Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic

-Arthur C Clarke

In the world of VRAD, this notion is brought to life through Quantum Shifts (QShifts). During their initial training, trainee agents are scanned into our advanced database, where cutting-edge technology interfaces with the quantum realm. This interaction seeks out all alternate versions of the agent across the multiverse, combining them into a single being. It identifies the versions with the desired skillsets and performs a probability unlock. The result? Skills that might appear as superpowers or magic to the untrained eye.

During an Agents application, they will have selected a “super power” that they expect to have unlocked during a quantum shift. They are informed that this power is not to be too powerful as it uses a considerable amount of CPU cores to unlock each time. For this reason, Qshifts can only ever be attempted once per agent in any 24 hour period.

QShifts dramatically increase the probability of these skills manifesting, transforming an almost impossibly low chance into a 50/50 possibility. However, this process isn't foolproof. A failure, known as a corruption, results in a negative version of the intended QShift.

As an example: Director PinkButterfly has the ability to transform into any other living being. If her Qshift fails (corrupts), she will simply transform into an 8bit frog in a car and lose control of herself completely. During a mission this could be helpful as she could potentially transform into one of the enemies to infiltrate a secure location, or a corruption could completely give away the teams position when she starts zooming round, out of control.

Notes:

• Qshifts must only be 50/50. One good outcome, one bad outcome.
• Agents can only attempt to activate their QShifts during Urgent Assignments or Incursions, but not during regular public patrols.
• Agents can also attempt to activate them during RP in the Discord server.
• Qshifts can be activated via a coin toss by event host. Agent calls heads or tails, and the event host flips.
• Qshifts can be activated by typing activate qshift into any channel in the discord server.
• Qshifts can be activated via the gripper multitool on any default VRAD Agent avatar.

Unfortunately the result screen on the Gripper is not always synced for all users in VRChat. If the gripper is used to activate, the person holding the gripper declares the result. All other witnesses may see a contradictory result, but this is normal. Trust the person holding the Gripper.