Changelog

This changelog keeps record of changes made to the site, with the most recent at the top. This does not include updates to the prompt or the Edeia/Fusion/Fission of the Month. 

4/19/25

• Edited Ideogenic Species to allow community submissions for easier requirements, listed on a spreadsheet. 

• Moved Continuities to their own page.

4/15/25

• Added Ideogenic Species page.

4/5/25

• Added Locations page.

3/29/25

• Migrated special trait lore and ideated individuals lore to their own subpages. 

• Added Anomalies to special trait lore.  

3/26/25

• Added a plagiarism clause in ToS. 

3/8/25

• Added Backstory Guide. 

• Updated acquisition forms with new permission format. 

2/13/25

• Added repeat idea policy in ToS. 

2/8/25

• Added Occasions page.

• Added EACC to Organizations.

1/14/25

• Added Writing Tips.

• Moved Conceptualization to its own page and updated content. 

12/18/24

• Updated Registry lore and added HTML template.

12/15/24

• Added flexible semi-customs and updated custom form.

11/26/24

Minor changes:

• Some examples of divisions have been added to the supergovernment lore.

• Updated magic lore to reflect that people can receive magic abilities from Edeia.

New additions:

• A section on universal inertia has been added.

• A section on magical pathogens and afflictions has been added.

• A page on some optional advanced lore, the Classification System for Magical Afflictions (CSMA), has been added.

Some updates for development guides!

• The Origins Guide now has a flowchart.

• We now have a guide for getting started with developing ideated characters, including the origins flowchart, a context flowchart, and various recommendations. Though it's aimed towards new members of Ideation, it might be helpful for development of Edeia backstories in general.

  • FTOs can now submit ideated characters to prompts, with some limitations.

11/4/24

• Adjusted + added lore for Fission Ambideia. 

• Added a link to Auspice's Abstraction gallery. 

11/3/24

• Added Organizations. 

• Added █████ as an NPC. 

• Added interaction guidelines for Life and Death. 

• Added a bit more lore for unbound souls. 

9/29/24

• Added section on Ideated Individuals in Edeiology. 

9/19/24

• Added Newcomers Guide.

9/17/24

• Added Origin and Previous Form fields to the Conceptualization form. 

• Updated details on Continuities in Origins Guide and Setting. 

8/10/24

• Added prompt passes for submitting gift prompt entries. 

• Added a permahold option in the Figment Store. 

• Increased the limit for special traits to two of each trait for each acquisition type - one for any species currency or partial non-monetary payment, and one for full monetary payment.  

8/1/24

• Added Derivative Designs to Terms of Service. 

2/10/24

• Added Prompt Passes. 

1/12/24

• Added lore about the process of forming the Fission trait, and further notes on multiple personalities. 

1/12/24

• Added lore about continuities. 

9/8/23

• Updated Edeia alteration policy. 

8/25/23

• Updates to the description for Edeia/Fusion/Fission of the Month. Old entries can now be updated by new owners. 

8/24/23

• Added the Origins Guide. 

• Moved past Edeia of the Month features onto one page. 

• Added an option in FTO prompts to do an extra NPC prompt in order to upgrade the MYO to a notion slot. 

• Added more lore about souls and reincarnation. 

6/9/23

• Adjusted requirements for NPC Prompts.

• Added Special Trait Acquisition Guide. 

• Added a Reincarnation of the Soulbound section. 

5/19/23

• Updates to NPC Prompts, added Inspiration system. 

• Updated dissociation policy. 

4/18/23

• Removed old unofficial Edeia policy. Unofficial Edeia can no longer be used for monthly prompts. 

• Renamed Prompts page to Monthly Prompts. 

• Added FTO Prompts to replace the old unofficial Edeia policy.

• Added NPC Prompts page, currently only used for FTO prompts but open to suggestions for other uses.

• Updated MYO artist instructions: After the MYO artist creates the profile, they must wait for Auspice to accept creator credits (and check the profile) before transferring to the owner. 

4/15/23:

• Added Development Prompts, beta/initial release. Examples and finalization pending. 

• New special trait: Ambideia.

• Rearranged some lore for Special Traits.

• Added A Note on Multiple Personalities.

• Lowered server level requirements for Special Trait Edeia and added Ambideia requirements: Level 3 for Fission/Ambideia, Level 5 for Soultwined/Tuplet. Added more lenient requirements for premade Special Trait Edeia. 

• Added permission to inquire for special trait customs and semi-customs at any time. 

