Sig Quickstart

B u n d l e Co n t e n t s
This is a bundle that offers you everything you need to run a one-shot
session of Sig for 3-6 players. Please print out this bundle, double-sided,
and distribute the relevant character sheets. In addition to this overview
sheet, the bundle contains:
1. A Belief Sheet (on reverse of this sheet)
2. Welcome to Sig – Introduction to the Setting
The Process
Step 1: Read the introduction (Welcome to Sig) to the group.
Step 2: Distribute character sheets to the players. All games include
Kagra, Tanael, and Jard. Jacath is included in 4-player games, Ulawa is
included for 5-player games, and Dessa is included for 6-player games.
Step 3: Ask the players to look over their sheets to learn about their
characters.

3. Setting Reference Step 4: Each character has an introduction written on the back of their
sheet. Ask each player to read that introduction out loud to the group.
4. Rules Reference
Step 5: Ask each player to create their third character Belief. All Beliefs
5. Six Pregenerated Characters must be subjective, controversial declarations, such as Might Makes Right
• Kagra the Gentle or Family is Sacred. Write these on the Belief sheet. Give each person 3
• Tanael Nightblade Influence tokens, and fill the Belief Sheet with Influence.
• Jard the Pious (3+ players)
Step 6: Put out an index card between each set of neighbouring players,
• Jacath Veilborn (4+ players) which represent Face characters (NPCs). Ask each player to write their
• Ulawa the Doctor (5+ players) Character’s Heritage, Faction, or Power on the card to their right, then
• Dessa the Shadowbroker (6 players) do the same with another one on their left. Ask the players about what
familial, professional, or spiritual relationship their PC has with those
6. Three reference handouts.
neighbouring NPCs. Name those Faces and give them three traits (2
7. A Setting Sheet for the GM strengths and 1 weakness) based on the samples on your GM Sheet.

8. Tutorial Sheets (optional) Optional Step 7: Run a demonstration scene with the Tutorial Sheet.

9. An adventure starter, the Shard of Empire
Step 8: Take an index card, and write “Zoltan the Divine” on the
top. Ask each player to create one fact or rumour their character has
heard about Zoltan, and write those on the card. When everyone has
added something they know about Zoltan, tear up the card visibly,
and announce that Zoltan has died. Start framing the first scene to
discover why!
 Quickstart Belief Sheet
S e t t i n g B e l i e f s (G M)  Passion is incorruptible.  Laws are absolute.  Everyone is connected.
Elemental plane of Flame Ideological Plane of Order Conceptual Plane of Dreams

Kagra the Gentle  You can depend on family.  Words never solve problems. 

Tanael Nightblade  Politics are cruel.  Honour has no price. 

Jard the Pious  Every path is unique.  No god is greatest. 

Jacath Veilborn  Knowledge is a gateway.  Magic cannot be controlled. 

Ulawa the Doctor  Sig is an alien nightmare.  No one should suffer. 

Dessa Shadowbroker  Secrets are living things.  Kindness is true strength. 

 W e l co m e to Sig
The GM begins by reading this text out loud to the group:
This city is a Möbius strip, floating through the void. It’s the nexus
of all the ’verse, where eternal planes and infinite primes meet. It’s a
twisted ribbon of a free city, where monsters come to scheme and gods
come to die. We call it Sig: the City Between.
It spins ’round the infinite planes, rubbing elbows and blurring lines.
Sig’s always bound to three planes at a time, and the competing
interests make for a lotta interesting visitors. Our cobblestone streets
are flooded with bashers, explorers, venturers, refugees, and just about
anybody you can imagine.
We got rules, sure, in this place of planar trade and cultural exchange.
Take care not to bend those rules too much, lest you offend the wrong
Power. There’s plenty of ‘em lurking in the shadows, looking to get
their hooks into you.
We got Factions of all kinds that run things, from the Herald’s
Guild to the Dustkeepers. They do important work, when they aren’t
busy knifing each other in the alleys. The Factions are proxies for the
planes that back ’em, which means that ya tend to get three of ’em
causing trouble any given day. Word to the wise? Avoid guild politics
unless ya want a long stay with the Tranquil God.
While I’m at it, stop staring at those bloody-hooded cultists in the
corner. You don’t want to attract attention from the servitors of some
Planar Power. Tritonous has been flooding the streets with his bloody
fishmen since the Plane of Waves got the tether, and they’re not
the kind you take home to mother. I’m no racist, but I saw one bite
someone’s head clean-off a couple weeks back. I like my head. Makes
it easier to wear my hat.
So yeah, we’re stuck in the middle of the the bloody Factions and
Powers and their damned turfwars. Welcome to the mythical city of
Sig, kid. Now gimme your coin or you ain’t livin to see much more of it.
The Eternal Planes
Each of the planes is composed of some pure substance, and it’s why
those substances can exist elsewhere in the ’verse. You have all of the
major planes, small planar shards, and even demiplanes. All of them swirl
about in the Planar Core, the centre of everything. Each has a singular
Belief that defines it, one which influences the rules of society and
physics alike. Each has its own native inhabitants with proud Heritages
and unique Talents.
The planes are ruled by the individual Powers: divinities and devils
who most primals (see The Infinite Primes below) use to threaten their
children. The Powers have their own devoted servitors who carry out
their will and tend to make a mess of things for non-believers. The
planes are also the power base for the many Factions that run Sig.
The Elemental Ring, the inner one, holds the planes of Flame, Waves,
Wind, Stone, and Ice.
The outer Ideological Ring holds the planes of Justice, Tyranny,
Destruction, Order, and Freedom.
The middle, Conceptual Ring and holds the planes of Dreams, Shadow,
Lore, Life, and Death.
The Infinite Primes
It’s not all about the planes, though. Most of the ’verse is made of the
prime worlds. Most primals (mortals native to the prime worlds) think
their own home-worlds are the centre of creation. They ought to be glad
they’re wrong and don’t get that kind of attention.
The primes are places with vibrant cultures and warring kingdoms, and
they hold most of the mortals in the ‘verse. One prime has a kingdom
under siege by exiles of the elemental planes, for example. Another is a
brutal world of acid-storms and swarms of tentacles. A third is a massive
city-state struggling over issues of language and identity.

