Boss#

The perfect guide or leader#

Team members have their particular abilities and specializations. They are all needed for a successful mission. And they also take a social role in the group. But they won’t cooperate perfectly unless guided. This is where the boss comes in. They might simply shout orders or - like a chess player - put the crew members in the right position at the right moment. Really good bosses even assume missing roles in the group.

When you play a boss, you earn xp when you address a challenge with influence or cooperation. Withhold the strength of you crew right until the perfect moment. Be the guideline on a dark path or know who in your group can take over that role. Take responsibility for risky decisions - and be ready to take them.

You were pushed into a position where decision making was just a natural part of your daily business. This might be your upcoming, your training or simply a necessity. If you want it or not, people are referring to you when they don’t dare to make decision.

Starting actions#

● ●○○ Affect

● ○○○ Survey

If you want some guidance when you assign your four starting action dots and special ability, use one of these templates.

Aristocrat. Operate +1, Tolerate +2, Trick +1. Affluent

Captain. Craft +1, Operate +2, Survey +1. Lead

Commander. Hunt +2, Survey +1, Wreck +1. Inspire

Politician. Finesse +1, Study +1, Trick +2. Organize

Boss special abilities#

Affluent#

At the end of each downtime phase, you earn +2 stash.

Bargain#

When you bargain with an NPC, you get +1 effect.

Calm#

Once per session you can calm down your crew to reduce their stress by 2 or to reduce a single crew member’s stress by 4.

Inspire#

When leasing a team action each participant gets +1d on their roll.

Knowledge#

When Gathering Information you get +1 effect. Additionally you get +1d when resisting to being lied to.

Lead#

When leading group actions the stress loss from failed roll is reduced by 2.

Organize#

Your load is 5 items light, 7 heavy, i.e. drop the category normal. Also you have maximum coin +1.

Self-Discipline#

Increase your maximum stress by 2.

Boss’ Friends, rivals#

TODO: When fluff is added to the playbooks