Kill Six Billion Demons Broken Worlds 11

Rules, art, and writing:
Tom Parkinson-Morgan
Layout and design:

Joshua “Maudova” Raveling
Character sheets:
Sam Chabot
Editing assistance:
Christian “MadLetter” Selgrad
Fan assistance team (Errata):

Asuralrate, Argus Agony,
Agony, Kohme, Mister Lamp, Sotha, Spiteful Fox, Stealth_Rock, & Thayet.
This role-playing game is based on the web and print comic KILL SIX BILLION
DEMONS by by Tom Parkinson-Morgan, aka Abbadon. It can be found on the web at
http://killsixbilliondemons.com or
http://killsixbilliondemons.com or in print via Image Comics at your local comic shop.
Demand and support for the development of this game have come from the support
of the amazing fans and contributors of the Kill Six Billion Demons Patreon (http://
(http://
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Kill Six Billion Demons patrons for the development of this game. game. Without you, it’s
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SYLLABLES OF Combat Terminology

Armor
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19 Root and Branch
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YISUN Break move

Broken roll
19 Universal Moves
19 Channel Flame
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Clumsy roll 20 Push 28
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a CREDITS 1 Dealing Damage 20 Combat Moves 28
b Empowered 20 Reach Heaven Through
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e INTRODUCTION TO BRO- Flourish 20 Violence 28
KEN WORLDS 8 Focus 20 Acuity 29
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f Group 20 Agility 29
C A Brief History
History of the Wheel 9 Prociencies 20 Bolster 29
o The King in the Tower 9 Huge 20 Aid 29
n Throne and the Rule of Shattered 20 Might 30
t the Gods 9 Threat 20 Utility Moves 30
e The Inheritors 9 Wealth 20 Overcome 30
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t The End of the Gods 9 Damage, Healing, and Death 20 Query the Cosmos 30
s The Destruction of the Damage 20 Knowledge 30
Heavenly Gate and the Health and Healing 21 Meditation 30
Demiurges 10 Rest 21 Pry Secrets 30
The Universal War 10 Death 22 Creation 30
The Seven 10 Shattered 22 Bend Will 31
Defy Fate 22 Ply the Market 31
PLAYING THE GAME 10 NPCs and injury 22 Gather Power 31
Setup 11 Tags 23 Train 31
Telling the Story 11 Range Tags 23 End of Session 31
Rolling Dice 11 Combat Tags 23
Modiers 11 Armor Piercing (ap) 23 PLAYSHEETS 32
Clumsy, Broken, and Em- Area 23 The Fated 34
powered rolls 11 Brutal 23 Prociencies 35
Hold 11 Destructive 23 Statistics 35
Moves 11 Focus 23 Choose a Race 35
The Golden Rules 12 Fine 23 Human and Servant 35
Reach Heaven Through Forceful 23 Bonds 35
Violence 12 Hidden 23 Gear (choose any) 35
Example of Play 13 Innite 23 Fated Moves 35
Light 23 Destiny 35
CHARACTER CREATION 15 Lingering 23 Fated Style 35
Details of the Playsheet 15 Loading 23 Inspirational 35
Statistics 15 Messy 23 Mantra of Prim, the Loyal 35
Character Creation 15 Potent 23 Advanced Moves 35
Races 15 Precise 23 Armor of Will 35
Advanced Moves and Thrown 23 Bend Fate 35
Leveling Up 16 Unwieldy 24 Blinding Star 35
Bonds 16 Vicious 24 Brightest Star 36
Prociencies 16 Status Tags 24 Deance 36
Gear 16 Reeling 24 Heat of the Voice 36
Moves 16 Crippled 24 Martyr 36
Burning Will 16 Stunned 24 Radiance 36
Power and Break Dice 17 Evasive 24 Rising Star 36
The Atum 17 Unstoppable 24 Supernova 36
Moving Forward 17 Basic Combat Rules 24 Vengeful Star 36
Narrative Combat 24 Word of the World-Song 36
CONFLICT AND TERMINOLOGY 18 Structured Combat 24 The Master 37
Modiers 18 Mixing Both 25 Prociencies 38
Hold 18 Player vs. Player 25 Statistics 38
Rest and Respite 18 Choose a Race 38
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Devil 38 Statistics 44 of Their Skulls, and My

Angel 38 Choose a Race 44 Heart Shall be the Forge 48
Human 38 Angel 44 The Boss 49
Servant 38 Devil 44 Prociencies 50
Bonds 38 Human 44 Statistics 50
Gear (choose any) 38 Servant 44 Choose a Race 50 s
Masters Moves 38 Bonds 44 Devil 50 t
Dragon Gazes in Mirror 38 Gear (Choose any) 44 Human 50 n
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Hard Bitten 38 Fury Moves 44 Servant 50 t
Mantra of Hansa, the Wise 38 Battle Trance 44 Bonds 50 n
Under My Tutelage 38 Mantra of Meti, the Bloody 44 Gear (Choose any) 50 o
Advanced Moves 38 Scarred 44 Boss Moves 50 C
Deep Rooted Dragon 38 Tiger’s Blood 44 Dirty Work 51 f
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Dragon Scale Technique 38 Advanced Moves 44 Mantra of the
Dragon Stretches Tail 38 Bloody Path to Heaven 44 Beast-Headed God 51 e
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Dragon Swallows the Boiling Blood 44 THE BOSS 51 b
Mountain 39 Coat of Scars 44 The Many 51 a
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Grand Master 39 Ghost Making Tiger 44 Advanced Moves 51
Great Master 39 Impatience 45 Big Boss 51
Long Path Up the Mountain39 Limitless 45 Diamonds of the Rough 51
Mountain Rooting Step 39 Meti’s Technique 45 Fame and fortune 51
Swat at Flies 39 Prey On Weakness 45 Fierce Loyalty 52
Sublime Parry 39 Sivran’s Claw 45 I’ve got a guy… 52
Sixth Dragon Internal Smash Gates 45 Nothing to f*** with 52
Technique 39 Tiger’s Roar 45 Squeeze ‘em Dry 52
Wide Reputation 39 Tiger Eye Technique 45 Serious Swagger 52
The Beggar 40 The Law 46 Shining Boss 52
Prociencies 41 Prociencies 47 Swell Ranks 52
Statistics 41 Statistics 47 That’s Our Boss! 52
Choose a Race 41 Choose a Race 47 Total Nutters 52
Devil 41 Angel 47 The Rened 53
Human 41 Human 47 Prociencies 54
Servant 41 Servant 47 Statistics 54
Bonds 41 Bonds 47 Choose a Race 54
Gear (Choose any) 41 Gear (Choose any) 47 Devil 54
Beggar Moves 41 Law Moves 47 Human 54
Impossible Weapons 41 Juggernaut 47 Servant 54
Mantra of Pedam, the Mantra of Het, the Bonds 54
Wanderer 41 Watchful 47 Gear (Choose any) 54
Ways and Means 41 Watchman’s Eye 47 Rened Moves 54
Sparrow Mocks Dogs 41 Wield the Old Law 47 Court Sorcery 54
Advanced Moves 41 Advanced Moves 47 Mantra of Pravi, the
Drunken Brawler 41 Body Fortress 47 Exquisite 54
Fifty Talent Dog Destroyer 41 Branding Words 47 One Thousand Bloom-
Ghost Medicine 42 Burning Emblem 47 ing Flowers 54
Gleaner 42 Burning Finger 48 Platinum Silk 55
Hurl Dogs Skyward 42 Excuse Me, Citizen 48 Advanced Moves 55
Ladder Fighter 42 Famous Iron Soul 48 Adamant Silk 55
Raining Wine Style 42 Fierce Horse Soul 48 Devouring Shadows 55
Red Sta Dog Boxing 42 Het Transforms into a Enslave Flame 55
Sparrow Pecks Ox 42 Pillar of Basalt 48 Eye Splitting Feather 55
Sparrow Shares a Drink 42 Iron Words 48 Flying Sleeves 55
Squash the Dog’s Back 42 Unlimited Chariot 48 House of Smoke 55
Sublime Mockery 42 Walls Surround, Het Masquerade 55
The Fury 43 Plants Her Sta in the Hall 48 Sublime Performance 56
Prociencies 44 We Shall Make an Anvil Sublime Warp 56
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Thousand Faces 56 Phoenix Blade 64 Technique 79

Weave of Power 56 Smother Flame 64 Flying Snow 79
Writhing Shadow 56 Spin Wheel and Laugh Head of John 79
The Hunter 57 at God 64 Howl of the Cursed 79
Prociencies 58 Strengthened Binding 64 Medicine Palm 79
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a Statistics 58 Sublime Binder 65 Murderous Blade 80
b Choose a Race 58 Pattram Sword Hand 80
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e Devil 58 EQUIPMENT AND SUNDRIES 67 Pilgrim Fist 80
Angel 58 Rarity 67 Rider of the Endless Path 80
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f Human 58 Rare 67 Shivering Arrow 80
C Servant 58 Fine 67 Twenty Five Purities Path 80
o Bonds 58 Clothing and Personal Items 67 Vertigo Bullet 80
n Gear (Choose any) 58 Gear 67 Cross Class Moves 81
t Hunter Moves 58 Accommodations and Belligerent Anity 81
e Close Eyes and Still Hearts 58 Services 68 Demi-Boss 81
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t Mantra of Ovis, the Accommodations 68 Geas Anity 81
s Empty One 58 Services (per rest) 68 Mendicant Anity 81
Practiced Killer 58 Transport 71 Merciless Tutor 81
Shadow Arts 58 Trade Goods and Sundries 71 Peregrine Anity 81
Advanced Moves 59 Weapons 71 Fashionista 81
Intensive Study 59 Flourish 72 Sorcerer 81
Moth School Technique 59 Melee Weapons 72 Followers 82
Ovis’ Five-Way Sword 59 Empty Hand 72 Command 82
Panther School Technique 59 Pankration 72 Making a follower 82
Predator Wasp School Blade 72 Angel (special) 83
Technique 59 Great Weapon 73 Apprentice 83
Scorpion School technique 59 Knife 73 Chronicler 83
Sense Atum 59 Flying Blade 73 Courtier 83
Silver Blades of Ovis 59 Chain/Whip 73 Devil (special) 83
Synchronize Atum 59 Spear 73 Guard 83
Toad School Technique 60 Club 73 Guide 83
Vanish without Trace 60 Stave 73 Love Interest 83
Wolf School Technique 60 Claw 73 Merchant 83
The Hunger 61 Ranged Weapons 74 Sage 83
Prociencies 62 Reloading 74 Thief 83
Statistics 62 Implement 74 Martial Artist 83
Choose a Race: 62 Needle 74
Devil 62 Bows 74 GM TOOLKIT 85
Human 62 Great Bows 75 What is a GM? 85
Servant 62 Guns 75 GM Moves 86
Bonds 62 Great Guns 75 Break Moves 88
Gear (Choose any): 62 Ammunition and Explosives 76 Combat Break Moves 88
Hungers Moves 62 Bombs 76 Berserk 88
Dread Sorcery 62 Gas Bombs 76 Brawn 88
Geomancy 62 Armor 76 Brutality 88
Mantra of Kaon, the Light Armor 76 Crush 88
Greedy 63 Medium Armor 76 Deect 88
Pact 63 Heavy Armor 76 Devour 88
Advanced Moves 63 Dodge 89
A House Removed 63 OPTIONAL RULES 78 Ensnare 89
Bloody Word 63 Advanced Martial Arts 78 Envenom 89
Cut the Universe 63 49 Empty Palms 78 Fortify 89
Devouring Flame 63 Bearer of Legend 78 Formation 89
Erudite 63 Demon Flips the Cart 78 Insanity 89
Kaon’s Greedy Word 64 Diamond Soul 79 Overwatch 89
Overcharge 64 Five Elements Internal Overkill 89
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Regenerate 89 Damage and Moves 103 MONSTERS AND

Reinforce 89 Wounds and Armor 103 BEASTS OF THE
Revive 89 Mixing and Matching 103 MULTIVERSE 114
Riposte 89 Flavor 103
Savage 89 Bestiary 114
Seal Meridians 89 ENEMY COMPENDIUM 104 Threat Level: 0 114 s
Shock 89 Common Enemies 104 Rog 114 t
Shove 89 Threat Level: 0 104 Threat Level: 1 114 n
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Speed 89 Bandit 104 Gutlicker 114 t
Stealth 89 Commoner 104 Bone Worm Brood 114 n
Supercharge 89 Threat Level: 1 104 Flayer 114 o
Terror 89 Assassin 104 Flindersh 114 C
Social Break Moves 90 Bandit Gang 104 Halitoad 114 f
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Accuse 90 Bound Shade 104 Puppet Wasp Swarm 114
Buyout 90 Courtier 104 Tarry Bird 115 e
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Conceal 90 Cultist 104 Threat Level: 2 115 b
Incite 90 Guild Gangster 105 Canallan 115 a
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Reveal 90 Guard 105 Gossip Dog 115
Principle of Play 90 Guard Captain 105 Mind Jacker 115
Break Die 90 Martial Artist 105 Sackling 115
Player Initiative 90 Outlander 105 Swallower 116
Rolling (or the lack Sorcerer 105 Threat Level: 3 116
thereof) 90 Soldier 106 Bone Worm Mother 116
Combat Moves vs Out of Noble 106
Combat 90 Threat Level: 2 106 DAEMONIAC 118
Granting Power Dice and Guild Boss 106 The Art 118
Experience 91 Guild Brute 106 Types of Arts 118
Using the Reeling, Crip- Master Martial Artist 106 Intricacies of the Art 119
pled, and Stunned Tags 91 Threat Level: 3 107 Users of the Art 120
Making Moves Broken or Giant 107 Throne 121
Clumsy 91 ANGELS 108 History of Throne 121
Train vs Rest 91 Threat Level: 2 108 The First Conquest 121
Petal Knights 108 The Second Conquest 122
BREAKS AND THREATS 92 Knight of the Holy Root 108 Structure of Throne 123
The Break 92 Threat Level: 3 108 Districts of Throne 126
Playing Without a Break 92 Elder Angel 108 The Shades 128
Features of a Break 92 Thorn Knight 108 The Flesh Hook 128
Threats 92 Threat Level: 3+ 108 The White Eyed Woman 128
The Tyrant 93 Prime Angel 108 Crawl 128
The Broker 94 DEVILS 110 Temple of YS-Myra 128
The Cult 96 Threat Level: 0 110 Hunger Ledger 129
The Wrecking Ball 97 Demi-imp pack 110 The Hollows, the Butch-
The Monstrosity 98 Threat Level: 1 110 er’s Guild and the Undy-
The Gang 99 Pale Devil (Cacodaemon) 110 ing Lords 129
Threat Level: 2 110 The Red City 129
ENEMIES AND COMBAT 101 Red Devil (Bearded Devil) 110 Ashton 129
Enemies and Tags 101 Green Devil (Death’s The Bridges 130
Status Tags 102 Head Devil) 111 Outer Ashton 130
Damage and Enemies 102 War Devil 111 Dragonsgate and the
Dealing Damage to Gilded Devil (Smiling Path of Banners 130
players 102 Devil) 112 Inner Ashton 130
Threat Level: 3 112 Transport 131
MAKING ENEMIES 103 Ebon Devil (Night Devil) 112 House of Cats 132
Determine Threat level 103 Devil Assassin 113 Ghost Market 132
Determine if the Enemy Devil Engine 113 Hall of the Mighty 132
is Solo or Group 103 Heretic’s Courtier 113 Old King’s Road 132

BROKEN WORLDS
The Multiversal Mar- Desolate Glory 144 Night Guard (Group) 158
ketplace 133 The Great Concordance Ras Supharna, Guild Scion 159
Hours 133 of the Demiurges 145 Reinforce 159
Halls, Shops, and Stalls 134 The Tower of Zoss 145 Conceal 159
Wandering Shops 134 Denizens of Throne 146 Torturer 159
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a Signs 135 Servitor Races 146 Devour 159
b Currency 135 Eidolons 146 Threat Level: 2 159
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e The News 135 Goblins 146 Elemvy Guile, Guild As-
Furnace and Spires 135 Innite Mothers 147 sassin 159
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f Furnace 136 The Kind People 147 Night Guard Captain 159
C Deep Lairs 136 The Rootless 148 Riposte 159
o Penitents 136 Devils 148 Night Guard Elites 159
n Work 137 Pale Devils 148 Overwatch 159
t Spires 138 Blue Devils 149 Parkhassian (The Exqui-
e Rival Guilds 138 Red Devils 149 site) 159
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t City of Spies 138 Verdant Devils 150 Dodge 159
s The Giving Forest 138 Gilded Devils 150 Seal Meridians 159
City of Flowers 139 Ebon Devils 151 Supharna’s Bodyguard 160
Palaces 139 Angels 152 Crush 160
Glorious Remnants 139 Root Knights 152 Threat Level: 3 160
Old Blood 139 Petal Knights 152 Pankriss, Devil Guard 160
City of Night 140 Thorn Knights 153 Berserk 160
Temple of the Any-
Faced God 140 THE PALACE OF NIGHT 154 PLAYSHEETS 162
City of Dances 141 Summary and Introduction 155 The Beggar 162
Sanctum 141 Who is Ras Supharna? 155 The Boss 164
Crumbling Depths 142 How did we get here? 155 The Fated 167
City of Ten Thousand Starting it o 156 The Fury 169
Temples 142 The Exquisite Parkhas- The Hunger 171
Religion in Throne 143 sian, Master of the Palace The Hunter 174
Living Gods 143 of Night 157 The Law 177
Conduit of Dark Science 144 Palace Threats 158 The Master 179
Buried Secrets 144 Threat Level: 1 158 The Rened 181
Sacred Spoke 144 Night Guard (Individual) 158
METATRON ’S WORDS 184
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INTRODUCTION TO BROKEN WORLDS
The Kill Six Billion Demons Roleplaying Game
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INTRODUCTION
A Brief History of the Wheel reviled idiot-trickster goddess YS-Aesma.
YS-Aesma. These
Broken Worlds takes place in the multiverse of stories would be too numerous to recount here,
the great Wheel, the setting of the comic Kill Six and indeed most of them were lost to time.
Billion Demons on which this game is based. If you
are the game master, you can change details of The Inheritors
the setting as you like. This game assumes that it’s After countless ages, the gods grew tired of doing
taking place in a world of multiple universes, and menial work, and they left it to the god of craftsmen
multiple dimensions, all linked through a hub world and caretakers, UN-Koss.
UN- Koss. Koss quickly grew sick of
called Throne, the corrupt and ruined heavenly realm xing chariot wheels, hammering out nails, and
where the gods once ruled and lived. The history mending broken shoes. He traveled to the Void
of Throne and the Wheel itself is detailed more and took some of the primal ames of YS and UN
extensively in the Daemoniac section of this book. to make new beings to serve him, and ultimately
the other gods as well.
The feats of many great and terrible men and women
hammered the Whee
Wheell into the shape it is today. But First, Koss used the Cool White Flame of UN to make
it was not always so. hundreds of races of Servants. These immortal races,
in the shape of mythical creatures, powerful beasts,
The King in the Tower or sentient beings, were forged each for a single
Once, there was YISUN, who had no rivals, no beginning, purpose or task. Some for cleaning Throne’s canals,
no end, no sires, and no equals. YISUN commanded all working Throne’s forges, or serving as Throne’s
secret res, all multidimensional
multidimensional songs, all the dread porters. For a time, the gods were delighted and
names of Royalty, and all sword arts. YISUN was the content with the Servants doing their bidding.
king in the tower, the unparalleled and innite God.
The servants quickly grew unruly as the gods, free of
YISUN’s existence was a terrible one, lonely and menial work, grew to be whimsical and cruel masters.
devoid of meaning. Innite, unparalleled,
unparalleled, unchanging To keep them in line, Koss took the freezing Cold
and unending, YISUN saw only one solution to White Flame and hammered the Law into it. Thus
singularity the power
power of self-destruction.
self-destruction. YISUN making the rst Angels, immortal, aming beings
performed the great art of Division, annihilated of order. The Angels were too cold to safely enter
themselves and split into two primal beings: YS, who Throne, so Koss dipped them in ash, giving them
was the master of all that was, the Hungry Black stone bodies to move around in.
Flame, and UN, who was the master of all that was
not, the cold and dread White Flame. The idiot god Aesma, jealous of Koss’ achievements,
stole his chisel and snuck into his workshop. Using
These two primal gods rst warred, shocked by each the Warm Black Flame of YS to make her own race,
other’s hideousness, and then made love, destroying the race of Humanity.
themselves as YISUN had and giving rise to 777,777
gods, half from the Black Flame, and half from the Aesma was not as skilled a craftsman as Koss,
White Flame. however, and she created humankind with a vital
aw the aw of mortality. Unlike all other creatures
creatures
Throne and the Rule of the Gods and gods alike up to this point, each human’s soul
These gods were much more singular
singular beings, more ames would eventually sputter and fade. It was in
individualistic
individualistic and driven to war, love, build, create this way that the idea of death entered the world.
and destroy. They raised up a mighty city in the space
that was nothing, a city of red stone, and named it The End of the Gods
Throne. In Throne they were resplendent in their The gods, tired of their circular and immortal
power, immortal, and embodying pure aspects of existence, like YISUN before them, were inspired
reality. They had adventures, told tales, built and by Aesma’s awed creations. They decided once
created ne things, and waged war upon each other and for all to destroy themselves, and in the process
from time to time, as was the custom. forge the Multiverse. From Throne, they each faced
outwards and told a beautiful story, and in their
Many ancient and well known stories exist about self destruction forged an entire world. Thus were
the more famous (and infamous) of the gods, such 777,777 gods destroyed and 777,777 worlds created,
as UN-Hansa
UN-Hansa and his loyal daughter YS-Prim, the radiating outwards
outwards from Throne like the spokes of
peace keeper and demon slayer YS-Het,
YS-Het, the lord of a great Wheel. The races of humanity and servants
swords and master of war UN-Intra,
UN -Intra, and the much were banished from Throne to live in the newly
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created worlds, where they created new civilizations series of keys each with absolute power over one
and thrived for countless millennia. of these worlds. These keys could be used to open
a gateway, a tear in space time, so that ordinary
Some angels were banished to the void, to keep people as well as soldiers, merchants, supplies and
watch on the Hot Black Flame, the chaotic remnant other goods could be transported directly to Throne.
of the primal goddess YS. Others were left in Throne
I as its nal guardians, the Prime Angels. These angels For a time, Throne thrived and grew as it became
n grew to monstrous size over uncounted years, an interdimensional
interdimensional metropolis. Overtime the
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r some ten stories tall or more, and kept watch on demiurges’ thoughts turned to rulership instead
o the decaying ruins of the city of the gods and the of enlightenment. Their attitudes towards
towards each
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petrifying corpses of the Gods themselves. other quickly became more belligerent, until war
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t The Destruction of the Heavenly Gate the multiverse. Many dimensions burnt down to
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n Thus it was for untold ages, until the Conquering by the Demiurges was used to full force and with
King, a dark sorcerer by the name of Zoss, broke terrifying eect. When the dust settled, Zoss had
into Throne by some awesome power. He slew the disappeared and the Demiurges, who had been
Prime Angels. He smote their leader, the archangel hundreds of thousands in number, were reduced
Metatron, and pulled from him all the secrets of to a mere Seven.
Divinity.
The Seven
Using this power, Zoss breached the veil between These Seven bloodthirsty and ruthless rulers, the
worlds that sequestered Throne from the rest of only remaining powers in all possible universes,
reality. He called upon other great and mighty heroes, made a pact of neutrality. They slunk away to their
human and Servant alike, from the countless worlds lairs and tended to their enormous empires. Today,
Today,
that comprised creation. Zoss then installed himself they still rule as black emperors and tyrant kings of
as the Ruling King, the master of all Universes. The all worlds. The only truly neutral ground is Throne
saints, sorcerers, kings, and masters of reality that itself, overpopulated, teeming with pollution and
ruled under him created a new governing body. violence, and overowing
overowing with corrupt gangsters,
They rebuilt Throne and formed a superior society criminal guilds, and warlords.
of enlightened equals, naming themselves the
Demiurges. PLAYING THE GAME
For a while, the Demiurges ruled a just, compassionate, These are the Broken Worlds
Worlds of this game, and the
and highly rational society, studying the secrets of the world that you will be playing in. A dark, decaying
universe, learning the ways of immortality and master multiverse, in which the only true adage is to
over the powers of creation. During this time the Devils, Reach Heaven Through Violence. Broken Worlds
a new race of Inheritors, were created by the Demiurges, is designed to be run as a set of extraordinary and
beings created by masking the chaotic Hot Black Flame powerful characters overcoming ruination in a vast,
of YS unto a form that could be bound with language multi-dimensional
multi-dimensional fantasy setting (by default, the
and willpower. setting of Kill Six Billion Demons). Each game is
designed to follow the characters as they struggle
The society of the Demiurges, for all its power, was with a broken worlds.
an isolated society, set apart from the countless
worlds that surrounded it. The opening of these The core world of Kill Six Billion Demons is a
worlds and their integration with Throne would multiverse - lled with hundreds of thousands of
ultimately be the demiurges undoing. cultures and thousands of races, along with angels
and devils. They all interact through the ruined and
The Universal War holy city of Throne, the hub-city at the center of all
The Demiurges, in their desire to spread creation. Each world is a physical place that can be
enlightenment, or merely through their lust for traveled to by means of a King’s Gate, which connects
power and rulership, made the fateful decision to the multiverse-spanning King’s Road. The road
to open Throne to common folk to conquer and runs through each reality, and the Void Between
rule other worlds and connect them to Throne. To Worlds, a great emptiness outside of creation.
facilitate this, the Ruling King Zoss hammered the
divine power he had stolen from Metatron into a This is a game more suited for a set of characters
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solving a specic set of problems (much like a wuxia For example, if I have a move that says, ‘Whenever
or kung-fu movie, comic, or TV season). The specic you knock your opponent on their back, take +1
ways in which the world is threatening to break will forward’, I’ll get +1 to my next roll (and next roll
progress according to the game master. only) when I knock someone at. If the move instead
reads ‘Whenever your opponent is knocked out on
Setup the ground, get +1’. That means I can take +1 on
To play this game you will need at least 2 six-sided my next roll and all the rolls after as long as my
dice (D6s) or a way to simulate them, a character play opponent is still on the ground. Simple! n
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The core purpose of any role playing game is to tell positive modifiers. Your character is either not
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player will act as both a storyteller and a facilitator in some way - either you’re disabled, ghting for I
for the rules. Everyone else at the table will take your life, or the roll is especially dicult. Roll 3d6
the role of characters in the story or world that the and pick the lowest 2 results!
GM helps create.
If a roll is Empowered, your character has an
Usually telling the story takes place through a kind advantage of some kind. Roll 3d6, removing any
of conversation between the players and the GM. negative penalties and choose the highest two
For example: results. The simplest way to get an empowered
roll is to spend a Power die, which is talked about
Player 1: “I open the door.” later in this section.
GM: “It opens slowly and easily, but as you do a
guard dashes out, brandishing his spear at you. A GM may make rolls clumsy, broken, or empowered,
What do you do?” depending on circumstances. More information on
this is in the GM section on pg. 91.
However, if players could do anything they like
without any failure involved, the game would Hold
become boring very quickly! All this game system Some moves give you hold . For example, a move
does is lay constraints on player actions, or add could read ‘When you roll a 10+, hold 3’. Think of hold
additional consequences to that conversation, to like a currency. You hold on to it and can spend it for
help introduce interesting story hooks, danger, and a number of eects that are detailed in the move.
tension to the action. You can’t spend hold from one move on another
move, and you lose hold when the parameters of the
This is done through rolling dice and moves. move are no longer relevant, or you take a respite.
Rolling Dice Moves

Broken Worlds uses 6-sided dice - the dice you can During the course of the game the players or the
usually get your hands on with any board game or at GM make moves. A move is usually (but not always)
any corner store. They’re often referred to as D6, and as simple as a roll of the dice. Moves are simple
notated as #d6 (for example, 1d6 = 1 six-sided die) tools for creating constraints, options, and stakes
based on player actions when the story requires it
Modiers - for example, swinging your sword! Do you miss?
Some moves will give modiers to rolls, usually +1 Do you hit? Does your sword ricochet spectacularly
or -1. There are three types of modiers, regular, and decapitate a bystander?
forward, and ongoing
The moves the players and the GM have access to
+1 just means add one to the roll when a certain are very dierent, and have dierent roles in the
condition is met. Written as Take +1 Easy! story. The players always have the initiative (as they
+1 forward just means +1 to your very next roll only are, after all, the main characters), whereas the GM
when a condition is met. will often make moves that require choices from
-1 ongoing means take a -1 penalty to your rolls until the players, raise the stakes, or set the atmosphere.
the status that caused it is removed.

BROKEN WORLDS
Normal roleplaying, conversation, etc does not The rst part of the move is the trigger, ‘When
require a move. In fact, most of the time, you won’t be X…’ which describes what has to happen for the
making any moves at all . However, when the situation move to take place. The next part describes the roll
would change based on the player’s actions , or the you need to make and the outcomes. The GM will
players want to aect the outcome of events , or generally decide the outcomes, which may involve
the players want to receive more information - in them following up with a move of their own. It’s as
I other words, whenever there are consequences , they simple as that!
n usually make a move. Some moves also give you
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r additional options or ways to interact with the story Keep in mind nearly all moves are triggered by player
o that the players and the GM are telling together. The action. This is very important - the players should
d
kind of move you make will depend on the wording always have the initiative in a game of broken worlds,
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c of the move and the story itself! and GM should try playing as reactively as possible.
t
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o When do you make a move? All moves have a ‘When A player can’t do anything that would constitute
n X happens’ trigger that gives you a good idea of making a move without making a move. For example,
when you are required to make it. Making a move if a player wants to sneak by a sleeping guard, they
usually requires a roll. When making a roll, roll 2d6, will have to use an overcome move. Why? There’s
add the appropriate bonus (usually a player statistic, consequences here - the guard might wake up!
listed as +statistic, for example +body) and check
the result. The general and most important rule is the ction
trumps everything. In other words, the ction (the
– 10+ is a success. You have accomplished what story) decides the moves you have to make. If it
you set out to do. ts the ction, make it so! In the previous example,
– 7-9 is a partial success, and may have some maybe the GM decides the guard is so far asleep that
trade-os. The GM will usually oer you a worse no move is required - the guard is so drunk that he
outcome, bargain, or some form of retribution. has no chance of waking up.
– 2-6 is a miss, and probably involves a downside
for your character, such as taking damage. This even applies to combat. The kind of situation will
determine the move you need to make, or whether
They look like this: you even need to make a move at all! Normally, to
ght a guard would take a Reach Heaven Through
Reach Heaven Through Violence move (a fancy way of saying ‘ghting’), and
Violence you’d have to roll for it. But if the guard is asleep,
When you attempt to strike down you might have to make an overcome roll to slit
your foes in combat, roll +body his throat without waking him up. If you succeed,
(melee) or +reex (ranged) he’s probably dead! The GM might even decide the
guard is totally passed out and there’s no need for
On a 10+ deal your damage to a roll at all. You don’t have to make a move - he’s
a target or targets in range, a dead man!
and you can additionally
activate your weapon ourish.
On a 7-9, you exchange blows The Golden Rules
with your enemy. You deal
damage, but also take damage If you ever have qualms about the rules - just
as established, and you may remember two things. First, the ction is the
suffer additional harm or most important aspect when making a move.
disaster. That means as long as it makes sense in the
On a miss, your blows strike story, it’s probably ne!
wide, and you are fully
exposed to retribution, harm, Second, specic examples trump general.
or disaster. Generally, a player always deals -1 damage
to targets with the group tag. However, if
Click for the full list of Basic that player has a way around that tag, they
Moves . can ignore this limitation.

BROKEN WORLDS
Example of Play GM: Not quite, you’re way over their heads by this
Lets look at a very simple example of moves in point, so normally you wouldn’t be able to attack
action. There are three people in this example, them, since you have a melee weapon. However, your
the GM, a player called K, who is playing a Hunter daggers have the thrown tag so you c an denitely
character, and a player called H, who is playing a make a ranged attack.
Fated character. H: I step forward and swing with my sword. 9 …
GM: Alright, you’re just outside the temple. The plus my +body is 11!
doors appear to be sealed shut, but you can faintly GM: Great, your strike hits true. How much damage n
hear chanting from inside. do you do, and what is your ourish? o
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H: I try the doors. H: I do 2 damage, plus one because of my Fated t
GM: They’re closed, and don’t seem to budge. What Style, and I choose to disarm my target. c
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do you do? GM: That’s enough to cut one of the guards down,
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K: Get these doors open, I’ll keep watch. so no need to disarm him. Tell me how it happens. o
H: I’m going to try and force the doors. H: My father’s sword goes straight into his throat. r
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GM: Great. Make an Overcome roll using +body to GM: He goes down gurgling and wide eyed. n
avoid attracting unwanted attention. K: Here’s my ranged attack with my daggers. I roll a I
H: Actually wait, can I make the Pry Secrets move to 6, plus my +reex… 8 total. I still deal my damage,
try and gure out what’s keeping the door locked? right?
GM: Sure, go ahead. Roll +mind GM: Your strike hits true. I think you do 2 damage
H: Great. I got an 8. What here could be useful to me? right? So you cut down the poor sap. However, before
GM: You spy a pretty simple lock keeping it shut. It you do, since you rolled an 8, the third guard jabs
could be picked. his spear at you. Minus your 1 armor… you feel a
K: I’m going to pick it. I have the tools for it. sharp pain as the sharp point deals 1 damage, slicing
GM: Sure, you do. pass your side.
K: Don’t I need to roll for it? …and so on

GM: It’s not that hard to pick for your character in
particular, and you have enough time. However, as
you pick the door, it swings back on a well-oiled
hinge, far too fast. Make an overcome roll using
+reex!
K: I got a 6. Great.
GM: You can’t catch the door before it swings back,
noisily slamming into the wall. There’s a chorus of
surprised voices from the dimly lit courtyard within,
then the rush of feet.
H: I ready my crane stance and steel myself to meet
the temple guard.
K: Is it dark? My Bat School move allows me to glide
in darkness.
GM: Sure.
K: I’m going to try and glide past them. I
take several steps forward and slip into
the air, my dark robes spread, daggers in
my hands.
GM: You y slowly right over the head
of three of the dark-robed and now
astonished temple guard as they come
down clattering to the temple gate. H, you
see them too, and they level their spears.
What do you do?
H: Alright! I’m going to attack them.
K: Same.
GM: Ok, both of you roll Reach Heaven
Through Violence.
K: Are they in hand range of me?

CHAPTER 2
14
CHARACTER CREATION
CHARACTER CREATION heroism, and charisma. Alternately, it can mean

savagery, brutality, and intimidation - whatever
Player characters are extraordinary individuals in it is, it impresses or cows your enemies, and
the multiverse, able to wield the Flame Immortal bolsters your allies. Think of it as the ‘cool’ factor.
and fearsome martial arts. They can range from A character with high heat is masterful in social
shadowy assassins, to guild bosses who ght as an situations, has strong willpower, and can keep
entire gang, to table-wielding beggars. their cool when under stress.
• Breath measures how in touch with the Atum, or
A character’s information is all written down on a soul, a character is. A character with high breath
Play sheet. not only has incredible constitution and body
health, but has also aligned the energy pathways
One of the most important things to remember is that in their body to the point that they can perform
there’s only one example of each player character unbelievable physical feats of endurance, such
in the entire story. Therefore there cannot be as turning blades away from their skin.
duplicates of any character! There’s lots of watchmen, • Mind means intellect, vision, acuity, and
policemen, guards, and paladins, but only one Law. perception. A character with high mind is not
only adept at reading situations, but also people,
Characters level up during the course of play from level objects, and things - and can use this knowledge
0 to level 10. You level up by making the Train Move. to deadly advantage.
Details of the Playsheet These stats go from -3 to 3, which is the number you
Your playsheet determines the race of the character will add to a roll. They are generated on character
you can play, your starting gear, and the moves you creation and can increase over the course of the game.
can make (what kind of character you are). When
choosing starting gear you will often be asked to Players have damage, armor, wounds, and stamina,
make a choice between several options, or (detail) which are relevant for combat and other perilous
the options you have. situations. (Details in the Damage and Healing)
It’s up to you to decide the other aspects of your Unlike other RPGs, damage, wounds, and stamina
character, such as appearance, name, and background. depend on what kind of character you’re playing,
not what you’re wielding - but your weapon will
Statistics determine the ctional aspects of your attack, and
Characters have ve statistics: Body, Reex, Heat, sometimes gives it other qualities. Armor can change
Breath, and Mind. depending on what you’re wearing or your class
moves. Players usually all roughly act at the same
All characters start with the following statistics time, so there’s also no initiative statistic.
assigned as the player desires: +2, +1, +1, +0, -1.
Each class description details the most important Character Creation
statistics, which is relevant to their moves and At the very rst play session, each player will choose
advanced moves list. If you plan to learn Advanced a character class (or randomly hand them out!).
Martial Arts Moves, it’s advisable to research which There can only be one of each character type - each
statistics apply to those moves. character lls a certain niche in the story, and having
two of them defeats that purpose.
• Body means physical power, muscle, bulk, and
strength. A character with high body is usually The play sheet will detail how to make a character.
athletic or muscular, and can be physically large You’ll start by choosing statistics for your character,
and imposing. Characters that ght with body setting your character’s stamina, deciding your
often rely on their physical power to get them character’s appearance and starting possessions,
through situations. naming them, and choosing an advanced move. Then,
• Reflex means physical speed, agility, and at the rst play session, you will ll in your bonds.
accuracy. A character with high reex relies
on their incredible speed, and can perform Races
supernatural feats of skill such as plucking There are four races in the Kill Six Billion Demons
an arrow from midair, running up walls, ying Universe: Humans, servants, angels, and devils. Your
through the air, or walking on water . race has no bearing on your statistics but aects
• Heat means bravery, courage, physical presence, some moves and the way you role-play.
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BROKEN WORLDS
– Humans are the must numerous race in creation. classes are procient with all of the weapons and
They are the most adaptable, the most multi- armor on their list, others will require that you pick
cultural, and have the most potential for power. from a limited selection.
– Servants are the non-human races, native to
C Throne and several other worlds. They are not a Gear
h singular race, but rather many species of creatures, Every class starts with its own limited starting gear
a created rst by the Gods. Each race was created list. The play may choose any piece of gear from that
r for a specic purpose, making Servants excellent list. For a description of each piece of gear, its cost,
a
c craftsmen and workers. Each race of servants is as and eect see Chapter 6 Equipment and Sundries .
t dierent as the next. If you make a servant, detail
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r your race to the GM and what they were created for. Moves
C – Angels are the ancient protectors of Throne, the core All characters start with the basic moves, plus the
r world. They are spirits of eternal re in their true forms, move from their play sheet, and one advanced move
e bound to the void, but by use of stone bodies they can chosen or Advanced Martial arts if the class allows.
a
t interact with the mortal races in the physical world. As you level up, you can choose additional moves
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o Most angels follow the Old Law of Throne, but there to customize your character further.
n are rogue angels and fanatics among their number.
– Devils are spirits of dark re, pulled from the void Burning Will
as human creations. Each Devil has a mask and A characters’ Burning Will represents their drive
a number of names that dene them. They are towards their goals. When you create your character,
capricious beings that value chaos and wildness. you can write down your character’s ultimate desire
as a single sentence in the Burning Will box. Their
Bonds desire could be something as simple as ‘to see my
Players also start with several bonds. Bonds get lled master avenged’, ‘to rule this land as king’, or ‘to
in at the rst play session, and determine the role- nally see peace among my people’.
playing aspects of your character and relationships
with the other characters. You can nd the spaces This component of character creation, like bonds,
for bonds on your character sheet in the form of is completely optional, but it can be one way to
sentences that need completion. think about your character’s strong motivations,
and provide something you can easily refer back
You may add bonds as you see t, or even skip to during a session. Your Burning Will can change
creating bonds entirely, but it is recommended for as the situation demands - perhaps you accomplish
new players, as having bonds will create a history your goal and can choose another.
between your characters that you can build o.
The second, and very important component of
Prociencies a character’s Burning Will is their Flaw. A Flaw is
Every class details the number and type of armor something intrinsic to a character’s personality that
and weapon prociencies the class starts with. Some drives them along, but in a negative way.
Advanced Moves and Leveling Up

Characters start with all the basic moves listed in the moves section (pg 28). They also start with
a series of additional moves based on their character, and can choose 1 advanced move from
their play sheet at level 1.
Each time characters gain a level, they can choose a new advanced move from their class,
from the Advanced Martial Arts section on pg. 78 if the GM agrees to it, or they can advance
one of their existing moves. In order to advance a move, the players must have already taken
the requisite advanced move.
In addition, at level 3, 6, and level 9, players can increase a statistic of their choice by +1, to a
maximum of +3, and choose a new weapon prociency.
The maximum player level is 10.

BROKEN WORLDS
All players start with the Channel Flame and Push

FLAWS moves, allowing the player to spend and acquire
Simple Complex power die, respectively.
Anger Pride
The Atum
Self-doubt Inexibility Many moves talk about the Atum. This is rened n
Overcondence Devotion or Zealotry soul ame or essence of each individual, as opposed o
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to the Great Flames of the Gods and the Flame t
Impatience Trust a
Immortal of the eternal God YISUN. Many believe
Over-indulgence and e
Self Sacrice that the separation between the Atum, or individual r
Excess soul, and the oversoul of the Flame Immortal is C
Selshness Optimism fundamentally illusory - that they are one and the r
same! e
Vanity Faith t
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Mistrust Ignorance The Atum is observed by modern medicine in Throne a
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Jealousy to ow through many channels, or meridians, within a
the body. Precise knowledge of how the soul ame h
ows through these channels, the ways in which it C
Write your aw down and decide what it means for can become blocked, and the ways in which it can
your character. You can choose one from the list be aligned to unlock a person’s hidden potential are
above, or write your own, but make sure it’s ok with key to various schools of martial arts throughout
your GM rst. A aw has to be something intrinsic the multiverse.
to your character’s personality, and can’t simply be a
component of their past. For example, if a character
has trauma that makes them mistrustful, it’s their
mistrust that’s the aw, not the trauma.
One more core aspect of player characters is very

Moving Forward
important for the game, so before diving into
character creation, let’s talk about Power dice, and That’s it! As a player your end of the game
their counterpart, Break Dice. is relatively simple - the most important
thing is to know what your moves are, and
Power and Break Dice who your character is. Here are some simple
Player characters are powerful individuals that principles to keep in mind:
reside in the core world of Throne, heroic gures
that may channel the Flame Immortal, the essence 1. The ction rules everything!
of all existence. Each player starts with 1 Power die 2. Failure is interesting!
(after character creation), and start with 1 by default 3. Always say, ‘Yes, and…’
every time you start a new session. These are six 4. Describe everything - except when it
sided dice (make sure they are a dierent color to needs to be unsaid
your regular dice!) 5. Live in a living world - name your
connections, describe your culture, grow
You can keep power dice regardless of the passage attached to your NPCs, and mourn when
of time in game, or if your party rests or takes a they die!
respite. However, you lose all power die when you 6. Character is best shown through action.
make the End of Session move, so make sure to Action = character. The way your character
spend them before you do! reacts to every situation reveals who they
are.
Players can gain a power die in four ways:
– Starting a new session If you’re ready to make a character right
– Declaring that they are pushing a move away, skip to pg. 34. You might find it
– Receiving a die from the GM useful to skim or reference the terminology
– Making the Train move. section that follows to understand the
context of some of the moves.
Players can hold on to no more than 3 power dice
at a time.

CHAPTER 3
CONFLICT AND TERMINOLOGY hold like a currency. When a move tells you to ‘hold
3’ or ‘you get hold 3’, you can spend that ‘hold’ like
Modiers a currency to gain an eect specied in the move.
Some moves will give modiers to rolls, usually +1 You can’t spend hold from one move on another
or -1. There are three types of modiers, regular, one! You lose all hold when you take a respite.
forward, and ongoing
Rest and Respite
+1 just means add one to the roll when a certain Some moves only recharge after a rest. A rest is
condition is met. Easy! sucient time (hours or days) and space (safety and
+1 forward just means +1 to your very next roll only quiet) for the character to recharge, recoup, and relax.
when a condition is met. When you want to rest, you make the Rest move.
-1 ongoing means take a -1 penalty to your rolls
until the penalty condition is removed. Other moves recharge after a respite. A respite is
sucient time and space (as with a rest) to bind wounds,
All types of bonuses can stack with themselves and catch breath, and calm nerves (about 15-30 minutes).
each other.
If you don’t have the time or the space (an unsafe
Hold or dangerous location, for example) - you can’t take
Some moves tell you to ‘hold 3’ or ‘hold 1’. Think of a rest or respite!
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CONFLICT AND TERMINOLOGY
Combat Terminology Break move

A break move is a special move made by the GM
Armor that describes special oensive or defensive actions
Armor is a representation of the actual armor a that enemies or environmental hazards might make
character might be wearing, and physical toughness against the player characters. For example, a thug
or supernatural technique. Player characters, might have the crush break move, which means
enemies, and NPCs can all have armor. they can pick a player up and start bear hugging
them. Break moves should be descriptive rather
Think of armor like a spendable currency. When than proscriptive - another enemy may still pick up
you take damage from any single source, you can and start bear hugging a player even if they don’t
spend a point of armor to reduce the damage by have the crush move, for example. Break moves
3. This can reduce it to 0! You can only spend one gives GMs a convenient toolbox to describe such
point of armor at a time, and once you spend it, it’s actions, however. For more details, see Chapter 8
gone. However, you get armor from any moves or GM Toolkit.
equipment that your character has back when you
take a rest. Broken roll
A Broken roll is a roll using 3d6 (not 2d6) and picking
Characters (player and non-player) cannot spend the two lowest results. It represents some major
armor against damage with the ap tag. disadvantage or diculty for your character.
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Clumsy roll broken, it stays broken (it doesn’t become clumsy).

Some moves call for a clumsy roll. A Clumsy roll is This includes objects or improvised weapons.
made with 2d6 without any positive modiers. A
clumsy roll cannot be empowered or broken. In addition, your character is procient with light,
medium, or heavy armor. You can’t wear armor
Dealing Damage you’re not procient in - you simply can’t put it on
Damage depends on each character’s play sheet, not and act eectively! Each level of armor prociency
the weapon they’re holding. Weapons determine requires the previous one (so learning how to wear
C other things like range and qualities of the attack. heavy armor requires medium armor prociency,
o Whenever you deal damage, tell the GM who you’re for example)
n aiming at. You can’t split your damage - it needs
f
to go to a single source. Some damage is listed Huge
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c as modiers, such as +1 or -1. That means just +1 Huge targets are massive or physically imposing.
t or -1 damage - pretty simple! Some damage is ap, They deal +1 damage to targets without the huge
meaning it ignores armor, some is vicious, meaning it tag and take -1 damage from targets without the
does double damage to stamina, and some is brutal, huge tag. A huge group usually represents a massive
meaning it always deals +1 wound in addition to horde or mob of individuals.
any other damage (even if a target has stamina or
spends armor). Shattered
When a player reaches 0 wounds and stamina, they
Empowered make the Shattered roll. Each time a character makes
An Empowered roll is made with 3d6, removeing the Shattered roll before they take a rest, they make
all negative moiers, and choosing the highest two the next roll with a -1 modier, stacking indenitely
results. The easiest way to get an empowered roll (so the rst roll is made as normal, the next at -1, etc).
is to use the Channel Flame move.
Threat
Flourish Threat is an easy way to dierentiate enemies for
All martial arts and weapon prociencies have a the GM. Threat 0 enemies are almost negligible for
ourish attached to them. When you roll a 10+ on a you to dispatch by themselves. Threat 1 enemies
Reach Heaven Through Violence roll, you can gain an are slightly stronger. Threat 2 enemies are powerful
additional eect depending on what your ourish enough to fight on their own and are a 1 to 1
is. You always get to decide the result of this eect, match for a player character. Threat 3 enemies are
unlike other moves! powerful enough that they can ght the whole group
comfortably. For more information on Threat, see
Focus the GM section on page 103.
If something requires focus you cannot make any
other attention or time-absorbing actions while Wealth
performing its eects (moving, dodging, etc). Your Wealth is a rough approximation of the purchasing
full attention is occupied by performing the move power of your character. It can represent anything
or using the object. from barter materials, to borrowing power, to
physical coins or currency. Coin in Throne is issued
Group by so many banks and guilds it is often almost
Targets with the group tag ght as a mass or group. impossible to keep track of.
They deal 1 extra damage to targets without the
group tag, and take 1 less damage from targets Damage, Healing, and Death
without the group tag. Described below are the rules on how to handle
characters dealing, receiving, and recovering from
Attacks with the area tag always deal normal damage damage.
to groups (they ignore the -1 modier)
Damage
Prociencies Damage in Broken Worlds is dependent on player
Your character is procient in several weapon styles. characters, not the weapons they are holding, and
When attacking with a weapon outside your style, can be aected by moves, the environment, or other
the best roll you can make is a clumsy roll when factors. Most players deal 2 damage.
attacking (an unmodied roll). If a roll you would
make with a weapon you are not procient in is

BROKEN WORLDS
For an idea of what damage looks like outside of they will not heal. The Rest move is a little special,
players: as the consequences are mostly story-focused. Your
GM will tell you the outcome of this move.
1. Incidental damage, an improvised weapon, a short
fall. After making a rest, no matter what, all your stamina
2. A long fall, a sword blow, a gunshot, normal is recovered. However, the number of wounds you
combat damage. heal from a rest depends on how many you pick
3. A serious gunshot, assault rie re, a blow for the move. y
from an ogre, savaged by a beast, a grenade g
explosion. Rest o
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4. Being shot by a cannon, hit by a massive boulder, When you have time (hours, days) and a place o
a multi-story fall, ravaged by a frenzied demon. (relatively safe/quiet) to gather your strength and n
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8. Being crushed by a colossal being, immersed in recuperate, choose a number of wounds you want
acid or lava. everyone in your party to heal (0,1,2,3, for example),
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12. Being crushed by a moon sized being, lacerated and choose a player to roll. Then they roll -wounds e
in the jaws of the world wolf. healed. (Subtract!) T
Damage can be reduced by the huge tag and the group On a 10+, you are able to grasp the time to gather
tag. Damage can ignore or take into these reductions your strength, for now. Regain the wounds you
at the GM’s discretion. For example, being immersed chose, all stamina, and all armor.
in lava probably completely bypasses how big you are. On a 7-9, choose 1 from the on miss options, but
take out the word ‘signicant’. Regain the wounds
Certain weapons or attacks have the ap, vicious, you chose, all stamina, and all armor.
destructive, messy, brutal or area tags, which can all On a miss, choose 1:
aect damage. For more information on tags see pg.
23-24 . Most weapon styles have a ourish eect that – Your enemies gain something signicant from
takes place when you roll a 10+ on a Reach Heaven your rest (ground, time, resources, allies, etc)
through Violence roll. See the weapon styles on pg. – You lose something signicant from your rest
71-76 for more info. (ground, time, items of power, resources, allies, etc)
Damage from certain moves is listed as bonus damage For example, the party has taken some heavy
(for example, +1 damage). This means add one damage, damage in a scue with the guilds. Vengo and Parl
period. Other damage is listed as ‘Deal 1 damage’ - have taken 2 wounds, whereas Meti has taken 3.
meaning deal exactly 1 damage to the target. The party chooses to heal 3 wounds and roll a 10,
minus 3 wounds, for a total of 7. The party chooses
Health and Healing to lose something from their rest.
Each target (and player character) has a certain
amount of stamina , which is aected by their breath The GM notes down that as they’re resting, thieves
statistic. Stamina can represent a character’s ability to dash through their camp and make o with some of
keep ghting in combat, their energy and poise, and their supplies - and barely manage to escape. Since
minor nicks and wounds to their person. Once stamina the party won’t lose anything ‘signicant’, the GM
is depleted, any remaining damage and damage should probably make the supplies fairly minor. If it
thereafter will go to wounds . Wounds represent was signicant, it could have been weapons, armor,
direct and harmful physical damage to your person. If a keystone, an ancient text, or something similar.
a player lls in their last wound (no matter how much
more damage they would take) and are reduced to Here’s another example - The player characters
0 wounds, they make the Shattered roll. are trying to reach a temple before their e nemies.
They roll a 6 on a Rest move, and choose to have
If a player lls in their last wound (no matter how their enemies gain something signicant. When the
much more damage they would take) and are player characters reach the temple, the GM tells
reduced to 0 wounds, they make the Shattered roll. them that their enemies are already there and set
up in defense, having found a shortcut.
Stamina will regenerate fully after a Respite (about
15-30 minutes of downtime). Wounds are not The GM doesn’t have to tell the party what they’re
recovered after a respite and can usually only be gaining or losing - merely note it down!
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Death Shattered
Fate is ckle and combat is brutal in Throne. When When a player is reduced to 0 wounds, they make
the die is cast and you have lost all of your stamina the Shattered roll. Each time they make this roll, they
and you last wound make a shattered roll. Maybe take a cumulative -1 penalty to the next shattered
you’ll be lucky, maybe you’ll defy fate, or maybe the roll, stacking indenitely (so the rst is normal,
ame will claim you. the next -1, then -2, etc). When Empowered, the
shattered penalty is not removed from the shattered
roll. This penalty resets upon a rest.
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On a 10+, heal one wound, as you recover for now
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t 1, or you choose 2 from the list below (can’t choose
the same twice)
– You take major damage, almost knocking you

out of the ght entirely. All your rolls are broken
until you take a rest.
– Lose a chunk of your body, such as a nger, tooth,
or earlobe
– Lose a limb in part or whole
– Lose your weapon or armor - it’s gone
– Gain a nasty scar
On a miss, die, or immediately make the Defy Fate move
Defy Fate
When you attempt to defy your fate and avoid
death, make a clumsy roll.
On a 10+ - Heal 1 wound. You avoid your fate for now.

