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Book of Knots - Chessboard Seven 126 for the development of anything requiring continuity (for example, life) so the universe we know was created – three dimensions, with rules and laws to keep it sane. It was built with layers, each one providing a foundation (physical, cosmological, metaphysical, philosophical, metaphorical, and so-on) to make the Chessboard 0, the “nursery” for humanity, a rational, secure place. A place where there could be an earth. A place where humankind could develop language and culture and philosophy and art and religion, and finally reach a pinnacle of sophistication which would allow us to contemplate the deepest mysteries of our existence. The Caretakers are what they appear to be: the sentient counterparts of the mechanized and autonomic Department of Works charged with the responsibility for keeping the world together – for overseeing the execution of the Great Plan. Their pride and arrogance prevents them from seeing this though; they reject it even though they are clearly smart enough and perceptive enough to have all the evidence they need before them: they exist to serve man. They do so by maintaining the universe in a state that permits his existence and development. And if they were introspective (they are not; they understand the concept but find introspection a quality of lesser creatures), they would realize that their own haughty fury is part of that plan as well: the force which created Humanity and the Department of Works and the Caretakers themselves, must have foreseen that as humankind developed the Caretakers would react with envy and wrath, and filled with jealousy, plot the annihilation of man. That plan would inevitably set in motion the following events: The End Game of Reality Move 1 (Mate in 5) The destruction of some of the Department of Works Move 2 (Mate in 4) The breaching of the membrane between Chessboard 0 and the lower levels of reality Move 3 (Mate in 3) The discovery of the lower Chessboards by humans Move 4 (Mate in 2) Ultimately, the discovery of the Department of Works by humankind Move 5 (Mate in 1) Move 6 (Checkmate) The understanding of the machinery of the Department of Works by man, and mankind’s mastery over those machines The apocalypse – the revelation – when humankind accepts what has always been his birthright: the Dominion over Creation and the decommissioning of the machines This will end the universe, for it will no longer be necessary: humanity is now able to face the true nature of Creation – the co-existence of EVERYTHING / ALL and NOTHING / VOID and enter the CHAOS without fear. And with the shedding of the universe as we know it and the ascension into the universe as it is, the Caretakers will no longer be needed all that
they have been and will be will fall away, consumed in the maelstrom of the ancient poles/houses. This plan is inevitable and the Caretakers choose not to see it; instead they choose to rage against it – to assert their superiority of humanity, to claim the universe as theirs, and to attempt absolute homicide, in the face of the mathematical certainty of failure. JAGS Wonderland: Mate in Two JAGS Wonderland takes place in the 4 th move of End Game; some humans have already journeyed to the bottom of universe and seen what there is to see there. None of them have understood it yet (at least not understood it in its entirety) but this is only a matter of time. These are the last days before the unveiling of the universal truth and the outcome of the war between humankind and the Caretakers; someone – some human – will journey deep enough and travel far enough, and arrive with the wisdom to see what is possible. Playing the End Game The way we play, the PC’s learn about Wonderland in stages, peeling away the layers of the onion – initial discoveries of the Caretakers suggests a world without hope, but further exploration will identify a false hope—the Deconstructionist and the coming “Civil War” in Wonderland. Saving humanity at this point (midway into the game) seems to be a matter of playing the Deconstructionists against the Caretakers – a great game between alien superpowers who are both inextricably tied to humanity. Eventually, though, the truth will emerge: the Deconstructionists are nihilists at best and hypocrites at worst – they would either systematically destroy everything or would overthrow the Caretakers, only to become them (in spirit) and develop their own awful plans for humanity. In any case, all of them are insane and overwhelmingly powerful. Sometime during this period, the PC’s would discover that there are secrets even the Caretakers don’t understand – forces they fear. The foundations of the Universe hold some terrible secret and (perhaps) hope. In the “canonical” JAGS Wonderland Game, the PC’s will probably visit Chessboard Seven before they understand its true meaning – typically searching for clues others have missed. These initial contacts would be frustrating and disappointing. The ruins are really ruins; there are no sages or sphinxes or oracles to ask for answers. The machines are all but ruined and repairing them (even if they were understood, which they are not) seems an impossible task… likewise, controlling them is beyond 127 Book of Knots - Chessboard Seven
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