The Bold

The Bold () is one of the playbooks for Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game, an outline of a character archetype that can be customized in the game. The Bold is one of the ten playbooks featured in the Core Book,Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game. Core Book, Version 1.0, 2022, p. 164. and is described as a charming adventurer who knows they are greater than others assume, striving to show their worth. Their balance principles are Loyalty vs. Confidence.Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game. Core Book, Version 1.0, 2022, p. 165.
== Description ==
The Bold fights to live up to their self-image and earn other's trust and confidence. Play the Bold if you want to build your reputation and leadership skills.Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game. Core Book, Version 1.0, 2022, p. 112.
Sef-doubting, boastful, clever, curious. The Bold is sure that they have it in them to be someone great — a great warrior, an exceptional artist, a master bender — even if they are not really there yet, and even if others make sure that the Bold knows they are not there yet. They just need to work up to it.
The Bold is trying to prove themselves. They may present to the world a confident, capable face, may even boast about their excellence — but that is nearly always a facade, an attempt to sell themselves on their own skills as much as to convince anyone else. At the same time, however, the Bold is not all talk — they are commited to making the world better, and especially for their friends, their family, and the people they care about.Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game. Core Book, Version 1.0, 2022, p. 171.
* Starting stats: Creativity +1, Focus +1, Harmony 0, Passion -1
* Demeanor options: Impatient, Sensitive, Affable, Enthusiastic, Talkative, Impetuous
== Principles ==
The Bold struggles between their principles of Loyalty and Confidence.
Their Loyalty principle emphasizes how much they are committed to others, and in turn, how much they make themselves subordinate to others, putting the needs of their friends and companions far ahead of their own goals and feelings. A high Loyalty Bold cares more about others, how those others see the Bold, and what those others want or need than they care about their own needs.
Their Confidence principle emphasizes their belief in themselves, their own abilities, and their own status. A confident Bold takes action decisively, demands the respect due them, and makes their own decisions independently of others. A high Confidence Bold is likely to chart their own path — even when their friends might want them to choose a different way forward — seizing the day and taking risks that pay off in big ways.
The Bold tries to balance these two principles by finding ways to be confident without overriding or ignoring their commitments to others, by finding ways to be dutiful to those they care about without subordinating their own desires. The Bold's Moment of Balance exemplifies this; they find a way to be absolutely amazing, entirely self-assured and capable, as they defend their friends and companions. They fin their own way in the service of others, proving they can do much more than others expected while staying true to their friends' needs.
== Characteristics ==
=== Moment of Balance ===
The greatest heroes of your age may have overwhelming confidence, but balance isn't about pursuing greatness for the sake of greatness. You find a way to stand with your companions like no one else ever could. Tell the GM how you strike down an impossibly strong enemy or obstacle to protect your friends from harm as the best version of yourself.
=== Moves ===
* Best Friend
* Here's the Plan
* Not Done Yet!
* You Missed Something
* Straight ShooterAvatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game. Core Book, Version 1.0, 2022, p. 172.
=== Growth question ===
Did you express vulnerability by admitting you were wrong or that you should have listened to someone you ignored?
The Bold's growth question focuses on the idea of learning by humbling themselves, admitting they were wrong and seeking help from others. They can still ultimately become more confident thanks to this help — learning to fight like a Kyoshi Warrior is a boon to their self-confidence — but they have to humble themselves to seek aid first.
== Characters ==
The known Bold playbook characters from Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game are:
* Bo
* Masaru
* Nyanchi
* Rinzen
* Taiki
* Teek
== References ==
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Category:Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game playbooks