Min/mid/max on one die react

Games Sentinel Comics RPG
#1

i know there is an example in the book with Jen and Maggie rolling an extra die for a “hit the deck” twist but should we normally consider the single die rolled as a reaction as min, mid, and max?

My specific action sequence
Yellow- Strength in Victory
Red- Push your limits
Red- Reactive strike

being swarmed by minions while in the red zone
I get hit
react attack killing the minion
1damage react to heal based on min die
second minion attacks
1damage react kill minion
1damage react heal min die
third minion 2 damage kill and heal

relooking at my players character sheet Strength in Victory uses a different power/quality than Reactive Strike so it will not come up but it is still a legal combo so i will finish asking my question

#2

For a Reaction, one single die is your ‘pool’. Therefore, consider that die your min, mid, and max all the same.

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#3

Isn’t “Hit the Deck” stated as taking the Defend Action as a reaction though? I thought that would allow for a full die pool

#4

It’s a defend action but, like all reactions, it only uses one die.

The comic panel examples on page 29 and 31 make that clear.

#5

Huh, missed that. Feels a bit weird to me.

If you defended on your turn, you get a full pool, defend as a reaction against a single attack and you use a single die and take a twist? It really feels like they are discouraging defending as much as possible.

#6

Defend on your turn? Time to prepare, set yourself up for success, full dice pool.

Defend as a reaction ability? You have some training, but you are still reacting in a split second, one die.

Defend as “Hit the deck”? No training, panicked emergency dive to avoid damage, one die plus a twist.

They encourage defense actions if you encourage yourself to make them, by choosing abilities that help you defend.

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#7

I get the logic you just laid out. I made a big topic on the question, because I think this gets pretty complicated pretty fast.

I agree with your breakdown in one sense, but defending on your turn is a terrible decision, and a few of the reaction abilities are very very powerful, while others are incredibly weak and situational.

#8

Letting everyone easily defend (or heal) all the time means scenes will drag on and on with no characters ever going down.

#9

Well i got the answer i thought sounded right and started another discussion
mission accomplished