Initial Campaign 0

This is the start of a working Campaign 0 writeup.  It has a .pdf which
I think is ccurrent.

campaign-0/000-header.tex

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+\documentclass[twoside,10pt,openany]{book}
+
+\usepackage{geometry}
+\usepackage{titling}
+\usepackage{enumitem}
+\usepackage{tocloft}
+
+\usepackage{textcomp}
+
+\setlist{noitemsep}
+
+\usepackage[obeyFinal,shadow,tickmarkheight=12pt,prependcaption]{todonotes}
+
+\setlength{\marginparwidth}{2cm}
+
+\usepackage[backend=biber]{biblatex}
+\addbibresource{mybiblio.bib}
+
+\geometry{papersize={5.5in,8.5in}} % Half Letter
+%\geometry{a5paper} % A5 Paper
+
+\begin{document}
+
+\title{Campaign 0 --- Before You Start}
+\date{2024 January 16 to \today}
+\author{Jigme Datse Yli-Rasku}
+\def\address{Address:\\
+Jigme Datse\\
+PO Box 270\\
+Rossland, BC V0G 1Y0\\
+Canada\\
+\\
+jigme.datse@datsemultimedia.com}
+
+\postdate{\par\end{center}\vfill \address}
+
+\maketitle
+
+\tableofcontents

campaign-0/900-footer.tex

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+\appendix
+
+\chapter{Appendix}
+
+Here, maybe having an appendix, with each of the other things as 
+sections?  Let's see.
+
+\section{Bibliography}
+
+\printbibliography[title={References}]
+
+% Enable if used:
+% Figures
+% Tables
+
+%\section{List of Figures}
+%\listoffigures
+
+%\section{List of Tables}
+%\listoftables
+
+\section{Todo Items}
+
+This is here (the appendix), so it will show up in the table of contents.
+
+Without some text here, it sadly is currently putting a totally empty 
+page, then the list of todo items.  Not ideal.  That is a\todo{Todo 
+item}, I would say.  
+
+\listoftodos\todo{Figure out how to get the todo checkbox/colour to be here.}

campaign-0/901-history.tex

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+\chapter{Book Development History}
+
+This will include some idea of how this book has progressed along time
+each section will cover that day's work...
+
+\section{2024 January 16}
+
+Created the document, and started with setting up the basic formatting.
+
+Started writing about ``Why Session 0?''
+
+Currently taking a break (any further writing will have to be
+tomorrow (or later) if I take more than a very brief break), part
+way through writing about `Familiarity With Players'.
+
+\end{document}

campaign-0/Campaign-0.tex

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+\input{000-header}
+
+\include{introduction}
+\include{why}
+
+\input{900-footer}
+\input{901-history}

campaign-0/introduction.tex

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+\chapter{Introduction}
+
+This is a gaming resource, largely focused on table top roleplaying games
+or TTRPGs.  It's mostly about the `before you start playing' portion of 
+playing these games, which for some may be part of the `one session' in
+a one shot type game, or it may be an entirely separate session.
+
+I am writing this as I'm reading {\it Avatar Legends}\cite{avatar-legends}
+and wanting to start a campaign/session up to play that, as a nice 
+accessible and family friendly game.  
+
+I have heard actual play of the game.  
+
+So, here's a bit of a discription of what I want to talk about here.
+
+\begin{itemize}
+    \item{Why Sesion 0}
+    \item{Introducing Game}
+    \item{Game Master's Perspective}
+    \item{Players Perspective}
+    \item{Safety Tools}
+    \begin{itemize}
+        \item{Lines and Veils}
+        \item{X Card}
+        \item{Consent in Gaming}
+        \item{TTRPG Safety Toolkit}
+        \item{Open Door}
+        \item{Post Session Debrief}
+    \end{itemize}
+\end{itemize}
+
+Most of this is coming from other sources, but right now, I've not got an
+easy way to include those (I've got the tools, just not set them up), and 
+the whole book is more my perspective, as coloured by those resources.
+
+\section{Chapter Sumaries}
+
+This will include the sumaries of the chapters that we have as we go along.
+
+They will be one or two short paragraphs, just so you can quickly be able 
+to see where you might want to go with a given topic.
+
+\subsection{Introduction}
+
+This is what you're reading.  It hopefully at least the main parts of this
+will be kept short enough that you can read and get a fair sense of what the
+overall intent of this book is.  Great, `pick up at the store, read to see
+if you want to pick up a copy,' type thing.
+
+\section{Other Versions}
+
+This will have a list of known released to the wild other versions.  As
+this is currently being developed on my Forgejo server\todo{Figure out how
+to link properly to that version}, versions may be released that we are 
+not aware of.  
+
+It will inlcude the current version information on release, and the 
+previous version info.  This is intended to be a living document, so if
+you are finding a version which is on the older side, there may be more
+recent versions available.  

