Gnosis Player Wiki

Documentation Freshness (2026-04-20)

• This page has been reviewed against the current terminal/server build and the latest portal documentation surfaces.
• For exact live catalogs and tuning values, use the source-driven portal compendiums:
  • /bestiary
  • /spell-omnibus
  • /technique-omnibus
  • /item-omnibus
  • /recipe-omnibus
• In-game references are available through the W wiki menu (including generated spell/component compendiums).
• World/floor map reference is in-game via P; the website map page is intentionally hidden.
• Multiplayer host/deployment details live in docs/multiplayer_server_wiki.md and docs/server_portal_setup.md.

Current Build Delta (2026-04-20)

• Deep floors now have a depth-scaled chance to spawn Lizard Kingdom Gates (FeatureLizardKingdomGate).
• Using a Lizard Kingdom Gate enters Lizard Kingdom side sites (SiteLizardKingdom) with lizard society-biased populations.
• Lizard Kingdom floors use dedicated cave themes (Outer Warrens -> Royal Sinkhalls) and integrate with map/examine/senses/clairvoyance text.
• : now opens a zen script planner for movement plus quoted directional combat actions (for example "attack"+d, "lthrow"+a, "parry", or 3d"piercing strike"+3s), fast/charged pacing, Up/Down history recall, F1-F3 saved slots, blue path preview, green impact-area preview, spirit-gated movement, and burst-meter commitment planning.
• Martial catalogs now include broader world traditions (Capoeira/Luta Livre, Chinese boxing + monk weapons, Kalaripayattu/Gatka/Mardani lines) with distinct damage/effect behavior.
• This update is live in terminal mode and server mode; hosted clients inherit the behavior from the game build.

This is the detailed player reference for the current codebase.

1. Game Loop

Core loop:

1. Spawn in a vessel.
2. Explore, fight, scavenge, study, and train.
3. Die and enter afterlife chain encounters.
4. Reincarnate into a new vessel.
5. Continue with persistent soul knowledge and progression.

The game is turn-based and terminal-native. Every meaningful action advances time.

2. Long-Term Objective

Primary long-term objective:

• unlock and clear the full afterlife end-chain (72 seals / Noss sequence)

Depth and loot matter, but the real win condition is afterlife completion.

Live Reference Surfaces (Portal + In-Game)

For exact live catalogs and recent balance/content details:

• Portal bestiary: /bestiary
• Portal spell omnibus: /spell-omnibus
• Portal technique/style/form omnibus: /technique-omnibus
• Portal item omnibus: /item-omnibus
• Portal recipe omnibus: /recipe-omnibus
• In-game wiki and generated compendiums: W
• In-game floor/world map interface: P

3. Controls

Movement and exploration

• WASD / arrows: move
• :: zen script planner (Tab fast/charged, Up/Down recall history/saved, F1/F2/F3 save slots) with live trajectory preview (3d2s, 3delged, "attack"+d, "lthrow"+a, "parry", 3d"piercing strike"+3s)
• .: wait (or advance one reading side if currently reading)
• B: open full scrollable message log ([/] pages, b back)
• S or /: search seams/hidden content
• T: tracking signs
• < / >: ascend/descend stairs
• [ / ]: plane shift
• O: enter overworld (contextual)
• G: overworld travel menu on floor-0 hubs (otherwise guard stance)

Zen script planner quick rules

• Plan first, then commit: opening : freezes world advancement until you submit or cancel.
• Blue tiles show the planned path; green tiles show planned melee technique hit/area coverage.
• Tab toggles fast (half-turn pacing) and charged (full-turn pacing).
• Scripts only allow movement plus quoted applicable actions (equipped techniques, directional throws, parry/ward stances, and "attack"/"atk"); inapplicable scripts are rejected before movement begins.
• Movement spends 1 spirit per successful step and halts when spirit is exhausted.
• Spirit now runs as a burst-limit meter (no passive regen/decay): it builds through successful combat pressure and is spent on planned movement/technique commitments.
• Active chi forms can change burst flow in combat, including high-risk HP->spirit conversion and breath-driven in-fight recovery patterns.
• Once movement starts, the queued pattern commits until completion (or run-ending interruption).
• Quoted named actions execute applicable techniques/throws/parry/ward/attack, not spell casts.
• Successful parries cancel incoming hits and grant +1 quick turn. Spell hits require spell-parry ward or Spellbreaker Arms with an enchanted weapon while parrying.
• Barrage-class technique attacks execute multi-hit chains in one turn, with accuracy reduced on each follow-up strike.
• Technique attacks enforce a minimum cooldown floor of 3 turns.
• Technique attacks now ladder across the full 1-99 mastery arc (including late-tier unlocks in the 70-99 range), instead of chaining every rank in early game.
• Manuals/books remain a discovery route: study rewards can grant teachings or style progression that unlocks technique-attack branches once their mastery gates are met.
• Piercing Strike stays as a ranged wind-cut line attack; Impaling Rush is the forward-moving line commit option.

