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.

Boon Tokens ©MMXIII by Robert Burson. Description Magic Items Pick 3: Subtract your Popularity from 3 and choose that green, hidden, invisible, wings, tiny, small, menac- many magic items from the following: ing, bough of holly, disguised, magnificent, garland  white horse (2) Fairy of flowers, very handsome, great beauty, radiant,  fairy ointment (1) shapely, exquisitely dressed, spun gold, sensitive to  fairy armor (2) (magical armor 2) “I am that merry cold, half-tamed, woodland, knavish, mischievous,  fairy sword (2) (magical weapon 2) sound of bells, jealous, spoiled, ill-tempered, cryptic,  green axe (2) (magical weapon 3) wanderer of the night.”  odd colored hair fairy wand (2) - A Midsummer Night’s Dream, William  ring of beauty (2) Shakespeare Mundane Life  rose of love (2) Pick 1:  sword of stoning (2) spirit medium, recluse, homeless, librarian, nurse,  everfull cup (1) business owner, association president, stage magi-  miniature chariot (1) cian, billionaire, government agent, maid, social  fairy medicine (1) worker, special effect engineer, concert organizer,  cloak of cobwebs (1) daytime television host, house sitter, mechanic, scout  rainbow (2) leader, backup vocalist, swindler  fairy crown (1)  any wealth 1 trinket Stats Experience The twilight green of fairyland is Choose one set: Improve  Courage 0, Brawn 0, Cunning +2, Wisdom -1 Improvements your true home, for you are one of  Courage 0, Brawn -2, Cunning +1, Wisdom +2  Add +1 to your Courage (maximum of +3).  Courage +1, Brawn -1, Cunning +2, Wisdom -1  Add +1 to your Brawn (maximum of +3). the otherworldly spirits known to  Courage +1, Brawn -2, Cunning +2, Wisdom 0  Add +1 to your Cunning (maximum of +3). mortals as fairies. Your very nature is  Add +1 to your Wisdom (maximum of +3). Popularity  Choose a new Fairy move. magical, ephemeral and mysterious. True Name  Everyone tries to name one of your famous tricks. Choose a new Fairy move. Choose a true name:   If no one can name anything, your Popularity You are a member of a Fairy Court. Your words, your lies, have power that Ariel, Belinda, Blackstick, Bredbeddle, Cobweb, the  is -1. Choose a move from a different storybook. Fairy Godmother, Gloriana, Halewyn, Iolanthe, Jack   binds and the illusions you spin are If one person can name something, your Choose a move from a different storybook. in the Green, Kaguya Hime, Mustardseed, Niamh, Popularity is 0. Advanced Improvements indistinguishable from truth. Oberon, Peasebottom, Polychrome, Puck, Queen   If at least half can name something, your Add +1 to any stat (maximum of +3). Lurline, Queen Mab, Robin Goodfellow, Satyrane,  Popularity is +1. Advance 3 basic moves. Sugar Plum, Tanaquill, Tinker Bell, Titania, Tur-   If everyone can name something, your Popu- Advance 3 basic moves. quoise, Umbriel 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. Fairy Moves You get 1 move, and choose 1 more.   he Story of , Fairy Geas Nimble True Name Fairy contracts are bound by your power. When When you Strike a Blow, add your Cunning to the also known as someone breaks a bargain with you, choose one roll instead of Brawn. Aliases result from the list below.  Place a Glamour  they take 5 magical harm You can cast powerful illusion spells. When you the Mundane Life  they are transformed permanently into a Place a Glamour on a person, place or thing, roll the form of your choosing dice and add your Cunning. On a 10+, the glamour  they come under your power is placed and the recipient gains 3 boon tokens. On Heart Tokens  they miss on a roll of your choosing a 7-9, the glamour is cast and the recipient gains 1  you gain 3 boon tokens boon token.  Immaterial  Royal Fairy Magic Stats Moves Your form is Immaterial and difficult to harm. You When you Cast a Spell, add your Cunning to the roll are treated as having magical armor 2. instead of Wisdom. Courage Perform a Feat of Fable  Fairy Dust  Under a Geas You can make another fly for a scene by sprinkling You have been placed Under a Geas by another. Description your fairy dust on them. Mark experience when you follow your geas.  Fairy Magic Threaten Harm, 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 a past bargain with another to place a Test Fate Fairy Geas on them.

