[quote=@Kho]
I've been trying to work out [i]what[/i] exactly Arksynth is. I understand [i]how[/i] it came to be and so on (the whole Vaky Deus Ex Machina stuff), but I don't really understand what it is and what it is capable of. Is this quote an accurate explanation?

<Snipped quote by Jvan to Nameless Sculptor>

It can literally be [i]anything[/i] you mould it into? And something to do with rolls
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In brief, you perform esoteric 'recipes' with it, and it yields biotechnology.

The details of the recipes, however, tends to vary randomly depending on your batch of Arksynth, so it is somewhat unpredictable and requires a personal touch to get it to behave. When creating new biotechnology from Arksynth, you are encouraged to invoke some randomness as to what biotechnology you create (generally by using die rolls), to reflect the serendipitous yet unpredictable nature of Arksynth.

It's basically some fusion of alchemy and chance used to make biotechnology; another form of magic.