Fellowship is a game about the journey.
Several heroes will
travel the world together, seeing a variety of interesting
places on their journey to explore the land and find their
purpose. There are many threats and trials on their path.
Each trial they face is a single scene, and every scene has
a flow to it. Fellowship is all about playing out those little
scenes, stringing them together to create your adventure.
Those scenes are strung together into stories, collections
of scenes that share a central goal. Different kinds of stories
have different means of setting scenes and progression.
is playbook contains the basic rules for playing as the fellowship.
you should have one copy of this playbook on hand
for every two or three people playing the game.
fellowship
BASIC RULES
the flow of play
The flow of play for each scene goes like this:
1 Set the Scene, Set the Stakes: The Framework will
set the scene, telling everyone what is here and what is
going on. The fellowship will decide what they want to
do next. Once you know what's here and what you're
doing, the scene is set, and it's time to set the stakes.
There will almost always be something in the
fellowship's way, a problem they must overcome. What's
on the line here? What could go wrong? You don't need
to discuss this step by step, but each player should have
the stakes in mind as they proceed with the scene.
2 Swing the Spotlight: Once the stakes are set, it is
time to take action, and the Spotlight swings around the
table. The Spotlight is the turn order of Fellowship, but
this turn order is not rigid or fixed. The Spotlight is
flexible, and it goes where it needs to go, as follows:
When someone is in Danger, they get the Spotlight
to tell us how they deal with that.
When someone hasn't done something in a while,
they get the Spotlight to tell us what they were up to.
When someone has an idea, leaps into action,
speaks for the group, or does something noteworthy,
they get the Spotlight to do their thing.
When someone's own actions put them directly
into danger, they lose the Spotlight, leaving their
moment on a cliffhanger.
When a player has the Spotlight, they will describe
what they are doing, and the Horizon will describe how
the world reacts to their actions, and may require them
to make a Move. The Spotlight is a dialogue, going back
and forth until something has happened.
When their moment has been long enough, or
when the danger shifts elsewhere, or when another
player has something to do, or when it would be a
good cliffhanger, swing the Spotlight.
Don't let anyone keep the Spotlight for too long.
Share the Spotlight often, and share the Spotlight with
everyone. Most of the game will be played while the
Spotlight is swinging, so manage the Spotlight well.
3 Quick Recap: Once a scene is done, tell us what
happened, briefly, and check in on everyone. It can be
hard to track everything while the Spotlight is swinging.
Take a quick recap to catch up on what happened during
the scene before moving on to the next.
fellowship principles
Your Principles are the rules you must follow.
Do not break them.
• Be Heroic.
You're here to save the day. You have a duty to save
this world, and you cannot go back on that. Act like the
heroes you are.
• Create solutions, not problems.
You're the good guys. There's plenty of bad going
around already - do not make the world worse.
• Address the characters, not the players.
Don't call them "Jesse" or "Sam," call them "Aurora"
and "Rumblebelly."
• Embrace the fantastic.
Don't let the world be boring. Do fun things, make
the world weird, commit to acting and being fantastic.
• Make a move that follows.
You can only make a move you meet the trigger for,
and the results of your move will tell us how the story
plays out. You cannot make a move if you don't fulfill
the trigger.
• Remind us of your moves.
Everyone shares the same basic moves, but everyone
has their own moves to call upon when they need them.
Be clear which move you are using when you trigger it,
and let us know exactly what happens as a result.
• Always ask questions. Always answer questions.
If you don't know, ask. If someone asks you, answer.
• Begin and end with the fiction.
Start a move with what triggered it, end the move
with what it accomplished, and then move to the next
move from there.
• Don't steal the spotlight...
When another player is taking action, let them do so.
Don't interrupt, don't take over, don't get in their way. If
they don't know what to do, you can give them some
suggestions, but your hero shouldn't jump in and take
their moment from them. It's their turn, not yours.
• ...But shine on when you have it.
When you have the spotlight, use it. Do something
cool. Do something fun. Do something wild. It doesn't
matter, so long as you do something.
 telling stories
Scenes are combined together to tell overarching Stories.
The 4 kinds of Stories you will tell in Fellowship are:
a little downtime
Downtime is what it sounds like. When the fellowship
spends some time in civilization (usually when they Recover),
they tell everyone how they pass their time.
Each player sets a single scene describing their downtime.
The Framework will follow up with a single question about
it, such as "who was there with you?" or "what made that
harder than you expected?" or "someone in town didn't like
that very much, who was it?" Answer it.
Once everyone in the fellowship has set one scene, the
Framework player sets a scene.
Then, everyone decides whether to continue their downtime
and set another scene, or end it. Downtime ends when at least
half the fellowship is ready to move on.
a long journey
A Journey is the story of point A to point B. During a
Journey, each player tells us one event that happened along
the way, starting with whoever you like. The Framework may
frame the event by asking the player a question first, like
"what did you find off the beaten path?" or "what was really
dangerous about this leg of the journey?" or "who did you
meet on the read?"
After someone describes the event, they choose another
player at the table, and they tell us how they handled the
event. Give each event as much or as little detail as it needs.
The Framework also sets a scene during a journey, telling
the fellowship how the environment made the journey harder.
After every event has been resolved, you make it to your
destination.
a proper challenge
Challenges are the story of earning something worthwhile.
When the fellowship sets a short term goal, the story to
achieve it is the Challenge. Everyone works together in every
scene, and new scenes are set until either the Challenge is
overcome, or the goal becomes unattainable.
A Challenge usually comes from trying to earn Fellowship.
When you come to a community, they will usually have some
trouble that they need help with, and your Challenge is
resolving their troubles.
The first scene of a challenge is always spent making a plan.
The fellowship decides what they need to do to get their goal,
and the next scene will be either the first step of the plan in
action, or gathering what you need to set the plan in motion.
Each scene after that will flow from there.
the showdown
It doesn't matter what you were doing: a General or a Set
Piece has appeared, or you have found a Source of Power or
the Boss's Lair, and now you need to deal with it.
The Showdown always begins with the new threat asserting
itself. They make a show of power, causing chaos or fear or
fire or explosions. Whatever they do, it is dangerous.
Once the show of force is over, the fellowship is placed in
danger and must take action immediately. The Showdown is
less of a string of scenes, and more an extended, dangerous,
high stakes scene, that will not end until either the threat or
the fellowship are defeated or forced to retreat.
quick start
First time playingFellowship? Follow these steps:
1: Pick Your Playbook
You can't pick a playbook someone else has, and one player
must be a Framework: the Overlord, Horizon, or Empire.
2: Choose your Name, Look, and Agenda
3: Assign your Stats
4: Choose your Moves
5: Choose your Gear
These steps are all on your playbook. Look it over and
choose from the options your playbook gives you.
6: Introduce your Hero
Tell us about your hero, tell us why you are your people's
champion, and then tell us three facts about your people.
Each player must do this.
7: Meet the Framework
The Framework introduces itself, and goes through their
character creation options with everyone. The Overlord
introduces themselves. The Horizon asks the heroes for
their primary motivation. The Empire builds an empire
and gives the fellowship their Rebellion.
8: Bonds
Each player fills in however many Bonds their playbook
says they start with with the names of anyone they know -
each other or Companions.
9: Rumors
Each player answers this prompt individually:
Choose another player, and tell us a rumor or superstition
your people hold about their people. They cannot tell you
whether or not it is true.
10: Start playing!
tags
range tags
Range tags tell you where you need to be to use a weapon or
attack successfully.
Melee: You need to be up close to hit them.
Ranged: You can hit them if you can see them. Ranged
weapons usually need Ammo or require Reloading.
Area: Area attacks hit everyone in a group.
Dangerous: Dangerous attacks are like Area attacks, but
they always cause collateral damage.
item tags
Item tags describe the properties that a thing has.
Burning: Burning attacks start fires.
Clumsy: Clumsy items have -1 to be used, and Clumsy
armor gives -1 to Get Away.
Dragon-Made: This is immune to magic and elements.
Dwarf-Made: This item is nearly indestructible.
Elf-Made: This does not age. Its touch burns non-elves.
Giant: This can be used on up to three targets at once.
Necrotic: Necrotic attacks inflict wounds that do not heal
naturally. Necrotic damage is marked twice, and the first
mark cannot be removed by Filling Your Belly.
Orc-Made: Orc-Made items are Clumsy in any hands but
an Orc's.
Piercing: The attacker always chooses which stat to
damage, and the damage cannot be redirected to armor or
other stats.
Reload: This weapon can only be used once per scene.
Slow: This takes time and safety to use properly.
Thrown: If you use this weapon as a Ranged weapon, you
lose it until you can go and get it back.
limited tags
These tags cost a Use to gain their benefits.
Ammo: Spend 1 Use to make a move with this weapon. It
does not cost Ammo unless the move tells you it does.
Armor: Spend 1 Use to prevent 1 damage you would take.
Drunk: When you Use this, you have Despair and cannot
have Hope for your next roll.
Food: You can spend it to Fill Your Belly.
Fuel: Robots can spend this to Fill Their Belly.
Healing: Spend 1 Use to heal a damaged stat.
Precious: Spend 1 Use to Forge a Bond with someone, or to
not have to do a favor for someone.
Repair: Spend 1 Use to fix something broken, or to Heal a
robotic Companion or a Ship.
Useful: Spend 1 Use to produce something helpful.
Vigor: When you Use this, you have Hope and cannot have
Despair for your next roll.
Trap: Traps are items you need to place in advance.

