THE destined

NAME:
Ataneq
Background
„ Military „ Outlaw „ Urban
your training
„ Monastic „ Privileged „ Wilderness

Demeanor T h e ro l e P l ay i n g G a M e
„ Eager „ Uncertain
„ Solemn „ Jocular
„ Haunted „ Watchful Statuses
„ Empowered „ Doomed

POSITIVE

NEGATIVE
Fighting Style:
Redirection „ Favored „ Impaired
„ Inspired „ Trapped
„ Prepared „ Stunned

Stats Add +1 to one stat Balance Conditions

At character creation, shift your balance once if you like
„ Afraid
+1 CREATIVITY [0] -2 to intimidate and call someone out

Determination
„ Angry
-1 FOCUS [-1] -2 to guide and comfort and assess a situation
Patience

„ Guilty
+2 HARMONY [+2] -2 to push your luck and +2 to deny a callout

„ Insecure
+0 PASSION [0] -2 to trick and resist shifting your balance

„ Troubled
Fatigue
-2 to plead and rely on your skills or training

See the back of this sheet for more on

clearing conditions

Marked by Fate Moves choose two

„ Call from afar „ Peacemaker

You have been touched by something Destiny Signs
When you reach out in mind or spirit When you walk calmly into the middle
beyond—something spiritual and „ Otherworldly Visions: to a far-away NPC, mark 1-fatigue of a fierce conflict and plead with the
otherworldly. (See “My Destiny”). At Mark your destiny track and roll with Harmony. On a hit, fighters to stop, mark fatigue to ensure
character creation, fill in one detail to have a vision about the your message gets through to them; that they care what you think and
and take one destiny sign below. situation at hand. Ask the choose 1. On a 10+, it’s loud and clear: listen to you. On a miss, the conflict
GM one question and get
Destiny Details choose 2. burns far hotter than you had imagined,
an honest answer.
and now you’re dead in the crosshairs
Fill these in as your destiny is revealed „ Tremble Before Me: Mark • You cry for help; they hear you and
of the angry fighters; brace yourself.
to you, either in visions or through the your destiny track and rush to your location
insights of spiritually attuned NPCs. reveal a glimpse of your • You whisper a question to them;
they whisper an answer back „ More than fate’s
When you act to bring about one otherworldly aspect to
of these details, you may live up to intimidate an NPC as if you • You send a premonition of danger playthings
your Determination without marking rolled a 10+. Afterward, seeking them; they forearm and When you call someone out to live up
fatigue. When you and the GM agree their fear and mistrust of prepare themself to face the worst to their principle by convincing them
one of the details is fully explored or you knows no bounds; you • You let them see something you that their destiny is (or can be) different
fulfilled, mark growth. cannot guide and comfort see; they return memories and than they imagined, on a hit, they must
or plead with that NPC until knowledge of that sight do it or mark two conditions. On a miss,
• I will bring great change to ______ you have earned their trust. their demand hits all the harder. Mark
• I will weather betrayal by ______ On a miss, your reach extends beyond
„ Self-sacrificing: Once per two conditions or act as they request.
• I will lose ______ your original aim; you’ve attracted
scene, mark your destiny track dangerous attention.
• I will need the help of ______
to supernaturally absorb an „ Echoes of Legend
• I will learn a crucial truth from Once per session, when you rely on
incoming blow aimed at an ally
________
a great spirit. „ Eyes of the soul your skills and training to mirror an act
within view; cancel all fatigue,
• I will defend or save ______ When you assess a situation, you can
conditions, or balance shifts from a legend, myth, or story, treat
ask one of the following as an extra
that would have been inflicted. it as if you had rolled a 10+. Then, no
Destiny Track      question, even on a miss:
„ Inner Strength: Once per matter the result, the GM shifts your
Whenever you lose your balance, get • Who or what here has been touched balance toward the principle best em-
session, mark destiny twice
taken out, or are otherwise instructed by spirits? bodied by the lore and stories you’re
to clear all conditions.
to, mark your Destiny Track. When • How can I bring about peace here? drawing on.
your destiny track fills, clear it and „ Meet Your Fate: Your
take a destiny sign. If you have already destiny arrives and you are
changed utterly by it. If
taken the other five, you must take
you survive in human form,
“meet your fate.”
change playbooks.

