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KEYSTONE LARP RULEBOOK, v.0.4 © 2014, Keystone LARP 1 ‐ INTRODUCTION Howdy! Thank you for joining us at Keystone LARP. This rulebook is a work in progress, so we will be adding and editing various sections over the next few months. We hope you enjoy what we’ve written so far and look forward to hearing what you think! 1.1 ‐ The Way things were On the shores of Pittsburgh, and oldtimer tells the young’uns about the way things were… Why don't y'all come sit by the fire and let 'Ole Jeb tell you how it was back in the day? I'm sure these 'ole bones can still spin a yarn worth perkin' your ears up... The world was a much simpler place back when I was young'un. I remember it like it was yesterday, back in 1830. I was a young turk livin' in 'ole Philly when the 'papers first came pourin' out with word of the Diff'rence Engine. They said it was gonna change the world, and boy did it ever. Couple years later, anyone who was anyone used the 'Engines to run things. Gone were the days of waitin' for someone to say "Okay", or gettin' people to agree on this and that. The 'Engines took out the middleman, so things ran might quicker, they did. Before y'knew it, everything grew so fast. The cities spread out as far as they could go and people had work aplenty. The American Dream marched on, I tell you. Full steam ahead, it did. Now, Britain had 'Engines same time we did, which made for quite a pickle. Brits and us don't get along, ever since we kicked their butts hundred years ago. Since no one wanted another big war, we went at it with all sorts of political oneupmanship, which made things change might fast. Each one wanted to be more "Enlightened" than the other, which caused all sorts of amendments to the Constitution. We gave women equal rights, so they ended slavery, so we opened our doors to immigrants, so they created the Dole, and so forth and so forth. This part wasn't so bad. Made the world a better place, I reckon. Believe it or not, there was a time when people thought women and for'ners were weaker. I'd sure love to have those people meet my old unit Sergeant and say that to her face. Biggest, meanest Zulu you'd ever meet, and more patriotic than all of us put together. Yep, the American Dream sure was marchin' on but strong. Meanwhile, a school marm from the United Kingdom lectures her Majesty’s subjects on history… As is our destiny, Britain expanded its borders across the less enlightened lands of the world. Already the monarch of India, Her Majesty sought to bring civilization to Africa, the far East and every other corner of the world. The Americans, ever the meddlers, saw to arm savages and natives with weapons that were far too complicated for them to understand. The resulting madness lead to many deaths of British citizens and savages. Her Majesty responded in kind, and supported the natives of America through her Canadian colonies. If Britain would be detained, so would the upstarts from America. Why 1

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    1INTRODUCTIONHowdy!ThankyouforjoiningusatKeystoneLARP.Thisrulebookisaworkinprogress,sowewillbeaddingandeditingvarioussectionsoverthenextfewmonths.Wehopeyouenjoywhatwevewrittensofarandlookforwardtohearingwhatyouthink!

    1.1TheWaythingswereOntheshoresofPittsburgh,andoldtimertellstheyoungunsaboutthewaythingswereWhydon'ty'allcomesitbythefireandlet'OleJebtellyouhowitwasbackintheday?I'msurethese'olebonescanstillspinayarnworthperkin'yourearsup...TheworldwasamuchsimplerplacebackwhenIwasyoung'un.Irememberitlikeitwasyesterday,backin1830.Iwasayoungturklivin'in'olePhillywhenthe'papersfirstcamepourin'outwithwordoftheDiff'renceEngine.Theysaiditwasgonnachangetheworld,andboydiditever.Coupleyearslater,anyonewhowasanyoneusedthe'Enginestorunthings.Gonewerethedaysofwaitin'forsomeonetosay"Okay",orgettin'peopletoagreeonthisandthat.The'Enginestookoutthemiddleman,sothingsranmightquicker,theydid.Beforey'knewit,everythinggrewsofast.Thecitiesspreadoutasfarastheycouldgoandpeoplehadworkaplenty.TheAmericanDreammarchedon,Itellyou.Fullsteamahead,itdid.Now,Britainhad'Enginessametimewedid,whichmadeforquiteapickle.Britsandusdon'tgetalong,eversincewekickedtheirbuttshundredyearsago.Sincenoonewantedanotherbigwar,wewentatitwithallsortsofpoliticaloneupmanship,whichmadethingschangemightfast.Eachonewantedtobemore"Enlightened"thantheother,whichcausedallsortsofamendmentstotheConstitution.Wegavewomenequalrights,sotheyendedslavery,soweopenedourdoorstoimmigrants,sotheycreatedtheDole,andsoforthandsoforth.Thispartwasn'tsobad.Madetheworldabetterplace,Ireckon.Believeitornot,therewasatimewhenpeoplethoughtwomenandfor'nerswereweaker.I'dsurelovetohavethosepeoplemeetmyoldunitSergeantandsaythattoherface.Biggest,meanestZuluyou'devermeet,andmorepatrioticthanallofusputtogether.Yep,theAmericanDreamsurewasmarchin'onbutstrong.Meanwhile,aschoolmarmfromtheUnitedKingdomlecturesherMajestyssubjectsonhistoryAsisourdestiny,Britainexpandeditsbordersacrossthelessenlightenedlandsoftheworld.AlreadythemonarchofIndia,HerMajestysoughttobringcivilizationtoAfrica,thefarEastandeveryothercorneroftheworld.TheAmericans,everthemeddlers,sawtoarmsavagesandnativeswithweaponsthatwerefartoocomplicatedforthemtounderstand.TheresultingmadnessleadtomanydeathsofBritishcitizensandsavages.HerMajestyrespondedinkind,andsupportedthenativesofAmericathroughherCanadiancolonies.IfBritainwouldbedetained,sowouldtheupstartsfromAmerica.Why

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  • anyculturethatclaimstosupportfreedomwouldeverseektodenytheexpansionofcivilizationacrosstheworldshouldboggleyourminds,children.Theyaresavages,throughandthrough.Now,noneofyouwerealiveduringtheGreatCataclysmof1865,butIpromiseyou,itwasthegreatesttrialthatournationeverfaced.Theworldwasbesetbytyphoons,earthquakesandvolcanosthatrippedeverythingapart.ThankstothecourageanddevotionofthecitizensoftheBritishEmpire,ournationenduresthroughtheensuingchaos.Whilemanycriedandpanicked,HerMajestyinstitutedharsh,butnecessary,reformsthatgotusthrough.Ifweweretosurvive,everyoneneededtocontributeandbeheldaccountable.ItisbecauseofthisthatyouallwearthemarkofHerMajestyonyourperson,toremindyouthatyouareBritish,firstandforemost,andthatifwearetoendure,youmustdoyourpart.Lastly,aBrotherfromtheOrderofGabrieltendstohisgroupofacolytesastheyprepareforthelongjourneyacrosstheNorthAmericanSeaTheHolyNationoftheVaticannowstoodunited,undertheguidanceoftheCouncilofNine.ComprisedhalfandhalfbymembersoftheAngelicOrdersandleadersoftheGreatFamilies,theyweretaskedwiththeoneroustasktorepairthedamagescausedbywhathasbecomeknownastheGreatCataclysm.Werebuiltourcathedralsandcities,thepeoplewerefed,clothedandhoused,allthankstothegenerosityofthenewCouncil.Inascantfiveyears,weundidthedamagethatHellbroughtforththatdayandstoodstrongtofacethehardshipsthatlaidahead.Theangelsprotectedourland,buttherestoftheworldremainaruinedhusk.Weweretrulyaloneintheworld.Itwasyearslaterthatournationmadecontactwithothernationsthatsurvived.WelearnedthattheUnitedStatesofAmericaandBritainhadenduredthehardshipsofHellandpersevered,althoughnoreportsofdivineaidontheirbehalfeverreachedus.Evenso,theirsurvivalmeantthattheAngelssoughtforthemtobespared,sotheCouncilacceptedthemandestablisheddiplomatictieswithbothofthem.ItwastheBritishwhofirstvisitedourlandswiththeir"Ironclads",whichfacilitatedforallthreenationstomeetandestablishatruce,whichwehavehonoredsince.Wordspreadquicklyafterofthediscoveryofanew,unclaimedterritorytotheWest.ThelandsthatwereoncetheNorthwestquadrantoftheAmericancontinentsurvivedintactandhadmorelandavailabletothemthanthesurvivingnationscombined.Allthreenationsagreedtoexplorethenewlandstogether,underthecontinuedauspicesofthetruce,whichhasleadustohere.Wenowstandonthevergeofagrandjourneys,maytheAngelsguideus,wherewewillspreadtheirworldtoallwhowilllisten.Now,Icancontinuetotellyouofourgreatandauspicioushistory,butyouallhavechorestoperformbeforeweboardtheshipstomorrow.Makecertainyouaredressedsuitablyfortravelacrosstheoceanandthatyoupackallofyourvestmentsproperly.Anyreplacementsweneedwillhavetobemadebyourownhands,sobecarefulwithwhatyoubring.DonotforgetthatyouoweyourlivestotheAngelsandtheirhandonEarth,theCouncilofNine.MaytheAngelsguideusandpreserveusall!

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  • 1.2.WelcometoKeystoneWelcometoKeystone,aWeirdWestLARPsetintheplainsofwhatusedtobetheNorthwestTerritoriesoftheNorthAmericancontinent.Twentyyearsafteraglobalcataclysmshatteredtheknownworld,theremnantsofcivilizationsetouttothenewlyrediscoveredNorthwestAmericancontinent.Separatedbydangerousoceans,whereoncetherewasfertileland,settlersmusttravelbyironcladfromtheremainsoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica,acrosswhathasbeencalledtheNorthAmericanSea.Oncetheyreachland,theythenhavetotravelacrossdangerousandunknownlandstoreachthetownofKeystone,thelatestofseveralsettlementscreatedbytheNationsoftheTreatyofCardiff.Meanwhile,thosewhoweatheredthecataclysmandmadeahomeforthemselvesonthiscontinentarenonetoopleasedatthesepeoplewhoencroachupontheirhome.Willpeoplefromdisparatecultureslearntoworktogether,orwilltherebefurtherwarfaretomarthealreadytumultuousnineteenthcentury?Whatnewhorrorswereunearthedbytheeventsthatnearlydestroyedthecivilizedworld?Theworldwillneverbethesameasthesebravesoulsventuretobringforthaneweraofcivilizationacrossthisland.

    1.3TheSpiritoftheRuleWewillrunKeystoneLARPbytheSpiritoftheRule.Whatdoesthismean?Itmeansthatweacceptthatourrulesareimperfectandareliabletocreatesituationthatmakenosense,eventhoughtheletteroftherulemakesitpossible.Pleaselookfortheintentbehindourrules,ratherthanfocusonthewordingandhowtobesttakeadvantageofit.Wearenotaboveadmittingourerrorandmakingadecisionthatcontradictsthewordingofourrules,ifindoingsowepreserveouroriginalintentandabidebythespiritoftheworldwearetryingtoportray.Ifwefindthatanyrulecausesusmoretroublethanit'sworth,wearenotaboveremovingthatrulefromexistenceandwillleaveagapingholeinitsplace. FollowingtheSpiritoftheRulealsomeansthatwetrustyoutomakeajudgmentcallduringgameactionifyouhaveto.Ifyouandothersareconfusedabouthowthingsshouldwork,justmakeyoubestguess,keepgoingandgetbacktousattheendoftheevent.Itismoreimportantforustomaintainimmersionandkeeptheactionmovingthanitistodiscusstheinterpretationoftherules.Rulesshouldexisttosupportgameplay,nottheotherwayaround.

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  • 2YOURCHARACTERHereiswhatyouneedtoknowinordertocreateacharacterwithwhichtoparticipateintheKeystonesaga.

    2.1ThesurvivingnationsoftheworldTherearesixnationsthatsurvivedtheCataclysm.Thesenationsaredividedundertwogroups,whichformthepoliticalbackdropoftheworldofKeystone:TheTreatyofCardiffFormedin1875bythenationsthatsurvivedthecataclysmiceventsthatbroketheknownworld,thistreatyisanonaggressionandtradeagreementdesignedtomakethebestoutofthenewworld.WiththediscoverywiththenewcontinentofNorthwestAmerica,thesenationshaveformedanuneasyalliancetostakeaclaiminthisnewfrontier.ThemembernationsoftheTreatyofCardiffaretheUnitedKingdom,theUnitedStatesofAmericaandtheRomanAscendancyTheUnitedKingdom:AstheDifferenceEnginechangedtheBritishwayoflife,QueenVictoriausheredforthaneweraoftechnologicalprogressandcivilizationacrosstheworld.Unfortunately,repeatedconflictwiththeUnitedStatesofAmericaturnedtheknownworldintoawarzone,thatisuntiltheworldwastornasunder.Now,asmembersoftheTreatyofCardiff,deckedoutinallthetechnologicalfineriesavailabletothem,fromimplantstowearablemachinestostrangeandexoticweapons,thecitizensofherMajestysUnitedKingdomsallyforthtoclaimtheirrightfulplaceinthenewcontinent.TheUnitedStatesofAmerica:FreefromtheshacklesofBritishcolonization,theUnitedStatesofAmericastoodasabeaconoflibertyfortheentireworldtosee.TheydedicatedthemselvestospreadfreedomandlibertyforallinthefaceofBritishimperialism.Now,withtheworldintattersandanewfrontiertoexplore,braveAmericanswillventureforthtolivetheAmericanDreamandstaketheirclaiminthisnewworld.TheRomanAscendancy:FormedfromvictoriousAngelicOrdersinthewakeoftheirrevolutionagainstthecorruptVaticanstate,theRomanAscendancyfollowstheedictsoftheAngels,whosawfittodeliverthemfromtheharmcausedbytheeventsthatsunderedtheknownworld.TogetherwiththeGreatFamiliesofItaly,theAngelicOrdersdeliverthesacredwordtotheircitizensandworktowardsusheringforthaneweraofpiety,enlightenmentandvirtue,allunderthewatchfulandcaringeyeoftheAngels.TheLocalPopulationSurvivorsofthegreatcataclysmthatendedtheworld,thesepeoplemadethebesttheycouldoutofadesperatesituation.Manysettlerswerecutofffromtheirhomenation,whilepeoplewhohadbeen

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  • underconstantpressurebynowremovednationschosetostrikebackatthosewhoremained.Afterseveralyearsofskirmishesandpersistentthreatening,thesepeopleformedanuneasyallianceinordertofacetheoncomingCardiffinvasion.Now,withthethreatofoutsidecolonizationlooming,oldrivalriesresurface,oldallegiancesaretestedandachancetobringtwopartsofthisfracturedworldbegins.ThepeoplewhoformthelocalpopulationaretheNativeAmericanTribes,thepeopleofFortressLaramieandtheenigmaticpeopleofNewLhasa. ThePeopleoftheLand:TheNativeAmericantribesunitedunderacommonbannertohalttheencroachmentoftheUnitedStatesofAmericaupontheirland.ArmedwithBritishweaponsandknowhow,thePeopleoftheLandwereabletoprotecttheirhomeandnowformaformidableforceonthenewcontinent.Intime,thetribesconsolidatedunderthebannersoftheLakota,CrowandCheyennetribes,eachwiththeirownideasforhowtohandlethepeopleofCardiff.Devouttothelandandthespirits,thePeopleoftheLandmayseemsimpleandprimitivetothecivilizednations,buttheyareaformidablepeoplewhoshouldnotbeunderestimated.ThePeopleofLaramie:FortressLaramiewasthewesternmosttipoftheAmericanoccupationofthecontinent.AsacitadeloftheAmericandriveintotheWest,Laramieservedasamajorrallypointforthosewhosurvivedthegreatdisasterthatshatteredtheworld.PeoplefromallnationsandwalksoflifesoughtsafetyandprotectionfromthesoldiersofLaramie,peoplewhowentontoformthebackboneofanewnation.AllarewelcometoliveinLaramie,providedtheyswearofftheirtiestotheirformerhomesandpledgetofollowtheLaramieCodeofConductandRuleofLaw.ThePeopleofNewLhasa:LittleisknownaboutthepeopleofNewLhasa,savethattheymadethemselvesknownintheyearsfollowingthegreatcataclysm.WhatisknownisthattheyarepredominantlyChinese,withsomeSpanishinfluenceprevalentintheirculture.Isolationistbynature,theyemergefromtheforeststothedistantwesttotradetheirblackpowderandexoticconcoctionswithanywhocanpay.Althoughbyappearancetheyareaspiritualandpeacefulpeople,therearestoriesofpeoplefromLhasawhoperformalmostsuperhumanfeatsofgraceandmight.

