PLAY KIT Version 3.

Designed by Stefan Grambart

Customised by Angelus Morningstar
Dungeon World by Sage LaTorra and Adam Koebel

03 Basic & Special Moves 03 Alchemist

41 GM Guide 07 Artificer
42 Front 09 Barbarian
43 Monsters 11 Bard
44 NPCs 13 Cleric
45 Locations 17 Druid
46 Equipment 19 Enchanter
21 Fighter
23 Immolator
25 Monk
27 Oracle
29 Paladin
31 Ranger
33 Thief
35 Warlock
37 Wizard
 CUSTOMISED DUNGEON WORLD PLAYBOOK
BY ANGELUS MORNINGSTAR

Disclaimer

This is not an official Dungeon World product and is not intended for commercial
use. It is available for free use and should have been stored for free on
MorningstarFables.com.

This playbook utilises the official Dungeon World core rules and follows the
original design by Stefan Grambart, but has been customized by Angelus
Morningstar.

Features

Basic and Special Moves: This playbook uses all the basic and special moves as
written in the Dungeon World book.

Classes: It includes all the core Classes found in Dungeon World book: Bard, Cleric,
Druid, Fighter, Immolator, Paladin, Ranger, Thief, and Wizard, as well as the two
official classes of Barbarian and Immolator. It also introduces new homebrew
classes such as the alchemist, the artificer, the enchanter, the monk, the oracle,
and the warlock.
Note: This playbook uses unofficial class icons designed by Angelus Morningstar.

Playable Races: This playbook introduces a sixth playable race known as the
gnome and incorporates the Salamander (introduced in the Immolator class) into
other classes.

GM Guide: The playbook expands upon the GM guide with greater detail.

GM Screen Inserts: The last four pages of this playbook can be printed out as
vertical GM screen inserts.

Format: This version of the playbook uses Letter format and American English
spelling.

Enjoy your adventure, and may your story be a tale worth telling!
 Hack & Slash
When you attack an enemy in melee, roll+STR.
On a 10+ you deal your damage to the enemy and
avoid their attack. At your option, you may choose
to do +1d6 damage but expose yourself to the
enemy’s attack.
On a 7–9, you deal your damage to the enemy and
the enemy makes an attack against you.
BASIC MOVES
Volley
When you take aim and shoot at an enemy at
range, roll+DEX.
On a 10+ you have a clear shot—deal your damage.
On a 7–9, choose one (whichever you choose you
deal your damage):
• You have to move to get the shot placing you in
danger of the GM’s choice
• You have to take what you can get: -1d6
damage
• You have to take several shots, reducing your
ammo by one.
Parley
When you have leverage on a GM character and
manipulate them, roll+CHA. Leverage is something
they need or want.
On a 10+ they ask you for something and do it if
you make them a promise first.
On a 7–9, they need some concrete assurance of
your promise, right now.
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Defy Danger
When you act despite an imminent threat or
suffer a calamity, say how you deal with it and
roll. If you do it...
• by powering through, +STR
• by getting out of the way or acting fast, +DEX
• by enduring, +CON
• with quick thinking, +INT
• through mental fortitude, +WIS
• sing charm and social grace, +CHA
On a 10+, you do what you set out to, the threat
doesn’t come to bear.
On a 7–9, you stumble, hesitate, or flinch: the GM
will offer you a worse outcome, hard bargain, or
ugly choice.
Defend
When you stand in defense of a person, item, or
location under attack, roll+CON.
On a 10+, hold 3. On a 7–9, hold 1.
So long as you stand in defense, when you or the
thing you defend is attacked you may spend hold,
1 for 1, to choose an option:
• Redirect an attack from the thing you defend to
yourself
• Halve the attack’s effect or damage
• Open up the attacker to an ally giving that ally
+1 forward against the attacker
• Deal damage to the attacker equal to your level
Discern Realities
When you closely study a situation or person,
roll+WIS.
On a 10+ ask the GM three questions from the list
below. On a 7–9 ask only one. Take +1 forward
when acting on the answers.
• What happened here recently?
• What is about to happen?
• What should I be on the lookout for?
• What here is useful or valuable to me?
• Who’s really in control here?
• What here is not what it appears to be?
Spout Lore
When you consult your accumulated knowledge
about something, roll+INT.
On a 10+ the GM will tell you something
interesting and useful about the subject relevant
to your situation.
On a 7–9 the GM will only tell you something
interesting—it’s on you to make it useful. The GM
might ask you “How do you know this?” Tell them
the truth, now.
Aid or Interfere
When you help or hinder someone you have a
Bond with, roll+Bond with them.
On a 10+ they take +1 or -2, your choice.
On a 7–9 you also expose yourself to danger,
retribution, or cost.
Last Breath
When you’re dying you catch a glimpse of what
lies beyond the Black Gates of Death’s Kingdom
(the GM will describe it). Then roll (just roll,
+nothing—yeah, Death doesn’t care how tough or
cool you are).
On a 10+ you’ve cheated death— you’re in a bad
spot but you’re still alive.
On a 7–9 Death will offer you a bargain. Take it
and stabilize or refuse and pass beyond the Black
Gates into whatever fate awaits you.
On a 6-, your fate is sealed. You’re marked as
Death’s own and you’ll cross the threshold soon.
The GM will tell you when.
Encumbrance
When you make a move while carrying weight up
to or equal to Load, you’re fine.
When you make a move while carrying weight
equal to load+1 or load+2, you take -1.
When you make a move while carrying weight
greater than load+2, you have a choice: drop at
least 1 weight and roll at -1, or automatically fail.
Make Camp
When you settle in to rest consume a ration; If
you’re somewhere dangerous decide the watch
order as well. If you have enough XP you may
Level Up. When you wake from at least a few
uninterrupted hours of sleep heal damage equal to
half your max HP.
Take Watch
When you’re on watch and something approaches
the camp, roll+WIS.
On a 10+ you’re able to wake the camp and
prepare a response, the camp takes +1 forward.
On a 7–9 you react just a moment too late; the
camp is awake but hasn’t had time to prepare. You
have weapons and armor but little else.
On a 6- whatever lurks outside the campfire’s
light has the drop on you.
Bolster
When you spend your leisure time in study,
meditation, or hard practice, you gain preparation.
If you prepare for a week or two, 1 preparation. If
you prepare for a month or longer, 3 preparation.
When your preparation pays off spend 1
preparation for +1 to any roll. You can only spend
one preparation per roll.
Supply
When you go to buy something with money on
hand, if it’s something readily available in the
settlement you’re in, you can buy it at market
price. If it’s something special, beyond what’s
usually available here, or non-mundane, roll+CHA.
On a 10+ you find what you’re looking for at a fair
price.
On a 7–9 you’ll have to pay more or settle for
something similar.
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Undertake a Perilous Journey
When you travel through hostile territory, choose
one member of the party to act as trailblazer, one
to scout ahead, and one to be quartermaster (the
same character cannot have two jobs). If you don’t
have enough party members or choose not to
assign a job, treat that job as if it had rolled a 6.
Each character with a job to do rolls+WIS.
On a 10+ the quartermaster reduces the number of
rations required by one.
On a 10+ the trailblazer reduces the amount of
time it takes to reach your destination (the GM
will say by how much).
On a 10+ the scout will spot any trouble quick
enough to let you get the drop on it.
On a 7–9 each roles performs their job as
expected: the normal number of rations are
consumed, the journey takes about as long as
expected, no one gets the drop on you but you
don’t get the drop on them either.
Recover
When you do nothing but rest in comfort and
safety after a day of rest you recover all your HP.
After three days of rest you remove one debility of
your choice. If you’re under the care of a healer
(magical or otherwise) you heal a debility for
every two days of rest instead.
Carouse
When you return triumphant and throw a big
party, spend 100 coin and roll + extra 100s of coin
spent.
On a 10+ choose 3. On a 7–9 choose 1. On a miss,
you still choose one, but things get really out of
hand.
• You befriend a useful NPC
• You hear rumors of an opportunity
• You gain useful information
• You are not entangled, ensorcelled, or tricked
Recruit
When you put out word that you’re looking to hire
help, roll. If you make it known...
• ...that your pay is generous, take +1
• ...what you’re setting out to do, take +1
• ...that they’ll get a share of whatever you find,
take +1
If you have a useful reputation around these parts
take an additional +1.
On a 10+ you’ve got your pick of a number of
skilled applicants, your choice who you hire, no
penalty for not taking them along.
On a 7–9 you’ll have to settle for someone close or
turn them away.
On a 6- someone influential and ill-suited declares
they’d like to come along (a foolhardy youth, a
loose-cannon, or a veiled enemy, for example),
bring them and take the consequences or turn
them away. If you turn away applicants you take -1
forward to Recruit.
End of Session
When you reach the end of a session, choose one
your bonds that you feel is resolved (completely
explored, no longer relevant, or otherwise). Ask
the player of the character you have the bond with
if they agree. If they do, mark XP and write a new
bond with whomever you wish.
Once bonds have been updated look at your
alignment. If you fulfillled that alignment at least
once this session, mark XP. Then answer these
three questions as a group:
• Did we learn something new and important
about the world?
• Did we overcome a notable monster or enemy?
• Did we loot a memorable treasure?
For each “yes” answer everyone marks XP.
Level Up
When you have downtime (hours or days) and XP
equal to (or greater than) your current level+7,
SPECIAL MOVES
subtract your current level +7 from your XP,
increase your level by 1, and choose a new
advanced move from your class. If you are the
wizard, you also get to add a new spell to your
spellbook.
Choose one of your stats and increase it by 1 (this
may change your modifier). Note that changing
your Constitution increases your maximum and
Trait Modifiers
1-3 -3
4-5 -2
6-8 -1
9-12 0
13-15 +1
16-17 +2
18 +3
current HP. Ability scores can’t go higher than 18.
Outstanding Warrants
When you return to a civilized place in which
you’ve caused trouble before, roll+CHA.
On a 10+, word has spread of your deeds and
everyone recognizes you.
On a 7–9, that, and, the GM chooses a
complication:
• The local constabulary has a warrant out for
your arrest
• Someone has put a price on your head
• Someone important to you has been put in a
bad spot as a result of your actions
 NAME
LEVEL XP
GNOME: Fizzle, Bramble, Lixie, Jinx, Gizmo, Tinker, Wizzle HUMAN: Albert, Elara, Cedric, Morgana, Victor, Hazel, Beatrice
HALFLING: Pippin, Lily, Faelen, Bram, Cora, Tansy, Elinor
Level Up at current lvl + 7

LOOK ARMOUR ALIGNMENT

THE ALCHEMIST
Choose one for each, or write your own:
Good
EYES: Analytical, enigmatic, intense, hazy
Purify or neutralize a harmful substance.
SCENT: Pungent, acrid, aromatic, mystic
HIT POINTS
BODY: Lean, stooped, agile, frail Evil
OUTFIT: Tattered, eccentric, tunic Max (6 + Constitution) Infect something with a contagion or toxin.

Chaotic
Demonstrate elemental dominance.

Custom
DAMAGE

Assign these scores to your stats: 16(+2), 15(+1), 13(+1), 12(–), 9(–), 8(-1)

BONDS
Strength Dexterity Constitution
Fill in at least one with the name of a companion, or write
Weak -1 Shakey -1 Sick -1 your own.
STR DEX CON has seen my most valuable
formula and now owes me for my trust.

has dealt with me before,

and I need to repay their kindness.

has learned a thing or two

Intelligence Wisdom Charisma from me; they should be grateful.

doesn't understand the true

Stunned -1 Confused -1 Scarred -1 power of alchemy, but I'll show them what it can
INT WIS CHA achieve.

STARTING MOVES RACE

Transmutation Circle Elemental Foundations Gnome
When you draw an arcane circle it is You have mastered one of the alchemical You can conjure a simple invisible construct
capable of allowing alchemical elements. You have learned to bend and that can do nothing but simple tasks and
transmutations, roll+INT. shape the substances and forces of one of carry items (Load 3).
them. This is your Elemental Domain -
On a 10+, the circle is perfect and will hold
3 charges.
choose which one: Halfling
Roaring Fire You have complete immunity to all poisons,
On a 7-9, it's functional but holds only 1 and can identify them by taste.
charge. Surging Water

On a 6-, the circle is flawed, and backfires. Booming Thunder Human

It creates some wild effect described by the Billowing Air Gain a +1 ongoing to any rolls that involve
GM. improvising with limited resources.
Gentle Earth
You may spend these alchemical charges on
various effects defined by other moves. If Unyielding Stone Custom
you leave or otherwise lose contact with the Harrowing Metal Choose any race and ability.
circle, you lose all charges. To prepare a
circle, you need a minute to draw one on a Glistening Ice
suitable surface. At every odd level (3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th), choose
an additional Elemental Domain.
Gilded Eye
When you analyze a material substance, you Brew Potion
can ask the GM what it is made of and what When you spend an alchemical charge, you
it’s properties are, and the GM will answer can take the essence of your Elemental
honestly. Domain and infuse it into a potent potion.
When you Discern Realities you can ask Each potion has 1 weight. The GM will give
"What here is useful or valuable to me?" for it a tag based on the choice of element.
free, even on a 6-. • Air: ignore difficult terrain
• Stone: +1 Armour
• Fire: +2 damage
• Water: breathe underwater
• Earth: heal 1d8 damage.

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 COIN ADVANCED MOVES
When you gain a level from 2-10, you may choose from these moves.
Spent

Elemental Command Lightning in a Bottle

Choose an additional Elemental Domain, When you Brew Potions, you can store an
RATIONS which you can manipulate. effect from your Elemental Domains in a
flask with an alchemical charge. You can

AMMO
Lost
GEAR
100 Coin, 5 Rations, 3 Ammo = 1 weight
Starting Gear:
A Bag of Books (5 uses, 2 weight)
Leather Armour (1 Armour, worn, 1 weight)
Healing Potion (0 weight)
3 Potions (1 weight each), each has one an effect
from the Brew Potions move.
Choose your armament:
Dagger (hand, 1 weight)
Staff (close, two-handed, 1 weight)
Consumed
Silver Tongue
You may also add your level to your
Charisma when Charisma would reduce the
Buying Price of something.
Cast-iron Stomach
You have the ability to consume alchemical
matter and don’t need to eat or drink. If a
move tells you to mark off a ration, just
ignore it.
Max Load Half Metal
(10 + STR) When you spend an alchemical charge, you
can manipulate the properties of materials
within your circle, they change at your
touch.
You can spend charges within the circle, and
choose one of the following simple effects to
apply to a material substance:
• Brittle and prone to shattering
• Exceptionally hard and resistant
• Malleable and easily shaped
• Weakened and corroded
• Transparent and see-through
THE ALCHEMIST
spend multiple charges to store the same
element multiple times in a a single flask.
The GM will provide you with a move based
on the element, which is applied when
unstopped.
• Fire: ignite a fire or illuminate
surroundings.
• Lightning: release a bolt for 1d6 damage.
• Water: create a plentiful source of
water.
• Air: generate a powerful blast of wind.
Golden Handshake
When you spend an alchemical charge, you
can transmute base matter into something
valuable, either Coin or Rations. Roll 2d6 to
determine the number of Coins or Rations
you create.
Fortified Body
Your experiments have imbued you with
unnatural resilience against the elements.
You have +2 Armour from all of your
Elemental Domains.

Careful Inscription
Bold as Brass
Your transmutation circles now hold an
You can spend an alchemical charge with
additional charge.
your attack to roll 2d6 for your damage.

When you gain a level from 6-10, you may choose from these moves.

Tempest in a Teacup Homunculus

Requires: Lightning in a Bottle
You may now store greater elemental
effects. Upon releasing elemental brew,
choose 1:
• The effects are doubled.
• The targets are doubled.
Other Gear:
Treated Materials
Replaces: Careful Inscription
Your transmutation circles now holds two
more additional charges, even on a 6-.
Fortified Body
Your experiments have imbued you with
resilience against the elements. You have +2
Armour for elemental damage.
Elemental Mastery
Requires: Elemental Command
Choose an additional Elemental Domain,
which you can manipulate.
Midas Touch
Requires: Golden Handshake
Your touch reshapes a creature with fewer
hit points than your level into raw material
substance, effectively killing them. This
requires the expenditure of an alchemical
charge, and the GM might require a Defy
Danger roll to land the touch, depending on
the circumstance.
When you create a sentient homunculus
within a bottle using your Transmutation
Circle, you create a small hominid
abomination. Treat this as a character, but
with access to only the basic moves. It has a
+1 modifier for all stats and 1 HP.
You can invest more charges to imbue the
homunculus with one or more of the
following qualities. Each charge spent adds a
unique quality to the homunculus.
• The homunculus is talented, granting it
a +2 modifier to one chosen stat.
• The homunculus is vital, +2 HP.
• The homunculus can carry 12 Load.
• The homunculus is can independently
carry out complex tasks.
Elemental Form
Requires: Fortified Body
When you assume an elemental form,
roll+INT. On a 10+ hold 3. On a 7-9 hold 2.
On a 6- hold 1, but the GM gives you some
problems.
The GM will assign special moves relevant to
to your new form, and you may spend 1 hold
to use one. If you run out of hold (or at any
time at will), return to your original form.
• Fire: Engulf with flame or Project fiery
darts
• Water: Pass through gaps or Ignore
harm
• Earth: Travel through soil or Immobilize
enemies
• Air: Take flight or Move unseen

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 NAME
LEVEL XP
DWARF: Thrain, Balfor, Glim, Orik, Fargrim, Thorbin, Yarik HUMAN: Eliza, Robert, Sarah, James, Annabelle, Victor, Clara
GNOME: Fizzle, Glim, Nackle, Wren, Mipsy, Sprocket, Tink
Level Up at current lvl + 7

LOOK ARMOUR ALIGNMENT

THE ARTIFICER
Choose one for each, or write your own:
Neutral
EYES: Inquisitive, bright, analytical, glimmering
Secure a fair trade or business deal.
HAIR: Tousled, oily, wild, bald
HIT POINTS
BODY: Rotund, nimble, muscular, lithe Lawful
OUTFIT: Robes, leather vest, apron Max (4 + Constitution) Repair or restore something of tradition.

Chaotic
Cause a contraption to go haywire
intentionally.

DAMAGE Custom

Assign these scores to your stats: 16(+2), 15(+1), 13(+1), 12(–), 9(–), 8(-1)

BONDS
Strength Dexterity Constitution
Fill in at least one with the name of a companion, or write
Weak -1 Shakey -1 Sick -1 your own.
STR DEX CON shares a deep fascination
with the mysteries of ancient technologies.

has clashed with me in the

past over differing views on magic and technology.

holds me in debt for saving

Intelligence Wisdom Charisma me from a perilous situation.

has been entrusted with

Stunned -1 Confused -1 Scarred -1 one of my devices, and I want to see it in action.
INT WIS CHA

STARTING MOVES RACE

Craft Contraptions
When you spend uninterrupted time (an
hour or so) in a location equipped with the
necessary materials and resources, you can
craft contraptions.
All contraptions begin with the awkward,
dangerous, requires Artificer, and 1 use
tags. In addition choose one of the
following tags:
• Beacon: send a message
• Decoy: distracts or annoys
• Projectile: lob a payload
You can enhance your contraption with
additional feature tags. Each feature tag
costs 5 Coins worth of materials and adds 1
weight. You can safely add a number of
function tags equal to your level. Every tag
beyond this is a level of overbear.
You have access to the current tags as
feature tags:
• Bright: creates a brilliant light
• Forceful: can knock back or down
• Loud: creates a loud noise
• Messy: causes indiscriminate damage
• Stun: causes stun damage
• +1 use: increase use by 1
Note: Add the contraption to your equipment
list, noting all tags and it’s overbear level if it
has any.
Activate Contraption Dwarf
When you activate a readied Contraption, When in direct contact with earth or stone,
describe its function, roll+INT. For every take +1 ongoing to detect hidden doors or
level of overbear, take -1. traps.
On a 10+, ignore both the awkward and
dangerous tags. On a 7-9, ignore only 1 of Gnome
those tags. The GM applies consequences The first time you pick up and hold an
based on remaining tags. object each day, you gain brief insights into
its recent use or function.
Omni-tool-device
This tool is a versatile marvel. When Human
activated, it can mirror the function of When you Supply for materials and
almost any basic tool or equipment mundane equipment, take +1 ongoing.
required, functioning like Dungeon Gear.
It has your level +2 uses (this resets during Custom
Craft Contraptions). Choose any race and ability.
Boomstick
This firearm is a unique weapon you
possess, which you can fire shot through
the Volley move.
I has the two-handed, reach, loud, reload,
requires Artificer, & 3 uses tags. Each
attack with the weapon consumes one use,
which resets when you Craft Contraptions.
Your Boomstick is also equipped with a
launch device allowing you to fire projectile
contraptions with the Volley action. This
does not consume one a use.

