Secondary Missions (Band of Blades) with Thomas Manuel
Dice Exploder
The Concept of Secondary Missions
In this chapter, they discuss the concept of secondary missions in the tabletop role-playing game Band of Blades. They explain that secondary missions are a phase of play where the player characters go on a mission to help the Legion, and then there is a second mission where other members of the Legion, whom the players don't control, perform actions while the players are away. The outcome of this second mission is determined by a single dice roll, often resulting in unfavorable outcomes. They also mention the importance of parameters in a wargame, which the secondary mission provides.
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