Titan World

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Titan World

Premise

Long ago, the world belonged to humans. Those days vanished, however, when the Titanscame.

The origins of the Titans remain shrouded in mystery. All we know is that their rise was sudden

and brutal, and soon, they were everywhere. Massive and all but indestructible, the Titans

sought nothing but to eat humans. And eat they did - before long, humans had been pushed to

the brink of extinction.

Now this world belongs to the Titans. All that remains of humanity lives in a single nation,

surrounded by three enormous walls. The world beyond the walls is a dangerous one, full of

ravenous Titans that seek nothing more than to consume human flesh. Behind the walls,

humanity is safe - but all it would take is a single breach to plunge humanity into chaos once

more. If the first wall were to break, half of humanitys territory would be lost. If the second were

to break, what little remained would not be able to support even its own population, let alone the

refugees from outside. If the third wall broke, then every last human would surely be devoured.

You have just graduated from the military training corps, and been trained in the dangerous craft

of fighting Titans. People like you patrol the walls, keep the peace, and go on expeditions

beyond the walls to unearth resources and information. You do not know the true horror of battle

between man and Titan.

But you will.

Welcome to Titan World.

*World Terminologyroll+Stat: Roll 2d6 and add your stat to the result. A 10 or higher is a total success, a 7-9 is a

qualified success. Hope to avoid rolling 6 or below.

Forward: The next time you roll the thing you have Forward on, add or subtract the indicated

amount to the roll. So, +1 Forward on Rage means that the next time you roll+Rage, you add

one to the result.Ongoing: Until the condition described ends, add or subtract the indicated amount to every roll

of the thing you have Ongoing on. So, -1 Ongoing on Agility until you stop and rest means that

every Agility roll will be made at a -1 penalty until you stop and rest.

Stats


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Agility is skill in moving quickly, evading Titans, and getting into advantageous positions. It is

rolled to avoid harm or get into position to strike. Agility is the most important stat for The

Natural.

Execution is both skill at dispatching enemies and the mental resolve to move in for the killing

blow. It is rolled to deliver crippling or fatal attacks against Titans, or for fighting humans.Execution is the most important stat forThe Warrior.

Awareness is the ability to quickly understand the flow of a situation It is rolled to determine

probable sources of serious threat and the best ways to deal with them, as well as anticipate

unexpected attacks. Awareness is the most important stat forThe Tactician.

Discipline is the ability to keep your head when things get seriously dire. It is rolled to avoid

panicking in truly horrible situations, and to inspire the same level of stability in others. Discipline

is the most important stat forThe Leader.

Rage is sheer personal drive and hatred of the Titans that plague humanity. It is rolled to break

free from hopeless situations where your life is on the line. Rage is the most important stat for

The Shifter.

Character Creation

Rookie Character Creation

Assign +2, +1, +1, +0, -1 to your five stats, write down a first name, and go. You dont get a last

name until you die or survive the mission. Your Luck begins at 0.

Personality and backstory can develop as you play, and youll pick a Playbook and last nameonce you reach Level 1. Until then, you only have Basic Moves.

Advanced Character Creation

Come up with a full name, backstory and personality.

Start at Level 1. Assign +2, +1, +1, +0, -1 to your five stats. Your Luck begins at 2.

Choose a Playbook. You get both of the Starting Moves for that Playbook.