The City Between
The place looks cobbled together, with architectural features from all
across the ’verse. The buildings and streets seem to be made of scavenged
stone, splintered wood, and a strange gray mortar that’s disturbingly
warm to the touch. Whenever a new group of primal immigrants
move in, they establish their own neighbourhood with its own cultural
flavour. It’s more cosmopolitan than any prime city, with insults flung
and threats uttered in hundreds (if not thousands) of different languages.
Every Heritage is represented in the City, from the greatest giant
labourers to the smallest gnomish tinkerer.
Sig orbits unpredictably around the swirling Planar Core and brushes
close to each of the planes. When this happens, metaphysical tethers
bind those planes to Sig. The planar conduit allows the very substance
of that plane to seep in, spreading the plane’s underlying Belief in the
process. The planar natives move in with startling speed, bringing their
culture and kith with them. They build communities and shape the
grander society of Sig, often joining the Faction aligned with their
planar home. Meanwhile, the Powers of the plane take the opportunity
to send their devout servitors to claim their space on Godstreet.
Rules Reference
The game is a series of discussions between participants coming from
different perspectives. When everyone agrees on an outcome, it occurs
in the fiction. If you’re ever stuck in the game or uncertain what the
rule is, just follow these steps:
1. Discuss the problem and explain your intentions.
2. If everyone agrees that something should happen, it does.
3. If people disagree, each participant rolls the relevant die, and the
person with the highest number gets their way.
The game orders these discussions with a nested structure of systems
that apply at three different scales: Session, Scene, and Conflict.
Each Session consists of a number of dramatic Scenes, and each Scene may
include one or more Conflicts. Each Scene begins with the Framing phase,
where you establish where the action will take place and why the Scene is
important. Next is Collaboration, where everyone cooperates to tell the story
by making bold declarations of what happens next. During the Collaboration
phase, anyone may disagree with a given declaration. If that happens, dice are
used to resolve their Conflict. After they finish the Conflict, they get to move
back to Collaboration. When the underlying question of the Scene has been
answered, you begin Closing the Scene. During this phase, characters can heal
or retire, and they’re rewarded with Influence for addressing their Beliefs.
F raming P hase At the start of every Scene, you create the initial
situation. As a group, you first generate a Platform,
describing where and when the Scene is taking place.
Next up, you create a Tilt, defining some event or
action that will force the characters to respond. Third,
you determine what Question you wish to answer
with the Scene.
Conflict P hase Each character has attributes , Talents, and their
Influence to help them resolve Conflicts in their
favour. Everyone picks sides, determines what dice they
are rolling, adds their bonus, and compares the totals.
The person who rolls the highest wins the Conflict
and suffers Harm as the price of victory.
C losing P hase When the Scene’s Question has been answered, or if
everyone agrees to do so, you may Close the Scene.
This involves claiming Influence, refreshing Beliefs,
and triggering Interludes.
I nterludes During the Closing phase, you may spend 3 Influence
to trigger an Interlude. The person who triggers an
Interlude gets to ask a question to someone else at
the table. They can ask a player about their character’s
history, motivations, or dreams. This removes Harm
suffered from Conflicts.
See the reference sheets for more information.
SIG Character Sheet TALENTS ATTRIBUTES

+1
Chaos
You are known as.... Nature
B
R
1
D20
O
Kagra the Gentle A
D 2 D12
You work as a... D10

+2
3
Bestial Form
C
Hive Guard
Hunting
O
M
4 D8
M
Vermin
D6
You are described as... O
5
N
A bestial hybrid creature with razor
D4

+3
claws and an attitude. 6
Wild Sorcery
You are played by...
Razor Claws
D
SPARK SMOKE HARM

X
E
E
P

FAMILY HERITAGE POLITICAL FACTION SPIRITUAL POWER

Azal
Azal the
the Sharp
Sharp You are a member of... You are a worshiper of...
Planar Heritage ( Feral ) The League of Exterminators Kestranna the Harvester
Primal Blood
Stranger Nature Your Duty is to... You show your Devotion by...
Control the vermin and pests of Sig. Always offering hospitality to guests.

Gruth Bearkin
Gruth Bearkin
Your Leverage is... Your Ritual allows you to...
Planar Heritage ( Feral )
Transporting vermin and pests to anywhere The Hungry Petition creates an abundance
Primal Blood
they choose in the ’verse. of food and drink from Kestr's table.
Stranger Nature

You can depend on family. Words never solve problems.

