whizzball1

Myriad Reality

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Neat. Why still the lowercase.

@DarkwolfX37

It wasn't a joke but it was fairly light-hearted. I go for lowercase when I'm saying something light-heartedly.

Myriad Reality

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I've had to force stuff because of time restraints before but I learned my lesson from that horseshit. Never time an event. Forcing things imo doesn't work as well unless it's subtle.

@DarkwolfX37

i agree
in fact, I agree so much I wrote an entire essay on it

Myriad Reality

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lol

So far I'm still hammering out the bajillion personalities that have to be certain ways to see how many I end up with as necessary, then we can just fuckin double that number and be about right.

@DarkwolfX37

right yes
When you create plots do you set up the characters and background and context so that the whole plot plays out how you want it from there without narrative intervention or do you ever have to force things to get what you want?

Myriad Reality

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Dimensions are typically left out of it. Could you ask your question in a different way?

@Techspert

How do you, like, conquer a territory?

Myriad Reality

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It is a fun game, regardless of the implications.

@Techspert

Do people not just settle? I know conquering territories on planets is hard once everybody has their countries because then you need a big war and have to topple the government and install your own and everything, but how does it even work with territories?

Myriad Reality

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It's effectively a large game of Risk.

@Techspert

I've never played that!

Myriad Reality

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Adjacent territories, usually.

@Techspert

Makes sense! Wouldn't want to lose your territory, right?

Myriad Reality

Also, who wants to be one of the main "bad guys" and who wants to take any integer of other characters.

@DarkwolfX37

i will be part

Basically, I'm still developing most of these too btw so this is early concept, but there is going to be two major "npc" factions that show up, one that is lead by someone who wants their group to take over everything and rule similarly to how Tier Five did, just without that organization system of guardians or the use of the editing functions of the Systems, and one that wants to take over everything and instill a despot who doesn't really do anything and lets the System take care of itself.
Either of these two leaders can be taken up by someone but you've gotta be creative with their powers because they're incredibly OP if you just do the obvious stuff.

Then there's the other members of those groups, which there's a shitton of.

@DarkwolfX37

i will be part

Myriad Reality

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You become more dangerous to territories around you. And yes, it does mean you have more power.

@Techspert

Oh! So others will oppose you?

Myriad Reality

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My mid-level sincere apologies.

@Fractured

Thank you!

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They typically grow in territory size until it becomes prohibitive to expand any further. To its credit, it is self-correcting as a Systems, as many problems it may have.

@Techspert

How can it be harder to expand if your territory is big? Doesn't that mean you have more power?