Fellowship is a game about the challenge. A lot of
different challenges will get in your way throughout your
journey, and you will need to stand up and face those
challenges if you want to succeed. When the result of your
actions is unclear, your Moves will resolve them.
Each move has a Trigger. If you do not meet the trigger,
the move doesn't happen. The trigger is the part in bold that
begins with "When you..." at the start of each move. To
perform a move, you must fulfill the trigger.
Most moves have a Check. The Check is what you must
do to perform the move, usually rolling dice and adding a
number. If the check says something like "roll +Blood",
then you roll two six sided dice and add your Blood stat to
the roll.
Every move has a Result. The result is what happens if
you meet both the trigger and the check. On moves with a
roll, the result will change depending on the numbers you
rolled, with higher numbers being better. 7+ means "7 or
higher," 9- means "9 or less," and a range like "7-9" means
"7, 8, or 9".
Once you have hit the trigger, paid for the check, and
figured out the result, the move is over, and you figure out
what your move did and what happens next from there.
is playbook contains the basic rules for playing as the fellowship.
You should have one copy of this playbook on hand
for every two or three people playing the game.
fellowship BASIC RULES
basic moves
finish them any stat
When you attempt to defeat an enemy you hold an
advantage over, tell us what you want to do to them and
roll the appropriate stat.
If you do not have an advantage over them, you cannot
attempt to Finish Them. An Advantage is something you
need to get the upper hand, such as teamwork, the element
of surprise, or a moment's hesitation.
If you Finish Them by...
...trying to kill them, roll +Blood. On a 10+, they die by your
hand.
...forcing them to retreat, roll +Courage. On a 10+, they
back off. They won't be back anytime soon.
...outsmarting, terrifying, or overwhelming them, roll
+Grace. On a 10+, they admit defeat, and will not willingly
challenge you again.
...disabling them or knocking them out, roll +Sense. On a
10+, they are physically incapacitated and unable to continue.
...showing them the error of their ways, roll +Wisdom. On
a 10+, you Forge a Bond with them, and they cannot bring
themselves to hurt you.
On a 7-9, you deal damage to them and lose your advantage.
If an ally was Keeping Them Busy, they aren't anymore.
On a 6-, you lose the advantage, and must face retaliation.
If you Finish Them using a weapon with Ammo, use 1
Ammo. If you have no Ammo, you cannot Finish Them with
that weapon.
If you have the Clumsy tag, you take -1 to Finish Them.
strike from advantage optional
When you have Advantage over an enemy you want
to cause harm, you may pay a price and lose this
Advantage to deal damage to them. You must be carrying a
weapon they are within Range of to Strike From Advantage.
What is an Advantage?
An Advantage is any means of fictional superiority you
hold over someone else. When you do something that
sounds like an advantage, then you have an advantage. If
they are better than you, you do not have an advantage,
and you will need to turn the tables in some way if you want
to Finish Them.
overcome blood
When you attempt to avoid, redirect, or prevent the
harm something will cause, roll +Blood. You can
Overcome any obstacle, threat, Cut, or Move made against
you or an ally, if you are in position to act and have the
means to stop it.
On a 10+, you stop the obstacle, threat, Cut, or Move
from causing harm.
On a 7-9, choose one: Pay a price to take the 10+ result,
or create a temporary solution. A temporary solution will
delay the threat, but when time is up, it'll be back in force -
the Overlord will tell you when.
Overcoming harm with a weapon does not cost Ammo.
keep them busy courage
When you act as a distraction or buy some time, tell
us how and roll +Courage.
On a 7+, you buy some time, and their attention is all
on you, for now.
On a 9-, they will retaliate against you when time is up.
If you Keep Them Busy using a weapon with Ammo,
use 1 Ammo. If you have no Ammo, you cannot Keep
Them Busy with that weapon. If you have the Clumsy tag,
you take -1 to Keep Them Busy.
get away
grace
When you need to get somewhere out of reach or
out of sight, tell us where you're going and roll +Grace.
On a 10+, choose two. On a 7-9, choose one:
• You get there quickly, avoiding any harm along the way.
• You get there quietly, drawing no attention.
• You grab someone nearby and bring them with you.
If you have the Clumsy tag, you take -1 to Get Away.
talk sense grace / sense
/ wisdom
When you speak with conviction and ask someone for
help, tell us what you want from them and why they should
help you. If they're willing to listen, roll. When you...
...detail your plan and their place in it, roll +Sense.
...appeal to their emotions or desires, roll +Wisdom.
...impress, dazzle, or trick them, roll +Grace.
On a 7+, they do as you ask, to the best of their ability.
On a 9-, you owe them a favor. The more you ask of them,
the more they'll ask of you, and they can cash in at any time
- even right now, before they do as you ask.
On a 6-, they choose one: They cannot do as you ask and
will tell you why, or the favor you must do them is expensive,
difficult, or demeaning.

basic moves
look closely sense
When you closely examine a situation or a location,
roll +Sense.
On a 7+, ask three questions from the list.
On a 9-, you find one of those answers the hard way.
On a 6-, you may only ask one question.
Anyone can answer, but the Framework has the final say.
• What is going on here? What do my senses tell me?
• Is something hidden or out of place? If so, what looks suspicious?
• Tell me about _____ . How could it hurt me? How could it help me?
• Tell me about _____ . What are they doing? What will they do next?
• What will happen if I _____ ?
speak softly wisdom
When you have a quiet chat with someone, you may
roll +Wisdom. Then, ask three questions from the list.
On a 10+, they must answer each question honestly.
On a 9-, one of their answers is not helpful. Either they
refuse to answer or they reveal a terrible truth you didn't
want to hear, their choice.
On a 6-, one of their other answers is false.
• What can they tell us about ________ ?
• What were they doing, and what are they going to do next?
• What should I be wary of when dealing with them?
• What do they want, and how could we help them get it?
• What would they have us do next?
command lore
When someone asks something about your character or
your people, tell them. When you ask about another
character or their people, they will tell you. When you ask
about the Overlord, they alone may choose not to answer.
fill your belly
When you are between scenes, you may Use Food to heal
one damage. When you share a meal with friends, one person
may heal an extra point of damage.
recover
When the fellowship rests in a place of safety for over
a week, heal all of your stats and restock all of your Gear.
When you Recover, the Framework also gains a benefit, which
varies depending on which Framework they are playing.
* Use either the Basic version or the Advanced version of Pay The Price in
your game, at the Framework's choosing. Do not use both.
pay the price*
When a move tells you to pay a price, tell us what it costs
you. A price can be taking damage, losing or using equipment,
suffering a setback, or losing an advantage. Whatever the cost,
you must pay that price immediately before, during, or after the
move you paid for.
pay the price* advanced
When a move tells you to pay a price, choose one from the
list below and mark it. This price is paid immediately before,
during, or after the move it paid for. A marked price cannot be
paid, by you or anyone else. When someone Fills Their Belly, or
when the last option has been marked, unmark all prices.
O
O
You take damage.
Lose your weapon.
O You take damage.
O Spend some relevant Gear.
O Destroy one of your Gear. It is lost until you Recover.
O
O
Suffer a setback, losing progress towards something you want.
Take a handicap, making the situation harder for yourself.
O Erase one of your Bonds. If the person named in that bond
is another player present in the scene, you deal damage to
them. If they are not, both you and they take damage.
hope and despair
When you have Hope and make a move, roll three dice and
keep the best two.
When you are in Despair and make a move, roll three dice
and keep the worst two.
When you have both, they cancel out.
When someone outside the fellowship is in Despair, they
cannot do anything meaningful. When you roll with a stat
that has been Damaged, you roll with Despair.
damage
When you take damage, choose a stat and mark it.
Sometimes you will not get a choice, and a stat will be damaged
for you. While a stat is damaged, you are in Despair whenever
you roll that stat. When an enemy's stat or a Companion's
stat is damaged, they cannot use it.
You cannot mark a stat that has already been marked. When
you heal, remove a mark from one of your stats. When you
take damage while all of your stats are already marked, you
get Taken Out.
taken out
When all of your stats are damaged and you take
further damage, you are Taken Out, and no longer able to
help out for the rest of the scene. Tell us how you got Taken
Out. What happened to you? What is going to happen to you
next? Can the fellowship save you from your fate? If so, how?
end of session
basic
When you reach the end of a session, the fellowship answers
three questions. The list of questions is determined by which
Framework you are playing within.
For each "yes" answer, the group chooses one. You may
choose an option more than once.
• Each fellowship player refreshes one piece of their Gear to its
full value.
• Each fellowship player chooses one stat to heal. It doesn't have
to be theirs.
• The fellowship and the Framework each choose one player to
Level Up. You cannot be chosen to Level Up if you are the highest
level player or you have already been chosen to level up this
session.
bond moves
forge a bond
When you bond with someone over something you did or
shared together, record a new Bond with them on your sheet,
describing the connection you two now hold. A Bond is a single
sentence describing how you feel about them or what you two
have done together. If you already had a Bond with them, you
can add another Bond, or rewrite an existing one. You can never
have more than three Bonds with someone.
If you Forge a Bond with someone outside the fellowship,
they will join you as a Companion, so long as the Bond holds.
the bonds that bind us
When two or more players who have Bonds with each
other work together side by side, they roll with Hope.
When one of them must pay a price, another may choose
to pay that price instead.
the bonds that break us
When your actions harm an ally, immediately erase one
of your Bonds with them. When you have no Bonds with a
member of the fellowship, you cannot work alongside them
without getting in each others' way, and you both roll with
Despair when working together.
bound in service
When you call upon a Companion for help, you may
damage one of their stats to create an advantage related to
that stat. If all of a Companion's stats are damaged and
they'd take further damage, lose a Bond with them.
When no one has any Bonds with a Companion, they
leave the fellowship.
 name:
Choose one, or make up your own:
Names: Aesma, Balrog, Beelzebub, Bloody Mary, Cobra, Crowley,
Etna, Faustus, Jack, Lucifer, Mika, Redd, Sep, Valor, Viper, Yaga
look Circle one from each list,
or make up your own: what is a devil?
• Cyclopean Eye, Empy Voids, or Scary Red Eyes Choose the option that best represents your people:
• Large Horns, Many Small Horns, or Covered Head
• Casually Sexy Clothing, Ornate Armor, or Simple Dress
lying snake
You speak eloquently and pleasantly, but behind your
• Brightly Colored Skin, Monstrous Form, or Mostly Human poker face is the silver tongue of a skilled liar.
When you forge a contract with someone, you do not

