Enemies

Threats

• Draw the PCs' attention, hold it, and soak up punishment
• Aspects: High Concept, Trouble, (third)
• Skills: apex one higher than PCs', two lower, (three lower)
• Stunts: at least one that forces dealing with
• Stress: normal tracks, at least a mild slot, (moderate slot)

Hitters

• Strike with devastating effect under optimal circumstances
• Aspects: High Concept, Trouble, (third)
• Skills: apex one (or two) higher than PCs', two lower, (three lower)
• Stunts: at least one with Weapon:2, (harder to spot)
• Stress: bare minimum, (mild slot)

Bosses

• Focal points of set-piece battles, big personalities
• Aspects: full spread of five, closely-guarded Trouble
• Skills: apex two higher than PCs' or two at one higher; pyramid down to Fair (+2)
• Stunts: at least one memorable, up to three
• Stress: standard, mild slot, moderate slot, (severe slot)

Fillers

• Fill scene, let PCs feel like badasses
• Aspects: a single encapsulating name
• Skills, per quality:
  • Average: one Average (+1)
  • Fair: one Fair (+2)
  • Good: one Good (+3) and one Average (+1)
• Stunts: none
• Stress: one box per quality step
• Grouping:
  • Every two with same skill, +1 bonus, max +4
  • Arrange stress boxes together, weaker to the left
  • Tick off stress from the left, removing individuals

Obstacles

Hazards

• Deals damage to PCs
• Aspect: name, skill rating, weapon rating 1–4; e.g.:
  • Great (+4) Machine-Gun Turret, Weapon:3
  • Fantastic (+6) Whirling Spike Apparatus, Weapon:2
  • Superb (+5) Distant Sniper, Weapon:4
• Skill rating at least at PC apex, usually a bit higher
• Can attack or CA; can't be attacked
• Passive opposition equal to their rating for overcome or CA

Blocks

• Prevent PCs from doing things
• Can cause stress, but don't always
• Do not take actions, provide passive opposition
• Aspect: name and skill rating; e.g.:
  • Fair (+2) Chain Link Fence
  • Good (+3) Vat of Acid, Weapon:4
  • Great (+4) Animate Statue, Weapon:1
• Skill rating shouldn't be much higher than PCs
• PCs roll against when interfering

Distractions

• Force PCs to prioritize, put pressure on the scene
• Name: brief, punchy representation; can be (or not be) an aspect
• Choice: a simple question that codifies the decision to be made
• Repurcussion: what happens if not dealt with; can have multiple
• Opposition: passive rating to deal with it; not required

Contraints

Countdowns

• Add urgency to an adversary: deal with it now or things will get worse
• Countdown track: mark off left to right
• Trigger: an event that marks down the countdown (can be multiple)
• Outcome: what happens when the countdown ends

Limitations

• Fictional elements that alter how PCs must deal with a threat
• A fact (purely fictional) or aspect (mechanical)
• Can have a Weapon rating attached (with special Compel)

Resistances

• Effectively forbid a particular course of action
• Lock: an aspect that describes the resistance
• Key: an element (aspect, extra, character, etc.) that disables the resistance