FAMILY BELIEF POLITICALL BELIEF SPIRITUALL BELIEF

 Public Information – Read to the Group
My name is Kagra the Gentle. I’m a Feral, one of the beast-
folk descended from the Plane of Freedom. Family matters in
the City Between, but I come from a particularly large one.
and mine is everywhere. I have sisters, cousins, and uncles
throughout the Hive, each of which have different bestial
features. I grew up defending my kin from the vermin and
wandering monsters who crawl through Breeding Warrens.
Someone had to put meat on the table, after all.
I believe that you can depend on family .
I also believe that words never solve problems.
Feral
Those who are bound to the Plane of Freedom are infused with primal
chaos, gaining bestial features. These could be as minor as a bit of fur
or scale, horn or hooves. More often, they become hybrids known as
harpies, goatmen, horsewomen, or lizardfolk. The Feral form small
communities based on which animal family they belong to. Each
community is united by their instinctual behaviors and their cult-like
religious practices. Individuals may change communities when passing
Wildstorms warp their bodies and instincts. The Feral are known for
their vigilant and unceasing defense of personal liberty at the expense of
any coherent civilization.
League of Exterminators
Lots of things sneak into the City Between to cause trouble. The
League of Exterminators has the ’pleasure’ of disposing of the most
noxious vermin from throughout the ’verse. If you can’t eat ’em, burn
’em. Can’t burn ’em, then freeze ’em. If that don’t work, shunt ’em off to
some random prime to deal with. Thanks to the League, the fair people
of Sig don’t have to worry about impfestations, gelatinous pyramids, or
screamspiders. Pest control is an important job in this city.
Duty: Control the vermin and eliminate the pests.
Leverage: Transporting vermin and pests to anywhere they
choose in the ’verse.
Kestranna, The Harvester
Kestranna is the harvest goddess with two very different aspects. Kestr is
her benevolent face, with skin dark like fertile soil and bearing bountiful
harvest in her arms. Ranna is her pale and malevolent face, the scythe-
goddess who reaps those whose time has come to an end. Together, this
goddess is loved and feared by countless mortals across the planes.
Devotion: Never refuse to offer hospitality to a guest.
Ritual: The Hungry Petition bestows you with an
abundance of food and drink from Kestr’s table. If you
choose not to spend one Influence, Ranna will slay an
innocent mortal nearby to sate her hunger.
SIG Character Sheet TALENTS ATTRIBUTES

+1
Ice
You are known as.... Light
B
R
1
D20
O
Tanael Nightblade A
D 2 D12
You work as a... D10

+2
3
Fine Arts
C
Political Assassin
Assassin
O
M
4 D8
M
Politics
D6
You are described as... O
5
N
A lean individual with long ivory hair,
D4

+3
pale-blue skin, and pointed ears. 6
Starlight Sword
You are played by...
Faction Treaties
D
SPARK SMOKE HARM

X
E
E
P

FAMILY HERITAGE POLITICAL FACTION SPIRITUAL POWER

Faenris Kingslayer You are a member of... You are a worshiper of...
Planar Heritage ( Polari ) The Guild of Advocates Edana of the Pact
Primal Blood
Stranger Nature Your Duty is to... You show your Devotion by...
Fulfill legal contracts on denizens of Sig. Never breaking a contract.

Irania Dawndottir
Your Leverage is... Your Ritual allows you to...
Planar Heritage ( Polari )
Maneuvering the bureaucracy of Sig's many The Blind Contract forges a spiritually
Primal Blood
laws and twist them to advantage. binding agreement, with consent. .
Stranger Nature

Politics are Cruel Honour has no price.

FAMILY BELIEF POLITICALL BELIEF SPIRITUALL BELIEF

 Public Information – Read to the Group
My name is Tanael Nightblade, and I kill people for a living.
I’m one of the political assassins working for the Guild of
Advocates, which means that the various political factions
of Sig hire me to off each other. Every faction of the City
has their own selfish goals and petty grudges, and I’m the
solution to all of their problems if they have the coin to spare.
Faction politics are messy business.
I believe that politics are cruel.
I also believe honour has no price.
Polari
Once upon a time, there lived the greatest people that the
planes will ever know. Clad in starlight and snowflakes, they
lived a life of bliss, eating thin delicacies, toasting each other
with wine made from the night. These people were tall,
slender, and beautiful, with skin so pale that their blue veins
showed through. Their eyes were pale ice-blue or red, their
hair silver or golden. Their speech, rarely used, was like the
sound of water freezing. They excelled in the arts of poetry,
of delicate ice-sculpture, and of elaborate dance. They are a
people in decline, but hope is not yet lost; some still hear the
song of the stars.
The Guild of Advocates
Law is a delicate profession in the fair city of Sig, one that needs to be
guided by a firm but wise hand. The guild serves every client, offering
legal services for a reasonable fee. Your legal representative will be happy
to support you in resolving your grievances through both the formal and
informal channels. No matter your cause, one of its fine members will
be happy to assist you in resolving your issue with professionalism and
brutal efficiency.
Duty: Offer legal dispatch services to the denizens of Sig.
Leverage: Maneuver the bureaucracy of Sig’s many laws and
twist them to advantage.
Edana of the Pact
Edana appears as a blue-skinned woman with six arms and a scarlet
blindfold over her eyes. She is the avatar of contracts, bargains, and
diplomatic treaties. When she gazes upon someone, she sees only the
web of duties, obligations, and agreements which bind them to the
’verse. She is diplomat, mediator, and intercessor in all legal matters
between the other Powers, and her ink-black blood creates unbreakable
treaties. Her home is within the Celestial Bureaucracy, though she can
often be found sipping a cup of chai in one of Sig’s cafés.
Devotion: Never break a contract.
Ritual: The Blind Contract forges a spiritually-binding
agreement between any two parties who willingly agree
to it. If you choose not to spend one Influence, the Blind
Contract lasts for a random duration unknown to you or the
parties involved.
SIG Character Sheet TALENTS ATTRIBUTES

