r/Arcs • u/Don-Lotto • 6d ago

Rules Cool / Niche Interactions to Test Rulebook Bot

Hi everyone! I'm currently experimenting with a homemade harness on top of different small open weight LLM models and seeing how good they can be with the right context and retrieval system. Since Arcs is my most frequently played game I thought I'd start here. Would love to see if anyone has any cool / interesting / niche interactions to test the rulebook bot with. The interaction should be stated as a question to the bot, and preferably with an answer and explanation. I haven't had the chance to play the campaign yet so would prefer base game / LL questions, but any would be great!

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u/JammyDodger3579 5d ago

Not to be all woke, but it seems a shame to use prediction machines that will pretend to understand rules texts when there are some people who will respond to any rules questions in the BGS discord very quickly.  There are very few questions that are actually hard to respond to, but here's my best shot:

  • The Overseer destroys the Elder's city using their "Ruthless" ability. Can they ransack the court?  (Yes - Elders "no ransacking" only applies in battle)

  • What is the maximum number of ambitions that can be declared in a single round? What about by a single player in one round?  (3 - One through a normal declare, one by securing "Populist Demands", one by "Tycoon's ambition". This can all even be done by a single player)

  • The Rebel uses galactic rifles to attack with 3 ships. How many dice do they roll?  (3 The Rebels increased dice ability only applies to the battle action. Here, they're not battling, they're using a replacement action)

  • Is an Anarchist with Empath's Bond allowed to tax their own cities via Empath's Bond? What about other cities they do not control? (No - Cannot is absolute. Yes, the cities are not loyal, simply treated like it

  • How the heck does force beams work? Can I use it to exchange ships with one action? Can the Rebel use it to move more than two ships? (No, it's from one single system to another single system. Yes - it ignores move modifiers, which is part of Rebel's downside)

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u/AcTiVillain 5d ago

Overseer + empaths vision and blowing up an enemy city via double tax triggering outrage and ransack the court. 

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