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How to use this document and the meaning of the Symbols

Work through this overlay alongside the DMG. Each section here corresponds to a section in the original. Most sections carry a status marker that tells you immediately what to expect:

Marker	Meaning
	As written. The DMG rule applies in Oath-Bound without modification. Read the DMG section and run it as written. There may be accompanying notes where minor considerations apply, but any such differences are cosmetic or unimportant in play.
	Primary deviation. A deliberate Oath-Bound rules decision changes this section. The overlay entry explains what changed and why, and links to the Oath-Bound Rules Module document that replaces or extends it.
	Consequential deviation. This section changes as a downstream result of a primary decision made elsewhere. The overlay entry notes the dependency and points to the relevant primary deviation.
	Minor deviation. A small but meaningful difference from the vanilla rule. The deviation is explained in the overlay entry using a NOTE block for context followed by plain prose stating the Oath-Bound position. No separate CRM document is required.
	Superseded. Oath-Bound replaces this section entirely with its own model. The DMG content does not apply. The overlay entry links to the replacement in the CRM.
	Not used. This section has no applicability in Oath-Bound and no replacement. The concept itself is absent from the setting. Documented here for completeness and epistemic closure.
	Discretionary. The DMG rule stands but GM application may vary. The overlay entry notes the decision point and any relevant considerations.
	Pending. This section has not yet been reviewed. The DMG rule should be treated as applicable until a status is assigned.

Marker

Meaning

As written. The DMG rule applies in Oath-Bound without modification. Read the DMG section and run it as written. There may be accompanying notes where minor considerations apply, but any such differences are cosmetic or unimportant in play.

Primary deviation. A deliberate Oath-Bound rules decision changes this section. The overlay entry explains what changed and why, and links to the Oath-Bound Rules Module document that replaces or extends it.

Consequential deviation. This section changes as a downstream result of a primary decision made elsewhere. The overlay entry notes the dependency and points to the relevant primary deviation.

Minor deviation. A small but meaningful difference from the vanilla rule. The deviation is explained in the overlay entry using a NOTE block for context followed by plain prose stating the Oath-Bound position. No separate CRM document is required.

Superseded. Oath-Bound replaces this section entirely with its own model. The DMG content does not apply. The overlay entry links to the replacement in the CRM.

Not used. This section has no applicability in Oath-Bound and no replacement. The concept itself is absent from the setting. Documented here for completeness and epistemic closure.

Discretionary. The DMG rule stands but GM application may vary. The overlay entry notes the decision point and any relevant considerations.

Pending. This section has not yet been reviewed. The DMG rule should be treated as applicable until a status is assigned.