• A call is a word or phrase you say out loud to indicate something has happened.
• There are two types of calls - damage calls and effect calls.
• Damage calls reduce a target's hit points.
• Effect calls make the target behave in a certain way.

• Weapons block damage calls, but not effect calls.
• A hand holding a weapon counts as that weapon for the purposes of taking calls.
• The head is not a valid target for attacks and, as such, all calls which target the head can be ignored.

• Whenever you hit somebody successfully with a weapon, this does one point of damage.
• You do not need to call anything. You may call SINGLE if you think the target has not noticed, or may miss the blow.
• The other damage calls are ZERO, DOUBLE, TRIPLE, QUAD, QUINT and DEC.
• These do 0,2,3,4,5 and 10 points of damage respectively.
• If an effect call says that you 'cannot attack', then, if you do hit someone, you must call ZERO to let them know that they should not take damage from your attack.

• Calls are delivered in two ways - ranged or melee.
• 'Melee' means that you need to hit the target with a weapon before you may make that call against them.
• 'Ranged' means you can point to a target and make that call against them.
• When making ranged calls, where possible, you should always specify who you are targeting, e.g. “Seb, STUN!”; “Marian, QUINT!”; “Red Robes, STAGGER!”

• By default, all effect calls last 10s.
• Sometimes there will be a number after an effect call. This overrides the standard duration of that call.
• For example, a WOUND normally lasts 10s. WOUND 5 is a WOUND call, but it lasts 5 seconds.

• If you are hit with the same effect call, you take the duration of the most recent call.
• E.g. I'm hit with STUN. 5 seconds later, I'm hit with STUN again. I now have 10s of STUN left.

• That's cool. This happens. Especially when you're new to the game and have a hojillion things to remember.
• If you ever can't remember what a call does, and you're not in a position to ask (i.e. during combat):
• You can take that call as a STUN, instead.
• This is not an ability which PCs inherently possess (or something that they can choose to do freely).
• This should only be used when you cannot remember a call.

Duration: 10s

• You cannot make calls or attack.
• You may only take one step every 1s ('shield pace').

Duration: 10s

• You can't attack the person who made this call unless they attack you first.
• You should make way for them if they try and move past you.

Duration: 10s

• If you are wounded in the arm, it goes limp, and you cannot use it to defend yourself or make calls.
• If you are wounded in the leg, you cannot move it, but you can pivot on it.
• If you are wounded in both legs, you cannot move.
• If you are struck on the torso with a WOUND call, apply the effects to the limb nearest the struck area.
• When called at range, the target chooses which limb to take the call on, unless the ranged call further specifies the type of limb affected (e.g. WOUND LEG).

Duration: 10s

• You must move directly away from the person who delivered this call.
• Turn around and move in a straight line as best you can.
• You cannot make calls or attack.
• You may call DODGE to any blow.
• REPEL expires early if you would hit a large obstacle or another person.
  • If this occurs, take a STAGGER.

Duration: 1s

• Place the palm of one hand on the floor, count the duration, and stand back up again.
• You may defend yourself with one hand, move, and make calls as normal during this time.
• If you are hit with a REPEL, the STAGGER call ends.

Duration: Instant

• You have been afflicted with a curse of the body or the soul.
• You will need to check with the GM at the end of the encounter to discover the effects of the curse.
• Roleplay effects will be provided at this time.
• You cannot RESIST this call.

Duration: Instant

• What the call does depends on if the target was taken by surprise.

• Target did not see the attack coming:
  • Target takes a QUAD (4 points of damage).
  • The target cannot DODGE or RESIST the call.

• Target did see the attack coming:
  • Target gains a RESIST to this attack, which they must call immediately.

Duration: 10s

• This call is followed by a single word, e.g. PAIN, BURNING, FRUSTRATION, ANGER, LOSS.
• A strong stimulus is inviting you to fall under the corresponding roleplay effect.
• As with all roleplay effects, you have full control over how your character reacts to any effect, and how deeply you're affected by it.
• Though the standard duration is only 10s, you may continue to be affected afterwards.

Duration: Instant

• Regain X body hits.
• You cannot gain body hits above your maximum in this way.

Duration: 20s

• Only affects you if you are on 0 hits.
• Regain 6 hits.
• You cannot gain body hits above your maximum in this way.
• If you receive any healing (i.e. a HEAL call) this call expires immediately with no further effect.
• Otherwise, at the end of the duration, you drop to 0 hits.

Duration: Instant

• Called as a reaction to an effect call, delivered at range or by melee.
• The effect part of the call has been avoided.
• If you have a RESIST, you can use it to RESIST any effect call unless otherwise noted.

Duration: Instant

• Called as a reaction to a melee blow.
• The effect and damage parts of the call have both been avoided.

Duration: Instant

• Called as a reaction to any effect call, delivered at range or by melee.
• The effect part has been avoided.
• Immune indicates that a target cannot ever be affected in this way.

Duration: Varies

• You have disappeared. Place two fingers in the air to indicate this.
• You may not make calls, talk, or attack while DISAPPEARING.
• If are struck by a MASS call while under DISAPPEARING, this causes the DISAPPEARING call to instantly expire.
• When the DISAPPEARING duration expires, drop your fingers to indicate that you visible.
• You should wait two seconds after DISAPPEARING expires before making any other calls or attacking.
• You may voluntarily end a DISAPPEARING call early.

Duration: 10s

• You may call DODGE to any blow.
• You cannot make calls or attack.
• You must remain in motion, or else this effect expires.

• This call modifies an existing call, e.g. MASS STAGGER.
• Everybody within a 5m radius of the person who made the call takes the effect.
• The person making the call is unaffected.

• If a call is not listed here, it is a nonstandard call.
• Players with nonstandard calls must brief them at the start of the adventure.
• GMS will not include nonstandard calls in a Level 1 adventure.