common moves
action moves
intervene
When you involve yourself in someone else’s action...
Describe how you do it, and if you’re trying to help or hinder.
You are [exposed] to the consequences of the situation. Say
whether the target gets an Advantage or Disadvantage.
sway
When you act to convince someone to do what you
want...
Explain clearly what you want. They will consider their opinions,
desires, motivations and then choose:
Yes, they go along with you until something betrays the
reasons you gave them.
OR, they hesitate, haggle, or resist. Thus you roll+Intense.
For NPCs:
10+: Willy or nilly, they give you a Yes.
7-9: Their words or actions convey a way to get a Yes; the
World will express it clearly. If you can’t or won’t comply here
and now, the World gets an Open Reaction.
1-6: World Reaction.
For PCs:
10+: Both effects from the 7-9 list.
7-9: You choose one:
• If they go along with you, they earn 1 XP.
• If they refuse, they get ongoing Disadvantage until their
next Long Rest.
1-6: World Reaction.
take a risk
When you act under time pressure, despite adverse
odds or facing a looming danger...
Tell the World what you’re most afraid could happen if you fail,
then roll+Daring.
10+: You do it and give an Advantage to someone (yourself
included).
7-9: You do it but get a Disadvantage or prompt a World
Reaction.
1-6: World Reaction.
recall lore
info moves When you wonder if or declare that you know
look around
When you observe a situation / place / object...
The World will tell you what is obvious and clear, and then will
ask you: “Do you want to know more?”
If you say Yes, explain how you act to get extra info and what
you pay close attention to, then roll+Vigilant. During the
inspection, you can ask the World questions, one at a time. If
you act on the answers, you get an Advantage.
10+: Ask 2 questions.
7-9: Ask 1 question.
1-6: Ask 1 question + World Reaction.
List of questions:
• Where’s my best way out / way in / way past?
• Who is the most vulnerable / threatening to me?
• Who’s in control here and now?
• What has happened recently or is about to happen here?
• What is useful or valuable to me here?
• What here is not what it seems?
• What should I focus my attention on?
read someone
When you observe a person / animal / creature...
Their Player will tell you what is obvious and clear, and then
will ask you: “Do you want to know more?”
If you say Yes, explain how you interact with them to get
extra info, then roll+Vigilant. During the interaction, you
can ask their Player questions, one at a time. If you act on the
answers, you get an Advantage.
10+: Ask 2 questions.
7-9: Ask 1 question.
1-6: Ask 1 question + World Reaction.
List of questions:
• Is your character telling the truth?
• What is your character really feeling?
• What does your character intend to do?
• What does your character wish I’d do?
• How could I get your character to __ ?
something about the world...
Explain why you already know about it, say what would be
useful for you to know in this situation, then roll+Knowing.
10+: The World gives you useful and detailed info, an
explanation.
7-9: The World gives you useful but vague info, a clue.
1-6: The World gives you truthful info + World Reaction.
violence moves
brawl
When you act to harm someone while they also try to
harm you...
Exchange harm as established, but first roll+Daring.
10+: Choose 2 options.
7-9: Choose 1 option.
1-6: Choose 1 option + World Reaction (restricted, see notes).
List of Options:
• You inflict Terrible harm.
• You suffer Little harm.
• Tag someone here as [impressed], [dismayed] or [frightened].
• Take or keep hold of some thing/person/position.
• Keep some thing/person/position safe and undamaged.
• Force your way into someone’s position/guard.
• Force someone into a position of your choosing.
threaten
When you use overt or implied violence to have
someone do something here and now...
Explain what you want them to do, then roll+Intense.
10+: The victim is forced to choose one:
• They cave and do what you ask, for real, to the best of their ability.
• They force you to use violence. They describe how you could
harm them, but then you choose:
• You hesitate: they are unharmed + World Reaction.
• You act: they suffer harm and they pick one from the 7-9 list.
7-9: The victim forces you to use violence and describes how
you do harm them, then they also choose one:
• Flee, retreat, go away.
• Abide, give you what they think you want.
• Defend, shut down, find cover, shift blame.
• Deflect, de-escalate, buy time, look inoffensive.
1-6: World Reaction.
 adventuring moves
journey
When undertaking a long journey...
If you don’t know the way, then it’s not a Journey and the World decides
what happens. Or you could take back control by obtaining a map, a guide,
some directions, or by picking a different destination you know the way to.
Vague directions can be enough but always make the journey dangerous
and give a Disadvantage to all PCs.
If you know the way...
• ... and the territory is relatively safe and civilized, go to step 5.
• ... and the territory is dangerous and wild, pick one PC to go
through steps 1 to 4.
1. The Thing
Along their journey the PC notices some Thing about the territory. If the
PC’s Player describes it, they get an Advantage. Otherwise, they forgo the
benefit and someone else will have to do it. Continue to step 2.
2. The Event
The World describes a short event that happens during the journey, then
continues on to step 3. The event could be helpful, Problematic, or just
odd, but it must always:
• ... focus on the current PC.
• ... involve the Thing from step 1.
• ... be open-ended.
3. The Roll
The Player rolls+Knowing, resolves the outcome, then continues on to
step 4).
10+: The Player describes how their PC handles the situation
positively. Others can suggest and help. These are “past events” being
recounted so no moves are ever triggered.
7-9: As 10+, but something gives the PC a Disadvantage.
1-6: As 10+, but something goes awry, forcing the PC to spend
Supplies or suffer a Serious harm effect.
4. Stay or Go
Any Player can suggest interrupting the journey here in order to stay and
explore the thing/situation just discovered. Avoid lengthy discussions and
just take a vote:
• If all Players agree to stay, the Journey ends + World Reaction.
• If all Players agree to go, the Journey continues. Select a different
PC to do step 1. When all PCs have gone through the 1-4 steps
once, continue on to step 5.
• If any Player disagrees, the Journey ends and a Long Rest
is triggered. This allows the PCs to debate their plans in a
real scene, with moves and everything. Just be sure that, once
a clear majority arises, the Players with the minority of the
votes are willing to force the issue instead of conceding it.
5. Arrival
If the journey took days or more, perform the Long Rest move. The
World can frame it either near the end of the journey, sometime after all
the
 short events seen so far, or already at the destination, especially if the
location
 is not new or arrival is not urgent. Otherwise, you have arrived.

 long rest
 When you spend a few hours taking shelter and resting...
 1. Consider your PC’s Issue:
When the World skips over a few days of time...
 1.1 If you want to slightly reword it: say how and do so freely.
If the World or a Player wants to explore such downtime, then all
PCs involved in it perform step 1.
 1. Each PC in turn must play a Utility scene.
 Describe where and when it happens within the downtime, then
pick one effect from the list and describe what you do to achieve it:
• Spend Supplies to apply one HU to one harm effect.
• Spend Supplies to regenerate one HP.
• Add +1 Watch to the group total (max +3).
• Do one useful thing: build, repair, or prepare something.
After a full round of Utility scenes, individual PCs can spend 1 XP to
join a new round. Once no one pays for a new round, everyone moves
on to step 2.
2. Each PC in turn can play a Bond scene.
Describe where and when it happens during the downtime, and how
your PC talks to a fellow PC about one topic from the list:
• Ask about their Issue or Doubt.
• Ask about their worries, hopes, desires.
• Ask about their past.
• Confront them about a beef you have with them.
After a full round of Bond scenes, individual PCs can freely join a new
round. Once no one joins a new round, everyone moves on to step 3.
3. Players perform a single roll+Watch to jointly imagine and
describe some detail (one is enough) about the area where the Utility
and Bond scenes took place:
10+: A fascinating detail.
7-9: A worrisome detail.
1-6: A disquieting detail + World Reaction.
restock
When you spend a few hours gathering Supply
materials...
Explain how you intend to find/buy/obtain them, then roll+Knowing
in a wilderness area or roll+Intense in a civilized one. Then describe a
detail about the area you are treading through:
10+: A curious detail + improve Supplies by one level.
7-9: An unsavory detail + improve Supplies by one level.
1-6: A problematic detail + World Reaction.
special moves
end of session
At the end of the game session...
Pick a Player to perform all steps in the order they are presented.
Everyone else assists and can offer comments, suggestions, and
constructive criticism.
1.2 If you feel it has been resolved: explain how, mark 3 Growths, and skip
to step 2.
1.3 If you want to abandon it: say why, mark 1 Growth, and skip to step 2.
1.4 If your PC took meaningful action to address it: say how and mark
1 Growth.
2. Consider your PC’s Doubt:
2.1 If you want to slightly reword it: say how and do so freely.
2.2 If you feel it has been mastered: explain how, mark 3 Growths, and
skip to step 3.
2.3 If you want to abandon it: say why, mark 1 Growth, and skip to step 3.
2.4 If your PC took action guided by it: recount it and mark 1 Growth.
2.5 If your PC took action in spite of it: recount it and mark 1 Growth.
3. Consider your PC’s actions in this session:
3.1 If they were part of a memorable moment, recount it and gain 1 XP.
3.2 If they partook in one or more Bond scene gain 1 XP.
3.3 If something new came up about their Blood or Kin, recount it and
gain 1 XP.
4. Time to grow up:
4.1 If you want, spend 5 or 10 XP to mark 1 or 2 Growths, respectively.
4.2 Spend 5 Growth marks, one time, to unlock a new Growth Option.
4.3 Renew any resolved, mastered, or abandoned Issue/Doubt.
4.4 Name another Player to perform the End of Session move.
epilogue
When you die or are just about to...
Pick up to 3 Options from the following list, each only once:
• Lose one of your unlocked Growth Options.
• Shift 1 Stat point to a different Stat (min. -1, max. +3)
• Acquire a Tag from this list and describe what it means specifically
for your PC: [disgraceful appearance], [impeded mobility], [unsteady
hands], [impaired senses], [weakened health].
Now roll+Options:
10+: You live on, but Death has changed you. Renew your current Issue,
Doubt, or both.
7-9: You live on, but Death has taken something from you. Create a Tag
expressing what you have lost: hope, innocence, fear, joy, rage, purpose,
confidence, identity, a cherished memory, etc. Then Renew as with 10+.
1-6: Alas, you died. After the scene ends, but before the End of Session
move is performed, you get to unlock a Closure option.
 captain
growth marks
Distribute the following stat: +2, +1, 0, -1