Boon Tokens ©MMXIII by Robert Burson. Description Magic Items Pick 2: Subtract your Popularity from 3 and choose that careless, idle, lazy, young, foolish, poor, little, beauti- many magic items from the following: ful, harmless, sweet voice, tall, lank, lean, crooked  jinni lamp (3) Hero chin, dirty, ragged clothes, clothed in velvet and  magic carpet (2) silk, clear voice, black-eyed, slim, slightly bearded,  jinni ring (2) “My world, my smooth-cheeked, ungainly, dashing, disobedient,  blasting wand (2) (magical weapon 3) thief, charming, rude, scoundrel, handsome, cloud-  silver shoes (2) world... How can like hair  love magnet (2)  excalibur (2) (magical weapon 3) such a good little Mundane Life  seven league hat (2) Pick 1:  everfull purse (2) girl like you destroy layabout, doorman, handyman, marketing rep,  enchanted wood axe (2) (magical weapon 2) salesman, security guard, policeman, fireman,  magic beans (1) all of my beautiful trucker, factory worker, store manager, bartender,  cap of knowledge (2) intern, farmhand, longshoreman, astronaut,  shoes of swiftness (2) carpenter, fugitive, personal assistant, suit salesman,  cloak of invisibility (2) wickedness.” nanny, sanitation engineer, plumber, emergency  golden arrow (1) - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum medical technician, drummer, soldier, stagehand,  roc egg (1)  MMA fighter sack full of gems (1) You can be found at the center of  belt of bragging (1) Stats  any wealth 1 trinket every nursery rhyme, fairy tale or Choose one set:  Courage +2, Brawn +1, Cunning 0, Wisdom -2 legend. A sometimes lazy hero who  Courage +2, Brawn 0, Cunning +1, Wisdom -2  triumphs, not through morals or Courage +2, Brawn 0, Cunning -1, Wisdom 0 True Name  Courage -1, Brawn -1, Cunning +1, Wisdom +2 righteousness, but rather through Choose a true name: Aladdin, Ali Baba, Dobrynya Nikitich, Dorothy Popularity trickery. Your easily won fame and Gale, Fortunatus, Hans, Hua Mulan, the Huntsman, Everyone tries to name one of your famous deeds. Huon of Bordeaux, Ichabod Crane, Ivan, Jack, Jack  If no one can name anything, your Popularity fortune are often short lived, slipping Sprat, Jack Spriggins, Jim Hawkins, Jiraiya, John is -1. through your fingers as soon as you Little, King Thrushbeard, Kintarō, Lemuel Gulliver,  If one person can name something, your Momotaro, Robin Hood, Sinbad, Trusty John, Popularity is 0. loosen your grip. Urashima Tarō, the Valiant Tailor, Wendy Darling,  If at least half can name something, your Will Scarlet Popularity is +1.  If everyone can name something, your Popu- Aliases larity is +2. Note any aliases you use. Hero Moves Choose 2 moves.   he Story of , Brave Hearted Shield Another True Name When you Threaten Harm, add your Courage to the When you want to Shield Another from harm, roll also known as roll instead of Brawn. the dice and add your Courage. On a 10+, you both Aliases  Familiar with Magic avoid serious harm. On a 7-9, you take the harm You can Cast a Spell once per session. instead of them. the Mundane Life  Handy with Trinkets  Steadfast Each session you receive 3 points of wealth that can When you Perform a Feat of Fable, add your Wis- be spent on trinkets. Trinkets last for one scene, dom to the roll instead of Courage. Heart Tokens either because they are temporary or are lost. If the  Superstitious wealth is not spent by the end of the session, it will Mark experience when you succumb to superstition. reset to 3 at the beginning of the next session.  Trust to Luck Stats Moves  Leader At the beginning of each session, roll the dice and You are the Leader of a band. Choose one quality for add your Courage. On a 10+, gain 3 boon tokens. On Perform a Feat of Fable your band: a 7-9, gain 1 boon token. Courage  they’re sneaky ne’er-do-wells Description  they’re magical or fairy creatures  they’re plentiful Threaten Harm,  they’re varied Experience Brawn Strike a Blow You may select this move multiple times to gain Improve additional qualities. Improvements Magic Items  Add +1 to your Courage (maximum of +3). Tell a Tall Tale  Add +1 to your Brawn (maximum of +3). Other Moves  Add +1 to your Cunning (maximum of +3). Cunning  Add +1 to your Wisdom (maximum of +3).  Choose a new Hero move.  Choose a new Hero move. Ponder Fate  One of your magic items is a signature item. Wisdom  Choose a move from a different storybook.  Choose a move from a different storybook. Bargains Fairytale Move Advanced Improvements Live to Tell the Tale,  Tell a tale of your past to gain 3 boon tokens. Add +1 to any stat (maximum of +3). Popularity Test Fate  Advance 3 basic moves.  Advance 3 basic moves.  Change your fairytale to a different storybook. Boon  Live happily ever after. Tokens  Create an apprentice and play 2 characters. ©MMXIII by Robert Burson. Description Magic Items Pick 2: Subtract your Popularity from 3 and choose that handsome, young, kindly, sad eyes, loveliest, indus- many magic items from the following: trious, prudent, little, dark, weak, jovial, hot-headed,  wand of transformation (2) Magician beautiful, dapper, corn yellow, ageless, seemingly  swine potion (1) young, rich red, flowing ringlets, bald, wrinkled  golden cap (2) “Old Mother Goose, face, old, potent, white beard, beggar’s garb, white  enchanted forest wood (1) silk, checkered, striped  wishing well water (1) when she wanted to  great book of records (3) Mundane Life  mad hat (2) wander, would ride Pick 1:  conjuring bag (3) deadbeat, infomercial salesman, pharmacist, fash-  wizard’s staff (2) (magical weapon 3) through the air on a ion designer, junior designer, surgeon, researcher,  magic garments (2) (magical armor 2) panhandler, professor, stage performer, fortune  bone kantele (1) very fine gander.” teller, archaeologist, historian, painter, author, sculp-  sampo (3) tor, widow, beautician, stage manager, psychologist,  any wealth 1 trinket - Old Mother Goose, The Real Mother Goose wizard for hire, therapist, lawyer, farmer