NamesFirst names (female): Alena, Amelia, Ayla, Beatrix, Carina, Christel, Dilara, Elisa, Emma,

Evelyn, Flora, Gisela, Gretel, Hannelore, Havva, Ida, Ilse, Jana, Juliana, Katarina, Lara,

Magdalene, Marina, Michaela, Nina, Olivia, Petra, Regula, Sara, Sonja, Teresa, Valeska, Zehra,

Ziska


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First names (male): Adrian, Alexander, Altan, Bertram, Conrad, Dieter, Dirk, Eckhart, Erik, Felix,

Gervas, Gregor, Hans, Heinrich, Hugo, Joachim, Julian, Kilian, Lanzo, Leonhard, Levent, Lukas,

Markus, Matthias, Nico, Oswald, Reto, Siegfried, Simon, Tobias, Valentin, Walther

Last names: Abel, Achilles, Adler, Baumann, Beckert, Brandt, Dieter, Engel, Faust, Frost,

Gerhard, Hafner, Hermann, Jaeger, Kaspar, Kaya, Kneller, Krantz, Luther, Martin, Maus,Mueller, Neuman, Peters, Richter, Rose, Samson, Schroeder, Stein, Vann, Voss, Wagner,

Waltz, Weiss, Winter

Leveling UpEvery time you survive a mission (what constitutes a mission is up to your GM), your level

increases by one, and you gain the following perks:

Your Luck is set to 2.

If your new Level is 1, pick a Playbook. You gain both Starting Moves for it.

If your new Level is at least 2, pick one of these. Each can only be picked once.

+1 to Agility.

+1 to Execution.

+1 to Awareness.

+1 to Discipline.

+1 to Rage.

Gain one Advanced Move from your Playbook.




The following additional options are available once you reach Level 6:

+1 to any stat (max +3). Luck is set to 3 each level instead of 2.

Gain one Starting Move from another Playbook.

Gain one Advanced Move from any Playbook you have a Starting Move in.

GearEvery character starts with the following equipment:

Maneuvering Gear. This complex piece of equipment uses gas-powered grappling hooks

to allow you to move freely through the air, as long as there are surfaces for you to

attach to. You have been trained in its use. Two Titan-slaying swords. Because Titans have extraordinarily tough skin, so only these

amazingly sharp special blades - or similarly high-powered ordinance - can harm them.

Unfortunately, the downside of these blades is that theyre only good for a few hits

before they are blunted. Accordingly, the swords blades are detachable, and youll be

carrying around several replacement blades with you.


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Further equipment can be provided or found over the course of the game. However, due to the

nature of Maneuvering Gear combat, youll want to minimize excess weight in your equipment.

Other pieces of equipment:

Spare blades. If someone is running low on blades, then you can give them some to

keep them in the fight. Spare gas. If someone is running low on gas, then you can refill them if you have a

couple of minutes of downtime.

Rifle. Deadly for humans, wont kill a Titan but you can shoot out the eyes on a smaller

one.

Torch. Titans are inactive during the night, so sources of light are important for journeys

beyond the walls.

Flare gun. Can fire smoke flares of various colors, both to send simple messages over

long distances or to dazzle and confuse Titans. Comes with a complement of flares.

A person can carry one additional piece of equipment and still freely use Maneuvering Gear.

You can carry up to three, but if you have more than one, youll start every operation with the

Disadvantage Encumbered. A horse with saddle bags can carry four additional pieces of

equipment.

Special Mechanics

Luck

Every time you advance to a new level, your Luck is set to 2. If youre not starting as a Rookie,

then your Luck begins at 2 as well.

Any time you make a roll, after seeing the result, you can spend 1 Luck to change the roll result

to a 12. Any time an ally makes a roll, after seeing the result, you can spend 1 Luck to increasethe roll result up to a 7.

Advantages

Some Moves allow you to create Advantages. These advantages persist for as long as they

remain present in the fiction, or until they are exploited.

When you gain an Advantage, write down what it actually means, fictionally. Depending on the

nature of the Advantage, your allies may also be able to exploit it.

There are two uses of an exploited Advantage. The first is to favorably change the outcome of a

roll - If you exploit an Advantage in the fiction and fail the roll, instead treat the result as a 7-9. If

you rolled a 7-9, instead treat it as a 10. If you rolled a 10-11, instead treat it as a 12.

The other way is to burn them. Some Moves, such as Strike to Kill, require an Advantage in

order to be used. When you use them, the Advantage is used up, and you dont get to use it to

improve your roll.

