Session Zero Primer
How to answer the survey with intent.
Session Zero is not paperwork. It is campaign calibration. The dials you set determine what scenes appear and what kinds of problems matter.
What You Are Calibrating
- Environmental pressure, monster profile, political friction, emotional tone, romance, and grit.
- Mission structure: contract-driven, open roaming, player-led goals, mandate-driven, or mixed.
- Risk tolerance around mortality, retreat, and escalation.
- Safety boundaries and pause protocol.
How To Write Better Responses
- Use concrete examples (what you want to see happen at the table).
- Say what to increase and what to reduce; both matter.
- Use anchor prompts to connect your character to Hush and the Seal immediately.
- Use custom Q/A to propose table rules or campaign experiments in advance.