Combat and targeting

• melee: bump into adjacent enemy
• t: throw targeting mode
• f: shoot targeting mode (bows/crossbows enforce minimum range)
• z: cast rite/formula
• F: favorite spells quick menu
• x: forget known spells from the spell/character menus
• w: write known spells to scrolls for later relearning
• A: Aeon menu
• 1 / 2: invoke bound Aeon slots
• X: examine targeting mode

Targeting controls:

• WASD/arrows: move cursor
• Enter or Space: confirm target
• Tab or f: cycle targets
• .: snap to self
• Esc: cancel

Management and progression

• g: pick up
• G: guard stance
• H: parry stance
• Z: spell parry ward stance
• i (or u): inventory
• inventory tabs: 1-0
• inventory pages: [ / ]
• e: use/scavenge/interact (edible targets now prompt consume vs harvest)
• c: claim/rest sanctum
• b: barricade
• r: craft/workshop/cookpot (sanctum, forge, or campfire context)
• v: spellcraft/enchant menu
• F: favorite spells menu
• x: forget spells menu
• w: write known spells to scrolls for later relearning
• m: merchant
• j: training/meditation
• n: progression menu (level/stat/perk/feat)
• L: martial style menu
• k: minion/servitor commands
• P: map page
• C or @: character sheet
• o: speak
• p: toggle sneaking
• V: toggle crawling
• h: sleep
• x: route marker toggle
• y: grapple/interrogate/rob
• ?: help
• Esc: pause/close depending on mode

4. Turn Economy

Actions that consume turns include:

• movement
• attacks
• item use
• spell casts
• reading/study
• training and meditation

Important timing mechanic:

• Quick Turns can negate upcoming world/enemy advancement for part of your action sequence.

5. Core Resources and Conditions

Primary vessel resources:

• HP
• Stamina
• Focus
• Hunger
• Ward
• Quick Turns

Condition systems include:

• blind/deaf/mute/anosmic
• sleep/unconscious
• limb damage/loss/prosthetics
• stance constraints (sneaking/crawling)

6. Progression Layers

Leveling / points

You gain XP, level up, and spend:

• stat points
• perk points
• feat points

This is managed through n progression menu.

Skills (0-99 mastery)

Skills increase through:

• repeated practical use
• study rewards from readable items

Ranks cap at 99 (mastery).

Persistence across reincarnation

Persistent progression includes:

• skill ranks/knowledge
• learned teachings/doctrines
• known martial styles
• known spellcraft knowledge
• favorite spells/formulas pinned in the quick menu
• soul progression and name knowledge
• level/perk/feat-driven build growth

7. Skill Families

Combat/body skills

• unarmed, blade, blunt, throwing, marksmanship
• polearms, shieldwork, grappling
• athletics, acrobatics, endurance
• breathing, asceticism

Utility/material skills

• search, tracking, sneaking
• blacksmithing, tailoring, trinketry, alchemy
• cooking, herbalism, medicine, engineering, enchanting
• carpentry, leatherworking, mining, lockpicking, scribing

Knowledge/soul skills

• scholarship
• spellcraft

8. Study System (Books, Scrolls, Manuals)

Readable items:

• books
• scrolls
• manuals

Study behavior:

• each side costs turns
• each item has hidden threshold rewards
• full study reveals deeper reward entries
• known spells can be copied into scrolls and relearned later after being forgotten

Possible rewards:

• hints
• rites/spellcraft pieces
• true-name clues (where applicable)
• martial style unlocks
• direct skill-rank gains
• teachings/doctrine unlocks
• insight/memory/echo-related progression

Libraries and shelf-heavy sanctums are premium strategic locations.

9. Teachings and Doctrines

Teachings are persistent doctrinal unlocks from study rewards.

Current teaching categories include:

• stances
• forms
• techniques
• weapon disciplines
• counter doctrines
• breathing techniques
• Buddhist guidance
• spiritual guidance
• styles
• theology

Teachings can grant:

• persistent stat allocation bonuses
• max HP/stamina/focus bonuses
• skill-rank boosts
• style unlocks
• passive combat/survival modifiers

10. JoJo-Style Technique Path

Rare esoteric texts can unlock technique lines such as:

• Ripple
• Spin
• Hamon
• Kaioken Blood Overdrive
• Hamon Healing Breath
• fasting/vigil body disciplines

Gameplay effects from these teachings/styles include:

• stronger unarmed damage/accuracy profiles
• breathing/ascetic mastery growth paths
• higher hunger interval (slower hunger drain)
• resistance to forced sleep/unconscious effects

At high mastery, specific ascetic doctrine combinations can suppress normal hunger drain.

11. Martial Styles

Styles are learned and persistent once discovered.

Examples include:

• real-world styles (Boxing, Muay Thai, Judo, Kenjutsu, Kyudo, etc.)
• JoJo-inspired additions (Ripple Boxing, Spin Technique, Hamon Breath Style)

Style usage:

• set active style with L
• active style modifies combat profiles
• known-style knowledge also contributes persistent unarmed effectiveness

12. Combat Model

Combat paths:

• melee
• thrown weapons
• shooting/ranged
• targeted consumables and splash effects
• rites and crafted formulas
• Aeon invocation

Tactical model:

• line of sight matters
• ranged spacing matters
• corners/chokepoints are high value
• stamina/focus costs constrain overextension

13. Spellcraft and Enchanting

Crafted formulas combine:

• table
• form
• element
• components

Core component examples:

• Haste
• Pull
• Teleport
• Detonate
• Shape
• Conjure
• Anchor

Enchanting/inscription is available from spellcraft workflow and can imprint gear or vessel marks.

