Leveling Rituals

Leveling up is one of the most important milestones in a character’s journey, but it is often reduced to a quick character sheet update between sessions. If we want leveling to feel meaningful in the fiction of the game, then we need to slow it down and surround it with ritual. In real life, growth is marked by rituals: graduations, promotions, birthdays, and rites of passage. These help us…