The line we will not cross

The game is free.
The living service may cost money.

Narateer’s rules, character options, and core play materials belong in the commons. Optional hosted services may charge for real operating costs: compute, storage, persistence, and convenience.

Always free

The game itself

  • Core rules and future rules expansions
  • Character creation rules and options
  • Print-and-play essentials
  • Reading, searching, and linking the compendium
  • Playing without AI
Potentially paid

The living service

  • Hosted AI compute
  • Persistent campaign memory
  • Cloud storage and campaign continuity
  • Solo-play infrastructure
  • Guide convenience tools

AI disclosure

AI is used openly, never smuggled in as mystique.

AI tools have supported research, drafting, critique, testing, organisation, and development. Human authorship remains responsible for what Narateer publishes.

AI is optional in play. It does not own user creations, silently establish campaign canon, or replace a Guide’s authority.

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