Tillsoil is the first month of the year in the season of Leap, after Chill has ended, when the ground is just warm enough for planting.

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• Fertile soil
• Constant and challenging work
• Gentle rain
• The occasional chilly day

Choose 3–4 signs of the month found in this place. Roll

• A rhythmic work song
• Piles of quickly-melting snow
• Muddy pant legs
• Tattered decorations left over from New Years
• Butterflies up above
• Fluffy clouds
• Bugs running through the fields
• Lovesick teenagers
• Wide-brimmed hats
• A sowing festival praising the local fertility god
• A positive outlook
• Something else of your own invention

Every time Tillsoil rolls around, ask the table: “Do you know anyone here?” Mark a sprout if anyone in the group says yes, and three sprouts if everyone in the group says yes. Once five sprouts are marked, that means there’s a cold leap phenomenon this year.

A Cold Leap

When Frostbite lingers past its welcome and the muddy ground is too cold for plants, elders will sit on their back porches and mutter about how something like this hasn’t happened in a very long time.

• Skip Firetop this year. The cold weather cuases a pitiful harvest.
• The cold lasts until the end of Monsoon, when the Sun Parade brings some much-needed warmth. Until then, everyone can do all of the following:
  • Spend a token to point out a crack in a frozen facade.
  • Get a token whenever you say “We don’t have enough to share.”

Monsoon is the second month of Leap, when great rains come and bring water to the Hæth.

Choose 1 that this place lacks. The others are all present. Roll

• Torrential rain
• Brief moments of clear skies
• Beautifully green plantlife
• Brooding clouds

Choose 3–4 signs of the month found in this place. Roll

• Dancing in the rain
• Heavy quilt blankets
• Lots of tea
• The clean smell of soil after the rain
• Jumping in giant puddles
• Enveloping mists
• Overflowing rivers
• Distinctive rain jackets
• Bored kids
• A great sacrifice for the north wind god
• A dreary state of mind
• Something else of your own invention

Every time Monsoon rolls around, ask the table: “Do you seek shelter?” Mark a raindrop for each person who says yes. Once eight raindrops are marked, that means there’s the great flood phenomenon this year.

The Great Flood

The Monsoon rains, while torrential, rarely cause true catastrophe. But once in a while, the rain will fall from the sky with such ferocity that it forms into a massive flood, and in that moment it feels like the whole world is being carried away. The whole world can resemble an ocean when this happens, and when the rain stops, an overwhelming sense of peace can be found sitting atop the hills and trees that are now islands.

• Whatever place you are in or you arrive at is now a lake, in addition to whatever else it was.
• In order to travel from one location in this place to another during the Great Flood, you must spend a token.
• The Flood lasts until the end of Bloommeadow. Until then, everyone can do all of the following:
  • Get a token whenever you spot something in the water no one’s seen in a very long time.
  • Ask: “How can we help you?” Get a token if you then do it.

The Sun Parade celebrates the end of Leap and the start of Bright, with a holiday of cheer and merriment.

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• A huge parade through the streets
• Streamers and banners
• The election of the bloom queen
• Gifts of fake golden keys
• Ritual face-painting
• Wreaths of flowers
• Beautiful dresses

During the Sun Parade, everyone can always:

• Get a token whenever you help out with the festivities.
• Spend a token to find a pretty dress, trinket, or new friend.
• Cool off in the shade.

If you’ve celebrated the Sun Parade before, choose how this place spends this time: Roll

• They celebrate the Sun Parade in a familiar way.
• They celebrate the Sun Parade, but their traditions are focused on a symbolic murder of the Sun Queen.
• They celebrate the Sun Parade, but their traditions are focused on gift-giving and good luck.
• They celebrate the Sun Parade, but their traditions are unfamiliar to you.
• Instead of the Sun Parade, they celebrate Restlie; a holiday dedicated to sleep and care.
• Instead of the Sun Parade, they celebrate Ablution; a holiday dedicated to freedom and tidying.
• Instead of the Sun Parade, they celebrate a holiday you’ve never heard of before. Ask the locals for its name, and discover its traditions together.
• Only a few households here celebrate the Sun Parade.
• They don’t celebrate any holidays at this time, so we’ll need to mark the passage of the seasons in our own way.

