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 |  9|  22  |<Expletive deleted>, just no.  |Action others would question your sanity for attempting.  |Godly.  | |  9|  22  |<Expletive deleted>, just no.  |Action others would question your sanity for attempting.  |Godly.  |
  
-Second, they must consider if the character has the ability (see Abilities) below to do it. If they lack the needed Ability, go +1d if you think the action would not need specialist to perform, or +2d if it would. Here are the rest of the modifiers to apply for various circumstances.+Second, they must consider if the explorer has the ability (see Abilities) below to do it. If they lack the needed Ability, go +1d if you think the action would not need specialist to perform, or +2d if it would. Here are the rest of the modifiers to apply for various circumstances.
  
 ^  Difficulty Die Adjustment^Situation  ^ ^  Difficulty Die Adjustment^Situation  ^
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 Special rules are almost always written with bonus pips listed, so just add those to the current die code to get the end code. +3 BP and 2d = 3d, +5 BP and 2d = 3d+2 and so on. Use the handy reference here to simply things (can also be used for combining codes above!): Special rules are almost always written with bonus pips listed, so just add those to the current die code to get the end code. +3 BP and 2d = 3d, +5 BP and 2d = 3d+2 and so on. Use the handy reference here to simply things (can also be used for combining codes above!):
  
-^  Total Pips^Die Code  ^ Total Pips^Die Code  ^+^  Total Pips^Die Code  ^  Total Pips^Die Code  ^
 |  0|0d  |  16|5d+1  | |  0|0d  |  16|5d+1  |
-|  1|0d+1 |  16|5d+1 | +|  1|0d+1 |  17|5d+2 | 
-|  2|0d+2 |  16|5d+1 | +|  2|0d+2 |  18|6d | 
-|  3|1d |  16|5d+1 | +|  3|1d |  19|6d+1 | 
-|  4|1d+1 |  16|5d+1 | +|  4|1d+1 |  20|6d+2 | 
-|  5|1d+2 |  16|5d+1 | +|  5|1d+2 |  21|7 | 
-|  6|2d |  16|5d+1 | +|  6|2d |  22|7d+1 | 
-|  7|2d+1 |  16|5d+1 | +|  7|2d+1 |  23|7d+2 | 
-|  8|2d+2 |  16|5d+1 | +|  8|2d+2 |  24|8d | 
-|  9|3d |  16|5d+1 | +|  9|3d |  25|8d+1 | 
-|  10|3d+1 |  16|5d+1 | +|  10|3d+1 |  26|8d+2 | 
-|  11|3d+2 |  16|5d+1 | +|  11|3d+2 |  27|9d | 
-|  12|4d |  16|5d+1 | +|  12|4d |  28|9d+1 | 
-|  13|4d+1 |  16|5d+1 | +|  13|4d+1 |  29|9d+2 | 
-|  14|4d+2 |  16|5d+1 | +|  14|4d+2 |  30|10d | 
-|  15|5d |  16|5d+1 |+|  15|5d |  | |
  
 ===== Crisis Clock ===== ===== Crisis Clock =====
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   * **Gain one/X**, **earn one/X**: Put those hours on the clock (add).   * **Gain one/X**, **earn one/X**: Put those hours on the clock (add).
  
-The clock can't have more than 12 (or 9) hours on it, and never less than zero. Once a character's clock has run out, they have a period of weakness before and during their crisis. The player of that character has no access to their clock during this time. They may not pay or gain hours on their clock until the crisis has been addressed. Once that happens, they roll a single die and place three plus that result hours on their clock.+The clock can't have more than 12 (or 9) hours on it, and never less than zero. Once an explorer's clock has run out, they have a period of weakness before and during their crisis. The player of that explorer has no access to their clock during this time. They may not pay or gain hours on their clock until the crisis has been addressed. Once that happens, they roll a single die and place three plus that result hours on their clock. 
 ===== Venture as a Player's wrench and an Exec's hammer ===== ===== Venture as a Player's wrench and an Exec's hammer =====
  