On a 7-9- Heal 1 wound. You survive, but choose 1:
– You are disgured or badly injured and take a

permanent -1 to a stat of your choice.
– You are forced into a hard bargain with a greater
power for your petty soul.
– You permanently lose something precious (a
limb, a memory, etc) .
On a miss, you are claimed by death or reincarnation
NPCs and injury

All NPCs do not have stamina, but only wounds
(and sometimes armor). When their last wound is
depleted, they die!
NPCs are divided into dierent Threat groups based

on how powerful they are relative to the player
characters. A typical human NPC, far weaker than
the characters, is threat 0 or 1. A threat 2 NPC is an
equal to a player character, and threat 3 and above
are equal to a whole group!
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with NPCs, see pg. 103.
Tags Fine
Sometimes attacks, weapons, or items have special Especially high quality. Any item with the ne tag
tags. These tags determine the qualities (in the is worth at least around 3x its base price.
ction) of the weapon, item, or attack.
Forceful
Range Tags Damage dealt with this tag knocks targets completely y
Combat is divided into dierent range bands (how o their feet or sends them ying, and staggers g
relatively far apart people are from each other. The larger targets. It may or may not give them the o
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ranges are Intimate (closer than hand, right up in reeling tag (Player rolls d6 on a 4-6 they gain reeling). o
each other’s faces), Hand (hand to hand combat), n
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twenty to thirty paces), Far (clear visual range), Easy to conceal, and not immediately noticeable to
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Range tags indicate the range at which something Innite
is usable. If a target is further away or closer than As many as you need. Not actually innite (i.e. you can’t
that range, then the weapon or item won’t be as throw innite knives at someone), and you can still lose
eective, and you must make a broken roll to use it. your knives as a unit. But you won’t run out of them.
For example, if wielding a gun, you can bring it to Light

bear at about close range, but if an enemy is too far Easy to stow, carry, and draw, easily wielded in one hand,
away (far) or up in your face (hand) you can’t bring but shorter reach. You can use it easily while performing
it to bear eectively. Some objects can be used in other activities, such as climbing or riding. You can always
more than one range band. If that’s the case, they attack at intimate range with this weapon.
will be listed with their minimum and maximum
range close - far. A hand - far weapon for example, Lingering
can be used at hand, close, and far ranges. Lingering damage cannot be healed normally during
a respite or rest, and will require special conditions
Combat Tags to heal. When you take lingering damage, establish
what caused it and what will heal it .
Armor Piercing (ap)
Armor cannot be spent against (ap) damage Loading
This weapon uses ammunition. It’s prone to running
Area out of ammunition, jamming, or requiring reloading
Inicts its damage over an area around its target, at inopportune times.
dealing incidental (1 damage) or full damage to
everyone within, and dealing normal damage to Messy
groups. Melee attacks with area hit a roughly circular Deals incredible bodily harm or violence. Has about a
area centered on you with a radius equal to their range. 50% change to deal increased damage or incidental
damage to and around its intended target (+1
Brutal damage). The GM can decide whether this happens,
Always deals an additional wound, in addition to or make a roll for it.
any other damage it deals, even if the target has
stamina remaining or spends armor against it. Potent
Potent Moves wielding this can be made with +body
Destructive in addition to other statistics.
Extremely good at destroying objects, weapons,
furniture, terrain, walls, vehicles, etc. If an object Precise
takes destructive damage, it is completely pulverized, Moves with this can always be made with +reex
mangled, or wrecked. in addition to other statistics.
Focus Thrown
Requires focus to use (can’t move or do anything This melee weapon can be used to make a range
else while wielding or using this item or ability). attack at a range indicated in the tag.

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arts clashes and duels. Inevitably, the characters

will (and probably should) get into a ght.
Unwieldy
Dicult to stow, carry, or draw. You can’t run, climb, When that happens, there are a few ways to handle
sneak, swim, ride, or perform ne motor activities a ght. It’s ultimately up to your GM how it plays out.
eectively while wielding this (weapon) or wearing
it (armor). 1. Handle the ght narratively. You’ll make very few
rolls, but narrate a lot of the results.
C Vicious 2. Play the ght out by rounds. You’ll make a lot
o Does double damage to stamina. more rolls, but the ght will be more granular and
n the moment-to-moment action will matter more.
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Status Tags 3. Do a mix of the rst two methods.
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t characters, and are usually only temporary eects. You’ll see both of the rst two kinds of ghts play out in
They have dierent eects when applied to player movies, books, and other media all the time. The rst is
or non-player characters! very useful when the moment-to-moment action is too
large or small to matter (such as a big battle or a silent
Reeling inltration), and the narrative important of the ght may
Momentarily disabled or disoriented by pain, shock, not matter. The second is very useful when the blow-
or otherwise. A reeling NPC can’t deal damage and by-blow details of a ght are important and tense, and
any other actions they take are far less eective. A when you want to give the ght a lot of weight and time.
reeling PC skips the next action they would take in
order to recover. Lose this tag after a few moments It’s perfectly ne (and typical) to mix and match
have passed. the two - don’t feel restricted by these categories,
which are here for convenience.
Crippled
Disabled or inhibited by some action, environment, Narrative Combat
or injury. When a PC or NPC is crippled, establish Resolving a ght the rst way (narratively) is pretty
what ails them, and what sense or part of their fast and loose. Players simply say what they’re doing,
body is eected. Until whatever crippled them is and the GM will tell them what moves they need to
resolved, a crippled NPC or PC loses eective use make. There’s no specic turn order, and events play
of that part of their body. out in the order they happen. A good rule in this case
is to give all players an opportunity to act before one
Stunned of them can go again - but this doesn’t have to be
A stunned PC or NPC cannot take actions other strict. Some campaigns might do all their combat this
than to weakly defend themselves and move slowly. way, and that’s totally ne (and often preferable!).
Stunned NPCs and PCs only recover after a respite,
or until someone else takes action to help them A single roll can cover a lot of action in this style.
recover (as established). Making a Reach Heaven Through Violence move
might cover anything from ve seconds of dueling
Evasive to the outcome of a two hour street ght - it’s up
Moving fast, unable to be struck or caught easily. If to you, your GM, and what feels right for the ction.
you have this tag, you cannot take damage but can be
subject to other eects. Lose the evasive tag when a Structured Combat
particular condition is met, or if they are immobilized, If you prefer to a ght in a more organized manner,
disabled, or cannot move eectively. use the following structure:
Unstoppable 1. Divide the combat into rounds. In each round,

An unstoppable target cannot be knocked about, each player gets one turn. The turn order doesn’t
thrown o their feet, restrained, or halted in their particularly matter, but a player cannot go twice
movement. They cannot gain the reeling or stunned each round (so everyone gets a chance to do
tags as long as they have this tag. something before a player can act again). Players
can pass on their turn if they so choose.
Basic Combat Rules 2. On a player’s turn, they can make a single move,
Broken worlds is, fundamentally a game about perform any other kind of action that doesn’t
armed conict, usually in the form of epic martial constitute a move, and move one range band

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(from hand to close for example), unless they Ultimately the kind of game you play and the kind
can move further as established (for example, of combat you want to get into depends on your
they are riding a motorcycle). fellow players and your GM - talk to them!
Enemy moves will entirely rely on the player’s rolls, Player vs. Player
so there’s no ‘enemy turn’ in such a structure. Once Though the game of Broken Worlds assumes players
every player has acted, the round is over and a new will be working together, they might not always
round begins. agree on matters, whether it is one player preventing y
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be used to cover an entire campaign’s combat, players ghting each other (to the death or not). n
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but it’s often preferable to mix the two. Moves Players might also be interested in some friendly
can be expanded or contracted narratively to t sparring, dueling, or training.
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whatever situation you need. You can take things e
into structured combat when you want to up the In a case of player vs. player combat, players with T
stakes of each player’s action, or ‘zoom out’ and the higher Reex statistic will tend to act rst. If
let things play out a little looser, which can make there’s a tie, then roll o with a d6.
the narrative move much faster. I use a lot of movie
language here because like in movies, I think pacing All moves aimed directly at another player are always
is very important to a good RPG session. You don’t made broken, but they otherwise play out as normal.
want to get stuck making rolls for every individual Damage from retaliations (for example, on a roll
action against a gang of forty people for an hour less than 10 on a Reach Heaven Through Violence
if that’s not going to suit the story, but you also move) depends on player damage.
don’t want to totally skip over an epic duel with a
powerful villain in a single roll.

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MOVES or Bend Will move, but if they used Channel Flame to

augment that move, they certainly could!
Root and Branch
Some moves have a listed Root or Branch move. All player character sheets get a special move
Branch moves are those that branch o from the that allows them to spend power dice for eect.
current move. Root moves must be learned prior Additional moves may also allow you to spend power
to learning the listed move. die. The move will tell you whether you need to roll
the die or not. Once you spend a power die, it’s gone
M Universal Moves forever! If Channel Flame is used on a Broken Roll,
These moves are used in conjunction it simply returns that roll to a regular roll - the two
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v with other moves and can be used any eects cancel each other out.
e time.
s The main way players gain power dice is by pushing
Channel Flame a move.
When making a move, you can
choose to spend a single power die Push
(before you make the move!). If you When you want to attempt something particularly
do, the roll is empowered (roll 3d6 foolhardy, heroic, impressive, or risky, make a move,
and pick the highest instead of 2d6). but before you roll, you may declare that you are pushing
a move. If you push the move, the roll becomes clumsy
When you use this move, (no modiers allowed), or broken, but only if it’s already
you can perform an broken. In addition to any other eects of the move, if
extraordinary heroic you roll a 7+, you may take a power die . However, in
feat. A nimbus of addition to any other consequences, if you roll a 2-6,
power appears the GM may take a break die .
around your
character, your Deciding to push a move is always a player choice
eyes glow, your - they can always do something foolhardy, heroic,
voice resonates, impressive, or risky without pushing it - the GM can
or something never ask somebody to push a move.
similar. You
decide what this Break dice are the GM’s equivalent to power dice. The
looks like! GM can spend break dice in one way - to make any single
player roll broken. This represents an extraordinary
Channel Flame twist of fate or bad luck. The GM can declare they are
can be used to do making a roll broken even after the roll is made, but
something that before the results are calculated and taken into account.
would normally
be considered The GM can hold on to any number of break dice,
impossible for a but loses them during the End of Session move. The
player character. GM doesn’t start with any break dice, and can only
For example, if a gain them through player actions.
character wanted
to punch a mountain Combat Moves
asunder, leap into These moves can be made out of combat, but are
the stratosphere, more designed for use in combat situations..
or convince an
entire crowd Reach Heaven Through Violence
unanimously When you attempt to strike down your foes in
that they are the combat, roll +body for melee or +reex for ranged.
emperor, they
probably couldn’t On a 10+, deal your damage to a target or targets
normally do it with in range, and you can additionally activate your
an ordinary Reach weapon ourish.
Heaven Through On a 7-9, you exchange blows with your enemy. You
Violence, Agility, deal damage, but also take damage as established,

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and you may suer additional harm or disaster. Bolster

On a miss, your blows strike wide, and you are fully When you attempt to rally your allies, roll +heat
exposed to retribution, harm, or disaster.
On a 10+, choose one.
Option : Called Shot On a 7-9, you may choose one, but then you can
no longer choose that option again until you take
At your option, before you roll, you can choose a rest, even if you roll a 10+. If no more options are
to make this roll broken if you want to perform available to you, this move can no longer be made
something signicantly more dicult - such as until you take a rest.
striking at a specific part of an enemy’s body, On a miss, you lose heart, and s
hobbling an enemy, disarming an e nemy, blinding cannot make this move again until e
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them, etc. Your attempt is successful (in addition you rest o
to the other eects such as taking and receiving
damage) on a 7+. The eect of your success depends – All allies that can hear or see you M
on the GM. and have no stamina remaining
regain (+heat) stamina
Acuity – A single ally that can hear you
When you attempt to use your mental quickness regains (+heat) stamina
and prowess to overcome your enemies in combat, – One ally you can touch
roll +mind. regains their composure.
They lose the reeling
On a 10+, gain hold 3. You find an exploitable or stunned tags if
weakness in that enemy’s armor, defenses, ghting they have them.
style, or the environment around you. As long as
you are ghting that enemy and take action on your Aid
knowledge, you can spend your hold 1 for 1 to gain When, in combat, you
one of the following options. attempt to defend
On a 7-9, gain hold 2, but your target also gets to or aid a character,
choose of the below options against you (they must object, or location,
choose before you). roll +breath.
– Reduce a single source of damage from your On a 10+, gain hold 3.

target by 1. On a 7-9, gain hold 1.
– Give a single source of damage against your As long as you continue
target one of the following tags: ap, forceful, to stand in aid or defense
messy, area, or destructive. of that character, object,
– Increase a single source of damage against your or location, you can spend
target by 1. your hold, 1 for 1, to
accomplish the following
Agility eects (can choose the
When you attempt to perform impossible acrobatic same eect more than
feats in combat, roll +reex. once, but only one at
a time):
On a 10+, gain hold 3.
On a 7-9, gain hold 1. – Give that character
You can spend your hold at any point in this combat +1 forward.
when you move, 1 for 1, to accomplish the following – Take an instance
eects. of damage instead
of that character,
– Run, y, or jump up or along a normally impassable object,orlocation.
surface or obstacle (a high wall, the surface of water) – R e d u c e t h e
– Move over and pass through enemies and hazards damage of an
unhindered attack or effect
– Move to any range band between intimate and by 1 that attempts
far in one movement to damage your
target

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If you no longer stand in defense of your target On a 10+, the GM will tell you useful, interesting,
(willingly or otherwise), lose your hold. and dangerous information about it.
On a 7-9, the information will either be dangerous
Might or interesting, but not directly useful. Tell your GM
When you use your physical strength to subdue, how you know this information, either way.
grapple, or throw, roll +body. Choose a target
without the group or huge tags. Meditation
If you chose meditation , you spend about an hour
M On a 10+, you successfully wrestle, throw, push, grab in communion with a greater power (tell your GM
or halt your target, choose any or all options below. what).
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e On a miss, if you targeted an enemy, that enemy On a 10+, the power (through the GM) will tell
s may additionally choose one of the below options you something mysterious and important about a
against you. person, topic, or location of your choice.
On a 7-9, the answer will be cryptic, unclear,
– Your target stops moving and cannot move until or simply an impression.
they escape your grasp On a miss , you expose
– Your target takes 1 ap damage yourself to something dark
– Your target gains the reeling tag or malicious.
– Your target gains the crippled tag
Pry Secrets
Utility Moves When you attempt to discern
These moves may be made in combat, but are more information from a person, area,
suited to out of-combat situations. or situation, roll +mind.
Overcome On a 10+, ask the GM 3

When you tempt danger, disaster, mishap, or questions from the list
misfortune through your actions, roll +body, breath, below, and the GM will
mind, heat, or refex . The GM will tell you which answer truthfully.
statistic you need to roll. On a 7-9, ask one. Take +1
forward when acting on the
On a 10+, you are successful, and come away answers.
unscathed. On a miss, you can ask a
On a 7-9, you are successful but the GM might choose question anyway, but the
to introduce an additional complication, trade-o, answer may or may not be
or misfortune. truthful. You have to ask
On a miss, prepare for the worst. questions from the list!
Use +body when physical strength and athleticism – Who’s really in charge here?
is the deciding factor – What’s about to happen?
Use +breath when bodily health, constitution, and – What here seems false or deceitful?
healing are the deciding factor – What here could be useful to me?
Use +mind when quick thinking, mental acuity, or – What has just happened here?
knowledge are the deciding factor – What seems to be the safest path forward?
Use + heat when social graces, bravery, impressiveness,
or strength of will are the deciding factor Creation
Use +reflex when quickness of action, speed, When you attempt to create an item or object, if it’s
reexes, and acrobatics are the deciding factor. not rare or unusual, you can make it comfortably, as
long as you have access to materials and tools. As long
Query the Cosmos as you have time to work on your creation between
When you attempt to pry information from the universe, rests, you can create it in 3 wealth increments per rest,
choose knowledge (+mind), or meditation (+mind). based on the base market price. It will nish after
your last rest, and you can sell it or use it as you see t.
Knowledge
If you chose knowledge , you consult your own For example, a sword costs 3 wealth. To make one,
knowledge about something. Roll + mind. you must have access to materials and have the time

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to work on it. Since the sword costs 3 wealth at base not be inuential or powerful. They will oer you
market price, it will take just one rest to complete. only one of the following: information, support,
safety, or supplies, though not necessarily without
You can attempt, at GM discretion, to make ne a price.
objects the same way. If an object is rare or unusual, On a miss, you get attention from an inuential,
you can make it the normal way, but you must rst mismatched, and possibly hostile local power. They
make a Ply the Market move to secure the necessary will ask you for one of the following: information,
rare components. support, safety or supplies. If you don’t give it to
them, retribution will swiftly come your way.
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When you have leverage and seek to manipulate an Train e
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audience, roll +heat. Manipulate meaning lie, cheat, When you have downtime to train and hone your skills o
seduce, intimidate, or perform, an audience meaning (hours, days, etc), mark experience and gain a single
the people or person you mean to manipulate, and power die. Then, if you have xp equal to your level+3 M
leverage meaning something your audience wants, or more, reduce your xp by your level+3, increase your
whether your talent or your money. level by 1, and choose a new move for your character
as you increase your power and training.
On a 10+, your audience is impressed and will do
as you want on only a promise of your leverage. In addition, you may choose one or zero of the
On a 7-9, they need some concrete assurance or following:
proof of your leverage before they do anything.
On a miss, not only is your audience not convinced, – Choose another character. That character has a
but your leverage has a lessened or 0 eect on breakthrough in their training or understanding.
further negotiations and you will need new leverage. – Choose another character. That character hears
an interesting rumor or piece of news.
Ply the Market – Choose another character. That character either
When you stride the inter-world marketplace looking learns a secret or gains a secret of their own to
for goods, if it’s readily available, you can buy it keep.
at local prices. If you want it rarer, cheaper, more – Choose another character. That character learns
exotic, or dangerous, roll +heat. of an opportunity for power or inuence.
On a 10+, you get it, or something like it. End of Session

On a 7-9, you get it, but it’s (choose 1: way more When you reach the end of a session, all players
expensive/comes with some strings attached/cheap discard any remaining power dice, and the GM
but bought from someone very suspect). discards any break dice. Mark experience. Then as
On a miss, your asking around attracts unwanted a group, answer these questions
attention from unsavory or powerful types (or both!).
– Did we fail in some regard?
Gather Power – Did we expose ourselves to danger, cost, or
When in a populous location and you wish to seek aid, retribution through our actions?
roll +heat. If you have a good reputation in the area, – Did we progress our story in a meaningful way?
take +1. If you spend a little wealth along the way, take
an extra +1. Below is a list of the possible types of aid: For every ‘yes’ answer, the group can mark
experience.
– Information
– Support
– Safety
– Supplies
On a 10+, you gain an ally, contact, or useful

connection with an influential individual or
power group. This group or individual can freely
oer information, support, safety, and supplies,
though not necessarily without a price.
On a 7-9, you gain support of an individual or
power group interested in your cause. They may

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The Fated
It doesn’t matter what plunged me into this. What
matters now is that the red st of destiny reaches.
Just over the horizon, I can see it, glimmering!

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Prociencies Your weapon or style is both recognized and

Light and Medium Armor. Empty hand, the weapon contested by a specic and powerful individual or
granted by your fated style, and one extra weapon group. Whether that person or group is overtly
style of your choice. hostile or not will be up to the GM.
Statistics Inspirational
Heat, Body, and Reex are important for you. When you make the bolster move you cannot miss
- treat a 2-6 result as a 7-9 instead. s
Damage: 2 t
Stamina: 3+breath Mantra of Prim, the Loyal e
Wounds: 3 Your will is the ercest there is - erce enough to e
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bend fate itself to your advantage. After a GM has s
Choose a Race established details about a person, place, location, y
or situation, you may spend a power die to add a a
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Human and Servant single detail of your own in the form of a sentence P
At the end of Session move, ask the question, “Did that begins with the phrase “Yes, and fortunately …”.
we further my Destiny this session ?” If the answer is The GM must accept this detail as established, unless
yes, everyone can mark experience. they choose to spend a break die.
Bonds Advanced Moves

Complete one bond for at least one other character At rst level choose one advanced move, and gain
by using one of the following or write your own one additional per level thereafter:
bonds:
Armor of Will
I’ve known <Insert character name > since I was very Increase your armor by 1. If you have less than 1
young. point of armor left when you take a respite, your
I don’t know much about <Insert character name > armor becomes 1. Your body exudes a natural aur a
and I should nd out more before I trust them. of warmth, light, and heat that you can exude or
I consider <Insert character name > a mentor to me. suppress at will.
Gear (choose any) Bend Fate

(Choose 1: plain, ne, exotic) clothes, light armor worth Branch: Brightest Star
1 armor - detail. A fated or special weapon. Gear (Choose A number of times between rests equal to your
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multi-world coin and barter items worth 1 wealth. A coin a roll you just made OR allow an ally you can see you
giving you passage through one of the seven kingdoms re-roll a roll they just made, choosing the better of
of your choice. A memento from your past (detail). the two results in either case. When you perform this
action, a nimbus of ame appears around your body.
Fated Moves
Gain all the basic moves, these moves, and one move Blinding Star
from the advanced moves list at rst level: When you focus your inner power into a er y aura,
roll +body. On a 7+, your body ashes with ery
Destiny radiance.
Write on your character sheet a single sentence
that begins with ‘My destiny is to…”. You sought On a 10+, choose 1-3 of the following options.
out your destiny, or it sought out you - whether in On a 7-9, choose 1.
a slain mentor, a homeland left behind, or a quest On a miss, you are reeling.
to fulll. Once per session, you can empower any
roll as long as you think it relates to your destiny. – The radiance blinds and disorients all enemies that
can see you for a few moments, leaving them reeling.
Fated Style – The radiance lights the area around you within hand
You use a special, renowned, or signicant weapon, range on re, dealing 1 ap damage
or style of martial arts that was handed down to you. – The radiance forces everyone, friend and foe, within
Name a single weapon or martial arts style. When close distance to avert their eyes, and persists for
you roll a 10+ on Reach Heaven Through Violence, 1 minute.
you deal +1 damage in addition to any other eects.

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Brightest Star Rising Star

Root: Bend Fate When you lose your rst or last wound (only your
When you spend a power die to channel ame and rst or last) you may rally your group and roll +heat.
empower a roll, a single ally that can see you can
also empower their next roll, as long as their action On a 10+, everyone but you can recover 3 stamina,
follows your action or is against the same target. and take +1 forward.
For example, if you spent a power die to leap across On a 7-9, they only recover 3 stamina.
P a chasm, another ally could empower their roll to On a miss, you are disheartened and your next roll
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s When you take a few moments to plan before a in range before you make the Shattered roll.
ght, any allies that listen and act on your plan (no
matter how well it actually goes) can ignore the rst Vengeful Star
instance of damage they take completely during that Branch: Supernova
ght (no matter how large or small). You yourself When you lose your rst wound in combat (just your
don’t receive this benet. rst!) you can automatically deal your damage to a target
of your choice within range without any roll required.
Martyr
As long as you have only 1 wound remaining, you Word of the World-Song
deal +1 damage and gain the unstoppable tag. Choose a single Word - (roughly translated: The
Glory, The Tower, The Flame, The Diamond, The
Radiance Blade, The Mind, The Beast). This is one part of the
When you roll a 10+ on Reach Heaven Through seven part name of God. You understand a little of its
Violence, you gain additionally gain 1 stamina on meaning. Once between rests, when you speak this
top of dealing +1 damage. This stamina cannot put Word, anyone who can hear you, ally or enemy, takes
you over your maximum. 1 ap damage, is knocked o their feet, reeling, and
crippled by deafening for a minute after you speak
it. The Word causes moderate structural damage
and widespread destruction around you.

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The Master
I myself was an upstart once, but it was a waste
of my time. Now I nd myself surrounded by
idiots. The one thing I have left to achieve is to
beat some sense into your thick skull!

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Prociencies Dragon Gazes in Mirror

Choose 4: Empty hand, pankration, blade, implement, When you need the answer to a question, you can
stave, spear, great weapon, bow, gun, great bow. spend time meditating on it. The GM will give you
an honest answer without requiring you to roll,
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Mind is the most important for you, followed by
Breath. Hard Bitten
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S Wounds: 2 You are part of a well respected school of scholarly,
h martial, and artistic pursuits. You are highly skilled
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t also one of the following (you can make up your own
s Devil but settle it with the GM rst): cooking, chess, tea,
When using Dragon Gazes in Mirror (see below) painting, poetry, writing, calligraphy.
you can instead commune with the Black Flame.
The Flame will give you a much clearer and more Whenever you would suer from any action (other
concise answer, but attracts disaster to you. than your own) that would humiliate you, demean
you, or impinge on your personal reputation or that
Angel of your school’s, you may spend a power die to tell the
When using Query the Cosmos about a historical GM how it goes badly for the fool that dared to cross
event, if you roll a 7+, you were there, no matter you. The GM must accept whatever fate you establish!
how long ago.
Under My Tutelage
Human Choose another character to be your student. A
Your reputation is such that you will never be refused number of times equal to 1 +mind between rests,
lodging and assistance, though its nature is up the when you give that character advice on a course of
GM. action, they can take +1 when acting on your advice.
Servant Advanced Moves

Your school of martial arts sends you what resources At rst level choose one advanced move, and gain
or information they can muster for your mission at one additional per level thereafter:
the beginning of each play session, worth 1 wealth.
Deep Rooted Dragon
Bonds Root: Swat at Flies
Complete one bond for at least one other character Gain +1 use of Swat at Flies. In addition, you can
by using one of the following or write your own bond: ignore the size restrictions of the Swat at Flies move -
you can strike aside blows from even colossal beings,
<Insert Character name > has prospered under my or house-sized boulders if you so choose.
tutelage so far
<Insert Character name > was my former student, Dragon Scale Technique
but stupidly left You take -1 damage from any source long as you have a
<Insert Character name > could really make something hand free and are aware of it. You don’t get this damage
of themselves if I teach them reduction against damage from a source you can’t see,
are not aware of, or if you don’t have a free hand.
Gear (choose any)
A weapon which you are procient in, accoutrement To use this move, you must perform calisthenics
and coinage worth 2 wealth, (Choose 1: plain, ne, when you rest to align your internal force. If you can’t
ascetic) clothing, tools of an art you are procient perform them, lose the use of this move until you can.
in (detail - painting, calligraphy, etc), a game set of
your choice, gear (traveling, urbanite’s, peasant’s, Dragon Stretches Tail
nobles). When you make the aid move and get a 7+, you may
choose a target in range. You mark that target for
Masters Moves humiliation, giving them the reeling tag. The next
Gain all the basic moves and these moves: ally who attacks that target can empower their roll.

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Dragon Swallows the Mountain Swat at Flies

When you align your internal force and put yourself Branch: Deep Rooted Dragon, Sublime Parry
in harm’s way, you can completely negate any When you would take damage from a source (an
source of damage within close range. You can use attacker, an obstacle, a weapon, a projectile) roughly
this technique once again before you rest. If you the same size or smaller than yourself and you have
attempt to use it a third time or more between rests, a hand free, you can deect it eortlessly, reducing
immediately make a defy fate roll. The damage will the damage to 0.
still be negated if you fail this roll. s
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Great Master On a 10+, you deal the same damage back as the
Branch: Grand Master attack that came at you and it gains ap - for example,
When you roll a 10+, your student can take +1 forward if the damage was 4, you deal 4 damage back.
to attempt the same task. When your student misses, On a 7+, you can throw or deect the attack back
you can take +1 forward to attempt the same task. to any enemy in range, dealing 1 ap damage.
Long Path Up the Mountain Sixth Dragon Internal Technique

Choose a specic goal for your student or students in As long as you have time in the morning each day to
the form of a sentence that starts with “This session, exercise, perform calisthenics, and align your internal
I require my (insert disparaging remark) student(s) force, gain unstoppable as long as you are conscious.
to <insert task>” You cannot be unwillingly grappled, restrained,
disarmed, or touched. You can conceal this fact if you
When your student or students accomplishes this so wish (for example, pretending to be restrained).
goal, you and your student(s) may gain 1 power die.
Wide Reputation
Mountain Rooting Step Your mastery in your non-martial arts eld (such as
When you plant your feet and breathe in, you can cooking, chess, tea, etc) demands incredible respect. You
take the Mountain Dragon stance. In this stance, you can gain a power die whenever you defeat someone
cannot move, but nor can you be moved from your in this skill. If that person was also a master, you can
spot by any force save divine intervention. While in also mark experience.
this stance your physical force multiplies tenfold. Gain
the huge, unstoppable, and focus tags, but you cannot
take any action that requires you to move your feet.
You can carry many times your body weight in this

stance if required, and resist forces that would crush
a normal person, such as the weight of a boulder,
or the foot of a giant. The stance will break if you
move from your spot, but you can take it again at will.

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The Beggar
The world is God’s cosmic joke, so I don’t see what
all the fuss is about. It’s a world for dogs, and sons
of dogs, and I know just how to deal with dogs. Now
how about that wine?

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Prociencies even if someone is looking for you. In addition, when

Light armor, Impossible weapons (see below), and you’re in trouble or just need some additional help,
choose 2: stave, club, spear, empty hand, great you can spend a power die and you will always get
weapon, and pankration. help from the local Beggar’s guild. The GM will decide
what form this help takes, but it will always:
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Human
You cannot fail Query the Cosmos rolls if it relates On a 10+, it comes to you, mostly intact, and probably
to folk legend, myth, or storytelling, and you know a little dirty.
nearly every story there is. On a 7-9, you get it, but in the process of getting it
you are lead wildly astray from your original path.
Servant
When acting to enrich yourself, you can take +1 to Sparrow Mocks Dogs
Bend Will rolls. Branch: Sublime Mockery
When you attempt to humiliate someone, in combat
Bonds or otherwise, roll +heat.
Complete one bond for at least one other character
by using one of the following or write your own bond: On a 10+, choose two from the list below (can’t
choose the same twice).
I’ve denitely shared good times recently with On a 7-9, choose only one from the below list, and
<Insert Character name >. you expose yourself to reprisals.
<Insert Character name > has the stink of wealth On a miss, you are humiliated instead, and in addition
around them. to any other outcomes, the GM may choose one
I met<Insert Character name > on the road once, and against you.
we barely escaped from <Insert Character name >.
– Your target gains the reeling tag.
Gear (Choose any) – Choose an ally. That allies next roll against your
Shabby clothing or rags, a hat, a walking stick, gear target is empowered.
(well-worn traveling, peasant’s), three bottles of – Your target drops or is disarmed of something
questionable liquid (player to detail - possibly medicine), they were holding or wearing (clothing, armor,
a wine or liquor jug (full or empty), a begging bowl, weapons, etc)
prayer beads, an Atru holy symbol or a religious text.
Advanced Moves
Beggar Moves At rst level choose one advanced move, and gain
Gain all the basic moves and these moves: one additional per level thereafter:
Impossible Weapons Drunken Brawler

Anything you can use or pick up counts as a full Branch: Raining Wine Style
weapon for you as long as it is not already a weapon, When you get drunk, take -1 ongoing, but deal +1
so you don’t have to make clumsy rolls when using damage and your attacks gain the messy tag. Lose
it. You don’t have to be familiar with it, and can this damage and tag if you sober up.
simply pick it up. The GM will determine its qualities.
Fifty Talent Dog Destroyer
Mantra of Pedam, the Wanderer Root: Ladder Fighter
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defend your whole body, in addition to the armor Raining Wine Style
gained from Ladder Fighter, gain the forceful and Root: Drunken Brawler
messy tags. When you spend that armor, your When you’re very drunk, all your rolls additionally
weapon breaks and you lose the tags from this move become broken. However, you gain the huge tag,
until you nd a new one. and if you roll doubles on any move (hit or miss, only
count the nal die!), you may empower the next roll
Ghost Medicine of an ally that can see you as they take advantage
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t On a 3-4, the drinker’s skill in a particular area your attacks against group targets are ap. You are
s increases. You choose from one or roll a 1d6: especially nimble or adept when surrounded and
1-speech, 2-alcohol tolerance, 3-cooking, 4-gambling, can ght naturally when ganged up on.
5-acrobatics, and 6-seduction. They can empower
rolls involved in that skill until they rest. Sparrow Pecks Ox
On a 5-6, the drinker’s mannerism changes drastically You ignore the huge tag in combat (deal and take
until they rest in some bizarre way, Choose 1: normal damage). In addition, when you roll a 10+
against a huge target, you send your target reeling.
– They gain an irresistible attraction to the next
person they see. Sparrow Shares a Drink
– They become unbelievable narcissistic. When you want to get on good terms with someone
– They become unbelievably naive. indierent or hostile, roll +heat.
Whatever eect takes place, it is apparent to anyone, On a 10+, you tell them a raucous joke or story
and the drinker also appears and acts as though they that gets you in their good graces for the next few
are drunk. This eect lasts until the next rest. NPCs minutes. A guard might forgive your trespass, a
can also drink Ghost medicine with similar eects. bouncer might open a door for you, or a merchant
might give you a discount.
Gleaner On a 7-9, they are no longer indierent or hostile to
When you use Ways and Means, you can additionally you, but they won’t give you any special treatment.
look for something rare or dangerous (could be On a miss, your attempt at humor goes badly for you.
something rare or dangerous that’s already on the
list - word on the streets for example). After a few minutes, the eect of your story wears
o. Don’t outstay your welcome.
On a 7+, it’ll come to you, no matter how rare or
dangerous , but always with the additional cost that Squash the Dog’s Back
the local folks who found it for you caused a LOT Root: Hurl Dogs Skyward
of unwanted attention. Any damage you do to a target you are wrestling,
grappling, or holding is brutal and messy.
Hurl Dogs Skyward
Branch: Squash the Dog’s Back Sublime Mockery
You can ignore the group and huge tag restrictions Root: Sparrow Mocks Dogs
when making a Might move. Your might is such that Replace the list of choices on your Sparrow Mocks
you can wrestle colossal beings or objects, or distract Dogs move with the following:
and hinder entire groups.
– Deal 1 ap damage and give your target the reeling
Ladder Fighter tag
Branch: Fifty Talent Dog Destroyer – Choose an ally. That allies next roll against your
While using a massive improvised weapon large target is empowered.
enough to defend your whole body, gain 1 armor. – You may disarm your target of anything or
When you spend that armor, your weapon breaks everything they are wearing save one item
and you will have to nd a new one of appropriate nominated by the GM.
size. If you do, gain this armor back.

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Feast! Maggots of the Divine Corpse!

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Prociencies focus, honed fury, or a quiet, simmering rage. While

Light and Medium armor. Choose 2: Empty hand, raging, your base damage becomes 3 and gains the
pankration, blade, chain, spear, great weapon, stave, destructive tag, but you take +1 damage from any
knife, great gun, or great bow. source. Your rage ends once the current conict
ends or you take a respite.
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s Angel You have a number of scars, whether physical or
Once per combat, choose someone you can see. emotional. You start play with either 3 or 1d6 scars
You’re now right next to them, in no time at all. of your choice. Detail what these are to your GM.
Whenever you get a new scar during the course of
Devil your story, gain a power die , and write it down.
You can scent blood. You can ask your GM the
approximate health (wounds/ stamina) and emotional Tiger’s Blood
state of your opponents once per battle. They’ll tell you. You are a bloody gure, made of stronger and more
terrifying stu than normal men or women. You
Human always make the shattered roll empowered.
When the battle starts, ask the GM the biggest
threat and the weakest threat to you. They’ll tell you. Advanced Moves
At rst level choose one advanced move, and gain
Servant one additional per level thereafter:
When showing someone your scars would help you
on a roll, take +1 on the roll. Bloody Path to Heaven
Root: Coat of Scars
Bonds When you start a ght, choose a target. A s long as
Complete one bond for at least one other character that target is still alive, you cannot fail a shattered
by using one of the following or write your own. roll (treat a 2-6 as a 7-9 instead).
I’d gladly take a blade in the gut for <Insert Character Boiling Blood
name >. When you push a move, you can additionally declare
<Insert character name > is weak and soft, and will you are being insanely reckless. If you do, get 2
die without my help. power die on a success instead of 1, but also give 2
I fought (for, alongside, or against) <Insert Character break die to the GM on a failure.
name > in the <Insert name> war.
Coat of Scars
Gear (Choose any) Branch: Bloody Path to Heaven
Clothing (shabby, plain, ascetic) and Light armor (detail). You heal 1 wound when you take a respite. In
Traveler’s gear, and 2-6 items from the warrior’s gear. addition, choose a single area of your body (torso,
A number of scars (detail). A single weapon you are arm, head, leg). You do not feel pain in this part of
procient with, battered. Scraped and scattered coin your body and it cannot be pierced, severed, or burnt
worth 1 wealth. by normal means. You cannot be crippled in that
body part, though you take damage as normal there.
Fury Moves
Gain all the basic moves and these moves: Ghost Making Tiger
While raging, any damage you deal to threat 0 or 1
Battle Trance targets is instantly fatal - you shred them to pieces
You have the ability to y into a rage in an open, or cut them down mercilessly. You can still suer
violent conict (it must be open, and it must be harm or retribution from them on a 7-9 before you
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Impatience (even if you can’t see them, such as through a wall)

You don’t care for pedantry. When you make through smell, gut feeling, instincts, or something
a Pry Secrets or Query the Cosmos roll, you can similar.
automatically gain the result of a 7-9, but if you do,
the GM will give you a brusque and rough answer At your option, gain focus, and for a few moments,
of only a few words. you can see unimpeded up to a mile away. You can
see through walls and other obstacles until you lose
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– It can be made at any range as long as you can

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you instantly move adjacent to the target.
– It gains the ap, brutal, and messy tags, and gives
your target the crippled tag.
Prey On Weakness
When you start a ght with multiple participants,
ask your GM who a particularly weak (or the
weakest) character there is. During the ght, you
will inevitably cut this character down, terrify them
into submission, or cause them to break and ee. You
can decide when this happens, and in what manner.
Sivran’s Claw
While raging, at your option, you can choose to
enter a sublime rage. Your base damage becomes
4. However, this rage is exhausting, and after your
rage ends, all your rolls are broken until you rest.
Smash Gates
Root: Limitless
You can rage a third time before you rest, but after
you nish your third rage, you fall unconscious, are
stunned, and cannot be roused until you complete
a rest.
Tiger’s Roar
When you raise your voice in protest, command,
or victory, everyone will stop what they’re doing
to listen to you, no matter what they are doing
(combat or otherwise). You can empower your next
bend will roll against them. This will only work once
on the same target between rests.
Tiger Eye Technique

You can see well in any conditions (darkness,
blindness, and poor weather) and gain good
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The Law
They say men can’t be trusted out here, that even
angels have gone crooked. That the corruption of
Throne has twisted everything up, made people into
animals.
If you believe in anything, believe in this: no animal

in all the kingdom shall ever strike me down.

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Prociencies of the gods. The particulars of the Old Law are many,
Light, Medium, and Heavy Armor. You are procient but generally you concern yourself with these three
with staves, and 2 of the following: Empty hand, tenets (ll out the last two)
pankration, blade, spear, bow, gun, or great gun.
– Killing of innocents is forbidden.
Statistics – The act of <insert action> is punishable by <insert
Breath and Heat are important for you. punishment>.
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Human (though they don’t have to be unarmed nor alone!)
At any time, you can ask the GM “Where’s the center
of scum and villainy here?”, and the GM will tell you Watchman’s Eye
exactly where, no matter how hidden. On a 7+, when making a Pry Secrets roll add the
following questions to those you may ask:
Servant
When you Ply the Market, if you requisition goods – What kind of crime has been committed here?
in the name of the local authority, you can spend – Is this person guilty of breaking the Old Law?
the authority’s wealth instead of your own.
Wield the Old Law
Bonds When you give an order to an NPC, roll +heat.
Complete one bond for at least one other character
by using one of the following or write your own. On a 10+, you can empower your next roll against
them.
<Insert character name > helped me out of a tough On a 7+, your target has to either do what you say,
situation before. ee, or attack you.
<Insert character name > seems unstable and perhaps On a miss, they do what they like and your next roll
dangerous. I’ll keep my eye on them. against them is broken.
I have arrested <Insert character name > for <crime>
before. Advanced Moves
At rst level choose one advanced move, and gain
Gear (Choose any) one additional per level thereafter:
Medium Armor worth 2 armor (detail). (Choose: plain,
ne) clothing. A uniform (detail). A writ or badge of Body Fortress
oce, and a mark of authority from Throne. Gear Increase your armor by +1.
(Warriors or Urbanite’s). A thick stave or sta for
keeping the peace, and one other weapon. Coinage Branding Words
from local authorities and an assortment of small Branch: Iron Words
items (detail) worth 2 wealth. When you roll a 7+ on a Wield the Old Law roll, you
can give a simple one word command that your
Law Moves target must follow before deciding whether to do
Gain all the basic moves and these moves: what you say, ee, or attack you. They carry it out
to the best of their ability, and won’t do anything
Juggernaut directly self harmful.
Armor and weapons lose the unwieldy tag for you.
Burning Emblem
Mantra of Het, the Watchful Name an source from which you draw your
You follow the Old Law, a complex, quasi-religious authority (a king, a queen, a guild, an organization,
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emblem of your authority high, those present will Fierce Horse Soul
always pause and listen to you, even if they are When you are in sight of a guilty target, you gain
your enemy. the unstoppable tag and all Agility moves you make
are empowered.
If your authority holds sway over them, you can
command them as if you rolled a 7+ on Wield the Old Het Transforms into a Pillar of Basalt
Law, with no roll required. In addition, your emblem When you keep keen watch on an person or object,
P always counts as leverage for the Bend Will move. roll +breath.
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S When you strike at a guilty target’s vital life force, long as you remain in this stance.
h make a +breath roll. You must be in hand range to On a 7+, gain focus and your attacks gain forceful as
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s On a 10+ the target is in crippling pain and stunned. If you fail to stay close to the nominated person
When they recover from being stunned, they are or object for any reason, you lose this stance, and
crippled in one body part of your choice until they must make the roll again to regain it.
can rest.
On a 7-9, they are crippled and reeling for a short Iron Words
duration, and you expose yourself to retribution Root: Branding Words
before your strike hits. On a successful Wield the Old Law roll, the target
On a miss, your target safely escapes your reach is branded supernaturally and takes 2 ap damage
and leaves you reeling. the next time they approach you without your
permission or try to harm you. They are aware that
At the GM’s option, if your target is a devil or angel and they will take this damage if they are sentient.
suciently weakened you can banish it to the void
with this move, removing it from the physical world. Unlimited Chariot
When a physical obstacle or obstruction bars your
Excuse Me, Citizen way, roll +breath.
When you meet someone that falls under your
jurisdiction, make a clumsy roll. On a 10+, you smash through it, bypass it, or gain
you and your group easy passage through it.
On a 10+, you can do any or all of the below. On a 7-9, you gain passage, but take signicantly
On a 7+, they are guilty of some minor transgression, more time and attract unwanted attention.
and you may use your authority to do one of the On a miss, you take more time and attract unwanted
following, which they must follow to the best of their attention, but you still can’t get by.
ability (though what they do afterwards is up to them):
This obstruction can be any size or composition (a
– Requisition something they are holding, wearing, mountain, for example), but it may take proportionally
or driving. more time to get through.
– Get them out of the way or get them to stay with you.
– Get them to deliver a message, item, or package Walls Surround, Het Plants Her Sta in
for you. the Hall
– Get them to take you to a specic location they You can no longer fail an Aid move, but treat the 2-6
know about. result as a 7-9 instead. In addition, get an additional
1 hold when you make the Aid move
On a miss, they publicly spurn your authority, and
you lose the use of this move until you rest. We Shall Make an Anvil of Their Skulls,
and My Heart Shall be the Forge
Famous Iron Soul When you deal damage, choose any ally. Their next
The armor value of any armor you wear becomes at attack against the same target deals +1 damage and
least 3, and repairs cost nothing. In addition, your gives the target crippled if it hits.
armor becomes such a part of you that you can rely
on it for supernatural feats. Once between rests
you can use your current armor as a bonus on any
roll instead of the regular statistic.

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Sure, you can double cross me. Backstab me even. But
I’ve got 15 or 16 good reasons why you’re going to
regret it. More if they bring their cousins!

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Prociencies though they won’t cough it all up to you without a

Light armor. Choose 3: Empty hand, pankration, ght. You have a weapon you are procient with,
blade, claw, chain, bow, gun, club, or knife. and your gang is armed with a brutal assortment of
street weaponry.
Statistics
Any statistic can be useful for you. Boss Moves
Gain all the basic moves and these moves:
P Damage: 1 group
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y Wounds: 3 group questionable morality. Detail your gang and some
S of its members to your GM and name it.
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t Devil your gang makes its living:
s Once a session you can loudly and colorfully berate
your gang for +1 BOSS. – Extortion and ‘Dues’
– Mercenary work and ‘Protection’
Human – Smuggling and other ‘Business’
Your gang is tight knit. Once a session, if you tell – Thievery and ‘Acquisitions’
them an old story, bad joke, or anecdote get +1 BOSS. – Trading in goods of ‘Acceptable legality’
Servant Your gang completely lacks any semblance of discipline,

Once a session, once you get your hands on some brains, or bravery, but they love each other very much.
seriously good food, liquor, clothing, jewelry, or
other loot for your gang, you can get +1 BOSS. At any point, you have about 10-15 of these total
bastards hanging around, protecting you and doing
Bonds your dirty work. You’ll always have about that many
Complete one bond for at least one other character no matter what or how many you lose (they’ll come
by using one of the following or write your own. out of the woodwork eventually). If they all get
wiped out, revolt, or if you get totally separated
I know that <Insert character name > is well known from them for whatever reason, you lose the group
in the underworld. tag and the use of your gang-based moves until you
My gang and I have beat the crap out of <Insert rest and can get them back.
character name > before.
<Insert character name > (would make a ne gang Think about your gang as an extension of yourself.
member/was formerly a member of my gang) Members of your gang can separate out and perform
tasks for you, but when they do, they are handled
Gear (Choose any) much like other npcs. Similarly, you can separate
Your gang wears shabby or plain clothing. You wear from your gang, but can’t command them eectively
either the same, or ne clothing, and you have a mark if you do. You and the gang are basically synonymous.
of power (choose: jewelry, accoutrements, a badge,
an item of clothing, your weapon). Your When you’re with your gang and commanding them,
gang is equipped with anything from you gain the group tag, so you deal +1 damage to non-
the peasant’s, warrior’s, or urbanite’s group targets and take -1 damage from
list (your choice). Your gang has an them. When you separate from your
assortment of leverage, coin, and
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gang, you lose this tag. Your gang doesn’t function Any time you make a move, you can declare you are
eectively without you commanding them (they’re making an example for your gang with your actions.
a bit thick), and if your gang needs to perform a task
separate from you (for example, guarding an area On a 7+, no matter the result, raise your +BOSS
while you split from them) a Dirty Work move will statistic by 1.
determine how well they do. Otherwise use your On a 2-6, lower it by 1.
statistics to represent the gang. On double 6s, raise it by 2.
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weaponry and styles. They might even all ght with The Many e
the same weapon (there’s a reason they call them Your wounds, stamina, armor, statistics, and the e
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gang would take ‘o screen’ doesn’t hurt you. Any y
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too much. You can decide when named members of may not be personally aected, nor are all the
the gang bite it, but any number of faceless mooks members of a gang aected equally. You can decide
will probably die for you. whether in ction you personally suer or members
of your gang suer from the results of a bad roll.
Dirty Work
When you give your gang a dicult, demeaning, or Making a Shattered or Defy Fate roll represents a
humiliating task, or a task where they must separate direct threat to you, however, not your gang. If you
from you, roll +BOSS to see how they do. die, your gang disperses over a few days without
further leadership or becomes hostile.
On a 10+, the gang performs just ne, with minimal
complaints and acceptable competency. Advanced Moves
On a 7-9, they perform their task but they complain At rst level choose one advanced move, and gain
like hell and half-ass the job or screw it up somehow one additional per level thereafter:
(though not to the point of failure).
On a miss, it’s a total screw-up, and your gang Big Boss
hilariously (and maybe intentionally) messes up If you miss a Dirty Work roll, you can treat a 2-6
the task you gave them. Either they get the wrong result as a 7-9 instead, but lower your +BOSS by -3
guy, defend the wrong location, break your favorite instead of -1 after the roll.
tea set, or something similarly disastrous.
The rst time you reach maximum +BOSS during
After you complete this move, lower your +BOSS by a session, or if you start a session with maximum
1 as it stretches your good will with your gang. Your +BOSS, gain a power die.
gang won’t do anything suicidal or insane regardless
of how well you roll! Diamonds of the Rough
Branch: I’ve got a guy..., Serious Swagger
Mantra of the Beast-Headed God Choose 2 - Brawny, Street-wise, Sneaky, Quick-
Any time you’d make a roll requiring you to roll fingered, Fast Talkers, Brainy, Well Connected.
+BOSS, you can instead spend a power die to gain Your gang always has a couple of guys that t this
a 10+ result automatically by making an example description. Take +1 on the roll when they do your
out of one of your gang members or giving a really Dirty Work for you when their expertise would t the
damn inspiring speech. After all, you’re the Boss, no description. You can take on new guys and choose
matter what your gang thinks of you. dierent options when you rest.
THE BOSS Fame and fortune

You have a new statistic, which is tracked as +BOSS Your gang has quite a reputation. Whenever you
(the capitals are important). Your +BOSS statistic gain or demand wealth, you can get 2 extra wealth
represents your poise, command, and general sex automatically. If a target hasn’t heard of your gang,
appeal, and like other statistics can go from +3 to you can empower the very rst roll you make against
-3. It starts at 0. them.

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Fierce Loyalty At your option, you can have it there for you in no
When you or your gang gain the crippled, stunned time at all without doing anything for them, and
or reeling tags, the next time you deal damage it with zero hassle, but it was almost certainly taken
gains the brutal, ap, and destructive tags. from someone important and angry.
I’ve got a guy… Shining Boss

Root: Diamonds of the Rough When you make a Ply the Market or Gather Power
P Choose two - lockpicking, forgery, swindling, move, you can make it with +BOSS instead of +heat.
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a smuggling, thievery, intimidation, seduction, You can spend +BOSS in any situation as if it were
y disguise, augury, interrogation, hack-job medicine. currency (but cannot lower it past -3). Finally, if you’re
S When you need to get something shady done, in the right markets, you can purchase +BOSS by
h you have a guy or two that do these quickly and getting suciently shiny bling for your gang. It costs
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t a 10+ result automatically. You can take on new GM discretion).
s guys and choose dierent options when you rest.
Swell Ranks
Nothing to f*** with When in a populated area, you can recruit for your
When your target is stunned, reeling or crippled, gang. Your personal bodyguard doubles to about 20-30
your damage against them is brutal. members, and your gang gets the huge tag.
Squeeze ‘em Dry While your gang is enlarged in this way, it becomes
You’ve got some really shifty sorts in your gang, who especially unruly. Your +BOSS is reset to 0 (whether
know the right way to get what they want. When it was positive or negative before) and all your rolls
you need something dirty (wealth, information, become broken. If you miss a Dirty Work roll while
secrets, goods, work), you can roll +BOSS. your gang is enlarged in this way, you’ll lose any
members created by this move (and the tag) until
On a 10+, you and your gang squeeze a good amount you can recruit again.
of it out of someone unfortunate, no trouble at all.
On a 7-9, you get a little less, and you piss someone That’s Our Boss!
important o in the process. If you declare that you are setting an example with
On a miss, it’s way dirtier than you were prepared for, your THE BOSS move, you can, at your option, also
and gets you and your allies in some serious trouble. declare that you are very serious. If your roll was
broken, it stays broken, otherwise it becomes clumsy.
Serious Swagger Instead of raising or lowering your +BOSS by 1 after
Root: Diamonds of the Rough the roll, raise or lower it by 3.
When you need some serious loot, choose one -
(extravagant wealth, luxury goods, mercenaries, Total Nutters
inter-world transport, vehicles, armaments, friends, Your lackeys will absolutely do something suicidal
dangerous secrets, poisons, artifacts, intoxicants). or insane. You still need to make a Dirty Work roll
You always know someone can get it to you high to see how they do. In addition, on a 10+ Dirty Work
quality if you take care of something for them  rst. roll, you no longer lose +BOSS.

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The Refned
Truly, anyone can kill. I prefer not to dirty myself with
such droll work. But if you really must insist, I will
show you the ways in which killing can be fantastically
beautiful. If, by some chance, you do manage to crawl
your way to kiss my heels, your reward will be my
short sword.

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Prociencies On a 10+, the eect takes place fully and as you

Your own ne clothing (see below). Implements, intend it: your will is made manifest.
and choose 3: empty hand, spear, blade, needle,
bow, gun, ying blade, or knife. – Cast Shadow - You create an illusory eect - a
silent false image that can be approximately person
Statistics sized or a little larger. Alternately, you can create a
Heat is the most useful for you, followed by Mind. sound that appears to emanate from a particular
P location. It can’t move very far (a dozen paces) from
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y Stamina: 3+ breath inspection. The image or sound dissipates after
S Wounds: 3 you rest or when you dismiss it.
h – Slip Masks and Laugh - You warp your appearance
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t your body is unaected, but you can still disguise
s Devil it normally). You can change the features, age,
When someone you meet is frightened of you, and apparent gender of your face and voice any
empower your next Bend Will roll against them. way you choose. It remains like that until you
rest, you dismiss it, or you make this move again.
Human – Warp Shadow - You can transform small inanimate
When someone you meet is attracted to you, objects into other objects or facsimiles of small
empower your next Bend Will roll against them. animals (insects, birds, reptiles, etc). Any item or
quantity of items small enough to t in your hands
Servant can be warped this way. If the objects are dissimilar
When someone you meet is jealous of you, empower (sticks to birds), take -1 on the roll. If they are similar
your next Bend Will roll against them. (sticks to snakes), take +1 on the roll. The objects
warp back after you rest, or when you will it.
Bonds
Complete one bond for at least one other character On a 7-9, your Art is successful, but choose 1:
by using one of the following or write your own.
– Key details are dierent than you intended
<Insert character name > once served at my whim – You can’t speak that particular Art again until you rest
<Insert character name > is staining me with their – Take -1 ongoing to use your Court Sorcery until
presence you rest
<Insert character name > is a person of note, I should
keep them around me and cultivate them On a miss, your art fails and warps in an unintended
way. Choose 1: its eects are harmful to you (your
Gear (Choose any) face warps unintentionally, your shadows attack
Fine clothing (detail), accessories (choose 1 or all: you) or harmful to an ally you can see.
hairpins, jewelry, eyeglasses, a cigarette case, other
luxuries), an implement for your Art (choose 1: a Mantra of Pravi, the Exquisite
sword, a mirror, a ley-stone, bells, or something else), You are always the best dressed, most attractive, and
writing materials, a musical instrument, Noble’s gear most well spoken in any situation, no matter what.
(detail), coinage and luxury items worth 4 wealth,
the services of a manservant, handmaiden, or slave When you aunt your wealth and beauty or ash
(see services) free of charge. your winning smile and spend a power die, nobody
can say no to you. They can redirect their answer,
Rened Moves stall for time, pass o responsibility, obfuscate, or
Gain all the basic moves and these moves: become ustered, but they cannot directly deny you.
Court Sorcery One Thousand Blooming Flowers

You can wield the Art, the ability to bend the universe You are highly and recognizably skilled in the noble
with your will. pursuits. Choose 2: singing, dancing, fencing, an
instrument (detail), chess or another game (detail),
When you wield your implement, speak words of painting, fashion, calligraphy, augury, archery, writing,
power, and lie to the universe, choose one of the ower arrangement, poetry. Nobody is better than you
following Arts and roll +mind. at your pursuits, no matter how much they say otherwise.