daring intense knowing vigilant

Name growth options after the 5th option
Increase a Stat by +1; max +3 Change the World
Blood Select a Growth move from
your Class list Seize Your Destiny

Kin Select a Growth move from

Enter the Legend
won cru
your own or a different Class list
You are at the head of a crew of people that looks to
Increase your current and
max HPs by +1 Pass On the Torch you for leadership...
Issue I lead a (3a) ______ group of loyal (1) ______ united by the
Tags | Equipment | Other supplies
desire for (2) ______ and ______. They are (3b) ______
Ran out
(3c) ______, equipped with (3d) ______ and (3e) ______.
Few

Enough When you bark an order at your crew mates...

temp harm
You look and feel like a mess: bloody,
bruised, and torn up.
You lose hold of something important
you were carrying or wearing.
You lose footing or end up in a
problematic position.
You are held by something that clutches/
tangles/impedes you.
You are out cold, unconscious or
powerless until the World says otherwise.
Plenty Roll+Intense.
10+: They do it with an Advantage.
7-9: They do it, but some might grumble.
expedience hardiness Spend 2 XPs before a roll to gain Advantage 1-6: They do it + World Reaction.
points points (you can do it more than once).
max max Spend 1 HP to reduce harm by one level:
Doubt 10 3 Deadly > Serious > Temp > No harm
nexus
You and the crew have a common base of operations...
serious harm deadly harm It is either a stationary location or a mobile vessel. Describe
An open and vicious gash that, after Your condition is bad and will develop it, then choose two options. During the End of Session move
healing, will leave a permanent scar complications; you will die within a few you can spend Growth marks, one to one, to add more options
(make a Tag of this). days. from this list.
You are actively impeded by pain and Your condition deteriorates rapidly; [comfortable living quarters]
injury in doing anything requiring effort you will die within a few hours. [defensible] / [armored]
or strain. [hidden] / [stealthy]
Your heart stops beating; you are dead
You broke or mangled one or more of your or will die in a matter of seconds. [hidden level] / [secondary mode of transport]
limbs, which are now inoperable. [specialist workshop]
[stable] / [fast]
One of your eyes or ears is ruined,
forever hampering your senses (make a [stash of supplies]
Tag of this). new specialty feature

1001 tales
When you visit a new port...
If you tell someone about the last time you and your crew were
here, gain 1 XP and roll+Intense.
10+: The locals have a [good disposition] towards you.
7-9: The locals have [doubts and mixed feelings] towards you.
1-6: World Reaction.
maps and charts
You have accumulated a trove of navigational documents and
information...
Say which destination you need a map of and the World will
determine if it is common or rare. Then roll+Knowing.
10+: If common, you have it. If rare, you know where to get it.
7-9: As 10+, but the rare one will be problematic because of a
past: debt, grudge, betrayal, etc. You name it.
1-6: If common, you know where to get it. If rare, you have
rumors amounting to a starting lead to seek it out.
jenkins!
Requires: Won Cru
When you call out for a specialist...
Spend 1 Supply. If it’s someone you have called on before, they
come to you. Otherwise, name them and explain what specific
skill, knowledge, or background they possess. The World will
add them to the Cast of your crew, with a Tag for their specialty
and one for a personal limit or problem.
growth moves
captain’s duty together we’ll overcome
When you put yourself in danger to protect a crewmate... When you give a pep-talk or lay out a plan...
Roll+Daring. Roll+Intense. You can spend 1 hold to have your crew perform
10+: They get [ignored] and have Advantage to get to safety. an action as if it was one Group size bigger.
7-9: Choose one from 10+. 10+: Hold 2.
1-6: World Reaction. 7-9: Hold 1.
1-6: World Reaction.
remember them personal legend
Requires: Won Cru or Nexus
When you and your crew hold a ceremony for
You, and by extension, your Crew and Nexus, have a
a fallen mate...
legendary reputation...
Name the fallen, then describe the ceremony: where it is held,
The mention of your official captain’s name, or the sight of
how the location is prepared, how the body is arranged, what
your Crew or Nexus, innately incite strong emotion in people’s
the participants are expected to do.
hearts. Your legend, expressed in one or a few words, works as a
The World frames a moment during the ceremony when a
Tag when appropriate.
named mate talks to the Captain. The mate will narrate a brief
anecdote about themselves and the fallen. Each Player can do
the same, earning 1 XP. Finally, the Captain can do it too, but one of us
speaking to the whole crew. If they do, they earn 1 Growth mark. Requires: Won Cru
When you have a Long Rest...
on my mark The crew counts as one PC. They can play a total of one Utility
When you rally the crew around you... scene at no cost, and normal PCs can then engage in Bond
scenes with the crewmates.
Name one goal they can focus on. They will get an Advantage
to perform their individual tasks and duties when those directly
contribute to achieving the goal.
 knight
growth marks
Distribute the following stat: +2, +1, 0, -1

daring intense knowing vigilant

Name growth options after the 5th option
Increase a Stat by +1; max +3 Change the World
Blood Select a Growth move from
your Class list Seize Your Destiny

Kin Select a Growth move from

Issue
temp harm
You look and feel like a mess: bloody,
bruised, and torn up.
You lose hold of something important
you were carrying or wearing.
You lose footing or end up in a
problematic position.
You are held by something that clutches/
tangles/impedes you.
You are out cold, unconscious or
powerless until the World says otherwise.
Enter the Legend
kightly oaths
your own or a different Class list
You belong to a chivalric Order.
Increase your current and
max HPs by +1 Pass On the Torch
I belong to the chivalric Order of the ____________
Tags | Equipment | Other supplies ____________, sworn to serve the ____________.
Ran out ____________________________________
____________________________________
Few
You hold an absolute value which grants you power. Choose one:
Enough As I reject violence, no common weapon shall harm me.
Plenty As I reject lies, no deception shall fool my senses.
As I reject cowardly tactics and tricks, no opponent shall
expedience hardiness Spend 2 XPs before a roll to gain Advantage face me without fear.
points points (you can do it more than once).
max
As I reject indifference to the suffering of others, no lack
max Spend 1 HP to reduce harm by one level:
Doubt 10 3 Deadly > Serious > Temp > No harm
of trust or understanding shall mar my words.
As I reject worldly pleasures, I shall need no mundane
sustenance.
serious harm deadly harm When you betray your absolute value, its power is lost until you
An open and vicious gash that, after Your condition is bad and will develop atone. The World will tell you how by following the Occultist’s
healing, will leave a permanent scar complications; you will die within a few Ritual move, with four conditions.
(make a Tag of this). days.
You are actively impeded by pain and Your condition deteriorates rapidly;
injury in doing anything requiring effort you will die within a few hours.
authority
or strain. When you leverage your knightly standing to give an
Your heart stops beating; you are dead order...
You broke or mangled one or more of your or will die in a matter of seconds.
Roll+Intense.
limbs, which are now inoperable.
10+: As 7-9, and your prestige grants you Advantage.
One of your eyes or ears is ruined, 7-9: They choose to either obey, retreat, or escalate.
forever hampering your senses (make a 1-6: As 7-9 but your manners put you at a Disadvantage.
Tag of this).

