[spoon-discuss] Proposals

[Daniel Lepage <dplepage@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Okay, I'm gonna submit this as a protoproposal right now. The goal here 
is to make the creation of various types of proposals simpler, as well 
as the creation of various entities with proposing powers. Not all of 
it is done yet, and I've barely even begun to go through and figure out 
which rules/parts of rules would be replaced by the text below, but I 
figured I might as well get it out for people to comment on now.

I protopropose:

{{
__Redefinition__

Replace the text of rule 13 [[r13/2, __Definitions__]] with:
{{
__Basic Objects__ {*(Definitions, Objects),2*}
A Game Object is anything which exists within the context of the game; 
the term Object shall be an unambiguous synonym for Game Object in all 
game documents except where specified otherwise.
An External Force is anything which exists independantly of the game.
A Rule Object is an Object whose existence is mandated by the rules.
An Outsider is an External Force which is also an Object. [[ i.e., 
something that exists outside of the game but affects the gamestate, 
like a player ]]

A Game Document is a body of text associated with an Object.

}}

{{
__Players__ {*(Definitions, Players), 2*}

A Player is an Outsider who consents to be governed by the rules, 
fulfills all requirements for playerhood specified by the rules, and 
has become a player in a manner specified by the rules.

An External Force may become a Player by posting a message to a Public 
Forum containing a request to become a player and a uniquely 
identifying name, which may not exceed 127 characters, that e wishes to 
be known by. It may do this if and only if it fulfills the following 
requirements:
* It is capable of passing the Turing Test
* It is not already a Game Object
* It has a working e-mail address

Players are Limited PEs.
}}

{{
__The Admin__

The Administrator, or Admin, is an Outsider who consents to be governed 
by the rules, fulfills all requirements for Adminhood specified by the 
rules, and has become the Admin in a manner specified by the rules.

An External Force may become the Admin if and only if the rules state 
that it is the Admin.

The person known as David E. Smith is the Administrator.

The Administrator is a Limited PE.
}}

{{
__Proponents__

A Proposing Entity, or PE, is an entity which is capable of issuing a 
Proposal. Any PE may make a Proposal at any time, subject to any and 
all restrictions laid out in the ruleset.

An Unlimited PE is a PE that can issue proposals without paying 
proposal costs; PEs that are not Unlimited are said to be Limited. All 
PEs are Limited unless the rules specify otherwise.

}}

{{
__Bandwidth__

There exist Game Objects known as Bandwidth Chits. Any object can 
possess Bandwidth Chits. X Bandwidth Chits, where X is a number, may be 
written as XBW.

At the beginning of each nweek, the number of Chits held by each player 
becomes 10, and the number of Chits held by the Admin becomes 4, unless 
another rule specifies otherwise.

}}

{{
__Proposals__

A Proposal, or Prop, is a Game Document consisting of a list of changes 
to the gamestate.

There exist different types of props. Each type has the following 
attributes associated with it:

A proposal cost: Limited PEs must pay this cost in order to issue a 
prop of this type.
A passage bonus: When a prop of this type passes, its proponent, if one 
exists, receives this bonus.
A failure penalty: When a prop of this type fails, its proponent, if 
one exists, receives this penalty.
Restrictions: A set of restrictions, which may be empty, governing what 
sorts of changes or texts may be included in the text of a prop of this 
type, which entities may submit props of this type, and when they may 
do so.

General Props are Proposals with a prop cost of 2BW, a passage bonus of 
3d6 points and one charm, and a failure penalty of 1d6 points and one 
charm. Any PE may issue General Props.

An Unauthored Proposal is a Proposal whose prop cost, passage bonus, 
and failure penalty are all 0. Unauthored Props may not be issued 
simply as Unauthored Props; only as types of props that derive from 
Unauthored Props.
}}

{{
__Respect__

Respect Props are Unauthored Props, with the following restriction: 
they must contain exactly one change to the gamestate, which must be to 
increase or decrease the Respect of a game object that has the Respect 
property by an integer between 1 and 3, inclusive.

}}

}}
--
Wonko

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