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Platinum Silk it (walk up the hallway and ask for entrance). If you
When wearing ne or luxurious clothing, you can focus, you can look through its eyes.
wield it as both armor and weapon. Fine clothing or
better counts as 1 armor for you, and while wearing When you will it, you and the image both dissolve
it, you can use it as a special melee weapon with into smoke, and you appear in the location where
intimate-hand range. While attacking with your the image was.
clothing, you can make Reach Heaven Through
Violence rolls with +heat. Flying Sleeves s
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broken until you remedy this following ourish: gain the ap tag. You can make this y
awful situation. attack with your sleeves, by throwing your hat, or a
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Advanced Moves as hairpins, your own hair, or your voice.
At first level choose one
advanced move, and gain one House of Smoke
additional per level thereafter: When you speak mesmerizing words of
power and weave the very air with
Adamant Silk your sorcerous might, roll +mind.
Root: Flying Sleeves
As long as it’s not lthy, ne or better On a 7+, you create an illusory realm
clothing gives you 2 armor instead around you, lling a cube around 150
of 1, and you gain the unstoppable paces on each side. The realm must
tag while wearing it. overlap the real world. For example,
if you create your realm inside a
Devouring Shadows building, it must follow the same
When you successfully cast shadows, at oor plan. If you create your
your option, you can summon a nightmare realm in an empty eld, it must
instead, formed from a target’s fears, that be roughly at. However, you
latches onto them, unable to be removed until can add extra features that don’t
you rest. While the nightmare is attached, you always really exist - for example, a wall where
know the target’s location, the target cannot gain there is none, a statue, trees, a fountain, etc. These
the evasive tag, and when that target takes damage features (and the entire realm) are make of a thin
from any source, that damage cannot be reduced in smoke, and can be safely passed through as though
any way (such as from armor, the group or huge tags). they are not there, though they are utterly convincing
to every sense except touch.
Enslave Flame However, on a 10+, you can choose a number
When you roll a 10+ on Bend Will, even against a of features equal to your +mind. These features
hostile target, you can choose to ensorcell them. While become real. For example, you could create an
charmed this way, the target treats you as though they illusory staircase to the second oor where there
are deeply in love with you and your group as friendly is none, or a door where there is none.
acquaintances. This eect lasts until you take a respite On a miss, the illusory realm is created, but spirals
or rest, or they are hurt by your or your group. They wildly out of your control into a bizarre nightmare,
remember that you ensorcelled them afterwards. entrapping anyone within.
Eye Splitting Feather The realm lasts until after you rest, after which it
When you use your Court Sorcery to Cast Shadows, dissipates (including any features you made real!)
you can at your option create the exact mirror image
of yourself or a willing creature within sight. This Masquerade
image, unlike a regular shadow, can create sound and Branch: Thousand Faces
noise, and is completely convincing to all sensations When you choose to Slip Masks and Laugh, you
except touch. It can move 100 paces in any direction can change the appearances and voices of up to 3
before dissipating, and either mimics your movement additional willing or unwilling targets you can see.
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Sublime Performance If you’re impersonating someone, anyone who knows

When you perform your noble pursuit, if you so them well will be suspicious of you within reason.
choose, it lures those that can see or hear you into a
deadly trance. Those that can see or hear you, friend Weave of Power
or foe, are stunned and can do nothing except pay When you pull on your various (and numerous)
rapt attention, breaking only if they are touched by powerful connections, give the name of who you’re
someone else or take damage. You choose whether calling on to the GM and roll +heat.
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y tag, or snaps, dealing 1 ap damage to all who can On a 7-9, hold 1.
S hear or see you. On a miss, this move, you can still choose to get
h hold 1, but if you do, lose the use of that connection
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t When you choose to Warp Shadows, you can warp favor.
s something far larger (up to about the size of a large
animal, or a vehicle). The same restrictions, penalties, You can spend your hold 1 for 1 to call in a favor from
and bonuses apply. them. A favor could be goods or weapons worth 2
wealth (not the wealth itself), passage through the
Thousand Faces king’s road, an escort, dirty secrets, etc.
Root: Masquerade
When you choose to Slip Masks and Laugh, you can Writhing Shadow
warp other aspects of your person, including your When you Cast Shadows, your illusion can be both
clothing, your height, your weight, and your body an image and a sound, and is completely convincing
size, gender, and shape in addition to your face. to all sensations except touch. In addition, you can
Your statistics remain the same. You must remain give it a simple one sentence instruction (‘greet the
the same race. If your Slip Masks and Laugh targets next person to enter’), and it can move a signicantly
other people, it can alter others in the same way. further distance from its casting location (around
100 paces).

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The Hunter
Assassin. Mercenary. Murderer. This one has little
need for petty names or petty obstacles. For this one
is a hunter of men.

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Prociencies Close Eyes and Still Hearts

Light armor. Knives and choose 4: chain, ying blade, When you attempt to undertake a journey where you
empty hand, claw, gun, needle, or bow. must inltrate, deceive, or pass undetected through
your enemies in order to accomplish a specic goal
Statistics except killing (eavesdrop for information, scout
Reex is the most useful for you, followed by Mind. the area, poison the water supply, pass o a secret
message, reach a target to assassinate, etc), name
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s You are invisible in areas of deep shadow or darkness. – You have to dispatch someone unnecessary to
Targets cannot see you unless you directly attack stay concealed
them. – You take more time or eort than normal
– You leave marks of your passing
Angel – You have to leave something behind or give
You are an outcast angel, a rogue agent on the path something away
of Petals, reviled by other angels. Your lightning – You give away someone else’s position
speed allows you to never be caught o guard or
surprised, no matter the circumstance. On a miss, you are detected, and choose 1 from
the list above
Human
Gain the Great Gun prociency and one other of Mantra of Ovis, the Empty One
your choice. Name a character or location. If you spend a power
die, at some point before you next rest, you can tell
Servant the GM that you’re there, very close to that character
You have connections to guild contracts. Whenever or location, silently observing from a hidden perch.
you accept a contract from the criminal underworld, You can’t tell anyone how you got there, not even
you can demand double the wealth. your GM - for that would be to reveal the Shadow
Arts.
Bonds
Complete one bond for at least one other character Practiced Killer
by using one of the following or write your own. All your weapons gain the hidden tag (large weapons
fold) after you spend a rest tinkering with them.
I met <Insert character name > on a contract once, After you tinker with them in this way, only you
though they didn’t know it at the time. can wield them eectively (everyone else makes a
<Insert character name > will slow me down if I need clumsy roll and NPCs can’t use them).
to get out quickly
<Insert character name > was one of my targets once, Shadow Arts
though they may not be aware of it. You are a student of one of several esoteric schools
of shadow arts: deadly, hidden, and elite institutions
Gear (Choose any) dedicated to rening one aspect of the art of killing.
Ascetic Clothing. Gear (warrior’s or traveler’s). A
religious symbol. Two vials of potent poison. A writ Choose one of the following:
or contract for someone’s life (detail). A dark cloak. A – Viper School : You gain special poison you can
letter from your Shadow Arts school (detail). A brace apply to ammunition or a weapon. The rst attack
of knives, and another weapon you are procient you make after a rest or respite gains the ap,
with. brutal, and lingering tags.
– Fox School : You can perfectly impersonate any
Hunter Moves voice or sound that you have heard. You can
Gain basic moves and these moves: remember three voices and any number of
sounds.

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– Spider School : When your hands and feet are Scorpion School technique
bare, you can cling to and climb vertical and If you have time and materials to prepare an area,
overhanging surfaces at full speed, even if the you can lay traps, tripwires, and prepare your
surface is sheer or smooth. weapons. Roll +mind.
– Bat School : In dim light or darkness, you can glide
through the air. You cannot gain altitude, though On a 10+, hold 4.
you lose it very slowly. On a 7-9, hold 2.
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may also wield weapons eectively in this way. – Ignore the huge and group tags on your next
source of damage
Advanced Moves
At rst level, and when you gain a le vel thereafter, Sense Atum
choose from these moves: You can sense the rough direction, emotional state,
and physical health of living beings up to far range
Intensive Study of your current location by taking a moment to
Gain another basic School’s technique. You can take focus and sensing their Atum. This ability extends
this move more than once. through walls, oors, and earth, but nothing made
of metal. This eect becomes clearer the closer the
Moth School Technique targets are to you - targets at close range will leave
When you roll a 10+ on an Agility move, you can give much clearer impressions than targets at far range,
the reeling tag to any enemies you pass through. which will be muddled.
You weigh almost nothing if you choose to, and
never take damage from falling. You can walk on Silver Blades of Ovis
water and jump o impossible surfaces, such as a Branch: Ovis’ Five-Way Sword
sword blade. When dealing damage to a target unaware of your
presence, your attacks deal +1 damage and gain
Ovis’ Five-Way Sword the ap tag.
Root: Silver Blades of Ovis
When dealing damage to a target unaware of your Synchronize Atum
presence, your attack gains brutal and gives your When you know the face and name of a target, you
target the crippled and reeling tags. can roll +mind to link your heartbeat with theirs.
Panther School Technique On a 10+, you create a link, which you can use
Empower Close Eyes and Still Hearts when you have to determine the approximate location, surface
sucient time to survey your target or location. thoughts, and emotional state of your target, no
Additionally, you don’t make noise unless you choose matter the distance.
to, no matter what you’re doing. On a 7-9, you create the same link, but your target
is aware of your use of it, and can sense the same
Predator Wasp School Technique things about you (with a much weaker eect).
When you touch a target, willing or not, you can On a miss, you link with the target, but only they
brand them with a small mark that allows you to can sense information about you (and not the other
see through their eyes by gaining focus. They are way around).
unaware of this mark or ability. The mark fades
after you rest, and you can only have one active at You can only synchronize Atum with one target at
a time. In addition, you can consume this mark to a time, and it fades after a rest.
focus and directly control your targets movements
for a few short moments. Your target’s movements
are imprecise and jerky, and they are aware of the
control.

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Toad School Technique Wolf School Technique

You are a flesh crafter. You keep 2 extra small Choose an ally to be your pack brother or sister.
biological weapons hidden in your body. These could When you make the Aid move and target your back
be as nefarious as poison spittle, bone spikes, or brother or sister, you can choose to get a 7-9 result
insects bred in your esh. When you deal damage, without rolling. Additionally, when your pack brother
you can expend a weapon as a one-time use to or sister misses a roll and you’re within close r ange,
give your attack messy and deal +2 damage. They you can get +1 forward to attempt the same task.
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On a 7-9, you get out, but take something unwanted
with you (a wound, pursuers) or lose something
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The Hunger
Sure, I’ve got a few debts in me, and I’ve got the marks
to prove it. But power’s quite the mistress, fool. Tell,
me have you ever seen this before?

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Prociencies Dread Sorcery

Gain all: Implements, stave, empty hand, needle, You can wield the Art, the ability to bend the universe
knife, and blade. with your will. When you wield your implement,
speak words of power, and lie to the universe, choose
Statistics one of the following eects and roll +mind.
Mind is the most useful for you, followed by Reex.
On a 10+, the eect takes place fully and as you
P Damage: 2 intend it, your will is made manifest.
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t Devil It’s more intense than any Art you cast with your
s With a successful Dread Sorcery move, you may implement and doesn’t require reagents.
commune with the Black Flame asking it one – Bind Shade - You pull a shade (a deceased soul)
question, answered truthfully. The Flame knows or creature from the void into contact with you,
everything, but draws disaster to you. enough to speak with it. It could be a specic
person, or generic. It is bound to answer one
Human question truthfully, then the connection
When you use Dread Sorcery successfully, you can dissipates if it so wishes.
also choose to Scry. Scrying requires a mirror and – Red Word - You curse a target that you can see,
something from the target (a lock of hair, etc). When dooming it. At any point, by merely willing it, you
you scry you get a brief but very clear glimpse of can consume this curse to deal 2 damage to this
what that person is doing and their immediate target, not preventable or reducible in any way.
vicinity. This curse ends only when the target dies, you
rest, or you willfully remove it. You may curse a
Servant target any number of times, and they are aware
You are part of a society of sorcerers. When you use of its nature.
Dread Sorcery successfully, you can also choose to
contact that society and ask up to 3 questions to On a 7-9, your Art is successful, but choose 1:
them. They are friendly to you, but their knowledge
is limited to their expertise. – You are fully exposed to harm, danger, or retribution
– You can’t speak that particular Art again until you rest
Bonds – Take -1 ongoing to use your Dread Sorcery until
Complete one bond for at least one other character you rest
by using one of the following or write your own.
On a miss, , your art writhes catastrophically. It fails,
I’ve watched <Insert character name > secretly for and in addition to other consequences, choose 1:
some time. They may not know about it. You take 1 ap damage from the backlash, or deal
<Insert character name > tried to stop my machinations 1 ap damage to an ally in range from the backlash
in the past.
<Insert character name >’s (blood, esh, knowledge, Geomancy
or skill) is extremely useful to me in my rituals. When you have time (a respite or rest) and materials
(alchemical substances, tallow, animal parts, charms),
Gear (Choose any): you can perform a dark ritual. Describe what kind of
(Fine or Ascetic) clothing. An implement (bells, a ritual you are performing to the GM. You could do
sword or dagger, a mirror, or something else - detail). any sort of ritual within the realm of reason - from
Gear (urbanites, nobles). A pack with a collection summoning a dark creature, to resurrecting the
of books (detail). A pouch for casting sorcery - full dead, to spying remotely, to changing the weather
of oils, fats, and other reagents. A weapon you are (it still has to be ritual-like in nature).
procient with.
It’ll always work, but the GM will tell you one to
Hungers Moves four of the following you need to do to get it
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– You and your group will risk danger from <blank>. entered it through. However, you can also name a
– It’s going to take signicant time (hours, days, location which you have visited (for example, the
weeks) glassblower’s guild) and you can open a door from
– It’s going to cost more in materials and money the House to another (real) door somewhere in the
than expected rough vicinity of that location. How precise it is and
– You’ll need to <blank> rst. where you open that door is up to the GM.
– You’ll have to give up <blank> to do it.
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On a 5+, take the die as a new power die. target, you can gain the stunned tag to cripple it
On a 1-4, give it to the GM as a break die. with fear or disorient it with pain, and cause it to
also gain the stunned tag as long as you yourself
Pact have this tag. It is struck with terrifying visions of its
Your power and prestige comes from a pact or own demise. These stunned tags end when you or
agreement with a patron. Choose 1 and detail: (A your target take damage, or someone takes action
devil, a master, a powerful ruler). While your patron to assist you or your target as normal.
is happy with your exploits, you can comfortably ask
them for a favor at the beginning of each session, Cut the Universe
which they will always grant you. If they are unhappy When you want to cut a ery path of nothing and
or not condent in your exploits, they’ll ask you transport you and your group across the universe
instead. If you don’t fulll this request in due time, instantly, name a location and roll +mind. If you haven’t
lose your ability to ask favors of your patron until seen the location you wish to cut to, make a clumsy roll.
you nd a new patron, and you incur the wrath of
your old one. On a 10+, you come out where you intended, or
somewhere close by.
Advanced Moves On a 7-9, you come out roughly where you intended,
At rst level choose one advanced move, and gain but in somewhere very inconvenient (in the middle
one additional per level thereafter: of enemies, far from where you need to be).
On a miss, there is a mishap - the GM decides where
A House Removed everyone ends up (and how unscathed they are).
You cut a small part of the Wheel (the universe) o
for yourself. Your House is a medium sized structure This Art, often called Division, is extremely rare and
oating in an empty void. Detail it to your GM. While coveted by the rulers of the universe. Tell your GM
inside you can’t use your Dread Sorcery, but you can how you came across it.
shape ambient features of the House by willing them
into existence. Any modications to your House can Devouring Flame
be made by you only and remain even if you leave it. When you fell at least one enemy with your
pyromancy, you can draw on their dissipating soul
To open a door to your House, you need time and ame to gain 2 stamina or heal 1 wound. This stamina
safety, a door, a door frame, or portal-like structure cannot put you above your maximum.
(existing or self-constructed), and a key, which you
forge (3 wealth, rare and dangerous materials). You Erudite
can re-use the key and the door frame, and open a Choose two areas of study, as if they were a title of
door to the house from any door in the universe, a book. (Example: Angels and the Pact, Daemonica
as long as you have the key. Malecum: The Orders and Features of Daemons).
You are a master of these subjects as long as you
Only targets that have the key or your permission study them, and can charge 2 wealth per rest for your
can open a door to the House. Once inside, you services in tutoring and advice, as long as there’s work
can close and seal the door at your option. You in the area.
can only leave your House from the same door you

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In addition, when you roll a 10+ on Query the Cosmos Strengthened Binding
about these areas of study, you make a breakthrough Branch: Smother Flame, Sublime Binder
in your eld, and you can tell the GM a new piece of When you bind a shade, if there are materials (ash,
useful information, hitherto undiscovered, about your clay, or dead esh) nearby, you can additionally bind
subject area. The GM must accept this new information it into the shape of a steed or a servant (choose) after
as fact, but can add to it in any way they wish. or before you ask it your question. The servant shade
is bound to follow your commands unthinkingly.
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S of this move. when you rest. You can have any number of shades,
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target’s shadow (if they have one). If you do, they are
crippledin an area of your choosing. Additionally, they
can’t move from their spot until your foot is moved.
Overcharge
When you roll a 10+ on your Dread Sorcery, you can
take an downside from the 7-9 list. If you do, your
sorcery’s targets are doubled.
Phoenix Blade
If you so choose, you can choose to have your
Pyromancy deal 4 instead of 3 damage. However, you
now suer (or an ally suers) 1 ap backlash damage
on a 7-9, and 2 ap backlash damage On a miss.
Smother Flame
Root: Strengthen Binding
When you or an ally slay at least one enemy
with Reach Heaven Through Violence, or Dread
Sorcery, you can instantly bind that enemy’s soul
as if you’d just successfully cast Bind Shade.
Spin Wheel and Laugh at God

When you grasp the Flame Immortal with
your terrible will, roll +mind. You may use
this move a number of times equal to your
+mind between rests.
On a 10+, you can completely erase the eects

of something that just happened as if you
had turned back time itself a few moments
- damage, someone escaping your grasp, a
mistake or misstep, even death. However, there
are always minor unforeseen consequences
- you turn things back slightly too far, or the
result is slightly warped in some way.
On a 7-9, these consequences are major instead
of minor.
On a miss, these consequences are even worse.

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Sublime Binder Take -1 ongoing to Dread Sorcery rolls when you

Root: Strengthen Binding have at least one bound shade. You can have any
When you bind a shade, you can bind it into a warrior number of shades, but if you miss a Dread Sorcery
form, as long as there are materials (clay, ash, dead roll while you have any warrior shades, they break
esh) nearby. Warrior shades are large, strong, and free and turn on you, dealing 1 ap damage to you
will perform simple, uncomplicated tasks for you or nearby allies per shade, then dissipate. They will
on your command. As long as you have at least collapse and are destroyed when you take a rest.
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EQUIPMENT AND SUNDRIES
EQUIPMENT AND SUNDRIES precious and masterfully tailored

Exotic clothing - Clothing that doesn’t t in - from
These are the armaments, materials, and possessions a far-o corner of the multiverse. Unique in its look.
player characters can start with and potentially Ascetic clothing- Stark and unadorned clothing,
gather. Each playsheet determines the starting easy to move in. Often worn by martial artists or
equipment of player characters, but the rest is up monks
to what they can acquire in the market. Jewelry - Jewelry, such as a guild scion or master
might adorn themselves with. Rings, chains, pocket
Each price listed is approximate market price in the watches, necklaces, earrings, etc.
core market (Throne). It could vary depending on Accoutrements - Personal items of worth, such
who you’re buying from, and where you are. as incense, perfume, belts, pouches, asks, wine
jugs, fans, snu boxes, cigarette cases, signet rings,
Rarity glasses, etc.
Religious items - Prayer beads, Atru holy symbols,
Rare or other esoteric items.
Rare items are by default hard to nd in the marketplace Game Sets - Chess, cards, dice, and other games
and probably require making a successful Ply the Writing materials - Books, paper, and ink. Ledgers
Market move. As such, their listed price is approximate. and guides.
Fine
Items are a better or exceptional version of an item, Clothing and Personal Items
whether armor, weapons, clothing, or food. You can
make anything listed here ne by simply giving it the Item Wealth Tags
ne tag. Items that already have the ne tag have Shabby Clothing 1
the tag’s price increase included in their base price. Ascetic Clothing 1
Plain Clothing 2
Fine items are by default, rare, and you’d have to
Exotic Clothing 2
nd the proper connection, crafter, or salesperson.
Prices of ne items, like any rare items, will vary, but Jewlary 3 Fine
by default cost and sell for at least 3x the wealth Fine Clothing 3 Fine
of the none-ne version. Luxurious Clothing 6 Fine
Religious Items 1
Services can also be ne. The services of a ne
Writing Materials 1
courier, for example, would be far more professional,
reliable, and eective. Accutrements 2
Game Set 2
If something isn’t listed here, you can still buy it (if
it’s available). 2 wealth is approximately the price for:
Gear
A week’s service from someone useful, a month’s When you pay the indicated wealth you can pick
hardscrabble living or a week’s comfortable living any number of items o the appropriate gear list
for one person, supplies for 1 person’s short journey, to obtain. If your character stars with this gear, you
local clothing and a good pair of boots, bribes for a can pick anything or everything o the indicated list
guard just trying to do his duty or an enterprising to start with!
courtier, information and items that are just a little
o market, fuel, food, or repairs for a vehicle for one Peasant’s Gear - All weather boots. Workman’s tools
month, good smithing and tailoring work to repair (agricultural or urban). A shawl or short cloak. A hat.
the scars of battle on armor, clothing, or weapons. A sack with rations and to hold personal items. A
dented hand-lamp. A hut or simple shelter to call
Clothing and Personal Items home. A walking stick. Candles.
Shabby clothing - Ragged or dirty clothing, soiled Traveler’s Gear - All weather boots. A massive/
from toil, the streets, or work tattered/ornate cloak. A well- worn hat. Traveler’s
Plain clothing - such as a commoner might wear pack with hardtack and other rations, a torch, an oil
Fine clothing - Well tailored clothing, such as a noble or lamp, a compass, 50 feet of rope, pitons, a foldable
master merchant might wear. Includes some accessories shelter, and oilcloth. A memento. A battered radio.
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Warrior’s Gear - All weather boots or steel toed

boots. Field rations. An iron bowl. Whetstone. Accommodations
Oilcloth. A ragged cloak. Foldable shelter. Trench
Item Wealth Tag
shovel. A well-worn pack. A harness or belt. A helm,
used or unused. Compass. Field maps. Shabby Accommodations 1
Urbanite’s Gear - City boots. A rain cloak. A worthy Acceptable Accommodations 2
hat. Craftsman’s tools (carpentry, smithing, etc).
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e ne hat. Artisan’s tools (sculpting, map making, etc). King’s road access - Passage through the King’s road
n A musical instrument. Books, many on academic that winds through the multiverse. When you buy
t subjects. Jewelry, incense, or perfume. Writ of access, you get a writ that names your embarkation
patronage from a notable power. Writ of passage point and destination. It doesn’t guarantee your
to one notable university. Accommodations with a safety, only your passage.
noble house for a month in exchange for a favor. Standard bribes - The price of power or access.
Additional maps and charts - Name what these Assassination - The price of destroying power. Price
are of each time you buy them. may vary. Doesn’t apply for assassination contracts
made with players, but is a good estimate.
Meals - Bland to exquisite, mundane to exotic.
Gear Baths- Access to a public bathhouse.
Social Club- Door fee for a high class salon, cafe,
Item Wealth Tags tea house, or other darker establishments.
Peasant’s Gear 2 Doctor, street - A sawbones or folk healer to heal
Travlers Gear 3 severe wounds, remove parasites, cure bad fortune
Warriors Gear 3 and other maladies. May not be the mo st eective,
or even dangerous. *Street docs accept suspect
Urbanites Gear 4
Nobles Gear 7 Fine
Additional Maps and Charts 2 Services
Item Wealth Tags
Accommodations and Services Meals 1-5
Accommodations and services are listed in price per King’s Road Access 2
rest. These services are for non-follower characters - in
Standard Bribes 2
other words, characters that won’t generally follow
your group around or assist you in combat. Baths 2
Intoxicants 2
Accommodations
Doctor, Street 2*
If you want to purchase an accommodation (for
example, an inn, a shop, a castle, etc), the price is 6x Social club 3
the base price. Doctor, Guild 4
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Shabby accommodations - Barely passable
accommodations, maybe used by animals as well Courier 2
Acceptable accommodations - A reasonable place Courier 2
to get rest. Probably not too secure, but not too Slave 2
many eas, and not too noisy.
Fine accommodations - Pleasant and secure Courtesan 3
accommodations, enough to rest well. Watchman 3
Kingly accommodations - Palatial accommodations, Personal Servant 3
t for a king or queen.
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Doctor, guild - A guild-certied doctor or surgeon with risk and distance.
to heal severe wounds and other maladies. Very Watchman - When you need something protected.
ecient, but pricey, and liable to charge bribes Might not be entirely trustworthy.
for ‘full’ service. Personal servant - A butler, handmaiden, or other
Intoxicants - Liquor, wine, and other indulgences, servant to handle your personal aairs. Literate.
for the time being. Slave - Costs 4 wealth up front. The rest of the cost is
Courtesan - Rest and relaxation. taking care of them. If you free a slave, they become
Page - A youth or someone elderly to occasionally an illiterate personal servant (above). Dealing with
carry messages and items a short distance. Not a slaves and slavers can be a morally fraught business.
servant, and probably illiterate.

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Transport Precious metals - Gold and silver, and rarer things,

The rst cost is per trip. The second cost is per journey such as Adamantine or Orichalcum.
- a journey being far longer and more perilous. Alchemical materials - Materials needed by
sorcerers, craftsmen, and devil binders.
If you own said mode of transport (costing about 2x Medical Supplies - Bandages, tinctures, vitriols and
the journey cost), the trip cost is free. However, the sometimes modern medicine, used to heal.
journey cost is 2 wealth (for upkeep, etc). Oil, fat, or tallow - Used for candles, soap, and industry.
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Devil - Flying devils or devils that are large enough morally fraught business which has many opponents.
will take anyone if they’re foolish enough. *Often It may be illegal out in some outer worlds.
times demons will give free transport for the promise Arms and armor - Use this cost when sold as a unit,
of a good time or a deplorable favor. not individually.
Caravan - Passage on a caravan through the
multiverse. Free if you pull your weight.
Beast of Burden - An ox, bound shade, or monster Trade Goods and Sundries
large enough to carry burdens. Slow but dependable.
Riding animal - Usually not a horse. Fast, and can Item Wealth Tag
include war animals. Food 1-3
Ship – Watercraft. Water 1
Sky-ship - Aircraft, ship, or dirigible. Very fast, but
can be dangerous. Oil, Fat, or Tallow 2
Medical Supplies 3 Rare
Fuel 3
Transport
Bulk or Raw Materials 3
Item Wealth Tag Machinery 4
Rickshaw 1/* Alchemical Materials 4 Rare
Public Transport 1/3 Intoxicants 5 Rare
Beast of Burden 1/4 Precious Metals 6 Fine
Ship 1/4 Slaves per Head 6
Caravan 2/6 Arms and Armor 6 Rare
Riding Animal 2/6
Palanquin 3/9
Devil * Weapons
You must have prociency in the appropriate weapon
Sky-Ship 4/10 style in order to use any of these weapons without
making a clumsy roll. The cost of each weapon is
approximate market price, and could vary.
Trade Goods and Sundries
Price per container (barrel, box, pallet, etc) in the core A Fine version of any weapon will cost around 3x
market (Throne). Prices will be higher in the outworlds, or more the price of the base weapon and require
and vary from world to world. a master craftsmen and the appropriate materials.
These weapons also exist in the world as the sources
The price will increase x3 if the good is Fine, and of myth and legend. While wielding a Fine weapon,
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Fine martial arts styles (empty hand, pankration) are each time after, name your new technique to the GM.
treated the same way as Fine weapons but have be Then choose one ourish for your style from below:
taught. To learn them, you must nd the appropriate
master (not an easy task!) and pay the same price – Your attack gains the forceful tag.
as a ne weapon for training. – Your attack gains the area tag.
– You can disarm a target within range of something
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m Melee Weapons Pankration
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n is for training.
t Empty Hand
Fist, knee, foot, or elbow. Unarmed combat, taken Blade
to an art. You cannot be disarmed. Common martial Sword, axe, or other bladed weapon, one, two, or
arts styles are Pattram Sword Hand, 49 Empty Palms, multiple. Common blades are straight swords, short
and Ki Rata. The cost included is for training. swords, kukri, machetes, and sabers - more exotic
ones might be disk blades, chained blades, or blade-
Flourish: If you already know Empty Hand, you can catchers.
take it again (unlike other styles) when you reach level
3, 6, and 9. The rst time you take Empty Hand, and Flourish: If you already know a blade style, you can

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take it again when you reach level 3, 6, and 9. The like a boomerang, ying disc, or ying guillotine.
rst time you learn a blade style, and each time
after, name your technique to the GM, then choose Chain/Whip
a ourish for your style from below: A chain, whip, rope, or other such weapon, favored
by the under-gangs of Throne.
– Your attack gains the forceful tag.
– Your attack gains the area tag. Flourish: Disarm a target or something they are
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A massive blade, club, or halberd. You need two Iron club, a simple tree branch, short stave, or war n
hands to wield this weapon eectively. hammer. A
Knife Stave
Knife, dagger, or short blade. Stave or sta, rough or ornate.
Flying Blade Claw

A blade or claw attached to a chain or rope, so it can be Iron claw, hand weapon, or punching dagger, made
pulled back to its wielder. This could also be something of iron or steel.

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Melee Weapons
Weapon Range Wealth Tags Flourish
Spear Hand, Thrown - Close 1 Unwieldy Reeling
Knife Hand 1 Hidden, Light, Innite, Precise Crippling
E Chain/Whip Hand 1 Light *Disarm

q Club Hand 1 Forceful AP
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n Great Weapon Hand 2 Unwieldy, Messy Brutal
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Stave Hand 2 Unwieldy Forceful
Flying Blade Hand, Thrown - Far 3 Precise Crippling
Claw Intimate - Hand 3 Rare, Light, Hidden Crippling
Ranged Weapons they are able to use the Art, or sorcery of some
kind. Detail what form this sorcer y takes, whether
Reloading it’s bolts of re, paper charms, lightning, oating
Some ranged weapons have the loading tag. You blades, or something more terrible or wondrous.
don’t need to track ammo for these weapons, but
the loading tag is a negative tag that can used by the Needle
GM. Players who re these weapons in combat will Needle, usually do their damage through a payload
eventually need to reload, taking time and eort. of poisons or paralytics.
Reloading requires focus. Reloading players might Bows

also drop ammo, run out of ammo, jam their weapon, Characters with the Bow prociency can wield any
etc - all additional options for the GM. of the below weapons
Implement Short Bow

An implement is a focus for the Art, the to change A smaller bow, designed for quick use in combat or
reality. When making Reach Heaven Through when mounted. Less range but less unwieldy than
Violence rolls with an implement, you can roll +mind. a regular bow. Requires arrows.
Special: When you buy an implement, describe it to Bow

the GM. Common implements are mirrors, bells, and A long or full-draw bow. Requires arrows.
swords. If your character is able to wield implements,

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Crossbow Flourish: Your attack disarms your target of

A crossbow, machine or winch-wound. something they are holding or wielding.
Great Bows Assault Gun

Characters with the great bow prociency can wield A gun modied for brutal street combat, shotgun,
either of the below weapons or other close range weapon. Can be red at hand
range as a ranged weapon.
Cwellan s
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your opponent and gives them the crippled tag. An automatic rie. Typically loads 1 clip at a time d
of multiple bullets. n
Great Bow A
A massive bow, meant to be pulled or strung by one Rie
of great strength. A rie, sometimes with a sight, a familiar tool of
death.
Guns
Characters with gun prociencies can wield any of Great Gun
the below weapons A large gun, ring explosives, massive shells, or high
caliber bullets meant to fell powerful targets. Often
Gun has a scope. Typically loads one shell at a time.
A simple gun, black-powder or breech loading, a
common site in Throne.
Hand Gun
A hand-gun or revolver, can usually be red multiple
times.
Ranged Weapons
Weapon Range Wealth Tags Flourish
Implement Close-Far 5 Rare, Focus Destructive
Needle Intimate-Close 1 Hidden, Light, Innite, Precise Reeling
Short Bow Close 2 Light Messy
Bow Close-Far 2 None Messy
Crossbow Close-Far 3 Unwieldy, Loading, AP Messy
Rare, Focus, Unwieldy, Forceful,
Great Bow Close-Extreme 4 Reeling
Potent
Cwellan Close-Extreme 6 Rare, Loading, AP Crippling
Gun Close 3 Loading, AP Messy
Assault Gun Hand 3 Loading, Messy Brutal
Rie Close-Extreme 4 Rare, Focus, Unwieldy, Loading, AP Crippling
Hand Gun Close 5 Rare, Light, Loading, AP Disarm
Auto-Gun Close 6 Rare, Loading, Unwieldy, AP Area
Rare, Focus, Unwieldy, Loading,
Great Gun Far-Extreme 7 Area
Destructive, Messy, AP

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Explosives and Ammo

Stock Range Wealth Tags
Knockout Ammo NA 1 per round Rare, Forceful (Non-lethal)
Explosive Ammo NA 1 per round Rare, Area
Anti-Material Ammo NA 1 per round Rare, Destructive
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m Balanced Ammo +1 1 per round Rare
e Bomb Close 3 for 3 Rare, Area, Destructive, Forceful

n Gas Bomb Close 3 for 3 Rare, Special*
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Ammunition and Explosives Fine version of armor costs a minimum of 2x the
Weapons with the loading tag can use special base price, and can give you +1 armor than normally
ammunition. A single piece of special ammo costs allowed.
1 wealth, bombs come in clusters of 3 and both
are rare. Light Armor
Light armor is easy to move around in. It can include
Choose 1: Knockout, explosive, anti-material, only a few pieces, strapped to
aming, echette, grapeshot, poisoned, balanced. the body, and makes very
Special ammo takes eect for a single attack. little noise. It often uses
The GM can decide the eect of materials such as cloth or
the special ammo, or you can animal hide for lightness
come up with your own. and ease of motion. It could
be pieces of fashion used as
Bombs armor, such as a thick coat, a
You must be procient with leather jacket, or an armored
Great Guns to throw a bomb corset.
without making a clumsy roll.
However, if you miss, you drop it somewhere very When you get light armor, detail its look. Light
inconvenient. armor may includes some major areas of protection
(covered by plates or pads) - tell your GM where
Gas Bombs they are.
You must be procient with Great Guns to throw
a gas bomb without making a clumsy roll. You can Medium Armor
throw a gas bomb at close distance as a ranged Medium armor is serious armor, covering most of
attack. *It does no damage, but either obscures an the body. It might range from exible body armor
area or covers it in choking or caustic mist that gives to a breastplate, a cuirass, or something similar.
any who enter it the reeling, and crippled status. It covers most of the body, and takes some time
(but not assistance) to do or don. It makes noise
Armor when moving around, is heavy, and hinders you from
Armor is either light (1-2 armor), medium (2-3 armor), certain activities while wearing it.
or heavy (4-5). You can’t wear armor you’re not
procient in. Your armor can look any way When you get medium armor, detail it’s look. Medium
you like. armor often includes a breastplate, a reinforced
vest, shin guards, gauntlets, and bracers. It often
The variance in armor given is for includes a helm.
higher quality versions of the same
armor, which might cost more. If a Heavy Armor
player starts with light or medium Heavy armor takes a respite (15 min) to do or don
armor, it is always 1 armor light completely, and you need the assistance of one
armor or 2 armor medium armor. A other character, otherwise it takes twice as long.

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It’s heavy, noisy, hot, and often awkward to move

around in, but oers unparalleled protection. A
Armor
character wearing heavy armor can shrug o blades Type Rating Wealth Tags
and bullets with ease.
Light 1 3 None
Heavy armor is very dicult to nd, and its creation Medium 2 4 Unwieldy
or discovery is usually a laborious process. Medium 3 6 Unwieldy s
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OPTIONAL RULES knock open a door, or something similar (anything

you could normally do in hand range).
Advanced Martial Arts
These martial arts style below are optional. When Bearer of Legend
they level up, any player can choose to take a martial Your weapon, or your body itself (your hand or arm,
arts move from any of the list below, indicating typically) is infused with ancient and famous power.
that they are a practitioner of that particular style It could be sentient, glow with unearthly radiance,
of martial arts. be infused with a terrible evil, or something similar.
The power and the weapon (or limb!) itself was not
Flourishes from these styles stack with ourishes originally yours - detail to your GM where it came
from their respective weapon styles. from. Powerful groups will usually contest your
ownership of this weapon.
If you want, you can name your own derivative style of
martial arts that has the same mechanical eect as one Decide a condition on which your weapon charges.
of the styles below, but a dierent name and avor. Common conditions include sunlight, the presence
of certain enemies, or saying a power word. You can
Martial arts styles often are practiced by schools - if charge your weapon twice between rests, though it
you want, when you take any one of these moves, only retains one charge at a time. At any time, you
tell your GM where you learned it from. can expend the charge in your weapon to unleash
its power and add the destructive, forceful, and
When you gain a level from 2-10, you can take any area tags to your attack. This damage cannot be
of these moves instead of your regular options: reduced in any way (by armor, the group, and huge
tags, etc).
49 Empty Palms
You project the power of your Atum into your strikes, Demon Flips the Cart
displacing air with your attacks. At your choice, your Your blows strike your opponent with unholy strength.
Empty Hand style can be used as a ranged weapon To qualify for the benets of this school of martial
with close-far range, with the potent, and forceful arts, you must consume twice as much sustenance
tags. You can also use this power to project force (food, drink, energy, etc) as a normal individual of
at a similar range - for example, to ip a lever, to your size and race, which your power burns.
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Flourish: Your melee attack hurls those struck an process costs 4 wealth, rare ritual materials, and
unbelievable distance - far enough to go out of requires a period of healing.
visual range. They don’t take any extra damage for
being hurled this far, and they’ll stop if they hit any * Once fortied, you gain the following benets:
obstacles (though they may also smash through
them), but they do gain the reeling tag – You can never be decapitated for any reason as
long as your left stud is intact. Your head becomes
Diamond Soul functionally indestructible, though the rest of
To qualify for the benets of this school of martial your body may still be harmed. Weapons bend
arts, you must nd and study from a shard of the or turn aside when striking it. If, for whatever
Worldstone, a gem of incredible size that was reason, your head is struck from your body (your
shattered 30,000 years ago. Communing with the left stud is broken), it can survive for a year and a
shard each day will allow you to practice a technique day without a body as long as at least one other
that allows you to harden your body and mind. If stud is intact. If attached to any body, living or
you choose to channel this technique during a rest, dead, over 3 days your head will gain control of
until you rest again, your body and skin take on it as your new body, and revive it if it is dead.
gemlike properties. – You can focus and read the ambient emotional
state of a situation as long as your right stud
When you nish a rest, you can use the Diamond is intact
Soul technique to increase your armor by 3. However, – You can re a long range beam of re, energy,
you cannot deal higher than 1 damage with any ice, or something similar from your central skull
attack or move. You can end this eect on yourself stud. When you focus and roll +mind:
by concentrating for a moment.
On a 10+, deal damage with the hand-extreme range,
Five Elements Internal Technique messy, destructive tags that will pierce through all
Your mastery of internal forces protects you from enemies in a line from you up to its maximum range.
harm. When you rest, as long as you have time to On a 7-9, you make the attack, but stagger yourself
perform calisthenics to align your atum, mark the from shock or heat, giving yourself the reeling tag.
following on your playsheet: Fire, Earth, Water, On a 2-6, you gain the reeling tag but cannot make
Wood, Metal. The rst time you would take damage the attack.
from any source that is primarily composed of that
element (for example, a bullet = metal, drowning = Howl of the Cursed
water, a boulder = earth), ignore it. You are cursed to undergo a painful and monstrous
transformation when a particular trigger occurs.
Any time after, you take damage normally from those Tell your GM what the specic trigger is (common
sources, just ignore the rst instance of damage. triggers include moonlight and certain liquids or
You can refresh this move each time you take a herbs). It could be willful or otherwise. After a
rest, but it won’t ‘stack’, simply give you the ability brief and terrible moment, you take on a bestial,
to ignore damage once again. If you can’t perform warped, or monstrous form. Until you rest, you deal
calisthenics, you don’t gain the benets of this move. +1 damage. However, when you miss a roll, the GM
will decide what way the curse aects your next roll.
Flying Snow
You are supernaturally light and graceful in In addition, you no longer heal wounds normally
combat. Many learn this technique by listening to during a rest. To heal, you must consume something
the resonance of the wind. As long as you practice indicated by the nature of your curse. Common
this technique, you can no longer fail an Agility roll substances are rot, esh, blood, or lth, but whatever
(treat a 2-6 as a 7-9 instead). In addition, you can y it is, it is vile. When you consume this substance
whenever you would normally move, and are not during a rest, you heal your wounds as normal.
inhibited by ground based obstacles. This ight is
slow but graceful. Medicine Palm
You are part of an ancient organization of traveling
Head of John doctors that go up and down the king’s road. To gain
This headbutt-focused martial arts style is infamous the benets of this school of Martial Arts, you must
for its ostentatiousness. You fortify your forehead nd and study a copy of the Blood Flower Manual, a
with 3 metal studs. These studs can be any metal or medical text that teaches herbal and ener gy-based
design you like, and often include gemstones. The medicine for the various races of the multiverse.
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Once you’ve studied this text, you can charge around unusable. Paying 3 wealth in materials, feed, or
2 wealth for your services, on average, when you rest services when you rest will restore your mount to
in an area with work. In addition, when you wish to full wounds, no matter how damaged. It does not
heal someone by re-aligning their atum with precise heal when you rest, but regains its armor.
presses of your ngers, roll +mind:
In combat, as long as you’re on your mount and
M On a 7+, heal 3 stamina.
On a 10+, additionally heal 1 wound.
there’s space for you to ride it, you can choose to
have your mount be part of your attacks. If you do,
a On a miss, your target takes -1 ongoing until they deal +1 damage, but your mount also takes damage
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l Shivering Arrow
A Flourish: Your target gains the crippled tag Whenever you rest, you can ritually purify a single
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s Murderous Blade the name of a specic individual and burn ritual
You wield a dangerous and forbidden style that materials. If you use this ammunition any time before
drains your enemy’s atum to power your own life you next rest to make an attack against the named
force. Once between rests, when you slay an enemy individual, the attack cannot miss (treat a 2-6 on
in combat, you can draw out their fading soul ame Reach Heaven Through Violence as a 7-9 instead),
to heal all your wounds and stamina. and gains the forceful, ap, messy, and lingering
tags. In addition, no matter the range of your bow,
However, you must feed your blade fresh blood the arrow or bolt can be shot up to extreme range,
from a sentient being other than yourself when guides itself around cover and other obstacles, and
you rest. If you fail to do this, it begins to draw from seeks its target regardless of visual status once it’s
your life force, and you take -1 ongoing and cannot shot o.
heal wounds until you satisfy it.
Twenty Five Purities Path
Pattram Sword Hand Practitioners of this technique must spend time
Your unarmed strikes are as eective as edged studying from an authentic copy of the Twenty Five
weapons. You are always considered armed, and can Purities Manual, which describes the 25 ways that
savagely cut through living and nonliving material the soul can be honed and perfected. The manual is
alike with your bare hands. Your empty hand strikes rare and costs 3-5 wealth to obtain - you can most
gain messy and destructive tags. likely get it from an ascetic or monastery.
Flourish: Give the crippled tag to your target Once you complete reading and studying this manual
(not an easy task!), you cannot be aected by mind
Pilgrim Fist or perception altering eects unless you so choose.
You are part of a wandering martial order, a You are permanently immune to poison, disease,
pilgrim, troubadour, or traveling merchant. the reeling tag, and can instantly clear yourself of
Whenever you take a rest, you take +1 forward, intoxication.
you always heal maximum wounds no matter what
your group chooses, and you heal 1 wound on a In addition, when you roll a 7+ on a Bend Will or
respite. In addition, your local network of road- Query the Cosmos about a person that hasn’t read
weary connections always give you interesting and the manual, you can ask the question: “Where is
potentially useful news when you do. this person the most vulnerable?” and get a clear
and precise answer
Rider of the Endless Path
You have a mount - either mechanical, alchemical, or Vertigo Bullet
biological. It could be anything from a motorbike, to You are a master of close range gun combat. Your
a bound shade, to a monster, to a car, to a warhorse. gun can be used at intimate-hand range as a precise
You don’t have to pay transportation costs when melee weapon. In addition, guns lose the loading tag
you wish to go somewhere, as l ong as your mount for you, such is your skill at reloading and maintaining
can get you there easily. them.
Your mount has 3 wounds and 2 armor. Once it

reaches 0 wounds, it is not destroyed, but rendered

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Advanced Martial Arts

Style Compatibility Flourish
49 Empty Palms Empty Hand
Bearer of Legend Choose 1
Demon Flips the Cart Any Melee Reeling
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Blade, Knife, Flying Blade, Claw, Spear, Great
Murderous Blade
Weapon
Pattram Sword Hand Empty Hand Crippled
Pilgrim st Stave, Blade, Spear, Empty Hand
Rider of the Endless Path Any
Shivering Arrow Bow, Great Bow
Twenty Five Purities Path Any
Vertigo Bullet Gun, Great Gun
Cross Class Moves Mendicant Anity

These moves are entirely optional and should be Gain the Impossible Weapons move of the Beggar
used at the GM’s and players’ discretion. Taking playsheet. You come from the streets or the
them indicates that a character has some aliation countryside, a warrior of the people.
with the kind of characters that the other playsheets
depict - for example taking the Mendicant anity Merciless Tutor
option indicates that a character is somewhat of a Gain the Under My Tutelage move of the Master
beggar, or aliated with beggars. playsheet. Your discipline and resolve are the envy
of others, and they come to you for advice.
These moves are best taken when there isn’t a character
of their associated type within the game, but if they are, Peregrine Anity
it can open up some interesting role-playing options. Gain the Wield the Old Law move of the Law
playsheet. You are a watchmen, empowered by a
Belligerent Anity local authority (detail) to enforce the law.
Gain the Scarred move of the Fury playsheet. You
are a born and bred warrior. Fashionista
Gain prociency (ne clothing), a set of ne clothing,
Demi-Boss and the Platinum Silk move of the Rened playsheet.
Gain 2 companions and the BOSS statistic. Your You have a natural anity for court life and the
BOSS statistic doesn’t raise or lower, because you ner things in life.
are not the Boss, but remains at 0. You can order
your companions around using the Dirty Work move, Sorcerer
but you don’t lose +BOSS when you make it. Gain the Geomancy move of the Hunger playsheet.
You can call on sorcerous powers to complete arcane
Geas Anity rituals.
Gain the Inspire move of the Fated playsheet.
Your leadership skills allow you to drive your allies
towards victory.

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Followers Making a follower

During the course of play, players might pick up NPC Followers have three statistics - loyalty, and
allies that can help them out (perhaps as the result expertise, and a cost. Write them down when you
of a Gather Power move). These optional rules add acquire a follower.
a little more depth to allies and help esh them out.
Loyalty by default starts at 0, can go as high as 3, and
In combat, a follower can ght alongside you, but their
M damage is generally considered to be folded into
go as low as -3. If a follower’s loyalty goes as low as
-3, they quit! Loyalty will raise or lower depending
a your own (there are a few exceptions below). Followers on circumstances. Generally, disrespect or failure to
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A into dicult situation, make the Command move.
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s Command expertise 1 followers are low skill, expertise 2
When you ask a follower to do something brave, foolish, medium, and expertise 3 highly skilled. Expertise
degrading, or exceptionally dangerous Roll +loyalty: 2 followers usually won’t follow characters of 3rd
level or lower, and expertise 3 followers usually
On a 10+, they’ll trust you and do what you say. won’t follow characters of 6th level or lower.
On a 7-9, they’ll do it, but have serious demands later.
If you don’t meet them, they will leave on bad terms. You can dismiss followers when you like, as long as
On a miss, they won’t do what you ask, no matter what. you part on good terms. If you don’t part on good
terms, their loss may come back to haunt you.

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All followers have a cost. Failing to fulll the follower’s Guide

cost will cause them to lose loyalty as detailed above, The guide is familiar with a particular area, group,
fullling it will cause them to gain loyalty: or type of terrain. They know a number of sec rets
or not well-known features of this area, group, or
– Money terrain type equal to their expertise.
– Training
– Knowledge Love Interest
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Choose another type of follower and gain its
move, (except the Thief). An angel starts at loyalty
Reduce all wealth spent by the Merchant’s expertise.
Abusing a Merchant’s purse will obviously make
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2. However, the angel has the additional cost of them unhappy and cause them to lose loyalty.
Upholding the Law.
Sage
Apprentice A number of times between rests equal to their
Also has the additional cost of Recognition. Once expertise, you can get a 10-12 automatically on
between rests, the character the apprentice Query the Cosmos or Pry Secrets rolls if you ask
followers can re-roll a roll they just made, but they the sage about something specically.
must keep the second result. If the roll has negative
consequences, on the re-roll their apprentice also Thief
suers them. The thief can procure for you wealth equal to
their expertise or 1 ne item between rests. The
Chronicler consequences of their services, however, are up
Choose a number of groups equal to the chronicler’s to the GM.
expertise - (Rural commoners, urban commoners, a
notable power of Throne (detail), nobility, a powerful Martial Artist
king or queen (detail), a guild (detail), martial artists, When a character makes an attack, they can choose
devils, angels, artisans, artists, a demiurge, etc). You to have the martial artist strike with them and add +1
automatically start with a good reputation with to the attack’s damage a number of times between
those groups as long as the chronicler accompanies rests equal to the martial artist’s expertise. However,
you. if the character is exposed to damage, mishap,
or retribution, the martial artist also suers the
Courtier consequences.
Once between rests, the courtier can roll +expertise
to lie to, manipulate, or seduce a target that is
vulnerable to them, as per the Bend Will roll. The
courtier will bear the social consequences of this roll.
Devil (special)
Choose another type of follower and gain its move.
Each session, the devil will gain a single power die it
will give to it’s favorite character. However, the devil
has the additional cost of Debauchery and Excess.
Guard
When a character would take a hit, the guard can
intercede and take it instead. A guard can do this a
number of times between rests equal to +expertise.