Stats Choose one set: Experience You are well known as a conjurer of  Courage -1, Brawn -2, Cunning +2, Wisdom +2 Improve  Courage +2, Brawn -2, Cunning -1, Wisdom +2 Improvements magic, whether due to trickery or  Courage +1, Brawn 0, Cunning -2, Wisdom +2  Add +1 to your Courage (maximum of +3).  Courage -1, Brawn -1, Cunning +1, Wisdom +2  Add +1 to your Brawn (maximum of +3). through something genuinely magi-  Add +1 to your Cunning (maximum of +3). Popularity cal in your blood. You may be called a  Add +1 to your Wisdom (maximum of +3). Everyone tries to name one of your famous curses,  Choose a new Magician move. witch, a sorceress, a wizard, or simply spells or enchantments.  Choose a new Magician move. True Name  If no one can name anything, your Popularity  You build a wizard’s tower. a magician by those who value your Choose a true name: is -1.  Choose a move from a different storybook. Bensiabel, Circe, Dionigi, Doctor Faustus, Dros-  If one person can name something, your  power and wise counsel. The myster- Choose a move from a different storybook. selmeyer, Farmer Weathersky, Fitcher, Gayelette, Popularity is 0. Advanced Improvements ies of the world lie at your fingertips. Geppetto, Glinda the Good Witch, Gwydion, Hatta,  If at least half can name something, your  Add +1 to any stat (maximum of +3). the Hatter, Ja’far, Maestro Lattantio, Merlin, Mother Popularity is +1.  Advance 3 basic moves. Goose, Nimue, Oscar Diggs, the Pied Piper, Prospero,  If everyone can name something, your Popu-  Advance 3 basic moves. Sycorax, Tsunade, Väinämöinen, the Wizard King 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. Magician Moves Choose 2 moves.   he Story of , Charlatan Transform into an Animal True Name Gain 1 boon token when you pretend to use magic When you Transform into an Animal, either trans- also known as with Tell a Tall Tale. forming yourself or another, roll the dice and add Aliases  Force a Bargain your Wisdom. On a 10+, you get all the results from When you Bargain, add your Wisdom to the roll the list below. On a 7-9, choose 1 of the results from the Mundane Life instead of the value of your offer. the list below.  Magical Blood  You decide the animal transformed into You can Cast a Spell once per scene.  You decide if the transformation will be Heart Tokens  Powerful permanent When you Threaten Harm, add your Wisdom to the  You decide if the transformed can speak roll instead of Brawn.  Wise Stats Moves  Summoner When you Tell a Tall Tale, add your Wisdom to the Once per session, you can summon a magical ser- roll instead of Cunning. Perform a Feat of Fable vant for aid. Choose one quality for your servant:  Wonderworker Courage  they’re an elemental spirit Each session you receive 1 point of wealth that can Description  they’re a magical fairy be spent on a magic item. Record the item in your  they’re a monstrous demon storybook. If the wealth is not spent by the end of Threaten Harm,  they’re an inhuman golem the session, it will reset to 1 at the beginning of the Brawn Strike a Blow next session. Magic Items

Tell a Tall Tale Other Moves Cunning

Ponder Fate Wisdom

Bargains Fairytale Move Live to Tell the Tale, Tell a tale of your magical past to Cast a Spell as if Popularity Test Fate you had rolled 12+.

Boon Tokens ©MMXIII by Robert Burson. Aliases Magic Items Note any aliases you use. Subtract your Popularity from 3 and choose that many magic items from the following: Description  pocket full of gold (2) Prince Pick 1 or 2:  fish flute (1) handsome, young, coal-black, green coat, unwashed,  enchanted horse (1) “‘Yes, yes,’ said fine gentleman, revolting, tusks and horns, fiery  feather of aid (1) eyes, lovely, romantic, long nose, youngest of three,  knight’s sword (2) (magical weapon 2) large mouth, wide head, cotton beard, polite, comely,  knight’s shield (2) (magical armor 1) the Beast, ‘my proud, too clever, foolish, gallant  magic dowsing wand (1)  the sword Kladenets (2) (magical weapon 3) heart is good, but Mundane Life  flower of transformation (1) Pick 1:  seven league boots (2) still I am a press secretary, wealthy heir, reporter, soldier, gour-  cap of darkness (2) met chef, investor, actor, basketball player, dancing  wishing cap (3) monster.’”  instructor, doctor, fraternity president, hair stylist, magic carpet (2) - Beauty and the Beast, Jeanne-Marie LePrince de marathon runner, lifeguard, pool cleaner, photogra-  magic spyglass (1) Beaumont pher, charter pilot, pizza deliveryman, guitar player,  silver wand of transformation (2) ski instructor, tennis pro, slacker  any wealth 1 trinket

