tabularasa_mods | Organic Imprints

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. To this end, we ask for players to submit threads which discuss or explore particular ideas that they wish to see expanded on.

Organic imprints do not cost any influence from the player, but are chosen by mod discretion only. Most organic imprints will be based on character conversations, debates and 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. We may also implement organic changes based on threads that are not submitted to this page. However, we are not omniscient, so we highly recommend submitting something here if you want to make sure we see it.

Interactions that should be submitted here include:

conversations about characters' understanding of certain concepts
attempts to explain details of the world and how it functions
experiments or interactions that test the world's understanding of certain concepts
direct attempts to force the world to understand something, such as by repeating the same action over and over again until the "correct" result is achieved

Physical changes to locations may also be submitted as organic imprints if they may also have larger effects on the setting or surrounding area, such as putting up a sign with rules or creating a new pathway through an area. However, physical changes should primarily be submitted through the Locations page.

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.

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Submission Form
To submit a thread as consideration for organic imprints, leave a comment filling out the form below. 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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Character(s): Raihan, Kimihiro Watanuki

Ideas explored: "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.

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Organic Imprints

(frozen comment) "conversations about characters' understanding of certain concepts"