aegis of valor
When you put yourself in harm’s way to protect someone else...
Describe how, then suffer Harm, but first roll+Daring.
10+: They are safe and out of immediate danger. Ignore Temp
effects.
7-9: They are safe but still in danger. Ignore Temp effects if
you spend 1 XP.
1-6: They suffer Little harm.
i am the law
When you act as arbiter in a dispute...
Your authority is accepted above any local one, be it gladly or
grudgingly. Make your verdict known, then roll+Intense.
10+: Your authority is unquestioned and dissent is swallowed
in silence.
7-9: Your authority prevails and dissent is voiced in a civil way.
1-6: Your authority wavers and dissent devolves into unrest
and trouble.
hospitaler
When you spend time and Supplies to treat someone’s
wounds...
Choose one:
• You respect, admire or look up to them. Explain why and
get an Advantage.
• You deem yourself their better. Explain why and get a
Disadvantage.
Now roll+Knowing:
10+: Apply 1 HU to this or another patient.
7-9: As 10+, but you need to spend 1 XP to do so.
1-6: World Reaction.
growth moves
quest
When you accept a task entrusted to you...
Take a moment to reflect on the means and the goal of the task, then
say whether you deem them honorable or not, and explain why. The
World will make a note of this.
• If either means or goal are unclear or dishonorable, answer this:
why have you bound your honor to a dubious cause? The World will
make a note of this too.
• If both means and goal are honorable, you gain ongoing
Advantage over any action directly aimed at fulfilling your quest.
If you complete the quest both in deed and in spirit, mark 1 Growth.
If you fail or renounce the quest, mark 1 Growth, but you also betray
your absolute values.
knight’s mount
You own a loyal and highly-trained beast...
You gain the Wayfarer’s Animal Companion move. Use it to
create an animal you can ride.
burning faith
When you Brawl...
Tell the World whether or not your violence is just and
righteous. If it is, you can spend XPs to pick additional options
from the list on a one-for-one basis.
moral compass
When you judge someone as dishonorable or contemptible...
Say why you judge them so, what is offensive to you. The World
will make a note of this. Then you choose one:
• Be strict and pitiless, denounce them out loud; they get the
[sinner] Tag.
• Be kind and forgiving, quietly let it slide; you gain 1 XP.
• Be honest and wise, tell them about a time you did the same
as them; they get the [unsure] Tag and you gain 3 XP.
paragon
Your virtue grows in fervor and power...
Select a second absolute value from your list. Betraying any one
of them causes you to lose access to all their powers until you
atone.
ever onward
When you tell someone why it is right and just to face
a peril...
Roll+Intense:
10+: NPCs believe in your ideas and get an Advantage.
The World will make a note of this. PCs gain 1 XP and an
Advantage if they follow your lead.
7-9: NPCs believe in you, not in your ideas, but still get an
Advantage. The World will make a note of this. PCs gain 1 XP
or an Advantage if they follow your lead.
1-6: World Reaction.
 maker
growth marks
Distribute the following stat: +2, +1, 0, -1

daring intense knowing vigilant

Name growth options after the 5th option
Increase a Stat by +1; max +3 Change the World
Blood Select a Growth move from
your Class list Seize Your Destiny
academician
Kin Select a Growth move from
your own or a different Class list Enter the Legend You are a student of the laws governing the natural world...
Increase your current and I am a (1) ________ ________ maker of (2) ________ persuasion.
max HPs by +1 Pass On the Torch
Issue Because of this, people treat me with (3) ________.
Tags | Equipment | Other supplies In time I learned the value of (4a) ________ and the importance of
(4b) ________, but also to wonder about (4c) ________.
Ran out
When you work on something using science...
Few
Describe how you do it and if the project is a Research or a Build.
Enough The World will set 1-4 conditions:
• It takes a few... quarters of an hour / hours / days / weeks /
Plenty months. (when ignored it is just reduced)
• You lack something: special tools, rare materials, obscure
knowledge.
expedience hardiness Spend 2 XPs before a roll to gain Advantage • You need help from __.
points points (you can do it more than once). • Those involved are exposed to danger.
Spend 1 HP to reduce harm by one level: • Reorganize the work into multiple projects.
Doubt Deadly > Serious > Temp > No harm Now roll+Knowing.
10+: Ask 2 extra questions / ignore 2 conditions.
7-9: Ask 1 extra question / ignore 1 condition.
1-6: Your work is interrupted + World Reaction.
temp harm serious harm deadly harm After all conditions are met...
You look and feel like a mess: bloody, An open and vicious gash that, after Your condition is bad and will develop • Research: ask one question about what you are working
bruised, and torn up. healing, will leave a permanent scar complications; you will die within a few on. The World answers truthfully but vaguely, or
accurately if you spend 1 Supply or a relevant [research].
(make a Tag of this). days.
You lose hold of something important At the end, you get a [research on ___] tag.
you were carrying or wearing. You are actively impeded by pain and Your condition deteriorates rapidly; • Build: craft, repair, or modify something. The result is
[unreliable], [frail] and causes [unintended collateral
injury in doing anything requiring effort you will die within a few hours. effects]. You can spend a combination of Supplies and
You lose footing or end up in a or strain. [research] Tags to fix these flaws. The World may establish
problematic position. Your heart stops beating; you are dead further Tags to represent the most important peculiarities
You broke or mangled one or more of your or will die in a matter of seconds. of the build.
You are held by something that clutches/ limbs, which are now inoperable.
tangles/impedes you. analytical
One of your eyes or ears is ruined, When you Look Around...
You are out cold, unconscious or forever hampering your senses (make a
powerless until the World says otherwise. You can describe scientific-sounding considerations to get 1
Tag of this).
extra question, at the cost of 1 XP for each consideration.

junk whisperer
When working on a tool or device...
You can do it faster and cheaper by using junk materials
and haphazard solutions. Trigger Academician and, after the
roll, describe how you cut corners using remedial materials,
suboptimal components, and haphazard practices.
Your jerry-built contraption is [ugly]. You can apply additional
Tags, each allowing you to ignore one crafting condition: [single
use], [could explode], [dangerous leak], [imprecise], [cumbersome],
[burns resources to use] (usually equivalent to 1 Supply).
arcanotechnics
Requires: Academician
You have figured out how to mix science and magic...
You have a rudimentary grasp of Alchemy (magical chemistry),
Talismongering (magical engineering), and Thaumaturgy
(magical biology). Now when you work on something you can
achieve results that would otherwise be difficult or impossible
through science alone.
Trigger Academician and describe which magical techniques
and materials you intend to include in your work to enhance it:
• The work has a cost in XP equal to the initial unmodified
number of conditions.
• The World can pick conditions from both the Maker’s
Academician and Occultist’s Ritual moves.
growth moves
esteemed colleagues
When you say that there is a scientist in the local community...
It is true. Name them, say whether you know them personally
or by hearsay, and express a personal feeling or opinion about
them. If you then meet, roll+Intense:
10+: They seem friendly and offer help or opportunity.
7-9: They seem preoccupied and ask for counsel or support.
1-6: They seem hostile and make accusations or trouble.
optimization
When you provide pseudo-scientific remarks to “improve”
someone’s actions...
Intervene and, before they roll, if you spend 1 Supply worth of
materials or tools to better support your remarks, instead of an
Advantage you improve their outcome by one level. If that’s not
possible, you both gain 2 XP.
eidetic memory
When remembering the details of something...
You can trigger Read a Person or Look Around, although you
can’t interact with anything.
eureka!
When you rack your brain to solve a Problem...
If you spend 3 XP the World will point at one possible solution,
and you get an Advantage to enact it.
i’m too old for this
When you would suffer Harm...
You can choose to reduce it by getting Tags instead of spending
HPs. The Tags are, in order: [squirmy], [undignified], [cowardy].
high magister
Requires: Academician
You hold mastery of a scientific field...
Pick your specialization:
Chemistry: the science of substances and elemental matter.
Engineering: the science of things and inorganic materials.
Biology: the science of living things and biological matter.
When you work on something that falls within your
specialization, trigger Academician and choose one:
• Your Build has one less flaw.
• Your Research is detailed.
• Ignore one condition.
mentat
When you try to predict the future developments of a
situation...
Explain which elements you are considering, both from your
past experiences and knowledge and from current observations,
then roll+Knowing.
10+: The World reveals a relevant Hourglass.
7-9: The World reveals one future occurrence from a relevant
Hourglass.
1-6: World Reaction.
 occultist
growth marks
Distribute the following stat: +2, +1, 0, -1

