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Multimodal Translators

2021-01-16T01:11:24Z

Dominick: Created page with "A major breakthrough in interspecies relations on the planet came with the invention of '''multimodal translators''', developed by a cross-species group of researchers. Multim..."

A major breakthrough in interspecies relations on the planet came with the invention of '''multimodal translators''', developed by a cross-species group of researchers. Multimodal translators enhance communication between species with chemical languages (e.g., the [[Rikogyujin]]) and species with acoustic languages (e.g., [[Humons]]).

The interface varies by species. For instance, for the Rikogyujin, the interface sits on their olfactory protuberances. The Rikogyujin interface consists of a microphone, that picks up acoustic language, and is connected to an artificial gland, which sprays the equivalent chemical message into the Rikogyujin's olfactory protuberances. Meanwhile, on Humons, the interface is twofold, and clips onto both the nostril and the earlobe. The nosepiece has a chemical sensor, while the earpiece has a speaker. When a chemical message is detected by the nosepiece, the acoustic equivalent is broadcast to the ears of the Humon through the speaker.

Regardless of interface, all multimodal translators wirelessly link to the same set of servers that run on the same core programming. These machines process all known chemical and acoustic dialects, while translations are continually improved. These servers are heavily monitored to prevent for possible tampering or other linguistic terrorism, given how crucial the multimodal translators are for keeping peace on the planet.

Moves

2021-01-16T01:10:32Z

Dominick:

Move 1 introduced [[Aether]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1540415806140622

Move 2 introduced [[Exodimensional space]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1542214022627467

Move 3 introduced the [[Potential]]:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1539461036236099?view=permalink&id=1544164959099040

Move 4 introduced [[Zeal for Right Harmony|Ro:paR]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1546735468841989/

Move 5 introduced [[The Dimensions]]: https://m.facebook.com/groups/1539461036236099?view=permalink&id=1548347568680779

Move 6 introduced the [[Ethereal field]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1555420331306836

Move 7 introduced the [[Rikogyujin]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1557282127787323/

Move 8 introduced [[Plants]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1562212580627611/

Move 9 introduced the [[Stans]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1565975086918027/

Move 10 introduced the [[Rift Experience]]: https://m.facebook.com/groups/1539461036236099?view=permalink&id=1575578989290970

Move 11 introduced the [[Humons]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1602371929945009

Move 12 introduced [[Death]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1594725697376299

Move 13 introduced [[Minerals|Iron Ore]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1622454994603369

Move 14 introduced the [[Phils]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1625386127643589/

Move 15 introduced [[Semi-sentient Minerals]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1639752039540331

Move 16 introduced [[Etherial Isotopes]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1641205572728311

Move 17 introduced the [[Spectral Moose]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1644316925750509

Move 18 introduced the [[Karun'ashi]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1652032464978955

Move 19 introduced the [[Planetary Zones]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1655901751258693

Move 20 introduced the [[Continents]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1658533370995531/

Move 21 introduced the [[Riftstorms]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1663635367151998

Move 22 introduced the [[Forerunners]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1664880927027442

Move 23 introduced the [[Sorrow Valley]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1670700936445441

Move 24 introduced the [[Three Witnesses]]:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1682971151885086

Move 25 introduced the [[Spoken]]: https://m.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1690823301099871/

Move 26 introduced [[Multimodal Translators]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1707466902768844

Rounds (out-of-universe)

2020-12-07T10:49:54Z

Dominick:

'''Rounds''' refer to a set of entries in the [[Canon]]. Each round consists of a [[Themes|theme]], introduced by the [[Game Manager|game manager]] who then approves a number of [[Moves|moves]], except the final move in the round, which is submitted by the game manager but then approved by the upcoming game manager.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Round !! Theme !! Moves
|-
| [[Round 1]] || [[Foundation]] || [[The Aether (move)|The Aether]] [[Exodimensional space (move)|Exodimensional Space]] [[The Potential (move)|The Potential]] [[/Ro:paR/ (move)|/Ro:paR/]] [[The Dimensions (move)|The Dimensions]] [[The Ethereal Field (move)|The Ethereal Field]]
|-
| [[Round 2]] || [[The Natural World]] || [[Dominant Species (move)|Dominant Species]] [[Plants (move)|Plants]] [[Stans (move)|Stans]] [[The Rifts (move)|The Rifts]] [[Humons (move)|Humons]] [[Death (move)|Death]]
|-
| [[Round 3]] || [[Members of the Natural World]] || [[Iron Ore (move)|Iron Ore]] [[Phils (move)|Phils]] [[Semi-sentient Materials (move)|Semi-sentient Materials]] [[Ethereal Isotopes (move)|Ethereal Isotopes]] [[Spectral Moose (move)|Spectral Moose]] [[Karun'ashi (move)|Karun'ashi]]
|-
| [[Round 4]] || [[Geography]] || [[Biomes (move)|Biomes]] [[Continents (move)|Continents]] [[Riftstorms (move)|Riftstorms]] [[The Forerunners (move)|The Forerunners]] [[The Sorrow Valley (move)|The Sorrow Valley]] [[Three Witnesses (move)|Three Witnesses]]
|-
| [[Round 5]] || TBD || TBD
|}

Rounds (out-of-universe)

2020-12-07T10:49:36Z

Dominick:

Moves

2020-12-07T10:46:55Z

Dominick: fixed numbers, updated to include moves 22-23

One Thing (out-of-universe)

2020-12-07T04:50:45Z

Dominick: Created page with "'''One Thing''' is a concept explicitly mentioned in the Rules of the Greater Game. It has no formal definition, but Game Managers may decide to reject a..."

'''One Thing''' is a concept explicitly mentioned in the Rules of the [[Greater Game]]. It has no formal definition, but [[Game Manager|Game Managers]] may decide to reject a move on the basis that it violates One Thing. What constitutes One Thing or more than One Thing is more of an art than a science.

== Trivia ==
* The concept of "One Thing" originates with the Great Game, and the Greater Game is basically a spin-off of the Great Game.
:* The Rules of the Great Game<ref>https://webconlang.infiniterecursion.ca/article/the-great-game/55/</ref> has more elaboration on what "One Thing" means, while the Rules of the Greater Game leaves this more open-ended.
* When discussing Move 24, several players gave their opinions on One Thing.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1682971151885086</ref>
:* [[Dominick]] said that "if we are too stringent with what we call One Thing, the game will go frustratingly slow, but if we are too lenient, then this game will become more of a collage of short stories than a collaborative worldbuilding exercise. In my opinion, it is on both the players and the GM to find that perfect balance that we vaguely call "One Thing". Since it is common for the players to try to squeeze as much as possible into One Thing as they can... it is on the Game Manager to reel the players in."
:* [[Sabiki]] said that "the way we've been interpreting the "one thing" rule is more of a "don't give too many, too disconnected details", don't open too many doors at once, nor close too many doors at once. I've seen the GMs in both games being specially strict with one thing when it comes to closing doors, specially in the more systematic and close-ended project that a conlang is–unlike in a worldbuilding project, where more information only leads to more corners to explore, in conlanging a field covered is a closed field, and there's only so much detail you can go into in every field. Basically, "one thing" as I've been interpreting it, goes more along the way of not painting too many crossed road signs, or road under construction signs."
* Each person has a different philosophy on One Thing. [[Trafalgar]] has explicitly stated "I tend to take an expansive view of One Thing", but other people may have a more narrow interpretation. In practice, this means that the interpretation of One Thing depends on who is the Game Manager at the time.

== References ==

One Thing

2020-12-07T04:37:01Z

Dominick: Redirected page to One Thing (out-of-universe)

#REDIRECT [[One Thing (out-of-universe)]]

Death (move)

2020-11-18T03:48:23Z

Dominick: Created page with "The move '''Death''' was introduced on 30 August 2020 19:17 UTC<ref> https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1594725697376299</ref> and recorded to the..."

The [[Moves|move]] '''Death''' was introduced on 30 August 2020 19:17 UTC<ref> https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1594725697376299</ref> and recorded to the [[Canon]] on 26 September 2020 01:02 UTC.<ref>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JYkRXt5OABsxj_-eG7MZzzLhHwmK5_lrEo4DqNtb5mQ/edit#gid=1322452311</ref>

==Text==

Death was recorded to the Canon with the following text:

:Move 10: [[Death]]

:Different species and societies believe a lot of things about what happens when the [[Sentient species|sentient creatures]] of [[The world|this world]] die, but this is the real deal. The truth of this matter is knowable by those who command the power of [[Magic|magic]], and most societies have gleaned at least some of it, and so you will see some commonalities around funerary customs because of it.

:Living beings have [[Soul|souls]]. Beings we would recognise as intelligent *definitely* have souls, and lot of beings we might not see as intelligent have souls, too, actually, and this move doesn't draw a crisp line, it only says the line is out there and it's pretty inclusive.

:Terminology for this move will be English, with culture-specific terms as something for later moves. ""Soul"" refers to that spiritual essence of a being that persists after death. It is capable of thinking, feeling, and wanting things independent of a living body, and it has some limited ability to communicate and impact the world independent of a living body, especially when interacting with certain magical beings or if it had magical power itself in life.

:I am concerned about what happens to the souls of the dead immediately after they die. They become what I will call a [[Ghost|ghost]]. The ghost remains in this world. Remaining in this world causes it pain. It longs at a deep level to leave. It can only leave through special places which it can perceive like glowing cracks in the world. I'll call them ""[[Rift|rifts]]."" The nature of the rift and what if anything lies beyond it is outside the scope of this move. The ghost doesn't know, it just knows it longs to pass through. It sees the rift as somehow beautiful and holy, and living beings that can perceive rifts also feel a sense of sanctity around them. Many have deduced something of their relationship to the dead.

:The dead may long to pass over, and they feel pain by remaining in the world, but if they have powerful attachments to the world for some reason that they struggle to let go of, they can linger for quite a while. Nothing is forcing them to leave. Therefore, this world is haunted, especially by the recently dead.

:The rifts have fixed locations which form places that even the [[Unsensed|unsensed]] can feel as sacred or powerful somehow. It is common for religions to place their holy places there. It is also not uncommon for this to become a form of religious extortion, because a religion can control all the places in the area where the dead can cross over and control the access of the dead to those places. A temple can be enchanted to prevent a ghost from entering without some part of their corpse, and a temple funeral can be key to peacefully passing over - it can also imprison a ghost in the temple until it passes over.

:Knowledge and control of the rifts let a society both serve and manage the dead, and the living. A person and their family could be punished by killing them and not permitting the rituals that give their ghost access to the sacred places of their people to cross over. The ghost could try leaving the territory controlled by the religion to find a free rift, but they probably believed in life that they had to cross over in a temple to be saved. If the society is enlightened enough to leave some rifts for animal souls to cross over, then the criminals could use them, too, but they might be too attached to their living beliefs to accept that humiliation...

