Rite of Remembrance - Core Rules
Since the First Memory, we have offered our gifts to the Stones. The sacred Rite allows us to endure long after our bodies have faded away. The Memory Stones hold our collective spirit, keeping our Ancestors alive. They are the well from which we draw our wisdom and strength. To keep us rooted in harmony with these Lands we call home.
So few Stones remain. Their power stolen, and their light faded. Memories that once guided us to thrive have been lost, and our people are fractured and dwindling…
Centuries ago, the Overlord marched upon these Sacred Lands with an army of the living dead. They have desecrated our home, stolen the power of the Stones, and driven our people nearly to extinction.
And so the Elders have made a difficult agreement; for the first time in many generations, we will take up arms again to reclaim these lands that have nourished us since the First Memory.
We will use the Rite of Remembrance to reawaken the Stones. We will find the Overlord’s stronghold, no matter how many generations it takes, and we will bring an end to this oppressive darkness.
Else all shall be forgotten…
You are one member of the many clans of the People. For many years, the People have been violently displaced from these Sacred Lands by the Overlord, and their army of the undead.
Since the dawn of time, the People have been peaceful nomads, only ever taking up arms to fight in times of dire need.
This is one of those times. The Elders have communed with the Ancestral Memory, and have decided to fight back.
Whether you have been chosen or volunteered, you the sacred Rites have been passed on to you. Now, it is your quest to find the Memory Stones, rekindle their ancient power, and use that power to defeat the Overlord.
You may die in this quest, but your Memory will live on in the heroes who follow in your footsteps.
So long as we remember, we will fight, we will survive, and we will reclaim our home.
Rite of Remembrance is a tabletop role-playing game about a displaced people reclaiming their fractured homeland from a powerful necromancer Overlord. To do so, they will have to rekindle the Memory Stones to restore their spiritual connection with their Ancestors, who offer them great wisdom and power.
This game is designed for one to five players to collaboratively tell a story of how you, the displaced people, go on an epic, multigenerational quest to help those in need, make allies, discover ancient artifacts, attain forgotten powers, and ultimately find the Overlord’s Fortress and defeat them once and for all.