Game Loop

• Step 1: Define the Current Archivist
• Step 2: Roll d6 → Number of Events This Generation
• Step 3: For Each Event
• Step 4: Advance Time
• Step 5: Continue Until the End

Step 1: Define the Current Archivist

At the start of each generation, establish the Archivist who will record this era. Roll on the d66 tables below or choose results that inspire you:

1. Name - What is this Archivist called?
2. Title - How are they known among their people?
3. Form of Archive - What medium do they use?
4. A Truth They Preserve - What knowledge do they fight to keep alive?
5. A Secret They Carry - What do they know but dare not record?

Each Archivist interprets events through their own perspective, biases, and the values of their time.

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 occurs
• 3-4: Two significant events shape this era
• 5-6: Three events mark a time of upheaval or transformation

Step 3: For Each Event

1. Roll d66 to determine the major event (use the event table)
2. Draw a card from a standard deck for thematic interpretation (see card meanings in SRD)
3. Write a chronicle entry recording what happened and what it means
4. Mark what changed - note transformations in Duskaran civilization or the Archive itself

Step 4: Advance Time

• Shift to the next Archivist generation
• Note how records were preserved, altered, or damaged in the transition
• Update the date (add ~20-30 years or ~250-400 cycles)
• Consider: What knowledge passed down? What was lost?

Step 5: Continue Until the End

When the Ace of Spades is drawn, the chronicle approaches its conclusion. Play continues for 1-3 more generations, then write a final entry reflecting on the entire lineage of Archivists and what they preserved.