ISSUE TWO

Ah, the first fulfillment of the promise of any

first issue: the ever-tenuous second issue. It is,
in many ways, the first challenge of an endeavor
such as this. Beginnings are effortless, in the
end—it’s continuations that prove their own
impossibility. Surely there’s a metaphor in here,
somewhere.
So it is that we proceed in our task, as a poet
of some renown once said, to “reel out diary-
scraps and memoranda, just as they are, large
or small, one after another, into print-pages,
and let the melange’s lackings and wants of
connection take care of themselves.” Which
seems upon reflection quite a generous
estimation—I am well aware that the task of
connection falls ultimately to you, dear Reader.
I have done all that I care to do in that regard,
and all that I can.
But fret not! You will do whatever comes
naturally, and I will be pleased whatever the
result. After all, I am not there at your table, as
attractive a prospect as that may be. Your life is
your own, and mine can only be mine. We’ll
muddle through somehow, I’m sure.
As ever, I possess a great sense of debt and
gratitude for your largesse in these matters,

Jared Sinclair
November 2019

Anti - Sisyphus
DICE POOL SKILLS. When
performing an uncertain action
that relies on skill and practice,
a PC rolls a number of dice,
attempting to roll a total under
their relevant attribute (as
determined by the GM): TREACHEROUS WEATHER. If the party is exploring an
• For easy tasks, roll 2d6, area that has especially dangerous weather (such as a
• For tasks of average jungle or desert, or at sea), the GM may occasionally
difficulty, roll 3d6, make a 1d4-1 Weather Roll. The result indicates the
• For difficult tasks, roll 4d6, current intensity of the weather, and how much that
• For extremely difficult affects the characters' actions. The result stands until
tasks, roll 5d6, the GM decides to roll it again.
• And so on.
When a PC performs an action where the weather
If a PC is skilled at the task would adversely affect the difficulty or outcome, they
(based on their class and/or apply the current Weather Roll as a negative modifier
background), they may to their roll.
subtract 1 from the result of
their roll. If they have
appropriate tools for the job,
they may subtract an
additional 1 from their result.