! Zee exhales in relief. His thinks of his Code of Honor. Zee isn't just making medicine: he is ensuring that his team survives.