AW Hack about vigilantes (I’m thinking The Shield+Hotline Miami+Dark Knight Returns)
MOVES:
When you openly use violence, roll +Bold.
You may:
– Force the threat at large to change its behavior.
– Harm the person you’re attacking.
But it might also:
– Make The System on to you.
– Get you hurt.
– Get an innocent hurt.
When you make someone disappear, roll +Careful.
You may:
– Remove them without a trace
But it might also:
– Go sideways
On a miss:
– Make The System on to you.
When you interfere with an investigation, roll+Authority
You may:
– Get The System off their back.
But it might also:
– Make the System on to you.
– Ruin a cop’s career.
– Cause collateral damage.
When you Order people to fight for you, roll +Bold
You may:
– Get them to fight for you.
– Get them to absorb the consequences.
But they might also:
– Absorb the consequences.
– Act on their impulses.
– Be corrupted by you.
– Get a Beef with you.
– Refuse.
PLAYBOOKS:
The Nut: Bold+1, Authority-1, Careful-1 – They could have a symbolic Weapon, that has positive psychological effects.
The Sergeant: Bold-1, Authority+2, Careful-1 – They can stand behind the system when they use violence, and roll+Authority to openly commit violence.
– They can order their subordinates, and roll+Authority to Order people to fight for them.
The lurking killer: Bold-1, Authority-1, Careful+1
– They could have a position of Authority (Authority+1)
The professionial: Bold-1, Authority-1, Careful+1
– They can order around a hand-picked squad of professionals, they roll+Careful to order them to fight for them.
– They can skillfully interfere with a crime scene, and roll+Careful to do it.
BELIEF:
Instead of Hx (Or more accurately, Strings). You have Belief in the other player characters.
If you’ve helped a player character in the session, you roll your Belief with them and get XP for rolling high.
You can betray the people who believe in you to get a bonus to sensical goals.
You can use your Belief in somebody as a bonus to Bold.
THE SYSTEM:
If your countdown clock on the System catching up to you catches up,
then the system sends a Major Threat to shut you down. (Detective Cavanagh from The Shield is one of the best examples)
Also, there is a person who runs a soup kitchen, and are able to functionally deal with a problems more permanently, and no one will actually play them, and that is okay, but it was a choice and choices are important.
As a nod to the Dark Knight elements (and the comics), you might also add as a fourth stat Brave to replace the second instance of Bold, i.e. leading by example and bravery. Just a thought. But I like the idea!