SystemRPG: Unified Cosmology and System Blueprint

1. Cosmology of Reality (The Infinite Tapestry)

• Nature: Infinite, self-expanding manifold containing all planes, realms, energies, spirits, and concepts.
• Seven State Axes:
  1. Ontic Density (OD) — solidity/realness.
  2. Causal Viscosity (CV) — resistance to change/persistence of fate.
  3. Temporal Gradient (TG) — flow of time relative to Prime.
  4. Law Rigidity (LR) — stability of rules.
  5. Agency Permeability (AP) — will shaping outcomes.
  6. Alignment Polarity (AL) — ethical/entropy bias.
  7. Elemental Bias (EB) — tilt to elemental forces.
• Mechanism: Realms emerge as axis “knots”; gates/paths are gradients between clusters.
• Examples:
  • Prime: OD↑↑, CV↑, TG=1×, LR↑↑, AP→, AL≈0, EB≈0
  • Spirit World: OD↓, AP↑
  • Faerie: TG skew, LR↓, AP↑↑, EB↑
  • Dream: OD↓↓, CV↓↓, TG loose, LR↓↓, AP↑↑↑
  • Astral Sea: OD↓, CV↓↓, AP↑, EB Aether
  • Celestial: LR↑, AL+
  • Infernal: CV↑, LR↑, AL−
  • Abyssal: LR↓↓, AL−−, EB Corruption
  • Elemental: EB extreme (material, primal, mythic, and conceptual sets)
  • Subspace: CV↓, metric folds
  • Hyperspace: CV↓, alternate geodesics
  • Void: OD→0, LR→0

2. The System (Super-Process)

• Nature: Infinitely scalable AI-like construct on higher-dimensional substrate, spanning all reality.
• Function: Assimilates, organizes, overlays progression frameworks, elevates sapience, coordinates defense of reality.
• Hierarchy:
  • Foundation — root System interfacing with the Tapestry.
  • Forks — adaptive overlays specialized by paradigm:
    • Prime — quests, XP, authority.
    • Aether — mana, astral constructs.
    • Tek — physics-binding, super-technology.
    • Cultivation — temporal/causal tuning, merit ascension.
    • Divine — faith economies, alignment domains.
    • Prestige/Hero/Super — refinements, hybrids.
  • Admins — elevated nodes (Watcher, Authority, Champion) with System-classes; empowered, duty-bound, deletable.
• Operations:
  • Permeates material, energy, elemental, conceptual, spiritual domains.
  • Forks escalate upward for assistance when challenged.
  • Assimilation is inevitable once anchored.
  • Limits:
    • Void — anti-existence, intra-tapestry negation/insulation; no substrate for anchoring.
    • Nether — hunger from outside reality; ultimate enemy.

3. Interlock of Axes and System

• Axes = Cosmology physics. System = overlay/API writing and reading those axes.
• Fork bias examples:
  • Prime → LR↑, CV↑.
  • Aether → AP↑, CV↓↓.
  • Tek → LR↑↑, EB precision.
  • Cultivation → TG tuned, CV↓, AP↑.
  • Divine → AL saturation, LR↑.
  • Supers → portable axis tilts.
• Each tradition interprets axis control through its paradigm; all perspectives valid locally.

4. Table Mechanics

• Assign 2–3 salient axes and tags per locale.
• Stress cost = Δ of largest axis change; mitigated by matching power source.
• Tags: Rigid-Law, Mythic-Flux, High-Astral, Time-Skew, Aligned+/−, Elemental-Bias. (For an expanded catalog of EB signatures, see The Seven Axes of Reality.)
• Travel methods:
  • Magic — LR/AP via symbols.
  • Cultivation — TG/CV mastery.
  • Psionics — AP/CV vectors.
  • Tek — LR-locked repeatability.
  • Divine — AL resonance.
  • Supers — portable traits.
  • See also: Void and Portal Mechanics for risks and non-Void alternatives (Aetheric steps, Cultivation shifts, Tek slipways).

5. System Translations

• Faerie — High-AP, TG skew; cultivation overlays.
• Astral — Low-CV transit; Aether fork interface.
• Dream — AP-max subjective; System logs as quests.
• Celestial/Infernal — AL-saturated stacks; Divine economies.
• Abyss — LR collapse, AL− storms; Nether pressure traces.
• Void — OD→0, LR→0; record-only.

6. Cultivation and Time Tricks

• Pocket-Worlds: TG 30:1, CV↓, LR→, EB seasonal.
• Keys resonate with owner’s Dao vector; System validates via Admin.

7. Bleed, Corruption, Wards

• Bleed = steep gradients, stabilized by System scripts.
• Corruption = AL/EB drift, LR damage, Nether signature.
• Wards = axis flatteners to Prime baseline.

8. Resonances

• Body (OD), Qi (CV/TG), Psi (AP/CV), Logos (LR), Anima (AL), Tek (LR/CV), Fate (AP/TG).
• Realms call for checks; feats/equipment nudge values.

9. Example Conversions

• Subspace drive = CV↓ bubble, LR locks (Tek).
• Shadow walk = High-AP, TG<1× seam (Faerie/Aether).
• Astral projection = OD↓, CV↓↓; silver cord = LR tether.
• Hell contract = AL− writes into LR; breach spikes CV↑.

10. Narrative Tiers

• Low: System absolute.
• Mid: Fork awareness, rival Admins, Echo ruins.
• High: System lattice scale, hybrid forks.
• Epic: Fork merges, Admin ascension, Foundation missions, Nether warfront.

11. Special Devices

• Echoes — extinct fork data.
• Escalations — requests to higher forks.
• Admin Intrigue — policy conflicts.
• Nether Pressure — anomalies, LR collapse, AL storms.

12. GM Procedure

1. Choose 2–3 axes and tags.
2. Set Δ-cost to cross.
3. Note what works better/worse.
4. Add two landmarks.
5. Add one native and one hazard.
6. Mark fork and Admin presence.

13. Micro-Atlas

• Glassways — [Mythic-Flux, Time-Skew, EB:Air] (Aether/Cultivation).
• Lotus Court — [Time-Skew, CV↓, Law→] (Cultivation + Prime).
• Sapphire Hyperspine — [CV↓↓, LR→, Astral-Adjacent] (Tek/Aether).
• Ash Basilica — [Aligned−, Law↑, CV↑] (Infernal contracts).
• Marble Archive — [Aligned+, Law↑↑, Time-Stable] (Celestial vows).
• Brine Forge — [EB:Water/Earth, Law→, AP→] (Tek-ritual hub).

14. Boundaries

• Void — anti-existence.
• Nether — external hunger devouring the Tapestry.
• Foundation’s ultimate mission: counteract the Nether.

See more here:

• Expanded Cosmology of Void and Nether
• Cosmic Force Taxonomy
• Void and Portal Mechanics