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Catastrophes

A11. Catastrophes — Examples (Procedural Outcomes)

Catastrophe format: • Name / Scope • Trigger context • Immediate effect • What remains (Ruin/Tags/Relic hooks)

  • name: "The River Takes the Crossing" scope: "Local" trigger_context:
  • "Doom advance chooses destructive outcome OR repeated DANGER 10 fallout during Dusk/Night at Cinderford." immediate_effect:
  • "Cinderford Stability -2 immediately."
  • "River Barrier becomes 'Breached' and 'Watched' becomes 'Hunted' (distorted)."
  • "If Stability reaches 0, Cinderford becomes a Ruin with tags: 'Flooded Shell', 'Looted', 'Echoing Market'." what_remains:

  • "Relic hook: any drowned weapon may become 'Rust-Bound Relic' if someone dies defending (Section 21)."

  • name: "The Unmaking of Names" scope: "Regional" trigger_context:

  • "Doom advances due to Attention 9+ spend and a World Card indicates revelation/erasure." immediate_effect:
  • "One known Location is erased from maps and memory until rediscovered."
  • "Any character with Haunted triggers it immediately next Scene." what_remains:
  • "Ruin hook: the erased place becomes 'Absent Ruin'—it exists only when approached."