Change log and history

Every actor and faction carries its own change log. Each time a reputation score or a relation value changes, Bondsmith records an entry on the entity it belongs to. The log renders in the detail view under its own heading and reads as a running history of that entity’s reputation and relations.

What an entry records

Each entry captures the change at the moment it happened.

• The old value and the new value.
• The user who made the change, shown as (by Name).
• A timestamp.
• The related entity, when the change came from a relation rather than a direct score edit.
• An optional context note entered at the time of the change.
• An optional comment added afterward.

A change that resets a score to neutral is marked with a reset icon.

Timestamps

The log shows each entry as time elapsed since it happened. The exact moment of the change is stored on the entry, and the relative phrasing is derived from it on every render.

When Calendaria is active, Bondsmith also records the in-world date and time on each new entry at the moment it is written. This in-world stamp is stored alongside the real-world timestamp. The change-log list displays the elapsed real-world time.

Context notes

You can attach a short note to a change as you make it. When the note prompt appears, you type a reason and press Enter to save it, or Escape to skip. The note is stored on the entry and shown in the log. Whether the prompt appears, and at what change size, is set on the settings page.

Comments

As the GM you can add a comment to any existing entry. The comment toggle opens a text field on the entry; the comment saves when you click away and then displays beneath the entry. Comments are a GM tool and the comment field is available only to you.

Sort order

The log can list newest entries first or oldest first. You choose the order on the settings page. The detail view shows a bounded slice of recent history rather than the entire log.

How the log reads for players

Each entry’s value column respects the same visibility rules as the rest of the entity. When a player is allowed to see the numbers, the entry shows the old value and the new value. When the score is hidden from that player, the entry shows “Relationship changed” in place of the numbers, so the player learns that something shifted without learning the figures. The GM always sees the numeric values.

The reset marker and the relative timestamp remain visible to players. The comment toggle does not appear for them. See Visibility and players for how hidden scores are governed.