Stats Experience Improve Damsels in distress are your bread Choose one set: Improvements and butter. As a young, handsome  Courage +2, Brawn +1, Cunning -1, Wisdom -1  Add +1 to your Courage (maximum of +3).  Courage +1, Brawn +2, Cunning 0, Wisdom -2  Add +1 to your Brawn (maximum of +3). suitor whom others swoon over,  Courage +2, Brawn 0, Cunning +1, Wisdom -2  Add +1 to your Cunning (maximum of +3).  your very name is used to refer to an Courage +2, Brawn 0, Cunning -2, Wisdom +1  Add +1 to your Wisdom (maximum of +3).  Choose a new Prince move. ideal paramour. Though you may be Popularity True Name  Choose a new Prince move. Choose a true name: Everyone tries to name one of your famous deeds.  The kingdom is yours. cursed into a less appealing form,  Avenant, Bearskin, Beast, Brother Deer, the Canary If no one can name anything, your Popularity is -1.  Choose a move from a different storybook.  or beset by misfortune or disaster, Prince, Charming, the Donkey Prince, Ferdinand, If one person can name something, your Popularity is 0.  Choose a move from a different storybook.  If at least half can name something, your Popularity is +1. Advanced Improvements Finist, the Frog Prince, Georgic, the Green Knight,  you always come through, whether Gvidon, Hyacinth, Ian, Ivan Tsarevich, Jean, Joringel, If everyone can name something, your Popularity is +2.  Add +1 to any stat (maximum of +3). Nix Nought Nothing, Nutcracker, the Pig Prince,  Advance 3 basic moves. through sheer luck or determination. Prigio, Ring, Roland, Roswall, Tittone  Advance 3 basic moves.  Change your fairytale to a different storybook.  Live happily ever after.  Create an apprentice and play 2 characters. Prince Moves You get 1 move, and choose 2 more.   he Story of , Royalty Break the Spell True Name You are true Royalty, with lands and titles (that you When you want to Break the Spell that a magician also known as might have access to). has placed permanently on another, roll the dice Aliases  Brave Danger and add your Courage. On a hit, perform a deed When you Brave Danger to avoid harm, roll the dice and the spell is broken. On a 10+, choose one of the the Mundane Life and add your Courage. On a 10+, you do it. On a following easy deeds: 7-9, you do it, but the narrator chooses one cost:  perform an arduous labor for the magician  you leave something behind  steal something unique from the magician Heart Tokens  you are cursed  reveal a hidden truth about the magician  you lose 1 boon token  defend the afflicted from the magician  Charm Another On a 7-9, choose one of the following difficult deeds: Stats Moves When you Charm Another with your presence, roll  give one of your children to the magician the dice and add your Popularity. On a 10+, they  murder the magician Perform a Feat of Fable choose 3 tributes from the list below. On a 7-9,  marry the afflicted Courage  they choose 2 tributes from the list below. They can trade your freedom to the magician Description choose from the following tributes:    serve you until something specific happens Cursed Form Threaten Harm,  give you something you want You are cursed with the form of something else, such Brawn Strike a Blow  defend you from harm as a monstrous beast or a giant dog. Mark experi-  do something you want them to do ence whenever the curse makes life difficult. Magic Items  Foolish Gain 3 boon tokens when you do something foolish. Tell a Tall Tale Other Moves  Grant True Love’s First Kiss Cunning You fall deeply in love with others when you first meet. When you Grant True Love’s First Kiss to another, roll the dice and add your Courage. On a Ponder Fate 10+, choose 2 results from the list below. On a 7-9, Wisdom chose 1 result. The possible results are:  heal all their heart tokens Bargains  Fairytale Move break any curses afflicting them Live to Tell the Tale,  grant them 3 boon tokens Tell a tale of your past with another to grant them 3 Popularity Test Fate You normally can’t use this move more than once boon tokens. on another.  Wise Through Others Boon When you Ponder Fate by seeking advice, add your Tokens Courage to the roll instead of Wisdom. ©MMXIII by Robert Burson. Description Magic Items Pick 4: Subtract your Popularity from 3 and choose that fairest, quaint, pedantic, loving , gentle, courteous, many magic items from the following: ribbons, most beautiful, witty, enchanting grace,  eat me cake (1) Princess delightful dancer, voice of a nightingale, red as  drink me potion (1) blood, white as snow, black as ebony, innocent,  seven league ring (2) “‘Would that pure of heart, maiden, veiled, beautiful raiment,  mirror of gazing (1) unparalleled goodness, sweet temper, entrancing,  glass slippers (1) soft and tender, blue as the deep blue sea, eyes like  pumpkin coach (1) I had a child as diamonds, tresses of ruddy gold  magic picture (1)  enchanted harp (1) white as snow, Mundane Life  rose-gilded slippers (1) Pick 1:  golden egg (1) as red as blood, administrator, waitress, shoe salesman, model,  golden key (1) actress, shopkeeper, stock trader, college student,  golden slippers (1) and as black as trust fund kid, hostess, small business owner, travel  enchanted tiara (2) (magical armor 1) writer, novelist, representative, bridal consultant,  vorpal sword (2) (magical weapon 4) the wood of the teacher, daycare worker, hairdresser, flight atten-  ring of need (1) dant, zookeeper, heiress, lead singer  any wealth 1 trinket window-frame.’” - Little Snow-white, Brothers Grimm Stats Experience Improve Choose one set: Improvements  Courage +2, Brawn 0, Cunning -1, Wisdom 0  Add +1 to your Courage (maximum of +3).  