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 COIN ADVANCED MOVES
Spent When you gain a level from 2-10, you may choose from these moves.
Gyvering
When you Defy Danger with improvised
RATIONS materials, use INT and take +1 forward.
Explain how you used these materials to
Consumed exploit a situational advantage.
Proficient Mechanic
When you Discern Realities or Spout Lore
AMMO about anything mechanical or structural,
take +1.
Lost
Mechanical Advantage
Whenever you deal damage, roll twice and
take the better result.
GEAR
My Little Friend
Max Load
100 Coin, 5 Rations, 3 Ammo = 1 weight (10 + STR) Replace the reach and 3 uses tags on your
Starting Gear: Boomstick with near and 4 uses.
An Artificer’s Codex (0 weight)
Work Smart Not Hard
Artificer's Tools (1 weight): Includes a variety of Your ingenuity allows you to distribute
small tools. weight cleverly, and your max Load is
All 3 of your starting Gadgets (0 weight each). determined by 10+INT not 10+STR.
20 Coin
Arcane Dabbler
Leather Armour (1 Armour, 1 weight) Your latent arcane talent enables you to
infuse your contraptions with
Crossbow (near, +1 damage, reload, 3 weight)
enchantments. Choose one spell from the
A Bundle of Arrows (3 ammo, 1 weight) Cleric or Wizard lists, and you can craft a
contraption that replicates its effect.
Choose one:
However, the spell's level must be lower
A Bag of Books (5 uses, 2 weight) than your current level.
A Bundle of Arrows (3 ammo, 1 weight)
Healing Potion (0 weight)
When you gain a level from 6-10, you may choose from these moves.
Big Bertha
Replaces: My Little Friend
Replace the near tag with the far tag and
the 4 uses tag with the 5 uses tag on your
Boomstick. Remove the reload tag.
Other Gear: Arcane Expert
Requires: Arcane Dabbler
You can now choose a second spell from the
Cleric or Wizard lists, and you can craft a
contraption that replicates its effect. The
spell's level must be lower than your
current level.
Supreme Engineer
Your contraptions can hold your 2 more
feature tags before it starts going into
overbear.
Resourceful Engineer
Each feature tag only costs 3 Coins to
attach during Craft Contraptions.
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Gel Infusion
You have learned how to manipulate viscous
gels. You now have access to the following
base tag for contraptions:
THE ARTIFICER
• Snare: trap or capture
You also have access to the following
function tag for contraptions:
• Acidic: coats with corrosive liquid
• Oily: releases a slick of grease
• Sticky: releases a glob of adhesive
Block by Block
You have a schematic for an automatically
deploy-able wall. You now have access to
the following base tag for contraptions:
• Barricade: hinders or slows
You also have access to the following
function tag for contraptions:
• Spiky: deals damage back
• Spongy: resistant to impact damage
• Rigid: resistant to sharp damage
Locked and Loaded
You’ve mastered the fundamentals of
explosives. You now have access to the
following base tag for contraptions:
• Incendiary: detonates upon a trigger
You also have access to the following
function tag for contraptions:
• Area: affect targets in proximity
• Fiery: burns those in range
• Smokey: emits thick smoke
Ride the Lightning
Requires: Locked and Loaded
You’ve mastered the the properties of
fulmonry. You also have access to the
following function tag for contraptions:
• Aimed: +1 to ranged attacks
• Magnetic: attracts or repels metal
• Shocking: delivers an electric shock
Advanced Gels
Requires: Gel Infusion
You’ve tempered gels enough that they can
have stranger properties. You also have
access to the following function tag for
contraptions:
• Bouncy: coats with elastic surface
• Calcify: rapid covering of minerals
• Icy: bursts with a cold blast
Anathema
You’ve unlocked the ability to have abilities
keyed to specific classes of creatures. You
now have access to the following function
tags for contraptions:
• Bane: effective against a specific race
• Ward: hampers a specific race
 NAME
LEVEL XP
NAMES: Gorm, Si-Yi, Priscilla, Sen, Xia, Anneira, Haepha, Lur, Shar, TITLES: the Glorious, the Hungry, the Irascible, the Undefeated, the
Korrin, Nkosi, Fafnir, Qua, Sacer, Vercin’geto, Barbozar, Clovis, Frael, Gluttonous, Foesmasher, Bonebreaker, the Mirthful, the Melancholic, All-
Level Up at current lvl + 7
Thra-raxes, Sillius, Sha-Sheena, Khamisi Mighty, the Giant, the Triumphant

LOOK ARMOUR ALIGNMENT

THE BARBARIAN
Choose one for each, or write your own:
Chaotic
EYES: Tormented, haunted, wild, shrouded
Eschew a convention of the civilized world.
DECORATION: Tattoos, bejewelled, unmarred
HIT POINTS
BODY: Mighty thews, long shanks, scrawny Neutral
CLOTHES: Scraps, silks, scavenger’s outfit Max (8 + Constitution) Teach someone the ways of your people.

Evil
Abandon someone weaker than you to their
fate.

DAMAGE Custom

Assign these scores to your stats: 16(+2), 15(+1), 13(+1), 12(–), 9(–), 8(-1)

BONDS
Strength Dexterity Constitution
Fill in at least one with the name of a companion, or write
Weak -1 Shakey -1 Sick -1 your own.
STR DEX CON is puny and foolish, but
amusing to me.

is always getting into

trouble - I must protect them from themselves.

’s ways are strange and

Intelligence Wisdom Charisma confusing.

shares my hunger for glory;

Stunned -1 Confused -1 Scarred -1 the earth will tremble at our passing!
INT WIS CHA

STARTING MOVES RACE

Choose one of these to start with:
Herculean Appetite Outsider
Full Plate and Packing Others may content themselves with just a You may be elf, dwarf, halfling, or human,
You ignore the clumsy tag on armor you taste of wine, or dominion over a servant or but you and your people are not from
wear. two, but you want more. around here.
Choose two appetites. While pursuing one At the beginning of each session, the GM
Unencumbered, Unharmed of your appetites if you would roll for a will ask you something about your
So long as you are below your Load and move, instead of rolling 2d6 you roll homeland, why you left, or what you left
neither wear armor nor carry a shield, take 1d6+1d8. behind. If you answer them, mark XP.
+1 Armour.
If the d6 is the higher die of the pair, the
GM will also introduce a complication or
You also start with all of these:
danger that comes about due to your
heedless pursuits.
The Upper Hand
Pure destruction
You take +1 ongoing to Last Breath rolls. On
a 7-9 you make an offer to Death in return Power over others
for your life. If Death accepts he will return
you to life. If not, you die. Mortal pleasures

Conquest
What are you Waiting For?
Riches and property
When you cry out a challenge to your
enemies, roll+CON. Fame and glory

On a 10+ they treat you as the biggest

threat to be dealt with and ignore your
Musclebound
companions, take +2 damage ongoing While you wield a weapon it gains the
against them. forceful and messy tags.

On a 7-9 only a few (the weakest or most

foolhardy) fall prey to your taunting.

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 COIN ADVANCED MOVES
Spent When you gain a level from 2-10, you may choose from these moves.
Still Hungry
Choose an additional appetite.
RATIONS
Appetite For Destruction
Consumed
Take a move from the Fighter, Bard, or
Thief class list. You may not take multiclass
moves from those classes.
AMMO My Love for You is Like a
Truck
Lost
Choose an additional appetite.
What is Best in Life
GEAR You’ve traveled the wide world over. When
you arrive someplace ask the GM about any
Max Load (8 important traditions, rituals, and so on,
100 Coin, 5 Rations, 3 Ammo = 1 weight + STR)
they’ll tell you what you need to know.
Starting Gear:
Dungeon Rations (5 uses, 1 weight) Wide-Wanderer
You’ve traveled the wide world over. When
Dagger (hand, 1 weight)
you arrive someplace ask the GM about any
Some Token of where you’ve traveled or where important traditions, rituals, and so on,
you’re from. they’ll tell you what you need to know.
Choose your armament:
Usurper
Axe (close, 1 weight)
When you prove yourself superior to a
Two-handed Sword (close, +1 damage, 2
person in power, take +1 forward with their
weight) followers, underlings, and attache.
Choose one:
Adventuring Gear (5 uses, 1 weight), &
Dungeon Rations (5 uses, ration, 1 weight)
Chainmail (1 Armour, worn, 1 weight)
When you gain a level from 6-10, you may choose from these moves.
A Good Day to Die
As long as you have less than your CON in
current HP (or 1, whichever is higher) take
+1 ongoing.
Kill ‘Em All
Requires: Appetite for Destruction
Take another move from the Fighter, Bard,
Other Gear: or Thief class list. You may not take
multiclass moves from those classes.
War Cry
When you enter the battle with a show of
force, roll +CHA.
On a 10+ both, on a 7-9 one or the other.
• Your allies are rallied and take +1
forward.
• Your enemies feel fear and act
accordingly (avoiding you, hiding,
attacking with fear-driven abandon)
Mark of Might
When you take this move and spend some
uninterrupted time reflecting on your past
glories, you may mark yourself with a
symbol of your power (a long braid tied
with bells, ritual scars or tattoos, etc.) Any
intelligent mortal creature who sees this
symbol knows instinctively that you are a
force to be reckoned with and treats you
appropriately.
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Khan of Khans
Your hirelings always accept the gratuitous
fulfilllment of one of your appetites as
payment.
THE BARBARIAN
Samson
You may take a debility to immediately
break free of any physical or mental
restraint.
Smash!
When you Hack & Slash, on a 12+ deal your
damage and choose something physical
your target has (a weapon, their position, a
limb): they lose it.
Indestructible Hunger
When you take damage you can choose to
take -1 ongoing until you sate one of your
appetites instead of taking the damage. If
you already have this penalty you cannot
choose this option.
Eye For Weakness
When you Discern Realities add "What here
is weak or vulnerable?" to the list of
questions you can ask.
On the Move
When you Defy Danger caused by
movement (maybe falling off a bridge or
rushing past an armed guard) take +1.
More! Always More!
When you satisfy an appetite to the
extreme (destroying something unique and
significant, gaining enormous fame, riches,
power, etc.) you may choose to resolve it.
Cross it off the list and mark XP. While you
may pursue that appetite again, you no
longer feel the burning desire you once did.
In its place, choose a new appetite from the
list or write your own.
The One Who Knocks
When you Defy Danger, on a 12+ you turn
the danger back on itself, the GM will
describe how.
Healthy Distrust
Whenever the unclean magic wielded by
mortal men causes you to Defy Danger,
treat any result of 6- as a 7–9.
For the Blood God
You are initiated in the old ways, the ways
of sacrifice. Choose something your gods
(or the ancestor spirits, or your totem, etc)
value—gold, blood, bones or the like. When
you sacrifice those things as per your rites
and rituals, roll+WIS.
On a 10+ the GM will grant you insight into
your current trouble or a boon to help you.
On a 7-9 the sacrifice is not enough and
your gods take of your flesh as well, but
still grant you some insight or boon.
On a 6-, you earn the ire of the fickle
spirits.
 NAME
LEVEL XP
ELF: Astrafel, Daelwyn, Feliana, Damarra, Sistranalle, Pendrell HUMAN: Baldric, Leena, Willem, Florian, Seraphine, Quorra, Ramonde
HALFLING: Bodo, Danna, Fael, Linnie, Milo, Piper, Tansy
Level Up at current lvl + 7

LOOK ARMOUR ALIGNMENT

THE BARD
Choose one for each, or write your own:
Good
EYES: Knowing, fiery, joyous
Perform your art to aid someone else.
VOICE: Melodic, hypnotic, captivating
HIT POINTS
BODY: Fit, well-fed, thin Neutral
CLOTHES: Finery, travelling, poor Max (6 + Constitution) Avoid a conflict or defuse a tense situation.

Chaotic
Spur others to significant and unplanned
decisive action.

DAMAGE Custom

Assign these scores to your stats: 16(+2), 15(+1), 13(+1), 12(–), 9(–), 8(-1)

BONDS
Strength Dexterity Constitution
Fill in at least one with the name of a companion, or write
Weak -1 Shakey -1 Sick -1 your own.
STR DEX CON has adventured with me
before.

does not trust me, and for

good reason.

has been the subject of my

Intelligence Wisdom Charisma songs, long before I ever met them in person.

has great adventures, and

Stunned -1 Confused -1 Scarred -1 I’m composing them into a ballad.
INT WIS CHA

STARTING MOVES RACE

Arcane Art Bardic Lore Elf
When you weave a performance into a basic Choose an area of expertise: When you enter an important location (your
spell, choose an ally and an effect, & Spells and Magicks call) you can ask the GM for one fact from
roll+CHA: the history of that location.
The Dead and Undead
• Heal 1d8 damage.
• +1d4 forward to damage. Grand Histories of the Known World Halfling
• Their mind is shaken clear of one A Bestiary of Creatures Unusual People find you nonthreatening. When you
enchantment. use Charming and Open ask two questions,
• The next time someone successfully The Planar Spheres but only answer one.
assists the target with aid, they get +2 Legends of Heroes Past
instead of +1. Human
Gods and their Servants
On a 10+, the ally gets the selected effect. When you first enter a civilized settlement,
When you first encounter an important someone who respects minstrels will take
On a 7-9, your spell still works, but you creature, location, or item (your call) you in as their guest.
draw unwanted attention or your magic covered by your bardic lore you can ask the
affects other targets as well, GM’s choice. GM any one question about it; the GM will Custom
answer truthfully. The GM may then ask
Charming & Open you what tale, song, or legend you heard
Choose any race and ability.

When you speak frankly with someone, you that information in.
can ask their player a question from the list
below. They must answer it truthfully, then A Port in the Storm
they may ask you a question from the list When you return to a civilized settlement
(which you must answer truthfully). you’ve visited before, tell the GM when you
• Whom do you serve? were last here. They’ll tell you how it’s
• What do you wish I would do? changed since then.
• How can I get you to do something?
• What are you really feeling right now?
• What do you most desire?

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 COIN
Spent
RATIONS
Consumed
AMMO
Lost
GEAR
Max Load (9
100 Coin, 5 Rations, 3 Ammo = 1 weight
Starting Gear:
Choose one, all are weight 0 for you:
Your father’s Mandolin, repaired
A fine Lute, a gift from a noble
The Pipes you courted your first love with.
A stolen Horn
A Fiddle, never before played
A Songbook in a forgotten tongue
Choose your clothing:
Leather Armour (1 Armour, worn, 1 weight)
Ostentatious Clothes (worn, 0 weight)
Choose your armament:
Dueling Rapier (close, precise, 2 weight)
Worn Bow (near, 2 weight),
Bundle of Arrows (3 ammo, 1 weight), &
Short Sword (close, 1 weight)
Choose one:
Adventuring Gear (5 uses, 1 weight)
Bandages (3 uses, slow, 0 weight)
Halfling Pipeleaf (6 uses, 0 weight)
3 Coins
Other Gear:
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ADVANCED MOVES
When you gain a level from 2-10, you may choose from these moves.
Healing Song Eldritch Tones
When you heal with Arcane Art, you heal Your Arcane Art is strong, allowing you to
+1d8 damage. choose two effects instead of one.
THE BARD
Vicious Cacophony Duelist’s Parry
When you grant bonus damage with Arcane When you Hack & Slash, you take +1 Armor
Art, you grant an extra +1d4 damage. forward.
It Goes To Eleven Bamboozle
When you unleash a crazed performance (a When you Parley with someone, on a 7+ you
righteous lute solo or mighty brass blast, also take +1 forward with them.
maybe) choose a target who can hear you
and roll+CHA. Multiclass Dabbler
On a 10+ the target attacks their nearest Get one move from another class. Treat
ally in range. your level as one lower for choosing the
move.
+ STR) On a 7-9 they attack their nearest ally, but
you also draw their attention and ire.
Multiclass Initiate
Metal Hurlant Get one move from another class. Treat
your level as one lower for choosing the
When you shout with great force or play a move.
shattering note choose a target and
roll+CON.
A Little Help From My
On a 10+ the target takes 1d10 damage and Friends
is deafened for a few minutes. When you successfully aid someone you
On a 7-9 you still damage your target, but take +1 forward as well.
it’s out of control: the GM will choose an
additional target nearby.
When you gain a level from 6-10, you may choose from these moves.
Healing Chorus An Ear For Magic
Replaces: Healing Song When you hear an enemy cast a spell the
When you heal with Arcane Art, you heal GM will tell you the name of the spell and
+2d8 damage. its effects. Take +1 forward when acting on
the answers.
Vicious Blast
Devious
Replaces: Vicious Cacophony
When you use Charming & Open you may
When you grant bonus damage with Arcane also ask “How are you vulnerable to me?”
Art, you grant an extra +2d4 damage. Your subject may not ask this question of
you.
Unforgettable Face
When you meet someone you’ve met before Duelist's Block
(your call) after some time apart you take Replaces: Duelist’s Parry
+1 forward against them.
When you Hack & Slash, you take +2
Armour forward.
Reputation
When you first meet someone who’s heard Con
songs about you, roll+CHA.
Replaces: Bamboozle
On a 10+, tell the GM two things they’ve
When you Parley with someone, on a 7+
heard about you.
you also take +1 forward with them and get
On a 7-9, tell the GM one thing they’ve to ask their player one question which they
heard, and the GM tells you one thing. must answer truthfully.
Eldritch Chord Multiclass Master
Replaces: Eldritch Tones Get a move from another class. Treat your
level as one lower for choosing the move.
When you use Arcane Art, you choose two
effects. You also get to choose one of those
effects to double.
 NAME
LEVEL XP
DWARF: Durga, Aelfar, Gerda, Rurgosh, Bjorn, Drummond, Helg HUMAN: Wesley, Brinton, Jon, Sara, Hawthorn, Elise, Clarke, Lenore
HALFLING: Elira, Toben, Lila, Bramble, Wynna, Tansy, Finnian
Level Up at current lvl + 7

LOOK ARMOUR ALIGNMENT

THE CLERIC
Choose one for each, or write your own:
Good
EYES: Kind, sharp, sad
Endanger yourself to heal another.
HAIR: Strange, tonsure, bald
HIT POINTS
BODY: Thin, knobby, flabby Lawful
CLOTHES: Flowing robes, habit, common Max (8 + Constitution) Endanger yourself following the precepts of
your church or deity.

Evil
Harm another to prove the superiority of
your church or deity.
DAMAGE
Custom

Assign these scores to your stats: 16(+2), 15(+1), 13(+1), 12(–), 9(–), 8(-1)

BONDS
Strength Dexterity Constitution
Fill in at least one with the name of a companion, or write
Weak -1 Shakey -1 Sick -1 your own.
STR DEX CON has insulted my deity; I do
not trust them..

is in constant danger, will

keep them safe.

is a good and faithful

Intelligence Wisdom Charisma person; I trust them implicitly.

is wayward in their beliefs,

Stunned -1 Confused -1 Scarred -1 I will bring them to my faith.
INT WIS CHA

STARTING MOVES RACE

Servant of the Divine Cast a Spell Dwarf
You serve and worship some deity or power When you unleash a divine spell, roll+WIS. When you Commune you are also granted a
which grants you spells. Give your god a version of Words of the Unspeaking as a
On a 10+, the the spell is cast.
name and choose their domain: rote which only works on stone.
Healing and Restoration On a 7-9, the spell is cast, but choose 1:
• You draw unwanted attention or make Halfling
Bloody Conquest
life difficult. The GM will say how. Food and drink are ceremonial. In addition
Civilization • Your deity is distant; take -1 ongoing to to your religion’s petition, you can also
Cast a Spell until you Commune. Petition: Epicurean Delights.
Knowledge and Hidden Things
• The spell is revoked. You cannot cast it
The Downtrodden and Forgotten again until you Commune. Human
What Lies Beneath Note: that maintaining spells with ongoing Your faith is diverse. Choose a wizard spell
effects can cause a penalty to your roll to cast to use as a cleric spell.
Choose one practice of your dedication: a spell.
Penitent - add Petition: Suffering
Divine Guidance Custom
Insular - Petition: Gaining Secrets Choose any race and ability.
When you petition your deity according to
Sacrificial rites - Petition: Offering the precept of your religion, you are
granted some useful knowledge or boon
Militant - Petition: Personal Victory
related to your deity’s domain. The GM will
tell you what.
Turn Undead
When you hold your holy symbol aloft and Commune
call on your deity, roll+WIS.
When you spend uninterrupted time (an
On a 7-9, as long as you pray and brandish hour or so) in quiet contemplation with
your symbol, undead cannot come within your deity, you:
reach. • Lose all current spells.
On a 10+, you also momentarily daze • Choose new spells - their total levels
intelligent undead and cause mindless cannot exceed your level +1, and none
undead to flee - but aggression breaks the can be a higher level than your own.
effects. • Prepare all of your rotes (don’t count to
limit).