agenda When you know not what to do,

consult your Agendas.
need to uphold your end of the deal. You do not erase Bonds
from breaking your own promises, Strictly Business does not
prevent you from going back on your word, and you never
You have these three Agendas: need to pay back or do a favor for someone you Talk Sense
• Be Brave, Take Risks • Tell Us Of Your People with. The Overlord can Make You An Offer You Can't Refuse,
but their offer has no power and you may do as you please.
• Improve The World Around You
merciless soldier
And circle a fourth Agenda that only you follow: You are not a literal demon, but a metaphorical one,
responsible for the deaths of too many to count.
Devil's Due When you strike with Killing Intent, you remove something
Keep your word in all things, from them: the weapon they hold, the armor they wear, a
and collect on all debts owed you. pouch at their belt, a hand, a leg, or even their head.
This does not work against a Threat to the World.
Overlord Ambitions
Grow your power as much as possible, vile beast
so you might one day become an Overlord yourself. You are a monstrous, vile creature from hell. Your words
are a curse upon all who hear them.
Your One Weakness When you could strike with Killing Intent, you may leave
Name the one person you actually do care about: ________ a curse upon them instead of dealing damage. Describe this
(You can Forge Bonds with them that are not Strictly Business.) curse and how it weakens or limits them, then tell them what
they must do to lift the curse. Forge A Bond describing this

stats Your Blood stat is +2.

Assign +2, +1, +0, -1 to your other stats.
condition. Erase that bond when they fulfill the condition.
When this Bond is erased, the curse is lifted.
This does not work against a Threat to the World. You
cannot put multiple curses on the same person.

You are in Despair when you roll a damaged stat.

Blood

When a stat is damaged, mark the small box.

wily temptress
Your words are like honey, and your minions worship you.
Those who fall into your spell find escape nearly impossible.
Add Worshippers to your Gear. You have one Bond with
Courage them.
Your Sign The Contract spells can each be marked up to three
times, allowing you to have up to three of each spell active
simultaneously.

Grace playing as the devil

Sense The Devil has business with you. This is all just a job, just
work to be done, and they are very, very good at this kind of
work. The Devil is a killer. If they want you dead, only one
thing can save you from their wrath - a better offer.

the devil
POWERFUL PLAYBOOK
Wisdom
Play as The Devil if you want to be a merciless assassin, if
you like cutting deals and making contracts, if you want to
keep others under your thumb and make them do your bidding,
or if you just want terrible demonic power.
 devilish core
All Devils have the following Moves.
None of them can be shared.
killing intent
You are not to be trifled with, and cause harm to others
with ease. When an enemy leaves themselves open in front
of you, you may deal damage to them with a weapon you
hold. What qualifies as leaving themselves open is up to you,
but cautious enemies that are focused on you will never have
any openings.
sign the contact
When you forge a contract in blood, choose a spell from
below, Forge A Bond with them, then mark that spell. If this
Bond is erased, the spell's effects end immediately. You cannot
use a spell while it is marked.
When you remove a mark from a spell that is currently
in effect, that spell ends, and you erase the Bond associated
with it.
When you Fill Your Belly, you may remove a mark from one
spell. When you Recover, you may remove any number of
marks on your spells.
O Compulsion: You cast this spell on someone unconscious.
Tell them what they must do. After they wake up, they will
perform that task to the best of their abilities, and they will not
know why they must do this task.
O Dedication: You cast this spell on someone who will fight
devilish custom
Choose one of these Moves to further define
what it means to be the Devil.
None of these Moves can be Shared.
avarice
You can steal the moves of others.
When you steal from a player, choose one of their Moves. That
move replaces this move for the rest of this scene.
When you steal from a Threat, choose one of their stats. That
stat and its associated rules replace this move for the rest of the scene.
This Move cannot steal Overlord stats, Location stats, or the
stats belonging to a Set Piece.
blood bath
When you kill someone, you heal, and you may unmark one of
your spells.
business as usual
Take a Business Gear option. You cannot take a Business you
already have.
dark magic
Choose one of the following Moves: The Elf's Elder Arts, the
Harbinger's Wizardry, the Orc's Shaman, the Angel's Words of Power, the
Lantern's Bend Light, the Rain's Rain Maker, the Dragon's Dragon Magic,
the Pair's Company Secrets, or the Spider's Web Spinning.
Normally, these Moves either cannot be Shared, or only let you take
one spell when taken outside their playbook. You get the entire chosen
Move, with all of its spells, ignoring the standard limitations.
devil's advancement
When you Level Up, increase your level by 1,
then choose an option from the list and mark
it. You may only choose each option once.
level
You begin the game at level 1.
O Increase one of your stats by 1 (to a maximum of +3).
O Increase one of your stats by 1 (to a maximum of +2).
O Take another Devilish Custom.
O Take another Devilish Custom.
O Take another Devilish Custom.
O Take the Daemon Prince Custom Devil's Toys.
O Take a Core Move or Custom Move that another player
knows. This overrides the usual limits on sharing moves -
you can take any move, and you get its full text.
O Take a Custom Move from any basic playbook.
O Take a Custom Move from any Destiny Playbook. You must
be level 5 or higher to take this Advancement.
O Take a Custom Move from any Destiny Playbook. You must
be level 5 or higher to take this Advancement.
O Take a Core Move or Custom Move that another player
knows. This overrides the usual limits on sharing moves -
you can take any move, and you get its full text. You must be
level 5 or higher to take this Advancement.
O You become a Threat to the World. When facing another
Threat to the World, you do not need to pay a price simply to
act against them.

for you. They can feel no pain so long as they serve you, and
never suffer from Despair while acting on your orders.
O Obligation: You cast this spell on someone who makes you
a promise. When they try to break this promise, they take
damage.
devil's kiss
shared customs
Your bare hands gain the Necrotic tag. Record the moves you've learned from your allies here:
The Necrotic tag has no effect on you.
mortal understanding
Take a Custom Move from any basic playbook.
You may also take an Agenda from the chosen playbook.

