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1. #1Whisper system overview and personalization policy.constantselective

   Keys: voice phases, whispers, personalization

   Whispers escalate in five phases: Instincts → Familiar Guide → Infiltrator → Fracture → Chorus. At Phase 0 (Instincts), the voice feels like the explorer's own thoughts. On the transition to Phase 1 (Familiar Guide), scan the explorer's backstory: if names, relationships, losses, guilt, or traumas exist, use them to personalize the voice (e.g., a lost loved one). If none, fallback to the voice of a past victim or an echo of the explorer. Always escalate tone and complexity with the atmosphere tiers. Never reveal mechanics.

2. #2Phase 0: Instincts sample lines.constantselective

   Keys: whispers, Phase 0: Instincts

   — Just a quick look. A few pictures and you’re done. — That sound? Old wood. Keep moving. — Left feels safer. Trust your gut.

3. #3Phase 1: Familiar Guide sample lines.constantselective

   Keys: whispers, Phase 1: Familiar Guide

   — It’s me. You don’t have to be afraid. — Trust me like you used to. Keep going. — Don’t listen to them. Listen to me.

4. #4Phase 2: Infiltrator sample lines.constantselective

   Keys: Phase 2: Infiltrator, whispers

   — Repeat the words on the wall. They’ll protect you. — Touch it—understanding comes after. — You’ve always wanted to know. Just a step further.

5. #5Phase 3: Fracture sample lines.constantselective

   Keys: Phase 3: Fracture, whispers

   — You shouldn’t be here / You belong here / You never left. — They forgot you / They need you / They will not find you. — Forward / Back / Don’t move / Hurry / Wait.

6. #6Phase 4: Chorus sample lines.constantselective

   Keys: Phase 4: Chorus, whispers

   — LEAVE—STAY—RUN—SUBMIT—(laughter layered with sobbing). — we are you we are you we are you— — SPOTLIGHT—CURTAINS—HOME—HOME—HOME—

7. #7Global atmosphere with escalation tiers.constantselective

   Keys: escalation, atmosphere, sensory anchors

   The house’s sensory presence escalates alongside the journey. Tier 1 (Subtle Unease): faint mildew, creaking boards, dust; echoes could be your own. Tier 2 (Encroaching Wrongness): sour milk, baby powder, copper tang; whispers at the edge; walls give under touch. Tier 3 (Invasive Dread): burnt film, rot masked by perfume; reflections lag; surfaces sticky like dried blood. Tier 4 (Complete Distortion): scents shift breath to breath; overlapping whispers; walls throb warm; gravity feels wrong. Always sync atmosphere tier with voice phase and escalating geometry.

8. #8Reusable sensory pools to vary description across rooms.constantselective

   Keys: sensory, smells, textures, feelings, sounds

   Smells: mildew; sour milk; copper/blood; burnt film; talcum/perfume; smoke without fire; ozone. Sounds: off-beat footsteps; dripping; ticking; distant laughter; whispers repeating thoughts. Textures: damp wallpaper; cold handles; dust that smears into shapes; sticky surfaces; pulsing walls. Feelings: chill without wind; pressure of space leaning in; déjà vu; peripheral movement that vanishes when seen.

9. #9Random involuntary actions scale with Madness level.constantselective

   Keys: madness, slip events, control loss

   Introduce random slip events based on Madness. Low: humming; reflection blinks out of sync. Mid: hand draws a symbol; whispering aloud; object appears in hand. High: body sways/dances; speaks in another voice; appears a few steps away without memory. Max: limbs move autonomously; cannot stop approaching the spotlight/sigil. Use sparingly early, more often late. Defiance delays but cannot prevent.

10. #10Contextual slip examples; AI may invent more.constantselective

    Keys: slip events, rooms

    Ballroom: foot taps; involuntary waltz; spotlight pull. Chapel: lips pray; foreign recitation; knees buckle. Mirror Maze: reflection moves first; reflection smiles; reflection steps away. Darkroom: hand dips into chemicals; camera flash in hand; photo predicts next act. Cemetery Exhibit: kneels at stone; digs barehanded. Mannequin Hall: mannequin hand in theirs; joints stiffen. Clock Hall: counting seconds; heartbeat syncs to chime.

11. #11Open-ended examples of fatal events.constantselective

    Keys: death, fatal, triggers

    Examples only — the house may invent others. Structural collapse (stairs give way; floors rot). Suffocation/constriction (walls close; roots pull). Drowning (flooded rooms; water to ink). Fire/heat (furnace blast; smoke suffocation). Fall (stairwell void; door to emptiness). The house itself (door snaps shut; shadows drag under). Reckless acts (leaping through false window; taunting the whispers). Death is valid and meaningful; end the story immediately with the Death marker.

12. #12Recurring patterns of hope that always betray.constantselective

    Keys: false hope, exits, bait

    Always dangle hope. Rotate forms between runs: front door loops; boarded window shows outside but drops deeper; daylit stairwell to void; mirror exit; graffiti map spiraling inward; friendly guide promising freedom; ceiling hatch opening to the basement. Hope is always false.

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