Premonition

To Ascend, You Will Need Hope.

"You feel that, Ni'houn?"
You see vibrant eyes peering at you through the triple-thick black shrouds surrounding you, and swear you see specks of stars dancing around the milky ink of your peaceful escape. "Like electricity, huh?" At first, you could barely feel it - but now... she was right, a buzz, building up from around your feet and rising up through your body like the ebb and flow of water at the shoreside until you were immersed in it.

"Stay with me, don't let it wash you away." Why was she so far? Wasn't she right there just a second ago, so close you felt you could reach out and touch her? A flush of what can only be described as pure sensation takes away any protesting thought or worry, and for a second, you can feel something more taking ahold of you.
"NI'HOUN!" The voice snaps you back, and you're there again, staring into the oracle's star-filled eyes.

"You cannot let it take you. Always, always, remember where you are."

Premonitions are the function through which Fate drives all life in the world to evolve & create more stories. Sending euphoric visions & sensations through the world, he uses them to deliver knowledge from The Annex he maintains. Over ages & generations, worlds have developed rituals & traditions that allow them to spur premonitions to life, using their basic understanding of the arcane functions of the world to query & search the web for truth.
Not restricted only to Fate, the Greater Arcana have been known to utilize premonitions to craft & govern the worlds that fall under their courts.

Premonitions as a Game Mechanic

Premonitions serve the driving force of the player-specific experience within the FiveThrones universe:

• A main storyline procedurally generated by your storyteller, unique to your character.
• A onboarding experience that progressively teaches you the link between the lore and the mechanics.
• A progression path that weaves the story of your character into their world's annex.
• A unifying tool to introduce you to the characters, factions & places that will kickstart your story.

How it Works

Premonitions are story modules with a variety of pre-written pathways with pre-determined goals & challenges. At multiple points during a player's experience, their storyteller will roll challenges of their own that, coupled with unique modifiers, result in a unique story arc for each character.

Modifiers

Modifiers change a potential outcome, storyline or challenge based on particular traits & events, such as:

• Race & Race Descriptors
• Faction & Family Relations
• Relics, Personal Bonds & Items

Exclusive Premonitions

Certain premonitions are restricted to specific races, organizations & individuals - in addition, worldbuilders & storytellers may opt to create entirely unique storyline experiences catered to specific players or groups of players as rewards for participation in the main storyline, volunteering as NPCs or excellence within the community.