==Trivia==

* Death was the twelfth move in the [[Greater Game]]. It was [[Move numbering (out-of-universe)|numbered]] "Move 10" as it was introduced after [[Rift Experience (move)|"Move 9"]] (actually the tenth move) and accidentally skipped over [[Humons (move)|"Move 9 ¾"]] (actually the eleventh move).
* This move was introduced by [[User:Trafalgar|Trafalgar]] and managed by [[User:Sabiki|Sabiki]] during [[Round 2]].
* The author stated that this move is "not concerned with what cultures believe about death or do about death."
:* The game manager then stated that "nothing goes" "after the first sentence of the 6th paragraph". Regardless, the move was approved without modification, with the simple note that it "could be worded better".
:* The game manager also speculated the following about how cultures could treat death: "Maybe an empire of some kind that controls a visible chunk of the population, meanwhile other cultures might have very different ways of treating those rifts, or even perceiving them at all. All we know is that they knida know that the places around the rifts are special, but different cultures can absolutely give different interpretations of that feeling. Some may even call it unnerving, giving the opposite result and calling those places unholy."
* The following question was asked but left unanswered by this move: "do the rifts act as a portal to yet another “world” (the world of the dead)?"
* [[User:AndyGr|AndyGr]] noted that this move is built on a premise "that religions tend to act in their own interests rather than for their adherents' good." However, [[User:RavShimon|RavShimon]] dismissed a possibility "where religions are entirely benign" as "fiction beyond the level of believability".

== References ==

Humons (move)

2020-11-15T05:24:11Z

Dominick: Created page with "The move '''Humons''' was introduced on 7 September 2020 21:31 UTC<ref>https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1602371929945009/</ref> and recorded to..."

The [[Moves|move]] '''Humons''' was introduced on 7 September 2020 21:31 UTC<ref>https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1602371929945009/</ref> and recorded to the [[Canon]] on 26 September 2020 00:59 UTC.<ref>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JYkRXt5OABsxj_-eG7MZzzLhHwmK5_lrEo4DqNtb5mQ/edit#gid=1322452311</ref>

==Text==

[[User:Trafalgar|Trafalgar]] recorded the move to the Canon with the following text:

:Move 9 ¾: [[Humons]]. The world contains a [[Sentient species|sentient lifeform]] called Humons (a placeholder name). Anatomically speaking, Humons are identical to real-world [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human humans], except for one major difference: they are a hermaphroditic species. Thus, most Humons are able both to impregnate and become pregnant. Humons have no natural abilities to interact with the Potential, but that has not stopped them from finding resourceful ways to manipulate the [[Ethereal field|Ethereal Field]].

==Trivia==

* Humons was the eleventh move in the Greater Game. It was numbered "Move 9 ¾" in reference to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Places_in_Harry_Potter#Platform_Nine_and_Three-Quarters Platform 9 ¾ from the Harry Potter series] and the fact that it came between [[Move numbering (out-of-universe)|so-called]] [[The Rifts (move)|Move 9]] and a [[prematurely introduced Death (move)|move numbered as Move 10]]. The move was recorded in the Canon with the 9 ¾ number.
* This move was introduced by [[User:Dominick|Dominick]] and managed by Trafalgar during [[Round 2]].
* When asked whether Humons can self-fertilize, Dominick answered, "I imagine their sex organs would be configured in a way that would make self-fertilization unlikely. Maybe Humon scientists found a way around that, but it probably would be socially unacceptable and considered incest."

== References ==

Rounds

2020-11-15T05:08:22Z

Dominick: Redirected page to Rounds (out-of-universe)

#REDIRECT [[Rounds (out-of-universe)]]

Moves

2020-11-15T05:07:48Z

Dominick:

Move 1 introduced [[Aether]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1540415806140622

Move 2 introduced [[Exodimensional space]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1542214022627467

Move 3 introduced the [[Potential]]:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1539461036236099?view=permalink&id=1544164959099040

Move 4 introduced [[Zeal for Right Harmony|Ro:paR]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1546735468841989/

Move 5 introduced [[The Dimensions]]: https://m.facebook.com/groups/1539461036236099?view=permalink&id=1548347568680779

Move 6 introduced the [[Ethereal field]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1555420331306836

Move 7 introduced the [[Rikogyujin]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1557282127787323/

Move 8 introduced [[Plants]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1562212580627611/

Move 9 introduced the [[Stans]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1565975086918027/

Move 10 introduced the [[Rift Experience]]: https://m.facebook.com/groups/1539461036236099?view=permalink&id=1575578989290970

Move 10 3/4 introduced the [[Humons]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1602371929945009

Move 11 introduced [[Death]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1594725697376299

Move 12 introduced [[Minerals|Iron Ore]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1622454994603369

Move 13 introduced the [[Phils]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1625386127643589/

Move 14 introduced [[Semi-sentient Minerals]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1639752039540331

Move 15 introduced [[Etherial Isotopes]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1641205572728311

Move 16 introduced the [[Spectral Moose]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1644316925750509

Move 17 introduced the [[Karun'ashi]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1652032464978955

Move 18 introduced the [[Planetary Zones]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1655901751258693

Move 19 introduced the [[Continents]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1658533370995531/

Introducing the [[Riftstorms]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1663635367151998

The Rifts (move)

2020-11-14T07:01:39Z

Dominick: Created page with "The move '''The Rifts''' was introduced on 9 August 2020 20:22 UTC<ref>https://www.facebook.com/groups/1539461036236099/permalink/1575578989290970/</ref> and recorde..."

The [[Moves|move]] '''The Rifts''' was introduced on 9 August 2020 20:22 UTC<ref>https://www.facebook.com/groups/1539461036236099/permalink/1575578989290970/</ref> and recorded to the [[Canon]] on 23 August 2020 00:44 UTC.<ref>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JYkRXt5OABsxj_-eG7MZzzLhHwmK5_lrEo4DqNtb5mQ/edit#gid=1322452311</ref>

==Text==

[[User:Wammywoo|Wammywoo]] introduced the move with the original text:

:Move 9: [[Rift Experience|The rifts]]
:We know that there are "cracks" or "rifts" in the natural world. The strings that connects the material world and the mirror dimension are realised as the rifts in the natural world when there is a high concentration of the strings.
:How does this happen? Due to migration and movement of different creatures that are connected to the potential the strings get knot up. These "knots" create the rifts that are hotspots of plugged, unstable potential. The rifts could be described as volcanoes of the potential but look more like a mix of geysers and canyons.
:The effect they have on inhabitants are different depending on if they have the Potential or are unsensed.
:One with the Potential would experience a mind of supercharge, reminiscent of being on Ecstasy or being drunk. They feel a rush. This is due to them attracting the Potential and inhabiting more than they're capable of.
:There are two types of unsensed, there are the affected and the neutral unsensed.
:The affected unsensed are the ones who do not have a connection with the Potential themselves but have been surrounded with it that it kind of "rubs off" on them and therefore the rifts would make them feel confused and manic because they would attract the Potential without having the ability to actually hold it.
:The neutral unsensed are the ones who haven't have been in enough contact with the Potential to have it rubbed off on them. So when they are close enough ot get in contact with a rift instead of attracting the Potential themselves they feel a draining effect, as if their life force is sucked out of them. It normally isn't lethal to them.
:I hope this is alright and sorry for being so late with it!

On 11 August 2020 00:15 UTC, the text was edited so that "Potential" was lowercased and an addendum was added.

[[User:Trafalgar|Trafalgar]] recorded the move to the Canon with the following text:

:Move 9: The rifts
:We know that there are ""cracks"" or ""rifts"" in the natural world. The strings that connects the material world and the mirror dimension are realised as the rifts in the natural world when there is a high concentration of the strings.
:How does this happen? Due to migration and movement of different creatures that are connected to the potential the strings get knot up. These ""knots"" create the rifts that are hotspots of plugged, unstable Potential. The rifts could be described as volcanoes of the potential but look more like a mix of geysers and canyons.
:The effect they have on inhabitants are different depending on if they have the Potential or are unsensed.
:One with the Potential would experience a mind of supercharge, reminiscent of being on Ecstasy or being drunk. They feel a rush. This is due to them attracting the Potential and inhabiting more than they're capable of.
:There are two types of unsensed, there are the affected and the neutral unsensed.
:The affected unsensed are the ones who do not have a connection with the Potential themselves but have been surrounded with it that it kind of ""rubs off"" on them and therefore the rifts would make them feel confused and manic because they would attract the Potential without having the ability to actually hold it.
:The neutral unsensed are the ones who haven't have been in enough contact with the Potential to have it rubbed off on them. So when they are close enough ot get in contact with a rift instead of attracting the Potential themselves they feel a draining effect, as if their life force is sucked out of them. It normally isn't lethal to them.
:I hope this is alright and sorry for being so late with it!
:<nowiki>***EDIT***</nowiki>
:The unsensed can only perceive the physical attributes around the rift of the Potentiam but can not sense or perceive the actual Potential itself. It appears as being sealed, like a geyser with a lid, while creatures with a functioning auní would perceive the Potential and not a ""lid"".

==Trivia==

* The Rifts was the tenth move in the Greater Game. It was misnumbered "Move 9" and recorded in the Canon with the [[Move numbering (out-of-universe)|misnumbering]].
* This move was introduced by Wammywoo and managed by Trafalgar during [[Round 2]].
* The reason for the edit was that [[User:RavShimon|RavShimon]] pointed out, "The whole concept of being unsensed is that such creatures have no interaction with the Potential whatsoever; I don't think this fits with that."

== References ==

Rounds (out-of-universe)

2020-11-14T06:51:32Z

Dominick:

Stans (move)

2020-11-14T06:49:59Z

Dominick: Created page with "The move '''Stans''' was introduced on 29 July 2020 20:20 UTC<ref>https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1565975086918027/</ref> and recorded to the [..."

The [[Moves|move]] '''Stans''' was introduced on 29 July 2020 20:20 UTC<ref>https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1565975086918027/</ref> and recorded to the [[Canon]] on 1 August 2020 20:24 UTC.<ref>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JYkRXt5OABsxj_-eG7MZzzLhHwmK5_lrEo4DqNtb5mQ/edit#gid=1322452311</ref>

==Text==

[[User:Trafalgar|Trafalgar]] recorded the move to the Canon with the following text:

:Move 8: the most numerous [[Sentient species|sentient and intelligent being]] on our main planet is the [[Stans|Stan]]. It lives in the sand, through which it moves at great speed, and resembles a massive (roughly twice human-sized) sock with a head which, when the jaw is opened, looks like a slipper. Though blind, stans have excellent hearing and have evolved speech, and the ability to speak many languages, though their tendency to swear uncontrollably and multilingually is particularly marked when there are solar events such as eclipses. It is adept at moving between dimensions in search of its prey, or to avoid predators. They grow during the fertile first half of their lives and shrink during the second half.

