>>66545963hey guys, paragraphs here. saw /vtwbg/ was up again sometime ago today and eventually decided to look at it just to see how things were. idk too much about the current situation, but the way i set the magic system up before, anything should be possible with enough thought and creativity. with that said, seeing how you guys always ended up complaining about how much i cared whether or not things fit within that system, and seeing as how you are still mentioning it as a concern even now, i figured i would make at least one more contribution to the idea’s application. it's more of an excuse really, for both of us, since it'll excuse anything you do, even if you don't care to participate in the autism, and give me an excuse to not worry as much about the internal consistency or continuity of the system, even as i pass the torch. when last i was around, the system was basically nuclear/quantum physics and computers+conceptual realm autism. assuming all is more or less the same, it's theoretically possible to have a contextual chuubanite magic system where actions are automatically interpreted within the conceptual realm, instead of requiring any precise knowledge of how it works. basically, think of it as chuubanite with a pre-built ai and interpreter. activating the magic and getting whatever random effect that works for your story would be to identify where the data the interpreter is interpreting is coming from, and how any given effect works in isolation. the interpreter would do all the work of figuring out what is relevant data, figuring out what the problem is, and executing a solution. as long as the core concept behind the interpreter's ai doesn't radically change, the effect wouldn't be too maladaptive, but it would likely still be outside of the user’s control, similar to how magic sometimes works in harry potter. the way it would work is that basically all possible outputs would be reduced to some number of possible syntax, for extreme cases, let's assume 1, and all inputs would be reduced to a bunch of on/off switches representing the raw, undeciphered data that the interpreter would then be tasked with contextualizing. it would then give context to whatever syntax was used according to it’s interpretation of the data. the balancing factor of this would be that deliberate effects that utilize concepts that are used in that interaction become impossible to use independently, so if you want the chuubanite to be able to create a certain effect every time with no chance of the interpreter misinterpreting things, then you'd have to use another kind of chuubanite, or figure out another method of doing so. still, depending on how the interpreter does things, it might be fine regardless. basically, think of people who ask chat gpt to write some code in some interpreter-heavy programming language. with the right ai, and the right interpreter, all you need to do is vaguely communicate your intention, and some solution will be generated according to some unknown black box. it might be complete gibberish, but if the output is satisfactory, it doesn't really matter. the more control the ai and interpreter has, the more likely miscommunication is, but that might not always be a bad thing, as the interpreter might come out with something even better. as a result, people with no knowledge of how chuubanite works can end up with a soft magic system that sort of just intuits their desires and creates some effect that, depending on the interpreter, may be closer or further away from their stated goals, which may be closer or further away from their actual goals. the cost of not bothering to engage in magic autism is the removal of magic autism, as the stronger the interpreter is, the less control the user has over it's effect. this, i believe, is a perfectly fair, and perfectly balanced consequence. the people using this option already decided not to engage in the autism, so not being able to engage in it was never a concern to begin with. furthermore, the fact that it isn't an all or nothing sort of thing gives some extra room for people to have some control while still giving the interpreter enough power to achieve the effects they want, even if they aren't as clearly defined as the alternative. those who put in the time to understand the magic system inside and out are rewarded with greater power and control over their magic system, whereas those who want a more laid back magic system that doesn't require as much effort to think about get what they want as well, and the only cost they have to pay is in the very thing they decided to discard by taking the option in the first place, the power that comes from the effort to understand the magic system enough to control it more precisely.