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 COIN ADVANCED MOVES
Spent When you gain a level from 2-10, you may choose from these moves.
Chosen One
Choose one spell. You are granted that spell
RATIONS as if it was one level lower.
Consumed
Invigorate
When you heal someone they take +2
forward to their damage.
AMMO The Scales of Life and Death
When someone takes their Last Breath in
Lost
your presence, they take +1 to the roll.
Serenity
GEAR When you Cast a Spell you ignore the first
-1 penalty from ongoing spells.
Max Load
100 Coin, 5 Rations, 3 Ammo = 1 weight (10 + STR)
First Aid
Starting Gear: Cure Light Wounds is a rote for you, and
therefore doesn’t count against your limit
A Symbol of the Divine (1 weight), describe it.
of granted spells.
Dungeon Rations (5 uses, ration, 1 weight)
Choose your defenses: Empower
When you Cast a Spell, on a 10+ you have
Chainmail (1 Armour, worn, 1 weight)
the option of choosing from the 7–9 list. If
Shield (+1 Armour, 2 weight)
you do, you may choose one of these effects
Choose your armament:
as well:
Warhammer (close, 1 weight) • The spell’s effects are doubled
Mace (close, 1 weight) • The spell’s targets are doubled
Staff (close, two-handed, 1 weight), &
Bandages (3 uses, slow, 0 weight)
Choose one:
When you gain a level from 6-10, you may choose from these moves.
Adventuring Gear (5 uses, 1 weight), &
Dungeon Rations (5 uses, ration, 1 weight) Anointed
Healing Potion (0 weight) Requires: Chosen One
Choose one spell in addition to the one you
picked for Chosen One. You are granted
that spell as if it was one level lower.
Apotheosis
The first time you spend time in prayer as
appropriate to your god after taking this
move, choose a feature associated with
your deity (rending claws, wings of
Other Gear: sapphire feathers, an all-seeing third eye,
etc.). When you emerge from prayer, you
permanently gain that physical feature.
Reaper
When you take time after a conflict to
dedicate your victory to your deity and
deal with the dead, take +1 forward.
Providence
Replaces: Serenity
You ignore the -1 penalty from up to two
spells you maintain. If you maintain more
than two you take normal penalties.
Divine Invincibility
Replaces: Divine Intervention
When you Commune you gain 2 hold and
lose any hold you already had.
Spend that hold when you or an ally takes
damage to call on your deity, who
intervenes with an appropriate
manifestation (a sudden gust of wind, a
lucky slip, a burst of light) and negates the
damage.
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Divine Intervention
When you Commune you get 1 hold and lose
any hold you already had.
THE CLERIC
Spend that hold when you or an ally takes
damage to call on your deity, they intervene
with an appropriate manifestation (a
sudden gust of wind, a lucky slip, a burst of
light) and negate the damage.
Penitent
When you take damage and embrace the
pain, you may take +1d4 damage (ignoring
Armor). If you do, take +1 forward to cast a
spell.
Orison For Guidance
When you sacrifice something of value to
your deity and pray for guidance, your
deity tells you what it would have you do. If
you do it, mark experience.
Divine Protection
When you wear no armor or shield you get
2 Armour.
Devoted Healer
When you heal someone else of damage,
add your level to the amount of damage
healed.
Martyr
Replaces: Penitent
When you take damage and embrace the
pain, you may take +1d4 damage (ignoring
Armor).
If you do, take +1 forward to Cast a Spell
and add your level to any damage done or
healed by the spell.
Divine Armor
Replaces: Divine Protection
When you wear no armor or shield you get
3 Armour.
Greater Empower
Replaces: Empower
When you Cast a Spell, on a 10-11 you have
the option of choosing from the 7–9 list. If
you do, you may choose one of these effects
as well.
On a 12+ you get to choose one of these
effects for free.
• The spell’s effects are doubled
• The spell’s targets are doubled
Greater First Aid
Requires: First Aid
Cure Moderate Wounds is a rote for you,
and therefore doesn’t count against your
limit of granted spells.
Multiclass Dabbler
Get one move from another class. Treat
your level as one lower for choosing the
move.
 ROTES
You prepare all of your rotes every time you Commune without having to select them or count them toward your allotment of spells.
Light
Rote
CLERIC SPELLS
An item you touch glows with arcane light,
about as bright as a torch. It gives off no
heat or sound and requires no fuel, but it is
otherwise like a mundane torch. You have
complete control of the color of the flame.
The spell lasts as long as it is in your
presence.
FIRST LEVEL SPELLS
Bless
1st Level (ongoing)
Your deity smiles upon a combatant of
your choice. They take +1 ongoing so long
as battle continues and they stand and
fight. While this spell is ongoing you take
-1 to cast a spell.
Cure Light Wounds
1st Level
At your touch wounds scab and bones
cease to ache. Heal an ally you touch of
1d8 damage.
Detect Alignment
1st Level
When you cast this spell choose an
alignment: Good, Evil, Lawful, or Chaotic.
One of your senses is briefly able to detect
that alignment. The GM will tell you what
here is of that alignment.
THIRD LEVEL SPELLS
Animate Dead
3rd Level (ongoing)
You invoke a hungry spirit to possess a
recently-dead body and serve you. This
creates a zombie that follows your orders
to the best of its limited abilities. Treat the
zombie as a character, but with access to
only the basic moves. It has a +1 modifier
for all stats and 1 HP. The zombie also gets
your choice of 1d4 of these traits:
• It’s talented. Give one stat a +2
modifier.
• It’s durable. It has +2 HP for each level
you have.
• It has a functioning brain and can
complete complex tasks.
• It does not appear obviously dead, at
least for a day or two.
The zombie lasts until it is destroyed by
taking damage in excess of its HP, or until
you end the spell. While this spell is
ongoing you take -1 to cast a spell.
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Sanctify
Rote
Food or water you hold in your hands while
you cast this spell is consecrated by your
deity. In addition to now being holy or
unholy, the affected substance is purified
of any mundane spoilage.
Cause Fear
1st Level (ongoing)
Choose a target you can see and a nearby
object. The target is afraid of the object so
long as you maintain the spell. Their
reaction is up to them: flee, panic, beg,
fight. While this spell is ongoing you take
-1 to cast a spell. You cannot target entities
with less than animal intelligence (magical
constructs, undead, automatons, and the
like).
Magic Weapon
1st Level (ongoing)
The weapon you hold while casting does
+1d4 damage until you dismiss this spell.
While this spell is ongoing you take -1 to
cast a spell.
Resurrection
3rd Level
Tell the GM you would like to resurrect a
corpse whose soul has not yet fully
departed this world. Resurrection is always
possible, but the GM will give you one or
more (possibly all) of these conditions to
fulfilll:
• It’s going to take days/weeks/months
• You must get help from
• It will require a lot of money
• You must sacrifice
to do it
The GM may, depending on the
circumstances, allow you to resurrect the
corpse now, with the understanding that
the conditions must be met before it’s
permanent, or require you to meet the
conditions before the corpse is resurrected.
Guidance
Rote
The symbol of your deity appears before
you and gestures towards the direction or
course of action your deity would have you
take then disappears. The message is
through gesture only; your communication
through this spell is severely limited.
Sanctuary
1st Level
As you cast this spell, you walk the
perimeter of an area, consecrating it to
your deity. As long as you stay within that
area you are alerted whenever someone
acts with malice within the sanctuary
(including entering with harmful intent).
Anyone who receives healing within a
sanctuary heals +1d4 HP.
Speak With Dead
1st Level
A corpse converses with you briefly. It will
answer any three questions you pose to it
to the best of the knowledge it had in life
and the knowledge it gained in death.
Cure Moderate Wounds
3rd Level
You staunch bleeding and set bones
through magic. Heal an ally you touch of
2d8 damage.
Darkness
3rd Level (ongoing)
Choose an area you can see: it’s filled with
supernatural darkness and shadow. While
this spell is ongoing you take -1 to cast a
spell.
Hold Person
3rd Level
Choose a person you can see. Until you
cast a spell or leave their presence they
cannot act except to speak. This effect
ends immediately if the target takes
damage from any source.
FIFTH LEVEL SPELLS
Revelation
5th Level)
Your deity answers your prayers with a
moment of perfect understanding. The GM
will shed light on the current situation.
When acting on the information, you take
+1 forward.
Cure Critical Wounds
5th Level
Heal an ally you touch of 3d8 damage.
Divination
5th Level
Name a person, place, or thing you want to
learn about. Your deity grants you visions
of the target, as clear as if you were there.
SEVENTH LEVEL SPELLS
Word of Recall
7th Level
Choose a word. The first time after casting
this spell that you speak the chosen word,
you and any allies touching you when you
cast the spell are immediately returned to
the exact spot where you cast the spell.
You can only maintain a single location;
casting Word of Recall again before
speaking the word replaces the earlier
spell.
Heal
7th Level
Touch an ally and you may heal their
damage a number of points up to your
maximum HP.
NINTH LEVEL SPELLS
Storm of Vengeance
9th Level
Your deity brings the unnatural weather of
your choice to pass. Rain of blood or acid,
clouds of souls, wind that can carry away
buildings, or any other weather you can
imagine: ask and it shall come.
Repair
9th Level
Choose one event in the target’s past. All
effects of that event, including damage,
poison, disease, and magical effects, are
ended and repaired. HP and diseases are
healed, poisons are neutralized, magical
effects are ended.
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True Seeing
5th Level (ongoing)
Your vision is opened to the true nature of
everything you lay your eyes on. You pierce
illusions and see things that have been
hidden. The GM will describe the area
before you ignoring any illusions and
falsehoods, magical or otherwise. While
this spell is ongoing you take -1 to cast a
spell.
Contagion
5th Level (ongoing)
Choose a creature you can see. Until you
end this spell, the target suffers from a
disease of your choice. While this spell is
ongoing you take -1 to cast a spell.
Harm
7th Level
Touch an enemy and strike them with
divine wrath—deal 2d8 damage to them
and 1d6 damage to yourself. This damage
ignores Armor.
Sever
7th Level (ongoing)
Choose an appendage on the target such as
an arm, tentacle, or wing. The appendage is
magically severed from their body, causing
no damage but considerable pain. Missing
an appendage may, for example, keep a
winged creature from flying, or a bull from
goring you on its horns. While this spell is
ongoing you take -1 to cast a spell.
Consume Unlife
9th Level
The mindless undead creature you touch is
destroyed and you steal its death energy to
heal yourself or the next ally you touch.
The amount of damage healed is equal to
the HP that the creature had remaining
before you destroyed it.
Plague
9th Level (ongoing)
Name a city, town, encampment, or other
place where people live. As long as this
spell is active that place is beset by a
plague appropriate to your deity’s domains
(locusts, death of the first born, etc.) While
this spell is ongoing you take -1 to cast a
spell.
Trap Soul
5th Level
You trap the soul of a dying creature
CLERIC SPELLS
within a gem. The trapped creature is
aware of its imprisonment but can still be
manipulated through spells, parley, and
other effects.
All moves against the trapped creature are
at +1. You can free the soul at any time but
it can never be recaptured once freed.
Words of the Unspeaking
5th Level
With a touch you speak to the spirits
within things. The non-living object you
touch answers three questions you pose, as
best it can.
Mark of Death
7th Level
Choose a creature whose true name you
know. This spell creates permanent runes
on a target surface that will kill that
creature, should they read them.
Control Weather
7th Level
Pray for rain—or sun, wind, or snow.
Within a day or so, your god will answer.
The weather will change according to your
will and last a handful of days.
Divine Presence
9th Level (ongoing)
Every creature must ask your leave to
enter your presence, and you must give
permission aloud for them to enter. Any
creature without your leave takes an extra
1d10 damage whenever they take damage
in your presence. While this spell is
ongoing you take -1 to cast a spell.
 NAME
LEVEL XP
ELF: Hycorax, Ethanwe, Sinathel, Demanor, Menoliir, Mithralan HUMAN: Elana, Obelis, Herran, Syla, Andanna, Siobhan, Aziz, Pelin
HALFLING: Tanner, Dunstan, Rose, Ivy, Robard, Mab, Thistle, Puck
Level Up at current lvl + 7

LOOK ARMOUR ALIGNMENT

THE DRUID
Choose one for each, or write your own:
Chaotic
EYES: Wise, wild, haunting
Destroy a symbol of civilization.
HAIR: Messy, braided, furry hood
HIT POINTS
BODY: Lithe, rugged, graceful, hardy Good
CLOTHES: Ceremonial, leathers, weathered hides Max (6 + Constitution) Help something or someone grow.

Neutral
Eliminate an unnatural menace.

Custom
DAMAGE

Assign these scores to your stats: 16(+2), 15(+1), 13(+1), 12(–), 9(–), 8(-1)

BONDS
Strength Dexterity Constitution
Fill in at least one with the name of a companion, or write
Weak -1 Shakey -1 Sick -1 your own.
STR DEX CON smells more like prey than
a hunter.

once saw a secret rite of my

land.

is followed by great danger.

Intelligence Wisdom Charisma The spirits have told me so.

has tasted my blood and I

Stunned -1 Confused -1 Scarred -1 theirs. We are bound by it.
INT WIS CHA

STARTING MOVES RACE

Born of the Soil Shapeshifter Elf
Your magic originates from a land imbued When you change your shape, roll+WIS. On The sap of the trees flows within you. Along
with ancient spirits, which have claimed you a 10+ hold 3. On a 7-9 hold 2. On a 6- hold 1, with other attunements, the Great Forest is
as their own. These spirits are with you but the GM gives you problems. always considered your land.
wherever you go, enabling you to transform
The GM will assign you special moves
into animals from your attuned Land.
relevant to to your new form, and you may Halfling
Choose which one:
spend 1 hold to use one. If you run out of You sing the healing songs of spring and
Great Forests hold (or at any time at will), return to your brook. When you Make Camp, you and your
original form. allies heal +1d6.
Whispering Plains
• Pack Hunters: Summon the pack or
Vast Desert Drag them to the ground Human
Stinking Mire • Flying Creatures: Escape to the air or The field and farm are bound to you. You
Pull an enemy aloft may take the shape of any domesticated
River Delta animal, among your normal options.
• Poisonous: Inflict poison on them or
Depths of the Earth Drive them back
• Hardy Beasts: Trample them or Break Custom
Sapphire Islands
through Choose any race and ability.
Open Sea
Spirit Tongue
Towering Mountains
The grunts, barks, chirps, and calls of the
Frozen North creatures of the wild are as language to
Blasted Wasteland you. You can understand any animal native
to your land or akin to one whose essence
Additionally, select a "tell," a physical trait you have studied.
reflecting your land's spirit—be it
animalistic like antlers or leopard spots, or
Studied Essence
more elemental like leaf-like hair or crystal
eyes. This tell persists in any form you take When you spend time in contemplation of
an animal spirit, you may add its species to
By Nature Sustained those you can assume using shapeshifting.

You don’t need to eat or drink. If a move

tells you to mark off a ration, just ignore it.

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 COIN
Spent
RATIONS
Consumed
AMMO
Lost
GEAR
Max Load (6
100 Coin, 5 Rations, 3 Ammo = 1 weight
Starting Gear:
Some Token of your land.
Choose your defenses:
Hide Armour (1 Armour, worn, 1 weight)
Wooden Shield (+1 Armour, 1 weight)
Choose your armament:
Shillelagh (close, 2 weight)
Staff (close, two-handed, 1 weight)
Spear (close, thrown, near, 1 weight)
Choose one:
Adventuring Gear (5 uses, 1 weight)
Poultices & Herbs (2 uses, slow, 1 weight)
Halfling Pipeleaf (6 uses, 0 weight)
Other Gear:
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ADVANCED MOVES
When you gain a level from 2-10, you may choose from these moves.
Hunter’s Brother
Choose a move from the ranger class list.
Red of Tooth and Claw
When you are in an appropriate animal
form (something dangerous) increase your
damage to d8.
Communion of Whispers
When you spend time in a place, making
note of its resident spirits and calling on
the spirits of the land, roll+Wis. You will be
granted a vision of significance to you, your
allies, and the spirits around you.
On a 10+ the vision will be clear and helpful
to you. On a 7–9 the vision is unclear, its
+ STR)
meaning murky. On a 6-, the vision is
upsetting, frightening, or traumatizing. The
GM will describe it. Take -1 forward.
Barkskin
So long as your feet touch the ground you
have +1 Armour.
Balance
When you deal damage, take 1 balance.
When you touch someone and channel the
spirits of life you may spend balance. For
each balance spent, heal 1d4 HP.
Shed
When you take damage while shapeshifted
you may choose to revert to your natural
form to negate the damage.
When you gain a level from 6-10, you may choose from these moves.
Embracing No Form
When you Shapeshift, roll 1d4 and add that
total to your hold.
Doppleganger’s Dance
You are able to study the essence of
specific individuals to take their exact form,
including men, elves, or the like.
Suppressing your tell is possible, but if you
do, take -1 ongoing until you return to your
own form.
Blood and Thunder
Replaces: Red of Tooth and Claw
When you are in an appropriate animal
form (something dangerous) increase your
damage to d10.
The Druid Sleep
When you take this move, the next
opportunity that you have safety and time
to spend in an appropriate location, you
may attune yourself to a new land. This
effect occurs only once and the GM will tell
you how long it will take and what cost you
must pay. From then on, you are considered
to be born of the soil in both lands.
Weather Weaver
When you are under open skies when the
sun rises the GM will ask you what the
weather will be that day. Tell them
whatever you like, it comes to pass.
Thing-talker
You see the spirits in the sand, the sea and
the stone.
THE DRUID
You may now apply your spirit tongue,
shapeshifting and studied essence to
inanimate natural objects (plants and rocks)
or creatures made thereof, as well as
animals. Thing-talker forms can be exact
copies or can be mobile vaguely humanoid-
shaped entities.
Formcrafter
When you Shapeshift choose a stat: you
take +1 ongoing to rolls using that stat
while shifted. The GM will choose a stat,
too: you take -1 ongoing to rolls using that
stat while shifted.
Elemental Mastery
When you call on the primal spirits of fire,
water, earth or air to perform a task for you
roll+WIS.
On a 10+ choose 2. On a 7–9 choose 1. On a
6-, some catastrophe occurs as a result of
your calling.
• The effect you desire comes to pass
• You avoid paying nature’s price
• You retain control
Eyes of the Tiger
When you mark an animal (with mud, dirt,
or blood) you can see through that animal’s
eyes as if they were your own, no matter
what distance separates you. Only one
animal at a time may be marked in this way.
World-talker
Requires: Thing-talker
You see the patterns that make up the
fabric of the world. You may now apply your
spirit tongue, shapeshifter and studied
essence moves to pure elements—fire,
water, air and earth.
Formshaper
Requires: Formcrafter
You may increase your Armour by 1 or deal
an additional +1d4 damage while in an
animal form. Choose which when you
Shapeshift.
Healthy Distrust
Whenever the unclean magic wielded by
mortal men causes you to Defy Danger,
treat any result of 6- as a 7–9.
Chimera
When you Shapeshift, you may create a
merged form of up to three different
shapes. You may be a bear with the wings of
an eagle and the head of a ram, for
example. Each feature will grant you a
different move to make. Your chimera form
follows the same rules as shapeshifter
otherwise.
Stalker’s Sister
Choose one move from the ranger class list.
 NAME
LEVEL XP
HALFLING: Baelin, Ealyn, Charmfoot, Lorella, Mystberry,Dewgleam SALAMANDER: Pyralis, Ignixa, Flamewisp, Searcoil, Blazeveil, Heatrune
HUMAN: Aelfric, Seraphine, Marcellus, Valeria, Quintus, Thalindor
Level Up at current lvl + 7

LOOK ARMOUR ALIGNMENT

THE ENCHANTER
Choose one for each, or write your own:
Neutral
EYES: Piercing, shadowed, whimsical
Use a disguise to fool another.
VOICE: Melodic, alluring, pointed
HIT POINTS
BODY: Slender, robust, graceful, compact Lawful
CLOTHES: Regal, elaborate, opulent Max (4 + Constitution) Use an illusion to keep something safe.

Evil
Toy with someone’s emotions in a cruel
manner.

DAMAGE Custom

Assign these scores to your stats: 16(+2), 15(+1), 13(+1), 12(–), 9(–), 8(-1)

BONDS
Strength Dexterity Constitution
Fill in at least one with the name of a companion, or write
Weak -1 Shakey -1 Sick -1 your own.
STR DEX CON is sceptical; I must prove
that illusion is as powerful as other magic..

was protected by one of my

illusions and they owe me their life.

has seen the darkness of

Intelligence Wisdom Charisma illusions. I will show they can also be good.

has seen past all my

Stunned -1 Confused -1 Scarred -1 illusions and seen the real me.
INT WIS CHA

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Heart Strings Reading the Room Halfling
When you craft Heart Strings with When you Discern Realities you may roll When you Parley after using artistic talents,
someone, roll+CHA. Hearts Strings function with CHA instead of WIS. If you do, you use you get automatic leverage.
just like bonds, but they are illusory and this list of questions instead:
transient. • What is the emotional landscape of this Human
On a 10+, you gain undue influence over situation? When you Discern Realities in an urban
them, hold 3 Influence. On a 7-9, it’s as a • Who here is most likely to be swayed by environment, you may also ask, "What
10+ but the bond feels more reciprocal, hold me? secret pathways are hidden here?"
1 Influence. • Who is the most important person in

Your Heart Strings have a range of Reach

this situation? Salamander
• What drives this person?
and last an hour. If you leave this range or You gain +1 ongoing to forming any illusions
this time expires, you lose all Influence. You may still Discern Realities with WIS as in sunlight.
normal, and use the standard questions.”
On a 6-, you gain no influence, and the GM Custom
will describe the bond, with you feeling Tugging the Strings
indebted to them. Choose any race and ability.
When you Parley with someone you have a
These illusory bonds cannot be resolved for bond with, you have automatic leverage.
XP.
If this bond is a Heart String, you can spend
Shadow Play 1 Influence to improve a roll of 6- to a 7-9
or a 7-9 to a 10+.
When you spend an hour in quiet
contemplation with the shadows, roll+WIS.

