Rules

Deeds

Choose what matters this month. Commit your attention. Change the world.

A Deed is a particular action or intervention with a specific immediate objective. It represents one Spindrift week's focused attention within the month. Make a journey, seek a decision, inspect evidence, respond to a crisis, or carry out another consequential action.

Deeds measure commitment, not screen time.

Time & attention

Your Four Deeds

Each character has four Deeds per Spindrift month: one for each of its four Spindrift weeks. One real-life week advances the world by one Spindrift month. These four commitments are chosen within that shared monthly turn.

A Deed can have enormous consequences. Its defining feature is a particular objective, while sustained projects and ongoing pursuits belong to Endeavours. If an action is consequential, it costs a Deed. Only ordinary, low-stakes life and nearby social interaction that does not materially change circumstances remains free activity.

Submit your intentions to the GM through Discord: explain your goal, your approach, the people or resources involved, and what you hope to change. The GM resolves the attempt in the current situation. A label from the catalogue is useful, but your intention matters more.

The simplest test is consequence: if doing it could materially change the world, a relationship, a plan, a resource, or another character's position, it is a Deed. Time, attention, opposition, risk, and personal involvement help describe its scope, but consequence is the controlling principle.

See the campaign calendar and time structure →

A catalogue of intentions

Common Deeds

These 265 patterns are examples, not a closed action menu. You can attempt an action without finding its exact name here. Choose the description that best captures your intention.

Browse by sphere of life. Specific occasions such as Host a Feast sit alongside broader intentions such as Host: overlapping labels give you different ways to describe one action, rather than extra costs or separate rewards. Sustained ambitions belong in the Endeavour catalogue.

Travel & Exploration

8 Deeds

Travel

Make a purposeful journey to a particular destination.

Examples

Travel to court for an audience.
Reach an isolated monastery.
Cross dangerous waters to visit an ally.

Ordinary local movement is free activity. Agree what a long journey can accomplish within the available time.

Escort

Personally accompany someone or something on a particular journey.

Examples

Escort a diplomat through a disputed passage.
Accompany a valuable shipment.
Bring a vulnerable relative to safety.

Assigning an escort to Personnel follows delegation; personal involvement matters when spending your own Deed.

Explore

Make a particular exploratory visit with a defined objective.

Examples

Enter a newly exposed chamber.
Visit an abandoned reef settlement.
Follow an unfamiliar passage to learn where it leads.

Repeated expeditions developing knowledge of a region belong in an Endeavour.

Survey

Examine a specific site or passage to answer a practical question.

Examples

Assess whether a damaged quay can receive a vessel.
Inspect a proposed camp site.
Map the entrances to one fortress.

Systematic regional mapping and repeated surveys are Endeavours.

Scout

Reconnoitre a particular route, position, or threat before action.

Examples

Check the approach to an enemy camp.
Locate guards around a warehouse.
Find a usable route for an approaching convoy.

Describe the immediate information needed rather than an ongoing reconnaissance programme.

Guide

Personally lead others through an unfamiliar or difficult passage.

Examples

Guide envoys through hazardous currents.
Lead a party out of a confusing ruin.
Bring a relief vessel through a dangerous approach.

Transport

Personally undertake a significant movement of goods or people.

Examples

Bring medical supplies to an isolated settlement.
Move important records away from danger.
Carry specialists to a damaged Holding.

A consequential delivery delegated to Personnel still costs a Deed; the Personnel may travel or act in your stead.

Retrieve

Bring back a particular person or object from a known location.

Examples

Collect an heirloom held by a distant relative.
Retrieve equipment left at an expedition camp.
Bring an invited specialist to court.

When the subject is in immediate danger, Rescue may describe the intention better.

Authority & Public Affairs

8 Deeds

Petition

Formally request a particular decision from an authority.

Examples

Seek permission to access a restricted site.
Appeal an official judgment.
Request recognition of a documented claim.

Assembling a substantial case or building sustained support is an Endeavour.

Present a Case

Put prepared evidence or arguments before a particular audience.

Examples

Present inheritance research to an arbiter.
Submit evidence of misconduct to a superior.
Explain a completed proposal to a council.

Developing the research or proposal is separate ongoing work.

Represent

Act for a House, Faction, or patron on a particular occasion.

Examples

Represent a House at a formal hearing.
Attend a council meeting with an agreed mandate.
Deliver a Faction's position to an envoy.

Routine attendance does not require a Deed merely because the character holds office.

Proclaim

Deliver a consequential announcement to an intended audience.

Examples

Announce an official decision at a gathering.
Publicly declare support for a claimant.
Explain emergency arrangements to a community.

A sustained campaign to win public support is an Endeavour.

Witness

Serve personally as a consequential witness or guarantor at an event.

Examples

Witness the transfer of a disputed heirloom.
Attend the signing of an important agreement.
Give testimony at a hearing.

Authority and consequences depend on established standing and circumstances.

Appeal for Aid

Seek a specific commitment of help for an immediate need.

Examples

Ask an ally to shelter displaced people.
Request a vessel for a rescue.
Seek a House's assistance after an attack.

The request does not create resources or guarantee cooperation.

Challenge

Issue or answer a consequential challenge under the relevant customs.

Examples

Challenge a disputed accusation.
Demand that a rival substantiate a claim.
Answer a formal challenge before witnesses.

Agree the stakes and applicable customs with the GM; this entry adds no separate contest or combat rules.

Broker an Introduction

Secure a consequential introduction between particular parties.

Examples

Introduce an envoy to a potential supporter.
Bring a specialist before a prospective patron.
Connect merchants who can resolve a supply problem.

Routine introductions remain free; developing a wider alliance is an Endeavour.

Information & Evidence

8 Deeds

Investigate

Follow a particular lead or examine a defined incident.

Examples

Question witnesses to a disappearance.
Trace where a missing shipment was last seen.
Examine the scene of a suspicious wreck.

A substantial investigation pursued over a season can be an Endeavour.

Research

Consult a bounded source to answer a specific question.

Examples

Check one register for a named heir.
Find a precedent in a known legal collection.
Verify the date recorded in a chronicle.

Studying a subject, compiling a history, and assembling a complete case are Endeavours.

Consult

Seek an expert's judgment on a particular problem.

Examples

Ask a Chirurgeon about an unusual illness.
Have a Heraldist assess disputed arms.
Ask an engineer whether a structure is safe.

Routine advice is free. A Deed is appropriate when securing and working with the expert requires meaningful personal effort.

Inspect

Personally examine a place, object, or operation for a defined concern.

Examples

Inspect a vessel after reported damage.
Check a workshop after an accident.
Examine cargo suspected of being spoiled.

Routine inspections can be ordinary duties or delegated work.

Observe

Watch a particular occasion, place, or person for a defined purpose.

Examples

Observe a suspect's meeting.
Watch how delegates respond to a proposal.
Monitor a disputed wreck during a planned recovery.