Disadvantages


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Some Moves or situations will result in Disadvantages for the character. These disadvantages

persist for as long as they remain present in the fiction, or until they are exploited by the GM.

There are two ways the GM can exploit a Disadvantage. One is to qualify a success - a roll of

10+ is instead treated as a 7-9. This cant be done if Luck was used on the roll.

The other way is to bring it up in the fiction as a new complication for the scene. The results of

this can be wide-ranging and potentially devastating - especially if youre trying to flee to safetywhile you have the Low on Gas Disadvantage...

Using Advantages and Disadvantages as a GM

Advantages and Disadvantages can both be tricky to pin down, since they represent a huge

range of things - flashes of insight, supply shortages, combat positioning, special traits, and so

on. It can help to break them down into a few categories.

Advantages and Disadvantages can both be Temporary orPersistent. A temporary Advantage

is something relevant only in a single moment, reflecting the immediate shape of the situation.

The most common of these is the positioning required to take a shot at dispatching a Titan, but

a Disadvantage from messing up your positioning and ending up surrounded would be the

same. These temporary effects dont need to be recorded - theyre a natural extension of the

fiction, and disappear as soon as the situation changes, so theyre usually only around for a

single round of what do you do?. You dont even need to call these out as Advantage s or

Disadvantages -just say something like It looks like youve got a clear shot at the Titans neck

and the player should get the idea well enough.

Persistent effects are a bit more involved. They represent long-term problems or advantages,

such as being low on gas or having a well thought-out plan to deal with a Titan. These continue

until the fictional event that brought them into play is eliminated - in the above examples, takinga moment to refuel or executing the plan. These should be more explicitly called out as

Advantages or Disadvantages, as they are resources to be held on to and marked off as they

are used. Index cards a la FATE Core could be a good way to keep track of them. Remember

that even a Persistent effect can only be exploited once.

Advantages can vary greatly in their applicability - not ever Advantage can be applied to every

situation. Again, the most obvious example is getting into position to attack a Titan - that

Advantage can only be used for a short time, only by the character who created it, and only

against the Titan they moved to attack. As contrast, an Aberrant Shifters armored hide is also

an Advantage, but it can be applied to any situation where theyre under attack, regardless of

the source. Remember, exploiting Advantages comes from the fiction, like everything else.

Disadvantages can be considered to come in two flavors - Character Disadvantages and

Situation Disadvantages. Character Disadvantages are any Disadvantage tied to a specific

character - unfortunate positioning, running out of supplies, and so forth. Situation

Disadvantages are Disadvantages for the party as a whole - for example, an enemy Titan

possessing a powerful special ability. Both types can only be exploited once.


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There are a pair of Disadvantages that come up a few times and are a bit special: Low on

Blades and Low on Gas. What makes these Disadvantages distinct is that they have very

specific consequences upon being exploited - you run out of blades or gas. These are fictional

consequences, but devastating ones - someone with no blades will be all but unable to harm

Titans, and escaping from Titans on foot without the use of Maneuvering Gear is a life-threatening crisis.

TitansHumanitys greatest enemy. Titans are massive, humanoid creatures, usually ranging from 3 to

15 meters in height. They have little intelligence, and only one interest - humans. A Titan will

ignore any other obstacles to rush towards humans, kill them, and eat them. They dont get any

sustenance from this - the act itself of killing and devouring humans seems to be their only

motivation.

Killing TitansKilling a Titan is hard. You cant just leap straight for the kill (unless youre the Warrior or the

Shifter, depending on the circumstances). Titans are huge, tough, and fast, and only have one

weak point on the back of the neck. Striking them anywhere else may do damage, but theyll

regenerate before too long.

Under normal circumstances, the only way to kill a Titan is to first injure it, then attack their weak

point while its injured. This requires two separate successful uses ofStrike to Kill, each of which

requires an Advantage to execute.

