Wonderland - Jags

the building you could step through it into deeper Wonderland and be
Infected. However, they do have a few things right.
Curiosity is often a major factor in Infection. Wonderland doesn’t survive
well in masses of people. It’s often the curious who pursue something
further than maybe they should. According to lots of reports the nature
of a Bleed may itself (in some fashion) act as a lure. If you are the kind
of person who is given to unwisely follow a White Rabbit into its hole
you are the kind of person Wonderland is looking for. Wonderland is
fascinating. It’s full of puzzles and knots and mysterious locked doors.
People who are curious are drawn to it. Sometimes they are devoured,
but not always: sometimes they are gratified. It seems to depend on
them.
In other cases there’s a complete mental blind-spot associated with the
Infection Event. There are many reports of people who know something
happened to them but don’t recall exactly what. Missing time, memories
of strange hallucinations or terrifying nightmares are common. There’s
even a sub-set of the Underground who believe the Aliens (you know,
those guys who are abducting people) are behind the whole CPD
phenomena.
Strains
Not all Wonderland Infections are equal (although the vast majority are).
Most forms of Wonderland are not especially contagious and most are
difficult to infect someone with in the first place (and a good thing too).
However, elements within Wonderland and in the upper echelons of the
Underground (where the true nature of Wonderland is acknowledged)
have done work—experimentation—on other hypothetical strains.
Although most campaigns will involve the common Nin or Llamed
Strains there might be others.
Name Notes Virulence Contagiousness
Nin The most common strain
of Wonderland—the “basic
strain.”
Llamed A theoretical strain (several
incidences have been reported)
that would be easy to catch.
Aleph A strain that does not cause
Episodes. It is contracted by
experiencing Wonderland
internally (as in through
meditation or mystical ritual).
Vel A theoretical “end of the world
strain.”
Low: It is only caught through
rare events.
High: In a worst-case scenario
it could spread quickly and
easily over airwaves (as through
a test-pattern). In most cases
it is simply possible to spread
without the person having to
have an extremely unusual
experience.
Very Low: It usually takes
much practice and dedication to
reach Aleph. Magicians usually
manage this after years of
practice.
High: Vel would be spreadable
through mass media with little
degradation due to multiple
observers.
Low: It is difficult to spread.
Conditions must be extreme.
Low: Although it can be
easily caught, once a person is
infected he spreads it no more
easily than Nin.
Very Low: Aleph produces
almost no instability in the
subject and cannot be spread.
High: Those infected would
be able to transmit it easily to
others. They would be moving
holes in reality.
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