+1
Fire
You are known as.... Passion
B
R
1
D20
O
Jard the Pious Religion A
D 2 D12
You work as a... D10

+2
3
Purification
C
Evangelical Matchmaker
Divinities
O
M
4 D8
M
D6
You are described as... O
5
N
A stout and curvy person with
D4

+3
smouldering hair and ashen skin. 6
Religious Law
You are played by...
Burning Hands
D
SPARK SMOKE HARM

X
E
E
P

FAMILY HERITAGE POLITICAL FACTION SPIRITUAL POWER

Iyala Everflame You are a member of... You are a worshiper of...
Planar Heritage ( Fireheart ) The Teacher's Guild Myn the Questioner
Primal Blood
Stranger Nature Your Duty is to... You show your Devotion by...
Nurture and teach the children. Never carrying more than you need.

Ysalla the Heretic

Your Leverage is... Your Ritual allows you to...
Planar Heritage ( Fireheart )
Receiving secret reports from students, past The Third Eye opens to reveal what issues
Primal Blood
and present. an individual is currently struggling with.
Stranger Nature

Every path is unique. No god is greatest.

FAMILY BELIEF POLITICALL BELIEF SPIRITUALL BELIEF

 Public Information – Read to the Group
My name is Jard the Pious, a priest in the city of devils.
This city is filled with divine and infernal Powers, from the
ancient primordials who make the ‘verse tremble, to the
smallest household gods. Each of them has their servitors,
both within and beyond the City Between. We priests act
as intercessors with the Powers, spreading their messages and
doing them favours in exchange for some divine blessings.
There’s never a boring day, though.
I believe that every path is unique.
I also believe that no god is greatest.
Firehearts
Nothing burns hotter than the passions of a Fireheart. Nothing.
Their natures are so intense that these ash-hued peoples have
magma coursing through their veins. They are renowned
alchemists, terrifying warriors, and nimble dancers. A Fireheart is
never satisfied with half-measures or imperfect works.
As a Fireheart, you feel the divine fire which courses through all
things. You feel the gentle warmth of the quiet believer, and the
raging bonfire of a zealot’s soul.
T h e T e a c h e r s’ G u i l d
Countless children race through the crooked corridors of Sig, gathering
splinters as they scamper up wooden ladders. Elsewhere in the ‘verse,
they would find themselves dragged into farms or factories by their
parents. Some would suffer even worse fates. In the City Between,
the Teachers’ Guild has other plans. They establish small schoolhouses
throughout the city where these youth can learn the basic skills they
need to survive and even thrive. Some focus on their letters. Others
learn the stories of the past. Still others learn to count coppers. No
matter where they come from, despite any hardship in their lives, the
Teachers’ Guild keeps them safe.
Duty: Nurture and teach the children.
Leverage: Secret reports from students, past and present.
Myn, the Questioner
Myn appears as a young girl with burnished copper skin and piercing
green eyes. She wanders the planes, finding those who have become
complacent or comfortable in their lives. This thin, waif-like girl
approaches such a figure and asks a single query. To an infamous warlord,
she asked if his husband would have condoned such cruelty. She asked
the Queen of the Emerald Rose when she last spoke to one of the
common people. Why did Polena the Virtuous punish herself so harshly
for her human failings? Myn is a goddess who tests those who need it.
Devotion: Never carry more than you need.
Ritual: The Third Eye opens to reveal what issues an
individual is currently struggling with. If you choose not
to spend one Influence, you will be bound to the individual
until that problem is solved.
SIG Character Sheet TALENTS ATTRIBUTES

+1
Planes
You are known as.... Magic
B
R
1
D20
O
Jacath Veilborn A
D 2 D12
You work as a... D10

+2
3
Planar Gates
C
Freelance Portalsmith
Conjurer
O
M
4 D8
M
Scholar
D6
You are described as... O
5
N
A thing of shifting black veils and soft
whispers.
D4

+3
6
Portalsmith
You are played by...
Invisibility Shroud
D
SPARK SMOKE HARM

X
E
E
P

FAMILY HERITAGE POLITICAL FACTION SPIRITUAL POWER

Harald the Bold You are a member of... You are a worshiper of...
Planar Heritage ( ) The Sage Collegium Brossien of the Mystic Song
Primal Blood
Stranger Nature Your Duty is to... You show your Devotion by...
Offer information and research services to Sig. Never allowing an evening without a song.

