Each scenario has five main components: 

1. Moral Dilemma: At the core of most good scenarios is an open-ended moral dilemma for the players to solve. This moral dilemma is largely what gives your players agency and fulfillment from the scenario.
2. Impetus: The impetus is the plot hook. 
3. Scenes: The scenes are plot points of that drive the scenario.
4. Maladies: The patient’s illness that the Rafas need to treat.
5. Conclusion: The epilogue. 

Whether you use one of the starter scenarios or create your own, make sure you know the following information before play:

• What is the central moral dilemma of the scenario? 
• How do you want to start the scenario? 
• What do you need to convey to players in each scene? 
• What are the personality and motivations of each of the key NPCs? 
• What ways may the players want to solve the dilemma? What solutions will not work? 

Understand your NPCs #

Society of Rafa centers relationships in its play, so understanding your characters makes it easier to respond and improvise with your players without planning for every potential decision.

• What is each NPC’s perspective on the moral dilemma?
• Do the NPCs want the Rafas involved?
• How will this impact their response to the Rafas? Will they interact cautiously, pleasantly, or hostilely?
• How do the NPCs relate to each other? Which NPC dynamics are historical, and which can emerge during play?