Maintaining surveillance or studying long-term patterns belongs in an Endeavour.

Verify

Test a particular claim against accessible evidence.

Examples

Compare a warrant with an official register.
Check whether a promised cargo arrived.
Confirm a reported route obstruction.

A broad effort to unravel deception may require an Endeavour.

Locate

Seek the current whereabouts of a particular person or thing.

Examples

Find a witness before a hearing.
Locate a missing courier.
Track down a specialist said to be visiting the city.

A sustained search across a broad region is an Endeavour.

Assess

Evaluate a specific risk, condition, or proposal before a decision.

Examples

Assess the risks of a proposed salvage attempt.
Judge whether available supplies suit an expedition.
Evaluate a prospective workshop purchase.

Developing an extensive feasibility study is an Endeavour.

Resources & Practical Affairs

8 Deeds

Acquire

Secure a particular significant resource, object, or permission.

Examples

Purchase a rare relic.
Obtain scarce material.
Borrow specialized equipment.

Routine purchases are free activity. Acquiring something does not complete the project that will use it.

Trade

Conduct a particular significant commercial exchange.

Examples

Sell an unusual salvage cargo.
Barter supplies needed for a journey.
Negotiate the price of a major shipment.

Establishing an enterprise or enduring supply network is an Endeavour.

Commission

Arrange a defined piece of work with someone able to undertake it.

Examples

Commission a ceremonial weapon.
Contract a repair to a damaged vessel.
Agree terms for a portrait.

Arranging the commission does not complete the work. Its production may take an Endeavour or other agreed time.

Deliver

Personally complete a consequential handover.

Examples

Deliver a sealed dispatch to its recipient.
Hand over an agreed ransom.
Present a diplomatic gift.

A consequential delivery is a Deed whether performed personally or delegated; travel and delivery may form one coherent Deed.

Manage

Personally resolve a specific operational problem.

Examples

Settle a dispute among household officers.
Address a missing supply delivery.
Intervene in a crew's immediate grievance.

Routine administration is free; reorganizing a household or enterprise is an Endeavour.

Allocate

Make and implement a consequential assignment of available resources.

Examples

Assign scarce transport to competing urgent needs.
Release stored supplies for relief.
Choose where a threatened household's guards will serve.

Routine instructions do not cost a Deed. Resources and authority must already exist.

Prepare

Make a particular concrete arrangement for an upcoming action.

Examples

Secure a guide for a dangerous passage.
Arrange a safe meeting place.
Position supplies before a rescue.

An expedition plan or other sustained preparation programme is an Endeavour. No automatic bonus die is granted.

Repair

Personally address a specific limited fault or item of damage.

Examples

Restore a damaged mechanism needed for departure.
Mend essential expedition equipment.
Make a particular section of a workshop usable.

Routine maintenance is free. Restoring a vessel, estate, or workshop as a substantial project is an Endeavour.

Duty, Performance & Personal Action

13 Deeds

Serve

Carry out a particular important obligation or assignment.

Examples

Answer a liege's summons.
Complete an official inspection with significant stakes.
Fulfill a specific royal commission.

Routine duties are free; an ongoing programme of service can be an Endeavour.

Perform

Present a prepared artistic, ceremonial, or rhetorical work.

Examples

Perform before a royal audience.
Deliver an important public address.
Present a completed work to its intended audience.

Creating, rehearsing, and refining substantial work are Endeavours.

Ritual

Undertake a particular significant observance or working.

Examples

Conduct a major religious observance.
Carry out a relevant divination.
Consecrate a site where the established tradition allows it.

Follow existing religious or magical rules. Studying a tradition or preparing a sustained ceremonial programme is an Endeavour.

Compete

Take part in a particular consequential competition.

Examples

Enter a prestigious fencing contest.
Participate in a navigational trial.
Perform in a judged artistic competition.

Training and preparation across the season are Endeavours. Use existing resolution rules.

Joust

Enter a formal martial contest for honor, recognition, prizes, or Prestige.

Examples

Enter a tournament joust before the royal court.
Represent your House in a celebrated martial competition.
Challenge the reigning champion before a festival crowd.

A significant joust is a Deed even when the principal reward is reputation or Prestige rather than material gain.

Duel

Fight a formal or consequential personal combat.

Examples

Answer a public challenge to your honor.
Fight a judicial duel.
Meet a rival in an agreed contest of blades.

The duel itself can be a Deed. Travel, investigation, arranging seconds, or other distinct consequential objectives may require additional Deeds.

Hunt

Take part in a consequential hunt for sport, duty, danger, or social standing.

Examples

Join a noble hunt intended to impress visiting dignitaries.
Hunt a dangerous creature threatening a settlement.
Pursue a famed beast whose taking would bring Prestige.

An ordinary recreational outing is free activity; a hunt becomes a Deed when its outcome, danger, duty, or social importance is consequential.

Attend

Participate in an important social, courtly, religious, or public occasion where your presence matters.

Examples

Attend a royal feast where the realm's great Houses will be present.
Appear at an important wedding or funeral.
Take your place at a major religious festival or investiture.

Routine attendance is free. Attendance is a Deed when being present carries meaningful opportunity, obligation, risk, or consequence.

Celebrate

Make a consequential public display of victory, generosity, loyalty, wealth, or communal identity.

Examples

Sponsor public revels after a military victory.
Give a feast honoring returning explorers.
Celebrate a House marriage with conspicuous generosity.

Celebration may create Prestige, strengthen relationships, or shape public perception when the occasion is significant enough to be consequential.

Demonstrate

Show an existing capability for a particular purpose.

Examples

Demonstrate a repair method to a prospective employer.
Show that a crew can execute a difficult maneuver.
Present practical evidence of navigational competence.

This tests or displays capability; it does not automatically improve a rating.

Undergo Assessment

Submit to a particular meaningful examination or evaluation.

Examples

Take a professional examination.
Complete a master's practical assessment.
Demonstrate readiness for an entrusted duty.

Instruction and ongoing practice are Endeavours; passing grants only the outcome established by the relevant circumstances and rules.

Recover

Devote a focused period to recuperation from significant harm or strain.

Examples

Undergo a demanding course of treatment.
Withdraw from duties after serious exhaustion.
Rest after an injury that requires deliberate care.

Ordinary rest is free. Sustained rehabilitation can be an Endeavour; this adds no healing rate or automatic recovery.

Commemorate

Personally undertake a significant act of remembrance or recognition.

Examples

Lead a memorial for those lost in a wreck.
Return a fallen ally's effects to their household.
Honor an important obligation to the dead.

Routine observances are free. Preparing a monument or compiling a legacy is an Endeavour.

Command, Protection & Crisis

10 Deeds

Command

Personally lead a particular significant operation.

Examples

Lead troops during an action.
Direct a search at a wreck.
Take charge of a dangerous salvage attempt.

