Outcomes & Story
Outcomes & Story is your go-to resource for crafting engaging and immersive outcomes in any roleplaying session. Whether your characters are achieving spectacular successes or facing dramatic failures, this book provides a wealth of examples to bring every action and ability to life. While designed with The Simple Approach in mind, it seamlessly integrates with any roleplaying system, offering easy-to-use conversion notes. Perfect for gamemasters and players alike, this book ensures your storytelling is dynamic and adaptable to any scenario.
Navigating This Book
This sourcebook is totally optional. You don’t need it to play any of our games, but it’s here to spice things up if you want. It’s also system-neutral, so feel free to throw its elements into any other roleplaying system. Need some help converting things? Check the notes at the end of the book. And if you want a deeper dive, grab the Lightspress Handbook which is pay-what-you-want (which for most people means free) wherever you got this.
This Book Includes
This book is designed to be intuitive and easy to use, whether you’re quickly looking up an outcome or exploring different actions in detail. Below, you’ll find a guide to the key sections and how they’re organized.
Outcomes: Introduction to the concept of outcomes and how they shape your roleplaying experience.
Communicate: Craft outcomes for actions involving communication, from persuasive speeches to quick exchanges of information.
Create: Explore outcomes related to creating, whether crafting items, designing plans, or bringing new ideas to life.
Damage: Understand how to handle outcomes related to causing damage, whether in combat, through sabotage, or in other destructive actions.
Defend: Generate outcomes for defensive actions, ensuring your characters can protect themselves and others effectively.
Detect: Uncover outcomes related to detection, from perceiving hidden threats to identifying essential details in the environment.
Find: Guidance on outcomes related to searching, discovering, or locating items, people, or information.
Fix: Get examples for outcomes when your characters repair, mend, or restore something, from mechanical devices to personal relationships.
Hide: Explore outcomes for actions involving concealment, whether hiding objects, information, or even oneself.
Improve: See examples of outcomes related to improvement, where characters enhance skills, tools, or strategies.
Improvise: Discover how to handle outcomes for improvisation, where creativity and quick thinking are key to overcoming challenges.
Infiltrate: Dive into outcomes for infiltration, where stealth and subterfuge are used to achieve goals unnoticed.
Influence: Learn how to craft outcomes for influencing others, from persuading allies to manipulating adversaries.
Move: Explore outcomes for actions involving movement, whether traversing dangerous terrain or making strategic maneuvers.
Remember: Generate outcomes related to memory, recalling essential information, or revisiting past experiences.
Study: Find examples for outcomes when characters engage in study or research, gathering knowledge to apply in the game.
Use: Craft outcomes for using tools, resources, or abilities to achieve specific objectives in your roleplaying sessions.
Reference: Access additional resources, conversion notes, and quick guides to help you integrate this book’s content with any roleplaying system.
The Simple Approach
To understand this book, you need to know the context in which it was written and the philosophy that runs through it. At its core, The Simple Approach emphasizes the elements that truly matter in roleplaying: narrative depth, character complexity, and player agency. While plenty of systems are still obsessed with combat, loot, and grinding, we know roleplaying can be so much more. This system is all about immersive storytelling, meaningful choices, and characters you actually care about. Whether you're uncovering espionage secrets, solving a gripping mystery, or diving into the complexities of romance, The Simple Approach offers a fresh take on traditional genres like fantasy, science fiction, and horror, along with modern and underserved ones like crime, dark academia, and espionage.
Narrative-Based Mechanics
At the heart of The Simple Approach are narrative-based mechanics that are easy to learn and designed to grow with you as you play. They let you tweak what’s here and even add things we haven’t thought of yet. The journaling system replaces those one-size-fits-none character sheets, giving gamemasters a flexible tool for organizing worldbuilding, adventure design, and session notes. Every character, setting, and adventure becomes a unique creation shaped by your choices.
Seamless Integration and Flexibility
The Simple Approach isn’t just a standalone system. You can blend it seamlessly with other Lightspress publications to create one-of-a-kind experiences or bring elements from other systems into your Lightspress game. If you want to use our material with your favorite system or setting, go for it. The free conversion notes in the Lightspress Handbook give you the flexibility to play how you want.
Our Philosophy
We believe the true essence of roleplaying happens around the table, where creativity and collaboration come alive. It’s not about a book, a brand, or a company. It’s about the people playing together, creating something special. Our focus on cooperation, interaction, and investigation ensures that every session is more than just a game; it’s a journey filled with compelling adventures and meaningful connections. We stand by our belief that the heart of roleplaying is found in shared experiences and stories crafted by the players. This philosophy drives everything in The Simple Approach and underpins our commitment to delivering content that champions the true spirit of roleplaying, free from superficial constraints.
