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Midsummer Storybooks Description Magic Items Pick 2: Subtract your Popularity from 3 and choose that little coat, pretty, plump, rosy cheeks, youngest, many magic items from the following: smallest, willful, hair of gold, hair of silver, lovely, magic stones (2) Child clad in leaves, hooded, thick brows, humble, joyful, bread crumbs (1) conceited, curly hair, loveable, blue coat, red shoes, horn of waking (1) “All children, except too spoiled, headstrong, polite, frills, patched, little, wooden horse (2) sometimes good, sometimes bad, fond of good lamp of seven kingdoms (1) one, grow up.” things singing quilt (1) - Peter Pan and Wendy, James M. Barrie pan pipes (2) Mundane Life cursed mirror shards (2) Pick 1: treasure map (1) babysitter, paperboy, thief, runaway, foster child, silver knife (1) (magical weapon 1) hacker, volunteer, scout, child singer, child star, little black casket (2) abductee, skateboarder, busker, dog walker, student, wooden sword (2) (magical weapon 2) assistant, urchin, bellhop, dish washer, assembly any wealth 1 trinket line worker, bagger, caretaker, gardener, juvenile delinquent Experience Improve Stats Improvements You are filled with the pure wonder Choose one set: Add +1 to your Courage (maximum of +3). Courage +1, Brawn 0, Cunning +2, Wisdom -2 Add +1 to your Brawn (maximum of +3). and innocence of childhood, for you Courage 0, Brawn +1, Cunning +2, Wisdom -2 Add +1 to your Cunning (maximum of +3). Courage +2, Brawn -2, Cunning +2, Wisdom -1 Add +1 to your Wisdom (maximum of +3). are an eternal child. Tricks and tales Courage -1, Brawn -1, Cunning +2, Wisdom +1 Choose a new Child move. are your method of living in a grown- Choose a new Child move. Popularity You grow up into an adult. Swap your Eternal up world that wants you in school or True Name Everyone tries to name one of your famous deeds. Child move with a move from a different Choose a true name: If no one can name anything, your Popularity storybook. cleaning your room. You might never Adzanumee, Boy Blue, the Boy Who Cried Wolf, is -1. Choose a move from a different storybook. Buttercup, Esben, Fundevogel, Georgie Porgie, Gold- want to grow up, or you might long If one person can name something, your Choose a move from a different storybook. ilocks, Gerda, Gretel, Hansel, Jack, Jack Horner, Jan, Popularity is 0. Advanced Improvements to be an adult, but either way you are Jean, Jeanette, Jill, John Darling, Hanna, Kay, Mary, If at least half can name something, your Add +1 to any stat (maximum of +3). Michael Darling, Miss Muffet, Mowgli, Nibs, Peter, Popularity is +1. Advance 3 basic moves. stuck as a child. Peter Pan, Red Riding Hood, Rowland, Silver Hair, If everyone can name something, your Popu- Advance 3 basic moves. Tommy Grimes, Tommy Tucker, Toomai, Tootles larity is +2. Change your fairytale to a different storybook. Live happily ever after. Aliases Create an apprentice and play 2 characters. Note any aliases you use. Child Moves You get 1 move, and choose 1 more. he Story of , Eternal Child Friends True Name You never change or grow up. When you should You have a true friend. Choose one quality for your also known as mark experience, you can choose to gain 3 boon friend: Aliases tokens instead. they’re a magical fairy they’re a creature of the wild the Borrow Something Mundane Life When you Borrow Something, roll the dice and add they’re another child your Cunning. On a 10+, you do it and choose 2 they’re monstrous results from the list below. On a 7-9, you do it and You may select this move multiple times to gain Heart Tokens choose 1 result from the list below. additional friends. they don’t know you borrowed something Impulsive you replace the item you borrowed with a Take 1 boon token from each player when you charge Stats Moves substitute headfirst into danger. no one else knows you borrowed something Play Hide and Seek Courage Perform a Feat of Fable Disobedient When you Play Hide and Seek, roll the dice and add Gain 3 boon tokens when you disobey a direct your Cunning. On a 10+, you hide so well that no Description instruction from an authority figure. Against PCs: one can find you until you reveal yourself. On a 7-9, Take 3 boon tokens from them instead of gaining 3. you do it, but choose one: Threaten Harm, you leave something behind Brawn you lose 1 boon token Strike a Blow you take 1 harm Magic Items Repetitive Add the following to your Tell a Tall Tale move: On a Cunning Tell a Tall Tale Other Moves miss, gain a boon token. Stay Out of Harm’s Way When you Stay Out of Harm’s Way, or try to avoid harm, roll the dice and add your Cunning. On a 10+, Wisdom