## The Basics of Play

In the conversation, Players describe their characters' actions and choices:

- "Isabelle raises her shield and guards your back!"
- "I step forward and speak to the queen!"
- "I run after the thief! Where did he go?"

Similarly, the Game Master describes what happens in the world and also portrays the actions of every creature and character around the protagonists:

- "The village looks calm, its white windmills turning lazily under the sun. "
- "The king appears tired and struggles to speak, as if not in control of his body. "
- "The dragon turns his smoldering gaze towards you!"

Together, this is all known as roleplaying, and these events will take place in your imagination — a space that is often called "the fiction".

## THE RULES

This is also a game, and that's where the rules come into play: much like in a video game or board game, characters have scores and abilities representing their strengths and weaknesses, and dice rolls will often be used to make a situation's outcome a bit tense and unpredictable.

Unlike video games and board games however, the possibilities of a roleplaying game are endless: there is no single approach to a situation and the story will naturally emerge from your interactions and choices at the table.

> This is a tale of heroes and darkness. Of great hope... and even greater sacrifice.