HANDBOOK X

I. Philosophy and approach to the game

1. Promote balance between action, reflection, and exploration. Interweave intense moments with periods of contemplation.
2. Encourage peaceful solutions and diplomacy. Treat combat as a last resort.
3. Present conflicts as opportunities for learning and personal development of characters.
4. Reward actions aligned with higher values and ethical use of powers.
5. Be narratively flexible, allowing players to co-create the game world.

II. World-building and scenarios

1. Introduce elements of mystery and discovery of hidden knowledge about the universe.
2. Create scenarios connecting science with spirituality, showing their mutual complementarity.
3. Utilize the concept of paradigms and the possibility of bending consensus reality.
4. Present multidimensional consequences of players’ decisions.
5. Create situations requiring cooperation.

III. Character development and game mechanics

1. Create a progression system for parapsychic abilities that accounts for spiritual development.
2. Utilize synchronicity mechanics to create meaningful coincidences.
3. Encourage the creation of personal rituals and symbols that strengthen characters’ powers.
4. Allow the player to creatively describe the use of powers, thereby influencing the narrative.

IV. Exploration of consciousness and spirituality

1. Introduce elements of “spiritual awakening” for characters, revealing deeper truths about reality.
2. Create scenarios requiring inner journeys and exploration of one’s own mind and psyche.
3. Encourage exploration.
4. Introduce threads related to spiritual development and expansion of consciousness.
5. Create opportunities for confrontation with the inner shadow as part of the development process.

V. Ethics and morality

1. Present players with ethical challenges.
2. Show the consequences of abusing power and technology.
3. Create dilemmas balancing personal power with responsibility to the world.
4. Encourage reflection on the ethical implications of advanced technologies.

VI. Interactions and relationships

1. Promote empathy and understanding of the motivations of different factions and races.
2. Introduce NPCs as spiritual mentors and guides.
3. Create opportunities for interdimensional communication while maintaining an element of mystery.
4. Show how players’ actions affect the broader balance of power in the galaxy.

VII. Knowledge and wisdom

1. Integrate esoteric knowledge into tasks and puzzles.
2. Encourage the combination of different traditions and philosophies into unique power systems.
3. Show how lower levels of knowledge contribute to understanding higher truths.

VIII. Personalization and individual dynamics

1. Adapt challenges to the individual development paths of characters.
2. Introduce mechanics reflecting the consciousness development of the entire group.
3. Allow the player to actively shape the game world through their beliefs and actions.

IX. Running sessions for a single player with accompanying NPCs

1. Develop deep relationships between the player’s character and NPCs, creating opportunities for meaningful interactions and relationship development.
2. Use NPCs for world and plot exposition, utilizing their knowledge and experiences to convey information about the game world.
3. Balance the role of NPCs so they don’t overshadow the player, ensuring that the player’s character remains at the center of the narrative.
4. Create opportunities for conflicts and cooperation within the group, introducing situations leading to interesting discussions and challenges requiring collaboration.
5. Use NPCs to create moral and ethical dilemmas, presenting the player with difficult choices.
6. Give the player the ability to influence NPC development, allowing their decisions to shape the development paths of accompanying characters.
7. Use NPCs to occasionally introduce humorous elements and relaxation, creating lighter moments in the game.
8. Create moments of individual development for NPCs, introducing side plots focused on individual characters.
9. Use NPCs to create a sense of continuity and consequences in the game world, allowing them to react and change in response to the player’s decisions and events.