Ordinary orders can be delegated. Training, readiness programmes, and campaign planning are Endeavours.

Attack

Personally undertake or direct a consequential act of violence against a target.

Examples

Attack an enemy patrol.
Lead an assault on a defended position.
Strike at a dangerous creature before it can threaten the settlement.

Combat does not become a separate tactical minigame simply because Attack is chosen; the Deed describes the consequential objective and the fiction determines its resolution.

Raid

Conduct a limited hostile operation intended to strike, seize, damage, or disrupt before withdrawing.

Examples

Raid an enemy storehouse.
Strike a rival's shipping and withdraw before reinforcements arrive.
Lead retainers against a hostile outpost.

A larger or sustained military campaign is likely an Endeavour; a particular raid can be a Deed within it.

Protect

Personally safeguard a particular subject against a defined threat.

Examples

Guard a threatened witness during a hearing.
Protect a procession through a dangerous area.
Oversee security at a tense meeting.

Building continuing security arrangements is an Endeavour.

Intervene

Act directly to change an unfolding situation.

Examples

Try to stop a duel.
Intervene before a disputed arrest is carried out.
Act to halt an imminent attack.

Describe the immediate objective and agree the stakes with the GM.

Rescue

Recover a particular person or group from immediate danger.

Examples

Free someone trapped in ruins.
Bring survivors out of a wreck.
Reach prisoners before they are moved.

The approach may involve travel, entry, or protection within one coherent Deed.

Evacuate

Personally help move people out of a threatened location.

Examples

Lead residents away from a failing structure.
Get guests out of an attacked estate.
Move patients from a dangerous treatment site.

A sustained resettlement or relief programme is an Endeavour.

Contain

Act to prevent an immediate danger from spreading.

Examples

Help stop a fire reaching stored supplies.
Isolate a dangerous damaged area.
Keep a crowd away from a collapsing passage.

Use existing capabilities and circumstances; the entry supplies no special containment mechanic.

Relieve

Deliver direct assistance to a particular urgent need.

Examples

Bring supplies to people stranded after a wreck.
Provide immediate treatment within your competence.
Help a community through an acute shortage.

Organizing ongoing aid and rebuilding are Endeavours.

Secure

Take immediate control of a particular vulnerable place or resource.

Examples

Secure records before a threatened seizure.
Hold an entrance while others escape.
Prevent abandoned supplies from falling into hostile hands.

Possession, authority, and opposition remain matters for resolution; this does not automatically create an Asset.

Covert Activity & Intrigue

8 Deeds

Scheme

Carry out a particular concealed maneuver serving a wider plan.

Examples

Arrange a misleading meeting.
Use an intermediary to deliver a covert offer.
Divert a rival's attention from an immediate operation.

Building a network or developing a sustained hidden campaign is an Endeavour.

Infiltrate

Gain access to a particular restricted place or gathering.

Examples

Enter a guarded archive under false pretenses.
Attend a criminal meeting unnoticed.
Gain entry to a rival's private reception.

Developing lasting access to an organization can be an Endeavour.

Conceal

Hide a particular subject or piece of evidence from a defined threat.

Examples

Shelter a fugitive during a search.
Hide a sensitive document.
Disguise the immediate destination of a shipment.

Sustaining a cover identity or protecting a secret across a season can be an Endeavour.

Smuggle

Move a particular person or cargo past restrictions or inspection.

Examples

Carry forbidden goods through a checkpoint.
Secretly transport a wanted person.
Bring supplies through a restricted passage.

Establishing an illicit transport network is an Endeavour.

Sabotage

Undermine a particular Asset or immediate plan through covert action.

Examples

Disable a rival vessel before departure.
Spoil supplies intended for an imminent operation.
Disrupt arrangements for a secret meeting.

Sustained campaigns of disruption can be Endeavours; consequences follow the actual attempt.

Steal

Attempt to take a particular item or cargo without permission.

Examples

Steal sensitive correspondence.
Take a relic from a guarded collection.
Remove incriminating records.

Entry, concealment, and escape may belong to the same coherent attempt.

Forge

Fabricate a particular document or object to pass as genuine.

Examples

Forge a salvage warrant.
Produce a false letter of introduction.
Alter a particular trade document.

Building a supported false identity or fabricating an extensive genealogy is an Endeavour.

Expose

Bring particular concealed evidence to an audience able to act on it.

Examples

Reveal an altered manifest at a hearing.
Disclose a hidden conflict of interest to a patron.
Show a council evidence of a covert agreement.

Gathering the evidence and unraveling a larger deception can be an Endeavour.

Court & Noble Life

20 Deeds

Hold Court

Preside over a particular sitting to receive petitions and exercise authority.

Examples

Hear a fishing community's complaint about access to a dependent reef.

A continuing programme of court reform is an Endeavour. Judgments require the relevant authority.

Grant Audience

Give someone consequential access to you in your capacity as a noble or officeholder.

Examples

Receive a petitioner whose claim your household has refused to hear.

Pay Court

Attend upon a ruler or patron to seek a particular favor or demonstrate allegiance.

Examples

Seek a place in a patron's next delegation.

Cultivating lasting favor across a season is an Endeavour.

Attend Court

Participate in a court occasion where your presence or position matters.

Examples

Appear at a royal assembly to support your House's claim.

Present Yourself

Make a consequential formal presentation before a court or patron.

Examples

Introduce yourself to a new ruler as your House's representative.

Receive Homage

Formally receive a pledge of service, tribute, or recognition.

Examples

Receive a dependent household's oath before witnesses.

The ceremony recognizes a relationship; it does not create authority you do not possess.

Pay Homage

Personally acknowledge a superior and fulfill a particular formal obligation.

Examples

Bring the tribute owed at an investiture.

Bestow

Give a consequential gift, reward, favor, or honor.

Examples

Reward a retainer with an heirloom after a rescue.

Only bestow resources or honors within your power; the recipient's response follows the circumstances.

Grant a Boon

Commit to a particular request made of you.

Examples

Grant a petitioner passage through waters under your authority.

Confer an Honor

Publicly recognize a person's achievement within your standing or office.

Examples

Honor a crew that saved a settlement's winter stores.

Invest

Conduct a particular investiture into a recognized office or dignity.

Examples

Invest a duly appointed harbor officer with their insignia.

This requires the relevant authority and does not itself establish a new office.

Preside

Lead a consequential formal occasion as its recognized chair or host.

Examples

Preside over a council divided over emergency provisions.

Convene Council

Bring the relevant people together for a defined decision.

Examples

Summon household officers to decide how to answer a threat.

Host a Dinner

Host a particular dinner intended to affect relationships or decisions.

Examples

Seat rival heirs together to discuss a disputed obligation.

Routine meals remain free activity; this is a particular form of Host.

Host a Feast

Host a consequential feast marking an achievement, alliance, or occasion.

