01 ✦ What Is This Adventure?
You died at seventeen in a world of screens, cars and arcades. You awaken as a newborn in Aeloria, still remembering your old life. Your new parents, Elara and Toren, are spellcasters. You will learn magic, meet beasts, uncover the mystery of your rebirth and confront the ancient dragon Vaelthar.
This is a single-player storytelling RPG. There is no Dungeon Master. You decide how your hero responds; cards introduce challenges and dice decide whether your actions succeed.
For print play: bring one six-sided die (1d6), a shuffled 52-card deck without jokers, a pencil and your character sheet. The website supplies virtual dice and cards.
02 ✦ Create Your Hero
Choose your new name in Aeloria. On the printed sheet, you can also record your former-life name. Family / Lineage describes your new family in Aeloria, not your family from your first life.
| Statistic | Starting value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Might | 1 | Strength and fighting |
| Agility | 1 | Movement and evasion |
| Insight | 2 | Observation and understanding |
| Magic | 1 | Spells and magical control |
| Resolve | 6 | Endurance; reaching zero ends the adventure |
| Memories | 2 | Fragments of your old life |
| XP / Sigils | 0 / 0 | Growth and final-trial progress |
Printed trifold rule: distribute two bonus points among your four skills; no starting skill may exceed 3. The current browser game begins with the listed base values and allows stat adjustment through its Character Scroll.
03 ✦ Roll the Dragon Die
When you face a challenge, choose the most appropriate skill and roll 1d6 + that skill. Meet or exceed the difficulty to succeed.
| Difficulty | Target |
|---|---|
| Routine | 4 |
| Dangerous | 6 |
| Legendary | 8 |
Success usually grants 1 XP. In the expanded web game, failed tests cost 1 Resolve only for Spades or a natural 1. Other setbacks cost no Resolve. A natural 6 always succeeds. A natural 6 grants an additional XP and restores 1 Resolve. A natural 1 on failure costs 1 extra Resolve.
Every 3 XP lets you increase one skill by 1 (maximum 5). Subtract those 3 XP when you advance.
Magic 2 · Difficulty 4
Roll to see whether your spell succeeds.
Practice only: this does not change your saved game.
04 ✦ Draw from the Fate Deck
Shuffle a standard 52-card deck. Draw when the story tells you to. The suit suggests the kind of encounter, while the rank sets its difficulty.
| Card rank | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| Ace–5 | 4 |
| 6–10 | 6 |
| Jack, Queen, King | 8 |
Example: draw the 8 of Spades. You encounter danger at difficulty 6. Describe your response: fight using Might, evade using Agility, or attempt a suitable spell with Magic. Roll, add your skill, and narrate the result.
05 ✦ The Five Acts of Your Life
Act I — Two Lives (Ages 0–4)
You remember your former life while growing up in a spellcasting family. Draw a card to discover whether your earliest magic brings comfort or trouble.
Act II — Apprentice (Ages 5–7)
Elara teaches runes; Toren teaches wards. Draw two cards and test Magic. Learn spells such as Emberlight, Windstep, Wardskin and Trueglimpse.
Act III — Wildwood (Ages 8–12)
A shadow-beast threatens your village. Draw two cards: one establishes the danger and the other reveals a clue. Face two tests and seek a Dragon Scale.
Act IV — The Ruin (Ages 13–16)
Explore a ruined tower, draw three cards and confront guardians, mechanisms, spirits or difficult choices. Uncover the reason for your rebirth.
Act V — The Ashen Crown (Age 17)
Vaelthar awakens. Face three trials: the Ember Bridge (Agility), Forgotten Name (Insight) and Dragon Heart (Magic). Then choose the dragon’s fate.At the start of each new act: restore 2 Resolve, up to a maximum of 8. Your Memories can help you interpret the mysteries of Aeloria.
06 ✦ How Does the Adventure End?
| Dragon Sigils | Outcome |
|---|---|
| 3 | You shape the fate of the realm. |
| 2 | Victory comes at a lasting cost. |
| 0–1 | The dragon escapes; your legend becomes a warning. |
Your final choice matters too: Seal the dragon and protect the kingdom at the cost of old memories; Bargain for dragon magic and accept a debt; or Free it and change Aeloria forever.
What do I click on the website?
- Enter your reborn name and select Begin Your New Life.
- Read the current act and its story.
- Select Draw Fate Card when instructed.
- Choose the skill for the challenge and press Roll Dragon Die.
- Review the result, your stats and the Adventure Journal.
- Advance through all five acts and discover your ending.
Rules clarification: Act III mentions a Dragon Scale, while the final trials award Dragon Sigils. They are described separately in the printed adventure. The browser edition may automate some outcomes differently from the paper rules.