Rules Index¶

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Abilities¶

Common Abilities


Censor Abilities	1st-Level	2nd-Level	3rd-Level	4th-Level	5th-Level	6th-Level	7th-Level	8th-Level	9th-Level	10th-Level
Conduit Abilities	1st-Level	2nd-Level	3rd-Level	4th-Level	5th-Level	6th-Level	7th-Level	8th-Level	9th-Level	10th-Level
Elementalist Abilities	1st-Level	2nd-Level	3rd-Level	4th-Level	5th-Level	6th-Level	7th-Level	8th-Level	9th-Level	10th-Level
Fury Abilities	1st-Level	2nd-Level	3rd-Level	4th-Level	5th-Level	6th-Level	7th-Level	8th-Level	9th-Level	10th-Level
Null Abilities	1st-Level	2nd-Level	3rd-Level	4th-Level	5th-Level	6th-Level	7th-Level	8th-Level	9th-Level	10th-Level
Shadow Abilities	1st-Level	2nd-Level	3rd-Level	4th-Level	5th-Level	6th-Level	7th-Level	8th-Level	9th-Level	10th-Level
Tactician Abilities	1st-Level	2nd-Level	3rd-Level	4th-Level	5th-Level	6th-Level	7th-Level	8th-Level	9th-Level	10th-Level
Talent Abilities	1st-Level	2nd-Level	3rd-Level	4th-Level	5th-Level	6th-Level	7th-Level	8th-Level	9th-Level	10th-Level
Troubadour Abilities	1st-Level	2nd-Level	3rd-Level	4th-Level	5th-Level	6th-Level	7th-Level	8th-Level	9th-Level	10th-Level

Ancestries ¶


Devil	High Elf	Polder
Dragon Knight	Human	Revenant
Dwarf	Memonek	Time Raider
Hakaan	Orc	Wode Elf

Careers ¶


Agent	Aristocrat	Artisan	Beggar
Criminal	Disciple	Explorer	Farmer
Gladiator	Laborer	Mages Apprentice	Performer
Politician	Sage	Sailor	Soldier
Warden	Watch Officer

Chapters ¶


Chapter 0: Introduction	Chapter 1: The Basics	Chapter 2: Making a Hero	Chapter 3: Ancestries
Chapter 4: Background	Chapter 5: Classes	Chapter 6: Kits	Chapter 7: Perks
Chapter 8: Complications	Chapter 9: Tests	Chapter 10: Combat	Chapter 11: Negotiation
Chapter 12: Rewards	Chapter 13: Downtime Projects	Chapter 14: Gods and Religion	Chapter 15: For the Director

Classes ¶


Censor	Conduit	Elementalist	Fury
Null	Shadow	Tactician	Talent
Troubadour

Complications ¶


Advanced Studies	Amnesia	Animal Form	Antihero
Artifact Bonded	Bereaved	Betrothed	Chaos Touched
Chosen One	Consuming Interest	Corrupted Mentor	Coward
Crash Landed	Cult Victim	Curse of Caution	Curse of Immortality
Curse of Misfortune	Curse of Poverty	Curse of Punishment	Curse of Stone
Cursed Weapon	Disgraced	Dragon Dreams	Elemental Inside
Evanesceria	Exile	Fallen Immortal	Famous Relative
Feytouched	Fiery Ideal	Fire and Chaos	Following in the Footsteps
Forbidden Romance	Frostheart	Getting Too Old for This	Gnoll Mauled
Greening	Grifter	Grounded	Guilty Conscience
Hawk Rider	Host Body	Hunted	Hunter
Indebted	Infernal Contract	Infernal Contract But Like Bad	Ivory Tower
Lifebonded	Lightning Soul	Loner	Lost in Time
Lost Your Head	Lucky	Master Chef	Meddling Butler
Medium	Medusa Blood	Misunderstood	Mundane
Outlaw	Pirate	Preacher	Primordial Sickness
Prisoner of the Synlirii	Promising Apprentice	Psychic Eruption	Raised by Beasts
Refugee	Rival	Rogue Talent	Runaway
Searching for a Cure	Secret Identity	Secret Twin	Self Taught
Sewer Folk	Shadow Born	Shared Spirit	Shattered Legacy
Shipwrecked	Siblings Shield	Silent Sentinel	Slight Case of Lycanthropy
Stolen Face	Strange Inheritance	Stripped of Rank	Thrill Seeker
Vampire Scion	Voice in Your Head	Vow of Duty	Vow of Honesty
Waking Dreams	War Dog Collar	War of Assassins	Ward
Waterborn	Wodewalker	Wrathful Spirit	Wrongly Imprisoned

Conditions ¶


Bleeding	Dazed	Frightened	Grabbed
Prone	Restrained	Slowed	Taunted
Weakened

Cultures ¶

Environments¶


Nomadic	Rural	Secluded	Urban
Wilderness

Organization¶


Bureaucratic	Communal

Upbringing¶


Academic	Creative	Labor	Lawless
Martial	Noble

Kits ¶


Arcane Archer	Battlemind	Cloak and Dagger	Dual Wielder
Guisarmier	Kits Table	Lets Dance	Martial Artist
Mountain	Panther	Pugilist	Raider
Ranger	Rapid Fire	Retiarius	Shining Armor
Sniper	Spellsword	Stick and Robe	Swashbuckler
Sword and Board	Warrior Priest	Whirlwind

