GM Commentary

Rats. I left my notepad at work and hence can't type up the results of Session 3. Oh well, here's a teaser:

• - Attempting to find the richest man in Versais by coincidentally bumping into him at the inn that we were staying at (attempting probability manipulation/testing the limits of wayfinding)   Does not work. Wayfinding enables a PC to find a desired realm, not manipulate the contents of a realm.
  
  - Trying to buy a winning lottery ticket in Shadow Earth (attempting probability manipulation/testing the limits of wayfinding)  Does not work for the same reason as above. Grant/Ethan have not yet tested a variant of this - ie: finding a Door on the Grand Stair which will result in them finding a winning lottery ticket. This would be an interesting test of wayfinding because it not only uses a Warden power to find the Door, but also a specific object on the other side of the Door. The limits of Wayfinding are still to be explored.
  
  - Trying to break the 4 minute mile (Strength/Endurance)    With Ranked Strength and Endurance, Grant and Ethan both achieved this. They were not racing each other so it's not clear who has the superior attribute in each area.
  
  - Trying to break the world record for 100m sprint (Strength)   With Ranked Strength, Grant and Ethan both achieved this. Neither pushed themselves to their limit to find out who is actually faster.
  
  - Trying to lift a car (Strength)   Grant found that he could lift the back-end of a small car without significant effort, but it was difficult to grip without damaging the vehicle. They considered the test a success without needing to lift the entire vehicle.
  
  - Punching a dumpster (Strength)   Ethan's punch left knuckle marks in the steel dumpster, but he suffered no bruising or broken bones. Grant also attempt to hit the dumpster and hit it hard enough to bend the metal and knock the whole dumpster backwards more than a metre. They chose not to test how fast they heal but made the assumption that it would be faster. Five minutes after punching the dumpster, Ethan had forgotten all about it. 
  
  - Attempting a one-finger handstand (Strength and a bit of balance)   Ethan attempted a handstand and achieved it. He then removed one hand and maintained his balance. He gave up after balancing on three-fingers as he believed the point had been made. Grant also attempted the feat and, taking his time, he managed to achieve a one-finger handstand.
  
  - Attempting the near-impossible in basketball (Warfare)   Grant and Ethan found that they were able to achieve three-point goals from extended range easily after only a few attempts. They also sparred on the court for a short amount of time, but abandoned it as neither party seemed to be tiring and they found each other relatively evenly matched.
  - People-watching at the pub (Psyche/Warfare - including attempted mind-reading)   A number of observations were attempted but it was difficult to verify. Their conclusion was that their senses had been heightened but then the exercise was interrupted by the arrival of a Raven (more on that when I do the Session 3 write-up)
  
  - Attempting to implant a memory at the pub "Haven't we met before?" (Psyche)    Concentrating on a weak-minded beer drinker in a pub, attempting to implant a memory and then offering a leading line to test whether the memory had taken did not give a convincing outcome. The target became confused by the question. Further investigation required.
  
  - Testing for ESP via Zener testing (Psyche)   Haha.... neither Grant nor Ethan could think of a way to achieve this at short notice. It required involvement of an impartial third party who could be trusted, and no one came to mind. The idea was parked.

Regarding the limits of Psyche, Strength, Endurance and Warfare, David and I have a very clear idea how this works now and where the boundaries are (thanks to some clarification from the LoG&S game designers). I'm not going to share those thoughts at this time because that would require revealing some of the contents of the unpublished manuscript and that's just not on. I'll just say that if Grant or Ethan went up against The Hulk, or Godzilla, David and I know how we would handle it.