Editing Unwritten: System Reference Document/Game Basics (section)

==What do you need to play?==
* ''People'' - Three to five people are ideal. One person is the gamemaster (GM); the others are players.
* ''Fate Dice'' - Rolls in Unwritten use special dice called Fate dice (sometimes called Fudge dice): six-sided dice with sides that are blank, or have a plus (+) or a minus (-). A plus stands for +1, a minus stands for -1, and a blank stands for zero. Roll four dice and add the sides together for the value. The range of values is from +4 to -4.
* ''Character sheet'' - Each player will need a character sheet. You can find blank character sheets at the end of the book that you can photocopy, or you can write your own.
* ''Tokens'' - Tokens symbolize fate points. You can keep track of them on paper if you like, but something physical for players to hold add a little more fun. Edible tokens are ill-advised.
* ''Index cards'' - Optionally, you can have a stack of index cards available to jot things down and place where everyone can see them. Sticky notes and whiteboards work as well.