Rules clarification: Do you add Stress Dice to Sickness/Virulence rolls?
Hi everyone,
I'm currently running the Destroyer of Worlds cinematic scenario using the Alien RPG 1.0 Core Rulebook. I have a quick rules question regarding disease/pathogen mechanics.
When a PC is exposed to a pathogen and has to make a Stamina roll against the disease's Virulence, do they add their current Stress Dice to this specific roll? (Making it Base Dice from STR + Stamina + Stress Dice?)
If Stress Dice are supposed to be added, how would you handle rolling a "1" (the Facehugger/Panic symbol) on a Stress Die in this context?
A standard Panic Roll doesn't seem to make much narrative sense mid-incubation or right at the moment of resisting a microscopic virus/chemical agent. Would rolling a 1 just cancel out a success, triggers immediate physical symptoms, or should Stress Dice simply be excluded from Virulence rolls entirely?
Thanks in advance for the help!