Setting up your game

In order to play Rulers you will need:

• Several six sided dice (d6).

• A map of the world you will be playing in.

• The means to communicate with players both publicly and privately, either online or in-person.

• One player to be the Gamemaster (GM), and several other players to be Rulers (unless you are playing solo).

To get ready to play you will need to:

• Create a world map.

• Add ⛰️ Regions to your map.

• Determine which Regions are controlled by NPC Realms and which Regions are player controlled.

• Determine 🌲Attributes for each Region.

• Assign each Attribute to a Location within the Region.

Introducing the players:

• Each Ruler is given a starting ⛰️ Region.

• Rulers choose the 🌲 Attributes for their Region.

• Each Ruler assigns their starting 🏯Settlements to a Location within a Region they control. Each Ruler starts with 2 Minor Settlements and 1 Major Settlement.

Starting play:

• The GM hosts an Assembly in an NPC Realm. The GM along with the Rulers should establish the world, their Realms, the NPC Realms and what may be publicly known about each.

• The GM should introduce a story element to drive the Rulers to action.

• Each Ruler should calculate their Resources and total upkeep to determine their available resources for their first turn!