Freeform / Custom glossary

Flexible character profiles for forum RP and play-by-post. No mechanical stats - pure storytelling.

Freeform / Custom is an open, table-defined tone and genre. Prose-first profiles, relationships and journals, no stats required.

Resolution follows your table's chosen system: declare what your character attempts, make the roll your rules call for, and apply the outcome to the fiction and the sheet. The roll flow has 3 steps: Declare intent and stakes. Make the roll your system's core mechanic calls for. Apply consequences and record changes on the sheet.

This page is the entry point to the Freeform / Custom glossary. The glossary currently holds 37 terms for this game, grouped so you can jump to mechanics, character terms or combat terms.

How to use this page

1. Keep the glossary open at the table when a word in the Freeform / Custom rulebook is unclear, and use the category cards below to browse instead of scrolling a long list.
2. Open the Freeform dice roller when a rule asks for a roll, so the result follows the same mechanic described above.
3. Track what changes on your Freeform character sheet, which supports 3 creation modes, so the next session starts from the current state.
4. Move to a sibling page when the question changes: quickstart, rules reference, GM resources, or advancement guide. Each one is built from the same Freeform data, so terms and numbers match across pages.
5. Return to the Freeform / Custom guide for the full overview, including character creation and every tool for this game.

Nothing on this page replaces the published Freeform / Custom rulebook. It is a working reference for the table: short summaries of the 37 glossary terms listed here, plus links to the tools that act on them.