High-steaks - Passive: It is of upmost importance that this dinner rush goes smoothly and the pressure is on. Any time a PC fails a roll or rolls with Fear, they mark a Stress. If they mark all their Stress slots, they do not start marking HP instead but all rolls made for the rest of the scene or until they clear a Stress are made with disadvantage.

1. Why is it so important that the meals are perfect?
2. Are you serving someone important or is there a special event?

Prep - Passive: Have the players describe in a flashback the prep work they did before this service and have them make a group Finesse roll. On a success, they can each choose to make one roll during this Event with advantage. On a failure, you can make each of them make one roll during the Event with disadvantage.

1. What mistake did you avoid or what accident were you able to salvage because of your meticulous prep work?
2. What did you overlook or under-prepare during prep that is biting you in the ass now?

Service - Passive: As service begins, start a Progress Countdown (8) and a Consequence Countdown (8). Have the PCs make action rolls based on their jobs in the restaurant. For each roll, describe the outcomes and tick down the appropriate countdown (see page 69 of the SRD). If the Progress Countdown reaches 0 first, the PCs have successfully navigated the dinner rush. If the Consequence Countdown reaches 0 first, they have made a disastrous blunder and the evening is ruined.

1. What is your role in the restaurant?

Tough Customer - Action: Spend a Fear to introduce an unsatisfied guest (ie Courtier). A PC must make an action roll of their choice to satisfy the guest's needs or remove them from the restaurant. Adjust the Consequence or Progress Countdown based on the action roll's result.

1. Why is this guest unsatisfied? Are they being reasonable?
2. What are you doing to rectify the situation?

Now, We Improvise - Action: Spend a Fear to introduce a complication. Choose from the following list, roll a d6 to determine randomly, or create your own complication:
1. Guests have seated themselves in a reserved section.
2. A group of guests has other members arrive and they don't have enough chairs for everyone.
3. A group of children are being unruly and disturbing the other guests.
4. A guest wants a dish that usually features an ingredient they are allergic to and wants a substitute.
5. You have run out of a key ingredient in a featured dish.
6. A fire has started in the kitchen.

1. What solution do you try?

A Job Well Done - Reaction: If the Progress Countdown reaches 0 first, each PC earns 1d6+4 handfuls of gold.

1. Did any guests leave a good tip?