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   * **Gotta make it!** - Pay one, remove one Failure from the roll, describe how you avoid failure using your experience.   * **Gotta make it!** - Pay one, remove one Failure from the roll, describe how you avoid failure using your experience.
   * **I'm that good!** - Pay one, Exec re-rolls failure dice, describe how you use natural talent.   * **I'm that good!** - Pay one, Exec re-rolls failure dice, describe how you use natural talent.
-  * **Alright, time to get serious.** - Pay two, count any die code on your character as 1 die higher until end of action, describe the change in attitude of your character.+  * **Alright, time to get serious.** - Pay two, count any die code on your explorer as 1 die higher until end of action, describe the change in attitude of your explorer.
   * **Its not as bad as I thought.** - Pay two, remove any one impairment Condition until end of scene (or permanently as the Exec wishes), describe how you manage to bounce back from it.   * **Its not as bad as I thought.** - Pay two, remove any one impairment Condition until end of scene (or permanently as the Exec wishes), describe how you manage to bounce back from it.
  
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 ===== Diligence Rolls ===== ===== Diligence Rolls =====
  
-Not everything is risky action. Sometimes an explorer is gathering intelligence, building up leverage for a later action or trying to discover what is really going on. In these cases the player can call for Diligence. Diligence is a roll to determine the reward for the characters attempt at gathering intelligence, this will be a die code value for what was gained (as applicable).+Not everything is risky action. Sometimes an explorer is gathering intelligence, building up leverage for a later action or trying to discover what is really going on. In these cases the player can call for Diligence. Diligence is a roll to determine the reward for the explorer's attempt at gathering intelligence, this will be a die code value for what was gained (as applicable).
  
 When Diligence is called into play, first the Exec must decide on the proper Ability and Attribute to use and then let the player see if they can find anything combine with it as assistance. Here is a quick guide on how to determine the attribute based on the type of activity: When Diligence is called into play, first the Exec must decide on the proper Ability and Attribute to use and then let the player see if they can find anything combine with it as assistance. Here is a quick guide on how to determine the attribute based on the type of activity:
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 Once the player has a die code for their explorer, they can make a Diligence roll. This means they roll the dice just like they do for Risk, except they may not use Venture as Wrench uses and the Exec may not use Venture as Hammer uses. You simply discard all dice that create venture, they don't count towards the total. The player takes the final total and then counts that as pips towards a die code for the reward earned. If they are enhancing a die code already created, use 1/3 of the rolled pips as bonus pips to increase the existing code (round up). Once the player has a die code for their explorer, they can make a Diligence roll. This means they roll the dice just like they do for Risk, except they may not use Venture as Wrench uses and the Exec may not use Venture as Hammer uses. You simply discard all dice that create venture, they don't count towards the total. The player takes the final total and then counts that as pips towards a die code for the reward earned. If they are enhancing a die code already created, use 1/3 of the rolled pips as bonus pips to increase the existing code (round up).
  
-The Diligence roll resultant die code is called leverage and can be used to assist the player characters in future rolls, see [[#Leverage Die Codes]].+The Diligence roll resultant die code is called leverage and can be used to assist the player explorers in future rolls, see [[#Leverage Die Codes]].
  
 ===== Leverage Die Codes ===== ===== Leverage Die Codes =====
  
-A Leverage die code is normally created from one or more Diligence rolls. Leverage always has a purpose attached, as the Exec and the player creating the Leverage decide together. If the character is doing work to fix the engine of a starship and created 2d+2 from a diligence roll, the Exec marks down: Leverage towards Starship Repair: 2d+2. Once Leverage has been created, any player can call it into use for their character's action. If the chief engineer was doing the repair work, the security chief could use that leverage to help in an attempt to fix the ship. The limitation of Leverage is that it must address that established goal, and that is the only way it can be used. Leverage towards Starship Repair can't be used towards building a new gadget for instance. There are limitations on Leverage though.+A Leverage die code is normally created from one or more Diligence rolls. Leverage always has a purpose attached, as the Exec and the player creating the Leverage decide together. If the explorer is doing work to fix the engine of a starship and created 2d+2 from a diligence roll, the Exec marks down: Leverage towards Starship Repair: 2d+2. Once Leverage has been created, any player can call it into use for their explorer's action. If the chief engineer was doing the repair work, the security chief could use that leverage to help in an attempt to fix the ship. The limitation of Leverage is that it must address that established goal, and that is the only way it can be used. Leverage towards Starship Repair can't be used towards building a new gadget for instance. There are limitations on Leverage though.
  