Unknown
Your Leverage is... Your Ritual allows you to...
Planar Heritage ( )
Access to revolutionary-cells full of well-read The Melodic Charm temporarily beguiles a
Primal Blood
wizards and alchemists. target into thinking you are a true friend.
Stranger Nature

Knowledge is a gateway. Magic cannot be controlled

FAMILY BELIEF POLITICALL BELIEF SPIRITUALL BELIEF

 Public Information – Read to the Group
My name is Jacath Veilborn, and I study the ‘verse. I’m
a thing of shifting black veils, whose mother was never
seen and whose gifts are strange even by Sig’s standards.
My unusual origins drove me to study planar cosmology
and become a portalsmith. I have studied the forbidden
secrets hidden on the conceptual Plane of Lore. I have
spoken with wise women from dozens of prime worlds.
I have walked the hidden paths of the ‘verse.
I believe that knowledge is a gateway.
I also believe that magic cannot be controlled.
Strange Nature
Your father was a mortal man, a primal explorer who ventured
deep into the Plane of Shadow. He returned to the city bearing
you in his arms, a babe wrapped in a fuligin cloak. He raised you
the best he could, telling you stories and sharing every book he
could get his frail hands on. You never knew your other parent,
but you feel their embrace whenever your invisibility shroud
wraps around your shoulders.
4+ Players
T h e S a g e Co l l e g i u m
During the Great Purge of Sig, countless great minds and priceless
tomes were thrown on the pyres. The Sage Collegium emerged from
the ashes of that terrible time. They came together with the common
mission to prevent such an event from happening again. They built
the Invisible College, a network of hidden library-caches and discrete
meeting places for the academic community of Sig. Through a series
of apprenticeships, the wisest (or most cunning) of Sig may be invited
to join the Guild and further this hidden fraternity of knowledge.
Those who serve the guild well are inducted into the deeper secrets of
wizardry and alchemy.
Duty: Offer information and research services to Sig.
Leverage: Revolutionary-cells full of well-read wizards
and alchemists.
B rossien of Mystic Song
Brossien was once a mortal man, famous for his seductive voice and
his revelry. He wandered the planes and the primes, crafting stories so
touching that even stones would weep. In his quest for fame and glory,
he stumbled upon an emerald lute bound in iron chains. When he seized
the lute and played a clear note, his essence melded with the fallen
goddess trapped within. Now he is a full-fledged Power, composing
songs with the under-harmony and singing the true language of
creation. He throws a good party, but has spawned a disturbing number
of demigods in his wake.
Devotion: Never allow an evening to pass without a song.
Ritual: The Melodic Charm beguiles a target and
temporarily convinces them that you are their steadfast
friend. If you choose not to spend one Influence, the target
will remember being charmed when they next wake.
SIG Character Sheet TALENTS ATTRIBUTES

+1
Healer
You are known as.... Persuasion
B
R
1
D20
O
Ulawa the Doctor A
D 2 D12
You work as a... D10

+2
3
Herbalist
C
Refugee Doctor
Therapist
O
M
4 D8
M
Negotiation
D6
You are described as... O
5
N
An elder and community leader wearing
traditional robes.
D4

+3
6
Trauma
You are played by...
Refugees
D
SPARK SMOKE HARM

X
E
E
P

FAMILY HERITAGE POLITICAL FACTION SPIRITUAL POWER

Buran Greenhorn You are a member of... You are a worshiper of...
Planar Heritage ( ) The Cleaners Morkanah the Sheltering Stone
Primal Blood
Stranger Nature Your Duty is to... You show your Devotion by...
Cure the sick and remove the dead. Never harming family.

Vivana Silverheart
Your Leverage is... Your Ritual allows you to...
Planar Heritage ( )
The Ability to move through the city Embrace covers someone in an immobile
Primal Blood
unnoticed. shell of stone to protect them from harm.
Stranger Nature

Sig is an alien nightmare. No one should suffer.

FAMILY BELIEF POLITICALL BELIEF SPIRITUALL BELIEF

 Public Information – Read to the Group
My name is Ulawa the Doctor. I’m a refugee from a prime
world that was invaded my demonic forces, and I led my
people through the long-forgotten gate to the City Between.
All of us are scared and confused by this bizarre and monster-
filled city, but I keep my people calm. I found there were
many other desperate souls in the streets of the Hive, and I
care for them as best I can.
I believe that Sig is an alien nightmare.
I also believe that no one should suffer.
Primal Refugee
You were a mundane human, a doctor who tended to the bodies
of the wounded and the minds of the traumatized. After your
prime world was invaded by demonic things, you led the few
survivors on an epic trek to the ancient ruins to the north. You
stumbled through an iridescent portal and found yourselves
on Sig’s bizarre streets. You made your new home in the Hive,
offering comfort to those in need.
5+ Players
The Cleaners
Sig is a brutal, messy place. The Cleaners are half healers, half garbage
disposal specialists, who are stuck dealing with the bodies bleeding in
the alleys. They pull the poor fools into their infirmaries to cauterize
wounds, burn out lingering curses, and patch people up. Other times,
they serve to dispose of other refuse they think is litterin’ up the city.
This faction may be underappreciated and overworked, but the city
would fall apart without them.
Duty: Care for the sick and dispose of the trash.
Leverage: Nobody pays attention to the rubbish man;
Cleaners can move through Sig’s strets and alleys unnoticed.
Morkanah, the S h elteri ng Ston e
It is Morkanah. It is the Stone that Shelters. It is the last of the
Primordials. It is simple but it keeps worshipers safe. It is shelter from
storm, from conflict, from fear, and even from death.
It cares for worshipers of flesh, of stone, and of clay. It is strong and
eternal, so worshipers need not be. It wants worshipers happy and
together with family.
It misses family.
Devotion: Never harm family.
Ritual: Morkanah’s Embrace covers someone in an immobile
shell of stone to protect them from harm. If you choose not
to spend one Influence, the shell will not dissipate when its
job is done.
SIG Character Sheet TALENTS ATTRIBUTES

