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BSG (Adm. Louis Hoshi)
On which note, the check last round was Reckless, which I neglected to resolve. I'll do so before we start this check.Oh right. Because being backstabbed on the first skill check wasn't bad enough.
Ladies & Gents of the fleet. Brace yourself for impact. We are flying through rough skies right now.
BSG
So here is how Reckless checks work in Daybreak. After resolving all the skill check effect cards, we turn over the top card of the Treachery deck. If it's a 0-value card, we turn over the second card and resolve the effects on both cards. (They're not added to the skill check.) If it's worth more than 0, then it's discarded without having any effect. The top card of the Treachery deck is:
Exploit Weakness 5
No effect! The fleet gets away with its Reckless behaviour at least.
BSG
A reminder too, while we're dealing with interrupts: everyone can put in COs for their play into the check if they wish. Hoshi plays first, Baltar last.
BSG
Doc Cottle plays an IC-3 on the check. So now there's a committee tagging along to those secret meetings. I'm sure that won't be awkward.
Everyone else passes on interrupts. The check begins:
Secret Meetings:
9 YPB
Destiny:
2 cards
Hoshi:
Apollo:
(COs received)
Helo:
Cottle:
Leoben:
(COs received)
Baltar:
Hoshi is up first.
BSG
So here is how Reckless checks work in Daybreak. After resolving all the skill check effect cards, we turn over the top card of the Treachery deck.
This is in addition to any Treachery cards in the check that trigger Reckless effects, right? So you could get really, really screwed. Guess they thought there wasn't enough risk in making a check Reckless.
BSG
This is in addition to any Treachery cards in the check that trigger Reckless effects, right? So you could get really, really screwed. Guess they thought there wasn't enough risk in making a check Reckless.
Correct. Normally, if you have more than one skill check effect card in a skill check, then the effect still only happens once. (So, for instance, if two Trust Instincts-0 cards turn up in a check, we still only add two more cards from Destiny.) That's not the case with cards added by Recklessness. If, for instance, there was a Personal Vices-3 in the check, and the Recklessness adds another one, all humans draw 2 Treachery cards, and the current player draws 2 mutiny cards.
On the plus side, there's less than a 50% chance that a Reckless check will do damage. But it sure looks like a lot of fun when it does.
BSG (Adm. Louis Hoshi)
IC! Nice going Doc! This might help find a saboteur.
I play purple Critical Situation 4.
That should help get things started.
BSG
Secret Meetings:
9 YPB
Destiny:
2 cards
Hoshi:
Critical Situation 4
Apollo:
Strategic Planning 4
Helo:
Cottle:
Leoben:
(COs received)
Baltar:
Running tally: 8 + Destiny. Helo is next.
BSG
Helo plays 0 cards. Cottle is next.
BSG (Trust the Doc)
I play an SP-4