Appendix B: Quick Reference Card

CORE MECHANIC:
Frame action as closed question
Build dice pool: 1 Action Die + Chance Dice - Risk Dice
Roll the pool, keep highest die
Resolve outcome (1=No and..., 2=No, 3=No but, 4=Yes but, 5=Yes, 6=Yes and...)
Describe result in fiction
DICE OUTCOMES:
Roll
Outcome
6
Yes, and...
+1 to result
5
Yes...
Success
4
Yes, but...
Success w/ complication
3
No, but...
Failure w/ benefit
2
No...
Failure
1
No, and...
-1 to result
ZONE MODIFIERS (Base):
Day Side: +2 Risk Dice
Twilight Belt: None
Night Side: +1 Risk Die
PSYCHIC ABILITIES:
Weather Working: Manipulate winds and storms
Thermal Sense: Perceive heat signatures
Deep Bonding: Connect with native life
Shadow Walking: Navigate in darkness
Water Finding: Locate water sources
PROGRESSION LEVELS:
Novice: Basic capability
Adept: Enhanced control and range
Master: Legendary mastery and cost
PSYCHIC ABILITY COSTS:
Weather Working → Psychically Drained
Thermal Sense → Overwhelmed by Thermal Noise
Deep Bonding → Grief-Struck (on loss)
Shadow Walking → Disoriented
Water Finding → Resonance-Overwhelmed
CONDITIONS (Examples):
Injured, Exhausted, Frightened, Psychically Drained, Overheating, Disoriented, Grief-Struck
CHARACTER TAGS:
Concept (role/identity)
Skills (expertise) — 3 total
Frailty (vulnerability)
Gear (equipment) — 2 total
Goal (ambition)
Motive (why)
Nemesis (opposition)
Relationships (2 with other characters)
SETTLEMENT RESOURCE STATUS:
Water: Abundant / Adequate / Rationing / Crisis
Power: Full Grid / Adequate / Blackouts / Failure
Provisions: Well-Supplied / Adequate / Low / Critical
DICE POOL MODIFIERS:
Chance Die (+): Helpful Skill, favorable Gear, beneficial environment, ally help
Risk Die (-): Opposing Skill, environmental hazard, Frailty applies, enemy opposition
WHEN TO ROLL:
Roll when: outcome is uncertain + failure has interesting consequences + success isn't guaranteed
Don't roll when: automatic success + automatic failure + outcome doesn't matter
SAFETY TOOLS:
Before play: CATS (Concept, Aim, Tone, Subject Matter)
During play: Script Change (pause and adjust immediately)
Emergent: Lines & Veils (stated when they come up)
CONFLICT RESOLUTION:
Zoom Out: Single question resolves entire scene
Zoom In: Multiple questions for detailed conflict
ADVANCEMENT:
No XP or levels
Characters evolve through fiction
Update Tags when story changes them
Skills deepen, Frailties transform, Goals are achieved/replaced, Relationships shift