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Table Of Contents Getting

NPC EVOLVING MOTIVATION
RULES 3
Motivated
When NPC Motivations Take Center Stage 4 The unpredictability of Non-Player
Motives, Actions, & Keywords 5 Characters is one of the most exciting aspects
Evolving Motivations Sheet 7 of solo roleplaying to me. When you meet a
new NPC, you never know who they are or
Evolving Motivations Sheet 8
what they’re about until you’ve discovered it
Evolving Motivations 9 through play. Once that’s done, you have a feel
The Big Example: Crisis at Monitor D-37 16 for them and this serves as Context for later
interpretations.
However, those NPCs can be slow to change
ATE QUESTION
S DETAILED FLOWCHARTS FOR over time. This issue of Mythic Magazine
MGME2E 22 introduces the Evolving Motivations system,
a ruleset that helps establish the motives of an
Fate Questions 23 NPC, and delivers mechanics to modify and
Fate Questions (2-page) 24 evolve those motivations as time goes on. This
Fate Questions (2-Page, Inside Margins) 26 can lead to NPCs who change faster during
an adventure, making them unpredictable
Random Events 28
even after you’ve gotten to know them, while
Scenes 29 maintaining a sense of consistency.
Scenes (2-page) 30 The second article isn’t an article, but a trio
Scenes (2-Page, Inside Margins) 32 of detailed flowcharts for Mythic Game Master
Emulator Second Edition’s core mechanics.
Combined Flowcharts 34 While MGME2E has flowcharts in it, these
charts take them to the next level with more
detail, making them especially handy as quick
COLLECTED TABLES & SHEETS 35
reference tools.
Happy adventuring!
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New rules and twists on current rules

NPC Evolving
Motivation Rules
Generating Non-Player Character behavior
is a subject that is often returned to in Mythic WHAT DID THEY DO THIS TIME?
Magazine. Figuring out what an NPC does
can be as simple as following your expectations
Generating NPC actions can be both fun and
about their actions or asking a Fate Question, frustrating, which is why the subject is revisited
or it can be more sophisticated and uncertain. frequently. Following are other places you can find
See the sidebar, “What Did They Do This Mythic rules about NPC behavior:
Time?”, for a rundown of existing rulesets that M
 ythic Game Master Emulator Second Edition,
address NPC behavior. “Generating NPC Behavior”, p. 106.
Most strategies determine what an NPC M
 ythic Magazine #1 & Mythic Magazine Compilation
does right now, in a given moment. However, #1, “Behavior Checks Simplified”.
it would also be useful to know what an NPC
M
 ythic Magazine #9 & Mythic Magazine Compilation
plans to do, or wants to do, in the future, #2, “Generating NPC Behavior With Fate
and how interacting with other Characters Questions”.
within Scenes effects their motivations. M
 ythic Magazine #12 & Mythic Magazine Compilation
Establishing NPC motivations, what triggers #2, “RPG Social Skills With Mythic’s Behavior
those motivations, and how they act on those Check”.
motivations, is key to creating dynamic NPCs. M
 ythic Magazine #13 & Mythic Magazine Compilation
This article presents a system for modeling #3, “Creature Crafter Simplified”.
NPC motivations that evolve over time and
M
 ythic Magazine #24 & Mythic Magazine Compilation
culminate in actions they take to fulfill their #4, “When Characters Distrust Each Other”.
motivations. These actions further change their
M
 ythic Magazine #32, “‘Gather A Crew’ Mythic
motivations, resulting in a loop where NPCs Adventures”.
change over time, but in a way that remains
M
 ythic Magazine #34, “One-Page Creature Crafter”.
consistent to their previous motivations.

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WHEN NPC determine what motivates them, by what we know

about them.
MOTIVATIONS TAKE These are good strategies to work out what
an NPC does and why they do it. But, if you
CENTER STAGE want these kinds of interactions to be a central
Roleplaying adventures are full of interaction. component of your adventures, we can take this
Your PC is talks with someone they hired to help process a step further and make NPCs more
guide them through a mountain pass. A Character dynamic.
tries to convince a dockyard worker into joining Before diving into the nitty gritty, let’s go over
them on their plan to steal a ship. A wizard makes some situations where you may want shifting
a bargain with an infernal fiend. NPC motivations to be a recurring theme.
In a solo or Gamemaster-free adventure, we
might let Fate Questions or Meaning Tables TEAM DYNAMICS
help determine what an NPC does or says. Our The interplay of personalities, often extreme
interpretation of those prompts is based on past personalities, is the basis of many, many movies
Context, so we can take into account how that and shows. Witness a group of superheroes tackle
NPC has behaved in the past. This is how we a galactic menace, but what might be most
entertaining is watching all the moments where
they annoy each other or do something behind
the others’ backs, or act in some way that we saw
building through previous scenes.
The evolving motivation rules presented in
this article can be used as a framework for the
interplay of personalities within a team. In a
Mythic adventure, this team may be composed
of your Player Character and NPCs. This system
can help you determine how the other team-
members behave at any given time, and how those
interactions change their current attitudes and
future behaviors. This leads to team dynamics
that shift and grow.

SOCIAL-FOCUSED PLAY
You don’t have to establish Character
motivations just to determine what they say and
do while pursuing a main goal. It can be the main
goal of an adventure itself.
Think of some of your favorite television shows.
Much of the time, their plots revolve around what
one of the recurring Characters does in an episode
and how the others respond to it. In the next

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episode, another Character acts, and their are more

reactions. The plotlines are forever revolving around INTERACTION AS ESCALATION
character motivations that lead to actions that lead
to evolving motivations, and so on. This system considers interactions with NPCs to
This can make a fun model for solo Mythic take place on an escalating basis. NPC motives
play as well. You might have your Player and actions evolve, often in response to what’s
Character wizard, along with a small NPC team happening around them and how others interact
with a rogue, a warrior, and a ranger. The Threads with them. We want their motivations to change
you pursue could be there to give everyone over time, eventually culminating into steps they
purpose, but what you’re really playing for is to see take that they deem necessary.
what the NPCs get up to. Escorting a merchant While “escalation” almost implies something
wagon through the Goblin Woods may be the negative or destructive, it doesn’t have to be.
job, but dealing with the repercussions of your However the NPC acts on their motivations it
will likely be something interesting. Previous
rogue stealing from the caravan would be the
interactions this NPC engaged in, whether with
adventure. other NPCs, the Player Character, or events in
the adventure, escalated their motivations to the
PLOTS AND SCHEMES point where they act.

Using a system to model evolving Character

motivations works really well when you want an
adventure that involves scheming and plots. DYNAMIC CHARACTERS
For instance, consider this example: ARE INTERESTING
Those are good reasons to model shifting NPC
Your starship captain accepts an ambassador from motivations, but maybe the best reason is simply
an enemy nation onto their ship. It’s a goodwill because it’s fun and interesting. You could use this
gesture, an attempt at peace. The ambassador is system in any Mythic adventure where you want to
friendly and courteous, and even accompanies the throw a spotlight on certain NPCs whose thoughts
captain on a mission to a new planet. and actions you want to follow more closely.