Getting killed by a Titan, however, is all too easy. Make one mistake and your life will be on theline.

Advanced Titans

Not all Titans were created equal. Some Titans are extra large, towering upwards of 15 meters

tall. Some have thick armor or increased regeneration speed. Some are Aberrants, moving in

bizarre and unpredictable ways. Some even have human-like intelligence.

If a Titan has traits or abilities that make it more dangerous than your average Titan, these are

represented by Disadvantages. Record each special trait as a party-wide Disadvantage that can

be exploited once against anyone trying to attack the Titan. For extra powerful Titans, such as a

Titan intended to be a deadly challenge for the entire party by itself, stack the Disadvantage

more than once, allowing it to be exploited multiple times.

Some types of advanced Titans:

Aberrant: Most Titans simple walk towards humans and attack them. Some exhibit

stranger, harder-to-predict behavior, such as running, leaping, or crawling quickly on all


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fours. These Titans are a major destabilizing force on the battlefield, as its impossible to

predict what theyll do next.

Armored: Occasionally, a Titan will surface with extra-thick skin, capable of ignoring

cannon fire and shattering swords. Attacking at vulnerable points such as joints can help

to bring it down.

Regenerative: All Titans regenerate damage done to anywhere other than theirvulnerable point, but some can do it so quickly that any injury only reveals a brief

moment of vulnerability before it recovers completely.

Colossal: 3 to 15 meters is the typical range of Titan sizes. Rare larger Titans, upwards

of 20-30 meters or even taller, are very difficult to take down, since even with

Maneuvering Gear it wont be easy to reach high enough to attack the neck.

Intelligent: The most dangerous of all Titans are those with human-like intelligence.

Some extremely rare Titans can think, plan, react intelligently, fight with real technique,

and even talk. Fighting one without a clear plan is suicide. An intelligent Titan more than

likely has a human inside thats controlling it.

Basic MovesEvery character has access to all of these.

Get Into Position

When you use Maneuver Gear to try and get into position to attack a Titan, roll+Agility.

On a 10+, gain an Advantage that can be used to attack that Titan.

On a 7-9, you still gain an Advantage, but pick one:

The Titan notices you moving in to attack, and makes you its top priority.

You overexert yourself moving into position. Take -1 ongoing to Agility until you can

rest in a safe place for a few minutes.You're running low on gas - you'll need to resupply soon. Take "Low on gas" as a

Disadvantage.

Avoid Harm

When you move out of the way of incoming danger, roll+Agility.

On a 10+, you escape the threat without harm.

On a 7-9, you can escape, but the GM will present you with a Disadvantage or

unpleasant choice.

Strike to Kill

When you move in for a devastating strike against a Titan, roll+Execution. You must burn an

Advantage to use this move.

On a 10+, you damage the Titan. If it was already damaged and you had a clear shot at

the neck, it is destroyed.

On a 7-9 you damage and possibly destroy the Titan as per 10+, but pick one:

You expose yourself to a dangerous and vulnerable situation.


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You have a brush with death, and it shakes your resolve. Take -1 ongoing to

Execution until you can collect yourself in a safe place for a few minutes.

You're running out of blades - you'll need to resupply soon. Take "Low on blades" as

a Disadvantage.

Hand to Hand

When you aim to kill or disable a fellow human, roll+Execution.

On a 10, you overcome your opponent.

On a 7-9, you gain the upper hand, but pick one:

Your opponent is injured, but manages to get away.

Your victory is hard-earned. Take -1 ongoing to Execution.

Assess the Situation

When you seek to get a better handle on the situation, roll+Awareness.

On a 10+, Ask two questions from the list below.On a 7-9, Ask one:

What's the safest route out of here?

How long do we have until the Titans close on us?

What can I turn to our advantage in this situation?

What nearby Titan do I truly need to be wary of?

Keep your Cool

When you witness a truly horrible incident in battle, roll+Discipline.

