Session 0 : Character Creation

Step 1 : Creating the Character

Skill Packages

Since I’m playing solo but still wanted a sense of progression, I chose 2 Skill Packs. 3 felt like too many.

Catalyst and Motivation

Next, I rolled on the Motivations and Catalysts. These are used once per session to reroll dice, and provide direction to your character.

Attributes

I had 8 points to spend, so I decided on:
Agility : 3
Strength : 3
Intellect : 2

Derived Attributes

Life Points

Life Points equal the sum of my Attribute Points and Skill Points, which gave me 49 to start.

Prayer and Summoning Points

Prayer Points = 3 x Prayer Level = 3 x 4 = 12
Summoning Points = 5 x Summoning Level = 5 x 3 = 15

Starting Gold

There are no rules for starting gold. However, with my background below, I decided starting with 10 GP felt fitting.

Step 2 : Setting the World

Thaddeus (AKA Thad) worked as a ratcatcher for the city of Lumbridge. He lived in the sewers, in an out-of-the-way section where no one could find him. He has a bedroll, a sack for storage, and a campfire area. He makes his money cooking the rat meat he gets from clearing out the rats in the Lumbridge Castle and the Giant Rats in the Lumbridge Swamps. He collects tips from the castle staff, and sells the rest to travelers.

One day, a monk from the Edgeville Monastery appeared in Lumbridge to meet with the local priests at the Lumbridge Chapel. Thad escorted him through the rat-infested swamps on a trip to the famed Wizards’ Tower in Draynor Village. On their travels, the monk introduced himself as Brother Oswald, and Thad spent the nights talking with him about Saradomin’s light.

Thad was a personal worshipper of Guthix. Oswald was once like him, but reasoned that Guthix was too far removed from this realm. Who knows if he will ever awaken? Saradomin favors humanity, and humanity needs him now more than ever. At the end of their travels, Thaddeus had decided to work with the local church to deepen his connection to Saradomin. He kept in contact with Brother Oswald, and learned the ways of the monks.

He pines for the attention of Jessica Groats, daughter of the local farmer, Seth Groats. Groats Farm is Lumbridge’s largest dairy provider. He dreams of the day he returns from adventuring with enough gold to win her heart and ask Seth for her hand.

Step 3 : Beginning the Adventure

Our first scene is Thaddeus fighting with a rat in the Lumbridge Castle Courtyard. Since it was his job, he has an edge when fighting rats, and used his Hunting instead of Attack for Attack checks. Both the rat and Thad start Near each other.

Combat 1 : Rat

Turn 1

Thad

Thad attacks the rat with his staff.

Rat

Turn 2

Thad

Thad attacks the rat with his staff. He is immune to the effects of Scatter, since he is using Hunting instead of Attack.

Thad deals 2 damage to the rat. It has 0 armor soak, and is defeated. Thad receives 1 x Rat Meat.

As he slays the rat, The Cook from the Castle comes up to him. “Thad! Oh Thad, I’m so happy I found you!” Thad stares at him as he stows the rat meat in his backpack. “What’s up, Cook?” (It struck Thad as odd that he’d never learned the Cook’s name. He was just… Cook.)

“Haven’t you heard? It’s the Duke’s birthday!” Thad had not. He had only thought about catching rats that day. And Saradomin. “I have so much to prepare, and I need someone to gather ingredients for a cake. Can you please do this for me?”

Thaddeus agrees and starts his first quest!

Session End

Hunting was the only skill used, so I leveled it up.

Hunting - 4 -> 5
- A skill that reaches 5 lets me add a point to an attribute
Intellect - 2 -> 3
Even when killing rats, Thad can always learn something new.