You are every inch the royal princess, Courage 0, Brawn -2, Cunning +2, Wisdom +1  Add +1 to your Brawn (maximum of +3).  Courage +1, Brawn -1, Cunning -1, Wisdom +2  Add +1 to your Cunning (maximum of +3). and everyone knows it. Sure you may  Courage +2, Brawn +1, Cunning -1, Wisdom -1  Add +1 to your Wisdom (maximum of +3).  Choose a new Princess move. be cursed or bewitched, poor or be- True Name Popularity  Choose a new Princess move. Choose a true name:  draggled, but there’s just something Everyone tries to name something about your You have a True Love. Alice, Aurora, Badroulbadour, Belle, Briar Rose,  fairytale. Choose a move from a different storybook. about you that inspires others. Your Cinderella, Desirée, Dunyazad, Jorinde, Lillian   If no one can name anything, your Popularity Choose a move from a different storybook. Goose, the Little Mermaid, Maid Marian, Miranda, is -1. Advanced Improvements strong heart and tenacity usually Nausicaa, the One Handed Girl, Ozma, Pea, Rapun-   If one person can name something, your Add +1 to any stat (maximum of +3). zel, Rhodopis, Rose Red, Sara Crewe, Scheherazade,  carry you through any adversity, even Popularity is 0. Advance 3 basic moves. Snowdrop, Snow White, Tiger Lily, Udea, Vasilisa   If at least half can name something, your Advance 3 basic moves. through death itself. Frog, Ye Xian, Zumurrud Popularity is +1.  Change your fairytale to a different storybook.  If everyone can name something, your Popu-  Live happily ever after. Aliases  larity is +2. Create an apprentice and play 2 characters. Note any aliases you use. Princess Moves You get 1 move, and choose 2 more.   he Story of , Royalty Command True Name You are true Royalty, with lands and titles (that you When you Command another, roll the dice and add also known as might have access to). your Courage. On a 10+, they do what you want and Aliases  A Friend to Animals choose 2 results from the list below. On a 7-9, they You are a Friend to Animals, who may count as a do what you want and choose 1 result from the list the Mundane Life band. Choose one quality for your animal friends: below.  they’re domestic  they don’t resent you for the command  they’re wild  they don’t mess up your command Heart Tokens  they’re urban  they don’t ask you for an easy bargain in  they’re aquatic return  they’re magical  Create Beauty Stats Moves You may select this move multiple times to gain When you Create Beauty through art, song, word, additional qualities. or deed, roll the dice and add your Wisdom. On Perform a Feat of Fable  Cursed Fate 10+, you choose 3 results from the list below. On a Courage You are cursed with misfortune, such as falling 7-9, you choose 1 result from the list below. You can Description asleep when you prick your finger or transforming choose from the following results:  into a frog during the day. Mark experience when- a witness must give you a gift Threaten Harm, ever the curse strikes.  a witness falls in love with you Brawn Strike a Blow  a witness must make you an easy bargain  a witness grows jealous of you Magic Items  a witness is healed to full heart tokens  a witness is is temporarily cured of a curse Tell a Tall Tale Other Moves  Fabulously Wealthy Cunning Each session you receive 3 points of wealth to Bargain with. If the wealth is not spent by the end of the session, it will reset to 3 at the beginning of the Ponder Fate next session. Wisdom  Summon When you Summon another by some means, roll Bargains Fairytale Move the dice and add your Popularity. On a 10+, they Live to Tell the Tale, accept your summons and you gain a boon token. Tell a tale of your past with another to choose one: Popularity Test Fate  On a 7-9, they just accept your summons. You both gain 1 boon token.   You gain 2 boon tokens. World Famous Add +1 to your Popularity (maximum of +3).  They must offer you an easy bargain. Boon  They must accept an unequal bargain from Tokens you. ©MMXIII by Robert Burson. Description Magic Items Pick 2: Subtract your Popularity from 3 and choose that ugly, old, cannibal, aristocrat, deformed, bestial, many magic items from the following: wild, golden teeth, golden hair, blind, unnatural  magic belt (3) Villain blood, hook hand, pet parrot, pegleg, tall and plain,  powder of life (2) wide, long black beard, eyes of red fire, black as ink,  golden cap (2) “The old fairy now hag, seductive, bushy haired, powerful, imposter,  magic glass eye (1) pipe ringed with smoke, white fur, proud, haughty,  flying mortar (1) stepped forward and one eye  blue rose tea (2)  bloody key (1) said, ‘The princess Mundane Life  poisoned comb (1) Pick 1:  poisoned apple (1) shall pierce her hand dilettante, landlord, butcher, pensioner, retiree,  whip of fox and snake tails (1) (magical detective, butler, pawnshop owner, factory owner, ex- weapon 1) with a spindle, and die ecutive, politician, prison director, financial advisor,  golden fiddle (1) psychic, real estate tycoon, homeless, airline pilot,  snow sleigh (1) movie director, trophy wife, insurance salesman, talk  sharp sword (2) (magical weapon 2) of the wound.’” show host, foster parent, band manager  any wealth 1 or 2 trinket - Sleeping Beauty in the Woods, Charles Perrault

