A mystery road: dice + fate cards decide the path. Never the same twice. Artwork later — this is the living backend.
Start place + hour + souls you meet all derive from this seed. Keep:
Company of walkers multiplayer: separate roads, shared fate
Traveler
Where & when
Choices (dice + fate cards bend every road)
Oaths work with a name on it
Woodcraft
World ledger the land remembers being lived in
Beasts feed them or lose them
Herbal fire tames · water draws · drying concentrates
Armoury
Chronicle
How it works (backend): d20 skill checks + d6 omens + 40-card fate deck; time always ticks (sleep = +480 min);
hunger >70 halves regen; battle: toHit = d20+atk+str/3 vs 10+foeDef+danger/2, loot & XP, then Weary debuff;
befriending a faction angers its rivals; portals need wisdom; backtracking can force detours. Full formulas in README.