You're fictional characters, gathered to protect this world from grave danger.
Required: 1-6 players, standard 7-dice set, public library using Dewey Decimal Classification.
Players can reroll any undesired/uncomfortable result.
[Rolling Dewey]
Example: Dewey 364.1[d%]
35 on d% = 364.135
(Roll given dice and place in brackets. The result is a Dewey Decimal number for books on a given subject.)
[d20 Letter Table]
A B C D E
F G H J K
L M N O P
R S T W Y
Individually: Go to any fiction section.
Gather Characters
Roll: First letter of author's last name (d20); second letter (d20; round to valid result).
Choose your character from a matching book.
Together: Go to nonfiction.
Identify the Threat
Roll: Dewey 364.1[d%].
Describe the threat facing all worlds.
Acquire Aid
Roll: Dewey 91[d6+3].[d%]
Flip to a random page and describe acquiring this source of aid.
Do this twice more.
Face the Threat
Together: Describe how each aid helps you overcome the threat.
Roll: outcome (d10)
6 or higher: success!
< 6: That many characters are lost or don't survive. If none remain, the threat consumes this world, then all others.
Describe the aftermath.
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