There, the ambassador rescues a member of the

crew from certain death. This peace thing is really
working out well! MOTIVES, ACTIONS,
A few Scenes later, however, the ship’s defenses & KEYWORDS
suddenly go offline and it’s attacked. It turns out the This system relies on the interplay between
ambassador was just trying to win over the captain’s Character motivations, as defined by Keywords,
trust to gain access to aid in the ship’s capture. and how those motivations change over time.
Eventually motivation escalates into action.
Tracking shifting motivations makes NPC
scheming more lively and unexpected. You may
think you know what a Character is up to, but
then they reveal what they are really up to and
everything changes.

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Characters
First, identify the NPCs you want to track.
Only include those NPCs whose motivations you
care about. Even then, you can be selective, since
this system will activate those Characters from
time to time and keeping track of too many NPCs
may become a chore. You can start tracking an
NPC, and stop, at any time.

Motivation
Characters all have motives for what they do,
and those motives guide their actions. Character
motivation is used to help interpret what an NPC
will do when they act.

Actions
Character motivations lead to Character
actions. This is where things get exciting.
Character actions can be just about anything,
such as a Character yelling in an angry outburst,
taking time from plundering a dungeon to help
a beleaguered village, or doing something foolish
which helps an enemy.

Keywords
Keywords are used to describe a Character’s
motivations and actions. These Keywords will
change over time, reflecting how the Character’s
views and strategies change. The same Keywords
are used to describe what a Character is thinking,
what they react to, and what they do.

Invoking
It’s difficult to tell if the Council Of Yond is on your side or An NPC’s motivations are triggered when
against you. They begrudgingly allow your PC permission to Keywords are invoked, pushing them to evolve
travel through their woods, but are they doing it because they their motivations and eventually take action.
support your cause or are they luring you into a trap? Only time,
and further interactions with them, will reveal their motivations.

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EVOLVING CLOSE TIES

The NPC has a connection to your Player
MOTIVATIONS SHEET Character. For instance, NPC team members or
The Evolving Motivations Sheet is used to Characters who provide resources.
keep track of NPCs, their Keywords, and when
interactions invoke their Keywords. You can find IT’S COMPLICATED
the sheet on the next page.
Your adventure involves NPCs with
complicated, shifting, or unclear motivations.
Tracked Characters You can track those NPCs to guide how their
motivations play out. For instance, this could
List Non-Player Characters on the sheet apply to power politics, such as the court of a
whose motivations you want to follow during the king or a council of governors. The Evolving
adventure. Some reasons you may want to include Motivations system will help keep track of shifting
a Character: attitudes, and determine when an NPC hatches a
plan or forms an alliance.

Mark boxes to record

when a Character’s
motivations have
been invoked,
Characters reflecting growth in
may act or their motivations.
change when a
Motivation Level
is reached.

Record the
names of NPCs
you want to track.

Keywords
are recorded
to interpret
Character
motivations
and actions.

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POLL-PEOPLE EVOLVING MOTIVATIONS SHEET

10
Keyword & Action
9

1-2: Nothing 7
3-6: Keyword
7-10: Keyword & Action 6

1-5: Nothing 4
6-8: Keyword
9-10: Keyword & Action 3

1-6: Nothing 2
7-8: Keyword
9-10: Keyword & Action 1

CHARACTERS

MOTIVATION
KEYWORDS

In-Scene Keyword Invoking: Motivation Levels: Boxes 2, 4, Keyword & Action: When rolled at
Mark the next open box above a 7, and 10 are Motivation Levels. a Motivation Level, generate a new
Character when something happens When marked, roll a d10 to Keyword for the Character. They
in a Scene involving that Character determine if something changes also perform an action. Use context
and invoking their Keywords. with that Character. and the Character’s Motivation
End Of Scene Keyword Invoking: Keyword: Each Character starts Keywords to interpret what action
At end of Scene Bookkeeping, roll with one Keyword rolled from the the Character takes. Reduce the
a d10 for each Character. If you roll Evolving Motivations table. Add Character’s marked boxes by 1d10,
higher than the number of marked another Keyword when indicated by and remove all but one Keyword.
boxes, then mark another box for the d10 roll at each Motivation Level. Choose the Keyword that seems
that Character. Interpret what the Keyword means. most fitting.

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EVOLVING MOTIVATIONS
LESS IMPORTANT CHARACTERS, FOR NOW 1: Aggressive 51: Idea
You could include NPC’s who don’t have a close tie to your 2: Anger 52: Imitate
PC and aren’t very important ... yet. They may be in a position 3: Antagonize 53: Important
where, should their views change or if they decide to act at a key 4: Assist 54: Imprison
point in the adventure, they suddenly become very important. 5: Attack 55: Increase
6: Attain 56: Indulge
This could include NPCs such as the innkeeper you see when you 7: Bestow 57: Information
return from adventures, who is always friendly but also knows a 8: Betray 58: Inquire
lot about you and could be very helpful, or harmful, if they chose 9: Block 59: Inspect
to be. 10: Bold 60: Invade
11: Break 61: Leadership
12: Business 62: Leave
VILLAINS 13: Careless 63: Location
Antagonists in your adventure can be included on the sheet as a 14: Change 64: Loyal
15: Close 65: Misuse
way to model their motivations and actions changing throughout an 16: Communicate 66: Move
adventure in response to Player Character actions. This can make a 17: Complete 67: Mundane
central villain feel more dynamic and pro-active. It can also create 18: Conceal 68: Mysterious
moments where a Big Bad makes a surprise action that you saw the 19: Conflict 69: Needs
adventure building toward, but didn’t know what they were going 20: Continue 70: Neglect
21: Control 71: Object
to do until they did it. 22: Cooperate 72: Observe
23: Create 73: Official
INTERESTING NPCS 24: Danger 74: Open
25: Deceive 75: Oppose
The reasons listed above for placing an NPC on the Evolving 26: Decrease 76: Peace
Motivations Sheet are all good ones, but you don’t need a good 27: Defend 77: Physical
reason to track an NPC. You can do it because it’s fun and 28: Defiant 78: Plot
interesting. Tracking any NPC brings them to life a little more, 29: Delay 79: Possessions
30: Deny 80: Power
makes them more surprising, and gives another way your adventure
31: Disrupt 81: Protect
can spring a twist on you. 32: Divide 82: Punish
33: Enemy 83: Pursue
34: Environment 84: Release
Evolving Motivations Keywords 35: Expose 85: Return
36: Fear 86: Reward
Evolving Motivations Keywords are the muscle of this system. 37: Fierce 87: Safety
Keywords are used to interpret what an NPC is thinking, what 38: Fight 88: Simple
motivates them, what their goals are, and how they act. 39: Foolish 89: Start
When you place an NPC on the sheet, roll for their first 40: Frantic 90: Stop
Keyword on the Evolving Motivations Meaning Table (on this 41: Friend 91: Strange
42: Goal 92: Strength
page). This will give you a word to write under their Character’s 43: Group 93: Struggle
name. This is just the beginning, as more Keywords can be added 44: Guide 94: Succeed
later and Keywords can be dropped. An NPC’s list of Keywords will 45: Harm 95: Support
change as the adventure progresses. 46: Hasty 96: Suppress
47: Heal 97: Take
48: Help 98: Technology
49: Hinder 99: Trust
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Mavel the ranger has wondered into the Dragroot

