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==== True Name ==== | |||
Summoning a specific creature requires knowledge of its unique identity, often called a true name. | |||
For technomancers this may take the form of an ID signature, blueprint, or holographic pattern. | |||
Learning such an identity may require a flashback, a downtime research activity, or a reward from a score. | |||
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Glossary of Fox in the Dark and Icarus Burning terms and their Blades in the Dark equivalents.
Game Terms
| Blades in the Dark | Fox in the Dark | Icarus Burning | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Score | Operation | Adventure |
| Gang | Gang | Team | Group of NPCs working for the crew |
| Lair | Lair | Base | Home of your crew |
| Coin | Coin | Credit | Unit of value, grows by Tier |
| Tier 0-6 | Tier 0-6 | Tier 1-6 | Resources (level) |
| Stash | Stash | — | Savings for a better lifestyle. |
| Heat | Heat | Friction | Complications. |
| Vice | Vice | Indulgence | Stress recovery. |
| Wanted Level | Wanted Level | Entropy | Notoriety. |
Actions
| Blades in the Dark | Fox in the Dark | Icarus Burning | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunt | Hunt | Mark | Shooting |
| Study | Study | Study | Analysis |
| Survey | Survey | Mark | Observation |
| Tinker | Tinker | Rig | Mechanic |
| Finesse | Finesse | Helm | Vehicles |
| Finesse | Finesse | Micro | Acrobatics |
| Finesse | Finesse | Micro | Fencing |
| Prowl | Prowl | Lunar | Agility |
| Prowl | Prowl | Micro | Agility |
| Prowl | Prowl | Terran | Agility |
| Skirmish | Skirmish | Terran | Dexterity |
| Wreck | Wreck | Rig | Demolition |
| Wreck | Wreck | Lunar | Brute |
| Attune | Attune | Judge | Intuition |
| Command | Command | Command | Presence |
| Consort | Consort | Consort | Socializing |
| Sway | Sway | Sway | Charisma |
Character Playbooks
| Blades in the Dark | Fox in the Dark | Icarus Burning | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cutter | Warrior | Rover | Bruiser |
| Hound | Ranger | Rover | Wilderness |
| Leech | Sage | Philosopher | Scholar |
| Lurk | Rogue | Outis | Burglar |
| Slide | Mountebank | Sophist | Charmer |
| Spider | Mastermind | Machinator | Planner |
| Whisperer | Occultist | — | Mystic |
| — | Knight | Helio | Rider |
| Leech | Savant | Praxic | Technician |
| Hound | Sharpshooter | Rover | Sniper |
| Cutter | Fighter | Lancer | Soldier |
| Cutter | Captain | Captain | Leader |
| Vampire | Monster | Posthuman | Nonhuman |
| Ghost | Spirit | — | Noncorporeal |
| Hull | Monster | Cyborg | Machine |
Fox in the Dark
The Powers of Fox in the Dark have their own terms that only apply to that game.
Ability
One of the four things you can do with a combination of a Form and an Action.
Animus
The animating principle bound into matter that grants motion and purpose to elementals, constructs, and lesser undead, distinct from a free-willed Spirit.
Spirit
A creature native to the Spirit World, a plane that borders some planes of existence. Also a Playbook. Similar to but greater than an Animus. Spirits can have a limited physical effect. Some spirits can materialize to temporarily become physical creatures.
True Name
Summoning a specific creature requires knowledge of its unique identity, often called a true name. For technomancers this may take the form of an ID signature, blueprint, or holographic pattern. Learning such an identity may require a flashback, a downtime research activity, or a reward from a score.