TEXT: SPECIAL BOND
  In my heart of hearts, 
  I know _____________ is 
  my true love.
  You have an extra bond. You may �ll it 
  in at any me. You may change who this 
  bond is with at the end of any session. 
  When you do, make the move opposite.
  When you change lovers, ROLL+BEAUTY. 
  ON A 10+: There are no hard feelings.
  ON A 7-9: They choose one:
  • Their trust in you is broken.
  • They despise your new love.
  ON A MISS: They acvely try to get 
  back at you.
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  ON A 10+: Your love is true, pure, and 
  strong. It �lls your heart with �re. 
  Take +3 to your next roll. 
  ON A 7-9: Your love is true, but 
  nothing in this life is simple. Take +2 
  to your next roll, but the GM chooses 
  one:
    Your love is not pure. It is tainted   
   by strange desires or ulterior      
   moves.
   Your love is not strong. It may be   
   swallowed by regrets or anger.
  ON A MISS:
  ON A MISS: Your love holds a secret 
  in their heart that will hurt you. The 
  GM will reveal your love’s true heart 
  during this session.
  When you test the love beeen you and 
  another to see if it is true, 
  ROLL+BEYOND. 
  TEST IF YOUR LOVE 
  IS TRUE
  ON A SUCCESS: Choose 2
   You keep the one you love safe.
   Your sacri�ce causes your enemy   
   to doubt their acons.
   Your sacri�ce provides a crical   
   opportuni.
    Your sacri�ce gives heart to your   
   allies, who take +1 to their next   
   roll.
  ON A 7-9: Also choose 1
   You expose yourself to injury.
   You expose yourself to hatred or    
   judgment.
    You escalate the situaon.
  ON A MISS: Choose 1 success eﬀect 
  anyway. The GM will choose 1 or 2  
  of the 7-9 eﬀects.
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  When you sacri�ce something precious in 
  the name of love, ROLL+BEAUTY. 
  MAKE A SACRIFICE 
  FOR LOVE
  SPECIAL BOND
  ________________ is my 
  fellow kinsman.
  You have an extra bond. Fill it in with 
  another player character during 
  character creaon (ask their permission 
  �rst). This bond can never be changed.
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  Describe the following of your kin:
  What do my kin prize or desire 
  above all else?
  What do my kin hate or fear above 
  all else?
  What is my kin’s weakness?
  What is my kin’s most important 
  What is my kin’s most important 
  tradion?
  Associate your kin with a parcular 
  stat and say why.
  ON A 10+: You know that family’s 
  secret.
  ON A 7-9: You know that family’s 
  weakness.
  ON A MISS: Your family owes their 
  family a signi�cant debt. 
  When the family of another is revealed 
  to you, ROLL+BRAINS. 
  I KNOW YOUR KIN
  ON A SUCCESS: Choose 2
   You have the knowledge of your   
   kin. Ask the GM for your family’s  
   beliefs about a situaon, place or   
   person and take +1 if you act on   
   them. 
    You have the clout of your kin.   
   Speak the will of your kin, and    
   give a +1 to any who follow it.
   You have the tools of your kin.   
   Say what your kin has given you,   
   and take +1 next me you use it.
  ON A 7-9: Also choose 1
    You compromise your kin’s posion.
   You make your kin an enemy.
   You reveal your kin’s weakness.
  ON A MISS: You repeat the mistakes 
  of your forebearers.
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  When you act in the manner your kin is 
  known for, reveal the name of your 
  family, and ROLL+ASSOCIATED STAT. 
  OUR KIN’S WAY
  MY KIN:
  ________________________________
  ________________________________
  ________________________________
  ________________________________
  ________________________________
  ________________________________
  ________________________________
  ________________________________
  ________________________________
  ________________________________
  ________________________________
  ________________________________
  
  Bolster or deride their reputaon 
  in public.
  Reveal one who wishes to destroy 
  them.
  Find a person or thing that is 
  precious to them.