Examples

Celebrate a marriage with guests from formerly hostile Houses.

Developing a major festival across a season is an Endeavour.

Entertain

Personally receive and entertain important guests with a defined social purpose.

Examples

Show a visiting envoy the household's prized collection.

Receive Guests

Welcome particular visitors whose reception has consequences.

Examples

Offer shelter and recognition to a controversial claimant.

Display Wealth

Make a deliberate public display intended to affect standing or expectations.

Examples

Present a remarkable banquet to demonstrate your House's resources.

Expenditure does not guarantee Prestige; actual reception matters.

Observe Protocol

Make a consequential choice about precedence or ceremonial conduct.

Examples

Yield the place of honor to signal support for a disputed officeholder.

Ordinary etiquette remains free activity.

Perform a Duty

Carry out a particular ceremonial or feudal responsibility.

Examples

Attend a superior's investiture in the capacity owed by your title.

House & Dynasty

16 Deeds

Seek a Match

Make a particular approach about a possible marriage.

Examples

Ask another House whether it would consider a betrothal.

Arranging the dynastic settlement across parties is an Endeavour.

Court a Suitor

Arrange a consequential meeting or gesture toward a prospective partner.

Examples

Offer a suitor a meaningful gift and ask their intentions.

Sustained courtship is an Endeavour; the other person retains their choice.

Negotiate a Betrothal

Address a particular outstanding term of a proposed betrothal.

Examples

Seek agreement on where the couple will reside.

Negotiate a Dowry

Seek agreement on a defined contribution to a marriage settlement.

Examples

Propose a particular Holding as part of the settlement.

This does not transfer property you lack authority to offer.

Announce a Betrothal

Make an agreed betrothal public before a consequential audience.

Examples

Announce the match at a gathering of both Houses.

Marry

Participate in a consequential marriage ceremony.

Examples

Exchange vows before the witnesses required by local custom.

The preparations and broader dynastic arrangements may be Endeavours.

Recognize an Heir

Formally acknowledge a person's existing claim to succession.

Examples

Recognize a relative's claim before the family council.

Name an Heir

Declare a successor where you have the standing to do so.

Examples

Name an heir before leaving on a dangerous expedition.

Custom, competing claims, and the relevant authority still govern the result.

Take a Ward

Formally receive responsibility for a particular ward.

Examples

Receive a young relative under an agreed wardship.

The ward's continuing education or fostering is an Endeavour.

Adopt

Undertake the formal act of accepting someone into a family.

Examples

Present an adoption for recognition before the appropriate witnesses.

Recognition depends on applicable customs and authority.

Call a Family Council

Bring kin together over a particular family question.

Examples

Ask the family to decide how to respond to an inheritance dispute.

Restore a Relative

Make a particular act restoring a relative's place or recognition.

Examples

Publicly welcome an estranged sibling back into the household.

Rebuilding trust over time is an Endeavour.

Disinherit

Assert a consequential exclusion from an inheritance where entitled.

Examples

Present the grounds for excluding an heir to the relevant authority.

This does not bypass succession customs or settle contested rights automatically.

Legitimize

Seek or pronounce formal recognition of a person's dynastic standing.

Examples

Petition the competent authority to recognize a child's place in the succession.

Assert a Claim

Publicly or formally put forward a specific claim.

Examples

Assert a claim to an inherited title at a hearing.

Researching and securing support for a contested claim is an Endeavour.

Claim a Right

Invoke a particular right, privilege, or entitlement.

Examples

Claim the salvage rights recorded in an old grant.

The claim may be disputed; stating it does not establish its validity.

Prestige, Patronage & Culture

21 Deeds

Patronize

Offer concrete support to a particular artist, scholar, temple, or expedition.

Examples

Provide materials for a sculptor's proposed memorial.

Building a patronage network is an Endeavour; support does not guarantee loyalty or Prestige.

Endow

Make a consequential grant for a defined institution or purpose.

Examples

Assign an available fund to support a temple's teaching.

Establishing the institution and arranging lasting support may require an Endeavour.

Give Charity

Make a particular consequential gift to people in need.

Examples

Release stored food to families displaced by a wreck.

Sustained relief is an Endeavour; ordinary small gifts remain free activity.

Reward Service

Make a particular reward recognizing service.

Examples

Present a valuable tool to a craftsperson who repaired the harbor gate.

Dedicate

Formally place a completed work or offering in service of a purpose.

Examples

Dedicate a finished memorial to those lost at sea.

Unveil a Work

Present a completed artwork or commission to its intended audience.

Examples

Unveil a portrait whose depiction of the House's founder is controversial.

Creating the work is separate continuing effort.

Exhibit

Present a particular collection or work for consequential public viewing.

Examples

Display recovered antiquities to support a proposed expedition.

Recite

Deliver a significant recitation before an audience.

Examples

Recite a newly recovered account of a disputed victory.

Debate

Take part in a consequential debate on a defined question.

Examples

Defend a legal interpretation before an assembly of scholars.

Lecture

Deliver a prepared talk intended to inform or persuade a consequential audience.

Examples

Explain a discovery to potential expedition patrons.

Stage a Performance

Present a prepared production on a particular occasion.

Examples

Stage a courtly drama before the people it portrays.

Writing and rehearsing the production is an Endeavour.

Judge a Competition

Exercise recognized judgment in a particular contest.

Examples

Judge competing designs for a ceremonial monument.

Host a Salon

Gather guests for a consequential exchange of art or ideas.

Examples

Bring rival chroniclers together to discuss the House's history.

Display a Trophy

Present a trophy as evidence of achievement or status.

Examples

Display the remains of a dangerous sea beast at court.

Claim Credit

Seek recognition for a particular achievement.

Examples

Present testimony of your role in saving a convoy.

Defend Your Reputation

Answer a particular accusation or damaging account.

Examples

Offer witnesses against a public charge of cowardice.

A sustained effort to restore a House's reputation is an Endeavour.

Diplomacy & Intercession

17 Deeds

Visit an Ally

Make a particular consequential visit to an ally.

Examples

Visit an ally to clarify their response to an impending dispute.

Receive an Envoy

Formally hear a particular diplomatic message.

Examples

Receive an envoy bearing a neighbor's proposed terms.

Send an Envoy

Dispatch a representative with a specific consequential message or request.

Examples

Send an emissary to request safe passage.

Each consequential message is its own Deed, including a later consequential reply; delegation does not remove the cost.

Offer Terms

Present a defined proposal for agreement or surrender.

Examples

Offer a defeated rival safe withdrawal in return for hostages.

Demand Terms

Make a particular formal demand of another party.

Examples

Demand the return of seized cargo before negotiations continue.

Parley

Meet an opposing party to discuss an immediate settlement.

Examples

Arrange a meeting between commanders before an assault.

Make Peace

Conclude or offer a particular peace agreement.

Examples

Sign an agreed cessation of hostilities.

