Fade

Fade

A fade is a place where the boundless energies of the the Dream overlap with, and alter, reality. Every sapient creature has an innate connection to the Dream, though in some it is far more powerful than others, some so much so that they are even able to cast their consciousness into the Dream and walk its mysterious and chaotic territories known as dreamscapes. The Dream is not without it's own denizens, either, being populated by powerful beings comprised entirely of mana. However, like all things, reaching to the Dream does not come without cost. The strain of extending ones consciousness into the Dream, even to call upon the powers of another, taxing its connection to the wielder's body.

A character's Fade rating is a measure of their ability to connect with and manipulate the vast energies of the Dream. Some abilities associated with the Dream require the wielder to cast their consciousness from their body in order to interact with a particular dreamscape. To determine how long a wielder may remain in the dreamscape, roll their Fade rating and use their Loadout rank as the Units value.

Like the HP, MP, and SP, Fade Points(FP) are the pool associated with Fade, and represent the strain that exercising the ability places on the character, and increasing this pool functions precisely as the others. If a character attempts to exert themselves beyond their limits, they gain the Soul Drift status as their essences begins to loose its connectio to the material form. A character who dies while under the Soul Drift status can not be resurrected without first re-linking the essence of the character to the body, making it nearly impossible.