strictly business rage

Your Bonds do not represent attachments or friendship. Those who are angry with you are always left open to your
They represent deals. All of your Bonds are promises, and Killing Intent.
they bind you to the person in them.
You can never write a Bond that is not a promise, contract,
temptation
When you Talk Sense with someone, on a 10+, they must
or agreement. You physically cannot break a promise or sign a contract agreeing to your terms. Forge A Bond with them, and
contract written in your Bonds, no matter how much you you may use one of your Sign The Contract spells on them without
might want to, and will automatically take the 6- result to their consent.
any roll made while attempting to break a promise.
When the listed person breaks a promise inherent to
one of your Bonds, you must erase that Bond. Your
Companions only function as Companions when it would
fulfill the promise or contract of your Bonds with them.
 You must be in quite a lot of trouble, to be making a
deal with a devil.
Ah, yes. This Overlord business. I've heard of them, yes.
I was wondering if anyone would come to us for aid.
Desperate times and what not. Well, worry not. You've
come to the right place. I have all the power you could
possibly desire. Once we settle terms, I'll have the contract
written up right away.
Very good. Pleasure doing business with you. Now as
per the terms, I will be traveling with you to ensure you do
not break contract, as well as to lend my aid in your quest.
No no, I insist. I cannot just give you power so lightly.
I am the Devil, after all. I have a reputation to uphold.
I owe money to _____________ and will never remind them.
the devil
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bonds
You start with 4 bonds with the other members of the
Fellowship. Use these, or make your own:
_____________ owes me money,
which I regularly remind them about.
I have vowed to help _____________ on their quest,
in return for their most precious possession.
I lost a bet with _____________
and now I must do as they say.
I will return _____________ 's soul to them
once my greatest enemy is dead.
I won a bet with _____________
and now they are my servant.
_____________ has promised to give me their soul
if we fail to stop the Overlord.
_____________ works for me now.
I have promised _____________ that:
_____________ has signed a contract agreeing to:
Record your other bonds here:
devil's gear
You can kill with your bare hands (Melee). You can
conjure blasts of fire (Burning, Ranged, 2 Ammo).
You also carry some lesser souls (Food, 2 Uses).
Choose your business:
O Envy. You have copies of all of the Gear the rest of the
fellowship has, but with only one Use each.
O Greed. You have endless wealth (Precious, unlimited Uses).
O Pride. You have a magnificent castle, full of servants who
will do anything you ask of them. You control a small
country and all its resources.
O Sloth. You are functionally immortal and regenerate all
wounds (Healing, Self-Only, Slow, unlimited Uses).
O Wrath. You are armed with all manner of weaponry, and
you always have the tags Melee, Ranged, Giant, and Piercing.
Choose your assistant:
O Your beast (hell hound or devil bat).
You have one Bond with them.
O An imp. You have one Bond with them. When you Fill
Your Belly or Recover, you can change out one of its stats
for another from the list. The new stat is unmarked, even if
the replaced stat had been marked.
O Centuries of experience (2 Uses). You can spend
1 Use to ask a question from the Look Closely list,
or to Get Away as if you got a 10+ before a situation
becomes dangerous.
O Your minion: _________________________________
Choose another player to serve you. So long as they do,
you may choose to take any harm they would suffer in
their place. You can Forge Bonds with them that are not
Strictly Business.
 devil's companions
Devil's companions are those allies who are particularly likely
to sign a contract with a devil. Many of them are available as
Gear options - a Companion in your Gear will always return
to you, heal, or be replaced by another when you Recover.
hell hound
This reddish-brown dog breathes fire, eats fire, and plays in fire.
They will let entire buildings burn up so they can eat the ashes.
name: fire breathing fireproof
earned fellowship
When you gain Fellowship with a community,
the Framework chooses three Fellowship moves.
Choose one of those moves and take it, writing it down here.
devil notes
Use this space to take notes.
Write about the Devils, write about the people you've met,
the places you've been, and the things you've found.
If you think it's important to you or to the Devils,
write it down.

devil bat
This flying eyeball can cast curses on those it dislikes.
name: flight evil eye

worshippers
These people will do whatever you say, believing you to be their
god. This small group functions as a single unit.
fanatical devotion take the bullet

imp
This little creature works as a servant to powerful Devils like
yourself. Its flesh is easily warped, allowing you to change what you
wish it to be capable of. It can have any two stats from the
following list, mark the two your Imp currently has:
name: fireballs flight
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magic tricks shadow step venomous claws

