Session zero is a concept that’s been floating around the role-playing world since at least the mid-90s and has grown increasingly common in the decades since. In most cases, this is a largely informal process. The group gets together maybe even before they know what game they are going to play, with the GM just trying to muster up some buy-in before they invest their time in writing a whole campaign.  For most traditional games, session zero is a useful practice but a strictly optional one. Most of the biggest questions are answered for you and the remaining answers are…

The last week or so has been spent writing (and rewriting, and rewriting) what was arguably the hardest chunk of the book for me so far. Friday, I managed to get the draft done. Yesterday, I managed an editing pass, today I present to you: Passions. Passions are a combination of your out-of-character priorities as a player and a reflection of the character you’ve created to play. They form the primary reward and advancement mechanic of the game. As you pursue your passions, they grow in power and potency, giving you bonuses dice for conflicts based thereon. As their value…