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world.ptah.world

The foundational record. Everything else references it. A world must exist before characters, events, or logs can exist inside it.

Repository @ptah.world did:plc:l45z35sxxjuobp5q65a5vu22 namespace authority
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Authorityptah.world
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Properties

canonicalStatus

string

The canonical standing of this world

  • knownValues: world.ptah.defs#canonicalStatusOfficial | world.ptah.defs#canonicalStatusCommunity | world.ptah.defs#canonicalStatusApocryphal

coverImage

blob

Cover image for the world

  • maxSize: 1000000
  • accept: image/png, image/jpeg, image/webp

createdAt

requiredstring · datetime

Timestamp when this world was created

creatorDID

requiredstring · did

The permanent identity of the world's originator

description

string

What kind of world this is

  • maxLength: 10240
  • maxGraphemes: 1024

governanceMode

string

The constitutional posture of the world — sandbox (anything goes), governed (originator rules), or constitutional (community governance)

  • knownValues: sandbox | governed | constitutional

name

requiredstring

The name of the world

  • maxLength: 640
  • maxGraphemes: 64

renderingHints

ref

Metadata that tells rendering clients what kind of world this is

Reference

sourceReference

string

If sourceType is publicDomain, the specific source material

  • maxLength: 2560
  • maxGraphemes: 256

sourceType

string

The intellectual property status of this world

  • knownValues: world.ptah.defs#sourceTypeOriginalIP | world.ptah.defs#sourceTypePublicDomain | world.ptah.defs#sourceTypeCollaborativeCommons

#renderingHints

object

Flexible metadata for rendering clients

Properties

aesthetic

string

Visual or stylistic direction (e.g., minimalist, baroque, wasteland sparse)

  • maxLength: 640
  • maxGraphemes: 64

era

string

The time period or setting (e.g., Victorian, far future, mythic)

  • maxLength: 640
  • maxGraphemes: 64

genre

string

The genre classification (e.g., fantasy, noir, romance, publication)

  • maxLength: 640
  • maxGraphemes: 64

tone

string

The emotional register of the world (e.g., dark, whimsical, gritty)

  • maxLength: 640
  • maxGraphemes: 64

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