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====== Act under Pressure ======

When you do something under pressure or endure duress((This move is a time-tested workhorse. It’s a catch-all for any occasion where you need to go to dice but there is no move that covers the situation in the fiction. It’s perfect for when there’s a race between a protagonist and someone else, a time constraint like a ticking clock, or whenever someone with means wants to keep a protagonist from doing something. The crucial factor here is the means. If there’s no conceivable way to stop a player character, there’s no real move to make; they just succeed.
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    * On a 10+, you do it. 
    * On a 7–9, the Grandfather can offer you success at a cost:
      * a worse outcome
      * a hard bargain
      * an ugly choice.
      * Disadvantage going forward
      * Suffer 1 Stress
{{tag>moves general stress_cost}}