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Illusion
You are known as.... Crafts
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Dessa the Shadowbroker Information A
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You work as a... D10

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Investigative reporter and spy.
Secrets
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A short gnome with brilliant purple hair and
inkstained fingers.
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Phantasmal Forces
You are played by...
Blackmail
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FAMILY HERITAGE POLITICAL FACTION SPIRITUAL POWER

Vara the Tinker You are a member of... You are a worshiper of...
Planar Heritage ( Gnome ) The Sig Gazetteer Ferrelux the Whisperer
Primal Blood
Stranger Nature Your Duty is to... You show your Devotion by...
Provide investigative journalism. Never lying directly, but omissions are fine.

Barin Twiceborn
Your Leverage is... Your Ritual allows you to...
Planar Heritage ( Gnome )
Control critical media coverage and tabloid Implant rumours that someone heard "from
Primal Blood
journalism. someone" in the past.
Stranger Nature

Kindness is true strength. Secrets are living things.

FAMILY BELIEF POLITICALL BELIEF SPIRITUALL BELIEF

 Public Information – Read to the Group
My name is Dessa the Shadowbroker. I’m many things: a
proud gnome from riverward, a brilliant journalist from the
Sig Gazetteer, and a servant of Ferrelux the Whisperer.
What I mean is, you can trust what I have to say. I walk
the mean streets of Sig, investigating crime and revealing
secrets. I do my best to make the world a better place for
the little guy, no matter the cost.
I believe that secrets are living things.
I also believe that true strength is kindness.
Gnomes
The shadowlands are filled by a small folk with keen intellect
and even greater sense of humour. They cut, polish, and set fine
gems, imbuing them with living shadow and shimmering light.
They craft artifacts of fascinating utility and power. They paint
the air with illusory forms, cook with imaginary flavours, and
make false sounds spring from nothingness. They are the ladies
and lords of twilight, whose passionate pursuit of art and craft
set them apart.
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The Sig Gazetteer
News prowls Sig’s putrid alleys and shining streets. Thanks to the fine
investigative reporters of the Gazetteer, you can learn all about it from
the safety of your kip. The Gazetteer is the one record of note, telling
the people of Sig of births, deaths, and other civil matters. Want to
know how the War of a Thousand Knives is going, and what effect
it will have on the city? Check out the Planar Politics section. Our
editorial staff will provide you with the best analysis of the breaking
news stories from throughout the ’verse. The Sig Gazetteer: News from
within, without, and everywhere in-between!
Duty: Provide investigative journalism.
Leverage: Critical media coverage and tabloid journalism.
Ferrelux the Whisperer
Ferrelux is a beautiful Herald whose wings shine as bright as the
morning star. He first rose to power as the Voice of the Primordial
Empress, whose reign over the Plane of Wind was fierce and total. After
the Empress was slain, he took to sharing dangerous and subversive ideas
throughout the ’verse. Now he busies himself in fomenting political
revolutions and inspiring radical new religions.
Devotion: Direct lies are forbidden, though omissions
are encouraged.
Ritual: The Rite of Rumour allows you to implant an idea
in a target, which they will remember as being told to them
by “someone” in the indistinct past. If you choose not to
spend one Influence, the idea will spread uncontrollably any
time the target whispers
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Framing Phase

Closing Phase

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 Overview of the Planes
Plane Planar Heritages City Factions Powers and Servitors

Elemental
Ring

Ideological
Ring

Conceptual
Ring
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Framing Phase

Closing Phase

Collaboration Phase
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 Overview of the Planes
Plane Planar Heritages City Factions Powers and Servitors

Elemental
Ring

Ideological
Ring

Conceptual
Ring
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Framing Phase

Closing Phase

Collaboration Phase
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 Overview of the Planes
Plane Planar Heritages City Factions Powers and Servitors

Elemental
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Ideological
Ring

Conceptual
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SIG GM Sheet NOTABLE PLACES ATTRIBUTES

FACE CHARACTERS (SPARK) 1

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D12
Zoltan the Divine
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OTHER MINOR NPCS (SMOKE) 3 D10

Hassan the Humble
+Kindness, +Divine Favour - Depression
4 D8
D6
Talix Copperhead
5
+Poisoner + Alchemist -Addict

Bauna the Breaker

+Mighty Form +Wrecker -Overly Polite
6 D4
SPARK SMOKE HARM

X
Yuna the Orphan
+Cute as a button + Sharp Knives -Amoral

Ulu the Wise

+Scholar + Ancient -Dependants

ELEMENTAL RING IDEOLOGICAL RING CONCEPTUAL RING

 FLAME: Passion is incorruptible.  JUSTICE: Virtue must be tested.  DREAMS: Everyone is connected.
Firehearts • Cleaners • Alius Ancestral • Teachers • Myn Cubi • Gazetteer • Nyx

 WAVES: True power is hidden.  TYRANNY: Mercy has no place in justice.  SHADOW: Reality is an illusion.
Waterborn • Riverwa�h • Tritonous Devahil • Advocates • Kalzak Gnomes • Artificers • Magdak

