I think I'll try running this solo for now as I don't know when I'll be able to run it for my group. I don't often run games solo so it will be an adventure! I would love to see more of this game in the future. Especially more lore. The setting seems cool.
Some questions though
Are the artifacts orb shards?
For checks, is it assumed that you always succeed and the roll is for consequences? Or can you fail if you roll 0 hits?
For artifacts, do you use the words on the vco to come up with a power or are you supposed to keep it as single words and decide in the moment?