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Auditor Conceptual Manipulation removal

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Conceptual Manipulation (Attempted to forcibly recruit Sanford by manipulating his code. Can look through people's code to make them more violent)

The thing was added here and didn't get much comments from staff besides blank agrees.

The issue is simple: Not only it does not specify a type, but it's really just another part of his Type 2 information hax, which he already has, making Concept hax redundant and baseless, since you can perform the feats in question with just Info 2, especially given that concepts were never mentioned:

2. Fundamental: These characters can manipulate information that serves as a fundamental building block of reality. This information is shown to compose reality similar to how data underlies a video game world, code defines the rules of a simulation or in a fashion equally fundamental to these examples. This may allow characters to rewrite the world to their whims, often by programming it much like they would a virtual reality. The ability can come on many levels of potency. The possible uses range from being the mechanism behind mundane magical abilities to rewriting information to change reality, causality or the laws of nature.

That's really it.

Edit: By the second link it should also be Morality Manipulation, given it's still changing someone fundamentally to increase their violence methinks.
 
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Needs 3 staff agreement, CM is listed as controversial ability
 
Is it? None seems to disagree thus far and it's fairly short.
if it is just the addition of simple abilities that do not fall into the categories of Acausality (except type 1), Conceptual Manipulation, Abstract Existence, Plot Manipulation, Information Manipulation, Causality Manipulation, Nonexistent Physiology, Law Manipulation, etc. or otherwise could be considered particularly controversial or noteworthy.
Pretty much say CM is controversial ability
 
I think CM was added due to his role as a Employer? and Employers can interact with and manipulate the Prime Code which is just math/information that underlines and sets up the verse, including things like space-time, etc. This would be more like Information Manipulation but seeing as Prime Code defines abstract aspects I think that is why Auditor is listed as having conceptual manipulation; He's manipulating Sanford's prime code
 
This would be more like Information Manipulation but seeing as Prime Code defines abstract aspects I think that is why Auditor is listed as having conceptual manipulation; He's manipulating Sanford's prime code
This can be done with just Type 2 info, really. It's not necessary to have Conceptual Manipulation to govern other abstract aspects, it's why we have this page to begin with.
 
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