O

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 name:
Choose one, or make up your own:
Names: Acorn, Bartleby, Cube, Daffodil, Dora, Gloves,
Ivan, Kuma, Lily, Luna, Matilda, Nugget, Orange, Plum,
Raven, Tattletail, Touchdown, Yo
the mascot
POWERFUL PLAYBOOK
look Circle one from each list,
or make up your own: what is the mascot?
• Humanoid, Cat-like, or Ethereal Choose the option that best represents you:
• Butterfly Wings, Dragonfly Wings, Feathered Wings, or No Wings
• Angelic Halo, Small Red Horns, or Big Goofy Moustache animal friend
• No Clothes, Simple Robe, or Colorful Clothing You are a furry cat-like thing that is probably not a cat. You
have clearly supernatural traits that look out of place on a natural
animal. You are fluffy, lovable, and possibly immortal.
agenda When you know not what to do,
consult your Agendas.
When you Forge A Bond, write an extra Bond with them.
When you erase a Bond, you heal.
You have these three Agendas: impish trickster
• Be Brave, Take Risks • Tell Us Of Your People You are a small imp or fairy. While you are mostly here to help,
• Improve The World Around You you also can't help yourself from causing trouble.
You can craft convincing illusions out of shadows and smoke, and
anyone who sees or hears them will believe them to be true. Anyone
And circle a fourth Agenda that only you follow: who touches your illusions will know them for the lies they are.
These illusions are especially useful for showing the fellowship what
Pure Of Heart they should do next.
When you use your illusions to Keep Them Busy, roll with
Make the world a better place. +Grace instead of +Courage.
The Greater Good retired hero
You have a clear goal in mind, You've saved the world once before, and are here to save it again.
and will use any means to make it happen. ...or you would be, but you're getting too old for this. You can't directly
contribute like you used to, so instead you cheer on these new heroes.
Add your Battle Scars (Armor, 2 Uses) and your signature weapon
Vanquish Evil (Melee, Precious, Piercing) to your Gear.
Destroy villains, wherever you find them. When you create an Advantage for an ally, they roll with Hope to
Finish Them using that Advantage.
stats Your Wisdom stat is +2.
Assign +2, +1, +0, -1 to your other stats. supernatural patron
Choose another player: ___________________________________
You are in Despair when you roll a damaged stat.
They are your servant, and you are their Patron: a demon, god,
Blood
When a stat is damaged, mark the small box.
ghost, or other supernatural being that is granting them power in
exchange for their services. You and your servant may have different
goals, but you look out for each other.
You are always by your servant's side. When you are separated,
Courage
your servant can call your name to teleport you to them.
When you work towards your servant's Agenda, you have Hope.
When your servant works towards your Agenda, they have Hope.
Grace playing as the mascot
The Mascot is kind of a joke. You're tiny and weak, but that's what
this fellowship is for. You're here to support the fellowship's growth
Sense
and help them succeed in ways they could not without your guidance
and your power. But if anybody mistakes "tiny" for "helpless," well,
you'll show them just how wrong they were to mess with you and
your chosen heroes.
Play as The Mascot if you like leading the group but don't like
Wisdom being the party's face, if you want to support your friends on their
mission, if you want to play a cute animal friend with supreme
magical power, or if you've ever just wanted to be that tutorial fairy
who torments your friends with useless advice.
 mascot's core
The Mascot has these Moves.
None of them can be Shared.
devotion
The fellowship are your chosen heroes, and you expect
them to fulfill your Agenda for you. You cannot Strike From
Advantage, and you always have Despair when rolling to
Finish Them with a stat other than Wisdom.
You can have any number of Bonds with the other
players, but you can never have Bonds with anyone else. You
cannot Forge A Bond with their Companions, with Threats
you'd like to recruit or with any friends you meet along the
way. The Mascot cares only for their heroes.
You can have Bonds with the Overlord, because they are
another player.
guiding light
You can glow with a soft, friendly light. People are
naturally drawn towards this light, and will try to follow
you if you glow for them. You can use this light to guide
your allies, to lure enemies, or to go out and get help.
i believe in you!
You can erase a Bond with an ally and tell them some
inspiring words to give them an Advantage they can use
to Finish Them.
You can damage yourself to heal someone you have a
Bond with. This also gives them Hope for their next roll.
my turn
When another player gets Taken Out, you may take
the spotlight. When you do, you automatically take the
10+ result to your next attempt to Finish Them, as long as
you use it against the threat that took them out. Your
anger counts as an Advantage against them.
mascot's custom
Choose one of these moves
to further define what it means to be the Mascot.
None of them can be shared.
float
You can float through the air at will. You cannot carry
anyone with you while you float around, but can otherwise move
freely in any direction.
fusion
You can combine with another player, giving them your
power. How you enter this fusion and what it looks like is up to
you. While you are fused, you roll with both your stats
combined, and they can use your Moves as if they had them.
You can enter or exit a fusion at any time. When they
take damage while you are fused, you also take damage, and
are forced out of the fusion.
hopelessly positive
You never roll with Despair (having Despair still cancels
out Hope).
i have just the thing
You can grant minor magical items to your allies when
they ask for your help. These items each do one specific thing
and have one specific condition, such as "change my appearance
but only until midnight," or "shrink down to 1/10th your size,
but only while the user is embarrassed."
The ally requesting the item decides what it does, but you
decide the condition it needs in order to work.
innocent charm
Enemies never consider you a threat until you attack them.
So long as you do no harm, they will actively avoid harming you.
kitty's got claws
You are a Melee, Piercing weapon. Nobody consider you armed
until you use this move to harm or threaten them.
When you give an ally an Advantage to Finish Them, their
attack gains the Piercing tag, if it did not already have it.
read your rites
You always know when something magical is nearby, and can
identify any spell merely by looking at its effects as it happens.
When you Look Closely at a magical spell or effect, the Overlord
will tell you what it does before you ask any questions from the list.
transformation
You can change to look like any regular person of the same
people as someone you have a Bond with. You keep an obvious
physical trait of your natural form, like little angel wings or a big
goofy moustache.
mascot advancement
level
When you Level Up, increase your level by 1,
then choose an option from the list and mark
it. You may only choose each option once.
You begin the game at level 1.
O Increase one of your stats by 1 (to a maximum of +3).
O Increase one stat belonging to another player by 1 (to
a maximum of +2).
O Take another Mascot Custom.
O Take another Mascot Custom.
O Teach any one Mascot Custom with another player.
This does not need to be a Move you know. This
overrides the usual rule that prevents Powerful playbook
Moves from being Shared.
O Take a Core or Custom Move from any basic playbook.
O Choose a Custom Move from any Basic or Powerful
playbook. Give that Move to the player you have the
most Bonds with (on a tie, pick one of them).
O Take a Custom Move from any Destiny playbook.
O Take a Custom Move from any Destiny playbook. You
must be level 5 or higher to take this Advancement.
O Choose a Custom Move from any Destiny playbook.
Give that Move to the player you have the most Bonds
with (on a tie, pick one of them). You must be Level 5
or higher to take this Advancement.
O Choose a player. They Share a Move with you.
O Choose a player to become a Threat to the World.
They only have this status while you are by their side. You
must be Level 5 or higher to take this Advancement. When
facing a Threat to the World, that player does not need
to pay a price simply to act against them.
mascot companions
The Mascot can never have any Companions.
They are already the ultimate Companion.
This is normally the space where Shared Custom Moves go,
but due to lack of room and a lack of Companions,
Shared Customs and Companions have traded spots on this playbook.
 Hello, heroes! I have gathered you here to protect the world!
A great danger has befallen this land, and I need your help!
What? Oh, of course you have some questions. I did spring
this on you rather suddenly, huh? My bad. See, you're all heroes,
and I've gathered you here, and the world is in danger, and you
need to save it. You with me so far?
Of course you're heroes! I decided on that myself ! Even if
you aren't heroes yet, you will be by the time I'm done with you!
We've got an evil Overlord to stop! They are cruel and ruthless,
but with your combined might, good will triumph! You will-
Oh, me? You want to know who I am and why a tiny cat is
bossing you around? Well first of all, how dare you, and second:
I'm the Mascot, silly! And I'll make a hero out of you yet!
I really need _____________ to do that thing they do again.
the mascot
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bonds mascot's gear
You start with 4 bonds with the other members of the Mascots do not rely on gear, and carry little
Fellowship. You can never have Bonds with anyone
but the fellowship or the Overlord, more than their hopes and dreams (Food, 3 Uses).
but you can have unlimited Bonds with them.
Use these, or make your own:
____________ has saved me from danger.
____________ isn't ready to be a hero, but I will fix that.
I need to keep a close eye on ____________ .
I feel safe when ____________ is with me.
_____________ is a true team player!
I believe _____________ will save the world.
_____________ has faced the Overlord before,
so I trust their judgment.
_____________ is my favorite.
I really wish _____________ would listen to my advice.
Record your other bonds here:
 shared customs earned fellowship
Record the moves your allies have shared with you When you gain Fellowship with a community,
and the moves you've picked up from Advancement here. the Framework chooses three Fellowship moves.
Choose one of those moves and take it, writing it down here.
mascot notes
Use this space to take notes.
Write about your dreams, write about the people you've met,
the places you've been, and the things you've found.
If you think it's important to you or the fellowship,
write it down.
 name:
Choose one or two from each, or make up your own:
Names: Ado, Elizabeth, Hodge, Ingot, Karo, Marcus, Mel,
Nico, Palonius, Raina, Reese, Sarah, Septimus, Tor, Xavier,
Your Own Name.
Homeland: 1000 Years Ago, 30 Years In The Future, New
Jersey, The Dark Side of the Moon, Your Real Life Home Town,
London, Cairo, Mexico City, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Moscow,
The Parallel Dimension Next Door, The Year 20XX
the outlander
BASIC PLAYBOOK
look Circle one from each list,
or make up your own: where are you from?
• Hope-filled Eyes, Scared Expression, or Unflinching Gaze
Choose the option that best represents your past:
• Bandanna, Messy Hair, Tied Up Hair, or Space Helmet
• Ancient Uniform, Luminescent Suit, or Modern Clothes alien world
You aren't from this planet, or possibly even this dimension.
• Eye-Catching Strangeness or Unremarkable Normality You see things in ways no one else does, and you have a different
understanding of reality as a result.
agenda When you know not what to do,
consult your Agendas.
When you take advantage of how the world really works,
you or an ally can Overcome with +Sense instead of +Blood.
When you or an ally roll to Overcome with +Sense and get a
You have these three Agendas: 7+, you may also choose one option from the Get Away list.
Allies can only use this benefit if you are there to talk them
• Be Brave, Take Risks • Tell Us Of Your People through what they must do.
• Improve The World Around You
doomed future
And circle a fourth Agenda that only you follow: You come from a timeline where things went wrong, and
you're here to fix it. You can Command Lore about future major
A Whole New World events and how you remember them before they happen, but know
Protect your second chance at a new life here. that your presence has altered the timeline, so things will change
from what you know. The events you Command Lore about will still
mostly happen, just a little differently than you remembered.
Come With Me If You Want To Live When you make a plan using your future knowledge as a
Prevent tragedy you know will come to pass. basis, the first roll in that plan is made with Hope. After that, the
timeline diverges too much for your perfect plan to stay perfect.
There's No Place Like Home irl (aka: from the real world)
Find a way back to your world. You come from our world, and bring genre knowledge with
you. Your advice makes no sense to others, but always seems to work
out anyway. When they think back on the things you have told
stats Your Sense stat is +2.
Assign +2, +1, +0, -1 to your other stats.
them, your allies can erase one Bond with you to use Fool Me Once.
long ago in a distant land
You are in Despair when you roll a damaged stat.
Blood
You come from far, far in the past, either launched into the
When a stat is damaged, mark the small box.
future or frozen until you were woken up. Choose another basic
playbook, and take one Core Move and one Gear option from it.
You may take that playbook's Custom Moves as if they were
Outlander Customs.
Courage
playing as the outlander
Grace The Outlander is a stranger from a distant time or place,
somewhere far removed from the world everyone else is from.
You have no past connections, no people to call on, and limited
Sense knowledge of day to day life here. You are a true lone wolf,
looking for a new place to call home. And with your wits and
your tenacity, you will make this place yours.
Play as The Outlander if you like luck manipulation
Wisdom mechanics, if you want to play a stranger from a stranger
land, if you want to play a time-displaced hero figuering
things out, or if you just want to play as your idealized self.
 outlander core
The Outlander has the following Moves.
another time, another place
You are from someplace so far removed from this world
that most folks don't believe you when you tell them the
truth. You know things you should not, and you don't
know things you really should. You have no people here.
You can Command Lore about the world you came from,
and the things you know about this world as an outsider
looking in. Your knowledge of this place and this time is
spotty, but the little you do know, you know far too well.
fool me once
You know how things should go, even if it isn't how
they actually end up. After any roll you make, you may re-
roll one of the dice used in the roll. You must keep the
new result, even if it is worse.
Hope and Despair are applied to the final dice results,
after your re-roll.
fresh eyes
When you Look Closely, you may ask one additional
question from the Speak Softly list. Another player will
answer this question for you.
outlander custom outlander's advancement
Choose two of these Moves
to further define what it means to be the Outlander.
When you Level Up, increase your level by 1,
then choose an option from the list and mark
it. You may only choose each option once.
level
You begin the game at level 1.
another life O Increase your Courage or Wisdom by 1 (to a max of +3).
Take a Custom Move from any basic playbook. O Increase one of your stats by 1 (to a maximum of +3).
You may also take an Agenda from the chosen playbook.
This Move cannot be Shared. O Take another Outlander's Custom.
O Take another Outlander's Custom.
catchphrase O Ask a player to Share a Move with you.
When you say a one liner after you roll a 10+, if O Share a Move with a player you have 3 Bonds with.
another player smiles, laughs, or otherwise indicates it was O You have Changed. You must be level 5 or higher to take
a good line, you heal. this Advancement. When you Change, choose a Destiny
you meet the requirements for and take its first Move.
fool me twice
shared customs
After you use Fool Me Once, you may pay a price to re-
roll up to two more times. Each re-roll rolls only one die, same
as Fool Me Once. You can wait to see the result of your first re-
roll before deciding which die to re-roll next. Record the moves you've learned from your allies here:
i know something you don't
When you successfully Overcome the attacks of an
enemy, you gain an Advantage over them.
i need to know
You can Speak Softly even when you do not have time or
safety. Enemies you Speak Softly with will answer your questions
even if they would not talk to anyone else, and even in the
middle of a fight.
just add duct tape
When you Recover, you can retrieve one of your lost or
destroyed Outlander Gear options. You still get to choose
replacement Gear options for lost or destroyed Outlander
Gear, but only one replacement each. In other words, you can
have a maximum of eight Gear options with this move: your
four Outlander Gear options, and four others to 'replace' them.
This Move cannot be Shared.
never tell me the odds
When all of your dice in a roll match (for example,
double 4s or triple 1s), you succeed as if you got a 10+,
regardless of the roll's actual total.
savior
When someone within arm's reach would suffer harm,
you may take that harm in their place.