Ponder Fate you avoid any harm. On a 7-9, you take 1 less harm. Bargains Fairytale Move Popularity Live to Tell the Tale, Tell a tale of your past with another to bring them Test Fate into a scene. Boon Tokens ©MMXIII by Robert Burson. Aliases Magic Items Note any aliases you use. Subtract your Popularity from 2 and choose that many magic items from the following: Description conjuring bag (3) Domestic Animal Pick 3: enchanted motor car (2) short and stout, jovial, friendly, kind-hearted, aim- large cudgel (2) (magical weapon 2) “I’m going to make less, boastful, brown little face, whiskers, mild-man- antique pistol (2) (magical weapon 2) nered, relaxed, pretentious, mischievous, stubborn, magic shears (1) an animal of you, my gruff, solitary, tough, self-sufficient, twinkling eyes, little fiddle (1) small neat ears, silky hair, small voice, hoarse voice, lordly boots (1) boy!” pure gold, overconfident, lazy, lean, plump, sleek, moon cheese (1) - The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame grinning from ear to ear any wealth 1 trinket Mundane Life Pick 1: fisherman, boat captain, inheritor, house cleaner, trailer park resident, hermit, vagabond, mobster, construction worker, attendant, con artist, butler, triathlete, bike messenger, forest ranger, clerk, office worker, farmer, trumpet player, makeup artist Experience Improve You have walked hand in hand with Stats Improvements humankind for as long as you can Choose one set: Add +1 to your Courage (maximum of +3). Courage +1, Brawn -2, Cunning 0, Wisdom +2 Add +1 to your Brawn (maximum of +3). remember, sharing their varied tastes Courage +2, Brawn -2, Cunning +2, Wisdom -1 Add +1 to your Cunning (maximum of +3). and predilections. You might rely on Courage +1, Brawn +2, Cunning -2, Wisdom 0 Add +1 to your Wisdom (maximum of +3). Courage 0, Brawn 0, Cunning 0, Wisdom +1 Choose a new Domestic Animal move. your wits, causing trouble wherever True Name Choose a new Domestic Animal move. Popularity Choose a true name: You grow fat and wealthy. you go, or you might be more fond of Billina, Billy Goat Gruff, Blacky Pig, Br’er Rab- Everyone tries to name one of your famous deeds. Choose a move from a different storybook. comfort and security. Regardless, you bit, Browny Pig, the Cat and the Fiddle, Cheshire If no one can name anything, your Popularity Choose a move from a different storybook. is -1. Advanced Improvements Cat, Chicken Little, Country Mouse, the Cow that find it difficult to live in a world that Jumped Over the Moon, Golden Goose, Haigha, the If one person can name something, your Add +1 to any stat (maximum of +3). Hare, Little Dog, Mr. Toad, Nunda, Old Dog, Peter Popularity is 0. Advance 3 basic moves. expects you to live like one of your Cottontail, Puss, Red Hen, the Seventh Kid, the If at least half can name something, your Advance 3 basic moves. Third Blind Mouse, the Tortoise, Toto, Town Mouse, Popularity is +1. Change your fairytale to a different storybook. mundane brethren. la Volpe, White Rabbit, Whitey Pig If everyone can name something, your Popu- Live happily ever after. larity is +2. Create an apprentice and play 2 characters. Domestic Animal Moves You get 1 move, and choose 1 more. he Story of , Talking Animal Talk in Circles True Name Mark experience whenever the mundane world When you Talk in Circles to confuse others, roll the also known as makes life as a talking animal hard. dice and add your Cunning. On a 10+, choose 2 Aliases Elusive results from the list below. On a 7-9, choose 1 result You can join or leave a scene anytime you like or from the list below. the Mundane Life even be present in multiple scenes at the same time. they are removed from the scene Golden they must trade places with you You are capable of producing an item worth 1 wealth they cannot harm you this scene Heart Tokens up to 3 times per session. you steal something from them Servant gain 1 boon token You are the Servant of a master. Choose one quality Simple at Heart Stats Moves for your master: You are treated as having magical armor +1 when they are magical you avoid danger. Courage Perform a Feat of Fable they are royalty Slow But Steady they are the Authority Take a boon token when you take extra time on a Description they are an organization move. You may select this move multiple times to gain Strange Threaten Harm, additional qualities. You can Cast a Spell once per scene. Brawn Strike a Blow Magic Items Cunning Tell a Tall Tale Other Moves Wisdom Ponder Fate Bargains Fairytale Move Popularity Live to Tell the Tale, Tell a tale of your past with another to gain a wealth Test Fate 1 item.
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