I’m working on moving the main blog to HTTPS at the moment. Expect rampant brokenness.

EDIT: This went way more smoothly than I anticipated. Let me know on Slack if I missed something obviously broken. I’ll leave this stickied for a day or so, if I forget to come unstick it anyone else can do so at will

Add a new rule, “The Doctor’s Rounds”:-

As a daily and atomic action which may only be taken on Mondays and Thursdays, the Doctor may make his Rounds by taking the following actions in sequence (with all random decisions and chances being secretly random):-

• Making any Villager who has not yet been Inspected during this dynasty Inspected: when a Villager becomes Inspected, they have a 10% chance of catching a random Disease.
• For each Disease a Villager has which they do not already exhibit all the Symptoms of, tossing a coin: on heads, that Villager gains the earliest Symptom of that Disease which they do not already exhibit.
• For each Villager with a Contagious disease, giving that Disease to every Villager who is Near to that Villager.
• For each Symptom exhibited by a Villager which does not belong to any Disease that Villager has, removing that Symptom from that Villager.
• For each Remedy which has never been Tested, Testing it.
• Making a blog post announcing that the Doctor has made his Rounds.

Delete the final paragraph of “Diseases” and the final paragraph of “Symptoms”.

In “Remedies”, replace “If a Remedy has never been Tested, the Doctor may Test it and announce in a blog post that he has done so: upon doing this,” with:-

When a Remedy is Tested

Doctor, please respond appropriately.

Add a new Location to the “Locations” rule:-

• The Market: A Villager at the Market may swap two units of the same Remedy in their inventory (other than Well Water) for a single unit of any Remedy, at any time.

Add a new Remedy to the “Remedies” rule:-

• Salt

The Doctor has no new visible symptoms to report among the villagers of Zahndorf.

All active villagers have now been Inspected.

*sniffing*
...yes I think I will stop being idle.

BlogNomic is out of Hiatus and now merely Dormant, awaiting a fifth player before gameplay can resume.

Per Rule 1.9, BlogNomic is now on Hiatus for three days. We’ll return to being simply Dormant on Tuesday, or back to actual active gameplay if a fifth player joins or unidles before then.

Happy Seasonal Downtime, everyone.

With the enactment of Ghost Town on the 22nd of December, BlogNomic has switched into its Dormant state, as it currently has fewer than five players. This is a new mechanic which means that most gameplay is temporarily suspended until we have five players again:

If there are fewer than five Villagers, then BlogNomic is Dormant. While BlogNomic is Dormant, actions defined by dynastic rules may not be taken, and proposals may not be submitted.

If you’re a lurker who’s been considering joining or unidling, or a regular player who knows someone who might want to play, now would be a good time.

Add a subrule to “Remedies”, called “Stories”:-

Every family in Zahndorf has its own encouraging or cautionary tale about folk medicine. If they have not yet done so during the current dynasty, a Villager may privately contact the Doctor asking to recall such a story. In response, the Doctor should select a secretly random Remedy, and then select either its “Cure” or “Cause” quality in a secretly random manner (even if it cures or causes nothing): the Doctor then privately informs the Villager of that quality.

In “Numbers and Variables”, after “This value must be determined by an appropriate DICE roll in the GNDT, unless otherwise specified.” add:-

If a selection is explicitly specified as being “secretly” random, the Villager making this determination may do so using a private method of their choosing, instead of the GNDT.

The Doctor stalks cautiously through Zahndorf, cutting through the bracken of the dark forest as he returns to his surgery. He notes no visible symptoms among the villagers.

Enact a new rule, “Dormancy”:-

If there are fewer than five Villagers, then BlogNomic is Dormant. While BlogNomic is Dormant, actions defined by dynastic rules may not be taken, and proposals may not be submitted.

Phildor idles out after a week with no comments or posts. The Doctor paints a heavy black cross on their front door. Quorum remains 3.

Doctor, please respond appropriately.

In “Remedies”, replace “counts as carrying three remedies” with:-

counts as carrying four remedies

Upon this changing, if Matt has three Well Waters then he loses one. Then, if any Villager has more than three Remedies, they lose Remedies at random until they have only three.

Remove any paragraph beginning “A Villager may use a Remedy they are carrying”.

Replace any paragraph beginning “A Villager may take a Remedy” with:-

A Villager may remove a Remedy they are carrying from their inventory to use it on a Villager (either themselves or a Villager who is Near to them), by making a blog post announcing this. The Villager it is used on is known during this process as “the Taker”. The Doctor may respond to such a post by confirming that the Remedy has taken effect: upon doing so, if that Remedy cures a Disease the Taker has then the Taker loses that Disease; then, if it causes a Disease that the Taker does not have, the Taker catches that Disease. If the Taker is not the same Villager as the Villager who took the action, the Doctor may not respond to such a post within 24 hours or after 48 hours of it being made, and may only respond to it if the Taker is Near to the Villager who took the action.

