Lore: Guna ExpenseRPG System Reference Document

Concept: The three fundamental qualities (Guna) that shape existence, influencing all matter and consciousness in the material plane. These forces—Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas—interact to define reality, guiding characters, conflicts, and worldbuilding.

Guna Descriptions: - Sattva (Balance): - Traits: Purity, harmony, constructive energy, clarity, and spiritual growth. - Mechanical Impact: Characters with high Sattva gain resilience against corruption, access to healing magic, and clarity in decision-making. - Roleplay Themes: Pursuit of truth, ethical dilemmas, and the struggle to maintain virtue in a flawed world.

• Rajas (Passion):
• Traits: Ambition, dynamism, desire, and self-assertion. May manifest as greed or creativity.
• Mechanical Impact: Characters with high Rajas gain increased physical or mental stamina, but risk corruption from excess ambition.

• Roleplay Themes: Power struggles, innovation, and the tension between individual will and collective good.

• Tamas (Imbalance):

• Traits: Inertia, ignorance, fear, and destructive impulses.
• Mechanical Impact: Characters with high Tamas suffer from vulnerability to mind-altering effects, slow recovery, and moral decay.
• Roleplay Themes: Despair, societal decay, and the fight against entropy or apathy.

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