    2.2CreateacharacterIt'sreallyeasytocreateacharacterinKeystone!Simplyfollowthesesteps,andwe'llgetyougoinginnotime!1)ChooseaNation Allcharacterscomefromthesixnationslistedabove.Eachnationhasitsculture,mannerism,viewsoftheworldanddressstyles.Choosetheonethatmostsuitsyourcharacterconcept.Eachnationalsoreceivesskillsthatbecomeavailabletothem.ChecktheNationSkillslistinChapter4:Skills,KitsandJobsformoredetails.IMPORTANT:ThePeopleofLaramieareahodgepodgeofpeoplefromtheothernations.Assuch,ifyouchoosetobefromLaramie,chooseahomenationfromoneoftheotherfivenationsfirst,thendeclareyourselftobefromLaramie.Forexample,ifyouareaformerU.S.Cavalrysoldierwhojoined

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  • Laramie,youdchooseLaramie(America)asyournation.YouthengainaccesstoanyNationSkillsforyourhomenationandarenowaffectedbyLaramiecalls.Ignorecallstoyourhomenation,suchasAmerican,British,etc.2)ChooseaKitThereareninedifferentkitstochoosefrom,whichyoucanreadaboutlateronintherulebook.ThinkofaKitasthearchetypethatyouaregoingtoplay.Whetheritisaguntotin'Britishlady,oraproperAmericanbusinessman,thereisakitoutthereforyou!Kitswillprovideyouwithasetofskillsthatwillbuildupyourcharacter'sstyle.3)ChooseaJobEveryone'sgottomakealiving,includingyou.Thiswillprovideyouwithanothersetofskillsthatareinlinewithacertaincareerpath,suchasDiplomat,Lawman,LaborerorTradesman.YoumaychoosetonotselectaJobatcharactercreation,althoughyouwillhavetolearningamehowtoacquireanewJob.Gettowork! 4)ChooseyourskillsEverycharacterstartswithFIVE(5)skillstheycanchoose.TheymaychooseskillsfromOpenSkills,theirKitandtheirJob.Therearenopointstospendsimplychoosefiveskillsandawayyougo! 5)GritAllcharactersstartwithFIVE(5)pointsofGrit.Theseareusedtoactivateskills,aslistedlaterintherulebook.ReadtheGritsectionformoredetails.6)PrestigeAllcharactersstartwithaPrestigescoreof1intheirhomenation.Thisrepresentstheinfluenceyouhavewithyourhomenationsgovernment.ReadthePrestigesectionformoredetails.

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  • 2.3CharacterAdvancementYoustartyourcharacterwithFIVE(5)skills.Foreveryfulleventyouattend,youcanaddonemoreskilltoyourcharacter,asperRankrestrictions.YourcharactercanhaveuptoSIXTEEN(16)skills.Anytimeyouearnaskillafterthatpoint,youcanchoosetoswapoutanotherskillwhichyouhaveavailabletoyouinexchangeforoneyoualreadyhave.Youcannotswapout+1Gritpurchasesinthismanner.Sometimes,acharacterhasaformativeexperiencethatcompletelychangestheirwayofthinking.Onceinyourcharacterslife,youareallowedtoswitchtoadifferentKitoradifferentJob.Youretainallskillsthatyouvepreviouslypurchased.Fromthispointforward,youmustseekateacherforeverynonGritskillyouwanttopurchaseinyournewKitorJob.AnyonewhoalreadyhasthesameKitorJob,andskillcanteachittoyou,providedtheyspendthirtyminutesdoingso.Weencourageyoutoswitchyourskillsetwithamentorinmind.Weaskthatyoudothisaspartofyourcharacterstransformation,notasameanstoacquirebetterskills.

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  • 3BASICRULES

    3.1GritEveryonehascourage,guts,sandorgrit,howeveryouchoosetocallit.Itmeasuresyourwillpower,gustoandgrimdetermination.Peopledon'tfallinbattlefromwoundstheyfallwhentheyain'tgotnomoretogive.ThisisathematicLARP,soyoufallwhenyou'veouthero'edyourself.Gritisaresourcethatyouspendinordertouseyourskills.EveryskillthatrequiresGritshouldhaveanumberlistedaftertheskillname.SimplysubtractthatamountofGritfromyourtotalandyoucanusetheskillaslistedinitsdescription.OnceyouareoutofGrit,youcannolongerusetheseskillsuntilyouacquiremoreGrit.ThemostcommonwaytodosoisthroughaRefresh,whichislistedbelow.Someabilitiesrequireyouto"CommitGrit".WhenyouCommitGrit,youarededicatingittomaintainingsomeothereffect,whichmeansthatitisnotavailabletospend.YoudonotregainthisGritbyanymeans,untiltheendoftheevent.Usually,whenyouareaskedtoCommitGrit,thereisaconditionprovidedforhowtorestoreyourGrit.Ifnoneislisted,assumethatyouarecommitteduntiltheendoftheevent.

    3.2RefreshRefreshisthemeansbywhichyourestoreyourspentGrit.ARefreshcallwillincludetheamountofGritthatyouarerestored,suchasOne,Two,HalforFull.ThereareseveralcommonlyknownwaystoreceiveaRefresh:ChowTime:Everytimethereisascheduledmeal(BreakfastandDinner,SaturdayandSunday),youautomaticallygainaFullRefresh.PompandCircumstance:Eachnationhasaceremonythatisparticulartothem.Thisceremonytakesatleast15minutes,requiresatleastsixmembersofyournationandisdetailedinyourNationdocument.Wheneveryoucompletethisritual,yougainaFullRefresh.SpecialEvents:YoumaygainaRefreshduringspecialevents,asdictatedbystaff.Thesemayincludespecialceremonies,majorvictoriesorothersuchhappenings.SpecialConsumables:Somespecial,highqualityconsumablesmayprovideyouwithaRefresh.IMPORTANT:Any"PerRefresh"abilitiesarerestoredonlywhenyoureceivea"RefreshFull"effect.Youcannot"topoff"yourGrittoreceivea"PerRefresh"benefit.

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  • 3.3SayWhat?Therearemanycallsthataremadeduringanevent.Theserepresentvariousabilitiesthatcharactershave.Theyshouldbeshort,easyandtothepoint.Wedonotexpectyoutolearnthemallatonceyou'llgetitintime.Youmaybeoverwhelmed.Stayincharacter.It'simportanttomaintainthemoodofthegamebystayingincharacter.Nothingdestroysagreatinteractionliketalkingaboutrealworldissues,sopleaseberespectful.Herearethreecallsthateveryoneshouldknow,shouldyouneedtobreakgame:"Clarify!":Discretecessationofgameactiontoclearupanyconfusion.Thisshouldbedoneoffsides,awayfromgeneralaction.Peopleshouldhelpsomeoneoutwhenthereisaclarify,listentowhatissaid,thenagreetocontinuegameactionatthesametime."Caution!":Seesomethingthatcouldcauseahazard?Usethiscalltowarnpeople.Everyoneshouldstopandlisten,thenreturnbacktogameactionwhenthehazardisaddressed."Hold!Hold!Hold!":Somethinghashappenedthatforcesustostopgameactionforashortwhile.Pleasedroptoonekneeandawaitinstructions.Wewillhandlewhat'swhat.Ourgoalistominimizethenumberofgamecallsthatareusedduringanevent.Tohelpwiththis,we'vereducedthenumberofgameeffects,aswellaskeptourcallsdowntooneortwosyllablewords. Yourtypicalcallwillconsistofthreeparts:AModifier,anEffectandaTarget.AModifier,whichisoptional,willdenoteaqualitythatisaddedtotheeffect.Theeffectisthegameabilitythatyouwillknowaffectsyou.Atargetisasubsetofthecharacterbasethatisthetargetofthiseffect.Ifyoudonotqualifyaspartofthetarget,theeffectdoesnotaffectyou.Forexample,takethecall"FullRefreshtoAmerican".Inthiscall,theModifieris"Full",whichdenotesthatthisisaFullRefresh,asopposedtoRefreshOneorRefreshHalf."Refresh"istheeffect,whichtellsyouthatyourestoreyourGrit."toAmerican"isthetarget,whichtellsyouthatthiscallaffectsanAmerican,asinsomeonewhoisamemberoftheNation:UnitedStatesofAmerica.Thissimplebreakdownofthecallshouldhopefullytellyoueverythingyouneedtoknowtoreacttoit.FullRefreshtoAmerican?Signmeup!FeelfreetoreversetheorderoftheModifierandtheEffect,ifitmakesmoregrammaticalsensetodoso.Forexample"RefreshOnetoAmerican"makesmoresensethan"OneRefreshtoAmerican".SolongasitisclearwhichwordistheEffectandwhichistheModifier,wedon'tmindhowyousayit.Somecallsmayuseonlytheeffect,asinthecaseofusinganability,suchas"Slay".Inthesecases,assumethatthefullcallis"BestowSlaytoSelf",followedbythedeliveryoftheeffect.However,weshortenthisto"Slay"forbrevity.Inotherwords,allcombatabilitiesareassumedtobeperformedonyourselfinstantly,tobedeliveredimmediatelyuponuse.Don'tworryaboutthis,reallyweaddedthisjusttoprovideconsistency.Shootorswing,call"Slay"anddanceonyouropponent'sgrave.

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  • Allopponentswillhaveoneofthreequalifiersattachedtothem:MinorFoe,MajorFoeandEpicFoe.TheserepresentvariousdegreesofstrengththatyouwillencounterwithadversariesatKeystone.YoucanonlyusetheFoeModifiertodeliverharmfuleffects.ItissafetoassumethatallcombatcallswillaffectMinorFoes.MajorandEpicFoesmaybeaffecteddifferentlybythesesamecalls,soconsideryourselfwarned.ForthepurposeofthisModifier,allplayercharactersareconsideredMinorFoes. ForafulllistofEffects,readChapter5:GameEffects.

    3.4StopPokingMe!Therearevariouswaysthataneffectcanbedelivered.Allskilldescriptionswillexplicitlyspecifythesedeliverymethodsintheirdescription.Theseareasfollows: ByMELEEWEAPON.Certainskillsproduceeffectsthataredeliveredthroughmeleeweapons.AlleffectsdeliveredbymeleeweaponsmustcomefromeithercombatskillsorfromBestoweffects.AnyeffectdeliveredbymeleeweaponisnotspentiftheswingmissesyoucancontinuedeliveringtheeffectuntilthetargetcallsResistortakestheeffect.ByRANGEDWEAPON.Certainskillsproduceeffectsthataredeliveredthroughrangedweapons.AlleffectsdeliveredbyrangedweaponsmustcomefromeithercombatskillsorfromBestoweffects.Anyeffectdeliveredbyrangedweaponisspentiftheshotmisses. Ammunitionisnotfreelyavailable,butitiseasilymanufacturedbysomeonewiththeBulletPressskill.Furthermore,spentammunitioncanonlybehandledifplacedinaspeciallymarkedpail,calledaSlagBucket.Anyonecangatherammunition,providedaSlagBucketisavailable.Read4.1GeneralSkillsformoredetails.ByFIST.Somecharacterscandelivereffectthroughtheirfists,whicharerepresentedbysmall,birdseedbeanbags.Fistpacketsmustbedeliveredwithinarmsreachofthetarget.IMPORTANT:TherearenospellpacketsinKeystone.Allbirdseedpacketsrepresentfists.ByVOICE.Someeffectscanbedeliveredatrangebyvoice.ThiscallwillbeprecededwithByMyVoice,suchasByMyVoice,FullRefreshtoAmerican.Voiceeffectsaffectonlyonetarget,whoseattentionyoushouldgetbeforeyoudelivertheeffect.Iftheeffectisnotacknowledgedbythetarget,theskillisnotexpended.ByAREAOFEFFECT.Someeffectscanbedeliveredatrangebyvoice,butaffectallwhoare

    withinghearingrange.ThecallwillbeprecededbyAreaofEffect,suchasAreaofEffect,FullRefreshtoAmerican.Alltargetswhoareincludedinthequalifiersuffertheeffect.Ifyouareawareoftheeffect,andyouarewithinreachofvalidtargetthatdoesnotnoticeit,youmaycallonthemtotaketheeffect.

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  • ByPROP.Somepropsortrapswillhavea4"x8"fluorescentcardonthemthatsays"DANGER!"Thereshouldbeaharmfuleffectwrittenonthebackofit.Thesesignsrepresentsomedangerintheimmediateareayoucanreactaccordingly.Ifyoutriggersomeobvioustraporhazard,suchasatripwire,fallingrocksorthelike,readthebackofthecardandtaketheeffect.

