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rules:house:fate_chart_of_doom [2018/08/31 21:56] – [Fate determination] restlessrules:house:fate_chart_of_doom [2018/08/31 22:07] (current) restless
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-The style of play for this game is a [[gameinfo:faq_prospective_players#game_style|"West Marches" style of game]] for episodic play, potentially for multiple groups.  Of course, that means to support this players need to begin and end in civilization so that there's no overlap or continuity issues.+The style of play for this game is a [[http://arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/78/grand-experiments-west-marches/|"West Marches"]] [[gameinfo:faq_prospective_players#game_style|style of game]] for episodic play, potentially for multiple groups.  Of course, that means to support this players need to begin and end in civilization so that there's no overlap or continuity issues.
  
 This system is //not// meant to punish players.  Instead, it is meant to provide them with a meaningful motivation to leave the dungeon or wilderness in a timely fashion.  Failing that, it is designed to provide interesting consequences that (frequently) can be followed up on subsequent forays into the dungeon -- whether that's recovering lost equipment, ransoming a lost comrade, or the like. This system is //not// meant to punish players.  Instead, it is meant to provide them with a meaningful motivation to leave the dungeon or wilderness in a timely fashion.  Failing that, it is designed to provide interesting consequences that (frequently) can be followed up on subsequent forays into the dungeon -- whether that's recovering lost equipment, ransoming a lost comrade, or the like.
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 ===== Ending a session ===== ===== Ending a session =====
  
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 ===== The Procedure ===== ===== The Procedure =====
  
-First, you must [[#escape_check|determine if you escape]], and if not, you have to [[#fate_determination|determine your fate]].+First, you must [[#escape_check|determine if you escape]], and if don'you have to [[#fate_determination|determine your fate]].
  
 ==== Escape check ==== ==== Escape check ====

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