by Ugluk » 16 Feb 2014, 02:05
As I read the rules (he said with dubious authority) the opportunity to create a Thing comes down to who's first to post. This implies an advantage to the Rule proposer, but that aside, it encourages "First!" behavior, rather than quality Things. And so, I humbly request that for a Thing to be recognized as a Proper Thing, it must be Seconded by at least one other player. e.g. Ugluk >> "I endorse the creation of 'Ugluk's Steely Gaze', as Proposed by Crunkus.", Lecrae >> "We definitely need more Cowbell".
I think this will encourage people to think about their Things leading up to the next Rule Proposal thread, rather than shooting from the hip, as it were.
Genesis Thing
I. Benefits of Possession
I.I For each rule proposal and voting phase pair that this Thing is possessed, the possessing Player earns five (5) points.
I.I.I The value of possession (I.I) increases by five (5) points per turn for each time I.I is satisfied by the same Player consecutively.
I.II Each time a Player in possession of the Genesis Thing quotes a Genesis (band) song lyric of at least five (5) words that arguably contributes to the theme of the present phase, that Player earns two (2) points.
I.II.I Awards of (I.II) are limited to five (5) per Player per Rule Proposal for which the quote applies.
II. Detriments of Possession
II.I Each time a Player in possession of the Genesis Thing speaks (posts) in a manner that does not satisfy (I.II), that Player is penalized by two (2) points.
II.I.I Exceptions to (II.I) include Rule mandated actions, such as Rule Proposals, Votes, and requirements of a Thing. This rule is narfable.
III. Possession
III.I Upon creation, the Genesis Thing is not possessed by any player.
III.II A Player who spends a Player turn adequately satisfying (I.II) without satisfying (II.I) takes possession of the Genesis Thing at the beginning of the subsequent Player turn.
III.III If two Players satisfy (III.II) for the same Player turn, the tie favors the first person to have satisfied (I.II) other than the present possessor of Genesis Thing.
IV. General Penalties for all Players (just because)
IV.I Any player who mentions Genesis Thing for any reason suffers an immediately effective five (5) point penalty.
IV.II The sum of all penalties related to Genesis Thing for a given Player turn are capped at the score that Player possessed at the beginning of the Turn wherein the penalty or penalties were assessed.
IV.III Correctly scoring a Turn in which Genesis Thing played a part earns the scorer five (5) points.
IV.IV Incorrectly scoring a Turn in which Genesis Thing played a part earns the scorer a penalty of five (5) points.
Niakan is a tease.