On a 10+, you keep your cool and can continue to fight.

On a 7-9, you lose sight of the hope for survival. Take "Panicked" as a Disadvantage.

Desperate Rescue

When you pull an ally from the jaws of death, roll+Discipline.

On a 10+, you save your ally and escape unharmed.

On a 7-9, you save your allys life, but now your own life is in peril in their place.

On a 6-, you and your ally are both left in mortal peril.

Escape Death

When you try to escape from mortal peril, roll+Rage.On a 10+, you force your way through and escape from harm.

On a 7-9, you escape with your life, but pick one:

Take some sort of injury as a Disadvantage.

Your will to fight is worn down. Take -1 Ongoing to Rage until you can collect

yourself in a safe place for a few minutes.

On a 6-, you meet your untimely end.


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Playbooks

THE NATURAL

One of the hardest parts of this business is learning your way around Maneuvering Gear. Most

trainees need weeks to get from keeping their balance to flying. Not you, though. You're a

natural. The moment you put the harness on, you knew that you were made for this. You take to

the air like a fish in water. Others maneuver, you dance.

Even if every Titan died, even if a new weapon was created that made it obsolete, you wouldn't

go back. You may never be truly at home on solid ground - the sky is calling.

Look:

Light body, athletic body, muscular body or gaunt body

Joyful face, young face, naive face or arrogant face

Starting Moves:When you take this Playbook, you gain both of these moves.

Acrobatic Stunt

When you perform a reckless and difficult stuntduring battle, roll+Agility.

Regardless of the result, you gain an Advantage.

On a 10+, choose two.

On a 7-9, choose one, but you also draw the attention of your enemies, who will

make attacking you their next priority.

You wind up in a place safely out of reach of any enemies.

One Titan is disoriented by your movements, and stops attacking for a

moment. The rush of exhilaration gives you +1 Forward to any roll exploiting or

burning the Advantage gained from this Move.

Scout Ahead

When you use your Maneuver Gear to scout deep into enemy territory, roll+Agility.

On a 10+, you gain information on the number of titans ahead, along with their

positions.

On a 7-9, you're spotted, and must head back with incomplete information or

draw their aggression.

Advanced Moves:When you level up, you can pick one of these as your perk.

Break Through

When you use your Maneuver Gear to slip through a large number of Titans,

roll+Agility.

On a 10+, you come through unharmed on the other side.

On a 7-9, pick one:


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You misjudge one shot, and hit the ground just short of safety.

You overexert yourself moving into position. Take -1 ongoing to Agility

until you can get some rest in a safe place.

You're running low on gas - you'll need to resupply soon. Take "Low on

gas" as a Disadvantage.

Opportunist

When you roll a 12+ on Avoid Harm while fighting a Titan, you can evade into a

position to counterattack, gaining an Advantage you can use against the Titan.

Parkour

As long as there are climbable surfaces leading to high enough ground nearby,

you can Get Into Position or Strike to Kill even if you dont have working Maneuver Gear.

Lightning Dispatch

When you Strike to Kill, you can roll+Agility instead of +Execution.

THE WARRIOR

Most trainees, when it comes down to it, have no idea what they're getting into until their first

deployment. You can have every technical skill in the world, but in the heat of the moment it can

all come to nothing if you're lacking one thing: The resolve to kill.

The war against the Titans is a business, and humanity's primary export is murder. You

understand this better than anyone. You're not here for the chance to uncover the secrets of the

world, or for the chance for fame, or anything else. You're here to kill Titans, and you're going to

kill as many as you can. Even your fellow soldiers may be intimidated by you, but that doesn't

matter. Your enemy is in front of you, and you're here to make sure it doesn't stay there for long.

Look:

Scarred body, compact body, overbearing body or intimidating body

Hard face, severe face, grim face or war-weary face

Starting Moves:

When you take this Playbook, you gain both of these moves.