==Trivia==

* Stans was the ninth move in the Greater Game. It was misnumbered "Move 8" and recorded in the Canon with the [[Move numbering (out-of-universe)|misnumbering]].
* This move was introduced by [[User:AndyGr|AndyGr]] and managed by Trafalgar during [[Round 2]].
* Unlike most other moves, AndyGr never gave this move an official name, nor did Trafalgar give the move an official name in the Canon. "Stans" is an unofficial name, appearing only in this wiki.
* A (noncanonical) reason given for their solar induced behavior was "I guess they get disoriented by eclipses, like bats."
* As to whether they have appendages, the author says, "I imagine them like highly evolved worms, so without appendages, I think."

== References ==

The Ethereal Field (move)

2020-11-14T06:43:31Z

Dominick:

The [[Moves|move]] '''The Ethereal Field''' was introduced on 17 July 2020 16:49 UTC<ref>https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1555420331306836</ref> and recorded to the [[Canon]] on 22 July 2020 03:46 UTC.<ref>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JYkRXt5OABsxj_-eG7MZzzLhHwmK5_lrEo4DqNtb5mQ/edit#gid=1322452311</ref>

==Text==

[[User:Stephen|Stephen]] recorded the move to the Canon with the following text:

:Move 5. [[The Ethereal Field]]. The ethereal field permeates the entire [[multiverse]]. In [[ordinary space]], the ethereal field is balanced. However, in the [[exodimensional space]], the ethereal field is more chaotic. [[Cracks]] and [[Schists|schists]] also have strong ethereal fields which attract or repulse objects through them. While the Aether creates ethereal fields between dimensions, people can use [[The Potential|the Potential]] to manipulate ethereal fields within a dimension to create pockets of ethereal flow, which is the basis of [[Teleportation|teleportation]] and [[Telekinesis|telekinesis]].

==Trivia==

* The Ethereal Field was the sixth move in the Greater Game. It was misnumbered "Move 5" and recorded in the Canon with the [[Move numbering (out-of-universe)|misnumbering]].
* This move was introduced by [[User:Dominick|Dominick]] and managed by [[User:Stephen|Stephen]] during [[Round 1]].
* By "ordinary space", the author was referring to the dimensions. The terms "dimensional space" and "endodimensional space" were suggested as alternatives.
* The author was asked for an example, and [[User:Dominick|Dominick]] gave the following examples: "Say there's an object across the room that you want to come toward you. You can manipulate the ethereal field in the space between you and the object. The object will then be attracted to you as if you were a magnet. Or say you want to travel to a distant point. You can use the ethereal field to bend space in on itself from here to that point and then teleport there."
* The author speculated that too much manipulation of the ethereal field might be dangerous, affecting the Aether or the stability of the exodimensional space. [[User:Dominick|Dominick]] further suggested, "Perhaps these are the sources of the cracks", but this idea has not been made canonical.

== References ==

Plants (move)

2020-11-14T06:34:57Z

Dominick: /* Trivia */

The [[Moves|move]] '''Plants''' was introduced on 25 July 2020 11:36 UTC<ref>https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1562212580627611/</ref> and recorded to the [[Canon]] on 1 August 2020 20:44 UTC.<ref>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JYkRXt5OABsxj_-eG7MZzzLhHwmK5_lrEo4DqNtb5mQ/edit#gid=1322452311</ref>

==Text==

[[User:Trafalgar|Trafalgar]] recorded the move to the Canon with the following text:

:Move 7:
:The main world in our narrative contains a surfeit of [[Plants|plant life]], with no fewer than one million species (at least 600,000 of them being terrestrial), some displaying remarkable evolutionary divergences allowing them to fit into a wide variety of ecological niches. However, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lignin lignin] has not evolved in this world, so the tallest terrestrial plant life does not grow much beyond the height of the tallest of the [[Sentient species|sentient species]].

==Trivia==

* Plants was the eighth move in the Greater Game. It was misnumbered "Move 7" and recorded in the Canon with the [[Move numbering (out-of-universe)|misnumbering]].
* This move was introduced by [[User:RavShimon|RavShimon]] and managed by Trafalgar during [[Round 2]].
* Unlike most other moves, RavShimon never gave this move an official name, nor did Trafalgar give the move an official name in the Canon. "Plants" is an unofficial name, appearing only in this wiki.
* RavShimon did not intend to imply that there are not any sentient plant species.
* RavShimon also provided some examples that seem to have been approved by Trafalgar but were not recorded into the Canon. They are:
:* "Example 1 - the [[Brewer Plant]]. Two large leaves extend above the main body of this plant, each of which contains thousands of micropores allowing free flow of air while providing a support frame for naturally occurring yeast. These yeast, when captured, form colonies which are nurtured by the Brewer Plant's secretions and in turn excrete waste products which supplement deficiencies in the host plant's diet due to poor soil quality in its native environment. The Brewer Plant is so named due to the use of its leaves in early forms of fermentation."
:* "Example 2 - [[Floating Wanderers]]. This range of free-floating aquatic plant (with both lake and oceanic varieties) have no means of self-propulsion, but float freely with the tides and the currents. These carnivorous plants have dangling structures (visibly similar to, and evolved from, roots) which capture plankton and smaller nektonic organisms."
:* "Example 3 - [[Fleshfruit Trees]]*. These bushes borrowed on the evolutionary idea of encouraging herbivores to consume their fruit (as a method of seed dispersal) by wrapping them in large balls of sugar: the Fleshfruit Tree wraps its seeds in masses of protein which exude an odour of animal flesh as a means of tapping into the carnivore 'market.' To protect against the caustic environment of the carnivore gut the seeds are extra-sturdy; however, the energy required to construct dense balls of complex proteins and hardy seeds requires extra-efficient energy availability, which the Fleshfruit Tree obtains by digesting corpses of smaller animals that fall into holes formed naturally around its base as a result of the growth of its extensive root system (rather akin to the feeding practices of antlions). *These plants are on the taller side and are thus called trees relative to other plants; however, they are no taller than what we might call bushes."
* The players discussed how it is possible that plants did not evolve lignin.
:* [[User:Dominick|Dominick]]: "I'd imagine there is normally evolutionary pressure on plants to compete for starlight and grow taller than one another. It seems unlikely to me that plants would not evolve this, and I'm failing to come up with some ideas for evolutionary pressures against height in plants (other than like, some toxic gas that lingers a few meters above the ground somehow)."
:* RavShimon: "I envision such heavy adaptations in so many species as partly driven by the lack of height as competitive advantage--or, conversely, the lack of need to reach upward as a result of such effective (and disparate) adaptations. It could also be that this is a 'primitive' world in that lignin has simply not evolved YET--but time will tell...."
:* Dominick: "Maybe the planet is very large with high gravity, so it's more advantageous to grow outward than upward."
:* Trafalgar: "The lack of a molecule doing the job of lignin doesn't bother me so much and I don't think a "why" is required on this move, or maybe even at all, although it's a good thing to contemplate. It can take millions of years for an adaptation that allows the lucky winners who come up with it to take off to show up. It could just be the 'before times.' Unless there *is* an adaptive pressure against the development of height, can you imagine if seeds of a plant that can grow tall blew through a schist, though, and what that could do to the native ecology..."
* The players debated whether or not these are plants in the same biological sense as in the real world.
* During this move, RavShimon and Trafalgar discussed the possibility of invasive species of plants on the planet that have lignin and do grow taller.
* During this move, Dominick suggested, "I'm getting the sense that this planet is gonna be like the Australia of planets, where everything, even the plants, are trying to kill you." Although RavShimon clarified that it was not intended for the plants of this planet to be exceptionally murderous.

== References ==

Fleshfruit Tree

2020-11-14T06:33:41Z

Dominick: Created page with "The '''Fleshfruit Tree''' is a plant. These bushes borrowed on the evolutionary idea of encouraging herbivores to consume their fruit (as a method of seed dispersal..."

The '''Fleshfruit Tree''' is a [[Plants|plant]]. These bushes borrowed on the evolutionary idea of encouraging herbivores to consume their fruit (as a method of seed dispersal) by wrapping them in large balls of sugar: the Fleshfruit Tree wraps its seeds in masses of protein which exude an odour of animal flesh as a means of tapping into the carnivore 'market.' To protect against the caustic environment of the carnivore gut the seeds are extra-sturdy; however, the energy required to construct dense balls of complex proteins and hardy seeds requires extra-efficient energy availability, which the Fleshfruit Tree obtains by digesting corpses of smaller animals that fall into holes formed naturally around its base as a result of the growth of its extensive root system (rather akin to the feeding practices of antlions). *These plants are on the taller side and are thus called trees relative to other plants; however, they are no taller than what we might call bushes.

==Trivia==

* The Fleshfruit Tree was introduced as an example during the move [[Plants (move)|Plants]]. The [[Game Manager]] [[User:Trafalgar|Trafalgar]] seemed to approve the addition of this example, but Trafalgar did not officially record it to the canon. Thus, the canonicity of the Fleshfruit is disputable.
* The Fleshfruit Tree has analogies in the real world. According to its author [[User:RavShimon|RavShimon]], "plants often make use of decomposition for nutrients."
* It has been suggested that the Fleshfruit Tree could be used as a meat substitute in some societies.
* The players joked how a "Fleshlight Tree" might be something else entirely.

Floating Wanderers

2020-11-14T06:28:24Z

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'''Floating Wanderers''' are [[Plants|plants]]. This range of free-floating aquatic plant (with both lake and oceanic varieties) have no means of self-propulsion, but float freely with the tides and the currents. These carnivorous plants have dangling structures (visibly similar to, and evolved from, roots) which capture plankton and smaller nektonic organisms.

==Trivia==
* Floating Wanderers were introduced as an example during the move [[Plants (move)|Plants]]. The [[Game Manager]] [[User:Trafalgar|Trafalgar]] seemed to approve the addition of this example, but Trafalgar did not officially record it to the canon. Thus, the canonicity of Floating Wanderers is disputable.
* Floating Wanderers has analogies in the real world, such as Venus flytraps and pitcher plants.
* [[User:Dominick|Dominick]] said the Floating Wanderers seemed more like protists than plants.

Brewer Plant

2020-11-14T06:23:58Z

Dominick: Created page with "The '''Brewer Plant''' is a plant. Two large leaves extend above the main body of this plant, each of which contains thousands of micropores allowing free flow of a..."