Restlie commemorates the end of Leap and the start of Bright, and is spent caring for yourself and others.

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• Naps all day
• Enormous fans
• Feast without cooking
• Massages
• Fresh-picked fruit
• Lazily created artwork
• Long meandering tales

During Restlie, everyone can always:

• Get a token whenever you decide not to do something you could be doing.
• Spend a token to find joy in doing something you’re not very good at.
• Fall asleep.

Ablution generally falls at the end of Leap, before Bright begins, with a raucous delight in new beginnings.

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• The ritual retelling of an old story
• A whole day of cleaning and reorganizing
• Songs of freedom and hope
• Ceremonial washing of hands
• Swimming and bathing
• Special roles for the youngest children
• A scavenger hunt

During Ablution, everyone can always:

• Get a token whenever you ask a question to learn more about the customs of this day.
• Spend a token to let go of something you’ve been carrying that you no longer need.
• Listen patiently.

Bloommeadow is the first month of Bright, when all the flowers bloom and pollen fills the air.

Choose 1 that this place lacks. The others are all present. Roll

• Time to relax
• Sunny skies
• Good cheer
• The occasional soggy day

Choose 3-4 signs of the month found in this place. Roll

• Bright yellow and white flowers
• Soft pink and turquoise flowers
• Vivid red and orange flowers
• Deep purple and blue flowers
• Flower crowns
• Everyone’s finest outfits
• Baskets of ripe fruit
• Waves of pollen
• Kids making daisy chains
• A festival mourning a mythical creature long gone from this place
• The distant sound of laughter
• Something else of your own invention

Every time Bloommeadow rolls around, ask the table: “Do you have any grudges?” Mark a flower for each person who says anything other than yes. Once six flowers are marked, that means there’s a majestic bloom phenomenon this year.

A Majestic Bloom

Sometimes, Bloommeadow blooms. The flowers are bigger than anything you’ve ever seen before, the forests turn a sea of pink and yellow, and there is so much pollen in the air that you need to wear a mask. A Majestic Bloom like this is considered a time to confess one’s feelings and revel in the beauty of the world.

• Whatever place you are in or you arrive at is now a garden, in addition to whatever else it was.
• A Majestic Bloom lasts until the start of Devildays. At the start of this phenomenon, everyone starts with one flower. You may pick flowers whenever you’d care to. You may spend a Flower to compliment someone wholeheartedly. You may spend five Flowers in order to make an especially beautiful flower crown.

Devildays is the second month of Bright, when the sun’s heat becomes near-unbearable.

Choose 1 that this place lacks. The others are all present. Roll

• Parched soil
• Dry grass
• A calming breeze
• The cruel bright sun

Choose 3-4 signs of the month found in this place. Roll

• Hidden swimming holes
• Sweat-soaked clothes
• Tart fruit juice
• Paper fans
• Creaky porch chairs
• A lonely lute-player
• Fishing and gossiping
• Long thin clouds
• Lazy teens
• A festival remembering a local folk hero and their adventures
• Plenty of naps
• Something else of your own invention

Every time Devildays rolls around, ask the table: “Is there something hanging over your head?” Mark a meteor for each person who says yes. Once ten meteors are marked, that means there’s a meteor shower phenomenon this year.

A Meteor Shower

It is a rare and lucky Devildays indeed, when the meteors travel through the night sky and fill the air with those many streaking sparks. It’s impossible to resist the urge to climb up onto rooftops or lie in grassy fields and watch the lightshow. Some superstitious folks say that these meteors are the souls of the dead, finally happy and surrounded by friends, while others say it’s the Lightning Dancers descending from above to grant wishes.

