Shannon's Journal Discussion Volume 3

[Shannon]

Reality bending is designed to create a situation in which you make certain adjustments that result in the goals of the program. It's aimed not so much at magnifying the effects of the program, but the effectiveness of the program in achieving its goals. It is for the most part ASS/ART. The magnitude of "luck" is handled by something else.

@Shannon That last line caught my eye so I wanted to ask: Have you learned a lot from when you made LM 4g til now to the point where you can increase the magnitude by a lot?

I can increase the magnitude, but it is as yet somewhat unclear how much.

Also, I was just curious because I remember you saying that with reality bending there is dangers if you do too much reality bending. I was wondering is there any dangers with increasing the magnitude of "luck" too much?

If pushed too far, there are dangers to manipulating luck too much. They are in fact similar to those of reality bending, but to a lesser degree in most cases. Manipulating your reality must be done with respect for the rules by which reality works, and with an awareness in mind for the universe to always balance itself. It is with these things in mind that we must proceed with appropriate wisdom, restraint, technique and caution in doing so. That is why we at IML take small steps and do not throw caution and safety to the wind. It takes longer, but it is a better result in the end.

Is there any limits to how much "luck" can be manipulated?

Yes.

Lastly, can't remember if you said you put LM in the DMSI already but if not will you probably make LM part of the skeleton script to aid in the goals of whatever program it is in? So, might be possible to see it in 3.3 (if it isn't already included in DMSI that is). Sorry if this is too many questions I'm just really interested in knowing this and excited about this subject.

There is a module in the skeleton script that does something similar to what LM does, but which is more appropriate for helping the user achieve the goals of the program they are using. It is not using luck, however.