Introduction

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Using This Guide

Part 1: Overview

What Is a Roleplaying Game?

• Players
• Game Master
• Flow of Play
• What You Need to Play

Using Stormlight RPG Dice

• Rolling a Skill Test
• Plot Die
• Opportunities and Complications
• Opportunity and Complication Ranges

Actions and Reactions

Game Conventions

• GM Has the Final Say
• Specific Beats General
• Minimum of Zero
• Round Down

Adventuring and Advancement

Part 2: Your Character

Creating a Character

Pregenerated Characters

• Reading Your Character Sheet

Attributes

• Strength
• Speed
• Intellect
• Willpower
• Awareness
• Presence

Defenses

• Defenses and Difficulty Class

Health, Focus, and Investiture

• Health
• Focus
• Investiture

Deflect

Skills

• Agility (Speed)
• Athletics (Strength)
• Crafting (Intellect)
• Deception (Presence)
• Deduction (Intellect)
• Discipline (Willpower)
• Heavy Weapons (Strength)
• Insight (Awareness)
• Intimidation (Willpower)
• Leadership (Presence)
• Light Weapons (Speed)
• Lore (Intellect)
• Medicine (Intellect)
• Perception (Awareness)
• Persuasion (Presence)
• Stealth (Speed)
• Survival (Awareness)
• Thievery (Speed)

Senses

• Senses Range
• Senses and Disabilities

Expertises

• Using Expertises
• Expertise Categories

Part 3: Items

Spheres

• Using Spheres

Weapons

• Wielding Weapons
• Ammunition
• Weapon Range
• Weapon Traits
• Improvised Weapons
• Unarmed Attacks
• Shardblades

Armor

• Armor Traits

Equipment

Fabrials

• Charges and Activation
• Unique Fabrials
• Example Fabrials

Goals and Rewards

Part 4: Adventuring

Roleplaying

Time

Scenes

• Transitioning Between Scenes

Events

• Introducing Events
• Contributing to Events

Downtime

Conditions

• Conditions List

Durations

Damage, Injury, and Death

• Damage
• Injuries
• Death

Resting

• Short Rest
• Long Rest

Part 5: Combat

Order of Combat

• Rounds and Turns
• Surprise

Actions and Reactions

• Actions
• Free Actions
• Reactions

Attacking

• Making an Attack
• Weapon Attacks
• Melee Attacks
• Ranged Attacks
• Attacks with Multiple Targets
• Creative Maneuvers

Targeting and Range

• Targeting Characters and Objects
• Effect Range
• Target Types

Movement and Positioning

• Size and Space
• Movement Types
• Moving Around Others
• Forced Movement
• Falling
• Terrain

Variant: Using a Grid

• Tactical Grid
• Movement
• Range and Line of Effect
• Sizes and Areas of Effect

Opportunities and Complications in Combat

Part 6: Gamemastering

Getting Started

Using the Plot Die

• When to Raise the Stakes
• Collaborative Plot Die Use
• Alternate Skills
• Luck and Fortune
• Advancing the Story
• Using Events

Conversations

• Setting the Scene
• Order of Conversations
• Contributions
• Focus in Conversations
• Running Out of Focus

Endeavors

Setting the Scene

Order of Endeavors

• Taking Your Turn
• Completing Endeavors

Canon and Continuity

• Continuity
• Your Roshar
• Canon Roshar

Safety Guide

• Using Safety Tools
• Session Zero
• Lines and Veils
• Checking In
• Topics to Consider

Adversaries

Using Adversaries

• Allies or Opponents?
• Using Stat Blocks

Axehound

Bandit

Chull

Citizen

• Commoner
• Expert

Regal

• Stormform Regal

Singer

• Warform Singer
• Nimbleform Singer

Soldier

• Spear Infantry
• Archer
• Thrill Berserker

Swarm of Cremlings

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