Fallout 2d20 Action Points and Luck: Learn to Play Series Tabletop RPG by Modiphius

[@segagamerxx6959]

I love how they made action points shared among the party, really emphasizes using AP to better the results for the party rather than the individual.

[@THEEJONESY]

Does the party have to debate whether the player can use the action points or can the player do it without discussion?

[@segagamerxx6959]

@@THEEJONESY I would assume it's a group decision to use the luck points, but I haven't kept up with the Fallout TTRPG much so don't quote me on that.

[@topclips1872]

​Each individual character has their own luck AP is shared.​@@segagamerxx6959

[@jarrodchandler4534]

Check out that sweet power armor helmet.

[@ThreeEyedTownie]

i have some incredible and supportive friends! 💛💙💛💙

[@zombietotseater3894]

Dude, you make it so clear. Thanks for your efforts in putting this together.

[@ThreeEyedTownie]

Hey thanks so much for watching and for the support! I have more videos coming up that will wrap up the learn to play series, I'm just taking a short break to focus on some other projects! Thanks again and stay tuned :)

[@prtwriter4660]

No joke, your series has been helping me break down the book to my tiktok community. It took me forever to break down all of combat.

[@ThreeEyedTownie]

glad you’re finding the videos helpful! combat is definitely a lot to hash out, i bet it took a while. thanks for the support and i’ll have to check you out on tiktok!

[@kennethwood8806]

Your tictoc name the same as here?

[@prtwriter4660]

@@kennethwood8806 yes

[@prtwriter4660]

@@ThreeEyedTownie ty tet There not great but People are interested in this ttrpg

[@JohnDiFrancesco]

Thanks for this excellent series. Super helpful! I did just notice a typo at about 4:41: For Miss Fortune you say it costs 1 AP per rerolled die, but isn't it 1 Luck Point?

[@ThreeEyedTownie]

Hey John, thanks for watching and for the support! You’re absolutely right! That is a typo! It is luck and not ap spent! thanks for pointing this out!

[@vankook]

Running a session 0 on Saturday. Loving this as a refresher course. Subbed.

[@johnhavens9698]

Loving this series!

[@ThreeEyedTownie]

thanks for watching!

[@devileanblack]

Great video again. Thanks, mate. :) You are our best overseer.

[@ThreeEyedTownie]

thanks for watching!

[@jchamorrob]

I don't undestand about action points. The quickstart guide states that for some situations you can generate personal AP for some confronted test, and you can't use the shared AP pool. So my question is, when do you put the AP you generated in 1 round into the shared 6 AP pool ?

[@zachgaskins3731]

Should clarify here: you can only spend AP to roll more damage dice when making a Melee/Unarmed or Thrown Weapon attack; for other Ranged Attacks, you spend Ammo instead (but the same result), and you're limited to the weapon's Fire Rate as to the extra ammo you can spend this way.

[@austinmuse6029]

So does each player have 6 Action Points that they contribute to the pool or is the pool only 6 Action Points no matter the party size? Also, I am loving this series and I love the introduction, definitely a new subscriber

[@ThreeEyedTownie]

Hey thanks!! Glad you’re digging the videos! the players share a group pool of action points that can hold no more than 6AP! thanks for watching and the comment!

[@AyeGeneral]

​@@ThreeEyedTownie I believe that one of the PC perk increase the action point pool to 7

[@zeflona2]

Im about to run a fallout ttrpg with my friends as a learning session for 2d20. Coming from dnd3.5 can you do a small video on how to translate the distance zones into the usual 5ft² (1in) board for combats?

[@TheAnon26]

Bit late, but... Why change it? The zone system seems intuitive enough, and it gives a bit more room for creative uses of the environment. Though I reckon switching up the sizes of zones might make sense so it doesnt feel to teleporty with long, narrow zones. ^^

[@DeathSparrowOG]

Hello just about to start up a game soon and I can't seem to find how many action points does the party start with per session? Also thank you so much for making these, it means an absolute ton

[@THEEJONESY]

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[@-Markus-]

I have a question about the combat dice. How are their faces distributed and is it the same for all 2d20 games? I would like enough dice for both me as GM and the players but the dice packs are really expensive :/ I assume regular d6s can be used but will it be fiddly and difficult to read the results without the specialized dice?

[@ThreeEyedTownie]

1 = 1 damage 2 = 2 damage 3 & 4 = blank (no damage) 5 & 6 = damage effect trigger plus 1 damage in my group’s first session, we used standard d6s and after two-three rounds of the first combat encounter we had the conversions down pat. until official supplements are released i would suggest making some player cheat sheets and a GM screen with frequently used tables and explanations of common mechanics. your style of play is going to determine what pieces are going to be most useful but a good way to figure out what you need is to just do some dry runs of tests and combat and pit what you know against what you need to look up. anything you need to look up would be a great choice for putting on your cheat sheets!

[@-Markus-]

Three Eyed Townie super thanks :)

[@spigotofpudding8937]

do we know when physical copies are going to be shipped in the US as a geck buyer seems like forever :(

[@ThreeEyedTownie]

Chris of Modiphius confirmed recently that Fallout is currently at the printers! What this means for shipping, we’re not sure but it’s getting closer! Anyone’s best guess is still sometime this summer.

