Riftbreakers 2e Strange Allies

This supplement for Riftbreakers 2e expands your options for NPC Companions by introducing 16 Strangers you can gain in place of the standard Companions described in the rulebook. Each of these Strangers is fully detailed with personal notes about their appearance and goals, pre-assigned combat statistics, custom Passive benefits and Loadout Abilities they grant your Player Character,  and a personalized Combat Action table that makes them stand out as individuals with their own strengths and abilities. As Strangers like your Player Character, they have certain specific items they can make use of to improve their game statistics and abilities to better meet your needs. In addition, this supplement introduces a new Loyalty mechanic to track the trust (and affection?) your Companion has for you. Companions gain (or lose) Loyalty from actions you take while adventuring with them, and each of them has a personalized list actions that affect their Loyalty in addition to a general list of actions all Companions appreciate or despise. Loyalty can also be used in combat to exert finer control over your Companion's actions. Finally, a Companion's Loyalty serves as a timer for when they choose to confide in you and request your assistance for some Personal Quest. As part of these Personal Quests, you can undergo procedural adventures, using the game's core mechanics (sometimes in unusual ways) and occasionally testing your character's mettle against new and dangerous foes. Completing a Personal Quest grants a reward, which is specific to each quest and Companion. Sometimes it will be a windfall from winning a tournament, sometimes an increase to one or more Skills, sometimes it will be a unique new ability, and sometimes it will grant you access to one of the two new Crystallized Hearts introduced here: Storm Heart or Vampirism Heart. Designed to be used as print-and-play, the core document is relatively short and intended to be used primarily for occasional reference. The only part you will actually need to print in order to include this supplement in your Riftbreakers 2e game will be the sheet for the specific Strange Companion you're traveling with. Each Companion sheet is designed to be printed on the front-and-back of a single sheet of paper. Also included are two blank Strange Companion sheets you can use to create your own custom Strange Companions. One sheet is intended for print, the other is set up as form-filled for digital play. All text and layouts for this supplement were created by human brains; no AI was used in any part of the project. All art in this project is human-made, calling upon the talents of these esteemed artists: Ombremonde https://ombremonde.carrd.co/ Patrice Long https://allmylinks.com/quadkorps pikepicture https://www.istockphoto.com/portfolio/pikepicture Felipe da Silva Faria https://www.instagram.com/elmqz/