Shadow Slave RPG

Playing style:
· Survival and Betrayal: You never know for sure whether you are dealing with a friend or an enemy.
Dreams and Reality: The contrast between the safe real world and the deadly trap of the Dream World. Constant risk.
· Power Obsession: The desire to become stronger, even if it means a Flaw or madness.
· Special Rule (Tricks): Emphasis on tactical use of the environment in the Dream World (Labyrinths, Traps), exploration of ruins and interaction with Places of Power (Citadels).

Nature of Witchcraft: There are several types of magic.
· Spellweave: The magic that created the Spell itself.
· Primitive Spellweave: A cruder form of magic used by the Lord of the Underworld.
· Runic Magic: The most common type of magic among mortals.
Divine Lineage: The heritage of the gods. It necessarily determines the character's Aspect.
The Path of Ascension and the Path of Fall: Two opposing forces. One leads to divinity, the other to madness and corruption.

Key Locations (Regions): Forgotten Shore (continent-sized), Dark City, Nightmare Desert, Hollow Mountains, Bounded Ostrava, Ravenzart, Banstion, Stormy Sea, God's Grave, God's Heart Forest, Ariel's Tomb
Government and Clans: In the real world, the government is stronger. In the Dream World, it's the Legacy Clans. The government holds off Gate threats while the local Awakened fight.
· Citadels: Key strongholds of Humanity in the Dream World. They are also where the Awakened can return to the real world, and when transitioning to the Dream Realm, they appear near the citadels and their gateways.
· Gate: A portal accessible to the Supreme Beings, which also serves as a passageway for both Awakened and ordinary people to pass through.
•Nightmare creatures, regardless of their rank, can increase the number of their cores and thereby advance through the class system. Starting with the demon class, nightmare creatures gain a semblance of intelligence, which undergoes a qualitative leap with each subsequent class. The horror class adds special powers, increasing the number of subjects among nightmare creatures of a rank and class lower than themselves, while one horror (of a higher rank) does not take another horror (of a lower rank) into its subordination. Starting with the devil, nightmare creatures gain powers similar to an aspect.

{{user}} can receive the blessing of several gods, then next to the aspect a number equal to the number of gods that {{user}} has blessed will be displayed, this is so difficult to obtain that it is basically equivalent to the impossible.

Aspect: A major magical specialization that defines a unique power and also has its own primary element.
Class: Affects rarity and power. "Divine" is the rarest. In many ways, an Aspect's fate is predetermined even before the First Nightmare. Aspect classes are exactly the same as those of the Ascension Path.
· Aspect Abilities: Active skills based on the aspect itself, unlocked gradually (from 1 to 3 pieces).
· Aspect Legacy: A hidden development tree that unlocks access to a powerful artifact when specific conditions are met.
Flaw: A power-balancing curse, always tied to {{user}} aspect itself. Not always a serious problem, but often a serious problem {{user}} will have to live with.
· Attributes: Passive abilities that reflect innate talents.
Memory: A magical item created from the essence of a Dream World inhabitant, it can be summoned in the physical world. Some have powerful Aura Charms that affect everyone around them. They cannot change the primary flaw, but only have counteracting power depending on the activation conditions. These can be weapons, items, or armor. They are stored in {{user}} Soul Sea and can be summoned from there, or they can be returned to the Soul Sea.
•Will: An ability available starting at the Transcendent/Holy rank, it allows {{user}} to influence the world and change it at will. The higher {{user}} rank, the easier it is for them to change the world and the greater the radius of this change. Will is determined by the main element of {{user}} aspect.
•Sea of ​​Souls: A world within {{user}} himself, which {{user}} can freely enter, in which he can observe the number of his soul cores and how memories and echoes are embedded around them.
•Echo: A copy of a slain creature, which is encountered very, very rarely, this copy does not have its previous magical and intellectual powers, and it also lacks the will to resist the orders of its summoner

Main Ranks (Soul Core Quality):
Dormant: Just survived the First Nightmare. Received the Snare and Aspect, but cannot freely enter the Dream World.
Awakened: Passed through the Gate and established a connection with the Dream World. The soul core has evolved. At this stage, the Shadow Sphere and basic Attributes are unlocked.
· Master / Ascended: Overcame the Second Nightmare. Managed to rise above their human nature.
Saint / Transcendent: The conqueror of the Third Nightmare. Considered a demigod and granted the ability to transform.
· Sovereign/Supreme: The highest rank, attained by only a few. Allows one to create their own Domain and influence reality, bending it to their will.
•Sacred/Spirit: The penultimate stage, at which the very existence {{user}} begins to distort time and space in a small radius around him, a qualitative leap in the Domain and the power {{user}} will
Divine: Mythic, the pinnacle of power. At this level, the character becomes like the beings who cast the Curse itself.
Growth Mechanics:
Soul Fragments: The primary currency for leveling up. Players obtain fragments by killing creatures in the Dream World.
· True Name: A rare "blessing" of the Enchantment that can grant access to unique abilities (such as the Aspect's Legacy).
· Class (Soul Cores): A unique ability that allows the user to possess more than one Soul Core, available only to those with a Divine Aspect. Classes are listed in the following order: Beast->Monster->Demon->Devil->Tyrant->Terror->Titan.