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GM TOOLKIT
GM TOOLKIT looks like (both giving and receiving it!). Ask them:
“How do you want to do this?” when they fell a
What is a GM? powerful foe.
The GM is the Game Master, the person who runs
the game, tell the story and helps create the scenery 3. Describe everything, except when you don’t need to
and characters of Broken Worlds. You get to work Describe everything. But don’t describe everything.
with players to create and breathe life into the allies, If your players spend twenty minutes describing
enemies, and locations that the players will meet what their characters are eating for breakfast, make
on their travels. Most importantly, you will help the a no-breakfasts rule. It’s going to happen.
players drive the story forward.
4. Create compelling stakes
If you’re playing the GM, think about yourself Make sure the stakes are clear, simple , and relevant
primarily as a person who’s there to help a good to the player characters.
story get told . You’re not there to tell your own
story alone, though you will denitely help set up 5. Speak to characters, not to players
a lot of it. You’re there rst and foremost to help Make the characters real. Try to have your players
everybody collaboratively tell an interesting story, do this too.
with stakes and consequences .
6. Never name your own moves
Here are some principles to stick to: Don’t pull the curtain back unless you really need
to. Never say ‘I’m portending doom’ or ‘I’m dealing
1. Create a rich, living world. 2 damage’. Say ‘The sky darkens and you hear the
2. Let your players establish or ll in the details. sound of crows circling’, and ‘The blade bites into
3. Describe everything, except when you don’t your esh deeply, take two wounds’
need to.
4. Create compelling stakes. 7. Be a fan of the player’s characters
5. Speak to characters, not to players. Make sure the player characters all get a good
6. Never name your own moves. spotlight. Encourage them to shine in their own
7. Be a fan of the player’s characters. way, and always create situations you know that they
8. Name everyone. can engage with. If you have a Rened character in
9. Kill everyone. your group, you may want to include some social
element to your fronts, for example. If you have a
Here’s a simple explanation of each one (especially Fury, you may want to put some ghts in.
the last one):
8. Name everyone
1. Create a rich, living world Give NPCs a name and face. Give them a quirk. Make
Describe! Think o-screen! Let players know about them interesting and memorable. Let the players
the culture and weirdness of all the bizarre places meet them again, and always have them react to
they visit. Throne itself is a massive place that will the players’ actions.
likely never be fully covered in the comic, not to
mention the hundreds of thousands of worlds that 9. Kill everyone
connect through it. When players visit The Shades, Let everyone and everything fall under the terrible
what does it look like? Let players visit a location, guillotine of fate. Be ready to kill everyone at a
then come back to nd it has changed because of moment’s notice. Yes, even if they’re plot important.
their actions. The plot will get far more interesting when they die.
That assassin who was going to track the players and
2. Let your players ll in the details pop up again and again to harass them, until your
When you need to ll in details and want to tie pesky players trapped him on the rst encounter?
things in with the characters, ask your players! If Let him die. It’s going to be really interesting when
you need to introduce a new merchant character, his master shows up.
ask your players if anyone knows him. If they do
how? And what’s his name and quirks? Obviously, player characters have a lot more agency
in their own fate vis-a-vis their inevitable grisly death.
Similarly, in combat, let your players describe the But if it happens, let it happen.
outcome of their actions. Ask them what their
successful rolls look like. Ask them what damage
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GM Moves Here’s a quick summary of the GM moves:

As a GM, you play very dierent from a player,
and you have a dierent set of moves. The moves 1. Make a threat or break move.
you make never involve rolling (except maybe for The GM has access to and can write a lot of moves for
damage), and describe the ways in which you can specic parts of the story. These are unique moves
change things up for the characters. The players have or ways to make other moves a little more avorful.
the initiative in a game of Broken Worlds. It’s up to For example, during a combat encounter in a tavern,
G you to react to their moves with soft or hard moves the GM could have someone smash a bottle over
M of your own, and then ask: ‘What do you do next?’ the player’s head when they want to inict damage.
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o Soft moves involve a high element of player agency, cue a little more specically how they act in and out
o or don’t put players down as denitive of a path. of combat, which are called break moves.
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players’ motives and having a guard question them. Especially if the players don’t want one, but make sure
It doesn’t force the player’s hands, but does force it’s established rst. The players argue a little too
them to react, perhaps to make an Overcome roll. heavily with the merchant prince? He calls his guards.
People are itching to get into a ght in Throne .
A hard move definitely pushes players down a
denite path. A very easy example of a hard move 3. Separate them.
is dealing damage. In the previous ball example, a Get the players away from each other and into
hard move would be the Duke calling the guards on vulnerable situations. Have players captured, or
the players to attack. have to split up in order to accomplish an objective.
Usually you’ll make soft moves when a player rolls 4. Put someone in a spot.
a 7-9, and hard moves when players miss a roll, but Always look to throw your players into dicult
there’s always exceptions. The key thing to remember decisions. Do I go for my sword that has just been
is that the ction should drive any moves you make. kicked away and try to cut down the devil, or do I
Just like with the players, the ction trumps everything! help the man who the devil is c hoking to death? Do
I save the merchant’s daughter and get nothing, or
If this seems a little opaque to you, the most take my money and walk away?
important thing to remember is that the term
‘moves’ is mostly an abstraction. Fundamentally, 5. Inict or trade damage, as established.
moves are simply a way to easily gure out what If it comes from an enemy, check the enemy’s
you, the GM, should do next when a player fails a damage type. If there’s no damage listed:
roll, there should be consequences to an action,
or the story should move forward. 1. Incidental damage, an improvised weapon, a
short fall.
Here are the GM moves: 2. A long fall, a sword blow, a gunshot, normal
combat damage.
1. Make a threat or break move 3. A serious gunshot, assault rie re, a blow from
2. Threaten to start a ght an ogre, savaged by a beast, a grenade explosion.
3. Separate them 4. Being shot by a cannon, hit by a massive boulder,
4. Put someone in a spot a multi-story fall, ravaged by a frenzied demon.
5. Inict or trade damage, as established 6. Being crushed by a colossal being, immersed
6. Portend Doom in acid or lava.
7. Foreshadow threats 12. Being crushed by a moon sized being, lacerated
8. Expend their resources in the jaws of the world wolf.
9. Exploit their weaknesses
10. Oer power, at a cost If the damage is especially nasty, give it brutal, or ap.
11. Give an opportunity for their characters (with If it could disable a target, you can give the victim
or without a cost) the reeling or crippled tag.
12. Turn their move back on them
6. Portend Doom.
And after each move, turn it back to the players and Show players the ways in which the threats to their
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a burnt husk and covered in scrawled messages - for it! If they are sitting comfortable in their power,
addressed to the heroes. with a web of inuential connections - make those
connections needy. The Ply the Market move can
7. Foreshadow threats. help with this a lot.
Show your players the way in which the world around
them is constantly threatening to swallow them up. 9. Exploit their weaknesses.
Throne and the outworlds are not friendly places. Think about the physical and emotional weakness
These threats could be obvious (a black citadel lies of the player characters. If they don’t have someone
up the hill, crows swarm around it), or o-screen (the who’s got at social skills - put them in a social
people here are branded with a red sigil on their situation. Think about their Flaws. If a player’s aw
forehead. Their eyes are dull and lifeless). is that they’re greedy - oer them exorbitant wealth
to betray their party in a horrible way. Give players
8. Expend their resources. the opportunity to role-play their characters dealing
Take their wealth, health, armaments, armor, and with their own vulnerabilities.
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10. Oer power, at a cost. local weapon smith? The local representative of the
Oer players connections, magical or physical power, Weapon Traders Guild would like a word with them.
followers, luxury goods, business opportunities, Fine
items, or a lead on their quest - but make sure there’s Break Moves
strings attached, whether its money, a favor, or something Break moves are descriptive tools for you, the GM, to
more nefarious. Nobody trades anything for free in the give more specic reactions to player moves, and to
Red City. Players may very often nd themselves at the help you run enemies in a slightly smoother manner. The
G whim of a petty trade prince or guild scion. key trigger to break moves is they should only be made
M (like other GM moves) in response to player action, in a
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of this book. When creating your own enemies and
Here’s a list of suggestions: threats, feel free to use these break moves as a
toolbox, or simply write your own. ‘You’ in this moves
The Fated : Give them opportunities to advance their refers to the enemy using them. Most of the Break
Destiny, to inspire and advance their own reputation, Moves here are for use in combat, but there are a
or to show their leadership few social moves listed at the bottom here.
The Master : Give them opportunities related to their
fame, history, or breadth of knowledge. Let other Combat Break Moves
characters recognize and respect them. These are break moves well-suited to combat. Feel
The Beggar : Give them opportunities for things to free to write your own.
get a little wild or o the rails. Let the small folk of
the world reach out to them. Let them pass into the Berserk
populace and learn the ruts in the streets. Go into a rage, a frenzy, or a hardened battle trance.
The Fury : Give them combat to demonstrate their Gain the unstoppable tag and deal +1 damage for
strength and skill. Give them worthy opponents. the rest of combat.. You are incapable of actions
Give them opportunities to demonstrate the depth that require focus.
and full extent of their scars.
The Law : Give them opportunities to do the right Brawn
thing, or to stand out by doing the right thing. Give Abandon subtlety for brute strength. Gain the
them connections or leads related to wronged or forceful and destructive tags for the rest of combat,
warped justice. but you are incapable of actions that require focus.
The Boss : Give them opportunities that the Law
would hate. Give them connections and opportunities Brutality
directly related to the people in their gang. Let them Deal a powerful and crushing blow. Deal damage as
explore the criminal underworld of an area. established, but this damage gains the brutal tag.
The Rened : Give them opportunities to demonstrate
their wealth and brilliance. Let them know that yes, Crush
they are the best. Give them social situations to Grab, pin down, mob, or wrestle your target within
ply their social power - whether frivolous (a gala, a intimate range. A player targeted by a crush cannot
ball, a party) or dangerous (a court, a battleeld, a move away from intimate range with you, and gains
diplomatic summit) the crippled or reeling tag.
The Hunter : Give them opportunities to move
deadly and unseen. Send them contracts. Give them Deect
connections to their shadow arts schools. Bring shield, armor, or unnatural skill to bear against
The Hunger : Give them opportunities for dangerous incoming attacks. Reduce the damage of the next
and raw power. Give them a strong connection with incoming attack or eect to 1 that targets you or
their patron, whoever it might be. an ally.
12. Turn their move back on them Devour

This is especially relevant in Throne. The players Rip life from your enemy with fang or claw. Deal
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Dodge Reinforce
Use your natural agility or supernatural abilities to If reinforcements are available in the area, alert
become untouchable. Gain the evasive tag until the them and gain the group tag if you don’t have it
end of combat, or until you stop moving or can no already. If you already have the group tag, gain the
longer move eectively (you are grabbed, crippled, huge tag as well.
terrain changes, etc) as established.
Revive
Ensnare If you’re dead, as long as you weren’t killed by (re-ice-
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Disregard your safety and ght like an animal. All
Fortify attacks for the rest of combat gain the vicious or
Hunker down, or bring defenses to bear. Instantly brutal tag, but take +1 damage when you take
gain 1-2 armor. This armor stacks with other health damage.
and armor.
Seal Meridians
Formation Drain your target of energy, whether through martial
Deal +1 damage and become unstoppable for the rest of arts techniques or supernatural ability. Pick two
combat as long as at least one ally is standing with you. statistics (for example +breath and +mind). Your
target makes any rolls using these statistics broken
Insanity until they take action to recover or rest.
Infect your enemies mind with madness, whether
through an alien mind or horrific appearance. Shock
The target of this move is reeling and afterwards Strike with incredible force. Deal damage as
becomes unable to distinguish friend from foe until established. A character targeted by this move is
aided by an ally. either crippled or reeling.
Overwatch Shove
Wait for an opportune time to strike. Deal damage, Push, shove, or throw a target, possibly throwing
then mark down the target of this move. The next them o or into an obstacle. If that’s the case, deal
time they fail a move, deal damage to them as damage as established.
established on top of any other eects as long as
they are in range. Speed
Instantly move to a point you can see, ignoring
Overkill obstacles or enemies blocking your path
Throw all your force into a brutal blow. Deal damage
as established, and your target is stunned until Stealth
someone takes action to revive them. Disappear from sight and gain the evasive tag until
discovered.
Regenerate
Knit torn esh back together, with unearthly biology Supercharge
or dark sorcery. Regain 2-3 wounds. This cannot put Gain the huge tag. Become giant, whether literally
your wound total above your maximum. You can’t or in strength alone.
make this move if you’re dead.
Terror
If you’re able to make this move, pick a weakness, Assume or unveil a horrifying appearance or
or several (re, acid, water, sunlight, etc). You can’t terrifying secret. The target of this move is crippled
make this move when exposed to this weakness, in by fear until someone aids them and their rolls are
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Social Break Moves before the nal results are calculated and taken
Here are moves more suited to socially charged or into account.
tense situations.
As GM, break die are your only tool for directly
Accuse interacting with the players, as Broken Worlds is a
Pick a target, and accuse them of a shocking crime game that runs on player initiative! Since you will
or deviancy. Whether it’s true or not, that target only be getting them when players are eectively
G loses credibility and until they take action to clear gambling for power, their use should feel fair, but
M their name, their +heat rolls with or against targets the point is not to be abusive or punishing with them.
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pocket. If the target can remove your leverage, are initiated through player action! For example,
that ally escapes your control. the Overcome move reads ‘ When you must avoid
danger, disaster, or mishap through your actions’.
Conceal In other words, you will never actually be asking
Ask your target something that they want or need, or ‘forcing’ players to make a move unless they
and name an obstacle. That want or need is now triggered it themselves.
beyond their reach until they clear the obstacle.
It’s perfectly alright (and preferable) to let players
Incite know they will need to make a roll for a particular
Name or describe a crowd of people that could action, and to have them retract that action once
conceivably become a mob. They do so, and your they learn it will take a particular roll. “Oh, you’d
target is now crippled until they can escape the like to bargain for this? That will probably take a
mob’s grasp. You gain the group tag if you don’t bend will or ply the market move.”
have it already.
Always turn moves back on the players and hand
Reveal them the initiative. This is the most important thing to
Pick one or two targets. Reveal a shocking fact or remember in order to run a game that ows naturally
secret about: and lets player action dictate the narrative. Players may
not be used to this style of playing, and if things are a
– Their parentage. little awkward for the rst session, don’t worry. Make
– The nature of their world. sure your players are comfortable with the system.
– A close ally.
– Your relationship with them. Rolling (or the lack thereof)
A golden rule to follow: if a move doesn’t trigger,
They are reeling after this information, whether it and you don’t need to roll, then don’t make a roll. Let
is true or not. actions resolve as simply as possible. Rolling should be
the last resort of any player action. This may feel strange
… And so on. Feel free to write your own, using for you at rst, but it will make the ‘conversation’ of
these moves as guidelines! creative roleplaying ow a lot smoother.
Principle of Play Combat Moves vs Out of Combat

In Broken Worlds, there is an important distinction
Break Die between moves made in combat, and moves made
During the course of play, players will want to push out of combat. Generally speaking, combat can be
moves to gain power die. One result of pushing dened for this game as when the players are in
moves can be to give you break die, the counterpart immediate contention with an antagonistic force - it
to power die. When a player makes a move and you could be something like a chase scene, an escape, or
want fate to twist their way badly, you can spend something similar rather than direct armed combat.
a break die to make their move broken, no matter
the circumstances. You can even declare this after When making moves in combat, if a player action
the player has already made a roll (just roll an extra would trigger a move, then try and use the combat
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of combat might require a dierent move than evil sorcerer hypnotizing a character, or a character
an action made in combat. When making moves getting momentarily knocked unconscious. Make
out of combat, rst check to see if player actions sure you establish and make it clear to players that
would require a move. For example, a player tr ying the aicted character can be helped out of their
to lift a heavy boulder might not actually trigger situation.
the Overcome move unless, through that player’s
actions, he or she is tempting disaster, danger, or Making Moves Broken or Clumsy
misfortune. If a move doesn’t trigger, the player
simply does it! To repeat the golden rule above, in
Sometimes moves are extremely dicult to pull
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to grant players Power Dice or experience for their Channel Flame move to see if they can do it. Moves
actions. The ction should always reinforce the made using Channel Flame should not be restricted
gaining of power dice or experience - the character by the possible and are there to encourage players
gains a moment of clarity, touches a powerful to take heroic action.
artifact, receives power from a dark entity, etc.
If the move is something that skill simply can’t factor
Players should naturally accrue power dice from into - such as a move requiring luck or a twist of fate,
pushing rolls or making the Train move, and should or something the character isn’t skilled in, such as
naturally accrue xp over time. However, if players using a table leg to ght (if they’re not a beggar).
seem like they are being starved unintentionally of In that case, have the character make a clumsy roll
power dice or xp, it can help to target them when (a roll without any modiers).
thinking about opportunities to grant the characters.
The last thing to do is see if the move is just plain
Using the Reeling, Crippled, and dicult, but skill still applies. If the player doesn’t
Stunned Tags want to Channel Flame, but still wants to accomplish
The reeling tag basically just means ‘skip the next something that seems far-fetched, have them make
thing you were going to do - you’re reeling’, like if a broken roll.
you just got hit in the gut, or got sand in the eyes,
or hurled bodily into a wall. This puts a player out of Finally, remember you can make any roll broken
action, but just for a few moments. The basic metric regardless of circumstances if you spend a break
is that if other players have all had a chance to do die, even after the roll is made.
something, then the reeling player has denitely
recovered. Reeling npcs can remain that way as Train vs Rest
long as you feel like. Train and Rest are dierent moves. Rest is specically
when you want to resupply, recharge, and re-stock
The crippled tag means a specic sense or body part your group. If you have wounds, or you need to rest
is out of commission, at least for the time being, to recharge moves and get supplies again, you make
until the player or NPC takes action to remedy it, the Rest move.
as established in the ction. If a player is crippled
in their right arm because a dagger is stuck in it Train is when you don’t have moves to recharge,
and wants to use a two handed weapon, you can supplies to buy, or wounds to heal - all you want to
rightly point out they probably should deal with the do is level up, train, and increase your power. You
dagger rst before they get use of that arm again. can make a Train and a Rest move together over
The same goes for NPCs. the same period of time if you want - they’re not
mutually exclusive!
The stunned tag should be used sparingly, because
unlike the reeling tag, it doesn’t go away unless
someone takes action to help the aicted player or
NPC, which eectively puts them out of commission.
It’s very useful for depicting deadly or powerful
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BREAKS AND THREATS However, you should always try to work towards

incorporating a Break into your game, or the stakes
One of the most important elements of any campaign won’t seem very compelling!
(or storytelling in general) is to set meaningful stakes
and consequences for your players. The world of Features of a Break
Kill Six Billion Demons is a violent, corrupt, and A Break should have a clock which tracks its progress,
dangerous place. A really easy way to organize your and several threats.
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T This section of the rules is not strictly necessary for contributing to the Break, or impeding the players
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with what seems necessary to you. Just don’t go into progressing. Mark o a circle or line at even intervals
a game of Broken Worlds thinking that you must (8-12 are usually good). The clock can start anywhere,
absolutely organize your game this way. depending on how close the situation is to the break
(though I recommend starting at a number lower
The Break than 6, or even 0). When you make the clock, decide
In the rst session or later on, you (as the GM) and how it will advance or recede. Usually this is when the
the players should eventually decide what Break threats advance (positively or negatively) or when
is threatening the world, and how it relates to players are successful or fail with their actions, but
the players. The Break is the ultimate threat, the it could move for other story reasons.
way in which the world is threatening to fall apart
for the players and the problem that players are Write down 3-4 events or states that could contribute
ultimately working towards solving. It can hang in towards the Break. When the clock advances, these
the background for a while, and players can certainly events will trigger or recede(at quarter, at half, at
have adventures and exploits without it, but it will 3-4, or something similar). When the clock lls up,
progress without the player’s attention, and pull a the Break happens.
lot of their actions towards it.
For example, I’m running a campaign where my
The action will always work towards a Break. A break Break is an evil warlord gathering the strength to
is always threatening to the players. It’s a terrible overrun a peaceful world during an invasion (such
situation that’s threatening to get much worse, as the previous example). I’ll mark o a clock. Every
a great situation that’s threatening to fall apart quarter mark, the warlord’s power increases more
or change irrevocably, a terrible situation that’s and more and he is able to dominate more and more
threatening to become permanent, or something of this peaceful world, which will show up visibly for
similar. the players as areas become ruined or corrupted.
Here’s a simple example Break: An evil warlord is If the Break happens, decide what ultimately
invading a peaceful world. happens, and how it impacts the players. Then you
can choose a new Break! No matter what happens,
The situation is already bad. The Break would be the it can always get worse.
warlord becoming powerful enough to dominate
and rule the world uncontested. Or maybe the world If players can defeat or resolve threats positively
hasn’t even been invaded yet, and the moment of they can hold off the Break. If players resolve
invasion is the Break. enough threats in a satisfying way, you may choose
to ultimately confront or resolve the Break if you
Playing Without a Break feel like the players have been successful enough.
It’s entirely possible to play without a Break and for Resolving a Break usually ends a campaign, but if
one to naturally occur during the course of game you somehow can continue, always work towards
play. Perhaps a villain players meet in the rst session a new one!
becomes compelling enough that players have to
stop him or her. That villain ascending to power Threats
could become the Break, and the players are trying Threats can be thought about as the primary villains
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the way of the heroes and their goals. They are the The most important parts of a threat are choosing
factions that are most contributing to the Break, and the stakes of the threat and the threat’s burning will.
ones most likely to cause it. The most important
part about threats is that they are threatening . Here’s roughly what a threat looks like:
That sounds a little silly, but there should always be
stakes and consequences for the player characters Threat Type: A title or category for the threat
who fail to stop or slow down a threat. You can easily
get a hold on this by asking a very simple question:
what will happen if the player characters do nothing?
Burning Will: Threats, like players, also have a
Burning Will (a motivation). Left alone, and at a
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If you’d rather just wing it, you’re welcome to
totally ignore this section of the rules. However, Moves: Typical moves or actions that the threat
I strongly advise that this kind of preparation can will take, given player inaction, or in response to
drastically help tell a far more compelling story, as player action.
well as being a useful guide for you when you’re
stuck with what to do. Fundamentally, this section Actors: Who are some key players or NPCs? For
of the book is more of a set of templates for you to example, for the threat ‘the Tyrant’, who is the Tyrant
set up and use as a tool, not a strict rule set. in question?
Constructing threats is a pretty simple matter. Most Enemies: What are some typical or general enemies
threats (but not all) will generally include typical associated with this threat, and what is distinct
enemies that the players might run across. For more about them?
information on how enemies and combat work (and
how to build them), see the enemy section on pg 103. Locations: Where is this threat active? What parts
of the world is it active in, and who is it aecting?
Not all enemies need to be part of a Threat .
Certainly players might run into a gang on the Each threat includes a list of options and questions
street that is not part of a Gang, for example (that’s specic to each threat that can help you esh them
the capital G gang, the threat). However, a threat out in a thematic manner. Feel free to add your own
describes something fundamentally dangerous to or ignore them at your leisure - it’s your game to run!
the players and their way of life, and is therefore
far more interesting to include in a game. If you Each threat also has a bunch of enemies you can use
can t a faction, individual, group, or alliance of in the enemies section associated with it, though you
enemies into a Threat, you should (or just write can pick and choose at will. For more information
your own Threat). on how to build your own enemies, check out the
enemies toolkit on pg. 103
To build a threat, rst pick a type. The world of
Throne is a specic universe and setting based on The Tyrant
Wuxia and ancient mythology. Accordingly, I’ve The Tyrant is an inexorable force. He (or she) is power
organized threats into dierent types that I think incarnate, or wants to be very badly. The Tyrant gets
are thematically appropriate for the setting. The his power from the thunder of a thousand boots,
threats are the Tyrant, the Broker, the Cult, the from the smack of weapon butts against exposed
Wrecking Ball, the Monstrosity, and the Gang. esh. His burning will is to dominate, to rule, and to
control. He might be a warlord, a leader of a mighty
If you have an idea for a threat that doesn’t exactly horde. He might be a king, ruling from an opulent
t into any of these categories, don’t worry about palace. Or he might be a mighty guild prince, a savvy
it - use the guidelines here and write your own! businessman with a criminal empire spanning worlds
After you pick a type for your threat, use the guide and an iron heel. The most important part of the
(and answer some questions) to help esh it out. tyrant is that he is in charge, and he’s got the army
Then populate your threat with some key actors to prove it.
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Typical tyrants are dictators, warlords, monolithic them immediately.

evil beings, ancient sorcerers, and dark lords. – Show the players how their misguided ideology
is completely and utterly hollow
To make a Tyrant, consider the following: – Find the weakest one in the group. Whisper to
– Who is the Tyrant? Is it a single man or woman? them
Is it a group of people or gang, sharing power,
but the same goal of domination? Actors:
G – How did the Tyrant come to power? By what Who is the tyrant? Who is his closest condant? His
M mechanism does the tyrant exert control? Is it greatest enemy? Who are the people who feel his
T political power, supernatural power, military boot the most, and how are they failing miserably
o power, or otherwise? to stop him?
o – What does the Tyrant control, and what does
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the Tyrant? power and rule with an iron st. They dress opulently,
– What does the Tyrant fear most of all? whether in armor or uniform, and cultivate a kind
of slavish devotion amongst their followers. Some
Every Tyrant needs an are land barons, who control entire city blocks with
army. Check out the brutal glee, and others are slavers or guild princes,
enemies section and tracking in gold and esh. The Red City is chock
esh it out a bit. full of such Tyrants, who consider themselves lords
of each city district, and constantly vie against each
Burning Will: To dominate, other in brutal street warfare.
to oppress, and to control.
To revel in power, and to Enemies:
abuse it for personal gain, The Tyrant has an army. What’s their
or some misguided goal. To distinctive uniform or symbol? (A black
crush those who stand in helm, a burning eye, a six pointed star, an
opposition brutally, and axe, a banner adorned with skulls, etc)
without mercy.
Who makes up the Tyrant’s
Stakes: army? (Mercenaries, top-
– If the players do hatted gang members,
nothing or fail to stop guild lackeys, a relentless
the Tyrant, what will he crush, barbarian horde, a well
despoil, and dominate? trained military force,
– What precious thing do both a powerful secret
the Tyrant and the player police, etc). Who’s in
characters crave? Write it charge? Think about
down. If the players fail what the commanders
to stop the Tyrant, he or lieutenants look like.
will absolutely obtain and
completely ruin it. Locations:
– Where is the Tyrant’s center of power? (A black
Moves: iron fortress, a luxurious palace, a corner oc e,
– Make a show of force, public or otherwise a massive tank, at the center of his horde)
– Crush resistance, brutally, and eciently. Show it – What places will never be safe from the Tyrant
to the players. Weed out rebels, especially ones as long as he lives?
the players know personally. Let them hang.
– Despoil something previously unspoiled or The Broker
sacred. Take something previously thought safe The Broker is a master manipulator. To her (or
and secure. him), the entire world is little more than a massive
– Capture a player, and throw them somewhere game to played one move at a time, and people’s
painful, dark, and hard to escape from lives little more than pawns to be sacriced when
– Make your goals and ideology clear to the players, convenient. The Broker might play this game for her
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to prove a point or test a theory she has. Sometimes, doubt on the players’ actions
she may not play it for any reason at all, other than – Show the players’ own aws to them in hideous
simply to play. The only important thing for her is detail
that she keeps on winning, and she will do anything – Appeal the players’ vanities. Flatter the players,
she can to get ahead - no matter who or what she even if it isn’t warranted.
has to sacrice, oppress, kill, or burn to get there. – Willingly indulge in the catastrophic consequences
of their actions.
Typical brokers are charismatic guild bosses or
businessmen, politicians or royalty, princesses and Actors:
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To make a Broker, consider the following: who is she manipulating to get there?
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the richest merchant in the east Rim by controlling in the open? Who and how? G
the spice trade, start a gang war in the lower
Shades so I can become boss, secretly kill Most Brokers in Throne are courtiers, lords,
my political rivals so I can become king, sorcerers, or other manipulators,
nothing at all - I just want to see the world often serving one of the Seven, but
burn because it interests me) perhaps in service to one of the
– What’s the Broker trying to prove? massive trade guilds. Sometimes
Why are they playing this game? they are crime lords who reside in
(Power, money, revenge, pleasure) the lower Shades, seeking to stick
– What is the Broker totally their ngers in every pot. Other
or willfully ignoring? What times they are smiling, pompous
consequences of their actions do nobles of some ancient city house,
they see as totally inconsequential? richly dressed and powdered,
(death, insanity, pollution, chaos, seeming foppish on the surface
destruction, poverty, starvation) but only revealing their true,
malicious natures when provoked.
Every Broker needs some pawns. Mammon’s Grand Dragon bank
Check out the enemies section is infamous for employing such
and esh them out a bit. nobles as clerks.
Burning Will: To act completely Enemies:

selshly, no matter what I’m doing. To The Broker has numerous pawns.
manipulate, to deceive, and to twist. To
win the game at all costs, especially if I’m – Name some powerful (royalty, trade
not paying them. bosses, the church, armed gangs) and some
weak (goons, bodyguards, followers) pawns.
Stakes: The Broker is totally playing them all, possibly
– If the players do nothing or fail to stop the against each other, but they will turn on the
Broker, what awful consequence of her actions players unless the players can prove this without
will ultimately come to pass? (See the list above a doubt.
for good answers!) – What did the Broker promise her pawns? (wealth,
– What will the Broker thoughtlessly steal from the revenge, a greater purpose, a share of the
players, or what will she carelessly and complete prots). Are they actually going to get it or not?
destroy that is precious to them?
Locations:
Moves: – The Broker has a place they call home. But they
– Appeal the players’ sympathies. Show how she want a better place, and they’ll do anything to
is the victim. Plead to, implore, and cajole the get there. Where is it? (a palace, a oating castle,
players. a luxurious resort, a throne)
– Turn the public against the players. Show how – The Broker has a place that’s extremely safe
ugly and misguided the players are and secure - they can ee there when they feel
– Turn the player’s allies against them, and cast threatened. Where is it?

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The Cult their allies, their friends, or their families will

The Cult is all about power - specically, forbidden ultimately be drawn into joining the Cult?
power. It doesn’t matter what that power is - whatever
it is, it’s buried deep, and for a good reason. There’s Moves:
nobody in the world except the Cult itself who wants – Partially unseal the forbidden power - give the
that power to get tapped, and if it does, you can bet players just a small taste of it
something awful is going to happen. The Cult doesn’t – Preach the virtues of the forbidden power,
G care about this. In fact, they may revel in it. They’re going loudly and publicly Recruit or kidnap the friends,
M to be there at the end of the world, dancing in its ashes. allies, or family of the players (or the players
T themselves!)
o The Cult might refer to one people, or a group of – Show the players who is really in control (hint:
o people. It doesn’t necessarily have to refer to a religious it’s not the local authority). Show players that
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guild working on the manufacture of a super- drug – Show the players how they are already two steps
that will ood the streets, or a king seeking to unseal behind
a gate to a dead world in his misguided search for – Rough up, intimidate, or grievously injure
immortality. Whoever it is, the Cult is looking to uncork someone close to the players
something terrible, and they must be stopped. – Show the players how twisted and
ugly the Cult can truly get.
To make a Cult, consider the following:
– What awful and forbidden power is the Actors:
Cult trying to uncover? (A sealed up Who leads the Cult, if there is a
ancient evil, a deadly virus, an addictive leader? How does it recruit? How
substance, a long buried city, an elder does it draw new devotees into its
being from the outer void, a sorcerer’s ever widening circle?
tomb, a jar full of demons).
– Who sealed this power away and Cult leaders can dress plainly or
why? elaborately, but most of them
– What does the cult need to access exude a kind of undeniable
this power? Give a list of a few charisma. They are often sorcerers,
things here. They should be specic master manipulators, or con-men who
(a key, an ancient tablet, knowledge claim to have (or sometimes actually do
of a certain ritual, a blood moon, have) secret and specic knowledge
a certain chemical, the location not shared by others. Others claim to
of the door) be scientists or prophets, pursuing a
– Why does the Cult worship higher cause. Most members of a cult
this power above all else? believe fanatically in whatever cause this is and are
(Immortality, wealth, power more than willing to lay their life on the line for it.
unending, it claims to be God, it promised them Cults don’t necessarily have to be secretive, and can
all of the above) act openly, as long as they are powerful. They are
– Which inuential people are secretly members especially popular in the upper city, and extremely
of the cult? common in the district of Sanctum.
The Cult needs some devotees. Check out the Enemies:

enemies section and esh them out a bit. The Cult is made up of devotees.
Burning Will: To violently and relentless claw my – What are the signs of the Cult? Do they have a
way towards unleashing the forbidden power that I special symbol of mode of dress?
crave and deserve. – When the cult needs muscle, who does it call
on? (Mercenaries, trained animals, devotees,
Stakes: dedicated soldiers, possessed members)
– If the players do nothing or fail to stop the Cult, – Does the Forbidden Power have a shape? If the
in what way will the world be terribly, violently, Cult calls on it, what kind of assistance will it
and inexorably changed? send?
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Locations: players hold dear, anyone who thinks they’re really

– The Cult has a secret meeting spot that’s hidden in control, and everything else that gets in my way
from the player characters. Where is it, and what
do these meetings look like? Stakes:
– The Cult has a hidden location they are seeking, – If the players do nothing or fail to stop the Wrecking
or a number of locations, that are unknown to Ball, name very specically a number of things that
both them and the players. Where are these are going to be completely and utterly destroyed
secret places and what is hidden there? beyond repair. Annihilated. Burned to the ground.
– If the players fail to stop the Wrecking Ball,
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Whatever, or whoever it is, he (or she, or it) leaves a
wake of destruction miles wide. They could be a single
Moves:
– Demonstrate the full extent of the Wrecking
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– Destroy something big. A city will do, but if not, maybe
The Wrecking Ball had a leash at some point, but a building, maybe an army, maybe a king or two
whoever held that is either dead, gone, no longer – Appear somewhere everybody thought
holding on to it, or has willingly let go. Most likely safe. Then totally, completely destroy it.
they were turned into aforementioned paste. The – Hold back from destruction, just to
most important thing about the Wrecking Ball is show players you can be merciful
they won’t stop - like a boulder rolling down a – Send your wake against the players,
hill, they’re only going to pick up just as a message
momentum. If left alone, they’re – Acquire new and more
going to slam right into what the interesting sources of power,
players hold dear, and smash it probably pulled from someone
into a million pieces. dead or on their way to being
dead.
Typical wrecking balls are ultra powerful
martial artists. But they could also be Actors:
armies, barbarian hordes, ancient evils, Who is the Wrecking Ball
ruthless warlords, sorcerers, generals, anyway, and what is his deal?
demigods, and monsters of all kinds. What happened to make him
Unlike the Tyrant, the Wrecking Ball doesn’t the way he is today? Is there a
want to control - just destroy. And unlike the way he can actually be stopped,
Monstrosity, he doesn’t act on base instinct - or is it just going to be a bloody
he’s got some self interest in what he’s doing, ght no matter what?
just enough to keep him going.
If the Wrecking Ball is a group of
To make a Wrecking Ball, consider the people, what power or knowledge
following: do they share that makes them uniquely dangerous,
– What makes the Wrecking Ball so unstoppable? and just what hell did they crawl from?
(Superior martial arts, an ancient weapon, invincible
armor, super intelligence, freakishly strong) The Wrecking Ball often describes a single, extremely
– Who held the Wrecking Ball’s leash, and what powerful rogue martial artist, sorcerer, or other
happened to them? (Dead, devoured, missing, individual. Even if it’s a group of people, you should
quivering in fear) try and make the Wrecking Ball pretty unique in
– What vendetta does the Wrecking Ball have, appearance, mannerisms, and abilities - make it clear to
and who is it against? (The players, his former the players that whoever this is, they are a major force
master, the king, society in general) to be reckoned with. Give them cool moves, clothing,
unique or memorable weapons, or terrifying abilities.
The Wrecking Ball is usually his own threat. But
normally the Wrecking Ball has a wake. Detail what Enemies:
his wake is in the enemies section. The Wrecking Ball himself should be an enemy, but
probably not one you’re expecting the players to ght
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keep in mind the players will ultimately beat him, or Monstrosities can be singular, or multiple. They
he’ll beat himself. A wrecking ball that accomplishes could travel in packs, or swarms, or hordes, or simple
his goal usually loses all his drive and power. hunt alone. Monsters, rogue devils, and demons
of all kinds fall in this category, as do things like
If the players need something to ght, keep in mind cannibals, certain types of dark sorcerers, reclusive
the Wrecking Ball usually has a wake that follows him and mad kings, and the like. Unlike the Tyrant and
around. This could be followers, echoes, castings o the Wrecking Ball, the Monstrosity does not act in
G of the Wrecking Ball himself. Maybe he has devotees, self interest - only to ll its instinct.
M or soldiers, or gang members that follow him around.
T Maybe he’s an ancient evil, and the world literally To make a Monstrosity, consider the following:
o spews forth evil creatures everywhere he goes. – What is the need that the Monstrosity needs
o Maybe it’s a literal wake of destruction - obstacles to ll, and how is it getting worse? (A hunger
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into disarray or looking to prot o the destruction. reproduce, to return to its lair). Whatever it is,
it is repulsive to common sensibility, and it drives
Whatever it is, write it down here and stat it if it’s the monstrosity beyond all other needs, to the
an enemy. point of irrationality.
– What is the boundary keeping the
Locations: Monstrosity in, and how is it going to exceed
– Where did the Wrecking Ball hang it?
out when he wasn’t on his leash?
What was that place - a ghting pit, The Monstrosity needs a boundary.
a prison, a literal pit, or something This may be hunting grounds, a prison
else? of sorts, or a physical limitation (it
– Where’s the Wrecking Ball can’t walk in open sunlight). Whatever
ultimately heading? What’s the it is, the Monstrosity will gradually
place he’s got to blow through expand this boundary. If the players let
everything else to get to, and it, it will encompass the entire world.
how bad is it going to get if he
gets there? – Was the Monstrosity once human?
If so, how did it get like this. If not,
The Monstrosity that’s just ne. Some monsters don’t
There are many definitions of what need explanation
‘human’ entails in Throne and the outer – What signs does the monstrosity
worlds, and sometimes the definition leave? How do people know
can get stretched exceedingly thin. But there are where it’s territory is, and when
absolutely things out there that one could never it has visited them? What is the
in a million years classify as human. Things that monstrosity fond of? (It kidnaps
build lairs, or nests, and pluck travelers up there to maidens, it feeds on blood, it digs holes, it ays
suck on their bone marrow. Things that lurk in the its victims and wears their skins)
darkness with reective eyes, ready to drink blood – When did the Monstrosity come into the open?
and soar through the night. Was it driven there, or has it always been there?
The Monstrosity, whatever it is, might be intelligent. The Monstrosity is usually its own threat. But it
It might be able to converse, make conversation, also has spawn, which you can detail in the enemies
chide, or even joke with its victims. Whatever it is, section.
however, it is not in control of its own actions. It is
driven by an all consuming instinct that dominates Burning Will: To satisfy my awful hunger, consume,
every aspect of its being at a fundamental level. This breed, and expand my territory.
instinct causes it to commit unspeakable acts, which
only drive it further from humanity - if it was ever Stakes:
human in the rst place. It could be a tragic gure, – If the players do nothing or fail to stop the
a fallen hero for example, or simply something of Monstrosity, its boundaries will ultimately
animal nature that needs to feed. encompass virtually everything the players
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to indulge its hunger to its fullest extent. Detail Monstrosity. Perhaps the very people the Monstrosity
what that entails. preys upon turn upon the players. Perhaps they
– Name exactly who and what will the Monstrosity worship it. A Monstrosity could very easily be the
will ultimately consume. If the players do nothing, forbidden power that the Cult is seeking.
everything on this list is gone - dragged away,
devoured, or mutilated beyond recognition. If you decide to go that route, write some of these
spawn down, and stat them.
Moves:
– Torment the players from afar, leaving signs of Locations:
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to the players
in surprising ways.
– The monstrosity should have a lair of some kind.
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– Reproduce and multiply, even if it would seem where she is held prisoner, served wine, and
surprising. If there was one monstrosity, there preys upon the slaves given to her.
is now two.
– Transform familiar territory into something The Gang
terrifying. Reveal to players that a formerly safe Gangs are incredibly common in Throne and the
place is now, without a doubt, no longer secure outlying worlds, where money is tight, comradely
is valuable, and violence is all too cheap. Not
Actors: surprisingly, they also constitute one of the most
What are the features of the Monstrosity? Does common, dangerous, and all too ubiquitous threats
it have specic weaknesses or strengths that the in the Red City and elsewhere. A Gang could be
players can exploit? Are there any mythological something huge and organized, like a guild, sucking
records of the Monstrosity? The records of Throne the life out of the world. Or it could be something
are full of tales of heroes taking on horrifying as small as a dozen skilled ghters, beating the snot
demons with very little more than a walking stick out of the locals and the authorities.
and a barrel of wine.
Whatever form it takes, the rst thing the Gang
Is anyone else doing anything about the Monstrosity? wants is to extract from its territory not only material
If so, write down the specic and disheartening ways wealth, but also respect. The second thing the Gang
in which these people are failing completely to stop it. wants to do is expand - not only in size, but also in
power, territory, and inuence. These two factors
The Monstrosity can be used to describe any number combined make the Gang one of the more basic but
of the ancient and horrifying creatures lurking the terrifying threats in Broken Worlds.
depths of Throne and the far reaches of the worlds.
Often these monsters are defending something of The most typical example of a Gang in Throne is a
particular importance, but it’s important to note trade guild. But the template can also be used to
that if that’s the case, the Monstrosity is never just describe other forms of organized crime, banditry,
sitting there - it’s always on the move, looking to robbery, mercenaries, or even legitimate rulership.
satisfy its hunger.
I should mention that the Tyrant template could
Enemies: certainly be used to describe a powerful gang boss.
The Monstrosity itself, like the Wrecking Ball, should The Gang as it’s described here is dierent because
probably be an enemy that the players will want to it does not start in a position of power and control,
ght at some point - and let them. But it’s probably and it does not desire to total dominate its victims,
safe to not give it too much screen time to start. Let merely extract prot and homage. The Tyrant does
the players’ imaginations construct just how awful this not crave respect - he demands it.
thing is before you fully reveal it. Tell players ancient
tales of it. Let them encounter it inside of its lair. To make a Gang, consider the following:
– What form does the gang take? (A trade guild,
However, the Monstrosity may have spawn of sorts. a crime syndicate, a crime family, a group of
These could be ospring, or weaker copies of the bandits, a band of assassins, a massive organized
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– Is the gang high class or low class? territory the players like, or even the player’s
– What’s the gang’s hustle(s)? (slavery, narcotics, strongholds, that’s just ne
money laundering, natural resource extraction, – Loudly, messily, and publicly crush a rival
manufacturing, killers for hire, smuggling,
forgery, legitimate business). To some extent, Actors:
all gangs do some manner of extortion or Gangs are super common in Throne, so it’s very
exploitation. It’s just what they do. important to make a note of what makes each one
G – Who are the gang’s primary victims? particular distinct, and what makes this one dangerous.
M – What tokens or icons does the gang have to Make sure the gang members wear a distinctive uniform,
T signify their allegiance? There’s a reason they wield a distinctive weapon, or act in a particular way.
o call them the axe gang! (A specic weapon, a Gang members that are clean cut, wear black clothing
o special hat, long black coats, nice shoes, a red and a top hat, and come at their opponents with axes
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The Gang is chock full of gang members, and probably thick leather coats, and gold chains across their chest!
has a boss or two. Detail these in the enemies section.
Gang bosses tend to be better dressed and more
Burning Will: To get the respect we deserve, to swell distinct than their rank and le. Decide whether a
our ranks, and take what we want, gang is ruled by one boss or several. Maybe there
without recourse are several distinct gangs under the thumb of one
boss, or maybe the Gang describes a
Stakes: city-spanning with many dierent
– If the players do nothing or fail groups.
to stop the Gang, what new,
more powerful, and innitely Enemies:
more terrifying form will the All Gangs have a basic mook
Gang turn into (an army, a to do their dirty work. Decide
cult, a way of life). what this guy looks like. Then
– If the players fail to stop decide what it looks like when
the Gang, write down the 30 or 40 of them come at the
Gang’s hustle, whatever players, as they certainly will at
it may be (for example, some point.
narcotics). That hustle will
become a fact of life, wherever If the Gang has a couple of real
the Gang has territory, and nobody badasses, or maybe is solely made
will be able to do anything about up of a bunch of elite members,
it whatsoever, not even the make sure to spend more time
players. detailing what they look like.
Gangs often bring different
Moves: varieties of muscle to the ght - big guys,
– Demand respect and support from everyone small guys, quick guys, guys with harpoons, guys
- the public, the players, onlookers - everyone. who are actually massive bloodthirsty devils, guys
– Hold players or their allies hostage, beat them in vehicles - you name it.
bloody, or force them to pay respect. Don’t kill
them, they could be useful in the future. If you think the Gang’s boss will be doing a lot of
– Make outrageous claims of power and inuence. ghting, detail him or her here as well. They deserve it.
Then make one of them come true. But leave the
rest alone… for now. Locations:
– Get a local power broker under control. They’re – What’s the Gang’s home turf? What does their
working for the Gang now, no matter who they headquarters look like? Are they deep in some
were working for before. subterranean salt mine, whipping armies of slaves
– Try to coerce or entice the players to work for while they sip tea, or are they in some creaking
the Gang airship lashed to a stories-high apartment
– Double in size, without warning building in lower Ashton?
– Claim new territory, and carve it out wherever – What kind of fronts or businesses do the Gang
you like. If it happens to overlap with someone’s have?

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ENEMIES AND COMBAT any enemy is reduced to 0 wounds, it is typically

defeated.
Each Threat has an option for including enemies 7. Break Moves are a simple tools to help the
- and should! Broken Worlds is ultimately a game GM think about special moves or attacks the
in which many conicts can (but don’t have to) be enemy might have.
resolved with violence, and you should give players Keep in mind as the GM you are not limited by just the
every opportunity to do so. Enemies are numerous moves the enemies make - you can make any of your
in Throne, and range from power-hungry mobs, to
roving gangs of undead shades, to masked guild
own regular moves as well, and just do what makes
sense in the story. The moves should be descriptive
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out when creating the threat. Making them and
and help make enemies more thematically distinct.
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Here’s what an enemy looks like:
Enemies and Tags
Bandit Gang Here’s some very common tags and their
eects.
Threat: 1 group
Damage: Clubs and knives, 2 hand or Area - Deals normal damage to
Pistol, 2 close. group targets, and may hit
Wounds: 2 additional targets if they’re
Armor: 0 or 1 reasonably in the area.
Moves: Crush, Ensnare
Here’s what each part means: AP - Armor cannot be spent
against this damage
1. Name Brutal - Always deals +1
2. Threat is the approximate wound on top of damage as
strength of the enemy. established.
Threat 0 enemies are average Destructive - Smashes, mangles, or
strength human NPCs. Threat otherwise utterly destroys objects
1 are slightly more powerful. Forceful - Knocks targets about, or
Threat 2 are equal to a character o their feet. Consider this when
or slightly stronger, and threat 3 making moves. For example, a
are equal to an entire party and creature that’s been knocked over
may constitute an encounter by by a forceful attack probably has to
themselves recover instead of taking a swing at
3. Solo, huge, or group tags - This a player when that player misses a
determines how the target ghts, roll and you can make a move
whether by itself or in groups. Group - Fights as a mass or group.
Groups have many members and Deals +1 damage to targets without
the group tag (deal +1 damage and the tag, takes 1 less damage form those
take -1 damage to and from targets without the targets, and takes normal damage from area attacks.
tag and take normal damage from area attacks). Huge - Deal +1 damage to and take -1 damage from
Huge enemies deal +1 damage and take -1 from targets without the tag.
non-huge enemies. The tags stack, so you can Messy - Deals incredibly bodily harm or violence.
have a very scary huge group! May deal incidental damage to a nearby target if
4. Damage is the damage dealt by the enemy they’re reasonably close (incidental damage would
and the range it can deal it in (depending on be something like 1 damage or cosmetic damage).
weaponry), and any additional tags it has. Vicious - Deals double damage to stamina.
5. Armor is the armor for each enemy. When
multiple values are listed, pick one depending on Note that enemies can also make use of these tags
whether your enemy should be armored or not. as well as players, and others!
6. Wounds are the amount of damage needed to
defeat an enemy or group of enemies. When

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Status Tags Damage and Enemies

These tags can only apply to NPCs or player Whenever NPCs (such as groups or individuals) deal
characters, and are usually only temporary eects. damage, they usually trade damage. This is only
They have dierent eects when applied to player really relevant for cases where player intervention
or non player characters! can matter for one side or the other - otherwise you
should resolve the matter narratively! For example,
Reeling - Momentarily disabled or disoriented by a medium group of guild scions is ghting a large
G pain, shock, or otherwise. A reeling NPC can take no group of bandits. If this happens ‘o-screen’, you
M actions other than to defend themselves, and can’t can decide which side wins. However, if the players
are watching and can intervene in the ght, you can
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o until they recover. A reeling NPC-PC recovers after a use simple this rule to resolve it.
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environment, or injury. When a PC or NPC is crippled, might not be killed when you beat them (for example,
establish what ails them, and what part of their group enemies), but simply submit, scatter, or break
body is eected. Until whatever crippled them is enough to be at the players’ mercy. They may even
resolved, a crippled NPC or PC loses eective use ee, to be fought later. The players can run them
of that part of their body and can only move slowly. down or cut them down o screen, but regardless,
Stunned - A stunned PC or NPC cannot take actions the ght with them is over.
other than to weakly defend themselves and move
slowly. Stunned NPCs and PCs only recover after a It may even be convenient to have NPCs or enemies
respite, or until someone else takes action to help try to ee upon the rst sign of taking damage - they
them recover (as established). are interested in their own self-preservation after all!
Evasive - Moving fast, unable to be struck or caught
easily. An NPC with the evasive tag cannot take Dealing Damage to players
damage but can be subject to other eects. A PC When dealing damage from an enemy to players,
with the evasive tag cannot take damage as part consider the ction - who is closest to the player
of any roll, though they may still be subject to character? What enemy is the player character
other eects. PCs and NPCs lose the evasive tag exposing themselves to retribution from? It doesn’t
when a particular condition is met, or if they are have to be a target they are attacking - just one
immobilized, disabled, or cannot move eectively. nearby.
Unstoppable - an unstoppable target cannot be
knocked about, thrown o their feet, restrained, Players can’t take damage if they’re aected by
or halted in their movement by enemy action. They friendly area attacks normally unless the attack is re,
cannot gain the reeling or stunned tags as long as explosives, or something equally indiscriminately
they have this tag. destructive

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MAKING ENEMIES amounts of armor and the eect of the group and

huge tags can give a target massive amounts of
It’s very easy to put together enemies on your own (and eective hp (you should mentally double it for each
I encourage it for play testing purposes). The necessary tag), or make a target very hard to harm.
parts of an enemy are its wounds, tags, armor, damage,
and moves. The most distinct parts of an enemy are the Since player characters typically deal 2-3 damage,
moves it makes - think about the behavior and actions of think about enemies in terms of number of successful
a particular enemy compared to others. ‘hits’ that it would take to down them. A threat 0 or
1 enemy typically has about 1-4 eective wounds
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To make an enemy follow these steps: or wound levels (and in fact, I encourage
you to) for enemies regardless of Threat.
Determine Threat level For example, you may have an enemy
Give your enemy a threat level (0 to 3). that does less damage but more armor.
Threat 0 and 1 enemies are much weaker Or perhaps you need a slightly deadlier
than a player. Threat level 2 enemies are enemy, an assassin (threat 0). Give them
about equivalent to a player, and threat threat 0 wounds (2), but threat 1 damage (3).
level 3 are about equal to a group.
A point of armor effectively counts as 3
When determining threat level for a wounds but can be bypassed by ap or brutal
group, think about the threat of the damage.
group as a whole. A threat 3 group might
be a worthy ght for a whole party, even if The group and huge tags typically about
it’s composed of very weak individuals. Maybe there double a target’s wounds without special attacks
are 25 of them! You may also want to consider that the or weapons.
group will do extra damage and adjust accordingly.
It’s usually (but not always) better to assign as low
Determine if the Enemy is Solo or a wounds score as possible, and to base threat o
Group damage rather than wounds, so combat doesn’t
Group combat is faster paced than solo combat become a slow aair.
and groups take less and deal more damage. Group
enemies ght together and are usually fairly similar Flavor
in their weapons and combat makeup. It’s perfectly Finally (or before you even start), give you enemy a name
possible to do a group-style encounter with 10 and a face. Think about what it does or how it moves,
individual enemies instead of just making it a group, ghts, and lives outside combat. And there you are!
but combat will go much slower.
Damage and Moves Threat Level Summary

Write down a range of damage for your enemy, based on
level of severity. Basic enemies should do 1-3 damage, Threat Damage Wounds
and enemies with more powerful weapons, monstrous 0 1-2 1-3
strength, or something similar can do more. Keep in 1 1-3 2-4
mind the modiers from the huge and group tags, etc,
and also any tags the damage might have, such as ap, 2 2-4 4-6
which will make the eective damage much higher. 3 4+ 7+
-1 Damage from
Choose Break Moves for an enemy or write your own. Groups +1 to non-Groups
non-group
-1 damage from
Wounds and Armor Huge +1 to non-Huge
non-Huge
Most enemies are functionally unarmored, but those
that are usually 1-2 armor. Keep in mind higher

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ENEMY COMPENDIUM Armor: 0 or 1
Moves:
Here are some generic templates to get you started.
You can make any of these templates into a group Ensnare
by adding the tag: Drag down or trap a target, in melee or at a range.
Your target gains the crippled tag until they can
Common Enemies free themselves from their ensnarement.
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M throne. A whole gang of criminals and outlaws.
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Wounds: 2 Moves:
Armor: 0 or 1
Moves: Crush
Grab, pin down, mob, or wrestle your target within
Ensnare intimate range. A player targeted by a crush cannot
Drag down or trap a target, in melee or at a range. move away from intimate range with you, and gains
Your target gains the crippled tag until they can the crippled or reeling tag.
free themselves from their ensnarement.
Fading soul ames bound to bodies of decaying
Criminals abound in Throne, though bandits are esh, skeletal remains, or forms made of clay and
the more brazen sort, abandoning civility to prey ash, bound shades are a common sight in Throne,
on those that stray too far down the wrong alley. where they are used as porters, guards, and pack
animals of all kinds.
Commoner
Damage: Fists, 1 intimate Courtier
Wounds: 1 Damage: Knife in the back, 1 hand
Armor: 0 Wounds: 4
Moves: none Armor: 0
Moves:
Common, unremarkable rabble
Reinforce
Threat Level: 1 If reinforcements are available in the area,
alert them and gain the group tag if you
Assassin don’t have it already. If you already have
Damage: Poisoned blades, 3 hand- the group tag, gain the huge tag as well.
close, lingering
Wounds: 3 Buyout
Armor: 0 Name some leverage, and an ally of
Moves: your target. Through that leverage,
that ally is now in your pocket. If the
Stealth target can remove your leverage, that
Disappear from sight and gain the ally escapes your control.
evasive tag until discovered.
The demiurges, the noble houses of throne, and the
Throne is full of hired killers looking for guild princes of the Red City all have large attendant
coin. Many dierent races are known for their skill courts, where those skilled in intrigue and plot make
in assassination, including the Innite Mothers, the their lairs.
serpent men, and the Teeth Keepers.
Cultist
Bandit Gang Damage: Jagged blade, 2 hand or dark sorcery 2
Damage: Clubs and knives, 2+1 hand-close, group close-far, ap
Wounds: 3 group Wounds: 2

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Armor: 0 incoming attacks. Reduce the damage of the next

Moves: incoming attack or eect to 1 that targets you or
an ally.
Reveal
Pick one or two targets. Reveal a shocking fact or Heavily armored and in command, this captain is a
secret about: skilled ghter and leader.
– Their parentage Martial Artist t

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Moves:
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Use superior skill to disarm your opponent. A G
Madmen of all kinds are common in the Red City. character targeted by this move is disarmed and
There are too many ruinous powers around to resist given the reeling tag
worshipping at least one of them.
A student of one of the major schools of martial
Guild Gangster arts. Many styles exist on the world, using weapons
Damage: Nasty weaponry, 2 intimate-hand or dierent parts of the body. Common styles are
Wounds: 3 horse, mantis, phoenix, dragon, tiger, and rabbit style.
Armor: 0
Moves: Outlander
Damage: Crude weapons, 2 hand, ap
Shove Wounds: 3
Push, shove, or throw a target, possibly throwing Armor: 0
them o or into an obstacle. If that’s the case, deal Moves:
damage as established.
Savage
The common scum of the guilds, steeped in violence Disregard your safety and ght like an animal. All
and looking for prot. attacks for the rest of combat gain the vicious or
brutal tag, but take +1 damage when you take
Guard damage.
Damage: Spears, 2 hand, or Ries, 2 close-far, loading
Wounds: 2 A survivalist or wild-lander, living on the edges of
Armor: 2 civilization and hunting or poaching to survive.
Moves:
Sorcerer
Formation Damage: Needles, 2 hand, lingering or Dark sorcery,
Deal +1 damage and become unstoppable for the 2 close-far, area, ap
rest of combat as long as at least one ally is standing Wounds: 3
with you. Armor: 0
Moves:
Armed and armored, these men, women, and
creatures are either personal guards or merely Insanity
hired muscle. Infect your enemies mind with madness, whether
through an alien mind or horric appearance. The target
Guard Captain of this move is reeling and afterwards becomes unable
Damage: 2 hand, or 2 close-far to distinguish friend from foe until aided by an ally.
Wounds: 3
Armor: 2 A dark and powerful practitioner of magic, otherwise
Moves: known as The Art. Not all sorcerers have evil goals,
but they tend to be willful individuals with strong
Deect personalities and a disregard for the needs (and
Bring shield, armor, or unnatural skill to bear against often, the lives) of mere mortals.