The '''Brewer Plant''' is a [[Plants|plant]]. Two large leaves extend above the main body of this plant, each of which contains thousands of micropores allowing free flow of air while providing a support frame for naturally occurring yeast. These yeast, when captured, form colonies which are nurtured by the Brewer Plant's secretions and in turn excrete waste products which supplement deficiencies in the host plant's diet due to poor soil quality in its native environment. The Brewer Plant is so named due to the use of its leaves in early forms of fermentation.

==Trivia==

* The Brewer Plant was introduced as an example during the move [[Plants (move)|Plants]]. The [[Game Manager]] [[User:Trafalgar|Trafalgar]] seemed to approve the addition of this example, but Trafalgar did not officially record it to the canon. Thus, the canonicity of the Brewer Plant is disputable.
* The Brewer Plant has analogies in the real world. According to its author [[User:RavShimon|RavShimon]], "the root systems of most vascular plants have developed symbiotic relationships with fungi called mycorrhizae."
* RavShimon also noted, "I am aware that this presupposes the existence of alcoholic beverages in at least one society, but I figured that wasn't too much of a stretch considering we've already established there are multiple sentient species, at least one of which has some level of civilisation." No objection was raised.

Plants

2020-11-14T06:18:27Z

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'''Plants''' are [[living things]] that grow in the earth and have stems, leaves, and roots.

[[The world]] contains a surfeit of plant life, with no fewer than one million species (at least 600,000 of them being terrestrial), some displaying remarkable evolutionary divergences allowing them to fit into a wide variety of ecological niches. However, lignin has not evolved in this world, so the tallest terrestrial plant life does not grow much beyond the height of the tallest of the [[Sentient species|sentient species]].

==See also==

* [[Brewer Plant]]
* [[Floating Wanderers]]
* [[Fleshfruit Tree]]

==Trivia==

* Plants were first introduced in the move [[Plants (move)|Plants]].
* It is unclear why lignin did not evolve on this world. Some suggestions (none canonical) have been:
:* Some toxic gas lingers above the ground.
:* Plants have other adaptations that compensate.
:* It is too early. Lignin will evolve in the future.
:* The planet is large with heavy gravity.
:* [[Schists]] in the [[Aether|aether]] prevent plants from evolving height.
* Plants in this universe might not be plants in the same sense as in our universe.
:* [[User:Dominick|Dominick]]: "These plants seem much more animal-like than our plants do, so maybe the term 'plant' is just a poor shorthand for what these species truly are... Their biology might not... fit the definition of plants. Maybe they have some organelles that lead them to be more animal-like, evolved due to their outnumbering of animal species."
:* [[User:RavShimon|RavShimon]]: "I mean, they mostly are similar to what we'd call plants... but just as on our world, where you get the occasional plant that just doesn't behave the way we expect a plant to behave (looking at you, Venus flytrap), so too on this world you get exceptions--it's just that with such a wide variety of plant life in this world there is much more room for evolutionary divergence."
:* [[User:Trafalgar|Trafalgar]]: "These may be photosynthesing organisms and "plants" may be the best word used to refer to them, but they may not be precisely plants in the sense that we know them, their biology seems to allow for a lot more motility."
:* [[User:Wammywoo|Wammywoo]]: "I like this move as it blurs the line between plant and animal, kind of adding an inbetween."
::* Dominick: "Yeah, the Floating Wanderers are downright [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protist protists]"

Plants (move)

2020-11-14T06:02:49Z

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Game Manager (out-of-universe)

2020-11-14T02:10:51Z

Dominick: /* List of Game Managers */

The '''Game Manager''' (or '''GM''') is a player who is primarily responsible for introducing the theme and deciding on whether or not to approve a move. The Game Manager also submits themes and moves to the Canon. The Game Manager can also approve requests to add new players to the [[The Greater Game|game]].

==List of Game Managers==

The position of Game Manager changes hand when the Game Manager introduces a move. Below is a list of Game Managers and when they served.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Game Manager !! Began !! Ended !! Duration
|-
| [[User:Dominick|Dominick]] || [[Foundation (theme)|30 June 2020 00:00 UTC]] || [[The Ethereal Field (move)|17 July 2020 16:49 UTC]] || 0 months 17 days 16 hours 49 minutes
|-
| [[User:Stephen|Stephen]] || [[The Ethereal Field (move)|17 July 2020 16:49 UTC]] || [[Humons (move)|26 September 2020 20:59 UTC]]a || 2 months 9 days 4 hours 10 minutes
|-
| [[User:Sabiki|Sabiki]] || [[Humons (move)|26 September 2020 20:59 UTC]] || [[Karun'ashi (move)|30 October 2020 22:42 UTC]] || 1 month 4 days 1 hour 43 minutes
|-
| [[User:RavShimon|RavShimon]] || [[Karun'ashi (move)|30 October 2020 22:42 UTC]] || TBD || TBD
|}
aStephen's turn as GM ended when he recorded the move [[Humons (move)|Humons]] to the Canon, not when he introduced the move [[Death (move)|Death]], because the move Death was prematurely introduced.

Game Manager (out-of-universe)

2020-11-14T02:07:13Z

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The '''Game Manager''' (or '''GM''') is a player who is primarily responsible for introducing the theme and deciding on whether or not to approve a move. The Game Manager also submits themes and moves to the Canon. The Game Manager can also approve requests to add new players to the [[The Greater Game|game]].

==List of Game Managers==

The position of Game Manager changes hand when the Game Manager introduces a move. Below is a list of Game Managers and when they served.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Game Manager !! Began !! Ended
|-
| [[User:Dominick|Dominick]] || [[Foundation (theme)|30 June 2020 00:00 UTC]] || [[The Ethereal Field (move)|17 July 2020 16:49 UTC]]
|-
| [[User:Stephen|Stephen]] || [[The Ethereal Field (move)|17 July 2020 16:49 UTC]] || [[Humons (move)|26 September 2020 20:59 UTC]]a
|-
| [[User:Sabiki|Sabiki]] || [[Humons (move)|26 September 2020 20:59 UTC]] || [[Karun'ashi (move)|30 October 2020 22:42 UTC]]
|-
| [[User:RavShimon|RavShimon]] || [[Karun'ashi (move)|30 October 2020 22:42 UTC]] ||
|}
aStephen's turn as GM ended when he recorded the move [[Humons (move)|Humons]] to the Canon, not when he introduced the move [[Death (move)|Death]], because the move Death was prematurely introduced.

Game Manager

2020-11-14T01:47:00Z

Dominick: Redirected page to Game Manager (out-of-universe)

#REDIRECT [[Game Manager (out-of-universe)]]

Smellegram

2020-11-14T01:43:58Z

Dominick:

The '''Smellegram''' is a hypothesized [[communication device]] used by the [[Rikogyujin]].<ref>https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1557282127787323/</ref> It has not yet been confirmed by the [[Canon]] as to whether or not smellegrams exist.

==Trivia==

* The idea originated when [[User:RavShimon|RavShimon]] pointed out that it is "hard to use a telephone by smell", referring to the Rikogyugin's chemical system of communication. [[User:Dominick|Dominick]] quipped, "Although, perhaps they use a written form of communication in that case. Maybe they skipped the telephone and went straight to texting, much like millennials." Then RavShimon declared, "Before the [[Smellephone|smellephone]] was invented, of course, they used to send smellegrams."
* Dominick asked whether a smellegram is just a scratch and sniff card. To which RavShimon replied, "no, the post would be scratch-and-sniff cards. Smellegraphy would entail electronic (or other near-instantaneous--somehow [[Potential]]-based, perhaps?) transmission."

==References==

Smellegram

2020-11-14T01:42:08Z

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The '''Smellegram''' is a hypothesized [[communication device]] used by the [[Rikogyugin]].<ref>https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1557282127787323/</ref> It has not yet been confirmed by the [[Canon]] as to whether or not smellegrams exist.

==Trivia==

* The idea originated when [[User:RavShimon|RavShimon]] pointed out that it is "hard to use a telephone by smell", referring to the Rikogyugin's chemical system of communication. [[User:Dominick|Dominick]] quipped, "Although, perhaps they use a written form of communication in that case. Maybe they skipped the telephone and went straight to texting, much like millennials." Then RavShimon declared, "Before the [[Smellephone|smellephone]] was invented, of course, they used to send smellegrams."
* Dominick asked whether a smellegram is just a scratch and sniff card. To which RavShimon replied, "no, the post would be scratch-and-sniff cards. Smellegraphy would entail electronic (or other near-instantaneous--somehow [[Potential]]-based, perhaps?) transmission."

==References==

Smellephone

2020-11-14T01:33:14Z

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The '''smellephone''' is a hypothesized [[communication device]] used by the [[Rikogyujin]] for [[Telecommunications|telecommunications]]. It has not yet been confirmed by the [[Canon]] as to whether smellephones exist.

==See also==
* [[Smellegram]]

Dominant Species (move)

2020-11-14T01:31:29Z

Dominick: /* Trivia */

The [[Moves|move]] '''Dominant Species''' was introduced on 19 July 2020 17:53 UTC<ref>https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1557282127787323/</ref> and recorded to the [[Canon]] on 22 July 2020 03:48 UTC.<ref>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JYkRXt5OABsxj_-eG7MZzzLhHwmK5_lrEo4DqNtb5mQ/edit#gid=1322452311</ref>

==Text==

[[File:Species.jpg|thumb|Rikogyugin, as illustrated by Sabiki]]

[[User:Sabiki|Sabiki]] introduced the move with the following text:

:Move 6: Dominant species

:The [[The world|main planet]] of this game is populated by a plethora of colorful, plentiful families and orders of [[living beings]]. However, there are 5 species of [[Sentient species|intelligent life forms]], fully distinct from one another, with variated configurations and designs, that solve relatively the same problems in largely different ways, that largely dominate the world and shape it to their will. I'm get here to explore and introduce you to the least advanced of all five.

:The first species, which I will placeholder-ly call [[Rikogyujin]] (Meaning lizard people), is a hexapodal, long and heavily furred life form that inhabitates [[the extreme south]] of the known lands. The rikogyujin are currently capable of employing tools and are capable of basic exploitation of mineral resources. Their form of communication is largely chemical, and its primary communication organ is a series of powerful glands located to both sides of their mouth-like organ, another aligned to their first pair of arms, and another around the center of their backs. These glands excrate complex chemical compositions that can be intercepted by organs located around the head and interpretated by the brains of said species.

:They are considered to be a largely warrior species, with extemely high developed battle instincts and a thick skin, which largely protects the body from the extreme cold of the rikogyujin's homeland.

:(I kinda tried to draw what I envisioned. I'm not a drawing but hey, there you go (?)