Full spellcraft reference: spellcraft_wiki.md

14. Inventory and Gear

Inventory is paginated and categorized:

• all, equipped, weapons, clothing, charms, consumables, texts, materials, prosthetics, other
• selecting an equipable item toggles equip/unequip

Equipment slots:

• right hand
• left hand
• head
• body
• arms
• legs
• feet
• charm

Generated gear uses combinatorial item generation with quality/enchantment variation.

Food behavior:

• edible corpses and edible features prompt consume-vs-harvest when used with e
• corpse harvest yields stackable meat ingredients by enemy type
• toxic meals can be placed from inventory as bait for NPC feeding/poisoning

15. Sanctums, Training, and Base Value

Sanctums support:

• safer rest/logistics
• barricading
• crafting and study
• training and meditation
• minion staging

Training (j) advances body/soul progression and now also feeds multiple skill tracks, including athletics, breathing, asceticism, and related disciplines.

Farming is also sanctum-based through workshop (r) actions and feeds long-run cooking/alchemy sustain. Full farming reference: farming_wiki.md Full cooking reference: cooking_wiki.md Full crafting/base-building reference: crafting_scrapping_basebuilding_wiki.md

Cooking expansion:

• workshop cookpot now supports BOTW/TOTK-style ingredient mixing (up to 5 ingredients)
• campfires can be deployed with crafted Campfire Kit items for remote cooking outside sanctums
• mixed meals derive effects from composition (sustain, recovery, buffs, toxicity)

16. Speech, Grapple, Interrogation, Servitors

Speech (o):

• logs spoken text into world history
• enemies can hear and react
• sneaking reduces hearing effectiveness

Grapple/interrogate/rob (y):

• restraint and extraction interactions
• can reveal intelligence and names
• can lead to servitor-binding opportunities in some cases

17. Minions and Expeditions

Minion systems support:

• follow/guard/scout/seek commands
• equipment and training interactions
• expedition jobs (notably strong from library sanctums)

Expeditions consume turns and can return reports, loot, injuries, and map value.

18. Death, Reincarnation, and Afterlife

On death:

• body remains in-world
• inventory context may be recoverable later
• soul enters afterlife phase

Afterlife:

• chain encounters
• known names can dismiss matching entities
• otherwise resolved through combat/soul actions

Reincarnation:

• new body, persistent soul-side progression
• supports run archaeology and long-term build continuity

19. Overworld, Planes, and World Evolution

World features include:

• floor-0 overworld routing
• 5-floor site groups with boss cadence on floor 5
• material/astral/shadow plane traversal
• side-site expansion via depth-gated entrances:
  • Goblin Tunnel at |depth| >= 8
  • Demon Castle Gate at positive depth >= 6
  • Lizard Kingdom Gate at |depth| >= 10
  • Secret Gate bands at |depth| >= 61
• dedicated root destinations for Goblin Fortress and Vampire Mansion
• persistent floor simulation and ambient evolution

Loaded floors continue evolving through actor/ecology/event simulation.

20. Multiplayer Observer Synchronization

On server (gnosisd):

• mutually observing players become turn-synchronized
• UI may show waiting state until both resolve actions
• non-observing players continue independently

21. Troubleshooting

If input feels wrong:

• check mode (menu, targeting, normal)
• press ? for active key list

If you cannot act:

• open character sheet and check sleep/unconscious/helpless conditions

If progression stalls:

• prioritize manuals/books/scrolls
• push skill practice intentionally
• train in sanctums, not only in transit
• stabilize one library-capable base

22. Related Docs

• Systems reference index: systems_reference_wiki.md
• Onboarding: player_guide.md
• Combat systems wiki: combat_systems_wiki.md
• Monster book wiki: monster_book_wiki.md
• Farming deep wiki: farming_wiki.md
• Tracking/hunting/stealth wiki: tracking_hunting_stealth_wiki.md
• Cooking deep wiki: cooking_wiki.md
• Alchemy wiki: alchemy_wiki.md
• Crafting/scrapping/base-building wiki: crafting_scrapping_basebuilding_wiki.md
• Spellcraft deep wiki: spellcraft_wiki.md
• Worlds/planes/overworld wiki: worlds_planes_overworld_wiki.md
• Progression/training/skills wiki: progression_training_skills_wiki.md
• Minions/expeditions/maps wiki: minions_expeditions_maps_wiki.md
• Itemization/merchant/economy wiki: itemization_merchant_economy_wiki.md
• Status/senses/injuries wiki: status_senses_injuries_wiki.md
• Stand system wiki: stand_system_wiki.md
• Aeons and true names wiki: aeons_true_names_wiki.md
• Multiplayer/server wiki: multiplayer_server_wiki.md
• Systems spec: core_systems_spec.md
• Server/browser setup: server_portal_setup.md