On a 10+, the shadows reveal a cryptic and

symbolic shadow play, providing a clear
answer to one question you ask.

On a 7-9, the shadows offer guidance, but

the GM decides how it is revealed, and it
might be cryptic or incomplete.

On a 6-, the shadows reveal something, but

the GM will secretly share a mixture of true
and false impressions.

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Spent When you gain a level from 2-10, you may choose from these moves.

Animal Kinship Salacious Gossip

You may form Heart Strings with animals When you Read the Room on someone you
RATIONS and mundane creatures. hold a Heart String with, you may also ask
these questions.

THE ENCHANTER
Consumed
Subtle Presence • Whom do you serve?
When you pass unseen among a crowd of • What do you wish I would do?
people, you will be ignored by all • How can I get you to do something?
intelligence people provided you take no • What are you really feeling right now?
AMMO action that would draw attention to • What do you most desire?
yourself.
Lost
Heart’s Flutter
Charming Courtesy
You can spend 1 Influence to remove or
When you maintain a non-aggressive implant an illusory emotion in someone you
attitude towards someone you hold a Heart hold a Heart String with.
GEAR String with they can't attack you or target
you with harmful abilities or magical
Max Load (n Barbed Words
+ STR) effects.
100 Coin, 5 Rations, 3 Ammo = 1 weight
You may Volley with nothing but your
Starting Gear: Alluring Presence words to anyone you share a Heart String
Your focus: a small mirror or a mystical gem (0 with. If you would ever lose Ammo, lose 1
You gain an additional Influence on anyone Influence instead.
weight)
you form Heart Strings with.
A Bag of Books (2 weight) Dappler Effect
The Tangled Web
A mystical robe You instinctively cloak yourself with
Your range for Heart Strings increases from shifting shadows, giving you +1 Armour and
Healing Potion (0 weight) Reach to Near, and they will last until you +1 ongoing to actions taken while prowling
Choose your armament:
sleep. about in darkness.
Dagger (hand, 1 weight)
Social Chameleon
Staff (close, two-handed, 1 weight)
You gain +1 ongoing to any Defy Danger
Choose one: action, using CHA.
Adventuring Gear (5 uses, 1 weight)
Bandages (3 uses, slow, 0 weight)
Rations (5 uses, ration 1 weight) When you gain a level from 6-10, you may choose from these moves.

Imitation Game Mirage

Requires: Social Chameleon
When you mimic the appearance and
mannerisms of a person you have a bond
with, you produce a convincing guise.
If you would take an action that would
bring your identity into question, you must
Defy Danger using CHA.
Other Gear:
Monstrous Kinship
Requires: Animal Kinship
You may form Heart Strings with monstrous
creatures, but not the undead.
Puppeteer
You can Aid or Interfere others remotely
across the subtle bindings of your bonds.
If this is also a Heart String, you can spend
1 Influence to give them an additional +1 or
-1.
Syncopation
When you focus on one of your bonds, you
can form an empathic connection over
them.
When you create a convincing illusion
through enchanting arts, roll+WIS.
On a 10+, hold 3 Glamour. On a 7-9 hold 1
Glamour. Describe the illusion.
The illusion gives the Enchanter a move
decided by the GM based on the nature of
the illusion. Spend 1 Glamour to make that
move.
The illusion disappears when you run out of
Glamour.
• Fairy gold: convince a GM character to
perform a task
• Monstrous visage: cause an enemy to
flee
• Bewitching light: distract or bewilder
another
• Cunning Scenery: an ally gets ignored
Cloak of Darkness
Requires Dappler Effect
You significantly surround yourself in
shadows. You gain +2 Armour, and +2
ongoing to any actions taken to prowling
about in darkness.

You perceive what they do and can Discern

Realities about them or their surroundings.
You can communicate with them over the
bond as if you were next to each other.
The Wicked Web
Replaces: The Tangled Web
Your range for Heart Strings increases from
Near to Far, and they do not expire.

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 NAME
LEVEL XP
DWARF: Ozruk, Surtur, Annika, Janos, Greta, Dim, Rundrig, Jarl HALFLING: Finnegan, Olive, Randolph, Bartleby, Aubrey, Baldwin
ELF: Elohiir, Sharaseth, Shevaral, Cadeus, Eldar, Kithracet, Thelian HUMAN: Hawke, Rudiger, Gregor, Brianne, Walton, Castor, Ajax, Hob
Level Up at current lvl + 7

LOOK ARMOUR ALIGNMENT

THE FIGHTER
Choose one for each, or write your own:
Good
EYES: Hard, dead, eager
Defend those weaker than you.
HAIR: Wild, shorn, battered helm
HIT POINTS
BODY: Built, lithe, ravaged Neutral
SKIN: Calloused, tanned, scarred Max (10 + Constitution) Defeat a worthy opponent.

Evil
Kill a defenseless or surrendered enemy.

Custom
DAMAGE

Assign these scores to your stats: 16(+2), 15(+1), 13(+1), 12(–), 9(–), 8(-1)

BONDS
Strength Dexterity Constitution
Fill in at least one with the name of a companion, or write
Weak -1 Shakey -1 Sick -1 your own.
STR DEX CON owes me their life, whether
they admit it or not.

is weak, and I worry about

their ability to survive a dungeon.

needs my protection, and I

Intelligence Wisdom Charisma have sworn to do so.

is soft, but I will make them

Stunned -1 Confused -1 Scarred -1 hard like me.
INT WIS CHA

STARTING MOVES RACE

Choose two enhancements:
Signature Weapon Dwarf
Hooks & spikes. +1 damage, +1 weight.
This is your weapon. There are many like it, When you share a drink with someone, you
but this one is yours. Your weapon is your Sharp. +2 piercing. may Parley with them using CON instead of
best friend. It is your life. You master it as CHA.
you master your life. Your weapon, without Perfectly weighted. Add precise.
you, is useless. Without your weapon, you Serrated edges. +1 damage. Elf
are useless. You must wield your weapon
Glows in the presence of one type of Choose one weapon—you can always treat
true.
creature, your choice. weapons of that type as if they had the
Choose a base form, all are 2 weight: precise tag.
Sword Axe Huge. Add messy and forceful.

Versatile. Choose an additional range. Halfling

Hammer Spear
When you Defy Danger and use your small
Flail Fists Well-crafted. -1 weight.
size to your advantage, take +1.
Choose a range that fits your weapon: Choose a look:

Hand Reach Ancient Unblemished Human

Ornate Blood-stained Once per battle you may re-roll a single
Close damage roll (yours or someone else’s).
Sinister
Custom
Choose any race and ability.
Bend Bars, Lift Gates Armored
When you use pure strength to destroy an You ignore the clumsy tag on any armor you
inanimate obstacle, roll+STR. wear.

On a 10+, choose 3. On a 7-9, choose 2 of

the following:
• It doesn’t take a very long time.
• Nothing of value is damaged.
• It doesn’t make an inordinate amount of
noise.
• You can fix the thing again without a lot
of effort.

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 COIN ADVANCED MOVES
Spent When you gain a level from 2-10, you may choose from these moves.

Merciless Armor Mastery

When you deal damage, deal +1d4 damage. When you make your armor take the brunt
RATIONS of damage dealt to you, the damage is
Heirloom negated but you must reduce the Armor

THE FIGHTER
Consumed value of your armor or shield (your choice)
When you consult the spirits that reside
by 1. The value is reduced each time you
within your signature weapon, they will
make this choice. If this leaves the item
give you an insight relating to the current
with 0 Armor it is destroyed.
situation, and might ask you some
AMMO questions in return, roll+CHA.
Seeing Red
On a 10+, the GM will give you good detail.
Lost When you Discern Realities during combat,
On a 7-9, the GM will give you an you take +1.
impression.
Interrogator
GEAR Improved Weapon When you Parley using threats of violence
Choose one extra enhancement for your as leverage, you may use STR instead of
Max Load
(12 + STR) signature weapon. CHA.
100 Coin, 5 Rations, 3 Ammo = 1 weight
Starting Gear:
Blacksmith Scent of Blood
You carry your Signature Weapon.
When you have access to a forge you can When you Hack & Slash an enemy, your
Dungeon Rations (5 uses, ration, 1 weight) graft the magical powers of a weapon onto next attack against that same foe deals
your signature weapon. This process +1d4 damage.
Choose your defenses:
destroys the magical weapon. Your
Chainmail (1 Armour, worn, 1 weight), & signature weapon gains the magical powers Multiclass Dabbler
Adventuring Gear (5 uses, 1 weight) of the destroyed weapon. Get one move from another class. Treat
Scale Armour (2 Armour, worn, clumsy, 3 your level as one lower for choosing the
weight) Iron Hide move.
Choose two: You gain +1 Armor.
2 Healing Potions (0 weight)
Shield (+1 Armour, 2 weight)
When you gain a level from 6-10, you may choose from these moves.
Dungeon Rations (5 uses, ration, 1 weight),
Antitoxin (0 weight), & Bloodthirsty Armored Perfection
Poultices & Herbs (2 uses, slow, 1 weight)
Replaces: Merciless Replaces: Armour Mastery
22 Coins
When you deal damage, deal +1d8 damage. When you choose to let your armor take
the brunt of damage dealt to you, the
Through Death’s Eyes damage is negated and you take +1 forward
against the attacker, but you must reduce
When you go into battle, roll+WIS.
the Armor value of your armor or shield
On a 10+, name someone who will live and (your choice) by 1. The value is reduced
someone who will die. each time you make this choice. If the
reduction leaves the item with 0 Armor it is
On a 7-9, name someone who will live or
destroyed.
someone who will die. Name NPCs, not
player characters. The GM will make your
Other Gear: vision come true, if it’s even remotely
Evil Eye
possible. Requires: Seeing Red

On a 6- you see your own death and
consequently take -1 ongoing throughout
the battle.
Eye For Weaponry
When you look over an enemy’s weaponry,
ask the GM how much damage they do.
Superior Warrior
When you Hack & Slash, on a 12+ you deal
your damage, avoid their attack, and
impress, dismay, or frighten your enemy.
Steel Hide
Replaces: Iron Hide
You gain +2 Armour.
When you enter combat, roll+CHA.
On a 10+, hold 2. On a 7-9, hold 1.
Spend your hold to make eye contact with
an NPC present, who freezes or flinches and
can’t act until you break it off.
On a 6-, your enemies immediately identify
you as their biggest threat.
Taste of Blood
Replaces: Scent of Blood
When you Hack & Slash an enemy, your
next attack against that same foe deals
+1d8 damage.
Multiclass Initiate
Get a move from another class. Treat your
level as one lower for choosing the move.

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 NAME
LEVEL XP
DWARF: Thrain, Brolin, Kargan, Varnak, Dragan, Skorri, Haldar SALAMANDER: Sulfurheart, Flamewalker, Emberlash, Cinderclaw, Charfiend,
HUMAN: Solomon, Kalil, Hiko, Agasha, Harald, Fatia, Khalwa, Yajna Bittertallow, Barrowblaze, Candlewick, Coalfang
Level Up at current lvl + 7

LOOK ARMOUR ALIGNMENT

THE IMMOLATOR
Choose one for each, or write your own:
Evil
EYES: Smoldering, warm, searing
Sacrifice an unwilling victim to the flames.
VOICE: Crackling, whispering, roaring
HIT POINTS
SKIN: Strange brands, ritual scars, perfect skin Chaotic
DEMEANOUR: Imperious, manic, hot-tempered Max (4 + Constitution) Spread a dangerous new idea.

Neutral
Exchange a sacrifice, freely given, for a
service rendered.

DAMAGE Custom

Assign these scores to your stats: 16(+2), 15(+1), 13(+1), 12(–), 9(–), 8(-1)

BONDS
Strength Dexterity Constitution
Fill in at least one with the name of a companion, or write
Weak -1 Shakey -1 Sick -1 your own.
STR DEX CON has felt the hellish touch of
fire, now they know my strength.

owes me, for I cast

something into the fire for them.

will learn the true meaning

Intelligence Wisdom Charisma of sacrifice.

is incandescent. I bear a
Stunned -1 Confused -1 Scarred -1 torch for them.
INT WIS CHA

STARTING MOVES RACE

Burning Brand
When you conjure a weapon of pure flame,
roll+CON.
On a 10+, choose 2 of the tags below, on a
swing 7-9, choose 1:
You may treat your INT as your STR or DEX
in regards to making attacks with this
weapon. The weapon always begins with the
fiery, touch, dangerous, and 3 uses tags.
Each attack with the weapon consumes one
use.
• hand
• thrown, near
• +1 damage
• remove the dangerous tag
Fighting Fire with Fire
When you take damage, and that damage is
an odd amount (after Armor) the flames
within you come to your aid. Roll 1d4 and
either add that many uses to your burning
brand (if active), take that result forward to
summon your burning brand, or reduce the
damage by that amount, your choice.
Zuko Style Dwarf
When you bend a flame to your will, When you Hand Craft an item with a forge
roll+WIS. it gains an additional tag, the GM will tell
On a 10+, it does as you command, taking you what.
the shape and movement you desire for as
long as it has fuel on which to burn. Human
When you Make Camp next to a large, open
On a 7-9, the effect is short-lived, lasting
flame, regain all of your HP.
only a moment.
Hand Crafted Salamander
Non-magical heat and fire cannot harm you.
You may use your hands in place of tools
and fire to craft metal objects. Mundane
weapons, armor and metal jewelry can all Custom
be formed from their raw components. You Choose any race and ability.
may unmake these things, as well, but to do
so without time and safety might require
that you Defy Danger first.
Give Me Fuel, Give Me Fire
When you gaze intensely into someones
eyes, you may ask their player “what fuels
the flames of your desire?” they’ll answer
with the truth, even if the character does
not know or would otherwise keep this
hidden.

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Spent When you gain a level from 2-10, you may choose from these moves.

Lore of Flame Ogdru Jahad

When you stare into a source of fire, Gain the Wizard move Ritual. The GM will
RATIONS looking for answers, roll+WIS. always tell you what you have to sacrifice to
gain the effect you desire.

Consumed
AMMO
Lost
GEAR
Max Load (9
100 Coin, 5 Rations, 3 Ammo = 1 weight
Starting Gear:
You carry no weapons and need no armor but the
flames that burn within.
A Symbol of your sacrifices past.
Adventuring Gear (5 uses, 1 weight)
A Healing Potion (0 weight)
Choose two:
Adventuring Gear (5 uses, 1 weight)
Dungeon Rations (5 uses, ration, 1 weight)
A Healing Potion (0 weight)
10 Coins
If successful, the GM will tell you
something new and interesting about the
current situation.
On a 10+, the GM will give you good detail.
On a 7–9, the GM will give you an
impression.
If you already know all there is to know, the
GM will tell you that.
Burns Twice As Bright
When you channel the flames of fate, you
may treat a 6- roll as a 7-9 or a 7-9 result
+ STR)
as a 10+.
This may be a roll you or another character
has made. Tell the GM something you’ve
lost; an emotion, a memory or some innate
piece of your being. You may not use this
move again until you’ve used Burns Half As
Long.
Burns Half As Long
You gain this move when you gain Burns
Twice As Bright
When you sacrifice a victory to the flames
of fate, treat any roll of 10+ as a 6-.
This Killing Fire
Add the following tags to your options for
Burning Brand: messy, forceful, reach, near,
far.
THE IMMOLATOR
Moth To The Flame
When you tempt a weak mind with your
inner fire, roll+WIS.
On a 10+ their will is suppressed, they’ll
follow you and do as you desire, so long as
nothing startles or surprises them.
On a 7-9, the effect is only strong enough to
distract or confuse them.
On a 6-, they become agitated and upset,
your fire sparking their hidden desires.
Burning Bridges
When you would take your Last Breath,
don’t. Instead, you may erase one of your
Bonds. This is permanent and lowers your
total available Bonds forever. You are alive
and have 1d6 hp. If you have no more
Bonds, take your Last Breath.
The Enkindler
When you bolster the courage of others
roll+CHA.
On a 10+ they shake off all fear and doubt,
becoming brave in an instant.
On a 7-9, this effect is fleeting, and they
resort to cowardice after a moment or two.
On a 6-, they’re cowed or terrified by your
presence.

Firebrand Sick Burn

When you introduce a new idea to an NPC,
When you insult an NPC, roll + CHA.
roll+CHA.
On a 10+ you leave them no room to react,
On a 10+ They believe the idea to be their
they bear your insult and the scorn of all
own and take to it with fervour.
who hear it.
On a 7-9, Their passion fades after a day or
On a 7-9 you cross a line, they will have
two.
their revenge, someday.
Other Gear: On a 6-, they respond negatively, speaking
On a 6- you've gone too far, they blow up
out against the idea.
here and now.

When you gain a level from 6-10, you may choose from these moves.

From Hell’s Heart Fanning the Flames

When you summon fire with any of your
moves, you can replace it with the black
fires of hell itself. This fire does not burn
with heat and ignores Armor, scorching the
soul itself. Creatures without souls cannot
be harmed by this type of flame.
Burning Ring of Fire
When you fuse a willing person’s soul to
yours, roll+CHA.
On a 10+ you are bound together, able to
sense each other at any distance, as well as
sharing your emotional state.
On a 7-9, the connection is unstable and
dangerous, when you take a debility, so do
they (and vice versa).
On a 6-, the branding is rejected and you
both erase any Bonds towards each other.
You may write new Bonds with them at the
End of Session as usual. This fusion, once
performed, cannot be normally undone.
Requires: Firebrand
You may apply the effects of your Firebrand
move to a group of people - a dozen or so -
all at once.
Watch the World Burn
When you open a channel to the burning
planes and call a firestorm, tell the GM
what you’re sacrificing and roll+WIS.
The sky opens up and fire pours like rain
from it within an area about equal to a
small village. Everyone and everything in
the area takes damage as appropriate.
On a 10+ you can extinguish the storm with
a little effort.
On a 7-9 the fires rage out of your control,
spreading and gusting where they are
carried by wind and weather.
On a 6-, something cruel, intelligent and
hungry comes with the storm.

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 NAME
LEVEL XP
ELF: Elandrial, Serenwen, Aeluin, Ithelis, Quelthalas, Nimloth, Lorion SALAMANDER: Cindermind, Ashenclaw, Blazewing, Emberpath, Scorchtail,
HUMAN: Zephyr, Bodhi, Cato, Anselm, Eamon, Linus, Orion Flamestride, Smolderheart
Level Up at current lvl + 7

LOOK ARMOUR ALIGNMENT

THE MONK
Choose one for each, or write your own:
Neutral
EYES: Sparkling, intense, mysterious
Voluntarily go without comforts.
HAIR: Wild, silver, unkempt, bald
HIT POINTS
BODY: Lithe, tanned, scarred Lawful
CLOTHES: Robed, stained, elaborate Max (10 + Constitution) Keep the peace, and protect the silence.

Good
Ensure the provision of alms to the poor.

