Solo Play Terminal // The Quiet End

Signal Roll

Ask a closed yes/no question. Set the modifier, roll, and let the result tell you what's true.

No modifier applied.

2d6

Total

Signal Die

Static Table — Interference

1	Corridor SpeaksTick CORRIDOR INSTABILITY +1, or introduce a sign of instability.
2	Faction PressureRoll the Faction Die; ask what they want right now.
3	Ship Has OpinionsTick SHIP SYSTEM STRAIN +1, or declare one system Strained.
4	Someone Was Here FirstEvidence of prior activity. Signal Die: 1-3 fresh, 4-6 old.
5	Information Is RottenTick RUMOR WARP +1, or contradict established fiction.
6	Time CostsAdvance deadline clock +1, or tick SUPPLY FAMINE +1.

Isolation Move
Advance your most-filled active clock by +1. If it fills, trigger and narrate the consequence.

Ask: what is the worst-but-believable thing that could happen right now? Do that.

Use at the start of a new contract. Roll all three tables in sequence. Use the Faction Die when Step 1 or 2 produces a faction result.

Step 1Who's Offering? (d6)

1	CNA Official — legitimate but bureaucratic; strings attached
2	Colony Admin — local authority, resource-strapped, grateful
3	Merchant — private, profit-motivated, negotiable
4	Faction Agent — agenda unclear; roll Faction Die for allegiance
5	Desperate Civilian — genuine need, limited resources
6	Anonymous — no face, payment upfront, details minimal

Step 2What's the Job? (d6)

1	Courier — deliver something, don't open it
2	Salvage — retrieve from a derelict or wreck
3	Resupply — bring critical materials to a location
4	Extraction — get someone or something out of somewhere
5	Escort — keep them alive through transit
6	Investigation — find out what happened; report back

Step 3What Complicates It? (d6)

1	Tight Deadline — start a 4-clock: Overdue
2	Competition — someone else is after the same thing; start a 6-clock
3	Unstable Corridor — the route is compromised; CORRIDOR INSTABILITY +1
4	Partial Payment — the rest arrives on completion, if at all
5	Hidden Cargo or Passenger — not on the manifest; ask why
6	Client Is Lying — ask what's actually happening

Faction Die (d6)

1	True Allegiance — traditionalists; structured hierarchy and firm laws
2	Syndicate or Independent — self-governing groups of varying ideology
3	COE-Sympathetic — Children of Earth; pragmatic survivalists
4	CNA — Corridor Navigational Authority; regulatory and scientific
5	Juniper Shipping — commercial giant, profit-first, politically neutral
6	Pirates / Bandits — opportunistic, no loyalty or defined laws

Roll Entry on the way in, Transit at the midpoint, and Exit on the way out. Set Gated or Ungated before rolling Exit.

Entry Table (d6)

1	Clean Entry — no complications
2	Beacon Fade — -1 to Exit roll unless READ THE SITUATION compensates
3	Radiation Spike — crew gains +1 RADS unless shielding confirmed
4	System Jolt — tick SHIP SYSTEM STRAIN +1; declare one system Strained
5	Late Window — tick CORRIDOR INSTABILITY +1
6	Bad Start — roll twice, both apply

Transit Event (d6)

1	Quiet Passage — nothing happens; roll Signal Die anyway
2	Radiation Surge — unshielded crew +1 RADS, tick SHIP SYSTEM STRAIN +1
3	Static Fog — sensors and comms disrupted; DO THE FIX or READ THE SITUATION
4	Navigation Drift — lose time or push blind (risk Ungated Exit)
5	Signal Echo — receive fragment through interference; roll Rumor Table
6	Another Ship — 1-3 derelict, 4-5 passing vessel, 6 fleeing from something worse

Exit Table (d6)

Roll Location Mood once on arrival. Roll Rumor whenever you hear something through word of mouth or a bulletin board. Always check if the rumor is true.

