Thievery

Some fight for honor. Others fight for a cause. But thieves? They're motivated by one thing: precious, precious gold. The world is filled with powerful magic items and glittering gemstone. Why should they be left to gather dust in some ancient tomb? All you have to do is pick a few locks, sneak past a group of oblivious guards, disarm a trap or two, and untold riches could be yours! What marvelous treasures could await you in your adventures?

• An elite assassin sneaks through the shadows, studying his marks from afar before striking.
• A pirate queen uses dirty tricks and the element of surprise to catch merchant ships unaware.
• A street urchin nimbly darts through a crowd, relieving people of their heavy coins.

Combat

Assassin Theme Thievery Category Combat Effect You can have the GM tell you all of a visible creature's weaknesses Lore Describe Learning their habits and routines, finding an exploitable weakness, studying their body language Extra	Duck Theme Thievery Category Combat Effect Collaborate on how you charge this trait. Spend the charge to make an attack meant for you hit the next most logical target instead Lore Describe Leaping out of the way, pulling an enemy in front of you, ducking and covering your head Extra Charge: Get safely out of danger, frame someone for your crime, have a drink and talk about a close call
Misdirection Theme Thievery Category Combat Effect If you like, enemies can't attack you as long as there are other visible targets Lore Describe Looking nonthreatening, drawing attention to someone else, hiding behind an ally, running away Extra	Sneak Attack Theme Thievery Category Combat Effect When you attack an unsuspecting and vulnerable victim, you can defeat them however you want. If they're significantly more powerful than you, give them a brutal physical condition instead Lore Describe Knocking them over the head, choking them out, stabbing them in the back, slitting their throat Extra Brutal Conditions: Slit throat, broken bone, gouged out eyes, bloody amputation, severed arteries
Tumble Theme Thievery Category Combat Effect Gain the defense "Tumble ☐". Mark it when you suffer a Bad Tale that you can logically dodge. When you do, remove or suppress (whichever is more logical) a condition that restricts your movement, and you can immediately move Lore Describe Diving out of the way, running for safety, swinging away on a rope or vine, ducking into a ditch Extra

Exploration

Cloaked in Shadows Theme Thievery Category Exploration Effect Gain the defense "Cloaked in Shadows ☐". Mark it when you suffer a Bad Tale while hidden or obscured. Then, you vanish; not even the GM knows where you are. On your next turn, tell the GM where you're hiding (though you can stay hidden in your new location if you like) Lore Describe Ducking into the shadows, taking a glancing blow from their bad aim, repositioning to a better spot Extra	Escape Theme Thievery Category Exploration Effect You can escape your current predicament and bring as many other as you like with you. The GM gives you a condition based on how you escaped. You can't use this again until you lose that condition Lore Describe Vanishing in a cloud of smoke, pulling a lever to reveal an escape tunnel, disappearing in the crowd Extra
Eye for Treasure Theme Thievery Category Exploration Effect When you find treasure, find 1 extra treasure Lore Describe Finding extra hidden valuables, getting a good price for your treasure, pocketing valuables Extra	From the Shadows Theme Thievery Category Exploration Effect Once each time while hiding, you can perform an action that would normally break stealth and reveal your location without breaking stealth. Absurdly obvious actions (jumping on a table and yelling) will reveal you as normal Lore Describe Returning to the shadows, doing something before anyone notices, waiting for the perfect moment Extra
Hideout Theme Thievery Category Exploration Effect You can establish an unpopulated area as your hideout. Your hideout is much harder than normal to locate. Collaborate on why it's so difficult to locate Lore Describe Establishing a false front, installing a hidden door, hiding it in a hard-to-spot alley or cul-de-sac Extra	Silence and Shadow Theme Thievery Category Exploration Effect If you like, everything you do is completely noiseless. Also, you can dim or extinguish a visible light source until someone takes the time to rekindle the light. You can't dim celestial bodies, such as the sun Lore Describe Landing like a cat, snuffing out a candle, using shadow-magic on a torch, spreading gloom Extra
Stash Theme Thievery Category Exploration Effect When you enter a new region, tell the GM where there's a hidden stash. If you reach the stash, it has supplies that happen to be useful for your current predicament Lore Describe Digging up buried treasure, looting a secret thieves' guild stash, hiding away supplies for later Extra	Trap Finder Theme Thievery Category Exploration Effect Gain the defense "Trap Finder ☐". Mark it when you suffer a Bad Tale related to traps. Also, the GM must answer honestly whenever you ask if there's anything hidden here Lore Describe Searching for hidden panels, relying on your acute sense of touch, listening for a soft "click" Extra
Without a Trace Theme Thievery Category Exploration Effect If nobody has seen you for several minutes, you can vanish without a trace. Nobody knows where you are (including the GM), so you skip all of your turns. At any point, reappear anywhere that you logically could have reached during that time Lore Describe Throwing down a smoke bomb, disappearing into a forest, emerging when they least expect it Extra

Interaction

Black Market Theme Thievery Category Interaction Effect Whenever you want, you can have safe and discreet access to criminal resources Lore Describe Hearing whispers, reading thieves' symbols carved into buildings, leveraging back alley contacts Extra Resources: Fence, lookouts, assassins, thugs for hire, informant, smugglers, poisons, controlled substances	Everything Has a Price Theme Thievery Category Interaction Effect You can spend 1 treasure to gain 1 Good Tale. If there's no one to pay when you use this, explain how a purchase you made long ago is now paying off Lore Describe Greasing palms, bribing officials, hiring a professional, putting a scheme into motion Extra
Mastermind Theme Thievery Category Interaction Effect You can orchestrate a grand plan (max 1), giving as many allies as you want a job related to your plan. Write their jobs on your character sheet. When one of them fulfills their job, check their job. Cross off a checked job to gain a free Good Tale toward executing your grand plan Lore Describe Organizing the score of a lifetime, tricking others to do the dirty work, your criminal genius Extra Jobs: Take out the guards, discover the pass code, steal the gate keys, stand guard, secure an escape route	Second Identity Theme Thievery Category Interaction Effect Collaborate on a complete second identity for yourself Lore Describe Changing your accent, walking differently, roleplaying a completely different personality Extra Second Identity: Name, family friends, contacts, paperwork, home, reputation, history, wardrobe, job
Spy Network Theme Thievery Category Interaction Effect You have an extensive spy network. Collaborate on what they're targeting. Your spy network can provide you with intimate, useful information about their target whenever you want. You can change their target, but it takes time and/or resources Lore Describe Meeting cloaked figures, getting a package from a drop-off zone, an NPC slipping you a letter Extra Targets: A certain city, politicians and nobles, armies and troops, the elves, pirates, merchants	Sudden but Inevitable Betrayal Theme Thievery Category Interaction Effect You can reveal that someone who isn't significantly more powerful than you was secretly your minion all along Lore Describe Giving the secret signal, nodding at your hidden ally, executing your master plan, shouting "NOW!" Extra
Tamper with Evidence Theme Thievery Category Interaction Effect You can lose all heat you and your allies have for a crime. If you have an item that belongs to someone else, you can convincingly frame that person for the crime or event instead Lore Describe Wiping down finger prints, destroying clues, planting evidence, misleading investigators Extra	White Lie Theme Thievery Category Interaction Effect You can convince others of lies that would normally be unbelieveable. Collaborate on what now constitutes a believable lie for you Lore Describe Telling a white lie, manipulating someone with your wit, leading them to assume the wrong thing Extra

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