From the introduction: The focus of the Adaptive Game System, is the character. In any story, the character is the most important element. A “character” can take many different forms. In most stories, it is a living being, typically a human or humanoid. The character can also be spacecraft, a robot or a magical device, just to name a few. Good stories are made when there is a mix of different kinds of characters for the reader to relate to. A good game is similar in that there must be characters for the players to relate to. ... The Adaptive Game System is a game system that is capable of adapting to almost any genre of gaming. It is a highly flexible and simple rule set that allows the game designer to create the game they want, instead of forcing the designer into a highly defined ruleset.