campaign-0/mybiblio.bib

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+@periodical{brokenp2023-f,
+  title = {Broken Pencil},
+  publisher = {Hal Niedzviecki},
+  number = {100},
+  year = {2023}
+}
+@article{bp-amerdream,
+  journal = {Broken Pencil},
+  title = {Zines --- {America's Dreaming Zine \#11}},
+  publisher = {Hal Niedzviecki},
+  number = {100},
+  year = {2023},
+  author = {Devin Canary},
+  pages = {29}
+}
+@book{avatar-legends,
+  title = {Avatar Legends},
+  author = {Sharing Biswas and others},
+  year = {2022},
+  editor = {Monte Lin and Kate Unaru},
+  subtitle = {The Roleplaying Game},
+  language = {English},
+  publisher = {Viacom International Inc.},
+  pagetotal = {305} 
+}
+@book{querent,
+  title = {Querent},
+  subtitle = {The Cartomancer's Tome},
+  year = {2019},
+  author = {Adrian Taul and Amela Nuhodzic and Jaymee Fulcher and Kayla Miskiv and Maggie DeCapua and McKenzie ``Mish'' Shea and Sage Burns},
+  Language = {English},
+  Publisher = {Magpie Games},
+  pagetotal = {439}
+}

campaign-0/why.tex

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+\chapter{Why Session 0?}
+
+Some of what I have to say falls into the `controversial' category, and 
+the why of a Session 0 at least in part falls into that category.
+
+By controversial, it is more that there are some people who are opposed
+to at least some of the functions that come up here (and possibly all of
+the functions for probably an even smaller minority).  Most players are
+either supportive, or unaware of some of this.
+
+\begin{itemize}
+    \item{Familiarity with game}
+    \item{Setting up game}
+    \item{Familiarity with players}
+    \item{Safety Tools}
+    \item{When have it}
+    \item{Time it takes}
+    \item{Where to have it}
+\end{itemize}
+
+That's probably a decent list of the main reasons, and let's get into 
+each of them.
+
+\section{Familiarity with game}
+
+This may be the least contested part of what a Session 0 can accomplish.
+
+This is ensuring that to some extent all the players involved are 
+familiar enough with the game, that there will not be major issues
+with failing to understand some of the basics.  
+
+Basics such as:
+
+\begin{itemize}
+    \item{Core gameplay}
+    \item{Core setting}
+    \item{Core characters}
+    \item{Core themes}
+\end{itemize}
+
+These really are not in any sort of order, because they kind of move 
+about as to how one would want to talk about them.
+
+\subsection{Core Gameplay}
+
+This is the basics of the game mechanics.  This can apply to stuff like
+board games or whatever.  
+
+This is something that can take a very brief time, or it can be something
+that will require some explanation.  
+
+I would think that some of the ways all of this happens ends up being 
+able to happen in a more woven between different parts of the Session 
+0 time (and also included in further sessions), or a very laid out 
+format.
+
+Some of what comes up probably depends at least somewhat on what 
+the game is.  Some games are intended to be played with minimal 
+pre-knowledge, and simply getting into it, while others really work
+well with more of that.  
+
+Also the people involved (players, game master, et cetera) will change
+how this will work out.
+
+It is hoped that the game master will know at least a little of who they
+are dealing with prior to setting up any meeting, or at least have the
+ability to adapt enough that it ends up working out for most of the other
+players.
+
+Getting bogged down in the how to play the game, can very much end up
+very quickly ruining the experience of a game.  This is not to say that
+the learning of the game has to happen before starting to play, but more
+that to know basics (and for me some of these basics are about how 
+questions about how to play will likely be handled), so little things
+don't get in the way of playing a game.
+
+Some people really want to be sure that the rules are followed properly,
+other people are very much on the other end of the spectrum, and don't
+much care about the rules.  Then there are people who are all for the
+chaos, switching between caring about the rules, and ignoring the rules,
+as they see fit.
+
+Finding that sort of thing out before trying to play can be a huge
+measure of how the game is likely to end up working.
+
+\subsection{Core Setting}
+
+This can be very simple, and for some games it is defined very simply.  
+In a lot of cases, you probably don't want to go more into it than a
+basic understanding of what the characters are likely to all know
+about the world, and for some that may be at the `village level'.
