Boosts, Boons, Hindrances and Banes

Boosts

Boosts may be temporarily applied to relevant meta rolls. For example, if a character learns that a door is trapped ahead of time, they might gain a +1 Boost to the Safety roll needed to disarm the trap. The GM decides the amount of the boost based on the context. Maximum +3.

Equipped or worn items may grant a boost to an attribute. The item description will provide the boost amount and any other effects.

Boons

Attributes with a +2 stat can benefit from temporary boons. Each time you roll a superb (13+), your character gains the benefit of a boon to the +2 attribute you choose.

When a boon is active you gain its advantage and add +1 to its related attribute for the boon’s duration. Some boons will offer an addition +1 in the boon’s description. Only 1 boon can be active at a time. Once a boon is activated, it can not be chosen again until dawn. Any remaining attribute boons can be activated until all are exhausted. 

While activating a boon is optional, that option is lost on the next meta roll if no boon is activated. In Situations, a boon may remain active for 2d6 rounds. During an Instance, a boon may remain active for 2d6 meta rolls. Boons cannot be activated during Idle Time. At the GM's discretion, the stat boost of a boon may increase as the game progresses.

Boons and effects 

• Endurance (Physiology)

• Awareness (Safety)

• Composure (Emotion)

• Adaptability (Cognition)

• Persistence (Focus)

1. Endurance Boons

• Blatant Disregard

  • Defensive actions that are a mixed success or failure are considered a success. 

• Indomitable Will

  • A physiology-based attack that is a failure is considered a success instead. 

• Revitalizing Surge

  • When reduced to 0, the character remains conscious and can only utilize or move until any number of wounds are healed.
      

• Sheer Resilience

  • Ignore any wounds sustained from the surrounding inanimate environment, or from harsh environmental conditions (e.g., extreme cold, intense heat). 

• Recover and Rally 

  • Any physiology-based maneuver that is a failure is considered a success instead. 

• Relentless March

  • Physiology-based attacks that are successful or better gain an additional number of distances equal to your physiology stat.

Awareness Boons

•  Vigilant Support

  • Your intuitive awareness extends to those around you as you call out danger. Companions nearby or closer gain a boost to safety meta rolls. +1 if close, and +2 if in melee range (See Movement and Distance).

• Slip and Roll

  • When you square up with an enemy, your safety stat increases by +1 if Nearby, +2 if in close range. 

• Like the Wind

  • Your movement doubled.

•  Hypervigilance 

• With a heightened awareness, your gut instincts are intensified.  Defensive actions that are mixed success are considered a success, and failures are considered a mixed success.

• Improvised Buffer

  • Objects and structures within reach or closer that are half your height and width can negate sustained wounds by an amount equal to your safety stat.

• Head on a Swivel

  • Rolling a failure to avoid flanked attacks or attacks from the rear is considered a mixed success instead.

Composure Boons

• Dauntless will

  • Your composure maintains calmness under pressure. Emotion rolls that are failures are success instead.

• Voice of reason

  • Your poise allows you to defuse hostile confrontations. Your emotion stat is doubled while this boon is active.

• Calming presence

  • Your calm demeanor makes an impression on your companions when around you. Their emotion stat increases by +2 if in close range. 

• Soothing words

  • Until a situation ends, when you or a companion incur a bane, your utilize action can be used to remove 1 bane. This boon can be deactivated at any time.  

• Total clarity

  • You’re able to keep your emotions in check during times of chaos or confusion. When this boon is active you can not incur a bane.

• Communal Support 

  • Until a situation ends, when 2 or more companions incur a bane, spend your turn to remove 1 bane from each Touchable companion. This boon can be deactivated at any time.

Adaptability Boons

• Astute Observation 

  • Your cognitive abilities allow you to see or deduce things others may miss. While this boon is active, a successful roll counts as superb when you spend a drive point to attempt a critical hit.