daring intense knowing vigilant

Name growth options after the 5th option
Increase a Stat by +1; max +3 Change the World
Blood Select a Growth move from
your Class list Seize Your Destiny
arcana unearthed
Kin Select a Growth move from
your own or a different Class list Enter the Legend You hold arcane lore that allows you to manipulate
Increase your current and magical forces...
max HPs by +1 Pass On the Torch
I hold the arcane lore of the _______________
Issue _______________ to _______________ _______________.
Tags | Equipment | Other supplies My teacher was:
Ran out ____________________________________
____________________________________
Few ____________________________________
Enough When you perform Lesser Magic...
Plenty Explain your intent and check its feasibility against the limits of
lesser magic. Once you and the World agree, roll+Components.
• Magic is wild: you always get a Disadvantage to the roll.
expedience hardiness • Effort gives you control. Answer the questions of up to
Spend 2 XPs before a roll to gain Advantage
three Components:
points points (you can do it more than once).
• Material: your spell is [slow]. What item are you using? Is
max max Spend 1 HP to reduce harm by one level: it a permanent talisman or consumable ingredient? If rare/
Doubt 10 3 Deadly > Serious > Temp > No harm precious, spend Supplies to get an Advantage.
• Vocal: your spell is [loud]. Are you uttering words, a chant,
or other sounds? What do they mean? What do they sound
like?
temp harm serious harm deadly harm • Somatic: your spell is [cumbersome]. Both of your hands are
You look and feel like a mess: bloody, An open and vicious gash that, after Your condition is bad and will develop busy, doing what? What are the gestures supposed to mean?
bruised, and torn up. healing, will leave a permanent scar complications; you will die within a few What do they look like?
(make a Tag of this). days. Check the roll outcome:
You lose hold of something important 10+: Your spell works correctly.
you were carrying or wearing. You are actively impeded by pain and Your condition deteriorates rapidly; 7-9: Your spell works imperfectly, choose one:
injury in doing anything requiring effort you will die within a few hours. • Suffer a Disadvantage.
You lose footing or end up in a • Suffer an Open Reaction.
or strain. • Become [tainted] in body and mind - how does it look?
problematic position. Your heart stops beating; you are dead
1-6: Your spell works unpredictably + World Reaction.
You broke or mangled one or more of your or will die in a matter of seconds.
You are held by something that clutches/
tangles/impedes you.
limbs, which are now inoperable. strange wisdom
When you offer advice to someone...
One of your eyes or ears is ruined,
You are out cold, unconscious or forever hampering your senses (make a If you convey it as a lesson, a metaphor, or a tale directly stemming
powerless until the World says otherwise. from your secret lore, you gain 1 XP and those heeding your
Tag of this). wisdom get an Advantage when putting it to practice.

darkness within
Requires: Arcana Unearthed
When you work Lesser Magic...
Add these options to the 7-9 list:
• If [tainted] you also get [foul] and +1 Empowerment
ongoing.
• If [foul] you also get [vile] and +1 Empowerment ongoing.
During the End of Session move...
If you are [foul] or [vile] use these alternative steps:
• 1.4 - If your PC took violent action to address it, say how
and mark 1 Growth.
• 2.5 - This step is unavailable to you.
familiar
You can create a mystical bond with a natural animal...
Use the Wayfarer’s move Animal Companion to define your
familiar, then roll+Intense.
10+: The bond is strong, add [loyal] to the familiar.
7-9: The bond is weak, add [stubborn] to the familiar.
1-6: The bond is flawed, add [resentful] to the familiar.
If the bond breaks for any reason, you suffer Serious harm due to
the magical backlash. You can only ever have one Bond at a time.
earth’s veins
When you divine the location of a source of magical power...
You always find a ley line leading to it:
• Describe the words, actions, and materials you employ to
discern the ebb and flow of magic around you.
• Describe what kind of power you expect to find by offering a
color, a smell, a tactile sensation, and an emotion relating to it.
• The World will take note of this then decide which elements are
true, offering an alternative for the others.
You then roll+Vigilant.
10+: you can Journey to the source, and you know the way.
7-9: you can Journey to the source, with vague directions.
1-6: World Reaction.
growth moves
sacrifice
Requires: Arcana Unearthed
When you work Lesser Magic...
You can describe deliberately and ritualistically hurting your PC
as part of their Somatic component to get points on the Lesser
Magic Empowerment Table:
• Anything amounting to Temp harm or less allows you to
buy 1 Empowerment for every 3 XP or 1 HP.
• Each Serious harm effect grants 3 Empowerment.
• Any Deadly harm effect forces all Empowerment
parameters to the max.
ritual
When you perform a Major act of Magic...
Tell the World what you’re trying to achieve. Rituals are always
possible but require at least a few hours of time, and the World
will give you one to four conditions:
• It will take days/weeks/months.
• You’ll have to get/build/study __.
• You’ll need help from __.
• It’ll be an unreliable and limited version.
• You will risk __.
• Add __ to the ritual’s location.
• You’ll have to disenchant __.
• It will require riches you don’t have.
Performing the ritual while accessing a source of great magical
power, you can ignore one requirement of your choice.
talismonger
Requires: Arcana Unearthed
When you finish crafting an item you completely made
yourself...
If you perform Lesser Magic, its effect will not take place here
and now but will instead be stored in the crafted item. Anyone
holding the item can, by explicitly willing to do so, release and
direct its magical effect. Once this happens, the item becomes
ruined, broken, and mundane.
pushing against the universe
Requires: Arcana Unearthed
When you work Lesser Magic...
If you roll a Boon you can suffer more negative effects from the
7-9 list than those prescribed by the roll outcome. Each extra
effect grants one point on the Empowerment Table. If you do,
you must describe your magic as [loud] and [flamboyant].
tinkerer
When you try to figure out the properties of a mysterious item...
Describe briefly how you poke and prod it. Are you careful
or forceful? Are you using tools or just your hands? Then
roll+Knowing. The World will answer your questions honestly.
10+: Ask 3.
7-9: Ask 2.
1-6: Ask 1 + World Reaction.
List of questions:
• What is its purpose?
• What is wrong with it and how can I fix it?
• What would be the correct way to use it?
• Who made it?
• What kind of person handled it before me?
• Which strong emotion has been impressed upon it?
• What has been done most recently with it, or to it?
mark of power
When you flaunt your reputation as an Occultist...
You can then Sway with Advantage. The World will make
a note of who, hearing you do so, might harbor fear, envy, or
enmity for the power you represent.
Lesser Magic has the following • [reach] range: within 2m.
limits: • [individual] target: a person-
• [fleeting] duration: a few seconds. sized thing or element of a larger
• [moderate] force: Temp harm. whole.
 priest
growth marks
Distribute the following stat: +2, +1, 0, -1

daring intense knowing vigilant

Name growth options after the 5th option
Increase a Stat by +1; max +3 Change the World
Blood Select a Growth move from
your Class list Seize Your Destiny

Kin Select a Growth move from

Enter the Legend
acolyte
your own or a different Class list
You worship a deity.
Increase your current and
max HPs by +1 Pass On the Torch I am a priest of ____________, god of ____________.
Issue Their symbol is ____________ and I wield it in the form of a
Tags | Equipment | Other supplies ____________.
Ran out
When you perform a ritual of your religion...
Few
Give it a name. Explain which gestures, words, and objects are
Enough part of it. Explain its meaning and purpose.
• If you are alone, the World will take note of your expectations.
Plenty
• If you are in front of others, you also pick one:
• Spend 0 XP to awe them: you gain an Advantage to Sway
expedience hardiness Spend 2 XPs before a roll to gain Advantage or Threaten them.
points points (you can do it more than once). • Spend 1 XP to make them feel blessed: they gain an
max max Spend 1 HP to reduce harm by one level: Advantage.
Doubt 10 3 Deadly > Serious > Temp > No harm • Spend 1 XP to make them feel judged: they gain a
Disadvantage.

temp harm serious harm deadly harm

You look and feel like a mess: bloody,
bruised, and torn up.
You lose hold of something important
you were carrying or wearing.
You lose footing or end up in a
problematic position.
You are held by something that clutches/
tangles/impedes you.
You are out cold, unconscious or
powerless until the World says otherwise.
An open and vicious gash that, after
healing, will leave a permanent scar
(make a Tag of this).
You are actively impeded by pain and
injury in doing anything requiring effort
or strain.
You broke or mangled one or more of your
limbs, which are now inoperable.
One of your eyes or ears is ruined,
forever hampering your senses (make a
Tag of this).
Your condition is bad and will develop
complications; you will die within a few
days.
Your condition deteriorates rapidly;
you will die within a few hours.
Your heart stops beating; you are dead
or will die in a matter of seconds.
signs and portents
When you bear witness to an event you deem
meaningful...
Tell the World how you see the event echoing the Concept or
Symbol of your deity, and if it is a good or bad omen. You gain 1
XP and the World will set or update an Hourglass inspired by it.

sacred ground
Requires: Acolyte
When you perform a ritual of your religion to bless a small
location...
Trigger Acolyte.
• The area is [sacred] and [safe] as long as true believers of
your cult dwell in it.
• Create one more Tag to represent your deity’s recognizable
influence upon the land. If you spend 3 XP this effect will
linger indefinitely.
• Say what could constitute an act of blasphemy for your
deity. If such an act takes place within or nearby the blessed
location, all Tags are either removed or inverted by the
World.
growth moves
prayer for the departed
Requires: Acolyte
When you perform a ritual of your religion for someone
dying in your presence...
Trigger Acolyte, then absolve or condemn them. They will
somehow express how they honestly feel: about your judgment,
or their life until now, or their imminent death. You can spend
3 XP to have your judgment give them an Advantage or
Disadvantage respectively. This can affect their Epilogue.
guidance
When you ask your deity for counsel and guidance...
by god anointed
Requires: Acolyte
When you perform a ritual of your religion during a Long
Rest...
Trigger Acolyte, if anyone joins your ceremony, both you and
them gain 1 XP. They must tell the World how they feel about
your religion and ritual and, if they believe or want to believe,
they are [anointed].
When an [anointed] character prays for protection or assistance,
have them describe if and how they feel the Priest’s deity’s
presence. They then lose the Tag and the World immediately
performs a Reaction with the intent of helping them.

