Rhuna is built around tokens rather than traditional numerical statistics. Every token represents something embodied, learned, earned, endured, spent, or exerting influence upon the story. Together, they create a physical record of both the Heroes and the forces shaping the world around them.
All tokens in Rhuna belong to one of two primary categories: Hero Tokens and WorldKeeper Tokens.
HERO TOKENS Copy link
Hero Tokens belong to or directly affect an individual Hero. They represent the Hero's inherent nature, capability, physicality, Training, Motivations, resources, perception, Health, advantages, complications, and lasting changes.
Some Hero Tokens live within the Hero Bag and may be drawn during a Performance. Others remain outside the Bag, where they may be held, spent, exchanged, tracked, or placed upon the Hero Sheet.
Hero Tokens include Core, Origin, Weight, Destiny, Pathway, Reserve, Motivation, Spend, Senses, Health, State, Boons, Banes, Marks, and Wither.
Together, Hero Tokens answer:
What does this Hero carry into the story?
WorldKeeper TOKENS Copy link
WorldKeeper Tokens belong to the world rather than to any individual Hero. They allow the WorldKeeper to track and express forces that exist beyond a Hero's direct control and provide physical tools for allowing Rhuna itself to respond to the actions of the Heroes.
The primary WorldKeeper Tokens are currently Favor Tokens, held within the separate Favor Bag.
Favor represents the influence of Rhuna's divine and cosmic forces. When Favor is called upon, a token is drawn randomly to determine which deity answers. That Favor may affect the Performance and awaken upon the Star Grid, where the deity's Gaze can influence the themes developing within the story.
As additional WorldKeeper systems are introduced, their tokens may also be organized here.
WorldKeeper Tokens answer:
What forces are shaping the world around the Heroes?