Builder's Manual · Chapter 1

Stunts and Extras

Every character power in Otome Punk is one of three things: a stunt (something you ARE), an extra (something you HAVE), or an aspect (something anyone can touch with a fate point). This chapter states the intent behind the encoding and the constraints a new entry must respect, so the next conversion lands as clean as the last one.

The three stunt kinds

Every file in /Stunts/ declares a stuntKind:

bonus — the workhorse. +2 to one skill in a narrow circumstance. The circumstance carries the flavor: Piston Barrage is not "+2 Fight", it is "+2 Fight with steam gauntlets at close quarters".
new-action — use a skill for an action it normally cannot do. Encode it as a bonus-0 entry in skillBonuses with the swap stated in circumstance (see Well-Read Duelist: bonus 0, "may defend with Lore in place of Fight against a studied opponent").
rule-exception — break exactly one rule a little: a reroll (Destiny's Favorite), one extra stress box (Steam Reservoir, via extraPhysicalStressBoxes), one extra mild slot.

How bonuses reach the sheet

The character type computes everything. skillBonuses entries are summed into the holder's skillBonusList and rendered on each skill's sources line; the extraMentalStressBoxes / extraPhysicalStressBoxes / extraMild*Slots fields feed the stress tracks directly. Never write totals onto a character — edit the source stunt instead, and the sheet updates everywhere. Caps per stunt: one +2, max 2 bonus stress boxes, max 1 bonus mild slot.

The permission pattern

Sanctioned gear follows a three-link chain:

The Extra carries both power and permission. Each Glove grants its +2 and the right to do what only a gloved hand may do. Cost: 1 Refresh plus a permission aspect (Lady of Ascension, Directrix, or a sanctioned-trade aspect).
Sanctioned stunts stack on top (sanctioned-engrenage, accorded-vital-flux, …) but must never re-grant the glove's own +2 — they add a different effect (rerolls, healing permission, barriers).
The stolen variant costs 1 Refresh and the aspect Stolen Gloves — Hunted by the Directorate, whose compels flow from the Harbormasters' Ledger. This is the thief's door, and it is deliberately expensive.

When adding a new sanctioned discipline, follow the chain. When adding any permission-gated power, ask: what aspect must the holder carry, and what happens when they lose it?

Converting legacy D&D content

The source material lives in /Archive/D&D Legacy/ (8 classes, 30 subclasses, 28 feats). The translation table that produced the current 67 stunts:

D&D	Fate
advantage / +X bonus	+2 in a narrow circumstance, or a reroll
spell slot / limited uses	once per scene, or spend a fate point
saving throw	opposed roll
healing spell	clear 1 stress box or step a consequence down one level, once per scene
extra hit dice / charges	+1 stress box (`extra*StressBoxes`)
summon / companion	narrative permission, not a new file
ability score increase	drop entirely — Fate has no stats to raise
curse / disadvantage feat	no stunt at all; it is Trouble or hook material

Forbidden in rulesText: level, advantage, spell, slot, saving throw, ability names, reaction, Steam Charges. If a sentence needs them, the translation isn't done.

Where villain machinery goes: mooks and set-pieces do not need stunt files. Their signature move is an aspect the GM invokes (Brass Dragon Barrage), already recorded in each NPC's gmNotes. Only archetype-defining NPCs carry stunts (the mech pilots, the vapor snipers, the duelist captains).

Checklist for a new stunt

One narrow +2, one skill swap, or one small exception — never two broad effects.
ls /Stunts/ first — no duplicated circumstances with existing stunts; map instead of create.
rulesText is self-contained; a player needs nothing else to adjudicate it.
description is one in-world sentence with steam and sentiment.
File name is the stunt name verbatim; slug is lowercase, punctuation dropped, spaces dashed.

Manual updated Sep 2, 2026.

Fate Core (Otome Punk)

Otome Punk

Awakened by a shimmering seal, you realize you’re no longer human. Trapped in a furry body, you’ve been summoned as a familiar known as a Gallant for a young woman’s accession ceremony. This is an Otome Dystopia: a quirky, steampunk world where men are mammals and clockwork social hierarchies rule. As a Gallant you must navigate high-stakes courtships and rigid etiquette. Will you embrace your role to help her rise, or will you find a way to break the bond and escape back to your world?

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Reborn in fur. Bound by the Seal. Judged by etiquette.

You wake in a furry body — summoned as a Gallant, soul-bound familiar to a young lady's accession ceremony.

Otome Punk is a steampunk otome-dystopia above the clouds: clockwork hierarchy, ballroom manners with teeth, high-stakes courtship, and rebellion humming under the brass. No magic — only steam, brass, and sanctioned Glove Arts: mechanical functions, never supernatural. Serve her rise faithfully, or resist and break the bond to get home.

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Author's note

Otome Punk is an adventure mystery under the guise of a Otome Dating Sim / Steam Punk Utopia. The Matriarchal and mammal born males is purely a thematic barrier to introduce tension, aversion and pressure in what is otherwise a Roleplay Adventure. Since this is punk, the idea is to resist and push boundaries and make the NPCs to fall over trying to contain your wild soul. The social dynamic is the playground not a simulation. This is best suited for solo play, and Imported Characters are welcome! have your fantasy character reborn in this world and use the know how from other games to really experience an aloof reincarnation adventure. For imported characters, I highly recommend , no it's mandatory that you create a lore folder in this game and add pages of backstory for the AI to refer to with your character, in addition to that ensure to add How your magic works in this world with a loose technical description so the AI won't fall back to DND weave, void etc. Don't be disappointed when the AI tries to guess and make things up to ruin your experience..

Players 1-3, Imported characters: rebuild on the Fate skill pyramid (see the Gallant Paths chapter) — imported power plays as aspects and stunts, not levels, keeping the roleplay light-hearted.

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