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@Saber FYI, we don't receive any notifications if you edit the Mentions into your post. They have to be there in the post's first iteration in order for us to receive a notification that you're trying to contact us.

This is the second or third time I've seen my name [@Mentioned], but received no notification for it (thank God for subscriptions), so I thought I'd let you know. 👍

Uhh, the glossary is confusing as hell, but I think that's part of the appeal, I guess. I'm not intimidated yet because that's plenty of reason for my character to ask lots of questions, and to be confused as well.
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Thanks for the insight!

Yeah, though, the PK section won't be hugely relevant to our characters until later in the story. It's also intended to provide the scope that I hope we reach in the RP. Sorry for it being confusing!

The CK section I'm having trouble with. I'm not sure if I should include anything beyond a basic idea of what New Graeline is like. However, I intend to consistently update both sections; with my own additions or approved concepts/places added by all of you!

I'll also be taking suggestions for 'hot spots' in NG for our characters to frequent. Otherwise, there won't be much in the way of info. (Until we add more, through the progression of the story.)

One thing I'd like to take the time to point out is that The Creature (it has a designation, which is Slaughter Doll) will not appear the same to each victim. I know that's seemingly random, but I wanted everyone to present their own tormentor in the opening post.

Edit: I'd also like to point out that NG's reality is a 'Lockdown Shard' of the Corporeal variety; meaning that no Augur/Moderator may intervene in ongoing events.

2nd Edit: I will be including Auspices, Manifestations, Fate Kernels, Linchpins/Anchors, and Affinity in the CK section to pad things out more. As well as a Character Sheet Skeleton.

If there are any direct questions, don't hesitate to drop your girl a line. I don't mind discussing anything regarding this...uh...'universe'.
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I don't blame you tbh. By the information's very nature, it seems difficult to describe one aspect of the lore without name-dropping others. "A corporeal entity that resonates with a particular Corporeal Reality. An inhabitant of that reality, capable of Harmonious Output within...."

The result of course is that I need to consult two or three areas of the PK in order to understand another. It twists over constantly on itself and is otherwise quite an incestuous thing to read.

But hey, this just leaves a lot of things for us to learn about the world both as players and as characters. I'm particularly interested in the reason these higher beings are creating Prime Entities in the first place. We seem totally insignificant to their schemes.
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Yeah, it gets difficult to not go on tangents about every little detail, hahaha. I'm glad you understand, though, the nature of my decidedly vague definitions. Explaining everything would take forever and, as you said, it's an opportunity for all of us to learn more about the 'universe' (myself included, some things in these particular RPs end up defying even what I'm prepared for); as well with the understanding that will eventually grow alongside the characters.

What are you referring to when you say 'higher beings'? I'm assuming you mean the Moderators. Strangely, that's not their call to make. Prime Entities exist within every 'incarnate' Corporeal Reality. They're something of a constant between each Corporeal Reality that comes to be. Of course, Esoteric Reality (which does not have the same divisions that Corporeal Reality does, in terms of separate iterations of it existing have no instances of Prime Entities within its confines.

Edit: Woops, left out a line.
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I didn't actually know who or what creates a Prime Entity. I suspected an Augur needs enforcers to maintain law and order in his little Reality Shard, but for obvious reasons I wasn't going to assume I know what I'm talking about.
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@pugbutter Yeah, I understand. ^^

The idea behind the Augur's enforcers is, actually, something that's going to be covered.

Edit: An (abridged) explanation of just how a Prime Entity comes to be could be worthwhile, here. Prime Entities exhibit similar properties to Layered Reality Shards, albeit on a much smaller scale. That is to say that they are essentially 'junk data' that cannot be removed or altered by Augurs or 'hard resets' of a Zone.

Their similarities to Layered Reality Shards end solely in the universal redundancy. Prime Entities are created from pieces of 'Threadless' remnants of data that are amalgamated during the 'reset process' perpetuated by the end of a Cycle. This scattered Prime Entity data is amalgamated into various beings. Each of these beings eventually develop a Fate Kernel.

A Fate Kernel is essentially what becomes the 'soul' of the Prime Entity, making them complete.

(Sorry for rambling! I can clarify certain parts, if need be.)
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...so Prime Entities are an accident?
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Not necessarily. They're more of a safeguard encoded into Corporeal Realities (this is to kinda explain the 'potential' of humans/mortal Prime Entities). Non-Entities were the originals, yes, and did not intend for Corporeal Reality to exist at all. It goes into more backstory stuff that I don't wanna get too heavy into.

Edit: That's not to say I won't divulge more information. After all, I am expecting someone to play an antagonist along with me. With what I have in mind they'll know a fair amount of this stuff.

Second Edit: Should I make a Discord?
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Second Edit: Should I make a Discord?


I personally don't use Discord often enough to justify responding in the affirmative. But if you create a PiratePad it will definitely be useful for collab posts, especially conversations between characters.
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Sounds like a great idea! I'll do that sometime after I get the CK section at least partially complete.

Edit: discord.gg/kQ2SY link for those who want it, hehehe.

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Edit: Ignore that I'm a goof, please!
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My brain...enjoying the information you're feeding us, Saber, but pugbutter's right; everything twists and turns in on itself :P . I'm sure it'll become clear as more stuff is added :) .
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My brain...enjoying the information you're feeding us, Saber, but pugbutter's right; everything twists and turns in on itself :P . I'm sure it'll become clear as more stuff is added :) .


If nothing else, I'm glad he has thought all this through, and that this fact is demonstrable through the intensive lore. I've joined far too many RPs where the GMs don't care about their worlds at all; they shit out an OOC and then expect the players to pick up all the storytelling slack.
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Aw, thanks. I'm...not, uh, well nevermind. Thanks. I appreciate that. This whole setting means a lot to me and I really want to manage a successful story in it.
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Oh, indeed, @pugbutter, it wasn't a criticism! More a comment - I look forward to seeing more setting stuff, Saber. Like what a Zone is, and where on the spectrum of Unusual Entities(tm) the Pariah Dreams fall :) .
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I'm off for a bit. Started on the CK section. I'll mostly be covering the weird stuff, but @pugbutter kinda made me realize I didn't have anything planned for the country (Tantas) or New Graeline its self.

If it's cool with everyone, I'd like to have a pow-wow about it on PiratePad (or Discord)

Later.

Edit: Started working on it. I'm bad at this stuff, but I'm gonna see what I can do.

Put some stuff up...but, I'm a total loss for descriptions or additions. I should probably get some sleep...

For ease: discord.gg/kQ2SY

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WIP

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Auspice: One of the foremost forms of Manifestation, an Auspice overwrites a portion of its conjurer's body.


god fucking damn it

this is pretty much exactly what I am/was going to focus on
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Hehe, I'm kinda categorizing the Manifestations. You'll have plenty of creative freedom~

Edit: I'm going Linchpin.
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Hey, some work was done. I moved some stuff from CK to PK and @Empress did some amazing location work for New Graeline. So prop to that. I added a few things, but they aren't major. If you're interested in a few (tiny) tidbits, you can check the PiratePad





I know the formatting is still bad, but I plan to change that once I get to the OOC its self.

@Deadnaut, @Vashonn, @pugbutter, @Fox of Spades, @Kessir Tarkin

(Pretty sure I did the @'s right, this time.)

Let me know what you guys think!

Edit: Added some colors and a bit about Titles. Harmonious Output was mentioned, again, there. Please don't ask what it means, yet.
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Hey! I made the OOC. Give it a look!
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