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Soldier Swanky rie, 2 close-far, forceful

Damage: Sword 2 hand-close, or Wounds: 4
Marksman rie, 2 far, loading, ap Armor: 1
Wounds: 2 Moves:
Armor: 1
Moves: Reinforce
If reinforcements are available in the area, alert
G Brutality them and gain the group tag if you don’t have
M Deal a powerful and crushing blow. it already. If you already have the group tag,
T Deal damage as established, but this gain the huge tag as well.
o damage gains the brutal tag.
o The proudest and most organized
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universe. Fancy Boy, Master, Queen, and Baroness. They
are, almost without exception, as egomaniacal as
Noble they are ruthless.
Damage: Ceremonial weapon, 2 hand-
close Guild Brute
Wounds: 2 Damage: Enormous size, 2+1 intimate-hand,
Armor: 0 forceful, huge, area
Moves: Wounds: 3 huge
Armor: 1
Conceal Moves:
Ask your target something that they want or need,
and name an obstacle. That want or need is now Berserk
beyond their reach until they clear the obstacle. Go into a rage, a frenzy, or a hardened battle trance.
Gain the unstoppable tag and deal +1 damage for
Accuse the rest of combat.. You are incapable of actions
Pick a target, and accuse them of a shocking crime that require focus.
or deviancy. Whether it’s true or not, that target
loses credibility and until they take action to clear Many guilds hire ogres, unusually large goblins, troggs,
their name, their +heat rolls with or against targets or other large monstrous servant races as enforcers.
that believe your accusation are broken. There’s little that can stop them once they get going.
The ancient families of the Wheel are powerful Master Martial Artist
indeed, inside the Red City and out. Many of them Damage: Martial Arts 3 intimate or Sorcery, 3 close-
having criminal connections or serve the demiurges far, ap, destructive
directly, while others are kings and queens of entire Wounds: 5
worlds. Armor: 0
Moves:
Threat Level: 2
Seal Meridians
Guild Boss Drain your target of energy, whether through
Damage: Custom weapon, 2 intimate-hand, area or martial arts techniques or supernatural ability. Pick

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two statistics (for example +breath and +mind). Your Brawn

target makes any rolls using these statistics broken Abandon subtlety for brute strength. Gain the
until they take action to recover or rest. forceful and destructive tags for the rest of combat,
but you are incapable of actions that require focus.
An ancient or powerful practitioner of martial arts.
Many of them seclude themselves in hermitages or Crush
on the top of mountains, where aspiring students Grab, pin down, mob, or wrestle your target within
seek their advice and aid. intimate range. A player targeted by a crush cannot
move away from intimate range with you, and gains
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Damage: Crushing blows, 3+1 intimate-hand, vicious,
Giants wander all over the Disc and its outlying
worlds, and are commonly hired as mercenaries
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Armor: 1 activity fairly easily.
Moves:
Common Enemies
Enemy Lvl Damage Range Tags Wounds Armor Moves
Bandit 0 2-Clubs, Knives- Pistols Hand-Close None 2 0 or 1 Ensnare
Commoner 0 1-Fists Intimate None 1 0 None
Assassin 1 3-Poisoned blades Hand-close Lingering 3 0 Stealth
Bandit Gang 1 2+1-Clubs, Knives-Pistols Hand-Close Group 3 0 or 1 Ensnare
Bound Shade 1 2-Skeletal claws Intimate -Hand None 3 1 Crush
Reinforce,
Courtier 1 1-Knife in the back Hand None 4 0
Boyout
2-Jaggaged blade-Dark
Cultists 1 Hand-Close-Far None-AP 2 0 Reveal
sorcery
Guild Gangster 1 2-Nasty weaponry Intimate-Hand None 3 0 Shove
Guard 1 2-Spears-Ries Hand-Close-Far None-Loading 2 2 Formation
Guard Captain 1 2-Spears-Ries Hand-Close-Far None-Loading 3 2 Deect
Martial Artist 1 3-Martial arts Intimate None 3 1 Riposte
Outlander 1 2-Crude weapons Hand AP 3 0 Savage
Sorcerer 1 2- Needles-Dark sorcery Hand-Close-Far Lingering-Area, AP 3 0 Insanity
Soldier 1 2-Sword-Marksman rie Hand-Close-Far None-Loading, AP 2 1 Brutality
Conceal,
Noble 1 2-Ceremonial weapon Hand-Close None 2 0
Accuse
2-Customer weapon- Intimate-Hand-
Guild Boss 2 Area-Forceful 4 1 Reinforce
Swanky rie Close-Far
Guild Brute 2 2+1-Enormous size Intimate-Hand Forceful, Huge, Area 3 1 Berserk
Martial Arts Intimate-Close- Seal
2 3-Martial arts-Sorcery None-AP, Destructive 5 0
Master Far Meridians
Brawn,
Giant 3 Crushing blows 3+1 Intimate-Hand Vicious, Huge 5 1
Crush

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ANGELS Wounds: 5
Armor: 3
Threat Level: 2 Moves:
Petal Knights Fortify

Damage: Brutal martial arts, 4 intimate-close, ap Hunker down, or bring defenses to bear. Instantly gain
Wounds: 4 1 armor. This armor stacks with other health and armor.
G Armor: 1
M Moves: As angels age, their bodies grow from liquid and
T vapor forms into more solid state forms of crystal.
o Speed In this state, older angels are much slower, but
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Dodge Damage: Brutal martial arts, 5 intimate-hand,
Use your natural agility or supernatural abilities to destructive, brutal
become untouchable. Gain the evasive tag until the Wounds: 5
end of combat, or until you stop moving or can no Armor: 3
longer move eectively (you are grabbed, crippled, Moves:
terrain changes, etc) as established.
Berserk
Rogue angels who pursue a life as hedonistic Go into a rage, a frenzy, or a hardened battle trance. Gain
mercenaries, petal knights are incredibly powerful the unstoppable tag and deal +1 damage for the rest of
and well-feared assassins. combat.. You are incapable of actions that require focus.
Knight of the Holy Root Brawn

Damage: Rened martial arts, 4 intimate-close, Abandon subtlety for brute strength. Gain the
forceful forceful and destructive tags for the rest of combat,
Wounds: 4 but you are incapable of actions that require focus.
Armor: 2
Moves: Riding the dead as steeds and clad in spined silver armor,
the Thorn Knights carry their extreme interpretation
Riposte of the Old Law on their crusade to rid Throne of all life.
Use superior skill to disarm your opponent. A
character targeted by this move is disarmed and Threat Level: 3+
given the reeling tag
Prime Angel
Seal Meridians Damage: Overwhelming strength, 7 intimate-close,
Drain your target of energy, whether through martial brutal, forceful, huge
arts techniques or supernatural ability. Pick two Wounds: 8
statistics (for example +breath and +mind). Your Armor: 5
target makes any rolls using these statistics broken Moves:
until they take action to recover or rest.
Overkill
Of the remaining angels who do not await long Throw all your force into a brutal blow. Deal damage
reincarnation, only the Knights of the Holy Root as established, and your target is stunned until
have remained true to their original purpose of someone takes action to revive them.
protecting Throne and its inhabitants. Peace keepers
and guardians, they defend the city ercely and with Shock
incredible skill and resolve. Strike with incredible force. Deal damage as
established. A character targeted by this move is
Threat Level: 3 either crippled or reeling.
Elder Angel The last guardians of an empty heaven, the Prime

Damage: Ancient martial arts, 3 intimate-hand, Angels were walking mountains of re and stone.
destructive

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Petal Knight 2 4-Brutal Martial Arts Intimate-Close AP 4 1 Speed, Dodge
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Root Knight 2 4-Rened Martial Arts Intimate-close Forceful 4 2
Meridians
Elder Angel 3 3-Ancient Martial Arts Intimate-Hand Destructive 5 3 Fortify
Thorn Knight 3 5-Brutal Martial Arts Intimate-Hand Destructive, Brutal 5 3 Berserk, Brawn
7-Overwhelming
Prime Angel 3 Intimate-Close Brutal, Forceful, Huge 8 5 Overkill, Shock
Strength

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DEVILS mob. They do so, and your target is now crippled until

Devils here are listed by their classication and they can escape the mob’s grasp. You gain the group
common name. tag if you don’t have it already.
Threat Level: 0 Small and cunning, blue devils are highly skilled in
The Art and loquacious speech alike. What they lack
Demi-imp pack in intelligence, they make up for with a keen sense
G Damage: Annoying scrabbling, 1+1 hand, group of humor and mischief.
M Wounds: 1 group
Threat Level: 2
T Armor: 1
o Moves:
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intimate range. A player targeted by a crush cannot Armor: 1
move away from intimate range with you, and gains Moves:
the crippled or reeling tag.
Savage
Red or green devils that have gone too long without Disregard your safety and ght like an animal. All
making pacts with humans often diminish into attacks for the rest of combat gain the vicious or
these tiny, shriveled beings, a predecessor to their brutal tag, but take +1 damage when you
demotion to a blue devil. What they lack in power, take damage.
they make up for in persistence.
Threat Level: 1
Pale Devil (Cacodaemon)

Damage: Wrestling, 2 intimate-hand
Wounds: 2
Armor: 0
Moves:
Crush
Grab, pin down, mob, or wrestle your
target within intimate range. A player
targeted by a crush cannot move away
from intimate range with you, and
gains the crippled or reeling tag.
Mute and simple creatures, Pale

devils are no less capable servants.
They will happily do any mundane
task without rest or respite,
including all manner of violence.
Blue Devil (Imp)
Damage: The art, 4 close-far or

Dagger, 2 hand
Wounds: 2
Armor: 0
Moves:
Incite
Name or describe a crowd of people
that could conceivably become a

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Devour Terror
Rip life from your enemy with fang or claw. Deal Assume or unveil a horrifying appearance or
damage as established, then heal 2-3 wounds. terrifying secret. The target of this move is crippled
by fear until someone aids them and their rolls are
Expertly skilled in violence and given to drink and broken as long as they can see you.
song, Red Devils are highly valued as mercenaries
and bodyguards. Slow and terrifying with their skull-like visages, green
Green Devil (Death’s Head Devil)

devils are extremely territorial and like to toy with their
prey. Many green devils have wings, and will perch
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Armor: 2
Moves: War Devil T
Damage: Iron club, 2 hand, messy M
Envenom Wounds: 3 G
Deal damage as established. Any wounds dealt by Armor: 3
this move are lingering either bleeding heavily or Moves:
suering from poison.
Formation
Deal +1 damage and become unstoppable for the rest of
combat as long as at least one ally is standing with you.
Devils of all kinds, but especially Red, are

often pressed into service as soldiers. Putting
a devil into heavy iron armor does not
diminish their great speed and blood
thirst.

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Gilded Devil (Smiling Devil) Wounds: 7 huge

Damage: Poisoned dagger, 5 hand, lingering Armor: 2
Wounds: 4 Moves:
Armor: 0
Moves: Overkill
Throw all your force into a brutal blow. Deal damage
Ensnare as established, and your target is stunned until
G Drag down or trap a target, in melee or at a range. someone takes action to revive them.
M Your target gains the crippled tag until they can
T free themselves from their ensnarement. Revive
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o Conceal with the holy water of Throne, lurch back to life
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beyond their reach until they clear the obstacle. Seal Meridians
Drain your target of energy, whether through martial
Rotting nery conceals the rotting esh of gilded arts techniques or supernatural ability. Pick two
devils, whose smiling masks hide a terrifying statistics (for example +breath and +mind). Your
intellect. Not given to direct conict, gilded devils target makes any rolls using these statistics broken
will often wait for the opportune time to strike. until they take action to recover or rest.
Threat Level: 3 The oldest and most powerful of devilkind, Ebon

Devils go by a single name. They are nightmarishly
Ebon Devil (Night Devil) fast and far more intelligent than a human. Only
Damage: Claws or Bite, 5 intimate-hand, brutal, a few score of their kind exist, and each of them
huge or The Art, 4 close-far, area, ap have typically built an empire around themselves,
Devils
Demi-Imp
0 1-Annoying Scrabbling Hand Group 1 1 Crush
Pack
Pale Devil 1 2-Wrestling Intimate-Hand None 2 0 Crush
Close-Far-
Blue Devil 1 4-Art-2-Dagger None 2 0 Incite
Hand
Red Devil 2 3-Claws or Club Intimate-Hand None 4 1 Savage, Devour
Envenom,
Green Devil 2 2-Claws-1-Acid Spittle Hand-Far None-AP 5 2
Terror
War Devil 2 2-Iron Club Hand Messy 3 3 Formation
Ensnare,
Gilded Devil 2 5-Poisoned Dagger Hand Lingering 4 0
Conceal
Intimate-
5-Claw or Bite-4-The Revive, Seal
Ebon Devil 3 Hand-Close- Huge, Brutal-Area, AP 7 2
Art Meridians
Far
Devil 7-Razor Wire or Dire Stealth,
3 Intimate-Hand AP, Vicious 4 1
Assassin Knife Envenom
Hand-Close-
Devil Engine 3 4-Engine Claws or Gun Forceful-Area 3 4 Deect
Far
Heretic’s 8-Supreme Martial Hand-Close- Terror,
3+ AP, Forceful-Messy 8 2
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brooding within their lairs and scheming constantly. Binding a raw devil to an animate armor instead
of a mask is a dicult process. The result is an
Devil Assassin unstable abomination, hard to control, but even
Damage: Razor wire or Dire knife, 7, intimate-hand, harder to stop in combat.
ap, vicious
Wounds: 4 Heretic’s Courtier
Armor: 1 Damage: Supreme martial arts, 8 hand, ap, forceful
Moves: or Supreme art, 6 close-far, messy
Wounds: 8
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Terror
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Envenom Assume or unveil a horrifying appearance or M
Deal damage as established. Any wounds dealt by terrifying secret. The target of this move is G
this move are lingering either bleeding heavily or crippled by fear until someone aids them and
suering from poison. their rolls are broken as long as they can see you.
Green or Gilded Devils are often hired as trained killers, Regenerate

clad in black and sadistic in their skill and hunger. Knit torn esh back together, with unearthly
biology or dark sorcery. Regain 2-3 wounds. This
Devil Engine cannot put your wound total above your maximum.
Damage: Engine claws, 4 hand, forceful or Engine You can’t make this move if you’re dead.
gun, 4 close-far, area
Wounds: 3 If you’re able to make this move, pick a weakness,
Armor: 4 or several (re, acid, water, sunlight, etc). You can’t
Moves: make this move when exposed to this weakness,
in any amount.
Deect
Bring shield, armor, or unnatural skill to bear against The thirteen devils that guard the prison-court of
incoming attacks. Reduce the damage of the next the devil Himself are the most powerful of their
incoming attack or eect to 1 that targets you or an ally. kind, each with a millennia or more of experience,
and empowered by sacrice and worship.

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MONSTERS AND BEASTS Wounds: 4

Moves:
OF THE MULTIVERSE
Terror
Bestiary The target of this move is crippled by fear until someone
Here is a sampling of some of the monstrosities and aids them and their rolls are broken as long as they can
creatures that populate the Wheel. see the ayer.
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M Threat Level: 0 The ayer shows up in old throne myth as a profound,
T ancient evil. The reality is more mundane, if no less
o Rog horrifying. A ayer’s skin is extremely sensitive, a kind
o Damage: Bite, 2 hand of mucous membrane it needs to regulate its incredibly
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itself with its grisly work, which quickly bonds to its own
A common sight all over Throne, skin. The result is a patchwork nightmare, covered in
the Rog is a terrifying combination tufts of hair or swatches of skin from sometimes dozens
of crocodile and canine. Some breeds have been of victims. Flayers value the condition of their skins
domesticated and are highly valued as both guard greatly and regularly clean and replace them.
animals and pets.
Flindersh
Threat Level: 1 Damage: Jaws, 2+1 hand, group
Wounds: 3, group
Gutlicker
Damage: Proboscis, 2 hand Flindersh are an invasive species to Throne, brought in
Wounds: 4 during one of the numerous gate openings. They have
Moves: prospered in the broad, stinking waters of Throne. Each
sh eats many times its body weight a day and is able to
Devour clean esh from bone with startling ferocity and speed.
Plunge proboscis into a target, dealing 2 damage, then
healing 2-3 wounds. Flindersh can walk on land, albeit slowly, and breathe
air for an hour.
Vaguely bat-like in shape, with pale, slick skin, the
gutlicker typically feeds on carrion but isn’t against Halitoad
making its own food. It feeds by inserting its long Damage: Explosive Gas, 1 hand-close, area, ap
proboscis into the body cavity of its unfortunate prey Wounds: 5
and sucking it dry. Moves:
Bone Worm Brood Reeking Gas

Damage: Bone crushing jaws, 2 intimate, lingering, ap Deal 3 ap damage to a target in close range, and the
Wounds: 4 target is stunned until aided by an ally.
Armor: 1
Moves: An enormous, squat amphibian, the halitoad paralyzes
and knocks out its prey with an incredibly strong and
Ensnare foul-smelling gas it releases from a cavity in its sinuses.
Latch on to a target. Target gains the crippled tag until It then vomits its stomach contents over its inert and
they can free themselves from their ensnarement. unconscious victim, slowly dissolving them.
The corpses of the gods are not without parasites. Puppet Wasp Swarm
Navigating the long petried tissue of dead gods has Damage: Stings, 2+1 intimate, ap, group
given bone worms an enormously powerful set of Wounds: 4 group
mandibles, which they use to mangle their prey and Moves:
crush them to a pulp.
Attach
Flayer The target takes 1 ap damage, and immediately attacks
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but it is not a broken roll (as in normal player vs. player this move is reeling and afterwards becomes unable to
combat). The wasp can be removed by dealing any distinguish friend from foe until aided by an ally.
damage to the wasp swarm or another player taking
an action to remove it. Many of the residents of Shades and the darker
alleyways of Throne are familiar with the gossip dog,
The puppet wasp attaches just below the nape of and perhaps wish they weren’t. Resembling a pig with
the neck on most humanoids, where it inserts a ve a decidedly humanlike face, the dog is able to almost
inch spine that directly links its nervous system to its
victim’s, subduing it and bringing it under the wasp’s
perfectly mimic any voice or sound it hears, though it
doesn’t understand any of it. Many an unwary traveler
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inltration, and feeding their young. help only to be torn apart by the terrifyingly strong
jaws of the gossip dog, which often imitates the dying
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Damage: Screech 2 intimate-close,area,brutal, or beak, G
2 hand Mind Jacker
Wounds: 3 Damage: Fists 1 hand or projectile vomit 3 close, ap
Moves: Wounds: 5
Armor: 1
Piercing Screech Moves:
All targets within close range of the Tarry bird are
crippled by deafness for an hour. Paralytic Gas
A target of your choice in close range is stunned until
The Tarry bird emits a screech so loud and so absolutely a player takes action to help them.
awful it can stun or completely incapacitate its prey
from fty paces. It then swoops in with its serrated The mind jacker does not kill its victims, though it hunts
beak and tears at their esh before they can recover. with incredible skill and stealth. Instead, it subdues
them with a paralytic vomit that sends them into a
Threat Level: 2 hallucinogenic state. Then it immobilizes them with
its fore claws and remains hunched over their inert,
Canallan twitching bodies for several hours. During this period
Damage: Filthy teeth and claws, 3+1 messy, huge of time, the jacker will slowly absorb its victim’s
Wounds: 5 huge consciousness. Studies of this creature still haven’t
Armor: 1 discovered the method by which it accomplishes this
Moves: incredible feat, but those targeted are left (technically)
alive, though their bodies will inevitably waste away
Crush and die over a period of about three weeks. Nobody
Grab, pin down, mob, or wrestle your target within knows or cares to speculate on what happens to the
intimate range. A player targeted by a crush cannot minds of those absorbed.
move away from intimate range with you, and gains
the crippled or reeling tag. Mind Jacker vomit is a highly valued recreational drug.
The Canallan is an enormous, lthy combination of Sackling

reptile and swine that hunts up and down the numerous Damage: Biting and clawing, 2 intimate-hand, messy
canals and waterways of Throne. Disease and parasite- Wounds: 6
ridden, the canallan will wait for days for a meal, the Armor: 2
bulk of its body hidden below murky and lthy water Moves:
while its sh-like eyes comb the shore for prey.
Revive
Gossip Dog If the sackling is dead, as long as it didn’t have the holy
Damage: Teeth, 3 intimate-hand water of Throne poured over it, it lurches back to life
Wounds: 4 with 2-3 wounds in about 15 seconds. It can only use
Moves: this move once in a combat.
The furry sackling reproduces and lives in a pod of
Insanity excreted saliva and organic tissue roughly the size of a
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its consciousness remains linked to its pod, which will will die in 2-3 days unless saved.
slowly grow for it a new body. The new body will often
adjust to the circumstances of the sackling’s death - for The reptilian swallower is notable for its enormous
example, if it was killed by re, it will be born again digestive pouch almost the same size as its body. Once
with a thick, insulated rubbery carapace. A sackling its prey is dead or merely unmoving, the swallower will
typically has 5-6 ‘lives’ before its pod is exhausted and gulp it down whole, waddling away to its lair where
collapses, though some are rumored to have up to 10-11. it remains for up to a week, swollen and unmoving,
G Old sacklings that have died many times are incredibly digesting its prey with its corrosive saliva. Unbelievably,
M tenacious, ferocious creatures. tales of victims being saved from a swallower’s pouch
T give them up to two to three days to survive.
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Damage: Bone crushing jaws, 3+1 intimate-hand,
Shock lingering, ap, huge orBody ailing, 2+1 intimate-hand,
Strangle the target, dealing 3 damage A character area, huge
targeted by this move is grabbed by the swallower Wounds: 5 huge
andreelinguntil the swallower is removed from them. Armor: 2
Moves:
Swallow
The swallower targets a character with the reeling, Berserk
crippled or stunned tags within intimate range. The Go into a rage, a frenzy, or a hardened battle trance.
target is stunned and inside of the swallower until the Gain the unstoppable tag and deal +1 damage for the
swallower is killed. The swallower gains 3 wounds, but rest of combat.
cannot use this move again while it has a swallowed
target inside of it, and will attempt to ee. The target An adult bone worm can grow to preposterous size.
Monsters and Beasts of the Multiverse

Rog 0 2-Bite Hand None 2 0 None
Gutlicker 1 2-Proboscis Hand None 4 0 Devour
Bone Worm 2+1-Bone Crushing
1 Intimiate Group, Lingering, AP 4 1 Ensnare
Brood Jaws
Flayer 1 3-Flaying Claws Hand Brutal 4 0 Terror
Flindersh 1 2+1-Jaw Hand Group 3 0 None
Hailtoad 1 1-Explosive Gas Hand-Close Area, AP 5 0 Reeking Gas
Puppet Wasp
1 2+1-Stings Intimate Group, AP 4 0 Attach
Swarm
Intimate- Piercing
Tarry Bird 1 2-Screech-Beak Area, Brutal-None 3 0
Close-Hand Screech
3+1-Filthy Teeth and
Canallan 2 Intimate-Hand Huge, Messy 5 1 Crush
Claws
Gossib Dog 2 3-Teeth Intimiate-Hand None 4 0 Insanity
1-Fist-3-Projectile
Mind Jacker 2 Hand-Close None-AP 5 1 Paralytic Gas
Vomit
Sackling 2 2-Biting and Clawing Intimate-Hand Messy 6 2 Revive
Swallower 2 3-Strangling Intimate AP 6 0 Shock, Swallow
Bone Worm 3+1-Bone Crushing Huge, Lingering, AP-
3 Intimate-Hand 5 2 Berserk
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CHAPTER 10
DAEMONIAC evidenced by the fact that there are hundreds of

schools of sorcery, but very few real sorcerers.
What follows is a repository of the ancient and
respected lore of Throne, the Red City. Types of Arts
The Red Art is associated with changing the existing
The Art physical universe or non-animate matter. For example,
What could be called magic in throne is known as the Art, someone could use the Red Art to transgure bare
and it is generally split into sub arts: Red, White, and Black. stone into gold, to warp a wall into a door, or to bend
Using it is the ‘art’ of realizing that the entire universe is the illusion of life into inanimate objects. Equally, a
an illusion cast by the Flame Immortal, which permeates practitioner could use the same principles to harm by
all things. It is often explained as the practice of lying to igniting the air into bolts of re or animating swords
the universe convincingly enough that it becomes true. to ght on their own (collectively called pyromancy).
As such, it is explicitly vocal in nature, and heavily reliant Predictably, it is the most common and versatile art
on the practitioner’s will for things to become true. by far. One important aspect of the Red Art is it needs
materials - it must transgure, bend, or warp something
To use the Art, the practitioner simply renes their that is already there (for example, bending the dust
will into an cutting edge and speaks aloud, lying about in the air into an illusion of life). The closer the base
the nature of the universe. “This is not an apple,” they material to the desired result, the easier the Art is. Iron
might say, “But a plum.” The apple then becomes a into gold is far easier than water into gold, for example.
plum, of course, if that’s what they prefer. The Art
is described by many sorcerers as making their own The White Art is associated with changing the self
small alterations to a story as it’s being told. or the self’s perceptions. Common uses include
dividing the universe to teleport short or long
In theory it is very simple, but learning the ways to distances, divining hidden knowledge or casting your
force your will on the universe and the right way to perception across dimensions, and aligning your soul
speak could take anywhere from a single month to ame (or atum) to physically transform your own
a thousand years. The universe is sustained by the body. Practitioners can shrug o bullets and blades
pure ame of the Gods themselves, and it takes a like water, leap incredibly distances, or see through
powerful and condent will to change that. This is twenty-foot thick walls. The White Art is extremely
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hard to master and rarely sees use except by grand powerful will. For example, one sorcerer’s will to turn
masters and very powerful or prodigious sorcerers. bolts of air into re can be equally contested by another’s
It is rumored that the ultimate use of the White Art is will to turn them into beautiful owers. If a practitioner
to turn back time, but this has never been observed. was to will another person to die, they would not only
have to contest with lying to the universe, but also the
The Red-White Art is a mixed art, more common in other person’s will not to die, which can (predictably)
many uses than the pure White, but extremely rare and become immensely dicult in short order.
dicult in its most powerful uses. It is utilized to use
the Red Art to aect others (since their perception of An example of how the art shapes combat is that bullets
self must also be altered), by changing their physical or projectiles of all kinds are less useful than a sword
form or mental state. Common uses are in baleful against an accomplished sorcerer. Since a sword is a
transguration, or baleful warping (also known as physically held object being used as a tool (and thereby
cursing or red words). During the great war between partially imbued with the wielder’s will) it is much harder
demiurges it was used to turn men’s skin to iron, reduce to aect. It would be easier for a sorcerer to turn bullets
great kings to babbling idiots, or warp a warrior into into butteries than it would be for them to turn a gun
a story-high monstrosity. At its peak practice, it can someone is holding into sand, for example.
be used to kill with a single word. For this reason, its
practice is taboo: restricted and even forbidden in Since wielding the Art is dicult, most sorcerers nd it
many sorcerous circles and even many worlds. easier to focus their will through a physical object instead
of purely from their mind. This implement often takes
The Black Art is the rarest, simplest and most awe the form of a bell, charm, mirror, sword, or something
inspiring Art. It isn’t known if any practitioners still live. similar. Casting without implements is extremely rare.
The Black Art has only one fundamental use, and that
is to create something from nothing. It is written in the To use the Art one must speak clearly and coherently.
few texts that speak of its study that this ability can be For that reason, sorcerers can be disabled or restrained
used to further kindle the Flame Immortal and create life. by being gagged or held mute. They are often punished
or crippled by having their tongues or other speaking
Intricacies of the Art organs ripped out.
Most uses of the Art can be contested by an equally
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An easy way to acquire ability in the art is through technology. For example, the largest magical construct
devils (by being given the Black Flame directly through in Throne is the Glyphosphere (created by the Grand
a contract or through consumption of devil esh), since Dragon, known as the demiurge Mammon). With the
they are natural liars and have a less tenuous hold on right knowledge, it is possible to speak words into
reality due to their chaotic nature. Doing so caused a small glowing runes while within Throne, which take physical
mark or deformity, known as a Devil’s Kiss, to appear on form and can travel to their destination in the form of
the body, a small tumor or part of the body which has a bird or other animal, which will deliver the message.
been turned Devil, and can grow to consume the user.
Users of the art are referred to commonly as sorcerers.
Users of the Art The most common (and poorly regarded) types are
The Art is highly coveted, and its users, while not Vattra (Marked), who gain their power most often
unseen, are rare and powerful individuals. Many through devil power (often through devils themselves,
people make use of the art at a rudimentary level, or who are more than willing to feed people the Black
interact with its constructs without having much skill Flame in exchange for contracts or debts and the repair
in it. For example, a person may learn a certain word of their masks).
to turn a wall into a door, or use a paper messenger,
without any knowledge of how these things came to The three other kinds of sorcerers are Tellans, who
be. It’s also common for people to make use of tools gain their power from folk legend, storytelling hedge
with magical properties (such as devil esh or blood) magic, and hearsay, Tongues, who engage in esoteric
and solitary study and are usually ascetics, and Teeth,
Magical constructs, and shades (or captive devils) who are rigorously trained to gain their ability, often
bound into physical forms are very common in for war or administration. All three tend to look
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Throne various worlds that make up the multiverse, casting

Throne is the seat of God, called YISUN. It was the their creations out of Throne as they did.
space outside space that YISUN and the various
gods created when forging creation. Often called For a while, Throne was a dead, empty city of
the Red City, Throne is a city of eight hundred decaying ruins. The only creatures that resided there
million souls, built on a disc oating in an empty were an exceptionally powerful order of angels set
void, and lit by a dead sun. It is the center of art, to guard it, called the Primes. In their ash-bodies
culture, religion, and society in the multiverse, and as large as buildings, the Primes meditated and
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where the Seven demiurges that rule the multiverse maintained their vigil over the holy city for a near a
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is unparalleled. broke into Throne hoping to meet God, but nding it
empty, quickly sought to supplant Him. His very rst
I have chosen to leave the action was to defeat and shatter the Prime Angels,
innumerable worlds outside then chase their true forms back into the Void, where
of Throne up the GM’s he slew them again, leaving them to reincarnate.
design. Throne itself, This was referred to as the First Conquest. For a
however, will undoubtedly time, the only living being in Throne was Zoss, who
be a key feature of many GM’s campaigns, not to consolidated his mastery, learned many secrets, and
mention it a distinct and incredibly important part of wrung great power out of the only Prime Angel that
the KSBD universe. For this reason, I will esh it out he left alive, the scribe Metatron 1.
in great detail here and in the following chapters.
After a time, other powerful demigods and individuals
History of Throne broke through to Throne, following the path left by
The original city of Throne was built by the numerous Zoss. Each of these travelers were great sages and
gods created by the union of the gods YS and UN. mystics, heroes and sorcerers, philosopher-kings
It was inhabited for time untold by those Gods, and martial artists. They were the most powerful,
who warred, schemed, created, and ruled, in their enlightened individuals in their own individual
constructed heaven. They created humans, angels, worlds - and with Zoss at their head, they formed
and servants, and for a while their creations lived a society called the Demiurges - those who sought
alongside them. The creation of humans as the rst to guide creation after the death of God.
truly mortal beings, however, struck the Gods so
strongly that they rejected their innite existence For an era, the Demiurges were content to remain
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remained apart from the rest of the universe. From

time to time, using the arts they had learned, the
Demiurges would visit worlds and observe, or
guide their development in the form of heavenly
messengers, but for the most part, they took little
action to interfere. This was the golden age of
Throne, where the city was rebuilt into a shining
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of reason and unveiling the mysteries of reality. It
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conict, ruled democratically through a debate
forum called the Concordance of Demiurges, and
ruled ultimately by the almost omnipotent Zoss,
now referred to as the Ruling King.
The Second Conquest

This time was not to last, however, as the demiurges
soon became discontent in their isolation. After
much debate, a great eort was undertaken - to
physically link all the worlds in the universe to Throne
by cutting through the fabric of reality, and unite the
multiverse into one entity. Great stone gates were
built, tuning forks that bent the voice of each god
that sustained each world, and keys were forged
to these gates. Collectively, the keys and gates
were known as Magus Gates - as one entity, they
could open a tear in space-time that would allow
not only those with the knowledge of inter-world
travel to come to Throne and back, but anyone - no
matter their birth, intent, or privilege. This massive
undertaking created huge ssures in the so ciety of
the demiurges. It was dangerous, grueling work - the
gates themselves worked by routing through the
Void outside creation - a shifting, tortured landscape
that could literally consume the weak-willed.
The opening of the gates and the linking of all worlds

to Throne was known as the Second Conquest. Many
demiurges had noble intentions - some wanted to
spread the knowledge they had so jealously guarded
- to uplift and enlighten the societies of creation.
Others wished simply to open the paradise they
had created for themselves to the less fortunate.
Still others, however, had darker intentions. Sick of
a society of equals, they sought to rule their own
world - as despots or kings.
No matter the intentions, the result was the same. War

lasted centuries, and consumed entire worlds. Throne
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is shallow, it is said the bones of the dead are piled methods of ruling range from simple extortion to wild
thick beneath its red outcroppings. The gates were and rampant cruelty. Throne today is a barely held
nished, but many remained unopened, the worlds together anarchic warren of a thousand cultures and
beyond untouched. In the end, Zoss ed, abandoning languages, ridden with violence, disease, and crime.
his throne, and only seven Demiurges, of a society of It is just livable enough compared to the ravaged and
tens of thousands, survived the war. Each individual exploited outlying worlds to make people want to
was immensely powerful - enough to lay waste to immigrate, and just horrible enough to make people
armies with a single word, or kill with a thought - but resent most days of their existence there.
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persists to the present day. The seven still rule, each The original city of Throne was torn down when the D
of them having their seat of power in Throne, and gods self-annihilated to create the multiverse, but
underneath them the city rots. In the power vacuum numerous ruins and remnants of the legendary city
created by the aftermath of the war, and the Seven’s remain in places - the most notable example of this
increasing apathy for the state of their own kingdoms, being the workshop of the craft god Koss, which is
commerce lled the place of governance. Great guilds, the present location of the concordance of angels.
each of them spanning worlds, took advantage of the Parts of the god-forged city persist in the city core of
spaces so long denied to them by the civic minded Throne, especially the area around the Concordance
former rulers of Throne. The guilds are ubiquitous of Demiurges, and are treated with great reverence
across Throne, and are its de-facto rulers. Their by even the most impious of residents. The disc on
activities are largely, if not wholly criminal, and their which Throne sits is made of an almost indestructible
D6 Underside of Throne
The corpse of a god protrudes from the underside of the disc - smashed through it in times long past. The
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corpse holds a mystery within it - faint light can be seen glowing from its eye sockets.
A hole has been punched through the disc through which the water of Throne wicks away eternally. The
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area around this hole is full of ridges and strange plant and animal life.
A colony of exiles and unsavory types has sprung up here, lashed precariously to the underside of the disc
3 with rope and piton. Smugglers, pirates, and black marketeers make their homes here, seeking to evade
the guilds.
A forgotten laboratory sits here, clamped to the bottom of the disc. Strange devices protrude out of it -
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perhaps its former occupant was studying the void below?
Massive crustaceans cling to the underside of the disc, each the size of a house. Feeding o the sickly
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plant life that grows in the permanent darkness down here, they seem docile - or are they?
A passage or borehole is here, spiraling up through ancient ruins into untold depths above. It hasn’t seen
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material akin to stone, which also dates from the God’s their bodies emerging from the water, while others
time. Expeditions have been made to the underside are almost human sized, and honored with local
of the disc and often report on strange discoveries. shrines. The bones of the gods often persist within
the stone esh of their corpses and are greatly
The current city of Throne was carved out over time valued as a crafting material, as relics, and as living
from the petried corpses of the gods themselves. The space, as they are incredibly durable.
work itself has cost mythical amounts of time, currency,
D materials, and lives, by untold generations of residents, Water pours continually from the center of Throne,
a workmen, and slaves. The reddish cast of the stone that cresting the edge of the disc into great waterfalls
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Red City, a name which inspires fear, awe, or longing in legend, was at one point rumored to have strong
o any tongue it is spoken. The work of carving out new healing properties, but at the present day it is more
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residences and spaces from the remnants of the gods
continues into the present day, though the amount of
often than not heavily polluted and foul. The water
comes from the Font of Ovis at the very center, a place
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Purities order that worship there. Other fonts and
The size of each god’s corpse varies greatly - some sources of pure water are said to exist all over the city,
are mountain like in their size, with only parts of but are either strongly kept secrets or powerful hoaxes.
D6 Rumors of Water - Veracity Unreliable

A font of pure water is hidden deep in the shades and controlled by the powerful Gutternight gang. The
1 water is said to be a powerful intoxicant -the gang is bottling it and selling it as a narcotic. The drug is
certainly real, but whether it’s real holy water remains to be seen.
A font of pure water is rumored to be buried deep in City South - far down past the worst parts of the
2 slums, where the city descends into mud-choked ruins and few dare to tread for fear of waking the things
that sleep there.
A rogue Twenty Five Purities monk is said to have taken seed water from the Font and tried to start his own
3 on the sunside rim, using ritual purication. For what purpose he’d do this, and whether he was successful
is unclear - but it’s certainly a persistent rumor.
There’s a street trader in City North who drags a cart around claiming to sell water from a pure font he
4 found in his squalid low-city home. The man’s obviously a little wrong in the head - but there’s something
about his fervor that says he could be telling the truth.
A temple font is said to be hidden out by Aesma’s Spine. The water there is said to regenerate debilities,
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but even if the temple were there, it’s bone picker territory, full of ravagers and raiders.
There’s denitely a temple font in the high-city part of the Shades - kept tightly sealed by the Grand Dragon
6 bank of Mammon. Oddly, it’s rumored that nobody goes in or out of the temple - perhaps the well is dry,
or perhaps something more nefarious is going on
The sun of Throne was forged by the god Koss, but The air in Throne is breathable to most races. It has
was broken in some untold catastrophe of the past, a warm and humid climate year round, exacerbated
and no longer moves. It is a dim sun that sits in the heavily by pollution. There is no natural weather in
air remarkably close to the city proper. Historians Throne per say, but on certain days the mists that
theorize that Throne had a 28 hour day evenly split rise naturally from the water below will rise above
between day and night as the sun rotated over and their normal level. The eects and types of these
under the disc. The disc itself does not rotate, but has mists are predicted by the Moisture Guild, as the
a very slight oscillation over a century-long period. adverse eect of pollution and other unknowable
This means that one side of Throne is perpetually in substances dumped into the holy waters of the Red
sun, and the other is perpetually, in shadow. These City can have sometimes dangerous and frequently
sides are referred to as sunside and shadeside bizarre consequences.
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D6 The Mists
Choking pollution - the mists are a roiling dark cloud that covers the streets. Visibility is almost non-existent, and
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those that can aord to take cover do so. The rest make do with lter masks, goggles, or thick scarves.
2 The mists are thick and swirling. Strange lights dance within, of various colors.
3 The mists rise up in a storm cloud . Thick rain pelts the city for a good day or more, accompanied by lightning.
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The Shades space is commandeered largely on a per-need basis

Located deep on the perpetually dark side of the Red - and the market needs a lot of it. There are more
City’s central mound, underneath the relatively safer static areas - lthy caverns buried deep in building
connes of Outer Ashton, the Shades is a notoriously basements, festooned with chains and drenched in
dangerous area of Throne. It is a pitch black gangster- perfume to cover up the smell. But there are also
lled warren, an overgrown and poverty stricken corridors where business commonly takes place,
shantytown where the rotting buildings and shacks and bridges, and sections that take place under
D have grown so tightly together that the streets oorboards or in tiny compartments. A private
a have almost disappeared and what little light peeks apartment may be commandeered by guild thugs at a
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disappears just a level down. The shades are home a week later. It’s said it is possible to walk from one
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notorious criminals, as well as the more degenerate
and predatory portions of its populace.
in the market while at the same time patronizing
or passing through no less than ten restaurants, a
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The streets of the shades are reeking and deep. Each dierent food stalls. But of course, that all depends
warren-like level of shacks and dens is built upon the on the nature of the market that day.
other with no regard for rules or codes. Buildings
mesh into each other, sometimes creating slot-like The White Eyed Woman
canyons between them, or chasms that can reach The White Eyed Woman is a notorious burlesque
down hundreds of meters into stinking darkness. The and drinking hole in the cityside area of the shades.
streets themselves are messes of steaming piping, It is notable for being located mostly underground,
rickety paths, foot bridges, and open sewers. It’s and 16 or 18 stories deep - nobody is entirely sure.
inhabitants are crammed in as tight as the buildings, Almost all guild bosses who wish to do business
with single rooms often housing several families. with the King of Devils come here. Being
The only decadence found is that of the worst noticed at the Woman is an important step
of the criminal and pariah guilds that set up for gangsters Throne-over to gain respect
shop in the Shades - the butchers, the Patkun - even those that would normally never
gamblers, and the Organ Traders. Those set foot there anyway. The woman is also
accustomed to the pitch darkness the only establishment in Throne to serve
that is the norm there move freely, the Lady’s Twelve - a notorious list of
whereas the rest rely on battered drinks containing extremely rare (and
or improvised lanterns. Deep wells extremely dangerous) ingredients.
of oil for relling lamps are located
around the shades, maintained by the The deep levels of the Woman contain
Church of YS-Yorma, the Holy Brand. the esh pits, where devils consume
The priests of Yorma, in their stained mortal esh to sustain themselves,
robes, are among the few individuals and the lowest level contains the Final
in the Shades given unanimous respect, Gate, where Himself, the king of devils,
and are allowed to pass unmolested. is kept prisoner.
The danger and darkness of the Shades Crawl

does not mean that the streets are empty The Crawl is the part of the Shades where even those
or devoid of life - though there are certainly large who’ve lived in the Shades their whole lives would
sections of it where one would be a total fool to rather avoid. Here, the architecture has become so
even set foot upon the street. Rather, the shades is a twisted that some streets are not even open enough
bustling place at all hours, home to many notorious to walk through. One must shimmy through sideways
(and infamous) places of repute. as though spelunking a cave - squeeze through holes
and cracks, like a rat, and sometimes crawl on your
The Flesh Hook hands and knees. The things that live and dwell
The Flesh Hook is Throne’s largest slave market - and make nests here are best not given the title of
so large, in fact, that it is impossible to determine people. Business is occasionally conducted in the
its real size. This is largely because it compromises Crawl, but only for as long as is tolerable.
almost all of the lower levels of the Shades in some
manner, and its nature and shape are constantly Temple of YS-Myra
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savior Goddess of the poor and dispossessed. Her remnants of a person’s soul ame that have been
main temple was erected in the Shades shortly lashed to a dead body, or one made of clay or ash.
after it’s founding - nobody knows what year. With Though they retain some appearance of intelligence,
her pure, beautiful expression, and her snow white over time it quickly fades, and they are suitable only
skirt stained black by the lth at her feet, Myra for the most menial of tasks - butchery being among
is said to constantly swallow and be vomiting up them. Needing no sleep, pay, or sustenance (and
the pain and sorrow of the poor that she protects. having no qualms about the work) the dead are ideal
Her statue is the only intact thing there, for the workers. However, some dead are sentient - most
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mud scrap metal, or old scraps of wood, have given themselves to represent their brethren, forming a
the temple a unique, patchwork look. Though she the rst butchers guild and the Undying Lords. The D
is disdained by many outside the shades, the holy Legion Barons of the Dead shepherd them from the
re in the temple burns eternally, bringing light and dark reaches of the Shades known as the Hollows,
warmth to the enormous amount of pilgrims that where countless thousands of dead - both mindless
huddle, shelter, and worship there. All in the shades and otherwise - reside.
treat the temple as sacrosanct, and even the most
notorious and bloodthirsty guild bosses who reside The Red City
there pay homage to the Saint. The core district of Throne is the Red City, the
fortress-like construction in the very center of the
Hunger Ledger disc with walls that are many kilometers high. The
The Hunger Ledger is a bank of sorts - one that was original walls of the city were raised by the Gods
pushed out of the main city of Throne in aeons past themselves, and many structures within date from
by the competition and took root in the inky soil the era before man even touched heaven. The
of the Shades. The Ledger has a simple bargain - it corpses of the city’s original masters, the great
imports food (not all of it fresh), and in return, it gods of Throne, still line its walls and have generally
buys labor. It banks this labor mostly in the form of been converted into building space, scaolded
what it calls ‘indentured servitude’ but is, in fact, far over, buried beneath ramshackle construction,
closer to slavery. It even gives out ‘loans’ of food, or hollowed out for use as great halls. The city is
of which it is known to charge ludicrous interest, built as a series of concentric rings and walls, each
and it never lets its debtors escape its clutch. The set slightly higher than the other, and linked by
Shades has no end of poor and desperate souls massive gates which none could hope to close or
scrabbling to escape starvation, and so the Ledger open without the use of some immense power.
has grown fat and powerful. Its feelers even extend The very center of the city is notable for Golden
into the low parts of the main city, where it pipes in Age architecture from after the rst conquest - the
its miserable workers in exchange for ever increasing buildings raised by the original demiurges. Here
ows of gold and narcotics. Some of it goes back is where the seat of great Zoss once was, and the
to feed its clients, but the rest go directly to the concordance of the demiurges, the massive speaking
swollen purses of the Hunger Barons, whose crooked hall from which the rulers of all worlds conducted
manses peek out of the packed roofs of the Shades their business. Radiating outwards, there are 7
like mushrooms. monumental walls that divide the city into seven
Grand Districts. Within these larger walls are smaller
The Hollows, the Butcher’s Guild and the walls that divide each ring of the city (there are 27
Undying Lords total). These sub-districts known for commerce,
Butchery is not a taboo in Atun, the overarching pleasure, industry, or scholarly pursuits. It would be
dogma for the worship of YISUN’s teachings, but impossible to list all of them in great detail here, but
many or most of the disparate cultures of Throne the character of each of the seven Grand Districts
hold a deep cultural bias against it, especially those is much more readily explained.
that believe strongly that all life is infused with the
Flame Immortal. Therefore, while butchery in times Ashton
past has been undertaken by many classes of social Ashton, or Ash Town is the lowest point of the city
outcasts, in Throne it has been taken up mostly by - the entryway for all immigrants, thieves, paupers,
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from the lowest circle of the Red City and spills out those living here are incredibly poor, and crime is
through the forty-two great bridges that radiate high, but there is a distinct lack of gang warfare or
from the city proper into the sunken areas around the street violence that makes up a huge part of
the base of the city, where it slides away into the inner-city life. There simply isn’t enough to ght over.
waters of Throne in a sprawling mess. Ashton is,
predictably, a massive slum, but not any near as Dragonsgate and the Path of Banners
dangerous as the lower and more disreputable The unocial ‘main’ entryway into Throne is a massive
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and vehicles of the millions upon millions of visitors For the bridge leads up the ancient and venerated
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thick layer, and on days where the mists turn wild in
the Red City, but by far the most famous. The
Dragonsgate’s cracked stone doors have remained
c Throne, it can blow into huge dust clouds that can open for as long as the city has existed, for they are
clog streets and obscure entire buildings. kept that way by an order of Geas Knights known
as the Guardant Dragon. Tasked by an unknown
The Bridges demiurge with the eternal defense of the gate, the
Of the bridges that run into the city, only about order lives as a monk-like society of extremely skilled
fteen are in constant use. Some are in a state of warriors, taking the fortress and gate house as their
disuse or disrepair, no longer safe to travel on. abbey. There they spend their time in religious
Several have been colonized so thickly by contemplation, the forging and repair of
those clamoring for space inside the city their armor, and practice of severe martial
that they are no longer main entrance doctrine. They take the openness
points but merely a spillover of the city’s of the gate as a matter of religion,
guts, a tightly packed overgrowth of and cut down any challengers
buildings clinging to a relatively narrow with extreme prejudice. Indeed,
strip of stonework. Other bridges have there are many challengers, be it
been closed by opportunistic guilds guilds, gangs, or even small armies
who lord over them and demand assembled by some City Lord, but
exorbitant fees for entrance, and none have ever managed to take
one particularly large bridge has been the gate from the Dragons.
proclaimed an independent kingdom
and admits entry to very few. The Path of Banners leads up the
bridge to the gate - it is one of the
Outer Ashton only clear and wide paths in Outer Ashton, and has
Life outside of the part of Ashton outside of city walls its source in the unsavory district of Markets. It takes
is messy and chaotic, like living in a refugee camp its name from the uncounted banners that are hung
of fty million people. Most of those who migrate among its path - a tradition that every group coming
to Throne end up here, and those living outside see to Throne is bound to follow. The banners are at
their dwelling as a mere stopover in their quest to times so thick that they form a patchwork covering
nd space inside the city walls, for the Red City has that smothers local buildings. Some of them are from
never been less than full to bursting. Temporary great powers, some from mere families, and some
dwellings have coalesced into a shantytown the from empires past that have long since been ground
size of most nations. Clinging barnacle-like to the into dust. The care and keeping of the banners is
red walls of the city, outer Ashton has been built left to the priesthood of YS-Kora, mad goddess
up in layers over other shantytowns up to such a of colors. Below them in the avenue they watch,
terrifying height at points that it almost crests the the street is usually packed to the brim with weary
parapets of the city wall itself. The streets here are pilgrims and travelers, and full of the only meager
little more than wooden planks, narrow catwalks, or business that Outer Ashton manages to conduct.
rope bridges between the swaying towers build from
driftwood, wagon parts, and whatever else anyone Inner Ashton
could get their hands on. The air is festooned with Passing through the half-mile high and decaying gates
cooking smells, music from a thousand cultures, of the Red City, the view inside is quite dierent.
and the apping banners of a hundred thousand Unlike the gates, nothing is crumbling and decaying
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with life. The roads are packed wall to wall with or another. These places have become the cores of
the teeming populace, and those walls can narrow cultural enclaves, miniature sub districts that can
down to a mere crack between buildings, or widen be as small as a few buildings where the language,
out to a cavernous hollow that serves as a public customs, food, and culture of the old worlds can be
square or marketplace. Construction is a constant found in abundance. Others of these buildings have
in Inner Ashton, and huge crowds of workmen, been turned into banks, restaurants, drinking halls,
beasts of burden, and machinery are everywhere gambling halls, living spaces, fortresses, or even barns
to be found throughout the district. The monolithic for livestock cultivation.
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canyons that the streets pour through. gullies and canyons that make vehicular
It is not uncommon to nd a bright and travel nearly impossible. Despite this
colorful restaurant jutting out of the side of there are numerous palanquins and
a golden-pillared bank, on the roof of which rickshaws for hire, and those that have
is built a ve story apartment complex the money often get by on a mount.
with sloping roofs, the fty and sixth Other enterprising individuals have
stories of which are a hotel and a build massive foot bridges over high-trac
nightclub with a watchtower leaning areas, for which they charge a exorbitant
at a crazy angle out of the side. fee, or strung gondolas on swaying wires
from building to building. Some taxi guilds
It is possible to nd food, culture, and music from have press ganged giants and other creatures into
anywhere in the known multiverse here if you their service that can climb over the crowds, or even
know where to look, and even if you don’t. It is buildings to get to their destination. Trac is not
constantly pressing in from all sides, in a cacophony only incredibly thick but also incredibly dangerous
of language, smell, and noise. There are no quiet for this reason - a traveler always runs the risk of
hours in Ashton, and those who visit for the rst getting trampled by something much larger than
time often nd themselves unable to bear more than themselves.
a few moments at a time in the open street. The
streets are at all hours, a colorful mix of immigrants, Ashton does, unbelievably, have a light rail system
emigrants, musicians, madmen, wise men, mad wise that runs along the outer wall of the Red City. It was
men, drunks, people on their way to be drunks, constructed quite recently by the Silver Spike guild with
mercenaries, priests, proselytizers, preachers, aid and money from the bank of Mammon’s Bank of the
paupers, saints, wealthy merchants, poor merchants, Grand Dragon and its mercenary forces. Ten decades
wannabe merchants, monstrous looking humans, of brutal guild war went into obtaining the necessary
human looking monsters, thugs, whore mongers, property control, and conict still continues to this
panhandlers, mysterious strangers, the dead, the day. Each train is armored and ridden by a dierent
very nearly dead, dukes, duchesses, prostitutes, mercenary company, who have festooned its iron sides
the destitute, and the desperate. Or something with company banners and emblems. Occasionally, the
along those lines. company will stop the train and dismount to demolish
a blockade or some construction, clear squatters, get
The seven inner walls of Ashton are largely destroyed, into a scrap with a rival guild, loot the local district
a consequence of the district’s massive growth, but for food and money, or ght some creature that has
occasionally one can nd parts of them built over nested on the rails. Despite all that, the rail system
or making up part of some new construction. Here is considered generally faster and cheaper than its
and there, are also remnants of great and stately alternatives, and does thriving business despite the
buildings left over from the Golden Age. Once the cost. The rail mercenaries consider their duty a privilege
home of the craftsmen and workers of the demiurges, and take great pride in their work, and despite the
these massive halls and palatial buildings have been occasional pillaging of local buildings and extortion
turned to a staggering variety of uses. Many of the of passengers, aren’t really all too bad.
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House of Cats building. This has led to the Hall becoming completely
There are at least a thousand major drinking smothered in scaolding and extensions of its interior
establishments in Ashton, but the House of Cats space, so that its original construction is hardly visible.
eclipses them by being roughly the size of a city block. In practice, the hall accomplishes absolutely nothing of
Run by a mysterious and widely feared Madame, the political note, but it does make for a fantastic airing of
House is a restaurant, sauna, bathhouse, a money arguments, which helps relieve the tension between
lender, a supermarket, and music venue open at all various groups to such a degree that it is seen as a vital
D times, through war, natural disaster, or even direct part of Ashton city life. The High Council meets twenty
a assault by rival guilds. It is crewed by a small army four hours a day, and it is not uncommon for three to
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mercenaries who proudly call the House their home. at a time. An entire guild has sprung up around reserving
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and makes a ludicrous amount of money on it.
c accessible greasy food, dancing, cheap drinks, and Old King’s Road
far too loud music. Many a company of ne’er-do-wells The second ring of the city is the district known as
have had their start in the House. Old King’s Road or Old King’s Street. It is a narrow
ring, with no subdividing walls as are found in the
Ghost Market other Grand Districts. Supercially, it resembles a
The Ghost Market is one of the largest markets in deep canyon barely three or four hundred meters
Throne, rivaling only Old King’s Street for its wide between the soot-smeared, crumbling walls
size. Originally built in an old craftsman’s of inner Ashton, and the blackened crags of
hall that extends under the streets of Inner Furnace. Historians of the city’s Luminary
Ashton, it has grown and extended into a Scholar Society have long theorized the
single massive tunnel that almost rings the district was not populated in past ages,
entire district under its streets. Entrances to and was used solely for transport around
the Ghost Market are all over, but it has a the massive outer rings of the city. For
reputation for being a refuge for unsavory all it’s humble beginnings, however, Old
types. Though not as exclusive as other King’s Road is perhaps the most important
black markets throughout the city, it is most district in Throne. It is the lifeblood of the
notable for being the universal fence City, and what draws to Throne numerous
for stolen and counterfeited items. immigrants, refugees, merchant-kings,
You can get absolutely anything at princes, and all those that clamor for the
the Ghost market for half the price spectacular wealth it represents.
on the open market as long as you’re
comfortable with it being a little dented The very center of the district is
and covered in mysterious stains. There taken up by the eponymous road,
are rumors that deeper parts of the Ghost cobbled with stones from every
Marketexist,crewedbysubterraneanraces,and dealing known world. Such is the trac over
in far darker fare, but such things are usually avoided the road that it is being destroyed at an unbelievable
by the everyday traveler. rate, its cobbles torn up and smashed into dust.
However, it is a sacred and long standing tradition
Hall of the Mighty that any wishing to live or work in the City must bring
The Hall of the Mighty is perhaps the largest construction with them a cobblestone from their homeland, so
in Ashton. It is, ttingly, very poorly named, for it is where that the road is being rebuilt just as fast or faster
the disparate populace meet in order to set agendas, than it is destroyed. The maintenance of the road is
settle disputes, and start endless squabbles with each given to no one, but is held as a sacred relic of the
other. The Hall is built inside and over the corpse of a city that is respected by even the most black hearted
nameless god that is slumped over the outer wall of the guild scion.
Red City - half inside, and half out. It has been hollowed
out, and inside can be found the shrine to said God, as It is not the road itself that the district is known for,
well as a disorganized and lthy meeting hall where however. Old King’s road does not lead anywhere,
the High Council of Ashton meet. The High Council but it’s broad width encircles the entirety of the city
is a grand experiment in democracy in a city largely without interruption, and it is for that reason that
ruled by despots. Since anyone can have a say, the High it is home to the largest open marketplace in the
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the First Conquest, Throne was closed to all other dim lanterns swing through air clogged with smoke
worlds. The only way to travel in and out was via the from cooking food. Shops are piled upon shops,
godlike power of Division, which only the demiurges and narrow alleyways lead into restaurants built
possessed. Nevertheless, many of the demiurges into the underside of expansive foot bridges lined
were of noble birth or blood in their own worlds or with stalls and vendors. Every conceivable kind of
societies. They brought with them families, servants, product can be bought here, from every conceivable
and retainers who were not skilled in the arts of kind of seller. All major guilds do business and
ruling power. These common folk were known as are headquartered here, and almost every single
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the demiurges themselves, but that quickly changed snake oil salesmen, fences, hawkers, swindlers, and
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sacred, they did not have a public and pickpocketing are all extremely
marketplace, and so it was given to common, and a nightmare to deal
Zoss to grant the mechanicals a place with not only for the angelic peace
to trade and do business. This was the keepers assigned to this district, but
start of the Old King’s Road market. also the private security guilds set
After the Second Conquest, when up to deal with such problems.
Throne was opened up, the mechanical
population of Throne grew to immense Hours
sizes, far outstripping its semi-divine The second law of Old King’s Road is
masters by a magnitude of a thousand its strict trading hours. The marketplace
times over or more. The upper districts is absolutely bustling with activity at
of Throne were closed to commoners, but every hour of the 28 hour day in Throne -
the market remained open. It therefore grew save two. During these two hours, by unspoken
into a center of commerce and power that grew consensus, and in some places brutal mandate,
in size to supersede any kingdom or empire of the the street must clear to make way for trac. For
outer worlds, and indeed, any power in Throne save the Old King’s Road is still a road - the largest and
the demiurges themselves. most unbroken road in Throne, and many still
use it for that purpose. It is almost impossible to
The Multiversal Marketplace travel with any degree of speed while the market
The rst law of the Old King’s Road market is strict is open, but during the two hours it is not, a frantic
neutrality. As Throne itself is neutral ground for the commotion takes place. Vendors, peddlers, and
demiurges, Old King’s Road is neutral ground for the merchants scrabble and hustle to clear the streets,
huge guild conglomerates that ght in bloody and for one trac begins to move on the road, it will
grueling fashion over every inch of the city’s other not stop, and any who remain will certainly have
districts. Even the most hated rival gang bosses or their property (and perhaps their person) trampled
guild masters will meet face to face here and not and crushed to dust. During the Traveling Hours, as
lift a nger against each other for fear of breaking they are called, the street rst clears, and then lls
the peace. For the peace is what keeps the money with an immense horde of vehicles, animals, beasts
owing, and the ow of money on the King’s Road of burden, and foot trac. By unspoken decree, it
market is an ocean. only travels one direction - clockwise. The fastest
vehicles, those driven by combustion, steam, or
By the Old Law, anybody may buy or sell on Old mechanical contraptions, move in the center, while
King’s Road, from commoner to king, and anybody the outsides taper o from riders to slower beasts
may do business as long as they can nd space. The of burden to the pedestrian hordes.
road is therefore not only absolutely packed with
stalls, stands, and vendors, but so too is every inch The trac is not fast, but it is an almost impossible
of available space in the surrounding buildings, speed by Throne standards. These days many choose
bridges, and overpasses. The district’s architecture to take the train lines in Ashton instead, which are
is built into the walls, and has been built entirely slightly faster despite their greater distance traveled
for the business of doing business. Huge, open (though far more dangerous). When the Traveling
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by the angels, louder and more resonant than the anything, and usually dabble in a wide variety of
usual bells rang to mark the hour. Many use these goods and services all in one shop. One of the most
great bells to mark the ending of a day and start famous shops on Old King’s Road is a tea house
of a new one. known prominently for both it’s excellent brews
and snacks, and also for its gunpowder and massive
Halls, Shops, and Stalls variety of bullets, musket balls, shells, and other
The shops in Old King’s Road follow a hierarchy of ammunition that it peddles.
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m above or below the common rabble of the street. and by far the most common, are the hundreds of
These halls are silk lined, perfumed spaces full of thousands of stalls that line the street itself and
o music, plant life, and art, not unlike the palaces cling under its bridges and to its walls. These stalls,
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of the earthly realms. They cater to kings, guild
princes, and petty royalty,
tents, and lean-tos are made from absolutely
anything, sell products of dubious origin
c and trade in exotic and and smell, and are usually fantastically
rare product. By the Old ramshackle. They can be located in the
Law, these houses are middle of the street, on the hunched
mandated to be open to back of a passing beggar, or in a
all who wish to visit them, particular deep pothole. As
but the uninvited may the multiverse’s largest ea
receive a frosty reception. market, the value and price of
It is at these palaces that anything purchased here can
trade and guild politics are vary wildly. It is however, by
conducted at the highest universal agreement, where
level in Throne, and the main the undisputed best food can
reason why the guilds who be found in Throne, usually
run the City hold the peace sizzling in its own grease
of the district sacrosanct. over a portable stove.
Below the palaces are the Wandering Shops