Custom
DAMAGE
Range

Assign these scores to your stats: 16(+2), 15(+1), 13(+1), 12(–), 9(–), 8(-1)

BONDS
Strength Dexterity Constitution
Fill in at least one with the name of a companion, or write
Weak -1 Shakey -1 Sick -1 your own.
STR DEX CON shares my quest for
enlightenment; together, we will walk the path.

has insulted my beliefs; I

will prove the strength of my convictions.

is weighed down by worldly

Intelligence Wisdom Charisma concerns; I must show them detachment.

is a mystery, an enigma
Stunned -1 Confused -1 Scarred -1 that tests my insights.
INT WIS CHA

STARTING MOVES RACE

The Unburdened Way The Middle Path Elf
Through rigorous training in specialized When you Make Camp, you may enter a You may seek guidance from the stars, and
martial arts, you've honed both body and state of focused meditation and ritual ask the GM “where should I go next?”, and
mind. This training shapes your abilities and cleansing to commit to a specific vow. get an honest answer.
defines your approach to combat.
The chosen vow places a corresponding
Choose a school from the list below to debility on you—e.g., a Vow of Weakness Human
dictate your base attack die, Hit Points, results in a "Weak" debility. In exchange for When you Defend someone in alignment
defensive capabilities (represented by this self-imposed limitation, you hold 1 with your oaths or duties, take +1 forward.
+Armour), and your effective combat range. Balance, which can be utilized to enhance
Flaming Fist: d8, 6+ HP, +0 Armour,
other facets of your character sheet. Salamander
Close Your vow can only be altered when you When you Defy Danger against fire or
Make Camp, remaining static until your tempestuous forces, take +1 ongoing.
Ripple Dance: d4, 8+ HP, +2 Armour,
next downtime.
Hand
Custom
Granite Stance: d6, 10+ HP, +0 Armour, Hone Trait Choose any race and ability.
Close
When you focus your inner energy to
Thunder Clasp: d6, 8+ HP, +0 Armour, enhance one of your Traits, spend a point of
Reach Balance. Choose a Trait that is not currently
suffering a debility and does not already
Sapling Step: d6, 6+ HP, +1 Armour, have a modifier of +3 or higher.
Close
Until you next wake or Make Camp,
Due to your training, conventional armor
increase that Trait's modifier by 1, to a
and weaponry clash with your honed skills.
maximum of +3. This is a net change,
Any armor you don gains the clumsy tag,
meaning it will offset any existing negative
and wielding any weapon gives it the
state modifiers by 1. Only one point of
awkward tag.
Balance can be applied to any individual
Trait.
Strike with Finesse
When you Hack and Slack, you may use
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Spent When you gain a level from 2-10, you may choose from these moves.
Serpent’s Reach
When you take your vows, you may allocate
RATIONS Balance to extend your combat range:
Consumed Hand > Close > Reach -> Near > Far
This change remains in effect until you
Make Camp and swear new vows.
AMMO The Lower Path
Upon taking your vows, you have the option
Lost to swear a second vow on a different Trait,
provided it's not already burdened by a
debility. This second vow inflicts a debility
on the chosen Trait, just like your initial
GEAR vow.
Max Load (8 This grants you an extra point of Balance.
100 Coin, 5 Rations, 3 Ammo = 1 weight + STR) You can allocate both points of Balance to
any Traits not currently debilitated, so long
Starting Gear:
as the total modifier doesn't surpass +3. You
You wear no armor, and bear no armaments, and may even allocate both points to a single
you otherwise prefer simple garments.
Trait.
Prayer beads or meditation focus (0 weight)
Pressure Strike
Simple Robes (word, 0 weight)
When you precisely strike pressure points
Choose two: on a weakened foe, roll+DEX. On a 10+ you
incapacitate or disarm them. On a 7-9, as a
Dungeon Rations (5 uses, ration, 1 weight)
10+ but you expose yourself to an attack.
Herbal Poultice (0 weight), &
Bandages (3 uses, slow, 0 weight)
Healing Potion (0 weight)
When you gain a level from 6-10, you may choose from these moves.
Ascendant Strike
When you take your vows, you make
allocate Balance to elevate your attack die
by one step:
d4 > d6 > d8 > d10 > d12
This enhancement remains in effect until
you next Make Camp and take new vows.
The Higher Path
Requires: The Lower Path
Other Gear:
When you take your vows, you can now
swear a third vow focused on another Trait,
as long as it's not currently affected by a
debility. This third vow applies a debility to
the chosen Trait in the same way as your
previous vows. Gaining this third vow earns
you an additional point of Balance.
You can allocate these Balance points to any
Traits without a debility. You can also
distribute multiple points to a single Trait,
provided the resulting modifier does not
exceed +3.
Vigilant Sentinel
When you commence combat, designate a
focus for your protective instincts—be it
yourself, an ally, or an object.
You start the battle holding 3 Defense,
which you can use in accordance with the
Defend move as long as the designated
focus remains within your combat range.
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Group Takedown
When you Hack and Slash against enemies
with the Group organization tag, you may
roll a second attack die and apply it against
THE MONK
a second enemy within your combat reach.
Balanced Arsenal
You may wield weapons or wear armor with
a combined weight of 1 or less, ignoring the
clumsy or awkward tags imposed by The
Unburdened Way.
This typically allows you to either wield a
single melee weapon with a weight of 1 or
don simple leather or chainmail armor.
Enhanced Reflexes
When you Defy Danger using a Trait that
has been modified by Hone Trait, take +1
Brutal Assault
Your focused training in martial arts imbues
your attacks with devastating power and
impact. Your attacks now have the messy
and forceful tags.
Mind Palace
When you are subjected to undue influence
or magical coercion you gain +1 to all rolls
to resist its effect.
Advanced Arsenal
Replaces: Balanced Arsenal
You may now equip yourself with weapons
and/or armor totaling up to 3 weight,
ignoring the unwieldy or clumsy tags
imposed by The Unburdened Way. This
enables you to mix and match any
combination of armaments, armor, or
shields with a combined weight of 3 and
remain unencumbered.
This does not affect clumsy tags inherent to
specific armor sets.
Army of One
Requires: Group Takedown
When you Hack and Slash against enemies
with the Horde organization tag, roll a
second and third attack die, and apply each
to different enemies within your combat
reach.
Redirect the Flow
When you would redirect an attack with
Defend, you can choose to redirect it back
to the attacker instead.
Heavy Sweep
When you Hack & Slash a creature larger
than you, roll two attack dice and apply the
higher result for damage.
 NAME
LEVEL XP
ELF: Celebros, Thalandra, Elionna, Anadriel, Vanyalos, Orithyia SALAMANDER: Pyroscry, Emberseer, Lavamyst, Ashenvision, Blazeoracle,
HUMAN: Cassandra, Tiresias, Pythia, Delphina, Augur, Sibylla Infernogaze, Calderasight
Level Up at current lvl + 7

LOOK ARMOUR ALIGNMENT

THE ORACLE
Choose one for each, or write your own:
Chaotic
EYES: Piercing, luminous, enigmatic
Create panic with your dire warnings
VOICE: Resonant, muted, ethereal
HIT POINTS
BODY: Slender, robust, ethereal, lithe Neutral
ROBES: Draped, ornate, tattered, simplistic Max (6 + Constitution) Blindly follow your fortune

Lawful
Prevent a tragedy from befalling others

Custom
DAMAGE

Assign these scores to your stats: 16(+2), 15(+1), 13(+1), 12(–), 9(–), 8(-1)

BONDS
Strength Dexterity Constitution
Fill in at least one with the name of a companion, or write
Weak -1 Shakey -1 Sick -1 your own.
STR DEX CON is dubious of my prophetic
gifts; I must prove that my visions are true.

seeks to change an
unalterable fate; their quest is futile.

has met with a terrible fate,

Intelligence Wisdom Charisma I must help them.

will play an important role

Stunned -1 Confused -1 Scarred -1 in the events to come. I have foreseen it!
INT WIS CHA

STARTING MOVES RACE

Exposition Rite of Revelation Elf
After the first session, at the beginning of When you perform your divination rite When you study a magical phenomenon,
your next session, the GM will take you using your chosen method, you may ask take +1 forward to Discern Realities.
aside and share insights into a looming about an Impending Doom, roll+WIS.
Impending Doom: a future event that will
On a 10+, the GM will tell you 3 things from Human
transpire without heroic intervention. The
the list below about that Impending Doom. When you Spout Lore about an enemy, you
extent of information provided depends on
On a 7-9, the GM will tell you only 1. may treat a 7-9 as a 10+.
the nature of the Doom; it could range from
clear details to cryptic hints. • An impulse connected to the Impending
Doom Salamander
Once the current Impending Doom is • The nature of the Cast connected to the You cannot be surprised and intuitively
resolved, at the beginning of your next Impeding Doom know when something volatile is about to
session, the GM will again take you aside to happen.
• A Grim Portent not yet realized,
disclose the next most immediate
connected to the Impending Doom.
Impending Doom.
Custom
However, your visions are not infallible. Oracular Vision Choose any race and ability.
Whenever you roll a miss on a roll relevant You possess a unique method of divination,
to your oracular powers, the GM holds 1 providing you a tenuous connection to the
Falsehood. The GM may then discreetly future.
spend 1 Falsehood to lie to you, even when
they would ordinarily provide the truth. Choose one method of divination:
Lucid dreams: add Rite: Oneiromancy.
Visions of Mystic Present Substances: add Rite: Entheomancy.
When you Discern Realities, you may also
ask: Lots or cards: add Rite: Cartomancy.

• Who is behind these events? Trance writing: add Rite: Graphomancy.

• What is the origin of this event?
• Where will these events lead me?

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Spent When you gain a level from 2-10, you may choose from these moves.
Harrowing Vision
When you perform your divination rite
RATIONS using your chosen method, you attempt to
glean glimpses of the future and
Consumed understand its implications, roll+WIS.
On a 10+, the GM will reveal the details of
an Grim Portent, including advice on how to
intervene and prevent it.
AMMO
On a 7-9, the GM will disclose some details
Lost of the Grim Portent but won't provide
specific advice on preventing it.
On a 6-, the GM still reveals a detail about
the Grim Portent, but then also holds 1
GEAR Falsehood.
Max Load (9
100 Coin, 5 Rations, 3 Ammo = 1 weight + STR) Holding the Ghost
When someone takes their Last Breath in
Starting Gear:
your presence, they roll 1d6+1d8.
A mystic object for divination (1 weight)
Visions of Mystic Past
Choose your clothing:
Leather Armour (1 Armour, worn, 1 weight) When you Discern Realities, you may also
ask:
Ornate Robes (worn, 0 weight)
• What is the history of this place or
Choose your armament:
object?
Club (close, 2 weight) • What is the story behind this symbol?
Staff (close, two-handed, 1 weight)
Choose two: Guiding Presence
Adventuring Gear (5 uses, 1 weight) You may Aid or Interfere an ally even
Dungeon Rations (5 uses, 1 weight) without a bond, but if you do, take -1
forward as the weight of your guidance
Poultices & Herbs (2 uses, slow, 1 weight)
affects your own actions.
Halfling Pipeleaf (6 uses, 0 weight)
10 Coins
When you gain a level from 6-10, you may choose from these moves.
Forewarned is Forearmed
When the GM makes a move that doesn't
have immediate or irrevocable
consequences, they will privately inform
you of any opportunities it creates or
potential dire and immediate consequences.
Your foresight allows you to prepare for
these potential challenges, giving you a
Other Gear: chance to mitigate their impact or seize
advantageous positions.
Intuitive Baritsu
When you Hack and Slash you use WIS
instead of STR, as you draw upon your
foresight to anticipate your enemies
movements and striking at critical
moments.
Visions of Mystic Future
Requires: Visions of Mystic Past
When you Discern Realities, you may ask:
• What is the intent behind these events?
• What is the most likely outcome for
action?
Elemental Form
Requires: Holding the Ghost
The first time an ally takes their Last
Breath in your presence, and rolls a 6-, they
are offered a bargain anyway: their life
restored, but the Impending Doom is
brought closer to fruition.
Preemptive Strike
When you commence combat, you may ask
the GM what is about to happen.
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Slouching Towards Ephrath
When you or an ally are working to avert a
Grim Portent, you may change the course of
fate. You may upgrade the result of one roll,
THE ORACLE
whether it's your own roll or that of another
character:
6- > 7-9 > 10-11 > 12
This reflects your ability to alter destiny's
path.
The Center Cannot Hold
You gain this move along with Slouching
Towards Ephrath.
The next time you roll a 10 or a 7 it becomes
becomes a 9 or a 6 respectively. A 12+ is
unaffected.
The disruption you've caused brings you
closer to chaos.
Divine Insight
Your visions are of divine origin, gain the
Commune and Cast a Spell cleric moves for
your deity. When you select this move, treat
yourself as a cleric of level 1 for using
spells. Every time you gain a level
thereafter, increase your effective cleric
level by 1.
Divine Intervention
Requires: Divine Insight
When you beseech your divine patron to
avert a tragedy unfolding before your eyes,
roll+WIS.
On a 10+, the GM will offer you an
Opportunity without a cost, and an ally of
your choice can make a move.
On a 7-9, the GM offers you an Opportunity,
but it has a cost, and only you can make a
move.
On a 6- you are overwhelmed by the
tragedy and are helpless to prevent it.
Harbinger of Doom
Requires: Clarity of Purpose
When you alert NPCs about an Impending
Doom or Grim Portent, roll+CHA.
On a 10+, they trust your word and take
appropriate measures to prepare.
On a 7-9, they believe you but choose 1:
• They need more evidence to take you
seriously.
• They panic, taking rash actions that
complicate the situation.
• A danger from the Grim Portent is
imminent.
Careful Inscription
When you commence combat, designate an
enemy. Whenever you would suffer damage
from an attack, they suffer half damage
equal to half the amount you endured.
 NAME
LEVEL XP
DWARF: Thorgrim, Dain, Gromrik, Balder, Wulfgar, Kurgan HUMAN: Thaddeus, Augustine, Lux, Cassius, Hadrian, Lucia, Octavia,
ELF: Elandrial, Thalindor, Seraphis, Galathil, Quirion, Valandil Regulus, Valeria, Sanguinus, Titanius
Level Up at current lvl + 7

LOOK ARMOUR ALIGNMENT

THE PALADIN
Choose one for each, or write your own:
Lawful
EYES: Kind, fiery, glowing
Deny mercy to a criminal or unbeliever.
HAIR: Bald, styled, helmet
HIT POINTS
BODY: Fit, bulky, thin Good
HOLY SYMBOL: Worn, silvered, fancy Max (6 + Constitution) Endanger yourself to protect someone
weaker than you.

Evil
Punish the innocent for your own gain or
the sake of your quest
DAMAGE
Custom

Assign these scores to your stats: 16(+2), 15(+1), 13(+1), 12(–), 9(–), 8(-1)

BONDS
Strength Dexterity Constitution
Fill in at least one with the name of a companion, or write
Weak -1 Shakey -1 Sick -1 your own.
STR DEX CON ’s misguided behavior
endangers their very soul!

has respectable beliefs, but

I hope one day they will see the true way.

has stood by me in battle

Intelligence Wisdom Charisma and can be trusted completely.

is a brave soul, I have much

Stunned -1 Confused -1 Scarred -1 to learn from them.
INT WIS CHA

STARTING MOVES RACE

Quest Lay on Hands Dwarf
When you dedicate yourself to a mission When you touch someone, skin to skin, and When you Defend someone, you gain an
through prayer and ritual cleansing, state pray for their well-being, roll+CHA. additional hold, even on a 6-.
your mission:
On a 10+ you heal 1d8 damage or remove
• Slay , a great blight on the one disease. Elf
land. When you swear a Quest, you may take an
On a 7-9, they are healed, but the damage
• Defend from iniquities and additional boon, but the GM will give you an
or disease is transferred to you.
malice. additional vow.
• Discover the truth of a mystery.
I am the Law Human
Then choose up to 2 boons:
When you give an NPC an order based on
• An unwavering sense of direction When you pray for guidance, you may ask,
your divine authority, roll+CHA.
towards . “What here is aligned against me?” the GM
On a 7-9, they choose 1: will tell you honestly.
• Invulnerability to .
• A mark of divine authority. • Do what you say.
• Senses that pierce lies. • Back away cautiously, then flee. Custom
• A voice that transcends language. • Attack you. Choose any race and ability.
• Freedom from hunger, thirst, and sleep. On a 10+, you also take +1 forward against
The GM will then tell you what vow or vows them.
is required of you to maintain your blessing:
On a 6-, they do as they please and you take
• Honor (forbidden: dirty tricks) -1 forward against them.
• Temperance (forbidden: gluttony and
lust) Armored
• Piety (required: daily observance of
You ignore the clumsy tag on any armor you
rites)
wear.
• Valor (forbidden: suffering an enemy to
live)
• Truth (forbidden: lies)
• Hospitality (required: comfort to those
in need, no matter who they are)

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Spent When you gain a level from 2-10, you may choose from these moves.

Divine Favor Hospitaller

Dedicate yourself to a deity (name a new When you heal an ally, you heal +1d8
RATIONS one or choose one that’s already been damage.
established). You gain the Commune and

Consumed Cast a Spell cleric moves.
When you select this move, treat yourself
as a cleric of level 1 for using spells. Every
time you gain a level thereafter, increase
AMMO your effective cleric level by 1.
Lost Bloody Aegis
When you take damage you can grit your
teeth and accept the blow. If you do you
take no damage but instead suffer a debility
GEAR of your choice. If you already have all six
debilities you can’t use this move.
Max Load (9
+ STR)
100 Coin, 5 Rations, 3 Ammo = 1 weight
Starting Gear: Smite
While on a Quest you deal +1d4 damage.
Dungeon Rations (5 uses, ration, 1 weight)
Scale Armour (2 Armour, worn, clumsy, 3 weight) Holy Protection
THE PALADIN
Exterminatus
When you speak aloud your promise to
defeat an enemy, you deal +2d4 damage
against that enemy and -4 damage against
anyone else. This effect lasts until the
enemy is defeated. If you fail to defeat the
enemy or give up the fight, you can admit
your failure, but the effect continues until
you find a way to redeem yourself.
Charge!
When you lead the charge into combat,
those you lead take +1 forward.
Staunch Defender
When you Defend you always get +1 hold,
even on a 6-.

Some Mark of Faith (0 weight). You get +1 Armour while on a Quest.

Setup Strike
Choose your weapon:
Voice of Authority When you Hack & Slash, choose an ally.
Halberd (reach, +1 damage, two-handed, 2 Their next attack against your target does
Take +1 to order hirelings.
weight) +1d4 damage.
Long Sword (close, +1 damage, 1 weight)
Shield (+1 Armour, 2 weight)
When you gain a level from 6-10, you may choose from these moves.
Choose one:

Adventuring Gear (5 uses, 1 weight) Evidence of Faith Tandem Strike

Healing Potion (0 weight), &
Dungeon Rations (5 uses, ration, 1 weight)
Requires: Divine Favour
When you see divine magic as it happens,
you can ask the GM which deity granted the
spell and its effects. Take +1 when acting on
the answers.
Replaces: Setup Strike
When you Hack & Slash, choose an ally.
Their next attack against your target does
+1d4 damage and they take +1 forward
against them.

Holy Smite Divine Protection

Replaces: Smite Replaces: Holy Protection
While on a Quest you deal +1d8 damage. You get +2 Armour while on a Quest.

Ever Onward Divine Authority

Replaces: Charge! Replaces: Voice of Authority
Other Gear: When you lead the charge into combat, Take +1 to order hirelings. When you roll a
those you lead take +1 forward and +2 12+ the hireling transcends their moment of
Armour forward. fear and doubt and carries out your order
with particular effectiveness or efficiency.
Impervious Defender
Replaces: Staunch Defender Perfect Hospitaller
When you Defend you always get +1 hold, Replaces: Hospitaller
even on a 6-. When you heal an ally, you heal +2d8
damage.
When you get a 12+ to defend instead of
getting hold the nearest attacking creature
is stymied giving you a clear advantage, the
Indomitable
GM will describe it. When you suffer a debility (even through
Bloody Aegis) take +1 forward against
Perfect Knight whatever caused it.

When you Quest you choose three boons

instead of two.

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 NAME
LEVEL XP
ELF: Throndir, Elrosine, Aranwe, Celion, Dambrath, Lanethe HUMAN: Jonah, Halek, Brandon, Emory, Shrike, Nora, Diana
HALFLING: Tansy, Faelan, Rowan, Lila, Pippin, Wren
Level Up at current lvl + 7

LOOK ARMOUR ALIGNMENT

THE RANGER
Choose one for each, or write your own:
Chaotic
EYES: Wild, sharp, animal
Free someone from literal or figurative
HAIR: Wild, bald, hooded bonds.
HIT POINTS
BODY: Lithe, wild, sharp
CLOTHES: Cape, camouflage, traveling clothes Max (8 + Constitution) Good
Endanger yourself to combat an unnatural
threat.

Neutral
Help an animal or spirit of the wild.
DAMAGE
Custom

Assign these scores to your stats: 16(+2), 15(+1), 13(+1), 12(–), 9(–), 8(-1)

BONDS
Strength Dexterity Constitution
Fill in at least one with the name of a companion, or write
Weak -1 Shakey -1 Sick -1 your own.
STR DEX CON I guided before, and now
they owe me.

has no respect for nature,

so I have no respect for them.

is a friend of nature, so I
Intelligence Wisdom Charisma will be their friend as well.

does not understand life in

Stunned -1 Confused -1 Scarred -1 the wild, so I will teach them.
INT WIS CHA

STARTING MOVES RACE

Animal Companion Command Elf
You have a supernatural connection with a When you work with your Animal When you Undertake a Perilous Journey
loyal animal. You can’t talk to it per se but it Companion on something it’s trained in: through wilderness whatever job you take
always acts as you wish it to. Name your you succeed as if you rolled a 10+.
Attack the same target: add its Ferocity to
animal companion: .
your damage.
Choose a species: Halfling
• Track: add its Cunning to your roll.
Wolf, Cougar, Bear, Eagle, Dog, Hawk, Cat, • Take damage: add its Armour to yours. When you Discern Realities, you may also
Owl, Pigeon, Rat, or Mule. ask “What happens if I eat this?” and get an
• Discern Realities: add its Cunning to
honest answer.
Choose a base: your roll.
• Parley: add its Cunning to your roll.
Ferocity +2, Cunning +1, Instinct +1, 1 Human
Armour • Someone Interferes with you: add its
Instinct to their roll. When you Make Camp in a dungeon or city,
Ferocity +2, Cunning +2, Instinct +1, 0 you don’t need to consume a ration.
Armour
Called Shot
Ferocity +1, Cunning +2, Instinct +1, 1
Custom
When you attack a defenseless or surprised
Armour enemy at range, you can choose to deal Choose any race and ability.

