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tabularasa_mods) wrote2020-08-28 12:50 pm
tabularasa_mods) wrote2020-08-28 12:50 pm
Organic Imprints
Organic ImprintsAn imprint is any change made to the world caused by a character's influence. Anything that's been brought into existence within the world is considered an imprint, whether it's something pulled from a canon world or developed naturally through interactions with the setting and other characters.
As imprints are formed by a character's understanding and knowledge, they are not formed by conscious choice on their part. This enables players to implement elements of their character's world that, if given the choice, the character would not choose themselves.
For detailed information on what imprints are, the different categories of imprints, regains, and so on, please see the section for Influence & Imprints on the FAQ.
Organic Imprints are decided on solely by the mod team, but players may use this page to submit threads and character actions for consideration towards organic changes in the setting. Canon Imprints and Regains must instead be purchased through the Canon Imprints & Regains page using the influence system.
For information on imprints that are already in effect within the setting, please see the Locations, Bestiary and State Of The World pages.
Organic Imprints
As the setting grows, it becomes necessary to fill in gaps and make the pieces fit, and as such it will adapt to the characters who live in and influence it. This results in organic imprints - a shift in the setting’s understanding of the world, based on how characters interact with it.
Organic imprints do not cost any influence from the player, but are chosen by mod discretion only. Many, but not all, will be based on character conversations, debates and actions. Characters may also attempt to force a change through persistence and repetition of certain actions. Conscious attempts to alter the setting’s understanding of something will usually fail initially, but may succeed with persistence. If a particular idea is being explored by a large number of characters, it is also more likely to be picked up as an organic imprint.
To this end, we ask for players to submit threads which discuss or explore particular ideas that they wish to see expanded on. When submitting threads, please keep in mind that idle small talk is less likely to have as much influence as characters actively trying to make sense of or interacting with the setting.
If your character is making a physical change to an existing location, the form at the top of the Locations page should be used instead. Likewise, names for species should be submitted through the Bestiary page.
Submission Form
To submit a thread as consideration for organic imprints, leave a comment filling out the form below under the comment header for the current month. You may also respond to submissions left by other players if your character is exploring the same idea as them.
To help us find the relevant part of the thread, we ask that you link to the point in the thread where the topic is discussed.
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(frozen comment) EXAMPLE: August 2020
(frozen comment) Trying to teach Smeargles how to write
Idea: The Smeargles are intelligent enough to understand language
Thread description: Legion tries and fails to teach the Smeargles how to write. They also talk about these attempts with Ren and Raihan.
Link: Starting here and here
Semptember 2020
Re: Semptember 2020
Idea: The stability of timekeeping
Thread description:
Link: the Base Thread, prompt 2 with special interest to Her conversation with Legion about Deja Vu.
This is a general ongoing thread related to Parsee's continued obsession with time and trying to convince/coax consistency out of her life. I doubt it's going to change much yet (other than that time is more consistent around her for now), but she's kind of got the bit in her mouth right now.
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A bit more interestingly, however...
Idea: Local Population of Generics/That saying a thing means it is more likely to happen
Thread description: Seto Kaiba and Parsee are beginning to actively speak about the fact that the world appears to directly listen to what they are saying. The question of if they are direct influencers through their decisions or communication is more explicitly stated here.
And the topic might be of interest because they're beginning to speak abou the fact that eventually there might be a population of actual 'residents' of this world, rather than simply strange imported creatures.
Link: From this Point
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I don't know that either of these are going to amount to anything right now, but they're reflecting the direction Parsee's attention is going a lot these days. (That and she's paying VERY careful attention to the fact that dropping a fish into that bathhouse pool causes it to dissolve like paper. She wants to now what the paper actually is!)
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Idea: The world strives to meet all expectations, including whether good or bad things will happen.
Thread description: It's the same thread as the deja vu stuff, just further down.
Link: Here
October 2020
November 2020
Re: November 2020
Idea: Electronics can be powered by electricity and shouldn't just work/stop working based on something stupid like the weather
Thread description: Add is trying to charge some electronics via lightning strikes! To help with this goal, he has also built a crude lightning rod on the roof of the Merlaut and piled some shit up there to experiment with. He has also attributed Dynamo suddenly working again to possibly being a result of these experiments, since he let himself get hit a few times as well.
Link: This log, but more specifically the first two prompts. Also mentioned in conversation here!
Re: November 2020
Idea: Disease and infection are caused by "microbes", tiny lifeforms too small to see with the naked eye. Microbes live in filth and water and can be killed by heat and alcohol.
Thread description:
When Professor Oak is bitten by a Piranha-Stubby on his first day in the void, he worries about and takes measures against possible infection. In some of his interactions, the topic of infection actually comes up in conversation.
When Rinoa climbs on trash, Sam worries that she might cut herself and get infected because the trash is so dirty.
When making bandages for wounded animals out of strips of fabric, Sam first boils them to disnfect them.
When Rinoa claims a soggy couch from Takoba Beach, Sam is worried that it might carry mold or mildew. They briefly discuss microbes in general.
Link:
(I'll link each thread at the point the topic at hand pops up, unless it's near enough to the start that I can link the whole thing.)
Stubby 1 (Izuku)
Stubby 2 (Akechi)
Stubby 3 (Exarch)
Stubby 4 (Legion)
Sam worried about Rinoa
Clean bandages
Rinoa's sofa
December 2020
Re: December 2020
Character(s): Raihan, Kimihiro Watanuki
Idea: "Selfies" (pictures of oneself) are a form of art.
Thread description: Upon explaining what a selfie is to Kimihiro, Raihan declares that well-crafted selfies are high art and should be admired as such.
Link: thread!
Re: December 2020
Character(s): Blue Oak
Idea: Drinking large amounts of alcohol induces a hallucinatory state known as 'intoxication', eventually causing exhaustion. Wears off after a small amount of time.
Thread description: A whole dang log of Blue drinking his sorrows away. Also a behavior that Blue has 'expected' to occur/managed to will into existence(??) several times in the past from his drinking, so maybe the void just finally gives in.
Link: The toplevel, mainly, but also the threads tagged into it!
January 2021