Forest, the domain of the mysterious Council of KEYWORDS FOR CONSISTENCY
Yond. Mavel needs to spend some time in these
haunted woods as he seeks to stop a growing evil. Motivation Keywords provide an easy way to
know a lot about an NPC without knowing too
Upon first meeting representatives of the Council, much, and shaping their behavior so that it’s
the Player determines through Fate Questions that consistent over time.
they will not seek to hinder Mavel’s progress, but You’ll likely use the same Keywords over and over
they aren’t thrilled at his presence either. again for different situations. While Keywords
may not change often, the Context you interpret
The Player decides to track the Council’s them in will, so the words will inspire new
motivations, so they add them to the Evolving interpretations while retaining some consistency.
Motivations Sheet. Rolling a Keyword from For instance, in the example of the Council of
the Evolving Motivations Table, the Player Yond, the first Keyword generated was “Observe”.
gets “Observe”. They write this down in the This made a lot of sense given the initial Context,
Motivation Keywords box for that Character. where Mavel was an intruder in their forest realm.
The Council plans to keep an eye on Mavel. In
other situations, that Keyword can have similar
Unlike most rolls on Meaning Tables, you but different interpretations. Maybe later in
only roll one word at a time with the Evolving the adventure Mavel gets attacked by a forest
Motivations system. Once rolled, you can interpret creature. He knows the Council is watching the
what the Keyword means but you can keep this battle, but the Player interprets “Observe” to
interpretation open to a different interpretation mean that they do not act to help Mavel. They’re
later. This initial interpretation helps you establish just going to watch.
the Character’s motivations right now. As more Keywords are added, the range of
interpretations can expand. This shows how the
NPC is changing over time, how their motivations
KEY WORDS AS MOTIVATION and goals develop. Or, the growing Keywords
Keywords are used to interpret NPC can represent that we are learning about their
motivations and behavior at important points motivations and goals.
in the adventure. If you need to know what is For instance, in the example, the Player added
motivating an NPC, make an interpretation from “Aggressive” to the Council’s Keywords. This could
their listed Keywords. For instance, in the example mean that the PC is learning just how serious the
above, the Player may interpret the Keyword of Council is about protecting their domain.
Observe to indicate the Council is motivated by
wariness over what Mavel is doing in their forest
and plans to keep an eye on him. The Event involves the Council of Yond. When
interpreting what the Council does, the Player
could include their Motivation Keywords as part
KEY WORDS AS ACTIONS of the Context.
If an NPC acts during a Scene, you can use Keywords can be helpful in determining when
the Keywords to help interpret what they do. For an NPC reacts to another Character’s actions
instance, the Player in the example above may or to events in the adventure. For instance, we
trigger a Random Event during an adventure. know the Council of Yond have a Keyword of

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“Observe”. Let’s say later in the adventure they

also acquire the Keyword “Aggressive”. If Mavel KEEPING MEANING IN MIND
decides he no longer wants to be watched and tries
to ditch the councilmembers following him, the An NPC’s Motivation Keywords, and how you
Player could interpret “Aggressive” to mean the interpret them, becomes important adventure
Council will likely respond in a hostile manor. Context.
Maybe Mavel takes off at a run, dashing through For instance, in a weird west style of game your
the forest to reach a rope bridge he knows about, PC may team up with a bandit named Cecil. This
but just as he arrives the bridge collapses. The happened because both Characters are stuck in a
Council of Yond was willing to destroy the bridge gulch, deep in the desert, and there are zombies
just so Mavel couldn’t get too far out of sight. wandering around all over the place. To get out
alive, both Characters will have to work together.
The Player rolls a Keyword for Cecil and gets
INVOKING KEYWORDS “Leadership”. That one word can mean a lot of
An NPC’s Keywords are invoked if something different things in this situation, but the Player
happens in the Scene that fits in with how you’re decides it means that Cecil is not good at playing
interpreting their Keywords. For instance, in well with others. He immediately tries to assume
the example Mavel decided he was going to try the leadership role between him and the PC.
and outrun his observers to lose them. Since the This interpretation of “Leadership” is important
Player was interpreting the Keyword of “Observe” as it establishes what kind of person Cecil is and
to mean the Council wanted to keep track of how hard he is to work with. That would serve
Mavel, the ranger’s actions of trying to ditch them as running Context throughout the adventure,
whenever Cecil’s actions need to be determined
invokes the Keyword of “Observe”.
through the lens of “Leadership”.
Invoking Keywords causes a Character’s
Motivation to increase. Later in the adventure Cecil may get a second
Keyword, “Start”. Given what we know about
Cecil and his need to be in control, the Player
Motivation Boxes could interpret this new word to mean that
Cecil grabs the PC’s arm, halting them in their
The 10 boxes above the Character’s name on tracks, suddenly seized by the need to start a
the Evolving Motivations Sheet measure how conversation to make sure both of them are “On
often that Character’s Keywords are invoked the same page”. This further develops Cecil’s need
to control and could be more recurring behavior,
during play. Something happens which catches
where Cecil occasionally asserts his authority.
the Character’s attention, which increases their
chances of acting in response. That’s only two words, “Leadership” and “Start”,
and they could mean a million different things in
Whatever is stirring the Character may be
a million different Contexts. But in the Context
known, such as something that happens in a Scene of Cecil, the Player has a clear idea what they
that includes that Character. For instance, Mavel mean and that meaning carries through to
trying to ditch the Council’s surveillance is a known all interpretations made for this Character
action that directly involves the NPC being tracked. throughout the adventure.
An NPC’s Motivation may also increase for
unknown reasons that happen “off camera”, where
the Player isn’t aware of a reason.

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INCREASING MOTIVATION
THROUGH MYTHIC PLAY
When a Character you’re tracking on the
Evolving Motivations Sheet is present in a Scene, ✓
keep in mind their Keywords and the Context Henry
surrounding that Character. If something happens Enwright
in the Scene involving that Character that relates
to their Keywords, then consider the Keywords Mundane
Anger
invoked. Place a check mark in the next open box Goal
above the Character’s name.

A Player is in an adventure involving intrigue

on a distant, frozen moon. The Player Character,
Soolan, is trying to thwart an unscrupulous
merchant who seeks to undermine a struggling
outpost. On a world where it is winter all the time
and resources are few, the outpost needs all the help
it can get to stay warm, fed, and alive.
To help, Soolan needs to travel frequently to other
outposts on the moon to trade for resources, make
new alliances, and sometimes to confront agents
who are working to undermine her efforts.
An important NPC is Henry Enwright, a pilot
who uses his shuttlecraft to take Soolan where she
needs to go. Henry has been on this moon for a
long time, and he’s not too keen on people making
trouble so he enthusiastically helps Soolan.
Henry is important enough to the adventure
that the Player wants to make his behavior more
dynamic by using the Evolving Motivations
rules. After a number of Scenes, Henry has these
Keywords: Mundane, Anger, and Goal.
The Player has been interpreting these Keywords
to mean that Henry lives an ordinary life, and he
wants to keep it that way. He likes to fly people
around in his shuttle, and he likes to hang out with
his dog Mr. Eeps. That’s his life. However, he’s also
angry at the chaos the merchant is sowing, so he has
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In this Scene, Soolan rescued a group of engineers