Ferocity +3, Cunning +1, Instinct +2, 1 your damage or name your target and
Armour roll+DEX.

Choose as many strengths as its Ferocity: • Head: 7-9 - they do nothing but stand
and drool for a few moments. 10+ - as a
Fast, Burly, Huge, Calm, Adaptable, Tireless, 7-9, plus your damage.
Quick Reflexes, Camouflage, Ferocious,
• Arms: 7-9 - they drop anything they’re
Intimidating, Keen Senses, Stealthy
holding. 10+ - as a 7-9, plus your
Your animal companion is trained to fight damage.
humanoids. Choose as many additional
training as its Cunning: • Legs: 7-9 - they’re hobbled and slow
moving. 10+ - as a 7-9, plus your
Hunt, Search, Scout, Guard, Labor, Travel, damage.
Fight Monsters, Perform
Choose as many weaknesses as its Instinct:
Flighty, Savage, Slow, Broken, Frightening,
Forgetful, Stubborn, Lame

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Spent
RATIONS
Consumed
AMMO
Lost
GEAR
100 Coin, 5 Rations, 3 Ammo = 1 weight
Starting Gear:
Dungeon Rations (5 uses, ration, 1 weight)
Leather Armour (1 Armour, worn, 1 weight)
Bundle of Arrows (3 ammo, 1 weight)
Choose your armament:
Hunter’s Bow (near, far, 1 weight), &
Short Sword (close, 1 weight)
Hunter’s Bow (near, far, 1 weight)
Spear (reach, 1 weight)
Choose one:
Adventuring Gear (5 uses, 1 weight), &
Dungeon Rations (5 uses, ration, 1 weight)
Adventuring Gear (5 uses, 1 weight), &
Bundle of Arrows (3 ammo, 1 weight)
Other Gear:
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ADVANCED MOVES
When you gain a level from 2-10, you may choose from these moves.
Half-caste
You are the product of two heritages and it
begins to show its presence. Choose a
second racial starting move.
You may take this move only if it is your first
advancement.
Familiar Prey
When you Spout Lore about a monster you
use WIS instead of INT.
Viper’s Strike
When you strike an enemy with two
weapons at once, add an extra 1d4 damage
for your off-hand strike.
Max Load
(11 + STR) Camouflage
When you keep still in natural
surroundings, enemies never spot you until
you make a movement.
Man’s Best Friend
When you allow your animal companion to
take a blow that was meant for you, the
damage is negated and your animal
companion’s ferocity becomes 0.
If its ferocity is already 0 you can’t use this
ability. When you have a few hours of rest
with your animal companion its ferocity
returns to normal.
When you gain a level from 6-10, you may choose from these moves.
Wild Speech
Replaces: Wild Empathy
You can speak with and understand any
non-magical, non-planar creature.
Hunter’s Prey
Replaces: Familiar Prey
When you Spout Lore about a monster you
use WIS instead of INT.
On a 12+, in addition to the normal effects,
you get to ask the GM any one question
about the subject.
Viper’s Fangs
Replaces: Viper’s Strike
When you strike an enemy with two
weapons at once, add an extra 1d8 damage
for your off-hand strike.
Strider
Replaces: Follow Me
When you Undertake A Perilous Journey
you can take two roles. Roll twice and use
the better result for both roles.
Blot out the Sun
When you Volley you may spend extra
ammo before rolling. For each point of
ammo spent you may choose an extra
THE RANGER
target. Roll once and apply damage to all
targets.
Well-trained
Choose another training for your animal
companion.
God Amidst the Wastes
Dedicate yourself to a deity (name a new
one or choose one that’s already been
established). You gain the Commune and
Cast a Spell cleric moves. When you select
this move, treat yourself as a cleric of level
1 for using spells. Every time you gain a
level thereafter, increase your effective
cleric level by 1.
Follow Me
When you Undertake A Perilous Journey
you can take two roles. You make a separate
roll for each.
A Safe Place
When you set the watch for the night,
everyone takes +1 to Take Watch.
Wild Empathy
You can speak with and understand animals.
A Safer Place
Replaces: A Safe Place
When you set the watch for the night,
everyone takes +1 to Take Watch. After a
night in camp when you set the watch
everyone takes +1 forward.
Observant
When you hunt and track, on a 10+ you may
also ask one question about the creature
you are tracking from the Discern Realities
list for free.
Special Trick
Choose a move from another class. So long
as you are working with your animal
companion you have access to that move.
Unnatural Ally
Your animal companion is a monster, not an
animal. Describe it. Give it +2 ferocity and
+1 instinct, plus a new training.
Smaug’s Belly
When you know your target’s weakest point
your arrows have 2 piercing.
 NAME
LEVEL XP
GNOME: Sprocket, Nixie, Tinker, Fizzle, Quibble, Mipsy, Glimmer HUMAN: Sparrow, Shank, Jack, Marlow, Dodge, Rat, Pox, Farley
HALFLING: Felix, Rook, Mouse, Sketch, Trixie, Robin, Omar, Brynn, Bug
Level Up at current lvl + 7

LOOK ARMOUR ALIGNMENT

THE THIEF
Choose one for each, or write your own:
Chaotic
EYES: Shifty, criminal
Leap into danger without a plan.
HAIR: Cropped, messy, hooded
HIT POINTS
BODY: Lithe, knobby, flabby Neutral
CLOTHES: Dark, fancy, common Max (6 + Constitution) Avoid detection or infiltrate a location.

Evil
Shift danger or blame from yourself to
someone else.

DAMAGE Custom

Assign these scores to your stats: 16(+2), 15(+1), 13(+1), 12(–), 9(–), 8(-1)

BONDS
Strength Dexterity Constitution
Fill in at least one with the name of a companion, or write
Weak -1 Shakey -1 Sick -1 your own.
STR DEX CON I stole something from .

knows incriminating details

about me.

has my back when things

go wrong.
Intelligence Wisdom Charisma is running a con with me.

Stunned -1 Confused -1 Scarred -1

INT WIS CHA

STARTING MOVES RACE

Poisoner Tricks of the Trade Gnome
You’ve mastered one poison from the list When you pick locks or pockets or disable You have a gift for appraisal. When you
below; that poison is no longer dangerous traps, roll+DEX. Discern Realities, you may also ask “what is
for you to use. You also start with three the true value of this item?”
On a 10+, you do it, no problem. On a 7-9,
uses of that poison.
you still do it, but the GM will offer you two
Whenever you have time to gather materials options between suspicion, danger, or cost. Halfling
and a safe place to brew you can make When you attack with a ranged weapon,
three uses of the poison you choose for Backstab deal +2 damage.
free. Applied poisons have to be applied or When you attack a surprised or defenseless
consumed. Touch poisons just need to touch enemy with a melee weapon, you can Human
the target (even on a blade). choose to deal your damage or roll+DEX. You are a professional. When you Spout
• Oil of Tagit: (applied) induces a light Lore or Discern Realities about criminal
On a 10+, choose 2 from below. On a 7-9,
sleep. activities, take +1.
choose only 1:
• Bloodweed: (touch) they deal -1d4
damage ongoing until cured. • You don’t get into melee with them Custom
• Goldenroot: (applied) they entrusts the • You deal your damage+1d6
Choose any race and ability.
next creature they see as an ally. • You create an advantage, +1 forward to
• Serpent’s Tears: (touch) damaging the you or an ally acting on it
target lets you roll twice and take the • Reduce their Armour by 1 until they
better result. repair it

Trap Expert Armored

When you spend a moment to survey a You ignore the clumsy tag on any armor you
dangerous area, roll+DEX. wear.

On a 10+, hold 3. On a 7-9, hold 1. Spend

your hold walking through the area to ask:
• Is there a trap here and what activates
it?
• What does the trap do when activated?
• What else is hidden here?

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Spent
RATIONS
Consumed
AMMO
Lost
GEAR
Max Load (9
100 Coin, 5 Rations, 3 Ammo = 1 weight
Starting Gear:
Dungeon Rations (5 uses, ration, 1 weight)
Leather Armour (1 Armour, worn, 1 weight)
3 uses of your chosen Poison:
10 Coins
Choose your arms:
Dagger (hand, 1 weight), &
Short Sword (close, 1 weight)
Rapier (close, precise, 1 weight)
Choose a ranged weapon:
3 Throwing Daggers (thrown, near, 0 weight)
Ragged Bow (near, 2 weight), &
Bundle of Arrows (3 ammo, 1 weight)
Choose one:
Adventuring Gear (5 uses, 1 weight)
Healing Potion (0 weight)
Other Gear:
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ADVANCED MOVES
When you gain a level from 2-10, you may choose from these moves.
Cheap Shot
When using a precise or hand weapon, your
Backstab deals an extra +1d6 damage.
Cautious
When you use Trap Expert you always get
+1 hold, even on a 6-.
Wealth and Taste
When you make a show of flashing around
your most valuable possession, choose
someone present. They will do anything
they can to obtain your item or one like it.
Shoot First
You’re never caught by surprise. When an
+ STR) enemy would get the drop on you, you get
to act first instead.
Underdog
When you’re outnumbered, you have +1
Armour.
When you gain a level from 6-10, you may choose from these moves.
Dirty Fighter
Replaces: Cheap Shot
When using a precise or hand weapon, your
Backstab deals an extra +1d8 damage and
all other attacks deal +1d4 damage.
Extremely Cautious
Replaces: Cautious
When you use use Trap Expert you always
get +1 hold, even on a 6-.
On a 12+ you get 3 hold and the next time
you come near a trap the GM will
immediately tell you what it does, what
triggers it, who set it, and how you can use
it to your advantage.
Serious Underdog
Replaces: Underdog
You have +1 Armour. When you’re
outnumbered, you have +2 Armour instead.
Evasion
When you Defy Danger on a 12+, you
transcend the danger. You not only do what
you set out to, but the GM will offer you a
better outcome, true beauty, or a moment
of grace.
Heist
When you take time to make a plan to steal
something, name the thing you want to
steal and ask the GM these questions.
When acting on the answers you and your
allies take +1 forward.
• Who will notice it’s missing?
• What’s its most powerful defense?
• Who will come after it?
• Who else wants it?
Poison Master
After you’ve used a poison once it’s no
longer dangerous for you to use.
THE THIEF
Envenom
You can apply even complex poisons with a
pinprick. When you apply a poison that’s
not dangerous for you to use to your
weapon it’s touch instead of applied.
Brewer
When you have time to gather materials
and a safe place to brew you can create
three doses of any one poison you’ve used
before.
Connections
When you put out word to the criminal
underbelly about something you want or
need, roll+CHA.
On a 10+, someone has it, just for you.
On a 7–9, you’ll have to settle for something
close or it comes with strings attached, your
call.
Amateur Alchemist
Replaces: Brewer
When you have time to gather materials
and a safe place to brew you can create
three doses of any poison you’ve used
before.
Alternately you can describe the effects of a
poison you’d like to create. The GM will tell
you that you can create it, but with one or
more caveats:
• It will only work under specific
circumstances.
• The best you can manage is a weaker
version.
• It’ll take a while to take effect.
• It’ll have obvious side effects.
Escape Route
When you’re in too deep and need a way
out, name your escape route and roll+DEX.
On a 10+ you’re gone.
On a 7–9 you can stay or go, but if you go it
costs you: leave something behind or take
something with you, the GM will tell you
what.
Disguise
When you have time and materials you can
create a disguise that will fool anyone into
thinking you’re another creature of about
the same size and shape. Your actions can
give you away but your appearance won’t
Strong Arm, True Aim
You can throw any melee weapon, using it
to volley. A thrown melee weapon is gone;
you can never choose to reduce ammo on a
7–9.
 NAME
LEVEL XP
GNOME: Thimblehex, Wizzelgrip, Spellshank, Ebonflask, Glimmerstaff SALAMANDER: Flamecurse, Embergrasp, Molteneye, Hellshard, Pyreshade,
HUMAN: Azoth, Agares, Naberius, Grimwald, Ozymandias, Hexira Ashenbind, Blazeveil
Level Up at current lvl + 7

LOOK ARMOUR ALIGNMENT

THE WARLOCK
Choose one for each, or write your own:
Lawful
EYES: Luminous, piercing, hollow
Avenge the downtrodden.
VOICE: Commanding, muted, sultry
HIT POINTS
SKIN: Pallid, marked, inked Neutral
ROBES: Tatters, elegant, ceremonial Max (6 + Constitution) Exchange a secret for a favour or vice versa.

Evil
Make a sacrifice to acquire knowledge or
power.

DAMAGE Custom

Assign these scores to your stats: 16(+2), 15(+1), 13(+1), 12(–), 9(–), 8(-1)

BONDS
Strength Dexterity Constitution
Fill in at least one with the name of a companion, or write
Weak -1 Shakey -1 Sick -1 your own.
STR DEX CON knows the true nature of
my pact; I must keep them close.

is a beacon of purity; I am
both drawn to and repelled by them.

has an infernal connection,

Intelligence Wisdom Charisma though they may not be aware of it.

has expressed a dangerous

Stunned -1 Confused -1 Scarred -1 curiosity about my dark powers.
INT WIS CHA

STARTING MOVES RACE

Abyssal Compact Summon a Minion Gnome
You have made a pact with a powerful When you summon a minion from your You take +1 forward to Summoning a
eldritch being known as an Archon of the shadow or reflection, roll+INT. If you. Minion, if you have none.
Abyss. Choose one of them as your patron: • summon a lesser Id, roll as normal.
Acolyte of Avarice • summon a mighty Daemon, take -1. Human
Bishop of Bedlam • summon a supreme Genii, take -2. Hirelings you recruit gain an additional
Dowager of Delirium On a 10+, gain 1 Urge. On a 7-9, gain 2 Loyalty.
Lady of Lies Urges. On a 6-, gain 3 Urges.
Salamander
Prince of Pleasure Each time the Minion uses a Skill or
performs a significant act of service, it loses When you make a plausible threat, you
Regent of Rancor
1 Loyalty. It returns to the Abyss when its automatically have leverage to Parley.
Tyrant of Treachery
Loyalty reaches 0.
Viceroy of Vanity Custom
Widow of Woe Satisfy Urge Choose any race and ability.
Your pact grants you the ability to summon When you fulfilll your Urge by indulging in
minions from the depths of the Abyss. activities that reflect the nature of your
These minions function like hirelings with patron, decrease your Urge by 1. Reduce
their Skills determined by their rank, your Urge by an additional level for each of
Loyalty influenced by your INT, and Cost the following:
measured in Urges:
• The activity was perilous.
• Outer Circle Ids have 1 Skill. • The activity was time-consuming.
• Middle Circle Daemons have 2. • The activity was costly.
• Inner Circle Genii have 3. • The activity was repugnant to you.

Through a Mirror Darkly

When you possess more Urge than your
current level, you are overwhelmed by their
influence. Take a -1 ongoing for each level
of Urge exceeding your current level. The
maximum penalty you can suffer is -3.
Urge:

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Spent When you gain a level from 2-10, you may choose from these moves.

Mesmer Maniacal Glean

When you lock eyes with your target, you When you have asserted your dominance
RATIONS exert undue influence with with your over another, use your INT instead of CHA
hypnotic gaze. Roll+INT. for social interactions.

THE WARLOCK
Consumed
On a 10+ hold 3 Influence, on a 7-9 hold 1.
Aura of Power
Spend 1 Influence to compel the target to When you Recruit potential hirelings, your
do something against their will. natural authority and magnetism draws
AMMO them to serve you. You may act as though
Command Underling you have a formidable reputation in these
Lost When you order hirelings, including your parts, letting you take +1.
shadow minions, you may use INT instead
of their Loyalty. But doing so causes the Hireling's Shield
Hireling to lose 1 Loyalty. You may spend 1 Loyalty of a hireling to use
GEAR a Defense hold move on an attack against
Know Thyself you.
Max Load (7
100 Coin, 5 Rations, 3 Ammo = 1 weight + STR) When you are compelled by undue
influence to act against your will, roll+INT Careful Inscription
Starting Gear: and take +1. When you attack, you can infuse it with the
Sinister Relic that signifies your Abyssal Compact
On a 10+, you break free. On a 7-9, you inky shadow of your minions. For every
(0 weight)
remain influenced but can subvert the point of Loyalty you spend from your
10 Coin compulsion this time. minions, you may improve your attack die
by one level:
Inkwell and Quill (0 weight)
Dreadlord d4 > d6 > d8 > d10
Choose one:
When you attempt to exert undue influence This move is specifically limited to the
Shield (+1 Armour, 2 weight) over another, take +1. Loyalty of minions rather than hirelings.
A Bag of Books (5 uses, 2 weight), &
3 doses of Goldenroot (0 weight) Imperious Vice Peerless Presence
Choose your weapon: Whenever you Satisfy Urge, you may When you assert your standing in a
Dagger (hand, 1 weight) reduce your Urge by an additional level for situation where rank, or social standing are
free. relevant, their disposition improves by a
Spear (reach, thrown, near, 1 weight)
number of ranks equal to your INT.

Hostile > Wary > Neutral > Friendly

When you gain a level from 6-10, you may choose from these moves.

Memory Dance A Touch of Madness

Requires: Mesmer
You can now spend 1 Influence to implant a
false memory or modify an existing one on
a subject you are using Mesmer upon.
Other Gear: Unearthly Dominion
Requires: Peerless Presence
You may now apply Peerless Presence to
assert your standing on inhuman creatures
with arcane or mystical hierarchies.
Requires: Maniacal Glean
When you stare into the heart of a person
in your line of sight, roll+INT.
On a 10+, you turn them hostile towards
their allies.
On a 7-9, the person becomes confused and
turns wary of everyone involved.
On a 6-, you draw their ire and become the
subject of their wrath.

Riding the Thrall Shadowmeld

When you ride the thoughts of a hireling
(or minion) you can perceive what they do
and can Discern Realities about them or
their surroundings, no matter the distance.
You can communicate with them as if you
were in the same room.
When you meld with your own shadow, you
vanish from view, leaving only your
silhouette. While in this shadowed state,
you cannot move, but become impervious to
physical harm. You can still observe and
listen to your surroundings.

Indomitable Hireling's Sacrifice

Requires: Know Thyself
You are immune to being magically coerced
or compelled against your will.
Requires: Hireling’s Shield
When you Defend or Defy Danger, you may
also spend 1 Loyalty for one of the following
effects:
• Redirect an attack from the target to
one of the hirelings.
• Redirect the negative consequences
from Defy Danger entirely onto a
Hireling.
If the harm was serious or fatal, this might
kill the hireling at the GM’s choice - or
banish it back to the Abyss.

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 NAME
LEVEL XP
GNOME: Thimblewiz, Spellglim, Hexbottle, Mystikin, Runegear HUMAN: Avon, Morgan, Rath, Ysolde, Ovid, Vitus, Aldara, Xeno, Uri
ELF: Galadiir, Fenfaril, Lilliastre, Phirosalle, Enkirash, Halwyr
Level Up at current lvl + 7

LOOK ARMOUR ALIGNMENT

THE WIZARD
Choose one for each, or write your own:
Good
EYES: Haunted, sharp, crazy
Use magic to directly aid another.
HAIR: Styled, wild, pointed hat
HIT POINTS
BODY: Pudgy, creepy, thin Neutral
ROBES: Worn, stylish, strange Max (4 + Constitution) Discover something about a magical
mystery.

Evil
Use magic to cause terror and fear.

DAMAGE Custom

Assign these scores to your stats: 16(+2), 15(+1), 13(+1), 12(–), 9(–), 8(-1)

BONDS
Strength Dexterity Constitution
Fill in at least one with the name of a companion, or write
Weak -1 Shakey -1 Sick -1 your own.
STR DEX CON is suspicious of magic or
dangerously ignorant; I must educate them.

is woefully misinformed
about the world; I will teach them all that I can.

is keeping an important
Intelligence Wisdom Charisma secret from me.

is messing with things not

Stunned -1 Confused -1 Scarred -1 meant for mundane minds.
INT WIS CHA

STARTING MOVES RACE

Cast a Spell Spellbook Gnome
When you unleash a magic spell, roll+INT. You have mastered several spells and You have a head for complexity. When you
inscribed them in your spellbook. You start Prepare Spells, your chosen spells can equal
On a 10+ the the spell is cast. out with three first level spells, as well as your level+2.
On a 7-9 the spell is cast, but choose 1: all your cantrips. Whenever you gain a level,

• You draw unwanted attention or make

you inscribe a new spell of your level or Elf
lower.
life difficult. The GM will say how. Magic is as natural as breath to you. Detect
• Your deity is distant; take -1 ongoing to Magic is a cantrip for you.
Spell Defense
Cast a Spell until you Prepare Spells.
• The spell is revoked. You cannot cast it You may end any ongoing spell immediately Human
again until you Prepare Spells. and use the energy of its dissipation to
deflect an oncoming attack. The spell ends Choose one cleric spell. You can cast it as a
Note: that maintaining spells with ongoing and you subtract its level from the damage wizard spell.
effects can cause a penalty to your roll to cast
a spell. done to you.
Custom
Prepare Spells Ritual Choose any race and ability.

