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Agenda

• Make the world fantastic

• Fill the characters' lives with adventure

• Play to find out what happens

Questions

•What did the gods leave behind when they departedthe mortal world?

• What boon were you promised for the feat ofslaying a titan?

• When the shadows encircle your camp beyond thefirelight, why do you not despair?

• Why do the valley folk tattoo their bodies withshimmering ink?

• Were you forbidden from entering the valley, orwelcomed?

• Why does the Crawling abyrinth not devour thepeople who live atop it?

Impressions

• !tartled birds flee a hill that moves

• " youth tattooed with his first glowing rune

• " white li#ard skittering over an obelisk

• $he lost spear of a mighty angel

• " serene garden atop a fortress

• " ray of light from a blade points to a secret door

• !cythe blades swing in unison over a bridge

• " village, the houses trampled and flattened

• !hadowy whisperers lead a vision%seeker astray

• Wings block the sun& We must lure it close• " mossy tomb at the center of a shaded lake

• $he labyrinth that breathes and must feed

• &&&and the city built atop it

• iders with bows chase a shaggy giant

• "n ancient corpse a mile long

• (rilliant sunlight on a verdant basin

• )oors locked tight against tendrils of shadow

• *lowing eyes high above, passing +udgment

• ope and grapnel, pitons and cleats

• "n altar, lonely and softly lit

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Goals• .stablish details, describe

• /se what they give you

• "sk 0uestions

• eave blanks

• ook for interesting facts

• 1elp the players understand the moves

• *ive each character a chance to shine

• 2ntroduce 3PCs

Dungeon Moves

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Change the environment• Point to a looming threat

• 2ntroduce a new faction or type of creature

• /se a threat from an e4isting faction or type ofcreature

• Make them backtrack

• Present riches at a price

• Present a challenge to one of the characters

Custom Moves

When you hold fast to a titan as it tries to shakeyou off  , roll 5Con& 6n a miss, you fall& 6n a 785,choose 9& 6n a :%;, choose 7&

• <ou are not dashed against anything

• <our gear stays put

• <ou glimpse a weak point

When you eat the flesh of the white liard , yourbones and sinews feel stronger& $ake 57 ongoingto Con in your ne4t encounter with a titan&

When you're on wat!h and the shadowsapproa!h, roll 5Wis if you have a fire going=miss automatically if you don't& 6n a 785 youhold your ground and sleep soundly when yourwatch ends& 6n a :%; you stay put, but you suffer

terrible nightmares later= take %7 forward, and the*M will describe what you see& 6n a miss, youare tempted into the shadows' midst, where theywill e4act a price that makes you more like them&

When you approa!h a titan"s lair, roll 52nt& 6n a785 you find the entrance and spot the titan beforeit spots you& 6n :%; you find the way into the lair,but the titan is aware of your presence&

When you make a move from horse#a!k, you

may take %7 to the roll to gain the option ofapplying conse0uences to the horse instead ofyourself>)efend's attack redirection, enemy

damage from 1ack and !lash, etc&

When you slay a titan, take %7 ongoing frome4haustion and the clinging influence of its

departing spirit until you have a chance toecover& $his penalty does not apply to Carouse=take 57 forward for that

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Things

Angeli! $word Close, 57 damage, 9 Weight$his blade emits forth a beam of light when the

wielder seeks a titan& 2f the user follows its

guidance, they may never miss onapproach atitan's lair @treat rolls of A% as if they were :%;B,and any hit on hold fast to a titan always gets theglimpse a weak pointD option as a bonus&

Ambrosia Fruit 75 coinsWhen you eat one of these delicious red fruit, heal

yourself of 10 damage or remove one debility,your choice. If you're already at maximum H

and free of debilities !hen you eat, hold 5. "#endthese hold 1 for 1 to #revent #oints of damage to

yourself.

Forbidden Fruit

$hese fruit loo% li%e &mbrosia ruit, but gro! inthe most sacred of the (alley's #laces, and carrythe gods' #unishment. When you eat one, ta%e 1d)damage and *1 for!ard to #hysical moves.

Titan's Blood 100+ coins& treasure beyond com#are. What occult usesmight such a substance be #ut to

Shadow Salts - ses, "lo!, /0 coinsWhen carefully s#rin%led around an areaeach

se re#resents a ty#ical cam#site's #erimeter these tiny crystals hold shado!s at bay li%e a fire.

If someone is lured a!ay and scuffs the circle, the pop and whoosh of its destruction may a!a%en

their comrades in time to save them.

Hunter's Spear each, $hro!n, 2ear, /5 coins,1 Weight

& hunter's s#ear must be custom*engraved !ith #atterns matching the !ielder's tattoos. If thiscondition is met, the !ielder ta%es +1 for!ard atthe beginning of combat.

Services

& tattooing by a s%illed artist 15 coins

& 3uic%, #ossibly dirty s%in*s%etch 5 coins& guide to the edge of a titan's land /5 coins

Monsters

Bauru, Lesser Titan Solitary, Large, Intelligent "tone shard 4d10+- damage 16 H, - &rmor Close, Reach, Near, Far, Forceful 

& muscular*loo%ing humanoid creature covered in

stone #lates, auru !as a scout on the titans' sideduring the !ar !ith the gods. 2o!, !ithout

leadershi#, he strides through the mountains in aceaseless circle. "maller and faster than his

mighty brethren, he has done more to discourageadventurers from entering the (alley than any

 #etty taboo or su#erstition. Instinct 8 to #atrol

• 9limb and lea# among the heights

• rea% and hurl stones

• :ash a!ay to alert a greater titan

Creature of Shadow  Horde, Magical 9ho%ing fog 4d6 damage, ignores armor 7 HClose

$hese haunts loo% li%e some evil ste#mother's

idea of an entertaining shado! #lay. $hey !anderthe (alley at night, their strange !his#ers luring

travelers a!ay from safety to be lost in the dar%.$hey are more numerous !here the cor#ses oftitans lie. Instinct 8 to ma%e more li%e itself 

• ;ntice a !atcher into the gloom

• 9ause nightmares and hallucinations

sdreth, !reater Titan Solitary, Huge, Flying, Intelligent 

$ail 4d10+5 damage, 1 iercing /< H, < &rmor  Reach, Forceful 

& stone ser#ent !hose tail s!ee#s the very cloudsfrom the s%y, ;sdreth is among the most feared ofthe titans. $o defeat it, one !ould need to figureout ho! to reach it, much less #ierce its s%in.

 Instinct 8 to defend the (alley from gods andmortals

• "!oo# and ra%e the ground

• "ilhouette itself against the sun

• $ear trees and buildings from their roots

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