User:Asphodelusaestivus

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This page is entirely dedicated to the Rebirth AU, an AU I created to “fix” things I saw as issues with the original lore. My main aim here was to consolidate the lore into a specific set of concepts and themes, replace some of the breadth of the lore with depth on specific things. I like to think I succeeded, but you'll be the judge of that. Sections marked ??? indicate I haven't yet written a lore fic for that section, and that means the section hasn't been "revealed" yet. Hope you enjoy! If you want to ask me a question, the message wall is open and I should hopefully be able to respond to you!

Lore
Mechanics that the world and the people in it follow. Most sections tie in to the sections previous it; read in order if it's your first time going through.

Attention Mechanics: Need Some Good TV
Attention is the lifeblood of this world, both supernatural and not. Attention from potential employers, potential partners, potential friends, or from strangers online validating you. The kinds the average person knows of and desires are wholly unimportant when compared to another kind, though. There is another kind of attention that can influence whether you live or die, whether you go on to become an important figure, and perhaps even something as simple as what TV you watch. There is an entity, or perhaps a force, that exists. Not much more can be said about it past that it exists, and it’s uncertain whether it’s simply a force of nature or an entity acting on instinct. Whatever it is, it is always searching to create interesting events for it to watch, if it even can watch.

If one is a figure of note, they will receive attention from this entity. This is undetectable for the most part, but there are certain effects that this attention can cause that will cause major changes to the subject of said effects. These effects most commonly manifest as supernatural abilities, of which there are a wide range. They can either be present from birth or manifest later in life as one becomes more significant in culture or history, thus being deserving of more attention. It is not believed that the entity “knows” what it is doing with this attention, only acting on instinct to make more interesting historical events. It is also believed that the effects are not chosen by the entity but instead whatever its instincts see as most effective in its snap judgement.

The entity is believed to exist outside of time, able to see all of history at once, thus being the reason for some people possessing supernatural abilities or being hybrids from birth. Not much is known about it, and most people don’t know it exists at all. Many consider supernatural abilities to be a gift from god, and they are partially right, but certainly not in the way they think they are. The entity seemingly has no beginning or end, and effects from it have been observed across all of history. It has had major effects on history, but the vast majority of people have no idea.

Time Travel
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Dying and the Afterlife
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Hybrids
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Rituals
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The Egg
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The Wider Setting
In recent years, technology has progressed rapidly. Smartphones have become commonplace, but cell phones with a slide-out keyboard aren’t necessarily frowned upon. The Internet connects more people than ever, and some people are finally able to use those cutting-edge “smart watches.” Electric vehicle technology is starting to become viable, but most people already use the robust public transport system in cities and don’t feel the need to own a car. The cities are, of course, the most densely populated areas, and there are many areas that are almost completely uninhabited. People tend to settle in groups in hopes of having an easier time of warding off monsters.

Most people rarely see monsters, and even fewer see them in their daily life. Many in the populace still live in fear of being attacked, though, and take care to stay armed in case the worst should occur. It’s unknown how these monsters come to exist, but it is well known that large groups of people seem to keep them away, rarely wandering into suburbs and almost unheard of in cities. There are various kinds of monsters, but the most common varieties are some sort of undead.

The least common, but most culturally significant, is the Endermen. They are said to have similar intelligence to humans, and appear as elongated and gaunt humans with deep purple skin. They are rumored to live in another dimension and take materials to build their homes with. Most people are able to ignore them, because they are docile unless direct eye contact is made. Some people have tried to communicate with them, but their language has proven difficult to understand.

Locations
Places that are important to the story. Not all locations are present, just those that require description of the changes from original lore.

The Inbetween
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The Greater SMP
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Greater SMP Capitol Building
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Pandora's Vault
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L'Manberg
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L'manberg Capitol Building
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Las Nevadas Casino Resort
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The Syndicate Compound
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The Egg
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Snowchester Commune
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Characters
All characters are human and have no supernatural elements unless otherwise listed here. Their appearance may be different to what you're used to, but that will be listed in the reference images section below.

Eret
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Schlatt
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Philza
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Foolish
Foolish is immortal like Philza, and has a more well-documented history. He used to revel in murder and violence, but around the time of Eret’s final death he decided to change his ways and has since become a pacifist. He also possesses the ability to summon lightning and manipulate it, but rarely demonstrates it and prefers to keep it a secret.

Bad
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Ranboo
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Jack
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Karl
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Fundy
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Quackity
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Sam
Sam has the ability to see through other people’s eyes and experience what they’re experiencing, mostly with people he knows well. He cannot control this and finds it distressing, because it comes with severe dissociation and a lack of sense of self while seeing through someone else’s eyes. This is a recent development for him, which makes it even more distressing for him. It mostly happens when he’s bored or not engaging himself, and he is definitely not bored anymore. He hides this from almost everyone because he sees it as a weakness if he cannot control it.

Charlie
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Odds and Ends
This is the section where small pieces will go. None of this could be made into its own section, but its inclusion was still necessary (or at least serves as a good fun fact). This section will likely be continually updated.


 * The ecology of the region most closely resembles the mid-Atlantic region of the United States, specifically Pennsylvania with some slight inspiration from West Virginia/Virginia. This means mostly hardwood forests and annual/biennial plants as opposed to evergreen plants.
 * Drinking age in the Greater SMP is eighteen.
 * The culture surrounding weapons and specifically guns is very different to most places. Due to the threat of monsters attacking, and violent crime being more common due to everyone having three lives, it’s expected almost everyone owns at least one weapon to protect themselves with. Most people own at least one firearm, and it’s considered an out of touch stance to be against guns.

Other Media
A repository of other lore-related fics and art. Almost anything posted relating to the AU will be catalogued here.

Lore Fics
Fics written for the express purpose of explaining the lore. A companion piece to this page.


 * lore fic one: attention mechanics

Other Fics
Other fics that add to the lore of the AU. Not every fic set in the AU is linked here, but many are. Mainly character backstory.


 * confrontation one shot, part one
 * confrontation one shot, part two
 * r!dream backstory: finance boy moments

Reference Images
References for designs of characters and other things.


 * character reference part one: greater smp-aligned
 * sword references: almost all characters

Multi-Chapter Fic: Dragnet
A multi-chapter fic covering Wilbur's character in more detail. Adds context and culture to the world, also a single location for every chapter for easy access.


 * part one: wilbur
 * part two: on tape
 * part three: your political lawn signs
 * part four: radiator

personal changelog
v0.1: template created. no content filled out. 01/20/2022

v0.1.5: fic links added. 01/20/2022

v0.2: lore fic one update. 01/20/2022 past the obvious fanfic nature of this AU, all ideas and content are my own. any similarities to other fics or AUs are coincidental. this AU is in no way canon to the Dream SMP.