Location Mood (d6)

1	Tense — something recent; -1 to FACE rolls
2	Busy — high traffic; info costs time or exposure; +1 HEAT on public action
3	Depleted — supplies short, +1 cost; tick SUPPLY FAMINE +1 on arrival
4	Isolated — low traffic; 1-3 suspicious, 4-6 grateful
5	Watched — monitoring arrivals; +1 HEAT on entry unless KEEP IT QUIET first
6	Comfortable — rare; things are working; no initial modifier

Rumor Table (d6)

1	Corridor Stability — a nearby Corridor's stability is in question
2	Faction Movement — a faction is moving through the region; goal unclear
3	Location Gone Dark — 1-2 weeks ago, 3-4 months, 5-6 years
4	Description Match — a crew matching your ship's description is being sought
5	Opportunity Nearby — a supply cache, wreck, or opportunity within reach
6	Law or Blockade — quarantine or enforcement placed somewhere relevant

Is the Rumor True? (Signal Die)

1-2	False or Dangerously Outdated
3-4	Partially True — details wrong in ways that matter
5	True But Incomplete — missing something critical
6	True and Current

Roll Availability first. The Docks Event is optional — use it if you want to see if anything disrupts the downtime.

What's Available? (d6)

1	Full Refit — PARTS and SUPPLY both at standard cost
2	Partial — PARTS or SUPPLY (your choice), not both
3	Scarce — everything costs +1
4	Black Market Only — available but +1 HEAT per purchase
5	Nothing — leave with what you arrived with
6	Unexpected Windfall — one resource free; start 4-clock: String Attached

Docks Event (optional, d6)

1	Inspection — local authority sweep; roll KEEP IT QUIET or MAKE THE DEAL
2	News Arrives — roll Rumor Table
3	Job Offer — roll Job Phase Steps 1 and 2 only
4	Trouble — rival crew, contact going cold, or old Heat catching up
5	Ship in Distress — another crew needs help; helping costs SUPPLY or time
6	Quiet — nothing happens; clear 1 segment from any active social or Heat clock

Roll Disposition first, then What They Want. Roll Reaction to Pressure only when you push them or reach an ambiguous outcome.

Initial Disposition (d6)

1	Hostile — doesn't want you here; MAKE THE DEAL at -1
2	Suspicious — engaging but watching; deception is harder
3	Professional — transactional; wants the exchange efficient
4	Wary But Willing — has something, wants something first
5	Helpful — gives info or a favor without a difficult roll
6	Desperate — needs something badly; will overpay

What Does the NPC Want? (d6)

1	Resources — SUPPLY, PARTS, FUEL, or credits
2	Information — about a person, place, faction, or event
3	Safe Passage or Escort
4	Silence — bury dangerous knowledge
5	Help With a Problem — they won't fully explain it
6	To Be Believed — they have information nobody accepts

Reaction to Pressure (d6)

1	Escalate — things become more dangerous
2	Withdraw — cooperation stops
3	Counter-Offer — they want something different
4	Tell the Truth — possibly for the first time
5	Reveal Hidden Need — something they haven't mentioned yet
6	Reveal Complication — someone else is involved

Action Roll (2d6 + Stat)

Modifier

Stat +0

Ship Stat +0

Operator Stat +0 Edge: +0

Char stat +2 adds +1 to roll; +1 or 0 adds nothing; -1 subtracts 1.

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Character Clocks

Clocks tied to your character. Synced with the Character tab.

No character clocks. Load a character or add one above.

Ship & Session Clocks

The five campaign pressure clocks plus any ship clocks you add. Synced with the Character tab.

Custom Clocks

Extra clocks for threats, progress, factions, or anything mid-session. Not tied to a character.

No custom clocks yet.

Auto-Advance Triggers

End of every Corridor Phase: CORRIDOR INSTABILITY +1

Acting on information more than one system old: RUMOR WARP +1

End of every Location Phase: SUPPLY FAMINE +1

Loud, illegal, or attention-drawing action: HEAT +1

Taking a 7-9 cost involving "lose time": most relevant deadline clock +1

Any 6- result: most relevant active clock +1 (or +2 if catastrophic)

Signal Die shows 1: see Static Table for which clock advances

YES, BUT or NO, BUT result: cost is +1 to a clock

Isolation Move: most-filled clock +1

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Solo & Duo Rule Adjustments

S.1

The Wound Buffer

In solo and duo play, you are taken out of the scene at 3 Wounds instead of 2. You remain functional and able to act until that threshold is reached. The fiction should still reflect the damage accumulating — a character at two Wounds is not fine, but they are still in it.
Health Clock rules are unchanged: 3 Wounds still fills one box.

