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    • CREATE A CHARACTER

    Chose a Style
    Straight-Laced Noble
    Flirt Lazy
    Cinnamon Roll Mysterious
    Pious Clever
    Chose a Class-
    Swordsman Soldier (Lances)
    Brigand (Axe) Archer
    Pegasus Knight Mage
    Armored Knight Laguz/Manakete

    Choose a Number

    Choose your number, from 2 to 5. A high number means you’re better at LANCES (technology; science; cold rationality; calm, precise action). A low number means you’re better at LORDS (intuition; diplomacy; seduction; wild, passionate action).

    Give yourself a Name

    Give yourself a cool name, like “Ephriwood Von Ordelgan” or “Ike”.

    Choose what kingdom you hail from: Faerghus (Traditional, cold, pious), Adrestia (Empire, large, revolutionary) or Leicester (Alliance, subtle, divided).

    You Have:

    You have the weapon type your class uses, an academy uniform, a vulnerary, a horse if you want one, and 5,000 Gold.

    Choose a Character Goal:

    Chose a Goal -
    Marry into Wealth Prove yourself to your Family
    Serve your Kingdom Change the World
    Research forbidden MagicsBecome the Strongest

    ROLLING THE DICE

    When you do something risky, roll 1d6 to find out how it goes. Roll +1d if you’re prepared and +1d if you’re an expert. (The GM tells you how many dice to roll, based on your character and the situation.) Roll your dice and compare each die result to your number. If you’re using LANCES (science, reason), you want to roll under your number. If you’re using LORDS, (rapport, passion) you want to roll over your number.

    Class Bonus

    Each Class trains a with specific type of weapon and is particularly effective against another class’s weapon type. Whenever you fight someone with a class you’re strong against, add +1d to your rolls.

    Class Strong Against
    Brigand Soldier
    Soldier Swordsman
    Swordsman Brigand
    Archer Pegasus Knight
    Pegasus KnightMage
    Mage Armored Knight
    Armored KnightArcher
    Laguz/ManaketeN/a
    • 0 If none of your dice succeed, it goes wrong. The GM says how things get worse somehow.
    • 1 If one die succeeds, you barely manage it. The GM inflicts a complication, harm, or cost.
    • 2 If two dice succeed, you do it well. Good job!
    • 3 If three dice succeed, you get a critical success! The GM tells you some extra effect you get.

    If you roll your number exactly, you have LANCE LORD. You get a special insight into what’s going on. Ask the GM a question and they’ll answer you honestly. Some good questions: (A roll of LANCE LORD counts as a success.)

    What are they really feeling?
    Who’s behind this? How could I get them to _____? What should I be on the lookout for?
    What’s the best way to _____? What’s really going on here?

    HELPING: If you want to help someone else who’s rolling, say how you try to help and make a roll. If you succeed, give them +1d.

    GM, CREATE AN ADVENTURE

    RollA Threat… Wants to… The… Which Will…
    1 The Church Destroy/CorruptLegendary Weapons Open a Gate for the Demon King
    2 An Ancient Cult Steal/Capture People of a remote villageRevive a Dead Conqueror
    3 An Evil Dragon Bond With Fire Emblem Give them Absolute Control of the Region
    4 The Neighboring KingdomProtect/EmpowerThe Timestream Ensure the End of the World
    5 One of the PC’s KingdomBuild/Create A Manakete Maiden Change the World
    6 Bandit Alliance Pacify/Occupy Kingdom Restore the Dark Dragons to Power

    Academy Days

    RollA Threat… Wants to… The… Which Will…
    1 The Church Destroy/CorruptLegendary Weapons Reveal the Church’s Dark Past
    2 A Rival House LeaderSteal/Capture Daughter of the Vice PrincipalLet them Marry off their Child
    3 The Abyssians Bond With Library’s Restricted Section Wage War Against the Church
    4 A PC’s Parent Protect/EmpowerTraveling Merchant Take Over the School
    5 A Professor Build/Create Test Answers Rig a Class Exam
    6 Bandit Alliance Pacify/Occupy Cooking Staff Win an interhouse competition

    Play to find out how they defeat the threat. Introduce the threat by showing evidence of its recent badness. Before a threat does something to the characters, show signs that it’s about to happen, then ask them what they do. “Ironwood charges the mega-cannons on his ship. What do you do?” “Roman pours you a glass of Arcturan whiskey and slips her arm around your waist. What do you do?”

    Call for a roll when the situation is uncertain. Don’t pre-plan outcomes—let the chips fall where they may. Use failures to push the action forward. The situation always changes after a roll, for good or ill