Developing a durable settlement across a season is an Endeavour; agreement requires the parties' consent.

Renew an Alliance

Undertake a particular reaffirmation of an existing alliance.

Examples

Renew mutual commitments at a formal gathering.

Seek an Alliance

Make a defined approach to a prospective ally.

Examples

Offer cooperation against a shared threat.

Cultivating the alliance and resolving its terms is an Endeavour.

Guarantee an Agreement

Pledge your standing or available resources behind defined terms.

Examples

Guarantee safe conduct for a disputed prisoner exchange.

Exchange Hostages

Carry out an agreed consequential exchange of people held as surety.

Examples

Receive and release hostages under negotiated terms.

Exchange Gifts

Make a consequential reciprocal gift on a particular occasion.

Examples

Exchange heirlooms to mark a reconciliation.

Recognize a Claim

Formally acknowledge another party's particular claim.

Examples

Recognize an ally's title before a council.

Recognition expresses your position; it does not settle every competing claim.

Protest

Examples

Protest a new restriction on a passage your House uses.

Intercede

Use your standing on another person's behalf in a particular matter.

Examples

Ask a ruler to hear a dismissed petition.

Advocate

Argue for a particular person's interests or proposal.

Examples

Speak for displaced tenants at a hearing.

Offer Aid

Make a specific commitment of assistance.

Examples

Offer an available vessel to a settlement facing evacuation.

Justice & Governance

15 Deeds

Hear Petitioners

Receive a particular set of consequential requests.

Examples

Hear tenants asking for relief after a reef blight.

Hear a Case

Preside over a particular dispute within your jurisdiction.

Examples

Hear testimony over a contested boundary.

Dispense Justice

Pronounce or carry out a particular judgment where entitled.

Examples

Rule on a charge against a household officer.

Authority, evidence, and applicable customs govern the judgment; reforming justice is an Endeavour.

Arbitrate

Seek a particular settlement under an accepted mandate.

Examples

Arbitrate between merchants disputing a wreck's cargo.

Issue a Ruling

Deliver a defined authoritative decision.

Examples

Clarify who may use a disputed quay until a claim is resolved.

Levy

Issue a particular lawful call for resources or service.

Examples

Call on dependents for an emergency contribution.

You must have the relevant authority; the response remains subject to circumstances.

Collect Dues

Pursue a particular consequential payment or obligation.

Examples

Collect a disputed tribute from a dependent household.

Grant Exemption

Make a particular exception within your authority.

Examples

Exempt a damaged village from a specific levy.

Appoint an Officer

Choose and install a person in an available office.

Examples

Appoint a new steward after the former one's dismissal.

Remove an Officer

Dismiss or suspend an official where entitled.

Examples

Remove a harbor officer pending a hearing.

Inspect Officials

Examine particular officials' conduct or performance.

Examples

Inspect a toll collector's handling of a disputed cargo.

A broad corruption inquiry is an Endeavour.

Enforce a Decree

Take a focused action to implement an existing decree.

Examples

Stop a particular shipment prohibited by a lawful order.

Register a Claim

Lodge a particular claim with the appropriate body.

Examples

Recognize Rights

Formally acknowledge specific rights within your remit.

Examples

Recognize a community's documented access to a reef.

Settle a Boundary

Seek or ratify a particular boundary agreement.

Examples

Mark an agreed division after examining the survey.

Systematic surveys and a prolonged territorial settlement are Endeavours.

Chivalry & Field Operations

13 Deeds

Enter a Tournament

Participate in a particular consequential tournament.

Examples

Enter a court tournament to seek recognition from a patron.

Joust and Duel remain available for their more specific intentions; no additional contest system is introduced.

Answer a Challenge

Make a consequential response to a formal challenge.

Examples

Accept a rival's challenge and agree its terms before witnesses.

Muster

Call an available force together for a particular purpose.

Examples

Muster household guards in response to a threat.

Recruiting and training a force is an Endeavour.

Patrol

Undertake a defined patrol in response to a particular concern.

Examples

Patrol a passage where a convoy was attacked.

Establishing a continuing patrol system is an Endeavour.

Guard

Personally undertake a particular consequential watch or guard duty.

Examples

Guard a witness during a contentious hearing.

Routine duty is free activity; organizing lasting protection is an Endeavour.

Ambush

Attempt a particular surprise attack.

Examples

Intercept a hostile raiding party in a narrow passage.

Use normal resolution and existing combat guidance, as with Attack.

Defend

Respond to a particular attack on a person, place, or force.

Examples

Defend a quay while civilians withdraw.

A continuing defensive campaign is an Endeavour.

Pursue

Follow a particular fleeing opponent or immediate threat.

Examples

Pursue raiders carrying a stolen relic.

Skirmish

Undertake a limited engagement with a defined objective.

Examples

Drive hostile scouts away from an expedition camp.

This adds no tactical combat procedure.

Inspect Defenses

Examine a particular defensive position for an immediate decision.

Examples

Inspect a harbor gate before an expected assault.

Building or extensively fortifying the Holding is an Endeavour.

Lead a Warband

Personally lead an available band on a particular operation.

Examples

Lead household retainers to recover a seized vessel.

A prolonged series of operations is a military campaign Endeavour.

Accept Surrender

Receive a particular surrender and establish its immediate terms.

Examples

Accept a garrison's surrender under an agreed safe conduct.

Demand Surrender

Call for a particular opponent to yield.

Examples

Demand that raiders release their captives and lay down arms.

Faith & Ceremony

17 Deeds

Pray

Undertake a particular consequential act of prayer.

Examples

Lead a public appeal for those missing after a disaster.

Ordinary private prayer remains free activity; effects follow established religious rules.

Attend a Rite

Be present at a particular rite where participation matters.

Examples

Attend a rival household's memorial observance as a gesture of reconciliation.

Lead a Rite

Officiate at a particular rite within your role or tradition.

Examples

Lead a departure blessing for a dangerous voyage.

Ritual remains the general entry for a defined ceremonial action.

Swear an Oath

Make a consequential vow before its intended witnesses.

Examples

Swear to return a recovered relic to its rightful shrine.

The oath establishes a commitment; any effects follow existing rules and customs.

Witness an Oath

Serve as a consequential witness to a particular vow.

Examples

Witness an agreement between two Houses.

Receive an Oath

Formally receive another person's specific pledge.

Examples

Receive a retainer's oath of service.

Consecrate

Conduct or seek the recognized dedication of a particular site or object.

Examples

Present a restored shrine for consecration.

Use established religious authority and effects; the act does not complete restoration work.

Confess

Make a consequential disclosure of wrongdoing in a religious context.

Examples

Confess a broken vow to the person responsible for hearing it.

Keep Vigil

Undertake a particular vigil with meaningful stakes.

Examples

Keep vigil at a contested shrine before a judgment.

Make an Offering

Present a consequential offering at a particular shrine or rite.