    3.5Fightin'CombatinKeystoneishandledinBeats.ABeatrepresentsoneflurryofblowsoronemomentofactions,nottolastlongerthanonesecond.Gettingpeltedbytwentyshotsatonce,orstruckbyoneluckydaggerblow,bothcountasoneBeat.CombatblowsshouldnotbedeliveredforlongerthanoneBeatatatime,beforeyousquareoffandstartover.Thisshouldhelpcreateanactionpackedcombatenvironmentthatdoesnotgetoutofhand.PersistentlydeliveringblowsformultipleBeatsatatimeiscalled"MachineGunning",andisagainsttherules.Anyonewhoendures"MachineGunning"isconsideredthetargetofONEBeatandmaycounteraccordingly.Keystoneisalocationbasedcombatgame.AnyuncalledblowtoalimbdeliverstheMaimeffect.Youmaynotusethatlimbtocarrygameitems,moveyourselforperformgameskills.Asacourtesy,youdonothavetodropyourgameweapons,butpleasecarrythemeitherbythebladeorthebarrel,soastoindicatethatyouarenotwieldingthemincombat.Ifyoureceiveablowtoyourtorso,youimmediatelysuffertheCleaveeffect,whichwillleaveyouKnockedOut.See"Livin'andDyin'"formoredetails.Somecharacterswillhaveskillsthatallowthemtocounteruncalledweaponblows.Youdonotneedtoprovideacountercallwhenresistinguncalledweaponblows,asthatwouldmakecombattedious.Ifyouarerepeatedlyhittingsomeoneandtheydonotseemtofall,trustthattheyknowsomethingyoudon'tknow.IfyouwishtomovesomeonewhoisKnockedoutorhelpless(suchassomeonewhohavereceivedtheMaimeffectonalllimbs),youcanmovethembypointingbothhands,palmsoutandsayingIcarryyou.Atthatpoint,butyouandthetargetcanmoveatawalkingpace.Thepersonbeingcarriedmustfollowinfrontofthehandsofthepersoncarryingthem,inordertomakeitcleartootherswhatisgoingon.Intheeventthatyouwanttocapturesomeone,youcanalwaysRopeEmUp!Inotherwords,youcantiesomeoneupwhoishelplessandunabletodefendthemselves,byusingalengthofropeandgentlywrappingitaroundtheirclaspedhands.Youcanthenwraptheotherendaroundastructuralobject,likeatree,post,etc.Alternatively,theotherendcanbeheldbyanotherpersonwithbothhands.Whiletheropeisboundtothetargetshands,theycannotmoveawayfromthelengthoftheropeandmustfollowitatawalkingpaceifpulled.Thepersonwhoisboundcannotfreethemselves,butanyoneelsecandeliveronemeleeblowtotheropetoreleasethem.

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  • 3.6Livin'andDyin'Wheneveryoureceiveablowtoyourtorso,youare"KnockedOut".Youarenotunconscious,butinsteadinadeliriousstateinwhichyoucandolittlemorethanwhimper,say"pleasehelp...","mercy..."orthelike.Youcannottalkaboveawhimper,performanygameactionsoruseanygameitems.Inshort,youareoutofthefightuntilsomeoneelsehelpsyourecuperatebysomemeans. Ifyoudonotrecoverfrombeing"KnockedOut"aftertenminutes,youare"DoneFor".Atthispoint,you'reprettymuchreadytogiveuptheghostandheadtoTheGreatBeyond.Fortunately,you'renotaquitter,soyoucancrawl,limporotherwisedragyourselftosafety.Youmayslowlyambleawayfromcombatandmustholdbothhandsoveryourstomach,asifholdingyourinsidesin.Youcannotcommunicateaboveawhimper,andcannotsayanythingmorethan"Easyfella',I'mdonefor!"orthelike.IMPORTANT:Ifyouknowthatsomeoneis"DoneFor",itisconsideredagainsttherulestoattackthemsoastodelaythemfromleavingthesceneeitherkillthemorletthemgo.Onceyoulimpbacktosafety,youmustfindaSawbones,Physician,Chirurgeon,MedicineManoranyoneelsewhoknowshowtopatchyouup.Followtheirinstructionsandtheywillseetoyourspeedyrecovery.Now,insomeinstances,youmaynotsurvivetheprocessandwilltrulybedonefor.Ifthishappens,youmayinsteadopttosufferaCripplingInjury.Youmayimmediatelychoosefromoneofthefollowinginjuries:1)CrippledArm/Leg.Chooseoneofyouruncrippledlimbs.Thatlimbisnowpermanentlycrippled.Itcannotbeusedtoperformanygameactionsoruseanygameabilities.Ifyouhaveacrippledarm,youcannotuseanygameskillsthatrequiretwoarms,suchaswieldarifle.Ifyouchoosealeg,youcannotmovefasterthanalimpingwalkandcannotuseanyDexterityskills.2)BustedGut.Yousufferagrievouswoundtoalungoryourinnards.Atthestartofeveryevent,youcommitonethirdofyourtotalGrittoyourinjury,andcannotmovefasterthanawalk. 3)MissingEye.Youloseaneye.Youmusthaveoneeyecoveredfortherestofyourlife.AllcombatskillscostonemoreGrittouse.Ifyouareusingapereventskillsystem,youloseoneuseofyourhighestcostskillatRefresh.YoumaytakeuptotwoCripplingInjuriesinyourcharacter'slife.Ifyoufailtorecoverathirdtime,well,it'llbetimefortheundertakertotakeyourmeasurements.Youmayinsteadwanttothinkofretiringafterbecomingcrippled.DeathhasaveryfunnywayaboutitintheworldofKeystone.Wheneversomeoneiskilledincoldblood(aspertheCutthroatskill),theywillreturntothelandofthelivingasaRevenant,hellbentonrevengeanddeterminedtodragtheguiltybackwiththem.ThosewhodieontheSurgerytabledonotreturn,nordopeoplewhodiefromaproperHangingorLynching.MoredetailsonHangingandLynchingwillbeprovidedinthefuture.

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  • 3.7HanginandLynchinSometimes,youjustwantsomeonetobedead.Inaworldwherethedeadcomebackforvengeance,though,youmusttreadcarefully.Sincethedeadcomebackwhentheyvebeenwrongfullysnuffed,youhavetomakesuretodothingsrealproperlike.Assuch,justiceisoftenfoundattheendofanooseorapitchfork.Therearetwowaystohelpanunwantedpersonshuffleoffthismortalcoil,andthatisHanginandLynchin.Inbothcases,justiceisbeingserved,butonlyaHangincanclaimthesupportofthelaw.Themostimportantpartofthisprocessisyourgrievance.You,andothers,musthaveagenuinegripeagainstthetargetofyourire.Youcannotsimplyoffsomeonebecauseyoudontlikethecutoftheirjib.Theymust,insomeway,presentathreattoyourandyournationorkin,ortheymusthavewrongedyouinsomewaythathasnotbeenresolved.Thinkcarefullybeforeyouresorttothispath,becauseamistakeatthispointwillbringdownarevenantsretribution.Onceyoureresoluteingoingthroughwithit,youmustgatheraposse.Thisrequiresatleasteightpeoplewhoshareyourgrievanceandarewillingtogoalongwithit.Fromthatgroup,oneofyoumustbetheleader.InthecaseoftheHangin,thatpersonmustbeaLawmanwhorepresentslawstowhichthetargetisanswering.InthecaseofaLynchin,thatpersonmustbesomeonewhowasdirectlyaffectedbythewrongdoingsofthetarget.WithaHanginitsbusiness,withaLynchinitspersonal.AHanginorLynchinisaloud,raucousaffair.Onedoesnotdothesethingsquietly.Instead,youmakeyourgrievancesknowntothetargetthroughvocaloutcry,hollers,condemnationsandthelike.Theleadermustthenlistthethegrievancesforwhichthetargetisbeingstrungup.Thisshouldbedonewithaplombandfervorandshouldnotberushed,subduedorotherwiseconcealed. Aftereachpersonwhoispartofthepossemustcondemnthetargetinturn.Thiscanbeassimpleasagreeingwiththecrimeslistedbytheleader,oritcanentailtellingastoryofthewrongsthatthetargethascommitted.Onceeveryonehasspokentheirpiece,itisimportanttoallowthetargettospeaktheirpeace.Thisshouldntgoonforlongerthanaminute.Ifthetargetusesthistimetotrytoescape,orcallforhelp,orotherwiseinterrupttheprocess,youmayignorethemandproceed.Wheneverythingissaidanddone,youneedtostringtheropeoveratreeorthelikeandwrapitaroundtheshouldersofthetargets.Thisrepresentsanoose,whichwedonotuseforsafetypurposes.Oncenoosed,theleadermusttakepersonalresponsibilityoutloudforthedeaththeyareabouttoinflict,usuallybystatingsomethinglike:I,,doherebysendyoutothegreatbeyond,thatyoumaytroubleusnomore.Maythepowersthatbehavemercyonyoursoul.TheleaderthencallsDeathbyVOICEtothetarget,atwhichpointthedeedisdone.Thisismeanttobeadramaticdevelopmentinthestory,andshouldnotbeusedasameanstoabusethegame.Thewholeprocessshouldtakeabouttenminutes,andcanbeinterruptedatanytime.AnyattempttoviolatetheSpiritoftheRulewillbedealtwithseverely.

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  • 3.8Haveityourway!Itistheresponsibilityofeverycharactertoknowthelistofeffectsandhowtoreacttothem.Ifyouareunsureofanyeffect,simplycall"Clarify"andlistenforinstructions.Thatbeingsaid,playerswillhavetheoptiontochoosedifferentstylesofskilluse.Somepeoplemaywantcompletecontrolovertheirskilluse,whileothersmaywantnottothinkaboutitandfocusonacoupleofthingstheycanrecall.Eitherway,oursystemencouragesyoutopickthesystemthatbestsuitsyou.Therewillbeafewopenskillsthatwillallowyoutocustomizeyourcharacter'sskillset.Hereisalistofdifferentrulesstylesandhowtoachievethemwithinourgamesystem.Wanttouseamanapool?Thebasesystemusesonepointpoolforskilluse,calledGrit.EachskillusesacertainnumberofGrit,whichyouspendasyouusetheskill.Thisstyleallowsyougreatversatilityinhowyouuseyourskills.WanttohaveafixednumberofskillsperRefresh?The"WellTrained"skillallowsyoutoallocateyourGritintoskillusebeforetheevent.Thatway,youdonothavetoremembermorethanthenumberoftimesyoucanuseaparticularskill.Asyouaresacrificingversatility,foreverytimeyoutakethe"WellTrained"skill,yougainanextrauseofanyoneskillyoualreadyhave. Wanttohaveoneortwoskillsyou'rereallygoodat?The"TrueNatural"skillallowsyoutopickoneskillandcommitfivetimestheskillcostinGrit,inordertousethatskilloncepertargetperencounter.Younolongerhavetokeeptrackofhowmanytimesyou'veusedyourfavoriteskill,andinsteadjustremembertouseitoncepertarget.Wanttoplayalocationbasedcombatgame?The"Cunning"skillgivesyouamoderateboosttoyourGrit,butlocksyououtofpurchasinganyskillthatallowsyoutoresistweaponattacks.Wanttoplayahitpointcombatgame?The"Brawny"skillsgiveyouamoderateboosttoyourGrit,butlimitsyouruseofGrittoresistinguncalledblowsatarateofonepointofGritperhit.Asyoucansee,youareabletomixandmatchdifferentstylesofgameplayintothesamegame.ThisallowsplayerswithvaryingdegreesofrulessavvytointeractonthesamelevelandallowspeopletoenjoytheworldofKeystoneattheirownrulescomfortlevel.

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  • 4SKILLS,KITSANDJOBS HereisalistofallskillsthatareavailableinKeystone.YoushouldnothavetoworryaboutanythingoutsideofOpenSkills,NationSkillsandwhateverKitandJobyouchose.Hereisanexampleofaskillyoumaysee,sowecandiscusshowtoreadwhatislisted:

    XIISharpshooter(5) Youmaycall"Slay"oncewitharifleshot.

    ThenumberatthebeginningistheRank.Asyoupurchaseskills,youstackthemintheorderyoupurchasedthem.NoskillcanhaveaRanklowerthantheordercountinwhichitwaspurchased.Forexample,ifaskillhasRankV,itcanbeatlowestthefifthskillyoupurchase.ForaRankVIIIskill,itcanbeatminimumtheeighthskillyoupurchase,andsoon.Forthisexample,Sharpshootercanbeattheveryleastthetwelfthskillyoupurchase.Thatmakesitquitetheadvancedskill!NextisshowntheSkillName,whichexiststouniquelyidentifyittoitsKit,Job,orasanOpenskill.Itexistsforthecharacter'sreferenceonlyandshouldneverneedtobeheardbyothercharacters.Allthatisrelevantistheeffectthatitallowsyoutodo.Forthisexample,thecharactershouldneverhavetosay"Sharpshooter",butshouldonlysay"Slay"whenshootinghisrifle.ThenumberattheendofthenameistheGritCosttousethisskill.SimplyexpendthatamountofGritandusetheskillasdescribed.Forthisexample,thecharacterwouldspend5Grit,thencallSlaywhenshootingtheirrifle.Askillmarkedwith()canbeusedasoftenasyouwantanddoesnotexpendGrittouse.Askillmarkedwith(0)hasazeroGritcost,butstillcountsasspendingGritforthepurposesofcharacterrestrictions.Ifaskillhasmultiplebenefits,Gritcostwillbelistedinorder.BelowthisistheSkillDescription,whichshouldgiveyouabriefdescriptionofhowtousethatskill,describedassimplyaspossible. Youmayseeamultipliedentryattachedtosomeskills,suchas(x3).Thismeansthattheskillcanbepurchasedmultipletimes,theeffectofwhichislistedintheskilldescription.Thisisaddedonlytounlimiteduseskills.SomeentriesinJobsandKitswillsay"+1Grit"insteadofofferinganewskill.Ifyouchoosethis,youincreaseyourGritbyonepoint.ThisalsoincreasesyourtotalpurchasesforthesakeofskillRanks.Inotherwords,ifIhavepurchasedtwoskillsandthree"+1Grit",youcountashavingpurchasedfiveskills,whichqualifiesyouforaRankVIskill.IMPORTANT:JobSkillsmustbepurchasedintheorderinwhichtheyarelisted,regardlessoftheirlistedRank.