Stats Experience Your dark heart desires always more Choose one set: Improve  Courage -1, Brawn -2, Cunning +2, Wisdom +2 Improvements than what you have. Others are mere-  Courage -1, Brawn +2, Cunning +2, Wisdom -2  Add +1 to your Courage (maximum of +3).  Courage -2, Brawn +1, Cunning +2, Wisdom 0  Add +1 to your Brawn (maximum of +3). ly pawns or annoyances that stand  Courage -1, Brawn 0, Cunning +2, Wisdom 0  Add +1 to your Cunning (maximum of +3). in the way of your plans. Though  Add +1 to your Wisdom (maximum of +3). True Name Popularity  Choose a new Villain move. you might appear trustworthy at Choose a true name: Everyone tries to name one of your nefarious deeds.  Choose a new Villain move. Archimago, Baba Yaga, Barka, Bluebeard, Caliban,  If no one can name anything, your Popularity  You join the Enemy. times, or even noble, you can always Carabosse, the Evil Queen, Fioravante, the Forest is -1.  Choose a move from a different storybook. Witch, Frau Trude, Koschei, James Hook, Jun Li,  be counted on to leave your dagger If one person can name something, your  Choose a move from a different storybook. Mangiafuoco, Mombi, Morgan le Fay, the Mouse Popularity is 0. Advanced Improvements King, Old Scratch, Orochimaru, the Queen of  plunged into someone’s back before If at least half can name something, your  Add +1 to any stat (maximum of +3). Hearts, the Red Queen, Roquat, the Snow Queen, Popularity is +1.  Advance 3 basic moves. the tale is done. the Sorcerer, Uglyane, the Wicked Stepmother, the  If everyone can name something, your Popu-  Advance 3 basic moves. Wicked Witch of the West 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. Villain Moves You get 1 move, and choose 1 more.   he Story of , Deceitful and Backstabbing Master True Name Mark experience when you betray someone. You are the Master of one or more followers. Choose  also known as Curse one quality for your followers: Aliases When you Curse another, roll the dice and add your  they’re monsters such as goblins, giants Wisdom. On a 10+, they are cursed and you gain or trolls the Mundane Life 3 boon tokens. On a 7-9, they are cursed and you  they’re magical or fairy creatures gain 1 boon token. On a miss, you grant them 1 boon  they’re plentiful token.  they’re brutal or murderous Heart Tokens  Fearsome You may select this move multiple times to gain When you Threaten Harm, add your Cunning to the additional qualities. roll instead of Brawn.  Possessed of a Magical Workshop Stats Moves  Hard to Kill Choose 3 features of your workshop: a hidden Gain 1 additional heart token. entrance, a dungeon, a hunchback assistant, a Perform a Feat of Fable  Owner of an Infamous Weapon graveyard, a cauldron, beakers and vials, a tesla Courage You own a signature magical weapon that deals 3 coil, a trap door, it’s alive, it can move on it’s own, a Description harm. cavern, a pool of mysterious liquid, a cabin, it’s built  Scheming of candy, an oven, strange crystals, fierce guardians, Threaten Harm, When you Perform a Feat of Fable, add your Cun- a tall tower, a forge, a workbench, a goblin servant. Brawn Strike a Blow ning to the roll instead of Courage. When you disappear into to your workshop to perform evil labors, cast spells, brew poisons and Magic Items potions, craft deadly traps, or otherwise perform dark deeds, decide what and inform the narrator. Tell a Tall Tale Other Moves The narrator will offer you an easy bargain for what Cunning you want. They may request up to 4 of the following from you:  a bargain of wealth Ponder Fate  your valuable time Wisdom  a special ingredient  a special assistant Bargains  Fairytale Move a flaw in your result Live to Tell the Tale,  danger of harm Tell a tale of your past with another to take 3 of their Popularity Test Fate  an upgrade to your workshop boon tokens. They may allow you to pick from several choices. Once the deed is done, the narrator will devise any Boon required stats or details. You may Cast a Spell using Tokens your workshop. ©MMXIII by Robert Burson. Description Magic Items Pick 2: Subtract your Popularity from 3 and choose that big as a finger, smaller than an inch, no taller than many magic items from the following: a thumb, pointed hat, white beard, long silver hair,  dwarf crown (1) Wee One purple coat, short, shy, clothed in red, youngest of  seven league boots (2) seven, impish, dainty, fair, softest voice, wise and  needle sword (1) (magical weapon 1) “She was dainty and nimble, handmade clothes, wizened, yard-long, fiery  walnut shield (1) (magical armor 1) eyes, ashen gray, yellow complexion  miracle mallet (3) fair to see, but she was  silver fly wings (1) Mundane Life  cap of knowledge (2) no taller than your Pick 1:  ring of invisibility (2) oil executive, attendant, valet, gambler, physician,  shape-changing belt (2) thumb.” mailman, comedian, coal miner, jeweler, marine,  supply of eat me cakes and drink me potions - Thumbelina, Hans Christian Andersen homemaker, slumlord, bank manager, recording (2) engineer, drifter, shut-in, lodger, negotiator, spy,  any wealth 1 trinket housebreaker, custodian, location scout, assembly line worker, world traveller

