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 src/about.md
+src/chapter1.md
+src/chapter2.md
+src/chapter3.md
+src/epistolary/index.md
+src/epistolary/00054.md
+src/epistolary/00055.md
+src/epistolary/00056.md
+src/epistolary/00057.md
+src/epistolary/00058.md
+src/epistolary/00059.md
+src/epistolary/00060.md
+src/epistolary/00061.md
+src/epistolary/00062.md
+src/notes.md
+src/acknowledgements.md
+src/afterword.md
 src/characters/index.md
 src/characters/alex.md
 src/characters/corraidhin.md
@@ -17,19 +33,6 @@ src/paths/soulsword.md
 src/paths/duckterror.md
 src/paths/murderhobo.md
 src/paths/sarongfu.md
-src/chapter1.md
-src/chapter2.md
-src/chapter3.md
-src/epistolary/index.md
-src/epistolary/00054.md
-src/epistolary/00055.md
-src/epistolary/00056.md
-src/epistolary/00057.md
-src/epistolary/00058.md
-src/epistolary/00059.md
-src/epistolary/00060.md
-src/epistolary/00061.md
-src/epistolary/00062.md
 src/bestiary/index.md
 src/bestiary/aetherwael.md
 src/bestiary/aur.md
@@ -50,12 +53,10 @@ src/bestiary/tardigrade.md
 src/bestiary/toque.md
 src/bestiary/torque.md
 src/bestiary/zephynos.md
-src/geography.md
-src/cosmology.md
-src/history.md
-src/notes.md
-src/acknowledgements.md
-src/afterword.md
+src/setting/index.md
+src/setting/geography.md
+src/setting/cosmology.md
+src/setting/history.md
 src/appendix/a/index.md
 src/appendix/b/bean.md
 src/appendix/c/teale.md

src/about.md

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-## Stats
-
-Total length: zxWORDS words / zxMINUTES minute read. (Mind you, that's the length of this entire page, including all the extra bits and bobs. Not just the story.)
-
-There have been zxNOMESSAGES messages posted over zxDAYS days since the first post on July 13, 2022 for a daily post rate of zxPOSTRATE.
-
 ## About
 
 This is a game that me and the kids in the basement are playing over email.
@@ -20,3 +14,9 @@ You can [read from the beginning](#chapter-1), or jump into the [current story a
 
 If you're not on the mailing list and want to keep up with the story, you can [subscribe to the rss feed](https://tilde.town/~dozens/quest/rss.xml).
 
+## Stats
+
+Total length: zxWORDS words / zxMINUTES minute read. (Mind you, that's the length of this entire page, including all the extra bits and bobs. Not just the story.)
+
+There have been zxNOMESSAGES messages posted over zxDAYS days since the first post on July 13, 2022 for a daily post rate of zxPOSTRATE.
+

src/appendix/a/index.md

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 updated: Thu, 29 Dec 2022 15:46:37 -0700
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-## Appendix A: Barefoot Quackery
+## Appendix E: Barefoot Quackery
 
 Being apocryphal and supplemental material posted to the *Barefoot Quackery*
 thread on tildepals, including depictions of loose pages torn from books of the

src/appendix/b/bean.md

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-title: Appendix B
+title: Appendix F
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 updated: Tue, 17 Jan 2023 08:09:58 -0700
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-## Appendix B: Bean
+## Appendix F: Bean
 
 **Note**: This story by mio was originally published in issue 6 of the
 tilde.town zine, and is included here with the author's permission.

src/appendix/c/teale.md

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-title: Appendix C
+title: Appendix G
 created: Tue, 17 Jan 2023 08:09:58 -0700
 updated: Tue, 17 Jan 2023 08:09:58 -0700
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-## Appendix C: Teale
+## Appendix G: Teale
 
 This story by mio, while technically part of the *Barefoot Quackery*
 compendium, stands on its own enough to earn its own entry in the

src/bestiary/index.md

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-## Bestiary
+## Appendix C: Bestiary
 
 Some of the creatures who inhabit the world of Basmentaria
 

src/characters/index.md

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-## Dramatis Personae
+## Appendix A: Dramatis Personae
 

src/epistolary/index.md

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 ## Current Story
 
-Below are emails that I send to the mailing list.
+The current story arc.
 
