I posted this on the DW Tavern, but figured this might work well for Freebooters as well. It feels appropriately old school to me.
Reaction Check
When you approach a wary or hostile NPC and try to communicate, roll +CHA: on a 10+, they’ll hear you out and choose 2; on a 7-9, they’ll hear you out and choose 1.
• They are impressed, intrigued, or amused by you, as the GM sees fit (otherwise, they remain wary or hostile)
• You’ve got their complete attention, for now at least (otherwise, they remain alert)
• You glean a valuable insight; ask a question from the Discern Realities list and take +1 forward to act on the answer
The second one doesn’t seem clear to me. Either you have their attention or they’re alert? Does that mean interested vs. wary?
If you have their complete attention, maybe the rest of the group can get the drop on them?
“They choose” means the GM chooses?
Michael Prescott: what Eric Nieudan said. So maybe a better phrasing would be “_(otherwise, they remain alert to other threats or shenanigans)_”.
Yochai Gal the one choosing is the player. So it should probably be “they’ll hear you out and you choose 2″ (or 1).
Shenanigans is a word that should feature in more moves.