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with an NPC spiritual guide. or any other suitable

endeavor. Setting up the exercise incurs expenses of

from 50 gp to 250 gp per franchise rank. as determined

by the OM.

R esolution. Each character or staff member partic-

ipati ng in team building chooses anoth er participant,

then creates a negative story connection to a bond, ideal,

or si milar element of that participant's backstory. T he

players come up with such connections for their own

characters. T he DM creates connecti ons for franchise

staff, either on their own or in consultation with the

pl ayers. (Characters and staff member s do not need to

pair up. If everyone else in the franchise has a particular

probl em with one character. so be it.)

Each char acter and staff member th en makes a Wis-

dom ( Insight) check. With th e OM's approval, different

ability checks and skills might be allow ed if they relate

to the specifics of the team building exercise. A partic-

ipant has advantage on their check if the DM decides

the stor y connection was particularly clever or well

rolcplayed. A ll checks gain a +1 bonus i f one of the char-

acters taking par t in the activity is a dec isionist.

Each check i s compared to the Team Building table.

The outcome of the check can help redefine the relation-

ships between individual characters. and can establish

the tone of r oleplaying between char acter s and fran-

chise staff. Some outcomes also involve a team buildi ng

memory that provides a potent benefit (see below).

TEAM BUILDING

Check Total Benefit

1- S The participant uncovers deep-seated issues

between themself and their chosen partner.

6- 10

11 - 15

16- 20

If this is a character, they have disadvantage

on ability checks made in the presence of the

partner until the character undertakes this

activity again. If this is a staff member, they are

traumatized and leave the franchise unless the

characters can convince them to stay.

The participant did not benefit from the team

building exercise. but avoided serious trauma.

The participant was able to work through one

or more issues. If this is a character, they have

advantage on the next check they make during

a franchise or downtime activity.

The participant sees themself and their connec-

tion to the other participant in a whole new way.

If this is a character, they have advantage on

the next check t hey mak e during a franchise or

downtime activity, and they gain a team build-

ing memory (see below).

21+ The participant has had an awakening, gaining

a deep se nse of who they can become and their

connection to their partner. The character has

advantage on the next check they make during

a franchise or downtime activity, and gains two

team building memo ries.

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Team Building Memor ies. The most potent personal

changes inspired by team building can last a lifetime.

Or at l east an encounter. A char acter who ear ns a team

building memory gains an extraordinary ability t hat can

be used once. As a bonus action, t he character gains one

effect of the enhance ability spell for 10 minutes (no con-

centration required).

A character can retain team building memories only

from the most r ecent instance of this activity. If a char-

acter has unused team building memories and under-

takes this activity agai n, th ose memories are lost.

Complications. At the DM's determination, every

team building exercise has a chance of creating a com-

pl icat ion as things ger r eal, yo. The OM can choose a

complication or r oll on the Team Buildi ng Complica-

ti ons table.

TEAM B UILDING COMPLIC ATION S

d6 Complication

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3

4

s

6

The team building activity i s revealed to actually be a

death trap, an island of doom, or a similar challenge.

The OM determines whether this was an honest

mix-up, t he act of a disgruntled staff member, or the

actions of a rival.'~

Upon hearing what took place during the team build·

ing exercise, uninvolved staff members decide that

the franchise is subjecting them to too much trauma.

Some staff members might threaten to quit, o r decide

they want more benefits.

It's revealed that the team build ing exercise was set

up by a rival as an opportunity to ambush the partic-

ipants, or to attack the franchise headquarters while

the characters were away.*

The participants learn way too much about each

other. Each character participating i n the activity

must select a bond, ideal, or similar background

aspect from their partner and come up with a story

explaining how this becomes a conflict for them.

Staff members who d id not participate in the team

building exercise feel left out, and morale drops at

the franchise. The characters must find a way to raise

staff spirits that does not involve running this activity

again.

A staff member involved in the activity is secretly a

member of a rival organization, or has been duped

into doing that organization's bidding. During the

team building exercise, the rival organization plans

to steal franchise secrets or destroy the participants'

morale.*

*Might involve a rival

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