Home
Play
for free
Guide
How to Play
The Illumination
GameMaster's Manual
The Rules
The Basics
Game Structure
Setting: The Illumination
Contractors
Harbingers
Contracts
Scenarios
Gifts
Downtime
Playgroups
The Website
Gameplay
Into the Unknown
Content and Safety
Real Locations and People
Rolling Dice
Retrying
Contested Actions
Difficulty
Dice Pool Modifiers
Probability
The Character Sheet
Creating a Contractor
Approving Contractors
Character Concept
Filling out a Character Sheet
Assets and Liabilities
Experience
Journals
The Questionnaire
Limits
Attributes
Abilities
Primary Abilities
Secondary Abilities
Conditions and Circumstances
Equipment
Body
Injuries
Degradation and Stabilization
Battle Scars
Death
Mind
Traumas
Stock Traumas
Exertion
Stress
Source
Gift Guide
Gift Credits and Improvements
Building Custom Gifts
Gift Cost
Gift Types
Effects
Activation Styles
Parameters
Enhancements and Drawbacks
Gift Description
System Text, Tagline, and Gift Name
Gift Approval
Gift System Keywords
Crafting
Looting Artifacts
Combat
Initiative
Rounds
Actions
Attacking
Grappling and Choking
Quick Actions and Multitasking
Holding Actions
Reactions
Dodging
Defending
Clashing
Movement
Encumbrance
Other Kinds of Movement
Weapons
Firearms
Melee Weapons
Explosives
Other Weapons
Armor
Mobs
Example Combat
Structured Downtimes
Moves
How to Make Moves
Loose Ends
Situational Rules
Ringers
Moxie
Contract Cycles
Visiting Other Playgroups
Voiding Contracts
Attack Difficulty Modifiers
Full-Auto Sweeps
Other Explosives
Other Sources of Damage
Exposure
Deprivation
Vehicles
Vehicle Speed and Acceleration
Vehicle Crashes and Safety
Damaging Vehicles
Vehicle Maneuvers
Poisons, Venoms, Toxins
Drugs
Further Reading
No search results
Quick Nav
Learn to Play
Contractors
Create Contractor
Graveyard
Gifts
Create Gift
Stock Gifts
Community
Discord Server
Looking for Game
Find a Playgroup
Hall of Fame
Website
Get Early Access
Buy Merchandise
News and Updates
Log in
Sign up
BETH☠️METAL's
Encountered Contractors
Rudy Stark
Encountered on
Contract 1:
Creatures From Another Moon
Contract 2:
ANOINTED
Contract 3:
Sugar & Spice
Gull Le'garde
Encountered on
Contract 1:
Creatures From Another Moon
Contract 2:
ANOINTED
Bankston Battle
Encountered on
Contract 1:
Creatures From Another Moon
Contract 3:
Sugar & Spice
Contract 4:
Passing the Hours
Contract 5:
Avengers Assemble!
Viktor Caetano ("Lex")
Encountered on
Contract 4:
Passing the Hours
Punch Bag Bob
Encountered on
Contract 4:
Passing the Hours
Sean McAlister
Encountered on
Contract 5:
Avengers Assemble!
Bryan Bosch
Encountered on
Contract 5:
Avengers Assemble!
Contract 6:
Setting Assail
Guy Webber
Encountered on
Contract 6:
Setting Assail
Nyoka Mpumulungisa
Encountered on
Contract 7:
Calm Crumbs
Riley Marvin
Encountered on
Contract 7:
Calm Crumbs
Felix Law
Encountered on
Contract 8:
High Noon
Neil Ashworth
Encountered on
Contract 8:
High Noon
Contract 15:
Numbers and Letters
Frankie Horrigan
Encountered on
Contract 9:
Wickedness
Diego Alvarez
Encountered on
Contract 9:
Wickedness
Hearne Morgan
Encountered on
Contract 9:
Wickedness
Kamaël Kuny
Encountered on
Contract 10:
Snow-White
Mel 'Marshal' Brooks
Encountered on
Contract 10:
Snow-White
Mike Carson
Encountered on
Contract 10:
Snow-White
Frank Russo
Encountered on
Contract 11:
Siberian Menace
Jimmy Rockman
Encountered on
Contract 11:
Siberian Menace
Jean de l'Ours
Encountered on
Contract 11:
Siberian Menace
Vel
Encountered on
Contract 12:
rich blood
Elizabeth Ember
Encountered on
Contract 12:
rich blood
Benedict Hollysmith
Encountered on
Contract 12:
rich blood
Keys
Encountered on
Contract 13:
The Night The Storm hit
Carter Barden
Encountered on
Contract 13:
The Night The Storm hit
Lila Blackwood
Encountered on
Contract 13:
The Night The Storm hit
Contract 15:
Numbers and Letters
Bill Hawk
Encountered on
Contract 14:
Tower of God
Maze
Encountered on
Contract 14:
Tower of God
Polamedes
Encountered on
Contract 15:
Numbers and Letters