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 Trace/ALTER is a persistent roleplaying world set in Cascade City, an independent corporate city-state in Japan ruled by the [[ascension-group|Ascension Group]] featuring a turn-based tactical RPG battle system with diverse [[skills|skill trees]] which allows players to create a myriad of different play styles for their characters. Players can explore the various [[locations|districts]] of the city, go on procedurally generated missions to earn currency, loot, and reputation, and work together to explore the mysteries and intrigue abound within this twisted corporate world.  Trace/ALTER is a persistent roleplaying world set in Cascade City, an independent corporate city-state in Japan ruled by the [[ascension-group|Ascension Group]] featuring a turn-based tactical RPG battle system with diverse [[skills|skill trees]] which allows players to create a myriad of different play styles for their characters. Players can explore the various [[locations|districts]] of the city, go on procedurally generated missions to earn currency, loot, and reputation, and work together to explore the mysteries and intrigue abound within this twisted corporate world. 
  
-===== Key Player Paths and Roles =====+===== Welcome to Cascade =====
  
 Seemingly built atop a hotspot of supernatural activity dense with magical energy known as [[trace-magick|TRACE]], Cascade City has seen an unprecedented number of people awaken as TRACE Sensitives, granting them the unique ability to see paranormal phenomena which is otherwise invisible to the general public and to manipulate TRACE to produce [[trace-magick|magical phenomena]] of their own. The existence of such power is kept a closely-guarded secret by a number of parties involved such as the Ascension Group and the Tracer Order, both to prevent the general public from breaking out into mass panic at the supernatural horrors lurking beneath their notice and to prevent groups who might oppose their interests from learning of the power they could gain. Seemingly built atop a hotspot of supernatural activity dense with magical energy known as [[trace-magick|TRACE]], Cascade City has seen an unprecedented number of people awaken as TRACE Sensitives, granting them the unique ability to see paranormal phenomena which is otherwise invisible to the general public and to manipulate TRACE to produce [[trace-magick|magical phenomena]] of their own. The existence of such power is kept a closely-guarded secret by a number of parties involved such as the Ascension Group and the Tracer Order, both to prevent the general public from breaking out into mass panic at the supernatural horrors lurking beneath their notice and to prevent groups who might oppose their interests from learning of the power they could gain.
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 Player characters have a number of paths they might opt to choose to pursue in this world - whether they decide to fight along the [[Tracer Order]] to protect the people of the city as well as the integrity of the masquerade, to offer their powers to a corporate power for the sake of wealth, to entreat with dark entities for the sake of achieving overwhelming power, or even to simply strike it out on their own and try to survive, players will find no shortage of options in how they wish to tell their stories. Player characters have a number of paths they might opt to choose to pursue in this world - whether they decide to fight along the [[Tracer Order]] to protect the people of the city as well as the integrity of the masquerade, to offer their powers to a corporate power for the sake of wealth, to entreat with dark entities for the sake of achieving overwhelming power, or even to simply strike it out on their own and try to survive, players will find no shortage of options in how they wish to tell their stories.
  
-Of course, there are more than just humans lurking amongst the populace of Cascade City - [[ALTERs]] are twisted manifestations of living TRACE which can erupt into being at sites of tragedy; [[Replicants]] are androids created by the Ascension Group who have broken free of their programming and now live on-the-run from their former masters; and [[Nightsworn]] are sensitives cursed to feed upon the TRACE of other sensitives in order to satiate their corrupted appetite. Beyond these, even more anomalies yet undiscovered may walk alongside mankind in this new world...+Of course, there are more than just humans lurking amongst the populace of Cascade City - [[ALTERs]] are twisted manifestations of living TRACE which can erupt into being at sites of tragedy and [[Replicants]] are androids created by the Ascension Group who have broken free of their programming and now live on-the-run from their former masters. Beyond these, even more anomalies yet undiscovered may walk alongside mankind in this new world...
  
 ===== Game Mechanics ===== ===== Game Mechanics =====
  
-    * [[combat|Combat Mechanics]] - Learn how the game's various combat systems and mechanics work and interact with one another. +| [[Roleplay]] | [[Combat]] | [[Crafting Systems]] | 
-    * [[skills|Skills]] - Skills allow the player to define just how their character fights and interacts in combat. +| [[Progression]] | [[Stats]] | [[Skills]] | 
-    * [[stats|Stats]] - These values determine your character's aptitude in fields such as their magical prowess and physical endurance. +| [[Sanity]] | [[Energy]] | [[Humanity]] | 
-    * [[Background Traits]] - Background traits offer modifiers and conditions which can dramatically alter how a character plays and what defines them personally. +| [[Background Traits]] | [[Shounen Tokens]] | [[Cyberware]] | 
-    * [[Equipment]] - Weapons, armour, and clothing. The everyday essentials for surviving in Cascade City. +| [[Items]] | [[Equipment]] | [[Equipment Traits]] | 
-    * [[Items]] - Medical supplies, food, keys, hand grenades, crystallized human souls, and other such sundries.  +| [[Missions]] | [[Weather]] | |
-    * [[Cyberware]] - By installing cybernetic limbs and organs known as cyberware, characters can drastically alter their abilities and attributes. +
-    * [[shounen_tokens|Shounen Tokens]] - Earned at RPP 80, 160, and 240, these rare tokens allow the player to consume them to avoid a death (in most cases).+
  
 ===== World ===== ===== World =====
  
-Locations of note:+**__Noteworthy Locations__**
   * [[Cascade City]] - The Ascension Group's personal city-state and the primary setting of Trace/ALTER.   * [[Cascade City]] - The Ascension Group's personal city-state and the primary setting of Trace/ALTER.
   * [[Districts]] - The various districts which make up Cascade City as a whole, each potentially serving as the home for the various factions vying for control.   * [[Districts]] - The various districts which make up Cascade City as a whole, each potentially serving as the home for the various factions vying for control.
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   * [[the-void|The Void]] - A dark and shifting dimension where ALTERs and lost souls dwell, accessible only by those powerful or desperate enough to venture there.   * [[the-void|The Void]] - A dark and shifting dimension where ALTERs and lost souls dwell, accessible only by those powerful or desperate enough to venture there.
  
-Factions of note: +**__Noteworthy Factions__** 
-  * [[ascension-group|The Ascension Group]] - A massive and powerful corporate entity, the Ascension Group founded Cascade City to serve as their headquarters and the heart of their technological and paranormal research. +  * [[Ascension Group]] - A massive and powerful corporate entity, the Ascension Group founded Cascade City to serve as their headquarters and the heart of their technological and paranormal research. 
-  * [[the-tracer-order|The Tracer Order]] - An order of mystics and warriors versed in potent Tracer Arts and wielding legendary soulbound weapons dedicated to combating paranormal threats and preserving the balance of TRACE lest it spiral out of control and cause unimaginable disasters.  +  * [[Tracer Order]] - An order of mystics and warriors versed in potent Tracer Arts and wielding legendary soulbound weapons dedicated to combating paranormal threats and preserving the balance of TRACE lest it spiral out of control and cause unimaginable disasters.  
-  * [[nameless|The Nameless]] - A splinter organisation which broke away from the original Tracer Order due to moral disagreements, these ruthless enforcers forsake their names and are willing to do anything to combat the danger posed by the corruption of TRACE.+  * [[Nameless]] - A splinter organisation which broke away from the original Tracer Order due to moral disagreements, these ruthless enforcers forsake their names and are willing to do anything to combat the danger posed by the corruption of TRACE. 
 + 
 +**__Lore Resources__** 
 +  * [[Tales]] - A repository of short stories setting the mood and tone of the game.
  
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