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TheAbsoluteBasics
Everyplayertakesontheroleofacharacterwhointeractswithand
exploresaworlddescribedbytheGameLeader.Thecharacter's
capabilitiesaredefinedbytheirpotentialandadvantages.
Potentialishowmuchacharactercando

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Whencharactersfacedanger,adifficultchallengeoranysituationwherethe
outcomeisuncertain,theyusetheiradvantagesandpotentialtotakeanaction.

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Potential

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Charactershavealimitedamountofpotentialavailable
andtokensorsmallcoinsareidealfortrackinghowmuch
hasbeenused.Therearetwotypesofpotential:dynamic
potentialwhichisconsciousthoughtandstaticpotential
whichisreflexiveorunconsciousthought.Different
colouredorsizedtokensshouldbeusedtotrackeachtypeofpotential.New
charactersstartwithfourdynamicpotentialandtwostaticpotential.

Advantages

Advantagesarefoundonthecharactersheetandeachcharacterstartswitha
uniquemixofaroundfifteenadvantages.
Advantagescomeinarangeofcolours.
Thecoloursareaguidetothetypeof
advantagebutmostofthetimethe
colourisnotimportant.
Eachadvantagecontainsatitleandsummary
describingtheadvantagewhichmayinclude
specialinstructionsrelatingtoitseffects.
Theadvantage'skeywordsdefinethetypeofadvantage(e.g.
LifeorSkill),adddescriptivedetails(e.g.TwoHanded,
Armour)andcertainruleswhichapplytotheadvantage(e.g.
RangeorBlast).
TheCP(CharacterPoints)anddicevaluedecidehowpowerfulor
effectivethecharacteriswiththistypeofadvantage.Advantages
havedicevaluesbetween1d6+0and1d6+6andaCPofbetween

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fourand25.
Mostadvantagesrequiredynamicpotentialtousebutsomeare
staticandneedstaticpotential.Otherthanthetypeofpotential
used,staticanddynamicadvantagesareidentical.
Anyadvantagewhichdoesnotsaystaticunderthedicevalueusesdynamic
potential.

Equipment

Therearetwotypesofequipment:yellowcharacterequipmentandpink
mundaneequipment.Characterequipmentcoverssignatureitemssuchasthe
gunfighter'spearlhandledrevolversorthemusician'sguitar.ThesehaveCP
anddicevalueslikeotheradvantages.
Mundaneequipmentiseverythingelsethecharacterusesorcontrols.Itcanbe
anythingfromarockpickedoffthegroundtotheinterstellarspaceshiptheyare
piloting.Mundaneequipmentisalwaysworth1d6+0.

Mundaneandcharacterequipmentbothcostpotentialtouse,normallydynamic
potential.
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Actions
GettingThingsDone
Wheneveracharacterwishestodo
somethingimportantandtheoutcomeis
uncertain,theytakeanaction.Players
statewhatthecharacteristryingto
achieve(thisisknownastheaction
focus)anduseoneormore
advantages.Thedicevaluesofeachadvantageareaddedtogethertogivethe
totalnumberofdiceandmodifiers.
Actionsmaycombineanyadvantagesaslongastheyare:

Availabletheyareonthecharactersheetandnotlostduetoinjury
Appropriatetheadvantagemakessenseincombinationwiththeother
advantagesbeingusedandtheaction'sstatedaim

Thewholegroupdecideswhetheraparticularcombinationofadvantagesis
appropriate.Mostofthetimecommonsenseensuresapprovalisautomaticbut
occasionallypeoplewilldisagree.Theplayermustexplainandconvincethe
groupwhytheadvantagesmakesenseinthissituation.Emphasisshouldbe
placedonroleplayingandplayersareencouragedtoadddetailandcolourto
theirexplanations.
Thenumberofadvantagesusedinanactionisonlylimitedbythecharacter's
potential.Eachdynamicadvantagerequiresadynamicpotentialtoken,each
staticadvantageneedsastaticpotentialtoken.
Charactersmaygainsituationbonusesontheiractions.Thesemaycomefrom
avarietyofsourcesandcanbeanythingaboutthesituationwhichmakesthe
character'sactionnotablyeasier.Eachsituationbonusadds1d6+0tothe
character'sactionandcharacterscangainmultiplebonusestoanaction.
Situationswhichmakethecharacter'sactionsharderadd1d6+0bonusesto
theiropponent'saction.
Thereisnolimittothenumberofdiceacharactermayrollinanaction.Ifthere
aresituationbonusesandacharacterusesalltheirpotentialinanactionitcan
involve7d6+0ormore.