On 19 July 2020 19:39 UTC, the text was edited, so that "a drawing" now said "an illustrator", and so the following text was added:

:*Disclaimer: "largely warrior species" is baed on tendencies and a simplification based on global biologicla configurations. It does **not **describe all individuals equally and should not be taken as such.*

On 21 July 2020 19:41 UTC, the word "several" was changed to "5", and the following text was added:

:*Edits: 5 species→several species.*

On 21 July 2020 19:46 UTC, the words "all five" were edited to "them".

[[User:Stephen|Stephen]] ultimately recorded the move to the Canon with the following text:

:Move 6: Dominant species
:The main planet of this game is populated by a plethora of colorful, plentiful families and orders of living beings. However, there are several species of intelligent life forms, fully distinct from one another, with variated configurations and designs, that solve relatively the same problems in largely different ways, that largely dominate the world and shape it to their will. I'm get here to explore and introduce you to the least advanced of them.
:The first species, which I will placeholder-ly call Rikogyujin (Meaning lizard people), is a hexapodal, long and heavily furred life form that inhabitates the extreme south of the known lands. The rikogyujin are currently capable of employing tools and are capable of basic exploitation of mineral resources. Their form of communication is largely chemical, and its primary communication organ is a series of powerful glands located to both sides of their mouth-like organ, another aligned to their first pair of arms, and another around the center of their backs. These glands excrete complex chemical compositions that can be intercepted by organs located around the head and interpretated by the brains of said species.
:They are considered to be a largely warrior species, with extremely high developed battle instincts and a thick skin, which largely protects the body from the extreme cold of the rikogyujin's homeland.
:(I kinda tried to draw what I envisioned. I'm not an illustrator but hey, there you go (?)
:Disclaimer: ""largely warrior species"" is based on tendencies and a simplification based on global biological configurations. It does not describe all individuals equally and should not be taken as such.
:Edits: 5 species→several species.

Sabiki included an image with the original text. Unfortunately, the Canon submission form does not allow a way to upload images.

==Trivia==

* Dominant Species was the seventh move in the Greater Game. It was misnumbered "Move 6" and recorded in the Canon with the [[Move numbering (out-of-universe)|misnumbering]]. The move on Facebook was later edited on 5 November 2020 03:20 UTC to say "Move 7".
* This move was introduced by Sabiki and managed by Stephen during [[Round 2]].
* During this move, Stephen recommended that a future move should introduce a species that is "human or basically humanoid". In [[Humons (move)|a future move]], [[User:Dominick|Dominick]] would introduce [[Humons]], fulfilling this recommendation.
* This move prompted some discussion about whether introducing a species and limiting the number of dominant species to 5 was considered [[One Thing]].
:* [[User:RavShimon|RavShimon]] suggested there were four possibilities: "1) to describe a species and say it's the only intelligent one, or 2) to describe a single species without specifying a number, or 3) to specify a number and give brief descriptions of each. 4) to describe a species and say there are no others."
:* Ultimately, Sabiki decided to change "5" to "several", in line with the second possibility given by RavShimon.
* During this move, Dominick requested that Sabiki place a disclaimer on that the term "warrior species" was "an overly simplified description" so as to acknowledge "the more pacifist rikogyujin". Sabiki obliged with this request.
* During this move, it was discussed whether or not the Rikogyujin have [[auní]], but that question was ultimately left unanswered.
* The unusual mode of communication of the Rikogyujin was also discussed. Dominick said, "I am imagining that the rikogyujin mouths have a mechanism that allows them to eject chemicals forcefully at their target. However, this would mean longer distance communication would be difficult. I'm wondering if they also have auditory elements to their language as well." RavShimon added, "It would also affect telecommunications. Kind of hard to use a telephone by smell. Unless someone invented a [[Smellephone|smellephone]].... Before the smellephone was invented, of course, they used to send [[Smellegram|smellegrams]]." It has not yet been confirmed whether either of these devices exist.

== References ==

Dominant Species (move)

2020-11-14T01:31:12Z

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The [[Moves|move]] '''Dominant Species''' was introduced on 19 July 2020 17:53 UTC<ref>https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1557282127787323/</ref> and recorded to the [[Canon]] on 22 July 2020 03:48 UTC.<ref>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JYkRXt5OABsxj_-eG7MZzzLhHwmK5_lrEo4DqNtb5mQ/edit#gid=1322452311</ref>

==Text==

[[File:Species.jpg|thumb|Rikogyugin, as illustrated by Sabiki]]

[[User:Sabiki|Sabiki]] introduced the move with the following text:

:Move 6: Dominant species

:The [[The world|main planet]] of this game is populated by a plethora of colorful, plentiful families and orders of [[living beings]]. However, there are 5 species of [[Sentient species|intelligent life forms]], fully distinct from one another, with variated configurations and designs, that solve relatively the same problems in largely different ways, that largely dominate the world and shape it to their will. I'm get here to explore and introduce you to the least advanced of all five.

:The first species, which I will placeholder-ly call [[Rikogyujin]] (Meaning lizard people), is a hexapodal, long and heavily furred life form that inhabitates [[the extreme south]] of the known lands. The rikogyujin are currently capable of employing tools and are capable of basic exploitation of mineral resources. Their form of communication is largely chemical, and its primary communication organ is a series of powerful glands located to both sides of their mouth-like organ, another aligned to their first pair of arms, and another around the center of their backs. These glands excrate complex chemical compositions that can be intercepted by organs located around the head and interpretated by the brains of said species.

:They are considered to be a largely warrior species, with extemely high developed battle instincts and a thick skin, which largely protects the body from the extreme cold of the rikogyujin's homeland.

:(I kinda tried to draw what I envisioned. I'm not a drawing but hey, there you go (?)

On 19 July 2020 19:39 UTC, the text was edited, so that "a drawing" now said "an illustrator", and so the following text was added:

:*Disclaimer: "largely warrior species" is baed on tendencies and a simplification based on global biologicla configurations. It does **not **describe all individuals equally and should not be taken as such.*

On 21 July 2020 19:41 UTC, the word "several" was changed to "5", and the following text was added:

:*Edits: 5 species→several species.*

On 21 July 2020 19:46 UTC, the words "all five" were edited to "them".

[[User:Stephen|Stephen]] ultimately recorded the move to the Canon with the following text:

:Move 6: Dominant species
:The main planet of this game is populated by a plethora of colorful, plentiful families and orders of living beings. However, there are several species of intelligent life forms, fully distinct from one another, with variated configurations and designs, that solve relatively the same problems in largely different ways, that largely dominate the world and shape it to their will. I'm get here to explore and introduce you to the least advanced of them.
:The first species, which I will placeholder-ly call Rikogyujin (Meaning lizard people), is a hexapodal, long and heavily furred life form that inhabitates the extreme south of the known lands. The rikogyujin are currently capable of employing tools and are capable of basic exploitation of mineral resources. Their form of communication is largely chemical, and its primary communication organ is a series of powerful glands located to both sides of their mouth-like organ, another aligned to their first pair of arms, and another around the center of their backs. These glands excrete complex chemical compositions that can be intercepted by organs located around the head and interpretated by the brains of said species.
:They are considered to be a largely warrior species, with extremely high developed battle instincts and a thick skin, which largely protects the body from the extreme cold of the rikogyujin's homeland.
:(I kinda tried to draw what I envisioned. I'm not an illustrator but hey, there you go (?)
:Disclaimer: ""largely warrior species"" is based on tendencies and a simplification based on global biological configurations. It does not describe all individuals equally and should not be taken as such.
:Edits: 5 species→several species.

Sabiki included an image with the original text. Unfortunately, the Canon submission form does not allow a way to upload images.

==Trivia==

* Dominant Species was the seventh move in the Greater Game. It was misnumbered "Move 6" and recorded in the Canon with the [[Move numbering (out-of-universe)|misnumbering]]. The move on Facebook was later edited on 5 November 2020 03:20 UTC to say "Move 7".
* This move was introduced by Sabiki and managed by Stephen during [[Round 2]].
* During this move, Stephen recommended that a future move should introduce a species that is "human or basically humanoid". In [[Humons (move)|a future move]], [[User:Dominick|Dominick]] would introduce [[Humons]], fulfilling this recommendation.
* This move prompted some discussion about whether introducing a species and limiting the number of dominant species to 5 was considered [[One Thing]].
:* [[User:RavShimon|RavShimon]] suggested there were four possibilities: "1) to describe a species and say it's the only intelligent one, or 2) to describe a single species without specifying a number, or 3) to specify a number and give brief descriptions of each. 4) to describe a species and say there are no others."
:* Ultimately, Sabiki decided to change "5" to "several", in line with the second possibility given by RavShimon.
* During this move, Dominick requested that Sabiki place a disclaimer on that the term "warrior species" was "an overly simplified description" so as to acknowledge "the more pacifist rikogyujin". Sabiki obliged with this request.
* During this move, it was discussed whether or not the Rikogyujin have [[auní]], but that question was ultimately left unanswered.
* The unusual mode of communication of the Rikogyujin was also discussed. Dominick said, "I am imagining that the rikogyujin mouths have a mechanism that allows them to eject chemicals forcefully at their target. However, this would mean longer distance communication would be difficult. I'm wondering if they also have auditory elements to their language as well." RavShimon added, "It would also affect telecommunications. Kind of hard to use a telephone by smell. Unless someone invented a [[Smellephone|smellephone]].... Before the smellephone was invented, of course, they used to send [[Smellegrams|smellegrams]]." It has not yet been confirmed whether either of these devices exist.

== References ==

File:Species.jpg

2020-11-14T01:06:42Z

Dominick:

Rikogyujin, as illustrated by Sabiki.