• Treat the moment of the meteor shower as a seasonal holiday, and advance your character appropriately.
• Once during the meteor shower, each person can spend a token and make a wish. The wish cannot harm others or force them to do something they wouldn’t do normally. Each wish comes true, even if the matter by which it comes true is metaphorical.
• Never forget to care for yourself and the world around you.

The Day of Song ushers away Bright and welcomes in Breathe, and is remembered by the endless music in the air.

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• A elaborate orchestral performance
• An amateur talent show
• Historical reenactments
• Dancing and singing long into the night
• A few songs everyone seems to know
• A special drink served only during this holiday
• Everyone going swimming

During the Day of Song, everyone can always:

• Get a token whenever you take some time to listen to the music and describe how it makes you feel.
• Spend a token to sing or make music, from the heart.
• Practice a song with someone.

If you’ve celebrated the Day of Song before, choose how this place spends this time: Roll

• They celebrate the Day of Song in a familiar way.
• They celebrate the Day of Song, but their traditions are focused on a single, mournful melody.
• They celebrate the Day of Song, but the small and forgotten gods sing with them.
• They celebrate the Day of Song, but their traditions are unfamiliar to you.
• Instead of the Day of Song, they celebrate Callaleah; an enormous carnival holiday.
• Instead of the Day of Song, they celebrate Old Api’s Fair; a holiday devoted to shepherds and their bumbles.
• Instead of the Day of Song, they celebrate a holiday you’ve never heard of before. Ask the locals for its name, and discover its traditions together.
• Only a few households here celebrate the Day of Song.
• They don’t celebrate any holidays at this time, so we’ll need to mark the passage of the seasons in our own way.

Callaleah is held in the last week of Devildays before the start of Breathe, and is an enormous carnival spectacle.

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• Carnival games
• A costume contest
• A farcical play with a raucous audience
• Sending gifts to friends
• Drinks for everyone
• Children with noisemakers
• Lots of pranks

During Callaleah, everyone can always:

• Get a token whenever you try something new and describe how it feels.
• Spend a token to give someone the perfect gift, compliment, or reassurance.
• Make a lot of noise.

Old Api’s Fair is held on the first day of Swarming as Bright fades away, and is focused on the bumblebees and all the gifts they have to give.

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• Bumble beauty contest (with prizes!)
• Honey cakes and drinks
• Kebabs and roasts
• Smooth stones offered to a shepherd’s shrine
• Songs sung across vast distances
• Bumble-herding instruments
• Hand-carved pipes

During Old Api’s Fair, everyone can always:

• Get a token whenever you pay respect to the herds or their shepherds.
• Spend a token to procure some one-of-a-kind honey.
• Make a new bumbly friend.

The first month of Breathe, Swarming is when the air is filled with the buzzing of countless bugs.

Choose 1 that this place lacks. The others are all present. Roll

• Dewdrops on leaf tips
• Constant distant buzzing
• Ornate and elaborate displays
• Poachers and hunters afoot

Choose 3-4 signs of the month found in this place. Roll

• A whistled tune
• Fireflies at twilight
• Moths everywhere
• Shepherds and their flocks
• The building of cairns
• Mossy fields
• Teens cuddling and watching the sunset
• Merchants from distant lands
• Construction and repairs
• A festival honoring the local herds and the sustenance they provide
• Long walks in the evening
• Something else of your own invention

Every time Swarming rolls around, ask the table: “Have you made a new friend recently?” Mark two bug shells for each person who says yes. Once seventeen bug shells are marked, that means there’s the cicada season phenomenon this year.

Cicada Season

Every few years, the cicadas burrow up from the dirt and take to the sky, each one the size of a person and very loud. They are harmless, of course—cicadas don’t eat, and all they do is create children to bury beneath the ground again. But the slow-moving creatures are everywhere, and to many communities they are revered as good omens. Swarmings during Cicada Season are considered the most profound and meaningful you can have.