being held hostage at a storage depot. The SCALING MOTIVATION
engineers had been taken so they couldn’t help
get the outpost’s generators back on line. In the The Evolving Motivations system is designed to
course of the rescue attempt, Soolan was injured. emulate the evolving motivations of a Character,
indicate how they may respond to something that
After sending the engineers home, Soolan pings their motivations, and what they might do to
summons Henry to pick her up and deliver her act on those motivations.
to a hospital for treatment. Considering that The kind of situations we’re talking about can be
Soolan was injured by agents of the merchant, anything. For instance, you might use this system
the Player decides this invokes Henry’s Keywords to gauge the attitudes and behaviors of a court of
backstabbing royals who are always pushing their
of “Anger” and “Goal”. This is exactly the kind
personal ambitions. Does Cedric, who wants to be
of mayhem that makes Henry mad, and is why
king some day, poison his war hero cousin out of
he is working with Soolan. The Player checks a jealousy? Or, you could use it to determine when
box off on the sheet for Henry, indicating that the annoying NPC party member decides to be
these events are fueling his motivations. especially annoying by delivering a bad joke at the
worst possible time.
The kind of motivations and situations we’re
INCREASING MOTIVATION interested in tracking is part of the Context. For
DURING END OF SCENE instance, the example on this page established that
BOOKKEEPING Henry Enwright has ideas about the kind of life he
Characters tracked with the Evolving wants to live, but he also has opinions about what’s
Motivations Sheet are active, even when happening on his moon and he’s motivated to do
they aren’t in a Scene. They may be having something about it. That’s the Context surrounding
Henry, and that Context feeds into how we interpret
experiences you aren’t aware of, or are making
the Keywords associated with him.
plans, or simply thinking about what’s happened.
Maybe you’re roleplaying a crew of intergalactic
Out of Scene developments with a
misfits whom your PC is the captain and leader.
Character are tracked during the end of Scene
Each NPC team member is colorful and over-the-
Bookkeeping phase. Go through your Evolving top; you’re going for humor. The Context here may
Motivations Sheet and roll a d10 for each be about the unusual things they do or say. The
Character followed. If you roll higher than explosives guy has a penchant for lighting things
the number of boxes marked, then check off on fire to get attention, the warrior woman likes
another box: the Character’s Keywords were to ramble about past victories, the sharpshooter
invoked outside of the Scene in some way. If never speaks but occasionally can be found eating
you roll equal to or less than the number of the strangest and grossest things. This is the
Context surrounding these Characters, setting the
boxes marked, then nothing happens.
scale of this system to simulating Character quirks
For instance, in the previous example, Henry and mannerisms.
got his first Motivation box marked. At the end
You don’t need to formally decide what motivational
of the Scene, the Player would roll a d10 for
scale you’re tracking. The Context you build around
Henry to see if another box is checked. A roll of each Character will do that. It is helpful, however, to
1 would mean no check mark, while a roll of 2 keep in mind that you can use this system to follow
to 10 would mean that another box is marked. If any kind of evolving behavior that you’re interested
in tracking.

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Henry had 5 boxes already marked, then a roll of 1

to 5 would mean nothing happens, while a roll of KEYWORD SALAD
6 to 10 would indicate to check another box.
When you first place a Character on the sheet NPC’s are likely to have anywhere from one to
they won’t have any boxes checked, so that first five Keyword. You don’t have to include all of the
end of Scene Bookkeeping is guaranteed to result Keywords in your interpretation of their actions,
in a marked Motivation box. just the ones that fit the most in the given situation.
For instance, Soolan’s Player determines that
Motivation Levels Henry acts in response to a Motivation Action
Check. The Scene involves Soolan facing down a
On the Evolving Motivations Sheet you’ll see pair of enforcers who have shown up to harass
colonists. The Player needs to determine what
four levels are shaded: 2, 4, 7, and 10. These are
action Henry takes in this situation. The Keywords
Motivation Levels, and when one is reached it available are Mundane, Angry, Goal, and a new
may indicate that something changes. This starts word of Strength.
with a Motivation Action Check.
The Keywords that resonate the most with the
Player are Angry and Strength.
Motivation Action Checks The Player interprets this to mean that Henry gets
so angry that he steps forward and threatens the
When a shaded box is marked, roll a d10 enforcers, telling them that if they don’t knock it
and compare it against the table to the left of off they’re going to face the strength and wrath
the shaded box. This will give you a result of of the colony. The merchant’s enforcers may view
Nothing, Keyword, or Keyword & Action. this as an amusing and empty threat, but it shows
us that Henry is getting more involved in the fight.
The more Motivation Keywords a Character has
NOTHING the wider their range of actions are as well as
This Action Check resulted in Nothing situations that invoke their Keywords. This makes
happening. The Character continues on as before. them more dynamic as time goes on. Pre-existing
Keywords establish continuity in their motivations
and actions, while new words show an evolution
KEY WORD to their motivations.
This result indicates you need to roll for
another Keyword for the Character from the
Evolving Motivations Table. This new Keyword when they connect. For instance, with Henry,
joins the other existing Keywords and becomes his Keyword of Anger connects to the Keyword
part of the Context for making interpretations of Goal, where he has the goal of helping Soolan
about the Character. because of his anger.
Getting a “Keyword” result indicates that the Gaining a new Keyword may prompt
Character’s motivations are changing in response immediate action from the Character. It’s up to
to the adventure. you if that happens as the result of “Keyword”
When a Motivation Keyword is added make an doesn’t require action from the Character.
interpretation of what it means for that Character. However, if it makes sense for the Character to act
Consider existing Keywords as part of the Context on the new interpretation then have them do so.

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At the conclusion of the last Scene, the Player in keeping with the current Context and the
rolled to see if Henry’s Motivation went up during Keywords associated with them. (See “Scaling
end of Scene Bookkeeping. Since Henry only had Motivation” on page 13 for strategies on how to
1 box checked, and the Player rolled a 3, it means determine the scope of a Character’s actions.)
the second box gets checked.
This box is a shaded Motivation Level, so the What if, in the previous example, the Player had
Player rolls a d10 and checks the table on the left. rolled a 10 when performing the Action Check for
A roll of 7 indicates “Keyword”. Henry. This would have indicated a new Keyword
and an Action.
The Player rolls on the Evolving Motivations
Table and gets “Succeed”. They write this The Keyword generated was “Succeed”, but this
in Henry’s Motivation Keywords box under time the Player also has to interpret an action to
“Mundane, Angry, Goal”. go with this, which Henry does at the start of the
next Scene.
While the Player doesn’t have to interpret this
new Keyword into anything just yet, it does give The Player determines that the next Scene is
them ideas. For instance, it makes them think that about the Character recuperating in the hospital.
the experience of delivering a wounded Soolan To determine Henry’s action in this Context,
to a hospital strengthens Henry’s desire to see her they consider his Motivation Keywords. We know
succeed in her mission to stop the unscrupulous he’s angry about what’s going on. This latest
merchant. He may be more motivated to help her development seems to have prompted him to be
later, or even to take action of his own. more motivated for Soolan to succeed in stop the
aggressive merchant.

KEY WORD & ACTION The Player interprets it to mean that Henry marches
into Soolan’s hospital room and declares that he
A result of “Keyword & Action” means you
wants to do more than just fly Soolan around. He
generate a new Keyword, just like with the
has a rifle and he knows how to use it; he wants to
“Keyword” result, but it also means the Characters
join her with actively stopping the merchant.
takes an action. The new Keyword can be used to
help determine what action they take.
When determining the action, consider the Rolling “Keyword & Action” during the
Context around this Character and the Keywords Motivation Action Check has a few other
associated with them. consequences. Acting on their motivations
If the Motivation box is checked during changes them, allowing the Character’s
a Scene, you can have the Character act motivations to evolve in new directions. The
immediately during the Scene. If the box is action was a culmination of their motivations
checked as a result of end of Scene Bookkeeping, building up. This resets them as their motivations
then the Character acts at the beginning of the reorient to new goals.
next Scene. Whatever is happening at the start After you’ve determined an action for the
of that Scene will likely also influence how you Character, roll a d10 and reduce the marked
interpret the Character’s action. boxes by this number starting from the highest
Whatever the Character does, it should be level box. For instance, if Henry Enwright has 6
Motivation boxes checked and you roll a 2, erase

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or cross out the top 2 marks leaving Henry with

boxes 1 through 4 marked.
If you roll equal to or higher than the number
of checked boxes then uncheck all of them.
Also, remove all Motivation Keywords for that
Character except one. Choose the one Keyword to
remain that seems to fit the Character the best by
describing their current, strongest motivation.

