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* LaserGuidedKarma: The pool of dice for either good and bad outcomes is limited, so if you keep getting away with it, it's going to catch up with you soon. Conversely, if you get being beaten down, things are bound to turn around eventually (assuming you live long enough.) Of course, the dice pool is common between all the players, so there's no guarantee that it comes back to the people who deserve it.

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* LaserGuidedKarma: The pool of dice for either good and or bad outcomes is limited, so if you keep getting away with it, it's going to catch up with you soon. Conversely, if you get keep being beaten down, things are bound to turn around eventually (assuming you live long enough.) enough). Of course, the dice pool is common between all the players, so there's no guarantee that it comes back to the people who deserve it.



* {{Motivation|Index}}: The "Needs" on each playset. "For a Need to really kick, both characters [related to it] need to be heavily invested in it - possibly at cross purposes, but invested." Not everyone has to have one, as long as they have connections to the others, and so get sucked into the mess.

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* {{Motivation|Index}}: The "Needs" on each playset. "For a Need to really kick, both characters [related to it] need to be heavily invested in it - it-- possibly at cross purposes, but invested." Not everyone has to have one, as long as they have connections to the others, and so get sucked into the mess.



* PosthumousCharacter: The book gives some guidance on what to do if your character gets killed off -- playing HowWeGotHere flashback scenes is one option, and playing scenes with other characters focusing on your character's goals and the repercussions of their death are others. It is even entirely possible to start the game with one character's funeral and still have a really successful outing.
* ShootTheShaggyDog: It is far more likely a character, for all their efforts, will end up with this type of ending than a good one. About two-thirds of the Aftermath Table is dedicated to endings such as "Pathetic," "Savage," "Grim," "Merciless," and "The worst thing in the universe."
* ASimplePlan: The Tilt element "A good plan comes unraveled" -- though if your characters really had a good plan to start with, you may be playing the game wrong.

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* PosthumousCharacter: The book gives some guidance on what to do if your character gets killed off -- off, such as playing HowWeGotHere flashback scenes is one option, and scenes, or playing scenes with other characters focusing on your character's goals and the repercussions of their death are others.death. It is even entirely possible to start the game with one character's funeral and still have a really successful outing.
* ShootTheShaggyDog: It is far more likely that a character, for all their efforts, will end up with this type of ending than a good one. About two-thirds of the Aftermath Table is dedicated to endings such as "Pathetic," "Savage," "Grim," "Merciless," and "The worst thing in the universe."
* ASimplePlan: The Tilt element "A good plan comes unraveled" -- unraveled"-- though if your characters really had a good plan to start with, you may be playing the game wrong.
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* EerieArcticResearchStation: One of the "default" playsets is "The Ice", set in the [=McMurdo=] research station in Antarctica. There is no predefined plot, but as the game's title suggest things there are expected to go badly and fast.

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* EerieArcticResearchStation: One of the "default" playsets is "The Ice", set in the [=McMurdo=] research station in Antarctica. There is no predefined plot, but as the game's title suggest usual, things there are expected to go badly and fast.
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* CrapsackWorld: Each campaign can have mobsters, drug addicts, [[WebVideo/{{Tabletop}} Insane, Machiavellian, Omnisexual monsters]], etc.

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* CrapsackWorld: Each campaign can have mobsters, drug addicts, [[WebVideo/{{Tabletop}} Insane, Machiavellian, Omnisexual Insane Machiavellian omnisexual monsters]], etc.
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** PuttingTheBandBackTogether: [[https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3l4sl46nqq4ui83/AAAbWnzwdhAchoMXH09Oml3Aa/Fiasco-Classic-playsets/trb02_touring_rock_band_2.pdf?dl=0 "Touring Rock Band 2"]]: The band never quite managed that fame and fortune, and broke up years ago. But the fans could still kill to see you, you would love to capture that old magic, and [[invoked MoneyDearBoy you need the money]] even more.