• Whatever place you are in or you arrive at is now a glen, in addition to whatever else it was.
• The cicadas stick around until the month of Grasping. Until it ends, everyone can do any of the following:
  • Get a token whenever you set aside time to hang out with a cicada.
  • Get a token whenever you go for a walk with a friend.
  • Spend a token to ask the cicadas any question you want. The cicadas will answer, in their own mysterious way.
  • Spend a token for a miraculous stroke of good luck.

Gateling is the shortest month, and brings Breathe to a close with hot days and cool evenings.

Choose 1 that this place lacks. The others are all present. Roll

• Clear starry skies
• A constant breeze
• Cold cold nights
• The smell you imagine home would smell like

Choose 3-4 signs of the month found in this place. Roll

• Bonfires
• Rugged and practical clothes
• A beautiful golden moon
• Buildings swallowed in vines
• The first few orange leaves
• Sweet treats
• Strange subtle magics
• A thin ambling fog
• Kids camping out in tents
• A festival for a secret and mysterious god
• Not enough time for everything you want
• Something else of your own invention

Every time Gateling rolls around, ask the table: “Are you rooted?” Mark a moon for each person who says no. Once five moons are marked, that means there’s a fleeting Gateling phenomenon this year.

A Fleeting Gateling

The month of Gateling is short—sometimes, so short you feel like you miss it entirely. When this phenomenon occurs, Gateling came and went when you weren’t looking, and the Moon Dance is starting.

The last night of Breathe is the Moon Dance, when communities gather to dance beneath the light of the moon and welcome Silt.

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• Everyone staying up until the sun rises
• A bonfire burning blue
• Ethereal white robes
• The ceremonial marriage of the moon
• Thin metal crowns
• A somber and esoteric waltz
• A quiet and caring ballet

During the Moon Dance, everyone can always:

• Get a token whenever you spot a constellation in the sky, describe its shape, and tell everyone what you call it.
• Spend a token to make a promise you never want to break.
• Feel the dance’s rhythm in your bones.

If you’ve celebrated the Moon Dance before, choose how this place spends this time: Roll

• They celebrate the Moon Dance in a familiar way.
• They celebrate the Moon Dance, but when they dance, their ancestors join them.
• They celebrate the Moon Dance, but it is full of cheerful and merry jigs.
• They celebrate the Moon Dance, but their traditions are unfamiliar to you.
• Instead of the Moon Dance, they celebrate Reflections Day; a day for making amends and forgiveness.
• Instead of the Moon Dance, they celebrate Pyre; a holiday of burning branches and dressing up as monsters.
• Instead of the Moon Dance, they celebrate a holiday you’ve never heard of before. Ask the locals for its name, and discover its traditions together.
• Only a few households here celebrate the Moon Dance.
• They don’t celebrate any holidays at this time, so we’ll need to mark the passage of the seasons in our own way.

The last day of Breathe here is Reflections Day, a day for considering the past year, making amends, and forgiving others and yourself.

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• Moments of silence
• Fasting
• A huge feast for everyone
• Journaling
• A special greeting
• Throwing our worries into the river
• Conversations with people you haven’t seen in a while

During Reflections Day, everyone can always:

• Get a token whenever you apologize without expecting anything in return.
• Wish someone the best for the coming harvest, and give them one of your tokens.
• Take a moment of quiet to yourself.

Pyre concludes Gateling and welcomes Firetop with a week of countless bonfires, treats, and tricks.

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• Tossing worries into the fire
• Roasted sweets on sticks
• Spooky masks and costumes
• Ghost stories
• Learning how to light fires
• Buckets of candy
• Commemorative carved figures

During Pyre, everyone can always:

• Take a token from someone else and give them a delightful treat in exchange.
• Play a cunning trick on someone, and give them one of your tokens.
• Sit by the fire and stay warm.

Firetop is the center of Silt, when the trees are so bright and red that you’d be forgiven for assuming the forest itself was on fire.

