Duskara: Whispers of Dusk
Content for Duskara: Whispers of Dusk
Introduction
The World of Duskara
Overview
Duskara is a tidally locked planet where one face eternally burns under a K-class star while the ...
The Three Faces
The Day Side: A radiation-scorched wasteland where temperatures exceed 400°C. Robotic mining oper...
Human Adaptation
Eight centuries of exposure to Duskara's environment have awakened latent psychic abilities in it...
Creating Your Chronicle
Overview
Before beginning, establish the foundation of your chronicle.
What Are You Recording?
You chronicle the history of Duskaran civilization through the eyes of successive Archivists. Eac...
Who Are the Archivists?
They are memory-keepers who serve in stone libraries, wander between settlements carrying wind-sc...
What Does the Archive Look Like?
The records take many forms: Wind-scrolls etched on treated fabric Stone tablets carved in shelt...
Time Scale
Each turn represents one generation (approximately 20-30 Earth years). The dating system uses cyc...
What Changes Matter?
Track changes across multiple dimensions: Material: Resources, structures, technology, settlemen...
Game Loop
Step 1: Define the Current Archivist
At the start of each generation, establish the Archivist who will record this era. Roll on the d6...
Step 2: Roll d6 → Number of Events This Generation
Each generation experiences different levels of change: 1-2: A quiet period—only one major event...
Step 3: For Each Event
Roll d66 to determine the major event (use the event table) Draw a card from a standard deck for...
Step 4: Advance Time
Shift to the next Archivist generation Note how records were preserved, altered, or damaged in t...
Step 5: Continue Until the End
When the Ace of Spades is drawn, the chronicle approaches its conclusion. Play continues for 1-3 ...
Chronicle Entry Format
Card Suit Interpretations
♥ Hearts (Bonds & Memory)
How does this event affect relationships, culture, collective memory, or the bonds between people...
♦ Diamonds (Resources & Survival)
How does this event impact water, materials, technology, infrastructure, or the physical struggle...
♣ Clubs (Conflict & Challenge)
How does this event involve struggle against environment, opposing factions, or internal discord?...
♠ Spades (Endings & Transitions)
How does this event mark closure, death, transformation, or the passage from one era to another? ...
Special Card: Ace of Spades
When this card is drawn, the chronicle approaches its conclusion. Continue playing for 1-3 more g...
Event Tables
Major Historical Events (d66)
D66 Event 11 A settlement petitions to join the Duskaran Accord, seeking protection or tra...
Archivist Names (d66)
D66 Name D66 Name 11 Kael 41 Nyra 12 Maren 42 Vex 13 Thorn 43 Zylah 14 Lyss 44 Korin...
Archivist Titles (d66)
D66 Title 11 Keeper of the Wind-Scrolls 12 Guardian of the Crystal Archive 13 Chronicl...
Form of the Archive (d66)
D66 Medium 11 Wind-scrolls etched on treated fabric, stored in sealed cylinders 12 Stone...
A Truth They Preserve (d66)
D66 Truth 11 Humanity arrived on Duskara by accident, not by choice. 12 The Stellar Hori...
A Secret They Carry (d66)
D66 Secret 11 They have falsified records to protect someone they love. 12 They discover...