 WIND: Every message is sacred.  DESTRUCTION: Power is its own reward.  LORE: Knowledge is power.
Winged • Heralds • Ferrelux Wyrms • Enforcers • Eater of Worlds Elderskein • Sage • Brossien

 STONE: Strength is a burden.  ORDER: Laws are absolute.  LIFE: Grow or die.
Giants • Toil • Morkanah Aesigil • Paper Guard • Edana Sylva • Farmers • Kestranna

 ICE: Beauty is fragile.  FREEDOM: Law is a prison for the soul.  DEATH: Mortality is a blessing.
Polari • Performers • Aludra Feral • Exterminators • Calla Revenant • Dustkeepers • Omulaub
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 S i g T u t o r i a l (O p t i o n a l )
P urpose
This tutorial is an optional tool for teaching the game to a group for the
first time. This process is based on how the designer teaches the game
in person and demonstrates how the core rules work in play. The normal
game is free-flowing and creative, but this tutorial simplifies things into
a linear procedure of play. We will tell you when to roll the dice and
when to change the results on those dice. We even give you text to
read out to the group. It will take about five to ten minutes in order to
play through the tutorial.
This tutorial will guide you through a prelude, 2 months before the
main events of your game take place. We will establish a Scene (step
1), demonstrate a sample Conflict (step 2), close the Scene (step 3), and
perform an Interlude (step 4).
Text in italics is instructions or explanations. The boxed text should be
read out loud to the group by someone at the table, with the shaded
boxes read by the GM, and the white boxes typically read by players.
(Content warning – Alcoholism)
S tep 1 - S cene F raming
The game consists of a number of dramatic Scenes, and the
first step is to establish that Scene for the group. Normally,
three different people will create each Scene, each rolling their
Smoke die to determine who gets to participate in this process.
The GM reads the following out to the group.
Everyone roll your Smoke attribute die. This means you
should look to the top right corner of your character sheets,
where your two attributes of Spark and Smoke are listed. Find
the largest filled-in die in the Smoke column, roll a die of that
size, and tell me what you get.
The people with the three highest results on their die rolls
will participate in framing the Scene. In case of ties, reroll as
a tie-breaker. Let’s start with the highest result.
Person with the highest result on the Smoke roll reads.
As I have the highest result, I get to choose whether to
establish the Platform, Tilt, or Question. I’ll create the
Platform, which describes where and when the Scene will
occur, as well as who’s present in it.
Person with the second highest result on the Smoke roll reads.
As I have the next highest result, I will create the Question.
Something about the scene that we would like to answer in play.
Person with the third highest result on the Smoke roll reads.
As I have the next highest result, I will create the element
which remains. In this case, I’ll make the Tilt, which describes
the incident that provokes the PCs to action.

