Lone Path Echo Example Session
Scene 1: The Journey Begins
Kaelen crests a ridge of obsidian sand. I want to know if he sees a landmark in the distance. I’ll use The Fate Table.
- Question: Is there a visible tower or shelter on the horizon?
- Roll: 2
- Result: No, and it's worse than you thought.
The horizon is an endless, blurring heat haze. Not only is there no tower, but a massive dust storm is whipping up, obscuring the path behind him.
Scene 2: An Oracle Intervention
As Kaelen seeks cover from the rising wind, he enters a new region of jagged rocks. It’s time to roll on The Core Oracle.
- Roll: 3
- Result: Sudden Weather Shift.
The dust storm hits with unnatural force, a heavy mist of grey grit that forces Kaelen to hunker down beneath a narrow rock overhang.
- Prompt: Which memory from your past haunts you while you wait for the sky to clear?
Kaelen stares into the swirling grey and remembers the day he left his sister at the gates of the Silver City. He promised to return in a month; it has been three years. The guilt feels heavier than the stone above him.
Scene 3: The Search for Resources
Hours later, the wind dies down. Kaelen is parched. He searches the nearby rocks for any sign of moisture.
- Question: Does he find a trickling spring in the rocks?
- Roll: 5
- Result: Yes, but there is a cost.
He finds a small pool of water trapped in a basin of stone. It’s cool and clear, but as he drinks, he realizes he has dropped his only whetstone into a deep, narrow crevice to reach it. His blade will grow duller now.
Scene 4: A Moment of Rest
Exhausted, Kaelen finds a small, sheltered alcove to set up camp for the night. I roll on The Core Oracle again.
- Roll: 10
- Result: Absolute Peace.
The twin moons rise, and for a brief moment, the biting wind stops and the Wastes look like a sea of silver. The world feels perfect.
- Refresher: Kaelen recovers 1 point of Will/Stamina (Total: 4).
- Prompt: Who would you write a letter to right now?
He pulls a crumpled piece of parchment from his bag. He doesn't have a pen, but he "writes" a mental letter to his sister, finally admitting that he is lost—and that he's sorry.