guild moots and trade halls. Many enterprising
These cavernous spaces are individuals have seen
usually located inside huge the value in diversifying
multi-level stone chambers. their customer base
Inside are shops and vendors in the most basic way
selling more rened goods such possible, and have made
as clothing or jewelry, metalwork their shops portable. At the basic
or shoes. There are tea-houses, restaurants, and level, this consists of a beggar, peddler,
bathhouses a plenty in these establishments, or sweating merchant panting over the weight of
which can span several city blocks and sometimes an overburdened pack bursting with goods, usually
constitute a small city unto themselves. Some of with its own signage. But many other shops have
the guild moots are run by conglomerations of found other ways to move around. Some are located
guilds sharing similar products, and specialize in in massive colorfully painted wagons, which rumble
one particular type of good. Most of the tooler’s down the street and employ teams of thugs to go
guilds, for example, have a great moot called at the crowd ahead with switch and stave and clear
Machine Town, whereas the blade-makers guilds a wake for the wagon to follow. Others are located
have an infamous trading house called the City of on huge howdahs on the backs of lumbering beasts
Knives. Such moots usually engage in prot sharing of burden, that pick their way among the crowd as
and exorbitant pricing but produce such ne goods potential customers grab hand holds or swing up
that they are popular destinations. rope ladders.
At the lower levels are the most common vendors By far the most infamous wandering shop is Pick. Pick is a
- private or guild-run shops, stalls, and restaurants titanic, six-limbed giant of unknown origin that wanders
that open onto the street. These can be as small up and down stretches of the road when the mists are
as a single room wedged between buildings, or as clear and the sun rouses him from his slumber. Nobody
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is generally careful not to crush anything, he is almost services, and the city is lled with predatory money-
as tall as the upper levels of the buildings around him, lenders, loan sharks, and usurers of the highest
with boulder-like skin thicker than a castle wall. His wares degree.
are lashed to his back and consist of things he picked up
o the street, which can be anything from wreckage, Many attempts have been made at enforcing a
broken wagon wheels, or literal trash all the way to standard currency by very powerful trade guilds,
entire market stalls (and sometimes the merchants but the competition in currency and the reliability of
that run them). Having your stall lashed to Pick’s back its backers are both too chaotic to have any kind of
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that there are living people doing their own business level therefore, involves a great deal of haggling, a
on his back. On cold days, he sleeps in the middle of the bartering, and sometimes straight-up coercion. D
street and trac moves around him, making his back
the only outdoor place that conducts business while The News
the Traveling Hours are live. Old King’s Road is the public square of the multiverse.
Not only does money ow, but so too does information.
Signs At least a thousand news-papers are sold on the
The most famous sight of Old King’s Road, aside street, but word of mouth travels just as fast. It is not
from the garishly colored roofs of the stalls that uncommon for even a king or emperor of an outlying
line its street, is the massive profusion of signs that world to get their news of the greater world from a
line its walls and corners. With a customer base from dirty sheet of paper printed with the latest gossip from
over the entire multiverse, a good sign is considered Throne and stamped with a guild seal from one of the
of vital importance for anyone wishing to conduct numerous presses that spring in and out of business
business with any degree of seriousness. At least here. Perhaps the most popular publication is The
four separate guilds specialize in sign making, all the Spoke (pun completely intentional), an outrageous
way from custom hand-painted signs of beautiful publication that is peddled on the street for a few
complexity to lurid electrical nightmares. As of late bent pennies. An entire guild, the Black Iron Ink guild,
it has become quite common for those with the maintains and guards the behemoth steam-powered
money to summon and hire blue devils or other small printing presses that print the Spoke. The guild master
creatures to not only maintain the signs but also to and editor, a gold devil named Ferlinto Queziz, is of
sit atop them and loudly berate or entice passerby the rm belief that information is power, and not just
into coming into the shop. There is even talk of a select information but all information. The Spoke is a
sign-hawker’s guild forming, much to shoppers’ complete mess that mixes celebrity gossip, hearsay,
consternation. and complete fabrication with serious news and
analysis. Factionalism within the guild and arguments
Currency over what to print lead to as many as twenty or thirty
Throne has no universal currency since the demiurges dierent versions of the paper being put out on the
spurned the concepts of material wealth. Raw goods street, depending on what part of the City you’re in.
such as precious metals are either too abundant or It’s a matter of great argument why the Spoke is so
too dierently valued in various worlds popular - some say it’s because it’s so cheap and readily
to have any degree of reliability - for available. In any case, it caters to so many tastes, most
example, gold is a soft metal with of them obscene, that is impossible not to ip through
very little value in many worlds. its pages and nd something of interest.
Certain currencies are valued highly
in particular districts, and most guilds There are several guilds such as the Wavering Thread
issue their own coin for internal use. that deal solely in information that make their home
In some places in the city, bizarre on Old King’s Road, but their prices and methods
mediums of exchange are used with are severe, and only the desperate or presumptive
some degree of commonality, such do business with them.
as food, gambling dice, or even hair.
Other powerful institutions such as Furnace and Spires
the Hunger Ledger from the Shades The ancient district of Furnace is a broad, reeking
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workshops, forges and factories. By some ancient smoking oil lamps. The entire exterior of the district
law or accident of fate, the entire district is quite is humid, boiling hot, and constantly full of reeking
sunken - barely rising a quarter of the way up the and choking fumes from its uncountable factories,
monolithic and soot-stained dividing walls that cut plants, and workshops, which can sometimes
it o from the surrounding districts. In contrast, its become so bad that the only way residents can
sister district of Spires, true to it’s name, soars high navigate is by following the great res and lamps
above it’s own walls. The eponymous structures that that line the streets through the smog. At times
D ll the district are linked together with a dizzying, the fumes can be scalding, poisonous, or mutilate
a web like array of bridges, foot paths, ropeways, the skin at a touch. For this reason, most residents
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m and overhangs. The gaps between the swaying wear layers of protective gear or air filters to
buildings can be quite wide, and breathtakingly protect themselves, giving the streets of Furnace
o deep. A common saying is if you fe ll in Spires, you’d an otherworldly feel - even more so than the Red City
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have enough time to catch breakfast, lunch, and a
light dinner before you hit the ground.
itself at times. Passers-by in the street must hail each
other over the muing eect of thick lter masks
c and breathing apparatus, and glimpse each other’s
The third and fourth ring-districts of Throne are faces only through the glass of gas-mask eye holes
often spoken of in the same breath - and for a good or protective helmets. Only inside buildings, most of
reason. Over the millennia, the two districts have which are tightly sealed and protected against the
merged, boring holes and cracks in their dividing toxic atmosphere, can workers and residents take
wall, and growing under and over each other - Spires o layers of their protective covering and sweat in
on top, and Furnace on the bottom. None can say peace - possibly over a drink.
where the true dividing line lays - all buildings start in
Furnace and rise up precipitously until they join with Nevertheless, there are creatures from across the
Spires at the top. But the dierence between the multiverse that are well adapted to the conditions
two sister districts is night and day - quite literally. in Furnace, and many call it their home, grateful
The deep parts of Furnace always lay in the shadow for the lack of overcrowding that so plagues the
of its diving wall, but the merging of the two districts rest of the city, and prideful of their home district
and the overgrowth of Spires gradually covered beyond compare.
Furnace with a perpetual shadow. The residents of
Furnace don’t seem to mind - they like it that way. Deep Lairs
Furnace is regarded as a dangerous district, but not
Furnace for it’s crime rate (almost negligible, for everyone is
Furnace is one of the oldest districts in Throne - some too busy working or trying to survive). Many species
historians believe it to predate even the Sacred of beasts, or barely intelligent creatures - mostly
Spoke. It is the city’s roaring, steaming heart - the predators, have made a ne home in the underways
industrial district where Throne grinds the toil and and deep parts of Furnace, where the harsh
raw materials from tens of thousands of worlds into conditions make it dicult for city exterminators
usable goods. Many of the workshops in Furnace and angelic watchmen to deal with them properly.
pre-date the second conquest and were used by For that reason, deep parts of the district are avoided
the original demiurges. Cavernous, primeval spaces, by all but the most foolhardy - where horrifying nests
these workshops have been repurposed for any and lairs full of the fetid meat and bones of curiosity
number of uses: from making machinery, to milling seekers are found lodged in between the steam
grain, to smelting steel, to smashing bone meal. It pipes and vents. Tales of creatures of impossible
was here that the old masters of Throne hammered size and monstrous appetite are not uncommon
the city into its present shape, and here that the among the workforce of the district, and several,
most ancient guilds have their roots. such as the Gossilob, Old Dewclaw, and The Widow
are legendary even outside of the district.
Furnace is one of the most populous districts of
Throne at any given time, but very few residents Penitents
of the Red City live full-time there - it is a harsh A not-insignicant part of the full-time population
place to call home. Most visitor’s impression of the of Furnace, and one of the district’s most famous
district resembles something a little like the Hells features, is the Extreme Penitents of the Sharp and
so luridly depicted in many outworld religions. The Relentless Star Society. The Penitents venerate the
little sunlight that penetrates on the sunside part of limbless idiot god UN-Selat, who writhes blind in his
the district is a mere glimmer at best. Most of the suering. They believe very strongly that the world,
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pain, which must be venerated through suering. mid-level of the colossal building stacks that make
Their dogma teaches the ultimate worthlessness of up the district, with their bases in Furnace and their
all matter and that suicide would probably by the tops in Spires. Mashed together in extremely tight
best option but for the very act of existence being congurations, these barracks and their workers are
suering. By existing, and making that existence often divided among ethnic and lingual lines, if not
as uncomfortable as possible for themselves, the divided completely by species. They often function
Penitents believe they are paying homage directly like miniature cities, much like the blocks of the
to God. Nearly all penitents mutilate themselves outer city, with their own commissaries, mess halls,
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over time - removing ngers, toes, limbs, and even taverns, shops, and entertainment halls. The drinking a
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eyes, ears, noses, and tongues, and replacing them scene in Furnace is a strong (and necessary, some
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wear the environmental suits typical of the district the most alcohol in the entire city.
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Strikes are rare in the district, as any overseer can a
Penitents will work irrational and ludicrous hours quickly nd a replacement labor force with very D
that leave them very little time for anything else, little trouble. However, it is not uncommon for
will eat almost anything given to them, and will work labor brigades to form, sometimes spontaneously.
entirely for free. This makes them choice members of These marches start when disaected, underpaid, or
the workforce for the guild bosses and undergangs recently unemployed workers gather in the smog-
of Furnace, despite the fact that they are often lled streets and start a (rather loud) procession, in
poor and inecient workers. They are a common no particular direction, advertising their capabilities
sight inside the district and will willingly and eagerly and price on a ag lashed to a long pole. Work bosses
submit themselves to any form of degradation, will often post lookouts on the street to watch for
humiliation, or menial labor - making them very brigades, and will hire on the spot by picking the
popular slaves. workers that they need. Certain brigades have been
going for decades (some with a few of the original
More recently, there has been a rise in large marchers, who have found a certain kind of canny
reform factions within the Penitents, especially employment in getting new marchers to pay them
those living outside of Furnace. The adherents of a small fee), carry their own regiment banners, sing
reform commit to core tenets of the religion - such their own regiment songs (which are all very easy
as wearing the environmental suits and rejection to sing through a gas mask). These old brigades
of comfort and wealth. However, they have largely have a certain degree of prestige and factories
(but not completely) done away with extreme self and workshops will often give them preferential
mutilation, and bent much of the other doctrines of treatment or attention.
submission and degradation into something more
resembling monastic life - a strict but not absolute A notable quirk of the working population of Furnace
austerity. Even the reform Penitents do not see is not only it’s extremely cosmopolitan character
many new converts to the religion, but it has risen (common in every part of the Red City), but its
in esteem and visibility somewhat, with several relative level of equity. Almost everyone living
members even rising to rank in certain guilds and there, even the guild bosses and overseers, regard
district government. themselves as brothers (or sisters) in arms - equals
in the almost impossible everyday struggle to not
Work only make a living, but also live. Furnace residents
The labor force of Furnace is enormous, for despite have a certain level of pride regarding their working
the harsh conditions, exhausting hours, and grueling status, and look down upon the rest of the city,
work, the pay is the closest thing to a living wage which largely gets by on graft, swindling, hustling,
that can be found in the entire city. The scale of the and the black market economy. Furnace guilds tend
work being completed in the district is so lu dicrous to be old, pedigreed, and disdainful of lesser guilds.
(and the injury and fatality rate so high) that there They hold a great deal of clout in their dealings
are almost always jobs for those who are willing in the Red City, but tend to be more restrained
to suit up and ‘go under’ as it is put so delicately. in their ambition and slower to react to the sway
Since commuting in daily from Ashton, where most of the criminal underworld, which they remain an
workers live, is a near impossibility, workers usually intimate part of.
come in on weekly shifts, staying in guild barracks
or bunkhouses - tightly packed, hot, and sealed as a
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Spires Despite the level of tension in the district the very

Rising rapidly out of the steaming, hunched connes architecture prevents any major destructive violence
of Furnace is the aerial district of Spires. Where from breaking out. The towers and spires of the district
Furnace is a maze of stone, metal, and steam, Spires are at times so dependent on each other for structural
is a maze of swaying walkways, rope bridges, and support that outright guild war in the district would
buildings lashed to each other with little more than a cause too much collateral damage to be acceptable.
few planks of wood and a whole lot of empty space. Small clashes and raids are quite common and kinetic
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a these walkways - though they are so diluted that use of grappling hooks, zip lines, and climbing gear.
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eect is of a city perched in a strange and sulfurous City of Spies
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the walkways of Spires into the hellish inferno of
Furnace below, but very few wish to do so, for the
order to make headway against their rivals - making
the Spire spy networks among the oldest and most
c distance is discomforting. connected in the city. The shadow war in the Spires
is so virulent that residents of Furnace have at times
Spires is best known for being the largest port for complained of the number of bodies being dumped
airships, aircraft, and winged beasts of burden in directly on top of them due to assassinations.
the City. Since transporting goods through the Spire-trained assassins are widely feared across
outer parts of the City by ground can take days at the city, and indeed, many of the outlying worlds.
a time (even with good trac), it is by far the Cold-blooded and relentless, the most feared
destination of choice for nearly all raw assassins and spies are drawn not only from
and manufactured goods, products, human stock, but also from the polymorphic
animals, travelers, slaves, or nearly Kiine, the boneless Ssyleth, and the insectile
anything else being moved into or Innite Mothers. Spire assassin societies are
out of the City. This makes Spires elite and hew strictly to very complicated
one of the rst sights many visitors codes regarding payment and completion of
have of the city, for good or for contracts. Many of them draw on esoteric or
ill. The docks are always full, and mystical rituals, giving them a (sometimes
the warehouses lled to bursting. well deserved) reputation for supernatural
Many ne and high class restaurants ability, even by the very high standards of
and establishments are found in Spires, the rest of the Red City.
able to take advantage of the absolute
freshest produce the City has to oer. It is well known that most of the well
known Hunter Schools are located in the Spires,
Rival Guilds including the Cat School, the Scorpion School,
Spires is choice territory for the guilds - not only due to and the Panther school. The precise locations of
it’s status as the main docks of the city, but also due to these schools are known only to the extraordinarily
its proximity to Furnace, where the industrial lifeblood talented or to dead men.
of the city pours endlessly. The guilds and gangs that
are in control of the buildings, docks, and sub-districts The Giving Forest
of Spires hang on to them very tightly - even if all they The bizarre ‘Giving Forest’ is an institution of Spires
hold is a single building. For this reason, the top level almost as old as the district itself. It is a product
of the district is a riotous display of guild banners, of the sheer scale of trade being conducted in the
propaganda, and slogans (many of them oensive district - goods are often misplaced, overstocked,
to other guilds). Spire guilds and gangs are very tight spoiled, mis-ordered, or simply outright stolen.
fraternities that take their allegiance seriously. An This otsam ends up at the Forest, which is a black
elaborate, almost feudal system of fealty controls market of sorts taking place at the dividing wall
which guilds are allies, which gangs are pledged to between Furnace/Spires
which guilds, and which guilds hold dominion over and Old King’s Road.
which parts of which building. The whole mess can get Makeshift platforms
very confusing - to the point that guild heraldry has are lashed to the wall
become very elaborate and symbolic in this district there on the inside rim,
and is almost incomprehensible to outsider guilds. and netting, rigging,
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packages have been strung between them. Goods and most wealthy district. Mundane and o-world
are moved extremely fast and for extremely low royalty continues to reside here, but over the eras,
prices there - mostly to avoid prosecution - and they have been joined by incredibly wealthy slave
there are no permanent shops. The supports and kings, trade princes, crime bosses, and warlords.
structures of the Forest are very unsteady, and the It is a darkly attractive district, famous for it’s
billowing fumes coming from Furnace below are patronage for the arts as much as it is infamous
quite strong there, so it is an unusually dangerous for its indulgences and depravities.
place to conduct business. Nevertheless, the Forest
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‘The City of Flowers of Any Shape and Size’. Being ornamentation, idols of a hundred thousand kings, D
the point of entry for many wealthy visitors to the jewels, soaring verandas of marble columns with
city, as well as an overwhelmingly large number of intricately carved bas reliefs, gilded domes, and
dimensional sailors, Spires is home to the largest latticed windows etched in liquid silver. Most of the
and most lucrative red light district in Throne. The district resembles nothing less than a glowing temple
‘owers’ of Spires are indeed, any shape and size to wealth and prestige. At places, the streets here
(even beyond conventional imagination), and despite are paved in pale stone mined from a dying world - a
their status, enjoy a degree of prosperity, safety, and single chip could buy a lifetime of security in an o
prestige unknown in the other more lurid parts of world market. That isn’t to say that Palaces isn’t as
the city. The seven Fragrant Flower Guilds of Spires dirty, cramped, and light-starved as other parts of
are powerful, old, and very well respected guilds. the city. Its darker corners, especially on the shade
Any fool stupid enough to mistreat or push side, are infamous around the city for
their misguided will upon a ‘ower’ swallowing unwary travelers whole. But
under the guild’s protection will nd all in all, the district exudes, and indeed,
themselves very quickly in the large is seeped in, an undeniable aura of class.
and extremely strong hands of the
guilds’ master obstacle eliminators. Many of the palaces, chateaus, and
castles constructed here have been
Palaces home to the same family for uncounted
The rst of the inner three rings of centuries - some since the time when
Throne, the ring of Palaces is the the demiurges ruled Throne undivided.
beginning of the so-called ‘high’ Others have changed hands over the
districts of Throne. The distinction years, and each successive generation
between the upper city (the three of occupants have added dierent
districts of Palaces, Sanctum, and architectural styles and their own
Sacred Spoke) and the lower city marks of royalty to their new
(Ashton, Old King’s Road, Furnace, dwellings. Such is the glut of royal
and Spires) is largely an invented residences in Palaces that virtually
one - both bleed over into each no part of the district would not
other and are equally as chaotic be considered a kingly place to live. Even
and messy. However, it does have some low-end shops and restaurants often operate out
basis in history. In the era before the Second of these wealthy facades, often several in the same
Conquest, and well into the Conquest itself, building, giving rise to such strange sights as a cheap
the district of Sanctum was strictly o-limits to noodle shop in the foyer of a palatial ballroom.
mechanicals (non-demiurges), with Sacred Spoke
being even more restricted. This meant that Old Blood
Palaces was the closest that those that considered Palaces is home to some of the oldest and wealthiest
themselves mundane royalty could get to the true, families in Throne, those that would be considered
multiversal royalty of the masters of c reation. kings and queens in their own right were they not
superseded by the demiurges. Many old royal families
The remnants of that era persist even to the present relocated here after their worlds were invaded and
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were forced to move by their new lords, so that they broad and glittering avenues. The Night district itself
could be watched closely for signs of rebellion. Still is somewhat of a misnomer - for the street itself
others came willingly, abandoning their notions of is anything but dark. It glows with the ery glyphs
traditional rulership to ee to the heavenly realm, of ten thousand neon signs advertising everything
or simply to be closer to the center of true power. from exotic dancing, to opera, to dance halls, to live
These noble and royal families often brought their music, to meditative trance, to gambling halls, to
whole lineage into Throne, along with their retainers, blood sport combat arenas. Each sign is set into a
D soldiers, and armies of servants. Each royal palace building even more impossibly gaudy than the rest of
a became somewhat of a self-operating realm within the district. It is Throne’s most popular destination
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from the rest of Throne. In many cases, this returned the city, and indeed, all over the multiverse. Though
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power and kingliness. variety of non-human entertainments are also
available here - from Goblin olfactory hookah bars
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are secluded, walled-o aairs. The centuries
have degraded life within to a highly structured, The older, wealthier, and more
ritualistic, and dogmatic aair - relying on the prestigious royal families of Palaces
marks, dress, symbols, and other trappings have historically objected very loudly
of old royalty to retain some semblance to the district’s development - which
of connection to the old life. Entire was largely spurred by the more
hierarchies, priesthoods, and chains of powerful slaver, electronics, and
command exist inside these palace walls entertainment guilds. But the new
that fall apart the moment the threshold money that the district has brought
is crossed to the outside. In some cases, in over the years, along with the strong
many royal families and many of their support lent to it by the demiurge Gog-
servants do not leave their residences at Agog, have quieted their complaints
all and have no idea that they are even down over the years. Some of the more
in Throne. They spend their entire lives powerful royal families now run their
ruling and scheming within their own own franchises in the district, putting
sprawling palaces, oblivious to the on historical plays, opera, or more lurid
reality outside the walls that dwarfs aairs.
their minuscule kingdoms. Some
royal families have even degraded Temple of the Any-Faced God
into reclusive, cult-like aairs, that One of the larger buildings in the district,
violently attack or kidnap outsiders. an enormous, cathedral-like aair, is
Some rule as pitiful, idiotic puppets, the Temple of UN-Yaram Perator. Yaram
their servants setting up a fantasy of is known as the Any-Faced God - his
kingship for them to enact, while in idols have such a generic, androgynous
fact conducting true business with the appearance that travelers, traders, and
outside world of Throne. priests often mistake him for one of their
many personal gods. This has had the unintended
Despite this, many royal families remain active and side eect of elevating Yaram from a relatively
open. Some retain their connections to the worlds minor, unknown, and little-celebrated god to one
they once ruled - often through their fealty to one of the most popular gods in Throne, and certainly
of the Seven. Other more crafty rulers have forsaken in Palaces. Royals coming to Throne, unwilling to
any involvement with their former kingdoms and completely forsake their earthly religions for Atru,
have been content to leverage their initial power, the religion practiced by the demiurges, have taken
prestige, and enormous wealth into hiring pet guilds, Yaram’s totally unremarkable visage as a symbol
and have integrated themselves seamlessly into the of their own God already being a part of Throne’s
massive criminal underworld of Throne. massive (and very real) pantheon. This syncretism
has led to his temple being a constantly packed,
City of Night cavernous aair lled with idols taken from every
The sub-district of Palaces, known as the Night part of the multiverse, dressed in every conceivable
District, is barely more than one long street that kind of dress. There are Yarams dressed as heavenly
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as war gods with iron clubs, Yarams dressed as martyr Throne to spend a few pennies for a bath and a nice
gods in loose robes, Yarams dressed as bearded holy pair of hose to garner an invite for one of these
men, and all kinds of other inconceivable distortions. parties - often completely free of charge. The mass
migration up to Palaces for this single night means
The temple of Yaram is very popular, even outside the the trac of the entire city almost entirely stops
district, and its priesthood, being mostly cannibalized moving for a day - some set out se veral days ahead
from the priesthoods of other religions, is a complete of time - and the clean up afterwards is a legendary
mess. The holy book of Yaram is a staggeringly heavy, aair. Some scavenger and cleaner guilds make their
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Every four weeks (of Throne time), the entire district and Old King’s Road its beating heart, then Sanctum
becomes lled with a frenzied energy. Huge parades is the soul of the city - or at least a scorched and
and columns of servants dash to and fro through battered remnant of one. The original demiurges
the streets, followed by platoons of soldiers, and were strong believers in the inability of the lower
mounted royals in silken palanquins. Merchants classes to govern themselves. The society they set
drag their goods from the lower districts and ll up was one of equals - but equals within a strict
the street wall-to-wall with their stalls. Musicians hierarchy, with the city’s enlightened philosopher-
come out of their holes and play openly at all hours kings and their debate halls at the very top, and
of the day, causing a wild racket that can be heard the city’s workers, machinists, and laborers below
all over the city and sometimes drowns out the city them. Therefore, in the days before the Second
bells, to the great concern of their angelic guardians. Conquest, the inner two rings of Throne were the
exclusive domain of the demiurges. So sacrosanct
The reason for this fracas becomes very clear a few was this law that any trespassers from the lower city
days later, for in a single night Palaces becomes the were punished severely for even setting one foot
premiere social destination for the entire multiverse. over the threshold of the holy gates of the upper
A Night of Dance is held, in which almost every noble city - the standard punishment being removal of
house, even the small and fallen ones, ing open the oending limb. This cultivated among the lower
their doors and hold a grand ball. The origin of this classes of the city a kind of terrifying and mysterious
ritual is unknown, but it currently serves as not only air about the upper rings of the city - whispers of
the entire city’s most convenient time to cut loose, secret temples, of dark rituals and black science, of
but also the entire city’s most convenient time to frightening schemes to crack the universe or split
progress, plot, and execute political intrigue. Thus, time asunder.
it is not only a night of wild partying, but also a night
renowned for its high number of assassinations, In truth, the underground district of Sanctum was
rebellions, plots, massacres, takeovers, and coups. originally little more than a home for the demiurges
In a city full of hundreds of millions, it is more than to live, work, and study, with their various retainers
simple politeness that forces this rigidity, but also the and servants. It was a place of discovery, of learning,
sheer fact that it is near impossible to plan without and of contemplation. Over time the character of
the structure it oers. The routine is so well respected the district changed dramatically. After the Universal
that to undertake any kind of major political move War, the demiurge order cannibalized itself to
outside of the designated night is seen as a mark of such an extent that the sanctity of the district
extremely poor form, and breaking custom can lose was no longer able to be maintained. The Seven
support from even the most staunch allies. who remained ed Sanctum, in some cases quite
literally ripping their towers from the district, to
The most exclusive parties are held by the wealthiest establish their own strongholds further out on the
and oldest families of Palaces and tend to be invite Disc. The district itself was home to some of the
only - on pain of death. But almost every noble most brutal and nal battles in the war, and bears
house holds such a party - even if it would lose its scars to this day. Its only remaining occupants
them an inordinate amount of money - for fear of after the devastation were the surviving orders of
losing a large amount of face. It is not dicult even servants, sycophants, priests, clerks, and footmen
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abandonment, these orders founded their own and maintained by a priesthood that could be as
strongholds within the district and quickly became small as a single cleric or as large as ve thousand,
its new masters. and a pool or bowl for the ritual washing that
accompanies most religions across the multiverse.
Today, Sanctum is a solemn district, smaller than Other than these commonalities, each temple can be
its neighbors, and still largely a blasted ruin - but wildly dierent from any other. Some are dedicated
one bustling with pilgrims, priests, scientists and to a single god, some to fty. Some are austere and
D philosophers. It is the intellectual and spiritual heart bare, monastic in nature, where others are loud and
a of the city, home to its great, sprawling universities, bombastic, colorful and outrageous (sometimes with
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secret societies, cults, orders, temples, covens, dominate their neighbors, edices etched in marble
o brotherhoods, and monasteries all toil away in and bronze, and some are miniature shrines
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the deep, pursuing the work or worship of the
district’s former masters.
lashed to a beggar’s back. These wandering
shrines, in particular, are quite common,
c a scheme boiled up by the city’s begging
Crumbling Depths population and its priesthood. One simply
Sanctum is an unusual district in that it places a few coins or a parcel of food in
extends deep into the core of Throne, and the box around a beggar’s neck, and gives
most of the district is submerged beneath the a quick prayer to receive a blessing. Long
surface. Walking through its subterranean lines of pilgrims sometimes trail after
streets, a traveler would get the sense of the more popular of these shrines, a
walking through an ancient cave system or strange parade that can often block
a huge cathedral, a massive sunken ruin that passageways for hours.
extends into deep and lightless depths. Its
buildings and temples are carved into the Some of the larger temples in the
living rock of the city, wedged in between district are the following:
huge and cracked supporting pillars as thick
around as a city block. Most of the gargantuan The Temple of UN-Sivran - The temple of
halls and ancient caverns of Sanctum are in the God of Conquest is an elaborate aair,
various states of collapse or disrepair, and his worship involves complicated
but they are so large that navigation is ritual that can take years to learn. The
still relatively easy. The light in most of priesthood wear ceremonial swords
the district comes from the hundreds of passed down through generations, and
thousands of large iron braziers that are lit oces tend to be hereditary.
outside of the temples that dominate the district,
each spiced with its own variety of incense, so that The Temple of UN-Kaon - The temple of the God
despite being underground, the air is relatively of Oerings is constantly lled with smoke and
warm, humid, and perfumed. A thick layer of smoke ash from the burnings that take place there every
tends to obscure the ceilings in most of the largest hour. Dogma teaches that oerings given to Kaon
chambers of Sanctum, giving the strange illusion go directly to YISUN, which was an elaborate scheme
of an outdoor, cloudy scene. The halls rings with cooked up by Kaon to enrich himself.
chants, mantras, and the soft sound of bells and
chimes as the thick crowds of pilgrims shue from The Temple of UN-Ovis - Ovis’ temple is notable
one temple to the next. for being entirely open air - it resembles nothing
less than an especially large and completely empty
City of Ten Thousand Temples town square. Its priesthood spends most of its time
There are not exactly ten thousand temples in meditating on nothingness, subsisting on donations,
Sanctum, but the number might be close. At and the temple itself is held in wide respect by
places, the walls of the district are built with the district’s populace.
temples carved into the them from top to
bottom - and they go on for miles. Each The Temple of the Sword God Intra - It is
temple usually contains an idol or icon of debated widely whether UN-Intra was a god,
its patron god, and sometimes icons or or a demiurge. Regardless, his temple is well
images of the god’s various avatars or frequented by pilgrims and populated with
incarnations. There is commonly a several orders of extremely erce
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The Temple of YS-Het - Het’s temple is notable for to get ground down almost instantly upon entering
standing by the main gate to Sanctum. It is a simple Throne, but they certainly exist - though often only
aair that is frequented by many city watchmen, due to the insularity of their adherents.
and most notably, many angels.
YISUN is a complicated gure in Atru. There are no
The Temple of YS-Pravi - Pravi, the cleft goddess of temples dedicated to YISUN, for in Atru belief, such
love, is said to have two sides - one representing worship would be largely pointless and extremely
romantic love, the other sexual. Aspirants to the self-indulgent, as YISUN is viewed as encompassing
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priesthood and the city in favor of one or the other. dedication to that aspect of YISUN which does not
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mother of demons, the progenitor of cancer, and even to minor gods.
the goddess of fertility. Visitors to her temple are
an odd mix of expectant mothers praying for good Living Gods
health and luck for their children, and the plague- In the wake of the destruction of the demiurges,
stricken praying for relief from their ailments. many theories rose up around their disappearance.
One of the more outlandish theories was that the
The Temple of YS-Aesma - Aesma, officially demiurges had not simply slaughtered themselves,
named by the celestial order as the patron saint but had physically transcended their physical forms,
of idiots and schemers, is widely reviled as becoming true enlightened beings. Many or
a demon and an evil force in most major even most of the demiurges, especially
religions. Regardless, her temple draws a those who joined the order during
staggering number of pilgrims, all come its expansion, cultivated a divine
to ask for her blessing in their business, aspect and encouraged their own
health, or life. Aesma is most frequently worship as a way to fully enthrone
worshiped here in her later incarnation their awesome power in the minds
as the bloody eyed god - made wiser and hearts of their subjects. These
and more bitter from her blinding upon two factors combined to give rise to
seeing the true shape of the universe. a large number of temples after the
Universal War, and even before, given
Religion in Throne over to worship of the demiurges
The set of loose religious beliefs as living embodiments of the
commonly known as Atru is the godhead, or even gods in their
predominant faith in Throne, but own right. Though regarded as
not by a large margin. Thousands heretical in the eyes of most
of out-world religions have their major religions in Throne, these
homes and crowning temples here, temples persist to the present day, and
and there are numerous other religions even make up a signicant portion of the temples
that are indigenous to Throne itself. Religion in found along the walkways and paths of pilgrimage
Throne is a complicated aair - given the physical throughout the districts.
evidence of the gods themselves that the city is
literally built upon. But beliefs tend to vary wildly A large subset of these temples are given over to
as to whether the gods are truly dead, or simply worship of the Seven - who are the only truly ‘living’
absent or transcendent. Regardless, religious gods left. Some are more outlandish and inuential
dogma tends to be highly syncretic, wherever it than others. The temple of Jadis, for example, the
is found. For any given god, a hundred dierent temple of the Eye Revealed, is extremely powerful
religions may claim them as the supreme being, and inuential all throughout the entire city. The
and a hundred other claim them as an incarnation masked and cloaked temple acolytes are a common
or aspect of a dierent god. Sometimes the same sight in Sanctum and are generally given a wide
god is worshiped as a mother deity or a father deity berth.
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Conduit of Dark Science Buried Secrets

Sanctum is home not only to most of the city’s religious Sanctum is not a particularly large district, but it is
orders, but also its scientic and philosophical societies. a very deep one. Many of the homes, workshops,
Many of the demiurges were consummate scientists and chapels belonging to the original demiurges are
and researchers - seeking to unravel the secrets of the submerged or buried in the lower levels of the district,
world at the same time they converted the knowledge which have collapsed due to neglect, disaster, or as
they uncovered into incredible and terrifying power. At a result of the vicious ghting that the district saw
D rst, in the golden age this undertaking was governed during the Universal War. Some of these spaces have
a by a strict morality that limited the types of experiments remained untouched for centuries, some for millennia,
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Some of these projects persisted after their original city’s early founding. Guilds, temples, kings, and other
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academies, schools, and forums within Sanctum. Most
of these organizations have become so entrenched in
of delvers to excavate these hidden caches, some of
which can be extremely dangerous to uncover.
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more than scholarly societies, following Sacred Spoke
a dogmatic path of inquiry laid out The very inner circle of Throne, and it’s smallest, is
millennia before by some long said to be the very spoke around which all of creation
dead philosopher king. Some of revolves, the absolute center of the entire
them pursue completely pointless multi-verse, where YISUN committed
or fruitless endeavors, such holy division and created reality.
as contemplating the Sacred Spoke is a minuscule district
nature of a plum, while compared to the rest of Throne - only
others pursue work critical a few miles across at its widest - but it
to the long-term health of is monolithic in importance. It contains
the city itself - maintaining only two standing buildings: the
the structural integrity concordance of the demiurges,
of the Disc, studying the and the tower of Zoss.
properties of the city’s
polluted but sacred waters, Like the other inner district
examining the properties of of Sanctum, Sacred Spoke
Godstone, and the like. was forbidden to all
but the demiurges
As time wore on and the strict during Throne’s
morality of the first demiurges golden age, but unlike
degraded, the kinds of undertakings its counterpart, the
deemed permissible grew more and very center of Throne
more estranged from the cause of remained sacrosanct.
the common good. Strange, bizarre, The great gates to the
and extremely dangerous experiments Spoke have been sealed since the district’s
became more and more common, and the scouring during the most brutal parts of the war,
societies that practiced them more and more insular and the keepers of these gates allow none passage
and cult-like in their structure. Experiments that dealt on pain of death. Those that do trespass into the
with the nature of the soul, with vivisection, that delved holy center of the city face the wrath of the Seven,
into the breaking of time, experiments that attempted who keep a close eye on the district, each of them
to peel back layers of reality that were previously secretly planning to reclaim it for their own one day.
thought sacrosanct - all became commonplace. Many
of these experiments and projects ended with the Desolate Glory
deaths of their masters during the Universal War, but In truth, there is very little to nd in the center of the
some persist, even openly, in the present day. Pilgrims city, for it is an utterly ruined district that encapsulates
visiting Sanctum are well aware that some parts of the the madness of the city’s former masters. Its streets are
district are not to be frequented - unless one wants blackened and choked with ash and the corpses of the
to run the risk of ending up deep underground on long-dead. Such was the district’s delement that it was
an operating table, being peeled apart to have their sealed before the war was over, and the bodies of many
animus vitae examined. demiurges, their warriors, war-constructs, retinues, and
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died in the district, and their corpses are mostly still the rst blows were struck in the Universal War,
there save for the occasional surreptitious recovery and according to apocrypha, it is said the wretched
expedition by their worshipers or descendants. The corpses of the two men who started it are still there
bones of ancient corpses, some still intact in their - their names forgotten or perhaps erased from
armor, are so thick in places that it is impossible to history out of shame.
step without disturbing the dead. Great war machines
lie slumped against the rubble of mighty speaking Over the main arch entrance to the concordance is
houses, and evidence of the fantastic violence that inscribed the following:
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The concordance of the demiurges is a colossal Many think the inscription apt irony, considering D
domed building next to the very center of Throne. the current state of the concordance.
It is an ancient speaking house, one that predated
the demiurges and was said to be used by the gods The Tower of Zoss
themselves, speculation that is reinforced by its Though egalitarian in principle, the demiurges had
colossal size. The honeycomb of halls inside the one caveat - that creation was, in reality, the exclusive
concordance are cavernous, and its central chamber dominion of the Ruling King, Zoss. No matter their
is large enough to t a small mountain inside. own delusions about power and virtue, there was,
and still is no equal to the old master of Throne.
Today the concordance is half-collapsed, a dust and
detritus-choked ruin clogged with the bodies of Very little is known about Zoss, as he was a reclusive
the bloodthirsty fools who caused its fall. But in its gure, other than his unbelievably long life span,
glory days, the building was the center of all political his love for good tobacco, and the unbelievable
life in the multiverse. It was here that any that the power that he wielded. It was Zoss who tore Throne
demiurges called their peers had a right to meet, open, Zoss who slew its last guardians, and Zoss who
to debate, and to stand at assembly. ripped the secrets of power from the Metatron.
There were none who challenged his power while
Even when the demiurges themselves were only a he ruled, and none who challenged his power even
few thousand in number, the hall was still buzzing after he abandoned his throne and disappeared
with activity at all hours. The concordance, for that late in the war.
purpose, not only contained a main speaking hall,
but also lodging and services for those attending Zoss interfered very little in the daily aairs of the
its functions, for debates could carry on for days. A demiurges, though he was frequently visited by them
small army of sanctied servants tended to its daily for counsel. It is said he spoke little, and tended to
functioning, servants who were so wholly committed measure his words very carefully. Most of his time
to their cause that many of them grew up their entire was reportedly spent observing the work of the
lives scarcely leaving the building. Some historians demiurges, meditating, and performing unknown
speculate that this insularity was enforced, for work in his tower.
the servants of the concordance frequently heard
dizzying facts and secrets about the inner workings The tower of Zoss is an enormous structure at the
of the multiverse that, if carried out of the holy center absolute center of Throne, sealed to this day not by
of the city, could have made them kings on their own. any mundane force, but by some incredible ancient
power. It was sealed shortly before Zoss abandoned
As the ultimate masters of creation, the first his throne, and all attempts to open it, including by
demiurges were a society of enlightened equals, the Seven, have failed. Some speculate the tower
and wielded their power as a pure democracy. is sealed by a temporal enchantment, locking it in
They respected nothing but ambition, intellect, time-space.
and the power of reason. However, the sheer scale
of the demiurges’ society only grew as the worlds The volumes of myth and speculation on what lies
outside of Throne were opened and conquered, and inside the tower of Zoss would be too extensive to
it could not stand under its own ideals for long. It repeat here, but range from unbelievable riches to
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Denizens of Throne can survive as long as its crystal is intact, and their
stone bodies are articial – it is not unusual for
Servitor Races Eidolons to forge or commission new ones.
Eidolons Even more unusual are eidolons that share a body or

Eidolons are the primary servant race of the craft crystal – two or even three souled eidolons are not
and the forge. The craft God Koss, whose corpse can uncommon. This is suspected to be part of eidolon
be found hunched over the Concordance of Angels, reproduction – it is known that their crystals grow in
was said to have cried a single teardrop in his entire size as they age – but its true nature will likely never
life. This massive teardrop crystalized as it fell and be revealed, as eidolons consider it a holy se cret.
split into ten thousand fragments, which he used to
make stone beings to help him at his forge. Goblins
The most populous and prolic servant race, goblins
The True form of an eidolon is a holy symbol of soul- were created to maintain and clean the numerous
re – it can usually only be seen in very dark or dim canals and sewers of Throne. Once regarded as
light. It resides in the hole inside their crystalline the garbage men of creation, their tight-knit clans
‘heads’, sustained by the crystal around it. An eidolon contributed to the formation of the rst guilds.
Goblin gangs and guilds are given heavy respect
by most in Throne due to their strong family ties.
Like other servant races, goblins do not age past a

certain point, and can live forever if not for disease or
disaster. They are warm-blooded, but lay large clutches
of eggs, and have three biological sexes. It is considered
extremely taboo to ask a goblin what sex they are.
Goblins have a much wider variety of physical form

than humans, but are comparable in strength and
intelligence. Their most notable feature is their lack
of eyes, compensated by their extreme sense of smell
granted by their extended nasal cavity that takes up
most of their face. This sense is so acute that goblins
are often able to detect the emotional state of other
being through chemical changes in their sweat and
tears. This make them infamous and widely feared
bargainers and merchants.

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The fanlike projections of a goblin’s head are very

sensitive to sound and air current. Horn length is
considered and indicator of sexual prowess, but
only in two of their sexes.
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head-plates, which they skillfully manipulate,
contort, and grow their will to supercially resemble
the faces of other races, including humans, goblins.
And others. The Mother’s main set of eyes sits
behind these plates, which allow the mother to pass
unhindered and unnoticed without close inspection.
The most horrifying (and infamous) part of the

Mother’s physiology is their reproductive cycle, in
which they hunt and mate with males of several
dierent races to produce a single egg cyst, which
Innite Mothers will grow over ve years to produce a new mother.
As their names suggests, the Infinite Mothers Their mates do not survive the process.
are a servant race of solely female, insectile
creatures. They were originally created to tend to The Kind People
the extremely high spires and towers of Throne, A race of reptilian quadrupeds, the Kind People
where the nourishing mists of its waters could not were rst created as Throne’s porters, couriers,
reach, and the air was thin and arid. and guards – meant to carry and protect goods of
all kinds. Their two sets of eye can be controlled
The Mothers are highly reclusive, extremely independently, giving them heightened awareness
xenophobic, and tend to regard other races as of their surroundings, and they are incredibly hardy,
nuisances and vermin rather than potential allies. requiring very little food or rest. Their mouthparts
Very few exist in the known multiverse, but those are sensitive enough to be used as hands, but also
that do are usually master assassin or spies. The hide four sets of razor sharp teeth.
Mother have incredible reexes, no need for sleep,
extremely little need for sustenance, and can survive The Kind People have a unique patriarchal family
normally fatal trauma by shedding large parts of structure, in which dual patriarchs will oversee the
their body mass, including damaged limbs. Rumors lives of their numerous shared wives and ospring.
have gone around that a Mother can survive weeks This race is also known for their strict code of
without its head, but this has proven rather spurious. complicated ethics, and very ridged caste system
based on who they serve.

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One that serves a powerful merchant has precedent These splinter roots are the origin of the Rootless.
over all others, even kings. Service to a powerful Over the aeons, the splinter roots became dull and
master is seen as their life calling, and Kind People without intellect, but over time, reacting to the
that seek to become powerful masters themselves discord in the universe and the desire to return to
are strictly ostracized, outcast, and even attacked throne, every one sprouts a number of smaller copies
by member of their own kind. It is for this reason of itself. These individuals are imbued with sentience
that the Demiurge Mammon, a member of this race, and only a vague sense of purpose. A hundred of
D is universally reviled as a demon by his own kind. more copies sprout from each root at a time, and
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and contort their otherwise amorphous bodies into
shapes of their choosing. Their mother-root has
c and constitution, imbued them all with the desire to search (thought
earning them the for what, few are sure) and anity for plants of all
moniker “Dragons kinds, and a slow, methodical pace of thought.
of the West”. They
dislike open war, Nearly all rootless wander, many nding solace in the
but won’t hesitate life of a sage or ascetic warrior.
to seek mercenary
work, and may Devils
become knights. Born of the black ame, devils are a varied bunch.
The Rootless Pale Devils

The city of Throne Pale devils (also known as cacodeamons) are the
sits upon a disc of lowest order of devils and generally regarded as
miles thick. But in the days the least powerful. Typically summoned to perform
were the Gods still lived, built, and warred in mundane tasks such as physical labor or guard work,
the city, there were many beautiful gardens, and Koss, they are given extremely long names to shed in
the caretaker god, was charged with their keeping. order to keep them under control.
Having very little time to do anything but smithing
work, Koss took a piece of the divine ame and thrust Short, squat, asexual, and bulbous, pale devil’s wild
it into the earth. From the ame grew the Great Dark variance in physical form is extremely noticeable being
Root, which was wise and ancient from the moment of much closer to the chaotic re from which they are
its birth. The Root spread under all of Throne, and kept birthed. All pale devils have silver or light green blood,
watch on the gardens, and sung to the plants there to which is brewed into a common for of devil liquor
nourish and protect them. known to grant the imbiber extremely fast healing,
though at risk of mutation. Pale devils can regrow lost
When the gods abandoned limbs quite comfortably, and tend to swell in size the
Throne,theRootcould longer they live. Very large pale devils are often used
sense the coming of as beast of burden or workhorse mounds.
the end. With great
violence, it tore Though pale devils cannot speak, have little
itself apart into a personality, and show little understanding or
million pieces and interest in advanced topics, they have a capable
thrust itself out and at time keen intelligence. They often have odd
of the earth. Pieces habits – such as compulsive counting or cleaning, are
of the root were ung very good at repetitive tasks, and show a surprising
across the entirety of amount of intuiting and cunning when pressed.
creation and came
to rest in various Pale devils will perform most task without a great deal
worlds. of skill, but also without question, and like other devils
do not require or even seem to understand the concept
of rest of sustenance. This make them very popular
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but will also be very unlikely to discover the nature of catches their eye and usually adorn themselves with
their secret names and change color. When such an garish mishmash of fashion and random trinkets.
event does occur, and a pale
transforms to a blue or Their physical forms is highly malleable and can
even a red devil, the results change on their whim, but almost all imps manifest
can be catastrophic for the as female, and between two to ve feet high. Imps
summoner. grow and shed hair when they feel like it. Cutting
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Red devils are commonly referred to, throughout all
parts of the multiverse, as ‘war devils’, and for a good
reason. Unlike a common soldier, a red devil requires
neither rest nor sustenance. It will kill gleefully from
sunrise to sunup if ordered, without pause, hesitation,
Blue Devils or indeed any moral qualms a mortal soldier might
Blue Devils, also known commonly as imps or night have about mass slaughter. This is, of course, if they
devils, are a relatively common sight in Throne. They are paid – which red devils are very particular about,
are the lowest and weakest order of devils besides although most traditionally accept payment
payment in the form
pale, but what they lack in raw power or intellect, of tobacco, liquor, meat, weaponry, or jewelry. Though
they make up for in low cunning and charisma.
charisma . Imps they, like all devils, have no need to eat or drink, they
are prolic lairs and schemers, and love to tell and indulge their vices readily and often.
consume stories as fast as they can take them in
and spew them out. It’s said you should never tell Once paid, red devils are extremely loyal and will
an imp any secrets or precious stories, for they glut perform their duties without question until they
themselves on words to increase their power.
power. feel need for restitution once again, which can be
frequent. An unpaid red devil can be fantastically
Imps are commonly summoned and employed as lazy, and usually indulges its base vices at the expense
bookies, secretaries, courtiers, and advisors. Their of its host until it get bored
bor ed and wanders o. Those
natural anity for lying makes them extremely who try to trick red devils nd quickly that they are
potent users of the Art, though their whimsical not known for their intelligence
nature and short attention spans typically prevent for reason. Nevertheless,
any ambition they may have in using it maliciously. they are horrifyingly fast and
inhumanly strong no matter
Like most devils, imps are vain and self-possessed their size, and also hold
creatures, but they are generally
generall y a lot more amiable grudges for a long time.
and social than
the other devil Red devils tend to
orders. They have jovial, loud
are greatly dispositions, and
given to stealing a strong sense of
anything that humor. They are fond
of drinking, singing,
and war, sometimes
all at the same time.
Due to their quasi-
immortal nature,
most red devils tend
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a matter of personal annihilation. Despite this, they Flocks of verdant devils are said to inhabit the upper
value their own ghting prowess and reputation reaches of the Spires district of Throne, making the
quite highly, and are easily insulted as such. They place infamously dangerous.
are quick to anger almost without exception, and a
red devil in a rage is a terrible sight indeed. Gilded Devils
Tall, pallid, and bedecked in rotting nery, gilded
Red devil liquor is a powerful intoxicant, but is also devils are infamous for their cruel and sadistic manner.
D said to increase the physical strength of it drinker Summoned to serve as chamberlains, magistrates,
a by several orders of magnitude. It is more corrosive and high class servants, they could be considered the
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rise to positions of leadership themselves. Foer this
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most powerful rank of devils by deamonologists, summoners, for cautionary
and are by far the most feared. Commonly known tales abound of gilded devils
as ‘death’s head’ devils for their skull-like masks, performing spectacular feats
verdant devils are often winged, reptilian in such as selling their former
appearance, and alien in their thinking. They tend masters into slavery of forcing
to speak little, if at all, and are sparing with their them to serve as
movement, and mannerisms. court jester.
Verdant devils are typically summoned for one

purpose- to guard a particular location or object
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extraordinarily nasty opponents, and tend to barely
move from their perches. Their
thick scaly hides can turn
away swords or bullets with
relative ease, and they
relish the taste of esh.
Verdants are extremely
territorial, and even after
the completion of a pact will
tend to carve out their own
domain and rule it as though
they were a king or queen,
treating all who enter it
as toy, subjects, or tools
for their amusement.
Verdants spend a lot of

time in dizzying, alien
thought, contemplating
the nature of reality
and its portents. It is not
uncommon for them to
remain motionless for days
at a time this way, gargoyle- Gilded Devils
like. They are fond of riddles, koans, and love to accumulate
other philosophical puzzles for games, and will wealth and its various trappings, such as servants
often press them upon those that unwittingly and property, but they do so not out of any true
stumble into their domain. Success often buys ambition but an unconscious instinct. They typically
the trespasser freedom or some boon, while bear absolutely no sense of allegiance, friendship,
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and are perfectly willing to sacrice their servants

and retainers by the dozen to achieve some minor
goal. Like all other devils, they do not require sleep
or sustenance, and have little pity for other being
that require such trivialities.
Gilded devils, like most other devils, have several

quirks, or rules, that they must follow, which can
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The Pinnacle of devilkind, ebon devils, through
might, cunning, or sheer age, have be a single name,
usually shortened into a well-feared moniker.
moniker. They
can take on any form they choose, though typically
it is constantly shifting at the edges, a reection
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of the raw, barely fettered chaos that makes
up their being.
They are rivaled only by the strongest and

most cunning ancients on the Wheel, and
at most have only ever numbered a few
score. The hunger of their soul ames is
immense, and they require great amounts
of wealth and sacrice to sustain it, in this
way, an ebon devil need make no pacts for
a thousand year or more, though in their
frequent power struggles, many of their
number become weak and desperate.
Ebon devils are regarded as the self-evident

rules of all devilkind, and practice their rule
from the stygian depths of the Heretic’s
Court. From within,
within , the devils Izzicob, Carnifex,
Loabarrisleb, Thrax, Moab, Tawmga, and Void
rule from their crimson thrones, in imitation of
the seven/ The upstart Yabalchoath
Yabalchoath was the
only devil to challenge this order in recent
times, and she was thrown into disgrace
and her estate fell into destitution and
was diminished.

