Proposal 101 - Your Eyes Can Deceive You
(Slakko)
Praise: Glory be to the Most Telekinetic Emperor!
A player may use Jedi Mind Tricks to move flags. A JMT on a flag
is successful if and only if it is the only JMT aimed at that flag for
that move. A JMT can move a flag one square horizontally, vertically
or diagonally, provided that the destination square is empty (things in
the destination square inhibit the telekinesis field).
Decision: Accepted as part of a new category of Force tricks:
Telekinesis
Comments: What good is the Force if you can't make things fly
with it? I think a JMT is too expensive for this, so I'll make TK:
Flag worth 2 FP. Slakko gains 3 points and 10 credits.
Proposal 102 - Stupid Number Tricks (Slakko)
Praise: Glory be to the Most Numerate Emperor!
If a player's score is a perfect square or a prime integer, then, on
their pointing this fact out, they shall gain 10 points and 5 Force Points.
[This should speed up point accumulation significantly - and we all need
that.]
Decision: Accepted with the modification that perfect cubes
count too.
Comments: Damn right we all do. Slakko gains 3 points,
10 credits, and an extra 3 points for following my Directive before I put
it up. The WM is off trying to figure out whether eir Score is a
prime number. I point out to myself that my score (-2) is a prime
number, then that it is a cube (8), then I thwap myself for all this silliness
and point out that my score is a prime (17), then a cube (27), then a prime
(37), then a prime (47), then I stop while I can. I penalize myself
59 points so I don't accidentally take the title of Grand Moff.
Directive Drei / Proclamation V
I did a drastic revision on the Ruleset; please let me know what you
think of the newfound modularity, and especially if I missed something.
I autocratically repealed the following rules: Bureau de Change (it was
shot down in IN #28), You Snooze/You Lose (made obsolete by the JP process),
vilification/praise (people seemed to be getting bored with especially
the praise. You're welcome to include it still, but you won't get
thwapped for not doing so), cities (I changed all the city names to planet
names so players wouldn't have to think of two witty names), and a few
others. Let me know if you desperately want any of those back, and
I'll consider your request before laughing in your face. Directivewise,
considering players currently need a thousand proposals each to win that
way, I'd like either new and interesting ways to earn massive amounts of
points and credits or a tone-down of especially winning and ship costs.
Point of Order 103 (JT)
According to the section on duels between players, the way it is worded
right now, during the weekly obi-wan/vader duel the winner would end up
being both obi-wan and vader :) That's not correct.. The title is
only transferred if the duel is between members of the same political side
(Imperial or Rebel). (at least that was the intent of my proposal).
The thwapping of the loser also only occurs when the title is transferred.
Action: JT pointed out that eir score of 59 is prime.
E is (was) correct.
Comments: Well, if you wanna be picky about it... :-) That was
my intent when I wrote "appropriate title." I've tried to clear it
up a bit now. And I autocratically put in the bit about the loser
of any duel being thwapped because it made sense, but now I'm just as autocratically
taking it out again. Because it makes sense.
Proposal 104 - It says
WHAT??? (JT)
If at any time a player can cause a game action
to spell out a proper english phrase then that phrase shall occur.
The action of this phrase is such that it can supercede other rules.
Decision: Accepted...
Comments: ...just because I want to see
what JT's up to. Modified so that TIE can nullify the occurrence
of the phrase if e wishes, just so as not to make it TOO easy on JT.
JT gains 3 points and 10 credits.
Proposal 105 - Your
wish is my command. (JT)
Change the rules so that the first
gold star requires 150 points, the second requires 200, and the third requires
250 for each player. Thus it gets harder to get the second and third
stars until other players have also gotten their 1st, etc. however
it's not impossible.
Decision: Accepted, and Rule 10 is modified
so that only the winner's score is reset to 0 after e gets eir Star.
This should make it easier for the others. (E also loses the TIE Bomber
and TIE Interceptor titles, and I took out the part about all credits being
reset.)
Comments: If any of you think this makes
the game too easy, what with the Prime Time spiel, let me know and I'll
do something about it like increasing the numbers. JT gains 3 points
and 10 credits.
Proposal 106 - It Binds
the Universe Together (Slakko)
Players may transfer Force Points into Points
at the rate of 1 FP equals 5 points. This transfer may not occur
in the reverse direction.
Action: Slakko pointed out that eir Score,
47, is a prime.
Action: Slakko used eir powers as Vader
to thwap Illusion. Immediately thereafter, Slakko emitted a scream
of rage, and sank to eir knees in pain and fury, clutching at eir lightning-mangled
hand. Illusion grinned evilly in the pale blue light of eir Cheekbones.