In the Rule Locations, change:

As a daily action, a Villager in the Town Square may add any amount of Well Water to their inventory.

to

As a daily action, a Villager in the Town Square may add multiple units of Well Water to their inventory.

In the rule Remedies after:

Each Villager may carry up to three Remedies, listed in the GNDT, and may carry more than one of the same Remedy.

append:

Carrying more than one of the same remedy counts as multiple remedies, e.g., Carrying Well water, Well water, Well water, Silver bark counts as carrying three remedies.

Also, change the Gamestate to reduce any multiples of the same remedies held by a Villager to fit this interpretation of “multiple”.

In the rule “Remedies” change:

The target Villager can invalidate this action if they move to another Location before the end of the day;

to

The target Villager can invalidate this action if they move to another Location within one day;

(correct me if I am doing this wrong)

Append the section “Remedies” with the following paragraph:

“A Villager may use a Remedy they are carrying on a Nearby target Villager. The target Villager can invalidate this action if they move to another Location before the end of the day; otherwise, the Remedy is removed from the user’s inventory and affects the target as if they had used the Remedy themselves.”

I shall be moving to the Forest and, once I’m there, gathering a random Plant.

Move to the Church each Villager (other than the Doctor) who does not have a pending proposal in the queue.

The Doctor tours the quiet village before returning to his surgery. He notes no visible symptoms among the residents of Zahndorf.

To the last paragraph of “Symptoms”, add:-

Then, if any Villager exhibits Symptoms which do not belong to any Diseases they currently have, that Villager loses those Symptoms.

Replace “When a Villager starts to exhibit a non-Visible Symptom, the Doctor must privately inform them of this fact. ” with:-

When a Villager starts or ceases to exhibit a non-Visible Symptom, the Doctor must privately inform them of this fact.

do 2 ongoing keyboad isses I cannot do poposals so plz idle.

After 24 hours have passed upon Enactment of this proposal, any Villager whose Location is Home shall exhibit the Cough symptom, to be reflected in the GNDT.

The Doctor masks up to welcome Zaratustra to the village. Zaratustra has now been Inspected.

Hello, citizens of Zahndorf! Why, i remember when this town was all werewolves. Good to be back!

All of the Remedies listed in the ruleset have now been Tested by the Doctor.

Bracing for the holidays, going idle. Quorum drops to 3.

In the bulleted list in “Locations”, update the “Town Square”, “The Forest” and “The Surgery” to read as follows:-

• Town Square: As a daily action, a Villager in the Town Square may add any amount of Well Water to their inventory.
• The Forest: As a daily action, a Villager in the Forest may add a random plant (Mandrake, Nightshade, Red Cap, Silver Bark or Wolfsbane) to their inventory.
• The Surgery: If a Villager is alone in the Surgery, they may add a random Remedy to their inventory at any time.

The Doctor tours the village, swinging a heavy brass censer in his path. All Villagers have been Examined. None are exhibiting any Visible Symptoms at present.

Enact a new rule, “Remedies”:-

For generations, the people of Zahndorf have used a variety of traditional, locally-sourced Remedies to treat their illnesses, namely:-

• Leeches
• Mandrake
• Nightshade
• Red cap
• Silver bark
• Well water
• Wolfsbane

Each Remedy may Cure one Disease and/or Cause one Disease, tracked secretly by the Doctor, and each defaults to doing neither. If a Remedy has never been Tested, the Doctor may Test it and announce in a blog post that he has done so: upon doing this, there is a 50% chance that the Remedy now Cures a random Disease, and an additional and separate 50% chance that it now Causes a random Disease. (These random selections are made privately using a method of the Doctor’s choosing.)

Each Villager may carry up to three Remedies, listed in the GNDT, and may carry more than one of the same Remedy. A Villager may give a Remedy they are carrying to another Villager who is Near to them, at any time.

A Villager may take a Remedy they are carrying by removing it from their inventory and making a blog post announcing this. The Doctor may respond to such a post by confirming that the Remedy has taken effect: upon doing so, if that Remedy cures a Disease the Villager has then the Villager loses that Disease; then, if it causes a Disease that the Villager does not have, the Villager catches that Disease.

Give the Doctor three Remedies, each chosen at random, and each other Villager a single random Remedy.

Enact a new rule, “Endgames”:-

If all but one Villager is exhibiting Death, then the Villager who is not exhibiting Death is Remembered.

