# Overview
### What is this?
[***The Slow Knife***](https://mouseholepress.itch.io/the-slow-knife) is a story game, designed by *Jack Harrison* and published by [*Mousehole Press*](https://mousehole.press). If you're here, you probably know a little about the game already—that it's card-based, uses a conspiracy board to track relationships, and it's all about the patient revenge of a long-forgotten victim. You might also know that the game comes with three **Playsets**, pre-generated settings and characters to make the game's setup quicker and help players to tell their stories.
**This document's purpose is to enable other writers to create their own Playsets for The Slow Knife.** It is an explanation of the Playset's sections and how they help players tell their story.
**It is *****not***** a guide to hack The Slow Knife itself**. If you want to do that, be my guest—just don't copy any text directly from the books or cards.
### How to use this document
To learn more, start by reading through the **Sections**. Each page has three parts:
* **Definition**: A description of the Section and its key features.
* **Intention**: The purpose of the Section in a Playset.
* **Example**: An example of the Section from a finished Playset.
These descriptions are prescriptive, aiming to use clear and precise language to describe how I (Jack) put together the three Playsets that come with the [base game](https://mouseholepress.itch.io/the-slow-knife). You're encouraged to break from the guide as required to make your Playset work—but always know *why* you're doing so.
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If you have feedback about how this document could be improved, or just want to chat about The Slow Knife, please feel free to drop me an email (**).
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### Thanks
* To [**Jason Price**](http://alwayscheckers.itch.io) & [**Matthew Gravelyn**](https://mr-matthew.itch.io) for taking a look at this guide and providing feedback.
* To [**all of the awesome backers** ](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jhrrsn/the-slow-knife-a-revenge-conspiracy-rpg?ref=user_menu)who've supported this project.