Slakko lost 5 points, and Illusion became (drumroll, please...) the first
Masochist!
Decision: Accepted.
Comments: I'm tempted to forbid it if
eir score is 5 less than a prime, square, or cube, but I'll let it go for
now. Slakko gains 3 points and 10 credits, and another 5 from the
guy following the Wookie Monster, who just thwapped em.
Proposal 107 - Alderaanian
Rules Starball (Slakko)
The winning condition for starball is changed
to 12 Scores. Each goal is worth 3 Scores.
In addition to the goals, there are SSZs (Single
Score Zones) on the field. They comprise all non-goal areas of home
zones, plus squares (4,2)-(4,4) are Emerald Empire SSZs and (9,2)-(9,4)
are Peach Rebellion SSZs. When a player possesses the ball and is
in an opposition SSZ, their side earns a Score.
When a Single Score occurs, all players remain
in place, except for the scorer. E is returned to eir starting position,
and the ball is placed on the goal square of the team scored against.
SSZs are coloured lightly in the colour of the
appropriate team.
[The idea behind this significant rule change
is to see more scoring enter the game - it takes a while to get all the
way to the opponent's home zone, and then you are right back where you
started. This way scores can occur much more frequently]
Decision: Accepted.
Comments: Why not? More action =
more fun. I'd like to see people start using Force Fields or Flags
strategically, though; this is more interesting to me than just running
some old ball around. Maybe we should turn the Starball into a Hot
Potato -- anyone who is holding it when eir score is triangular, Fibonacci,
or congruent to eir Lucky Number modulo 2n [thanks, Slakko] loses
10 points. In any case, Slakko gains 3 points and 10 credits.
Proposal 108 - A Material
Issue (Illusion)
Two players may enter into a trade pact if both
of them have planets on the map, and the planets are producing different
"stuf". Each judgement period, each player gets 5 credits for each
trade pact they are currently in.
Action: Illusion pointed out that eir
score (49) was a perfect square, then that eir score (59) was a prime.
Decision: Rejected.
Comments: This takes away a lot of the
incentive to build ships and carry products back and forth. Illusion
loses 1 point and is thwapped again. E likes it now.
Proposal 109 - Beware
the Empire (Illusion)
If a ship of a TIE Fighter and a TIE Minion are
in the same square in space, and there are no other TIE Fighter ships in
the square, the TIE Minion will board the TIE Fighter's ship. The
Minion then gains 50 Credits and 5 Points, and the TIE Fighter loses that
much.
If there are two or more TIE Fighter ships in
the same square as one TIE Minion ship, the Fighters will board the Minions
ship. The Minion will lose 50 Credits and 10 Points, and each Fighter
will gain 25 Credits and 5 Points.
Decision: Accepted with the tweak that
the boarding party or parties has to have a combined WF greater than that
of the boarded.
Comments: But do the droids get away?
Illusion gains 3 points and 10 credits.
Proposal 110 - NWO Justice (Idjgrafa
Wutn)
Arrogance: You weasels will never beat me, cuz i'm too strong,
i'm too rich, and i'm just - too - tan! (performing signature poses)
There are items called "energy foreign objects" which resemble baseball-bat-shaped
light epees. It is possible for NWO members to create them in the
same way that tie fighters create their light foils. Using these,
NWO members can participate in duels with everyone else. NWO members
are encouraged to perform their signature wrestling move on their opponent
if they win the duel.
Action: Idj picked a Lucky Number of 1 and pointed out that
eir Score (5) is a prime. E also concentrated, but didn't get a Force
Point.
Decision: Rejected.
Comments: I'd like NWO members to have different ways of making
their weapons. Idj loses 1 point and is thwapped, which is my
Signature Move. The AVLG singled out Hachiman again, and Lucky Numbers
picked were 5, 7, and 15. Rico and JT each gain 3 Force Points.
Proclamation VI
Players' scores are primes, cubes, or squares
far too often, it seems. The 10-point gain is fine, and allows people
who don't do that much proposing to get back into the game, but 5 FP is
too much. I've dictated this down to 2.
Proposal 111 - Come to
me, my pretty (JT)
Various small objects can be affected by the
Force, causing them to move. For the expenditure of 1 Force Point,
a player may cause the StarBall, if it's not currently held to move in
any direction they desire, and continue moving in that direction until
it enters the same square as a player, in which case that player takes
possession of it, or would move off the field, in which case it stops moving.
Action: JT concentrated, got a Force Point,
and attempted to create a Light Foil using 10 FP. Dice returned a
24 out of 100 when I was looking for 25 or less, so JT becomes the first
TIE Fighter with a Light Foil, strength 10.
