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REMEMBER EDO Characters

Remember Edo is a setting and system hack for Gregor Hutton's brilliant 1 RONIN 2 ARTIST 3 LOWLIFE 4 LAW 5 HOLY
story game "Remember Tomorrow." It is set during the historical Edo Period 6 BEAST 7 LABORER 8 MERCHANT 9 GAIJIN 10 ASSASSIN
in Japan, and inspired by fiction, particularly the anime series Samurai
Champloo. As such, historical accuracy isn't a major concern - for example,
RONIN - No man may hold dominion over you. You walk your own path,
ninja clans largely ceased to exist by the Edo Period, but what samurai
preferably alone.
game can do without ninjas? Worry less about historical accuracy, and
ARTIST - You express essential truths through poetry, sculpture, painting,
more about what makes the fiction fun for everyone at the table.
etc.
The Edo Period is full of interesting shit - underground Christians face
LOWLIFE - You live like a parasite, taking advantage of others. Maybe
persecution and death, foreign visitors are outlawed and residents cannot
you're a slave-runner, yakuza, or pirate.
leave the country. The samurai are in decline, sworn to corrupt lords and
LAW - The fragile peace is yours to keep, in whatever manner necessary.
petty vengeful Daimyo. Kabuki and ukiyo-e are new and popular, cutting-
HOLY - Priest or monk, your higher calling drives you towards your goal.
edge art forms. A centralized, military government enforces peace at the
BEAST - The laws of polite society mean nothing to you, just survival of the
end of a sword, but it is economically and culturally a calm time of
fittest and your own desires.
progress and advancement. For individuals that break the mold or pursue
LABORER - Waitress, dock-worker, farmer, or fisherman, you're an average
their own agendas, numerous groups exist to help or hinder their progress,
person but not weak or helpless.
yakuza and shogunate fight for control over cities and islands.
MERCHANT - Making investments, placing orders for goods, and watching
It's all way over the top, though. Samurai that have swords with names like
the purse-strings.
"Shining Shadow" and ninja traipsing through the shadows as assassins
GAIJIN - A stranger in a strange land, keep your hood up, your head down,
sharpen their kunai. Play it up - it's more action than political drama!
and hope nobody reports you to the law.
SENSEI - You've mastered some art, be it scientific, martial, or otherwise.
People look to you for guidance.
ASSASSIN - You're paid to take the lives of those who displease your
2010, John Gregory employer. You get their trust, then strike.
Remember Tomorrow is © BoxNinja Games and Gregor Hutton, www.boxninja.com
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Factions Motivations
1 YAKUZA 2 NINJA 3 LAW 4 GANG 5 COMMERCE 1 Envy 2 Freedom 3 Knowledge 4 Honor 5 Power

6 FOREIGN 7 RONIN 8 SPIRIT 9 DOJO 10 SHOGUNATE 6 Pride 7 Respect 8 Revenge 9 Greed 0 Survival

YAKUZA - Organized crime, varying from largely benign dealers in black Characters take three from the following lists of Weapons, Belongings, or
market goods to violent thugs. Skills. Not limited to these lists!
NINJA- Underground and very secretive groups of assassins with deadly
training.
Weapons
1 Katana/Yari - A traditional weapon, sword or spear
LAW - Charged with keeping the peace, and trained to do so.
2 Nodachi/Naginata - A long weapon for distance, a field sword or
GANG - A group that walks the streets, maybe vagrants or vandals,
polearm with blade.
pickpockets or pimps and prostitutes.
3 Wakizashi/Tanto - A smalle blade to be concealed, short sword or dagger.
COMMERCE - Trading concerns and market managers, these factions
4 Jutte/Sasumata - Used by law enforcement to keep distance, disarm
control the flow of capital.
swordsmen, and detain criminals.
FOREIGN - The rarest groups of all, mostly ships of traders in the few ports
5 Manriki/Kusarigama - Designed to entangle and disable enemies,
they are allowed.
Weighted chain or scythe with such.
RONIN - Wanderers and sociopaths, legendary figures and samurai who
6 Meteor Hammer/Kanabo - Large, intimidating vicious morningstar-like
eclipse other men.
weapon or monstrous mace.
SPIRIT- Temples and churches who band together in defense of the faith.
7 Ono/Kama/Fan - Small bladed weapons for close combat, a hand-axe,
DOJO- Schools of martial arts with familial bonds and honor to keep them
sickle, or war fan.
together.
8 Yumi/Fukiya - Projectile weapons like a bow or blowgun, for long-
SHOGUNATE - Government officials that serve the Shogun.
distance combat.
9 Suntetsu/Tekko - A spiked ring or fist-load weapon that increases the
lethality of punches.
10 Bo/Jo/Hanbo - Wooden staves of varying lengths.
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Weapon Name Skills

First Second 1|2 Skilled writer/manipulator
3|4 Calligraphy artistic skill/long stare
1 Divine/Cleansing Wind/Ocean 5|6 Musical talent/tactical mind
2 Earthly/Shining Shadow/Darkness 7|8 Courtly manner/intimidating presence
3 Sorrowful/Burning Destruction/Fist 9|0 Peak Fitness/Catlike stealth
4 Distant/Swift God/Slash
5 Heavy/Cursed Flame/Death
6 Soul/Heaven Edge/Crescent
7 Bloody/Blessed Light/Chain Names
8 Haunted/Drowning Spine/Heart
Samurai
9 Razor/Dragon Claw/Sight
0 Lightning/Demon Tooth/Tongue
Prefix Suffix

1 Sane- -Toki
2 Yoshi- -Uji

Belongings 3
4
Tada-
Ie-
-Mori
-Tsugu
5 Tsuna- -Shige
1|2 Impressive kimono/Intricate netsuke and inro
6 Yasu- -Kuni
3|4 Shogunate documents/Maps
7 Yori- -Hide
5|6 Foreign goods (glasses, books, art, firearm, opium, etc.)
8 Taka- -Mitsu
7|8 Property/Money/Title
9 Kane- -Masa
9|0 Telescope/Microscope/Wadokei (Lantern clock)
0 Nobu- -Katsu
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Surnames (- Only nobility!)

Inagaki Scenes
Matsudaira
Aoyama Place Time
Takenaka
Fukushima Ruined Shrine Mid-day
Sakuma Dock Mid-morning
Urakami Alley Mid-night
Soejima Bamboo Grove Dead of Night
Rokkaku Rope Bridge Sunrise
Hirohashi Teahouse Late Afternoon
Inn Sunset
Female Male Riverbed Evening
Graveyard Shortly before dawn
Yono Ken Sakura Grove Moonset
Seki Fumio
Fuji Norio
Hana Kei
Sama Satoru
Kiyo Masaki
Saku Naoki
Fuyu Katsumi
Tomi Tsutomu
Yuki Michio