Into the Fray

When you charge ahead of the team to begin a fight with an overwhelming

offensive, roll+Execution.

On a 10+, you damage a titan without need of an Advantage. If you burn anAdvantage, you can kill it outright.

On a 7-9, your attack still succeeds, but choose one:

There are more titans than you thought, and you end up surrounded.

You have to push your body in order to finish the attack. Take -1 ongoing

to Agility.

You're running out of blades - you'll need to resupply soon. Take "Low on

blades" as a Disadvantage.


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Combat Momentum

When you deal the killing blow to a Titan, you gain an Advantage that you can

use against another nearby Titan.

Advanced Moves:

When you level up, you can pick one of these as your perk.

Intimidate

When you threaten someone to get them to cooperate with your immediate

goals, roll+Execution.

On a 10+, they submit to the pressure of your dangerous presence and comply.

On a 7-9, the GM picks one:

They dont help, but they dont actively oppose you, either.

They help for now, but will want payback for their humiliation later.

They snap and attack recklessly. You can overpower them, but there may

be consequences.

Easiest Way Out

When you save a doomed ally by attacking the Titan holding them,

roll+Execution.

On a 10+, they are rescued, and the Titan is slain.

On a 7-9, pick one:

The Titan is slain, not fast enough. The endangered ally takes some sort

of injury as a Disadvantage.

The ally is rescued, but the Titan is only injured.

This Is How Its Done

When you give an ally a painful lesson in combat technique, they gain anAdvantage that they can use by remembering a technique you used against them.

Critical Strike

When you roll a 12+ on Strike to Kill, you can instantly kill the Titan.

THE TACTICIAN

Not everybody shines brightest on the front lines. There's much more to this war than how fast

you can move or how many Titans you've killed. Attacking the Titans head-on is eventually

going to be suicide, no matter how good you might be.

You know better than anyone that this war is going to be won or lost by the flow of information.

You've been tasked with coming up with The Plan. No matter how large or small the scale of a

conflict, there always has to be a plan, or you're all just running to your deaths. Which

encounters to avoid, how to approach the ones you can't, how to make sure everyone's talents

are being used to their full extent - it's all on your shoulders. Your burden is heavy and your

responsibilities are great, but few soldiers have more trust and support from their allies than a

damn good tactician.


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Look:

Small body, fragile body, awkward body or lean body

Calculating face, nervous face, serious face, disinterested face

Starting Moves:When you take this Playbook, you gain both of these moves.

Here's the Plan

When you take a moment to form a plan towards one specific goal, roll+Awareness.

On a 10+, you successfully work out the safest route towards success, but the

GM will tell you:

What complication you'll have to overcome on the way.

What resources are required to carry out the plan.

On a 7-9, you work out a route towards success, but it's going to be very

dangerous. If you can overcome it, though, your plan will still work.

Spot an Opening

When you watch for the right moment to strike, roll+Awareness.

On a 10+, one nearby ally gains an Advantage they can use against the enemy.

On a 7-9, they gain an Advantage, but its only temporary - theyll have to

recklessly strike right away to exploit it or it will disappear.

Advanced Moves:


Battlefield Intuition

When you Assess the Situation, you can ask one additional question on a 7+.

Wait For My Signal

When you direct your team in setting an ambush, roll+Awareness.

On a 10+, every team member gains an Advantage that can be used against any

enemy at the moment the trap is sprung.

On a 7-9, choose one:

Only one ally gets the Advantage.

You all get the Advantage, but another attack comes from an unexpected

direction.

Appeal to Command

When you explain your plan to a commander, roll+Awareness.

On a 10+, you can ask for whatever resources you require for the operation, and

youll get them.

On a 7-9, Command will either want some proof of the validity of your plan or add

some additional objective before theyll approve your resources.

Bring in the Cavalry


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When you coordinate with another team before an operation, roll+Awareness.

On a 10+, gain 2 Hold.

