Gleam is a collection of short scenes following the lives and decisions of four characters from different settings. Each player will be in several scenes from their setting. In the scenes that do not take place in their setting, players will play various other characters that are interacting with that setting’s associated character.

These settings are:

Abrana, The Floating Kingdom : A magical kingdom set against the backdrop of a bleak and inhospitable world. Its ruler is Midarin, who raised the islands and created the kingdom. Runia : A modern Earth-like world with spycraft run rampant. Agent Dana finds themself in the midst of a dangerous conspiracy. Arcadon : A world where humans and dinosaurs co-exist in relative peace. Liron discovers Abradon and explores its mysteries. Starship Endeavor : The voyages of the Starship Endeavor. Jean Nimoy becomes captain of the Endeavor.

Pregame reading is about 10 pages, spanning the documents giving context for each of the settings that the player will be existing in, as well as a character sheet for the character associated with their setting.

In-game players have ~1-2 pages per scene to read.