One Life, One Chronicle

A Chronicle Written Line by Line

The progress of One Life, One Chronicle is a Life Record written one line at a time.

It begins with the writing of a life. A name is set down, an origin is fixed, and the character’s five attributes are formed into the first lines of the chronicle. From there, village roads, ancestral schools, markets, relief granaries, smithies, government offices, and the troubles of a world in turmoil will press in one after another.

Win, and the chronicle gains a line of triumph. Fail a check, and a mark of embarrassment may remain on the scroll. Force is not merely a combat number; it may decide whether a village bully is met with a raised fist or a clenched silence. Mind is not merely a measure of learning; it may decide whether the hidden meaning behind a situation can be seen at all.

Event choices, shifting attributes, gained and lost objects, wounds, and stains are all turned into the Life Record of “this person.” In the end, what remains is a singular chronicle: how this person lived, how they rose, and how they came to their final chapter.

A Battle Loadout Rebuilt with the Situation

Slightly unlike many turn-based deckbuilding games, One Life, One Chronicle allows battle preparation before combat begins.

From the cards, traits, and objects already acquired, the current battle loadout can be reorganized for the fight ahead. Winning one battle does not mean entering the next in the same form. Officials, bandits, uncanny threats — different crises call for different answers. Old objects, old deeds, and old techniques may all become useful again in a particular battle.

During combat, much like an actual exchange of blows, unplayed cards are not discarded by default at the end of each turn. At the same time, resources do not automatically recover to full every round.

Because of this, the ability to build and adjust a loadout becomes especially important.

A Contest of Reading and Responding

Because enemies and the player are built on the same underlying combat rules, both sides use the same systems. Enemies also have hands, Qi, Guard, statuses, and card order.

Each enemy’s action sequence for the current turn is laid directly on the table: what cards they will play, and in what order.

But that does not necessarily make combat easier.

Contents Already Unfolded in the Scroll

• 6 card types, with 100+ cards available for battle loadout building

• 15 enemy units with distinct mechanics, covering suppression, disruption, summoning, stacking effects, and formation-based pressure

• 52 choice-driven events, containing 100+ event options and varied outcomes

• 60+ traits and 32 objects that can affect combat rhythm, event direction, and Life Record evaluation