Chapter 13
The World

Rise does not attempt to define a single geography with specific countries and locations that is shared between all games. It is common for GMs to define their own setting when running a game, and that freedom is important. However, the universe of Rise does differ in a number of important ways from the real world. The fundamental assumptions that Rise makes about its fantasy world are:

• Magic is commonly known but rarely understood.
• Elite people and monsters have vastly more physical and magical personal power than normal people.
• When you die, your soul goes to an afterlife where deities exist.
• Spiritually similar things are attracted to each other by a fundamental force called "affinity"

These core elements are ambiguous about some details, and GMs are encouraged to fill in those details as they see fit. Of course, a GM has absolute power, and can create a world that changes any number of these assumptions. However, doing so can significantly change the tone of the game and create logical inconsistencies, so it should be done carefully.