7.4 Joint or Solo

Most goals can be achieved by multiple characters acting together with a Combined Achievement, as described in the conflict chapter. These are called joint goals, and they are the default option.

Some goals, called solo goals, can only be attempted by one character at a time. Other characters cannot assist with these goals. The circumstances in which solo goals are used are pretty rare.

Often, solo goals are combined with other variant types of goals. For example, the characters could be in a situation in which they each need to achieve something on their own (like finding their way to the center of a maze) and can’t see each other until they get there. That would be a solo individual goal, one which every character has to achieve on her own.

Still, as this is a group-oriented game, I would keep solo goals to a minimum. It’s just usually more fun when the players can team up to do something together.