Commitment to Creative Freedom
This philosophy also guides our belief that creators should own their work and not be beholden to licensing terms that only benefit fickle corporations. We draw inspiration from historical, mythological, and literary sources, tapping into our shared heritage to fuel creative exploration. We maintain full copyright ownership, ensuring that our work stays independent and true to our vision. Using style guides to keep a cohesive voice and narrative structure, we deliver exceptional content free from external influences, preserving the integrity and creative standards of our work.
Accessible and Affordable Roleplaying
We’re committed to keeping our games affordable so that more people can enjoy them. Our focus isn’t on producing overstuffed, expensive books filled with art to collect dust on a shelf. We’re here to create material meant to be played, not displayed. You won’t find us chasing awards or turning our games into glorified coffee-table books. Our goal is to facilitate roleplaying, pure and simple, keeping the price points low so you can focus on the game, not your wallet.
Stay Connected and Join Us
If you’re tired of the same old grind and ready to try something that actually respects your input, then The Simple Approach is calling your name. We’re not just offering a game. We’re inviting you to join a movement, a way of playing that values your time, creativity, and agency.
For more on The Simple Approach and our unorthodox take on roleplaying, visit lightspress.com. Subscribe to our newsletter, The Manifesto, for updates on new releases, roleplaying advice, and a healthy dose of our opinions. If you’re ready to embrace something different, download the free Lightspress Handbook—your guide to what we’re all about.
239 pages. PDF and epub files included.
Outcomes & Story is your go-to resource for crafting engaging and immersive outcomes in any roleplaying session. Whether your characters are achieving spectacular successes or facing dramatic failures, this book provides a wealth of examples to bring every action and ability to life. While designed with The Simple Approach in mind, it seamlessly integrates with any roleplaying system, offering easy-to-use conversion notes. Perfect for gamemasters and players alike, this book ensures your storytelling is dynamic and adaptable to any scenario.
Navigating This Book
This sourcebook is totally optional. You don’t need it to play any of our games, but it’s here to spice things up if you want. It’s also system-neutral, so feel free to throw its elements into any other roleplaying system. Need some help converting things? Check the notes at the end of the book. And if you want a deeper dive, grab the Lightspress Handbook which is pay-what-you-want (which for most people means free) wherever you got this.
This Book Includes
This book is designed to be intuitive and easy to use, whether you’re quickly looking up an outcome or exploring different actions in detail. Below, you’ll find a guide to the key sections and how they’re organized.
Outcomes: Introduction to the concept of outcomes and how they shape your roleplaying experience.
Communicate: Craft outcomes for actions involving communication, from persuasive speeches to quick exchanges of information.
Create: Explore outcomes related to creating, whether crafting items, designing plans, or bringing new ideas to life.
Damage: Understand how to handle outcomes related to causing damage, whether in combat, through sabotage, or in other destructive actions.
Defend: Generate outcomes for defensive actions, ensuring your characters can protect themselves and others effectively.
Detect: Uncover outcomes related to detection, from perceiving hidden threats to identifying essential details in the environment.
Find: Guidance on outcomes related to searching, discovering, or locating items, people, or information.
Fix: Get examples for outcomes when your characters repair, mend, or restore something, from mechanical devices to personal relationships.
Hide: Explore outcomes for actions involving concealment, whether hiding objects, information, or even oneself.
Improve: See examples of outcomes related to improvement, where characters enhance skills, tools, or strategies.
Improvise: Discover how to handle outcomes for improvisation, where creativity and quick thinking are key to overcoming challenges.
Infiltrate: Dive into outcomes for infiltration, where stealth and subterfuge are used to achieve goals unnoticed.
Influence: Learn how to craft outcomes for influencing others, from persuading allies to manipulating adversaries.
Move: Explore outcomes for actions involving movement, whether traversing dangerous terrain or making strategic maneuvers.
Remember: Generate outcomes related to memory, recalling essential information, or revisiting past experiences.
Study: Find examples for outcomes when characters engage in study or research, gathering knowledge to apply in the game.
Use: Craft outcomes for using tools, resources, or abilities to achieve specific objectives in your roleplaying sessions.
Reference: Access additional resources, conversion notes, and quick guides to help you integrate this book’s content with any roleplaying system.
