The Flow of the City Phase

1. Death and taxes

Each player turns in 50% of carried gold coins to the black-armored All-Watch as guild tax.

2. Noteworthy deeds

Erase the oldest deed on your roster. As a group, write the most notable accomplishments from your last Crawl on your guild roster.

3. City Events

The GM draws for a random event on their City Event table.

4. Turn in contracts

The guild turns in their contract (if any). Successfully completed contracts provide a monetary reward and 1XP.

5. Upkeep

Each player pays for an upkeep tier.

  • If you pay no upkeep, you are destitute for this City Phase. You do not refill your pack.

  • Impoverished upkeep costs 25 gold.

  • Refill your pack with impoverished-level gear from the Omphalic Market.

  • Common upkeep costs 50 gold.

  • Refill your pack with common- or impoverished-level gear from the Omphalic Market.

  • Burn charges to heal Wounds and clear conditions as per step 4 of the Camp Phase (Recovery) (End of Camp Phase).

  • Luxurious upkeep costs 100 gold.

  • Refill your pack with any gear from the Omphalic Market.

  • Heal all of your Wounds and refresh all your Resolve.

6. City Actions

Each player performs a City Action.

7. Plan the next Crawl

The guild reassembles to talk over next steps as a group. The GM provides a list of possible contracts. Sign up for a contract (or two).

8. Restock the Underworld

Before the next session, the GM restocks the Meatgrinder tables.

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