Your Identity represents a set of mechanical Perks and narrative elements which will define who your Character is at the start of their Story.

You may choose to define your Identity at any point during the making of your Character.

Follow the below Steps, adding the information described to your Identity Card

Here we decide how Players should refer to your Character.

Choose a Name for you Character. We recommend choosing one which is memorable, easy to pronounce and says something about your Character.

Add your Characters Titles, if any (e.g. Mr, Ms, Mrs, Doctor, Queen, Duke, Reverand etc)

Choose your Character’s Pronouns (he/him, she/her, they/them etc)

You may wish to choose your Name and Pronouns last, as you may feel inspired by other elements of your Identity.

An Aspect represents a single narratively significant element of your Character’s Identity.

When a Player expends a Momentum to reroll a d20 used on a Check, they must explain how an Aspect of their Identity justifies the use of that Momentum Point.

All Player Characters must choose 3 Aspects from the below list of 100 Aspects.

Directly Opposed Aspects may be found by adding or subtracting 50 from their number. Generally you should avoid having two Aspects which are Directly Opposed to each other.

For Example, Serious and Silly are Opposing Aspects, and are 96 and 46 respectively.

At the GM’s discretion, a Player may use an Aspect not on this list. Generally Aspects should describe something about your Character’s personality or appearance, and it should be possible for an Aspect to be used both for or against your Character’s best interests.

Remember that a Character’s Aspects are not set in stone. The Story may cause them evolve and change. Consider changing an Aspect after a particularly significant story moment has occurred, such as after a significant victory, setback or betrayal. In extreme cases an Aspect may even be changed to an Opposing Antonym.

For example, a Character with the Kind Aspect (Aspect 31) might, after being betrayed by a Character who they trusted and deeply cared for, become Harsh (Aspect 81).

A Motivation represents what drives your Character to act.

You Motivation not only helps to define what your Character cares about and pursues within a Story, but also represents a means for them to gain Experience beyond the way ascribed by the Fantasy you are playing (see the Experience Page for more).

Choose one of the below Motivations. You may roll a d20 to choose this Motivation at random.

Each Motivation will include your Motivations Title and a Question. The Title represents the goal of that Motivation. The Question represents a way in which your Character may work towards and goal. Additionally, if at the End of a Session you can answer “Yes” to the Question posed by your Motivation, you will gain 1 additional Experience Point.

Bonds represent how your Character feels towards a range of different parts of the world around them.

When a Player expends a Momentum to reroll a d20 used on a Check, they may use their Feelings towards a Bond to justify it.

A Bond consists of a Target and your Character’s Feelings towards that Target.

The Targets of a Bond can in theory be anything, but it might include:

• Important Characters or groups of Characters in your Character’s life, including family, friends or even villains!
• A Location which is important to your Character (such as a Birthplace, where they live, or a place they wish to go to or discover)
• A significant Event in your Character’s life
• Your Character’s Fears or deepest Desires
• A Mantra or creed they live by.

Your Feelings towards a Bond meanwhile are described by a range of different adjectives or emotions you attribute to that Bond.

When describing your feelings towards a Bond you need not only describe them in terms of positive or negative terms. Many Bonds are complex in nature and include both positive and negative Feelings.

The Strength of a Bond is determined by how many Feelings are attached to it. A Weak Bond (such as that formed from a first impression) would have 1 Feeling attached to it, while a Strong Bond (such as that from a long enduring relationship) would have 3 Feelings attached to it. The maximum number of Feelings you may attach to a Bond is 3, and the Minimum is 1.

Make 3 Bonds, plus 1 additional bond for each of the other Player Characters.

You may decide how many Feelings to attach to each of these Bonds.

Bonds and Feelings are recorded using Bond Cards, allowing you to include the name of the Target, a description of it (i.e. the specific nature of the relationship), and your Feelings.

Example Bonds and Feelings are presented below, as well as methods for randomly determining them.

Being able to describe your Character clearly and simply is important to allowing them to better visualize them, their actions and how they communicate with others.

There are two sets of Descriptive Elements we encourage all Players to consider, the Character’s Appearance and their Voice. In addition to these, we provide guidance to Players who also wish to include Descriptive Elements which may require additional thought and care (i.e. depictions of Disability).

You may already have a clear idea of these elements due to their Aspects, however you may also want consider giving them descriptive elements which is are conflict with their Aspects.

For Example, a Chaotic Character need not appear so. You could choose to portray that Aspect by having them appear Unkempt and Loudly Spoken, or you might choose for them to appear Well-Groomed and be Softly Spoken, belying their Chaotic nature.

Below are a set of example Appearance Elements for a Character’s Appearance. We recommend including 3 such elements for any Character, though you may choose more if you wish. These descriptive elements have no direct mechanical benefit on your Character.

These descriptive elements are intended as general descriptions which you may build upon, and may be applied to Characters of varying ethnicity, gender or, in the case of some Stories, species.

To determine these Randomly, roll 5 d20s and choose 3 of the Results. Reroll any duplicated results. Opposing Appearance Elements are separated by 10. Avoid choosing Opposing Appearance Elements.

Make a note of these descriptive elements on your Identity Card.

In addition to your appearance, you may wish to consider your Character’s voice. Remember that there is no need to try to portray this voice yourself, as you may choose to describe that they speak in that manner rather than attempt to do so yourself. However it can be fun to try!

Below are a set of example Voice Elements for a Character’s Voice. We recommend including 3 such elements for any Character, though you may choose more if you wish. These descriptive elements have no direct mechanical benefit on your Character.

To determine these Randomly, roll 3 d12s and choose 2 of the Results. Reroll any duplicated results. Opposing Voice Elements are separated by 5. Avoid choosing Opposing Voice Elements.

For Players who wish to act out their Character’s Voice but avoid more challenging Voice Elements, we recommend rolling d10s instead of d12s when randomly determining their Voice Elements.

Make a note of these descriptive elements on your Identity Card.

Once you and the other Players in your group have determined the above details of your Identity, you should as a Group determine the events which formed their Aspects, Motivations and Bonds, and how these arise naturally from the Story your Group want to tell.

We recommend establishing shared experiences between the Player Characters which may account for these elements of their Identity, as well as in some cases sharing Bonds (e.g. one Character may be a Friend to another Character’s Family Member). These connections are helpful for establishing that the Player Characters are part of a Shared Story, rather than separate Characters pursuing individual Stories.