I think it’s time for me to go idle. The theme was fun at first but it just seems like a big stalemate now. As my final diplomatic act for this dynasty, I give the relic to arthexis.

For your imaginary crimes against the faithful monks of yesteryear you shall freeze in the deepest pit of hell.  Dormi nive somnifera.

Add a new subrule to the rule entitled “Holy GNOmish Empire.” Call it “Industry” and give it the following text:

As a weekly action, a Citizen may Work.  The effects of Working are dependent on their class:
If they are a Gnome, they increase their GG by 3.
If they are a Gnogue, they increase their GG by 2 and may decrease another Citizen’s GG by up to 2.
If they are a Disciple, they increase the Magic Dust of each Citizen by 5.

Add a new rule called “Licensed to Mill”. Give it the following text

At any time citizen may go fairy hunting. Thus is a 20*(N + 1)% dangerous action where N is the number of times the citizen has already attempted to do so in the last twenty four hours. If the citizen breaks zero bones in the processes, the citizen gains one ounce of magic dust.

Create a new rule “Insert rule name here”:

Traitors are never made, they are born. Because it is dangerous to be a traitor and be inside the enemy territory at the same time, the BLO faction comes to the rescue. At any time a Citizen may send a PM to the Stylist, containing the method to decrypt the encrypted messages of the GNO Faction. Within 72 hours, the Stylist shall confirm that the decryption method indeed works, and if so, make a Story Post announcing this. Then, the Citizen who provided the decryption method to the Stylist shall obtain the BLO Relic.

If the Stylist has announced that a decryption method has been obtained, any Citizen may PM the Stylist to obtain a copy of it within 72 hours.

Now, my loyal BLO minions, bring us the Gnostic Gnomic Knowledge!!

Now we have classes in BLO. Since I am the Stylist, I am allowed to grant any class to anybody, and thus would like to set up a little competition:

Propose a Class and if your proposal passes, send me a PM. In your PM include any one Class and any one Citizen (other than me) and I’ll give that Class to that Citizen (it does’t have to be the same one you created). I’ll keep this offer valid for as long as I’m the Stylist. 

Make a subrule of rule 11 Diplomacy, titled “War”, with the following text:

WHEREAS one Faction must come out on top;
WHEREAS BLO and MIC are allied and thus should not fight each other;
THEREFORE BLO and MIC are at war with GNO.

I just noticed something. Every Citizen has to follow the rules of every Faction.

Simple: Every Faction’s ruleset has this sentence:
“This is the official Ruleset for BlogNomic, all Citizens shall obey it.”

Factions should create means of gaining control of their faction relics.  And please, ensure that it is done in such a way that a member that is not part of your faction could feasibly posses the relic.

Hello, I’m Qwazukee, and I wish to become a Citizen.

The following is comex’s text, copy-pasted below:

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854463247899955794381862616872573323828499346

Thank you.

Hi, I’m comex, who wishes to become a Citizen.

The following, encrypted using the official GNO encryption method, explains the reason for my joining:

9996504680165192735069117802304479438845448737922507730
2267215341378897953427988576613005630925808981488654503
3733287606567963443502223797473964993275692143658046419
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0331416876585422598916989687767999516716936866918967378
9048464276716528162526923436659647758687229616519047862
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854463247899955794381862616872573323828499346

Note: I’m not sure I will, in fact, become a Citizen.  The following text:

...and then making a post announcing her arrival.  An Admin shall add her to the roster in the sidebar and the GNDT, at which moment he becomes a Citizen.

seems to state that as soon as an Admin adds a new player to the sidebar and the GNDT, that Admin (as the only possible referent of “he”, the player being presumed female) becomes a Citizen.

In Rule 2.2, change the text

Every rule existing in the Blognomic ruleset is considered implicit in each Faction’s Ruleset, even if not written on it.

to

Every rule existing in the Blognomic ruleset is considered implicit in each Faction’s Ruleset, even if not written on it, with the exception of Rule 2.1.

SHHHH

52623919895756872772204636665191595293395317827578918
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Create a new rule called “Purple Poodle”:

When we where young, we had to go through different classes, learned different professions and suffered different kinds accidents. Because of this, there exists a characteristic to each Citizen called “Class” which shall be tracked in the GNDT. The Stylist may at any time set the Class of a Citizen other than erself, to any single word: this shall be the Class of the Citizen. The Class of the Stylist is always “Stylist”.