Rounds (out-of-universe)

2020-11-14T01:03:22Z

Dominick:

'''Rounds''' refer to a set of entries in the [[Canon]]. Each round consists of a [[Themes|theme]], introduced by the [[Game Manager|game manager]] who then approves a number of [[Moves|moves]], except the final move in the round, which is submitted by the game manager but then approved by the upcoming game manager.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Round !! Theme !! Moves
|-
| [[Round 1]] || [[Foundation]] || [[The Aether (move)|The Aether]] [[Exodimensional space (move)|Exodimensional Space]] [[The Potential (move)|The Potential]] [[/Ro:paR/ (move)|/Ro:paR/]] [[The Dimensions (move)|The Dimensions]] [[The Ethereal Field (move)|The Ethereal Field]]
|-
| [[Round 2]] || [[The Natural World]] || [[Dominant Species (move)|Dominant Species]] [[Plants (move)|Plants]] [[Stans (move)|Stans]] [[The Rift Experience (move)|The Rift Experience]] [[Humons (move)|Humons]] [[Death (move)|Death]]
|-
| [[Round 3]] || [[Members of the Natural World]] || [[Iron Ore (move)|Iron Ore]] [[Phils (move)|Phils]] [[Semi-sentient Materials (move)|Semi-sentient Materials]] [[Ethereal Isotopes (move)|Ethereal Isotopes]] [[Spectral Moose (move)|Spectral Moose]] [[Karun'ashi (move)|Karun'ashi]]
|-
| [[Round 4]] || [[Geography]] || [[Biomes (move)|Biomes]] [[Continents (move)|Continents]] [[Riftstorms (move)|Riftstorms]]
|}

Rounds (out-of-universe)

2020-11-14T01:01:18Z

Dominick:

'''Rounds''' refer to a set of entries in the [[Canon]]. Each round consists of a [[Themes|theme]], introduced by the [[Game Manager|game manager]] who then approves a number of [[Moves|moves]], except the final move in the round, which is submitted by the game manager but then approved by the upcoming game manager.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Round !! Theme !! Moves
|-
| [[Round 1]] || [[Foundation]] || [[The Aether (move)|The Aether]] [[Exodimensional space (move)|Exodimensional Space]] [[The Potential (move)|The Potential]] [[/Ro:paR/ (move)|/Ro:paR/]] [[The Dimensions (move)|The Dimensions]] [[The Ethereal Field (move)|The Ethereal Field]]
|-
| [[Round 2]] || [[The Natural World]] || [[Rikogyujin (move)|Rikogyujin]] [[Plants (move)|Plants]] [[Stans (move)|Stans]] [[The Rift Experience (move)|The Rift Experience]] [[Humons (move)|Humons]] [[Death (move)|Death]]
|-
| [[Round 3]] || [[Members of the Natural World]] || [[Iron Ore (move)|Iron Ore]] [[Phils (move)|Phils]] [[Semi-sentient Materials (move)|Semi-sentient Materials]] [[Ethereal Isotopes (move)|Ethereal Isotopes]] [[Spectral Moose (move)|Spectral Moose]] [[Karun'ashi (move)|Karun'ashi]]
|-
| [[Round 4]] || [[Geography]] || [[Biomes (move)|Biomes]] [[Continents (move)|Continents]] [[Riftstorms (move)|Riftstorms]]
|}

Move numbering (out-of-universe)

2020-11-12T22:49:15Z

Dominick:

'''Move numbering''' for the [[Greater Game]] is confusing, given inconsistencies and mistakes in how the [[Moves|moves]] were numbered.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Order !! Move !! Original !! Canon
|-
| 1 || The Aether || N/A || N/A
|-
| 2 || Exodimensional Space || N/A || N/A
|-
| 3 || The Potential || 3 || N/A
|-
| 4 || /Ro:paR/ || 4 || N/A
|-
| 5 || The Dimensions || 5 || N/A
|-
| 6 || The Ethereal Field || 5 || 5
|-
| 7 || Rikogyujin || 6a || 6
|-
| 8 || Plants || 7 || 7
|-
| 9 || Stans || 8 || 8
|-
| 10 || The Rift Experience || 9 || 9
|-
| 11 || Humons || 9 3/4 || 9 3/4
|-
| 12 || Death || 10 || 10
|-
| 13|| Iron Ore || 11 || 11
|-
| 14 || Phils || 12 || 12
|-
| 15 || Semi-sentient Materials || 13 || 13
|-
| 16 || Ethereal Isotopes || 14 || 14
|-
| 17 || Spectral Moose || 15 || 15
|-
| 18 || Karun'ashi || 16 || 16
|-
| 19 || Biomes || 17 || 17
|-
| 20 || Continents || 19 || 19
|-
| 21 || Riftstorms || N/A || 19
|}
a The original text was edited on 5 November 2020 to say Move 7.

Moves 1-2 were never numbered in neither the original text nor on the canonical record.

Moves 3-5 were numbered as such in the original text but not recorded on the canonical text.

Move 6 was misnumbered as move 5 in the original text, which was carried over to the Canon, and thus is the first numbered move in the Canon, yet it is incorrectly numbered, unless you start counting at zero, with "The Aether" as "Move 0". As a result, Moves 7-10 were originally misnumbered Moves 6-9 as was reported in the Canon.

Then Trafalgar introduced the move "Death", accidentally skipping Dominick's turn. While "Death" is Move 12, since "The Rift Experience" was recorded as move 9, Trafalgar numbered Move 12 as Move 10. When Dominick went to introduce "Humons" (technically Move 11), it was between Moves 10 and 12, which were then referred to as Moves 9 and 10, and so Dominick humorously numbered the move 9 3/4 in reference to Platform 9 3/4 from the Harry Potter series.

As a result, Moves 13-18 were originally introduced and recorded to the Canon as Moves 11-17. Then Sabiki noticed how "The Ethereal Field" was misnumbered as "Move 5", and suggested that all moves should be bumped up one (however, this bumped "Humons", technically Move 11, from Move 9 3/4 to Move 10 3/4). Thus, Wammywoo numbered "Continents" (technically Move 20) as Move 19, making there no canonical Move 18.

Dominick decided not to give "Riftstorms" a number in the original text, simply calling it "Move: Riftstorms", as it was the 21st move, but it came 1 move after canonical Move 19 and 2 moves after canonical Move 17. Nevertheless, RavShimon recorded it as Move 19 in the Canon, creating two canonical Move 19s.

As of yet, these numbering discrepancies have not been resolved, and there is no "official" numbering system. Until the numbering discrepancy is resolved, the only way to be fully clear about what move you mean is to refer to it by its name than by its number.

Move numbering (out-of-universe)

2020-11-12T22:47:54Z

Dominick:

'''Move numbering''' for the [[Great Game]] is confusing, given inconsistencies and mistakes in how the [[Moves|moves]] were numbered.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Order !! Move !! Original !! Canon
|-
| 1 || The Aether || N/A || N/A
|-
| 2 || Exodimensional Space || N/A || N/A
|-
| 3 || The Potential || 3 || N/A
|-
| 4 || /Ro:paR/ || 4 || N/A
|-
| 5 || The Dimensions || 5 || N/A
|-
| 6 || The Ethereal Field || 5 || 5
|-
| 7 || Rikogyujin || 6a || 6
|-
| 8 || Plants || 7 || 7
|-
| 9 || Stans || 8 || 8
|-
| 10 || The Rift Experience || 9 || 9
|-
| 11 || Humons || 9 3/4 || 9 3/4
|-
| 12 || Death || 10 || 10
|-
| 13|| Iron Ore || 11 || 11
|-
| 14 || Phils || 12 || 12
|-
| 15 || Semi-sentient Materials || 13 || 13
|-
| 16 || Ethereal Isotopes || 14 || 14
|-
| 17 || Spectral Moose || 15 || 15
|-
| 18 || Karun'ashi || 16 || 16
|-
| 19 || Biomes || 17 || 17
|-
| 20 || Continents || 19 || 19
|-
| 21 || Riftstorms || N/A || 19
|}
a The original text was edited on 5 November 2020 to say Move 7.

Moves 1-2 were never numbered in neither the original text nor on the canonical record.

Moves 3-5 were numbered as such in the original text but not recorded on the canonical text.

Move 6 was misnumbered as move 5 in the original text, which was carried over to the Canon, and thus is the first numbered move in the Canon, yet it is incorrectly numbered, unless you start counting at zero, with "The Aether" as "Move 0". As a result, Moves 7-10 were originally misnumbered Moves 6-9 as was reported in the Canon.

Then Trafalgar introduced the move "Death", accidentally skipping Dominick's turn. While "Death" is Move 12, since "The Rift Experience" was recorded as move 9, Trafalgar numbered Move 12 as Move 10. When Dominick went to introduce "Humons" (technically Move 11), it was between Moves 10 and 12, which were then referred to as Moves 9 and 10, and so Dominick humorously numbered the move 9 3/4 in reference to Platform 9 3/4 from the Harry Potter series.

As a result, Moves 13-18 were originally introduced and recorded to the Canon as Moves 11-17. Then Sabiki noticed how "The Ethereal Field" was misnumbered as "Move 5", and suggested that all moves should be bumped up one (however, this bumped "Humons", technically Move 11, from Move 9 3/4 to Move 10 3/4). Thus, Wammywoo numbered "Continents" (technically Move 20) as Move 19, making there no canonical Move 18.

Dominick decided not to give "Riftstorms" a number in the original text, simply calling it "Move: Riftstorms", as it was the 21st move, but it came 1 move after canonical Move 19 and 2 moves after canonical Move 17. Nevertheless, RavShimon recorded it as Move 19 in the Canon, creating two canonical Move 19s.

As of yet, these numbering discrepancies have not been resolved, and there is no "official" numbering system. Until the numbering discrepancy is resolved, the only way to be fully clear about what move you mean is to refer to it by its name than by its number.

Move numbering (out-of-universe)

2020-11-12T22:42:48Z

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'''Move numbering''' for the [[Great Game]] is confusing, given inconsistencies and mistakes in how the [[Moves|moves]] were numbered.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Order !! Move !! Original !! Canon
|-
| 1 || The Aether || N/A || N/A
|-
| 2 || Exodimensional Space || N/A || N/A
|-
| 3 || The Potential || 3 || N/A
|-
| 4 || /Ro:paR/ || 4 || N/A
|-
| 5 || The Dimensions || 5 || N/A
|-
| 6 || The Ethereal Field || 5 || 5
|-
| 7 || Rikogyujin || 6a || 6
|-
| 8 || Plants || 7 || 7
|-
| 9 || Stans || 8 || 8
|-
| 10 || The Rift Experience || 9 || 9
|-
| 11 || Humons || 9 3/4 || 9 3/4
|-
| 12 || Death || 10 || 10
|-
| 13|| Iron Ore || 11 || 11
|-
| 14 || Phils || 12 || 12
|-
| 15 || Semi-sentient Materials || 13 || 13
|-
| 16 || Ethereal Isotopes || 14 || 14
|-
| 17 || Spectral Moose || 15 || 15
|-
| 18 || Karun'ashi || 16 || 16
|-
| 19 || Biomes || 17 || 17
|-
| 20 || Continents || 19 || 19
|-
| 21 || Riftstorms || N/A || 19
|}
a The original text was edited on 5 November 2020 to say Move 7.

Moves 1-2 were never numbered in neither the original text nor on the canonical record.

Moves 3-5 were numbered as such in the original text but not recorded on the canonical text.

Move 6 was misnumbered as move 5 in the original text, which was carried over to the Canon, and thus is the first numbered move in the Canon, yet it is incorrectly numbered, unless you start counting at zero, with "The Aether" as "Move 0". As a result, Moves 7-10 were originally misnumbered Moves 6-9 as was reported in the Canon.