anathema
When you pray for divine retribution...
During the scene, if you visit violence upon someone, it is
[messy], [loud] and [forceful]. Spend 1 XP to affect up to a [Small
Group]. After you inflict harm, roll+Intense:
10+: You feel righteous. The Anathema continues.
7-9: You feel doubtful. Choose one...
• Insist. Pay 3 XP or say why your deity would disapprove of
this violence. The Anathema continues.
• Relent. Gain 3 XP if you say why your deity would
disapprove of this violence. The Anathema stops.
• Hush. Mark 1 Growth (once per session) or 1 XP if you
say how it feels to not receive answers from your deity. The
Anathema stops.
1-6: You feel guilty. Gain a Disadvantage or say how it feels
to not know/understand your deity’s will. The Anathema stops.
faith is my strength
When you pray to help someone with a task...
Spend 1 XP. You will always have an intuition of what they feel:
• If they believe in your deity, they get an Advantage.
• If they don’t, they get a Disadvantage.
• If they are honestly conflicted, they gain 1 XP.
Tell the World what you fear. What’s the worst that could god’s herald
happen if you fail or choose poorly? Then listen to your heart
When you hold your divine icon aloft...
and pick one:
If you invoke your deity’s protection through it, spend XP then
• Gain 1 XP. Describe what the heart says you should do. If
you do it, gain an Advantage. Threaten all hostile creatures within range.
• Ask the World what the heart says you should do. If you do • Spend 0 XP: [hand] range, with Temp force.
it, gain an Advantage. • Spend 1 XP: [close] range, with Temp force.
• Your heart offers no direction, your deity is silent. Describe • Spend 2 XP: [reach] range, with Temp force.
how this feels and why you think it’s happening, then mark • Spend 5 XP: [reach] range, with Serious force.
1 Growth (once per session) or 1 XP.
messiah
lead the flock
You are a charismatic leader among believers...
When you preach to a crowd...
You have a [small group] of [needy] [commoners] who trust and
Roll+Intense. support you. Pick two:
10+: 2 actions. • They are a [medium group].
7-9: 1 action. • A few are [rich] merchants.
1-6: World Reaction. • A few are [influential] nobles.
As an effect of the speech the crowd will, one by one, take • A few have a [military] background.
actions of your choice: • A few have a [scholarly] background.
• Bring forth someone. • They are [nomads] who follow your voyages.
• Bring forth something. Then pick one:
• Some are [agitators] often making trouble.
• Unite and fight for you as a group.
• Fall into a frenzy of joy, sorrow, rage, lust, or another • Some are [vulnerable]: the old, children, the sick and
strong emotion, your choice. disenfranchised.
• Go quietly back to their lives. • Some are [disloyal] opportunists out to exploit you.
• The group has an [overt] and [powerful] enemy.
• The group has an [unseen] and [devious] enemy.
 scoundrel
growth marks
Distribute the following stat: +2, +1, 0, -1

daring intense knowing vigilant

Name growth options after the 5th option
Increase a Stat by +1; max +3 Change the World
Blood Select a Growth move from
your Class list Seize Your Destiny
legwork
Kin Select a Growth move from
your own or a different Class list Enter the Legend
When you set out to gather info on someone or
Increase your current and something...
max HPs by +1 Pass On the Torch
Issue It takes a few days spending hours in recon, research and
Tags | Equipment | Other supplies surveillance. Choose one:
Ran out • You are careful, your activity goes unnoticed but you get
Disadvantage.
Few • You are careless, your activity draws attention but you get
Advantage.
Enough Then roll+Vigilant.
Plenty 10+: 2 options.
7-9: 1 option.
1-6: 1 options + World Reaction.
expedience hardiness You can name and describe one or more contacts. Each gets
Spend 2 XPs before a roll to gain Advantage
points points (you can do it more than once).
you +1 option but you owe them a favour. The World will
make a note of this.
max max Spend 1 HP to reduce one level of harm:
Doubt 10 3
List of options:
Deadly > Serious > Temp > No harm • It takes hours instead of days!
• Who else is interested?
• What is a fast but dangerous way of access?
temp harm serious harm deadly harm • What is a slow but safer way of access?
• What stands in my way?
You look and feel like a mess: bloody, An open and vicious gash that, after Your condition is bad and will develop • What useful curiosity do I find?
bruised, and torn up. healing, will leave a permanent scar complications; you will die within a few • Who will notice if I tamper with it?
(make a Tag of this). days. • Who might come after me?
You lose hold of something important
you were carrying or wearing. You are actively impeded by pain and Your condition deteriorates rapidly; shadow
injury in doing anything requiring effort you will die within a few hours.
You lose footing or end up in a When you try to conceal your presence or your
or strain.
problematic position. Your heart stops beating; you are dead actions...
You broke or mangled one or more of your or will die in a matter of seconds. Say how you trick the senses or divert the attention, then
You are held by something that clutches/ limbs, which are now inoperable. roll+Vigilant.
tangles/impedes you.
10+: You do it and none is the wiser.
One of your eyes or ears is ruined, 7–9: You do it but soon after the World makes an Open
You are out cold, unconscious or forever hampering your senses (make a
powerless until the World says otherwise. Reaction.
Tag of this). 1-6: World Reaction.
 growth moves
assassin strike sometimes you’re the mouse hogwash
When you attack someone unaware or unprepared... When you look for a way out from a sticky situation... When you act and speak to confuse or distract someone...

You can choose one: Name your escape route, then roll+Vigilant: Describe the gist of your performance, then roll+Intense.
• You inflict Terrible harm. 10+: You disengage and slip away. 10+: They fall for it until attention is drawn to your real aim.
• You inflict Little harm but you choose one of the harm 7-9: You make it out, but the World says what you leave behind 7-9: They fall for it, but only briefly.
effects they suffer. or what follows you. 1-6: World Reaction.
Then roll+Daring. 1-6: World Reaction.
10+: You do it smooth, if possible with no witnesses and no
obvious traces. a thousand faces poisoner
7-9: You do it rough, drawing attention or leaving obvious traces. When you disguise someone... When you need a poison or toxin... you have it...
1-6: You do it somehow + World Reaction.
Explain how you obscure their features to make them [hard to Spend 1 Supply to “find” one dose of the substance in your
recognise]. inventory. If it’s a new substance, go through these steps:
friends in low places • If you spend Supplies and about one hour of preparation, 1. Pick one form: 5) Describe how this effect
Requires: Legwork they can pass as any Blood and Kin of roughly their size • Powder, crystals, pills. looks like, then pick any options
and shape. • Liquid, oil, cream.
When you say that you know someone in the local you want:
• If you spend 3 XP you can mimic the mannerism and voice • Gas, vapour.
underground... • [pay 1 XP] difficult to
of someone you spent some time observing, well enough as
Trigger Recall Lore with an Advantage. Then pick one for each: 2. Pick one or more distinctive recognise.
to pass cursory inspection.
• There is a debt... telltale signs: • [pay 2 XP] difficult to
• Smell. neutralise.
• You owe them (gain 1 XP). cogs and springs • Taste. • [pay 3 XP] no known
• They owe you (get an Advantage to Sway them).
When you Look Around... • Color. antidote.
• Last time you parted ways...
• [pay 2 XP] it has no telltale 6) Pick one timeframe for the
• In good terms, they will be [trusting] + Open Reaction. If you are specifically looking for hidden mechanisms, you find signs. effect to appear:
• In bad terms, they will be [untrusting] + Show an them. In any case, add these questions to the Look Around list: 3. Pick one application method: • Within days.
Opportunity. • What might trigger it? • Inhalation. • Within hours.
• How can it be operated? • Skin contact. • [pay 1 XP] within minutes.
• What might it do once activated? • Ingestion or wounding. • [pay 2 XP] within seconds.
underworld network • How can it be disarmed/bypassed safely? 4. Pick one harm effect of your 7) Tell the World the street
When tapping your network of contacts to get something • How can it be disarmed/bypassed quickly? choice: name of this substance.
you want... • One Temp effect for days.
Roll+Knowing:
dirty fighter • Two Temp effects for hours.
• One Serious effect.
10+: You can have it by owing a favour to someone the World When you pull a dirty and dishonorable trick during a
• [pay 2 XP] one Deadly effect
will describe. They are someone you know, trust and respect. confrontation... • [pay 2 XP] one Temp effect
7-9 : You can have it by owing a favour to someone the World Roll+Daring: for weeks.
will describe. They are someone you don’t know or that you 10+: Inflict one Temp effect of your choice.
mistrust. 7-9: Inflict one Temp effect of your choice but you look
1-6 : You know who has it + World Reaction. [contemptible].
1-6: World Reaction.
 troubadour
growth marks
Distribute the following stat: +2, +1, 0, -1

