Organic Imprints

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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.

<b>Character(s):</b> <b>Ideas explored:</b> <b>Thread description:</b> <b>Link:</b>

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(frozen comment) EXAMPLES

[tabularasa_mods]

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

[tabularasa_mods]

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.

Link: thread!

(frozen comment) "attempts to explain details of the world and how it functions"

[tabularasa_mods]

Character(s): Parsee Mizuhashi

Ideas explored: 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 about 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

(frozen comment) "experiments or interactions that test the world's understanding of certain concepts"

[tabularasa_mods]

Character(s): Add (& Zack, Viridi, Turing, Legion so far, possibly others!)

Ideas explored: 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.

(frozen comment) "direct attempts to force the world to understand something"

[tabularasa_mods]

Character(s): Professor Oak, Damien, Legion

Ideas explored: The Smeargle-Moomba creatures are intelligent enough to communicate
Thread description: Professor Oak attempts to teach the Smeargles to read and write, with limited success. He also discusses his attempts at this with the other characters.

Link: Thread

[kimihiros]

Character(s): Arashi & Kimihiro

Ideas explored: Seasons
Thread description: While walking through the snow at the party, Kimihiro mentions he hopes seasons would make their way in the Void.

Link: Here!

[psychokinesia]

Character(s): Add & others

Ideas explored: Batteries are edible and... nutritious? maybe??
Thread description: curiosity got the better of him so now Add has to justify his decision to eat batteries by... eating more of them. He may have managed to convince himself they're not that bad, but more importantly they haven't killed him or made him sick yet so obviously this is a food now and people SHOULD be eating them.

Also lava is delicious, yes he will be trying to figure out where to find more. It reminds him of a drink from home :(

Link: It comes up in a few threads!

[bridge_princess]

Character(s): Parsee & Tifa

Ideas explored: The Concept of Fire Burning things up

...and possibly meta discussions of trying to trick the Void into doing what you want.
Thread description:
In the continued efforts to be worshiped, appreciated (which is playing into the 'purification' stuff just recently approved and posted), etc... Tifa's visiting Parsee's shrine again. They're talking about her powers as a spirit and her having used them on Tifa to give her a bonus of luck.

This leads to the latest sacrifice at the altar. Instead of swallowing the prayer slip, she's agreed to try and burn it and suggests that they start convincing Fire to 'work properly' in the same way that they convinced time to work properly before. Parsee will be doing this specifically at the altar and only reminding it there. To see if maybe she can at least convince the void to burn things there.

(She might also be thinking of trying to find ways to convince the Void to do things a 'certain way' by cajoling it like she did with the clock, but that will come later.)

Link: Here

[selfloveable]

Character(s): Arashi Narukami, feat. Viridi, Zhongli, Leo

Ideas explored: The void is actually, genuinely a sentient being that can be taught, learn from mistakes, and so on. I know similar concepts were put forth by players before, so this is more of reinforcing it than anything. Also that its name is Kyo. Thanks Leo.... Arashi's literally only calling them that from now on. I promise my flower organic imprint is cominggg I've been meaning to submit this one.
Thread description: A few threads here for your perusal!

1. Arashi and Viridi talk a little about the Void not figuring things out yet, and Arashi wondering if they could just teach the Void the way parents teach their babies how to walk, important life lessons, etc.

2. Though this technically goes for her whole top-level's first prompt, Arashi and Zhongli talk a bit about how the Void seems to observe and learn from the things they do.

3. Leo's named the Void, or what he perceives to be the god of this place, and of course Arashi has decided to adopt it - Kyo. That aside, they're talking about how the Void seems to learn - that it really is able to be taught, considering Leo's teaching(?) it music, and it experiments with its own thing as seen with the jukebox at Heavenly Leblanc and so on.

Link: Viridi, Zhongli, Leo