GM Moves

Whenever a player makes a move, the GM may make a move. Generally this will be a soft move, driving the narrative or setting things up for later.

Whenever a player makes a move and fails (rolls a 6-) the player marks experience and the GM holds 1 against that character. The GM may immediately, or at any time thereafter, spend his hold, 1 for 1, to make a move against that character from his list, even a hard move.

The GM’s moves are:

Soft Moves:

• Announce off-screen badness.
• Announce future badness.
• Make them buy.
• Tell them the possible consequences and ask.
• Offer an opportunity, with or without a cost.
• Put someone in a spot.
• Trade harm for harm.

Hard Moves:

• Separate them.
• Capture someone.
• Inflict harm.
• Take away their stuff.
• Activate their stuff’s downside.
• Turn their move back on them.
• Make a threat move.

Battle Moves:

• Inflict incidental fire
• Inflict concentrated fire