On a 7-9, gain 1 Hold.

You may spend 1 Hold to have the other team arrive for support at a critical

moment during the operation.

THE LEADER

The war against the Titans is brutal and unforgiving. Surrounded by death and chaos, it's easy

for a soldier to forget what it is they're fighting to protect. That's why every team needs someone

like you - to remind them.

When all hope is lost, you become a beacon of hope. When panic sets in, you become a pillar

of support. You're the heart of the team, a ray of light reminding your allies that there's always

something to fight for, and a dedicated ally to all, dead set on getting everybody home alive, no

matter what it takes.

Look:

Tall body, beautiful body, handsome body or weathered body

Kind face, inspiring face, open face or confident face

Starting Moves:


Heroic Rescue

When you perform a Desperate Rescue, the ally is always saved, and the usual results

are replaced with the following:

On a 10+, you rescue your ally and escape unharmed..

On a 7-9, you dont escape unharmed, but you at least survive. Take some sort

of injury as a Disadvantage.

On a 6-, you fall into mortal peril just as you get them out of it.

We Stand as One

When you deliver an inspiring speech to a group before an operation , each

person who listens to you gains +1 Forward to their first roll during the operation.

Advanced Moves:


Pull Yourself Together

When you talk down a panicked ally, roll+Discipline.

On a 10+, your ally is no longer panicked.

On a 7-9, your ally is no longer panicked, but your mental endurance is wavering.

Take -1 ongoing to Discipline until you can stop and clear your head in safety.

Match My Timing


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When you attack alongside an ally with perfect timing, roll+Discipline.

On a 10+, you both gain an Advantage you can use against the Titan, and the

ally gets +1 Forward to their next attack against it.

On a 7-9, only your ally gains an Advantage, but they still get +1 Forward.

Combat Medic

When you apply medical care to an injured ally during a moment of downtime,

roll+Discipline.

On a 10+, remove one Disadvantage relating to physical injury from the ally.

On a 7-9, the fix is only a temporary one - the Disadvantage is gone, but may

resurface later.

Commands Favorite

When you complete a mission, you gain the Advantage Reputation. You can

burn this Advantage to ask Command for a favor or additional information or resources, and

they will provide it.

THE SHIFTER

You never quite felt like you were the same as the people around you, and now you finally know

why. After all, they're only human.

Nobody knows what shifters truly are. Their origins are shrouded in mystery, and they're too

rare to be easily studied. All that is certain is their abilities: You can change between human and

Titan at will.

Titan shifters are the most powerful and dangerous weapons of humanity. The only force we

have that can truly fight the Titans on their own terms. With fists that can topple buildings and abody that can stop cannon fire, you are a manifestation of humanity's hatred of their eternal foe.

Your only impulse is to kill. Just hope, for all our sakes, that you can hold on to enough of your

humanity to only kill your enemies.

Look:

Huge body, strong body, unassuming body or angular body

Suspicious face, hate-filled face, unreadable face, bleak face

Skinless titan, hideous titan, sleek titan or steam-covered titan

Starting Moves:


Titan Transformation

When you focus on your goal and draw your own blood, roll+Rage.

On a 10+, You become a Titan, and gain 3 Hold. While you are transformed, you

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revert you back to your human form. This transformation lasts until you dismiss it, but using it for

extended periods or multiple times in a row is exhausting.

On a 7-9+, You become a Titan and gain 2 Hold, but choose one:

You go berserk, temporarily losing your human intelligence and lashing

out at everything around you. Your allies will have to help you recover

your mind. Your body only partially forms, leaving you with less than the usual

number of limbs to work with.

Your over-the-top transformation draws the attention of every Titan in the

area.

You may spend 1 Hold to:

Ignore any damage an attack from a Titan would do to you.

Perform an incredible feat of physical strength.

Strike to Kill without requiring an Advantage, automatically killing the Titan

on a successful hit.