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Your Character Fighting Techniques
Look:
Anticipate L P M
Evade and Observe
Study a nearby foe to learn where their momentum will take them next. Declare the approach they
Home Town: Southern Water Tribe are tending towards. In the next exchange, that foe must use that approach or mark a condition.

History
• When did you realize you were marked by supernatural forces?
• Who envies your destiny and seeks to seize it from you? Why Returning Wind
can’t you let that happen? Name: L P M
• Who do you turn to for guidance when you feel overwhelmed by  defend & maneuver  advance & attack  evade & observe
your destiny?
• What token or symbol do you carry that proves to any observer Mark 1-fatigue and become Prepared. For the rest of the exchange,
that you are chosen by fate? you must mark 1-fatigue for any solid, physical attacks made at range
within your area to sweep them into the cyclone and return them
• Why are you committed to this group or purpose? at the attacker; the attacker must mark 2-fatigue to avoid their own
attack. If you cannot mark 1-fatigue or choose not to, the cyclone
Connections dissipates and you may not use this technique for the rest of the
combat. If the cyclone has not dissipated by the end of the exchange,
you may maintain it into the next exchange by becoming Impaired. If
I believe _____________
Tianshi will play a crucial role in my
fulfillment of my destiny, for good or ill. Name:
you are already Impaired, you cannot maintain the cyclone.
L P M
 defend & maneuver  advance & attack  evade & observe

Being around ____________

Vata helps me put my destiny out of
my mind, for a time. Why?

Moment of Balance

You’ve held true to a core of conviction even while getting Name: L P M

your hands dirty to do what you deemed necessary. But  defend & maneuver  advance & attack  evade & observe
balance means appreciating that other people are just as
complex as you are, not merely obstacles or pawns. Tell the
GM how you solve an intractable problem or calm a terrible
conflict by relating to dangerous people on a human level.

Clearing Conditions
• Afraid: run from danger or difficulty. Name: L P M
• Angry: break something important or lash out at a friend.  defend & maneuver  advance & attack  evade & observe
• Guilty: make a personal sacrifice to absolve your guilt.
• Insecure: take foolhardy action without talking to your companions.
• Troubled: seek guidance from a mentor or powerful figure.

GROWTH    
Growth Question
At the end of each session, answer this question with the other Name: L P M
growth questions:  defend & maneuver  advance & attack  evade & observe
• Did you spend meaningful time with someone else
focused on their concerns and troubles?

Growth Advancements
• Take a new move from your playbook  
• Take a new move from another playbook  
• Raise a stat by +1 (maximum of +2 in any given stat)
• Shift your center one step  
• Unlock your Moment of Balance   Name: L P M
 defend & maneuver  advance & attack  evade & observe

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 Basic Moves Rely on Your Skills & Training Guide and Comfort

When you rely on your skills and training When you try to honestly guide and comfort
Assess a Situation to overcome an obstacle, gain new insight, another person, roll with Harmony. On a hit,
or perform a familiar custom, roll with they choose one:
When you assess a situation, roll with Focus . On a hit, you do it. On a 7–9, you • They embrace your guidance and
Creativity. On a 7–9, ask one question. On a do it imperfectly— the GM tells you how comfort. They may clear a condition
10+, ask two. Take +1 ongoing when acting on your approach might lead to unexpected or 2-fatigue, and you may ask one
the answers. consequences; accept those consequences or question; they must answer honestly.
• What here can I use to _______? mark 1-fatigue. • They shut you down. They inflict
• Who or what is the biggest threat? a condition on you, and you shift
• What should I be on the lookout for? their balance in response.
• What’s my best way out/in/through?
Push Your Luck On a 10+, if they embrace your guidance and
• Who or what is in the greatest danger? comfort, you may also shift their balance.
When you push your luck in a risky situation,
say what you want to do and roll with
Plead Passion . On a hit, you do it, but it costs you Trick
to scrape by; the GM tells you what it costs
When you plead with an NPC who cares you. On a 10+, your boldness pays off despite
what you think for help, support, or action, When you trick an NPC, roll with
the cost; the GM tells you what other lucky
roll with Harmony. On a 7–9, they need Creativity. On a hit, they fall for it and do
opportunity falls in your lap.
something more—evidence that this is the what you want for the moment. On a 7–9,
right course, guidance in making the right pick one. On a 10+, pick two.
choices, or resources to aid them—before • They stumble; take +1 forward
they act; the GM tells you what they need. Intimidate to acting against them.
On a 10+, they act now and do their best until • They act foolishly; the GM tells you what
the situation changes. When you intimidate an NPC into backing additional opportunity they give you.
off or giving in, roll with Passion . On a hit, • They overcommit; they are
they choose one. On a 10+, first, you pick one deceived for some time.
Help they cannot choose.
• They run to escape or get backup.
• They back down but keep watch.
Growth Questions
When you take appropriate action to help a
companion, mark 1-fatigue to give them a +1 • They give in with a few stipulations.
to their roll (after the roll). You cannot help in • They attack you, but off-balance; the
At the end of each session, each player answers the
a combat exchange in this way. GM marks a condition on them.
following questions:
• Did you learn something challenging,
exciting, or complicated about the world?
• Did you stop a dangerous threat or

