36 PbtA Complications: An inspiration table for 7-9 results.

For “Hard Choices” roll twice and let the player choose
By Will Patterson with thanks to the Gauntlet gaming community https://plus.google.com/+WillP_design
● sYou succeed but …....

Something you value is lost or ○ You’ve given up a tactical It takes much longer than you hoped.It
given away.Something you value is advantage. How?You’ve takes much longer than you hoped.
lost or given away. given up a tactical
advantage. How?

It is more or less effective than you Your body changes in an unexpected You lose your footing.You lose your
want (GM’s choice).It is more or way.Your body changes in an unexpected footing.
less effective than you want (GM’s
choice). way.

You make an inoromething you ● Something is You bleed for it.You bleed for it.
value is lost or given away. miscommunicated.Something is
dinate amount of noise.You make miscommunicated.
an inoromething you value is lost or
given away.
dinate amount of noise.

You see something that makes you You finally realize the real threat here. Reinforcements arrive.Reinforcements
question reality. What is it?You see What is it?You finally realize the real arrive.
something that makes you question threat here. What is it?
reality. What is it?

You must explain how you succeed You draw unwanted attention.You draw You are certain that approach won’t work
too well.You must explain how you unwanted attention. again. Why not?You are certain that
succeed too well. approach won’t work again. Why not?

You wish you hadn’t even tried. You lose confidence in yourself. Take -1 An ally of your choice bleeds for it.An ally
Why not?You wish you hadn’t even forward.You lose confidence in yourself. of your choice bleeds for it.
tried. Why not? Take -1 forward.

An ally of your choice pays a You are exposed to immediate You spring an unseen trap.You spring an
price.An ally of your choice pays a danger.You are exposed to immediate unseen trap.
price. danger.

You make a fool of yourself. You lose respect in the eyes of any An NPC bears the brunt of your hubris.An
Explain how.You make a fool of witnesses.You lose respect in the eyes of NPC bears the brunt of your hubris.
yourself. Explain how. any witnesses.
36 PbtA Complications: An inspiration table for 7-9 results. For “Hard Choices” roll twice and let the player choose
By Will Patterson with thanks to the Gauntlet gaming community https://plus.google.com/+WillP_design

You gain the ire of someone You reveal something that you wanted to Something here shifts noticeably. Was
powerful.You gain the ire of keep hidden.You reveal something that that magic?Something here shifts
someone powerful. you wanted to keep hidden. noticeably. Was that magic?

You are separated from the You are terrified and act accordingly.You You must make a choice between two
group.You are separated from the are terrified and act accordingly. things you want to keep or save.You must
group. make a choice between two things you
want to keep or save.

You are exhausted. You cannot be Your action affects others, GM’s
healed until you rest.You are choice.Your action affects others, GM’s You are surrounded. You are
exhausted. You cannot be healed choice.
until you rest. surrounded.

You become the center of attention. You are put in a spot. An unknown entity witnesses the
situation.