SPACE BOUNTY BLUES
SESSION STRUCTURE
(1) INTRO
PLAYER’S NAME (PRONOUNS): • Where is your crew member?
• What are they doing?
CHARACTER’S NAME (PRONOUNS): • What does that tell us?
ALIAS: (2) HEAD
LOOK: • Designate a target
FEATURE: • Make a plan
SHIP’S NAME:
(3) SOLOS
EDGE:__________________ • Choose a LEAD (has narrative control)
(+1 to relevant rolls) • LEAD chooses FOLLOW (creates obstacles & opponents)
TRAITS (assign: +1, +0, -1) • Everyone else is the BACKING BAND (asks questions, makes suggestions)
HARD (a) Opening: Establish location and three key details
Harm with fist, foot, or weapon (b) Tension: State goal, play out details, complications, and compromises
Resist force or fatigue (c) Release: ROLL 2D6 +TRAIT, +EDGE and/or +STYLE (if applicable)
Threaten with violence 12+: Success with bonus. +1 HOLD, +1 FLASH POINT.
SHARP 10-11: Success. +1 HOLD.
Read a person or a situation 7-9: Limited/costly success. +1 HOLD.
Notice an important detail or potential clue 6-: Costly failure. +0 HOLD.
Reason with someone or through a problem
SMOOTH (4) HEAD OUT
Avoid harm or detection • Last soloist chooses final set piece and first actor.
Manipulate with charm or dextrous coordination • Introduce twist or callback for +1 HOLD (once per session)
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Maneuver a vehicle or around obstacles (a) Build-Up: ROLL 2D6 +TRAIT, +EDGE and/or +STYLE (if applicable)
12+: Success with bonus. +1 HOLD.
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TROUBLE: 10-11: Success. +0 HOLD.
7-9: Limited/costly success. Spend 1 HOLD.
CONDITIONS: [FIRST CONDITION] [SECOND CONDITION (TAKEN OUT)] 6-: Costly failure. Lose 2 HOLD.
You may choose to take a Condition for +1 to your result.
SCARS: [MARKED] [BROKEN] [DONE FOR]
(b) Moment of Truth: ROLL 2D6 +HOLD
CREWMATES: 12+: Get bounty plus bonus. +2 STASH.
10-11: Get bounty. +1 STASH.
7-9: Break even. +0 STASH.
6-: It all goes wrong. -1 STASH.
HOLD: STASH: (5) TAG
• Where’d you end up?
FLASHPOINTS: • What are you doing?
• How did this bounty change you?
• Narrate a FLASHBACK or botch a roll to receive a FLASH POINT
• Spend a FLASH POINT to re-roll your dice or add +1 to a result (6) STARS & WISHES