A paper-first reading field guide
Record a Setting Rule and the First Exception
Use three linked fields: rule page, exception page, and rule revised. Keep each field brief and attach the page or chapter landmark that supports it.
Track a world rule from its clearest statement to the first page that qualifies or breaks it. A compact three-anchor trail keeps the note useful when you return later or discuss it with someone using another edition.
Step 1
Anchor the location
Record the page or chapter before interpreting the moment. Add the current reading boundary when later knowledge could change the note.
Step 2
Rule page
Paraphrase the rule at the scope the story gives it.
Step 3
Exception page
Anchor the first event that does not fit cleanly.
Step 4
Rule revised
Revise the rule only enough to include the new evidence.