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  • 4.1GeneralSkillsILiterate()Youarewellspokeninthelanguageofyourhomenation.Youmayreadanydocumentthathastheheader"DOCUMENT:"Anydocumentyouwritethathasmorethanonehundredwordscanbefoldedsoastobesealedandhavethethisheaderwrittenontheoutside.Furthermore,unlessyouhavethisskill,youcannotopenanyingameenvelopes,regardlessofwhethertheyarelabelledasDOCUMENTsornot. NOTE:Peoplewithoutthisskillarenotforcedtoignorewriting.Allcharactersaresufficientlyliteratetoreadsimplesigns,Wantedposters,foodmenusandthelike.Thisskillisreservedforpeoplewhowanttounderstandmorenuancedwriting,suchaspoetry,legaldocuments,treatiseandthelike.IBlade()Youmayuseonesmallmeleeweaponofyourchoice,nolongerthan24".Thisincludesbowieknife,tomahawk,billyclubandfryingpan. IFirearm()Youmayuseaoneortwobarrelrangedweapon,whichincludessmallderringersandbasicrifles.Yourweaponcannotloadmorethantworoundsatatime.Pistolsmaybefiredonehanded,whileriflesmustbefiredwithtwohands.IBullseye!(2)YoucancallBullseye!onceviaRANGEDWEAPON.ITakeCover!(2)Oncethefightingstarts,thebestthingforyoutodoistoduckforcoveranddrawyourhogleg.Providedyouareeitherproneorhalfofyourbodyisbehindcover(shootingaroundacorner,tableinfrontofyou,etc.),youcancallResisttoanyoneRANGEDWEAPONattack.Onceyouusethisskill,youmustfindanotherplaceforcoverthatisatleastfivefeetawayfromwhereyouarebeforeyoucanuseitagain.ISlugger(1)YoucancallKnockdownbyFISTthreetimeswithinonecombat.Youcannotusethisabilityonanyonewhoisarmedwitharangedweapon.YoumayalsospendoneGrittocallResistagainstanyeffectdeliveredbyFIST.IFistFighter(x4)Youareatrainedpugilist,martialartistorhavehandsofsteel.YoucandeliverviaFISTanyeffectsavailabletoyouthatarenormallydeliveredbyMELEEWEAPON.YoucandelivereffectsofuptoaGritcostequaltothenumberofpurchasesofthisskill.Forexample,ifyouvepurchasedFistFighterthreetimes,youcanusecombatskillsofaGritcostofthreeorlower.YoumuststillpaytheGritcostofthemeleeskillwhenyouusethisskill.

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  • ICardShark(1)Youwereborntogamble.Whenplayingcardgames,youmayspendoneGrittohavethedealerdealyouoneextracard,afterwhichyouimmediatelydiscardoneofyourcards.Youmayusethisskillonlywhenthe"action"isonyou,andonlyonceperroundofgambling.Tousethisskill,simplyraiseonefingeratthedealertheyshouldknowwhattodo.Inordertoavoidconfusion,usethisskillbeforeyoucall,raise,check,etc.IISurrender!()Youaregoodatbeingyellowinthefaceofdanger.Youcandropallhandhelditems,raiseyourarmsintheairandcallISurrender!ISurrender!FreezeandDraintoSelf!YouimmediatelyloseallavailableGritandskilluses,includingWellTrainedandBestowuses.WhileunderthisFreezeeffect,youareunaffectedbyalleffects.ICutthroat()Youareacold,heartlesspersonwhoiswillingtokillpeople.Tousethisskill,touchyourmeleeweaponorpointyourrangedweaponatahelplesstarget.YouthenperformaDeathStrikecountfromonetoten,afterwhichyoucancallDeathonthehelplesstargetviaMELEEWEAPON,RANGEDWEAPONorFIST.KillinganotherpersonincoldbloodwillsurelydrawthevengeanceofaRevenantuponyou,sothinkverycarefullybeforeyouusethisskill.IBulletPress(1)Youcanproduceammunitionwithtimeandalittleelbowgrease.First,youmustacquirespentammunition.Anyonecanpickupspentammunition,butitcanonlybecarriedinaSlagBucket,whichisapailmarkedwithaDANGER!signprovidedbyStaff.CarryingaSlagBucketisdangerouspleasereadthebackoftheDANGER!signbeforeyoudoso.Second,youcanspendoneGritandrolluptosixbullets.Torollabullet,placeadartbetweenbothhandsandrubthemfortenseconds,whichmakesarollingmotionwiththedart.Third,placetherolledbulletsintoaproperreceptacle,whichcanbeeitherabandolier,asturdyboxmarkedAmmunitionorloadedintoagun.Bulletsmustbeproperlystackedwhenstoredyoucannothaphazardlytossbulletsintoabox.Youcanneverusethisskillnearcombat.IVLegacyItem1()VIIILegacyItem2()XIILegacyItem3()Whetheritisthroughyourgovernment,aninheritanceorspoilsofwar,yougainaccesstoalimitednumberofDevices,aslistedin6.7Crafting.ThesecannotuseWordsofPowerofacostgreaterthanhalfthetotalPowerCostpermitted,roundedup. LegacyItem1:OneDevicewithaPowerCostofthree.LegacyItem2:TwoDeviceswithaPowerCostofthree,oronewithaPowerCostoffive.LegacyItem3:TwoDeviceswithaPowerCostoffive,oronewithaPowerCostofseven.YoumusthaveaPrestigeequalstothelevelthatyouwishtopurchase.TheseDevicesmustreflectyourhomeNation,suchasAugmentationsfortheUnitedKingdomorAncestorRelicsforNewLhasa.Iflostorstolen,youmaybeabletoreplacethemwithhelpfromyourhomeNation.

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  • 4.2CustomRulesSkillsThesefollowingskillsallowyoutocustomizethewaythatyouinteractwithyourskilllist.Youdonothavetopurchaseanyofthemifyoudontwantto.Youareallowedtopurchaseonlyoneoftheseskills.IWellTrained(x5)Youhavebeenrigorouslytrainedanddothingsbyrote.Atthestartoftheevent,youmustCommitallGritthathasnotbeenalreadycommittedbyothersources,suchasthroughotherskillsorDevices.Foreachpurchaseofthisskill,yougainasingleuseofoneskillthatyouhavethatwouldnormallyrequireGrittoactivate.YoucanonlyusethisonskillsthathaveaGritcostequalorlowerthanthenumberoftimesyouvepurchasedthisskill.Forexample,ifyouvepurchasedWellTrainedthreetimes,youcanuseselectskillsofaGritcostofthreeorlower.ITrueNatural()Youareanaturalatdoingonetask.Whenyoupurchasethisskill,chooseoneskillyoualreadyknow.YoumustCommitfivetimestheGritcostofthatskill.Youmaynowusethatskilloncepertargetperencounter.Anencounterisdefinedasanygameactionthatisfollowedbyfiveminutesofuninterruptedrest,duringwhichyoumayusenogameskillsorperformanyothergameactions.Examplesofanencounterincludeoneroomofamodule,one"wave"ofcombatoronehandofpoker.Fortheseexamples,youdonothavetohaveperformthefiveminutesofrest,butweaskyoutopleaseuseyourbestjudgmentwetrustyou.WewillallowplayerstoswitchtheirNaturalskillonacasebycasebasis,butexpecttheretobeaheavyroleplayrequirementtodoso.Ifyoupurchasethisskill,youcannotpurchaseWellTrained.Thefollowingskillsallowyoutocustomizehowyouinteractwithcombat.Youdonothavetopurchaseanyofthemifyoudontwantto.Youareallowedtopurchaseonlyoneoftheseskills.ISurvivor()YoumayspendoneGrittoignorealluncalledattacksforoneBeat.YouareencouragedtooverspendGritbyspendingoneGritpersecond,asyoutrytodosomethingbold,heroicorjustdarncrazy.Ifyoupurchasethisskill,youcannotpurchaseeitherBrawnynorCunning.IBrawny()Atthestartofanevent,yourtotalGritisincreasedeitherbythreepoints,orbyoneGritforeverytwobaseGrityouhave,whicheverishigher.YoucanresistuncalledattacksaspertheSurvivorskill.YoucanspendthreeGrittocallRESISTtoanyMELEEWEAPONandRANGEDWEAPONeffect.YoucannotspendGritonanythingelse.Ifyoupurchasethisskill,youcannotpurchaseeitherSurvivornorCunning.ICunning()Atthestartofanevent,yourtotalGritisincreasedeitherbythreepoints,orbyoneGritforeverythreebaseGrityouhave,whicheverishigher.YoumayneveruseanyabilitythatallowsyoutocallResisttoanattack,regardlessofthesource.Ifyoupurchasethisskill,youcannotpurchaseeitherSurvivornorBrawny.

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  • 4.3LifestyleSkillsTheseskillsrepresentawayoflifethatyou'vechosenforyourself.Allrequirementslistedontheseskillsmustbeplayedoutinearnest.Pleasedoyourbesttoactoutyourefforts,asitisareflectionofyourcharacter'sdedicationtotheirlifestyle.Becauseyoufollowacodeofconductthatencouragesyou,yougainalimitednumberofFullRefreshuses.AllLifestyleskillsmaybeusedonceperday.Inotherwords,youcanuseitonceonFriday,onceonSaturdayandonceonSunday.EveryLifestyleSkillhasaProhibition.Thisisaroleplayingrequirementthatyouareobligatedtoperform.IfyoufailtoliveuptothisProhibition,youloseyouruseofthisskillforthenextperiodinwhichitisavailable.Forexample,ifyoualreadyuseditforSaturday,youloseitforSunday.Ifyouhavenousesleftfortheevent,youlosethefirstonefromyournextevent.Everyonelovestowatchtherighteousfall.Assuch,ifsomeonesuspectsthatyouhavepurchasedaLifestyleskill,andtheysuccessfullycallyouonyourfailuretoadheretoyourProhibition,theyimmediatelygainaHalfRefresh.ItisconsideredagainsttheSpiritoftheRuletodeliberatelyfailyourProhibitioninordertogivesomeoneelsethisbenefit.YoumaypurchaseonlyoneLifestyleskillever. IWarrior()Youwereborntobeawarrior.Assuch,youarealwaysprepared.YoumayspendfifteenminutespreparingyourequipmentinordertogainaFullRefresh.Feelfreetopolishyourblades,loadammunition,cleanyouruniformorwhateverfeelsnatural. Prohibition:Youarealwaysreadyforbattle.Assuch,youarealwaysarmedandhaveyourweaponswithinreach.Youwillneverleaveyourweaponslyingaround. ICrafty()Youlovemakingthings,whetheritisknitwork,embroidery,metalwork,woodwhittlingorwriting.Whenyoutakethisskill,chooseonehobby,craftorpassionyoupursue.YoumayspendfifteenminutesworkingonyourcrafttogainaFullRefresh.Thiscannotbesimulatedyoumustactuallycookameal,knitascarf,writeapoemorperformwhatevercraftyouchose.Prohibition:Youarealoverofgoodcraftsmanship.Youwillnotwillinglydestroyanyworkofbeauty,norwillyouabandonanyofyourworkstopotentialharm.Thisincludeslosingsomethingyoumadethatwasonyourperson.IHardWorker()Youloveyourjob,somuchthatyouputinthatextraefforttoexcel.Whenyoutakethisskill,itistiedtowhateverJobyoucurrentlyhavechosen.ChooseataskforyoutoaccomplishviaaJob.Thiscan

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  • includewritingacorrespondencetoyourbossesbackhome,digawellorwhateveritisyoudo,solongasitrepresentsanearnestefforttogoaboveandbeyondwhatisexpectedofyou.Youmustaccomplishthattask,whichmusttakeaminimumoffifteenminutes.Onceyoucompletethattask,yougainoneFullRefresh.Prohibition:Youtakegreatprideinyourwork.Youwillneverdoasubparjobinyourjob,norwillyoustopworkingonajobuntilitiscompleted.ThisincludeswalkingawaymidperformanceorbeingKnockedOutwhileonthejob.IEntertainer()Youmaybeagoodorator,amusicianoradancer,butwhateveritisyoudo,youlivetodrawtheattentionofacrowd.Tousethisskill,youmustperformforacrowdofnolessthanfiveotherpeopleforatleastfiveminutes.Ifthecrowdcheersyouattheendofyourperformance,yougainoneFullRefresh.Prohibition:Youhateitwhenyouhaveatoughcrowd.Ifyouarebooed,jeeredorhaveotherwisedispleasedyouraudiencebeyondtheoccasionalheckler,youareconsideredtohavefailedyourProhibition.Thisalsoincludeshavingyouraudienceleaveinthemiddleofyourperformance.ILeader()Youareinapositionofresponsibilityforotherpeople.Assuch,youareexpectedtorallythemandinspirethemtowardstheirduty.Ifyouperformsometaskthatralliesandcoordinatesthoseyouconsideryoursubordinates,lastingnolessthanfifteenminutes,yougainoneFullRefresh.Prohibition:Youwillnottolerateinsubordinationoranythinglessthanthebestperformancefromthoseyouconsideryoursubordinates.Youwillconfrontanyonewhofailsinthisregard.Thisdoesnothavetobedoneviolently,butitshouldresultinatleastasternconfrontation.IFollower()AlsoknownasaSidekick,youareintheserviceofsomeoneyouadmire.Assuch,theirneedsandwantsareyourpriority.Ifyouseethepersonyouservebeingharmedandcanhelpthem,yougainoneFullRefresh.Prohibition:Youwillalwaysstandatthesideofwhomyouserve.Youwillnotleavetheircompanywithouttheirpermission,andneverforlongerthanonehour.

