The Round Trait Ratings The Score
Level of Trait Extra Cards
1. Declare Intent: Each player declares what
Novice 1 extra card
their characters intend to do during the
Expert 2 extra cards
upcoming round, including the Director for all
Master 3 extra cards
of his characters.
2. Determine Draw: The Director determines
the appropriate Traits for each player s actions
Opposition Hands
and whether a Knack or Vice will impact the Characters
Opposition Level Cards Drawn
action. Using this, all players determine their
Tricky 1 up, 1 down
Name Heat
hand size and initial facing.
Arduous 1 up, 2 down
Knack
3. Form Draw and Determine Intiative: Each
Intimidating 1 up, 3 down
player draws the hand for their character s
Motive
Impossible 1 up, 4 down
action, playing face-up and face-down cards
Vice
Fuck-all 1 up, 5 down
appropriately. Players can examine their
draws freely. Initiative is determined, the
Name Heat
player with the highest face-up card getting The Spread
Knack
Difference Spread
first Initiative, the second highest acting
Motive
second, and so on.
0 Tenuous
Vice
4. Resolve Actions: Actions are resolved
1-2 Normal
individually, based on Intiative order. When a
3-4 Remarkable
Name Heat
character s turn comes around the following
5-6 Amazing
Knack
steps are taken.
7+ Extraordinary
" Opposition Hands: The Director (or Player,
Motive
when appropriate) draws an Opposition
Medical Aid Vice
Hand for any defense or difficulty the
Damage Healed Opposition Hand
character is facing.
Name Heat
" Place Your Bets: A Player can bet Drama 1 Tricky (1/1)
Knack
Points on his Action now if he wants to. 2 Arduous (1/2)
Motive
" Determine Success: Hands are revealed, 3 Intimidating (1/3)
Vice
success and the Spread is figured out 4 Impossible (1/4)
and immediate fallout (ie: damage, etc.) is 5 Fuck-all (1/5)
applied. Director narrates outcome.
Bangs
" Pay-out: A Player pays out whatever Drama
NPC Wounds
Points he may owe on a losing bet or is
NPC Importance Number of Wounds
immediately payed out by the Director on
Extra 1 or 2
a winning Hand.
Minor 1/2 the PCs average
" Repeat: Until all of the characters involved
Major Up to the PCs average
in the round have had their turn or are
Integral Greater then the PCs
eliminated from play.
average
5. Wrap Up: The Director surmises of all of the
action of the completed Round and sets the
stage for the next. Everyone shuffles their
decks.