S.2

Hard Hours (Dock Phase Action Economy)

Solo: 2 PC Dock Actions instead of 1. Ship Actions remain at 2.
Duo: Standard 1 PC Dock Action each. No change.
The extra action represents longer hours and skipped rest. There is no mechanical cost beyond that.

S.3

History Hooks (Replacing Bond Prompts)

Choose 2 History Hooks at character creation. Each is specific and implies a cost or a pull.
When you act directly in line with a Hook, you may take +1 forward on the triggering roll. Each Hook can do this once per session.

S.4

Generalist Access (Cross-Pick Move)

At character creation, select one move from any playbook other than your own. It functions exactly as written. You do not gain the stat array or starting items of the other playbook. This cross-pick does not count against your two starting moves.

S.5

Not Yet

Trigger: A result would take you out of the scene through Wounds, conditions, or any consequence that would remove you from active play.
Once per session, before that result resolves, you may invoke Not Yet.
You remain in the scene. Fill 1 Health Clock box. Take 1 Condition of your choice that fits what just happened in the fiction.
No roll required. The Health Clock box does not come back without significant in-fiction justification.

S.6 Quick Reference: What Changes

Rule	Solo	Duo
Wound threshold (out of scene)	3 Wounds	3 Wounds
PC Dock Actions	2	1 each
Ship Dock Actions	2 (standard)	2 (standard)
Bond Prompts	Replaced by History Hooks	Optional; supplement with Hooks
Cross-playbook move	1 at creation	1 each at creation
Not Yet	Once Per Session	Once Per Session
Everything else	Unchanged	Unchanged

Modifier Guide (+2 / −2 cap)

+1	Circumstances clearly favor YES
+1	Most relevant clock is less than half full
+1	Prepared, resourced, and informed
−1	Circumstances clearly favor NO
−1	Most relevant clock is more than half full
−1	Desperate, blind, or unsupported

Stack up to ±2. When multiple conditions apply, add them — but cap at +2 or −2 before rolling.

Signal Roll Outcomes

10+ — YES, AND: True, plus an additional advantage or piece of good fortune.
7–9 — YES, BUT: True, but at cost. Tick a clock or take a complication.
7–9 — NO, BUT: False, but something softens the failure. A partial lead or partial safety.
6− — NO, AND: False, and things worsen. Tick the most relevant active clock +1, or start a new 4-segment clock. If this was a character move roll, trigger the Isolation Move.

Signal Die Results

1 — Interference: Roll on the Static Table. Something from the setting intrudes regardless of the main result.
2–5 — Clear: No additional effect. The result stands on its own.
6 — Clear Signal: Information is unusually reliable. Reduce RUMOR WARP by 1 if that clock is active.

Core Session Clocks

Corridor Instability

Shift or collapse threshold. Tick on complications, drift, and ungated exits.

6-seg

Ship System Strain

Hidden problems accumulating. Tick on stress runs, hard burns, skipped maintenance.

6-seg

Heat

How known and wanted you are. Tick on loud, violent, or illegal actions.

4–6 seg

Supply Famine

Life support scarcity. Tick each time a Location Phase ends without resupply.

6-seg

Rumor Warp

Truth decays. Tick when acting on old data or relying on information from a previous system.

4–6 seg

Automatic Clock Advances

End of every Corridor Phase: CORRIDOR INSTABILITY +1
Acting on information more than one system old: RUMOR WARP +1
End of every Location Phase: SUPPLY FAMINE +1
Loud, illegal, or attention-drawing action: HEAT +1
Taking a 7–9 cost involving "lose time": most relevant deadline clock +1
Any 6− result: most relevant active clock +1 (or +2 if catastrophic)
Signal Die shows 1: see Static Table for which clock advances
YES, BUT or NO, BUT result: cost can be +1 to any relevant clock
Isolation Move: most-filled active clock +1

Solo Principles

Ask freely. Don't pre-decide the answer. Let the roll tell you.
Trust the costs. Take 7–9 costs honestly. The setting assumes you're stretched.
Let rumors lie. Misdirection is part of the story, not a flaw in the oracle.
Use phase structure. A phase ends when it stops generating questions, not when it resolves cleanly.
Clocks are the story. The most-filled clock tells you what happens next.
Consequences travel slowly. No FTL comms. 6-segment means weeks; 8-segment means months.