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Spending Echo Tokens

Duskara: Echoes in the Wind The Echo Cycle

You begin play with 3 Echo tokens. These represent moments of clear psychic connection across distance. Spend them to: Ask a Direct Question (1 token): Your fragment can break the fourth wall and ask the other player directly about their Windcaller's intenti...

What the Map Represents

Duskara: Echoes in the Wind The Map of Duskara

The map in Echoes in the Wind is not a traditional geographic tool. It represents the psychic landscape of your story—the places that matter to your Windcallers, weighted by memory and emotion. Physical locations appear on this map only if they carry narrative...

Generating the Initial Map

Duskara: Echoes in the Wind The Map of Duskara

Before your first fragment, create the map together using the dice drop method: Step 1: Define the Meridian Draw a vertical line down the center of a blank page. This represents the Twilight Meridian—the habitable band of Duskara. Mark the top as Dayward and t...

Changing the Map

Duskara: Echoes in the Wind The Map of Duskara

As fragments progress, the map evolves: Adding Locations: When your fragment introduces a new place, roll 1d6 near an existing location to place it, using the same type chart. Or, simply draw it where it feels right and note its type. Shifting Locations: Spend...

When the Map Collapses

Duskara: Echoes in the Wind The Map of Duskara

The map collapses—and the game ends—when one of the following occurs: More than half the locations are crossed out No clear path remains between the Windcallers' positions Both players agree the psychic landscape has become unnavigable A location appears in t...

Step 1: Roll for the Storm

Duskara: Echoes in the Wind Storm Events

The player who just received a fragment rolls 1d6: Roll Storm Effect 1 Ritual Failure — A rite mentioned in the last 2 fragments goes catastrophically wrong. Describe the consequences in your next fragment. 2 Inverted Truth — Something previously beli...

Step 2: Resolve the Effect

Duskara: Echoes in the Wind Storm Events

The Sender of the next fragment must incorporate the storm's effect into their message. Work together to determine what this means for the story. Storm Events cannot be prevented or negated, but you can spend Echo tokens to shape how they manifest.

When Players Disagree

Duskara: Echoes in the Wind Conflict Resolution

In Echoes in the Wind, there is no GM to arbitrate. If players disagree about the fiction, use this framework: Type 1: Contradictory Facts If fragments present contradictory information about the setting or events: First, consider: Are both true from different...

The Golden Rule

Duskara: Echoes in the Wind Conflict Resolution

Both players must consent to major changes. Before introducing something that drastically alters the game's direction, ask: "I'm thinking of [X]. Does that work for you?" A simple check-in prevents hours of misaligned play.

Agreed Endings

Duskara: Echoes in the Wind Ending the Game

The Rite Is Complete: A ritual introduced early in play is finally finished across both Windcallers' efforts The Question Is Answered: The central mystery or unfinished business is resolved The Map Collapses: As described in the Map section Reunion or Final S...

Emergent Endings

Duskara: Echoes in the Wind Ending the Game

The Fragment Unanswered: One player sends a fragment so perfect, so complete, that no response is needed. The other player simply says, "I have no words left to send." Exhaustion: All Echo tokens are spent by both players, and the wind falls silent The Story ...

The Wind Offering (Optional)

Duskara: Echoes in the Wind Ending the Game

If you wish to create a formal ending, after the final fragment: Together, write one last collaborative piece—not a fragment from either Windcaller, but an external observation. This might be: A future historian analyzing your correspondence The wind itself s...