 You can subscribe to these updates with the rss feed.
 

src/meta.md

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-## Meta
+## Appendex B: Meta
 
 Welcome to Basement Quest!
 

src/paths/duckterror.md

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 updated: Sat, 26 Nov 2022 13:20:19 -0700
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-### Path of the Duck Outlaw
+#### Path of the Duck Outlaw
 
 When Basket Duck is against the law, only outlaws will play Basket Duck.
 And not even the angels will weep when this path eventually leads to your inevitable death.

src/paths/murderhobo.md

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 updated: Wed, 09 Nov 2022 11:14:09 -0700
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-### Path of the Murderhobo
+#### Path of the Murderhobo
 
 You are an angel of death. A dirty, homeless angel of death with no conscious or qualms with killing the innocent.
 

src/paths/paths.md

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 updated: Wed, 05 Oct 2022 12:57:57 -0600
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-## Paths and Templates
+### Paths and Skills
 
-Templates are skills and abilities, organized into *paths*, that players can discover and unlock through play as their characters learn and discover more about the world.
+- [About Paths](#about-paths)
+- [Path of the Retriever](#path-of-the-retriever)
+- [Path of the Tasseomancer](#path-of-the-tasseomancer)
+- [Path of the Were-Hare](#path-of-the-were-hare)
+- [Path of the Soulsword](#path-of-the-soulsword)
+- [Path of the Duck Outlaw](#path-of-the-duck-outlaw)
+- [Path of the Murderhobo](#path-of-the-murderhobo)
+- [Path of the Sarong-fu Master](#path-of-the-sarong-fu-master)
 
-They are the lambda calculus answer to "classes" in traditional ttrpgs: a kind of anonymous class that everybody has access to, that you can combine and mix and match.
+
+#### About Paths
+
+Paths are a kind of skill ladder that players can discover and unlock through play as their characters learn more about the world by living in it.
+
+They are the lambda calculus answer to "classes" in traditional ttrpgs: a kind of anonymous class that everybody has access to, that you can combine and mix and match to your heart's content. They are an all-you-can-eat buffet of skills and talents.
 
 How it works:
 
-Each path has a bunch of templates.
+Each path has a bunch of skills.
 
-Every template starts with a rank (a number), followed by a name (in bold), a trigger (in parenthesis), and finally a description.
+Every skill starts with a rank (a number), followed by a name (in bold), a trigger (in parenthesis), and finally a description.
 
-You can unlock any template by satisfying its trigger in-game, provided you have already unlocked at least one template of every rank below it, in the same path. (The exceptions are templates of rank zero, which are the entry level templates for each path, and do not have such a requirement.)
+You can unlock any skill by satisfying its trigger in-game, provided you have already unlocked at least one skill of every rank below it, in the same path. (The exceptions are skills of rank zero, which are the entry level skills for each path, and do not have such a requirement.)
 
 Example:
 
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 > - 0. **Favored Foe** (Slay 100 goblins): You are now an expert when facing this foe. From now on when attacking a goblin, a roll of 5 - 6 is considered a critical success. 4 - 5 is a success. And 1 - 3 is a mixed success.
 
-The path is "Path of the Goblin Slayer". The rank of the first template is 0, so there are no prerequisites. (If it had been, say, 2, then you would need to have unlocked a template of rank 1 and of rank 0 in the same path before unlocking this one.) The name is "Favored Foe". The trigger is "Slay 100 goblins". And the perk is detailed in the description.
+The path is "Path of the Goblin Slayer". The rank of the first skill is 0, so there are no prerequisites. (If it had been, say, 2, then you would need to have unlocked a skill of rank 1 and of rank 0 in the same path before unlocking this one.) The name is "Favored Foe". The trigger is "Slay 100 goblins". And the perk is detailed in the description.

src/paths/retriever.md

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-### Path of the Retriever
+#### Path of the Retriever
 
 The Perks of the Job
 

src/paths/sarongfu.md

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 updated: Fri, 20 Jan 2023 14:05:43 -0700
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-### Path of the Sarong-fu Master
+#### Path of the Sarong-fu Master
 
+You are a master of soft, pliaable weapons.
 
 - 0. **Sarong-fu** (Commit yourself to the Way of Sarong-fu): Vow to carry and use no weapons, other than your sarong or sash.
 

src/paths/soulsword.md

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-### Path of the Soulsword
+#### Path of the Soulsword
 
 You have a unique bond with a sentient sword
 

src/paths/tasseomancer.md

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-### Path of the Tasseomancer
+#### Path of the Tasseomancer
+
+If that's your cup of tea...
 
 - 0. **Reading** (Obtain a magical tea set): You can see omens in the tea leaves left after drinking tea from your magic tea set. 
 

src/paths/werehare.md

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-### Path of the Were-Hare
+#### Path of the Were-Hare
 
 You have been cursed to wander this world; half man, half rabbit.
 

src/setting/cosmology.md

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-## Cosmology
+### Cosmology
 
 In a fantasy setting where there objectively are deities who walk the earth and interact with humans, "atheism" is sometimes erroneously used to signify an indifference to the gods. This is more accurately called "transtheism":
 

src/setting/geography.md

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-## Geography
+### Geography
 
 <details><summary>Map</summary>![Map](map.webp)</details>
 

src/setting/history.md

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-## History
+### History
 
 In the days of old, the Artifice Wars ravaged the lands of Basmentaria.
 

src/setting/index.md

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+---
+title: setting
+created: Mon, 13 Feb 2023 13:22:32 -0700
+updated: Mon, 13 Feb 2023 13:22:32 -0700
+public: yes
+---
+## Appendix D: Setting
+
+The world of Basmentaria
+