Let’s get back to Henry, angry and declaring his

will to fight. The Player rolls a d10 to eliminate
marked boxes and gets 2. Henry only has 2 boxes
currently marked, so the Player crosses out both,
leaving all of Henry’s boxes currently open.
Now the Player has to cross out all of Henry’s
Keywords except one. Looking the list over, the
Player sees Keywords of: Mundane, Anger, Goal,
and Succeed. Which one fits Henry the best and
should endure?
The Player decides to leave Succeed, since it
represents Henry’s current frame of mine. He wants
to help Soolan succeed in driving the aggressor
away. The other Keywords of Anger and Goal
seemed to be about getting Henry to Succeed, and
Mundane represented where Henry started. Henry
has moved beyond that point and is all about
helping Soolan.

THE BIG EXAMPLE:

CRISIS AT MONITOR D-37
For an Evolving Motivations Big Example we
turn to deep space, where the Player Character
is trying to prevent a community from suffering
total destruction.
The PC, Mathazar, is a space-faring explorer
traveling from world to world to learn about
advanced species. He travels alone on his ship,

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often lending his considerable talents and abilities monster. Is she favoring stopping the creature, or
to communities he encounters. fleeing from the city? It’s unclear and mysterious.
In this adventure, Mathazar has come across For Betray, the Player interprets this to mean
Monitor D-37, a city in space with a population that fear and chaos is starting to take hold on
of about 50,000. Monitor D is far from any Monitor D. There are reports of people looting
other outposts or civilizations, requiring it to be and stealing from each other, and anyone who
self-sufficient. possesses a private ship is guarding it carefully.
When Mathazar encounters them, the city Trust is eroding rapidly.
is in a panic over the impending approach of a The next Scene involves Mathazar trying to calm
colossal cosmic creature called the Zothorax. The a riot in the public marketplace, where someone
size of a small moon, the creature is making its spoke out that the governor was lying about the
way toward the planet Monitor D orbits to feed danger. The PC succeeded in calming people down
on its upper atmosphere. With the space city before it broke out into full scale violence.
directly in the behemoth’s path, the community Since this Scene involved citizens of Monitor
will surely be destroyed. D, the Player decides that fears of being betrayed
Mathazar is attempting to work up a solution by their own government invokes the Motivation
to divert the creature while the populace organizes Keyword of Betray. This causes the first mark to
an evacuation. They have several weeks before appear on the Evolving Motivations Sheet.
the impending doom, not enough ships to get At the end of the Scene, the Player rolls a d10
everyone away, and no one they can call for help. for each of the two tracked Characters. Since
The adventure has cultivated a sense of Shangra currently has no boxes checked, the d10
desperation among the populace of Monitor D, die roll automatically is higher than zero, so she
who are starting to panic and behave erratically. gets her first mark.
The Player wants to model this behavior using Citizens have 1 mark, so the Player would have
the Evolving Motivations system. They choose to roll over 1. They roll 1, so there is no change.
two Characters from the Characters List that are
the most important for this scenario: Monitor
D’s governor Shangra Peer, and the citizens of
Monitor D.
Shangra had only just been introduced into the
adventure in the previous Scene, where Mathazar
met her and offered his services. The Player had
✓ ✓
also introduced the people of the space city as a Shangra Peer Citizens
Character on the List as a way to portray reactions
to the coming cataclysm.
Mysterious Betray
Since the Player is now tracking both of them,
they have to roll for the first Keyword for each.
For Shangra, we get Mysterious, and for the
Citizens, we get Betray.
The Player’s initial interpretation of these
Keywords is that Mathazar can’t get a grasp on what
strategy Shangra Peer is preparing for the cosmic

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In the next Scene, Mathazar wants to motivate Since “Keyword & Action” was rolled, the
everyone to work together. He convinces a local Player has to roll a d10 to reduce the number of
celebrity to broadcast messages of reassurance and checked boxes for Shangra. They roll 5, which
hope, encouraging the citizens of Monitor D to reduces Shangra’s marked boxes from 2 to none.
pull together. The Player also has to reduce Shangra’s
This is another Scene that involves the Motivation Keywords down to one. We started
Citizens, and the Player decides that this invokes with Mysterious, not knowing what the governor
the Keyword of “Betray” because the messages are was going to do. Inspect resolved that by Shangra
meant to counter fears. The Player marks another taking aggressive enforcement action. The Player
Motivation box for Citizens. This brings them to decides to keep Inspect and drop Mysterious.
the first Motivation Level at box 2, requiring an Finishing the Bookkeeping rolls, the Player rolls
Action Check. a d10 for Citizens and gets 1, which is equal to or
The Player rolls a d10 to see if anything happens less than their 2 boxes checked so nothing changes.
and gets 2, for Nothing. If the broadcasts have any The next Scene begins with the governor
effect on the people, it’s not immediately obvious. instituting martial law in the city. The Player
The Scene ends and the Player rolls for end of interprets the Keyword of Inspect to mean that
Scene changes to Motivation. For Shangra, the Shangra orders soldiers to begin inspecting the
Player rolls 8, which is above the 1 box checked. spacecraft of citizens, taking an inventory. There
This means another box is checked, bringing her are also soldiers posted throughout the city.
to a Motivation of 2. This Scene involves outcry from the citizens,
The Player rolls to see if anything happens and and fear that the governor is planning to choose
gets 9, for Keyword & Action. Rolling for the who is going to live and who is going to die,
Keyword, we get Inspect. The Player interprets rather than trying to avert the catastrophe. In this
this to mean that Shangra is instituting martial environment, Mathazar is studying up on the lore
law on Monitor D, requiring inspection of all of the Zothorax, trying to find a way to ward it off.
citizens to assess their resources. With martial law and an oppressive military
presence, the Player decides this invokes the
Citizen Keyword of Betray: these actions by the
governor reinforce fears. The Player adds another
marked box for Citizens.
At the end of the Scene Bookkeeping, the Player
determines Shangra and the Citizens both get a
new marked Motivation box. This brings Citizens
✓ ✓ to another Motivation Level at 4. The Player rolls
✓ ✓ to see what happens and gets 8, Keyword.
Rolling for a new Motivation Keyword to add
Shangra Peer Citizens to Citizens, the Player gets Business. The Player
interprets this to mean that an underground
Mysterious Betray business has developed where brokers are selling
Inspect seats on spaceships to the highest bidders. Escape
has become a shadow enterprise. The Player keeps
this interpretation in mind as Context.