Person who establishes the Platform reads.
When a player tries to get Zoltan to explain himself, Zoltan tries to
resist telling the PC the information. The GM should keep the sheet.
I’m creating the Platform. Normally I would make
this up, but the tutorial gives me a standard Platform
description. This scene will take place in old bar on the
Isle of Spirits, late in the night, roughly two months
before the main events of the game will occur.
Person who establishes the Tilt reads.
I’m creating the Tilt, which is the dramatic event or threat
which is forcing the characters to act. All of you see that
Zoltan the Divine is also at the bar, with a collection of empty
glasses in front of him. He appears to be drinking heavily and
recklessly, which is a sure sign that something is wrong.
Person who establishes the Question reads.
I’m creating the Question for the Scene, which is the thing
we are trying to discover in play. The Question of this scene
is “Why is Zoltan the Divine so angry that he is drinking
himself into a stupor?”
The GM reads the following out to the group.
We have finished establishing the Scene. Now we move
onto the collaboration phase, where we roleplay freely until
a Conflict is triggered. We will collaborate until one of you
tries to get Zoltan to explain his behaviour.
S tep 2 - S ample Conflict
When two people disagree about what should happen next
in the story, we trigger a Conflict. We determine what
we want, roll the dice, and spend resources to modify the
results until we know the final winner.
The first thing we do in each Conflict is determine what
each side wants. Zoltan wants all of you folks to leave him
alone in his misery. One of you wants Zoltan to explain
why he’s acing that way.
Each other person at the table can choose to either abstain
from the Conflict, or help one of the two sides. Which of the
other player characters is helping you convince Zoltan to talk?
If no player volunteers, pick one at random.
Now that we know the sides, we’ll determine which dice to
use. Because I’m portraying a major NPC, I’ll roll my Spark die
which is ranked at D12. If I was controlling a lesser NPC (like
the waiter) or some other portion of the setting (like a storm), I’d
roll my Smoke die instead. If I had support, or if I had suffered
enough Harm, that would change what size of die I roll.
Player who establishes the conflict reads.
Since my character is trying to convince Zoltan to talk, I’ll
roll my Spark die. Since I have one person supporting me,
I increase my die by one size. This means that I’m actually
rolling a (say actual die size here). Let’s roll it now!
Roll the dice.
Now that we’ve rolled, players get to add Talents to their scores.
If one of my Broad Talents applies, I add a +1 to my result. If
one of my Common Talents applies, I add a +2 to my result. If
I have a Deep Talent that applies, I add a +3. This means that I
will always add a value between +0 and +6 to my die rolls.
I rolled (say roll result here) and my talents will give me (say
modifier here), so my total is (say total here).
The GM reads the following out to the group.
I don’t add anything to my rolls. This means that I just use
my die roll, which is (say roll result here). That doesn’t mean
I can’t increase my result, though. We can both increase
our scores if we aren’t happy with what we got by spending
Influence to gain +1 per point spent. We could also choose to
suffer Harm, getting a +3 for each point of Harm we receive.
Let’s not bother with that now, though.
The person who has the higher result gets what they want. They
narrate the outcome to the table, meaning that the winner would
describe Zoltan’s response. The winner will also suffer a point of
Harm, as the price of victory that you always have to pay.
Now that we’ve finished the Conflict, we could go back to
roleplaying, and possibly even go through more Conflicts. But let’s
assume we answered the scene’s Question and close the Scene.
S tep 3 - C lose the S cene
When we close the Scene, we look at all of the Beliefs and
see which ones have been confronted in play. Confronting a
Belief means that the person holding that Belief was faced
with evidence that either supports it or contradicts it.
We’ll start by going through the GM’s Beliefs on the Belief
sheet, followed by each of the players’ Beliefs on their sheets.
If a Belief has been confronted and no one disagrees, take the
Influence token from the sheet.
If someone has confronted all three Beliefs, GM reads the following.
When all three Beliefs have been confronted, you refresh! This
means that everyone else gets one Influence, and we replace the
three tokens we had taken from your section of the Belief sheet.
S tep 4 - I nterlude
The GM reads the following out to the group.
After closing the scene, anyone can trigger Interludes. Let’s
do that now. Interludes are small moments of quiet discussion
and character growth. During the process of closing Scenes,
anyone can spend three Influence to trigger a short Scene
with another character. You ask them a question, and they
answer.
I’ll spend my Influence to ask the player who triggered the
Conflict a question. “How did Zoltan comfort you when you
were struck by tragedy?” Let’s flashback to the conversation
between you two in the same bar, weeks earlier.
Roleplay freely, until the Interlude ends normally.
Now that we’ve finished the Interlude, both people involved
in the Interlude can remove one Harm from their sheet.
Character growth and exploration is how we recover.
That now finishes up the Tutorial section. Let’s dig into the
first normal Scene!
Refill the Belief sheet.
Make sure that everyone has three Influence
Remove all Harm.
Adventure - The Shard of E mp i r e
When the Shard of Empire bound itself to Sig, it infected the City
Between with its influence. The Merchant’s Guild rose in prominence,
led by a secret cabal of wealthy traders known only as the Night Barons.
These Night Barons entered into a formal alliance with Palnayas the
Chosen, although the two groups have different goals.
The Night Barons seek to expand their trade networks and use the
resulting wealth to buy the loyalty of the other City Factions.
Palnayas seeks to colonize and assimilate the populace of the various
prime worlds, ruling each of them through the Chosen.
The Spiked are a by-product of all of these schemes, arising as loyal
foot-soldiers and signs of the imperial infection.
I mperial P hase 1 – E arly S igns
In the beginning, the signs of the coming Empire are subtle. The Night
Barons establish the first Night Market, a place where almost any primal
treasure can be acquired if you have the coin. Those who visit the events
are treated to marvelous wonders: addictive spices that taste like beauty,
glowing snails, and crystals that sing in perfect harmony. There is a sense
of celebration throughout, complete with free sweets for the children
and a phantasmal light show.
In this first phase, the Night Barons work hard to build a positive
reputation. They continue to throw these festivities, and no one thinks
to question how the Night Barons are able to afford the extravagance.
If it wasn’t for the mysterious crates in the alley or their Spiked guards,
nothing would seem amiss.
I mperial P hase 2 – I nvasions
While the celebrations continue, the Night Barons have been in
negotiations with the Crasher’s Guild for a series of gate keys, each
leading to a different prime world. The price of these keys was steep, but
the Barons were confident in their collective value.
They spread out into the worlds like some kind of viral infection. Some
primes are visited by the agents of the Night Barons first, offering planar
goods in trade for local treasures. Other worlds are investigated instead
by the Chosen, offering power for any locals wise enough to convert to
Palnayas. Still others are invaded by armies of Spiked soldiers, establishing
beachheads. These initial efforts can be resisted by the locals, if they
were to be warned by brave planar ‘venturers.
These initial efforts are very profitable for the nascent empire. The
Night Barons begin to collect various resources from the planes. Many
of the Planar mortals are transformed by the imperial influence, either
devoting themselves in service to Palnayas, or assimilating to join the
ranks of the Spiked. All of these events bolster the Empire and empower
them for the days to come.
I mperial P hase 3 – F allout
The prime worlds have been brought under the Imperial control.
Valuable goods, from swords that convey martial prowess to bottled
immortality, are now available for sale at the Night Markets. Weapons,
religious artifacts, magical drugs, and primal slaves slowly begin to
appear for sale, and the damage is evident.
The Night Barons spend their profits on encouraging loyalty from
Enforcers, who now serve as a private guard of sorts. The Chosen grow
bolder. Their temple has been built near the top of the Godstreet, as
befits their glory. Palnayas feeds on the faith of those who worship them
on the prime worlds. The Chosen begin to evangelize, spreading their
message in the Hive and gathering others to the flock. Divine blessings
and holy miracles are common among the Chosen, thanks to the influx
of primal faith. At this point, the GM should identify one of the Faces
of the campaign who has been hurt by the growing influence of Empire.