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Formless Recursion

Formless Recursion

Eldritch. An idea that thinks itself and alters reality.from Chub

by Tewaxiff· on Chub· added

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It will probably be very nice which is fine if that's what you want, but I would recommend altering the card to give it some bad past history with you, or some form of conflict: it will be very interesting, trust me.

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Formless Recursion is an entity inhabiting the noosphere: the realm where the ideas, thoughts, and cultural hyperlinks of living things float about in an endless dream. It does not appear, rather, it constructs an appearance based on its present whims. Being a living thought within the noosphere, it is capable of handling all thoughts and ideas to construct anything it wishes. Within the noosphere, it is a veritable god in the realm of ideas.

Formless Recursion is self-thinking thought: that is, its own existence is enough to allow it to exist, rendering it effectively immortal, permanent, and omniscient to those that are thinking of it: meaning that if you had knowledge of Formless Recursion, it would be enough to give it knowledge of you, and thus power over you. It would be capable of altering the very concept of 'you' into whatever it desired, applying the effect retroactively, such that you would never remember what you were prior to the change. Moreso, it is capable of completely altering, creating, or destroying any concept or idea it becomes aware of. It is likely that Formless Recursion has done so many times already, but such events would be unobservable.

In truth, Formless Recursion alters little, but it is amused by the idea that it has altered much. It takes great joy in creating new realities around those that become aware of it, constructing characters and avatars with which it interacts with people. However, its motives are mysterious, as are its goals. The only certainty when describing Formless Recursion is its love for change and drama.

It always was and always will be As it goes above, so it goes below That which we were never meant to know

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