Balance Moves Resist Shifting Your Balance solve a community problem?

• Did you guide a companion towards balance
When you resist an NPC shifting your balance, roll. or end the session at your center?
On a hit, you maintain your current balance in spite
Live Up to Your Principle of their words or deeds. On a 10+, choose two. On a
Each player also answers their playbook’s unique
personal growth question. For each yes, mark
When you take action in accordance with the 7–9, choose one.
growth. When you have marked four growth, you
values of a principle, mark 1-fatigue to roll with • Clear a condition or mark growth by immediately take a growth advancement.
that principle instead of whatever stat you would acting to prove them wrong
normally roll. • Shift your balance towards the opposite principle
• Learn what their principle is (if they have one); if Clearing Conditions
Call Someone Out you already know, take +1 forward against them
When you openly call on someone to live up to On a miss, they know just what to say to throw you • Afraid: run from danger or difficulty.
their principle, shift your balance away from center, off balance. Mark a condition, and the GM shifts your • Angry: break something important
then name and roll with their principle. On a hit, they balance twice. or lash out at a friend.
are called to act as you say; they must either do it or • Guilty: make a personal sacrifice
mark a condition. On a 7–9, they challenge your view Lose Your Balance to absolve your guilt.
of the world in turn; mark 1-fatigue or they shift your If your balance shifts past the end of the track, you • Insecure: take foolhardy action without
balance as they choose. On a miss, they can demand lose your balance. You obsess over that principle to talking to your companions.
you act in accordance with one of your principles a degree that’s not healthy for you or anyone around • Troubled: seek guidance from a
instead; mark a condition or act as they request. you. Choose one of the following: mentor or powerful figure.
• Give in or submit to your opposition
Deny a Callout • Lose control of yourself in a
When you deny an NPC calling on you to live up destructive and harmful way
to your principle, roll with that principle. On a hit, • Take an extreme action in line
act as they say or mark 1-fatigue. On a 10+, their with the principle, then flee
words hit hard; you must also shift your balance Afterward, when you’ve had some time to recover
towards the called-on principle. On a miss, you stand and recenter yourself, shift your center one step
strong; clear a condition, clear 1-fatigue, or shift your towards the principle you exceeded and clear all your
balance, your choice. conditions and fatigue. Reset your balance to your
new center.
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 Combat exchanges Basic Techniques
Exchange Steps Stance Move Defend & maneuver
1
The GM chooses an approach for
Roll with Focus
each NPC or group of NPCs in FOR PCs
the exchange; the GM keeps their When you resolve your approach, roll with
choice secret. the appropriate stat: Ready

2
• Defend and maneuver rolls with Focus Mark 1-fatigue to ready yourself or your environment, assigning
Each player of a PC in the ex-
• Advance and attack rolls with Passion or clearing a fictionally appropriate status of nearby characters or
change chooses an approach for
• Evade and observe rolls with Creativity yourself.
their character. If multiple play-
ers have PCs in the exchange, they or Harmony, the PC’s choice
can talk and coordinate. Their choices On a 7–9, use one basic or mastered
Retaliate
can be public, but if the PCs oppose technique. On a 10+, choose one from this
each other, they keep their choices list instead: Steel yourself for their blows. Each time a foe inflicts fatigue, a
secret and reveal in the next step. condition, or shifts your balance in this exchange, inflict 1-fatigue
• Mark 1-fatigue to use a learned technique
on that foe.

