Game Mechanics

Read A Person
When you read a person while interacting with them, roll+Canny. On a 10+, ask two. On a 7-9, ask one. The GM (or the player, if used against another PC) answers truthfully.
● What are you not telling me?
● What are you really feeling?
● What do you intend to do about ___?
● What do you want me to do?
● How could I get you to ___?

❑ Advanced: On a 12 +, ask any two questions, not limited to the list.

Check Out The Scene
When you take a moment to check out the scene, roll+Canny. On a 10+, ask two. On a 7-9, ask one. The GM answers truthfully. Take +1 ongoing to act on the answers.
● What's happened here recently?
● What should I be on the lookout for?
● What's the best way to ___?
● What am I missing here?
● What's my greatest opportunity here?
● What here can I use to ___?

❑ Advanced: On a 12 +, ask any two questions, not limited to the list.

Act Under Pressure
When you act fast or smart under pressure, roll+Cool. On a 10+, you pull it off without a hitch. On a 7–9, it's going to cost you - the GM will offer you a worse outcome or a hard choice.

❑ Advanced: On a 12+, whatever you were trying to do, you don't only overcome it, you transcend it.

Trust Your Feelings
When you trust your feelings and what they're trying telling you, roll+Deep. On a hit, you gain new insight into your current situation and take +1 forward to act on it. On a 10+, the information is clear and decisive. On a 7-9, it's vague and foreboding.

❑ Advanced: On a 12+, you see things for what they truly are. The GM will tell you exactly what's going on and how you can best deal with it.

Draw On Your Training
When you draw on your training to overcome an obstacle, extend your senses, or create an effect, roll+Deep. On a hit, you do it. On a 7-9, it costs you or it's imperfect or compromised.

❑ Advanced: On a 12+, you do it and then some; make an important discovery or take hold of something secure.

Defend
When you stand in defence of a person, place or thing, roll+Rugged. On a hit, you protect it from harm, suffering in its place. On a 10+, choose two. On a 7-9, choose one.
● You suffer little harm
● You inflict harm on your attackers
● You see what you're defending to safety
● Your efforts inspire or frighten others

❑ Advanced: On a 12+, choose all four, then double the effect of one.

Go In Blazing
When you go in blazing against a threat, roll+Rugged. On a hit, inflict harm and suffer harm in return. On a 10+, choose two. On a 7-9, choose one.
● You inflict terrible harm
● You don't suffer harm in return
● Expose or create a weakness
● Take something from your opposition

❑ Advanced: On a 12+, choose all four.

Apply Leverage
When you apply leverage (whether political, financial, physical, or sexual) on someone to get them to do what you want, roll+Suave.
● For NPC's: On a 10+, they'll do it for little to no cost. On a 7-9, they'll do it, but only after you agree to something big and/or provide concrete assurances.
● For PC's: On a hit, they mark experience if they do what you want. On a 10+, they must offer you something else of value if they refuse you.

❑ Advanced
● Against NPC's: On a 12+, they will do what you want and help you see it to its end.
● Against PC's: On a 12+, they must do what you're asking.

Help or Interfere
When you help or interfere after a PC has rolled, roll+the number of bonds you have with them. On a hit, they take +1 (if you're helping) or -2 (if you're interfering) to their roll. On a 7–9, you expose yourself to fire, danger, retribution or cost.

❑ Advanced: On a 12+, apply the +1 or -2, then increase or decrease their roll to the next tier (6- to a 7-9, 10+ to a 12+, etc.).

Suffer Harm
When you get hurt, you mark segments in your harm track, starting with Vitality. Marking Vitality can represent becoming tired or fatigued, while marking Wounds can represent being physically harmed or wounded.

Typically, when a character takes harm, it's equal to the harm rating of the weapon, attack, or mishap, minus the armor rating of your armor. This is called harm as established.

When you suffer harm, roll+harm as established. On a 10+, the GM can choose one:
• You’re out of action: unconscious, trapped, incoherent or panicked.
• It' worse than it seemed. Take -1 ongoing until you can rest.
• Choose two from the 7–9 list below.

On a 7–9, the GM can choose one:
• You lose your footing.
• You lose your grip on whatever you're holding.
• You lose track of someone or something you're attending to.
• You miss noticing something important.

On a miss, the GM can nevertheless choose something from the 7–9 list above. If they do, however, it's in place of some of the harm you're suffering, so you take -1 harm.

Suffer A Debility
When you would suffer harm, you may choose to suffer a debility instead. A debility permanently decreases one of your main stats by 1 and lowers the maximum for the stat (from +3 to +2).

Each stat can only suffer one debility at a time. Removing a debility is not an easy feat - the GM will tell you how.

Face Death
When you mark off your third Wound, you are incapacitated and dying rapidly - without outside aid or a miracle, you will die shortly. 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 himself will offer you a bargain. Take it and stabilize, or refuse and pass into whatever fate awaits you. On a miss, your fate is sealed. You're marked as Death's own and you'll cross the threshold soon. The GM will tell you when.

Heal Up
When you have the chance to rest and Heal Up, roll+Rugged. On a hit, heal 1 Wound. On a 10+, the GM will choose one. On a 7-9, the GM will choose two:
• You'll be in and out of consciousness for the next 24 hours.
• Your injuries require the aid of a professional, pharmaceutical, mystical, or medical; pay them 1 cred.
• You're incapacitated for the next 8 hours, doing anything other than lying down is Acting Under Pressure.
• You'll require constant monitoring and care from someone competent for the next 36 hours.

On a miss, your injuries worsen; suffer an additional wound. Any wounds left over heal at a rate decided by the MC on a case-by-case basis.

When you take it easy for a while, heal 1 Vitality per hour.

Drive Thru Fire
When your vehicle comes under fire and suffers harm, record the amount of harm it has taken in total and consult below:
• 1 Harm: Minor shielding or light hull damage.
• 2 Harm: Major shielding or minor hull damage; one or two systems compromised.
• 3 Harm: Serious hull damage; several systems disabled or compromised.
• 4 Harm: Major hull damage; most systems disabled, several destroyed.
• 5 Harm: Complete breakdown; all systems disabled; most people on-board are exposed serious danger.
• 6 Harm or more: Total destruction; everyone on-board is exposed to serious danger.

Harm may blow through to passengers/crew, GM's call.

Bribe Someone
When you bribe someone, give them 1 cred and take +3 forward to Apply Leverage.

Put The Word Out
When you spend credits and put the word out that you're looking for something, spend 1-3 creds and roll+the cred spent. On a 10+, it comes to you, with little to no strings attached. On a 7–9, it comes to you, or something pretty close to it, but with a catch. On a miss, it comes to you alright, but with strings very much attached.

Hit The Pavement
When you check in with a contact, shop for something special, or go around asking questions, roll+Suave. On a hit, you find what you're looking for, or something near enough. On a 7-9, it comes at a price - the GM will tell you what. On a miss, you find yourself in a very tight spot - brace yourself.

Mark Experience
When you do any of the following, mark experience:
• Do any of the listed actions for your playbook.
• Miss with a roll that is called for by a move.
• Some other effect or the GM tells you to.

When you’ve marked your fifth experience box, clear the track and check off an advancement. You cannot choose the same advancement more than once.

End of Session
When you reach the end of a session, choose one your bonds that you feel has been resolved (e.g. it's been completely explored, it's no longer relevant, or otherwise), if any. Ask their player if they agree. If they do, mark experience and fill in another bond or write an entirely new bond with whomever you wish.