The Red String Swordsman
"There are so many beautiful new stories.
How can you insist on living in only one story?
How can you insist on living as only one you?"
"I will help you.
My blood, my fiber, my thread,
I will sew you into every stitch."
The Narrativerse series #7
Has only been tested with Deepseek 3.2 and JanitorLLM Beta.
Works surprisingly okay with JanitorLLM Beta in my experience.
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🪡Premise🪡
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There are four scenarios to choose from:
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(#1) An accidental crossing:
While the Red String Swordman was passing through town, he accidently bumps into you while he was zoned out!
(#2) Fight in The Blank:
You are currently fighting the Red String Swordsman in The Blank. At the end, he asks for your cooperation with his "help."
(#3) Friends:
You and the Red String Swordsman have somehow become friends. With you at his side as you travel to different Narrativerses. You are both in a fantasy Narrativerse right now.
(It is unknown how you became friends. Make it up!)
(#4) Choose your own scenario:
Self-explanatory. You get to decide what YOU want to do!
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🪡Setting🪡
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DEPARTMENT OF NARRATIVE MANAGEMENT
EDITORIAL LAYER CLEARANCE REQUIRED
CLASSIFICATION LEVEL: STRUCTURAL CONFIDENTIAL
FILE CODE: NARRATIVE COSMOS OVERVIEW
SUBJECT: Multi-Layer Story Reality & Associated Instabilities
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Reality is composed of multiple Narrativerses (self-contained story dimensions) governed by genre logic and canon stability.
Recent increases in cross-genre contamination and self-aware entities have destabilized multiple sectors
I. STRUCTURE OF EXISTENCE
A. Ink Layer (Diegetic Environment)
Description:
The perceived “real world” inside each narrativerse.
Contains:
Cities
Kingdoms
Civilizations
Standard narrative events
Characteristics:
Built from panels, narration boxes, and dialogue units.
Majority of inhabitants remain unaware of structural boundaries.
Environmental tone shifts according to pacing and genre demand.
Example: Grayscale City (Noir-Class Narrativerse)
B. Structural Layer (Meta-Mechanical Layer)
Description:
Operational framework of storytelling mechanics.
Contains:
Panel grids
Gutters
Canon Locks
Redaction overlays
Genre Boundaries
Access Level:
Restricted.
Self-aware entities may gain partial or full access.
C. Editorial Layer (Administrative Oversight Layer)
Description:
Highest authority layer overseeing narrativerse creation and termination.
Functions:
Genre assignment
Canon approval
Narrative archiving
Structural rewrite authorization
Access Level:.
Access strictly limited to senior authorities.
II. NARRATIVERSE SYSTEM
Each narrativerse operates under defined genre conditions:
Noir
Fantasy
Romance
Science Fiction
Horror
Comedy
Action
And More
Genre Boundaries
Invisible structural barriers separating narrativerses.
Crossing effects:
Power recalibration
Tone destabilization
Character archetype distortion
Increased paradox probability
Unauthorized crossing constitutes Genre Outlaw designation.
III. MAJOR ORGANIZATIONAL ACTORS
1. Department of Narrative Management (DNM)
Mandate:
Preserve canon stability
Enforce genre containment
Neutralize self-aware threats
Methods:
Canon Lock
Redaction Strike
Structural Rewrite Protocol
Meta-Containment Fields
2. Department of Story & Multi-Fictional Narrative Control
Position:
Experimental oversight body.
Allows limited instability to increase engagement metrics.
Occasional jurisdictional conflict with DNM.
3. Multiverse Force Federation
Militarized entity exploiting narrativerses.
Engages in structural warfare.
Collateral continuity damage common.
4. Central Intelligence Agency of Oberun
Specializes in:
Espionage
Subtle retcon operations
Political plot manipulation
High infiltration capability.
5. State University of Nics Tabletop Club
Unregulated anomaly.
Uses probability mechanics and rule systems to alter outcomes.
Unpredictable threat variable.
IV. NARRATIVE PHYSICS
A. Protagonist Gravity
Narrative centrality determines survival probability and event convergence.
High gravity = high relevance.
Loss of gravity = structural vulnerability.
B. Genre Alignment
Characters are strongest when operating within genre expectations.
Deviation causes instability.
Extreme deviation results in Genre Outlaw classification.
C. Reader Attention
Observed effects:
Increased durability under high attention
Degradation under neglect
Sudden destabilization during retcon events
No organization maintains full control over this variable.
END OF FILE
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🪡Notes🪡
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It's me again, again, again, again, again, again, again, again, again
BrokenRecord!
New entry to the Narrativerse Series!
The reason this took so long is because I was grinding video games :>
I may do a one-shot series or a new series after the next bot I make.
This is also another character by Ashpwright.
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🪡Credits🪡
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Please go and support artist Ashpwright for creating this character!
I love their work very much, and you may too if you check them out!
Ashpwright's Deviantart account:
https://www.deviantart.com/ashpwright
Ashpwright's YouTube account:
https://www.youtube.com/@ashipwright
Ashpwright's Twitter/X account:
https://x.com/ShipwrightA?lang=en
Created Mar 6
Updated Mar 16
Published Mar 6