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<h1>INTRODUCTION</h1>
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<p><strong>CHAPTER d THE BASICS OF PLAY</strong></p>
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<p>In the conversation, Players describe their characters' actions and choices:</p>
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<ul>
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<li>"Isabelle raises her shield and guards your back!"</li>
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<li>"I step forward and speak to the queen!"</li>
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<li>"I run after the thief! Where did he go?"</li>
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</ul>
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<p>Similarly, the Game Master describes what happens in the world and also portrays the actions of every creature and character around the protagonists:</p>
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<li>"The village looks calm, its white windmills turning lazily under the sun. "</li>
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<li>"The king appears tired and struggles to speak, as if not in control of his body. "</li>
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<li>"The dragon turns his smoldering gaze towards you!"</li>
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</ul>
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<p>Together, this is all known as <strong>roleplaying</strong>, and these events will take place in your imagination — a space that is often called "the fiction".</p>
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<h2>d THE RULES</h2>
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<p>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.</p>
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<p>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.</p>
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<hr>
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<p>This is a tale of heroes and darkness.</p>
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<p>Of great hope... and even greater sacrifice.</p>
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<p class="signature">Philip Forlenza (Order #)</p> |