[s-d] Re: [s-b] [auto] EugeneMeidinger submits p213

[Daniel Lepage <dpl33@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Jul 30, 2005, at 9.53 PM, automailer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> EugeneMeidinger has submitted a new Motion, p213.
>
> ---------------------------------
> Motion 213/0: Head  of minister execution.
> A Proposal by EugeneMeidinger
> Last modified on nweek 95, nday 3
>
> Add the following section to rule 4-1:
> {{
> == Head Minister ==
> The Head Minister of a Ministry is the person who has been a minister 
> of that ministry the longest. The Head Minister is in charge of 
> delegating responsibilities of that Ministry. When referring to the 
> Head Minister, The word "Head" may replace or be placed after the 
> "The" in the   title. If the ministerial name lack a "The" then the 
> word "Head" may be placed before the title.
> }}
>
> Create the following rule in section 10:
> {{
> == Awesome failure ==
> If as a result of combat a player rolls a 1, 2, 3X or 3X-1, where X is 
> that player's strength then The Head Super may alter in amount any of 
> the following belonging to the two players involved in combat:
>
>  *Genechips
>  *Amplitude
>  *Talismans
>  *Stats
>  *Skills
>
> }}

A few changes I'd like to see. First, I think you should note that the 
Head Super is encouraged to come up with a clever and/or witty 
explanation of why the catastrophe occurred. Second, there's no way for 
a player to roll a 1 or a 2 right now, since you roll 3dX. The minimum 
is 3.

Third, I don't like it being tied so directly to the duration of one's 
term as a Minister. What if, for example, Peter were The Head Minister 
of Change, but decided that e had too many Ministries to deal with and 
wanted to make me Head Minister of Change instead. In order to do so, 
e'd have to quit the Ministry of Change altogether. Likewise, if you 
then decided that you didn't like the way I did things, you'd have to 
get me expelled from the Ministry entirely to stop me from being Head 
Minister.

I think a better way of doing this would be to make it a separate thing 
entirely. Call it, say, a Guardian. The Guardian of Spectacular Fortune 
is empowered to add additional effects to extreme combat rolls; if no 
player is the Guardian, then no additional effects are added (or 
perhaps default effects are added - you trip and lose 5 health or knock 
the other guy over and e loses 5 extra health). Hold elections for the 
Guardianships, so that only players you trust with the power can take 
them. Use similar methods to the Ministries of yore to keep unfit or 
unpopular leaders out of power. If you really want to make sure that 
the Guardian of Household Pets is a Super, add requirements on who can 
apply for each Guardianship (like, "Only Supers can run for Guardian of 
That Other Thing").

Thoughts?

--
Wonko

In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a 
really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would 
actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them 
again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, 
because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it 
happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that 
happened in politics or religion.
      -Carl Sagan, 1987 CSICOP Keynote Address

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