Modifiers & Augments

More specific abilities get +3/+6 bonus or broader get -3/-6 penalty.

Stretch penalty: -6

Augments:

• Must be entertaining & memorable.
• Only one chance to receive augment per contest.
• Last for one contest.
• Simple contest against augment base value, initially 14.
• Stack with other modifiers but not other augments.

Plot augments like augments but GM-provided bonuses for story obstacles.

Plot augments do stack with other augments and plot augments.

Rolls

• Roll d20 versus your ability + mods, GM rolls d20 versus resistance:
• • 1: crit
  • greater than 1, less than or equal to TN: success
  • greater than TN, less than 20: fail
  • 20: fumble
• Matched masteries cancel out; left-over masteries bump up until crit, then bump opponent's roll down.
• Spend 1 HP per roll for bumps up only.

Simple Contest

1. Frame the contest
2. Determine TN
3. GM decides difficulty
4. Roll & apply masteries
5. Determine level of victory/defeat
6. Spend Hero Points for bumps up
7. Consequences

Group Simple Contest

One simple contest per participant, victors earn RPs according to table.

Difference between sides' total RPs determines victory level.

Can spend 1 HP per 3 participating heroes at start to boost victory level or double for double boost.

Consequences to group or individual as appropriate.

Extended Contest

1. Frame the contest.
2. Carry out one or more round, repeating as necessary.
3. Determine consequences

Each round is a simple contest that earns you RPs according to the table.

First to 5 RPs wins.

Consequences based on rising action or climactic table.

Additional options:

• Parting shot: after taking your opponent out, you can try another exchange to inflict harsher consequences; if they win, instead of scoring RPs they subtract them from your total. If it takes them below 5, then the contest resumes.
• Asymmetrical exchange: one participant is trying to achieve some other objective besides winning the contest; if they win, they work toward that goal instead of earning RPs, if they lose their opponent still gets RPs.
• Disengage: try to get out of the contest without suffering consequences; works as an assymetrical exchange.
• Assist: other hero tries to help you; reduces your RPs on a success, see table. Multiple assists to help the same hero step up difficulty from Moderate.

Group extended contests work like multiple one-on-one extended contests interleaved.

• RPs separate per opponent.
• Multiple opponent penalty: cumulative -3.
• Followers can be:
  • Contestant: acts like PC, but eliminated at 3 RP.
  • Negates MOP for one attacker. Can shift RPs to follower, but eliminated at 3 RP and takes +2 RP when eliminated.
  • Supporter: just performs assists/unrelated actions.
• Unengaged opponents can remove followers from contest with simple contest, inflicting normal+2 RPs.

Extended Contest Consequences

Rising action uses only the contest that took you out.

Climactic includes all opponents, even if you win.