RPG OS v0.8.1
RPG OS v0.8.1 — simple standing random fallback
This experimental patch adds a small fallback for eligible unauthored outcomes that have too little established basis for grounded judgment. A sparse NPC record no longer supplies a reason by itself to assume inaction or to invent a personality before resolving the relevant question.
The fresh-install package is RPG_OS_v0.8.1.zip, with SHA256SUMS. Extract it into its own folder and start with Quick start. The nine-diagram mechanics guide explains the procedure with contact, promise and secret-disclosure examples.
What changes in play
Established facts, applicable engine rules and other selected methods come first. Supported judgment remains sufficient. When an eligible outcome is still too sparse for grounded judgment, the selected standing oracle can resolve it directly: frame one concrete question and its interval, then obtain actual random input. The supplied convention is one d6, 1–3 No and 4–6 Yes. These even odds are a game convention, not measured probabilities of human behavior.
The result applies only to that question. No contact this week does not establish permanent dislike; disclosure to one recipient does not automatically inform every enemy. Further consequences follow actual circumstances and applicable rules. Repeated queries about the same resolved opportunity reuse its result. A relevant interruption returns the next reserved player decision and leaves later time uncommitted.
The GM retains the question, mapping, actual input and scoped result through existing owners at the next requested save when needed. A later audit reports an omitted resolution honestly; it cannot fabricate a past roll or supporting motive.
Select the method once
Say: “Use the simple d6 fallback as our standing method for eligible unresolved outcomes when grounded judgment is insufficient.” Include it in a new campaign's accepted setup proposal. For an existing campaign, adopt it prospectively through Recalibrate, retaining unrelated terms and already supplied acceptance. A standing selection needs no new permission for each later roll. If actual randomness is unavailable, obtain the player's roll or agree an available alternative.
Installing this patch alone does not alter an accepted diceless campaign, replace another selected oracle, reroll an established person or rewrite history. Missing required rules and inaccessible established facts remain retrieval or repair problems; deliberately unfixed facts retain their agreed triggers.
Compatibility and evidence
Current-save, agreement, people/system, archive and handover formats remain unchanged. The update adds no required NPC dossier, schema, startup read, cast-wide polling, recurring scheduler or automatic save. Unsaved play still depends on available conversation until an authorized save completes.
Use the protected v0.8 upgrade procedure for a compatible existing campaign. Preserve the complete old campaign and runtime, and apply the reviewed program files in a separate copy. Never extract blank INSTANCE or ARCHIVE templates over a played campaign.
The verification report separates previously observed engineering checks on the reviewed fallback candidate from final v0.8.1 checks. The nine optional B15 diagnostic variants and fresh-chat human replay remain NOT RUN. A successful structural check cannot establish reliable GM behavior, enjoyable pacing or lossless campaign continuity.
The public distribution remains an unbound fresh install with Freeform, generic module contracts and empty campaign/archive records. It includes no private campaign, character, transcript or artwork. Documentation/protocol material retains CC BY 4.0 licensing; code/configuration retains MIT.