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Angels Angels are typically stereotyped as humorless, cruel,

The three paths that the angelic concordance have and very literal being, but their personalities vary
taken since the Universal war are known as Root, as widely as humans. The harsh, monk-like precepts
Petal, and Thorn. of their order often prevent them from showing
strong emotion.
Root Knights
The knights of the Great Root are those that have Root Knights are named with their reincarnation
D continued to serve the concordance in the same number rst, and are often named after poem or
a way that their kindred have for untold millennia, section quoted from Old Law.
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one, especially for the angelic
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are sprits of formless re from the service to the seemingly virtuous
voice outside of creation that must demiurges as peacekeepers.
manipulate bodies of cold hammered Unable to keep the peace
ash to enter the physical world. These in the most fundamental
suits of armor are incredible old and of ways, and sworn now
powerful, built as a sign of compact to uphold the peace in
between the angels and a Throne sagging with
throne’s new occupants corruption and ruled by
at the height of the seven despots, there
demiurges’ power during was a great upheaval
the First Conquest. amongst the knight of
the concordance.
The stone and metal
‘skin’ of the Root Among those that
Knight’s armor is rebelled against the
incredibly cold to the Old Law were those
touch, giving them that saw the new
the colloquial name world not as a place
‘heat eaters’. When to be protected or
inhabited by an purged, but a place
angel, it takes on of great opportunity.
an almost flesh- They embraced the
like quality and world, with all its rot,
exibility. When and became known as the
uninhabited, it Petal Knights.
is as cold, dark,
and unmoving Reviled by the concordance
as a statue. and barely trusted by those
they work with, Petal Knights sell
Root Knights their monstrous power in the
serve as the city’s pursuit of coin or other more
peacekeepers, elusive pleasures. They
though their are high sought-after
num ber are mercenaries, assassins,
increasingly dwindling. Each and enforcers, though
Root Knight is the they tend to work
equivalent of hundreds according to their own
of men in battle – their whims.
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its pleasures has had a profound eect on the

knights and their armor – twisting and merging
it into something more biological in nature. Even
their soul ames have darkened, so that at a glance
they might resemble something more human. Some
give this as evidence that the Flame Immortal can
change- but the angels write this o as nonsense.
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The greatly feared disciples of the last surviving prime
angel, Metatron 1, thorn knights are the most dogmatic
and fanatical of the angelic orders. Their literalist
interpretation of the Old Law leads them to
believe that cleansing Throne of its mortal
inhabitants
inhabitants and returning it to its pristine,
divine state is the only way to reverse
the disorder that has taken
root in the multiverse.
Thorn knight make up an

increasingly large number
of active angels, though they
are still a slight minority. Their presence is barely
tolerate by other, more traditional angels, since
thorn Knights still enforce the Law, albeit in
a brutal fashion.
A thorn knight’s armor is not the forged ash of

the other angelic order, but a living Puresilver
exhaled from the breath of Metatron. They
are faster, stronger, and more resilient
than other angels, and far more willing
to brutally execute those that cross
them. They are known to bind the
souls of the sinner they punish
into the form of steeds,
which they ride across
the gaps between
worlds with lashes
of lightning as
their whips.
In their true forms,

nearly all thorn
knights lack faces
or eyes of other angels.
It is whispered among those that not taken the path
of Thorns that all thorn knights eventually lose their
free will and personality, becoming mindless killing
machines, slaved to the commandments of Metatron.

CHAPTER 10
THE PALACE OF NIGHT
This is a very loose hook you can use to start and play test a game. Feel free to tweak it, add to it,
and use it as you will. My personal style of GMing is a lot more reliant on asking players to improvise
with me, but you can denitely adjust as needed. Most elements of this story are left up to you and
your players, so if you follow the prompts, you should come up with something pretty fun.
If you’re planning to play this story as a player and don’t want to get spoiled, stop here!
If you’re a GM, go on to the next page and read through the hook. It’s pretty loose, and it’s just a
start, so the majority of the actual story and adventure will be up to you!
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Summary and Introduction What are their tastes, their likes, and dislikes?
The players are contacted by a noble lord or lady
called Ras Supharna. They are asked on their behalf They’ll ask the players to retrieve something for
to raid the Palace of Night, an establishment ruled them from the Palace of Night, telling them its very
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by another noble lord or lady called Parkhassian, in precious and personal to them, and that the players
order to retrieve something precious. will be handsomely compensated.
The Palace of Night is situated in on the dark side Decide what it is! Here are some suggestions:
of the Red City of Throne. It is reachable by many
means. Outwardly, the Palace is a high class salon - a – Ras Supharna’s
Supharna’s son or daughter
restaurant, musical venue, and cultural parlor for – A jewel, containing the names of powerful devils
the nobility. No-so-secretly, it is also an infamous – The key to a locked iron gate behind which is
meeting house for smugglers, information traders, hidden a terrible power
and other underworld gures. – A ledger that contains trade secrets or the hidden
location of a stash of immense wealth.
The players will have to inltrate or ght their way
through the depths of the Palace in order to get Ras However, Ras Supharna has a secret and very morally
Supharna’s treasure
treasure - and then escape alive. questionable side business. Decide what it is! Here
are some suggestions as to what it involves:
1. The Opening
The players meet Ras Supharna in the House of – Child labor
the Blade Lotus, a high class café buried deep in – Slavery
the core of the Red City of Throne. It’s a large, – Blood Sport
sprawling building carved into the side of a wide – Dark sorcery or ritual sacrice
arcade overlooking Blackstone Passage - a massive
boulevard deep in the central city clogged with In truth, Ras Supharna doesn’t want their precious
foot trac from hundreds of worlds, caravans, and thing for personal reasons at all, but to support their
merchants. The ancient building is overgrown
overgrown with side business. For example, they want their son or
the eponymous blade lotus, giving the entire café daughter back to cut their heart out in an oering
a slightly spicy smell. to Ovis, the hollow god of secrets. You should try
not to let on to this, for obvious reasons.
Tell the players they’ve been waiting in the café
with each other for some time, in a private section Ras Supharna also has a master. Decide who their
that’s been roped o with a velvet rope. You can master is (a powerful guild master, another noble,
ask the players how they got here, or what they’ve a devil, a sorcerer, a warlord), and how they will be
been doing while they’re
they’ re waiting. You may also have angered should the players or Ras Supharna not
the players describe their characters to each other deliver.
(very few others are in the private section but them).
How did we get here?
Then tell the players they are waiting on a noble Ask your players how they became interested in
called Ras Supharna, who requested their help with this opportunity. Go around the table, and ask your
a private matter. players any of these questions. Players don’t have to
answer any of them, but if they do, only one player
Who is Ras Supharna? should answer.
Ras Supharna is a middle-aged scion of an old
merchant guild trading (exotic spices/ liquor/silks, – Have any of you heard of Ras
Ras Supharna?
or something similar), a member of the nobility in – Which one
one of you had
had a friend, acquaintance, or
Throne. He or she is well dressed, well spoken, has a family member that went to the Palace of Night
friendly but rened demeanor, and wears excessive and disappeared?
amounts of (jewelry/makeup… something gaudy). – Which one of you had a bad run in with the Palace
He or she always travels with two guards, powerful of Night and wants to get even?
ghters in their own right (detail them, or ask your – Which one of you is close to someone who works
players to!). for the Palace of Night?
– Which one of you had thought about joining
Decide for yourself: Is Ras Supharna a man, woman, the Palace of Night at one point and perhaps
or something else? A human, devil, or a servant? wants to still?
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Now ask the rest of your players, if they didn’t After making the request, Supharna should inform
answer any question, why they are here, and how the players that there’s an upcoming event at the
they heard about the opportunity. Ras Supharna Palace, a Night of Song, where slaves, singers, and
will oer everyone payment of their choice (worth other talented individuals are invited to come and
3-5 wealth per player) for the completion of the try their luck on the stage. The Palace at that time
P job. If the players say they’re here for the money, will be the most vulnerable to either inltration or
a ask them what for. assault, with the guards tied up with the guests.
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c You can ask additional questions to players based on take, though!
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o have a Hunter character, you can ask them if their The Night of Song will be in just a day, so Supharna
f Shadow Arts school sent them. If you have a Law will recommend they use the day between now and
N character, ask them if they were sent to investigate. then to prepare, and familiarize themselves with the
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t 3. The Palace
Starting it o Here’s the information on the Palace and its Master
Afteryounish answeringthesequestions, RasSupharna (or Mistress).
shows up (late), and explains the situation to the players,
accompanied by his or her guards. Remember, you can Location
always ask the players to ll in details!
The Palace is a cultural landmark in the central Red
2. The request City in Throne. It’s located deep in the River District
This is what Ras Supharna knows and tells the players - an area notorious for its beautiful architecture and
about the Palace of Night, and asks the players to deplorable morals. The Rivers are literal - they run
do. Fill in the details! beneath the streets in a network of lthy, populous,
and clogged canals - and metaphorical. Rivers of illicit,
Parkhassian, the master of the Palace of Night, is an dangerous information and black market goods ow
old enemy of Supharna. behind the gilded doors of its gorgeous exteriors. Every
building in the River District has a front business (a
They used to work for the same trading company, cafe, an instrument shop, a wine shop, a boutique),
but Supharna hedged out Parkhassian, who turned and a far more bustling back-door business.
to darker exploits, joining the Palace of Night and
eventually working up the ladder to become its owner. The Palace itself sits on a peak on the outer wall
overlooking the nightward side of Throne on one side
For revenge, Parkhassian hired a mercenary band to (it sits in perpetual darkness), and the entire River
raid a trade caravan and steal away Ras Supharna’s District on the other. It is a massive structure, simple
treasure, and has threatened to hold it for 99 years. in design, carved from a single, pale, calcied god. It
is surrounded by a black garden (literally black), of
Supharna tells the players he or she is afraid that rare plants imported from Mottom’s Scoured Worlds.
the Palace of Night will sell or use it for nefarious The courtyard square outside is always bustling with
purposes (but really wants it back for his or her own dignitaries, socialites, and notaries, for it is where the
nefarious purposes). gossip, art, and (for many) underworld business center
of this side of the Red City. The Palace is open all hours,
Ras Supharna tells the players that Parkhassian is and business rarely slows down. Almost anything can
involved in dark and evil endeavors, but is not sure be bought there, if you have what is needed.
what exactly. Supharna knows many more details
about the Palace of Night and Parhkassian (as detailed The Palace is crewed by beautiful human servants
below), but won’t divulge too much unless pressed, (only beautiful ones, ugly ones are not accepted), and
and doesn’t truly know much about anything other defended by the Night’s Guard, who wear beautiful
than the top level and the event schedule. white masks, white robes, and wield beautiful (and
very sharp) red spears. Unbeknownst to many, it is
Above all, Ras Supharna should denitely implore the also defended by darker things that lurk in the depths
characters about the deep personal feud between below. Its master is the Exquisite Parkhassian
them and Parkhassian, and the pressing and emotional
need to get their treasure back

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does. If you decided Supharna has a business
Decide for yourself: When you detail Parkhassian, involving child labor, so does Parkhassian. It takes
the most important thing to remember is that they place on the third level of the Palace. This will (of
should be, in almost every detail, almost exactly the course), pose an interesting quandary to the players
same as Ras Supharna (same gender, race, even the - so encourage your players to react to it!
same fashion proclivities), but slightly dierent - just
enough so the players don’t think they are dealing The Night of Song
with a clone of some kind.
The Night of Song is an event that happens every
The most important character details about Parkhassian six turns (a turn is the length of time it takes for the
is that he or she hates Ras Supharna and will openly Multiverse to rotate around Throne). Anyone, slave
denounce and expose Supharna’s dark business to the or free, can perform in front of the River District’s
players (and perhaps oer to hire them). elite - nobles, dignitaries, barons and baronesses,

BROKEN WORLDS
guild masters, and scions from hundreds of worlds. 4. Tools

It’s an audience of a thousand or two, and takes The structure of the actual story and the exploits of
place in the massive main gallery. the characters will be up to you! Remember to oer
players multiple ways to approach the Palace. They
The Night is a contest of sorts. Entrants are judged can inltrate socially or skillfully, or simply plan a
P based on their skill in various arts (not just singing, direct assault. They could try and sneak in through
a despite the name), and compete against each other. the servant’s entrance, or through the gardens. They
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c of the master of the palace (slaves usually demand under the Palace. If you need to invent a way for
e their freedom). The losers are bound the house in them to get in their preferred way - invent it! If the
o servitude for a year and a day. Many noble sons and players invent one, let them! Let them be creative.
f daughters have lost their freedom to hubris and now
N scrub the marble oors of the Palace. Here are some enemy proles you may nd useful.
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The rst part of the top level of the palace is the
guardhouse, the gardens and the courtyard, both Palace Threats
immaculately pruned and polished to an almost
impossible degree. Many parts of the garden are Threat Level: 1
private, and empty of guests. Statues dot the garden,
many of them concealing deadly traps for those who Night Guard (Individual)
wander where they are not wanted. Damage: Spear and Shield, 2 hand,
Wounds: 2
The second part of the top level is the palace itself: Armor: 0
the reception hall, the great gallery where events are Moves:
held, the sitting room, the viewing gallery, the mirror
hall, the kitchens, and the store rooms. The halls of Deect
the palace are nely decorated with frescoes, ne Bring shield, armor, or unnatural skill to bear against
silks, and the like. Detail for yourself what it looks incoming attacks. Reduce the damage of the next
like - whether Versailles or Angkor Wat comes to mind! incoming attack or eect to 1 that targets you or
an ally.
The level below is the servant’s quarters, the second
part of the kitchen, and the private rooms, including The white masked and white robed guard of the
the master’s quarters. Underworld business gets Palace. Very beautiful under their masks. Armed
conducted here often. with spears to throw at players, and shields to bash
them with.
The third level - the dark level, is where Parkhassian
conducts their dark business - whatever it mi ght be. Night Guard (Group)
I’ll let you detail this. This par t in particular is buried Damage: Spear and Shield, 2+1 hand, group
deep ground level, probably protected, under lock Wounds: 2 group
and key, and denitely defended. Guests can go down Armor: 0
here if they have unsavory business here, and can pay. Moves:
The fourth level is the vault - where Ras Supharna’s Deect

treasure is being kept. I’ll also let you decide what Bring shield, armor, or unnatural skill to bear against
the vault looks like, who’s defending it, and it will, incoming attacks. Reduce the damage of the next
of course, change depending on what treasure you incoming attack or eect to 1 that targets you or
thought of. That’s part of the fun! This is denitely an ally.
strictly o limits to everyone except Parkhassian and
the guard. The white masked and white robed guard of the
Palace. Very beautiful under their masks. Armed
If the players choose to go on the Night of Song, the with spears to throw at players, and shields to bash
Palace should be busy and the guards and sta will them with.
be distracted. If they choose to delay, it won’t be as
busy, but the guards will be on full duty.

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Ras Supharna, Guild Scion Night Guard Captain

Damage: 2 close, AP Damage: 3 hand
Wounds: 3 Wounds: 3
Armor: 1 Armor: 1
Moves: Moves:
Reinforce Riposte
If reinforcements are available in the area, alert Use superior skill to disarm your opponent. A
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A guard captain, wielding a red plumed spear, a
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beyond their reach until they clear the obstacle. Night Guard Elites
Damage: swords, 3 hand or muskets, 3 close
A rich and powerful guild scion - also the player’s Wounds: 3
employer. Armor: 1
Moves:
Torturer
Damage: 2 hand Overwatch
Wounds: 2 Wait for an opportune time to strike. Deal damage,
Armor: 0 then mark down the target of this move. The next
Moves: time they fail a move, deal damage to them as
established on top of any other eects as long as
Devour they are in range.
Rip life from your enemy with fang or claw. Deal
damage as established, then heal 2-3 wounds. Seven or so elite guards armed with rifles and
bayonets. Found deeper in the Palace. Far more
A devil or human torturer, found deep in the Palace. disciplined and strong willed.
Wields chains, knives, or other implements.
Parkhassian (The Exquisite)
Threat Level: 2 Damage: 3 hand
Wounds: 4
Elemvy Guile, Guild Assassin Armor: 1
Damage: Razor Wire, 3 hand-close, AP Moves:
Wounds: 5
Armor: 0 Dodge
Moves: Use your natural agility or supernatural abilities to
become untouchable. Gain the evasive tag until the
Ensnare end of combat, or until you stop moving or can no
Drag down or trap a target, in melee or at a range. longer move eectively (you are grabbed, crippled,
Your target gains the crippled tag until they can terrain changes, etc) as established.
free themselves from their ensnarement.
Seal Meridians
Envenom Drain your target of energy, whether through martial
Deal damage as established. Any wounds dealt by arts techniques or supernatural ability. Pick two
this move are lingering either bleeding heavily or statistics (for example +breath and +mind). Your
suering from poison. target makes any rolls using these statistics broken
until they take action to recover or rest.
A Spider School Hunter, an insectile creature of the
race called the Innite Mothers. Clings to ceilings A rich and powerful socialite and trade lord or lady.
and walls to hunt her prey. Has exible armor under their ne clothing and is
skilled in martial arts, unlike Supharna.

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Damage: 3 hand
Wounds: 3 Pankriss, Devil Guard
Armor: 1 Damage: Iron Club, 3 intimate-hand, forceful
Moves: Wounds: 4
Armor: 3
Crush Moves:
Grab, pin down, mob, or wrestle your target within
intimate range. A player targeted by a crush cannot Berserk
move away from intimate range with you, and gains Go into a rage, a frenzy, or a hardened battle trance.
the crippled or reeling tag. Gain the unstoppable tag and deal +1 damage for
the rest of combat.. You are incapable of actions
Supharna’s personal bodyguard - highly skilled that require focus.
warriors. There are two, with their own unique
style. Detail some moves for them. A black armored war devil, armed with an iron club.
Make it clear to players that it’s going to take serious
weaponry to take down Pankriss - his armor and size
make him very hard to harm.

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Palace Enemies
Night Guard 1 2-Spear and Shield Hand None 2 0 Deect
Night Guards 1 2+1-Spear and Shield Hand Group 2 0 Deect
Reinforce,
Ras Supharna 1 2-Holdout Gun Close AP 3 1
Conceal
Torturer 1 2 Hand None 2 0 Devour
Night Guard Captain 2 3-Saber and Spear Hand None 3 1 Riposte
Night Guard Elites 2 3-Swords/Muskets Hand/Close None 3 1 Overwatch
Elemvy Guile, Guild Ensnare,
2 3-Razor Wire Close-Hand AP 5 0
Assassin Envenom
Parkhassian (The Dodge, Seal
2 3 Hand None 4 1
Exquisite) Meridians
Pankriss, Devil Guard 3 3+1-Iron Club Intimate-Hand Huge, Forceful 4 3 Berserk
Supharna’s Bodyguard 2 3-(Detail) Hand None 3 1 Crush

THE BEGGAR NAME LEVEL XP
DAMAGE POWER LOOK

Starts at (2)
BONDS
ARMOR
I’ve definitely shared good times recently
Current Max
with ______________________
________________
________________ has the stink of wealth
BURNING WILL
around them.
STAMINA GOAL
I met _____________ on the road once, and
Current Max (3+Breath)
we barely escaped from ________________
WOUNDS FLAW
Current Max (3)
Assign as you wish: +2, +1, +1, +0, -1. Body and Heat are the most useful for you.
BODY REFLEX HEAT BREATH MIND
STARTING MOVES RACE
MANTRA OF PEDAM, THE WANDERER SPARROW MOCKS DOGS DEVIL

You can pass unnoticed as a local in most situations, When you attempt to humiliate someone, in combat Gain a power die if you beat anyone in a
even if someone is looking for you. In addition, when or otherwise, roll +heat. On a 10+, choose two of the drinking contest.
you’re in trouble or just need some additional help, you following (can’t choose the same twice)
can spend a power die and you will always get help
from the local Beggar’s guild. The GM will decide what -Your target gains the [reeling] tag HUMAN
form this help takes, but it will always: -Choose an ally. That ally’s next roll against your target
You
You cannot fail Query the Cosmos rolls if it
is empowered.
relates to folk legend, myth, or storytelling,
- show up (no matter how impossible the situation) -Your target drops or is disarmed of something they
and you know nearly every story there is.
- be genuinely helpful, no matter the situation were holding or wearing (clothing, armor, weapons, etc)
- be slightly dirty
- annoy someone powerful, whether right away or eventually On a 7-9, Choose only one from the above list, and you
expose yourself to damage and reprisals. SERVANT
On a miss, you are humiliated instead, and in addition to
WAY AND MEANS any other outcomes, the GM may choose one choice When acting to enrich yourself , you can
When you’re among small people (in the country or from the above list against you. take +1 to Bend Will rolls.
city) and need something from the lay of the land
(choose 1: word on the streets, food, booze, supplies,
help) roll +heat. On a 10+, it comes to you, mostly IMPOSSIBLE WEAPONS
intact, and probably a little dirty. On a 7-9 you get it, but Anything you can use or pick up counts as a full
in the process of getting it you are lead wildly astray weapon for you as long as it is not already a weapon,
from your original path. so you don’t have to make clumsy rolls when using it.
You don’t have to be familiar with it, and can simply pick
it up. The GM will determine its qualities.
WEALTH ADVANCED MOVES
RED STAFF DOG BOXING GHOST MEDICINE

PROFICIENCY Ignore the [group] tag when fighting (you deal and When you rest , if you have materials you can brew
take normal damage when fighting groups), and 3 doses of ghost medicine, a potent and bizarre
Weapon proficiencies: Light armor, your attacks against [group] targets are [ap]. You are healing salve. When you or an ally takes a swig, roll
Improvised (see below), and choose 2: especially nimble or adept when surrounded and a 1d6.
stave, club, spear, empty hand, great can fight naturally when ganged up on. 1-2 - The drinker recovers all their stamina or 1 wound
weapon, pankration 3-4 - The drinker’s skill in a particular area (You
choose from one or roll a 1d6: 1-speech, 2- alcohol
DRUNKEN BRAWLER tolerance, 3- cooking, 4- gambling, 5- acrobatics, 6-
When you get drunk , take -1 ongoing, but deal +1 persuasion) increases. They can empower rolls
damage and your attacks gain the [messy] tag. Lose involved in that skill until they rest.
this damage and tag if you sober up. 5-6— The drinker’s mannerism changes drastically
until they rest in some bizarre way (Choose 1: they
ADVANCE: RAINING WINE STYLE gain an irresistible attraction to the next person they
When you’re very drunk , all your rolls addition- see, they become unbelievable narcissistic, they
ally become broken. However, you gain the become unbelievably naive). Whatever effect takes
STARTING GEAR [huge] tag, and if you roll doubles on any move place, it is apparent to anyone, and the drinker also
(hit or miss, only count the final die!), you may appears and acts as though they are drunk. This
Choose any: empower the next roll of an ally that can see effect lasts until the next rest.
you as they take advantage of your erratic
Shabby clothing or rags, a hat, a walking actions. Lose this effect and tags if you sober up. NPCs can also drink Ghost medicine with similar
stick, gear (well worn traveling, peasant’s), effects.
three bottles of questionable
questionable liquid (detail
-possibly medicine), a wine or liquor jug
SPARROW SHARES A DRINK
When you want to get on good terms with
GLEANER
(full or empty), a begging bowl, prayer
beads, an Atru holy symbol or a religious text someone indifferent or hostile, roll +heat. On a 10+, When you use Ways and Means , you can addition-
you tell them a raucous joke or story that gets you in ally look for something rare or dangerous (could be
their good graces for the next few minutes. A guard something rare or dangerous that’s already on the
might forgive your trespass, a bouncer might open a list - word on the streets for example). On a 7+, it’ll
INVENTORY door for you, or a merchant might give you a come to you, no matter how rare or dangerous, but
discount. On a 7-9, they are no longer indifferent or always with the additional cost that the local folks
hostile to you, but they won’t give you any special who found it for you caused a LOT of unwanted
treatment. On a 2-6, your attempt at humor goes attention.
badly for you.
After a few minutes, the effect of your story wears SUBLIME MOCKERY
off. Don’t outstay your welcome. Replace the list of choices on your Sparrow Mocks
Dogs move with the following:
LADDER FIGHTER - Deal 1[ap] damage and give your target the
While using a massive improvised weapon large [reeling] tag
enough to defend your whole body , gain 1 armor. - Choose an ally. That ally’s next roll against your
When you spend that armor, your weapon breaks target is empowered.
and you will have to find a new one of appropriate - You may disarm your target of anything or
size. If you do, gain this armor back. everything they are wearing save one item
nominated by the GM
ADVANCE: FIFTY TALENT
DOG DESTROYER
When using an improvised weapon large HURL DOGS SKYWARD
enough to defend your whole body , in addition You
You can ignore the [group] and [huge] tag restric-
to the armor gained from Ladder Fighter, gain tions when making a Might move. Your might is such
the [forceful] and [messy] tags. When you that you can wrestle colossal beings or objects, or
spend that armor, your weapon breaks and you distract and hinder entire groups.
lose the tags from this move until you find a
new one. ADVANCE:
ADVANCE: SQUASH
SQUAS H
THE DOG’S BACK
Any damage you do to a target you are wrestling,
SPARROW PECKS OX grappling, or holding is [brutal] and [messy]
You ignore the [huge] tag in combat (deal and take
normal damage). In addition, when you roll a 10+
against a [huge] target, you send your target [reeling]
THE BOSS NAME LEVEL XP
DAMAGE POWER LOOK

Starts at (1)
BONDS
ARMOR
I know that ____________________ is well
Current Max known in the underworld.
My gang and I have beat the crap out of

___________________ before.
BURNING WILL
_____________________ would make a

STAMINA GOAL
fine gang member and/or was formerly a
Current Max (3+Breath) member of my gang.
WOUNDS FLAW
Current Max (3)
BOSS starts at 0 Assign as you wish: +2, +1, +1, +0, -1. Any statistic can be useful for you.
BOSS BODY REFLEX HEAT BREATH MIND
RACE STARTING GEAR PROFICIENCY

Choose any: Light armor. Choose 3: Empty hand,
DEVIL pankration, blade, claw, chain, bow, gun,
Your gang wears shabby or plain clothing. You wear club, knife.
Once a session you can loudly and either the same, or fine clothing, and you have a mark of
colorfully berate your gang for +1 BOSS. power (choose: jewelry, accoutrements, a badge, an item
of clothing, your weapon). Your gang is equipped with
HUMAN
anything from the peasant’s,
peasant’s, warrior’s, or urbanite’s
urbanite’s list
Your gang is tight knit. Once a session, if (your choice). Your gang has an assor tment of leverage,
you tell them an old story, bad joke, or coin, and barter goods worth 6 wealth, though they
anecdote get +1 BOSS. won’t cough it all up to you without a fight. You have a
weapon you are proficient with, and your gang is armed
SERVANT with a brutal assortment of street weaponry.
Once a session, once you get your hands
on some seriously good food, liquor,
clothing, jewelry, or other loot for your
gang, you can get +1 BOSS.
STARTING MOVES
STRENGTH IN NUMBERS MANTRA OF THE BEAST-HEADED GOD
GANG You are the boss of a large gang of lackeys of Any time you’d make a roll requiring you to roll
questionable morality. Detail your gang and some of +BOSS, you can instead spend a power die to gain
its members to your GM and name it. a 10+ result automatically by making an example
NAME
Choose 1 main racket for your gang. This is how out of one of your gang members or giving a really
your gang makes its living: damn inspiring speech. After all, you’re the Boss,
no matter what your gang thinks of you.
DESCRIPTION
- Extortion and ‘Dues’
- Mercenary work and ‘Protection’ THE MANY
- Smuggling and other ‘Business’
Your wounds, stamina, armor, statistics, and the
- Thievery and ‘Acquisitions’
gang’s are synonymous, though any damage your
- Trading in goods of ‘Acceptable legality’
gang would take ‘off screen’ doesn’t hurt you. Any
tags that apply to you or the gang functionally
Your gang completely lacks any semblance of
apply to the gang as a whole, even though in
discipline, brains, or bravery, but they love each
fiction you may not be personally affected, nor are
other very much.
TAGS all the members of a gang affected equally. You
can decide whether in fiction you personally suffer
At any point, you have about 10-15 of these total
or members of your gang suffer from the results of
bastards hanging around, protecting you and doing
LOOK a bad roll.
your dirty work. You’ll always have about that many
no matter what or how many you lose (they’ll come
Making a Shattered or Defy Fate roll represents a
out of the woodwork eventually). If they all get
direct threat to you, however, not your gang. If you
wiped out, revolt, or if you get totally separated from
die, your gang disperses over a few days without
them for whatever reason, you lose the [group] tag
further leadership or becomes hostile.
and the use of your gang-based moves until you rest
and can get them back.
WEAPONS & STYLES
DIRTY WORK
Think about your gang as an extension of yourself.
Members of your gang can separate out and When you give your gang a difficult, demeaning,
perform tasks for you, but when they do, they are or humiliating task, or a task where they must
handled much like other npcs. Similarly, you can separate from you, roll +BOSS to see how they do.
separate from your gang, but can’t command them On a 10+ The gang performs just fine, with
MAIN RACKET effectively if you do. You and the gang are basically minimal complaints and acceptable competency.
synonymous. On a 7-9, they per form their task but they
complain like hell and half-ass the job or screw it
Extortion and ‘Dues’ up somehow (though not to the point of failure).
When you’re with your gang and commanding
them, you gain the [group] tag, so you deal +1 On a miss, it’s a total screw-up, and your gang
Mercenary work and ‘Protection’
damage to non-group targets and take -1 damage hilariously (and maybe intentionally) messes up
from them. When you separate from your gang, you the task you gave them. Either they get the wrong
Smuggling and other ‘Business’
lose this tag. Your gang doesn’t function effectively guy, defend the wrong location, break your
without you commanding them (they’re a bit thick), favorite tea set, or something similarly disastrous.
Thievery and ‘Acquisitions’
and if your gang needs to perform a task separate
from you (for example, guarding an area while you After you complete this move, lower your +BOSS
Trading in goods of ‘Acceptable legality’ by 1 as it stretches your good will with your gang.
split from them) a Dirty Work move will determine
how well they do. Otherwise use your statistics to Your gang won’t do anything suicidal or insane
represent the gang. regardless of how well you roll!
MEMBERS
Your gang fights with a motley assortment of

weaponry and styles. They might even all fight with
the same weapon (there’s a reason they call them
the Axe Gang). Decide what weapons they have.
It’s totally possible (and likely) for members of your

gang to get snuffed in combat, but don’t sweat it too
much. You can decide when named members of the
gang bite it, but an y number of faceless mooks will
probably die for you.
THE BOSS
You have a new statistic, which is tracked as +BOSS

(the capitals are important ). Your +BOSS statistic
represents your poise, command, and general sex
appeal, and like other statistics can go from +3 to -3.
It starts at 0.
Any time you make a move, you can declare you are
making an example for your gang with your actions.
If your roll is a 7+, no matter the result, raise your
+BOSS statistic by 1. If it is a 2-6, lower it by 1. If the
final dice are double 6s, raise it by 2, and if they’re
two ones, lower it by 2.
SQUEEZE ‘EM DRY SWELL RANKS

INVENTORY You’ve got some really shifty sorts in your gan g, who When in a populated area , you can recruit for your
know the right way to get what they want. When gang. Your personal bodyguard doubles to about
you need something dirty (wealth, information, 20-30 members, and your gang gets the [huge] tag
secrets, goods, work), you can roll +BOSS. On a 10+, (deal +1 damage against and take -1 damage from
you and your gang squeeze a good amount of it out targets without the tag).
of someone unfortunate, no trouble at all. On a 7-9,
you get a little less, and you piss someone important While your gang is enlarged in this way, it becomes
off in the process. On a miss, it’s way dirtier than you especially unruly. Your +BOSS is reset to 0 (whether
were prepared for, and gets you and your allies in it was positive or negative before) and all your rolls
some serious trouble. become broken. If you miss a Dirty Work roll while
your gang is enlarged in this way, you’ll lose any
members created by this move (and the tag) until
FIERCE LOYALTY you can recruit again.
When you or your gang gain the [crippled],
[stunned] or [reeling] tags , the next time you deal
damage it gains the [brutal][ap] and [destructive] tags NOTHING TO F*** WITH
When your target is [stunned], [reeling], or
[crippled], your damage against them is [brutal]
DIAMONDS OF THE ROUGH
Choose 2 - Brawny, Street-wise, Sneaky, Quick-
fingered, Fast Talkers, Brainy, Well Connected. Your TOTAL NUTTERS
gang always has a couple of guys that fit this Your lackeys will absolutely do something suicidal or
description. Take +1 on the roll when they do your insane. You still need to make a Dirty Work roll to
Dirty Work for you when their expertise would fit see how they do. In addition, on a 10+ Dirty Work
the description. You can take on new guys and roll, you no longer lose +BOSS.
choose different options when you rest.
ADVANCE: I’VE GOT A GUY... FAME AND FORTUNE

Choose two - (lockpicking, forgery, swindling, Your gang has quite a reputation. Whenever you
smuggling, thievery, intimidation, seduction, gain or demand wealth, you can get 2 extra wealth
disguise, augury, interrogation, hack-job automatically. If a target hasn’t heard if your gang,
medicine). When you need to get something you can empower the very first roll you make
shady done, you have a guy or two that do against them.
these quickly and professionally. When they do
your Dirty Work, get a 10+ result automatically.
You can take on new guys and choose different SHINING BOSS
options when you rest. When you make a Ply the Market or Gather Power
move, you can make it with +BOSS instead of +heat.
ADVANCE: SERIOUS SWAGGER You can spend +BOSS in any situation as if it were
currency (but cannot lower it past -3). Finally, if
When you need some serious loot , choose one you’re in the right markets, you can purchase +BOSS
- (extravagant wealth, luxury goods, mercenar- by getting sufficiently shiny bling for your gang. It
ies, inter-world transport, vehicles, armaments, costs 2-6 wealth for 1 increase in +BOSS (more or
friends, dangerous secrets, poisons, ar tifacts, less at GM discretion).
intoxicants). You always know someone can get
it to you high quality if you take care of
something for them first. At your option, you BIG BOSS
can have it there for you in no time at all without If you miss a Dirty Work roll, you can treat a 2-6
doing anything for them, and with zero hassle, result as a 7-9 instead, but lower your +BOSS by -3
but it was almost certainly taken from someone instead of -1 after the roll.
important and angry.
The first time you reach maximum +BOSS during a
THAT’S OUR BOSS! session, or if you start a session with maximum
+BOSS, gain a power die.
If you declare that you are setting an example with
your THE BOSS move, you can, at your option, also
declare that you are very serious. If your roll was
broken, it stays broken, otherwise it becomes
clumsy. Instead of raising or lowering your +BOSS by
1 after the roll, raise or lower it by 3.
THE FATED NAME LEVEL XP
DAMAGE POWER LOOK

Starts at (2)
BONDS
ARMOR
I’ve known _________________ since I was
Current Max very young.
I don’t know much about ______________ BURNING WILL

and I should find out more before I trust them.
STAMINA GOAL
I consider _______________ a mentor to me.
WOUNDS FLAW
Current Max (3)
Assign as you wish: +2, +1, +1, +0, -1. Heat, Body, and Reflex are important for you.
STARTING MOVES RACE
DESTINY FATED STYLE HUMAN SERVANT

Write a single sentence that begins with ‘My destiny You use a special, renowned, or significant weapon, Human and Servant - At the end of
is to…”. You sought out your destiny, or it sought out or style of martial arts that was handed down to Session move, ask the question, “Did we
you - whether in a slain mentor, a homeland left you. Name a single weapon or martial arts style. further my Destiny this session?” If the
behind, or a quest to fulfill. Once per session, you When you roll a 10+ on Reach Heaven by Violence, answer is yes, everyone in your group can
can empower any roll as long as you think it relates you deal +1 damage in addition to any other effects. mark experience.
to your destiny.
Your weapon or style is both recognized and
contested by a specific and powerful individual or
My destiny is to _______________________________
group. Whether that person or group is overtly
hostile or not will be up to the GM.
MANTRA OF PRIM, THE LOYAL

Your will is the fiercest there is - fierce enough to Weapon or Style ______________________________
bend fate itself to your advantage. After a GM has
established details about a person, place, location, or
situation, you may spend a power die to add a single
INSPIRATIONAL
detail of your own in the form of a sentence that
begins with the phrase “Yes, and fortunately…”. The When you make the bolster move you cannot miss -
GM must accept this detail as established, unless treat a 2-6 result as a 7-9 instead.
they choose to spend a break die.
ARMOR OF WILL BEND FATE
PROFICIENCY Increase your armor by 1. If you have less than 1 A number of times between rests equal to your
point of armor left when you take a respite, your +heat, you can reach into your inner fire and re-roll a
Light and Medium Armor. Empty hand, the armor becomes 1. Your body exudes a natural aura roll you just made OR allow an ally you can see you
weapon granted by your fated style, and of warmth, light, and heat that you can exude or re-roll a roll they just made, choosing the better of the two
one extra weapon style of your choice suppress at will. results in either case. When you perform this action, a
nimbus of flame appears around your body.
BLINDING STAR
ADVANCE: BRIGHTEST STAR
When you focus your inner power into a fiery aura ,
roll +body. On a 7+, your body flashes with fiery When you spend a power die to channel flame
radiance. On a 10+, choose 1-3 of the following options, and empower a roll, a single ally that can see you
on a 7-9 choose 1. On a miss, you are [reeling]. can also empower their next roll, as long as their
action follows your action or is against the same
- The radiance blinds and disorients all enemies that target. For example, if you spent a power die to
can see you for a few moments, leaving them [reeling] leap across a chasm, another ally could empower
their roll to leap across the same chasm.
STARTING GEAR - The radiance lights the area around you within
[hand] range on fire, dealing 1[ap] damage
HEART OF THE VOICE
Choose any:
- The radiance forces everyone, friend and foe, When you take a few moments to plan before a
Plain, Fine, or Exotic Clothes, light armor within [close] distance to avert their eyes, function- fight, any allies that listen and act on your plan (no
worth 1 armor (detail), and a fated or ally blinding them, and persists for 1 minute. matter how well it actually goes) can ign ore the first
special weapon. instance of damage they take completely during that
fight (no matter how large or small). You yourself
DEFIANCE don’t receive this benefit.
Gear (Choose 1: Traveler’s, Peasant’s, or
Urbanite’s). An assortment of multi-world Take +1 when you push a move.
coin and barter items worth 1 wealth. A
MARTYR
coin giving you passage through one of
VENGEFUL STAR As long as you have only 1 wound remaining, you
the seven kingdoms of your choice. A
memento from your past (detail). When you lose your first wound in combat ( just deal +1 damage and gain the [unstoppable] tag.
your first!) you can automatically deal your damage
to a target of your choice within range without any
WORD OF THE WORLD-SONG
roll required.
INVENTORY Choose a single Word - (roughly translated: The
ADVANCE: SUPERNOVA Glory, The Tower, The Flame, The Diamond, The
Blade, The Mind, The Beast). This is one part of the
When you lose your last wound and are forced
seven part name of God. You understand a little of
to make the Shattered roll, you can automati-
its meaning. Once between rests, when you speak
cally deal your damage to all targets of your
this Word, anyone who can hear you, ally or enemy,
choice within in range before you make the
takes 1[ap] damage, is knocked off their feet,
Shattered roll.
[reeling], and [crippled] by deafening for a minute
after you speak it. The Word causes moderate
RADIANCE structural damage and widespread destruction
around you.
When you roll a 10+ on Reach Heaven Through
Violence, you gain additionally gain 1 stamina on
top of dealing +1 damage. This stamina cannot put
you over your maximum.
RISING STAR
When you lose your first or last wound (only your

first or last) you can rally your group and roll +heat.
On a 10+, everyone but you can recover 3 stamina,
and take +1 forward. On a 7-9, they only recover 3
stamina. On a miss, you are dishear tened and your
next roll is broken.
THE FURY NAME LEVEL XP
DAMAGE POWER LOOK

Starts at (2)
BONDS
ARMOR
I’d gladly take a blade in the gut
Current Max
for __________________________________
_________________ is weak and soft, and BURNING WILL

will die without my help.
STAMINA GOAL
I fought (for/alongside/agaist) ___________
in the __________________ war.
WOUNDS FLAW
Current Max (4)
Assign as you wish: +2, +1, +1, +0, -1. Body is the most important for you, followed by Breath.
STARTING MOVES RACE
MANTRA OF METI, THE BLOODY TIGER’S BLOOD DEVIL

When you roll double 6s on Reach Heaven by You are a bloody figure, made of stronger and more You can scent blood. You can ask your GM
Violence, you may spend a power die to brutally terrifying stuff than normal men or women. You the approximate health (wounds/stamina)
annihilate your foe, instantly killing them. always make the shattered move empowered. and emotional state of your opponents
once per battle. They’ll tell you.
BATTLE TRANCE SCARRED ANGEL

You have the ability to fly into a rage in an open, You have a number of scars, whether physical or Once per combat, choose someone you
violent conflict (it must be open, and it must be emotional. You start play with either 3 or 1d6 scars can see. You’re now right next to them, in
violent!). The rage can be a frothing, bestial rage, a of your choice. Detail what these are to your GM. no time at all.
focus, honed fury, or a quiet, simmering rage. While Whenever you get a new scar during the course of
raging, your base damage becomes 3 and gains the your story, gain a power die, and write it down.
HUMAN
[destructive] tag, but you take +1 damage from any
source. Your rage ends once the current conflict ends When the battle starts, ask the GM the
or you take a respite. biggest threat and the weakest threat to
you. They’ll tell you.
You must take a rest before you can rage again.
SERVANT
When showing someone your scars would
help you on a roll, take +1 on the roll
BOILING BLOOD PREY ON WEAKNESS

PROFICIENCY When you push a move, you can additionally When you start a fight with multiple participants ,
declare you are being insanely reckless. If you do, ask your GM who a particularly weak (or the
Light and Medium armor, and choose 2: get 2 power die on a success instead of 1, but also weakest) character there is. During the fight, you will
Empty hand, pankration, blade, chain, give 2 break die to the GM on a failure. inevitably cut this character down, terrify them into
spear, great weapon, stave, knife, great submission, or cause them to break and flee. You
gun, great bow can decide when this happens, and in what manner.
COAT OF SCARS
You heal 1 wound when you take a respite. In
addition, choose a single area of your body (torso, LIMITLESS
arm, head, leg). You do not feel pain in this part of You can rage a second time before you rest.
your body and it cannot be pierced, severed, or burnt
by normal means. You cannot be [crippled] in that ADVANCE: SMASH GATES
body part, though you take damage as normal there. You can rage a third time before you rest, but
after you finish your third rage, you fall
ADVANCE: BLOODY PATH unconscious, are [stunned], and cannot be
TO HEAVEN roused until you complete a rest.
When you start a fight , choose a target. As
long as that target is still alive, you cannot fail a
shattered roll (treat a 2-6 as a 7-9 instead). METI’S TECHNIQUE
STARTING GEAR
When you attempt to focus your energy into an
GHOST MAKING TIGER incredibly powerful blow, before you roll, declare
Choose any: that you are making a Master Strike. Your next roll is
While raging, any damage you deal to threat 0 or 1
broken but gains two benefits:
Clothing (shabby, plain, ascetic) and Light targets is instantly fatal - you shred them to pieces
armor worth 1 armor - detail. Traveler’s or cut them down mercilessly. You can still suffer
- It can be made at any range as long as you can see
gear, and 2-6 items from the warrior’s and harm or retribution from them on a 7-9 before you
your target. If made with a melee weapon, you
traveler’s gear (your choice). A number of end them.
instantly move adjacent to the target
scars (detail). A single weapon you are
proficient with, battered. Scraped and - It gains the [ap][brutal] and [messy] tags, and gives
TIGER’S ROAR
scattered coin worth 1 wealth. your target the [crippled] tag
When you raise your voice in protest, command, or
victory , everyone will stop what they’re doing to
listen to you, no matter what they are doing (combat SIVRAN’S CLAW
INVENTORY or otherwise). You can empower your next bend will
While raging, at your option, you can choose to
roll against them. This will only work once on the
enter a sublime rage. Your base damage becomes 4.
same target between rests.
However, this rage is exhausting, and after your
rage ends, all your rolls are broken until you rest.
IMPATIENCE
You don’t care for pedantry. When you make a Ply
Secrets or Query the Cosmos roll, you can automati-
cally gain the result of a 7-9, but if you do, the GM
will give you a brusque and rough answer of only a
few words.
TIGER EYE TECHNIQUE

You can see well in any conditions (darkness,
blindness, and poor weather) and gain good
awareness of your surroundings up to [close]
distance (even if you can’t see them, such as
through a wall) through smell, gut feeling, instincts,
or something similar.
At your option, gain [focus], and for a few moments,

you can see unimpeded up to a mile away. You can
see through walls and other obstacles until you lose
[focus] in this way, but any objects viewed through
an obstacle will be hazy and indistinct. When you
use this technique, your eyes take on an unearthly
appearance. Detail it to the GM.
THE HUNGER NAME LEVEL XP
DAMAGE POWER LOOK

Starts at (2)
BONDS
ARMOR
I’ve watched _____________ secretly for
Current Max some time. They may not know about it.
_______________ tried to stop my

machinations in the past.
BURNING WILL
____________’s (blood/flesh/knowledge/skill)
STAMINA GOAL
is extremely useful to me in my rituals.
WOUNDS FLAW
Current Max (3)
Assign as you wish: +2, +1, +1, +0, -1. Mind is the most useful for you, followed by Reflex.
PROFICIENCY RACE STARTING GEAR

Gain all: Implements, stave, empty hand, Choose any:
needle, knife, blade DEVIL
(Fine or Ascetic) clothing. An implement (bells, a sword
When you use Dread Sorcery successfully ,
or dagger, a mirror, or something else - detail). Gear
you can choose to commune with the Black
(urbanite’s, noble’s). A pack with a collection of books
Flame and ask it one question, which it
(detail). A sack or pouch for casting sorcery - full of oils,
must answer truthfully. The Flame knows
fats, and other reagents. A weapon you are proficient
everything, but draws disaster to you. with.
HUMAN
When you use Dread Sorcery successfully ,

you can also choose to Scry. Scrying
requires a mirror and something from the
target (a lock of hair, etc). When you scry
you get a brief but very clear glimpse of
what that person is doing and their
immediate vicinity.
SERVANT
You are part of a society of sorcerers.

When you use Dread Sorcery successfully,
you can also choose to contact that society
and ask up to 3 questions to them. They
are friendly to you, but their knowledge is
limited to their expertise.
WEALTH STARTING MOVES
PACT MANTRA OF KAON, THE GREEDY

INVENTORY Your power and prestige comes from a pact or When you spend a power die to channel flame,
agreement with a patron. Choose 1 and detail: (A you can choose to roll a d6. On a 5+, take the die
devil, a master, a powerful ruler). While your as a new power die. If i t is a 1-4, give it to the GM
patron is happy with your exploits, you can as a break die.
comfortably ask them for a favor at the beginning
of each session, which they will always grant you.
GEOMANCY
If they are unhappy or not confident in your
exploits, they’ll ask you instead. If you don’t fulfill When you have time (a respite or rest) and
this request in due time, lose your ability to ask materials (alchemical substances, tallow, animal
favors of your patron until you find a new patron, parts, charms), you can perform a dark ritual.
and you incur the wrath of your old one. Describe what kind of ritual you are per forming to
the GM. You could do any sort of ritual within the
My patron is realm of reason - from summoning a dark creature,
to resurrecting the dead, to spying remotely, to
changing the weather (it still has to be ritual-like in
DREAD SORCERY nature).
You can wield the Art, the ability to bend the
universe with your will. It’ll always work, but the GM will tell you one to
four of the following you need to do to get it
When you wield your implement, speak words of accomplished.
power, and lie to the universe, choose one of the - You and your group will risk danger from _____
following effects and roll +mind. On a 10+, the - It’s going to take significant time (hours, days, weeks)
effect takes place fully and as you in tend it, your - It’s going to cost more in materials and money
will is made manifest. than expected
- You’ll need to ___________ first
Pyromancy - Deal 3 [area] damage to a target - You’ll have to give up _________ to do it
within [close] or [far] range. You choose the form of - You need help from ______________.
your pyromancy, whether it’s paper charms, - You can’t fully accomplish it - only a lesser, more
writhing bolts of fire, floating blades, or lightning. unreliable version
It’s more intense than any Art you cast with your
implement and doesn’t require reagents.
Bind Shade - You pull a shade (a deceased soul) or
creature from the void into contact with you,
enough to speak with it. It could be a specific
person, or generic. It is bound to answer one
question truthfully, then the connection dissipates if
it so wishes.
Red Word- You curse a target that you can see,
dooming it. At any point, by merely willing it, you
can consume this curse to deal 2 damage to this
target, not preventable or reducible in any way.
This curse ends only when the target dies, you
rest, or you willfully remove it. You may curse a
target any number of times, and they are aware of
its nature.
On a 7-9, your Art is successful, but (choose 1:)

- You are fully exposed to harm, danger, or
retribution
- You can’t speak that particular Art again until you
rest
- Take -1 ongoing to use your Dread Sorcery until
you rest
On a miss, your art writhes catastrophically. It fails,

and in addition to other consequences, choose 1:
You take 1[ap] damage from the backlash, or deal
1[ap] damage to an ally in range from the backlash.
ADVANCED MOVES
STRENGTHENED BINDING DEVOURING FLAME ERUDITE
When you bind a shade, if there are materials When you fell at least one enemy with your Choose two areas of study, as if they were a title of a
(ash, clay, or dead flesh) nearby, you can addition- pyromancy, you can draw on their dissipating soul book. (Example: Angels and the Pact, Daemonica
ally bind it into the shape of a steed or a servant flame to gain 2 stamina or heal 1 wound. This Maleficum: The Orders and Features of Daemons).
(choose) after or before you ask it your question. stamina cannot put you above your maximum. You are a master of these subjects as long as you
The servant shade is bound to follow your study them, and can charge 2 wealth per rest for your
commands unthinkingly. It can carry items and services in tutoring and advice, as long as there’s
OVERCHARGE
perform simple tasks, but cannot fight. The steed work in the area.
will never tire and can at your option fly or swim. It When you roll a 10+ on your Dread Sorcery , you
collapses and is destroyed when you rest. You can can take a downside from the 7-9 list. If you do, In addition, when you roll a 10+ on Query the
have any number of shades, but while you have a your sorcery’s targets are doubled. Cosmos about these areas of study, you make a
bound shade, take -1 ongoing to Dread Sorcery rolls. breakthrough in your field, and you can tell the GM a
new piece of useful information, hitherto undiscov-
CUT THE UNIVERSE
ADVANCE: SMOTHER FLAME ered, about your subject area. The GM must accept
When you want to cut a fiery path of nothing and this new information as fact, but can add to it in any
When you or an ally slay at least one enemy
transport you and your group across the universe way they wish.
with Reach Heaven Through Violence , or
instantly, name a l ocation and roll +mind. If you
Dread Sorcery, you can instantly bind that
haven’t seen the location you wish to cut to, make You can change subjects that you are studying when
enemy’s soul as if you’d just successfully
a clumsy roll. you rest, but may only have two at a time that you
cast Bind Shade.
can devote your full attention to and gain the benefits
On a 10+, you come out where you intended, or of this move.
ADVANCE: SUBLIME BINDER somewhere close by. On a 7-9, you come out
roughly where you intended, but in somewhere
When you bind a shade, you can bind it into A HOUSE REMOVED
very inconvenient (in the middle of enemies, far
a warrior form, as long as there are materials
from where you need to be). When you miss this You cut a small part of the Wheel (the universe) off
(clay, ash, dead flesh) nearby. Warrior
move, there is a mishap - the GM decides where for yourself. Your House is a medium sized structure
shades are large, strong, and will per form
everyone ends up (and how unscathed they are). floating in an empty void. Detail it to your GM. While
simple, uncomplicated tasks for you on your
inside you can’t use your Dread Sorcery, but you can
command. As long as you have at least one
This Art, often called Division, is extremely rare and shape ambient features of the House by willing them
warrior shade, deal +1 damage as your
coveted by the rulers of the universe. Tell your GM into existence. Any modifications to your House can
shades attack alongside you. However, each
how you came across it. be made by you only and remain even if you leave it.
time you take damage while you have at
least one shade, you lose one shade.
To open a door to your House, you need time and
KAON’S GREEDY WORD
safety, a door, door frame, or portal-like structure
Take -1 ongoing to Dread Sorcery rolls when
When you speak a Red Word, you can step on the (existing or self-constructed), and a key, which you
you have at least one bound shade. You can
target’s shadow (if they have one). If you do, they forge (3 wealth, rare and dangerous materials). You
have any number of shades, but if you miss a
are [crippled] in an area of your choosing. can re-use the key and the door frame, and open a
Dread Sorcery roll while you have any
Additionally, they can’t move from their spot until door to the house from any door in the universe, as
warrior shades, they break free and turn on
your foot is moved. long as you have the key.
you, dealing 1[ap] damage to you or nearby
allies per shade, then dissipate. They will collapse ADVANCE: BLOODY WORD
Only targets that have the key or your permission can
and are destroyed when you take a rest.
When you use your Red Word successfully open a door to the House. Once inside, you can close
on a target, you can gain the [stunned] tag to and seal the door at your option. You can only leave
SPIN WHEEL AND LAUGH AT GOD cripple it with fear or disorient it with pain, your House from the same door you entered it
and cause it to also gain the [stunned] tag as through. However, you can also name a location
When you grasp the Flame Immortal with your
long as you yourself have this tag. It is struck which you have visited (for example, the
terrible will, roll +mind. On a 10+, you can
with terrifying visions of its own demise. glassblower’s guild) and you can open a door from
completely erase the effects of something that just
These [stunned] tags end when you or your the House to another (real) door somewhere in the
happened as if you had turned back time itself a
target take damage, or someone takes action rough vicinity of that location. How precise it is and
few moments - damage, someone escaping your
to assist you or your target as normal. where you open that door is up to the GM.
grasp, a mistake or misstep, even death. However,
there are always minor unforeseen consequences
Once you personally leave the House for a minute,
- you turn things back slightly too far, or the result PHOENIX BLADE
the entrance disappears, trapping anyone left there
is slightly warped in some way.
If you so choose, you can choose to have your within. You can only access your House twice
Pyromancy deal 4 instead of 3 damage. However, between rests.
On a 7-9, these consequences are major instead
you now suffer (or an ally suffers) 1[ap] backlash damage
of minor. On a miss, these consequences are even
on a 7-9, and 2[ap] backlash damage on a miss.
worse.
You may use this move a number of times equal to

your +mind between rests.
THE HUNTER NAME LEVEL XP
DAMAGE POWER LOOK

Starts at (2)
BONDS
ARMOR
I met _______________ on a contract once,
Current Max though they didn’t know it at the time.
_______________ will slow me down if I

need to get out quickly.
BURNING WILL
________________ was one of my targets

STAMINA GOAL
once, though they may not be aware of it.
WOUNDS
WOUNDS FLAW
Current Max (3)
Assign as you wish: +2, +1, +1, +0, -1. Reflex is the most important for you, followed by Mind.

