Hello. Just getting into this game after backing it years ago, and I’m absolutely loving it. I quite enjoy the fact that the game is so open ended, but that always leads to questions I need answered. After perusing this community, I’ve managed to learn almost as much as the books themselves have given me. There is still one question that has eluded me:
How do you handle combat against multiple opponents? I get the feeling that the game is meant to be based on a ‘single roll’ concept, where one roll dictates an entire action/encounter. However, I can’t imagine that a player who stacks advantages and manages to roll a 6 on skirmish can somehow take out half a dozen guards, or even an entire room full of them if they somehow manage to fail hard enough to get into that kind of situation.
How do you guys handle this? The closest thing I see is the use of a clock with multiple turns, which will quickly burn through the PC’s stress. And how would it work if the room full of people have a sniper on the rafters, or brings backup?
Anyway, I appreciate any answers in advanced. Absolutely loving this game and watching as many podcasts/youtube vids as possible to get a good handle on the rules. So very different from games like D&D or Call of Cthulhu. I’m slowly getting addicted.