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 do +1d6 damage but expose yourself to the enemy’s attack. On a 7-9, you deal your damage to the enemy and the enemy makes an attack against you.

• Volley

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

  When you take aim and shoot at an enemy at range, roll+DEX. On a 10+, you have a clear shot, deal your damage, and avoid danger. On a 7-9, choose one: move to get the shot, take what you can get, or reduce 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. 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 you defend, spend hold to choose an option: redirect an 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 how you know it.

• Discern Realities

  When When you closely study a situation or person

  When you closely study a situation or person, roll+WIS. On a 10+, ask the GM three questions from the list. On a 7-9, ask one. Take +1 forward when acting on the answers: What happened here recently? What is about to happen? What should I be on the lookout for? What here is not what it appears to be? What is the true position of my enemy?

• 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 you will do what they want. On a 7-9, they will do it, but need some concrete assurance or proof first.

• Musclebound

  When When you use pure strength to destroy an inanimate obstacle

  When you use pure strength to destroy an inanimate obstacle, roll+STR. On a 10+, choose three. On a 7-9, choose two: It doesn’t take a very long time, nothing of value is damaged, it doesn’t make an inordinate amount of noise, you can fix the thing again without a lot of effort.

• Herculean Appetite

  When When you consume a ration

  When you consume a ration, you may consume one additional ration and describe how your appetite is satisfied. If you do, take +1 forward to your next roll involving physical exertion or endurance.

• Unencumbered, Unencumbered

  When Whenever you wear armor or determine your encumbrance

  You are not encumbered by armor you wear, regardless of its weight. You also ignore the clumsy tag on armor.

• What Are You Waiting For?

  When When you enter a dangerous situation

  When you enter a dangerous situation, roll+CHA. On a 10+, name something you were expecting and prepare for it. On a 7-9, the GM will tell you what you should have expected.

• Smash!

  When When you deal damage with a melee weapon

  When you deal damage with a melee weapon, you may deal +1d6 damage but expose yourself to the enemy’s attack. If you do, the enemy makes an attack against you.

• Mark of Might

  When When you make a show of strength

  When you make a show of strength, roll+STR. On a 10+, choose two. On a 7-9, choose one: impress, frighten, or inspire someone who witnesses it.

• Human Heritage

  When When you pray to a human deity

  When you pray to a human deity, it grants you some boon or sends you a sign. The GM tells you what.

• TraitHumanAdaptable human traveler
• TraitHumanKeen observer of unfamiliar customs
• TraitHumanDetermined survivor of roads, ruins, and wild country