The Simple Approach
To understand this book, you need to know the context in which it was written and the philosophy that runs through it. At its core, The Simple Approach emphasizes the elements that truly matter in roleplaying: narrative depth, character complexity, and player agency. While plenty of systems are still obsessed with combat, loot, and grinding, we know roleplaying can be so much more. This system is all about immersive storytelling, meaningful choices, and characters you actually care about. Whether you're uncovering espionage secrets, solving a gripping mystery, or diving into the complexities of romance, The Simple Approach offers a fresh take on traditional genres like fantasy, science fiction, and horror, along with modern and underserved ones like crime, dark academia, and espionage.
Narrative-Based Mechanics
At the heart of The Simple Approach are narrative-based mechanics that are easy to learn and designed to grow with you as you play. They let you tweak what’s here and even add things we haven’t thought of yet. The journaling system replaces those one-size-fits-none character sheets, giving gamemasters a flexible tool for organizing worldbuilding, adventure design, and session notes. Every character, setting, and adventure becomes a unique creation shaped by your choices.
Seamless Integration and Flexibility
The Simple Approach isn’t just a standalone system. You can blend it seamlessly with other Lightspress publications to create one-of-a-kind experiences or bring elements from other systems into your Lightspress game. If you want to use our material with your favorite system or setting, go for it. The free conversion notes in the Lightspress Handbook give you the flexibility to play how you want.
Our Philosophy
We believe the true essence of roleplaying happens around the table, where creativity and collaboration come alive. It’s not about a book, a brand, or a company. It’s about the people playing together, creating something special. Our focus on cooperation, interaction, and investigation ensures that every session is more than just a game; it’s a journey filled with compelling adventures and meaningful connections. We stand by our belief that the heart of roleplaying is found in shared experiences and stories crafted by the players. This philosophy drives everything in The Simple Approach and underpins our commitment to delivering content that champions the true spirit of roleplaying, free from superficial constraints.
Commitment to Creative Freedom
This philosophy also guides our belief that creators should own their work and not be beholden to licensing terms that only benefit fickle corporations. We draw inspiration from historical, mythological, and literary sources, tapping into our shared heritage to fuel creative exploration. We maintain full copyright ownership, ensuring that our work stays independent and true to our vision. Using style guides to keep a cohesive voice and narrative structure, we deliver exceptional content free from external influences, preserving the integrity and creative standards of our work.
Accessible and Affordable Roleplaying
We’re committed to keeping our games affordable so that more people can enjoy them. Our focus isn’t on producing overstuffed, expensive books filled with art to collect dust on a shelf. We’re here to create material meant to be played, not displayed. You won’t find us chasing awards or turning our games into glorified coffee-table books. Our goal is to facilitate roleplaying, pure and simple, keeping the price points low so you can focus on the game, not your wallet.
Stay Connected and Join Us
If you’re tired of the same old grind and ready to try something that actually respects your input, then The Simple Approach is calling your name. We’re not just offering a game. We’re inviting you to join a movement, a way of playing that values your time, creativity, and agency.
For more on The Simple Approach and our unorthodox take on roleplaying, visit lightspress.com. Subscribe to our newsletter, The Manifesto, for updates on new releases, roleplaying advice, and a healthy dose of our opinions. If you’re ready to embrace something different, download the free Lightspress Handbook—your guide to what we’re all about.
239 pages. PDF and epub files included.
Outcomes & Story is your go-to resource for crafting engaging and immersive outcomes in any roleplaying session. Whether your characters are achieving spectacular successes or facing dramatic failures, this book provides a wealth of examples to bring every action and ability to life. While designed with The Simple Approach in mind, it seamlessly integrates with any roleplaying system, offering easy-to-use conversion notes. Perfect for gamemasters and players alike, this book ensures your storytelling is dynamic and adaptable to any scenario.
Navigating This Book
This sourcebook is totally optional. You don’t need it to play any of our games, but it’s here to spice things up if you want. It’s also system-neutral, so feel free to throw its elements into any other roleplaying system. Need some help converting things? Check the notes at the end of the book. And if you want a deeper dive, grab the Lightspress Handbook which is pay-what-you-want (which for most people means free) wherever you got this.
This Book Includes
This book is designed to be intuitive and easy to use, whether you’re quickly looking up an outcome or exploring different actions in detail. Below, you’ll find a guide to the key sections and how they’re organized.
Outcomes: Introduction to the concept of outcomes and how they shape your roleplaying experience.
Communicate: Craft outcomes for actions involving communication, from persuasive speeches to quick exchanges of information.
Create: Explore outcomes related to creating, whether crafting items, designing plans, or bringing new ideas to life.
Damage: Understand how to handle outcomes related to causing damage, whether in combat, through sabotage, or in other destructive actions.
Defend: Generate outcomes for defensive actions, ensuring your characters can protect themselves and others effectively.
