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Midsummer Storybooks Session No._ My Diary Desire Envy Pride Hunger The PCs Cruelty Hatred Conquest Questions Adversary My Diary m Envy m Desire m Pride m Cruelty Cast Fairytale m Hatred m Hunger m Conquest Wicked Plan Stakes m Spy m Sorcery m Disguise m Spy m Sorcery m Disguise Method m Goblins m Mayhem m Imprisonment Method m Goblins m Mayhem m Imprisonment Type Custom Move Type Custom Move Impulse Impulse Description Description Cast Cast m Spy m Sorcery m Disguise m Spy m Sorcery m Disguise Method m Goblins m Mayhem m Imprisonment Method m Goblins m Mayhem m Imprisonment Type Custom Move Type Custom Move Impulse Impulse Description Description Cast Cast The Narrator Suggested Harm of Weapons Suggested Protection of Your Agenda The First Session Weapons normally inflict an amount of harm equal Armor Make the world seem real Describe fairytales in the mundane world. to their fictional capacity for harm. Here are some Armors normally protect from an amount of harm Fill the PCs’ lives with drama Make it about the characters. Play to find out what happens Ask lots of questions. examples: equal to their fictional capacity for protection. Here Don’t answer all the questions. 0 harm: grappling, pebbles are some examples: The Principles Pay attention to the players’ goals. 1 harm: fists, rocks, light falls, dehydration 0 protection: normal clothes Sprinkle Fairy Dust Threaten their goals. 2 harm: swords, axes, bows, pistols, falls, fire 1 protection: motorcycle jackets, crash helmets, Talk to the Characters Nudge the players to set goals and make 3 harm: rifles, shotguns, great falls shields Ground your Moves moves. Don’t Name Your Moves Put two or more PCs together in a scene. 4 harm: legendary falls, machine guns, 2 protection: ballistic vests, plate armor Sharpen Your Axe Make all your NPCs memorable. crashes 3 protection: bomb suits Give Everyone a Name and a Goal Put them in danger. 5 harm: explosions, dismemberment, drown- Ask Lots of Questions Fill up your diary. ing, plane crashes Bargains of Wealth Twist the Knife Some examples of wealth are: Push for Goals The World How Much Harm? 0 point bargains: mundane weapons, mun- Create Poison Apples Q Why are the fairytales in the mundane world? Avoiding serious harm means 0 harm against dane library, mundane cow, mundane flowers Be a Fan of the PCs A Think Offstage Too individuals and -1 harm against bands. 1 point bargains: magic beans, healing fruit, Delegate Some Decisions Terrible harm means add +1 to the harm. magical harp, poison apple, poisoned comb, Q Why don’t mundanes know fairytales are Stunning doesn’t modify the harm, but the three drops of blood, golden egg, a mundane Narrator Moves real? defender can’t act until they recover. luxury car, the shadow of a boy Separate them. A The amount of harm may be specified by the 2 point bargains: seven league boots, seven Kidnap them. move, rather than the weapon. Don’t subtract league hat, cloak of invisibility, everfull purse, Introduce a mystery. Throw someone into the fire. armor in this case. golden hen, magical sword, cap of knowledge, Q Where do the fairytales live (also known as Show something wicked that is happening. fairytale city)? Magical weapons bypass mundane armor. shoes of swiftness, magic mirror, a mundane Show something wicked that will happen. A You avoid serious harm when using magical luxury house Announce a wicked consequence of their armor against mundane weapons. 3 point bargains: royal titles, wishing ring, actions. Steal something from them. Individuals take terrible harm from bands. magic lamp, a mundane fortune Q Trade blows. What type of authority governs fairytale law? Bands avoid serious harm from individuals. A Harm someone. Small bands take terrible harm from plentiful Bargains of Deed Ask them for a bargain. bands. Some examples of deeds are: Offer them a bargain. Plentiful bands avoid serious harm from small 0 point bargains: trivial labor Trigger a curse. Q Are there other magical realms such as bands. 1 point bargains: labor, theft, testimony, safety Make their move a bane. Neverland or the Fairy Court? A 2 point bargains: child, murder, marriage, End the scene (and start a new scene). Healing imprisonment, geas, glamour, transformation Make an Adversary move Heart tokens are restored at a rate of one per scene. 