Book I: Stonetop

Welcome to Stonetop
Expectations
The setting
Getting Started
The Blessed
- Initiate
  - Raised by Wolves
  - Vessel
The Fox
Storm-marked
Soul on Fire
Wide Wanderer
- Beast-bonded
  - The Seeker
- Patriot
2 Special possessions
3 World building
The Blessed
Something Wicked This Way Comes
- The Seeker
Collection
- The Would-be Hero
- Fear & Anger
4&5 NPC connections
6&7 PC connections
Only two players?
Playing the Game
Your principles
Your character
Hit points (HP)
Major arcana
A MIGHTY WILL
- FARWALKER
- TELEPATHY
TULPA
The moves
Special moves
Expedition moves
… unlock the mysteries of an arcanum
- … recruit followers
  - Alternatively:
Playbooks & Inserts
Running the Game
- Your agenda
The core loop
1 Establish the situation
Examples of GM moves
Player Moves
Harm & Healing
First Adventure
Goals
Threats
Affliction
- GM moves for afflictions:
  - Example afflictions:
  - threat type
Beast
- GM moves for beasts:
Example beasts:
MacGuffin
- GM moves for MacGuffins:
  - Example MacGuffins:
  - threat type
Magical entity
- GM moves for magical entities:
  - Example magical entities:
    
    threat type
Rabble
- GM moves for rabble:
- Example rabble:
  - threat type
Villain
- GM moves for villains:
  - Example villains:
    
    threat type
Wildcard
Example threats
THE PALE CRINWIN (wildcard)
THE WHITE HAND (institution)
Expeditions
If the leg goes through familiar terrain before—then just describe the current
Ask questions
Weather tables
Sites
- Environmental storytelling
- "What here tells you...?"
Running sites
Considerations
- The physical space
- Light sources
Senses other than sight
- Marching order
  - Equipment
    
    Followers and NPCs
    Physical and mental states
    Denizens
Light sources & tags
Creating sites
LAST AUTUMN
DISCOVERIES
- AREAS/ROOMS
ENVIRONMENT (OUTSIDE)
4 Write-up
Create maps or visuals (maybe)
Dangers
Discoveries
4 Synthesis
Creating minor arcana
- Initial title
Tags and others elements
Brief description
Requirements
- Unlocked title
- Mysteries
Creating major arcana
NPCs & Followers
2 Concept
- Build on what's established
  - Ask questions
For locals or people PCs know well:
- For outsiders, but ones the PCs know:
For folks the PCs have heard of but don't actually know:
3 Hit points
Homefront
Let things burn
Steading improvements
Seasons Change
Making the move
A Value 0 item is generally worth:
Writing Moves & Love Letters
- Writing moves
- Naming moves
1 Take stock
4 Decide how you'll pick between results
Check for common pitfalls
Punch it up
- Edit for length and clarity
- Check grammar, formatting
  - Get feedback
More examples
The Game Ongoing
Between sessions
Starting a session
Retiring PCs
Ending your game
Driving toward resolution
Inserts
The Blessed
The Fox
The GM
The Heavy
The Judge
The Lightbearer
The Marshal
The Ranger
The Seeker
The Steading
The Would-be Hero

Book I: Stonetop

The GM

Standalone GM playbook — not reproduced in Book I. This PDF is the 1st printing; its only erratum is "unlcear" → "unclear" (page 2, ¶8).

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