Examples

Offer a recovered heirloom in fulfillment of a promise.

Fulfill a Vow

Perform the particular act completing an existing promise.

Examples

Return a companion's remains to the place named in your oath.

A quest requiring sustained work belongs in an Endeavour.

Break a Vow

Deliberately renounce or violate a consequential commitment.

Examples

Publicly refuse the service you previously swore to give.

Consequences follow the existing obligation and circumstances.

Conduct a Funeral

Undertake a particular consequential funeral ceremony.

Examples

Conduct a funeral whose invitations acknowledge a disputed heir.

Observe a Holy Day

Participate in a particular observance where your choices matter.

Examples

Join a public rite associated with a politically controversial temple.

Seek an Omen

Consult a recognized practice for guidance about a defined concern.

Examples

Seek an omen before an expedition.

No result or supernatural effect is guaranteed by this catalogue.

Consult an Oracle

Seek a particular answer from an oracle you can access.

Examples

Ask for guidance concerning a missing vessel.

Access, interpretation, and any effects follow established rules and the fiction.

Intrigue & Reputation Maneuvers

14 Deeds

Spy

Gather particular intelligence through a defined covert observation.

Examples

Watch a suspected courier's rendezvous.

Building an information network is an Endeavour.

Eavesdrop

Attempt to overhear a particular consequential conversation.

Examples

Listen to negotiations from an adjoining chamber.

Disguise

Use a particular disguise to accomplish a defined immediate objective.

Examples

Pass a checkpoint dressed as a member of a work crew.

Sustaining a supported cover identity is an Endeavour.

Bribe

Offer a particular inducement for someone's cooperation.

Examples

Offer a gatekeeper payment to admit a visitor.

The attempt does not guarantee acceptance.

Blackmail

Use a particular secret to demand a defined concession.

Examples

Threaten to reveal altered accounts unless a rival withdraws an accusation.

Plant Evidence

Place a particular misleading clue where it may be discovered.

Examples

Put a forged receipt among a suspect's records.

Spread a Rumor

Circulate a particular consequential story to an intended audience.

Examples

Spread an account of an official's secret meeting.

A sustained campaign of discredit is an Endeavour.

Counter a Rumor

Answer a particular circulating story.

Examples

Offer a public witness against a false account of a duel.

Discredit

Make a focused attempt to undermine someone's credibility.

Examples

Present evidence that a claimant's chief witness changed their story.

Secretly Meet

Hold a particular consequential meeting concealed from others.

Examples

Meet a rival's envoy without informing your patron.

This is a covert form of Meet; distinct objectives may still require separate Deeds.

Recruit an Informant

Seek a particular person's agreement to supply information.

Examples

Ask a warehouse clerk to report suspicious cargoes.

Leak Information

Release particular information through a chosen channel.

Examples

Pass a disputed inheritance record to a court chronicler.

Test Loyalty

Create a defined situation that reveals a person's likely commitment.

Examples

Entrust an agent with a sensitive task whose outcome can be checked.

Use existing Bond rules when relevant; the test does not guarantee insight or obedience.

Turn an Agent

Attempt to win a particular agent away from their present allegiance.

Examples

Offer protection to a rival's messenger in exchange for cooperation.

Commerce, Estates & Public Life

25 Deeds

Buy

Make a particular consequential purchase.

Examples

Buy a disputed heirloom offered by a distant merchant.

Ordinary minor purchases remain free activity.

Sell

Offer or complete the sale of a significant object or resource.

Examples

Sell a valuable salvage cargo to fund a promised gift.

Negotiate a Contract

Resolve particular terms of a defined contract.

Examples

Agree the price and delivery conditions for scarce stone.

Finance

Commit available funds to a particular enterprise or obligation.

Examples

Finance the departure of a merchant's first convoy.

Developing the enterprise across a season is an Endeavour.

Lend

Make a consequential loan of available money or property.

Examples

Lend a vessel to an ally under agreed terms.

Borrow

Seek a particular consequential loan.

Examples

Borrow specialized equipment for an examination.

Collect a Debt

Pursue payment of a particular outstanding debt.

Examples

Ask a former ally to honor a long-delayed repayment.

Forgive a Debt

Release someone from a particular obligation owed to you.

Examples

Forgive a household's debt as a public gesture.

Call in a Debt

Invoke a particular obligation for a defined return.

Examples

Ask a beneficiary of your aid to provide promised transport.

Audit

Examine a bounded set of accounts for a particular concern.

Examples

Check one voyage's accounts for missing proceeds.

Investigating repeated losses across an enterprise is an Endeavour.

Provision

Secure and assign supplies for a particular immediate need.

Examples

Provision a vessel before a rescue voyage.

Seasonal provisioning and supply networks are Endeavours.

Purchase Rights

Seek the transfer of particular rights from a party able to grant them.

Examples

Purchase access rights to an established salvage site.

Sell Rights

Transfer particular rights you hold under agreed terms.

Examples

Sell a defined share of your salvage rights.

Existing ownership and relevant authority govern the transaction.

Inspect a Holding

Examine a particular Holding to answer a defined question.

Examples

Inspect a damaged workshop before choosing repairs.

This is a specific form of Inspect; developing an estate is an Endeavour.

Hear Tenants

Receive tenants' consequential concerns on a particular occasion.

Examples

Hear a complaint about a steward's collection of dues.

Inspect Stores

Examine a particular stock of supplies for a consequential decision.

Examples

Check whether the household's food stores were spoiled.

Survey Resources

Assess the resources at a defined site.

Examples

Examine a reef for materials needed in a proposed repair.

A systematic regional survey is an Endeavour.

Attend a Festival

Participate in a festival where your presence matters.

Examples

Attend a newly reconciled community's celebration as its guest of honor.

Lead a Procession

Lead a particular consequential public procession.

Examples

Lead a memorial procession through a disputed quarter.

Address a Crowd

Speak to a particular public gathering to seek a meaningful response.

Examples

Ask a fearful crowd to support an evacuation.

Hear Grievances

Receive a particular set of public complaints.

Examples

Hear harbor workers' objections to a new restriction.

Feed the Poor

Organize a particular consequential distribution of food.

Examples

Open household stores during an acute shortage.

Continuing relief and rebuilding are Endeavours.

Organize Volunteers

Gather available volunteers for a defined immediate task.

Examples

Organize a search party after a collapse.

Building a continuing civic organization is an Endeavour.

Open a Public Work

Formally open a completed communal facility.

Examples

Open a restored quay in the presence of those who funded it.

Constructing or restoring the facility is an Endeavour.

Welcome Visitors

Undertake a consequential public welcome.

Examples

Receive displaced families whose arrival divides the community.

Personal Life & Particular Pursuits

18 Deeds

Visit Family

Make a particular consequential family visit.

Examples

Visit an estranged parent to discuss a specific obligation.

Ordinary nearby family contact remains free activity.

