Player's Handbook · Chapter 1

Quick Start — Your First Night

You can begin in five minutes. Choose a prepared protagonist and decide what matters enough to make you step forward when the shouting begins.

Pick	Who you are	What you do best
Rand	A shepherd, loyal and watchful	Run, climb, notice, protect
Mat	A horse trader's son with quick hands	Talk, gamble, calm horses, slip free
Perrin	A careful smith's apprentice	Lift, endure, observe, hold steady
Egwene	The Wisdom's ambitious apprentice	Heal, remember, question, persuade
Nynaeve	Emond's Field's fierce young Wisdom	Tend wounds, command, track, judge

Everyone begins as wool rather than legend. Future titles must be earned. Rand has no known Power, Egwene knows no Weaves, and Nynaeve remains constrained by her block.

Aine 8 — Winternight

Begin Aine 8, Year 998 NE — Afternoon. Bel Tine preparations fill the Green. Thom performs, Moiraine and Lan watch without revealing themselves, and Padan Fain arrives late to count faces.

At Last Light, Fain vanishes. Trollocs strike that Night.

Run the raid as objective-based combat. Choose something that matters: raise the alarm, rescue a family, hold the inn, reach Tam, protect the wounded, or secure the road out. Most objectives use DC 15 and require 3 Progress. Failure can cause harm, fire, separation, lost position, or danger to someone you meant to protect.

Player harm moves through Unhurt → Wounded → Badly Wounded → Downed. Downed is not automatically dead. See Combat — Steel, Shadow, and Survival.

The flight north

Bel Tine falls on Aine 9, the morning after the raid. Moiraine warns that remaining will draw another attack. The party flees through the Two Rivers and reaches Baerlon around Aine 12 after compressed travel scenes.

At the Stag and Lion, Min receives Viewings that are always true but rarely clear. That night Ba'alzamon may enter the dreams of the Two Rivers travelers. Resist with Wisdom against DC 15; failure reveals fear or gives the dream leverage, not future knowledge.

What to roll

Roll 1d20 + the relevant ability modifier when danger, uncertainty, and meaningful cost are all present.

Difficulty	DC
Easy under pressure	10
Standard danger	15
Hard or elite opposition	20
Legendary opposition	25
Pattern-defining act	30

Advantage means roll twice and keep the higher result. Disadvantage means keep the lower. A clever plan, useful gear, strong position, or timely companion can change the DC.

Solo companions

You control only your chosen protagonist. A companion may grant Advantage, protect someone, mark limited Progress on another task, create an opening, or absorb a consequence. Companions support your decision rather than making it.

XP comes from quests, explicit awards, and meaningful campfire reflection—not from counting bodies.

When unsure, ask: What do I notice? What do they want? What happens if I fail? What counts as winning this scene?

Manual updated Sep 9, 2026.

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The Wheel Turns

An unofficial, choice-driven tabletop adaptation inspired by Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time—fourteen books playable from Winternight to the Last Battle, with 263 locations and 29 connected quests.

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Play all 14 books — Winternight to Tarmon Gai'don

The Wheel Turns

Play through all fourteen books—from the first Trolloc attack on Winternight to the Last Battle at Shayol Ghul. Explore 263 locations, follow 29 connected quests, and carry your choices through 30 dated Campaign States. Begin as wool in the Two Rivers. Earn every title the Pattern gives you.

*Unofficial, non-commercial fan work inspired by The Wheel of Time. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the rights holders. No verbatim text reproduced.*

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**Fan Work Disclaimer — The Wheel Turns**

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