So if you're reading this, then you've probably already read an introduction to Do: Pilgrims of the Flying Temple. If you haven't, here's a quick recap:

Do is a coming-of-age road trip through a fantasy universe lightly mixing Buddhist and Taoist concepts into a wide range of genres, from fairy tales to space opera. Each session, you and your friends play young flying monks who visit a new world. A resident of this world has written a letter to you asking for your help. Using this letter as inspiration, you and the other players build the world. Your characters meeting the residents of this world and helping them resolve their conflicts. These people have written to the temple with a variety of problems, from cats in trees to epic wars.

In order to avoid writing a big "Setting" chapter, I thought it'd be cooler if the universe were collaboratively created through a series of letters written by people from many little worlds with lots of different problems. Sometimes you get something simple like cats in trees, other times you get epic rivalries on the brink of war.

If you would like to write a letter, here are the guidelines for writing a letter. Here are some tips. And here are some example letters. You may notice some funky tags like "Sword" or "Tree," here is an explanation for what these conflict-symbols mean. Finally, if you want some basic details the setting, you can find them here.

In summary, when you write your letter, please include:

1) Title

2) Conflict-symbols

3) A brief, first-person description of your world, but only the relevant details.

4) A description of the conflict for which your letter-writer is requesting assistance. Make sure that the conflict is personified into at least a couple antagonists with whom players can interact.

5) Optionally, please include a physical description of the letter itself, including any smudging, stains or tears. Also include a description of where the letter was stashed.

So yeah, that's the whole schpiel. I hope these guidelines are a source of inspiration, rather than restriction. I'm really looking forward to seeing what you guys come up with! Keep writing!