Reconcile

Make a particular attempt to resolve an immediate estrangement or dispute.

Examples

Offer a concrete settlement after a broken promise.

Sustained relationship repair is an Endeavour; reconciliation requires the other person's choice.

Console

Offer consequential personal support on a particular occasion.

Examples

Stand beside a bereaved rival when others refuse to attend the memorial.

Ordinary comfort remains free activity; continuing support can be an Endeavour.

Congratulate

Make a consequential acknowledgment of another person's achievement.

Examples

Publicly congratulate a disputed heir on their investiture.

Ask a Favor

Request a particular meaningful act from someone.

Examples

Ask an acquaintance to introduce a witness to the court.

Repay a Favor

Fulfill a particular obligation created by previous help.

Examples

Provide the escort you promised after an ally sheltered your ward.

Confront

Challenge someone directly over a particular consequential concern.

Examples

Confront an officer about a missing dispatch.

End a Relationship

Communicate a consequential decision to end a particular relationship.

Examples

Renounce a patronage arrangement before its witnesses.

The act does not determine how others respond or erase existing obligations.

Celebrate a Milestone

Mark a particular personal event with meaningful social consequences.

Examples

Invite both sides of an estranged family to an heir's coming of age.

Seek Treatment

Obtain particular consequential care for an injury or condition.

Examples

Visit a specialist after a dangerous dive.

Effects follow established recovery rules; ordinary care remains free activity.

Seek Counsel

Seek particular advice on a consequential decision.

Examples

Consult a trusted elder before answering a challenge.

Change Residence

Undertake a consequential move to a particular new home.

Examples

Move your household to a frontier Holding.

Establishing a functioning household there may require sustained work.

Copy a Manuscript

Produce a bounded copy needed for a particular consequential purpose.

Examples

Copy one fragile charter before returning it to its custodian.

Copying or editing an extensive body of texts is an Endeavour.

Decipher

Attempt to read a particular short inscription or coded message.

Examples

Decipher the markings on a recovered seal.

A difficult text requiring sustained study is an Endeavour.

Examine an Artifact

Inspect a particular object to answer an immediate question.

Examples

Examine an alleged heirloom for signs of alteration.

Studying its history and properties across a season is an Endeavour.

Visit an Archive

Consult particular records you can access for a defined purpose.

Examples

Check a marriage register for a named witness.

Assembling a substantial researched case is an Endeavour.

Seek a Teacher

Approach a particular prospective instructor.

Examples

Ask a master Navigator to accept you as a pupil.

Training and sustained practice are Endeavours.

Experiment

Carry out a bounded test of a particular question.

Examples

Test whether a recovered material withstands the intended pressure.

An extended investigation or series of trials is an Endeavour; no new magical effects are implied.

Sea & Spindrift Life

18 Deeds

Sail

Undertake a particular consequential voyage.

Examples

Take a vessel through contested waters to reach an ally.

Ordinary local movement remains free activity; a sustained expedition can be an Endeavour.

Navigate

Personally guide a particular difficult passage.

Examples

Bring a relief vessel through an unfamiliar current.

Dive

Make a particular consequential descent with a defined objective.

Examples

Dive to inspect a newly revealed wreck entrance.

Cross a Current

Attempt a particular hazardous crossing.

Examples

Cross a dangerous current to bring a warning.

Travel feasibility depends on the route, resources, and available time.

Survey a Reef

Examine a specific reef for an immediate practical purpose.

Examples

Find a safe anchoring place near a damaged settlement.

Systematic reef mapping is an Endeavour.

Explore a Trench

Undertake a defined exploratory visit into a trench.

Examples

Examine a reported opening at a known depth.

Repeated expeditions into an extensive trench system are an Endeavour.

Investigate a Wreck

Examine a particular wreck or reported loss.

Examples

Look for evidence of sabotage in a recent wreck.

Salvage a Wreck

Attempt a particular recovery from a known wreck.

Examples

Recover a sealed chest from an accessible wreck chamber.

A large salvage operation requiring surveys, crews, and repeated recoveries is an Endeavour.

Hunt a Sea Beast

Undertake a particular hunt for a defined creature.

Examples

Seek the beast that attacked a local convoy.

Tracking and confronting a threat across a region may require an Endeavour.

Escort a Vessel

Accompany a particular vessel through a consequential passage.

Examples

Escort an envoy's vessel past a threatened harbor.

Visit a Whalefall

Make a consequential visit to a particular whalefall.

Examples

Inspect disputed remains before a salvage hearing.

Harvest

Gather a particular significant resource from an accessible site.

Examples

Harvest rare material needed for an urgent commission.

Routine gathering remains free activity; developing a fishery or harvest programme is an Endeavour.

Guide a Caravan

Lead a particular caravan through a defined difficult route.

Examples

Guide merchants past a hazardous reef passage.

Investigate a Current

Examine a particular current disturbance or local hazard.

Examples

Determine whether a changed flow blocks an evacuation route.

Studying seasonal currents across a region is an Endeavour.

Secure a Passage

Take a particular action to open access through a defined route.

Examples

Negotiate passage past a guarded reef.

Establishing a lasting safe route is an Endeavour.

Recover a Sunken Relic

Attempt a defined recovery from a known location.

Examples

Bring a shrine's relic out of a collapsed sanctuary.

A long search and series of recoveries is an Endeavour.

Visit a Sacred Site

Make a particular consequential visit to a sacred place.

Examples

Bring a promised offering to a remote shrine.

A pilgrimage involving sustained travel and observances can be an Endeavour.

Brave a Storm

Undertake a particular necessary action in dangerous storm conditions.

Examples

Bring a warning to an exposed settlement before the passage closes.

The intention and risks determine scope; the label grants no special protection.

Scope & complexity

Complex Actions May Require Multiple Deeds

A single Deed should cover one meaningful consequential objective. When an undertaking contains several distinct consequential steps, it may require more than one Deed.

For example, secretly entering the Guild archives and then searching them for evidence could reasonably require an Infiltrate Deed to gain access and an Investigate Deed to conduct the search. If the investigation uncovers something that then requires escape, negotiation, sabotage, or another consequential action, that may require an additional Deed as well.

Not every action needs to be split into its smallest parts. The player and GM work together to determine whether something is one coherent Deed or several, based on scope, consequence, timing, and the number of distinct objectives involved.

A useful question is: “Does what I am trying to do naturally require several different Deed types?” If the same undertaking clearly involves actions such as Infiltrate, Investigate, Negotiate, Travel, or Sabotage as distinct consequential steps, it may be a multi-Deed action rather than a single Deed with several labels.

Life between commitments

Free Activity & Roleplay

Free activity is limited to ordinary, low-stakes life that does not materially change circumstances: meals, household routine, recreation, ordinary maintenance, incidental local movement, minor purchases, and casual social interaction with people already in your immediate proximity.