   * Leverage die codes always expire when the goal is attained or the Exec deems the goal lost. If the starship explodes, the Leverage towards Starship Repair: 2d+2 expires.   * Leverage die codes always expire when the goal is attained or the Exec deems the goal lost. If the starship explodes, the Leverage towards Starship Repair: 2d+2 expires.
   * Each time a player uses Leverage for an action, they either pay one or the Leverage loses 1d. If the Leverage is reduced to less than 0d, count it as expired.   * Each time a player uses Leverage for an action, they either pay one or the Leverage loses 1d. If the Leverage is reduced to less than 0d, count it as expired.
  
-Using Leverage to assist your action works in the same way as an assisting character, just the helping die code is the Leverage die code instead of the character's attribute.  +Using Leverage to assist your action works in the same way as an assisting explorer, just the helping die code is the Leverage die code instead of the helping explorer's attribute.
  
 ===== Advancements, Endeavors and Die Codes ===== ===== Advancements, Endeavors and Die Codes =====
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   - 6th: 70 die pips, +1 Endeavor   - 6th: 70 die pips, +1 Endeavor
  
-You must place advancements in order for each role, and you get them when the Exec can fit them into play. You must have all the 1st role Advancements filled on your roles to get the 2nd, and so on. An advancement is each something significant for your character, something meaningful in their lives. After the sixth advancement, each additional is just like the following:+You must place advancements in order for each role, and you get them when the Exec can fit them into play. You must have all the 1st role Advancements filled on your roles to get the 2nd, and so on. An advancement is each something significant for your explorer, something meaningful in their lives. After the sixth advancement, each additional is just like the following:
  
   * 7th+: 40 die pips   * 7th+: 40 die pips
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 You spend die pips to raise die codes at the cost of the current amount of dice in the code. This means 1D costs 1 per pip, and 3D costs 3 per pip. You buy +1 as one pip, +2 as another pip, and move to the next higher die code as another pip. In this way you pay three times the current die code to move to the next. Imagine 2D. You pay 2 for 2d+1, 2 for 2d+2, and 2 for 3d = 6 pips or three times the die code. You spend die pips to raise die codes at the cost of the current amount of dice in the code. This means 1D costs 1 per pip, and 3D costs 3 per pip. You buy +1 as one pip, +2 as another pip, and move to the next higher die code as another pip. In this way you pay three times the current die code to move to the next. Imagine 2D. You pay 2 for 2d+1, 2 for 2d+2, and 2 for 3d = 6 pips or three times the die code.
  
-Endeavors are all defined loosely under your roles, and created between yourself and the Game's Exec when achieved. An endeavor is something interesting in play that may create complications and rewards for your character. "Earning the respect of the crew" is an example of a leadership endeavor.+Endeavors are all defined loosely under your roles, and created between yourself and the Game's Exec when achieved. An endeavor is something interesting in play that may create complications and rewards for your explorer. "Earning the respect of the crew" is an example of a leadership endeavor.
  
 ===== Storytelling ===== ===== Storytelling =====
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 In the second situation, when a milestone is reached in a mission or agenda, the Exec may give out an Advancement to the explorers. This is a period of narrative "downtime" during which explorers can improve themselves. In the second situation, when a milestone is reached in a mission or agenda, the Exec may give out an Advancement to the explorers. This is a period of narrative "downtime" during which explorers can improve themselves.
 +
 ===== Aspects, Attributes and Abilities ===== ===== Aspects, Attributes and Abilities =====
  
-Every character has the Attribute die codes:+Every explorer has the Attribute die codes:
  