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** PuttingTheBandBackTogether: [[https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3l4sl46nqq4ui83/AAAbWnzwdhAchoMXH09Oml3Aa/Fiasco-Classic-playsets/trb02_touring_rock_band_2.pdf?dl=0 "Touring Rock Band 2"]]: The band never quite managed that fame and fortune, and broke up years ago. But the fans could still kill to see you, you would love to capture that old magic, and [[invoked MoneyDearBoy [[invoked]] [[MoneyDearBoy you need the money]] even more.
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** PuttingTheBandBackTogether: [[https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3l4sl46nqq4ui83/AAAbWnzwdhAchoMXH09Oml3Aa/Fiasco-Classic-playsets/trb02_touring_rock_band_2.pdf?dl=0 "Touring Rock Band 2"]]: The band never quite managed that fame and fortune, and broke up years ago. But the fans could still kill to see you, you would love to capture that old magic, and [[invoked MoneyDearBoy]] you need the money]] even more.

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** PuttingTheBandBackTogether: [[https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3l4sl46nqq4ui83/AAAbWnzwdhAchoMXH09Oml3Aa/Fiasco-Classic-playsets/trb02_touring_rock_band_2.pdf?dl=0 "Touring Rock Band 2"]]: The band never quite managed that fame and fortune, and broke up years ago. But the fans could still kill to see you, you would love to capture that old magic, and [[invoked MoneyDearBoy]] MoneyDearBoy you need the money]] even more.
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** PuttingTheBandBackTogether: [[https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3l4sl46nqq4ui83/AAAbWnzwdhAchoMXH09Oml3Aa/Fiasco-Classic-playsets/trb02_touring_rock_band_2.pdf?dl=0 "Touring Rock Band 2"]]: The band never quite managed that fame and fortune, and broke up years ago. But the fans could still kill to see you, you would love to capture that old magic, and [[MoneyDearBoy you need the money]] even more.

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** PuttingTheBandBackTogether: [[https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3l4sl46nqq4ui83/AAAbWnzwdhAchoMXH09Oml3Aa/Fiasco-Classic-playsets/trb02_touring_rock_band_2.pdf?dl=0 "Touring Rock Band 2"]]: The band never quite managed that fame and fortune, and broke up years ago. But the fans could still kill to see you, you would love to capture that old magic, and [[MoneyDearBoy [[invoked MoneyDearBoy]] you need the money]] even more.
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** [PuttingTheBandBackTogether]: [[https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3l4sl46nqq4ui83/AAAbWnzwdhAchoMXH09Oml3Aa/Fiasco-Classic-playsets/trb02_touring_rock_band_2.pdf?dl=0 "Touring Rock Band 2"]]: The band never quite managed that fame and fortune, and broke up years ago. But the fans could still kill to see you, you would love to capture that old magic, and [[MoneyDearBoy you need the money]] even more.

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** [PuttingTheBandBackTogether]: PuttingTheBandBackTogether: [[https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3l4sl46nqq4ui83/AAAbWnzwdhAchoMXH09Oml3Aa/Fiasco-Classic-playsets/trb02_touring_rock_band_2.pdf?dl=0 "Touring Rock Band 2"]]: The band never quite managed that fame and fortune, and broke up years ago. But the fans could still kill to see you, you would love to capture that old magic, and [[MoneyDearBoy you need the money]] even more.
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** [[PuttingTheBandBackTogether]]: [[https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3l4sl46nqq4ui83/AAAbWnzwdhAchoMXH09Oml3Aa/Fiasco-Classic-playsets/trb02_touring_rock_band_2.pdf?dl=0 "Touring Rock Band 2"]]: The band never quite managed that fame and fortune, and broke up years ago. But the fans could still kill to see you, you would love to capture that old magic, and [[MoneyDearBoy you need the money]] even more.

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** [[PuttingTheBandBackTogether]]: [PuttingTheBandBackTogether]: [[https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3l4sl46nqq4ui83/AAAbWnzwdhAchoMXH09Oml3Aa/Fiasco-Classic-playsets/trb02_touring_rock_band_2.pdf?dl=0 "Touring Rock Band 2"]]: The band never quite managed that fame and fortune, and broke up years ago. But the fans could still kill to see you, you would love to capture that old magic, and [[MoneyDearBoy you need the money]] even more.

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