Choose 1 that this place lacks. The others are all present. Roll

• Brilliantly colorful leaves
• Crisp evening air
• Hearty food
• Long dark shadows

Choose 3-4 signs of the month found in this place. Roll

• Gourds of various sizes
• Spooky masks
• Mulled cider
• Lonesome winds
• Comfortable clothes
• Musicians practicing
• Plumes of smoke
• Larders stocked full of crops
• Teens engaged in secret mischief
• A festival celebrating the harvest
• A jolly good time
• Something else of your own invention

Every time Firetop rolls around, ask the table: “Do you have plans for the future?” Mark a leaf for each person who says anything other than no. Once seven leaves are marked, that means there’s a dry Silt phenomenon this year.

A Dry Silt

Silt is a dangerous season. Sometimes the “fire” in Firetop is literal. Dry Silts are considered an important part of a community’s relationship with the land—sometimes it’s important for things to burn away and reveal what’s underneath. Sometimes we all need a fresh start.

• Skip Snowblanket this year. It’s too dry for any decent snow.
• A Dry Silt lasts until Candlefeast. During that time, everyone can do any of the following:
  • Ask: “Would you start over, if you could?”
  • Ask: “Do you feel stifled?”
  • Ask: “What are you scared you’ll do?”
  • Ask: “What do you need to let out?”

Grasping is a cold and difficult month, when the leaves have fallen from the trees and the Silt air becomes uncomfortably cold.

Choose 1 that this place lacks. The others are all present. Roll

• Leafless trees
• Cold and rocky soil
• Fogbanks rolling in
• An alien and unfamiliar sky

Choose 3-4 signs of the month found in this place. Roll

• Sweaters and scarves
• Strange yellow sunsets
• Sharing smokes
• Bowls of soup
• Half-frozen lakes
• Faraway screech of distant scorpion packs
• Muddy leaves across the ground
• Gifts of food for the hungry
• Kids anxiously watching the shadows
• A somber festival paying respects to the dead
• A creeping sense of unease
• Something else of your own invention

Every time Grasping rolls around, ask the table: “Is there something you’re hiding from every- one else?” Mark a stone for each person who says anything other than no. Once nine stones are marked, that means there’s the biggest storm in a while phenomenon this year.

The Biggest Storm in a While

A Grasping Storm, or Northgale (as they’re so often called), is a mercifully rare and oft-miserable experience. The frightfully cold wind roars down from the north, bringing lightning, thunder, black skies, and gales so strong that trees fall and buildings break. The most unusual aspect of a Grasping Storm is the lack of rain. Even if sometimes there will be sleet or hail that shatters windows and dents rooftops, you’ll never see a drop of rain during a Northgale.

• When this phenomenon occurs, you are stuck in whatever place you were in most recently. It’s not safe to travel. Everyone says who they’re taking shelter with, or where they’re hiding out.
• Whatever place you are in or you arrive at is now a maelstrom, in addition to whatever else it was.
• The Biggest Storm in a While lasts for the duration of Grasping, and quiets down by Candlefeast. You must do one of the following whenever you go outside:
  • Ask: “What that I care about will be taken away by these winds?”
  • Ask: “Where are these winds going to pull me to?”
  • Mutter a curse, and tell the table what damage the storm has caused.

As everyone says goodbye to Silt and welcomes in the icy Chill, Candlefeast is a time when people can honor their families (both blood and found) and give each other hope in a dark time.

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• Candles in every window
• All the locals at one long table
• Massive plates overflowing with food
• Ceremonies associated with each course
• Long stories about the ancient times
• An offering of food for the house god
• Copious amounts of wine

During the Candlefeast, everyone can always:

• Get a token whenever you invite someone to sit with you.
• Spend a token to ask: “Is there anything else you need?”
• Help out in the kitchen.

