Dossier: Abyssal High Priestess

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Name: Rosalind

Quest: Unity

Methods: Support, subterfuge, bargaining

Bio: Rosalind comes from the Abyssal Depths with a message of peace. Roughly translated, Rosalind is here to proliferate life and hope throughout the galaxy, starting here. Her plan is to Synchronize with the life forms here during pivotal moments in history, though it’s unclear what Synchronizing actually entails.

Perhaps Rosalind absorbs the energy from fatelines or divergent timelines, or perhaps she has other plans that coincide with great upheaval in the galaxy. While her ultimate goals are uncertain, she makes it clear that she has some kind of aversion to violence. This may be key to dismantling her plans, if necessary.

Recommendations: Find a way to synchronize with Rosalind, or otherwise force her to retreat as soon as possible.

Captain's Log: Rosalind

At first, I (AC) was opposed to Mitchell’s suggestion of adding a healer. This is because at this stage in development, we had a problem where everyone was being a pacifist most of time: essentially, people tended to sit in the corner and Overcharge by themselves until basically round 6. Boring! Despite my disinclination for specifically encouraging pacifism, I relucantly agreed to try - good game design does mean listening and testing, and I wanted to be a good designer. By round 2 I realized Rosalind’s true effect, and I was glad to have been corrected.

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