Tokens & The Loom
Flavor Tokens
Flavor Tokens allow for certain narrative actions and minor mechanical benefits. Expending Flavor Tokens always calls for creative description, flavor text, or roleplay. These can be awarded whenever one player at the table wants to reward good storytelling. They can reward anyone, including the GM, but Flavor Tokens must always be given from one player to another (you cannot give yourself a Token). Flavor Tokens can also be transferred, so if one player wants to see another player shine in the current moment, they can gift one of their own Flavor Tokens to another player, possibly giving that player more roleplaying options in that moment.
If your table is not used to players taking on a rewarding role such as this, you may use a hybrid GM system, where the GM rewards the players and when the players expend the Flavor Token, it is given to the GM to be used when they wish, then it returns to the ether.
Earning Tokens
Other ways of earning Flavor Tokens include ways you can interact with the world and people around you in a way that enhances the story being told. You may take any of the following actions to try to do so, or propose a new action to the GM.1
- Inconvenience yourself to help someone else
- Give away something you hold dear
- Pause for a moment, describe how you take a quick rest and its effect on you
- Leave an offering to a forgotten god or to the local spirits
- Speak your true feelings on a deep subject
- Take a moment to bask in the grandeur, describe the view
- Take a moment to witness a tiny moment of beauty, describe the moment
- Take a moment to marvel or look in horror at something you've never seen before, describe the experience
Rule of Sincerity
Keep in mind, the GM has authority to either ask follow-up prompts to fish for a more profound contribution, or to dictate that the action you have described does not earn you a Flavor Token. The best approach here is to be earnest and sincere in your storytelling.
Token Spending Options
Spending Flavor Tokens allows players to take guided storytelling actions and even bring other players into the storytelling moment. These are just a few ways to spend Flavor Tokens; you may receive alternative ways to do so when purchasing new Abilities in the Experience Market. You are also allowed to offer a number of Flavor Tokens to another player to propose a turn in the story. Tokens given in this way are transferred to the recipient player.
Any player involved in the roleplay during the moments of any Flavor Action gains a Beat. Flavor Actions do not require any part of the Action Economy during a Scene.
| Cost (Tokens) | Action Name | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Push | Grant yourself a Reroll as a reaction by flavoring the cost.* |
| 1 | Realize | Add an element of the scene, describing in detail the object or characteristic. You may Reroll your next Test relevant to the new element.* |
| 1 | Inspire | Give someone within Yonder a Reroll as a reaction by describing how you helped previously or how they find strength to do well*. |
*Some Flavor Actions call for a Reroll, which can be done by rerolling the initial D20 or by rolling an additional D20 and keeping the more successful result.
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Your archetype and background may also give you options for earning Flavor Tokens. ↩
