Night falls…
As darkness descends, we make camp. Unfurling our packs to spend our first night in the Wood, we eye our fellow travellers’ belongings.
All travellers get up and choose an object from somewhere in the room. (The object does not matter; its function will be symbolic.)
When you have your object, bring it to the table and sit back down.
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Reader, show your companions the table of Items below.
Each traveller picks a suitable-seeming Item from the list. The object they hold now represents this Item, which their character carries in their pack.
Items may or may not come in useful on a party’s journey.
Items cannot be doubled up. For example, there should never be two rings at the table.
Knife
Rope
Flute
Mask
Ring
Letter
Locket
Hammer
Lantern
Quill
Key
Flask
Dice
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————Piling wood between our packs, we set a fire and gather around the flame.
Words by the fire
Reader: this section is just for you. Do not read aloud.
You’ve noticed the other travellers eyeing your Item. They might as well know what it is.
Introduce your Item to the group. Explain what it means to you in the style your character would.
Ask other travellers to explain why they carry their own Items.
At any time, a traveller may remove themselves from the conversation by saying: “I go to sleep.” When everyone has gone to sleep, continue.
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The new day dawns. We walk on.
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The new Reader should turn over the next card in the Path.