Decision: Accepted as a modification to
the Telekinesis rule. Modified so this, like the Flag TK, takes a
Starball move.
Comments: The ultimate in mind over matter.
JT gains 3 points and 10 credits.
Proposal 112 - Get in
Formation (Illusion)
Add a new move to Starball - the defensive plant.
A player giving their move as a defensive plant will stay in the current
square until either a goal is scored, or a member of the opposing team
enters an adjacent square. If a goal is scored, e can then again
submit starball moves. If an opposing player enters an adjacent square,
the planted player will immediately charge the player, regardless of whether
or not they have the ball, and may thereafter once again submit Starball
moves.
Action: Illusion attempted to JMT Slakko
into charging down in Starball, but was blocked by the Rebellion's awesome
Jedi Cheerleaders.
Decision: Accepted.
Comments: Starball is fast becoming rugby.
Illusion gains 3 points and 10 credits.
Proposal 113 - Everbody
Hurts (Illusion)
If Vader loses a duel against Obi-Wan, he becomes
Depressed. Until e manages to win a duel against Obi-Wan, nobody
is caught in the AVLG, since Vader can't concentrate enough to do it to
anyone.
If Obi-Wan loses a duel against Vader, the whole
Rebellion becomes depressed. The Wookie Monster becomes too busy mourning
to thwap anyone until Obi-Wan manages to win a duel against Vader.
Decision: Accepted.
Comments: I love it. "I'm sorry,
my Lord, but I really haven't been feeling myself recent... *urk*" Illusion
gains 3 points and 10 credits, and is wedgied by the jubilant Wookie Monster,
gaining a full 10 credits from its follower.
Proposal 114 - Swooshing
the Flags About (Slakko)
(The Title is a reference to the umpiring signals
used)
The current score of each team in Starball shall
be represented as (a - b - c), where a is the number of Goals scored, b
is the number of individual Scores scored, and c is the team's total Score.
That way the breakdown of a team's scoring is immediately apparent.
Action: Slakko attempted to JMT Illusion
into moving right in Starball. This got past the Republic's incompetent
Jedi Mind Blockers, and e succeeded.
Decision: Accepted.
Comments: Sure, why not? Slakko
gains 3 points and 10 credits.
Proposal 115 - You can
run, but you can't hide, planeteers! (Slakko)
If a player joins the game, e has one week to
specify the square eir planet is in, otherwise a free square will be chosen
by TIE's whim for that planet. All players who, at the time of adoption
of the proposal creating this rule change, had not specified the square
their planet is in will have one week to specify said square, at the end
of which time any unallocated planets will be distributed at TIE's whim.
One week after this change is adopted, the last two sentences are repealed.
Action: Slakko bought a WF 1 ship called
the Bug Ford (a double pun on the Millenium Bug and Ford Falcon)
(I shudder to think what I started with the relatively innocuous Eon
Kestrel), picked up a consignment of Oklaks Juice at eir home planet,
and moved three squares left.
Decision: Accepted.
Comments: Thank you, Slakko. I think
my AVLG has worked far too well on Goldenmean and Hachiman; they seem to
have been choked into submission. Slakko gains 3 points and 10 credits,
and the Wookie Monster is probably trying to find its own planet.
Proposal 116 - And it's a photo finish...
no wait... (JT)
When the game ends, there needs to be a way to rank players such that
rankings for the IN hall of fame can be determined. I propose the
following ranking system. First place goes to TEW. All other
players are ranked by the following criteria in order, with ties being
broken by criteria further down the list: Number of gold stars, number
of points, light weapon strength, alphabetically by name.
Action: JT created a WF 1 (really) ship called the Wilde Ride,
picked up a consignment of Silk TIEs, and moved 3 spaces up. E also
concentrated, but didn't get a Force Point. E challenged Obi-Wan
to a Duel, but since no one was Obi-Wan, e automatically gained that title.
With Goldenmean and Hachiman tied for highest amount of credits, this left
the position of Leader of the Rebellion vacant. Unfortunately, since
this update happened on Monday, we'll have to wait until next Sunday to
see Slakko and JT in the Duel of the Century, Or At Least This Week.
Decision: Accepted.
Comments: Maybe credits should be in there somewhere.
But JT gains 3 points and 10 credits in any case.
Action 117 - (The
Gingham Wearer)
TGW concentrated, getting a Force point, bought
50 credits of Frinks and Munchies, and moved eir ship 3 spaces right.
Action 118 - (Slakko)
Slakko moved eir ship 3 spaces left.