A detrimental side effect that lands whether the test succeeds or fails. The GM spends it to give a player character’s next test disadvantage, cost you 1 focus, or introduce a narrative drawback. A Complication rolled on the Plot Die also grants a bonus to that d20 roll — the value shown inside the symbol.

Summary

A detrimental side effect that lands whether the test succeeds or fails. The GM spends it to give a player character’s next test disadvantage, cost you 1 focus, or introduce a narrative drawback. A Complication rolled on the Plot Die also grants a bonus to that d20 roll — the value shown inside the symbol.