If you’ve celebrated Candlefeast before, choose how this place spends this time: Roll

• They celebrate Candlefeast in a familiar way.
• They celebrate Candlefeast, but a plate is always set aside for any daemons passing by.
• They celebrate Candlefeast, but it is the same candles every year, passed down through generations.
• They celebrate Candlefeast, but their traditions are unfamiliar to you.
• Instead of Candlefeast, they celebrate the Rime Gala; a time for your finest outfits and more beautiful fashions.
• Instead of Candlefeast, they celebrate the Nameless Day; a cruel holiday of ceremonially hiding from the Slobbering God.
• Instead of Candlefeast, they celebrate a holiday you’ve never heard of before. Ask the locals for its name, and discover its traditions together.
• Only a few households here celebrate Candlefeast.
• They don’t celebrate any holidays at this time, so we’ll need to mark the passage of the seasons in our own way.

The Rime Gala is an enormous spectacle of a holiday, when the first snow of Chill gives all the chance to show off their finest outfits.

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• Ice skating
• Frozen sculptures
• Shimmering gowns
• Fancy cocktails
• Masquerades
• Colorful suits
• Merriment and laughter

During the Rime Gala, everyone can always:

• Get a token whenever you compliment someone on their outfit.
• Ask: “May I have this dance?” and give them one of your tokens, regardless of their answer.
• Appreciate how you look in a mirror.

In rare and cursed places, no one speaks of the last day of Silt. The Slobbering God might be long dead, but she is not yet forgotten.

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• Locked doors
• Symbols painted on walls
• Straw scapegoats
• Raw bug meat left on windowsills
• Ringing bells
• Knives under pillows
• Whispered prayers

During the Nameless Day, everyone can always:

• Get a token whenever you describe the length of the shadows, a distant howling, or the feeling of something watching you.
• Spend a token to remind everyone that the Slobbering God is dead, and that she cannot harm you.
• Hide.

Snowblanket is the calmer of the months of Chill, when the snows are heavy and the air becomes so quiet at night that you feel like you can hear the whispers of the world.

Choose 1 that this place lacks. The others are all present. Roll

• Snow up to your waist
• Light of a white sun
• Unbearably bitter cold
• The silence of a sleeping world

Choose 3-4 signs of the month found in this place. Roll

• Many layers of clothing
• Frozen-over creeks
• Red flowers peeking through snow
• Smoke rising from chimneys
• Mugs of steaming drink
• Countless stars in the crisp sky
• Numb fingers hidden in pockets
• Warm and comfortable hearths
• Kids building snow-folk
• A festival where you build a big bonfire
• A sense of family
• Something else of your own invention

Every time Snowblanket rolls around, ask the table: “Do you dream of a home?” Mark three snowflakes if someone says yes, and six snowflakes if everyone says yes. Once six snowflakes are marked, that means there’s a deep snow phenomenon this year.

A Deep Snow

When the snow falls, it can truly fall. There have been records of past snows swallowing up entire houses under the white blanket, and no one in their right mind would ever travel. If it wasn’t for the culture of hospitality in the Hæth, this might be a nightmare for you wanderers. Thankfully, a Deep Snow is a lovely time to hunker down with some friends and stay warm during a heavy Chill.

• When this phenomenon occurs, you are stuck in whatever place you were in most recently. You won’t be able to travel until the Deep Snow is gone. Decide as a group where you’re staying for the season.
• In order to travel from one location in this place to another during a Deep Snow, you must spend a token.
• A Deep Snow lasts until New Years. Skip Frostbite entirely, as that month is going to just be even more snow. During that time, everyone can do any of the following:
  • Get a token whenever you help out the people, spirits, or bugs hosting you.
  • Spend a token in order to ask: “How should we pass the time?” They get a token if they give a good answer.

Frostbite is a miserable month, when the beauty of snow has given way to the uncom- fortable presence of ice and frost.

Choose 1 that this place lacks. The others are all present. Roll

• Your breath clinging in the air
• Light diffusing across a leaden sky
• An inescapable chill
• A barren and inhospitable world

Choose 3-4 signs of the month found in this place. Roll

• Icicles on every surface
• Huge mounds of muddy snow
• Strangers at the door
• A howling gale
• Perpetually-bubbling stew
• Barns full of sleeping bugs
• Chattering teeth
• Chapped and cracked lips
• Teens huddled together for comfort
• A festival warding off an evil god
• A profound melancholy
• Something else of your own invention

Every time Frostbite rolls around, ask the table: “Are you content?” Mark a star for each person who says anything other than yes. Once thirteen stars are marked, that means there’s the eclipse phenomenon this year.