  (NPC) Force their hand at a 
  (NPC) Force their hand at a 
  crucial moment or (PC) take +2 
  when hindering them, aer rolling.
  Ask them quesons as if you had 
  succeeded at reading another’s 
  thoughts with a 10+.
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  SECRET KEEPER
  You are a collector of secrets. You seek 
  to know who others truly are. When you 
  learn the secret of another, write down 
  what it is, and who it belongs to.
  At any me, you may spend the secrets 
  you have learned of another 1 to 1 to:
  __________________________________
  __________________________________
  __________________________________
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  They oﬀer you something 
  wondrous or useful.
  They bare their heart to you. 
  Learn a secret of that person.
  They welcome you into their life. 
  Create a new bond with that 
  person.
  When you earn another’s sincere 
  gratude at personal cost (for NPCs, 
  choose one, for PCs they choose one):
  SINCERE GRATITUDE
  FOR NPCS: You may call on them 
  when you need them, and they will 
  drop everything to help. Gain +1 to 
  the �rst roll they aid you on.
  FOR PCS: Gain +1 to help that 
  person, and they gain +1 to help you.
  Lose this bene�t if you spend any 
  Lose this bene�t if you spend any 
  secrets which belong to this person.
  When you choose to keep someone’s 
  trust, erase 2 secrets of theirs and let 
  them know they can always count on you.
  KEEPER OF TRUST
  ON A SUCCESS: You learn a truth 
  they’ve been trying to hide. Learn one 
  of that person’s secrets.
  ON A 10+: Also choose 3
  ON A 7-9: Also choose 2
  • They are more open then you 
  expected. Learn an addional secret.
  •• They don’t become suspicious of 
  your moves
  • Rumors don’t spread about your 
  relaonship
  • You don’t reveal any secrets of 
  your own.
  ON A MISS:
  ON A MISS: Learn a secret anyway, 
  but they know you for what you are. 
  It’s up to them whether they keep 
  quiet about it. 
  When you approach another in inmacy 
  with a desire to discover their secrets,  
  ROLL+BEAUTY.
  INSIDE KNOWLEDGE
  If they heed your words, they take +1 
  to the next roll needed to follow your 
  advice.
  When someone comes to you for 
  guidance, teach them to act as a true 
  believer. 
  SHEPHERD OF MEN
  ON A 10+: They must choose – heed 
  your words in silence, or be the subject 
  of the crowd’s contempt. 
  ON A 7-9: They choose 1
   Repent and apologize, for now.
   Change their public face in line with  
   your words.
    Withdraw om the situaon or    
   communi, raging and cursing.
  ON A MISS: The crowd either doubts 
  your faith, or decries you as its 
  representave.
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  When you use your faith publically to 
  discipline or cast out another, or cause 
  them to conform, ROLL+BRAWN.
  RIGHTEOUS CENSURE
  ON A SUCCESS: They are �lled with 
  fervor and spurred to act.
  ON A 10+: Choose 3
  ON A 7-9: Choose 2
  • They act immediately.
  • They don’t misinterpret your    
    message.
  • They don’t use violence to follow      
  • They don’t use violence to follow       
    your message.
  • They don’t demand boons or     
    miracles om you later.
  ON A MISS: The GM makes things 
  worse.
  When you spread your faith to inspire 
  many others, ROLL+BEAUTY.
  SPIRITUAL FIRE
  YOUR RELIGION
  Your faith is the shining beacon that 
  guides you, and your strongest 
  weapon. 
  Circle your religion: 
  Protestant
  Catholic
  Free Church of Scotland
  Non-Conformist or Folk
  Non-Conformist or Folk
  Non-Chrisan
  SPECIAL BOND
  ________________ is the 
  only one I can tell about 
  my doubts.
  Aer the �rst me you fail one of your 
  moves, �nd a quiet moment to explain 
  your failure and share your true feelings 
  with another. 