SuccessorFailure
Foranactiontobesuccessful,itsdicescoremustbeattheresistancescore.
Thecharacterrollsthediceforeachadvantageplusanydiceforsituation
bonuses,andtotalsthediceandtheadvantage'smodifiers(e.g+1).
WatchoutforadvantageswiththeDicekeywordwhichmayallowrerollsor
describeotherspecialbehaviourinthesummary.

Theresistancescoreisthetargetscoretobeat.Dependingonthe
circumstancesthiscanbeascoresetbytheGameLeaderorcanbetheresult
ofanopponent'saction.

NarrativePlay
Narrativecoverseverythingoutsideofcombat.Innarrativeplaythecharacters
mayusealltheirpotentialinasingleactionandtakeasmanyactionsas
needed.Startingcharactershavefourdynamicpotentialandtwostatic

potential,allowingthemtotakeanactioninvolvinguptofourdynamic
advantagesandtwostaticadvantages.

Generallyonlyanexpertataparticulartaskwillhaveenoughappropriate
advantagestouseallsixoftheirpotentialinoneaction.Mostcharacters,most
ofthetime,willhavetwotofoursuitableadvantagesforanygiventask.A
characterwithsparedynamicpotentialmaybeabletoconcentrateforanextra
1d6+0ontheaction.Thisdependsonthesituationandmayhavedrawbacksif
somethingunexpectedhappens.
Allcharacterswillfacesituationswheretheylackanyadvantageswhichare
appropriateandavailableforthetask.Inthesecircumstancestheymaytakea
potentialactionwhichusesasingledynamicpotentialforadicescoreof
1d6+0.
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Combat
Incombat,potentialisthedifferencebetweenlifeanddeath.Eachaction
takenspendspotentialbutitisonlyrecoupedatafixedrate.Spendtoo
muchpotentialonanactionandthecharacterwillhavenothingleftto
defendthemselveswith.Eachplayerneedstwoareasnexttotheir
charactersheettoholdpotential.Oneisthebankwhereunusedpotential
iskeptandoneisthespentpileforusedpotential.

Readiness
Charactersdonotalwaysstartcombatwithalltheirpotentialintheirbank.Each
character'sreadinessforthefightisdecidedbythegroupbasedonthe
situation.
Acharacterwhois100%readyfora
fightwillhavealltheirpotentialavailable
whencombatstarts.
Anunpreparedcharacterwillhave
somedynamicpotentialalreadyintheir
spentpile.
Someonecaughtcompletelyby
surprise,forexampleiftheywere
sleeping,wouldbeginthecombatwith
alltheirdynamicpotentialinthespent
pile.

TakingTurns
Combatisdividedintorounds.Duringaroundeachplayerandallopponents
haveaturn.AttheendofeachturntheplayerorGameLeadernominatesthe
nextpersontohavetheirturn.Thismustbesomeonewhohasnotyethada
turnthisround.Ifeveryonehasalreadyhadaturntheroundfinishes,anew
roundbeginsandtheplayermaynominateanyoneexceptthemselves.
PlayersandGameLeaderscanoverridethenominationprocessbyseizingthe
initiative.Thiscostspotentialandsuccessisnotguaranteed.

Acting
Wheneveracharactertakesanactiontheymustspendpotential,oneper
advantagebeingused.Staticadvantagescoststaticpotential,dynamic
advantagescostdynamicpotential.Theusedpotentialismovedtothespent
pile.
Charactersmaytakeanynumberof
actionsduringtheirturn,whichends
onlywhentheyrunoutofpotentialor
decidetostop.AttheGameLeader's
discretioncharacterscanalsotake
minoractions,suchasdroppingobjects
orspeaking,withoutspendingpotential.

Recoup
Duringtheirturnacharactermayrecouptwodynamicpotentialtokens.
Recoupingmovespotentialtokensfromthespentpileintothebank.Characters
mayactandrecoupinanyorderduringtheirturn.Theymayalsosplittheir
recoup,allowingthemtorecouponedynamicpotentialtoken,thenact,then
recouptheirseconddynamicpotential.
Acharacterwishingtorecoupmore
dynamicpotentialortorecoupstatic
potentialmaychoosetodonothing.By
takingnoactionsandspendingnopotentialduringtheirturn,thecharacterhas
achancetorest.Thisallowsthemtorecoupthreetokens.Thecharactermay
alsochoosetorecoupstaticaswellasdynamicpotentialtokens.
Anycombinationofstaticanddynamic
tokensmayberecoupedbutthetotal
numberoftokensmovedfromthespent
piletothebankcannotexceedthree.

