Downtime Examples

Here are some examples of how Tone can affect a Downtime:

• Action: My [Shifter] wants to help [Touchstone A] move house.
  Tone: Realistic
  
  Response: You help them move house successfully, however your superhuman strength means you end up putting a table through a window. Someone saw this and now your touchstone is being asked Inconvenient Questions by nondescript men.
  What happens in the interactive: Your Touchstone comes in and says they're being asked weird questions and trailed by suspicious men, help!
  

• Action: My [Shifter] wants to help [Touchstone A] move house.
  Tone: Sitcom
  
  Response: You help them move house and they're settled in great, however their friend saw you lift such heavy things really easily.
  What happens in the interactive: Your Touchstone comes in and admits they panicked and told their friend you used to be in the circus. It turns out they love the circus and now their friend wants to see your act.
  

• Action: My [Shifter] wants to help [Touchstone A] move house.
  Tone: Hit me in the feels
  
  Response: You help them move house, but while they're moving you come across some old photos and say their Aunt looks like a supernatural you used to know. Your Touchstone tells you their Aunt vanished years ago when they were little, please, if they're alive-! If you could find them…!
  What happens in the interactive: Your Touchstone turns up and begs anyone and everyone if they know or be able to find out what happened to their Aunt, please!

For some examples of possible downtimes:

• [Vampire]
  Action: Get my touchstone to steal a load of blood packs and throw a party for my vampire friends.
  Tone: Grim, give me some escalation :D

• [Shifter]
  Action: I want to be batman and capture some criminals.
  Tone: Fantasy/Realistic, but keep it light, I've had a rough week.

• [Changeling]
  Action: (Discussed with Touchstone) I cursed [Touchstone's] new car so they have to use the bus like they used to. Because of this they were so late that my Touchstone lost their job.

To illustrate the difference between escalation and restricted topics:

• [Escalation, not restricted topics]
  Action: Get my touchstone to steal a load of blood packs and throw a party for my vampire friends.
  Tone: Grim, give me some escalation :D
  
  Response: You throw a great party for your friends. One of your friends complains it took ages to get home because there was a massive car crash
  Interactive response: Your Touchstone comes in and tells you there was a massive car crash and that because there wasn't enough blood packs 5 people died. Because the stock was so unexpectedly low there is now an audit happening to see why this tragedy happened. This audit will make life difficult for *all* Vampires in the area, your touchstone is at risk of losing their job and is horrified that your party caused these deaths. They are very close to leaving and never coming back.
  

• [Restricted topics, low/no escalation.]
  Action: My Touchstone needs to protect themselves because they're Trans. I make sure they take a really good knife with them everywhere.
  Tone: Feels, but light.
  
  Response: Your Touchstone refuses to take the knife, so you slip it in their backpack. They will now be able to defend themselves!
  Interactive response: Your Touchstone got 'randomly' stopped and searched. When the police found the knife they were immediately apprehended roughly and unpleasantly. They are scared and hurt (not just physically) and their trust has been shaken. They want explanations, or comforting, or something, for having been put through this.