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  • 4.4NationSkillsTheWestisadangerousplace,andeachnationhastheirownwayoffightingoffdanger.Ifyouareamemberofanation,orthecorrespondingexpatriatefromLaramie,yougainaccesstothefollowingskills:UnitedKingdom: Saber,HighPowerRifleUnitedStatesofAmerica: Saber,HighPowerRifleTheRomanAscendancy: Shield,ArmorThePeopleoftheLand: LongWeapon,BowThePeopleofNewLhasa:LongWeapon,HighPowerRifleThePeopleofLaramie: AspertheirformernationISaber()Youcanwieldmidsizedmeleeweapon,nolongerthan36.Thiscanrepresentacavalrysaber,alongswordorawarhatchet,whicheverismostappropriateforyournation.IHighPowerRifle()YoucanuseaNERFRiflewithoneclipthatholdsnomorethansixshots.Youcannotreplaceanexpendedclipwithafulloneyoumustreloadtheemptycliptoreuseit.ILongWeapon()Youcanusealongmeleeweapon,nolongerthan54.Thisrepresentsaspear,pike,stafforwhateverelseisappropriateforyournation.Youmustusebothhandswhenusingthisweapon.IShield()Youcanuseasmallshield,nolargerthan20x32insize.Thisrepresentsaknightshield,hideshieldorwhateverisappropriateforyournation.Anyrangedweaponattacksthathityourshieldareconsideredtostrikeyourshieldarm.IfyourshieldarmisundertheMaimeffect,theattacktargetsyourtorsoinstead.IBow()Youcanuseabowwithadrawofnogreaterthan25lbs.AllarrowsmustbepaddedandconformtoLARPsafetystandards.IArmor()Youcanwearasuitofarmorthatmustcoveratleastyourtorsoandyourupperarms.YouaregrantedthreepointsofGrit,whichcanbeusedonlytoresistuncalledattacksaspertheSurvivorskill.Thesepointsareexpendeduntilyourarmorisrepaired.YoucanonlydosoimmediatelyafteraFullRefresh,byspendingfiveminutesroleplayingtherepairs.

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  • 4.5KitsAKitrepresentsasetofskillsthatyouacquiredovertheyears,withwhichyouplantoenduretherigorsoffrontierlife.Youcanbealawyer,abarber,ashowgirloracowhand,butwhenthechipsaredown,youallreachforyourweaponofchoicetosurvive,whetheritsarifle,pistoloryourcunningwit. EachnationwillhavetheirownnamesforKits,soastogivethemtheirownflavor.Akitisnothingmorethanasetofskillsdesignedtocreateaparticularsurvivalstylehowyouinterpretthoseskillsintermsofyourcharacteriswhatmakesthemunique.HereisalistofavailableKits:Gunslinger:Atrickshooterwitharevolver.Rifleman:Asoldierarmedwitharifleorbow.Duelist:Afancyswordsmanwhoreliesonfinesse.Footsoldier:Ahandtohandinfantryman,armedwithalongweapon.Commander:Amilitaryleader,abletoorganizerabblesintoafightingunit.Orator:Akeenspeakerwhoinspirescrowdstogreatness.Physician:Amenderofwoundsandhealerofailments.Paragon:Aninspirationalexamplefromtheirnation,theyareabletodefythelimitsofmostpeople.Outdoorsman:Asurvivorwhotakesadvantageofthelocalterrain.

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  • GunslingerYouwanttoshootgameorstopawanderingcritterfromeatingyourherd?Usearifle.Youwanttoputleadintoanotherperson?Thatswhatpistolsarefor.AGunslingerisamasterofthesixshooterandlearnedhowtohandleotherpeoplewithhotlead.IVLegIron(/1)

    Youcanusearevolver,whichcannotholdmorethansixroundsatatime. YoucancallKnockdown!byRANGEDWEAPON.

    IV+1GritVITrickShooting(2)

    YoucancallDisarm!byRANGEDWEAPON.VI+1GritVIIISteelyGaze(3/3)

    YoucanpointaweaponatatargetthatiswithintenfeettocallFearbyVOICE. YoucancallResisttooneFeareffect.

    VIII+1GritXGutShot(3)

    YoucancallWeakness!byRANGEDWEAPON.X+1GritXIIDeadeye!(4)

    YoucancallCleave!byRANGEDWEAPON.XII+1Grit

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  • RiflemanWhenontherange,orinthemiddleofapitchedbattle,youwantpeoplewhocanshootonyourside.ARiflemanistrainedtofightinapitchedbattle,totakedownhisenemiesandstandhisground.IVHeavyBarrel(/1)

    YougainyourchoiceofaHighPoweredRifleorBow,asperthecorrespondingskills. YoucancallKnockdown!byRANGEDWEAPON.

    IV+1GritVIQuickShot()

    IfyouhavetheHighPoweredRifleskill,yougainasecondclipthattheycanuseforreloading.IfyouhavetheBowskill,youcancallByMyVoice,Knockdownafterfiringthreearrow,providedallthreearrowshavebeenfiredwithinthespanofoneminute.

    VI+1GritVIIIGutShot(3)

    YoucancallWeakness!byRANGEDWEAPON.VIII+1GritXSniper(/2)

    IfyouhavetheTakeCover!skill,youdonothavetochangeyourlocationafterusingit. YoucandeliveraRANGEDWEAPONeffectbyVOICE.Youcanonlydothiswitheffect

    producedbyKitskills.X+1GritXIIKillShot(5)

    YoucancallSlay!byRANGEDWEAPON.

    XII+1Grit

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  • DuelistInaworldwheretheclumsiestofoafscanshootarifle,ittakesstyleandfinessetofightwithasword.ADuelisthasspenttheirlifemakingtheirbladeanextensionofthemselves,andassuchcanperformgreatfeatsofdexterity.IVPersonalWeapon(/1)

    Youcanuseamediumsizedmeleeweapon,aspertheSaberskill. YoucanspendoneGrittocallKnockdown!byMELEEWEAPON.

    IV+1GritVIDisarm!(2)

    YoucancallDisarm!byMELEEWEAPON.VI+1GritVIIISteelyGaze(3/3)

    YoucanpointaweaponatatargetthatiswithintenfeettocallFearbyVOICE. YoucancallResisttooneFeareffect.

    VIII+1GritXGutWound(3)

    YoucancallWeakness!byMELEEWEAPON.X+1GritXIILunge!(4)

    YoucancallCleave!byMELEEWEAPON.XII+1Grit

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  • FootsoldierGunsrunoutofammo,butsteelisforever.Attheendoftheday,itswarriorslikeyouwhoturnthetideofanybattle.Asafootsoldier,youvelearnedhowtotakeonhordesoffoeswithyourblade,whichmakesyouaformidableopponentonthebattlefield.IVGreatWeapon(/1)

    Youcanusealargesizedmeleeweapon,aspertheLongWeaponskill. YoucancallKnockdown!byMELEEWEAPON.

    IV+1GritVIFlurryofBlows(Varies)

    YoucanspenddoublethecostofanyMELEEWEAPONskilltousethatskillthreetimes,providedyouusethemduringthreeconsecutivebeats.YoucanonlydothiswithotherKitskills.

    VI+1GritVIIIGutWound(3)

    YoucancallWeakness!byMELEEWEAPON.VIII+1GritXStandyourGround(0/2)

    YoucancallPintoSelf,whichlastsoneminute. WhileunderthePineffect,youcancallResisttoaMELEEWEAPON,RANGEDWEAPON

    orFISTeffect.X+1GritXIIThroughtheHeart(5)

    YoucancallSlay!byMELEEWEAPON.XII+1Grit

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  • CommanderWhetheryouaretheleaderofanexpeditionoramilitaryleader,youknowhowtorallyyourmentodefendthemselves.AgoodCommandercanturnarabbleintoastandingarmyandcaninspirehistroopstogreatness.IVSidearm(//1)

    Youcanusearevolver,whichcannotholdmorethansixroundsatatime. Youcanuseamediumsizedmeleeweapon,aspertheSaberskill. YoucancallKnockdown!byRANGEDWEAPONorMELEEWEAPON.

    IV+1GritVIHoldtheLine!(3/0/0/)

    YoucancreateaLineoftroops.Tousethisskill,youmusthaveapieceofropenolongerthantenfeetlong,whichyoumustlayoutonthegroundinastraightline.Youcanassignuptosixpeopletowillinglyplaceonefootontherope,atwhichpointtheyareconsideredtobeapartofyourLine.YourLineisbrokenthemomentanymemberotherthanyouremovestheirfootfromtherope,orifyoumovemorethanfivefeetfromyourLine.

    YoucandeliveranyofeffectinsteadbyVOICEtoanymemberofyourLine. IfyouhavetheTakeCover!orFirearmsskills,youcancallGrantbyVOICEtoLine. AnyonewiththeTakeCover!skilldoesnothavetochangetheirlocationafterusingit.

    VI+1GritVIIISteelyGaze(3/3)

    YoucanpointaweaponatatargetthatiswithintenfeettocallFearbyVOICE. YoucancallResisttooneFeareffect.

    VIII+1GritXKeepitTogether!(Variable)

    YoucancallRefreshbyVOICEtoLinebyspendingthreetimesthatnumberinGrit.IfyouareatfullGrit,youcanspendallofyourGrittousetheRefreshHalfeffectinstead.

    X+1GritXIICommandingPresence

    WhileapartofyourownLine,youcanusetheSteelyGazeskillatnocost.XII+1Grit

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  • OratorAsapolitician,entertainerordiplomat,yourwordsarefarmorepowerfulthanyourblows.AtalentedOratorcanrallyacrowdintoafrenzyorbringthemtotears,knowingthatthewaytoapersonsheartisthroughtheirears.IVShutup!(1)

    YoucancallSilencebyVOICEonsomeonewhoisinfrontofyou,awareofyouandwithinfivefeetofyou.

    IV+1GritVIDecentPerformance(0/3)

    YoucandesignateuptosixpeopletobeyourAudience.Theymustbewithinlineofsight,thesoundofyourvoiceandgiveyoutheirfullattention.MultipleOratorscanusethisskillsimultaneouslytodesignatealargeraudience.NonOratorscanassistintheperformanceifitisappropriate.Onceready,youcanperformafiveminuteroutinethatissuitabletoyourcharacter,suchasaspeech,musicalordancenumber.Youmuststartoverifyouareinterrupted.

    Ifyoucompleteaperformance,youcancallRefreshOnebyVOICEtoAudience.AllparticipatingOratorsmustpaythecost.

    VI+1GritVIIIDryCuttingWit(3)

    YoucancallWeaknessbyVOICEonsomeonewhoisinfrontofyou,awareofyouandwithinfivefeetofyou.

    VIII+1GritXDrawaCrowd(Varies)

    SameasDecentPerformance,exceptthatyoucancallRefreshbyVOICEtoAudiencebyhavingallperformingOratorsspendthreetimesthatnumberinGrit.IfallparticipatingOratorsareatfullGrit,theycanallspendalltheirGritandinsteadcallRefreshHalf.

    X+1GritXIIHumiliation(4)

    YoucancallDrainbyVOICEagainstsomeone,providedyouspend15secondsberatingthemandhumiliatingtheminpublic,theyareinfrontofyouandawareofyou.Thiseffectdoesnotsucceedifyourtargetwalksawayorotherwisedisengagesyourberatement.

    XII+1Grit

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  • PhysicianWhenpeoplestarttogethurt,yourfirstinstinctistoseetothewoundedandbringcomforttotheweary.AsaPhysician,youministerhealingtothosewhoareinjuredandbringcomforttothosewithadistraughtmind.IVDoctor(0/1/5)

    YoucandesignatesomeoneasaPatientbyspendingoneminuteroleplayingmedicaltreatmentonawillingtarget.YoumustrepeatthiseachtimeyouuseaskillonyourPatient.

    MakeoneofthefollowingcallsbyVOICEtoPatient:Clarify:Areyouundertheeffect? Clarify:WhatisyourcurrentGrit?UndoMaimbyVOICE UndoKnockedOutbyVOICE.

    YoucanperformSurgeryaspertheChapter3.6Livin'andDyin.Staffwillexplaintoyouhowthissystemworksbeforeyourfirstevent.

    IV+1GritVITreatWhatAilsYou(2)

    MakeoneofthefollowingcallsbyVOICEtoPatient:UndoCompel UndoFear UndoFreezeUndoPin UndoSilence

    VI+1GritVIIIVeteranDoctor(0/3)

    YoucannowusetheDoctorskillatnocost. YoucandesignateaPatientafterfivesecondsofroleplayingmedicaltreatment.

    VIII+1GritXBonafideMedicine(4)

    MakeoneofthefollowingcallsbyVOICEtoPatient: UndoWeakness UndoDrainUndoPlague UndoTrance.

    X+1GritXIIBedsideManner(5)

    YoucancallRestoreThreebyVOICEtoPatient.IfyourPatientisKnockedOutandatzeroGrit,youcaninsteadcallRestoreHalf.ThisdoesnotremovetheirKnockedOutstate.

    XII+1Grit

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  • ParagonSomepeoplearegoodatwhattheydo,andsomeembodythegreatnessthatistheirnation.AsaParagon,youhavelearnedtoharnessyourinnerstrengthandperformamazingfeatsofstrength,dexterityandgrace.Somewouldcallyouamiracleworker,butyouknowthatyourmightcomesfromyouandyourhomenation.ReadChapter7PowersformoredetailsIVInnerPower1

    YoucanlearnWordsofPowerofaGritCostofone..IV+1GritVIInnerPower2

    YoucanlearnWordsofPowerofaGritCostoftwo..VI+1GritVIIIInnerPower3

    YoucanlearnWordsofPowerofaGritCostofthree.VIII+1GritXInnerPower4

    YoucanlearnWordsofPowerofaGritCostoffour.X+1GritXIIInnerPower5

    YoucanlearnWordsofPowerofaGritCostoffive.XII+1Grit

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  • OutdoorsmanSomepeoplearecomfortableinbigcities,withroofsoveryourhead.Thatsnoplaceforamanofthewoodslikeyou.Asanoutdoorsman,youareathomeintheoutdoors,whereyoucankeepyourselfandothersfromfallingIVFleetofFoot(2/2)

    YoucancallResisttoaFreezeorPineffect YoucancallUndoPinorUndoFreezebyVOICEtosomeonewithinarmsreach.

    IV+1GritVISetSnares(0/3)

    Youcanplantuptosixsmallflags,whichserveasyourTrapMarkers.Theyshouldbeatleast6by6andshouldbeabletostanduprightontheirown.YoucanplantyourTrapMarkersanywhere,buttheymustbeuprightandvisiblefromtenfeetaway.AnyonecantakedownaTrapMarker,atwhichpointitisnolongerusable.

    YoucancallFreezebyVOICEatanyonethatiswithinfivefeetofoneofyourTrapMarkers.YoumusthaveclearsightofyourTrapMarkertousethisability.

    VI+1GritVIIISteelyGaze(3/3)

    YoucanpointaweaponatatargetthatiswithintenfeettocallFearbyVOICE. YoucancallResisttooneFeareffect.