[@tristanevans5024]

I just preordered my copy and it said July something for shipment. Hope that helps

[@spigotofpudding8937]

@@tristanevans5024 "Hi there we wanted to give you a quick update on your Fallout 2d20 RPG order. The pre-order was planned to ship this summer and we can now announce that shipments will start on July 16th to all global destinations. We expect shipping to take about two weeks (there's a lot of you!) so please be patient as we work through the piles of orders! We had hoped to ship earlier but the dice have been delayed in sea freight from China and we had some technical issues to resolve with the GM Toolkit. Thankfully everything is safely enroute and we can schedule the shipments. For those worried about Brexit issues, if you are in the EU and selected tracked shipping for your order then we cover any taxes on your shipment and there will be nothing extra to pay."

[@EC-lq1sn]

Any plans to broadcast a full game? Looking for something concise and not too casual otherwise its like watching old holiday videos.

[@ThreeEyedTownie]

😂 this is something that is definitely in the works. stay tuned 👊💥🧿

[@dragonhammer0625]

Ok but how do I make time move?

[@-Markus-]

Im not a huge fan of metacurrencies in rpgs, especially not when they are used to "buy" information or question the GM or such. Those are roleplaying things, not gameplay mechanics. Nope, ill be sticking only to buying rerolls and extra dice and whatnot.

[@ThreeEyedTownie]

i hear ya, it does add a bit more crunch with this mechanic RAW. with some modifications you could definitely take what serves you and your players, and leave out the rest! the best thing about ttrpgs is how you can shape the game to you and your player's preferred play style!

[@-Markus-]

Three Eyed Townie absolutely! Metacurrencies seem common in many ttrpgs today but are easily ignored in most cases :) Btw, i ended up preordering the gm bundle at my store so come june hopefully i can get hands on the book!

[@Mantala0611]

I can't seem to find it anywhere but....With howmuch AP does the group start ?

[@ThreeEyedTownie]

The players start with zero AP and its recommended that the GM starts with 1 AP per player - but if you're looking to put some heat on your players you can double the amount of AP the GM starts with!.

[@Mantala0611]

@@ThreeEyedTownie So the GM is also restricted to be a total bad ass then... Wich is good in my opinion 😀 and how can' players buy the AP then? With money they find? Doing a succesfull quest? Any way possible?

[@ThreeEyedTownie]

@@Mantala0611 the players don’t literally buy the action points. they can either receive them by additional successes on a skill test or by “purchasing” them from the GM. when i say purchasing i mean they get one AP and the cost of that transaction is the GM also gains an AP

[@Mantala0611]

@@ThreeEyedTownie So for example.. They want to open up a chest, wich is really hard, they could ask for 2 Ap, but I as the gm also get 2 Ap ? That's "purchasing" ?

[@ThreeEyedTownie]

@@Mantala0611 yeah pretty much!

[@trinstonmichaels7062]

Trinston was here . .

[@suldra915]

As a GM; what if the players use obtain information on important NPCs? What's the best way to give them useful information and/or the truth, while still not revealing too much?

[@pablocruz5613]

Misinformation is a great tool! An NPC might not know the full suite of issues or problems they could deal with, they could think there’s not much to loot or that there’s a lesser threat. You can also use physical descriptions to show the NPC might be lying and the extra info is paying more attention.

[@cjcwalker1]

Great video but I’m not so sure about using Luck to replace an attribute. Knowing my players, they will abuse and meta that feature. I’ll probably rule that out lol

[@ThreeEyedTownie]

hahaha yeah you might get a player who sandbags luck to meta, making it a min/maxer’s delight 😂. fortunately it is capped to an extent, but does open the door to exploits. of the sessions i’ve run and actual plays i’ve watched so far, players tend to burn through luck fairly quickly with fixing trash rolls and etc. so i think it could be managed well enough!

[@AdmiralKarelia]

They can only do it a number of times equal to their Luck attribute, which maxes out at 10. Considering skill tests are used for essentially everything in this game, even ten uses of Luck is going to run out really fast.

[@AdmiralKarelia]

Can players use the "buy AP from the GM to buy d20s" option if they have AP in the pool still, or do they have to be at 0 AP before that is an option?

[@Sip_Dhit]

You can do it at any time, so if you wish to not spend ap so that someone else can use it (especially if that person is a melee fighter who needs to cross difficult terrain or a tough obstacles, to get to a new zone and thus needs legit AP in the pool) you can (and maybe even should) buy extra dice with AP for the GM

[@umhumgum]

Does the whole group share 6 points total? Or does each player have 6 points individually?

[@TheAnon26]

Its a group pool. There are some 2d20 games with individual pools (John Carter most prominently), but most use a group pool. Gives non-combat players some useful ways to assist fighting party members and vice versa. ^^

[@Pannopap]

This has a LOT of mechanics reminiscent of Fate. Personally I prefer this ttrpg so far. Fate isn't written the greatest and is a little too lite on rules for my liking.

[@Thenarratorofsecrets]

Missed the fact that action points are shared

[@likemagickttv5163]

1:13 it’s on the screen?

[@jarrodchandler4534]

He hits on that around the 1:10 mark

[@Thenarratorofsecrets]

I meant on my read through of the pdf. The fact that he mentions it has brought my mistake to my attention. I did not need randos to tell me when he mentions it.

[@likemagickttv5163]

@@Thenarratorofsecrets lmao sorry? 🥴 just trying to help.