When you spend uninterrupted time (an When you draw on a place of power to
hour or so) in quiet contemplation of your create a magical effect, tell the GM what
spellbook, you: you’re trying to achieve. Ritual effects are
always possible, but the GM will give you
• Lose any spells you already prepared.
some conditions:
• Prepare new spells chosen from your
spellbook whose total levels don’t • It’s going to take days/weeks/months.
exceed your own level +1. • First you must perform a specific act.
• Prepare your cantrips which never • You’ll need help from someone.
count against your limit. • It will require a lot of money.
• The best you can do is a lesser version,
unreliable and limited.
• You and your allies will risk danger.
• You’ll have to disenchant something to
do it.

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 COIN ADVANCED MOVES
Spent When you gain a level from 2-10, you may choose from these moves.
Prodigy
Choose a spell. You Prepare that Spell as if
RATIONS it were one level lower.
Consumed
Empowered Magic
When you Cast a Spell, on a 10+ you have
the option of choosing from the 7-9 list. If
you do, you may additionally choose one of
AMMO the following effects:
• The spell’s effects are maximized
Lost
• The spell’s targets are doubled
Fount of Knowledge
GEAR When you Spout Lore about something no
one else has any clue about, take +1.
Max Load (7
100 Coin, 5 Rations, 3 Ammo = 1 weight + STR)
Know-It-All
Starting Gear: When another player’s character comes to
Spellbook (1 weight) you for advice and you tell them what you
think is best, they get +1 forward when
Dungeon Rations (5 uses, ration, 1 weight) following your advice and you mark
experience if they do.
Choose one:
Leather Armour (1 Armour, worn, 1 weight)
Expanded Spellbook
A Bag of Books (5 uses, 2 weight), &
3 Healing Potions Add a new spell from the spell list of any
class to your spellbook.
Choose your weapon:
Dagger (hand, 1 weight) Enchanter
Staff (close, two-handed, 1 weight) When you have time and safety with a
Choose one: magic item you may ask the GM what it
does. The GM will answer truthfully.
Healing Potion (0 weight)
3 Antitoxin (0 weight)
When you gain a level from 6-10, you may choose from these moves.
Master
Requires: Prodigy
Choose one spell in addition to the one you
picked for Prodigy. You prepare that spell
as if it were one level lower.
Greater Empowered Magic
Replaces: Empowered Magic
Other Gear: When you Cast a Spell, on a 10-11 you have
the option of choosing from the 7-9 list. If
you do, you may additionally choose one of
the following effects. On a 12+ you get to
choose one of these effects for free:
• The spell’s effects are maximized
• The spell’s targets are doubled
Enchanter’s Soul
Requires: Enchanter
When you have time and safety with a
magic item in a place of power you can
empower that item so that the next time
you use it its effects are amplified, the GM
will tell you exactly how.
Highly Logical
Replaces: Logical
When you use strict deduction to analyze
your surroundings, you can Discern
Realities with INT instead of WIS.
On a 12+ you get to ask the GM any three
questions, not limited by the list.
Mystical Puppet Strings
When you use magic to control a person’s
actions, they have no memory of what you
had them do and bear you no ill will.
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Logical
When you use strict deduction to analyze
your surroundings, you can Discern
Realities with INT instead of WIS.
THE WIZARD
Arcane Ward
As long as you have at least one prepared
spell of first level or higher, you have +2
Armour.
Counterspell
When you attempt to counter an arcane
spell that will otherwise affect you, stake
one of your prepared spells on the defense
and roll+INT.
On a 10+, the spell is countered and has no
effect on you.
On a 7-9, the spell is countered and you
forget the spell that you staked.
Your Counterspell protects you alone; if the
countered spell has other targets they are
affected as normal.
Quick Study
When you see the effects of an arcane
spell, ask the GM the name of the spell and
its effects. You take +1 when acting on the
answers.
Arcane Armour
Replaces: Arcane Ward
As long as you have at least one prepared
spell of first level or higher, you have +4
Armour.
Protective Counter
Requires: Counterspell
When an ally within sight of you is affected
by an arcane spell, you can counter it as if
it affected you. If the spell affects multiple
allies you must counter for each ally
separately.
Ethereal Tether
When you have time with a willing or
helpless subject you can craft an ethereal
tether with them. You perceive what they
do and can discern realities about them or
their surroundings, no matter the distance.
Someone willingly tethered to you can
communicate with you over the tether as if
you were in the room with them.
Spell Augmentation
When you deal damage to a creature, you
can shunt a spell’s energy into them—end
one of your ongoing spells and add the
spell’s level to the damage dealt.
Self-Powered
When you have time, arcane materials, and
a safe space, you can create your own place
of power. Describe to the GM what kind of
power it is and how you’re binding it to this
place, the GM will tell you one kind of
creature that will have an interest in this.
 CANTRIPS
You prepare all of your cantrips every time you Prepare Spells without having to select them or count them toward your allotment of spells.
Light
Cantrip
WIZARD SPELLS
An item you touch glows with arcane light,
about as bright as a torch. It gives off no
heat or sound and requires no fuel, but it is
otherwise like a mundane torch. You have
complete control of the color of the flame.
The spell lasts as long as it is in your
presence.
FIRST LEVEL SPELLS
Contact Spirits
1st Level Summoning
Name the spirit you wish to contact (or
leave it to the GM). You pull that creature
through the planes, just close enough to
speak to you. It is bound to answer any one
question you ask to the best of its ability.
Detect Magic
1st Level Divination
One of your senses is briefly attuned to
magic. The GM will tell you what here is
magical.
Magic Missile
1st Level Evocation
Projectiles of pure magic spring from your
fingers. Deal 2d4 damage to one target.
THIRD LEVEL SPELLS
Dispel Magic
3rd Level
Choose a spell or magic effect in your
presence: this spell rips it apart. Lesser
spells are ended, powerful magic is just
reduced or dampened so long as you are
nearby.
Visions Through Time
3rd Level Divination
Cast this spell and gaze into a reflective
surface to see into the depths of time. The
GM will reveal the details of a grim portent
to you—a bleak event that will come to
pass without your intervention. They’ll tell
you something useful about how you can
interfere with the grim portent’s dark
outcomes. Rare is the portent that claims
“You’ll live happily ever after.” Sorry.
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Unseen Servant
Cantrip
You conjure a simple invisible construct
that can do nothing but carry items. It has
Load 3 and carries anything you hand to it.
It cannot pick up items on its own and can
only carry those you give to it. Items
carried appear to float in the air a few
paces behind you. An unseen servant that
takes damage or leaves your presence is
immediately dispelled, dropping any items
it carried.
Charm Person
1st Level Enchantment (ongoing)
The person (not beast or monster) you
touch while casting this spell counts you as
a friend until they take damage or you
prove otherwise.
Invisibility
1st Level Illusion (ongoing)
Touch an ally: nobody can see them.
They’re invisible! The spell persists until
the target attacks or you dismiss the
effect. While the spell is ongoing you can’t
cast a spell.
Fireball
3rd Level Evocation
You evoke a mighty ball of flame that
envelops your target and everyone nearby,
inflicting 2d6 damage which ignores
Armour.
Mimic
3rd Level (ongoing)
You take the form of someone you touch
while casting this spell. Your physical
characteristics match theirs exactly but
your behavior may not. This change
persists until you take damage or choose
to return to your own form. While this
spell is ongoing you lose access to all your
wizard moves.
Prestidigitation
Cantrip
You perform minor tricks of true magic. If
you touch an item as part of the casting
you can make cosmetic changes to it: clean
it, soil it, cool it, warm it, flavor it, or
change its color. If you cast the spell
without touching an item you can instead
create minor illusions no bigger than
yourself. This spell’s illusions are crude
and clearly illusions—they won’t fool
anyone, but they might entertain them.
Telepathy
1st Level Divination (ongoing)
You form a telepathic bond with a single
person you touch, enabling you to converse
with that person through your thoughts.
You can only have one telepathic bond at a
time.
Alarm
1st Level
Walk a wide circle as you cast this spell.
Until you Prepare Spells again your magic
will alert you if a creature crosses that
circle. Even if you are asleep, the spell will
shake you from your slumber.
Mirror Image
3rd Level Illusion
You create an illusory image of yourself.
When you are attacked, roll a d6. On a 4, 5,
or 6 the attack hits the illusion instead, the
image then dissipates and the spell ends.
Sleep
3rd Level Enchantment
1d4 enemies you can see of the GM’s
choice fall asleep. Only creatures capable
of sleeping are affected. They awake as
normal even from stimuli: loud noises,
jolts, pain.
FIFTH LEVEL SPELLS
Cage
5th Level Evocation (ongoing)
The target is held in a cage of magical
force. Nothing can get in or out of the
cage.
The cage remains until you cast another
spell or dismiss it. While the spell is
ongoing, the caged creature can hear your
thoughts and you cannot leave sight of the
cage.
Contact Other Plane
5th Level Divination
You send a request to another plane.
Specify who or what you’d like to contact
by location, type of creature, name, or title.
You open a two-way communication with
that creature. Your communication can be
cut off at any time by you or the creature
you contacted.
SEVENTH LEVEL SPELLS
Contingency
7th Level Evocation
Choose a 5th level or lower spell you know.
Describe a trigger condition using a
number of words equal to your level. The
chosen spell is held until you choose to
unleash it or the trigger condition is met,
whichever happens first. You don’t have to
roll for the held spell, it just takes effect.
You may only have a single contingent
spell held at a time; if you cast
Contingency while you have a held spell,
the new held spell replaces the old one.
True Seeing
7th Level Divination (ongoing)
You see all things as they truly are. This
effect persists until you tell a lie or dismiss
the spell. While this spell is ongoing you
take -1 to cast a spell.
NINTH LEVEL SPELLS
Alert
9th Level Divination
Describe an event. The GM will tell you
when that event occurs, no matter where
you are or how far away the event is. If you
choose, you can view the location of the
event as though you were there in person.
You can only have one Alert active at a
time.
Soul Gem
9th Level
You trap the soul of a dying creature
within a gem. The trapped creature is
aware of its imprisonment but can still be
manipulated through spells, parley, and
other effects. All moves against the
trapped creature are at +1. You can free the
soul at any time but it can never be
recaptured once freed.
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Summon Monster
5th Level Summoning (ongoing)
A monster appears and aids you as best it
can. Treat it as your character, but with
access to only the basic moves. It has +1
modifier for all stats, 1 HP, and uses your
damage dice. The monster also gets your
choice of 1d6 of these traits:
• It has +2 instead of +1 to one stat
• It’s not reckless
• It does 1d8 damage
• Its bond to your plane is strong: +2 HP
for each level you have
• It has some useful adaptation
The GM will tell you the type of monster
you get based on the traits you select. The
creature remains on this plane until it dies
or you dismiss it. While the spell is ongoing
you take -1 to cast a spell.
Shadow Walk
7th Level Illusion
The shadows you target with this spell
become a portal for you and your allies.
Name a location, describing it with a
number of words up to your level. Stepping
through the portal deposits you and any
allies present when you cast the spell at the
location you described. The portal may only
be used once by each ally.
Cloudkill
7th Level Summoning (ongoing)
A cloud of fog drifts into this realm from
beyond the Black Gates of Death, filling the
immediate area. Whenever a creature in the
area takes damage it takes an additional,
separate 1d6 damage which ignores Armor.
This spell persists so long as you can see
the affected area, or until you dismiss it.
Shelter
9th Level Evocation (ongoing)
You create a structure out of pure magical
power. It can be as large as a castle or as
small as a hut, but is impervious to all non-
magical damage. The structure endures
until you leave it or you end the spell.
Perfect Summons
9th Level Summoning
You teleport a creature to your presence.
Name a creature or give a short description
of a type of creature. If you named a
creature, that creature appears before you.
If you described a type of creature, a
creature of that type appears before you.
Polymorph
5th Level Enchantment
Your touch reshapes a creature entirely,
WIZARD SPELLS
they stay in the form you craft until you
cast a spell. Describe the new shape you
craft, including any stat changes,
significant adaptations, or major
weaknesses. The GM will then tell you one
or more of these:
• The form will be unstable and
temporary
• The creature’s mind will be altered as
well
• The form has an unintended benefit or
weakness
Dominate
7th Level Enchantment (ongoing)
Your touch pushes your mind into someone
else’s. You gain 1d4 hold. Spend one hold to
make the target take one of these actions:
• Speak a few words of your choice
• Give you something they hold
• Make a concerted attack on a target of
your choice
• Truthfully answer one question
If you run out of hold the spell ends. If the
target takes damage you lose 1 hold. While
the spell is ongoing you cannot cast a spell.
Antipathy
9th Level Enchantment (ongoing)
Choose a target and describe a type of
creature or an alignment. Creatures of the
specified type or alignment cannot come
within sight of the target. If a creature of
the specified type does find itself within
sight of the target, it immediately flees.
This effect continues until you leave the
target’s presence or you dismiss the spell.
While the spell is ongoing you take -1 to
Cast a Spell.
 “Portray a fantastic world, fill the
characters’ lives with adventure,
and play to find out what
happens.”

PRINCIPLES GM MOVES DUNGEON MOVES

Draw Maps, leave blanks: Create the world as
you go, but maintain a framework. Leave spaces
for further exploration and let your players
contribute details.
Address the characters, not the players: Speak to
the characters in-game, fostering immersion and
maintaining the distinction between player and
character knowledge.
Embrace the fantastic: Dungeon World is a world
of magic and wonder. Embrace the fantastical
elements and let them enrich your storytelling.
Make a move that follows: Moves flow from the
fiction. When the narrative reaches a point where
a move is triggered, use the established move to
shape the story.
Never speak the name of your move: Instead of
announcing the move you're making, describe the
events unfolding naturally and let the players
infer which move is being triggered.
GM GUIDE
Use a monster, danger, or location move:
Monsters, dangers, and locations all have their
unique abilities and characteristics. Utilize their
moves to challenge the players and enhance the
narrative.
Reveal an unwelcome truth: Present the players
with information that disrupts their plans or
assumptions, leading to new challenges or
complications.
Show signs of an approaching threat: Foreshadow
upcoming dangers by providing subtle clues or
indications that something dangerous is on the
horizon.
Deal damage: Inflict harm on characters when
their actions or the narrative dictates. This
reminds players of the dangers they face and adds
tension.
Use up their resources: Introduce situations that
Change the environment: Alter the surroundings
in a way that affects the players' progress or
presents new obstacles. This could involve
collapsing tunnels, flooding chambers, or shifting
landscapes.
Point to a looming threat: Hint at an upcoming
danger or challenge by revealing traces of a
threatening presence. This builds anticipation and
encourages the players to strategize.
Introduce a new faction or type of creature: Bring
a fresh element into the story by introducing a
new group, faction, or type of creature. This could
be a rival adventuring party, a hidden society, or a
menacing monster.
Use a threat from an existing faction or type of
creature: Utilize familiar foes or adversaries to
create tension and challenges. This could involve
the return of a previous enemy or a new twist on
an existing creature's behavior.

require the use of valuable resources such as

Give every monster life: Monsters are more than
statistics. Describe their appearance, behaviors,
and motives to bring them to life.
Name every person: NPCs should have names
and identities. This helps create a vibrant world
and encourages player engagement.
Ask questions and use the answers: Involve
players in world-building by asking questions
about their characters, and integrate their
answers into the narrative.
Be a fan of the characters: Celebrate the players'
successes and make their characters the central
focus of your storytelling.
Think dangerous: Present challenges that have
real consequences. Keep the tension high, and let
the characters' choices shape their fate.
Begin and end with the fiction: Moves are rooted
in the narrative. Start with the fiction, apply the
rules, and let the results influence the ongoing
story.
Think off-screen, too: The world is alive even
beyond what the players directly experience.
NPCs have their own goals and actions, and
events occur independently of the players'
presence.
equipment, spells, or consumables. This prompts Make them backtrack: Create a situation that
players to strategize and manage their resources requires the players to retrace their steps, either
wisely. due to a blocked path, forgotten item, or
unexpected development. This adds depth to the
Turn their move back on them: If a player's move
world and tests their navigation skills.
has an unintended consequence or allows for a
GM move, seize the opportunity to introduce Present riches at a price: Offer the players a
complications or challenges. tempting reward or treasure, but make it clear
that obtaining it comes with risks or moral
Separate them: Temporarily split the party to
dilemmas. This encourages them to weigh their
introduce individual challenges or obstacles,
desires against potential consequences.
forcing them to regroup or navigate situations
independently. Present a challenge to one of the characters:
Design a scenario that plays to the strengths,
Give an opportunity that fits a class’ abilities:
weaknesses, or personal conflicts of a specific
Tailor opportunities to characters' strengths and
character. This allows individual characters to
class abilities, allowing them to shine and
shine and contribute uniquely.
contribute uniquely to the situation.
Show a downside to their class, race, or
equipment: Highlight vulnerabilities or limitations
tied to a character's class, race, or equipment. This
adds depth and realism to the world.
Offer an opportunity, with or without cost:
Present players with enticing opportunities that
advance their goals. These opportunities might
come with risks or demands, adding complexity.
Put someone in a spot: Create dilemmas that force
characters to make tough choices, revealing their
priorities and values.

Tell them the requirements or consequences and

ask: Present players with a situation and its
potential outcomes. Then, let them decide how to
proceed, knowing the potential consequences.

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NAME Campaign Adventure

CAST STAKES

DANGER DANGER

TYPE: TYPE:

IMPENDING DOOM: IMPENDING DOOM:

GRIM PORTENTS GRIM PORTENTS

FRONTS
DANGER DANGER

TYPE: TYPE:

IMPENDING DOOM: IMPENDING DOOM:

GRIM PORTENTS GRIM PORTENTS

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 MAKING MONSTERS MONSTER TREASURE
Start with the monster’s damage die:
Grouping • Hoarder: roll twice - higher result
dmg HP • Far from home: add at least one ration
Horde (many) d6 3 Monster Move(s): what does it do? • Magical: some strange item, possibly magical
Pack (2-5) d8 6 • Divine: a sign of a deity (or deities)
Instinct: what problems does it cause?
• Planar: something not of this earth
Solitary d10 12
• Lord over others: +1d4 to the roll
Size Monster Tags
• Ancient and noteworthy: +1d4 to the roll
range modifiers Amorphous: bizarre/unnatural anatomy.
Roll the monster’s damage die plus any added
Tiny (cat) hand -2 dmg Cautious: prizes survival over aggression. dice to find the monster’s treasure:
Small (child) close Construct*: It was made, not born Result
Standard close Devious*: main danger is sly or indirect. 1: A few coins, 2d8 or so
close/ +4 HP, +1
Large (cart) Hoarder: almost certainly has treasure. 2: An item useful to the current situation
reach dmg
+8 HP, +3 Intelligent: It’s smart enough that some 3: Several coins, about 4d10
Huge (bigger) reach individuals pick up other skills. Add other tags to
dmg
reflect those skills. A small item (gem, art) worth 2d10×10
4:
Attack Style coins, 0 weight
Magical*: can use spells & magic.
tags modifiers 5: Some minor magical trinket
vicious & obvious +2 dmg Organized*: group structure that aids survival.
Defeating one provokes wrath. Useful information (in the form of clues,
small & weak decrease damage die 6:
notes, etc.)
potent strength forceful +2 dmg Planar*: It’s from beyond this world
A bag of coins, 1d4×100 or thereabouts. 1
bypasses Armour ignore Armour Stealthy*: avoids detection and can attack with 7:
weight per 100
skilled in offense roll x2 - better result surprise.
A very valuable small item (gem, art)
deft strikes 1 piercing Terrifying: presence/image evokes fear. 8:
worth 2d6×100, 0 weight
can piece metal messy +1 piercing * make a move that conforms to this tag A chest of coins and other small
can rend metal messy +3 piercing 9: valuables. 1 weight but worth 3d6×100
can hold at bay reach Special Qualities (Examples) coins.
attacks at range near/ far Monstrous quirks guiding its fiction: 10: A magical item or magical effect
ancient increase damage die Many bags of coins for a total of
• Amorphous • Insubstantial 11:
abhors violence roll x2 - worse result 2d4×100 or so
• Amphibious • Keen-sensed
MONSTERS

divine favor +2 dmg • Ancient • Metallic A sign of office (crown, banner) worth at
12:
Defenses • Aquatic • Mutated least 3d4×100 coins

Armour modifier • Broodling • Oozing A large art item worth 4d4×100 coins, 1
• Burrowing • Petrified 13:
cloth or flesh 0 weight
• Camouflaged • Plant-like
leather or hide 1 A unique item worth at least 5d4×100
• Corrosive • Regenerative 14:
coins
mail or scale 2 • Elemental • Scent-tracking
plate or bone 3 • Enchanted • Shapeshifting All the information needed to learn a
15:
• Filth-ridden • Shelled new spell and roll again
magic protection 4
• Flexible • Spiny A portal or secret path (or directions to
skilled in defense +1 16:
• Haloed • Stone-fleshed one) and roll again
uses shields +1
• Hive-minded • Telepathic
uncanny stamina +4 HP Something relating to one of the
• Hybrid • Transparent 17:
characters and roll again
unnatural nature +4 HP • Illusory • Undead
amorphous +1 +3 HP • Impervious • Winged A hoard: 1d10×1000 coins and 1d10×10
18:
• Insectoid • Wooden gems worth 2d6×100 each
divine favor +2 HP