Movement ¶


Hover	Falling Onto Another Creature	Climbing Other Creatures	Slamming Into Objects
Burrow	Slamming into Creatures	Walk	Fly
Stability	Non Burrowing Creatures	Targeting Burrowing Creatures	Falling Far
Jump	Dig Maneuver	Burrowing Forced Movement	Climb or Swim
Teleport	Death Effects and Forced Movement	Crawl	Hurling Through Objects
Forced Into a Fall	Vertical	When a Creature Moves	Big Versus Little

Negotiation: Motivations and Pitfalls¶


Benevolence	Discovery	Freedom	Greed
Higher Authority	Justice	Legacy	Peace
Power	Protection	Revelry	Vengeance

Perks ¶

Crafting Perks¶


Area of Expertise	Expert Artisan	Handy	Improvisation Creation
Inspired Artisan	Traveling Artisan

Exploration Perks¶


Brawny	Camouflage Hunter	Danger Sense	Friend Catapult
Ive Got You	Monster Whisperer	Put Your Back Into It	Team Leader
Teamwork	Wood Wise

Interpersonal Perks¶


Charming Liar	Dazzler	Engrossing Monologue	Harmonizer
Lie Detector	Open Book	Pardon My Friend	Power Player
So Tell Me	Spot the Tell

Intrigue Perks¶


Criminal Contacts	Forgettable Face	Gum Up the Works	Lucky Dog
Master of Disguise	Slipped Lead

Lore Perks¶


But I Know Who Does	Eidetic Memory	Expert Sage	Ive Read About This Place
Linguist	Polymath	Specialist	Traveling Sage

Supernatural Perks¶


Arcane Trick	Creature Sense	Familiar	Invisible Force
Psychic Whisper	Ritualist	Thingspeaker

Skills ¶


Crafting Skills	Exploration Skills	Interpersonal Skills	Intrigue Skills
Lore Skills

Titles ¶

1st Echelon¶


Ancient Loremaster	Battleaxe Diplomat	Brawler	City Rat
Doomed	Dwarven Legionnaire	Elemental Dabbler	Faction Member
Local Hero	Mage Hunter	Marshal	Monster Bane
Owed a Favor	Presumed Dead	Ratcatcher	Saved for a Worse Fate
Ship Captain	Troupe Leading Player	Wanted Dead or Alive	Zombie Slayer

2nd Echelon¶


Arena Fighter	Awakened	Battlefield Commander	Blood Magic
Corsair	Faction Officer	Fey Friend	Giant Slayer
Godsworn	Heist Hero	Knight	Master Librarian
Special Agent	Sworn Hunter	Undead Slain	Unstoppable

3rd Echelon¶


Armed and Dangerous	Back From the Grave	Demon Slayer	Diabolist
Dragon Blooded	Fleet Admiral	Maestro	Master Crafter
Noble	Planar Voyager	Scarred	Siege Breaker
Teacher

4th Echelon¶


Champion Competitor	Demigod	Enlightened	Forsaken
Monarch	Peace Bringer	Reborn	Theoretical Warrior
Tireless	Unchained

Treasures ¶

Artifacts¶


Blade of a Thousand Years	Encepter	Mortal Coil

Consumables¶

1st Echelon Consumables¶


Black Ash Dart	Blood Essence Vial	Buzz Balm	Catapult Dust
Giants Blood Flame	Growth Potion	Healing Potion	Imps Tongue
Lachomp Tooth	Mirror Token	Pocket Homunculus	Portable Cloud
Professor Veratismos Quaff n Huff Snuff	Snapdragon

2nd Echelon Consumables¶


Breath of Dawn	Bull Shot	Chocolate of Immovability	Concealment Potion
Float Powder	Purified Jelly	Scroll of Resurrection	Telemagnet
Vial of Ethereal Attack

3rd Echelon Consumables¶


Anamorphic Larva	Bottled Paradox	G Allios Visiting Card	Personal Effigy
Stygian Liquor	Timesplitter	Ward Token	Wellness Tonic

4th Echelon Consumables¶


Breath of Creation	Elixir of Saint Elspeth	Page From the Infinite Library Solaris	Restorative of the Bright Court

Leveled Treasures¶

Leveled Armor Treasures¶


Adaptive Second Skin of Toxins	Chain of the Sea and Sky	Grand Scarab	Kings Roar
Kuranzoi Prismscale	Paper Trappings	Shrouded Memory	Spiny Turtle
Star Hunter	Telekinetic Bulwark

Leveled Implement Treasures¶


Abjurers Bastion	Brittlebreaker	Chaldorb	Ether Fueled Vessel
Foesense Lenses	Words Become Wonders at Next Breath

Leveled Weapon Treasures¶


Authoritys End	Blade of Quintessence	Blade of the Luxurious Fop	Displacer
Executioners Blade	Icemaker Maul	Knife of Nine	Lance of the Sundered Star
Molten Constrictor	Onerous Bow	Steeltongue	Third Eye Seeker
Thunderhead Bident	Wetwork

Other Leveled Treasures¶


Bloodbound Band	Bloody Hand Wraps	Lightning Treads	Revengers Wrap
Thief of Joy

Trinkets¶

1st Echelon Trinkets¶


Color Cloak	Deadweight	Displacing Replacement Bracer	Divine Vine
Flameshade Gloves	Gecko Gloves	Hellcharger Helm	Mask of the Many
Quantum Satchel	Unbinder Boots

2nd Echelon Trinkets¶


Bastion Belt	Evilest Eye	Insightful Crown	Key of Inquiry
Mediators Charm	Necklace of the Bayou	Scannerstone	Stop n Go Coin

3rd Echelon Trinkets¶


Bracers of Strife	Mask of Oversight	Mirage Band	Nullfield Resonator Ring
Shifting Ring

4th Echelon Trinkets¶


Gravekeepers Lantern	Psi Blade