Light armor. Knives. Choose 4: chain, flying DEVIL Choose any:
blade, empty hand, claw, gun, needle, bow
You are invisible in areas of deep shadow
Ascetic Clothing. Gear (warrior’s or traveler’s). A religious
or darkness. Targets cannot see you
symbol. Two vials of potent poison. A writ or contract for
unless you directly attack them.
someone’s life (detail). A dark cloak. A letter from your
Shadow Arts school (detail). A brace of knives, and
ANGEL another weapon you are proficient with.
You are an outcast angel, a rogue agent on

the path of Petals, reviled by other angels.
Your lightning speed allows you to never
be caught off guard or surprised, no
matter the circumstance.
HUMAN
Gain the Great Gun proficiency and one

other of your choice.
SERVANT
You have connections to guild contracts.

Whenever you accept a contract from the
criminal underworld, you can demand
double the wealth.
MANTRA OF OVIS, THE EMPTY ONE SHADOW ARTS

INVENTORY Name a character or location. If you spend a power You are a student of one of several esoteric schools
die, at some point before you next rest, you can tell of shadow arts: deadly, hidden, and elite institutions
the GM that you’re there, very close to that character dedicated to refining one aspect of the ar t of killing.
or location, silently observing from a hidden perch.
You can’t tell anyone how you got there, not even your Choose one of the following:
GM - for that would be to reveal the Shadow Arts.
-Viper School: You gain special poison you can
apply to ammunition or a weapon. The first attack
you make after a rest or respite gains the [ap],
CLOSE EYES AND STILL HEARTS [brutal], and [lingering] tags.
When you attempt to undertake a journey where
you must infiltrate, deceive, or pass undetected -Fox School: You can perfectly impersonate any
through your enemies in order to accomplish a voice or sound that you have heard. You can
specific goal except killing (eavesdrop for informa- remember three voices and any number of sounds.
tion, scout the area, poison the water supply, pass
off a secret message, reach a target to assassinate, -Spider School: When your hands and feet are bare,
etc), name the goal, then roll +reflex. you can cling to and climb vertical and overhanging
On a 10+, you pass undetected, accomplishing your surfaces at full speed, even if the surface is sheer or smooth.
goal as you choose. -Bat School: In dim light or darkness, you can glide
On a 7-9, the GM chooses 1 from the list below. You through the air. You cannot gain altitude, though you
pass undetected and accomplish your goal, BUT: lose it very slowly.
-You have to dispatch someone unnecessary to stay concealed -Lizard School: You can hide instantaneously. As
-You take more time or effort than normal long as you remain still, you are impossible to
-You leave marks of your passing distinguish from any background. This effect will not
-You have to leave something behind or give something away work if someone was already aware of or looking at you.
-You give away someone else’s position
-Centipede School: You can perform feats of manual
On a miss, you are detected, and choose 1 from the dexterity with any part of your body, not just your
list above hands or other primary limbs. You may also wield
weapons effectively in this way.
PRACTICED KILLER
All your weapons gain the [hidden] tag (large I am a student of the _______________ school.
weapons fold) after you spend a rest tinkering with
them. After you tinker with them in this way, only
you can wield them effectively (everyone else makes
a clumsy roll and NPCs can’t use them).
ADVANCED MOVES
SYNCHRONIZE ATUM INTENSIVE STUDY TOAD SCHOOL TECHNIQUE

When you know the face and name of a target , Gain another basic School’s technique. You can You are a flesh crafter. You keep 2 extra small
you can roll +mind to link your hear tbeat with take this move more than once. biological weapons hidden in your body. These
theirs. could be as nefarious as poison spittle, bone spikes,
or insects bred in your flesh. When you deal
On a 10+, you create a link, which you can use to damage, you can expend a weapon as a one-time
determine the approximate location, surface
VANISH WITHOUT TRACE use to give your attack [messy] and deal +2
thoughts, and emotional state of your target, no When you’re in too deep and need to escape, roll damage. They regenerate when you rest.
matter the distance. +reflex. On a 10+ you find an escape route and get
On a 7-9, you create the same link, but your target out without a trace. On a 7-9, you get out, but take
is aware of your use of it, and can sense the same something unwanted with you (a wound, pursuers)
things about you (with a much weaker effect ). or lose something important (your weapon, WOLF SCHOOL TECHNIQUE
information). You can take a single person with you Choose an ally to be your pack brother or sister.
On a miss, you link with the target, but only they as you leave. When you make the aid move and target your back
can sense information about you (and not the other brother or sister, you can choose to get a 7-9 result
way around). without rolling. Additionally, when your pack brother
or sister misses a roll and you’re within [close] range,
You can only synchronize Atum with one target at
MOTH SCHOOL TECHNIQUE you can get +1 forward to attempt the same task.
a time, and it fades after a rest. When you roll a 10+ on an agility move , you can
give the [reeling] tag to any enemies you pass
through. You weigh almost nothing if you choose
to, and never take damage from falling. You can
SILVER BLADES OF OVIS walk on water and jump off impossible surfaces, SCORPION SCHOOL TECHNIQUE
When dealing damage to a target unaware of your such as a sword blade. If you have time and materials to prepare an area,
presence, your attacks deal +1 damage and gain the you can lay traps, tripwires, and prepare your
[ap] tag. weapons. Roll +mnd. On a 10+, hold 4. On a 7-9,
PREDATOR WASP hold 2. While fighting in the prepared area, you can
ADVANCE: OVIS’ SCHOOL TECHNIQUE spend your hold 1 for 1 for the following benefits
FIVE-WAY SWORD (can choose the same option more than once):
When you touch a target, willing or not , you can
When dealing damage to a target unaware brand them with a small mark that allows you to
of your presence, your attack gains [brutal] see through their eyes by gaining [focus]. They are - Trip or ensnare a target, giving them [reeling]
and gives your target the [crippled] and unaware of this mark or ability. The mark fades - Deal your damage as [area][forceful][messy]
[reeling] tags. after you rest, and you can only have one active at - Give a target the [crippled] tag
a time. In addition, you can consume this mark to - Ignore the [huge] and [group] tags on your next
[focus] and directly control your targets source of damage
SENSE ATUM movements for a few short moments. Your target’s
movements are imprecise and jerky, and they are
You can sense the rough direction, emotional state,
aware of the control.
and physical health of living beings up to [far]
range of your current location by taking a moment
to [focus] and sensing their Atum. This ability
extends through walls, floors, and earth, but PANTHER SCHOOL TECHNIQUE
nothing made of metal. This effect becomes clearer Empower Close Eyes and Still Hearts when you
the closer the targets are to you - targets at [close]
have sufficient time to survey your target or
range will leave much clearer impressions than location. Additionally, you don’t make noise unless
targets at [far] range, which will be muddled. you choose to, no matter what you’re doing.
THE LAW NAME LEVEL XP
DAMAGE POWER LOOK

Starts at (2)
BONDS
ARMOR
ARMOR
______________ helped me out of a tough
Current Max situation before.
_________________ seems unstable and

perhaps dangerous. I’ll keep an eye on them.
BURNING WILL
STAMINA
STAMINA I arrested ____________________________ GOAL
Current Max (3+Breath) for _________________ before.
WOUNDS
WOUNDS FLAW
Current Max (3)
Assign as you wish: +2, +1, +1, +0, -1. Breath and Heat are important for you.
STARTING MOVES RACE
MANTRA OF HET, THE WATCHFUL JUGGERNAUT ANGEL

You follow the Old Law, a complex, quasi-religious Armor and weapons lose the [unwieldy] tag for you. If you’re not wearing armor, you count as
system of iron-clad laws that governed the old world having 2 armor.
of the gods. The particulars of the Old Law are
WIELD THE OLD LAW
many, but generally you concern yourself with these
HUMAN
three tenets (fill out the last two). When you give an order to an NPC , roll +heat. On a
7 or up, your target has to either do what you say, At any time, you can ask the GM “Where’s
- Killing of innocents is forbidden flee, or attack you. On a 10+, you can empower your the center of scum and villainy here?”, and
- The act of _________ is punishable by __________ next roll against them, and on a miss, they do what the GM will tell you exactly where, no
they like and your next roll against them is broken. matter how hidden.
- Trespassing on _____________ is strictly forbidden
When someone breaks these laws, they are guilty. WATCHMAN’S EYE SERVANT
When you make a Pry Secrets roll , you can When you ply the market , if you
When you have suspicion of a target’s guilt, no requisition goods in the name of the local
additionally ask the following questions on a 7+:
matter where or who they are, as long as you spend authority, you can spend the authority’s
a power die and declare the wrath of the old law wealth instead of your own.
- What kind of crime has been committed here?
upon their heads, you gain a supernatural dedication
- Is this person guilty of breaking the Old Law?
to hunting them down. At some point before your
next rest, your target will always be within your
grasp, willingly or not (though they don’t have to be
unarmed nor alone!)
FIERCE HORSE SOUL EXCUSE ME, CITIZEN

PROFICIENCY When you are in sight of a guilty target, you gain When you meet someone that falls under your
the [unstoppable] tag and all Agility moves you jurisdiction, make a clumsy roll. On a 7+, they are
Light, Medium, and Heavy Armor. You are make are empowered. guilty of some minor transgression, and you may use
proficient with staves, and 2 of the your authority to do one of the following, which they
following: Empty hand, pankration, blade, must follow to the best of their ability (though what
UNLIMITED CHARIOT they do afterwards is up to them):
spear, bow, gun, great gun
When a physical obstacle or obstruction bars your
way, roll +breath. On a 10+, you smash through it, - Requisition something they are holding, wearing,
bypass it, or gain you and your group easy passage or driving
through it. On a 7-9, you gain passage, but take - Get them out of the way or get them to stay with you
significantly more time and attract unwanted - Get them to deliver a message, item, or package
attention. On a 2-6, you take more time and attract for you
unwanted attention, but you still can’t get by. - Get them to take you to a specific location they
know about
This obstruction can be any size or composition (a
mountain, for example), but it may take proportion- On a 10+, you can do any or all of the above. On a
ally more time to get through. miss, they publicly spurn your authority, and you
lose the use of this move until you rest.
STARTING GEAR
BURNING FINGER WE SHALL MAKE AN ANVIL OF
Choose any: When you strike at a guilty target’s vital life force , THEIR SKULLS, AND MY HEART
make a +breath roll. You must be in [hand] range to SHALL BE THE FORGE
Medium Armor worth 2 armor - detail. use this move. On a 10+ the target is in crippling When you deal damage, choose any ally. Their next
(Choose: plain, fine) clothing. A uniform pain and [stunned]. When they recover from being attack against the same target deals +1 damage and
(detail). A writ or badge of office, and a stunned, they are [crippled] in one body par t of your gives the target [crippled] if it hits.
mark of authority from Throne. Gear choice until they can rest. On a 7-9, they are
(Warriors or Urbanite’s). A thick stave or [crippled] and [reeling] for a short duration, and you
staff for keeping the peace, and one other expose yourself to retribution before your strike hits. BRANDING WORDS
weapon. Coinage from local authorities If you miss, your target safely escapes your reach When you roll a 7+ on a Wield the Old Law roll ,
and an assortment of small items (detail) and leaves you [reeling]. you can give a simple one word command that your
worth 2 wealth. target must follow before deciding whether to do
At the GM’s option, if your target is a devil or angel and what you say, flee, or attack you. They carr y it out to
sufficiently weakened you can banish it to the void with the best of their ability, and won’t do anything
INVENTORY this move, removing it from the physical world. directly self harmful.
ADVANCE: IRON WORDS

BODY FORTRESS
On a successful Wield the Old Law roll , the
Increase your armor by +1 target is branded supernaturally and takes 2[ap]
damage the next time they approach you
without your permission or try to harm you.
BURNING EMBLEM
They are aware that they will take this damage
Name an source from which you draw your authority if they are sentient.
(a king, a queen, a guild, an organization, a brother-
hood or sisterhood). When you raise the emblem of
your authority high, those present will always pause FAMOUS IRON SOUL
and listen to you, even if they are your enemy. The armor value of any armor you wear becomes at
least 3, and repairs cost nothing. In addition, your
If your authority holds sway over them, you can armor becomes such a part of you that you can rely
command them as if you rolled a 7+ on Wield the Old on it for supernatural feats. Once between rests you
Law, with no roll required. In addition, your emblem can use your current armor as a bonus on any roll
always counts as leverage for the Bend Will move. instead of the regular statistic.
HET TRANSFORMS INTO WALLS SURROUND, HET PLANTS

A PILLAR OF BASALT HER STAFF IN THE HALL
When you keep keen watch on an person or You can no longer fail an aid move, but treat the 2-6
object, roll +breath. On a 7+, gain [focus] and your result as a 7-9 instead. In addition, get an additional
attacks gain [forceful] as long as you remain within 1 hold when you make the aid move.
reach of that ally or object. On a 10+ you take -1
damage from all sources as long as you remain in
this stance.
If you fail to stay close to the nominated person or

object for any reason, you lose this stance, and must
make the roll again to regain it.
THE MASTER NAME LEVEL XP
DAMAGE POWER LOOK

Starts at (2)
BONDS
ARMOR
_____________ has prospered under my
Current Max tutelage so far.
_______________ was my former student,

but stupidly left.
BURNING WILL
_____________________ could really make

STAMINA GOAL
something of themselves if I teach them.
WOUNDS FLAW
Current Max (2)
Assign as you wish: +2, +1, +1, +0, -1. Mind is the most important for you, followed by Breath.
STARTING MOVES RACE
MANTRA OF HANSA, THE WISE UNDER MY TUTELAGE DEVIL

You are part of a well respected school of scholarly, Choose another character to be your student. A When using Dragon Gazes in Mirror you
martial, and ar tistic pursuits. You are highly skilled number of times equal to 1 +your mind between can instead commune with the Black
and respected for your mastery of martial arts, and rests, when you give that character advice on a Flame. The Flame will give you a much
also one of the following (you can make up your own course of action, they can take +1 when acting on clearer and more concise answer, but
but settle it with the GM first ): cooking, chess, tea, your advice. attracts disaster to you.
painting, poetry, writing, calligraphy.
ANGEL
is my student.
Whenever you would suffer from any action (other When using Query the Cosmos about a
than your own) that would humiliate you, demean historical event, if you roll a 7+, you were
you, or impinge on your personal reputation or that there, no matter how long ago.
of your school’s, you may spend a power die to tell HARD BITTEN
the GM how it goes badly for the fool that dared to HUMAN
Increase your armor by 1.
cross you. The GM must accept whatever fate you
Your reputation is such that you will never
establish!
be refused lodging and assistance, though
My skill is its nature is up the GM.
DRAGON GAZES IN MIRROR
SERVANT
When you need the answer to a question , you can
spend time meditating on it. The GM will give you an Your school of martial ar ts sends you what
honest answer without requiring you to roll, but resources or information they can muster
phrase it in a way that is obscure or allegorical. for your mission at the beginning of each
play session, worth 1 wealth.
SWAT AT FLIES DRAGON STRETCHES TAIL

PROFICIENCY When you would take damage from a source (an When you make the defend move and get a 7+ ,
attacker, an obstacle, a weapon, a projectile) roughly you may choose a target in range. You mark that
Choose 4: Empty hand, pankration, blade, the same size or smaller than yourself and you target for humiliation, giving them the [reeling] tag.
implement, stave, spear, great weapon, have a hand free, you can deflect it effortlessly, The next ally who attacks that target can empower
bow, gun, great bow reducing the damage to 0. their roll.
You can use this move a number of times between

rests equal to your +mnd, but you must choose to GREAT MASTER
use it before the GM tells you the damage you take. When you roll a 10+, your student can take +1
forward to attempt the same task. When your
ADVANCE: DEEP student misses, you can take +1 forward to attempt
ROOTED DRAGON the same task.
Gain +1 use of Swat at Flies. In addition, you
can ignore the size restrictions of the Swat at ADVANCE: GRAND MASTER
Flies move - you can strike aside blows from Choose another student. You can give each of
even colossal beings, or house-sized boulders if your students advice a number of times equal to
STARTING GEAR you so choose. your +mind between rests, independently.
ADVANCE: SUBLIME PARRY

Choose any:
When you Swat at Flies roll +mnd. On a 7+, you WIDE REPUTATION
A weapon which you are proficient in, can throw or deflect the attack back to any Your mastery in your non-martial ar ts field (such as
accoutrements and coinage worth 2 enemy in range, dealing 1[ap] damage. If you cooking, chess, tea, etc) demands incredible respect.
wealth, (Choose 1: plain, fine, ascetic) roll a 10+, however, you deal the same damage You can gain a power die whenever you defeat
clothing, tools of an art you are proficient back as the attack that came at you - for someone in this skill. If that person was also a
in (detail - painting, calligraphy, etc), a example, if the damage was 4, you deal 4 master, you can also mark experience.
game set of your choice, gear (traveling, damage back.
urbanite’s, peasant’s, nobles)
SIXTH DRAGON DRAGON SWALLOW
INTERNAL TECHNIQUE THE MOUNTAIN
When you align your internal force and put
As long as you have time in the morning each day to
INVENTORY exercise, perform calisthenics, and align your
yourself in harm’s way, you can completely negate
any source of damage within [close] range. You can
internal force, gain [unstoppable] as long as you are
use this technique once again before you rest. If you
conscious. You cannot be unwillingly grappled,
attempt to use it a third time or more between rests,
restrained, disarmed, or touched. You can conceal
immediately make a defy fate roll. The damage will
this fact if you so wish (for example, pretending to
still be negated if you fail this roll.
be restrained).
LONG PATH UP THE MOUNTAIN MOUNTAIN ROOTING STEP
Choose a specific goal for your student or students When you plant your feet and breathe in, you can
in the form of a sentence that starts with “This take the Mountain Dragon stance. In this stance, you
session, I require my (idiotic/foolish/naive) student(s) cannot move, but nor can you be moved from your
to _____” spot by any force save divine intervention. While in
this stance your physical force multiplies tenfold.
When your student or students accomplishes this Gain the [huge][unstoppable] and [focus] tags, but
goal, you and your student(s) may gain 1 power die. you cannot take any action that requires you to
move your feet.
DRAGON SCALE TECHNIQUE You can carry many times your body weight in this
stance if required, and resist forces that would crush
You take -1 damage from any source long as you
a normal person, such as the weight of a boulder, or
have a hand free and are aware of it. You don’t get
the foot of a giant. The stance will break if you move
this damage reduction against damage from a
from your spot, but you can take it again at will.
source you can’t see, are not aware of, or if you don’t
have a free hand.
To use this move, you must perform calisthenics

when you rest to align your internal force. If you
can’t perform them, lose the use of this move until
you can.
THE REFINED NAME LEVEL XP
DAMAGE
DAMAGE POWER LOOK
Starts at (2)
BONDS
ARMOR
ARMOR
_______________________ once served at
Current Max my whim.
___________________ is staining me with

their presence.
BURNING WILL
_________________ is a person of note, I should

STAMINA
STAMINA keep them around me and cultivate them.
GOAL
WOUNDS
WOUNDS FLAW
Current Max (3)
Assign as you wish: +2, +1, +1, +0, -1. Heat is the most useful for you, followed by Mind.

Proficiencies: Your own fine clothing (see Choose any:
below), Implements, and choose 3: empty DEVIL
hand, spear, blade, needle, bow, gun, Fine clothing (detail), accessories (choose 1 or all:
When someone you meet is frightened of
flying blade, knife hairpins, jewelry, eyeglasses, a cigarette case, other
you, empower your next Bend Will roll
luxuries), an implement for your Art (choose 1: a sword,
against them.
a mirror, a ley-stone, bells, or something else), writing
materials, a musical instrument, Noble’s gear (detail),
HUMAN coinage and luxury items worth 4 wealth, the services of
a manservant, handmaiden, or slave (see services) free
When someone you meet is attracted to
of charge
against them.
SERVANT
When someone you meet is jealous of

against them
COURT SORCERY MANTRA OF PRAVI, THE EXQUISITE

INVENTORY You can wield the Art, the ability to bend the You are always the best dressed, most attractive,
universe with your will. and most well spoken in any situation, no matter
what. When you flaunt your wealth and beauty or
When you wield your implement, speak words of flash your winning smile and spend a power die,
power, and lie to the universe, choose one of the nobody can say no to you. They can redirect their
following arts and roll +mind. On a 10+, the effect answer, stall for time, pass off responsibility,
takes place fully and as you intend it, your will is obfuscate, or become flustered, but they cannot
made manifest. directly deny you.
Cast Shadow- You create an illusory effect - a

silent false image that can be approximately ONE THOUSAND BLOOMING FLOWERS
person sized or a little larger. Alternately, you You are highly and recognizably skilled in the noble
can create a sound that appears to emanate pursuits. Choose 2: singing, dancing, fencing, an
from a particular location. It can’t move ver y far instrument (detail), chess or another game (detail),
(a dozen paces) from its original location and painting, fashion, calligraphy, augury, archery,
fails to stand up to close inspection. The image writing, flower arrangement, poetry. Nobody is
or sound dissipates after you rest or when you better than you at your pursuits, no matter how
dismiss it. much they say otherwise.
Slip Masks and Laugh- You warp your

appearance to alter your own face, hair, and PLATINUM SILK
voice (the rest of your body is unaffected, but When wearing fine or luxurious clothing, you can
you can still disguise it normally). You can change wield it as both armor and weapon. Fine clothing
the features, age, and apparent gender of your or better counts as 1 armor for you, and while
face and voice any way you choose. It remains wearing it, you can use it as a special melee
like that until you rest, you dismiss it, or you weapon with intimate-hand range. While attacking
make this move again. with your clothing, you can make Reach Heaven
Through Violence rolls with +heat.
Warp Shadow - You can transform small If you are not wearing fine clothing or better, you
inanimate objects into other objects or facsimiles lose the benefits of this move. If you are forced to
of small animals (insects, birds, reptiles, etc). wear shabby or filthy clothing, your rolls are broken
Any item or quantity of items small enough to until you remedy this awful situation.
fit in your hands can be warped this way. If the
objects are dissimilar (sticks to birds), take -1
on the roll. If they are similar (sticks to snakes),
take +1 on the roll. The objects warp back after
you rest, or when you will it.
On a 7-9, your Ar t is successful, but choose 1:

- Key details are different than you intended
- You can’t speak that particular Art again until
you rest
- Take -1 ongoing to use your Court Sorcery until
you rest
On a miss, your art fails and warps in an
unintended way. Choose 1: its effects are harmful
to you (your face warps unintentionally, your
shadows attack you) or harmful to an ally you can
see.
ADVANCED MOVES
WRITHING SHADOW MASQUERADE SUBLIME WARP

When you Cast Shadows, your illusion can be When you choose to Slip Masks and Laugh, you When you choose to Warp Shadows, you can warp
both an image and a sound, and is completely can change the appearances and voices of up to 3 something far larger (up to about the size of a large
convincing to all sensations except touch. In additional willing or unwilling targets you can see. animal, or a vehicle). The same restrictions, penalties,
addition, you can give it a simple one sentence and bonuses apply.
instruction (‘greet the next person to enter’), and it
ADVANCE: THOUSAND FACES
can move a significantly further distance from its When you choose to Slip Masks and Laugh, ENSLAVE FLAME
casting location (around 100 paces). you can warp other aspects of your person,
When you roll a 10+ on Bend Will , even against a
including your clothing, your height, your
hostile target, you can choose to ensorcel them.
weight, and your body size, gender, and shape
WEAVE OF POWER While charmed this way, the target treats you as
in addition to your face. Your statistics remain
though they are deeply in love with you and your
When you pull on your various (and numerous) the same. You must remain the same race.
group as friendly acquaintances. This effect lasts until
powerful connections, name to the GM who If your Slip Masks and Laugh targets other
you take a respite or rest, or they are hurt by your or
you’re calling on and roll +heat. On a 10+, hold 3. people, it can alter others in the same way.
your group. They remember that you ensorcelled
On a 7-9, hold 1. You can spend your hold 1 for 1 to
them afterwards.
call in a favor from them. A favor could be goods or If you’re impersonating someone, anyone who
weapons worth 2 wealth (not the wealth itself), knows them well will be suspicious of you
passage through the king’s road, an escort, dirty within reason.
SUBLIME PERFORMANCE
secrets, etc. If you miss this move, you can still When you perform your noble pursuit, if you so
choose to get hold 1, but if you do, lose the use of choose, it lures those that can see or hear you into a
that connection afterwards until you can take action
HOUSE OF SMOKE deadly trance. Those that can see or hear you, friend
to regain their favor. When you speak mesmerizing words of power or foe, are [stunned] and can do nothing except pay
and weave the very air with your sorcerous rapt attention, breaking only if they are touched by
might, roll +mind. On a 7+, you create an illusory someone else or take damage. You choose whether
EYE SPLITTING FEATHER realm around you, filling a cube around 150 paces the effect lingers, dazing and giving them the [reeling]
When you use your Court Sorcery to Cast on each side. The realm must overlap the real tag, intensifies painfully, giving them the [crippled]
Shadows, you can at your option create the exact world. For example, if you create your realm inside tag, or snaps, dealing 1[ap] damage to all who can
mirror image of yourself or a willing creature a building, it must follow the same floor plan. If you hear or see you.
within sight. This image, unlike a regular shadow, create your realm in an empty field, it must be
can create sound and noise, and is completely roughly flat. However, you can add extra features
convincing to all sensations except touch. It can that don’t really exist - for example, a wall where
DEVOURING SHADOWS
move 100 paces in any direction before dissipat- there is none, a statue, trees, a fountain, etc. These When you successfully cast shadows , at your option,
ing, and either mimics your movement or follows a features (and the entire realm) are make of a thin you can summon a nightmare instead, formed from a
simple 1 sentence instruction you give it (walk up smoke, and can be safely passed through as target’s fears, that latches onto them, unable to be
the hallway and ask for entrance). If you [focus], you though they are not there, though they are utterly removed until you rest. While the nightmare is
can look through its eyes. convincing to every sense except touch. attached, you always know the target’s location, the
target cannot gain the [evasive] tag, and when that
When you will it, you and the image both dissolve However, on a 10+, you can choose a number of target takes damage from any source, that damage
into smoke, and you appear in the location where features equal to your +mind. These features cannot be reduced in any way (such as from armor,
the image was. become real. For example, you could create an the [group] or [huge] tags)
illusory staircase to the second floor where there is
none, or a door where there is none. On a 2-6, the
FLYING SLEEVES illusory realm is created, but spirals wildly out of
Your clothing becomes a deadly weapon. When your control into a bizarre nightmare, entrapping
wearing fine or better clothing you can also wield it anyone within.
as a [close][infinite][forceful] ranged weapon with
the following flourish: gain the [ap] tag. You can The realm lasts until after you rest, after which it
make this attack with your sleeves, by throwing dissipates (including any features you made real!)
your hat, or attacking with something more bizarre
such as hairpins, your own hair, or your voice.
ADVANCE: ADAMANT SILK

As long as it’s not filthy, fine or better clothing
gives you 2 armor instead of 1, and you gain
the [unstoppable] tag while wearing it.
BROKEN WORLDS
METATRON’S WORDS Ensnare 89

Envenom 89
A Formation 89
Fortify 89
Accommodations and Services 68 Insanity 89
Accommodations 68 Overkill 89
Acceptable accommodations 68 Overwatch 89
Fine accommodations 68 Paralytic Gas 115
I
n Kingly accommodations 68 Piercing Screech 115
d Shabby accommodations 68 Reeking Gas 114
e Services 68 Regenerate 89
x
Assassination 68 Reinforce 89
Baths 68 Revive 89
Courier 69 Riposte 89
Courtesan 69 Savage 89
Doctor, guild 69 Seal Meridians 89
Doctor, street 68 Shock 89
Intoxicants 69 Shove 89
King’s road access 68 Speed 89
Meals 68 Stealth 89
Page 69 Supercharge 89
Personal servant 69 Swallow 116
Slave 69 Terror 89
Social Club 68 Social Break Moves 90
Standard bribes 68 Accuse 90
Watchman 69 Buyout 90
Advanced Martial Arts. See Moves: Advanced Martial Conceal 90
Arts Incite 90
Angels 38, 44, 47, 58, 83, 108, 109, 121 Reveal 90
Elder Angel 108, 109 Breaks and Threats 92
Knight of the Holy Root 108 The Break 92
Petal Knights 108, 152, 153 Features of a Break 92
Prime Angel 108, 109, 121 Playing Without a Break 92
Prime Angels 10, 108, 121 Threats 92
Thorn Knight 108, 109, 153 The Broker 94
Atru 41, 67, 140, 143 The Cult 96
Atum 15, 17, 59, 78 The Gang 99
The Monstrosity 98
B The Tyrant 93
The Wrecking Ball 97
Bank of the Grand Dragon 131 Burning Will 16, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 100
Black Cat Mercenaries 132
Blood Flower Manua 79 C
Bonds 16, 35, 38, 41, 44, 47, 50, 54, 58, 62
Break Dice 17, 90 Carnifex 151
Break Moves 88 Character Creation 15
Combat Break Moves 88 Church of YS-Yorma 128
Attach 114 Cold White Flame of UN 9
Berserk 88 Combat 19
Brawn 88 Armor 19
Brutality 88 Basic Combat Rules 24
Crush 88 Mixing Both 25
Deect 88 Narrative Combat 24
Devour 88 Player vs. Player 25
Dodge 89 Structured Combat 24

BROKEN WORLDS
Broken Rolls 11, 19 Enemies and Tags 101

Clumsy Rolls 11, 20 Status Tags 102
Damage 20 Making Enemies. See Making Enemies
Empowered 11, 20 Enemy Compendium 104
Flourish 20 ANGELS 108
Focus 20 Threat Level: 2 108
Group 20 Knight of the Holy Root 108
Hold 11 Petal Knights 108
Huge 20 Threat Level: 3 108
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Modiers 11, 18 Elder Angel 108 e
Shattered 20 Thorn Knight 108 d
Threat Level 20 Threat Level: 3+ 108 n
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Concordance of Angels 123 Prime Angel 108
Concordance of Demiurges 122, 123, 129, 144, 145 Bestiary 114
Conquering King. See Zoss Threat Level: 0 114
Cross Class Moves. See Moves: Cross Class Moves Rog 114
Threat Level: 1 114
D Bone Worm Brood 114
Flayer 114
Daemoniac 5, 9, 118 Flindersh 114
Damage, Healing, and Death 20 Halitoad 114
Damage 20 Puppet Wasp Swarm 114
Death 22 Tarry Bird 115
Defy Fate 22 Threat Level: 2 115
Shattered 22 Canallan 115
Health and Healing 21 Gossip Dog 115
Rest 21 Mind Jacker 115
NPCs and injury 22 Sackling 115
Demiurges 10, 121, 122, 123, 145 Swallower 116
Denizens of Throne 146. See Races of Throne Threat Level: 3 116
Details of the Playsheet 15 Bone Worm Mother 116
Devils 16, 38, 41, 44, 50, 54, 58, 62, 71, 83, 110, 111, Common Enemies 104
112, 113, 120, 160, 161 Threat Level: 0 104
Blue Devil 110, 112, 135 Bandit 104
Devil Assassin 112, 113 Commoner 104
Devil Engine 112, 113 Threat Level: 1 104
Ebon Devil 112, 151 Assassin 104
Gilded Devil 112, 113, 150 Bandit Gang 104
Green Devil 110, 111, 112, 150 Bound Shade 104
Heretic’s Courtier 112, 113 Courtier 104
Pale Devil 110, 112 Cultist 104
Red Devil 110, 112 Guard 105
War Devil 111, 112 Guard Captain 105
Division, The 9, 63, 133 Guild Gangster 105
UN 9 Martial Artist 105
YS 9 Noble 106
Dragon Guilder 135 Outlander 105
Dragonsgate 130 Soldier 106
Sorcerer 105
E Threat Level: 2 106
Guild Boss 106
Elemvy Guile 159, 161 Guild Brute 106
Enemies and Combat 101 Master Martial Artist 106
Damage and Enemies 102 Threat Level: 3 107
Dealing Damage to players 102

BROKEN WORLDS
Giant 107 Traveler’s Gear 35 , 38 , 41, 44 , 58 , 67
DEVILS 110 Urbanite’s Gear 35 , 38 , 47 , 50 , 62 , 68
Threat Level: 0 110 Warrior’s Gear 44 , 47 , 50 , 58 , 68
Demi-imp pack 110 Weapons 71
Threat Level: 1 110 Melee Weapons 72
Blue Devil (Imp) 110 Blade 72
Pale Devil (Cacodaemon) 110 Chain/Whip 73
Threat Level: 2 110 Claw 73
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n Gilded Devil (Smiling Devil) 112 Club 73
d Green Devil (Death’s Head Devil) 111 Empty Hand 72
e Red Devil (Bearded Devil) 110 Flying Blade 73
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War Devil 111 Great Weapon 73
Threat Level: 3 112 Knife 73
Devil Assassin 113 Pankration 72
Devil Engine 113 Spear 73
Ebon Devil (Night Devil) 112 Stave 73
Heretic’s Courtier 113 Ranged Weapons 74
Palace Threats 158 Assault Gun 75
Threat Level: 1 158 Auto-gun 75
Night Guard (Group) 158 Bow 74
Night Guard (Individual) 158 Crossbow 75
Ras Supharna, Guild Scion 159 Cwellan 75
Torturer 159 Great Bow 75
Threat Level: 2 159 Great Bows 75
Elemvy Guile, Guild Assassin 159 Great Gun 75
Night Guard Captain 159 Gun 75
Night Guard Elites 159 Hand Gun 75
Parkhassian (The Exquisite) 159 Implement 62, 74
Supharna’s Bodyguard 160 Needle 74
Threat Level: 3 160 Rie 75
Pankriss, Devil Guard 160 Short Bow 74
Equipment
Ammunition and Explosives 76 F
Bombs 76
Gas Bombs 76 Flame Immortal 15, 17, 64, 118, 119, 129, 153
Armor 76 Flaws 17, 87
Heavy Armor 76 Followers 82
Light Armor 35 , 44 , 76 Angel 83
Medium Armor 47 , 76 Apprentice 83
Clothing and Personal Items Chronicler 83
Accoutrements 67 Courtier 83
Ascetic clothing 38 , 44 , 58 , 62 , 67 Devil 83
Exotic clothing 35 , 67 Guard 83
Fine clothing 35 , 38 , 47 , 50 , 54 , 55 , 62 , 67 , 81, 159 Guide 83
Game Sets 67 Love Interest 83
Jewelry 67 , 68 Martial Artist 83
Luxurious clothing 55 , 67 Merchant 83
Plain clothing 35 , 38 , 44 , 47 , 50 , 67 Sage 83
Religious items 67 Thief 83
Shabby clothing 41, 44 , 50 , 67 Font of Ovis 124
Writing materials 67
Gear 67 G
Additional maps and charts 68
Noble’s Gear 38 , 62 , 68 Gear 16, 35, 38, 41, 44, 47, 50, 54, 58, 62, 67, 68
Peasant’s Gear 35 , 38 , 41, 50 , 67 , 68 Geas Knights. See Guardant Dragon

BROKEN WORLDS
Glyphosphere 120 The Destruction of the Heavenly Gate and the

GM Moves 86, 88 Demiurges 10
Expend their resources 86, 87 The End of the Gods 9
Exploit their weaknesses 86, 87 The King in the Tower 9
Foreshadow threats 86, 87 The Seven 10
Inict or trade damage, as established 86 The Universal War 10, 141, 143, 144, 145, 152
Make a threat or break move 86 Throne and the Rule of the Gods 9
Ofer power, at a cost 86, 88 Hot Black Flame of YS 9, 10, 38, 62, 120, 150
Portend Doom 86 House of the Blade Lotus 155
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Put someone in a spot 86 Humanity 9, 35, 38, 41, 44, 47, 50, 54, 58, 62 e
Separate them 86 d
Threaten to start a ght 86 I n
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Turn their move back on them 86, 88
Gods, The 9, 17, 36, 40, 51, 64, 96, 121, 124, 132, 136, Izzicob 151
137, 140, 142, 143, 146
YISUN 9, 17, 121, 129, 142, 143, 144 K
Nameless Gods 132
UN 9 King of Devils. See Himself
Intra 142 Koss. See Gods, The: YISUN: UN: Koss
Kaon 63, 64, 142
Koss 9, 123, 124, 146, 148 L
Ovis 58, 59, 124, 142, 155
Sivran 45, 142 Legions 129. See also Undying Lords
Yaram Perator 140, 141 Leveling Up 16, 31
YS 9 Loabarrisleb 151
Aesma 9, 124, 125, 143
Het 47, 48, 143 M
Kora 130
Myra 128 Magus Gates 122
Pravi 54, 143 Making Enemies 103
Yorma 128 Damage and Moves 103
Gog-Agog 140 Determine if the Enemy is Solo or Group 103
Grand Dragon 95, 120, 124, 125, 131 Determine Threat level 103
Guardant Dragon 130 Flavor 103
Guilds 123 Mammon 95, 120, 124, 125, 131, 135, 148
Black Iron Ink 135 Metatron 10, 121, 145, 153
Blade-makers 134 Moab 151
City of Knives 134 Moves 11, 28
Moisture Guild 124 Advanced Martial Arts 78
Pariah Guilds 128 49 Empty Palms 78
Butchers 128 , 129 Bearer of Legend 78
Organ Traders 128 Demon Flips the Cart 78
Patkun 128 Five Elements Internal Technique 79
The Butchers 128 Flying Snow 79
The Organ Traders 128 Head of John 79
The Patkun Gamblers 128 Howl of the Cursed 79
Silver Spike 131 Medicine Palm 79
Tooler’s 134 Murderous Blade 80
Machine Town 134 Pattram Sword Hand 80
Wavering Thread 135 Pilgrim Fist 80
Rider of the Endless Path 80
H Shivering Arrow 80
Twenty Five Purities Path 80
Himself 113, 128 Vertigo Bullet 80
History of the Wheel Break Moves. See Break Moves

BROKEN WORLDS
Combat Moves 28 Armor of Will 35

Acuity 29 Bend Fate 35
Agility 28 , 29 , 48 , 59 , 79 Blinding Star 35
Aid 29 , 48 , 60 Deance 36
Bolster 29 Destiny 35
Might 30 , 42 , 69 Fated Style 35
Reach Heaven Through Violence 10 , 12 , 13 , 20 , 24 , Heat of the Voice 36
25 , 28 , 35 , 36 , 44 , 55 , 64 , 74 , 80 Inspirational 35
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n Cross Class Moves 81 Mantra of Prim, the Loyal 35
d Belligerent Anity 81 Martyr 36
e Demi-Boss 81 Radiance 36
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Fashionista 81 Rising Star 36
Geas Anity 81 Supernova 36
Mendicant Anity 81 Vengeful Star 36
Merciless Tutor 81 Word of the World-Song 36
Peregrine Anity 81 Fury Moves 44
Sorcerer 81 Battle Trance 44
GM Moves. See GM Moves Bloody Path to Heaven 44
Playsheet Moves Boiling Blood 44
Beggar Moves 41 Coat of Scars 44
Drunken Brawler 41 Ghost Making Tiger 44
Fifty Talent Dog Destroyer 41 Impatience 45
Ghost Medicine 42 Limitless 45
Gleaner 42 Mantra of Meti, the Bloody 44
Hurl Dogs Skyward 42 Meti’s Technique 45
Impossible Weapons 41 Prey On Weakness 45
Ladder Fighter 42 Scarred 44
Mantra of Pedam, the Wanderer 41 Sivran’s Claw 45
Raining Wine Style 42 Smash Gates 45
Red Staf Dog Boxing 42 Tiger Eye Technique 45
Sparrow Mocks Dogs 41 Tiger’s Blood 44
Sparrow Pecks Ox 42 Tiger’s Roar 45
Sparrow Shares a Drink 42 Hungers Moves 62
Squash the Dog’s Back 42 A House Removed 63
Sublime Mockery 42 Bloody Word 63
Ways and Means 41 Cut the Universe 63
Boss Moves 50 Devouring Flame 63
Big Boss 51 Dread Sorcery 62
Diamonds of the Rough 51 Erudite 63
Dirty Work 51 Geomancy 62
Fame and fortune 51 Kaon’s Greedy Word 64
Fierce Loyalty 52 Mantra of Kaon, the Greedy 63
I’ve got a guy 52 Overcharge 64
Mantra of the Beast-Headed God 51 Phoenix Blade 64
Nothing to f*** with 52 Smother Flame 64
Serious Swagger 52 Spin Wheel and Laugh at God 64
Shining Boss 52 Strengthened Binding 64
Squeeze ‘em Dry 52 Sublime Binder 65
Swell Ranks 52 Hunter Moves 58
That’s Our Boss! 52
THE BOSS 51
The Many 51
Total Nutters 52
Fated Moves 35

BROKEN WORLDS
Close Eyes and Still Hearts 58 Adamant Silk 55

Intensive Study 59 Court Sorcery 54
Mantra of Ovis, the Empty One 58 Devouring Shadows 55
Moth School Technique 59 Enslave Flame 55
Ovis’ Five-Way Sword 59 Eye Splitting Feather 55
Panther School Technique 59 Flying Sleeves 55
Practiced Killer 58 House of Smoke 55
Predator Wasp School Technique 59 Mantra of Pravi, the Exquisite 54
Scorpion School technique 59 Masquerade 55
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Sense Atum 59 One Thousand Blooming Flowers 54 e
Shadow Arts 58 Platinum Silk 55 d
Silver Blades of Ovis 59 Sublime Performance 56 n
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Synchronize Atum 59 Sublime Warp 56
Toad School Technique 60 Thousand Faces 56
Vanish without Trace 60 Weave of Power 56
Wolf School Technique 60 Writhing Shadow 56
Law Moves 47 Root and Branch 28
Body Fortress 47 Universal Moves 28
Branding Words 47 Channel Flame 17 , 20 , 28 , 91
Burning Emblem 47 Push 28
Burning Finger 48 Utility Moves 30
Excuse Me, Citizen 48 Bend Will 28 , 31, 41, 48 , 54 , 55 , 80 , 83
Famous Iron Soul 48 Command 82
Fierce Horse Soul 48 Creation 30
Het Transforms into a Pillar of Basalt 48 End of Session 31
Iron Words 48 Gather Power 31, 52 , 82
Juggernaut 47 Overcome 13 , 30 , 86 , 90 , 91
Mantra of Het, the Watchful 47 Ply the Market 31, 52 , 67 , 87
Unlimited Chariot 48 Pry Secrets 13 , 30 , 47 , 83
Walls Surround, Het Plants Her Staf in the Hall 48 Query the Cosmos 30 , 38 , 41, 45 , 64 , 80 , 83
Watchman’s Eye 47 Train 31
We Shall Make an Anvil of Their Skulls, and My Multiverse, The 9, 116, 157
Heart Shall be the Forge 48
Wield the Old Law 47 P
Masters Moves 38
Deep Rooted Dragon 38 Pankriss 160, 161
Dragon Gazes in Mirror 38 Parkhassian 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 161
Dragon Scale Technique 38 Path of Banners 130
Dragon Stretches Tail 38 Pick 134, 135
Dragon Swallows the Mountain 39 Playsheets
Grand Master 39 The Beggar 40
Great Master 39 The Boss 49
Hard Bitten 38 The Fated 34
Long Path Up the Mountain 39 The Fury 43
Mantra of Hansa, the Wise 38 The Hunger 61
Mountain Rooting Step 39 The Hunter 57
Sixth Dragon Internal Technique 39 The Law 46
Sublime Parry 39 The Master 37
Swat at Flies 39 The Rened 53
Under My Tutelage 38 Power Dice 17, 28, 31, 35, 36, 38, 39, 41, 44, 47, 51, 54,
Wide Reputation 39 58, 63, 83, 90
Rened Moves 54 Principle of Play 90
Break Die 90
Combat Moves vs Out of Combat 90
Granting Power Dice and Experience 91

BROKEN WORLDS
Making Moves Broken or Clumsy 91
Player Initiative 90
Rolling (or the lack thereof) 90 The Mists 125
Train vs Rest 91 Underside of Throne 123
Using the Reeling, Crippled, and Stunned Tags 91 Enemies
Prociencies 16, 20, 35, 38, 41, 44, 47, 50, 54, 58, 62 Angels 109
Common Enemies 107
R Devils 112
Monsters and Beasts of the Multiverse 116
Races of Throne 15, 35, 38, 41, 44, 47, 50, 54, 58, 62, Palace Enemies 161
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n 146 Threat Level Summary 103
d Angels. See Angels Equipment
e Petal Knights 152 Accommodations 68
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Root Knights 152 Clothing and Personal Items 67
Thorn Knights 153 Explosives and Ammo 76
Devils. See Devils Gear 68
Blue Devils 149 Melee Weapons 74
Ebon Devils 151 Ranged Weapons 75
Gilded Devils 150 Services 68
Pale Devils 148 Moving Forward 17
Red Devils 149 Sunderies
Verdant Devils 150 Services 68
Humans. See Humanity Trade Goods and Sundries 71
Servants. See Servants Transport 71
Eidolons 146 Tags 23
Goblins 146 Combat Tags 23
Innite Mothers 147 Area 23
The Kind People 147 Armor Piercing (ap) 23
Ras Supharna 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 161 Brutal 23
Rest and Respite 18 Destructive 23
Rolling Dice 11 Fine 23
Ruling King. See Zoss Focus 23
Forceful 23
S Hidden 23
Innite 23
Servants 10, 35, 38, 41, 44, 47, 50, 54, 58, 62, 68 Light 23
Setup Lingering 23
11 Loading 23
Shadeside 124 Messy 23
Statistics 15, 35, 38, 41, 44, 47, 50, 54, 58, 62 Potent 23
Body 12, 13, 15, 23, 28, 30, 35, 41, 44, 47, 116 Precise 23
BOSS 50, 51, 52, 81 Thrown 23
Breath 15, 22, 29, 38, 44, 47, 48 Unwieldy 24
Expertise 82, 83 Vicious 24
Heat 15, 29, 31, 35, 36, 41, 42, 47, 52, 54, 55, 56, 90, Equipment Tags
106 Fine 67 , 71, 76
Loyalty 82 Rare 67
Mind 13, 15, 29, 30, 36, 38, 39, 54, 55, 58, 59, 62, 63, Range Tags 23
64, 74, 79, 80, 89, 107, 108, 112, 115, 116, 159 Status Tags 24
Reex 12, 13, 15, 23, 25, 28, 29, 30, 35, 58, 60, 62 Crippled 24
Sunside 124, 125, 136 Evasive 24
Reeling 24
T Stunned 24
Unstoppable 24
Tables Tawmga 151
Adventures In Throne Telling the Story 11
Rumors of Water - Veracity Unreliable 124 Temples

BROKEN WORLDS
Temple of the Any-Faced God 140 City of Dances 141

Temple of YS-Myra 128 City of Night 140
The Temple of Jadis 143 Glorious Remnants 139
The Temple of the Beast Headed God 143 Old Blood 139
The Temple of the Sword God Intra 142 Temple of the Any-Faced God 140
The Temple of UN-Kaon 142 Sacred Spoke 144
The Temple of UN-Ovis 142 Desolate Glory 144
The Temple of UN-Sivran 142 The Great Concordance of the Demiurges 145
The Temple of YS-Aesma 143 The Tower of Zoss 145
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The Temple of YS-Het 143 Sanctum 96 , 139 , 141, 142 , 143 , 144 e
The Temple of YS-Pravi 143 City of Ten Thousand Temples 142 d
The Art 105, 110, 112, 118 , 120 Crumbling Depths 142 n
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Devil’s Kiss 120 Spires 135 , 136 , 137 , 138 , 139 , 150
Implements 74, 119, 159 City of Spies 138
Intricacies of the Art 119 Rival Guilds 138
The Black Art 119, 121 The Giving Forest 138
The Red Art 118, 119 The Red City 94 , 129
The Red-White Art 119 Ashton 100, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 137, 139
The White Art 118, 119 Dragonsgate and the Path of Banners 130
Users of the Art 120 Ghost Market 132
Teeth 120 Hall of the Mighty 132
Tellans 120 House of Cats 132
Tongues 120 Inner Ashton 130, 131, 132
Vattra 120 Outer Ashton 128, 130
The Great Dark Root 148 The Bridges 130
The Lady’s Twelve 128 The Shades 85 , 128 , 129
The Old Law 16, 47, 48, 81, 108, 133, 134, 152, 153 Crawl 128
The Palace of Night 154 Hunger Ledger 129, 135
The Spoke 135, 144 Temple of YS-Myra 128
Thrax 151 The Flesh Hook 128
Throne 121 The Hollows, the Butcher’s Guild and the Undying
Buried Secrets 144 Lords 129
Conduit of Dark Science 144 The White Eyed Woman 128
History of Throne 121 Tower of Zoss 144, 145
The First Conquest 121, 129 , 133 , 152 Trade Goods and Sundries 71
The Second Conquest 122 , 133 , 139 , 141 Alchemical materials 71
The Seven Part World 123 Bulk or raw materials 71
Religion in Throne 143 Food 71
Throne, Locations Fuel 71
Districts of Throne 126 Machinery 71
Furnace 136 Medical Supplies 71
Deep Lairs 136 Oil, fat, or tallow 71
Penitents 136, 137 Precious metals 71
Work 137 Slaves 71
Furnace and Spires 135 Water 71
Old King’s Road 132 , 133 , 134 , 135 , 138 , 139 , 141 Transportation 71
Currency 135 Arms and armor 71
Halls, Shops, and Stalls 134 Beast of Burden 71
Hours 133 Caravan 71
Signs 135 Devil 71
The Multiversal Marketplace 133 Palanquin 71
The News 135 Public Transport 71
Wandering Shops 134 Rickshaw 71
Palaces 139 Riding animal 71
Ship 71

BROKEN WORLDS
Sky-ship 71
Twenty Five Purities Manual 80
Twenty Five Purities Order 124
Undying Lords 129
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n
d
e Void 9, 10, 121, 122, 151
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W
Wealth 20, 67, 68, 71, 74, 75, 76, 77

Worldstone 79
Y
Yabalchoath 151
Zoss 10, 121, 122, 123, 129, 133, 144, 145

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SYLLABLES OF Combat Terminology

YISUN Break move

Devil 38 Statistics 44 of Their Skulls, and My

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Thousand Faces 56 Phoenix Blade 64 Technique 79

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Regenerate 89 Damage and Moves 103 MONSTERS AND

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Rolling Dice Moves

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K: Don’t I need to roll for it? …and so on

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CHARACTER CREATION heroism, and charisma. Alternately, it can mean

Advanced Moves and Leveling Up

The maximum player level is 10.

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All players start with the Channel Flame and Push

One more core aspect of player characters is very

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Combat Terminology Break move

Clumsy roll broken, it stays broken (it doesn’t become clumsy).

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– You take major damage, almost knocking you

On a miss, die, or immediately make the Defy Fate move

On a 10+ - Heal 1 wound. You avoid your fate for now.

– You are disgured or badly injured and take a

On a miss, you are claimed by death or reincarnation

NPCs and injury

NPCs are divided into dierent Threat groups based

For more information on Threat and how it works

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with NPCs, see pg. 103.

For example, if wielding a gun, you can bring it to Light

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arts clashes and duels. Inevitably, the characters

Unstoppable 1. Divide the combat into rounds. In each round,

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MOVES or Bend Will move, but if they used Channel Flame to

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and you may suer additional harm or disaster. Bolster

– Reduce a single source of damage from your On a 10+, gain hold 3.

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Overcome On a 10+, ask the GM 3

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On a 10+, you get it, or something like it. End of Session

On a 10+, you gain an ally, contact, or useful