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a l e t h e i a

WRITING

Werner Hager, Lee Foster, Monica Valentinelli

EDITING

Anita Hager

COVER

BLACK & WHITE ART

Annelisa Ochoa

COLOR ART

Jennifer Rodgers

CARTOGRAPHY

Keith Curtis

GRAPHICS

Keith Curtis and Edward Wedig

LOGO DESIGN

Keith Curtis

CHARACTER SHEET

Edward Wedig

Aletheia (Different Strings) is published by Abstract Nova Entertainment LLC, 10633 Bent Tree Dr., Fredericksburg, VA 22407. All text and

reserved under international law. No part of this book may be reproduced in part or whole, in any form or by any means, except for pur-

poses of review, without the express written consent of the copyright holders with the exception of the character sheet and cartography.

Storn Cook

TABLE of contents

INTRODUCTION

HISTORY

HEPTA SOPHISTAI

CHARACTERS

MECHANICS

ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA

REVELATIONS

GAMEMASTERING

123

FROM THE HEAVENS

161

INDEX

172

chapter one

introduction

All religions, arts, and sciences are branches of the same

tree. All these aspirations are directed toward ennobling

man’s life, lifting it from the sphere of mere physical

existence and leading the individual towards freedom.

– Albert Einstein

in the universe. By investigating the little mysteries,

and discovering the truth behind the unexplainable,

the society hopes to gain a more complete picture of

reality.

S cientists and philosophers have long

The society is a small one, numbering only seven. A

generous benefactor funds the society and provides

each member with whatever he or she might need.

With all material concerns and burdens removed, the

society members can fully devote themselves to the

search for truth.

tried to make sense of existence. How did

the universe begin? Why are we here?

Where are we going? The big questions are the most

intriguing and the most difﬁ cult to answer.

THE GAME

Aletheia is a game of big questions.

Aletheia is a role-playing game about the weirdness

at the fringes of reality. Spontaneous Human

Combustion, automatic writing, ESP, the Bermuda

Triangle, and other such mysteries are the heart of the

game. In Aletheia , each player portrays a member of

the Seven Dogs Society. Together, they investigate the

anomalous phenomena and impossible occurrences

that defy logic and commonsense. This includes

conducting eyewitness interviews, on-site analysis

and observation, and forming hypotheses – all in an

attempt to answer the big questions at the heart of

the game.

Over the last few centuries, mankind’s understanding

of the universe has grown dramatically. From classical

physics to quantum physics, the blurry picture of

creation has come more into focus. However, there are

still things in the world that remain mysterious and

unexplained. Alien abductions, ghostly apparitions,

crop circles, near death experiences, clairvoyance,

and other unusual phenomena continue to exert

a stranglehold on human curiosity. Most of these

phenomena are hoaxes, products of overactive

imaginations, or explainable by modern science.

However, there are exceptions, things that defy

empiricism and contradict mankind’s understanding

of how the universe works. But what if these things

are not really unexplainable? What if humanity

is only viewing these events from a limited and

ﬂ awed perspective? Perhaps a simple, yet invisible,

explanation underlies all such phenomena.

Aletheia supports three different formats of play.

Firstly, its focus on investigating mysteries makes

it ideal for one-shot adventures; the Gamemaster

needs only to focus on a single case of anomalous

phenomenon, jettisoning the game’s other trappings.

Secondly, everything about the game’s setting is

explained, and no other supplements will ever be

required. This means that the Gamemaster will be

in on all the game’s secrets from the outset and can

run Aletheia as one single, self-contained campaign.

Thirdly, there are so many mysteries and plot hooks

in Aletheia that the Gamemaster can choose to dole

out the truth at a slow and deliberate pace, easily

stretching the action out over multiple campaigns.

The Seven Dogs Society is a collection of scientists and

philosophers who investigate strange phenomena,

believing a single truth binds and underpins it all.

They believe this truth also holds the answers to

the big questions about our existence and meaning

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