-  * **Dexterity**: Your character's hand-eye coordination, agility, and reflexes. +  * **Dexterity**: Your explorer's hand-eye coordination, agility, and reflexes. 
-  * **Strength**: Your character's physical strength, health, and toughness. +  * **Strength**: Your explorer's physical strength, health, and toughness. 
-  * **Perception**: Your character's powers of observation, social awareness and skills. +  * **Perception**: Your explorer's powers of observation, social awareness and skills. 
-  * **Knowledge**: Your character's knowledge of the galaxy, its history and its myriad contents. +  * **Knowledge**: Your explorer's knowledge of the galaxy, its history and its myriad contents. 
-  * **Technical**: Your character's 'technical aptitude', power to understand and manipulate technology. +  * **Technical**: Your explorer's 'technical aptitude', power to understand and manipulate technology. 
-  * **Mechanical**: Your character's 'mechanical aptitude', power to pilot and operate technology.+  * **Mechanical**: Your explorer's 'mechanical aptitude', power to pilot and operate technology.
    
-Each also has these Secondary die codes: +Explorers have one or more Roles, defining what part they play in the mission. Roles each provide boosts to Attributes and a selection of Abilities to pick from that will define the actions in which your explorer is considered capable.
- +
-  * **Physical**: Usually the highest of Dexterity and Strength, though it could be modified. You use Physical when an Ability strengthens your physical actions. +
-  * **Mental**: Usually the highest of Perception and Knowledge, though it could be modified. You use Mental when an Ability strengthens your mental actions. +
-  * **Savvy**: Usually the highest of Technical and Mechanical, though it could be modified. You use Savvy when an Ability strengthens your mental actions. +
-  * **Dash**: Usually the lowest of Dexterity and Mechanical, though it can be modified. You use Dash when operating unknown devices. +
-  * **Tinker**: Usually the lowest of Knowledge and Technical, though it can be modified. You use Tinker when manipulating unknown devices.   +
-  * **Judge**: Usually the lowest of Perception and Knowledge, though it can be modified. You use Judge when dealing with unknown intelligence.    +
- +
-Note: Once Secondary die codes are set during character creation, they are no longer linked to Attributes. Changing Attributes does not adjust them, they must be increased as their own die codes. +
- +
-Characters have one or more Roles, defining what part they play in the mission. Roles each provide boosts to Attributes and a selection of Abilities to pick from that will define the actions in which your character is considered capable.+
  
-Characters have one or more Aspects, defining in broad strokes who they are. Each Aspect is a vague statement about the character that offers leverage in the game mechanics. While each type of Aspect offers its own special rule, they all offer free Wrench uses for actions where they can be called into play. When Aspects are called into play they always allow [[#Stunts]], even if the explorer lacks the proper ability to Stunt.+Explorers have one or more Aspects, defining in broad strokes who they are. Each Aspect is a vague statement about the explorer that offers leverage in the game mechanics. While each type of Aspect offers its own special rule, they all offer free Wrench uses for actions where they can be called into play. When Aspects are called into play they always allow [[#Stunts]], even if the explorer lacks the proper ability to Stunt.
  
 Abilities have no die code, but can be taken multiple times. Having as X2 or X3 (for twice or three times) on an ability gives the explorer mastery of the ability and allows them to use [[#Stunts]] more effectively. Abilities have no die code, but can be taken multiple times. Having as X2 or X3 (for twice or three times) on an ability gives the explorer mastery of the ability and allows them to use [[#Stunts]] more effectively.
  
-Characters can also have any number of Conditions at any time, and must respect their rules.+Explorers can also have any number of Conditions at any time, and must respect their rules.
  
-===== Roles and Character Creation =====+===== Roles and Explorer Creation =====
  
 A Role is a broad definition of the character's profession or place in the game' fiction overall. Roles are not a part of the basic rules, but the advanced rules. You do need to under them to play though, as every character takes one or more roles when they are created. Each role offers a set of standard Abilities for the character, shaping what they can achieve easily in play. In this way you wouldn't try and repair a starship if your character had the Captain Role, that is a job for the Engineer. A Role is a broad definition of the character's profession or place in the game' fiction overall. Roles are not a part of the basic rules, but the advanced rules. You do need to under them to play though, as every character takes one or more roles when they are created. Each role offers a set of standard Abilities for the character, shaping what they can achieve easily in play. In this way you wouldn't try and repair a starship if your character had the Captain Role, that is a job for the Engineer.
  
