Re: [Spoon-business] Re: [spoon-discuss] Pretty. What do we blow up first?

[Daniel Lepage <dplepage@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Friday, March 28, 2003, at 09:17  PM, Orc In A Spacesuit wrote:

> > From: Daniel Lepage <dplepage@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > On Friday, March 28, 2003, at 12:47  PM, bd wrote:
> > > On Friday 28 March 2003 09:17 am, Daniel Lepage wrote:
> > > > E may also increase eir Force by 3
> > > > points, with the restriction that this may only be used if it would 
> > > > not
> > > > increase eir Force beyond eir Force Max, and if e has either never 
> > > > used
> > > > this ability, or targeted a Heretic with a Force Ability since the 
> > > > last
> > > > time e used this ability.
> > >
> > > So, they can keep it charged indefinitely, until they target a 
> > > Heretic, then
> > > can never use it again? What?
> >
> > The first time you use it is fine. After that, you can't use it 
> > unless you zap a Heretic first. So you get to use it every time you 
> > beat up a nonbeliever.
>
> I believe bd's issue is this:  Is it
> "and if e has either {{never used this ability}} or {{or targeted a 
> Heretic with a Force Ability since the last time e used this 
> ability}}."
> or is it
> "and if e has either never {{used this ability}} or {{or targeted a 
> Heretic with a Force Ability since the last time e used this 
> ability}}."

That second interpretation would not be legal english - you can't say, 
"if e has either (blah)." without an 'or (blahprime)' afterwords.

Eh. I amend my proposal regarding Unwavering Zealotry to replace "E may 
also increase eir Force by 3 points, with the restriction that this may 
only be used if it would not increase eir Force beyond eir Force Max, 
and if e has either never used this ability, or targeted a Heretic with 
a Force Ability since the last time e used this ability."
With:
"E may also increase eir Force by 3 points, with the restriction that 
this may only be used if it would not increase eir Force beyond eir 
Force Max, and if e has targeted a Heretic with a Force Ability since 
the last time e used this ability. The second of these restrictions 
does not apply to a player if e has never used this ability."

--
Wonko

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