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I just started but I think I already messed up.. On page 27, the about me suggestions, are we choosing from the lists here or are they just suggestions and ideas? Previously it had mentioned things were ideas that could spark things for us, but then I realized the wording on page 26 "replacing the words in brackets with a choice from the next page" makes it sound like we should choose an exact word from the lists.

I just finished my bio, so I'm worried before I go any farther if I need to fix my mistakes here. I want to play how intended first, I know you can stray as much as you want, but it's my first ever solo rpg and I want to play the "regular" way first.

Thank you!

Jack Harrison4 days ago

Hey! You can absolutely go off-piste with the character options and fill in the blanks with your own ideas. However, the further you stray from the tone of the suggestions, the harder you might find it to fit whatever you come up with into the broader story.

For example, if you ended up with:

“I wear mechanised armour and ammo belts and carry a giant machine gun with me pretty much everywhere.”

It might make some of the framing around your journey a little harder to square! TBH even something as extreme as that would probably still work fine though—it definitely won’t ‘break’ anything. If, as I expect, your ideas are closer to the witchy norms established by the book, I’m 100% sure you’ll be fine :)

yukispice4 days ago

Thank you for answering so quickly!

Ah okay, that makes more sense! I didn't go too far off the rails, choosing things like colorless eyes, mark on my neck, hooded cloak, and carrying a stone from the river. So it sounds like my witch will fare just fine :)

Thank you again for responding, I'm looking forward to exploring this game and my witch's story!

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