[s-b] Proposal: Refactoring the Menagerie

[0x44 <bnomic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I submit the following Proposal entitled "Refactoring the Menagerie":
{
   Create a new Public Display called "The Monster" and populate it 
with the current text of Rule 5e52.

   Repeal rule 5e51.
   Repeal rule 5e52.
   Replace the text of Rule 5e50 with
   {
      Creatures are a type of Game Object which may be defined 
according to this rule. Creatures are Outsiders, Players, and Human 
External Forces for all intents and purposes. This Rule takes precedence 
over Rule 5e4.

      Creatures may only take Game Actions in the following ways:
      * Any given Player may, once per nweek, with no objection in a 
jiffy, cause the Creature to take a single Game Action that is not 
prohibited or regulated by the Rules.
      * The Beast is also capable of causing certain changes to the 
state of the Game, which are specified in Tricks. Tricks are randomly 
performed on a fixed schedule (see below), and no Player may cause the 
Beast to perform a Trick as a Game Action.
      * The Monster is also capable of causing certain changes to the 
ruleset, which are specified in Mad Science. Mad Science is randomly 
performed on a fixed schedule, and no Player may cause the Monster to 
perform Mad Science as a Game Action.
     
      ===The Beast===
      The Operantly Conditioned Beast  (aka The Beast or The OCB) is a 
Creature whose name is Fred.

      ===The Monster===
      The Monster (aka It Came From Agora) is a Creature whose name is 
Dref.

      == Tricks ==
      Tricks are a type of Game Object, with a positive integer 
attribute Response that defaults to 10. Within a Jiffy, a Player may 
Reinforce or Punish the previous Trick performed to increment or 
decrement the Response of that Trick by 1. A Player who has Reinforced 
or Punished a Trick may not perform either of these Game Actions until 
the OCB next performs a Trick.

      All Tricks have a Timing, either Anytime (default) or Voting. At 
the start of each nday 1, 5, and 9, the OCB performs a single Trick, 
randomly selected from among existing Tricks. The probability that a 
specific Trick is selected to be performed is equal to the proportion of 
the sum total of all Response values represented by the Response value 
of that Trick. When neither a Voting Period nor a Particular Voting 
Period are in progress, Tricks with a Timing of "Voting" are not 
included in the selection process and may not be performed.

      With support and without objection, a Player may Teach the OCB a 
new Trick, defining the changes to the gamestate that its performance 
enacts and, optionally, its Timing.

      == Mad Science ==
         The Mad Scientist must do the following tasks in order:
           # Randomly select exactly one rule. If this rule is randomly 
selected, the villagers have shown up with torches and pitchforks skip 
to the final step.
           # Select one or more contiguous sentences from the selected 
rule.
           # Select exactly one noun from the selected text, and 
replace each instance of that noun with "Monster" (including grammatical 
variations, e.g. replacing "<noun>'s" with "Monster's").
           # Append the modified text to "The Monster's" public 
display, (or, if the villagers have shown up with torches and 
pitchforks, the Monster's public display is set to '')

      == The Ranger ==
           There exists a Ministry known as the Ministry of Fauna. The 
Minister of Fauna, also known as the Ranger or Chuck Norris, is 
responsible for maintaining a Public Display of the OCB's Rule-defined 
attributes and of all Tricks as well as their Attributes.

           Whenever the OCB is scheduled to perform a Trick according 
to the Rules, the Ranger is obliged to randomly select a Trick to be 
performed, in accordance with the probabilities above and having 
previously announced the mode and modalities of this selection to the 
Public Forum. If the Ranger fails to do so within 1 rday, any Player who 
is the first to do so may carry out this selection, provided he respects 
all associated requirements.

           The Ranger is presumed to have the power to talk to the 
Operantly Conditioned Beast. Any player obligated to send any 
communication to the Beast may fulfill this obligation by sending that 
communication to the Ranger instead.

      == The Mad Scientist ==
         There exists a Ministry known as the Ministry of Mad Science. 
The Minister of Mad Science, also known as Dr. Frankenstein or the Mad 
Scientist, is responsible for maintaining a Public Display of the 
Monster's Rule-defined attributes and of Mad Science. Once per nweek, 
the Mad Scientist must perform the procedure defined in Mad Science.

         The Mad Scientist is presumed to have the power to talk to the 
Monster. Any player obligated to send any communication to the Monster 
may fulfill this obligation by sending that communication to the Mad 
Scientist instead.
   }
}

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