+
+That being that at the start of the game, they basically know nothing
+beyond much of their immediate surroundings, and in some cases may 
+wake up not really knowing anything.
+
+That said, it may be worthwhile to have the players know more than
+the characters.
+
+\subsection{Core Characters}
+
+This is more about the types of characters the players will be playing
+and encountering than any details about any of that (though some of the
+details will come up in the setting up of the game).
+
+This is sort of similar to the above about the setting, it would be 
+about making sure the players are aware enough about what the characters
+are likely aware of.
+
+\subsection{Core Themes}
+
+This can be the start of where things start to be more of a discussion 
+than simply describing the way the game is setup.  The game master will
+likely have some degree of where they want to take things, but most are
+usually willing to move that around in response to what the players are
+interested in.
+
+Most games have some sense of defined themes that they are wanting to
+deal with.  Some despite maybe being more open at the core, will have 
+some rules like, `No Fascists Allowed,' which largely speaks for itself,
+but there has been significant discussion, as it seems it doesn't seem
+clear enough to some people.
+
+Then there are the players.  They have similar ideas as to what type
+of game they may want to play, and what type of game they don't want
+to play.
+
+This part isn't about really going into the details of that, as some
+of that ends up going into the safety tools section, but all of this
+ends up interacting with everything, so this is probably going somewhat
+into that.
+
+With that all said, I think that is the basics of dealing with the
+familiarity of the game.  
+
+Let's move on to setting up the game.
+
+\section{Setting up the Game}
+
+This is sometimes the most important part, with the creation of
+characters, and the start of looking at where the game will start.
+
+Now for some games such as {\it Querent}\cite{querent}, are meant to have
+``No Session 0.''  Which I personally would put more in a, ``Session 0 
+and Session 1 are the same time,'' as it more means that the goals of
+Session 0, can be accomplished quickly enough to not be separated from
+the main session.
+
+Important things about this, is setting things like the starting location
+and the different characters that the players will be playing.  Some of 
+which may not need to be discussed in terms of in person (or more 
+``realtime'' with how online games can be), but through email or
+whatever.
+
+This can be important to start to get a feel for the dynamics of the
+group, to be able to see where potential pain points may come up.  
+
+The details about this will change for each game or game system you
+are working with, and as I have worked with some games where it can
+more or less run with little more than a brief (like a couple minutes
+at most), introduction before playing, to games that I have spent hours
+myself trying to prepare enough to present to players in advance, I feel
+that talking further would be very individual to the different games.
+
+\section{Familiarity with Players}
+
+This applies to all the sort of interactions between all of the different
+players, and to some extent the characters.  This may be where one 
+starts to talk about personal and group boundaries.
+
+This is getting into the territory where some people start to say, ``We
+don't need that sort of thing.''  Some people are saying that from a 
+perspective of ``We are all friends, so we don't really need to do that 
+sort of thing.''  Other people are less charitable in their criticism, 
+and consider that it is an outright bad idea.
+
+I would like to suggest a couple of reasons for those who feel that 
+they are all friends, so it's not needed, and also for those who
+feel it's just a bad idea, but might not be stuck in that idea.
+
+\begin{itemize}
+    \item{We Don't Need It}
+    \begin{itemize}
+        \item{Hidden Boundaries}
+        \item{Hidden Interests}
+    \end{itemize}
+    \item{This is a Bad Idea}
+    \begin{itemize}
+        \item{Then don't do it}
+        \item{Let your players know}
+        \item{Direct players to other places}
+    \end{itemize}
+\end{itemize}
+
+\subsection{We Don't Need It}
+
+So, if you are friends who have run around these types of things you
+can think there's not really any reason to consider these things
+but I kind of think there are a couple of pretty important things
+to think about in terms of that.