User blog comment:Alex001/Length of Stories/@comment-113335-20100626172316

In theory, the universe can play itself out without BOF intervention. Indeed, it does most of the time unless we actually make reference to them in our stories. Alex Eats Two Poritos, for instance is technically unguided by the BOF, and the universe plays out itself. Explorer said the Master items have an "auto-pilot" mode.

We, technically, are the BOF. The BOF is the in-universe response to you and me writing a character's dialogue, making them move, etc.

When a character is directly narrated (in-universe) by the Organ or other means, yes, he is being totally controlled. However, and this was illustrated in Tortugadesetas, the BOF is bound to how the character was originally designed, an in-universe representation of the author's wishes.

The BOF can't make, say, Mabel X into a psycopahtic deletion machine or TurtleShroom into a begger without consent from higher authorities (AKA RL us) that are never referenced in-universe (although, I have heard them addressed as We and The Ones). They can't delete existing characters without consent from said authorities and they certainly can't take rights from them.

Moreso, there are ways to be invincible from the BOF. For example, TurtleShroom, MobileShroom, Tortugadeseatas, and the rest of the living Shroom-Jones family all have what I call a BOF Anonymity Necklace. They can't be directly controlled, tracked, or altered by the BOF, though they can certainly passively affect them.

To answer your question, read Mec's answer two comments above me, and Explorer's answer, directly above me. Someone should make a "Ruling the Universe for Dummies" help page to explain the BOF.

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