{"product_id":"psyche-core-set","title":"Psyche CORE SET - Direct Edition","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePSYCHE Core Set — Direct Edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBuild a character from the inside out—and discover the story waiting for them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePSYCHE Core + Contemporary Collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e gives you the complete foundation of the PSYCHE character-development system in one powerful set.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePSYCHE is designed around the fundamental building blocks of character creation used by professional actors and authors. Draw a handful of cards and you'll instantly generate unexpected combinations of personality, psychology, history, conflict, and story—giving you ideas you never would have deliberately invented.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStart with who they are.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePSYCHE Core Set\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e explores four universal aspects of character that work across \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eany genre, setting, or time period:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMotivations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — What does your character truly want?\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStrengths\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — What qualities give them power?\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFlaws\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — What gets in their way?\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGiven Circumstances\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — What fundamental realities have shaped their life?\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis collection also includes the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e112-card Core Expansion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, adding an entirely new assortment of prompts across all four categories and dramatically increasing the possibilities.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen discover what happens to them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContemporary Expansion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e adds four new categories that begin connecting your character to their world—and generating the raw material of an entire story:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOccupations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSecrets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormative Events\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInciting Incidents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCONTEMPORARY is grounded in our recognizable, everyday reality, making it ideal for drama, romance, comedy, mystery, crime, thrillers, literary fiction, and countless other stories. 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