Enter the Infinite Archive

Beyond time and language lies the Infinite Archive - a living library that remembers every story ever told...and a few that were never meant to be. You are its librarians, restorers, wanderers, and keepers of forgotten knowledge. Together, you'll traverse endless halls. mend broken tomes, and uncover memories the Library itself has misplaced. Each room you enter shifts the Archive's shape. Each discovery writes you further into its story. Some pages will remember you kindly. Others may write back. Your goal is not to escape the Library, but to understand your place within it - before the Archive remembers everything, and to build a bond with your colleague.

Players: 2-8+
Play time: 30-90 minutes

Supplies:

1 deck of playing cards
Print and cut provided character cards: Archetype, Trait, Motivation and Sigil
Provided Charts: Character sheet, Room grid, Secrets, Ephemera, Living Literary, rolls/results, revelations, Closing the Tome
Each player: 2d6, 1d8, 1D20, 1 Token, pencil

To begin:

1.Shuffle a deck of playing cards (take out the jokers).
2. Lay out 24-52 cards in a grid (depending on how long you want the game to last)
3. Make your character and find your counterpart
4.Choose a token to represent your character (it can be a quarter, a Monopoly top hat, a pebble, whatever.)
5. You will use a 2D6 to roll if you turn over a peril or Living Literature card (5-Ace). Refer to the roll charts for the effects. Your counterpart can help you with a 1d6 dice 5 times.
6. Any card that’s turned over, you can pass through that room, towards another unturned card in 1 turn.

Inspired by the Tapestry, Buddy System, and Carta SRDs.