-You may take one or two roles for your character, though taking two means you'll have a modified (for the worse) [[#Crisis Clock]] for your explorer.+You may take one or two roles for your explorer, though taking two means you'll have a modified (for the worse) [[#Crisis Clock]] for your explorer.
  
-You can find the overview of Character Creation on the page: [[Getting Started]].+You can find the overview of explorer Creation on the page: [[Getting Started]].
  
 ===== Fallout and Conditions ===== ===== Fallout and Conditions =====
  
-A Condition is a state applied to a character. Each is an adjective, like Sleepy, and has rules for what that means. Conditions can be anything from simple status such as Fatigued, to Gravely Injured. Each has its own rules that apply while a character has that condition, as well as rules that happen when a second identical condition is applied to the same character. Conditions are either impairments or enhancements, the majority of which are impairments. Enhancements generally create advantage for the character on a set of actions (see Exec difficulty dice adjustments above). Conditions are exclusively the domain of the Exec, and you can find out more about them in [[The Executive's Guide#Managing Conditions]].+A Condition is a state applied to an explorer. Each is an adjective, like Sleepy, and has rules for what that means. Conditions can be anything from simple status such as Fatigued, to Gravely Injured. Each has its own rules that apply while an explorer has that condition, as well as rules that happen when a second identical condition is applied to the same explorer. Conditions are either impairments or enhancements, the majority of which are impairments. Enhancements generally create advantage for the character on a set of actions (see Exec difficulty dice adjustments above). Conditions are exclusively the domain of the Exec, and you can find out more about them in [[The Executive's Guide#Managing Conditions]].
  
-Fallout from missing the mark on a risk roll is graded into three+ levels: Minor, Moderate, Major, and Critical. It is only three+ instead of 4 grade because Critical is just Major with additional numerical weight behind it. The Exec needs a die code in order to create a fallout condition from an action. Many times this code might be obvious, like the damage of the weapon that hits a character. Other times it might be less obvious. In these cases it is wise to simply carry over the die code that caused the risk, and take this as your fallout die code. Regardless you then subtract an attribute of the player from this die code and roll the remaining dice (if any) as d10s like you are creating failure, but counting each success as +1 fallout grade. It always starts as Minor and increases from there. Here is the table for the normal die codes to use (resistance) for each arena of fallout/condition:+Fallout from missing the mark on a risk roll is graded into three+ levels: Minor, Moderate, Major, and Critical. It is only three+ instead of 4 grade because Critical is just Major with additional numerical weight behind it. The Exec needs a die code in order to create a fallout condition from an action. Many times this code might be obvious, like the damage of the weapon that hits a character. Other times it might be less obvious. In these cases it is wise to simply carry over the die code that caused the risk, and take this as your fallout die code. Regardless you then subtract an attribute of the player from this die code and roll the remaining dice (if any) as dice like you are creating failure, but counting each one that is less than four as +1 fallout grade. It always starts as Minor and increases from there. Here is the table for the normal die codes to use (resistance) for each arena of fallout/condition:
  
 ^  Arena^Attribute  ^Not Applicable Conditions ^ ^  Arena^Attribute  ^Not Applicable Conditions ^
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 The arena is the kind of fallout being inflicted. Material covers the physical, you'd get fallout from that when taking risky physical actions (athletics, combat, etc). Public and Private are two sides of the social coin, you'd get fallout from that when taking risky social actions (convince, etc). Intellectual covers the workings of the mind and intellect, you'd get fallout from that when taking risky knowledge actions (learning, etc). ISOtech covers all the hacking kinds of fallout you'd get fallout from that when taking risky ISOtech actions. For more in-depth rules and explanations, see [[The Executive's Guide#Handling Fallout]]. The arena is the kind of fallout being inflicted. Material covers the physical, you'd get fallout from that when taking risky physical actions (athletics, combat, etc). Public and Private are two sides of the social coin, you'd get fallout from that when taking risky social actions (convince, etc). Intellectual covers the workings of the mind and intellect, you'd get fallout from that when taking risky knowledge actions (learning, etc). ISOtech covers all the hacking kinds of fallout you'd get fallout from that when taking risky ISOtech actions. For more in-depth rules and explanations, see [[The Executive's Guide#Handling Fallout]].
  
