Editing Storytelling System (section)

=== Storypath System ===

New games from Onyx Path, such as ''They Came from Beneath the Sea''–as well as new editions of some older games, such as ''[[Scion (role-playing game)|Scion]]'' and the ''[[Trinity (Aeon)|Trinity]]'' line–use a new variant of the same mechanics, the ''Storypath'' system.

As part of the new editions of the Aeon Trinity games and the Scion gameline, a modified game engine was developed with the intent of being able to handle a wide range of character power levels.  While the core mechanics remain the same as the Storytelling system, the Storypath system focuses significantly more on [[Ludonarrative dissonance#Ludonarrative consistency|ludonarrative consistency]]: a major resource is Momentum, which does not represent any tangible or recognizable asset but instead the characters' narrative inclination to succeed in the story as a whole. It is spent by players to enhance or enable their character's abilities, and gained by encountering difficulties—failing at rolls, for instance, grants momentum—so that a character facing significant hardship eventually finds themselves with a surfeit of momentum to help them succeed in the end.

Another addition is Scale: a mechanic employed when one character has a significant advantage over another that may not be ideally rendered by a dice pool.  A relatively weak giant in ''Scion,'' for instance, bears an increased scale in rolls relating to strength and damage, granting them bonus successes on successful rolls, but their lower dice pool would still have a small chance of success in the first place.  The effects of scale differ against Narrative targets (scenery and nameless bystanders) and Dramatic targets (recognizable characters and objects with significance to the story).  While successes are added to Dramatic targets, they are multiplied against narrative ones, allowing for impressive effects that do not automatically overwhelm central characters.

In August 2022, Onyx Path announced they would be releasing a streamlined, more unified version of Storypath,<ref>{{cite web |title=[GenCon Online] Storypath Q&A |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u52K_kfQYOk |publisher=Youtube |access-date=18 August 2022}}</ref> referred to as "Storypath Ultra," which would present some updated terminology (e.g. referring to "successes" on individual dice as "hits" to prevent confusion between a successful action and an individual "success" on a dice) and more thoroughly integrate some of its mechanics.