  Then �ll out this bond with the name of 
  that person: 
  
  YOUR TRUE FORM
  You are not human. Decide what you 
  are: _____________________________
  Where are you om?: the sea, the sky, 
  the earth, another world, the aerlife, 
  other: ____________________________
  Your true form is hidden om those 
  Your true form is hidden om those 
  around you, to others you seem a strange 
  human. 
  Pick o attributes of your true form: 
  Pick o attributes of your true form: 
  scales or �ns, brightly colored, very 
  small or very large, golden or shining, 
  wings, animal parts, features or skin, 
  ghostly or incorporeal, featureless, 
  other: _____________________________
  You may assume your true form at will. 
  You may assume your true form at will. 
  When you assume your form, you have 
  all the advantages of its attributes. But, 
  you also risk being seen transforming, or 
  as your true self.
  When you call on creatures like you for 
  aid, ROLL+BEYOND:
  ON A SUCCESS: They come to help, 
  but choose 1:
  • They can be seen only by you, and  
   are incorporeal.
  • They manifest as part of nature.
  • They manifest as visions or dreams  
   within the minds of those present.
  •• They appear in monstrous guise.
  ON A 10+: They also leave you with 
  something puzzling and otherworldly.
  ON A MISS: They do not come, but 
  your entreaes raise suspicion on your 
  true nature.
  OTHERS LIKE ME
  ON A 10+: Choose 3
  ON A 7-9: Choose 2
  • Those around you hesitate.
  • Those around you are distracted.
  • You are immune to harm for a    
   single act.
  •• You reveal an opportuni created  
   by your form.
  • You discover a way in, out or, past  
   only you can traverse. 
  ON A MISS: The GM makes things 
  worse.
  When you reveal your true form to 
  overcome danger or surprise an enemy, 
  ROLL+BALANCE.
  THIS IS WHO I AM
  ON A SUCCESS: it’s just like old 
  mes. Choose 2
  • You gain the element of surprise.
  • You have the right tools.
  • You’re scary as the devil. While   
   facing this danger alone, gain +1   
  to inmidate another.
  •• You’re deadly as hell. While facing  
   this danger alone, deal +1 harm.
  ON A 7-9: Also choose 1
  • Your recklessness creates an      
   opportuni for your enemies.
  • Your recklessness causes mistrust    
   om your allies.
  •• Your recklessness endangers      
   others.
  ON A MISS: Your hubris gets you into 
  ongoing trouble you can’t get out of by 
  yourself.  
  When you reject the help of others and 
  enter danger alone, ROLL+BRAWN.
  BETTER OFF ALONE
  ON A 10+: Your sin is not revealed. 
  However, you �nd others like you who 
  can help.
  ON A 7-9: Your sin is not revealed, 
  but choose 2:
  •  You must silence someone with   
    hatred or force.
  ••  You must disclaim and express   
    disdain for sinners like you.
  •  You must reveal the secret of    
    another to de�ect attenon.
  •  You can’t risk being seen in     
    company for some me.
  ••  There is one who knows your sin,  
    and will use it against you later.
  ON A MISS: Your sin is revealed, and 
  others are not shy with judgment.
  • You help protect others like you.
  • You redeem yourself to some.
  • Someone in�uenal is interested   
    in your story.
  When you try to mix with respectable 
  company, or good honest folk, choose 
  whether to conform and try to hide your 
  sin best you can, or to let all who know 
  see what you have done. 
  If you choose to hide your sin, 
  ROLL+BALANCE.
  If you choose not to hide your sin, then 
  your sin is revealed, and others are not 
  shy with judgment. But, also pick one for 
  your courage:
  THE PUBLIC EYE
  YOUR SIN
  Choose the sin that de�nes you: A long 
  term aﬀair, a cold blooded murder, a 
  herecal belief, a muny, betraying 
  fellow workers, other: _______________
  Choose the evidence of your sin that all 
  Choose the evidence of your sin that all 
  can see: A child, a tattoo, a brand, 
  unique and iden�able clothing or 
  books, a scar, a lover, other: 
  __________________________________
  
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