Table of Contents

Use this Table of Contents to note which sections have been checked against the revised 2005 version. This page can obviously be deleted later as necessary.


 * Introduction...........................verified by CRNixon
 * The world of Near
 * What do we do?
 * Credits, thanks, and influences
 * RPGs
 * Books and authors
 * Characters...........................verified by CRNixon
 * Pools
 * Pool Refreshment
 * Abilities
 * Secrets
 * Keys
 * Creating a Beginning Character...........................verified by CRNixon
 * Concept
 * Species
 * Culture
 * Pools
 * Abilities
 * Secrets and Keys
 * Further Advances
 * Character Advancement
 * Sample Characters...........................verified by CRNixon
 * Violet (beginning character)
 * Oliphant (beginning character)
 * Violet (more experienced)
 * Oliphant (more experienced)
 * Resolution...........................verified by CRNixon
 * The ability check
 * Bonus and penalty dice
 * Expanding the ability check
 * Ability check range
 * Intention, Initiation, Execution, and Effect
 * Types of ability checks and how they work
 * Using abilities together
 * Bringing Down the Pain
 * Using more than one ability
 * Surprise
 * Harm and defeat
 * When to Bring Down the Pain
 * Multiple characters in a conflict
 * Weapons and armor
 * Character Transcendence
 * Crunchy Bits...........................verified by Steve Y
 * Abilities
 * Innate Abilities
 * Other Abilities
 * Ability breadth
 * Secrets
 * Keys
 * The Story Guide...........................verified by Steve Y
 * Designing an adventure
 * Know your characters
 * Know your players
 * Know thyself
 * Key Scenes
 * Designing SGCs
 * Running an adventure
 * Giving out experience points
 * The Standard Advance
 * Tips and Tricks...........................verified by CRNixon
 * For the player
 * For the Story Guide
 * The World of Near...........................verified by CRNixon
 * About the Setting
 * Near is yours to discover
 * The real deal
 * The Species of Near...........................verified by CRNixon
 * The Old Species
 * Masters of War: Humans
 * Appearance and Personality
 * Religion and Magic
 * Crunchy Bits
 * Monsters of Heaven: Elves
 * Appearance and Personality
 * The Cycle of the Elf
 * Elven Magic
 * The Shadow Moon and the Elf
 * Crunchy Bits
 * Beasts of Hunger: Goblins
 * Appearance and personality
 * Goblin society, family, and morality
 * Crunchy Bits
 * Tooth and Teat: Ratkin
 * Appearance and Personality
 * One of the Litter
 * Crunchy Bits
 * Maldor, Seat of Destruction...........................verified by Steve Y
 * Introduction
 * An Empire Fallen
 * A Land of Lieges
 * The Remnants of Culture
 * Let Them Eat War
 * Messiahs and Magicians
 * The Three-Corner Academy
 * Other Species in Maldor
 * Three-Corner Magic
 * Philosophy of Three-Corner Magic
 * The Laws of Three-Corner Magic
 * Three-Corner Magic Abilities
 * Three-Corner Magic Secrets
 * Improvising New Three-Corner Magic Secrets
 * Spells
 * Crunchy Bits
 * Maldorite Cultural Abilities
 * Maldorite Cultural Keys
 * Examples
 * Sample Maldorite Names
 * Sample Maldorite Character Ideas
 * Zaru, Land of Creation...........................verified by Steve Y
 * Introduction
 * The Fingers of Divinity
 * The Mystery of Zu
 * The Language of Zu
 * The Power of Zu
 * The Theft of Zu
 * Mighty and Powerless: The People of Zaru
 * Life of the Speaking-People
 * Land-Thieves, Word-Thieves, and Blood-Thieves
 * Other Species in Zaru
 * Crunchy Bits
 * Zaru Cultural Abilities
 * Zaru Cultural Secrets
 * Zaru Cultural Keys
 * Ammeni, Flower of Hell...........................verified by Steve Y
 * Introduction
 * Houses of Treachery
 * Sleeping Among the Snakes
 * Hordes in the Mouth, Fires in the Belly
 * The Roots in the Mists
 * Other Species in Ammeni
 * Crunchy Bits
 * The Taste of Death
 * Ammenite Cultural Abilities
 * Ammenite Cultural Secrets
 * Ammenite Cultural Keys
 * Examples
 * Sample Ammenite Names
 * Sample Ammenite Character Ideas
 * Khale, Roots of the World...........................verified by Steve Y
 * Introduction
 * A Forest Aflame
 * The People of Khale
 * The Tribe is Family
 * Cousins at War
 * We Are the Forest
 * The Green World
 * The Hands of the Tribe
 * Moon-metal
 * Other Species in Khale
 * Crunchy Bits
 * Khale Cultural Abilities
 * Khale Cultural Secrets
 * Khale Cultural Keys
 * Examples
 * Sample Khalean Names
 * Sample Khalean Character Ideas
 * Qek, Land of Mystery...........................verified by Steve Y
 * Introduction
 * A Jungle at the Top of the World
 * The Family is a Breathing Thing
 * Stories without Letters
 * All That Glitters is Trouble
 * Everything that Breathes Dies
 * Spirit-talkers
 * Other Species in Qek
 * Crunchy Bits
 * Sasha and Zamani
 * Qek Cultural Abilities
 * Qek Cultural Secrets
 * Qek Cultural Keys
 * Examples
 * Sample Qek Names
 * Sample Qek Character Ideas