-Fallout grades cause one of two things to happen: A Condition gets applied to the character that didn't make the risk roll, or an Element of Situation (impairment type) is created that centers on their character but may affect others in the situation as makes sense.+Fallout grades cause one of two things to happen: A Condition gets applied to the explorer that didn't make the risk roll, or an Element of Situation (impairment type) is created that centers on their explorer but may affect others in the situation as makes sense.
  
 There are three tracks for conditions on the CGG character sheet: Harm, Persuasion, and Alteration. Each begins with 3 open 'dots' and players can spend 15 between them during explorer creation and they can reassign them at each advancement. When a track is full, something happens definitively to the character: There are three tracks for conditions on the CGG character sheet: Harm, Persuasion, and Alteration. Each begins with 3 open 'dots' and players can spend 15 between them during explorer creation and they can reassign them at each advancement. When a track is full, something happens definitively to the character:
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   - **Crippling Wound**: HI3; The wound is dire and causes the continuous loss of 1D from a die code of the Exec's choosing.   - **Crippling Wound**: HI3; The wound is dire and causes the continuous loss of 1D from a die code of the Exec's choosing.
-  - **Dire Injury**: HI3; The extreme injury sure looks bleak. When the Exec deems fit, she pays 1 DP to cancel the action of the explorer and remove 1D from a die code of her choice until the end of tension. +  - **Dire Injury**: HI3; The extreme injury sure looks bleak. When the Exec deems fit, she pays one to cancel the action of the explorer and remove 1D from a die code of her choice until the end of tension. 
-  - **Distracting Injury**: HI2; The injury is distracting and when the Exec deems fit, he pays 1 XP to add 1D for any one difficulty test.+  - **Distracting Injury**: HI2; The injury is distracting and when the Exec deems fit, he pays one to add 1D for any one difficulty test.
   - **Painful Harm**: HI1; The harm is very painful, on any roll that creates Venture, discard the first Venture rolled.   - **Painful Harm**: HI1; The harm is very painful, on any roll that creates Venture, discard the first Venture rolled.
-  - **Paralyzing Injury**: HI2; The injury is serious and causes the loss of a die as the Exec deems fit and pays 2 XP. +  - **Paralyzing Injury**: HI2; The injury is serious and causes the loss of a die as the Exec deems fit and pays one. 
   - **Surface Wound**: HI1; While the wound looks minor, it may get worse. Whenever risk is rolled for the explorer, and Venture is earned there is a chance this condition becomes HI2.   - **Surface Wound**: HI1; While the wound looks minor, it may get worse. Whenever risk is rolled for the explorer, and Venture is earned there is a chance this condition becomes HI2.
  
 ==== Persuasion Core Conditions ==== ==== Persuasion Core Conditions ====
  
-  - **Confused**: PI1; The explorer causes the character to lose 1d risk dice when the Exec deems fit and pays 1 XP. +  - **Confused**: PI1; The explorer causes the character to lose 1d risk dice when the Exec deems fit and pays one. 
-  - **Consumed**: PI3; The explorer is consumed by their thought process. They either pay 1 XP or lose 1D for each action taken in this state. +  - **Consumed**: PI3; The explorer is consumed by their thought process. They either pay one or lose 1D for each action taken in this state. 
-  - **Eager**: PE1; The explorer has found excess motivation and can pan 2 XP to earn 1D for any action during this state. +  - **Eager**: PE1; The explorer has found excess motivation and can pay one to earn 1D for any action during this state. 
-  - **Transcendent**: PE3; The change in attitude and views has the explorer in a deep state of thought. They may pay 2 XP to make the Exec reroll failure dice once per Per/Know actions. +  - **Transcendent**: PE3; The change in attitude and views has the explorer in a deep state of thought. They may pay one to make the Exec reroll failure dice once per Per/Know actions. 
-  - **Troubled**: PI2; The troubled mindset of the explorer causes occasional lapses, when the Exec deems fit and pays 1DP they reroll all failed failure dice.+  - **Troubled**: PI2; The troubled mindset of the explorer causes occasional lapses, when the Exec deems fit and pays one they reroll all failed failure dice.
   - **Questioning**: PE2; Questioning their opinions has left the explorer in an enlightened state. Count their die codes for Know/Per as 1D higher toward difficulty tests.   - **Questioning**: PE2; Questioning their opinions has left the explorer in an enlightened state. Count their die codes for Know/Per as 1D higher toward difficulty tests.
  