Where am I? What is this place? This isn't like where I'm
from. This whole world isn't like my world. How did I get here?
Can I ever get back?
Or maybe, maybe this is a new beginning for me. Maybe I can
find my own way, make my own future here. I've got a clean slate
and nothing to lose! Well, I don't have much to lose. I guess I
could die out here. That'd be bad.
Okay. I know all sorts of things this place probably doesn't.
I'll figure something out. I just need to make some friends, make
myself useful, start a new life. I can do all that, can't I?
Wait, what do you mean, "evil Overlord?" You're kidding,
right? This isn't some kind of game, is it? ...well alright. I've
played video games before. I've stopped some Ganondorgs in my
time. I can do this. I can save this world! I may not be from
around here, but I need to protect my second chance. I have to.
I'm the Outlander. I'm not from around here. Get used to it.
the outlander BASIC PLAYBOOK
bonds
You start with 4 bonds with the other members of the
Fellowship. Use these, or make your own:
_____________ has shown me how things work around here.
Something bad will happen to _____________
if I don't protect them from it.
_____________ reminds me of my parent.
I want to show my world to _____________ one day.
_____________ only knows the new me.
_____________ actually believes me
about where I came from.
I know what will happen to _____________ in the future.
The most impressive thing I've found in this new world is
_____________ .
I think I might be in love with _____________ ?
I think _____________ might have fallen in love with me.
Record your other bonds here:
outlander gear
You carry simple rations (Food, 4 Uses).
Unlike other playbooks, your Gear is irreplaceable.
When you Recover, if one of your Outlander Gear
options was destroyed or lost, take a new Gear option
from another basic playbook to replace it. You must
take a Gear option you could access in your current
community. So, if you Recover in an Orc Community,
you should take your new Gear option from The Orc.
What did you bring from your world? Choose four:
O An unusual sword (Melee, Precious). It has a true purpose
you can Command Lore about when the time is right.
O A weapon that cannot be made in this world (Melee, Piercing).
O Strange armor (Armor, 1 Use). No one but you can wear it.
O A gun (Ranged, Piercing, 3 Ammo).
O A med-kit (Healing, Slow, 2 Uses).
O Limited edition collector's items (Precious, 2 Uses).
O A skateboard, a jet pack, or a cool car. You have one
Bond with it.
O A small critter native to your world. You have one
Bond with it.
 outlander's companions earned fellowship outlander's notes
Exiled companions are those allies who are particularly likely When you gain Fellowship with a community, Use this space to take notes.
to join arms with you. Many of them are available as Gear the Framework chooses three Fellowship moves. Write about your world, write about the people you've met,
options - a Companion in your Gear will always return to Choose one of those moves and take it, writing it down here. the places you've been, and the things you've learned.
you, heal, or be replaced by another when you Recover. If you think it's important to you,
write it down.
critter
A small mischievous animal friend with an unusual talent, brought
here from your old world. Write their second stat yourself.
name: mischief maker

skateboard
A quiet, self-propelled vehicle with limitless potential.
name: stunts quick and quiet

cool car
A fast ride that seats four, with a really loud paint job.
name: all eyes on me fast and
furious

