13: Have everyone put a label on this map, a location, a feeling, a tag, a descriptive word or two, a contact, a bond... Whatever. They have to then in a few sentences briefly describe how their character is tied to this label to the group. Ask questions to anchor them deep.



Then pit at least one element against another, preferably more than two. Make a stake question on the fly. Set the scene at that location and front load the conflict (either physical or verbal or emotional or magical). Threaten one or more of the player's interests and ask 'What do you do?'

14: Thanks to Mike Shea, have each player choose (or roll randomly) one of these artefacts are connected to or that they know all about:
Forbidden Artifacts

• Ancient book from before the time of mortals
  Sealed copper cylinder containing the last breath of a dead god
  Crown of the lich queen
  A jeweled demon skull that always speaks the dark truth
  The dagger that pierced the heart of a child heir to a fallen empire
  A ancient tablet describing the death of a current king
  A steel coffin containing the dust of an entombed vampire
  An urn containing the ashes of an adulterous queen and her dark priest lover
  An immortal child
  Scrolls of a dark spell that cannot be destroyed
  An ancient well leading to a dark world
  A twisted horn that awakens the eater of the world
  A sphere holding the souls of the dead
  A jeweled box of secrets, lies, and jealousy
  A priceless gem that brought murder to every previous owner
  An ethereal prison in the form of an adamantine monolith
  An ancient primordial burial ground
  An intricate mechanical box containing an unknown seed
  A treasure chest containing a still-beating heart
  The skull of a man magically preserved and a million years older than mortals
  

Then have them all hauled up in front of the King who has had his only daughter stolen from him by a big bad - He demands the players share their reputed expertise / knowledge of these artefacts or face internment in the mines of doom for their impudence.

Sounds like they are spouting lore / discerning reality / parley to me.

Nice one Tim!
Bargle is such a bad arse :)

Do you have a copy of DCCRPG? The spells in there easily port over and they RAWK for descriptions on a near hit or miss :)

There are no 'opposed' tests in DW. Player's characters may aid or interfere, and they can Discern or Parley against each other, but NPCs are just narrative tools of the GM.

1) Is it interesting to the story to have the villiger spot the thief? Is the villiager a named NPC with a stake in the unfolding events? If no, just say Yes and roll with the fiction, no roll required. Otherwise its using tricks of the trade as written. Follow the options on a 7-9! Make as hard a move as you'd like (as GM) on a miss.

2) The thief should only make a Discern realities check if you think that the fiction is supporting that move. 'Do do it, do it', right?
Is the thief closely studying the situation or fey creature? Then sure, roll away. The answers they get will depend not only on the roll, but also what your prep demands. Be honest with the players. Maybe the fey creature will avoid deep appraisal, no matter what the roll.

So when the thief discerns realities on the fey creature when she offers them the jewel they've been coveting and rolls a 10+ and first asks the question: What should I be on the lookout for?

You don't have to tell them "The Fey is trying to lure you to your Doom" (which is a truthful answer), but instead: "This Fey is magically powerful and is using all her wiles to reassure you of your safety, She is likely trying to fool you."

As the conversation develops and the thief asks their other questions, be generous with the truth, the truth being that the fey is much more powerful than the thief and likely to fool them every time. Be expansive, its about the bigger picture.

My favourite part was the Wheel of Justice which the hardholder rolled when someone was caught doing a severe crime.

'You know the rules in Barter Town! Break a deal, face the wheel'.

Great Idea!
First you need to get your players on board with your 'concept' since the answers they give to your provocative answers will shape the setting far more than your prep will.
If they are down with elemental clerics, cool! But then, does anyone want to play a cleric? If no, then all your ideas are just wonderful colour for the setting, if someone does want to play a cleric, Uzio gives great advice. I think a cleric / druid hybrid seems pretty on the money.

oooh! Great adventure :)

You've read the chapter in the appendix on converting adventures right? The main thrust (as you've rightly surmised) is to retain your agenda, but be inspired by the situations, setting and dangers of the module. You are effectively focusing your options on a hard / soft move (and scene framing) to the prep at hand.

So have the wizard as presented! If he's the 'signature' monster of the adventure, what's his instinct? What does he want? Freedom, yes? So write a couple of impending dooms that will come to pass as the adventurers do nothing to change his situation - one of the most effective ways to do this (I've found) is to re-incorporate info revealed during chargen and bond-writing into these portents and/or have other factions in the dungeon interact with the wizard according to their instincts given the players actions.

You could even frontload the session as you start in a tense situation, write an Adventure move such as the one on p.352 and tie the results back to knowledge / leverage on the wizard.

Heck, why not just open the game THERE - in a tense situation with  the wizard, they have found him and he offers them something far more beguiling than just gold (look to their character sheets and bonds) to set him free. Combine this with an impending doom of another danger in the dungeon and you have time pressure added to the mix.

I mean this is ripe for getting the players to discern and spout lore, introducing new and exciting details to your dungeon world about the wizard and his history. All you come to the table with is that he is powerful, he is trapped by his own foolishness and that he wants out big-time.

In regards to your poison custom move... I like it! Not too harsh at all, it is poison after all... There was an old 'saving throw' move from an earlier edition you might like to resurrect / modify? How about:

Make a Saving Throw (Con)
When something inflicts an effect (magic, poison, calamity) upon you, roll+Con. On a 10+, nothing else bad happens.
On a 7-9 the GM chooses one.
On a 6- the GM chooses two.
• You drop something valuable
• You break something mundane
• You miss something important
• You lose your footing
• You lose track of someone or something
• It’s worse than it seemed—take 1d10 damage(ap)

Which really is just a 'softened' version of your move :)
I'd just add a few of the above choices to your iteration and write it up like so:

Make a Poison Saving Throw (Con)
When deadly poison inflicts its effect upon you, roll+Con.
On a 13+, you feel a shooting pain, but the venom has no other lasting effect.  
On a 10-12 the GM chooses one and you choose one.
On a 7-9 the GM chooses two and you choose one.
• You drop something valuable
• You break something mundane
• You miss something important
• You lose your footing
• You lose track of someone or something
• It’s worse than it seemed—take a debility

On a miss, Last Breath Sucker.