Triada 3: Optional Mechanics

One thing is constant in the desert: the need for water. Oasis is situated atop a lovely spring that supplies Aqua Vide Dolce(AVD) to the Barrows Mining Coalition, and is in turn supplied to the general populace of the town.

Anthony Barrows had made a pledge at the founding of Oasis:

Promissory Writ of Oasis

I, Anthony Barrows, in the interest of the growth and wellbeing of the township of Oasis and its surrounding environs, do lay down this Promissory Writ with the people who will come to settle here. I, Anthony Barrows, will retain my rights to all water that I pull up from the Oasis Wellspring, Henceforth known as The Spring, and Bottle at the Barrows Bottling Plant into Agua Vida con Dolce, Henceforth known as A.V.D. To The Town of Oasis and its People, I will grant to them the Right Of First Refusal on 75% of The Aforementioned A.V.D. that is produced, up to a retained amount of 500 standard units. This A.V.D. will be under the Sole Direction of the Town and its people up to the retained amount, and when it is drawn from the Oasis Township Reservoir, the remittance amount of 1 Barrows Coupon per standard unit shall be paid to The Barrows Mining Company. Furthermore, any improvement made solely by the Town and People of Oasis, that allow for greater creation of A.V.D. by the Barrows Bottling Plant, will have this offer extended to them at a rate of 90% being allocated to Oasis, and a raising of the allowed Retention amount by an amount to be agreed upon based on the value of the improvement.

What does this pledge mean for you, mechanically? It means that to get 1x bottle of AVD will cost you 1 Barrows Coupon, and can be obtained from a specific ZoM in game. 

It also means that there's a specific quantity of AVD currently available for the town's use, which can be increased for the next game, and for this Triada, will mean an increased shipment of Aqua Vide Dolce will get sent to the next resupply point along the road.

So, why would you want to purchase AVD (other than as a cool Local Plot Item)? Because you're thirsty in the desert, and the opt-in mechanics behind managing this are called HYDRATION LEVELS.

HYDRATION LEVELS

You start the game at THIRSTY, then, at the start of a Mod, and at every 12s, you move one HYDRATION LEVEL down. Drinking 1x bottle of AVD at any time both moves you up one Hydration level AND also gives you 1x PIP or Fragment of your choice.

The Hydration Levels that you can have, and the effects you opt into at each level, are as follows (from most hydrated to least):

OVER-HYDRATED: +1 to ALL stats while at this hydration level. When losing this hydration level, move instead to HYDRATED.

WELL-HYDRATED: Once per 12s or Mod: +1 to a single stat while at this hydration level.

HYDRATED: Once per 12s or Mod: Reroll any 1 roll

THIRSTY: No mechanical effect

DEHYDRATED: Unable to remove [INJURED] or [EXHAUSTED]

SEVERE DEHYDRATION: -1 to ALL stats

EXTREME DEHYDRATION: Requires 2x AVD to increase your Hydration Level (instead of just 1). Gain [Injured] AND [EXHAUSTED] any time you would lose a Hydration Level after attaining this Hydration Level.

BE AWARE: The supply of AVD that Barrows holds in reserve for the town has is limited! The total of the town’s AVD supply will be published in a ZoM in game. 

Surely there can’t be consequences for running out of water in the middle of the desert…. can there?