MONSTER MOVES (EXAMPLES)

• Assault or invade the mind and senses
• Attack using elemental powers
• Beg for mercy
• Blend into or merge with surroundings
• Call up reinforcements or summon allies
• Charge with force or stampede
• Corrode materials (metal, flesh, wood)
• Deliver judgment or pass divine knowledge
• Deploy chaotic or misunderstood spells
• Disarm foes in combat
• Drive adversaries back
• Engage in a frenzy or relentless rage
• Escape into the air or water
• Expose or reveal hidden threats
• Extort or demand tribute
• Fill a mind with foreign thoughts
• Fling or hurl a creature or object
• Gnaw, chew, or bite ferociously
• Hide within darkness or use it to advantage
• Hold or engulf the unsuspecting
• Infect or poison foes
• Inflict cruelty or pain
• Inspire, lead, or rally others in battle
• Invoke ancient oaths, divine laws, or dogma
• Launch surprise attacks
• Lay traps for the unwary
• Lure prey using illusions or hidden beauty
• Offer deceitful bargains or entice mortals
• Open a portal to another location or plane
• Paralyse or immobilise with touch or gaze
• Report, share tales, or provide intelligence
• Retreat strategically
• Rip or sever something (or someone) apart
• Resurrect oneself or an ally
• Shake the earth or surroundings
• Steal or take by force
• Swarm or attack in overwhelming numbers
• Swallow or consume foes whole
• Strike from the shadows, water, sky, or earth
• Transform, transmute, or reshape
• Traverse through dense environments
• Undermine the ground
• Uphold the law, justice, or moral standards
• Use ancient mysteries or old magics
• Utilise the environment as a weapon

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STEADINGS
Making a Village
Default: Poor, Steady, Militia, Resource, Oath. If
part of a kingdom, pick one:
• Natural defense: Safe, -Defenses
• Abundant resources: +Prosperity, Resource,
Enmity
• Protected by another: Oath, +Defenses
• On major road: Trade, +Prosperity
• Wizard's tower: Personage, Blight
• Religious site: Divine, History
Choose one problem:
• Arid land: Need (Food)
• Dedicated to deity: Religion, Enmity
• Recent battle: -Population, -Prosperity or -
Defenses
• Monster issue: Blight, Need (adventurers)
• Absorbed another: +Population, Lawless
• Remote: -Prosperity, Dwarven/Elven
TRAPS & HAZARDS
Hazard
Common
Specialized
Signature
Trigger
upon touch
when used
when close
upon a special condition
activated by user
Target
single character
immediate area
whole room
entire sector
Reset
single use
requires someone to reset
resets under key conditions
general condition of area
Other
notifies upon activation
traps victims in area
disorients victims, requiring
checks to act
roll dmg twice - better result
bypasses armor by design
leaves lingering condition, -1
ongoing or a debility
frequent but diminished
damage - lower attack die
unleashes a monster instead
immobilizes or subdues
can choose targets
can relocate victims
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Making a Town Prosperity Tags
Default: Moderate, Steady, Watch, Trade (two). If • Dirt: Essentials scarce, cheap unskilled labor.
listed as Trade by another, pick one: • Poor: Basic items only, weapons limited, ample
• Booming: Booming, Lawless unskilled labor.
• At crossroads: Market, +Prosperity • Moderate: Most mundane items, some skilled
• Defended by another: Oath, +Defenses labor.
• Built around church: Power (Divine) • Wealthy: All mundane items, various skilled
labor, high demand.
• Focused on craft: Craft, Resource
• Rich: Beyond mundane items, specialist labor at
• Military post: +Defenses
premium rates.
Choose one problem:
• Outgrown supply: Need (resource), Trade Population Tags
(supplier) • Exodus: Near collapse, losing population.
• Offers defense: Oath, -Defenses • Shrinking: Fewer people, empty buildings.
• Notorious outlaw: Personage, Enmity • Steady: Stable population, slow growth.
• Monopoly on good/service: Exotic, Enmity • Growing: Overcrowded, not enough buildings.
• Disease: -Population • Booming: Strained resources due to population
• Popular meeting place: +Population, Lawless surge.
Making a Keep Other Tags
Default: Poor, Shrinking, Guard, Need (Supplies), • None: Basic tools as weapons.
Trade (supplier), Oath. With fealty, choose one:
• Militia: Armed citizens on call, no standing
• Noble-owned: +Prosperity, Power (Political) force.
tags
• Skilled commander: Personage, +Defenses • Watch: Few sentries, mainly to alert militia.
d6
• Has trade road: +Prosperity, Guild (trade) • Guard: Constant defense, under 100 personnel,
d8 • Special troop training: Arcane, -Population one patrol.
d10 • Fertile land: remove Need (Supplies) • Garrison: Constant defense, 100-300 personnel,
• Border keep: +Defenses, Enmity (nearby multiple patrols.
• Battalion: Up to 1,000 defenders, manned
steading)
tags defenses.
Choose one problem:
contact • Legion: Thousands of soldiers, intimidating
• Natural defense: Safe, -Population defenses.
usage
• Conquest keep: Enmity (original owners)
proximity • Brigand haven: Lawless Other Tags
condition • Built for specific threat: Blight
• Safe: Idyllic and hidden; loses this tag if other
• War-torn: History (Battle), Blight (Spirits) beneficial tags degrade.
manual
• Short on elite: Need (Skilled Recruits) • Religion: Local deity revered.
• Exotic: Unique local goods/services.
tags Making a City • Resource: Easy access to listed resource,
LOCATION
direct Default: Moderate, Steady, Guard, Market, Guild, cheaper here.
Oaths (2 steadings). If trading and fealty from one • Need: High demand for listed resource, sells for
confined
steading each, choose one: more.
localized
• Fortified: +Defenses, Oath (your choice) • Oath: Sworn oaths to specific steadings.
level • A ruler: Personage (ruler), Power (Political) • Trade: Regular trade with listed steadings.
• Diverse population: Dwarven/Elven/both • Market: Major trade hub, +1 to supply.
tags • Trade hub: Trade (all steadings), +Prosperity • Enmity: Holds grudge against specific
• Ancient city: History, Divine steadings.
one-shot
• Learning center: Arcane, Craft, Power (Arcane) • History: Notable past event.
manual • Arcane: Spells for sale, +1 to recruit adepts.
Choose one problem:
automatic (n) • Divine: Major religious site, healing services, +1
• Resource strain: +Population, Need (food)
permanent to recruit priests.
• Territorial: Enmity (nearby steadings),
• Guild: Dominant guild presence, +1 to recruit
+Defenses
related hirelings.
tags • Theocracy: -Defenses, Power (Divine)
• Personage: Notable local individual.
• Democracy: -Defenses, +Population
alarm • Dwarven: Mostly dwarves, cheaper dwarven
• Supernatural guard: +Defenses, Blight goods.
confinement (supernatural)
• Elven: Mostly elves, cheaper elven goods.
• Power nexus: Arcane, Personage, Blight
confusion • Craft: Known for specific craft, higher quality
(arcane)
items.
deadly
• Lawless: High crime, weak authority.
ignores Armor • Blight: Recurring local problem, typically a
monster.
impairment
• Power: Holds specific type of sway.
ongoing (n)
release Steading Names
subdual Graybark, Nook’s Crossing, Tanner’s Ford, Crosses, Battlemoore, Torsea, Curland, Snowcalm,
Goldenfield, Barrowbridge, Rum River, Seawall, Varlosh, Terminum, Avonia, Bucksburg,
targeted
Brindenburg, Shambles, Covaner, Enfield, Crystal Settledown, Goblinjaw, Hammerford, Pit, The Gray
transported Falls, Castle Daunting, Nulty’s Harbor, Fast, Ennet Bend, Harrison’s Hold, Fortress
Castonshire, Cornwood, Irongate, Mayhill, Pigton, Andwynne, Blackstone
 HIRELINGS
Hirelings are equipped with a points that can be
allocated to their Loyalty and skills, determined by
the steading they were enlisted from.
• Villages: 2–5 points
• Keeps: 5–8 points
• Towns: 4–6 points MAKING CHARACTERS
• Cities: 6–10 points
• Motive: what does the character want? Names
• Knack: what is the character good at?
Allegiance Fluctuation • Criminal connections • Perceptive eye
Finbar, Hywn, One Eye, Alhoro, Arlon, Yev, Slime, Jocat,
Ewing, Lim, Poy, Milo, Deryl, Medlyn, Astrafel, Daelwyn,
When you provide extra incentives or exceptional • Muscle • Visions
Feliana, Damarra, Sistranalle, Pendrell, Melliandre,
kindness to a hireling, they gain +1 forward on • Specialized • Craftsmanship Dagoliir, Baldric, Leena, Dunwick, Willem, Edwyn, Florian,
rolls using their Loyalty with them. weaponry • Artistic talent Seraphine, Quorra, Charlotte, Lily, Ramonde, Cassandra,
When you exhibit disrespect or mistreatment • Hedge wizardry • Elemental immunity Durga, Aelfar, Gerda, Rurgosh, Bjorn, Drummond, Helga,
towards a hireling, take -1 Loyalty forward on • Local knowledge • Silver tongue Siggrun, Freya, Wesley, Brinton, Jon, Sara, Hawthorn,
rolls using their Loyalty with them. • Noble lineage • Innate magic Elise, Clarke, Lenore, Piotr, Dahlia, Carmine, Hycorax,
• Unique item • Unshakable balance Ethanwe, Sinathel, Demanor, Menoliir, Mithralan, Taeros,
When you achieve a significant accomplishment
• Fated destiny Aegor, Tanner, Dunstan, Rose, Ivy, Robard, Mab, Thistle,
with the assistance of a hireling, they gain 1 • Moral compass
Puck, Anne, Serah, Elana, Obelis, Herran, Syla, Andanna,
permanent Loyalty. • Hidden wisdom • Flawless memory
Siobhan, Aziz, Pelin, Sibel, Nils, Wei, Ozruk, Surtur,
• Magical insight • Loyalty
When you suffer a major defeat with a hireling, Brunhilda, Annika, Janos, Greta, Dim, Rundrig, Jarl, Xotoq,
• Unusual heritage • Poison mastery
they lose 1 permanent Loyalty. Elohiir, Sharaseth, Hasrith, Shevaral, Cadeus, Eldar,
• Political sway • Exotic knowledge Kithracet, Thelian, Finnegan, Olive, Randolph, Bartleby,
Compensating Hirelings • Monster affiliation • Nerves of steel Aubrey, Baldwin, Becca, Hawke, Rudiger, Gregor, Brianne,
• Guarded secret • Companion Walton
Hirelings compensation can include:
• True love • Lucky streak
• Triumph and Achievement • Perfect crime plan
• Renown and Honor
• Supernatural CHARACTER MOTIVATIONS
• Divine blessing attention
• Coin • Legal immunity • Culinary skills • To seek justice or revenge
• Indulgence and Revelry • Martial arts mastery • Mechanical genius • To spread faith or suffering
• Hidden Lore • Ring of power • Adventurous spirit • To reconnect with loved ones
• Kind Deeds • Wealth • Animal affinity • To gain wealth or resources
If an extended period passes without fulfillling a • Fortified stronghold • Irresistible charm • To atone, make amends or heal
hireling's compensation, their Loyalty decreases • Polyglot • Ancient lore • To explore or discover
by 1 ongoing until their terms are satisfied. • To uncover truths or secrets
• To find or reclaim something lost
COMMON HIRELINGS • To defeat or destroy an enemy
• To conquer, expand, or protect territory
Adept Protector
• To cure or overcome adversity
This hireling is a modestly skilled mage capable of Protectors are unwavering guardians who shield their
• To master a craft or skill
augmenting the spells of their allies. employers from harm.
• To survive, escape, or find safety
Arcane Assistance: An adept boosting a lower- Sentry: A protector boosting your Armor against a • To earn love, affection, or approval
level spell enhances its range, duration, or specific attack adds their skill level to your rating. • To prove oneself or make a point
intensity. Any spell backlash targets the adept Their skill drops by 1 until healed. • To improve or transform oneself
first. The GM decides specific effects, informing
Intervene: When a protector assists in Defying • To fulfill or evade a duty
the player beforehand.
Danger, you can opt for a +1 bonus. However, a hit • To deceive, manipulate, or control
then only counts as a swing. • To gain fame, renown, or influence
Burglar
• To uphold, challenge, or break the law
Burglars possess a set of illicit skills, particularly in dealing Warrior • To accumulate power or rank
with traps.
Warriors are skilled in combat, although not at the level of a • To help, protect, or serve others
Experimental Trap Disarming: A leading burglar master. • To educate, learn, or teach
detects traps in time but takes the full impact. The • To settle down or retire
Man-at-Arms: When assisted by a warrior, their
group gets a +skill bonus to avoid the trap, and • To restore or tarnish a reputation
skill adds to your damage dealt. If
the burglar's Armor equals their skill against it.
counterattacked, the warrior absorbs the impact, • To live a quiet or secluded life
Usually, the burglar will need quick healing. If
shielding you. • To support family or allies
NPCS

camping near the trap, it's disarmed upon

breaking camp.
Minstrel
Minstrels are skilled in bringing joy and have a keen talent
for negotiation.
A Hero's Welcome: Entering a leisure venue with a
minstrel makes you esteemed guests unless you
act poorly. The minstrel's skill also reduces town
prices for you.
Priest
Priests are lower-ranking clergy with the ability to provide
minor aid.
Ministry: Camping with a priest boosts your
healing, adding their skill to your HP recovery.
First Aid: A priest's care heals you for 2×skill HP
but gives -1 forward from discomfort.
Tracker
Trackers possess the unique skill of following trails and
uncovering hidden paths.
Trailblazer: During a Make Camp session, a
tracker learns the trail's details and can guide the
group to the next major terrain, condition, or
weather change upon departure.
Expert Guide: When leading a Perilous Journey,
the group auto-succeeds in journeys shorter than
the tracker's skill in rations, thanks to their
navigation expertise.
• To travel or experience new things
• To overcome personal challenges
• To gamble, risk, or play games
• To establish or destroy a legacy
• To better society or one's surroundings
• To recover lost memories or identity
• To engage in combat or competition
• To fulfill or defy expectations
• To transform or reinvent oneself
• To achieve immortality or leave a mark
• To find true love or companionship
• To embody or avoid virtues or vices
• To fulfill a fantasy or aspiration
• To cause change / maintain status quo
• To venture into the unknown
• To entertain, create, or perform
• To die gloriously or peacefully
• To find purpose or meaning

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DUNGEON GEAR
Adventuring Gear: Find a useful mundane item
when rummaged. (5 uses, 20 coins, 1 weight)
Bag of Books: Consult for +1 on spout lore roll. (5
uses, 10 coins, 2 weight)
Food and Drink
Dungeon Rations: Edible provisions. (Ration, 5
uses, 3 coins, 1 weight)
Medical and Healing
Bandages: Bandage wounds to heal 4 damage. (3
uses, slow, 5 coins, 0 weight)
Poultices and Herbs: Treat wounds to heal 7
damage. (2 uses, slow, 10 coins, 1 weight)
Healing Potion: Drink to heal 10 damage or
remove a debility. (50 coins, 0 weight)
Drugs & Poison
Halfling Pipeleaf: Share to gain +1 forward to
parley. (6 uses, 5 coins, 0 weight)
Oil of Tagit: Induces light sleep. (Dangerous,
applied, 15 coins, 0 weight)
Bloodweed: Reduces damage dealt. (Dangerous,
touch, 12 coins, 0 weight)

Dwarven Hardtack: Dwarf meal, tastes strong and Antitoxin: Drink to cure a poison. (10 coins, 0 Goldenroot: Makes target see next creature as a
smoky. (Requires Dwarf, ration, 7 uses, 3 coins, 1 weight) trusted ally. (Dangerous, applied, 20 coins, 0
weight) weight)

Elven Bread: Rare elven delicacy. (Ration, 7 uses, Serpent’s Tears: Increases damage vulnerability.
10 coins, 1 weight) (Dangerous, touch, 10 coins, 0 weight)

Keg of Dwarven Stout: Drink for a Carouse bonus;

or get very drunk if consumed alone. (10 coins, 4
weight)

GOODS & SERVICES WEAPONS & ARMOUR EQUIPMENT TAGS

• Applied: Effective when given to someone or
Peasant 14 coin-Cha Club, Shillelagh Close, 2 weight, 1 coin
added to food/drink.
Inn (wk) Civilised 30 coin-Cha Close, two-handed, 1
Staff • Awkward: Hard or unwieldy to handle.
Luxury 48 coin-Cha weight, 1 coin • +Bonus: Improves effect circumstantially.
Labour (wk) 10 coin • n coins: Buying price. "-Charisma" allows
Dagger, Shiv, Knife Hand, 1 weight, 2 coin
Army (mth) 30 coin negotiation based on Charisma score.
Companion 20 coin-Cha • Dangerous: Risky without precautions.
Thrown, near, 0 weight, 1
Throwing Dagger • Ration: Somewhat edible.
Entertainment 18 coin-Cha coin
• Requires: Useful only to specific users.
Road Escort Bandits 20 coin Short Sword, Axe,
Close, 1 weight, 8 coin • Slow: Takes minutes to use.
(dy) Monsters 54 coin Warhammer, Mace
• Touch: Applied by direct contact.
Brutes 5 coin Long Sword, Battle Close, +1 damage, 2 • Two-handed: Needs both hands.
Killing Axe, Flail weight, 15 coin
Assassination 120 coin • n weight: Adds to Load.
Chirurgeon 5 coin Reach, thrown, near, 1 • Worn: Must be worn to use.
Spear
• n Uses: Limited use count.

EQUIPMENT
weight, 5 coin
Prayers (mth) 1 coin
Reach, +1 damage, two-
Customization Item base cost+50 coin Halberd
handed, 2 weight, 9 coin
Weapon Tags
Repairs 25% item cost • n Ammo: Counts as ammo for ranged weapons;
Close, precise, 1 weight,
Rapier number indicates remaining supply.
hearty tack 1 coin 25 coin
Single Meal • Forceful: Can knock enemies back or down.
personal feast 10 coin
• +n Damage: Adds 'n' to the damage dealt.
Large spread meager fare 1 coin Close, 1 piercing, precise,
Dueling Rapier • Ignores Armour: Damage isn't reduced by
2 weight, 50 coin
(per person) luxury banquet 15 coin target’s Armor.
• Messy: Causes destructive, brutal damage.
Donkey 20 coin (5 Load)
Beast Horse 75 coin (10 Load)
Ranged Weapons • n Piercing: Bypasses 'n' Armour for attack.
Warhorse 400 coin (12 Load) • Precise: Use DEX, not STR for attacks.
Ragged Bow Near, 2 weight, 15 coins
• Reload: Requires a pause to reset.
Cart 30 coin (15 Load) Close, two-handed, 1
Landcraft Fine Bow • Stun: Deals stun instead of regular damage.
Wagon 150 coin (40 load) weight, 1 coin • Thrown: Can be thrown to attack; lost until
Barge 50 coin (15 Load) Near, far, 1 weight, 100 retrieved. No ammo option on volley swing.
Hunter’s Bow
Riverboat 150 coin (20 Load) coin
Watercraft
Caravel 5k coin (200 Load)
Near, +1 damage, reload,
Range Tags
Warship 20k coin (100 Load) Crossbow
3 weight, 35 coin • Hand: Within arm's reach.
Calm 1 coin • Close: Just a step away.
Bundle of Arrows 3 ammo, 1 weight, 1 coin
Safe Passage Tough 10 coin • Reach: Within your immediate vicinity.
Dangerous 100 coin 4 ammo, 1 weight, 20 • Near: Within a stone’s throw.
Elven Arrows
coin • Far: Beyond a shout's range.
Peasant 20 coin-Cha
Dowry Yeoman 50 coin-Cha Armour
Noble 200 coin-Cha Armour Tags
1 Armour, worn, 1 weight, • Armour: Deduct Armor value from damage
Racketeering 100 coin-Cha Leather Armour
10 coin taken. If multiple items, use the highest.
Government 50 coin-Cha • +n Armour: Adds protection. Combine with
Bribes Compelling 80 coin-Cha 1 Armour, worn, 1 weight,
Chainmail other Armor values.
Irrefusable 500 coin-Cha 10 coin
• Clumsy: Reduces agility. Cumulative -1 penalty
2 Armour, worn, clumsy, when in use.
Pauper 1 coin Scale Mail
3 weight, 50 coin
Gifts Fine 55 coin
Noble 200 coin 3 Armour, worn, clumsy,
Plate Armour
4 weight, 350 coin
Jewelry 75 coin
Attire: 105 coins +1 Armour, 2 weight, 15
Finery Shield
Mural: 350+ coins coin
Regalia: 5k coins

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