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Dance Party

Environments Designed by Tomás Tarragón

At a glance

Tier
2
Type
Social
Difficulty
13
Impulses
Dance in harmony Socialize Exchange secrets Keep the rhythm

Environment overview

A formal dance where partners shift and eyes are always watching.

Potential adversaries

Nobles, social adversaries, influential figures

Features

Passives

passive
  • Dance Passages

    Start a looping countdown equal to twice the number of participating PCs. Each time a participating PC makes a roll, tick it down. When the countdown reaches 0, partners change and a new Dance Passage begins. Reset the countdown.

    Questions
    • What kind of music is playing?
    • What does this dance look like?
  • Composture

    Countdown (6). Each time a PC rolls with Fear, tick it down. When it reaches 0, the crowd realizes the PCs do not belong, and the situation escalates.

    Questions
    • What does the crowd find strange about the PCs?
    • Who in the crowd seems to be paying special attention to the PCs?

Actions

action
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Reactions

reaction
  • The Steps

    Whenever a new Dance Passage starts, each participating PC must make a Presence or Finesse action roll. This determines how gracefully they move and who they dance with.
    Critical Success: Tick Composture up by 1. The PC chooses their partner.
    Success with Hope: Tick Composture up by 1 or the PC chooses their partner. The PC may mark a Stress to do both.
    Success with Fear: The PC may mark a Stress to either choose their partner, or tick Composture up by 1.
    Failure with Hope: The PC marks a Stress.
    Failure with Fear: The PC marks a Stress. Tick Composture down by 1.

    Questions
    • ¿Who is dancing with whom?
    • ¿How do people know which partner is next?
  • Last passage

    When the Dance Passages resets, you may spend a Fear to declare this the final passage. When it resets again, the dance ends.

    Questions
    • How do people notice the dance is about to end?

About this environment

A social scene where characters get to talk to different people in private, if they can dance well enough not to raise too many looks.

Dance Party

Tier 2 Social

A formal dance where partners shift and eyes are always watching.

Impulses: Dance in harmony, Socialize, Exchange secrets, Keep the rhythm

Difficulty: 13

Potential Adversaries: Nobles, social adversaries, influential figures

Features

Dance Passages - Passive: Start a looping countdown equal to twice the number of participating PCs. Each time a participating PC makes a roll, tick it down. When the countdown reaches 0, partners change and a new Dance Passage begins. Reset the countdown.

  1. What kind of music is playing?
  2. What does this dance look like?

Composture - Passive: Countdown (6). Each time a PC rolls with Fear, tick it down. When it reaches 0, the crowd realizes the PCs do not belong, and the situation escalates.

  1. What does the crowd find strange about the PCs?
  2. Who in the crowd seems to be paying special attention to the PCs?

The Steps - Reaction: Whenever a new Dance Passage starts, each participating PC must make a Presence or Finesse action roll. This determines how gracefully they move and who they dance with.
Critical Success: Tick Composture up by 1. The PC chooses their partner.
Success with Hope: Tick Composture up by 1 or the PC chooses their partner. The PC may mark a Stress to do both.
Success with Fear: The PC may mark a Stress to either choose their partner, or tick Composture up by 1.
Failure with Hope: The PC marks a Stress.
Failure with Fear: The PC marks a Stress. Tick Composture down by 1.

  1. ¿Who is dancing with whom?
  2. ¿How do people know which partner is next?

Last passage - Reaction: When the Dance Passages resets, you may spend a Fear to declare this the final passage. When it resets again, the dance ends.

  1. How do people notice the dance is about to end?

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