Movement
Charactersmovebytakingactions.Iftheyhaveanadvantagewiththe
Movementkeywordtheymayuseitincombinationwithotheradvantagesfora
singlelargemovement.
Mostcharactershavetorelyonapotentialactionformovement.Thiscostsone
dynamicpotentialandplayershaveachoicetoeithermoseyorrun.

Amosey(orwalk)isguaranteedmovement,theequivalentofrolling3onthe
dice.

Runislesspredicablebutcantakeyoufurther.Roll1d6+0tothedeterminethe
distancemoved.
Charactersmaymoveseveraltimesinaturnbytakingmultiplemovement
actions,switchingbetweenmoseyingandrunningasdesired.

BeingAttacked
Anytimeacharacterisattacked(byanopponentoratraporanythingwhich
endangersthecharacter)theyhavearesistanceactiontoprotectthemselves.
Theresistanceactionisthesameasanormalaction,requiringpotentialtobe
spentonadvantageswhichareappropriateandavailable.
Theresistancemayinvolvepassivedefences,suchasarmour,orthemore
activeprotectionofdodgingorparrying.Itcanalsoinvolvecounterattackswith
weapons,includingreturningfire.Anythingwhichreducesthethreatormakesit
harderfortheattackerisavalidformofdefence.Theresistanceactionmust
makesenseforthetypeofattackandtheadvantagesusedindefencemustbe
compatiblewitheachother.
Eachcharacterhasafreeresistadvantagelistedontheircharactersheet.This
advantagecanbeusedinaresistanceactionwithoutspendingpotential.The
chosenfreeresistisfixedandplayerscannotchangetheadvantagewithout
consultationwiththeGameLeaderandasuitableretrainingperiodfortheir
character.Aswithanyotheradvantageusedinanaction,itmustbeavailable
andbeappropriateforthesituation.Commonfreeresistsincludearmour,
weaponsandabilitiessuchasDodge.Thesearesuitableagainstsomeforms
ofattackbutwillbeinappropriateagainstotherdangerssuchasmagicor
poisongas.
Ifacharacterisunabletodefend
themselvesduetoashortageof
potential,lackingasuitablefreeresistor
beingunconscious,theyalwayshavea
resistancescoreofone.Notethisisa
scoreofone,notonedice,soa
charactercaughtoutlikethisisalmost
guaranteedtobehitbytheattack.

Theresistanceaction'sscoresetsthe
targetwhichtheattackermustbeat.If
theattackerscoreslessthanorequalto
theresistancethecharacterescapes
unharmed,butiftheattackexceedsthe
resistancethecharacterishurt.How
hurttheyareisthedifferencebetween
thetworolls,knownasthedegreeof
success.

TakingDamage
CharacterswhoarehurtbyattacksmustdiscardgreenLifeadvantagesby
placinganXorsimilarmarknexttotheadvantageonthecharactersheet.
Discardedadvantagesarenotavailableandmaynotbeusedinactionsuntil
theyhavebeenrecoveredviahealing.
TheinjuredcharactermustdiscardLife
advantageswhosetotalCPvalue
equalsorexceedsthedamage(the
degreeofsuccess).Theplayermay
choosetheLifeadvantagestheywishto
discardforthedamage.Aswellas
consideringtheCPvalueofadvantagesitalsoworthconsideringthe
usefulnessoftheadvantage.Sometimesitisbettertodiscardonehighvalue
advantagethantwolowervalueadvantages.
Playerscannotdiscardpartofan
advantage.Evenifjustonepointof
damageistaken,awholeadvantage
mustbediscarded.

KeywordsInCombat
Thereareseveralkeywordswhichareimportantincombat.Fulldetailsarein
theCorerulesalongwithacompletelistofkeywords,butthemostimportant
are:
AidOtherHelpanallywiththeiraction
AidResistHelpanallydefendthemselves
OpportunityTakeanactionduringsomeoneelse'sturn
RangeHowfarawaythetargetmaybebeforegivingsituationbonuses
totheopponent
StatusAddsanongoingstatuseffecttothetarget.
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