A sect archive on a cliff, its gate lit by one red lantern, mist over the river below.

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The ferry was the first loan. The river keeps the ledger.

A free, complete first evening of Heavenly Debt, the wuxia and xianxia tabletop RPG where power is borrowed from Heaven. Play it with friends and a GM, or alone. You need a d20, a pencil and 1 of the 4 ready-made heroes.

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The rope ferry at Fourth Ford has vanished in the night with its ferryman and a sealed parcel. You have until dawn.

Inside, 60 pages: - The core rules. The Check takes about 10 minutes to learn, and it is almost every roll in the game. - The Duel. Secret Stances, the Clash, Momentum and Finishers, with a one-page summary to keep open. - Playing alone. The Oracle, the Omen and the tables you need for this Session. - 4 cultivators, ready to play: 2 Seal, 1 Hunger and 1 Fist, each with a reason to be on the landing tonight. - Session 1, The Midnight Ferry, with its Scene Maps and a sealed GM-only Secrets section.

The rules are the full game's own rules, cut down to what the first Session uses. Nothing is simplified. The night you play is Session 1 of The First Debt, the 12-Session campaign in the full package.

AI disclosure. Rules and setting were written and playtested with AI assistance and edited for play. The cover and the illustrations are AI-generated.