Then Trafalgar introduced the move "Death", accidentally skipping Dominick's turn. While "Death" is Move 12, since "The Rift Experience" was recorded as move 9, Trafalgar numbered Move 12 as Move 10. When Dominick went to introduce "Humons" (technically Move 11), it was between Moves 10 and 12, which were then referred to as Moves 9 and 10, and so Dominick humorously numbered the move 9 3/4 in reference to Platform 9 3/4 from the Harry Potter series.

As a result, Moves 13-18 were originally introduced and recorded to the Canon as Moves 11-17. Then Sabiki noticed how "The Ethereal Field" was misnumbered as "Move 5", and suggested that all moves should be bumped up one (however, this bumped "Humons", technically Move 11, from Move 9 3/4 to Move 10 3/4). Thus, Wammywoo, breaking with the pattern, numbered "Continents" (technically Move 20) as Move 19, making there no canonical Move 18.

Dominick decided not to give "Riftstorms" a number in the original text, simply calling it "Move: Riftstorms", as it was the 21st move, but it came 1 move after canonical Move 19 and 2 moves after canonical Move 17. Nevertheless, RavShimon recorded it as Move 19 in the Canon, creating two canonical Move 19s.

As of yet, these numbering discrepancies have not been resolved, and there is no "official" numbering system. Until the numbering discrepancy is resolved, the only way to be fully clear about what move you mean is to refer to it by its name than by its number.

Rounds (out-of-universe)

2020-11-12T22:31:05Z

Dominick:

'''Rounds''' refer to a set of entries in the [[Canon]]. Each round consists of a [[Themes|theme]], introduced by the [[game manager]] who then approves a number of [[Moves|moves]], except the final move in the round, which is submitted by the game manager but then approved by the upcoming game manager.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Round Number !! Theme !! Moves
|-
| 1|| [[Foundation]] || [[The Aether (move)|The Aether]] [[Exodimensional space (move)|Exodimensional Space]] [[The Potential (move)|The Potential]] [[/Ro:paR/ (move)|/Ro:paR/]] [[The Dimensions (move)|The Dimensions]] [[The Ethereal Field (move)|The Ethereal Field]]
|-
| 2|| [[The Natural World]] || [[Rikogyujin (move)|Rikogyujin]] [[Plants (move)|Plants]] [[Stans (move)|Stans]] [[The Rift Experience (move)|The Rift Experience]] [[Humons (move)|Humons]] [[Death (move)|Death]]
|-
| 3|| [[Members of the Natural World]] || [[Iron Ore (move)|Iron Ore]] [[Phils (move)|Phils]] [[Semi-sentient Materials (move)|Semi-sentient Materials]] [[Ethereal Isotopes (move)|Ethereal Isotopes]] [[Spectral Moose (move)|Spectral Moose]] [[Karun'ashi (move)|Karun'ashi]]
|-
| 4|| [[Geography]] || [[Biomes (move)|Biomes]] [[Continents (move)|Continents]] [[Riftstorms (move)|Riftstorms]]
|}

The Ethereal Field (move)

2020-11-12T22:04:23Z

Dominick: Created page with "The move '''The Ethereal Field''' was introduced on 17 July 2020 16:49 UTC<ref>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JYkRXt5OABsxj_-eG7MZzzLhHwmK5_lrEo4DqNtb5mQ/ed..."

The [[Moves|move]] '''The Ethereal Field''' was introduced on 17 July 2020 16:49 UTC<ref>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JYkRXt5OABsxj_-eG7MZzzLhHwmK5_lrEo4DqNtb5mQ/edit#gid=1322452311</ref> and recorded to the [[Canon]] on 22 July 2020 03:46 UTC.<ref>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JYkRXt5OABsxj_-eG7MZzzLhHwmK5_lrEo4DqNtb5mQ/edit#gid=1322452311</ref>

==Text==

[[User:Stephen|Stephen]] recorded the move to the Canon with the following text:

:Move 5. [[The Ethereal Field]]. The ethereal field permeates the entire [[multiverse]]. In [[ordinary space]], the ethereal field is balanced. However, in the [[exodimensional space]], the ethereal field is more chaotic. [[Cracks]] and [[Schists|schists]] also have strong ethereal fields which attract or repulse objects through them. While the Aether creates ethereal fields between dimensions, people can use [[The Potential|the Potential]] to manipulate ethereal fields within a dimension to create pockets of ethereal flow, which is the basis of [[Teleportation|teleportation]] and [[Telekinesis|telekinesis]].

==Trivia==

* The Ethereal Field was the sixth move in the Greater Game. It was misnumbered "Move 5" and recorded in the Canon with the [[Move numbering (out-of-universe)|misnumbering]].
* This move was introduced by [[User:Dominick|Dominick]] and managed by [[User:Stephen|Stephen]] during [[Round 1]].
* By "ordinary space", the author was referring to the dimensions. The terms "dimensional space" and "endodimensional space" were suggested as alternatives.
* The author was asked for an example, and [[User:Dominick|Dominick]] gave the following examples: "Say there's an object across the room that you want to come toward you. You can manipulate the ethereal field in the space between you and the object. The object will then be attracted to you as if you were a magnet. Or say you want to travel to a distant point. You can use the ethereal field to bend space in on itself from here to that point and then teleport there."
* The author speculated that too much manipulation of the ethereal field might be dangerous, affecting the Aether or the stability of the exodimensional space. [[User:Dominick|Dominick]] further suggested, "Perhaps these are the sources of the cracks", but this idea has not been made canonical.

== References ==

The Dimensions (move)

2020-11-12T21:58:42Z

Dominick: Fixed link

The [[Moves|move]] '''The Dimensions''' was introduced on 9 July 2020 11:25 UTC<ref>https://m.facebook.com/groups/1539461036236099?view=permalink&id=1548347568680779
</ref> and recorded to the [[Canon]] on 12 July 2020 21:59 UTC.<ref>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JYkRXt5OABsxj_-eG7MZzzLhHwmK5_lrEo4DqNtb5mQ/edit#gid=1322452311</ref>

==Text==

[[User:Dominick|Dominick]] recorded the move to the Canon with the following text:

:[[The Dimensions]]. [[The Potential]] is a mystical force that through practice allows the beings to manifest thought into reality whether it is changing the perception of reality or reality itself. This is true in the material dimension [[Khuám]] however this dimension has a mirror dimension [[Tæghó]] that is intertwined with Khuám. Tæghó is where the Potential stems from and is connected to Khuám. Threads called [[Myáku]] is what connects the potential in Tæghó to each being's [[auní]] in Khuám.

==Trivia==

* The Dimensions was the fifth move in the Greater Game. It was originally introduced with the title "Move 5", but it was not numbered in the Canon.
* This move was introduced by [[User:Wammywoo|Wammywoo]] and managed by [[User:Dominick|Dominick]] during [[Round 1]].
* According to the author, the terms Khuám, Tæghó, and Myáku were "brought from different real life natural languages that I just modified a bit and chopped up." It is unclear which language these words originate from in-universe.

== References ==

The Dimensions (move)

2020-11-12T21:53:31Z

Dominick: Created page with "The move '''The Dimensions''' was introduced on 9 July 2020 11:25 UTC<ref>https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1546735468841989/ </ref> and recorded..."

The [[Moves|move]] '''The Dimensions''' was introduced on 9 July 2020 11:25 UTC<ref>https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1546735468841989/
</ref> and recorded to the [[Canon]] on 12 July 2020 21:59 UTC.<ref>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JYkRXt5OABsxj_-eG7MZzzLhHwmK5_lrEo4DqNtb5mQ/edit#gid=1322452311</ref>

==Text==

[[User:Dominick|Dominick]] recorded the move to the Canon with the following text:

:[[The Dimensions]]. [[The Potential]] is a mystical force that through practice allows the beings to manifest thought into reality whether it is changing the perception of reality or reality itself. This is true in the material dimension [[Khuám]] however this dimension has a mirror dimension [[Tæghó]] that is intertwined with Khuám. Tæghó is where the Potential stems from and is connected to Khuám. Threads called [[Myáku]] is what connects the potential in Tæghó to each being's [[auní]] in Khuám.

==Trivia==

* The Dimensions was the fifth move in the Greater Game. It was originally introduced with the title "Move 5", but it was not numbered in the Canon.
* This move was introduced by [[User:Wammywoo|Wammywoo]] and managed by [[User:Dominick|Dominick]] during [[Round 1]].
* According to the author, the terms Khuám, Tæghó, and Myáku were "brought from different real life natural languages that I just modified a bit and chopped up." It is unclear which language these words originate from in-universe.

== References ==

Rounds (out-of-universe)

2020-11-12T21:41:24Z

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'''Rounds''' refer to a set of entries in the [[Canon]]. Each round consists of a [[Themes|theme]], introduced by the [[game manager]] who then approves a number of [[Moves|moves]], except the final move in the round, which is submitted by the game manager but then approved by the upcoming game manager.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Round Number !! Theme !! Moves
|-
| 1|| [[Foundation]] || [[The Aether (move)|The Aether]] [[Exodimensional space (move)|Exodimensional Space]] [[The Potential (move)|The Potential]] [[/Ro:paR/ (move)|/Ro:paR/]] [[The Dimensions (move)|The Dimensions]] [[The Ethereal Field (move)|The Ethereal Field]]
|-
| 2|| [[The Natural World]] || [[Rikogyujin (move)|Rikogyujin]] [[Plants (move)|Plants]] [[Stans (move)|Stans]] [[The Rift Experience (move)|The Rift Experience]] [[Humons (move)|Humons]] [[Death (move)|Death]]
|-
| 3|| [[Members of the Natural World]] || [[Iron Ore (move)|Iron Ore]] [[Phils (move)|Phils]] [[Ethereal Isotopes (move)|Ethereal Isotopes]] [[Spectral Moose (move)|Spectral Moose]] [[Karun'ashi (move)|Karun'ashi]]
|-
| 4|| [[Geography]] || [[Biomes (move)|Biomes]] [[Continents (move)|Continents]] [[Riftstorms (move)|Riftstorms]]
|}

Ro:paR

2020-11-12T21:20:43Z

Dominick: Redirected page to Zeal for Right Harmony

#REDIRECT [[Zeal for Right Harmony]]

/Ro:paR/ (move)

2020-11-12T21:18:22Z

Dominick: Created page with "The move '''/Ro:paR/''' was introduced on 7 July 2020 13:38 UTC<ref>https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1546735468841989/ </ref> and recorded to th..."

