Use the Character Card bookmark to create your custom character. Draw anyone or anything you want and give them a fun backstory.

Next, set a Main Quest for you and your character. This should be a big goal or memorable intention for the year, such as “Launch my Kickstarter!” or “Be more present!”

On the back of the bookmark, you will track your level-ups and any rerolls you earn.

You level up by completing daily IRL challenges tied to each attribute to gain XP. Each level requires more XP than the one before it. The Complete Dailies section explains how Dailies work.

Rerolls are earned by completing a 21-day habit streak in a month or by finishing a Random Encounter. You will find more details on Random Encounters below.

Like all good RPGs, you will need to complete a daily challenge in order to level up your character. Dailies can be found on the weekly planning pages. At the bottom of the day you will see an attribute and 2 D20 icons. The challenge is the win the day. Use your modifiers (small challenges) that you set for the month to help you win! There are three recommended ways to play from here. 

Choose how you want to play - you can switch it up every month if you want! Regardless of how you play, some days will be easy wins and some days may require a lot more effort, but it's up to you to make every day count!

Once you have won the day you earn an experience point (XP). Track your XP on your character card bookmark, with enough XP you can level up!

Four times a year there will be an epic story moment - filled with attribute checks and narrative choices - that we call Chapters. Before you start a Chapter you will be asked to set fail requirements. These should be much more challenging than your modifiers. For example, if your monthly modifier for Intelligence is to “read for 30 minutes” then your fail requirement for the Dungeon could be “read for 90 minutes.” 

When you run a skill check during the dungeon your roll will be the number you rolled on the d20 + your level for that skill. You will always have an option to choose between different skills so be sure to choose the one you leveled up the most! The story will continue on depending if you pass or fail. 

At the end of the planner you will have your very own unique adventure!