    VIII+1GritXDeadeye!(4)

    YoucancallCleavebyMELEEWEAPONorRANGEDWEAPON.X+1GritXIIOnewiththeWoods(/5/5)

    YoucanplantuptotwelveTrapMarkers. YoucancallCleavebyVOICEatanyonethatiswithinfivefeetofoneofyourTrapMarkersthat

    youcanclearlysee. IfsomeonecallsEscape!,youcancallResistEscape,immediatelypointatuptothree

    peoplewithinreachandsayFollowme!YoucanfollowthemuntiltheirEscapeeffectends,atwhichpointyoushouldsquareoffandresumegameaction.Castcharacterswillusuallyreciprocatewhateverlevelofconflictyouprovide.soconsiderparlayasanoption.

    XII+1Grit

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  • 4.6JobsWhileyourKitrepresentsyoursurvivalskill,yourJobrepresentsyourcareer.Jobsprovideyouwithasetofskillsthatcanyoucanusetostartacareer.YouarenotrequiredtotakeaJobatcharactercreation,butyouwillhavetolearnanewJobingameifyouchoosetotakeonelateron.AlthoughtheJoblistmayseemgeneric,youcangiveyourJobanyspinyouwant,inhopestocustomizeittoyournation.WeencourageyoutobecreativewithhowyouimplementyourJobduringgametime.UnlikewithaKit,youmustpurchaseyourJobskillsintheorderinwhichtheyarelistedinthedescription.Furthermore,youmuststillhonortheRankofeachskill,sosomeJobsmaytakelongertomasterthanothers.

    HereisalistofavailableJobs:Laborer:GathererofresourceswhocangetthemostoutofResourceWells.Crafter:Acasualprofessionalwhomakesalimitedrangeofwares.Inventor:AvisionarywhospecializesinhighendDevices.Chemist:Adedicatedscholarwhocreatesfantasticconcoctions.Diplomat:AnaccomplishedsocializerwhogarnersPrestigefrommanynations.Gravedigger:Apersonwhotouchestheworldofghostsandspirits.Lawman:Apeacekeeperwhousestheauthorityofhisbadgetokeeplawandorder.Scholar:Aseekerofinformationononeofmanyscholasticsubjects.Retainer:Apersonwhoworksinaserviceindustry,whoseestothewellbeingofothers.Investor:Anentrepreneurwhocreatesinvestmentsandseeksfortune.Courier:AtravelerwhoworksfortheCouriers,thepeoplewhoseetoMailbeingdelivered.

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  • LaborerUnlikemostpeople,youworkforaliving!Youdoanhonestday'sworkinthefield,inexchangeforyourdailyhaulofgoods.Nothinglikealittlebackbreakinglabortobuildcharacter,eh?

    YourinteractionswithResourceWellsaremorefruitfulthantheaverageplayer.Youcangainmoreforyourworkandarebetteratdiscerninggoodresourcesfromevenbetterones.

    IVSteadyWork(1)

    YoucanuseaResourceWellwithonlyfiveminutesofwork,insteadoftheusualten.

    VI+1Grit

    VIIIADiscerningEye(3)

    WhenyoudrawamarblefromtheResourceWellmarblebag,youinsteaddrawtwomarblesandtakethemarbleofyourchoice.

    X+1Grit

    XIILongHaul(Varies)

    Whenitcomestimetodrawamarble,youmaycall"DraintoSelf",afterwhichyoudrawthreemarblesfromthemarblebagandgaintheresourcesfromallthreedraws.IfyouhaveanyGritavailabletoyouafteryoutaketheDraineffect,youcanspendittouse"ADiscerningEye"foreachofthemarblesyoudrew.Youmuststillpaythenormalcostforthatskillforeachdrawyouwish.YoucanusethisabilityonlyonceperFullRefresh.

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  • CrafterSomepeopleliketoshoot,whileothersliketojabberandgawk.Youactuallymakethings,forwhichyouaskafairprice(usually.)Whetherit'sclothes,furnitureoryourtrustysixshooter,youtakegreatprideinyourwork.WhenyoutakethisJob,youmustspecifyaparticularprofessionthatisknownformakinggoods.Trytokeeptheprofessionnarrowenoughthatitcouldbeseenasarespectablejobtitle,suchascarpenter,gunsmith,clothierandthelike.AllprofessiontitlesmustbeapprovedbyStaffbeforeyoucanusethem.NOTE:ThisJobwillrequireyoutosubmitRecipesforyourwork.ArecipeisaspecificInfusionorDevicethatyoulearnhowtomake.TheseRecipesmustkeepinspiritwithyourchosenprofession.TheymustbeuptothepermittedPowerCost,andcannotuseanyWordsofPowerthatareofacostgreaterthanhalfthattotal,roundedup.Forexample,aPowerCost5RecipecanuseWordsofPoweruptoaCostof3.Onceapproved,youcanmakeitasoftenasyouwant,providedyoupaytheGritandResourcecosts,asdescribedin6.7Crafting.IVAPPRENTICE!()

    YoucansubmittwoRecipesofPowerCost3orless,bothofwhichmustbeforInfusions.Youcannowusethesetomakethespecifiedgoods.

    VITricksoftheTrade1()

    YoucanreducebyonetheamountofGrityoumustCommitwhenmakinganitemfromoneofyourRecipes.

    VIIIJOURNEYMAN!!()

    YoucansubmittwomoreRecipesofPowerCost5orless,oneofwhichcanbeforaDevice. XTricksoftheTrade2()

    YoucanreducebytwotheamountofGrityoumustCommitwhenmakinganitemfromoneofyourRecipes.ThisincludesallpreviousbenefitsfromTricksoftheTrade.

    XIIMASTER!!!()

    YoucansubmittwomoreRecipesofPowerCost7orless,bothofwhichcanbeforaDevice.

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  • InventorInaworldofconstantinnovation,whereprogressequalssuccess,youhaverisentothetopasavisionaryofcraft.WhetheryoucallonRoyalTech,invocationtothespiritsorgood'olefashionedelbowgrease,youputyourheartandsoulintoyourcreations.Yourcuriosityandinventivenatureisalwayspushingyoutomakethenextbigthing.

    YouareabletocreateDevices,aslistedin6.7Crafting.YoulearnWordsofPowerasdescribedin7Powers,whichyoucanusetodesignandconstructyourDevices.ThisJobgraduallygivesyouaccesstoWordsofPowerofhighercost.

    IVInnovation1

    YoucanlearnWordsofPowerofaGritCostofone.

    VIInnovation2

    YoucanlearnWordsofPowerofaGritCostoftwo.

    VIIIInnovation3

    YoucanlearnWordsofPowerofaGritCostofthree.

    XInnovation4

    YoucanlearnWordsofPowerofaGritCostoffour.

    XIIInnovation5

    YoucanlearnWordsofPowerofaGritCostoffive.

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  • ChemistYearsspentinyourlaboratoryhasyieldedyousomeamazingconcoctions.Perhapsyouaresearchingfortheultimatecurative,orperfectinggunpowder,orevenmakingthebestsweetrollevermade.Regardless,youpouryourheartandsoulintomixing,sifting,distillingmaterials,inhopeofcreatingtheperfectmixture.YouareabletocreateInfusions,aslistedin6.7Crafting.YoulearnWordsofPowerasdescribedin7Powers,whichyoucanusetodesignandconstructyourInfusions.ThisJobgraduallygivesyouaccesstoWordsofPowerofhighercost.IVIngenuity1

    YoucanlearnWordsofPowerofaGritCostofone.VIIngenuity2

    YoucanlearnWordsofPowerofaGritCostoftwo..VIIIIngenuity3

    YoucanlearnWordsofPowerofaGritCostofthree.XIngenuity4

    YoucanlearnWordsofPowerofaGritCostoffour.XIIIngenuity5

    YoucanlearnWordsofPowerofaGritCostoffive.

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  • DiplomatYoumakealivingbyrepresentingthepoliticalandeconomicinterestsofothers...oryourown.Whetheryouareaninternationalpersonofaction,astaunchsupporterofyourNation'sdream,orsimplyapersoninterestedinthegoingsonoftheworld,youmakeyourmarkontheworldbyhobnobbingwiththeworld'selite.Normally,charactersareallowedtohavePrestigeonlywiththeirhomenation.AsaDiplomat,youcultivatetieswithmanynations,whichallowsyoutogarneracertainamountofswaywiththem.YoucangraduallygrainPrestigewithothernationsbesidesyourown.InordertobegincollectingPrestigewithanothernation,youmusthavesomeonefromthatnationwithaPrestigeof3ormorewriteyoualetterofintroduction,whichmustbesentingametothe"OfficeofDiplomaticAffairs"ofthatnation. NOTE:YoucanneverhaveaPrestigescoreinanothernationbehigherthanthatofyourhomenation.IVDiplomaticTies1

    YoucanhaveaPrestigescoreof1withoneothernation.VIDiplomaticTies2

    YoucanhaveaPrestigescoreofupto2withtwoothernations.ThistotalincludespreviousDiplomatskillbenefits.

    VIIIMinorPoliticalInfluence

    YouautomaticallycoveronepointofUpkeepforonePrestigescore.XDiplomaticTies3

    YoucanhaveaPrestigeScoreofupto3withthreeothernations.ThistotalincludespreviousDiplomatskillbenefits

    XIIMajorPoliticalInfluence

    YouautomaticallycoveronepointofUpkeepfortwoPrestigescores.

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  • GravediggerTheNewWorldisadeadlyplace,whatwithbandits,maraudersandthingsthatgobumpinthenight.Therearealotofspooksandghostsleftdisturbedasaresult.Someone'sgottocleanupthemess.Thatsomeone'syou.Afterall,thosewhospendthemosttimewiththedeadaremostapttodealwiththem...IVAProperBurial(3)

    Youcanperformburialritesonadeadperson,asperyournation'scustoms.Thisrequiresafifteenminuteceremonyandaspecificexpenditureofresources,tobeprovidedupontakingthisJob.Providedthisisdonetheeventoftheirdeath,thetargetisconsideredlaidtorestandcannolongerbeaffectedbyGravediggerskills.

    VIMessagesfromBeyond()

    BGASkill.Youcancallouttoaghostorspirit,providedyouknowtheirname.Alternatively,youcanopenyourselftocontactfromsupernaturalbeings.Theyarenotobligatedtoreplynordoyouhaveasayastowhatyoureceive.

    VIIIADecanterofSouls(4)

    Youcanprepareacontainertotemporarilyhouseanunrulyghostorspirit.Thisrequiresafifteenminuteritualandaspecificexpenditureofresources,tobeprovidedupontakingthisJob.Whileholdingthecontainer,youcancall"ContainHelplessSpirit"byVOICE.Youcanhaveonlyonecontaineractiveatanyonetime,althoughanyonecanuseit.ThespiritwillremaincontainedthroughouttheBGAcyclefollowingtheevent.

    XACalltotheBeyond()

    BGASkill.Knownasa"seance"amongcivilizedfolk,youcanaskspecificquestionsofaspirit,providedyouknowtheirname.Theyarecompelledtoanswertruthfullythedetailwithwhichtheyanswerdependsonyourconnectiontothespirit,plusanyincentivesyouoffer.Thisskillmaybeusableduringanevent,entirelyatthediscretionofStaff.

    XIIMyWordismyBond(5)

    Thisskillrequiresthepresenceofaspirit.Youcanbindtwoormorewillingbeingstoanoath,usingthepresentspiritasitskeeper.Thisoathcannotbemorethantwentywordslong.Anyonewhobreakstheletteroftheoathwillearnthekeeper'sire,whichwillcertainlyleadtotheoffender'sruin.Brokeringanoathforaknownoathbreakercanhavedetrimentalconsequencestothebroker.

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  • LawmanInaworldofconflictandanarchy,itisuptoyoutomaintainlawandorder.Thismeansthatyouhavetokeepthepeaceattimes,whileothertimesyouhavetosolveproblemswiththebusinessendofarevolver.Itisatoughandthanklessjob,butwithoutpeoplelikeyou,theworldwouldbeamuchdarkeranddangerousplace.ALawmanservesalegalauthority,whetheritisfromtheirhomenation,anindependentgrouporaspartoftheCardiffMarshals.IVPeacekeeper()

    Youstartyourcareeraspartofthelegalauthorityofyourhomenation.Youmaywearabadgeofthatgroup,andcancountontheirlegalbacking.Youarealsoheldaccountabletothestandardsofyourparentorganization.Youanswertothetoprepresentativeofyourparentorganization.Ifnoneispresent,youanswertothetopdiplomaticrepresentativeofyourparentorganization'ssponsor.Forexample,theMetropolitanPoliceanswerstotheUnitedKingdom,whiletheCardiffMarshalsanswertotheCouncilofCardiff.

    VIFreeze!(3/3)

    YoucanpointaweaponatatargetthatiswithintenfeettocallFreezebyVOICE. YoucancallResisttooneFreezeeffect.

    VIIILegalCorrespondence()

    Youhaveacontactwithyoursponsororganization,towhomyoucanwriteforlegalorprocedureadvice.Theycanprovideinformationonlaws,protocols,criminalsandotherinformationyou'dexpecttogetfromapoliceorganization.

    XLegalAuthority()

    BGASkill.YouareissuedasmallnumberofWantedpostersforyourparentorganization.Itisuptoyoutofillthemoutandissuetheminyourarea.Ifthetargetsarecaptured,youcanuseyourBGAtodelivercriminalsbacktoyourparentorganization,whichmayprovideyouwithrewards.

    XIIITrueGrit(5)

    Youcancall"RESIST"toanyeffectdeliveredtoyoubysurpriseorambush.Inotherwords,ifyouseetheattackcoming,youcannotusethisskill,butyoucanifitisdeliveredtoyourbackorbysomeonewhoishiding.

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  • ScholarYouhaveathirstforknowledge,whichdrivesyoutogototheendsoftheearthinsearchofinformation.Whetheryouareascientist,anoccultist,anarchaeologistoracuriousdilettante,you'vefoundlikemindedpeoplewithwhomyoushareyourfindings,inhopesthattheywilldothesame. Youmustchooseanareaofstudy,withanarrowenoughfocusthatyoucouldnameaUniversityDepartmentafterit.Forexample,botany,chemistry,archaeologyandoccultismaregoodchoices,whileBritishAristocracy,History,Scienceand17thCenturyFrenchImpressionistCaligraphersarealleithertoobroadortoonarrow.IVAmateurResearcher()

    You'vebecomeknownwithinyourcirclesasaresearcherwithpotential.YouhaveonecontacttowhomyoucanwriteCorrespondencesregardingyourareaofstudy.Thisisagoodwaytofindoutinformation,butyoumayfindthemaskingforhelpfromtimetotime.

