Wonderland - Jags

Deeper Mysteries - Overview
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this place looks deserted, I’m sure there must be people here” then his
Reflection may be more circumspect.
Level of Mastery (Experience)
On the beginner level, a carefully executed plan on the lower levels of
reality will give a boost to a skill the character already has. The Reflection
will probably make a roll for it even if the character does not. On
Chessboard Two, you might walk into the University Administration
building, which is deserted and go and find your student file (if it’s even
there—the place might be trashed). On Chessboard Zero, your Reflection
might make all kinds of Stealth rolls to sneak around people and get a +1
to +4 to its activities because you were unopposed on Chessboard Two.
If you can use special powers to teleport around, this plus will probably
be +4—maybe even higher. The Reflection won’t teleport around—but it
will make Stealth checks.
Now, let’s say that there is an office where the secretary sits with her
back against the door. There is no real chance of sneaking by her.
l The character uses a special ability to bypass her. This, for a beginner,
will almost always cause Disassociation.
l The character, on Chessboard Two, tries to persuade her to abandon
her post. At this point what happens is very dependant on the character’s
mastery level. If he is a Beginner or only Proficient, his Reflection will
not nearly be as smooth, coherent, or focused as the character will be.
While the (real) character on Chessboard Two will be dealing with
distracting the secretary’s Shadow (which is easier than distracting her),
his Reflection will be dealing with the real person: everything is stacked
against it.
l If the character is of Advanced or Master experience level,
though, the success on Chessboard Two will help a lot on Chessboard
Zero. For one thing, the Reflection will be massively smoother
and more coherent. For another thing, when the secretary’s
Shadow is distracted she will feel sensations of distraction and such
and while she won’t (probably) be aware something is strange, it’ll
have an effect.
l Another important factor is how well the character plays to his
strengths. If his attempt to convince her comes from a stumbling,
semi-coherent romantic proposition that’s calibrated to be cute and/
or embarrassing, his Reflection will probably have an easier time
seeming embarrassed and rambling than if he pretends to authority
he doesn’t have.
Degrees of Disassociation and Association
How much will things line up when they are changed on a lower level? A
lot of it depends on the acting character’s level of Mastery. When there
is an acting Reflection, things will line up as directly as possible: If you
pick up a glass, your Reflection picks up a glass—like that.