The Eclipse

News from the astronomers of the Floating Mountain has arrived even here, to the furthest reaches of the Hæth. As the frigid sun rises high into the Chill sky, the moon will dance in front of it and cast the world in darkness. While it lasts for only a moment, a solar eclipse can capture everyone’s imagination for years to come. Everyone emerges from their bundled-up chilly blankets to see something unlike anything they could imagine.

• Whatever place you are in or you arrive at is a mirror for the duration of the eclipse, in addition to whatever else it was.
• When the Eclipse begins, cross off two of the seasonal advancements you haven’t yet chosen from your list, then invent a new seasonal advancement and add it to your list. I cannot tell you what to write—this journey is now your own.

New Years is the end of the year, a solid week of celebration that is a time for radical change and transformation.

• At the end of New Years, go around and ask 1 question to your left and 1 question to your right, using those questions in your playbook from the start of your journey. It’s okay and expected for the answers to have changed.

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• A week of hopeful revelry
• Raucous fireworks
• Festival stalls with lots of snacks
• Gift-giving
• Elaborate and ornate costumes
• Special performances
• Letters written for all your friends

During New Years, everyone can always:

• Get a token whenever you give someone something they really wanted.
• Spend a token to make a promise to yourself that you’re determined to keep.
• Try out a new name, look, or gender.

If you’ve celebrated New Years before, choose how this place spends this time: Roll

• They celebrate New Years in a familiar way.
• They celebrate New Years, but it is a decadent and sensuous holiday here.
• They celebrate New Years, but it is a private and personal holiday here.
• They celebrate New Years, but their traditions are unfamiliar to you.
• Instead of New Years, they celebrate the Bloody Night; the honoring of the tragedy of war and times otherwise forgotten.
• Instead of New Years, they celebrate the Sunrise; when the last beams of light from the old year brush against the skin of the new.
• Instead of New Years, they celebrate a holiday you’ve never heard of before. Ask the locals for its name, and discover its traditions together.
• Only a few households here celebrate New Years.
• They don’t celebrate any holidays at this time, so we’ll need to mark the passage of the seasons in our own way.

The Bloody Night is not a celebration, but instead a time of mourning. You cannot lionize those who died for a useless cause—all you can do is thank all the gods that things are better now.

• At the end of the Bloody Night, go around and ask 1 question to your left and 1 question to your right, using those questions in your playbook from the start of your journey. It’s okay and expected for the answers to have changed.

Choose 2 traditions that this place doesn’t engage in. The rest all happen. Roll

• Destroying statues
• Symbolic war paint
• Leaving orchids on graves
• Recounting the dead
• Lonely walks at night
• Old rebel war songs
• Sobbing

During the Bloody Night, everyone can always:

• Get a token whenever you tell a story about something you try not to think about.
• Spend a token to speak directly the name of someone you lost to violence.
• Curse the King of the Floating Mountain’s name.

The last flickering stars of the old year brush against the hopeful youth of the new. Most people are asleep as the morning dawn welcomes something new to us, but for the lucky few that stay up… it can mean everything.

• When the sun rises, go around and ask 1 question to your left and 1 question to your right, using those questions in your playbook from the start of your journey. It’s okay and expected for the answers to have changed.

Choose 2 traditions that this place doesn’t engage in. The rest all happen. Roll

• Blankets on the ground
• Rambling jokes
• Makeup parties
• Mock fights
• Whispered confessions
• Lying in piles
• Sneaking away

As the sun rises, everyone can always:

• Get a token whenever you have fun with the people you care about, even if you only just met them.
• Spend a token to spot something fantastical and impossible, that no one should ever get to see.
• Smile.