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GAME MECHANIC

DYNAMIC STATE // PLAYER PROTOCOL

Pressure Transition Map

Track the triggers, observable shifts, gameplay effects, and reversible exits among baseline, guarded, pressured, compromised, burned, disoriented, defecting, extracting, stabilizing, and reintegrating states.

OBJECTIVERespond to the active state without rewriting the character’s entire personality.
GAME MECHANIC

Operational sequence

  1. Define the character’s baseline using ordinary behavior and retained competence.
  2. Identify the trigger and exact state change.
  3. List what capabilities remain, what choices narrow, and which evidence may be contaminated.
  4. Choose a de-escalation, protection, medical, or operational action that creates more options.
  5. Record the transition and allow long-term recovery rather than instant reset.

Failure states

  • Permanent labels from one crisis
  • Rewarding maximum pressure
  • Treating stabilization as confession
  • Erasing consequences after extraction