Resonance Traditions
Resonance Traditions
AX.C.08.03.02
The perception of, attunement to, and influence on probability, time, consciousness, and hidden information.
Resonance Traditions do not act on the world directly; they read it, manipulate it, or communicate through layers that Force Traditions cannot reach. Effects are often subtle, deniable or invisible to standard observation. Where Force Traditions transform, Resonance Traditions perceive and nudge.
Default Attribute tendency: Wit (perceptive, interpretive) or Speed (reactive, intuitive), the least common governing Attribute is Body, though it exists for traditions emphasizing somatic grounding or physical presence as a Resonance anchor.
Design scope for Genre Catalogs: Resonance Traditions should define what the practitioner can access (past, future, hidden, emotional) and what influence they can exert on probability or mental states. Thresholds should scale with the significance of the information or the magnitude of the influence, trivial readings are Easy; future-shaping probability manipulation is Epic.
Common Genre Labels
| Setting Type | Resonance Tradition Labels |
|---|---|
| Fantasy | Faith Magic, Divination, Nature Communion, Temporal Sorcery |
| Modern/Hard Fantasy | Temporal Harmonics, Marginal Harmonics, Probability Engineering |
| Sci-Fi | Quantum Sensing, Neural Link, Precognitive Algorithm |
| Horror | Spirit Communion, Curse Weaving, Memory Drain |
Defining characteristics:
- Effects are typically passive or subtle, the practitioner often appears to be doing nothing
- Output is informational or probabilistic rather than directly physical
- Backlash tends to be perceptual or cognitive, the practitioner is overwhelmed, confused, or trapped in what they were sensing
- Non-practitioners frequently cannot detect Resonance Tradition use; it looks like luck, intuition, or coincidence