Editing Core Rules (section)

=== Pessimism ===
Similarly to Optimism each session starts with one Pessimism. This is only useable by the GM and is in a separate pool. Just like Optimism it has no limit and resets at the end of each game. The GM can spend pessimism in the following ways:

* '''Up the Ante''': introduce a threat to the situation such as a wondering guard, a spreading wildfire or a stubborn politician.
* '''Bad Footing''' : before a player rolls for a task the GM spends a Pessimism to impose disadvantaged. For example picking a lock with disadvantage because it is rusty.