daring intense knowing vigilant

Name growth options after the 5th option
Increase a Stat by +1; max +3 Change the World
Blood Select a Growth move from
your Class list Seize Your Destiny
arcane art
Kin Select a Growth move from
your own or a different Class list Enter the Legend
You are a performing artist.
Increase your current and
max HPs by +1 Pass On the Torch My performing craft is ____________. I accomplish it with
Issue the support of my trusted ____________.
Tags | Equipment | Other supplies I got it from ____________ and is quite unique because of its
____________.
Ran out
When you perform your craft...
Few
It’s imbued with meaning, emotion, and magic:
Enough • Define a target audience: women in the crowd, people of
good heart, nobles, my friend Pulsifer, etc.
Plenty • Pick one feeling or emotion and describe how the
performance expresses it.
Everyone present feels the emotion, but only the target
expedience hardiness Spend 2 XPs before a roll to gain Advantage audience is magically affected. Pick one:
points points (you can do it more than once). • They are spurred and uplifted; they gain an Advantage.
max max Spend 1 HP to reduce harm by one level: • They are troubled and afflicted; they gain a Disadvantage.
Doubt 10 3 Deadly > Serious > Temp > No harm • Their minds are jolted and cleansed, [alert].
• Their minds are entranced and clouded, [distracted].
Then roll+Intense.
10+: You can perform while taking other actions, with
temp harm serious harm deadly harm ongoing Disadvantage.
You look and feel like a mess: bloody, An open and vicious gash that, after Your condition is bad and will develop 7-9: You either perform or take other actions. Resuming the
bruised, and torn up. healing, will leave a permanent scar complications; you will die within a few performance is done at a Disadvantage.
1-6: Like 7-9 + World Reaction.
(make a Tag of this). days.
You lose hold of something important
you were carrying or wearing. You are actively impeded by pain and Your condition deteriorates rapidly; well traveled
injury in doing anything requiring effort you will die within a few hours. When you say you have previously come across
You lose footing or end up in a or strain.
problematic position. Your heart stops beating; you are dead something or someone...
You broke or mangled one or more of your or will die in a matter of seconds. It is true. Pick one:
You are held by something that clutches/ limbs, which are now inoperable. • If it was in a story or song, describe the gist of it, then
tangles/impedes you. Recall Lore with an Advantage.
One of your eyes or ears is ruined, • If it was in person, describe the gist of the encounter and if
You are out cold, unconscious or forever hampering your senses (make a you think it went well or poorly. Both you and the World
powerless until the World says otherwise. write down the [shared history with...] Tag, then the World
Tag of this). will tell you what looks different about it/them.

charming and open
When you speak frankly with someone...
The person you are talking to must choose a question from the
Read Someone list:
• If you answer honestly you can ask them something from
the list, which they will have to answer honestly.
• If you bail out with a lie or a half-truth, the World gets a
Closed Reaction.
up to eleven
Requires: Arcane Art
When you perform your Arcane Art...
If you pour all your heart and soul into it, the World will ask you
a question from the Read Someone list; your target audience
will understand the answer. And then...
• Add to the list of magical effects: They give in to a bacchanal
of uninhibited emotion. Celebrating, rejoicing, lamenting,
fighting, fornicating, sharing, scattering. Your choice.
• If you spend 1 HP your target audience will experience
your performance regardless of normal limitations. Your
base Arcane Art roll determines the area of effect:
• 1-6: A large building.
• 7-9: A whole neighborhood.
• 10+: A small town.
battle steward
Requires: Arcane Art
When you perform your Arcane Art...
Add these options to the list of magical effects:
• They are bolstered and frenzied: when they cause harm it
is Terrible.
• They are fortified and soothed: when they suffer harm it is
Little.
growth moves
ear for magic
When you observe a magical effect, ongoing or being cast...
The World describes it as one or more of these elements: a
tactile feeling, a color, a smell, a taste, an emotion, a sound.
• If you act on this knowledge, you do it with Advantage.
• You will recognise this way of working magic if you see it
again.
swashbuckler
When you do something athletic and also difficult or
dangerous...
Describe it. Once per scene you gain 1 XP for each option that
applies:
• You do it in a flamboyant or (melo)dramatic way.
• You shoot a witty remark immediately before, during,
or after.
• You flirt with someone as part of your action.
reputation
When you drop your name to leverage your reputation...
The World will say whether they have heard about you:
• If not, you gain 1 XP.
• If yes, you get an Advantage to Sway them, but first roll+Intense.
10+: Describe a positive thing and a negative one they
heard about you.
7-9: Describe a positive thing or a negative one; the World
will describe the other.
1-6: World Reaction.
devious
When you Read Someone during a social gathering...
You can do it without interacting with them, just by observing
their behavior in context.
• If you do it openly, they notice you but you roll with an
Advantage.
• If you do it discreetly, they are oblivious but someone else
notices you.
• If you do it covertly, no one notices but you roll with a
Disadvantage.
show off
When you make a loud and public spectacle out of something...
You get an Advantage to Sway or Take a Risk.
eldritch tones
Requires: Arcane Art
When you perform your Arcane Art...
If you lead it to a crescendo and then abruptly end the
performance, the emotional effect is so intense as to cause Temp
harm to everyone within [near] range:
• You can spend 1 XP to only harm your target audience.
• You can spend 3 XP to enhance the harm to Serious.
 veteran
growth marks
Distribute the following stat: +2, +1, 0, -1

daring intense knowing vigilant

Name growth options after the 5th option
Increase a Stat by +1; max +3 Change the World
Blood Select a Growth move from
your Class list Seize Your Destiny

Kin Select a Growth move from

your own or a different Class list Enter the Legend this is my weapon
Increase your current and This is your weapon. There might be many like it, but
max HPs by +1 Pass On the Torch
Issue this one is yours...
Tags | Equipment | Other supplies My weapon was named (9) ____________ by ____________.
Ran out It is a (4) ____________ (5) ____________: (1) ____________,
(2) ____________ and good at (3) ____________ range.
Few
It is (6) ____________ and ____________, with a definite (7)
Enough ____________ look.
Plenty Wielding it makes me feel (8) ____________ because it
reminds me of ____________.

expedience hardiness Spend 2 XPs before a roll to gain Advantage If you ever break, lose, or abandon your weapon for good, ask
points points (you can do it more than once). the World what you’ll need to do to get the old one back, or to
max max Spend 1 HP to reduce harm by one level: find/forge/earn a new one and make it truly yours. They will
Doubt 10 3 Deadly > Serious > Temp > No harm use the Occultist’s Ritual move to answer you.

temp harm serious harm deadly harm

You look and feel like a mess: bloody,
bruised, and torn up.
You lose hold of something important
you were carrying or wearing.
You lose footing or end up in a
problematic position.
You are held by something that clutches/
tangles/impedes you.
You are out cold, unconscious or
powerless until the World says otherwise.
An open and vicious gash that, after
healing, will leave a permanent scar
(make a Tag of this).
You are actively impeded by pain and
injury in doing anything requiring effort
or strain.
You broke or mangled one or more of your
limbs, which are now inoperable.
One of your eyes or ears is ruined,
forever hampering your senses (make a
Tag of this).
Your condition is bad and will develop
complications; you will die within a few
days.
Roll+Intense. All witnesses are [impressed] and:
Your condition deteriorates rapidly;
you will die within a few hours.
Your heart stops beating; you are dead
or will die in a matter of seconds.
not to be trifled with
When you boldly show off your strength and
prowess...
10+: One of them is [terrified] or [fascinated], your choice.
7-9: One of them is [outraged] or [pleased], World’s choice.
1-6: World Reaction.
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fighting style brutal riddle of steel
You are trained in a unique fighting style... When you perform an act of unnecessary or excessive violence... When you face a choice between bravery or safety...

Explain how it looks and give it a name, then mark one option.
When you Brawl, if you describe the attack in your style...
Roll+Vigilant. You count as a [small group] but inflict
[Little harm] by default.
Roll+Intense. You are immune to Temp effects but inflict
[Little harm] by default.
Roll+Knowing. You can pick one extra take/keep/force
option from the Brawl list.
Roll+Nothing. You count as a [small group] and inflict
[Terrible harm] by default but are not allowed to suffer
[Little harm].
old scars
When you show someone one of your scars...
If you tell them the truth about how you got it and why you feel
pride or shame for it, they will share a similar experience with
you. It counts as a Bond scene.
tactician
When you Look Around in the heat of a combat...
Choose one:
• Ask one extra question.
• You notice a subtle weakness/opening/opportunity -
describe it to the World.
Any witness will think that [*YourName* is a brute]. Whether
they express it or not, you always feel their judgment. Once per
session, pick one:
• You had reasons. If you offer the World a justification, gain
1 XP.
• They are right. If you tell the World why you think you did
it, mark 1 Growth.
smash
When using physical prowess to destroy or get through an
inanimate obstacle...
You do it in a [slow], [messy], and [noisy] way, and the obstacle is
[broken] beyond repair. But first roll+Daring.
10+: Ignore 3 Tags.
7-9: Ignore 2 Tags.
1-6: Ignore 1 Tag + World Reaction.
bulwark
When harm is incoming but first you have a chance to act...
If you choose to grit your teeth and stand your ground, you
ignore this harm’s Temp effects.
Any time you receive a HU you can spend HPs to get
additional HUs.
Explain what you think is brave about one, and shameful and
cowardly about the other. Then choose one:
• You do the [brave] thing, gain the Tag and 1 XP.
• You do the [craven] thing, gain the Tag and 1 XP.
arcane heirloom
Requires: This is my weapon
When you query your weapon for its wisdom...
Explain what your dilemma is and whose voice answers you.
Describe how you hear/see/feel it, then roll+Knowing:
10+: The World will describe a useful vision, impression or
omen, clarifying what it means for your dilemma. Get an
Advantage to act on the advice.
7-9: The World will describe a useful vision, impression, or
omen.
1-6: The dilemma is false, the Problem is you! Whether you
feel it’s true or not, the voice accuses you of some kind of
weakness or fault, World’s choice. Make it a Tag on your sheet.
brace for impact
When you suffer harm...
You can ignore it by describing how your armor, shield, or
weapon takes the brunt of it. The item is now [battered] in a
very visible way. If it was already [battered], it instead becomes
[broken] and unusable.
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growth marks
Distribute the following stat: +2, +1, 0, -1

daring intense knowing vigilant

Name growth options after the 5th option
Increase a Stat by +1; max +3 Change the World
Blood Select a Growth move from
your Class list Seize Your Destiny

