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Post by Mr. Wallace on May 13, 2020 18:13:01 GMT
Hello,
For those that have not met me my name is Mr. Wallace. I am new here and am trying to figure out what is going on. So far I have found out I am in some kind of simulation. I have also found that things work differently here than in the "real world". So I thought I would ask here about what is happening. I hope to use this information to figure out where my place is in all this. Any help will be appreciated.
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Scott
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*Sigh*
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Post by Scott on May 13, 2020 19:20:10 GMT
Just roll with it.
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PotatoJedi
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Post by PotatoJedi on May 13, 2020 20:57:58 GMT
I'll try and explain it to the best of my ability without writing an entire essay. Please note that a lot of what I'm going to say will be conjecture as we are constantly finding out new information, things change and we may just be wrong about certain things.
Where are we?
We are inside an extremely sophisticated "computer" simulation, created by whom most of us believe to be Ghostwheel. Ghostwheel is a super powerful Artificial Intelligence created by Merlin, who is the "leader" of the Courts of Chaos. As far as I'm aware, GW is doing his own thing and is not being "controlled" by Merlin. We are related to Merlin to some extent, possibly grandchildren of sorts, and we share a bloodline with the Amberites, going all the way back to the Unicorn. Yes, Unicorn. We are related to a unicorn. I don't know how else to put it.
Why are we here?
There are many theories but we are uncertain. GW is likely using us for something. What, we don't know. It almost feels like we are being "trained up" to eventually go and do more and more dangerous things for him. GW does not have total control over the little sandbox he has put us in either. There are and have been other forces that have essentially "invaded" our universe and managed to influence it to a certain extent.
If I'm in a simulation, where am *I*?
Your real body is somewhere inside of a stasis pod with tubes and whatnot stuck into it, floating in some blue goo. Go to Clem, the barber, and ask for the red/blue pill option, then take the red pill and you will see this for yourself. Well, assuming we ever fix the barbershop. All of us are part of the same "pod", which is why we have this sense of comradery between us.
Who is Clem and what is this Barbershop?
Clem owns a barbershop in many of the different zones/segments of our universe known as Clem's Barbershop. Entering the barbershop and asking for a hot towel and a shave, to which he will reply "Where you headed back to?", and then specifying the zone you would like to go to will result in him putting a hot towel over your head once you are seated and then you will be transported to the zone you specified seamlessly, assuming you have been there before (you cannot ask him to take you somewhere you have not been to yet). Clem is a construct of Ghostwheel and is used as both a means of transportation as well as, in very recent times, a means of interaction with the rest of the universe. You can find more information regarding him if you look around the boards.
If none of this is real, why should I care?
Fuck if I know. Everyone has their own motivations. How about "discovering the truth" as a starter?
Has anyone ever left the "sandbox"?
Yes. The two most prominent places outside of our little universe is Amber and the Courts of Chaos. To put it very simply, they are essentially 2 kingdoms – one representing Order (Pattern/Amber) and the other representing Chaos (Logrus/Courts of Chaos). They are extremely powerful as they have lived for a very long time and have a variety of different powers and abilities, some of which we are able to do. They are both, however, giant fucks and I hope they all burn to death. Someone else can tell you about them. They suck.
So how do I leave?
Shadow Walking, Trumping, using some other means of powerful teleportation… If you really want to visit one of those places, you can, but you better know your way around courtly etiquette and bullshit intrigue and politics. Unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately…) there is a large wall of skulls separating our universe from the outside, making it extremely difficult (and very dangerous) to try and pass through in either direction. There used to be a Firewall there instead (yes, a literal Wall of Fire. You know, like in a computer system… Yes, it blew my mind as well) which was far less dangerous to us, but due to… things… it went away and got replaced with this fucking thing. Sigh.
Enough with the history lesson. What's going on right now?
Some asshole known as the Blue Mage is trying to destroy the Pattern that we have created in our universe and trying to create a Logrus. The latter is something we might actually want to happen, but the former has the potential to literally destroy the very fabric of our reality, so we are trying to put a stop to that. He has stolen the eye of the unicorn which is required to create the Logrus, and Amber are freaking out trying to figure out who did this (naturally, they suspect us, but they have no proof since, well, we didn't do it). We also have The Joker (yes, that one, with the purple jacket and everything. Heath Ledger Joker) flying around on an evil dog thing trying to "free" people by killing them. Apparently he knows about the Logrus as well other things that are happening/relate to us, so some of us are trying to track him down to ask some questions regarding that.
So… What should I do?
Do a bit of exploration for yourself, ask those you are with questions about things you don't know about, and try to fix things that you are able to. We are notoriously good at ignoring problems and letting them spiral out of control to the point where we turn around and go "well, I guess we better go deal with that now. Any ideas?"
… Feel free to ask anything else. Happy Friday.
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Post by Fantômas on May 13, 2020 22:56:33 GMT
Another theory is that Ghostwheel, Amber, Courts of Chaos are just another layer of the simulation.
Or it's not a simulation. We are actually being projected into another dimension/multiverse where these exist.
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Post by pwyll on May 13, 2020 23:01:40 GMT
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Post by PotatoJedi on May 14, 2020 10:38:27 GMT
Another theory is that Ghostwheel, Amber, Courts of Chaos are just another layer of the simulation. Or it's not a simulation. We are actually being projected into another dimension/multiverse where these exist. Which would explain why some of our special powers work even outside of our little sandbox.
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