Optional Rule

This rule was in place for most of the playtests, but didn't make it into the final game. I liked the dynamic it produced, so I include it here for those who would like to experiment with it - Wilhelm

A refreshment scene may only used to remove impairments from those abilities that are in a different group from the ability used in the refreshment challenge.

Examples

• If a challenge of Hunting was called (which is a Sport) then those players who succeed at the refreshment scene may only remove impairments from Arete, Battle, and Craft abilities.
• A weight lifting contest (a challenge of Might, which is Arete) may only refresh Battle, Craft, and Sport abilities.

The purpose of this rule is twofold: first, it gives players a reason to call a greater variety of challenges to gain needed refreshments; and second, when you are the one calling the refreshment challenge, it gives you an opportunity to prevent another player from refreshing a crucial ability (or at least to put them in a position where they may wish to bargain with oaths).