Re: [s-d] physically barred / legally barred

[Ed Murphy <emurphy42@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Billy Pilgrim wrote:

> Anyone know of a nomic that does exist or has existed where the Rules don't
> attempt to dictate what is possible or impossible?
> 
> In B, right now, it is impossible for me to cause J 20 damage without first
> buying a weapon. It's not that it's illegal, I just physically cannot do it.
> The Rules don't allow it.
> 
> Might be an interesting exercise to have a nomic which doesn't address
> possibility, only legality. I guess it would have to use real assets (could
> be in electronic form though, probably) rather than those that are simply
> tracked by some aspect of the game (e.g. macks) and have no existence
> outside of it.
> 
> I'm basically thinking of a nomic where you take actions by actually doing
> things, rather than by just saying that you do them to the PF.
> 
> Would that be workable? Has it been done?

1) "I end the game"
2) PerlNomic and other code-nomics

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