• Improvised Solutions

  • Your breadth of knowledge makes you unusually resourceful. At the GM's discretion, any item nearby or closer, or in your inventory can be used for an offensive or defensive action. While this boon is active you can add an additional +1 to your cognition stat when making an offensive or defensive action using the object or item. The item gains +1 damage and ignores 1 wound (-1w). Refer to the Quality dice table. 

• Logic and Reason

  • You keep your emotions in check through logic and reason. When this boon is active you may use your cognition stat instead of emotion when trying to maintain composure. When a bane is incurred while this boon is active, you can spend 2 actions to remove the bane. 

• Calculated Risk

  • When this boon is active you can use your cognition stat instead of safety to avoid sustaining wounds. Whenever you roll a failure, it's considered a mixed success instead.

• Adept Wayfinder

  • While this boon is active you can always retrace any steps you've taken. Also, if you know the general direction of a person, place or thing that is out of range or closer in distance, it's only a matter of time before you find the location. Make a cognition roll and refer to the 'Happens Now' dice table to determine how long it takes, at the GM's discretion. 

• Pressure Point

  • While this boon is active, you automatically inflict critical wounds on the next mixed success or better attack in melee range. 

Persistence Boons

• Resist Distractions 

  • When emotions run high you rely on your keen focus to remain steady. While this boon is active you can use the focus stat instead of a required emotion stat.

• Intense Concentration 

  • While this boon is active, your drive point pool replenishes at the start of each turn. 

• Relentless Movement

  • When this boon is active and a focus-based action is taken, your flow state enhances your movement. Your movement distance is doubled when you take a focus-based action on your turn. 

• Mental Fortitude

  • While this boon is active, your focus is nearly unbreakable. You ignore any bane or hindrance incurred on focus-based rolls when you take only an offensive action on your turn. 

• Focused Effort 

  • Your example inspires those around you to concentrate in unison. While this boon is active, any companion nearby or closer gains +2 to their focus stat.

• Enduring Will

  • While this boon is active, your focus is unwavering. Focus rolls that are a failure are considered success instead.

Hindrance, Banes and Effects 

Hindrance

A hindrance may be temporarily applied to relevant meta rolls. For example, if a character is wanted by the authorities, they might incur a -1 Hindrance to Safety rolls to remain incognito while in certain areas. The GM decides the amount of the boost based on the context. Maximum -3.

Banes and Effects 

During situations, instances, and activities, a bane is incurred when a fail or worse is rolled 3 non-consecutive times using a particular attribute. A boon may remain in effect for a number of rounds equal to 2d6. During an Instance, a boon may remain in effect for a number of meta rolls equal to 2d6. At the GM's discretion, the hindrance from a bane may increase as the game progresses. Look for ways to recover from banes.

• Strained -1 (Physiology)

• Reckless -1 (Safety) 

• Agitated -1 (Emotion)

• Uncertainty -1 (Cognition)

• Distracted -1 (Focus)

• Strained

  • When stretched to your physical limits you become strained. While strained, the bane affects your physiology, safety, or cognition rolls on standard actions, and interactions with companions and NPCs. This bane is triggered by Physiology rolls.

• Reckless

  • When you step out of character and throw caution to the wind, you become reckless. While being reckless, the bane affects your safety, cognition, or focus rolls on standard actions, actions that involve locomotion, and interactions with companions and NPCs. This bane is triggered by Safety rolls.

• Agitated

  • When your nerves get the best of you, you become agitated. While agitated, -1 is incurred on all attributes, and affects rolls on standard actions, actions that involve locomotion, and interactions with companions and NPCs. This bane is triggered by Emotion rolls.

• Uncertainty

  • When confidence in your abilities waver, you become hindered by uncertainty. While stricken by uncertainty, the bane affects cognition rolls on standard actions, actions that involve locomotion, critical-thinking, and interactions with companions and NPCs. This bane is triggered by Cognition rolls.

• Distracted

  • When faced with diversions, your focus is disrupted and you become distracted. While distracted, the bane affects focus rolls on standard actions, and actions that involve locomotion or interactions with companions and NPCs. This bane is triggered by Focus rolls.