    VIPeerReview()

    BGASkill.YoumayspendyourBGAreviewingpeerresearchpapers.Youwillreceivepaymentfromasponsororganizationforyourwork,aswellasvariouspiecesofrelevantinformationinyourareaofstudy.

    VIIIAccomplishedResearcher()

    Youareconsideredavoiceofauthoritywithinyourareaofstudy.Chooseasecondareaofstudythatissimilartoyourown.YougainanothercontacttowhomyoucanwriteCorrespondences,whoisanexpertinthisfieldthatisrelatedtoyourown.

    XPublishorPerish()Youcansubmitresearchpaperstoyourscholarcommunity.Theywillreviewit,critiqueandreturnittoyou,eitherwithaccoladesforyourworkorwithsubtlenotesofridicule.Insomerarecases,awellwrittenpaperwithtrulyinnovativeandgroundbreakinginformationmaybecomeconsideredaPricelessIteminsomecircles.See6.4PrestigeandPricelessItemsformoredetails.

    XIIExpertResearcher()

    BGASkill.YoumayuseyourBGAtoproposeanexpeditionthatisrelevanttoyourfieldofstudy.IfapprovedyouwillreceiveanExpeditionWorksheet,whichwilloutlinethenecessaryequipmentandtalentyouneedinorderforyourexpeditiontolaunch.Youcanthensignuppeopletojoinyourexpedition,afterwhichyousubmityourExpeditionWorksheetasagroupBGAaftertheevent.Theexpeditionmayyieldvaluableinformation,aswellfortuneandglory.

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  • RetainerYoumakeityourbusinesstoprovideservices,forwhichyouexpecttobepaid.Whetheryouareabartender,butler,courtesan,counselororclerk,yourworkistohelppeople.Sometimes,allittakesisasmileandsomediligencetogetpeoplewhattheywantit'syourjobtoouseyourcharmandgracetohelpothersdotheirbusiness.IVAFriendlySmile(2)

    Youcancall"RefreshOne"byVOICEtoaperson,providedyouhavespokentothemformorethanaminuteandareinthemiddleofdoingyourjob.Youcannotusethisskillmorethanonceperminute.

    VIAFriendofaFriend()

    Yougainacontactwithinyourprofessionofchoice,towhomyoumaysendaCorrespondencetoaskforadvice,inquireonpotentialbusinessorlearnsomegossip.

    VIIRenewedVigor()

    Youcancall"RefreshOnetoSelf"byVOICEafterworkingonyourJobfortenminuteswithoutaninterruption.YoucannotRefreshbeyondhalfyourtotalGritthroughthisskill.

    XSympathy()

    Youhaveaheartforhelpingpeople.Chooseaspecificeffect.Youcancall"Undo"byVOICEtoatarget,followedby"toSelf"byVOICE.YoucandothisonceperFullRefresh.

    XIIEndlessWorker()

    YoucanuseyourLifestyleskilloneextratimeperday,providedyoudoyourjobforahalfanhourwithoutinterruptionandyourLifestyleskillisinlinewithyourjob.IfyoudonothaveaLifestyleskill,youalsogainthe"Lifestyle:HardWorker"skill.

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  • InvestorYouareapersonofmeans,anentrepreneurwhoknowsthein'sandout'sofmoneymaking.Whetheryouinvestinsteel,sheep,labor,exoticgoodsorland,youknowhowtogaugeagoodinvestmentoverbadandwheretowiselyplaceyourmoney.Sometimesyouareup,sometimesyouaredown,butyou'realwayslookingforthenextbigscore.IVAPersonofInfluence()

    YouautomaticallygainPrestige2inyourhomenation.Unlessyouarefoundguiltyofacriminaloffense,youcannothaveyourhomePrestigereducedbeyondthisnumber.

    VITheLowDown()

    YougainacontacttowhomyoucanwriteCorrespondences,toaskaboutthecurrenteconomicstateofyourhomenation.Theymayhaveanideaofwhatisindemand,whatisinsurplusandwhatthegeneralstateoffinancesbackhome.

    VIIIMinorInvestor()

    BGASkill.Youcancreateaminorinvestment.Todothis,simplysupplystaffwiththedesiredamountofmoneyyouwishtoinvest,acommoncommoditytype,suchassheep,ore,lumberorcrops,thensubmitaBGAstatingyourintention.YouwillreceiveanInvestmentDeedatcheckinofthefollowingevent.

    XHiredHelp()

    BGASkill.Youhaveawideassortmentofcontacts,hiredhandsandotherpeoplewhocandoyourworkforyou.Providedyouspendasmallsumto"hireyourpeople",youcanfulfillanyonerequirementlistedonaBGAsheet,forwhichthereisasignupslotthatrequiresaspecificrequirement(Job,Kit,Nation,etc.)

    XIIMajorInvestor()

    BGASkill.YouhavethemeanstocreateaMajorInvestment,onewhichstandstoprovidesignificantmonetarygain.YoumayuseyourBGAtoproposeanexpeditionthatwillproduceaninvestment.IfapprovedyouwillreceiveanExpeditionWorksheet,whichwilloutlinethenecessaryequipmentandtalentyouneedinorderforyourexpeditiontolaunch.Youcanthensignuppeopletojoinyourexpedition,afterwhichyousubmityourExpeditionWorksheetasagroupBGAaftertheevent.Ifsuccessful,youwillreceiveanInvestmentDeedforyournewInvestmentatcheckinofthenextevent.AparticularlyfruitfulMajorInvestmentcanturnintoaPricelessItem.See6.4PrestigeandPricelessItemsformoredetails.

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  • CourierYoumakealivingfromgoingfromplacetoplace,deliveringCorrespondencesandgoodsfromoneplacetoanother.It'sdangerouswork,whatwiththeroadsbeingmostlyuntamedandfullofthingsthatgobumpinthenight.However,someone'sgottodoit,andthatsomeoneisyou!IVJuniorCourier,SecondClass()

    Youareresponsiblefordeliveringmessagesinyourimmediatearea.YouwillbehandedabagofCorrespondencesatcheckin.YouarepaidwithtwoMailticketseveryevent,tobegivenatcheckin.ThispayisincreasedbyoneticketforeveryCourierskillyoupurchase.

    VIJuniorCourier,FirstClass()

    YouhavemadefriendswithsomeonehigherupintheCourierhierarchy.YoucansendthemCorrespondences,inordertolearnmoreabouttravelroutes,rumorsontheroadandthegoingsonwithintheCouriers'organization.

    VIIISeniorCourier,ThirdClass()

    Youareresponsiblefordisposingofdamagedorimproperlymarkedpackages.Youwillreceivearandompieceoflootatthestartofeveryevent.Thesewillusuallybesomethingsimple,likeanInfusion,somemoneyorarandomknickknack.However,everynowandthen,somethingtrulyextraordinarymaylandinyourhands...

    XSeniorCourier,SecondClass()

    YouareresponsibleforprovidingMailticketstoyourlocalarea.YouareprovidedwithastackofMailticketsatcheckin.Attheendoftheevent,youmustsendaCorrespondencewitheitherthecostoftheMailticketsoranyticketsthatareunused.YoumayuseoneoftheseticketstopayforsendingthisCorrespondence.ItshouldbenotedthatitisuptotheCouriertoadjustthepriceofmailTicketsinthefaceofsupplyanddemand.

    XIISeniorCourier,FirstClass()

    BGASkill.Youknowthelocalareawellenoughthatyoucanescortotherstolocationswithinsafetravelroutes.YoucansubmitagroupBGA,towhichfiveotherpeoplemaysignup,totravelfromKeystonetoeitherFortLaramieorOmaha.Thislistmayexpandassettlementsbecomeavailable.

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  • 5GAMEEFFECTSThefollowingisalistofgameeffectsthatyouwilllikelyhearduringaKeystoneevent.Ourgoalistomakethesecallsshort,intuitiveandeasytodistinguishfromeachother.Othercallsmaybeintroducedlateroninthecampaign.Ifwedoso,wewillletyouknowaboutthematthebeginningoftheevent. Unlessstatedotherwise,noeffectshouldlastlongerthanoneminute.Ifyouareindoubt,feelfreeto"Clarify"withwhoevercalledit."Bullseye!"Youtaketheeffectofanuncalledattacktothelocationthatwashit.Thisactsjustlikeanuncalledhit,exceptitcannotbecounteredassuch.Becauseofthetargetrequirementofthiseffect,itcannotbeusedbyVOICE."Cleave!"Youareimmediately"KnockedOut",asdescribedinChapter3.6Livin'andDyin'."Compel!"YouimmediatelysuffertheStunEffect,longenoughfortheattackertodescribeaonewordemotion.Youmustthenroleplaythatemotionforatleastoneminute."Curse!"Youhavebeencursed.Youwillbegiveninstructionslaterastotheeffectofsaidcurse."Death!"Youareimmediatelydead.PleasegiveyourselfamomenttohaveadramaticdeathsequenceandimmediatelyreporttoStaffCenter."Disarm!"Youmustdropeverythingthatyouarecarryinginyourhands.Youcannotretrievedroppeditemsforthreeseconds."Drain!"YouarereducedtoeitherhalfyourtotalGritortozeroGrit,whicheveryouarecurrentlyabove.Furthermore,yourtotalGritisreducedbythreefortheremainderoftheevent.Escape!Whoevercallsthishasmadeabreakforitandisretreatingfromthearea.Theyareimmunetoalleffectsforoneminute,butmustturntheirbacktotheencounterandcannotmakeanyattackswhilefleeing.UnlessyouareabletoResistEscape,youmustletthemwithdrawandleavethearea."Fear!"Youaretakenwithfearandmustleavecontactwiththeencounterforatleastoneminute.Youdonothavetoputyourselfinharm'swaywhilefleeing,butyouaredefinitelyoutofcombatforthattime.Takethetimetocomposeyourself,regainyourwitsandgetbackintotheactionafteroneminute."Freeze"Youarerenderedimmobileandareunabletospeak.Thiseffectlastsforoneminute."Knockdown!"Youmustimmediatelyfallflatonyourbackandtouchbothhandstothefloor.Youarefreetoactasyouwishimmediatelyafter.

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  • "Maim!"ThechosenlimbisnowCrippled,aspertheFightin'section,untilyoureceivetheUndoMaimeffect.Youdonothavetobehitinthelimbitselfforthiseffecttowork."Pin!"Allpartsofyourbodythataretouchingthegroundarenowstuckandcannotbemoved.Thiseffectlastsforoneminute."Plague!"YouareimmediatelyreducedtozeroGrit,loseallperRefreshskillsandgainnobenefitoftheRefresheffect. "Refresh!"YoumayimmediatelyrestoreanumberofGrit,asprovidedinthedescription."FullRefresh!"willrestoreyoutofullGrit."HalfRefresh!"willraiseyourGrituptohalfyourtotalGrit,rounddown.Twousesof"HalfRefresh!"donotstackyouarestillathalfyourtotalGrit.Any"perRefresh"skillsareonlyrestoredaftera"FullRefresh"."Silence!"Youmaynotmakeanysoundwithyourvoiceforoneminuteafterreceivingthiseffect. "Slay!"Youareimmediately"DoneFor",asdescribedinthe"Fightin'andDyin'"sectionoftherulebook.Gofindadoctorimmediately!"Stun!"Youmuststandstillandactdisorientedforthreeseconds.Youcannotusegameskills,norcanyoucommunicatewithothercharacters. "Trance!"YouimmediatelysuffertheStuneffect,longenoughfortheattackercanwhisperathreewordcommandtoyou.Youmustobeythiscommandtothebestofyourabilities.Youmaynotdirectlyattackthesourceofthiseffectinresponsetothecommand.Thisskillwillnotallowyoutocausedirectharmtoyourselfbyyourownhand."Weakness!"Youaretakenwithimmensefatigueforoneminute.Youcannotuseanygameskillsduringthistime,norcanyouspendGritormovefasterthanyouwouldifyouwere"DoneFor".ThefollowingareModifierstoeffects.Thismeansthatthesecallsarewordsthatareaddedtoothereffects,soastocreatesomethingdifferentfromthebasecall."Bestow!"Youreceiveoneuseoftheprovidedeffect,tobedeliveredbyweapon.Anycallthatisnotgeneratedbyaskillmustbegrantedbythiscall.NocharactercanhavemorethanoneeffectonthematatimeviaBestow."ByMyVoice!"Theeffectbeingdeliveredbythesource,ifheard,mustbetaken.Ifyoudidnothearit,butsomeonewithinarm'sreachdidandthey"Clarify"theeffecttoyou,youmusttakeitaswell."ByMyVoice"maybeusedinconjunctionwithoneotherModifier."Undo!"Younolongersufferthelastingeffectsofwhatevergameeffectislistedafterthiscall.Forexample,"UndoPin!"wouldimmediatelyfreeyoufromthePineffect.Thiseffectmustbedeliveredby

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  • touchandonlytoawillingtarget.ThisistheonlyexceptiontotheeffectdeliveryruleslistedinChapter3.4StopPokingMe!ThefollowingareTargetsforeffects.Thislistwilllikelygrowintime,butthesearetheonesyouwillverylikelyhearatthestartofthecampaign. ToSelf!Thiseffectonlyworksonthethepersonmakingthegamecall."To!Thiseffectonlyworksonpeoplefromthatnation. "ToAlly!"Thiseffectonlyworksonsomeonewhoisclearlydefinedasanally.Thisincludesanyonewhoisworkinginsupportofyou,towardsanimmediate,commongoal.UsecommonsenseastowhetherornotyouareconsideredanAlly.ThefollowingModifiersareintendedforadversariesandcanonlybeusedinconjunctionwithharmfuleffects.YoucanneverusetheminconjunctionwithbeneficialeffectslikeUndoorRefresh."ToMinorFoe!"ThiseffectworksonlyonhumansandmonsterswhoqualifyasMinorFoes.Assumethatmostmooks,minionsandothermembersofthehordeareMinorFoes.Forthepurposeofdeliveringharmfuleffects,youcanassumethatallplayercharactersareMinorFoes."ToMajorFoe!"ThiseffectworksonlyonhumansandmonsterswhoqualifyasMajorFoes.Assumethatmostlieutenants,minorbossesornamedenemiesareMajorFoes.ToEpicFoe!ThiseffectworksonlyonhumansandmonsterswhoqualifyasEpicFoes.Assumethatanylegendaryadversary,whosenameisspokenwithterror,isanEpicFoe.

