updates on the play-by-chat stuff for Adventuring!

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 ## Resources, Notes, etc.
 
+### Play-by-Chat Structure and Guidelines
+
+Adventuring! will run on a 48-hour tick system where players will have 48 hours (ish) to get their updates in, converse
+about strategy, ask questions of the GM, etc., and then the GM will update with outcomes and move the game forward. More
+details can be found [here](play-by-chat).
+
 ### Cypher Tables
 
 Treat all cypher types as manifest by default. Roll a d20 and use that result for which table to roll on (they're all

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+Title:          Adventuring! Play-By-Chat
+Description:    Information on organizing Adventuring!
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+
+# Adventuring! Play-By-Chat
+
+The following information on organizing Adventuring! as a play-by-chat game, over Discord (and IRC, via the bridge) is
+intended to keep the game flowing and clear for us to consume without a huge amount of rigamarole.
+
+## Cadence and Ticks
+
+Presently, we have agreed to a **48 hour** cadence. That means, essentially, no more than 48 hours (or so) should pass
+between GM updates that push the game forward. Ideally, less than that time passes, but the idea is to give everyone a
+couple days to get an update in, or to assume some reasonable default course of action for them if not.  Obvious stuff
+like getting attacked and needing to make a defense roll, if the 48 hours pass and someone hasn't acted, I'm not going
+to be a jerk and say "you sit there uselessly and get coup d'grace-d straight in the face". I'll roll for you. It may be
+an uninspired roll, but it'll happen.
+
+I will ping everyone when a tick happens and there's new action to react to. That'll start the timer, and everyone has
+48 hours to ask questions (which hopefully can be resolved), take action, and so on. If it seems like everyone has
+settled ahead of time, I'll do a new update and there's a new 48 hours. Maybe I'll get a bot to manage this at some
+point.
+
+## Discord Updates Format
+
+Updates will be readable if we use these couple simple styles:
+
+* In character updates should be written in the third person prose, present tense, with narration as warranted,
+  quotation marks for dialogue, and so on. Italics might be good for internal dialogue.
+* Out-of-character updates, questions, ideas, etc. should be wrapped in parentheses. No particular formatting is
+  required here.
+    * The exception to this is dice commands, which can be done normally.