 ==== Alteration Core Conditions ==== ==== Alteration Core Conditions ====
  
-  - **Improved**: AE1; If the player of the explorer pays 1 XP they may increase their risk die code 1D for a single roll.+  - **Improved**: AE1; If the player of the explorer pays one they may increase their risk die code 1D for a single roll.
   - **Weakened**: AI1; When the player of the explorer rolls Venture, there is a chance of +1 failure for the action.   - **Weakened**: AI1; When the player of the explorer rolls Venture, there is a chance of +1 failure for the action.
-  - **Augmented**: AE2; If the player of the explorer pays 2 XP they may increase all their success die codes 1D for the current tension sequence.+  - **Augmented**: AE2; If the player of the explorer pays one they may increase all their success die codes 1D for the current tension sequence.
   - **Hindered**: AI2; When the explorer takes Fallout, count it one higher.   - **Hindered**: AI2; When the explorer takes Fallout, count it one higher.
-  - **Enhanced**: AE3; When the player of the explorer rolls Venture, they may pay 1 DP to either succeed or avoid fallout but not both. +  - **Enhanced**: AE3; When the player of the explorer rolls Venture, they may pay one to either succeed or avoid fallout but not both. 
-  - **Restrained**: AI3; If the player of the explorer takes 1 DP for a given action, there is a chance that action my fail.+  - **Restrained**: AI3; Unless the player of the explorer pays one for a given action, there is a chance that action my fail.
  
 ===== Tension Mode ===== ===== Tension Mode =====
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 Actions taken by player's explorers usually work to lower the Tension, and the actions of the surrounding world (characters, environment, whatever) tend to raise it when the Exec taken action. Actions taken by player's explorers usually work to lower the Tension, and the actions of the surrounding world (characters, environment, whatever) tend to raise it when the Exec taken action.
  