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✓ ✓
✓ ✓
✓ ✓ ✓
✓✓ ✓ ✓✓ ✓
Shangra Peer Citizens ✓✓ ✓
Mysterious Betray Shangra Peer Citizens
Inspect Business
Mysterious Betray
Inspect Business

In the next Scene Mathazar discovers that

vintage records show there was a type of starship
engine that seemed to annoy the Zothorax. because neither Shangra nor Citizens were involved
Perhaps, if flown close enough to the behemoth, in this Scene. If a Character doesn’t know about an
the engine could be revved up enough to make the interaction then it can’t effect their motivations.
creature veer away to another planet in the system. At the end of the Scene the Player rolls for the
Did such an old ship still exist on Monitor D? two Characters, adding a new check mark to both.
Mathazar needs to discover if one does.
Nothing happened in this Scene that directly
involved Shangra or Citizens, so no boxes were
checked. During Bookkeeping, both Shangra and
✓
Citizens get another check.
This brings Shangra to box 2 again, a ✓
Motivation Level. Rolling to see what happens, we
get 2, for Nothing.
✓
In the next Scene, Mathazar sneaks into the
governor’s office and looks through the inspection
✓ ✓
records she collected of all of the ships. Mathazar
discovers that one craft is docked on Monitor
✓✓ ✓
D that matches the specific engine profile he’s ✓✓ ✓
looking for. Unfortunately, it belongs to the
ringleader of the black market escape plan. This is Shangra Peer Citizens
going to be a problem.
Even though this Scene involved the governor’s Mysterious Betray
inspection plan and the black market escape Inspect Business
business, the Player doesn’t check any boxes

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In the next Scene, Mathazar approaches the Mathazar sighs. The timeline to solve this problem
owner of the special ship and tries to talk them just narrowed.
into his plan of using it to drive the monster off.
This encounter doesn’t go well, and Mathazar Since this was an action, the Player has to roll
ends up fleeing as he’s shot at. a d10 to reduce the number of boxes checked for
Since this Scene involved Citizens and the plan Citizens. They roll 3, crossing off the top 3 marks.
to sell escape seats, the Player decides that the This brings Citizens down from 7 checked boxes
Keyword of Business is invoked, adding another to 4.
mark to Citizens. This brings us to 7 boxes, and They also have to reduce the number of
a new Motivation Level. Rolling to see what Keywords down to one. The Player decides that
happens, the Player gets 7: Keyword and Action. the most relevant Keyword at the moment is Idea.
Rolling for the new Keyword, we get Idea. The The focus of Citizen motivation has changed since
Player interprets it into this: the beginning of the adventure. It went from fear
of being betrayed by the governor, to centering on
Mathazar is fleeing from the ship captain and his the motivation that spurred a black market escape
guards. That little chat did not go well at all. route, and now to the idea of hatching this escape
plan early.
Mathazar fires a few blaster shots down the
Rolling again at the end of the Scene to adjust
corridor to cover him crossing a hall toward an
exit door. Before he dashes out, he can hear the
ship captain calling out to him.
“Your idea of flying at the beast gave me an idea,
Mathazar! I’ll leave Monitor a few days early,
just so I don’t accidentally scare the creature off.
✓
After all, if I saved the day accidentally at the last ✓
minute, I’d have to refund everyone’s fare!”
✓
✓
✓ ✓
✓✓ ✓
✓✓ ✓
Shangra Peer Citizens

Mysterious Betray
Inspect Business
Idea

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IN-SCENE VERSUS OFF-SCENE

When an NPC acquires a new Keyword, it’s
interpreted into new motivations and likely new
✓
actions. If the Keyword is generated during
Bookkeeping, then you might come up with an
✓
interpretation that indicates the Character acts,
but you don’t see it in a Scene.
✓✓
For instance, in this example the Player generated
a new Keyword for Citizens, “Business”, and
✓
interpreted it to mean that an underground
enterprise developed on Monitor D catering to
✓ ✓
people’s fervor to escape. This was an off-scene
interpretation the Player made, it didn’t involve
✓✓ ✓
anything happening within the Scene. Even
though no direct action resulted, it still created
✓✓ ✓
new Context the Player was aware of.
Shangra Peer Citizens
When an Action Check at a Motivation Level
indicates action is taken (a result of “Keyword &
Action”), then something happens that is visible in Mysterious Betray
a Scene. It either occurs during the Scene when Inspect Business
the result is generated, or at the beginning of the Idea
next Scene.
Depending on whether your play style trends
toward a narrative versus a simulationist
approach, you can decide whether to allow tries to enlist the help of the governor in taking
off-Scene interpretations. If you’d rather keep the ship by force so he can use it to save the city.
all of the action within a Scene, then when a This will involve interaction with the governor,
new Keyword is created for a Character during which will likely lead to evolutions in her
Bookkeeping and it doesn’t require action to go
motivations, which could lead to any number of
with it, don’t interpret it just yet. You can leave the
Keyword until the next opportunity comes along,
outcomes. Maybe she’ll side with Mathazar and
in a Scene, involving that Character. decide his plan is the best option. Maybe she’ll
think the idea is crazy and too much of a risk.
Much of what she does will depend on where her
Motivation boxes, Shangra stays the same at 3 motivations trend toward.
boxes checked because the Player rolled a 3, and The Citizen motivations migrated toward
Citizens get one more box checked because the a sinister place, with escape turned into a
Player rolled a 9 and there were 4 marked boxes. commodity and the prospect of salvation viewed
Through the rest of the adventure, Mathazar as a threat to the enterprise.

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Something for you to consider or use

Detailed Flowcharts
For MGME2e
A visual representation of rules is always
useful, given how much there is to keep track FLOWCHART VARIATIONS
of in a typical roleplaying experience. Mythic
Game Master Emulator Second Edition included There’s a lot of information packed in these
numerous flowcharts to show how various flowcharts, and there are various ways players will
rules systems work. However, those flowcharts use this information. Some of you may view the PDF
were meant to give broad overviews of the file on your phone, tablet or desktop, some will want
systems to make understanding the rules easier to print them out, and some will view this in a printed
and faster. They weren’t designed to be placed book version.
in front of you and stand completely on their To try and make the Fate Questions and Scenes
own, largely replacing the text and charts flowcharts as useful as possible, I’ve presented
around them. them in multiple ways. Each has a single page
So let’s do that now! Over the next few version. Each also has a two-page version where
the flowchart is tilted on its side so it can span both
pages you’ll find some of the same flowcharts
pages. There’s a second version of the two-page
from MGME2e, but supercharged with more spread that breaks in the middle for those who want
detail. This includes flowcharts for Fate to print the pages and allow for margins. These
Questions, Random Events, and Scenes. flowcharts are divided in the middle, so if you print
Given the size and scope of some of these them you’ll likely have to trim the blank edge with a
flowcharts, I’ve included a few variations to pair of scissors and tape them together.
make them easier to use based on the medium There’s probably some other variations I missed, but
you’re using them with (digitally on a desktop, I hope that by presenting the flowcharts in multiple
phone, or tablet, or printed out on paper). formats you can find one that works best for you.
Let’s get charting! On each page, the borders at the top and bottom
have been removed to allow for more room for the
flowcharts.

