When a player describes an action, the Leader evaluates its feasibility and narrative relevance, determining whether it is meaningful or interesting for the action to potentially fail. Based on this evaluation, the situation unfolds in one of the following ways:

1. If the action is impossible

If the player attempts an action that is clearly beyond their character’s abilities or the frames’s logic (e.g., trying to fly without wings), the result is automatically 6-, and the action fails without a roll.

2. If it’s not relevant for the action to fail

If the risk of failure does not add tension or value to the story (e.g., success is obvious or necessary for the narrative to progress), the Leader gives the player an automatic result of 10+, and the action succeeds.

3. If it’s relevant that the action can succeed or fail

When both success and failure have the potential to create meaningful consequences or drive the story forward, the Leader allows the player to roll 2d6:

• The player presents tags that could help the action succeed.

The Leader evaluates the tags and adjusts the roll accordingly:

Note on Tags

• Tags can count positively in some contexts and negatively in others.
• Environmental factors or other external influences can have tags and can modify the roll result, making the process dynamic and reflective of the story’s context.
• In the case of character versus character or character versus npc, the other character’s relevant tags are subtracted from the acting character’s tags.
• Increasing the number or quality of positive tags enhances the potential outcome of the action.

4. If the player lacks necessary tags, but it’s relevant for the action to fail

If the player does not have sufficient or relevant tags to support their action, but it still makes sense for the attempt to happen, the Trade mechanic is used (or “untrained action”):

• The player rolls as usual, but a result of 10+ is reduced to 7-9, meaning success always comes with complications or hard choices.
• However, a 6+6 Shine remains achievable, representing extraordinary luck or circumstances leading to a spectacular success despite limited preparation.

This mechanic ensures that risky or unprepared actions remain narratively significant while maintaining a sense of challenge.

Post-Stance: Framing the Consequences

After determining the result, the Post-Stance dictates how the consequences are narrated:

• Before: The Leader describes what happens.
• Beside: The Leader and player collaborate to describe the outcome.
• Behind: The player describes the outcome independently.

Choosing a Post-Stance

The Leader’s choice of stance depends on:

• The player’s role-playing competencies and how comfortable they are with narrating outcomes.
• The group’s familiarity with the Leader’s narrative style and their understanding of the broader story.
• The desired narrative effect and the level of control or power the Leader wishes to exert over the scene.

There is no objectively “best” stance—the appropriate choice depends on the context and the needs of the narrative. The flexibility of Post-Stance allows the storytelling to adapt dynamically to the players and situation, ensuring engaging and collaborative gameplay.