Stats Choose one set: Experience The world is a very large place, par-  Courage +2, Brawn -2, Cunning +1, Wisdom 0 Improve  Courage +1, Brawn -2, Cunning +2, Wisdom 0 Improvements ticularly for someone as tiny as you.  Courage +1, Brawn -2, Cunning 0, Wisdom +2  Add +1 to your Courage (maximum of +3).  Courage -2, Brawn -1, Cunning +2, Wisdom +2  Add +1 to your Brawn (maximum of +3). You might be a few feet tall or smaller  Add +1 to your Cunning (maximum of +3). Popularity than an inch, but your ambition has  Add +1 to your Wisdom (maximum of +3). Everyone tries to name one famous thing about  Choose a new Wee One move. always been bigger than a mountain. True Name  your size. Choose a new Wee One move. Choose a true name:   If no one can name anything, your Popularity You become the leader of Wee Town. You dream of the jewels of the earth, Alberich, Billy Blind, Blick, Brambilla, Fingerling,  is -1. Choose a move from a different storybook. Gerana, Goldemar, the Hazel-nut Child, Heinzel-   great adventures, companionship, or If one person can name something, your Choose a move from a different storybook. mann, Hop-o’-My-Thumb, Issun-bōshi, Kaliko, Popularity is 0. Advanced Improvements a place to fit in that’s just your size. Maia, Mamesuke, Patufet, Reldresal, Roarie,   If at least half can name something, your Add +1 to any stat (maximum of +3). Rumpelstiltskin, the Seventh Dwarf, Thumbelina,  Popularity is +1. Advance 3 basic moves. Thumbling, Tom Thumb, the Ungrateful Dwarf, the   If everyone can name something, your Popu- Advance 3 basic moves. Yellow Dwarf 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. Wee One Moves You get 1 move, and choose 1 more.   he Story of , Tiny Mount True Name Normally you are tiny. If you somehow grow to You have a special mount. Choose one quality for also known as normal size, add your Courage to Brawn moves your mount: Aliases instead of Brawn.  they’re a flying insect   they’re a bird the Affinity with Earth Mundane Life When you spend a scene beneath the ground, gain  they’re a rodent 3 boon tokens.  they’re a mundane marvel Heart Tokens  Hide in Plain Sight  Mundane Marvels When you Hide in Plain Sight, roll the dice and add In your hands, everyday items can be put to strange your Courage. On a 10+, you hide so well that no one and unintended uses. Up to 3 times per session, you can find you until you reveal yourself. On a 7-9, you are capable of producing an item that acts for you Stats Moves do it, but choose one: as a magical item worth 1 wealth.   your hiding spot moves (such as an animal Small Troubles Courage Perform a Feat of Fable or pocket) Being tiny is often a hardship for you. Mark experi-  you leave something behind ence whenever being small causes you trouble. Description  you take 1 harm from being stepped on  Speak Loudly  Magical Birth When you Speak Loudly to others, roll the dice and Threaten Harm, You can Cast a Spell once per scene. add your Courage. On a 10+, choose 2 results from Brawn the list below. On a 7-9, choose 1 result from the list Strike a Blow below. Magic Items  they don’t know where the voice is coming from Cunning Tell a Tall Tale Other Moves  they don’t realize you are a Wee One  they are startled