Detect: Uncover outcomes related to detection, from perceiving hidden threats to identifying essential details in the environment.
Find: Guidance on outcomes related to searching, discovering, or locating items, people, or information.
Fix: Get examples for outcomes when your characters repair, mend, or restore something, from mechanical devices to personal relationships.
Hide: Explore outcomes for actions involving concealment, whether hiding objects, information, or even oneself.
Improve: See examples of outcomes related to improvement, where characters enhance skills, tools, or strategies.
Improvise: Discover how to handle outcomes for improvisation, where creativity and quick thinking are key to overcoming challenges.
Infiltrate: Dive into outcomes for infiltration, where stealth and subterfuge are used to achieve goals unnoticed.
Influence: Learn how to craft outcomes for influencing others, from persuading allies to manipulating adversaries.
Move: Explore outcomes for actions involving movement, whether traversing dangerous terrain or making strategic maneuvers.
Remember: Generate outcomes related to memory, recalling essential information, or revisiting past experiences.
Study: Find examples for outcomes when characters engage in study or research, gathering knowledge to apply in the game.
Use: Craft outcomes for using tools, resources, or abilities to achieve specific objectives in your roleplaying sessions.
Reference: Access additional resources, conversion notes, and quick guides to help you integrate this book’s content with any roleplaying system.
The Simple Approach
To understand this book, you need to know the context in which it was written and the philosophy that runs through it. At its core, The Simple Approach emphasizes the elements that truly matter in roleplaying: narrative depth, character complexity, and player agency. While plenty of systems are still obsessed with combat, loot, and grinding, we know roleplaying can be so much more. This system is all about immersive storytelling, meaningful choices, and characters you actually care about. Whether you're uncovering espionage secrets, solving a gripping mystery, or diving into the complexities of romance, The Simple Approach offers a fresh take on traditional genres like fantasy, science fiction, and horror, along with modern and underserved ones like crime, dark academia, and espionage.
Narrative-Based Mechanics
At the heart of The Simple Approach are narrative-based mechanics that are easy to learn and designed to grow with you as you play. They let you tweak what’s here and even add things we haven’t thought of yet. The journaling system replaces those one-size-fits-none character sheets, giving gamemasters a flexible tool for organizing worldbuilding, adventure design, and session notes. Every character, setting, and adventure becomes a unique creation shaped by your choices.
Seamless Integration and Flexibility
The Simple Approach isn’t just a standalone system. You can blend it seamlessly with other Lightspress publications to create one-of-a-kind experiences or bring elements from other systems into your Lightspress game. If you want to use our material with your favorite system or setting, go for it. The free conversion notes in the Lightspress Handbook give you the flexibility to play how you want.
Our Philosophy
We believe the true essence of roleplaying happens around the table, where creativity and collaboration come alive. It’s not about a book, a brand, or a company. It’s about the people playing together, creating something special. Our focus on cooperation, interaction, and investigation ensures that every session is more than just a game; it’s a journey filled with compelling adventures and meaningful connections. We stand by our belief that the heart of roleplaying is found in shared experiences and stories crafted by the players. This philosophy drives everything in The Simple Approach and underpins our commitment to delivering content that champions the true spirit of roleplaying, free from superficial constraints.
Commitment to Creative Freedom
This philosophy also guides our belief that creators should own their work and not be beholden to licensing terms that only benefit fickle corporations. We draw inspiration from historical, mythological, and literary sources, tapping into our shared heritage to fuel creative exploration. We maintain full copyright ownership, ensuring that our work stays independent and true to our vision. Using style guides to keep a cohesive voice and narrative structure, we deliver exceptional content free from external influences, preserving the integrity and creative standards of our work.
Accessible and Affordable Roleplaying
We’re committed to keeping our games affordable so that more people can enjoy them. Our focus isn’t on producing overstuffed, expensive books filled with art to collect dust on a shelf. We’re here to create material meant to be played, not displayed. You won’t find us chasing awards or turning our games into glorified coffee-table books. Our goal is to facilitate roleplaying, pure and simple, keeping the price points low so you can focus on the game, not your wallet.
Stay Connected and Join Us
If you’re tired of the same old grind and ready to try something that actually respects your input, then The Simple Approach is calling your name. We’re not just offering a game. We’re inviting you to join a movement, a way of playing that values your time, creativity, and agency.
For more on The Simple Approach and our unorthodox take on roleplaying, visit lightspress.com. Subscribe to our newsletter, The Manifesto, for updates on new releases, roleplaying advice, and a healthy dose of our opinions. If you’re ready to embrace something different, download the free Lightspress Handbook—your guide to what we’re all about.
239 pages. PDF and epub files included.