Editing Star Worlds:System Mechanics (section)

==Problems and Failures==
When your roll results with a Problem or a Close-Call, the GM will use a setup move to escalate the situation. When you get a Failure, the GM will use a hard and direct move that hits you with consequences immediately. The severity will depend largely on the fiction – what you were trying to accomplish, what was opposing you, and what was happening nearby. What follows are some general examples of appropriate consequences.

'''Problems & Close-Call Examples (Soft and Setup Moves)'''
* Counter their action with another – the enemy attacks them at the same time, a socialite throws a fit when they confront her, another speeder cuts them off.
* Delay their next action – they are stunned from a sharp blow to the head, they have to stop and gather dropped items, one of the crew is lagging behind.
* Distract them – they don't immediately notice the tripwire up ahead, a dancer draws their attention away from an assassin, an enemy uses a flash bang.
* Disturb their sensibilities – reveal how their mistakes had a negative effect on the world, expose them to terrible truths, show them the desperation of the rebellion.
* Escalate the situation – a fire spreads to a neighboring building, a crowd starts to run in panic, the ship starts a self-destruct mechanism.
* Exaggerate what they experience – make things seem more terrible than they are or, conversely, safer..
* Impair their abilities or actions with minor Conditions – look at the fiction and see if there are any minor conditions that the player should incur.
* Impose a compromise on their success – they can only succeed IF they allow something else to happen, too.
* Provoke them into action – taunt them into attacking, introduce some danger and ask “What do you do?”
* Temporarily take their stuff - knock away a useful tool or weapon, have them drop a key item into a dangerous or hard to get to location.

'''Failure Examples (Hard and Direct Moves)'''
* Capture them – kidnap them, drop them in a pit, have a one of them arrested
* Conceal something important – they find nothing of interest in the room...because it was hidden!
* Control their actions, directly or indirectly – an ally is mistaken for an enemy, they are blackmailed into inaction.
* Corrupt their minds or bodies – exposure to the Dark Side taints their soul, they contract a noxious disease or fall victim to a deadly poison.
* Defame their actions or intent – they are mistaken for thugs, their words are misconstrued by the court magistrate.
* Inflict harm or effects – they take some Vitality damage or get a Condition
* Destroy something important to them – a weapon is broken in the middle of a fight, a loved one is murdered during the night.
* Overwhelm them with great force, while leaving an opportunity – a strike hits them for great damage but leaves the attacker vulnerable, a mob rushes at them but makes it easier to slip away in the fray.
* Prevent them from doing something – a sophisticated lock keeps a door barred, Imperials destroy the bridge they want to cross.
* Reinforce the enemy – the enemy Storm Troopers are joined by elite Crimson Guard, the Sith Inquisitor gains power from killing an innocent.
* Separate the characters – a cave-in splits them into two smaller groups, Storm Troopers put them into different detention cells for questioning.