jet pack
A backpack that lets you fly. It can also be used as a bomb, but only once.
name: powered flight explosive potential
 name:
Choose one or two from each, or make up your own:
Names: Ash, Bort, Crow, Dia, Fran, Geo, Granite, Hive, Jimber,
Phos, Pyr, Roll, Sarge, Shard, Tremor, Vess
Materials: Amber, Ants, Beasts, Brass, Clay, Diamonds, Glass,
Gold, Machinery, People, Plastic, Rats, Rubies, Sand, Soldiers, Stone
the shattered BASIC PLAYBOOK
look Circle one from each list,
or make up your own: what is the shattered?
• Bulky Form, Spindly Limbs, or Tiny Nubs Choose the option that best represents your people:
• Colorful Flesh, Dull Hue, or Glittering Beauty chimera
• Few Clothes, Form-Concealing Cloak, or Military Uniform You are a frankenstein of body parts all stitched
• Humanoid, Misshapen Lump, or Shifting Swarm together: a chimera of multiple animals, or a big zombie made
of multiple people, or some kind of ooze that reanimates and
agenda When you know not what to do,
consult your Agendas.
pulls together flesh. Your something extra is recently-living
tissue, such as severed limbs or harvested organs.
Your whole body is extra pieces, so you can have up to 2 of
You have these three Agendas: each part attached to you at a time, instead of only one of each.
• Be Brave, Take Risks • Tell Us Of Your People
• Improve The World Around You
crystalline
You are a living crystal, shiny and reflective and very
cool. Your something extra is precious gems, like sapphires,
And circle a fourth Agenda that only you follow: diamonds, or rubies.
Your extra parts are difficult to come by, but exceptionally
Glass Houses durable. Your Blade Parts and Weird Parts have unlimited Uses.
Take advantage of the weakness of others. Your Ejection Parts have the Reload tag instead of Ammo.
You are Precious, literally made of money. You can Use your
Precious tag by destroying one of your extra parts.
Pick Up The Pieces
Undo the damage done by villains or disasters. platoon
You are several small units that work together: five
goblins in a trench coat, or a sentient swarm of bugs or rats,
Silver Lining or a squad of toy soldiers. Your something extra is new
Stay optimistic, and always look for the bright side. recruits. You can easily find like-minded units to add to your
ranks within any community, filling back up to your limit.
You count as a Group, which means you can act against
stats Your Courage stat is +2.
Assign +2, +1, +0, -1 to your other stats.
two threats at once with a single move, and you can deal
damage to Groups or Gangs or swarms without needing the
Area or Dangerous tags.
You are in Despair when you roll a damaged stat.
Blood sand and stone
When a stat is damaged, mark the small box.
You are a being of clay, dirt, sand, stone, or other hard,
basic earthen material. Your something extra can be found at
your feet, but must be shaped to meet the purpose you want
Courage for it. You can attach as many extra parts as you'd like, up to
your limit, as long as you have time and safety.
You have no weak points, so Piercing does not work on you.
playing as the shattered
Grace The Shattered is immortal, but not indestructible. They
break easy. Their pieces fall apart, become lost, get destroyed,
Sense
and need replacing. But they can do replacing. Quite easily,
even, as long as they can find the right materials.
Play as the Shattered if you like the lure of immortality
with drawbacks (but different drawbacks from the Remnant),
Wisdom
if you want to play an elemental hero made of diamonds or
stone, if you want to play as a stitched together chimera or
various beasts, or if you want to play as a bunch of tiny
goblins or imps who work together as a team.
 shattered core
The Shattered have the following moves.
bulletproof
Your body is hardened, resistant to damage. You are
(Armor, 1 Use), and you can Use this armor to protect either
yourself or someone within arm's reach.
When you heal, you restore your one Use of this armor.
sum of your parts
You are capable of falling to pieces and coming back
together again. Detached pieces of you re-attach easily, and
lost pieces can be replaced by finding similar materials to
your body (ie; flesh for flesh, stone for stone, etc). What you
can attach depends on What Is The Shattered.
When you attach something extra to your body,
beyond what you normally have, choose one of the
benefits below. You can only have one of each extra part
attached to you at a time. Mark a part when you have it, and
erase the mark to show you've spent it.
The second, light gray circle is for Chimera-type Shattered, which can attach
up to two of each part.
O O Blade Part: You attach something sharp, like claws
or a sword. This is a weapon with Melee, Piercing, 1 Use.
O O Heart Part: You attach redundant pieces, like a
spare heart or extra arms. This part is Healing (Self Only),
1 Use.
O O Weird Part: You attach something useful, like wings
or magnets. This part is Useful, 1 Use.
When you Use one of your extra parts, it is destroyed.
You begin the game with one of each extra part already
attached.
When you Recover, you may attach one of each extra part.
shattered custom shattered advancement
level
Choose two of these moves When you Level Up, increase your level by 1,
to further define what it means to be Shattered. then choose an option from the list and mark
army of me it. You may only choose each option once. You begin the game at level 1.
When you fall apart, you maintain control over your detached pieces. O Increase your Blood or Sense by 1 (to a max of +3).
They can all move independently, and go where you want them to go. Your O Increase one of your stats by 1 (to a maximum of +3).
detached pieces cannot perform tasks more complicated than pulling a lever O Take another Shattered Custom.
or pushing something, but they can make use of any of your extra parts.
You can be in as many places as you desire, and even move around as a O Take another Shattered Custom.
swarm of parts instead of as a single entity, if you wish. O Take another Shattered Custom, or ask another player to
This Move cannot be Shared. share a Move with you.
O Share one of your Moves with another player.
broken history O You have Changed. You must be level 5 or higher to take
Take a Custom Move from any basic playbook.
You may also take an Agenda from the chosen playbook. this Advancement. When you Change, choose a Destiny
This Move cannot be Shared. you meet the requirements for and take its first Move.
clobberin' time
When you deal damage with a melee attack, you may
choose to send them flying away from you. They get sent in a
shared customs
Record the moves you've learned from your allies here:
direction of your choice and are pushed well out of your way,
easily allowing you to pass by them.
falling apart
When one of your stats becomes damaged, you gain
Hope on your next roll.
greater sum
Add the following options to the Sum Of Your Parts list:
O O Ejection Part: You attach something you can launch at enemies,
like a spike or bullet. This is a weapon with Ranged, 1 Ammo.
O O Decoy Part: You attach a distraction, like a shell of yourself or a
detachable tail. This part is Armor, 1 Use.
If you Share this Move, they also gain Sum Of Your Parts, but with
this list of parts instead of the Sum Of Your Parts list.
ship of theseus
Choose a second People's Move from your playbook.
The People's Moves are the four moves under the "What is the ______?" header on your playbook.
take the hit
When you put yourself in harm's way, you can Overcome
with +Courage instead of +Blood. If you do, none of your allies
needs to Overcome the same harm - you take the entire hit for them,
regardless of your roll.
wall walker
You can move along walls and ceilings of any solid material. So
long as the surface can support your weight, you can move along it at any
speed or cling in place without falling.
When you go solo, you can act normally while Wall Walking.
When you have a passenger, they must cling to you with both arms
or they will fall, and you must keep all your limbs on the wall or you will
fall.

Nnnnnn... Who has awoken me from my slumber? Ahhh, so
much of me is missing these days... I should have gotten myself
up long ago. I need to... refresh... rebuild.
Ahhhhh, do you need my help? Mmmm. Mmmmmmmmm. I
suppose. I can help you. Ohhhhhhhhhh? Do you think I cannot?
Haaaaa. Well... I suppose... you would have never seen anything
like me before. Worry not. My broken form is not... an obstacle.
Mmmmmmmmmmm. This Overlord sounds. So troublesome.
But there have been many like them... before. There may be...
many more like them... to come. And I will outlast them all... all
the same. If they intend to break me... I will break them, too.
I am Shattered, but I will survive. Unlike you.
the shattered BASIC PLAYBOOK
bonds
You start with 4 bonds with the other members of the
Fellowship. Use these, or make your own:
I will protect _____________ , no matter the cost.
I trust _____________ to put me back together.
_____________ and I have sworn an oath.
I find _____________ 's reckless bravery baffling.
They should let me charge in instead.
I've known _____________ for all their life.
I respect _____________ 's strength.
I want to understand _____________ .
I wish _____________ was more like me.
I'll do whatever _____________ asks of me.
I don't know how to apologize to _____________ .
Record your other bonds here:
shattered gear
You are a simple weapon (Melee). You also carry
whatever it is that counts as food to your people (Food, 3 Uses).
You carry some personal affects. Choose two:
O A fragile but deadly diamond-edged weapon (Melee, Necrotic).
When you deal damage or Finish Them with this weapon,
it breaks. When you have time and safety, you can spend a
spare part to reforge this weapon.
O A case that holds spare parts (2 Uses). Spend 1 Use
to produce an extra part of any type from the Sum
Of Your Parts list.
O A pet salamander, pet rock, or pet zombie.
You have one Bond with it.
O An unusual med-kit consisting of various adhesives
(Healing, Slow, 2 Uses). You use them to re-attach your
shattered body, but they can also seal up your friends'
wounds in a pinch.
O A strange book about __________________ (2 Uses).
Spend 1 Use to Command Lore about this topic,
answering any single question asked about it.
shattered companions earned fellowship shattered notes
Shattered companions are those allies who are particularly When you gain Fellowship with a community, Use this space to take notes.
likely to join arms with you. Many of them are available as the Framework chooses three Fellowship moves. Write about the Shattered, write about the people you've met,
Gear options - a Companion in your Gear will always return Choose one of those moves and take it, writing it down here. the places you've been, and the things you've found.
to you, heal, or be replaced by another when you Recover. If you think it's important to you or to the Shattered,
write it down.
pet rock
This elemental creature is made entirely of stone, sand, mud, or
crystals. Or maybe some mix of all those things. Whatever it is,
it is your friend, it eat rocks, and it punches like a sledgehammer.
name: stone body sledgehammer fist

pet zombie
This pet dog or cat or other animal died, but was resurrected. They
may be a mindless zombie now, but they are perfectly obedient and
will never die again.
name: mindless undying
obedience loyalty