RegenerationWhen you take a couple minutes to rest as a human , in safety or otherwise,

remove all Disadvantages related to mental or physical trauma.

Advanced Moves:


Titans Strength

When youre transformed, you can Avoid Harm using Rage instead of Agility.

Burning Cloud

When you revert back from a Titan into a human, you may emit a huge cloudof scalding steam. This wont harm you, but any other humans and smaller Titans will be

repelled, and the steam provides enough visual cover for you to escape.

Deafening Roar

When you let out a titanic roar at an incoming Titan, roll+Rage.

On a 10+, the Titan turns and runs, and you gain an Advantage against it.

On a 7-9, the Titan attacks you above all other threats, and you gain an

Advantage against it.

Aberrant Form

Pick one of the following: Your Titan body is covered in thick armor.

Your Titan body is abnormally huge.

Your Titan body regenerates at an incredible speed.

Your Titan body can move with a speed and grace rivaling a human.

Whatever your choice, you gain it as an Advantage whenever you transform. You cannot

change your choice later.


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GM Agenda Show the best and the worst of the world.

Raise the stakes constantly.

Play to find out what happens.

GM Principles Begin and end with the fiction.

Follow every glimpse of despair with a glimpse of hope.

Follow every glimpse of hope with a glimpse of despair.

Let nothing worthwhile be easy.

Reward desperate plans with a chance at great success.

Show that nothing is guaranteed.

Make every Titan memorable.

Player Agenda Risk everything for victory.

Value your allies above yourself.

Uncover the secrets of the world.

GM Moves

Reveal a new complication

The partys actions are causing enough commotion to draw more Titans to the scene of theaction. One of the Titans youre fighting turns out to be an Aberrant - wild and unpredictable

instead of focused and single-minded. A nearby group of allies signal that they need your help.

Youve run out of gas before you could escape the swarm of Titans. And so on.

Inflict a Disadvantage

If a failure - or partial success - creates an unfortunate situation for a specific character, it can

often easily be represented by a Disadvantage. Ask them to write it down, then take advantage

of it later to make their life difficult.

Exploit a Disadvantage

Once a Disadvantage is in place, you can expend it at any time, as long as you keep the effecttrue to the fiction. This can either turn a 10+ result (that didnt use a point of Luck) into a 7-9

result, or can be used to reveal a new complication.

Damage their equipment

A soldiers equipment is their lifeblood. Take away their blades or their maneuvering gear and

life gets a lot more dangerous.


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Unless the party has access to replacement equipment, be sparing with this one. It can

functionally cripple a character, or leave them for dead.

Separate them from their allies

The battlefield is a confusing place, especially with the speed granted by Maneuvering Gear. If

someone has to make a desperate move, it might leave them too far from their allies for directsupport, possibly with Titans between them. The result can be a deadly new crisis.

Throw them into the jaws of death

The most severe GM Move available, but not one to be shied away from, either. Titans are

dangerous, and a failure at a critical moment can leave anyone an inch away from death. Put

them in a situation where immediate action is necessary to keep their life - either the Escape

Death move or something similar.

In practice, unless youre running a Rookie team, this will rarely result in a character dying.

Established characters have a lot of tools to avoid fatalities, and even if all of them fall through,

the victim has a couple points of Luck as their buffer. If the party does consist of Rookies, then

dont hesitate to kill them off in droves.

InspirationsThe setting and core concept is lifted wholesale from the ongoing mangaAttack on Titan, by

Hajime Isayama.

The core engine is, of course, taken fromApocalypse Worldand its spinoffs.

The Advancement system is very similar toApocalypse World, with a bit of modification.

The Luck mechanic is approximately lifted from *World hack Monster of the Week.

The Advantage/Disadvantage system draws heavily from FATE Core, but with a lot of changes

to integrate it into the system.The third GM Agenda and first GM Principle were taken fromApocalypse World, as they

seemed essential.

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