Build a deck of exactly 60 cards
Include up to 2 ink colors in your deck
Each card has an ink cost and may be inkable or non-inkable
Each player starts with 20 lore
Shuffle your deck and draw 7 cards
On your turn, ready all exerted cards
Draw 1 card
You may put 1 inkable card from your hand into your ink well face down
Exert characters or items to pay ink costs
Play characters, items, actions, and songs by paying their costs
Characters enter exerted unless a card says otherwise
Use characters to quest, challenge, or sing if allowed
Quest with a character to gain lore equal to its quest value
Challenge an opposing exerted character to deal damage
Damage stays on characters until removed or they are banished
Characters with damage equal to or greater than their willpower are banished
Use items and abilities according to their card text
End your turn after you are done acting
The first player skips drawing a card on their first turn
The first player cannot quest on their first turn
The first player cannot challenge on their first turn
Win by reaching 20 lore before your opponent
If a player cannot draw a card when required, that player loses