The Festival of Silent Drums

Player materials · 1.0.0

The festival drums move but make no sound. A performer has stopped rehearsing, and the crowd is divided over who gets the opening beat.

Content notice: Public performance pressure; players can describe a beat instead of performing it.

These cards contain discoveries. Your GM will hand them out as you find them. Keep unrevealed cards face down.

The Festival of Silent Drums: Player route mapPublic route map: Festival square connects to Costume tent and Rehearsal steps; either reaches Silent stage, then Bell balcony. Routes work in both directions. Retrace the route to return. No hidden information is marked.Player route mapFestival square1Costume tent2Rehearsal steps3Silent stage4Bell balcony5NPUBLIC ROUTES · CONNECTIONS ARE BIDIRECTIONAL · NOT TO SCALE · 1.0.0

Public route map: Festival square connects to Costume tent and Rehearsal steps; either reaches Silent stage, then Bell balcony. Routes work in both directions. Retrace the route to return. No hidden information is marked.

Timeline record

Only the shared drums are silent; shoes, voices and claps still sound.

h-order · 1 copy

Fallback instruction

A clap-only opening requires no enchanted instruments.

h-fallback · 1 copy

Method diagram

Four tabs correspond to four opening turns: quiet, newcomer, ensemble, reply.

h-method · 1 copy

Destination note

Lio’s rehearsal board says SILENT STAGE: listen before the bell.

h-note · 1 copy

Physical trail

Coloured cloth threads run from the tent to the silent stage.

h-trail · 1 copy

Witness statement

Esen saw Lio spread the cloth over the shared drums.

h-witness · 1 copy

Safety marks

Each tab lifts only after its performer is invited, not commanded.

h-safe · 1 copy