Kin Select a Growth move from

your own or a different Class list Enter the Legend animal companion
Increase your current and
max HPs by +1 Pass On the Torch You have a connection with a natural animal that is
Issue loyal to you.
Tags | Equipment | Other supplies My companion’s name is (7) ____________.
Ran out They are a (3) ____________, which is a (2) ____________
Few (1) ____________.
They are (4) ____________, ____________ and trained to (6)
Enough
____________ and ____________.
Plenty Alas, they are also (5) ____________ and ____________.
When you assign a task to the Companion...
expedience hardiness Spend 2 XPs before a roll to gain Advantage If they have a fitting training, they undertake it with an
points points (you can do it more than once).
max
Advantage. Your companion can also perform the Intervene
max Spend 1 HP to reduce harm by one level:
Doubt 10 3 Deadly > Serious > Temp > No harm
move whenever appropriate.

temp harm serious harm deadly harm trail hound

You look and feel like a mess: bloody,
bruised, and torn up.
You lose hold of something important
you were carrying or wearing.
You lose footing or end up in a
problematic position.
You are held by something that clutches/
tangles/impedes you.
You are out cold, unconscious or
powerless until the World says otherwise.
An open and vicious gash that, after
healing, will leave a permanent scar
(make a Tag of this).
You are actively impeded by pain and
injury in doing anything requiring effort
or strain.
You broke or mangled one or more of your
limbs, which are now inoperable.
One of your eyes or ears is ruined,
forever hampering your senses (make a
Tag of this).
Your condition is bad and will develop
complications; you will die within a few
days.
Your condition deteriorates rapidly;
you will die within a few hours.
Your heart stops beating; you are dead
or will die in a matter of seconds.
When you Look Around for a creature’s trail...
If you describe some trivia about this creature, Look Around
with an Advantage. If you do find a trail and want to track it,
roll+Vigilant.
10+: Journey to the creature’s exact location.
7-9: Journey to the creature’s approximate location.
1-6: World Reaction.

survivalist
You are an expert at finding food and shelter...
You are able to:
• When you Restock in a civilized area, if you scavenge the
streets roll+Knowing.
• When you Restock +Knowing, do it with an Advantage.
• During a Long Rest, your presence grants +1 Watch for
free.
• During a Journey, vague directions don’t cause
Disadvantage.
• During a Journey, you can spend 3 XP to make the
voyage [faster] or [safer] or [unnoticed].
wild empathy
When you communicate with natural animals...
You can make your intentions understood, and in turn,
understand their intentions and needs. This is no true language,
just the fruit of experience and empathy.
If you spend 1 XP you can make them understand a complex
idea that would normally be alien or meaningless to that kind
of animal.
feral
When you apply animal behavior to humanoid interactions...
Say which animal you are emulating and what such behavior
means in that animal’s social context, then pick one:
• Your actions appear jarring. You look [beastly] but get an
Advantage to Sway and Threaten.
• Your actions appear smooth. You look [mysterious] and
gain 1 XP.
growth moves
trapper
When you build or set a simple trap...
Describe in broad strokes what kind of contraption you intend
to build and what should happen when it springs. The World
will then tell you which materials and how much time you need
to craft, disguise, and set up the trap:
• Improvised/natural materials: 1 Supply.
• Crafted/common materials: 2 Supplies.
• Specific/uncommon materials: use them if you have them.
• It will take minutes, hours or a full day.
raptor shot
When you attempt a difficult feat of sharpshooting...
You always hit your mark, but:
• It takes time + Open Reaction.
• It causes collateral damage.
• It attracts unwanted attention.
But first roll+Daring:
10+: Avoid 2.
7-9: Avoid 1.
1-6: Avoid 0.
gods of the wilds
You know about the Ancient Ones who dwell in the wilds
and can recognise their traces and presence...
You gain the Priest’s Signs and Portents move. The Concept and
Symbol can change every time, but they always have to relate to
things like nature, plants, animals, and the land.
hidden predator
When you try to hide...
Describe how you do it. The World will take note of how you
camouflage your looks, smell, noises, and tracks.
• If you want, spend a few minutes and 1 Supply to always be
[in cover] in one type of environment.
• While [in cover] and moving [very slow] no one can spot
you, but telltale signs might still alert pursuers.
• While in or near cover, spend 1 XP to move [slow] or 2 XP
to move [fast] without being spotted.
• When spotted, a quick distraction and 1 XP will briefly lose
your pursuers.
claw and dagger
When you apply animal behavior to close-quarter fighting...
Say which animal you are emulating and what such behavior
means in that animal’s fighting style. Pick one extra option
when you next Brawl.
through thick and thin
When you tell someone about a past hardship you and your
Companion endured together...
Describe it, then say how the memory makes you feel. Pick one:
• Ashamed or embarrassed: gain 1 XP.
• Proud or cheerful: get an Advantage to Sway or Threaten
your audience.
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growth marks
Distribute the following stat: +2, +1, 0, -1

daring intense knowing vigilant

Name growth options after the 5th option
Increase a Stat by +1; max +3 Change the World
Blood Select a Growth move from
your Class list Seize Your Destiny

Kin Select a Growth move from

Enter the Legend
born of the soil
your own or a different Class list
You are entwined with the spiritual essence of your
Increase your current and
max HPs by +1 Pass On the Torch Homeland.
Issue My Homeland is ____________ ____________ ____________.
Tags | Equipment | Other supplies During my ____________ the spirits impressed a tell on my
Ran out body in the form of ____________ ____________. This marks
Few me as [uncannily different] no matter where I am.

Enough When you call on the spirits of nature...

Plenty Explain what kind of spirit you are calling upon. Say whether
you know them and if so, say their name. Someone always
answers, but the World describes who appears and how they
expedience hardiness Spend 2 XPs before a roll to gain Advantage feel about it.
points points (you can do it more than once). You can now interact socially with the spirit. Describe what
max max Spend 1 HP to reduce harm by one level: this looks like.
Doubt 10 3 Deadly > Serious > Temp > No harm If you use one of the “Call” moves without first getting the
spirit’s consent, they will then be [angry] with you.

temp harm serious harm deadly harm

You look and feel like a mess: bloody,
bruised, and torn up.
You lose hold of something important
you were carrying or wearing.
You lose footing or end up in a
problematic position.
You are held by something that clutches/
tangles/impedes you.
You are out cold, unconscious or
powerless until the World says otherwise.
An open and vicious gash that, after
healing, will leave a permanent scar
(make a Tag of this).
You are actively impeded by pain and
injury in doing anything requiring effort
or strain.
You broke or mangled one or more of your
limbs, which are now inoperable.
One of your eyes or ears is ruined,
forever hampering your senses (make a
Tag of this).
Your condition is bad and will develop
complications; you will die within a few
days.
Your condition deteriorates rapidly;
you will die within a few hours.
Your heart stops beating; you are dead
or will die in a matter of seconds.
call to the beast
When you assume the shape of an animal...
Trigger Born of the Soil. To take the form of an animal native
to your Homeland, roll+Knowing:
10+: Hold 2.
7–9: Hold 1.
1-6: Hold 1 + World Reaction.
Spend 1 hold to perform an action, successfully and without
triggering moves, for which the animal shape is well suited.
You revert to your original shape soon after spending or
renouncing the last hold.
All holds are lost at the next sunrise or sundown.

