A Found Letter - An Introduction

This letter was found set behind the front cover of the book

Dear Fellow Traveler,

I stumbled upon this peculiar tome, titled “The Wanderer’s Guide to the Multiverse,” during my own journeys across the infinite realities. At first, I assumed it was merely another travel journal left behind by some forgotten explorer. How wrong I was.

Since that fateful discovery, compiling this complete guidebook has become something of an obsession. You see, every world I visit seems to harbor stories of “a wanderer”, always singular, always mysterious. Initially, I dismissed these tales as mere folklore, assuming “wanderer” was simply another word for “traveler,” like you or me. But gradually, I noticed something peculiar: the locals carefully distinguished between ordinary travelers and “The Wanderer,” as if speaking of two entirely different species of being.

I might have continued dismissing this as superstitious nonsense, but then the stories began to align in ways that defied coincidence. Every culture had details that were unmistakably consistent. A solitary figure who appears at crucial moments, who knows things no mortal should know, who leaves behind wisdom and vanishes before thanks can be offered. Some spoke of The Wanderer as if they were myth made flesh, others as a force of nature given human form.

Finding this guidebook didn’t create the legend… it confirmed it.

The moment I opened the tome, I knew I held something extraordinary. The words shimmer and shift, adjusting themselves to whatever language the reader knows best. More unsettling still, the book maintains an air of mysterious finality, as if it contains exactly what you need to know - no more, no less.

The physical properties of this tome defy explanation. It appears to contain precisely one hundred pages, never more, never fewer. Yet I swear I’ve read well over that number. I’ve tried counting, marking my place, even tearing out pages (they reappear by morning, naturally). Sections materialize and dissolve like morning mist, only to resurface when I need them most. As I’ve traveled to more worlds and gathered more knowledge, new chapters have emerged, solidifying into permanent entries. Simply selecting a world’s name from the table of contents now transports me directly to The Wanderer’s observations about that reality. Throughout my travels, this guidebook has proven invaluable. It is part encyclopedia, part survival manual, and part philosophical treatise. The Wanderer’s insights have saved my life more times than I care to count, and opened my mind to possibilities I never imagined.

If you are reading this, then I have passed beyond the veil of mortality, and this book has found its way to you. I hope it serves you as faithfully as it served me. May you uncover mysteries I never dreamed of, and may your own journey through the infinite realities be filled with wonder rather than mere survival. Travel well, and remember: every world has something to teach, if you’re willing to learn.

Weave,
Traveler and Magician

Player’s Note
Throughout this book, you will see comment blocks that provide game rules for The Multiverse TTRPG. While these worlds can be used for any setting, it was intentionally designed to work with that system as an example for various settings, and traveling the Multiverse itself - so welcome traveler, may you be inspired.