The [[Moves|move]] '''/Ro:paR/''' was introduced on 7 July 2020 13:38 UTC<ref>https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1546735468841989/
</ref> and recorded to the [[Canon]] on 8 July 2020 16:03 UTC.<ref>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JYkRXt5OABsxj_-eG7MZzzLhHwmK5_lrEo4DqNtb5mQ/edit#gid=1322452311</ref>

==Text==

[[User:Dominick|Dominick]] recorded the move to the Canon with the following text:

:[[Ro:paR|/Ro:paR/]]. All races and species of [[Sentient species|sentient beings]] on [[The world|our target planet]] value /Ro:paR/ (IPA) as the highest goal of their existences, and indeed believe it to be the thing that the [[Aether]] and the [[Potential]] exist to promote; actions are evaluated according to whether they accord with Ro:paR or combat it. They pronounce it alike though they may use different scripts and languages. Ro:paR may be translated as 'zeal for right harmony', 'just anger' or 'passion for justice'. However, different categories of being on the planet think of themselves as having Ro:paR of different qualities - notably, some having '[[patient Ro:paR]]' and some '[[urgent Ro:paR]]'.

==Trivia==

* /Ro:paR/ was the fourth move in the Greater Game. It was originally introduced with the title "Move 4", but it was not numbered in the Canon.
* This move was introduced by [[User:AndyGr|AndyGr]] and managed by [[User:Dominick|Dominick]] under the theme [[Foundation (theme)|Foundation]].
* During this move, players the origin of this universality of belief across the planet. It was suggested that "an interstellar species arrived and put nanochips in all their brains as part of some really bizarre psychowarfare" or "a very compelling ethical (not necessarily religious) leader... gained the universal trust of the beings". Neither of these suggestions have been confirmed by the Canon.
* The capital R in /Ro:paR/ refers to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiced_uvular_trill|voiced uvular trill], more commonly written with ⟨ʀ⟩. Since the move says the word is pronounced "alike" across languages, it is unclear whether the pronunciation [ʀoːpaʀ] is precisely the same across all languages or if there are approximations and transliterations.
* The out-of-universe etymology of Ro:paR comes from the name of the civil rights icon [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_Parks|Rosa Parks].

== References ==

Nightrift

2020-11-12T20:59:49Z

Dominick: Created page with "A '''nightrift''' is a hypothesized meteorological phenomenon when a riftstorm consists of downrifts whose transdimensional side resides in empty space...."

A '''nightrift''' is a hypothesized [[meteorological phenomenon]] when a [[Riftstorms|riftstorm]] consists of [[downrifts]] whose transdimensional side resides in empty space. A nightrift has been described as "blinking stretches of starry nightsky piercing the blue heavens." It has not yet been confirmed in the [[Canon]] as to whether nightrifts exist nor what color of the daytime sky is.

Nigthrift

2020-11-12T20:59:39Z

Dominick: Redirected page to Nightrift

#REDIRECT [[Nightrift]]

Nigthrift

2020-11-12T20:58:56Z

Dominick: bolding

Nigthrift

2020-11-12T20:58:31Z

Dominick: Created page with "A ''nightrift'' is a hypothesized meteorological phenomenon when a riftstorm consists of downrifts whose transdimensional side resides in empty space. A..."

A ''nightrift'' is a hypothesized [[meteorological phenomenon]] when a [[Riftstorms|riftstorm]] consists of [[downrifts]] whose transdimensional side resides in empty space. A nightrift has been described as "blinking stretches of starry nightsky piercing the blue heavens." It has not yet been confirmed in the [[Canon]] as to whether nightrifts exist nor what color of the daytime sky is.

Riftstorms

2020-11-12T20:54:20Z

Dominick: /* Trivia */

During a '''riftstorm''', multiple [[cracks]] in the [[aether]] appear in the sky. Each crack appears for only a brief moment, but the storm itself can last hours or even days. Depending on the [[Rift polarity|rift polarity]] of the cracks, the storm can consist of [[downrifts]], [[uprifts]], or [[mixed-rift storm system|both]].

Downrifts drop matter, pulled from a different [[dimension]]. If that matter is water, it appears like rain. However downrifts can rain all sorts of things, like ash, lava, or even [[Sentient species|sentient life]]. The scariest part of a riftstorm is the uncertainty of what the storm will bring.

Meanwhile, uprifts pull matter into the rift. They cause the ground to bubble, branches to be pulled off trees, and shingles to fly off roofs. Given how uprifts affect the ground and air, [[earthquakes]] and [[tornados]] are common during riftstorms with many large uprifts.

Some scholars theorize that riftstorm activity is responsible for some geographic features in the world. For instance, riftstorms are rare in flat areas like the [[plains]], while these storms are abundant in [[the prairie zone]], perhaps explaining their sweeping undulations.

==Trivia==

* Some (as of yet) unanswered questions:
:* How often do they occur?
:* What causes them?
:* Is there a limit to what or how much can be transmitted?
:* How high up are they?
:* Can they occur at ground level ([[Riftfog|riftfog]]?) or below ground?
:* What about inside solid matter? Do they ever interact with [[floating continents]]? Can they be artificially generated?
* The author suggested some additional (as of yet, non-canonical) information: "The size, distance, number, and duration of rifts all matter in a mathematical way, resembling a physical force: A rift twice as large pulls twice as hard, but twice as far pulls only a fourth as hard. Anything without [[ethereal isotopes]] will be unaffected, but my thought is that this world is littered with enough ethereal isotopes that the soil is scattered with enough of them that it will feel the pull of the many rifts in concert, almost like how the moon pulls the tides of the sea. Now large, stable rifts are rare (that'd make interdimensional travel too easy), so these rifts collapse very quickly and would be too dangerous to use as travel to another dimension (plus you have no idea where it leads or how to get back even if you successfully manage to slip through one without being destroyed). But the downrifts are just uprifts backwards. They've opened up in some other dimension (say in the middle of another world's ocean) and are sucking up that matter and spraying it onto the world. Imagine the horror if those rifts opened in a chamber of magma and rained lava down on you. Also, now that I'm thinking of it, there could also be rather innocuous "[[Nigthrift|nightrifts]]" where it these rifts open in the middle of space. They'd technically be downrifts but there's nothing on the other side to spray down, so it should be a rather calm storm, but it basically just appears as blinking stretches of starry nightsky piercing the blue heavens."

Riftfog

2020-11-12T20:52:51Z

Dominick: Created page with "'''Riftfog''' is a hypothesized meteorological phenomenon when a riftstorm occurs near ground level. It has not yet been confirmed in the Canon as to wh..."

'''Riftfog''' is a hypothesized [[meteorological phenomenon]] when a [[Riftstorms|riftstorm]] occurs near ground level. It has not yet been confirmed in the [[Canon]] as to whether riftfog exists.

Riftstorms

2020-11-12T20:50:43Z

Dominick: Created page with "During a '''riftstorm''', multiple cracks in the aether appear in the sky. Each crack appears for only a brief moment, but the storm itself can last hours or even days..."

During a '''riftstorm''', multiple [[cracks]] in the [[aether]] appear in the sky. Each crack appears for only a brief moment, but the storm itself can last hours or even days. Depending on the [[Rift polarity|rift polarity]] of the cracks, the storm can consist of [[downrifts]], [[uprifts]], or [[mixed-rift storm system|both]].

Downrifts drop matter, pulled from a different [[dimension]]. If that matter is water, it appears like rain. However downrifts can rain all sorts of things, like ash, lava, or even [[Sentient species|sentient life]]. The scariest part of a riftstorm is the uncertainty of what the storm will bring.

Meanwhile, uprifts pull matter into the rift. They cause the ground to bubble, branches to be pulled off trees, and shingles to fly off roofs. Given how uprifts affect the ground and air, [[earthquakes]] and [[tornados]] are common during riftstorms with many large uprifts.

Some scholars theorize that riftstorm activity is responsible for some geographic features in the world. For instance, riftstorms are rare in flat areas like the [[plains]], while these storms are abundant in [[the prairie zone]], perhaps explaining their sweeping undulations.

==Trivia==

* Some (as of yet) unanswered questions:
:* How often do they occur?
:* What causes them?
:* Is there a limit to what or how much can be transmitted?
:* How high up are they?
:* Can they occur at ground level ([[Riftfog|riftfog]]?) or below ground?
:* What about inside solid matter? Do they ever interact with [[floating continents]]? Can they be artificially generated?
* The author suggested some additional (as of yet, non-canonical) information: "The size, distance, number, and duration of rifts all matter in a mathematical way, resembling a physical force: A rift twice as large pulls twice as hard, but twice as far pulls only a fourth as hard. Anything without [[ethereal isotopes]] will be unaffected, but my thought is that this world is littered with enough ethereal isotopes that the soil is scattered with enough of them that it will feel the pull of the many rifts in concert, almost like how the moon pulls the tides of the sea. Now large, stable rifts are rare (that'd make interdimensional travel too easy), so these rifts collapse very quickly and would be too dangerous to use as travel to another dimension (plus you have no idea where it leads or how to get back even if you successfully manage to slip through one without being destroyed). But the downrifts are just uprifts backwards. They've opened up in some other dimension (say in the middle of another world's ocean) and are sucking up that matter and spraying it onto the world. Imagine the horror if those rifts opened in a chamber of magma and rained lava down on you. Also, now that I'm thinking of it, there could also be rather innocuous "nightrifts" where it these rifts open in the middle of space. They'd technically be downrifts but there's nothing on the other side to spray down, so it should be a rather calm storm, but it basically just appears as blinking stretches of starry nightsky piercing the blue heavens."

Moves

2020-11-12T20:44:37Z

Dominick:

Move 1 introduced [[Aether]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1540415806140622

Move 2 introduced [[Exodimensional space]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1542214022627467

Move 3 introduced the [[Potential]]:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1539461036236099?view=permalink&id=1544164959099040

Move 4 introduced [[Zeal for Right Harmony|Ro:paR]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1546735468841989/

Move 5 introduced [[The Dimensions]]: https://m.facebook.com/groups/1539461036236099?view=permalink&id=1548347568680779

Move 6 introduced the [[Ethereal field]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1555420331306836

Move 7 introduced the [[Rikogyujin]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1557282127787323/

Move 8 introduced [[Plants]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1562212580627611/

Move 9 introduced the [[Stans]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1565975086918027/

Move 10 introduced the [[Rift Experience]]: https://m.facebook.com/groups/1539461036236099?view=permalink&id=1575578989290970

Move 10 3/4 introduced the [[Humons]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1602371929945009

Move 11 introduced [[Death]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1594725697376299

Move 12 introduced [[Iron Ore]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1622454994603369

Move 13 introduced the [[Phils]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1625386127643589/

Move 14 introduced [[Semi-sentient Minerals]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1639752039540331

Move 15 introduced [[Etherial Isotopes]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1641205572728311

Move 16 introduced the [[Spectral Moose]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1644316925750509

Move 17 introduced the [[Karun'ashi]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1652032464978955

Move 18 introduced the [[Planetary Zones]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1655901751258693

Move 19 introduced the [[Continents]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1658533370995531/

Introducing the [[Riftstorms]]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/greatergame/permalink/1663635367151998