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FATE QUESTIONS
FATE QUESTIONS (2-PAGE)
FATE QUESTIONS (2-PAGE, INSIDE MARGINS)
RANDOM EVENTS
SCENES
SCENES (2-PAGE)
SCENES (2-PAGE, INSIDE MARGINS)
COMBINED FLOWCHARTS
FATE QUESTIONS
SCENES

RANDOM EVENTS
 POLL-PEOPLE EVOLVING MOTIVATIONS SHEET

10
Keyword & Action
9

1-2: Nothing 7
3-6: Keyword
7-10: Keyword & Action 6

1-5: Nothing 4
6-8: Keyword
9-10: Keyword & Action 3

1-6: Nothing 2
7-8: Keyword
9-10: Keyword & Action 1

CHARACTERS

MOTIVATION
KEYWORDS

In-Scene Keyword Invoking: Motivation Levels: Boxes 2, 4, Keyword & Action: When rolled at
Mark the next open box above a 7, and 10 are Motivation Levels. a Motivation Level, generate a new
Character when something happens When marked, roll a d10 to Keyword for the Character. They
in a Scene involving that Character determine if something changes also perform an action. Use context
and invoking their Keywords. with that Character. and the Character’s Motivation
End Of Scene Keyword Invoking: Keyword: Each Character starts Keywords to interpret what action
At end of Scene Bookkeeping, roll with one Keyword rolled from the the Character takes. Reduce the
a d10 for each Character. If you roll Evolving Motivations table. Add Character’s marked boxes by 1d10,
higher than the number of marked another Keyword when indicated by and remove all but one Keyword.
boxes, then mark another box for the d10 roll at each Motivation Level. Choose the Keyword that seems
that Character. Interpret what the Keyword means. most fitting.
 EVOLVING MOTIVATIONS
1: Aggressive 51: Idea
2: Anger 52: Imitate
3: Antagonize 53: Important
4: Assist 54: Imprison
5: Attack 55: Increase
6: Attain 56: Indulge
7: Bestow 57: Information
8: Betray 58: Inquire
9: Block 59: Inspect
10: Bold 60: Invade
11: Break 61: Leadership
12: Business 62: Leave
13: Careless 63: Location
14: Change 64: Loyal
15: Close 65: Misuse
16: Communicate 66: Move
17: Complete 67: Mundane
18: Conceal 68: Mysterious
19: Conflict 69: Needs
20: Continue 70: Neglect
21: Control 71: Object
22: Cooperate 72: Observe
23: Create 73: Official
24: Danger 74: Open
25: Deceive 75: Oppose
26: Decrease 76: Peace
27: Defend 77: Physical
28: Defiant 78: Plot
29: Delay 79: Possessions
30: Deny 80: Power
31: Disrupt 81: Protect
32: Divide 82: Punish
33: Enemy 83: Pursue
34: Environment 84: Release
35: Expose 85: Return
36: Fear 86: Reward
37: Fierce 87: Safety
38: Fight 88: Simple
39: Foolish 89: Start
40: Frantic 90: Stop
41: Friend 91: Strange
42: Goal 92: Strength
43: Group 93: Struggle
44: Guide 94: Succeed
45: Harm 95: Support
46: Hasty 96: Suppress
47: Heal 97: Take
48: Help 98: Technology
49: Hinder 99: Trust
50: Hope 100: Use
 MEANING TABLES: ACTIONS
ACTION 1
1: Abandon 21: Communicate 41: Escape 61: Misuse 81: Ruin
2: Accompany 22: Conceal 42: Expose 62: Move 82: Separate
3: Activate 23: Continue 43: Fail 63: Neglect 83: Start
4: Agree 24: Control 44: Fight 64: Observe 84: Stop
5: Ambush 25: Create 45: Flee 65: Open 85: Strange
6: Arrive 26: Deceive 46: Free 66: Oppose 86: Struggle
7: Assist 27: Decrease 47: Guide 67: Overthrow 87: Succeed
8: Attack 28: Defend 48: Harm 68: Praise 88: Support
9: Attain 29: Delay 49: Heal 69: Proceed 89: Suppress
10: Bargain 30: Deny 50: Hinder 70: Protect 90: Take
11: Befriend 31: Depart 51: Imitate 71: Punish 91: Threaten
12: Bestow 32: Deposit 52: Imprison 72: Pursue 92: Transform
13: Betray 33: Destroy 53: Increase 73: Recruit 93: Trap
14: Block 34: Dispute 54: Indulge 74: Refuse 94: Travel
15: Break 35: Disrupt 55: Inform 75: Release 95: Triumph
16: Carry 36: Distrust 56: Inquire 76: Relinquish 96: Truce
17: Celebrate 37: Divide 57: Inspect 77: Repair 97: Trust
18: Change 38: Drop 58: Invade 78: Repulse 98: Use
19: Close 39: Easy 59: Leave 79: Return 99: Usurp
20: Combine 40: Energize 60: Lure 80: Reward 100: Waste

ACTION 2
1: Advantage 21: Disadvantage 41: Hope 61: Object 81: Representative
2: Adversity 22: Distraction 42: Idea 62: Obscurity 82: Riches
3: Agreement 23: Elements 43: Illness 63: Official 83: Safety
4: Animal 24: Emotion 44: Illusion 64: Opposition 84: Strength
5: Attention 25: Enemy 45: Individual 65: Outside 85: Success
6: Balance 26: Energy 46: Information 66: Pain 86: Suffering
7: Battle 27: Environment 47: Innocent 67: Path 87: Surprise
8: Benefits 28: Expectation 48: Intellect 68: Peace 88: Tactic
9: Building 29: Exterior 49: Interior 69: People 89: Technology
10: Burden 30: Extravagance 50: Investment 70: Personal 90: Tension
11: Bureaucracy 31: Failure 51: Leadership 71: Physical 91: Time
12: Business 32: Fame 52: Legal 72: Plot 92: Trial
13: Chaos 33: Fear 53: Location 73: Portal 93: Value
14: Comfort 34: Freedom 54: Military 74: Possession 94: Vehicle
15: Completion 35: Friend 55: Misfortune 75: Poverty 95: Victory
16: Conflict 36: Goal 56: Mundane 76: Power 96: Vulnerability
17: Cooperation 37: Group 57: Nature 77: Prison 97: Weapon
18: Danger 38: Health 58: Needs 78: Project 98: Weather
19: Defense 39: Hindrance 59: News 79: Protection 99: Work
20: Depletion 40: Home 60: Normal 80: Reassurance 100: Wound
 MEANING TABLES: DESCRIPTIONS
DESCRIPTOR 1
1: Adventurously 21: Defiantly 41: Generously 61: Loudly 81: Playfully
2: Aggressively 22: Deliberately 42: Gently 62: Lovingly 82: Politely
3: Anxiously 23: Delicately 43: Gladly 63: Loyally 83: Positively
4: Awkwardly 24: Delightfully 44: Gracefully 64: Majestically 84: Powerfully
5: Beautifully 25: Dimly 45: Gratefully 65: Meaningfully 85: Quaintly
6: Bleakly 26: Efficiently 46: Happily 66: Mechanically 86: Quarrelsomely
7: Boldly 27: Emotionally 47: Hastily 67: Mildly 87: Quietly
8: Bravely 28: Energetically 48: Healthily 68: Miserably 88: Roughly
9: Busily 29: Enormously 49: Helpfully 69: Mockingly 89: Rudely
10: Calmly 30: Enthusiastically 50: Helplessly 70: Mysteriously 90: Ruthlessly
11: Carefully 31: Excitedly 51: Hopelessly 71: Naturally 91: Slowly
12: Carelessly 32: Fearfully 52: Innocently 72: Neatly 92: Softly
13: Cautiously 33: Ferociously 53: Intensely 73: Nicely 93: Strangely
14: Ceaselessly 34: Fiercely 54: Interestingly 74: Oddly 94: Swiftly
15: Cheerfully 35: Foolishly 55: Irritatingly 75: Offensively 95: Threateningly
16: Combatively 36: Fortunately 56: Joyfully 76: Officially 96: Timidly
17: Coolly 37: Frantically 57: Kindly 77: Partially 97: Very
18: Crazily 38: Freely 58: Lazily 78: Passively 98: Violently
19: Curiously 39: Frighteningly 59: Lightly 79: Peacefully 99: Wildly
20: Dangerously 40: Fully 60: Loosely 80: Perfectly 100: Yieldingly