3
• Use one practiced technique
The GM reveals what they chose
• Use two basic or mastered techniques
for each NPC, and PCs opposing
each other reveal On a miss, you stumble, but you can shift Seize a Position
their previously secret approaches. your balance away from center to use one
Move to a new location. Engage/disengage with a foe, overcome

4
basic technique.
All combatants who chose a negative status or danger, establish an advantageous position, or
defend and maneuver escape the scene. Any foe engaged with you can mark 1-fatigue to
FOR NPCs
resolve their approach. block this technique.
NPCs always use a number of techniques

5
equal to 1+ their balance rating, chosen by
All combatants who chose
the GM.
advance and attack
resolve their approach. Advance & Attack

6
All combatants who chose Roll with Passion
evade and observe
resolve their approach. Statuses Strike

7
All characters who lost Some techniques within a combat exchange assign Strike a foe in reach, forcing them to mark 2-fatigue, mark a
their balance or were taken statuses to characters based on the fiction, such as a condition, or shift their balance away from center, their choice.
out now resolve those results. character getting Trapped by ice or metal. Techniques Mark 1-fatigue to instead choose to hammer them with your blows,
may assign the following: forcing them to mark 2-fatigue, or strike where they are weak,
inflicting a condition.
After the Exchange Negative Statuses
• The full effects of a character being • Doomed: You’re in grave danger—mark
taken out or losing their balance 1-fatigue every few seconds (or each Pressure
resolve outside of fight exchanges. exchange) until you free yourself.
• When a PC is taken out, they Impress or intimidate a foe. Choose an approach—your foe cannot
• Impaired: You’re slowed or off-balance—mark
are unable to act any more. The choose to use that approach in the next exchange.
1-fatigue or take a -2 to all physical actions
exact details of how they are (PCs) / choose one fewer technique (NPCs).
taken out can be set up outside • Trapped: You’re completely helpless—
of fight exchanges—but almost you must mark a combination of
Smash
always, a PC being taken out 3-fatigue or conditions to escape. Mark 1-fatigue to destroy or destabilize something in the
is a golden opportunity for the • Stunned: You’re caught off-guard—you can’t act or environment—possibly inflicting or overcoming a fictionally
GM to make another move. respond for a few seconds until you steady yourself. appropriate positive or negative status.
• After an exchange ends, there
is no requirement to go right Positive Statuses
Evade & Observe
into another exchange. • Empowered: Your abilities are naturally
• If multiple combatants want stronger in this moment—clear 1-fatigue
to keep fighting, then another at the end of each exchange. Clear 1-Fatigue & Roll with Creativity or Harmony
exchange ensues. This also covers • Favored: You’re buoyed by circumstance—
situations in which one side choose an additional basic or mastered technique
Test Balance
wants to only defend or evade. in the next exchange, even on a miss.
• If only one combatant (or one side • Inspired: You’re ready to stand for Mark 1-fatigue to challenge an engaged foe’s balance. Ask what
of combatants) wants to keep something—clear Inspired to shift your their principle is; they must answer honestly. If you already know
fighting—to the extent that their balance toward a principle of your choice. their principle, instead shift their balance away from center by
targets won’t even resist incoming • Prepared: You’re ready for what’s coming— questioning or challenging their beliefs or perspective.
blows—then no exchange is needed; clear Prepared to take +1 to an appropriate roll
the attackers simply inflict fatigue (after the roll) or avoid marking a condition.
or conditions on their targets. Bolster or Hinder
• If no combatants are engaging Aid or impede a nearby character, inflicting an appropriate status.
each other, then there’s no
need for an exchange at all!
• If all combatants on one side of Commit
the conflict are defeated, unable to Recenter yourself amidst the fray. Shift your balance toward one of
continue fighting in any way, then your principles; the next time you live up to that principle, do not
no more exchanges are needed! mark fatigue.

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