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''This article is about the story term System. For a basic run-down of the game mechanics, go to [[Getting Started]].'' | ''This article is about the story term System. For a basic run-down of the game mechanics, go to [[Getting Started]].'' | ||
A '''System''' is a conceptual mechanism that enables any enclosed space to enact a certain "truth" upon reality within itself through constant replenishment of faith from the people that reside within it. An alternative and simpler way of describing a System is a code of law that can overwrite reality within its area, but only as long as the majority of the people that reside within this space believe in it. | A '''System''' is a conceptual mechanism that enables any enclosed space to enact a certain "truth" upon reality within itself through constant replenishment of faith from the people that reside within it, otherwise known as the [[#Master_Rule|Master Rule]]. An alternative and simpler way of describing a System is a code of law that can overwrite reality within its area, but only as long as the majority of the people that reside within this space believe in it. | ||
The requirements for what an 'enclosed space' entails is treated very loosely. An enclosed space can be as straightforward as the walls created within an App Battle and a building, or can be as loose as a whole [[World_(setting)|World]] surrounded by a wall (such as the entire city of [[Tokyo]]) or the inside of a person's body. | |||
While the term "System" is commonly used to describe the different societal mechanisms each World has in order to function, it is a broad term used to describe any rules and mechanisms placed within an enclosed space. The term has been used to describe how [[the Walls]] of Tokyo prevent people from leaving, as well as to describe smaller instances such as the rules of a Virtual World. | |||
==Master Rule== | |||
The '''Master Rule''', also commonly referred to as '''majority rule''', is the powering force behind all Systems. It works under a very simple function: What the majority of people within an enclosed space believe becomes reality. There are seemingly no limits to what this system can do, from enabling the use of [[Sacred Artifact|Sacred Artifacts]] outside of [[the App]] once the majority of Tokyo residents are App users, or reversing time once enough people wish for a reset. | |||
The simplicity of the Master Rule also makes it very susceptible to being taken advantage of by those cunning enough to use it to their advantage. {{Transient icon|Nodens}} was able to shift the masses' belief of an outer space invasion from 'impossible' to 'possible' by broadcasting his own invasion memories via media manipulation, and {{Transient icon|Isaac}} attempted to assimilate the whole population of Tokyo into {{Transient icon|Ramu}} by only absorbing the majority of the population. | |||
==App System== | ==App System== | ||
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==World Systems== | ==World Systems== | ||
''To see specific examples of how a World's System works, see individual pages of [[World_(setting)|Worlds]]'' | |||
Each of the different Worlds are run by its own unique System. These Systems are made to help the World last for eternity and achieve a utopian state by holding different priorities between each other. The world of [[Takamagahara]] looks to discard anything that it deems as unnecessary and publicly displays every shameful action committed for all to see in order to encourage its people to no longer commit any more mistakes or sins. The world of [[Kamui Kotan]] attempts to achieve eternity through eternal stagnation; by never letting its inhabitants grow far enough to develop any new skills, or to live long enough to pass down new discoveries to future generations, it hopes to snuff out any risk of growth and change. | Each of the different Worlds are run by its own unique System. These Systems are made to help the World last for eternity and achieve a utopian state by holding different priorities between each other. The world of [[Takamagahara]] looks to discard anything that it deems as unnecessary and publicly displays every shameful action committed for all to see in order to encourage its people to no longer commit any more mistakes or sins. The world of [[Kamui Kotan]] attempts to achieve eternity through eternal stagnation; by never letting its inhabitants grow far enough to develop any new skills, or to live long enough to pass down new discoveries to future generations, it hopes to snuff out any risk of growth and change. | ||
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===If a World System Fails=== | ===If a World System Fails=== | ||
If the majority of inhabitants within a World believe that the way their World works is inherently flawed and doubt its effectiveness, the World will be destroyed. It is up to the [[World Representative]] to make sure that the people never discover this truth and always believe in the System. | If the majority of inhabitants within a World believe that the way their World works is inherently flawed and doubt its effectiveness, the World will be destroyed. It is up to the [[World Representative]] to make sure that the people never discover this truth and always believe in the System. | ||
==Virtual Reality Systems== | ==Virtual Reality Systems== | ||