Storyteller Options#

You can run 4671 Odyssey as a traditional GM-led game or with a rotating Storyteller (ST). Choose the mode that fits your group and stick to it for the arc.

Rotating Storyteller (ST)#

Rotation#

• Rotate the ST each session or on a timer (every hour is a good cadence).
• When the current ST’s PC acts during combat, another player briefly takes the ST role for that scene.

Influence Points (IP)#

• Each ST starts a session with 6 IP and regains 1 IP at the halfway mark.
• Unused IP do not carry over.
• Spend IP before roll outcomes are revealed.

IP Uses

• 1 IP — Cut to the Chase: Skip filler, jump to the next meaningful beat.
• 1 IP — Foreshadowing Tag: Plant a clue, motif, rumor, or omen you must honor later.
• 1 IP — Flashback: Brief scene that justifies a tool/contact/insight (no auto‑success).
• 2 IP — Raise the Stakes: Add a complication, timer, or collateral risk.
• 2 IP — Spotlight Swap: Give one PC a social/skill spotlight this scene.
• 3 IP — Twist the Knife: Introduce a major twist (betrayal, reveal, or environmental shift).
• 3 IP — Hard Cut: Change location/time after a resolution beat.

Limits

• IP cannot force a PC to fail, erase player agency, or cause unavoidable death.

ST Character Limits#

• The current ST’s character cannot be targeted unless no other target exists.
• The ST’s character may not activate Legacy effects or “once‑per‑session” class powers.

Story Progression#

• End each session with 2–4 next‑step prompts.
• Players vote; majority wins. Ties are resolved by a Fortune roll.

Shared World‑Building#

• During Session Zero, co‑author Factions, Threats, Wonders (three each).
• New ideas can be pitched mid‑campaign and added via a simple majority vote.

Traditional GM (Classic)#

• Authority, prep, NPC control, adjudication, balance, rewards, flexibility.
• Optional GM PC is support‑only, never the protagonist.