Table
A list of prompts.
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Tables are lists of prompts that players will pick from when instructed.
Each table will have a specific theme or grouping of prompts.
Prompts are usually an establishing line followed by one or two questions.
E.g. "An event has transpired. Question about the event? Follow up question?"
Tables are another way to give players a structured choice about where to take their story. When a player chooses a prompt from a Table, it usually establishes something true that has happened in their story—an event, effect, etc. They will then have a chance to further elaborate through a number of questions.
has are four Tables: two for use with Keepers () and two for . These are described in the examples for those components.
Each Table has six prompts of typically two or three sentences each. Here are a selection of prompts from across Artefact's Tables:
Gold and silver dull. Iron rusts. Colours fade to a sepulchral grey. What would your creator say if they saw you now?
Whether by frost, corrosion or something stranger a prominent setting or rune is damaged irreparably. How does the damage affect one of your properties?
You are swallowed by a passing sentient ooze—translucent and hungry. Where does the strange creature make its home, and what else of note churns with you in its viscous form?
You intentionally deceived or refused to help your Keeper, leading to their demise. What took place and why did you act in that way?
A stronghold of great importance was attacked by a dreadful, monstrous horde. How did you help your Keeper drive off the fearsome assailants?
While the content in a is unique to that , Tables are shared between all . As such, the prompts contained within a Table need to be applicable to all included .