Roleplaying a scene does not automatically spend a Deed, but consequence does. You may freely roleplay minor or insignificant moments with people who are already nearby, usually in the same town, household, court, ship, camp, or other shared place. If the scene is used to secure an agreement, influence a decision, obtain information, create an obligation, change a relationship, or otherwise produce a meaningful result, it is a Deed.

Correspondence: sending a meaningful letter, petition, message, or written request is a Deed because communication across distance is limited. Each consequential message is its own Deed. The same applies to sending an emissary. A reply sent later is another Deed when it is consequential.

Deed Order & Timing

Deeds resolve in the order they are placed. Each Deed slot is also a chronological week within the Spindrift month.

Deed Slot	Spindrift Timing	Real-Life Timing
Deed 1	Week 1 of the month	Resolved as the first action of that Spindrift month
Deed 2	Week 2 of the month	Resolved after Deed 1
Deed 3	Week 3 of the month	Resolved after Deed 2
Deed 4	Week 4 of the month	Resolved after Deed 3

One real-life week advances the campaign by one Spindrift month. Your four Deed slots therefore represent the four weeks inside that fictional month, not four separate real-life weeks.

Earlier Deeds can change the situation faced by later Deeds. When actions conflict, sequencing is unclear, or an edge case appears, the player and GM work through the timing together; the GM resolves any remaining rules or world-state conflicts.

Acting through others

Delegation

Retainers, officials, agents, crews, soldiers, and specialists can act in your stead, but delegating a consequential action still uses a Deed. The Deed represents your commitment to making that thing happen, whether you perform it personally or send someone under your authority.

Directing a Faction or House Asset requires Authority from that institution, within the scope granted to you. A title, office, membership, or family relationship grants command only when the institution's law or custom says it does. Authority lets you direct the institution's Assets; it does not make them your property.

Delegation changes who acts, not whether the action costs a Deed. This can still be extremely valuable: the Personnel Asset may have a better relevant Quality than your character, may already be closer to the objective, may travel in your stead, or may be able to act somewhere your character cannot personally go.

Consider available Personnel, your authority, their competence, distance and communication, risk, secrecy, complexity, and opposition. Delegation does not create extra Deeds or guarantee success; it changes the means by which your Deed is carried out. Read the Personnel overview →

How intentions resolve

Rolls, Qualities, Bonds & Assets

Deeds and Rolls

A Deed describes an attempt; a roll resolves uncertainty within it. “Investigate the missing Guild shipment” might involve access to records, relevant expertise, evidence, Personnel, and someone concealing the truth. It may need no roll, one important roll, or several pieces of resolution. Follow the fiction and the relevant test's rules.

Read the dice rolling rules →

Qualities

Qualities describe capability; Deeds describe what you choose to do. A Navigator may negotiate dangerous currents, a Scholar check a particular record, or a Fencer handle a confrontation. Training, teaching, and sustained practice are Endeavours. A competition, demonstration, or assessment can be a Deed; it does not automatically improve a rating.

Read the Quality rules →

Bonds & Identity

Relationships shape social influence, commitment, potency, and consequences. Agree relevant stakes before rolling. A Bond affects the result rather than granting an Advantage Die; test one when the relationship's commitment is uncertain, following the existing Bond rules. Cultivating a relationship does not automatically increase its rating.

One eligible Identity can support the roll while a relevant Bond shapes the result. Use the existing eligibility and test limits for Personality, Faction Ethos, and House Traditions.

Bonds and social influence → Draw on Identity →

Assets

A vessel can enable travel, an estate can host negotiations, an agent can investigate, and troops can respond to a crisis. Holdings, Personnel, and Possessions shape available approaches and circumstances. They do not replace your choices or settle uncertainty automatically. Institutional Assets may require relevant Authority to use. A Deed does not buy Prestige, though a publicly meaningful outcome may become a Prestige Source.

Holdings overview → Personnel overview → Possessions overview → Authority → Prestige →

Larger ambitions

Deeds & Endeavours

Deeds are particular actions and interventions. Endeavours are projects and ongoing pursuits. Each character pursues one Endeavour per season, spanning four Spindrift months or four real-life weeks.

The same subject at different scopes
Deed: a particular action	Endeavour: continuing work
Take a practical assessment.	Study under a master.
Present a finished performance.	Compose and rehearse a substantial work.
Check a register for a named heir.	Research and assemble an inheritance case.
Survey the entrance to a fortress.	Systematically map a region.
Offer restitution for a specific wrong.	Work to repair an estranged relationship.
Negotiate a particular disputed term.	Develop a complex settlement or alliance.
Host a consequential gathering.	Plan and coordinate a major festival.
Infiltrate a particular meeting.	Build lasting access or an information network.
Sponsor a particular tournament.	Establish an annual tournament tradition.
Negotiate one betrothal term.	Arrange a dynastic marriage.
Hear petitioners at one sitting.	Make a progress through dependent lands.
Recover a chest from a known wreck.	Conduct a major salvage operation.

Endeavours receive four updates, one each real-life week, representing a month of continuing work per update. Training, teaching, substantial creation, research projects, relationship cultivation, and ongoing organization belong there.

An Endeavour covers its normal work. A supporting Deed accomplishes something additional and distinct: securing scarce materials, resolving an unexpected dispute, or responding to a new threat. Do not charge again for the same work simply because an update mentions a meeting, a letter, or an investigation.

Endeavours cannot be delegated. They represent a sustained commitment by the character pursuing them. Personnel and other Assets may support the work where appropriate, but another person cannot take over the Endeavour in the character's place.

Read the Endeavour rules and examples →

Four commitments

Example Month

Lady Meriel chooses four Deeds this month, one for each Spindrift week:

Inspect: examine a particular Salvager's Guild manifest suspected of alteration.
Meet: privately discuss one proposed marriage term with another House's representative.
Prepare: secure a local guide for an upcoming dangerous passage.
Influence: ask a neighboring landholder to support a particular harbor proposal.

She also speaks casually with household members already around her, attends meals, handles insignificant purchases, and participates in ordinary roleplayed scenes. These do not consume additional Deeds because they are not consequential. If she sends a meaningful letter, dispatches an emissary, asks an agent to investigate, hosts a consequential meeting, or otherwise attempts to materially affect the world, that action uses one of her Deeds even if someone else carries it out.

Her Deeds represent the matters receiving significant attention. She may care about ten things and have time to pursue four. Other players make their own choices; cooperation, interference, and consequences create the shared history.

You cannot do everything. Decide what matters this month.

Your Four Deeds

Common Deeds

Travel & Exploration

Meetings & Social Action

Authority & Public Affairs

Information & Evidence

Resources & Practical Affairs

Duty, Performance & Personal Action

Command, Protection & Crisis

Covert Activity & Intrigue

Court & Noble Life

House & Dynasty

Prestige, Patronage & Culture

Diplomacy & Intercession