Create a sub-rule “Pass me the potato chips” under rule “Purple Poodle”:

Citizens belonging to the Class “Chirurgeon” know how to mend broken bones (and conversely, how to break them). As a daily action, a Chirurgeon may pick a single Citizen and remove 1DICE4 fractures from that Citizen, this action being known as Mending. However, even this can be dangerous because there is a remote possibility that the loose end of a broken bone ends up sticking into the eye of the Chirurgeon. Because of that, Mending another Citizen is 19% Dangerous. If the Chirurgeon is attempting to Mend erself, it is 91% Dangerous.

Repeal the rule “The rule formerly known as Wheeeeee!”

Because now the way to win is through Relics, we don’t need this kind of rules anymore.

Make Darth Cliche the Stylist.

Mua ha ha.

If proposal “The Spice of Life” failed, this proposal does nothing.

Make a new rule titled “Alakapocus!” with the following text:

Each Citizen may use 30 ounces of Magic Dust to perform a daily action, even if they have already done that action this day. Each Citizen may also use 60 ounces of Magic Dust to perform a weekly action, even if they have already done that action this week. Using Magic Dust in this way is a 50% Dangerous Action.

Add a new dynastic rule titled “Magic Dust” with the following text:

Each Citizen has an amount of Magic Dust measured in ounces and tracked in the GNDT.  New Citizens start with 0 ounces of Magic Dust.  When a Citizen “uses X ounces of Magic Dust”, an amount of Magic Dust equal to X is subtracted from that Citizen’s Magic Dust.  A Citizen may not use more Magic Dust than he currently has.  The effects of Magic Dust may be determined by each Faction; however, the effects of Magic Dust within a Faction may not extend beyond that Faction’s Ruleset and Gamestate.

A Citizen may, at any time, subtract any positive amount of Magic Dust from their own Magic Dust, not to exceed the amount of Magic Dust he currently has, and add that amount to any other Citizen’s Magic Dust.

Set each Citizen’s Magic Dust to 0.

Create a new sub-rule of Rule 6 “Class Structure” entitled “Current Chairman” with the text:

WHEREAS the Chairman cannot by his very nature be disloyal;
WHEREAS it would be redundant to mention the Chairman’s loyalty;
THEREFORE the class of the Chairman is always “Chairman”.

Create a new sub-rule of Rule 6 “Class Structure” entitled “Retiring Chairman” with the text:

WHEREAS a Chairman who retires honorably should be recognized for his service;
WHEREAS the loyalty of the Chairman does not change merely because he chooses to retire;
THEREFORE should the Chairman retire while remaining a Citizen of MIC, his class must be immediately changed to from “Chairman” to “Loyal”

This is an almost exact copy of escher’s proposal but with slightly changed formatting and it’s (hopefully) legal.

Create a sub-rule of rule 3.2 Proper References, sub-rule of rule 3 Needless Bureaucracy, Rule of the MIC ruleset with the name “Reference Exceptions” with the text:

WHEREAS at times a rule must be referenced before it has been added to the ruleset;
WHEREAS in such times, a proposal should not be needlessly failed;
THEREFORE if a proposal refers to a rule that was not added to the ruleset at the time the proposal was posted, it need not refer to the rule number, or parent rules of the rule to which it refers, as specified in rule 3.2 Proper References, sub-rule of rule 3 Needless Bureaucracy, Rule of the MIC ruleset.

Create a new rule of the MIC ruleset named “The Will of the People” with the text:

WHEREAS at times the people will be unified in their decisisions;
WHEREAS the will of the people is represented by the Chairman and his Viziers;
THEREFOR if a proposal has reached a quorum of votes and the Chairman and at least one of his Vizier’s has voted on the proposal, and cast the same vote, that proposal may be immediately enacted or failed, regardless of it’s position in the queue.
THEREFOR if a proposal has been voted on by the Chairman and BOTH of his Vizier’s, and all three have voted the same, that proposal may be immediately enacted, regardless of it’s position in the queue.

Create a sub-rule of rule 3.2 Proper References, sub-rule of rule 3 Needless Bureaucracy, Rule of the MIC ruleset with the name “Reference Exceptions” with the text:

WHEREAS at times a rule must be referenced before it has been added to the ruleset;
WHEREAS in such times, a proposal should not be needlessly failed;
THEREFOR if a proposal refers to a rule that was not added to the ruleset until prior to the proposal was posted, it need not refer to the rule number, or parent rules of the rule to which it refers, as specified in rule 3.2 Proper References, sub-rule of rule 3 Needless Bureaucracy, Rule of the MIC ruleset.

