Playbook Template
[Playbook Name]
A brief description of this character archetype and their place in the Academy.
You are a 2nd-year student at the Cyorian Royal Magical Academy.
1. Origins
Pick 1. Your origin grants a Connection — a person, organization, or access you can leverage during play (frequency noted per origin).
| Origin | You come from... | Connection |
|---|---|---|
[Origin A] | One-line flavor. | Connection name: verbatim resource, frequency. |
[Origin B] | One-line flavor. | Connection name: verbatim resource, frequency. |
[Origin C] | One-line flavor. | Connection name: verbatim resource, frequency. |
2. Attributes
Fixed array. Sum +4.
Mana: 4 + Highest of (Calculation, Finesse, Willpower) = [ ] Boxes Ready Glyphs: 2 + Highest of (Calculation, Memory) = [ ]
3. Starting Schools
Baseline casting starts with your school-native starter glyph. You may hold a number of Mastered Spells in active recall equal to your Memory attribute.
4. Playbook Moves
Signature Move (auto-granted)
Signature Name: Full move text with fictional trigger and 10+ / 7-9 / 6- outcomes.
Choose 2 of 6
5. Starting Gear
- [ ]
6. Bonds
Connections tie your Sanity to the world. Format: "I have a bond of [Emotion/Concept] with [NPC Name] because [Reason]."
- Someone here [prompt] because...
- Someone here [prompt] because...
7. Advancement
Fiction-first milestone hooks — the GM can use them when the player spends SP/IP or when a chapter closes. Growth shows in the story, not on a table. Replace with archetype-specific hooks.
- [Archetype]'s core tension. What does this character want badly enough to change for?
- The cost of growth. Who must they disappoint, or what must they give up, to get it?
- The breaking point. What would make them stop being who they are, and what would that look like?