3 point bargains: servitude, firstborn, true They are all restored between sessions. Stunned love’s first kiss, death, permanent geas, perma- characters recover at the end of the current scene. nent glamour, permanent transformation Non-Player Characters Fairytales Mundane Surnames Fairytales: Abraham Van Brunt, Ahmed, Ali Shar, Alonso, Antonio, Arthur a Bland, Aunt Em, Baldwin the Ass, Smith, Johnson, Williams, Brown, Jones, Miller, Davis, García, Rodríguez, Wilson, Martínez, Anderson, Taylor, Bandersnatch, Barbara Allen, Bearskin, Betsy Bobbin, Bluebeard, Boq, Br’er Bear, Br’er Fox, the Bridge Troll, Thomas, Hernández, Moore, Martin, Jackson, Thompson, White, López, Lee, González, Harris, Clark, Lewis, Bruin the Bear, Buk Ettemsuch, Buttercup, Button-bright, Cám, Cap’n Bill, Captain Fyter, Cassim, the Caterpil- Robinson, Walker, Pérez, Hall, Young, Allen, Sánchez, Wright, King, Scott, Green, Baker, Adams, Nelson, Hill, lar, the Chupacabra, Cobweb, Coyote, Doctor Knowall, the Dormouse, the Duchess, Dunyazad, the East Wind, Ramírez, Campbell, Mitchell, Roberts, Carter, Phillips, Evans, Turner, Torres, Parker, Collins, Edwards, Stewart, Eureka, Ferdinand, Francis Flute, Friar Tuck, Frogman, Gentleman Starkey, Giangio, the Guardian of the Gates, Flores, Morris, Nguyen, Murphy, Rivera, Cook, Rogers, Morgan, Peterson, Cooper, Reed, Bailey, Bell, Gómez, Kelly, Harlequin, Herman Von Starkenfaust, Hippolyta, Humpty Dumpty, the Huntsman, Ilsebill, Ja’far, the Jabberwock, Howard, Ward, Cox, Díaz, Richardson, Wood, Watson, Brooks, Bennett, Gray, James, Reyes, Cruz, Hughes, Price, Jack Sprat, Jellia Jamb, John Darling, Jun-li, Katrina Van Tassel, the Khan, King Arthur, King Cole, King Noble, Myers, Long, Foster, Sanders, Ross, Morales, Powell, Sullivan, Russell, Ortiz, Jenkins, Gutiérrez, Perry, Butler, the King of Hearts, King Pastoria, King Thrushbeard, King Yunan, the Knave of Hearts, L’Aurore, La Llorona, Barnes, Fisher Le Jour, Little Annie the Goose-Girl, Little Boy Blue, Liu Fendou, Lysander, Melampo, Michael Darling, Miranda, Miss Muffet, Mister Antonio, Mmoatia the Dwarf, Mmoboro Hornets, the Mock Turtle, Mombi, Morgiana, Moth, Mundane Women Mr. Badger, Mr. Dongguo, Mr. Smee, Mrs. Sprat, Much the Miller’s Son, Mustardseed, Nana, Nibs, Nick Bottom, Emily, Madison, Emma, Olivia, Hannah, Abigail, Isabella, Samantha, Elizabeth, Ashley, Alexis, Sarah, Sophia, the North Wind, the Nunda, the Ogress Queen Mother, Onini the Python, Osebo the Leopard, Patchwork Girl, Alyssa, Grace, Ava, Taylor, Brianna, Lauren, Chloe, Natalie, Kayla, Jessica, Anna, Victoria, Mia, Hailey, Sydney, Patjwi, Peaseblossom, Peter Quince, Pock Face, Prince John, Princess Langwidere, Princess Yaegiri, Punch, Queen Jasmine, Julia, Morgan, Destiny, Rachel, Ella, Kaitlyn, Megan, Katherine, Savannah, Jennifer, Alexandra, Allison, Guinevere, Ratty, Red King, Reynard the Fox, Rip Van Winkle, Robin Starveling, Sawhorse, Scheherazade, the Sea Haley, Maria, Kaylee, Lily, Makayla, Brooke, Mackenzie, Nicole, Addison Witch, Sebastian, the Seven Good Fairies, Shah Zaman, Shahryār, Shita-kiri Suzume, Signora Rosaura, Simpleton, Sinbad the Porter, Sir Guy of Gisbourne, Slightly, the Snake Prince, Snug, the South Wind, Stephano, the Sun, Mundane Men Talia, Tam Lin, Tibert the Cat, Tiger Lily, Tom Snout, Trinculo, Trusty John, Tweedledee, Tweedledum, Udea, Ugu Jacob, Michael, Joshua, Matthew, Daniel, Christopher, Andrew, Ethan, Joseph, William, Anthony, David, Alexan- the Shoemaker, Uncle Henry, the Ungrateful Dwarf, Urashima Tarō, the Valiant Tailor, the Weird Sisters, the West der, Nicholas, Ryan, Tyler, James, John, Jonathan, Noah, Brandon, Christian, Dylan, Samuel, Benjamin, Nathan, Wind, White Bear King Valemon, White King, White Knight, White Queen, Wicked Stepsisters, Wu, Zumurrud Zachary, Logan, Justin, Gabriel, Jose, Austin, Kevin, Elijah, Caleb, Robert, Thomas, Jordan, Cameron, Jack, Hunter, Jackson, Angel, Isaiah, Evan, Isaac, Mason, Luke, Jason, Gavin Fairytale Surnames Baker, Bell, Black, Blue, Book, Brown, Butcher, Button, Candle, Crab, Crane, East, Fox, Frost, Glass, Gold, Green, Heart, Hope, Hopper, Hunt, Jackson, King, Knight, North, Piper, Porter, Prince, Queen, Red, Rose, Shadow, Shoe, Sister, Smith, Snow, South, Star, Summer, Sun, Swan, Tailor, Thorn, Tweed, West, White, Web, Wind, Winter, Wolf, Wood NPCs and Heart Tokens Monsters NPCs only get 2 heart tokens. You can do one or more of the following to boost a Leaderless bands only get 3 heart tokens. monster’s power: Bands with leaders get a full 4 heart tokens. Treat the monster as a band - either small or plentiful. Give the monster a natural magical weapon of 4 or 5. Give the monster natural magical armor of 2 or 3. Adversaries Spy Control their allies and make them yours for Ugly Children Harm someone who learns your secret Talking Animal now Normal Servants Ask for a counteroffer Ordinary Citizen Put someone to sleep Puppets Sharpen your knives, load your gun Magic Mirror Ignore harm other than a weakness Thieves Kidnap someone who looks tasty Crystal Ball Spend great wealth freely Monstrous Beast Chop up meat and savor the smell and taste Stealth Curse someone who displeases
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