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  • 6BEYONDTHEHEREANDNOW6.1BetweenGameActionsABetweenGameAction(BGA)isanencounterorexperiencethatoccursbetweenevents,revealedtoyouintheformofawrittendocument,tobeprovidedatcheckinofthenextevent.PlayerswillnotbeallowedtoproposetheirownBGAunlesstheyhaveaskillthatallowsthemtodoso.HereisanbrieflistofwaysinwhichBGAswillbemadeavailable:AssignmentsCertaincharacterswillbegivenassignmentsbyanorganization,usuallytheirhomenation.Theywillthenhavetohirepeopletohelpthemcompletetheirassignment.JobsYourJobmayprovideyouwiththemeanstoproposespecificBGAs,suchasexploringthewildfrontier,traveltoaknownsettlementordowork.InvestmentsAninvestmentisrepresentedbyaDeed,whichisaningameitemthatliststhedetailsoftheinvestment.Someexamplesofinvestmentsincludeaherdofcattle,anoldcoppermineorafieldthatissuitableforcrops.CharacterswillthenbeabletodedicatetheirBGAcycletowardsimprovingthatinvestment,inhopesofearningprofit.AdventureCertainencountersmayopenopportunitiesforadventure,usuallyfraughtwithdangerandreward.Characterscanthenformabandandheadoutinsearchoftheirgloryordoom.EverycharactercanparticipateinonlyoneBGAbetweenevents.UnlesstheBGAdescriptionexplicitlystatesotherwise,itisalwaybettertohavemorepeoplejoininonaBGA.TheoutcomeofyourBGAwilldependonthenumberofpeoplepresent,theircombinedskillsetandanyitemsthatareexplicitlydonatedtowardstheBGA.YouwillneedtofigureoutthroughtrialanderrorandintuitionhowbesttotackleBGAopportunities.ThegoalhereistomaketheBGAprocessasstreamlinedandsimpleaspossible,sodonotworryaboutwritingusatenpagedescriptionwithyourplan.Trustthatwewilltakeyourlistofassetsandassumethatyouwillusethemasbestasthesituationwarrants.

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  • 6.2CorrespondencesTherewillbenoBetweenGameActionsthatprovideyouwithresearchopportunities.Instead,acharactercancultivatealistofcontactswhotheycanturntoforhelp.Theycanthenwritetothosecontacts,whohaveaccesstolibrariesandcommunitiesthatcanbeofhelp.ContactsaretypicallyacquiredaspartofyourJob,butyoumayfindotheropportunitiesingametofindthem.Astravelacrossthewildfrontierisdangerous,thereisonlyafiniteamountofMailthatistransportedbetweenKeystoneandtherestoftheworld.Assuch,sendingmailisacommodityjustlikeanyotherresource.CertainjobswillprovideyouwithMailTickets,whicharefreelytransferableitemsthatallowyoutosendasingleletter.OthercharactersmayhavemeanstoacquireMailTicketsontheirown.Regardless,allMailTicketsaregoodonlyfortheeventthattheylist.SomecharactersmayhavethemeanstorecycleexpiredMailTickets,butdonotcountonthisbeingregularlyavailable. Wewillbeheavilyusingcorrespondenceasawaytofurtherthestory.Assuch,wewillhavestaffwhoareunavailabletoattendevents,butwhowillstillinteractthroughletters.Theywillruntheirownstories,furthertheircharactersagendasandinteractwithyousolelythroughtheuseofingameletters.Therefore,havingasteadymeanstosendmailmayprovetobeveryvaluable.Youarewelcometowritetoanyonewhosenameandaddressyouhave.However,unlessyouhavereceivedthatcontactviaaskill,thereisnoguaranteethattheywillhaveaninterestinreplyingtoyourletter.Donotbesurprisedifyoureachouttoacompletestrangerforhelp,onlytofindyoureceivingnoreplyfromthem.6.3ThematicCampaignStructureItisourgoaltocreateasagathatwillallowplayerstokeeppacewiththestory.Assuch,weplantodivideourstoriesintochapters,duringwhichcertainstorylineswillwrapup.Weexpectachaptertolastaboutoneandahalfyears,toberuninsixweekendevents.Althoughsomemajorstorylineswillpersistbetweenchapters,weplanformanyofthemtotelltheirstorywithinthisspan.Thisstructuregivesusthefreedomtoplaywiththenarrativestructureofastory,aswecanaffectthestorywithknowledgethataconclusionisontheway.Also,forplayers,itallowsyoutopaceyourinvolvementinastory.Sayyouareabletoattendonlyoneeventduringagameseason.Thisway,youknowtoattendtheonethatfallsattheendofthechapter,shouldyouwanttobetheretoseeastorysbigfinish.Furthermore,itgivesnewcharactersagreatchancetocomeintothesagaatthebeginningofanewchapter,astheyknowthatnewstoriesareemergingatthattimeandtheycangetinontheactionatthesametimeasestablishedcharacters.Itisourhopethatthisstructureprovidesuswiththemeanstobuilduponourstoriesfromanarrativistpointofview,whereuponwecanbuildtensionanddramawhilewealltogetherbuildtowardsadramaticconclusion.

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  • 6.4PrestigeandPricelessItemsEverycharacterisvieweddifferentlyintheeyesoftheirhomenation.Somecharactersaretreatedwithreverence,whileothersareseenaslittlemorethanacoginthemachine.TheamountofswayyouholdwithyourhomenationisreflectedbyyourPrestigescore.Asyouinteractwithauthorityfiguresfromyourhomenation,wordofyourdeedsmaytravelbackhome,whichwillaffectyourPrestigescore.YourPrestigescorecanrangefrom0to5andconfersthefollowingbenefits:

    Level1Youareacknowledgedasamemberofyourhomenationingoodstanding.(Upkeep0)Level2Youhavesomeinfluencewithyourhomenationandhaveaccesstoalimitedshoppinglist

    fromhome.(Upkeep0)Level3 Youareconsideredapersonofimportance.Youautomaticallyreceiveasmallnumberof

    MailTicketstouseasyouplease.Youalsogainacontactinyourhomenation,towhomyoucanwriteCorrespondencestoinquireaboutnationalaffairs.(Upkeep1)

    Level4 Youareaprominentfigureinyourgovernmentsinfrastructure.Youcanpropose

    legislationorpoliticalagendasforyournation,whichwillbereviewedbyyourgovernment.Youreceivediplomaticimmunityfromallbutthemostheinousofcrimes.(Upkeep1)

    Level5 Youhavetheearofyournationsruler.Youcanspeakdirectlywiththemandpropose

    nationalpolicy.Yourgovernmentwillgothroughgreatefforttoassureyoursafetyandwellbeing.(Upkeep2)

    ThemostcommonwaytoaffectyourPrestigeisbydeliveringPricelessItemstoyourhomenation.PricelessItemswillbemarkedinaspecificway(tobedetermined),andcanberepresentedbyanyitem,suchasabrooch,areamofpapers,andoldvaseorawaxseal.Theyrepresentitemsthataresovaluablethattheycannotbesupportedbytheeconomy,yetprovidegreatprestige(orpreventsmajorembarrassment)iftheyareinthehandsofyourhomenation.PricelessItemscanneverbeexchangedfortheiractualvalue,butcanbetradedandsoldjustlikeanythingelse.EverytimeyouturnoveraPricelessItemtoyourhomenation,yourPrestigescoregoesupbyonepoint.Onceyourscoregetshighenough,youwillhaveaninfluenceupkeep.Inotherwords,youwillhavetoturninPricelessItemsjusttomaintainyourPrestigescore.FailuretomaintainyourupkeepwillreduceyourPrestigescorebyonepoint. 6.5MoneyTherewillbemoneyintheworldofKeystone.Youcanexchangeitforgoodsandservices.ThemostcommonformofcurrencyyouwillencounterareCardiffCredits,issuedandbackedbytheCouncilofCardiff.Mostnationsproducetheirowncurrency,whichisrarelyrecognizedbytheothernations.TheContinentalnationsdonothaveacommoncurrency,insteadrelyingonbartertoconducttransactionswitheachother.

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  • 6.6ResourcesResourcesrepresentthevariousmaterialsnecessarytomaintainyourdaytodaylife.ThesewillbeprimarilyusedbyCraftsmenandChemists,butwillalsobeusefultomaintainotheritems,payfordeviceupkeepandthelike.EachresourcehasitsownTypeandRarity.TypesincludeAnimal,Vegetable,MineralandFuel.AresourcesrarityiseitherCommonorScarce.EachCommoncomponenthasaScarcecounterpart,aslistedbelow.AllrequirementsarelistedbytheirCommonname.TheserequirementsshouldlisttheaddedbenefitofusingtheScarcecounterpartinstead.Asaballparkfigure,assumethattheScarceversionofacomponentcostsaboutfivetimesasmuchasitsCommoncounterpart.

    Animal Mineral Vegetable Fuel

    Common/Scarce Meat/Gizzards Clay/RareEarth Produce/Delicacies Coal/Oil

    Common/Scarce Leather/Scales Ore/Gems Wood/Ironwood Herbs/ExtractsTherearelocationsingamethatareknownasfontsofresources,whichwecallResourceWells.Theselocationsareindicatedbyasmallcoloredflag,whichshouldbevisiblefromwithintentotwentyfeet.Inotherwords,theyareobviouslocationsandshouldnotrequireupclosesearchingtofind. EachResourceWellgivesaccesstoaresourceofaspecifictype,whichisusuallyhintedatbythelocationinwhichyoufindit.Forexample,aResourceWellforWoodwillbelocatednexttoagroupoftrees,oroneforMineralswillbelocatednearalargeoutcroppingofrock.ThisshouldhelpyouwhensearchingforaResourceWell.AResourceWellwillhaveabagofmarblesandasmallbox,whichshouldbelabelledwiththeappropriateresourcetype.Theremayalsobevariousproptoolsthatwillhelpyouwithroleplayingyourlabor.Ifnoneareavailable,becreativeandimprovisesomething.TouseaResourceWell,youmustroleplayworkfortenminutes,doingwhatisappropriatetogathertheresourcetype.Forexample,Woodshouldbecutwithanaxe,Mineralsshouldbedugwithashovelorpick,Foodbyarivershouldbefishedwithafishingpole,etc.Onceyourtenminutesareup,youcandrawonemarblefromthemarblebag.Noteitscolorandimmediatelyputitback.Nomorethanoneplayershoulddrawfromthebagatanyonetime.Dependingonthecolorthatyoudrew,youwillgainthefollowing:

    Aclearmarble,themostcommon,willgetyouonecommonresource.Opentheboxanddrawonecommonresource.

    Aredmarble,muchlesscommon,willgetyouoneuncommonresource.Opentheboxand

    drawoneuncommonresource.

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  • Anavybluemarble,therarestofthemall,willnetyousomethingunusual,suchasapin,acoin

    orsomebauble.Insidethebox,youwillfindseveralsmallcanisters.Takeonewithoutexaminingwhatsinside.Keepthecontentsanddisposeofthecanisterinoneofthegamepropbins.Donotputthecanisterbackintothebox,asitwillthrowoffthedrawforlaterpeople.

    Ifyoufindthattherewardforyourmarblecolorisnolongeravailableinthebox,youcandrawforthenextlowermarblecolor.Youcannotchoosetoloweryourmarblecolorifthereareresourcesavailableforthecoloryoudrew.YoucanuseaResourceWellasoftenasyouwant,providedyouspendthetimeroleplayingyourlabor.CharacterswiththeappropriateLaborerJobwillfindtheirworktobemuchmorefruitful.OnceaResourceWellisempty,itwillnolongerhaveanymoreresourcesfortheremainderoftheevent,unlesssomeexceptional,plotdirectedsetofcircumstancesoccurs,sogetoutthereandstartharvesting!6.7CraftingTherearetwotypeofcrafteditems:DevicesandInfusions.BothgrantyoulimitedaccesstoPowersandreflectthedifferentmanufacturingstylesoftheirhomeNation.See7Powersfordetails. AnInfusionisacrafteditemthatproducesasingleeffect,thencanbediscarded.Thinkofitasapoultice,elixirorotherdisposablegoodthatgivesyouaboost.ADevicealsoproducesasingleeffect,butcanberechargedbyspendingresources.EachWordofPowerhasaresourceassignedtoit.WhenspendingresourcesforaWordofPower,youmustspendthisresourcetype.Forexample,ifLeatherwasassignedtoWeakness!(GritCost3),andyouarerequiredtospendoneCommonresourceforeachpointofGritintheWordCost,youwouldhavetospendthreeCommonLeatherresources.TocraftanInfusion,youmustdothefollowing:

    1)DecideonanEffectbycombiningyouravailableWordsofPower.2)SpendoneCommonresourceforeachWordofPower.3)CommitoneGritforeachWordofPowerusedintheEffect.4)PrintatagwiththeaboveEffect.5)AddtothetagyourNation,MakerMarkandthenumberofGrityoucommitted.6)Attachthetagtoasuitableprop.

    TocraftaDevice,youmustdothefollowing:

    1) DecideonanEffectbycombiningyouravailableWordsofPower.2) SpendoneCommonresourceforeachpointofGritrequiredbyeachWordofPower.3) CommitonepointofGritforpointofGritrequiredbythetotalEffect.

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  • 4) PrintatagwiththeaboveEffect.5) AddtothetagyourNation,MakerMarkandthenumberofGrityoucommitted.6) Attachthetagtoasuitableprop.

    Asyoucansee,acraftercanpotentiallyrunoutofGritveryfastiftheycreatetoomanyitems.Fortunately,youcancircumventtheCommittedGritrequirementbyspendingextraresources.ForInfusions,foreachtimeyouspendthetotalResourcecostoftheInfusion,orspendoneScarceResourceinplaceofacorrespondingCommon,youcanreducethenumberofGrityouhavetocommitbyone.ForDevices,foreveryScarceResourceofthecorrespondingresourcetypethatyouspend,youreducethenumberofGrityoumustcommitbyone.Example:Johanwantstocreateasimplepoulticetohelphisfriendwithhispoorhealth.HecombinesthefollowingWordsofPower:Undo(1/Herbs),Weakness(3/Clay)andToAmerican(1/Produce).HethenspendsoneHerb,oneClayandoneProduce.NowhemustcommitthreepointsofGrit,oneforeachWordofPowerusedintheInfusion.Instead,hechoosestospendanothersetofCommoncomponentstoreducethattoTwoGrit.Notsatisfied,hespendsoneRareEarth(ScarcecounterparttoClay,arequiredcomponent),toreducetherequirementfromtwotoone.HethencommitstheoneGrit,createsthetagandpropandgivesittohisailingfriend.Example:RunsWithCloudswishestocraftaspearforhi


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