call to the grove
Requires: Born of the Soil
When you commune with the spirits of root and leaf...
Trigger Born of the Soil. Sacrifice your HPs and/or Serious
harm effects to awaken the vegetation around you:
• Sacrifice 1: a small area.
• Sacrifice 2: a medium area.
• Sacrifice 3: a large area.
The awakened “Grove” is capable of [unnatural growth], [slow
locomotion] and [awkward action], behaving as a Group the
same size as the area affected, until the next sundown/rise.
The Grove does as you will it to, but first roll+Intense:
10+: The Grove abides.
7-9: The Grove is [messy].
1-6: The Grove is [messy] and [rampaging] + World Reaction.
call to the oak
Requires: Born of the Soil
When you commune with the spirits of bark and sap...
Trigger Born of the Soil. Until you Long Rest or spend 1 HP
to end the effect you have [flesh like Live Oak wood], which is
hard, extremely dense, and one third lighter than normal. But
first, choose one:
• If you embrace the bark, suffer the 1-6 effects
but gain 3 XP.
• If you ride the sap, roll+Daring:
10+: No ill effects.
7-9: You are [slow].
1-6: You are [slow] and [rooted] to the ground, unmovable.
primeval tongue
You can speak the language of nature...
You can communicate with any sentient creature, be they
people, animals, or even monsters. When you do, describe what
this looks like.
growth moves
doppelgänger’s dance
Requires: Born of the Soil
You can shift into the shape of a person...
By paying XPs to trigger Call to the Beast depending on the level
of familiarity you have with them. Your Tell is always present
unless you pay the same cost again to hide it.
• Stranger: 5 XP.
• Acquaintance: 3 XP.
• Confidante: 1 XP.
call to the primals
Requires: Born of the Soil
When you exert control over the primal elements of the world...
Pick one element and explain what you want it to do. The World
will pick the conditions that need to be fulfilled before you can
trigger Born of the Soil, but first roll+Knowing:
10+: One condition.
7-9: Two conditions.
1-6: Three conditions.
List of conditions:
• Be in the presence of a vast quantity of the element.
• Sacrifice something personal and precious to you.
• The call will take hours/days/weeks/months.
• First you have to craft/fix/figure out ______ .
• Get help from ______ .
• Get a rare natural resource you don’t currently have.
• The best you can do is a lesser version, unreliable and limited.
• It will be unstable and dangerous, mostly out of your control.
child of the land
When you Journey...
Within your Homeland the territory is always safe. Each PC can
then choose to describe a Thing (as in step 1) to gain 1 XP.
After a Journey, also outside your Homeland, the World will
define the territories you crossed as simple people. For each, you earn
the tag [I met ___ ].
embrace no form
Requires: Born of the Soil
You can shift into the shape of inanimate natural things...
By triggering Call to the Beast to turn your body into a similar
amount of natural material: a specific kind plant, a specific kind
of rock, or soil, sand, water, fire, fog, etc.
• You can perceive your surroundings, but can’t speak.
• When unmoving you look like a normal specimen, or a
compact lump of specimens, of the thing you shifted into.
• When acting you look like a vaguely humanoid shape that is
[slow] and [awkward].
• You take on the physical characteristics of the thing,
although your mass tends not to disperse unless force is used,
causing damage.
mark of the kindred
When you mark an animal with dirt and blood...
You can sense what they sense until the mark naturally
deteriorates. Only one mark can exist at any one time. You can
send simple mental commands to the animal, but each makes
you [distracted] for a few minutes.
call to the whispers
When you request the assistance of the spirits during a Long Rest...
Play a Utility scene and trigger Born of the Soil, then
roll+Knowing.
10+: Hold 3.
7-9: Hold 2.
1-6: Hold 1 + World Reaction.
You can get additional holds for 5 XP each. During the scene
spend holds to obtain services from the spirit. They will:
1: truthfully and clearly answer one question to the best of their ability.
1: Make a local animal count as native to your Homeland.
1: Offer a brief but clear vision of a danger to come.
2: Offer a brief but clear vision of an opportunity at hand.
3: Offer a brief but clear vision related to someone’s Issue.
3: Heal a [small group]; each character involved gets either 1 HP or 1 HU.
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agenda how to spend xp/hp
world reactions
• Play to find out 1 XP during the Long Rest move to
• Make sense perform additional Utility actions
• Hit the Issue / Feed the Doubt • Take away their people
• Rock the boat • Show signs of trouble • Turn their move back on them 2 XP before a roll to mark
Advantage; do this multiple times
• Highlight a downside • Inflict harm
always say • Show an opportunity • Put them at a Disadvantage
to offset multiple Disadvantages

• What the principles demand
• What the rules demand
• What your prep demands
• What honesty demands
• Reveal an unwelcome truth • Make an Agent Reaction 5 XP during the End of Session
move to mark 1 Growth
• Take away their stuff • After every move ask “what do you do?”
1 HP to reduce harm by one level

principles open and closed

• Drape the rules in fiction
• Portray simple people
• Kill your darlings mercilessly
• Be a fan of the protagonists
• Think off-screen too
• Ask honest questions
• An Open Reaction is a Reaction that
offers the Protagonists some opportunity
to act and respond. It’s a start to the
action, not its conclusion. It’s how you
set up events for future Closed Reactions.
• A Closed Reaction is something the
Protagonists can’t avoid or prevent
anymore. It’s not necessarily a mean or
cruel Reaction, but simply a definitive
one.

groups group harm effects

• 10 to 20 people are a Small group
• 30 to 40 people are a Medium group
temp harm serious harm deadly harm
• More than 50 people are a Large group
Champions to come forth and spur A dramatic shift in the tide of battle. Leaders to abandon their comrades;
Individuals < Small group < Medium group < Large group
their comrades. the group might rout if pressured
An “eye of the storm” moment of the right way.
NO size difference: Combatants to close ranks and clarity and pause.
Normal rules apply. regroup. A general break in morale; the group
ONE size difference: Widespread injuries, many serious, routs in a volatile and dangerous way.
• The smaller acts with ongoing Disadvantage and inflicts An opening to be revealed. severe fatalities.
Little harm. A crushing defeat; the group routs
• The bigger acts with ongoing Advantage and inflicts Many injuries, some serious. A forced retreat or a radical change in a passive and spiritless way.
Terrible harm. of strategy.
MORE size difference: A loss in the will to keep on
Direct confrontation results in certain doom for the smaller. fighting.
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Name Name

Type Type
Connections Cast Connections Cast
Fate Fate

Reactions Reactions

Notes Notes

agents
and
reactions
landscape
Breeding Pit | impulse to generate badness
Fortress | impulse to deny access
Furnace | impulse to consume things
Maze | impulse to discourage passage and to entrap
Mirage | impulse to entice and betray
Prison | impulse to contain and deny release
Reactions
The environment...
… presents difficult or dangerous terrain.
... bars or opens the way.
... reveals a different path.
... shifts, moves, rearranges.
... presents a guide or a guardian.
... presents a predator or prey.
... disgorges something.
... shows a glimpse of beauty.
... shows a glimpse of savagery.
affliction
Barrier | impulse to isolate and impoverish
Belief | impulse to control choices and actions
Disease | impulse to expand and saturate
Hardship | impulse to expose people to danger
Sacrifice | impulse to leave people bereft
Tradition | impulse to promote and justify violence
Someone...
Reactions
… neglects duties, responsibilities, obligations.
... flies into a rage.
... takes self-destructive, fruitless, or hopeless action.
... approaches, seeking help or comfort.
... withdraws, seeking isolation.
... proclaims the Affliction to be a deserved punishment.
... proclaims the Affliction to be, in truth, a blessing.
... refuses or fails to adapt to new circumstances.
... brings friends or loved ones along.
brutes
Cult | impulse to incorporate people
Enforcers | impulse to victimize who stands out
Family | impulse to close ranks, protect their own
Hedonists | impulse to consume resources
Hunter Pack | impulse to victimize anyone vulnerable
Mob | impulse to riot, burn, kill scapegoats
Reactions
The group...
… bursts out in uncoordinated, undirected violence.
... takes coordinated action with a coherent objective.
... tells stories (truth, lies, allegories, homilies).
... demands consideration or indulgence.
... rigidly follows or defies authority.
... clings to or defies reason.
... makes a show of solidarity and power.
... asks for help or for someone’s participation.
freak
Abomination | impulse to bring chaos and ruin
Devourer | impulse to feed and to have more
Disease | impulse to touch, invade, be intimate
Fiend | impulse to feel or inflict pain
Portent | impulse to excel, to be above others
Victim | impulse to seek reparation or retribution
The freak...
Reactions
... shows the nature of the world it inhabits.
... shows the contents of its heart.
... appears as part of someone’s day, life, or path.
... ruins, befouls, rots, desecrates, corrupts something.
... takes away or threatens something cherished.
... insults, offends, or provokes someone.
... attacks someone stealthily.
... lashes out, head-on, without threat or warning.
... offers a service, with strings attached.
power
Alpha | impulse to hunt and dominate
Collector | impulse to own and acquire
Conqueror | impulse to consume and overrun
Dictator | impulse to control and organize
Prophet | impulse to denounce and overthrow
Slaver | impulse to own and sell people
Reactions
The power uses someone else to...
… outflank, corner or encircle someone.
... attack someone suddenly, directly, and very hard.
... attack someone cautiously, holding reserves.
... seize someone/thing for leverage or information.
... make a show of force or discipline.
... negotiate or demand obedience.
... claim territory: move into it, blockade it, assault it.
... buy out someone’s allies.
... attack someone where they’re weak.