Re: [spoon-discuss] Re: [Spoon-business] The Gremlin Number

["The Voice" <nomicvoice0@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> From: "Glotmorf" <glotmorf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> On 7/23/02 at 5:49 PM The Voice wrote:
>
> >{{ __Cleanup__
> >
> >Create a new subsection A.4. of rule 256 entitled __The Gremlin Number__
> >with the following -0- delimited text:
> >
> >-0-
> >There exists an entity known as the Gremlinometer. The Gremlinometer 
> shall
> >contain a number, known as the Gremlin number. If the Gremlin number is
> >less
> >than 1, 120 shall be added to it immediately. If the Gremlin number is
> >greater than 120, 120 shall be subtracted from in immediately. At the
> >beginning of each nweek, the Gremlin number shall become equal to
> >1d120.[[120 because it's divisible evenly by 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,10,and 12.]]
> >
> >The nth Gremlin number shall be defined to be the Gremlin number divided
> >by
> >120/n, rounded up to the nearest integer. [[Thus, the 1st Gremlin number
> >is
> >1, the second is either 1 or 2, the third is 1,2,or 3, etc. This allows
> >for
> >many Gremlins to use random numbers without having to do seperate random
> >rolls for each Gremlin. It also allows multiple Gremlins to work in 
> tandem
> >bcs they know the random number governing any other Gremlin that uses
> >random
> >numbers.]]
> >-0-
> >
> >Repeal rule 215.
> >
> >}}
>
> Wonko wanted to do something similar with eir gremlin consolidation prop.  
> My argument at the time was that the gremlin number seems to operate 
> independent of the gremlins, especially since none of the gremlins are, I 
> believe, using it at the moment...
>
> 						Glotmorf

That doesn't mean it can't be in the rule, though.  What if someone would 
create a Gremlin who did?  The number was created with the intent to use it 
with Gremlins (read the text), so I think it should be in the Gremlin rule.

-0- Thus Spake The Voice -0-


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