Campaign Journal & Decision Tracker

Print this. Fill it in. Your character’s story is in these pages.

This journal belongs to your character. Not to the campaign, not to the GM. It is the record of what you chose, who you trusted, and what it cost you. Fill it in after each session while the session is fresh. The questions are prompts, not requirements: answer what feels true and leave blank what doesn’t fit yet.


Session 1: Blood and Omens

Fill in after the session.

In-world date:

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Where we started:

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Where we ended:

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The decision I made that I can’t take back:

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Who I trust more than I did at the start:

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Who I trust less:

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My corruption level at session end:

☐ 0    ☐ 1    ☐ 2    ☐ 3    ☐ 4    ☐ 5

One sentence about where my character is emotionally right now:

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Something I want to follow up on next session:

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Session 2: The Tribune’s Gambit

Fill in after the session.

In-world date:

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Where we started:

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Where we ended:

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The decision I made that I can’t take back:

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Who I trust more than I did at the start:

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Who I trust less:

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My corruption level at session end:

☐ 0    ☐ 1    ☐ 2    ☐ 3    ☐ 4    ☐ 5

One sentence about where my character is emotionally right now:

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Something I want to follow up on next session:

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Session 3: Through the Dark Forest

Fill in after the session.

In-world date:

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Where we started:

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Where we ended:

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The decision I made that I can’t take back:

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Who I trust more than I did at the start:

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Who I trust less:

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My corruption level at session end:

☐ 0    ☐ 1    ☐ 2    ☐ 3    ☐ 4    ☐ 5

One sentence about where my character is emotionally right now:

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Something I want to follow up on next session:

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Session 4: Return to Rome

Fill in after the session.

In-world date:

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Where we started:

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Where we ended:

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The decision I made that I can’t take back:

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Who I trust more than I did at the start:

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Who I trust less:

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My corruption level at session end:

☐ 0    ☐ 1    ☐ 2    ☐ 3    ☐ 4    ☐ 5

One sentence about where my character is emotionally right now:

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Something I want to follow up on next session:

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Session 5: The Wrath of Mars

Fill in after the session.

In-world date:

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Where we started:

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Where we ended:

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The decision I made that I can’t take back:

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Who I trust more than I did at the start:

_____________________________________________________

Who I trust less:

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My corruption level at session end:

☐ 0    ☐ 1    ☐ 2    ☐ 3    ☐ 4    ☐ 5

One sentence about where my character is emotionally right now:

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Something I want to follow up on next session:

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NPC Relationship Web

The people you’ve met. Fill in the name, their role, and mark where your trust sits.

Name Role Trust (Low / Medium / High / Unknown) What they owe you What you owe them Notes
Legate Marcus Corvinus
Augur Cassia Liviana
Centurion Titus Varro
Tribune Lucius Valerius Maximus
Vercingetorix the Red
Thusnelda
Senator Gaius Cassius Brutus
Senator Marcus Tullius
Marius Coda

Open Questions

What do you still not understand? What clues haven’t you followed?

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Corruption Tracker

Your character’s attunement to Mars’ power. Filled in after each session.

0: Unmarked 1: Noticed 2: Pulled 3: Claimed 4: Transformed 5: Gone

Stage 0: Unmarked

Session when this changed: _______________________

What triggered it: _______________________________

Stage 1: Noticed

Session when this changed: _______________________

What triggered it: _______________________________

Stage 2: Pulled

Session when this changed: _______________________

What triggered it: _______________________________

Stage 3: Claimed

Session when this changed: _______________________

What triggered it: _______________________________

Stage 4: Transformed

Session when this changed: _______________________

What triggered it: _______________________________

Stage 5: Gone

Session when this changed: _______________________

What triggered it: _______________________________


End of Campaign: Final Reflection

Answer these after Session 5.

1. What did your character become that they weren’t at the start?

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2. What did they protect?

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3. What did they lose that they can’t get back?

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4. What do they believe now that they didn’t believe before Session 1?

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5. What do they regret?

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6. What would they do differently?

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One last question: what does Mars’ brand mean to your character? Not mechanically. What does it mean to them?

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