DESCRIPTOR 2
1: Abnormal 21: Dry 41: Hard 61: Mature 81: Remarkable
2: Amusing 22: Dull 42: Harsh 62: Messy 82: Rotten
3: Artificial 23: Empty 43: Healthy 63: Mighty 83: Rough
4: Average 24: Enormous 44: Heavy 64: Military 84: Ruined
5: Beautiful 25: Extraordinary 45: Historical 65: Modern 85: Rustic
6: Bizarre 26: Extravagant 46: Horrible 66: Mundane 86: Scary
7: Boring 27: Faded 47: Important 67: Mysterious 87: Shocking
8: Bright 28: Familiar 48: Interesting 68: Natural 88: Simple
9: Broken 29: Fancy 49: Juvenile 69: Normal 89: Small
10: Clean 30: Feeble 50: Lacking 70: Odd 90: Smooth
11: Cold 31: Feminine 51: Large 71: Old 91: Soft
12: Colorful 32: Festive 52: Lavish 72: Pale 92: Strong
13: Colorless 33: Flawless 53: Lean 73: Peaceful 93: Stylish
14: Creepy 34: Forlorn 54: Less 74: Petite 94: Unpleasant
15: Cute 35: Fragile 55: Lethal 75: Plain 95: Valuable
16: Damaged 36: Fragrant 56: Lively 76: Poor 96: Vibrant
17: Dark 37: Fresh 57: Lonely 77: Powerful 97: Warm
18: Defeated 38: Full 58: Lovely 78: Quaint 98: Watery
19: Dirty 39: Glorious 59: Magnificent 79: Rare 99: Weak
20: Disagreeable 40: Graceful 60: Masculine 80: Reassuring 100: Young
 MEANING TABLES: ELEMENTS
LOCATIONS CHARACTERS OBJECTS
1: Abandoned 51: Lively 1: Accompanied 51: Important 1: Active 51: Information
2: Active 52: Lonely 2: Active 52: Inactive 2: Artistic 52: Intriguing
3: Artistic 53: Long 3: Aggressive 53: Influential 3: Average 53: Large
4: Atmosphere 54: Loud 4: Ambush 54: Innocent 4: Beautiful 54: Lethal
5: Beautiful 55: Meaningful 5: Animal 55: Intense 5: Bizarre 55: Light
6: Bleak 56: Messy 6: Anxious 56: Knowledgable 6: Bright 56: Liquid
7: Bright 57: Mobile 7: Armed 57: Large 7: Clothing 57: Loud
8: Business 58: Modern 8: Beautiful 58: Lonely 8: Clue 58: Majestic
9: Calm 59: Mundane 9: Bold 59: Loud 9: Cold 59: Meaningful
10: Charming 60: Mysterious 10: Busy 60: Loyal 10: Colorful 60: Mechanical
11: Clean 61: Natural 11: Calm 61: Masculine 11: Communication 61: Modern
12: Cluttered 62: New 12: Careless 62: Mighty 12: Complicated 62: Moving
13: Cold 63: Occupied 13: Casual 63: Miserable 13: Confusing 63: Multiple
14: Colorful 64: Odd 14: Cautious 64: Multiple 14: Consumable 64: Mundane
15: Colorless 65: Official 15: Classy 65: Mundane 15: Container 65: Mysterious
16: Confusing 66: Old 16: Colorful 66: Mysterious 16: Creepy 66: Natural
17: Cramped 67: Open 17: Combative 67: Natural 17: Crude 67: New
18: Creepy 68: Peaceful 18: Crazy 68: Odd 18: Cute 68: Odd
19: Crude 69: Personal 19: Creepy 69: Official 19: Damaged 69: Official
20: Cute 70: Plain 20: Curious 70: Old 20: Dangerous 70: Old
21: Damaged 71: Portal 21: Dangerous 71: Passive 21: Deactivated 71: Ornamental
22: Dangerous 72: Protected 22: Deceitful 72: Peaceful 22: Deliberate 72: Ornate
23: Dark 73: Protection 23: Defeated 73: Playful 23: Delightful 73: Personal
24: Delightful 74: Purposeful 24: Defiant 74: Powerful 24: Desired 74: Powerful
25: Dirty 75: Quiet 25: Delightful 75: Professional 25: Domestic 75: Prized
26: Domestic 76: Reassuring 26: Emotional 76: Protected 26: Empty 76: Protection
27: Empty 77: Remote 27: Energetic 77: Protecting 27: Energy 77: Rare
28: Enclosed 78: Resourceful 28: Equipped 78: Questioning 28: Enormous 78: Ready
29: Enormous 79: Ruined 29: Excited 79: Quiet 29: Equipment 79: Reassuring
30: Entrance 80: Rustic 30: Expected 80: Reassuring 30: Expected 80: Resource
31: Exclusive 81: Safe 31: Familiar 81: Resourceful 31: Expended 81: Ruined
32: Exposed 82: Services 32: Fast 82: Seeking 32: Extravagant 82: Small
33: Extravagant 83: Simple 33: Feeble 83: Skilled 33: Faded 83: Soft
34: Familiar 84: Small 34: Feminine 84: Slow 34: Familiar 84: Solitary
35: Fancy 85: Spacious 35: Ferocious 85: Small 35: Fancy 85: Stolen
36: Festive 86: Storage 36: Foe 86: Stealthy 36: Flora 86: Strange
37: Foreboding 87: Strange 37: Foolish 87: Strange 37: Fortunate 87: Stylish
38: Fortunate 88: Stylish 38: Fortunate 88: Strong 38: Fragile 88: Threatening
39: Fragrant 89: Suspicious 39: Fragrant 89: Tall 39: Fragrant 89: Tool
40: Frantic 90: Tall 40: Frantic 90: Thieving 40: Frightening 90: Travel
41: Frightening 91: Threatening 41: Friend 91: Threatening 41: Garbage 91: Unexpected
42: Full 92: Tranquil 42: Frightened 92: Triumphant 42: Guidance 92: Unpleasant
43: Harmful 93: Unexpected 43: Frightening 93: Unexpected 43: Hard 93: Unusual
44: Helpful 94: Unpleasant 44: Generous 94: Unnatural 44: Harmful 94: Useful
45: Horrible 95: Unusual 45: Glad 95: Unusual 45: Healing 95: Useless
46: Important 96: Useful 46: Happy 96: Violent 46: Heavy 96: Valuable
47: Impressive 97: Warm 47: Harmful 97: Vocal 47: Helpful 97: Warm
48: Inactive 98: Warning 48: Helpful 98: Weak 48: Horrible 98: Weapon
49: Intense 99: Watery 49: Helpless 99: Wild 49: Important 99: Wet
50: Intriguing 100: Welcoming 50: Hurt 100: Young 50: Inactive 100: Worn
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