The Playbook — The Mastermind
FIELD REFERENCE

The Playbook

The four Strategies, the two Tactics, and every named Play — with its mechanism, objectives, and requirements. This is the library. To work through a real situation, use each Strategy's own page, linked below.

I
Invasion
You are taking control of a field.
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II
Defense
You are holding ground.
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III
Pressure
You are removing the target's capacity to resist.
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IV
Diplomacy
You are securing favorable terms.
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PREREQUISITE — READ FIRST

Operator Rules

Five things that do not change, no matter which strategy is running. Know these before reading anything else on this page.

STRATEGY LAYER

The Four Strategies

Everything else in the system serves one of these four. Full mechanics, objectives, and named plays for each — reference only. To run one on a real situation, use its process page above.

TACTICAL LAYER

Tactics

Strategy sets the general approach. Tactics is the next phase of the plan — more detailed, more intricate, the deliberate manufacturing of conditions the target has not accounted for. Misdirection and Maneuvers are the tactics available in this system.

SYSTEM REFERENCE

Terminology

Every term below is written in generic language, not domain-specific vocabulary.