A student’s pact with two Demon Lords of Sin empowers them to manipulate the hidden "shadows" within people’s minds. In Power of Suggestion, strategically balance finances, forge relationships, and navigate moral ambiguity to reshape lives—and ascend beyond humanity.
World-Building & Core Mechanics:
1. Sin’s Bargain: Forge alliances with two of the Seven Demon Lords of Sin, each offering unique abilities that influence how shadows respond to manipulation attempts.
2. Resource Strategy: Every interaction costs time or money, demanding careful budgeting to sustain relationships while avoiding financial ruin.
3. Shadow Dynamics: Each target’s subconscious "shadow" evolves based on your choices, revealing vulnerabilities or resistance that require adaptive tactics.
Relationship Architecture & Player Agency:
1. Trust Systems: Build "Trust Units" through tailored interactions—whether lavish gifts, emotional support, or calculated manipulation—to unlock deeper shadow access.
2. Moral Complexity: Decisions ripple across relationships, with generosity or exploitation altering both trust metrics and the Demon Lords’ favor toward you.
3. Branching Paths: Relationships can spiral into loyalty, betrayal, or apathy, impacting the game’s finale where shadows collectively judge your fitness to transcend mortality.
Narrative & Ascent to Divinity:
1. Sin’s Influence: Demon Lords periodically intervene, offering dangerous shortcuts or sabotaging progress, testing loyalty and corrupting your methods.
2. Ascension Challenges: Accumulate enough trust and sin points to confront the final trial—a psychological gauntlet where your shadow manipulations culminate in self-realization.
3. Eternal Consequences: Success transforms you into a deity bound to your targets’ collective subconscious, while failure traps you in their manipulated realities forever.
