Juggling is rules terminology, since there's a value called 'juggling'. It's simple, yes, it represents pretty much what it sounds like – how many gigs you can juggle – but writing it like 'You get 2-juggling' and 'choose no more than your juggling' implies it's this whole secondary stat, at least if you come from more rules-complex games.

But yeah, it doesn't do anything else, just caps how many gigs you can choose to work on at the same time (juggle).

Yeah I finally clued into that... I have no idea why it isn't just written like "You can perform up to 2 gigs at once". The way it's written does feel like it was intended as a stat or deep system. Funnily enough, as Benhamill mentions, other "tighter" rules systems have had an effect on me, but in my case, it's Magic the Gathering. ("Juggling" feels like a keyword, yet it only appears once).

To follow up on that; Operator mentions "your crew" in crew/contacts. Does the Operator get a crew automatically? How many people?

(Sorry if these questions seem obvious, it's just that reading through the playsets and rules seems to assume I already know the terminology like Juggle and such.)

So I decided to try out AW after an extended stint with Dungeon World. There are a few concepts I'm having trouble with, but the biggest one right now is the idea of Gigs.

Perhaps I just didn't read the rules well enough, but I couldn't seem to find any information as to what Gigs are; the rules text seems to assume I already know. Is there a section that lays out how they're supposed to be used, how long they take, etc? And/Or would anyone have an example of how a Gig being used would look in play?

Much appreciated!

Describe the urchins surrounding and begging. Play out the scene without mentioning the theft.

The next time the players make an appropriate failure or partial success, reveal something small important that was stolen by the urchins. This works particularly well if the action that was failed/partially succeeded required the player to get something out of their bag: lock picks when opening a door, money pouch when trying to parley or carouse, etc.

Honestly I just glazed over the part with the treasure tables; I had no idea they existed until this thread made me go back and look again. :P

Ie #1: Paladin go to lords house and tell:

I am Paladin of Blablabla, give me your money!

Said like that? No.

Also; a lord would have friends within the local religious authorities; even if the Paladin worded it better ("By the power of the god of XYZ and in the name of their most holy temple, you are hear-by convoked to bring forth the material wealth of this Household in aid of a righteous and ordained cause.") the lord would delay/make excuses/flat out lie and pay lip service to placate (social equivalent of fleeing) or aquiese and then go complain to the paladin's superiors (the social equivalent of an attack). Complaining to the paladin's superiors is a big one; part of "Being the Law" means that you must function within the law, and are too subject to the law.

All in all: not very Paladin-like, in general, and even if it is, it will have social consequences.

Ie #2: Paladin interrogate a prisoner:

In the name of Blablabla, tell me all what you know!

This is much more stable footing, and probably quite accurate. Most weak-willed people would indeed fold to the Paladin's demands; the Paladin has the weight of an entire military-religious organisation behind him, plus wields the power of a god like a weapon. He has presence, inspires awe and dread.

Ie #3:

I am Paladin of Blablabla, we really did this (killed a Dragon, where not), accept this as true.

This would be abuse of the Paladin's organisation and defamation of their divine authority. It may very well work. But ultimately, news will get back, people will find out the paladin is a fraud, and not only will it destroy his reputation, it will also weaken the influence of his organisation and cast a poor light on the religion as a whole.

A paladin acting in such a way, especially in the first and third examples, is asking to be branded a heretic, hunted down and beheaded by a loyal paladin.

Interesting concept, certainly. I'd say your spell list offers interesting possibilities but might be a bit fragmented. For example, Capture Sound, Destroy Sound and Noise all seem to want to do the same thing; sound manipulation. Perhaps a single level 1 spell:
"Choose up to 2 of the following list. The Machine:

• Eradicates sound. Creates zone of silence. Does not impede other functions of this machine (Record sound, Play sound).
• Records sound. Remembers any sound or voice it hears.
• Plays sound. Either a generic sound or a pre-recorded sound.

"

A couple of new Automatic Operations might be in order (3 seems to be the norm) 'Purify Matter' is a good candidate; as its equivalent Cleric level-0 spell also makes the food/water Holy. Perhaps a mechanical version of the Wizard's 'Unseen Servant' for the third?

All in all, good stuff.