1/11/23:

• Added section on other Ideas being used in Idea Ability Guidelines.

• Added some clarifications to MYO info, as well as options for MYO artist customs and the possibility of direct approval.

12/24/22:

• Added Idea Ability Guidelines. 

12/20/22:

• Updated conceptualization info - new peer review system. 

12/5/22:

• New MYO info finalized.

• Voiding fee removed, reinstating fee added. 

12/3/22:

• Finalized price changes. Returned 10 USD discount to Figment Store, added Fission Trait option. 

• Updated MYO info, but still WIP. 

12/1/22:

• Adjusted prices for the Figment Store, Notion Slots, and Customs (may not be final).

• Adjusted info phrasing and added an Additional Artwork option for Notion Slots. 

11/24/22:

• Moved NPCs to a new, separate page. Added interaction guidelines for Concept and Possibility. Added Firmament. 

11/18/22:

• Added an optional form for ML updates

• Increased the price of figment speedpaints to 4 figments, and added an option for artwork commissions with figments at any price

• Updated Idea Guidelines

10/1/22:

• Added interaction guidelines for Consciousness

• Updated interaction guidelines for Ritual

• Updated the Orderly to be an official thing

9/5/22:

• Added interaction guidelines for Sanctuary, Data, and Ideation

• Added info on Alternate Timelines in the ToS 

6/17/22:

• Added info on the site for payment plans.

• Added info about unofficial Edeia in ToS.

• Added another buffer condition for conceptualization submissions: "the conceptualization you are submitting or have submitted is/was a shared conceptualization for a fusion. That is, you can enter the buffer once (for, potentially, two conceptualization artworks in the same month) if at least one of the submissions was shared."

6/10/22: 

• Added more options to custom design in Figment Store. 

• Added clarification for alt forms.

5/29/22: 

• Added metaphysical manipulation as a default ability.

• Conceptualization art now has limited slots. Details and status can be found here.

• Updated notion slot info with more base specifications. 

• Updated redesign info to clarify that different types of redesigns are allowed. 

5/25/22: Big lore update! 

• Added a new page in the lore section for History, which added much of the info I had for Order's interaction guidelines - info about transitioning between ages, how certain things worked during the different ages. Other info was put into Setting as deemed fitting.

• Added a section for space travel. 

• Specified registration requirements for extradimensional individuals: 

  • They may choose whether or not to engage with human society—if they do, they need to be entered into the registry of all individuals in society. If that individual possesses a foreign type of magic or is anything other than a mundane human, they will be requested to provide a brief explanation of their capabilities and characteristics. 

• Added interaction guidelines for Order and Ritual under their sections in Important and Historical Individuals. 

• Added sheets for Ideation Academy and Secrecy Permits in the Edeia Lore Roles spreadsheet.

5/14/22: Added information about Past Forms in ToS. 

5/10/22: 

• Moved Changelog from Lore Guide to separate page, and now applies to the site as a whole. 

• Added/updated lore for special trait Edeia - Fission, Soultwined, and Tuplet Edeia (now a general term for Twin Edeia). Updated acquisition info for special trait Edeia, including preliminary details for Soultwined and Tuplet Edeia, though they are not yet available. 

• Added a note about Actualization in regards to how those who would die of old age or "peacefully" may first enter a slumber like death and be in a sort of stasis before Actualization. 

• Added Ritual and Morph to Important and Historical Individuals.

4/??/22: 

• Updated information for the Registry, including an example. 

• Added additional details about soulbonds. 

4/8/22: Added some details about default Edeia abilities.

6/23/21: Added note about permafusion being a label. Moved Metaphysics section to Setting, as it is now more of a general worldbuilding/world mechanics thing for the world as opposed to something particular to Edeiology. Updated Metaphysics tab with numerous details about souls and  the ethereal plane, as well as a historical note about when this knowledge became known to the world (pretty well understood by ~2090s). Also added a note about ritual magic, to be updated when I get around to making the NPC. 

6/19/21: Clarifications for Twin Edeia, some details on dimension crossing in Edeiology.

6/9/21: Added info about registry entries for Twin Edeia and fissions; info about permafusions in Setting and Edeiology; section on metaphysics (soul science). Added details about Ideas not having names and Edeia choosing names. 

5/24/21: Made Actualization capitalized. 

5/23/21: Updated Inspiration with self-determination. Added details on soul bonds under Twin Edeia. Updated Mundane society. Various minor changes, moved to site.

5/8/21: Updated Setting with more details on the ancient ages.