-At the start of Tension, the Exec must determine who has the Edge. This will determine the player that decides who acts first, and who gets the bonus die for a Tension round. The Edge rules of the character roles will be consulted by the Exec to determine who has Edge for the situation. Once that person has Edge they can always claim it at the start of each round until the situation changes.+At the start of Tension, the Exec must determine who has the Edge. This will determine the player that decides who acts first, and who gets the bonus die for a Tension round. The Edge rules of the explorer roles will be consulted by the Exec to determine who has Edge for the situation. Once that person has Edge they can always claim it at the start of each round until the situation changes. 
 + 
 +Tension is done in rounds, during which every player's explorer can take action. The player with Edge decides who goes first, and assigns a bonus die to a die code of any player at the start of the round. After each player takes action they pick another player to pass the focus too (next player to take action) until all players have had an action. Finally the Exec goes at the end of round and another round comes after that, given the Tension doesn't hit 15 or 0. Here are the steps broken down: 
 + 
 +  - Player whose explorer has Edge: 
 +    - Selects an explorer (or their own) and an attribute to get a cumulative +1d bonus (for the duration of this Tension Mode). 
 +    - Selects the explorer that will go first (This explorer can be helped by everyone, but help no one). 
 +  - First player takes action: 
 +    - Decides to do one of the following: 
 +      - **Act!** Address the situation directly in some way, roll the dice to see what happens (see Success and Risk rolling). 
 +        - Perhaps elicit help from one or more explorers that have not yet acted, an explorer can help once in a round. 
 +        - Perhaps stunt? 
 +        - If you helped someone this round count your risk roll as -1d. 
 +        - Exec will lower Tension 1 for successful actions, 2 for particularly effective ones (2/3 for first player). 
 +      - **Idle!** Gain one or allow the First player to gain one, describe how your explorer isn't helpful. 
 +        - If the Exec feels you are in immediate jeopardy, a risk roll may be required to address that. 
 +      - **Ready!** Make a diligence roll to create Leverage that will help address the situation. 
 +        - Perhaps cue the Exec to make things worse if you want for +1d to the result, look below for those Exec rules. 
 +    - Decides which explorer takes next action that hasn't already done so. 
 +  - Repeat #2 until all players have taken action. 
 +  - Exec spins the world, deciding what happens around the players (usually not good) 
 +    - Expect the Tension on one Pitfall to increase 1 to 3. The Exec makes a dice roll using their rules that determines this, and narrates how things get worse or remain unfixed. See below. 
 +  - Repeat 1-4 until one Pitfall Tension score reaches 0 or 15. 
 +    - If it reaches 15 the Pitfall happens and is resolved, Exec redefines the situation. 
 +    - If it reaches 0 the Pitfall is avoided, remove it from the table, narrate how it has been avoided. 
 + 
 + 
 +You can find a tutorial for Tension Mode play [[tension_mode_an_introduction|here]]. 
 + 
 +==== Exec Spins The World ==== 
 + 
 +This is a hard step for the player that took on the roll of the exec. They first have a set number of Tension dice to roll and adjust that based on how bleak the situation looks based on the character's actions for the current round. Lets talk about these two points. 
 + 
 +  * The base Tension dice is determined by how bad the situation looks: 
 +    * Bad, moderate chance of success: 2 dice. 
 +    * Horrible, poor chance of success: 3 dice. 
 +    * Doomed, minimal chance of success: 4 dice. 
 +  * Then the Exec adds one die for every two players of the game, rounding down. 
 + 
 +Once the Tension Dice are established, you will never raise them. However, they may be reduced (see below). When you Spin the World, roll the dice. Count each dice that comes up under four as a success. Spend your successes as follows: 
 + 
 +  - **Slide**: Raise the Tension one on Pitfall up to three times, +1 per success. You only do one Pitfall, regardless of how many are in play. 
 +  - **Slip**: Remove a +1d bonus assigned by the person with Edge, one time for two successes (one time only). 
 +  - **Spotlight**: Place a -1d risk penalty onto the first acting player for next round, -1d per success. -3d maximum. 
 + 
 +Once you spend all your successes, you need to narrate something happening that justifies the changes: 
 + 
 +  * Slide: Things are heading towards the pitfall, compare if you have moved towards or away from it (current Tension total) over the round. Describe that. 
 +  * Slip: Things aren't going the player's way, add complications/issues to their plans and action results from this round (or previous rounds). 
 +  * Spotlight: Things are looking pretty bad for that explorer, introduce something that puts them in jeopardy. 
 +  
 +==== Exec Makes Things Worse ==== 
 + 
 +When a player takes a Ready! action for their explorer, they may decide to cue the you to make things worse. If that is the case you do three things:
  
-Tension is done in rounds, during which every player's explorer can take action. The player with Edge decides who goes first, and assigns a bonus die to a die code of any player at the start of the round. After each player takes action they pick another player to pass the focus too (next player to take action) until all players have had an action. Finally the Exec goes at the end of round and another round comes after that, given the Tension doesn't hit 15 or 0.+  * Raise the Tension 1 for one Pitfall. 
 +  * Reduce the Tension dice by one. 
 +  * Narrate what happened to make things worse.
  
 ===== Gear and Situation ===== ===== Gear and Situation =====
  
-You also have notable equipment for your character. Notable equipment is special stuff they have which may impact play, and often has stats of its own. Normal equipment is always assumed to be available unless the Exec deems that for some reason in the story it is not available. If your character is trapped in a cave by a monster, you may not have access to normal equipment. In these special cases the Exec will always inform you of what is happening, re: equipment.+You also have notable equipment for your explorer. Notable equipment is special stuff they have which may impact play, and often has stats of its own. Normal equipment is always assumed to be available unless the Exec deems that for some reason in the story it is not available. If your explorer is trapped in a cave by a monster, you may not have access to normal equipment. In these special cases the Exec will always inform you of what is happening, re: equipment.
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