Within a Pause

(related to the Pause game.)

The crux of the action in Pause occurs in the Pauses themselves. Pauses are essentially what other story-telling games would call encounters. Pauses provide Players the opportunity to resolve the major conflicts in the story.

Pauses are comprised of two primary elements – investigation and combat. Both of which are essential to mending the Break within the Pause. Through investigation, a character can figure out where the Break is and how to fix it. Through combat, the characters can fend off an enemy threat long enough to actually fix the Break.