Always on

• Hack and Slash

  When When you attack an enemy in melee.

  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 deal +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.

• Volley

  When When you take aim and volley at an enemy at range.

  When you take aim and volley at an enemy at range, roll+DEX. On a 10+, you have a clear shot and deal your damage. On a 7-9, choose one: you have to move to get the shot, placing yourself in danger; you have to take what you can get, dealing -1d6 damage; or you have to take several shots, reducing your ammo by 1.

• Defy Danger

  When When you act despite an imminent threat.

  When you act despite an imminent threat or suffer a calamity, say how you deal with it and roll the relevant ability. On a 10+, you do what you set out to do and avoid the threat. On a 7-9, you stumble, hesitate, or flinch, and the GM offers you a worse outcome, hard bargain, or ugly choice.

• Defend

  When When you stand in defense of a person, item, or location under attack.

  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. While you defend, when you or the thing you defend is attacked, spend hold 1-for-1 to choose an option: redirect the attack to yourself; halve the attack's effect or damage; open up the attacker to an ally, giving that ally +1 forward against the attacker; or deal damage to the attacker equal to your level.

• Spout Lore

  When When you consult your accumulated knowledge about something.

  When you consult your accumulated knowledge about something, roll+INT. On a 10+, the GM tells you something interesting and useful about the subject. On a 7-9, the GM only tells you something interesting. On a miss, the GM may reveal an uncomfortable truth or make a hard move.

• Discern Realities

  When When you closely study a situation or person.

  When you study a situation or person, roll+WIS. On a 10+, ask the GM 3 questions from the list. On a 7-9, ask 1. 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 not what it appears to be? What is the true position of my enemy? Who is really in control?

• Parley

  When When you have leverage on a GM character and manipulate them.

  When you have leverage on a GM character and manipulate them, roll+CHA. Leverage is something they need or want. On a 10+, they do what you ask if you first assure them it will happen. On a 7-9, they will do it, but the GM chooses one: they need concrete assurance immediately; they need something more valuable; they need to be convinced that you can deliver; or they need to be convinced that they are not being betrayed.

• Arcane Art

  When When you weave a performance into a spell.

  When you weave a performance into a spell, choose an ally and an effect: heal 1d8 damage; +1d4 forward to damage; their mind is shaken, giving them -1 forward; or they become enamored with you. Then roll+CHA. On a 10+, the effect happens as intended. On a 7-9, the magic works, but you draw unwanted attention, the effect is short-lived, or the GM chooses another complication.

• Bardic Lore

  When When you first encounter something important within your chosen area of expertise.

  Choose an area of expertise: places, history, people, monsters, or legends. When you first encounter something important in that area, ask the GM one question about it. The GM will answer truthfully.

• Charming and Open

  When When you speak frankly with someone.

  When you speak frankly with someone, they may tell you what they truly want. If they do, they take +1 forward when you act on the information.

• A Port in the Storm

  When When you arrive in a civilized settlement.

  When you arrive in a civilized settlement, tell the GM who you know there. The GM will tell you what you know about that person and what they can do for you. They may be a friend, a former lover, an enemy, or a contact with complicated loyalties.

• Multiclass Dabbler

  When When you choose a move from another class.

  Choose one move from another class. Treat your level as one lower when using that move.

• Vicious Cacophony

  When When you use Arcane Art to unleash a violent or dissonant performance.

  Your performance can also produce a discordant magical assault. When you use Arcane Art to harm or disrupt a creature, on a 10+ choose one: deal 1d8 damage, force it back, or make it reveal a weakness. On a 7-9, choose one, but the GM also chooses a complication.

• Human Connection

  When When you enter a settlement.

  Humans adapt quickly and form connections wherever they go. When you enter a settlement, agree with the GM on a friendly NPC you meet there who can offer useful information, shelter, or a favor, though they may expect something in return.

• AdaptableHumanhumans build useful relationships quickly in unfamiliar settlements.
• ResilientHumanhuman communities preserve stories, customs, and practical knowledge through hardship.