Wisdom Ponder Fate

Bargains Fairytale Move Popularity Live to Tell the Tale, Tell a tale of your past to force another to accept an Test Fate unequal bargain.

Boon Tokens ©MMXIII by Robert Burson. Description Magic Items Pick 2: Subtract your Popularity from 2 and choose that great, huge, small, twinkling eyes, red eyes, cau- many magic items from the following: tious, rough jacket, gruff, wee, deep voice, shrill,  courage flask (1) Wild Animal tidy, bold, reckless, soft as wild honey, softer than  pocket watch (2) down, sleepy, ravenous, poor, sharp claws, missing  magic tar (1) “Then I’ll paw, exceptionally long, polite, impulsive, foppish,  royal chariot (2) well-dressed, good-natured, pink nose, loyal, blazing  timeless tea set (2) eyes, waistcoat, muttering, timid  disguise skin (1) huff, and I’ll  enchanted motor car (2) Mundane Life  protective amulet (2) (magical armor 1) puff, and I’ll Pick 1:  magic healing herb (1) cab driver, bailiff, sheriff, gardener, repairman,  magic quills (1) (magical weapon 1) blow your house burglar, delivery driver, administrative assistant, con  jungle crown (1) artist, boxer, millionaire, auto mechanic, recluse,  any wealth 1 trinket in.” restaurant critic, cook, security guard, restaurant - The Nursery Rhymes of England, James Orchard owner, handyman, priest, serial killer, prisoner, Halliwell homeless, veterinarian, keyboard player, animal trainer

Stats Experience Improve Choose one set: Improvements  Courage +1, Brawn +2, Cunning -1, Wisdom -1  Add +1 to your Courage (maximum of +3). You were born as a natural member  Courage +1, Brawn -1, Cunning +2, Wisdom -1  Add +1 to your Brawn (maximum of +3).  of the Kingdom of the Wild. You Courage -1, Brawn +1, Cunning 0, Wisdom +1  Add +1 to your Cunning (maximum of +3).  Courage +1, Brawn -1, Cunning -1, Wisdom +2  Add +1 to your Wisdom (maximum of +3). might slither on the ground, walk  Choose a new Wild Animal move. Popularity True Name  Choose a new Wild Animal move. on all fours, or fly through the air, Choose a true name: Everyone tries to name one of your famous esca-  You are made leader of a Band of the Wild. Anansi, Baby Bear, Bagheera, Baloo, Big Bad Wolf, pades.  Choose a move from a different storybook. but however you are formed, it’s the  If no one can name anything, your Popularity  Bill Lizard, Br’er Bear, Br’er Fox, Chiss, Cowardly Choose a move from a different storybook. Wild that sings to your heart. As you is -1. Advanced Improvements Lion, Coyote, Darzee, Father Bear, Hungry Tiger,  Isengrim, Jenny Wren, Kaa, King Noble, Leo, Mother If one person can name something, your  Add +1 to any stat (maximum of +3). may imagine, this can cause no end Bear, Mr. Badger, Mr. Mole, Nagaina, Raksha, Rey- Popularity is 0.  Advance 3 basic moves.  nard Fox, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, Shere Khan, the Wolf If at least half can name something, your  Advance 3 basic moves. of problems in the mundane world Popularity is +1.  Change your fairytale to a different storybook.  - particularly when you decide to Aliases If everyone can name something, your Popu-  Live happily ever after. Note any aliases you use. larity is +2.  Create an apprentice and play 2 characters. speak. Wild Animal Moves You get 1 move, and choose 1 more.  he Story of , Wild at Heart your Popularity to the roll instead of Cunning or True Name You are a true animal and often have trouble fitting Brawn.  also known as into the mundane world. Choose one benefit: Glamoured Aliases  Bestial senses: gain 1 boon token when us- You have a powerful glamour placed on you that ing your animal senses makes you appear human. Using Wild at Heart may the Mundane Life  Natural weapons: you are treated as having reveal your true form. Mark experience whenever magical weapon 2 when unarmed being an animal causes you a problem.   Tough hide: you are treated as having Maneater Heart Tokens magical armor 1 when unarmored Gain 3 boon tokens when you harm someone.   Large and strong: gain 1 boon token when The Mold throwing your weight around You are The Mold from which all other animals Stats Moves  Tiny: gain 1 boon token when staying out of your kind are based. Add +1 to your Popularity of sight (maximum of +3). Perform a Feat of Fable   Wings: gain 1 boon token when flying Poisonous Courage You are possessed of a deadly natural poison. Treat would be a benefit Description You may select this move multiple times to gain your poison as a magical weapon that deals 4 harm.  additional benefits. Roar Threaten Harm,  Animal Royalty When you Roar at others, roll the dice and add your Brawn Strike a Blow You are an animal noble, such as a King or Queen, Brawn. On a 10+, they run away and you gain 3 and are respected by other animals. When you Tell boon tokens. On a 7-9, they run away and you gain Magic Items a Tall Tale or Threaten Harm to other animals, add 1 boon token. On any hit against PCs, they mark experience. Tell a Tall Tale Other Moves  Speak Intentions Cunning When you Speak Intentions to others, roll the dice and add your Courage. On a 10+, you gain 1 boon token and may immediately move again if you want. Ponder Fate On a 7-9, you gain 1 boon token. Wisdom

Bargains Fairytale Move Live to Tell the Tale, Tell a tale of your past to gain 3 boon tokens. Popularity Test Fate

Boon Tokens ©MMXIII by Robert Burson.