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Ver. 1.3.1

Inspiration

Inspiration is an optional rules variant that allows players to gain certain advantages and extra character points for exceptional roleplaying.

When enabled, player characters start each game session with one point of inspiration. At their discretion, the GM may award players additional points of inspiration. Players may spend a point of inspiration for one of a number of special bonuses.

Awarding Inspiration

The GM awards inspiration at their discretion. Some examples of acts which may warrant a point of inspiration include the following:

• An act of self-sacrifice or heroism worthy of remembrance
• A particularly creative or clever solution to a problem
• Completion of an important story objective
• The character achieving a major life goal
• Anything the GM deems appropriate, including things that occur out-of-game

Using Points of Inspiration

A character may use a point of inspiration for any one of the following bonuses. Using a point of inspiration is considered an out-of-game action; it does not take any time in-game and cannot be reacted to. You can't use more than one hero point at the same time for the same bonus.

• Lucky Roll. You may spend a point of inspiration before rolling any d20 check to gain a +7 luck bonus. A critical failure on this roll becomes a regular failure instead.
• Reroll. You may spend a point of inspiration after rolling to re-do any roll you must made. This can be a d20 check, a damage roll, or a loot table roll.
• Extra Frame. You spend a point of inspiration during your turn to gain one extra action frame that turn.
• Extra Reaction. If your reaction frame(s) have already been used for the current round, you may spent a point of inspiration to gain one extra reaction frame.

Conversion to Character Points

Unspent points of inspiration do not carry over to following game sessions. At the end of the session, any unspent inspiration is converted into character points. Each point is worth 10% of the character's current level gap. Each player character then gains one new point of inspiration at the start of the next session.