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What Is A World Contract?

A World Contract is the rulebook of a sovereign world.

It defines what exists, what can change, who can change it, and how the world responds when players or systems take actions.

State​

State is the current condition of the world: characters, inventories, buildings, markets, quests, permissions, and other shared facts.

Mutations​

Mutations are allowed changes to state. Examples include moving an item, completing a quest, changing a building, resolving combat, or updating a marketplace order.

Permissions​

Permissions define who can perform each kind of action. Some actions may be available to all players. Others may require ownership, governance approval, operator authority, or contributor roles.

Governance​

Governance defines how the world evolves. It can describe who may publish upgrades, how rule changes are reviewed, and how communities keep continuity when the world changes.