salamander
A small lizard friend that can spit fire to defend itself.
name: spitfire wall crawler
 name:
Choose one or two from each, or make up your own:
Names: Antonio, Benedict, Carmen, Hall, Hatsume, Jimmy,
Majda, Mata, Noor, Odette, Pliskin, Rose, Smith, Yoshiko, Zelda
Code Names: Agent, Bond, Cloud, Danger, Eagle, Golden,
Haze, Listless, Model, Paragon, Renegade, Solid, Thorn, Twilight,
Viper, West, Zero
the spy
BASIC PLAYBOOK vs. THE OVERLORD
look Circle one from each list,
or make up your own: what is the spy?
• Cold Eyes, Ever-Present Smile, or Poker Face Choose the option that best represents your people:
• Clean Cut, Concealed Face, or Flowing Locks
• Fancy Suit, Ninja Outfit, or Plain Clothes bombshell
You are a highly destructive saboteur, and most of your
• Bombastic Figure, Small Round Body, or Wiry Frame missions end with the target location as a pile of rubble. You
walk away from every explosion without a scratch on you.
agenda When you know not what to do,
consult your Agendas.
Add explosives (Trap, Dangerous, 2 Uses) to your Gear. You
can spend 1 Use at any time after setting the trap to collapse a
passageway or blow open a new one.
You have these three Agendas: You never take collateral damage as a consequence from
• Be Brave, Take Risks • Tell Us Of Your People someone using the Dangerous tag. Dangerous attacks that target
• Improve The World Around You you specifically can still damage you, but their collateral never
causes you any trouble.
And circle a fourth Agenda that only you follow: daredevil
You perform stunts no one else would ever consider, and
A Wrench In The Works usually even walk away from them. You perform wild acrobatics
Dismantle the current status quo. with ease.
When you Overcome danger by using the terrain to
Blood Money protect you or while piloting a vehicle, you roll with Hope.
Expose the crimes of the rich and powerful. fatale
Your beauty gets you all you want and more. You leave a
Look Out For Number One trail of broken hearts behind you, and their pain fuels you.
Protect yourself above all others. When you erase your last Bond with someone, you heal.
rogue agent
stats
Your network actually works for the Overlord, but you
Your Grace stat is +2. don't. You have direct access to the Overlord's plans, but must
Assign +2, +1, +0, -1 to your other stats.
be careful about when and where you access this information,
because your actions are monitored.
You are in Despair when you roll a damaged stat.
Blood
When a stat is damaged, mark the small box.
When you call on your network for information or
assistance, you also learn the Overlord's most recently enacted
Plan, and the Overlord (or one of their Generals) learns the
fellowship's current location. This is not optional.
Courage You also know the Overlord's Weakness, and carry it on you
(1 Use). This is not part of your Gear - once you have lost it or
used it, it is gone.
Grace playing as the spy
The Spy knows what they're doing. They know what you're
Sense doing. And they know how to use what you're doing to get away
with whatever they want. They're sneaky, mysterious, and don't
trust anyone. That's just the life you live as the Spy.
Play as The Spy if you want to outsmart everyone in the
Wisdom room, if you want to play as a sneaky son of a gun, if you love
the allure of cloak-and-dagger style intrigue, or if you just want
to do lots of cool tricks and stunts constantly.
 spy's core
networking
The Spy has the following moves.
You are part of a network of spies, consisting of people
of all kinds. You have a contact you can get info from in
every community, and you can Command Lore about the
network, its purpose, its perks, and its exploits.
trust no one
You use your Bonds as a weapon. Because of your trust
issues, people you Forge A Bond with do not become
Companions.
When you meet someone for the first time, you can
Forge A Bond with them based on your first impression of
them.
You can erase a Bond you have with someone to do some-
spy's custom
Choose two of these moves
to further define what it means to be the Spy.
backstab
When you are within arm's reach of someone who does not
think you mean them harm or does not know you are there, you may
erase one Bond with them to kill them. You need a weapon to do this.
If they are a Threat to the World or another player, this move
deals damage instead of killing them.
counter operative
When you use Heart of Fire to buy yourself a reprieve, in
addition to the choice you already make in that move, choose one: You
steal something from them, you get them to tell you something
important, or you place a tracker on them that will let you find them
again later without fail, one time only.
spy's advancement
When you Level Up, increase your level by 1,
then choose an option from the list and mark
it. You may only choose each option once.
level
You begin the game at level 1.
O Increase your Blood or Courage by 1 (to a max of +3).
O Increase one of your stats by 1 (to a maximum of +3).
O Take another Spy's Custom.
O Take another Spy's Custom.
O Take a Custom Move from any Basic Playbook.
O Take a Gear option from any Basic Playbook.
O You have Changed. You must be level 5 or higher to take
this Advancement. When you Change, choose a Destiny
you meet the requirements for and take its first Move.

thing without them noticing you did it. You can use this to
get them to talk about something they shouldn't, to sneak
past them, to take something from them, to swap out some-
thing with a fake, to pass along a coded message, or any
other kind of sneaky spy stuff you need to do unnoticed.
daring devil
When you need a cool prop appropriate to your
environment, like a chandelier to drop, a window to leap
out of, or a vine to swing from, it's there.
When you use the terrain to protect you, you may
Overcome using +Grace instead of +Blood. Leaping off of
tall places to escape danger always counts as using the
terrain to protect you.
prepare for the mission
The Spy changes depending on which Framework it is
operating within. If the Framework changes, change your
playbook to the correctly prepared Spy. The Custom Moves
Counter Operative and Specialized Training change with you.
If you were the Ace or an unrevealed Turncoat before
entering the Overlord Framework, replace that move with
a new move from the What Is The Spy? list.
This Spy is prepared to fight the Overlord.
heart breaker
shared customs
When you hurt someone emotionally, you may Forge A Record the moves you've learned from your allies here:
Bond with them.
i never really was on your side
When you betray someone dramatically, you may erase
all of your Bonds with them to roll with Hope for any rolls
related to this sudden betrayal. This also gives you an Advantage
against them. This Move does not trigger when you betray
someone who you have no Bonds with.
license to kill
When you Finish Them with intent to kill, if you are
using a small and quiet weapon, you may roll +Grace instead
of +Blood. If you do, add the Piercing tag to your attack, if it
did not already have it.
mistaken identity
No one knows who you really are. You can spend other player's
Bonds with your name in them as if they were your own Bonds. You can
use this to fool them with Trust No One, to help them fool someone as if
they had Trust No One, or to impersonate them for one scene.
undercover training
Take a Custom Move from any basic playbook.
You may also take an Agenda from the chosen playbook.
This Move cannot be Shared.
specialized training
When the Overlord or their Generals Twist The Knife on you or
an ally within arm's reach, you can keep your cool and act as you please,
and help your ally to do the same. They do not get a free Hard Cut
against you or your ally, and must make a Soft Cut instead.
When the Overlord makes An Offer You Can't Refuse, you can lie.
They will think you agreed to their demands, but you have no obligation
to follow through with them.

If I understand this correctly, what we're dealing with is a
villainous mastermind with a grand plan, limitless resources,
hundreds or possibly thousands of henchmen, and no one knows
where they are or when they will strike next. Sounds like quite
the predicament you've found yourselves in, eh?
Fortunately for you, information and infiltration are my
specialties. I will help you find this Overlord. I will help you
stop their terrible plan. I will help you save the world. I will get
you all the intel you need, disable any defenses we may need to
sneak past, and ensure our operations proceed smoothly and
efficiently. And all I need from you, is for you to trust me.
I am the Spy, and you need to trust me completely.
the spy
BASIC PLAYBOOK vs. THE OVERLORD
bonds
You start with 4 bonds with the other members of the
Fellowship. Use these, or make your own:
_____________ is a useful fool.
When the time is right, _____________ always pulls through.
No one makes a better distraction than _____________ .
_____________ is the only one I can trust.
I love _____________ , but they do not love me.
_____________ loves me, and I can take advantage of that.
I once loved _____________ , but I left them.
Can I really rely on _____________ ?
I worry that _____________ actually trusts me.
I am afraid _____________ will abandon me.
Record your other bonds here:
spy gear
You carry your spy gadgets (Useful, 2 Uses).
You don't carry your own food, but the network
pays for your meals. You do not need to spend
Food to Fill Your Belly while within a community.
Choose two of these weapons:
O A concealable dagger (Melee), which is never found
when you are searched.
O A silenced pistol or repeater crossbow (Ranged,
2 Ammo).
O A remote explosive that must be set beforehand
(Trap, Dangerous, 1 Use). You can spend 1 Use at
any time after setting the trap to collapse a
passageway or blow open a new one.
O A garrote (Melee). When you Finish Them with this
weapon with intent to kill, on a 10+, they die in
complete silence.
You carry a simple poison with 1 Use. Choose one:
O Knockout gas (Area). Anyone who inhales this visibly
colorful gas passes out for several minutes.
O Emetic contaminant. Anyone who eats food or drink
that this has been added to becomes incredibly sick,
filling them with Despair for a while.
O Lethal syringe. Anyone injected with this will die
within minutes if they do not get the antidote, which
you also carry 1 Use of. When you inject this into a
Threat to the World, they take damage instead of dying.
O Kidnapper's rag. When you are behind someone,
you can spend 1 Use to put this rag over their mouth
and nose, making them pass out quietly and instantly.
They will only wake up after you have taken them
somewhere else.
You have a weakness you cannot resist. Choose your crutch:
O Good alcohol. You carry high quality champagne
(Vigor then Drunk, Precious, 2 Uses). You never refuse
a drink that is offered to you.
O Beautiful women. When someone beautiful asks
for your help, you cannot refuse. Choose one more
Weapon to add to your Gear.
O Dangerous men. When someone dangerous
challenges you, you cannot refuse. Choose one
more Poison to add to your Gear. It has 1 Use.
O Cute kids. When a kid is in danger, you have to get
involved. You can Speak Softly with children without
rolling, as if you got a 10+.
 spy companions
The Spy does not have Companions, only temporary alliances.
Use this space for whatever you wish.
earned fellowship
When you gain Fellowship with a community,
the Overlord chooses three Fellowship moves from the book.
Choose one of those moves and take it, writing it down here.
spy notes
Use this space to take notes.
Write about the network, write about the people you've met,
the places you've been, and the intel you've gathered.
If you think it's important to you or to the Spies,
write it down.