Focus

On the Map Sheet

1. Draw an arrow from any circle or diamond to any other circle, diamond, or square, and label it. (If one of your fellow players left an Extra, Location, or Feature without a connection back to their own Lead square, this step gives you an opportunity to define that connection for them.)
2. Either draw an arrow from your square to an existing circle or diamond, or draw a new circle or diamond and draw an arrow to it from your square. In either case, label the arrow.
3. Any single circle that has arrows going to it from two different squares becomes a double circle. That means it's been upgraded from an Extra to a Feature. The players who have that Extra listed on their sheets under Resources move it to Relationships, and it goes from having two dice to one die.

On Your Character Sheet

Pick one of: Money, Life, Status, Technology, Paranormal.

Money

1. Think about:
   • Were you born into money and now work to increase your wealth? Or have you built it all from nothing?
   • Do the large sums of money you acquire seem to slip though your fingers one horse race, pyramid scheme, or drug deal at a time?
   • Are you killing yourself with work, chasing the American dream, only to fall short day after day after day?
2. Add a new Distinction (recommended: Cosmopolitan, Connected, or Wealthy).
3. Step up a Resource (an Extra or a Location).
4. Step up a Relationship (with another Lead or a Feature).
5. Go on to the Road stage. Pick one of: Ethical, Risky, or Straight & Narrow.

Life

1. Think about:
   • Do you feel like you’re doing what you’re supposed to be doing? Living the life you were meant to live?
   • Sure, your life could be a little more exciting, but all-in-all, are you pretty happy with how things are?
   • Do you hold on to the belief that one of these days you’ll meet Mr./Ms. Right, get married, and finally start a family?
2. Step up two Relationships (with other Leads or Features), or one Relationship twice.
3. Step up a Resource (an Extra or a Location).
4. Go on to the Road stage. Pick one of: Lofty, Risky, or Straight & Narrow.

Status

1. Think about:
   • Just how did you get so powerful?
   • Do Senators and/or Mob bosses return your calls?
   • Are the society columns full of your antics?
2. Step up a Distinction or Heritage.
3. Step up a Resource (an Extra or a Location).
4. Step up a Relationship (with another Lead or a Feature).
5. Go on to the Road stage. Pick one of: Underground, Lofty, or Straight & Narrow.

Technology

1. Think about:
   • Has this been your obsession since youth and now you’re finding ways to cash in on what was once considered a “fun hobby”?
   • Have you ever received large sums of cash for doing a little poking around on a foreign government’s data system for an employer that goes by a codename?
   • Is cnet.com your homepage?
2. Add an Ability with the Gear Limit.
3. Add a new Distinction, or an Ability with the Gear Limit, or step up a Distinction or Heritage.
4. Step up a Relationship (with another Lead or a Feature), an Asset (a Ability, Distinction, or Heritage), or a Resource (an Extra or a Location).
5. # Go on to the Road stage. Pick one of: Underground, Lofty, or Ethical.

Paranormal

1. Think about:
   • How long have you held this fascination? Is it something you’ve had since childhood, or did an unexplained event open this world up to you?
   • How do you go about your research? Do you fly solo or work with a team?
   • Do you sleep in a tinfoil hat and encourage others to do the same?
2. Step up an Ability, Distinction, or Heritage, or add a new Distinction or Ability.
3. Step up or add a new Heritage or Distinction.
4. Step up a Relationship (with another Lead or a Feature).
5. Go on to the Road stage. Pick one of: Underground, Risky, or Ethical.