Always on

• Hunt and Track

  When When you follow a trail of clues left behind by passing creatures...

  When you follow a trail of clues left behind by passing creatures, roll +WIS. On a 10+, you follow the creature's trail until there is a significant change in direction or mode of travel. On a 7-9, you follow the trail until there is a significant change, and choose one: you learn something useful about your quarry, or you discover what caused the trail to end.

• Volley

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

  When you make a ranged attack, roll +DEX. On a 10+, you have a clear shot, deal your damage, and choose 2. On a 7-9, deal your damage and choose 1: you have to move to get the shot, you have to take what you can get as your target exposes itself briefly, or you have to take several shots, reducing your ammo by 1. Choices: you reduce your ammo by 1, you deal +1d6 damage, or you avoid having to expose yourself to danger.

• 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 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.

• Defy Danger

  When When you act despite an imminent threat or suffer a calamity...

  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 will offer 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 defending, when you or the thing you defend is attacked, you may 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, 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 will tell you something interesting and useful about the subject. On a 7-9, the GM will only tell you something interesting. The GM may ask you how you know the information.

• 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 below. On a 7-9, ask 1. Take +1 forward when acting on the answers. Questions: 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? What here is useful or valuable to me?

• 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 promise what they want. On a 7-9, they will do it, but need some concrete assurance of your promise right now.

• Animal Companion

  When When you order your animal companion to do something dangerous...

  Choose an animal companion from the following list: wolf, cougar, bear, eagle, dog, or horse. Your animal companion is a loyal and useful creature with a look, a species, a special quality, and a flaw. It has 1 armor, 6 hit points, and deals your damage. It follows your orders as best it can. When you order it to do something dangerous, roll +WIS. On a 10+, it does it. On a 7-9, it does it but you choose one: it gets hurt, it exposes you to danger, or it refuses to act until you establish dominance.

• Called Shot

  When When you attack a defenseless or surprised enemy at range...

  When you attack a defenseless or surprised enemy at range, you may choose to deal your damage or name your target and roll +DEX. On a 10+, choose 3. On a 7-9, choose 2. Choices: deal extra damage, pin them in place, create an advantage for an ally, avoid retaliation, or frighten them into surrender. The GM may require an appropriate fiction for each choice.

• Ranger's Instinct

  When When you enter a dangerous wilderness and name a threat you expect to find there...

  When you enter a dangerous wilderness, name a threat you expect to find there. The GM will tell you what signs reveal its presence, and you gain +1 forward when acting on that information.

• Human Resourcefulness

  When When you make camp in a dungeon or city...

  When you make camp in a dungeon or city, you do not need to consume a ration.

• Marked Quarry

  When When you face an enemy you have previously studied...

  When you face an enemy you have previously studied, ask the GM one question about its habits, defenses, or likely next move. Take +1 forward when acting on the answer.

• TraitHumanAdaptable and resourceful
• TraitHumanAccustomed to surviving among both settled lands and wilderness
• Human Ranger traditionHumanconserve supplies when making camp in a dungeon or city