Using Luck and Surge___
As one of the most dynamic aspects of BHB system, Luck and Surge Points can be used to influence the outcome of the game in the following ways –
Luck
Luck Points can be spent for the following Luck Options:
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Reduce a MTN by 4 (before or after the roll)
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Add a +4 Bonus to the TN or Die Value (before or after the roll) – when adding to Die Value, you must be able to use the entire +4 Bonus without going over
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Take a Faulty Success instead of rolling the die (only if rolling is an option)
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Negate a Botch or an opponent’s Crit
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Focused Effort (spend a Luck Point for an Extra Die to roll with any one roll)
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Not As Bad As It Looks (take only 1/2 damage from a single attack; this Option cannot be used twice on the same attack to reduce damage to zero)
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Lucky Break (for inspiration from the GM to help move the game along or for a plot twist in the character’s favor)
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Escape Death (to Stabilize a Dying character and ignore further damage for the rest of the Scene)
Surge
Surge Points can be spent for the following Surge Options:
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+2 STR for one round
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+3 Damage on any 1 Attack
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Take an Extra Action
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Interrupt another’s Action (changes character’s Initiative Order for the combat)
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Make back-to-back Attack or Defense Actions without the Rapid or Evasion Edges
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Shake off Stunned Condition
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Shake off KO’d or Unconscious Condition
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Shake off one level of Fatigue
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Shake off Intimidated, Shaken or Panicked Condition
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Ignore Injury (take a Round while Disabled without going to Dying)
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Defy Mental Control for 1 Action
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Double Tap (Counter Escape Death Luck Option)
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Stretch or Tweak an Edge, Amazing Feat, Spell, or Power
Both Luck and Surge can be spent each round as Free Actions.
Luck can be spent as many times per round as the player wants, though it is advised not to use up all your Luck in one round.
Surge can only be used once per round (except with the Heroic Surge Edge). Unlike Luck, Surge can also be used without spending Surge Points, at the cost of Fatiguing the character afterwards.
Recovering Luck And Surge
Luck and Surge Points refresh at the rate of 1 point of each per in-character day.