OVER BLACK SCENE CARD
The Descent Makes the Cave a Trust-Collapse Machine
The cave works by making trust a route problem. Every squeeze, wrong turn, missing map, and withheld truth collapses the social group along with the geography.
Why it works
The monsters matter because the expedition is already broken. The underground space externalizes betrayal, grief, panic, and bodily vulnerability into one tightening map.
craft_lanes
contained action spacebody systemfamily myth system
arena
tunnelbasementtunnel
institution
friend group
pressure
physical distancetrustbody
violation
route collapsefriendship breach
cost
teambodylife
dialogue_function
threatmoral reframing
character_entrance
function
turn_mechanic
escape becomes trapspace changes sides
setpiece_type
route problemsiege
body_logic
wound
myth_object
case file