Create a new rule of the MIC ruleset named “The Will of the People” with the text:

WHEREAS at times the people will be unified in their decisisions;
WHEREAS the will of the people is represented by the Chairman and his Viziers;
THEREFOR if a proposal has reached a quorum of votes and the Chairman and at least one of his Vizier’s has voted on the proposal, and cast the same vote, that proposal may be immediately enacted or failed, regardless of it’s position in the queue.
THEREFOR if a proposal has been voted on by the Chairman and BOTH of his Vizier’s, and all three have voted the same, that proposal may be immediately enacted, regardless of it’s position in the queue.

EDIT: Yoda’s comment doesn’t count as a real comment, so this edit is legal :D.

Replace the text “As a daily action” in Rule 6 Smash it to pieces with “As an hourly action”.

If half of all legal FOR votes on this proposal contain the text “YES!”, replace the text “As an hourly action” in Rule 6 Smash it to pieces with “At any time”.

WHEREAS the terms of a treaty may need to be changed quickly;
WHEREAS it is not up to regular citizens how the treaty works;
THEREFORE the Vizier of Issues may change the treaty.

Add a sub rule of rule 5 Diplomacy - Amendments

At any time the Vizier of Issues or the Stylist (referred to as diplomats) may create a post with a title prefixed by [Treaty]. In this post they may write an unlimited number of potential amendments (with a minimum of one), each of them numbered, starting at one. If the diplomat belonging to the other faction posts a comment which contains the words “I agree with amendment X” where X is the number of a potential amendment, that potential amendment becomes an unenacted amendment. After either 72 hours have passed since the creation of the post or if both diplomats make a comment containing “End the negotiations”, whichever comes first, all unenacted amendments are added to the list of Current Amendments (sub rule 5.3) of both factions. Amendments function like normal rules. All potential amendments then stop being potential amendments.

Add a sub rule of rule 5 Diplomacy - Current Amendments

If the chairman posts a comment to this proposal which contains the text “The Chairman’s word is law”, replace all instances of “Vizier of Issues” with “Chairman”.
Obviously this has no effect unless BLO also makes this rule. And can someone fix the “Whereas; Whereas; Therefore.” part of the diplomacy rule?

If the Proposal titled “[MIC] Loyal Citizen’s Contribute” failed, this Proposal does nothing.

Create a new sub-rule of the Rule “Class Structure” entitled “Current Chairman” with the text:

WHEREAS the Chairman cannot by his very nature be disloyal, and
WHEREAS it would be redundant to mention the Chairman’s loyalty,
THEREFORE the class of the Chairman is always “Chairman”

Create a new sub-rule of the Rule “Class Structure” entitled “Retiring Chairman” with the text:

WHEREAS a Chairman who retires honorably should be recognized for his service, and
WHEREAS the loyalty of the Chairman does not change merely because he chooses to retire,
THEREFORE should the Chairman retire while remaining a Citizen of MIC, his class must be immediately changed to from “Chairman” to “Loyal”

Create a new rule of the MIC rules “Class Structure” with the text:

WHEREAS each citizen is more than simply a citizen;
WHEREAS it is important for other citizen’s to acknowledge their fellow citizen’s stance with the People;
THEREFOR there exists a field in the GDNT called “Class” which tracks the current status of a Citizen within the People.  As a Daily Action a Citizen may change any other Citizen’s (but not their own) class to any of the classes listed in sub-rules of this rule, as long as that citizen meets the requirements for that class, as explained within the rule.

Create a new sub-rule of the Rule Class Structure, Rule of the MIC ruleset “Loyal” with the text:

WHEREAS a Citizen may show themselves to be especially loyal to the People;
WHEREAS a Citizen should be recognized if they show themselves thus;
THEREFOR a Citizen’s Class may be set to Loyal if, within the last 24 hours a proposal which that citizen was the Author of which was also deemed loyal by the Vizier of Propaganda, per rule 2.1.2 Vizier of Propaganda, sub-rule of rule 2.1 Organization sub-rule of rule 2 The Party, rule of the MIC ruleset, was passed

Create a new sub-rule of the Rule Class Structure, Rule of the MIC ruleset “Disloyal” with the text:

WHEREAS a Citizen may show themselves to be a non-contributing member of the People;
WHEREAS such non-contributors may be punished;
THEREFOR a Citizen’s Class may be set to Disloyal if that Citizens has not authored a MIC faction proposal within the last 4 days.

Create a new sub-rule of the Rule Class Structure, Rule of the MIC ruleset “Mere” with the text:

WHEREAS a Citizen may simply be a mere member of the People;
THEREFOR a Citizen’s Class may be set to Mere if that citizen’s Class has not been changed within the last 2 days.

Set All Citizens’ Class to Loyal.

