Pearl dialogue from Looks to the Moon, such as " how to shed one of the five natural urges which tie a creature to life," from the red Pearl found in Farm Arrays, suggest that Karma levels are indeed a parallel to the three poisons and/or seven deadly sins. However, it is uncertain what each of the five levels of Karma mean, and it is unclear if these acts were considered negative or "sinful" acts or were only considered obstacles to breaking the cycle of rebirth.
Each tapestry shows the Ancients committing acts similar to that of the three poisons in Buddhism, or the seven deadly sins of Christianity. On the very top of Five Pebbles' superstructure, five tapestries can be seen depicting the Ancients along with the five initial Karma symbols. While the meaning of each Karma symbol has no bearing on the gameplay of Rain World nor the experience of the main Slugcat characters, it is implied that each level of Karma has a corresponding meaning behind it and was significant to the Ancients of the past. Whenever the player's maximum Karma is raised, their current Karma is also raised up to their new maximum. Since the player cannot go past a maximum Karma of 10, visiting these Echoes after Five Pebbles has no effect on the player's maximum Karma. These Echoes also bring you up to your new maximum Karma when visited. Once the player has visited 4 Echoes, their maximum Karma reaches 10, and further Echoes do not raise the maximum Karma. When Karma is being raised this way, the symbols for each value from 6 to 9 appear different depending on the player's current maximum karma. The first Echo raises the player's maximum Karma up to 7, and each additional Echo raises the maximum Karma by one. The player's maximum Karma may also be raised by visiting the Echoes scattered throughout the world. In addition to guidance and other benefits, Five Pebbles immediately raises the player's maximum Karma up to 10. The simplest method of raising the player's maximum Karma is by visiting Five Pebbles at the top of his compound. The player is able to reach a Karma level of up to 10 through two different methods. Initially, the player is only able to go up to Karma level 5, but a few beings in the game are able to raise the player's maximum Karma. Karma Flowers also spawn at the location of death when playing Monk, at the location of death after eating a Karma Flower for Survivor, and for both Slugcats in the final death location of a Hunter run.
This protection does not stack, and eating a second Karma Flower has no effect. The player's next death does not result in any loss of Karma after flower consumption, signified by a ring around the player's Karma level. Karma Flowers can be found in set locations around the world, and insulate the player's karma when consumed. Karma gates can have different karma requirements for each direction, and some karma gates leading out of difficult regions allow the player to pass through even at minimum karma. Karma symbols can be seen on either side of gates, which open if the player is at or above the required level. Karma Gates Main Article: Karma GateKarma is primarily needed to pass the gates between regions.
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