This provides a use for the Class column by the MIC, encourages proposals within the MIC (making proposals the game that we’re playing) encourages the Vizier to mark a proposal as Loyal, and open the doors to allow further means of being a loyal or disloyal citizen (or perhaps others if people are so inclined to think of them).

Create a new rule with the title Removal of GNO’s Secrecy

At the end of the dynasty, a member or former member of GNO must post the decrypted version of the encrypted text (as defined by GNO’s Shhhh rule) or give the method used to decrypt it before a new dynasty or meta dynasty may begin. If more than 72 hours have passed since the end of the dynasty or if GNO has less than 3 members, this rule does nothing.

I’m not implying that nobody would say what the text said. I just want to be sure it’s translated.

Remove the phrase “except for the purpose of enacting or failing proposals” from dynastic rule Membership.

That phrase raises the quorum of faction proposals to the Blognomic normal quorum.

Add a rule to the GNO Faction Ruleset entitled “Gnostic Gossip” with the following text:

This rule shall be treated as if the following string of numbers has been decrypted using the official GNO encryption method.

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75993494414568792351534

SHHHH

211327859948539360559288041358614937675067762745997822012655457925499846
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Create a new subrule of rule 3.1 Proper Reasoning, subrule of rule 3.0 Needless Bureaucracy, rule of the MIC ruleset, named “Proper References” with the text:

WHEREAS it is oftentimes confusing which rule a Citizen is refering to;
WHEREAS said confusion can be eliminated by proper reference;
THEREFOR any reference to the rules of the MIC ruleset within the Ruleset, or within a MIC proposal, must include the full rule name and number, as well as any rules of which that rule is a subrule of.

See my reference in this proposal for what I’m aiming at.

Create a new subrule of rule 3.1 Proper Reasoning, subrule of rule 3.0 Needless Bureaucracy, rule of the MIC ruleset:

WHEREAS it is oftentimes confusing which rule a Citizen is refering to;
WHEREAS said confusion can be eliminated by proper reference;
THEREFOR any reference to the rules of the MIC ruleset within the Ruleset, or within a MIC proposal, must include the full rule name and number, as well as any rules of which that rule is a subrule of.

See my reference in this proposal for what I’m aiming at.

Create a rule “Shared Proposals”

In this rule X, Y and Z refer to different factions. A proposal may have [Shared X/Y] in front of the subject, where X and Y are decided by the creator of the proposal. It is referred to as a shared proposal. Shared proposals cannot be faction posts. Shared proposals may only create or modify shared rules. Only a shared proposal or rule can modify a shared rule. When a shared proposal passes, it creates or changes a shared rule which is shared between the factions X and Y. The title of a shared rule or sub-rule must be prefixed by [X/Y]. Shared rules can affect the rules and gamestate of X and Y but it cannot affect the rules and gamestate of Z. To pass, a shared proposal must reach the quorum of both X and Y. The quorum of the main rules is irrelevant. If a shared proposal between X and Y is created by a member of Z, it can be self killed but no other vote by anyone in Z is valid. This includes the implicit FOR vote from the creator of the proposal. A sub-rule may not be shared if the rule it belongs to is not shared. If a rule is shared, all sub-rules of it are considered shared. The shared proposal must be legal in both rulesets that the shared rule would belong to.

I don’t really expect this to pass this late in the dynasty but it could be useful.

Ok, no more playing around:

Arthexis is the Stylist.

Replace the “THEREFORE” section of the rule “Relic Control” with the following:

THEREFORE the Chairman may, as a daily action, grant ownership of the Relic M to any other Citizen, regardless of who currently owns the Relic, subject to the restrictions below.

Create a new subsection of the rule “Relic Control” titled “Righteous Relic Retention” with the following text:

WHEREAS the value of the MIC Relic to the people has been established;
WHEREAS things of value should not be lightly taken from a loyal Citizen once granted;
THEREFORE the Chairman may not grant ownership of the Relic M to any Citizen if it is currently in the possession of another Citizen who has been deemed “Loyal”.

Change the phrase “and to inform the other Citizens of GNO” in GNO rule 7 Shhhh to “and to inform the other Citizens of GNO, as well as Blognomic admins,”

I’m ready for some bat-crap crazy fun.

Mmm. I know I came late to the party, but is it too late to propose (informally) a color scheme/banner change? I mocked up this weird/gnome/parliamentary themed banner, and I was also thinking a warmer brown for the color scheme - check it below.

What do you think? If you really like what we have right now, we don’t have to switch, or if you have better ideas for the color scheme, I’m open like China’s door at the turn of the 19th century.