Whenever a Villager catches the Black Death, all Villagers Near to them who already had the Black Death gain one Memento Mori. (Memento Mori are tracked privately by the Doctor.) If all Villagers are exhibiting Death, the Villager with the most Memento Mori is Remembered. (Any ties for this are broken according to fewest Symptoms.)

If the date is on or after the 28th of December 2016 and a single Villager is Remembered, then that Villager has achieved victory.

In the rule “Locations” change:

A Villager may change their own Location at any time.

to

A Villager may change their own Location once per day.

Enact a new rule, “Locations”:-

Each Villager has a Location, tracked in the GNDT and defaulting to Home. (A value of “Home” may be tracked as “-”.) Valid Locations are:-

• Town Square
• The Church
• The Forest
• The Surgery
• Home

A Villager may change their own Location at any time.

Two Villagers are considered to be Near to one another if they share a Location, and if that Location is not “Home”.

To the end of “Symptoms”, add:-

Then, any Villager who is Near to a Villager with a Contagious Disease catches that Disease (if they do not already have it).

Replace “the Doctor may Examine the Villagers” with:-

the Doctor may Examine the Villagers by making a blog post to this effect

Add “This disease is Contagious.” to both Ague and The Black Death.

Enact a new rule “Victory Condition: Survivor”:

If there is exactly one villager that does not exhibit the Death symptom for a period of 48 hours, regardless of current or previous other symptoms, that villager will be proclaimed Last Man Standing.

However, if all villagers exhibit the Death symptom, the villager with the lowest number of symptoms will be declared Least Sick Villager. In case of a tie, a medical examination by the Doctor will determine the Least Sick Villager, based on the Doctor’s medical expertise (length of time sick, number of symptoms, nature of disease, at Doctor’s discretion).

Finally, the Last Man Standing, or failing that, the Least Sick Villager is then allowed to make a declaration of victory.

The Doctor returns from visiting Phildor.

Greetings fellow villagers of this fine village of Zahndorf.

It is I, Phildor, the newest villager.

Fear not, for I am not diseased!

Right? ;)

Add a new Symptom to the list in “Symptoms”:-

• Death. Visible. A Villager exhibiting Death may not take actions defined by dynastic rules.

Add “Death” as a fourth Symptom of the Black Death.

Masked back up and smelling strongly of camphor, the Doctor walks through the quiet streets of Zahndorf, knocking on doors and performing a preliminary Inspection of the villagers (including himself) for any signs of illness.

(The ruleset does not currently require the Doctor to announce whether or not he has Examined anyone today.)

Enact a subrule to “Diseases” called “Symptoms”:-

Each Villager may exhibit one or more Symptoms, and some of those Symptoms may be Visible. A Villager’s Visible Symptoms are tracked in the GNDT, and their non-Visible Symptoms are tracked privately by the Doctor. Symptoms and their effects are:-

• Cough. Visible. A Villager exhibiting a Cough should include the string “*cough*” in every blog comment they make.
• Headache.
• Mouth Pain.
• Sore Throat.

When a Villager starts to exhibit a non-Visible Symptom, the Doctor must privately inform them of this fact.

As a daily action which may only be taken on Mondays and Thursdays, the Doctor may Examine the Villagers. Upon doing so, for each Disease a Villager has which they do not already exhibit all the Symptoms of, that Villager has a 50% chance of exhibiting the earliest Symptom of that Disease which they do not already exhibit. (The Doctor may resolve this using a random method of his choice.)

In “Diseases”, replace “When a Villager catches a Disease, the Doctor must privately inform them of this fact.” with:-

Each Disease has a number of Symptoms, listed in order from earliest to latest.

List the symptoms of Ague as “Headache”, the symptoms of The Black Death as “Headache, Sore Throat, Cough”, the symptoms of the Pox as “Mouth Pain, Sore Throat, Cough” and the symptoms of Toothache as “Mouth Pain”.

Enact a new rule, “Diseases”:-

Each Villager has zero or more Diseases, tracked privately by the Doctor. When a Villager catches a Disease, the Doctor must privately inform them of this fact.

The Diseases a Villager may have are:-

• Ague
• The Black Death
• The Pox
• Toothache

At any time, the Doctor may Walk the Village by posting a blog entry to this effect: upon doing so, any Villager who has not yet been Inspected during this dynasty becomes Inspected, and has a 10% chance of catching a random Disease. (These random determinations are made privately by the Doctor using a method of his choosing.)

After nine quiet years, a masked and curiously-attired stranger walks the mountain path into the isolated village of Zahndorf. The night watchman, still on patrol as the sun rises, calls out and raises a brightly glinting crossbow. The stranger nervously unbuckles his cumbersome leather mask, drops a heavy bundle of posters and brass instruments at his feet, and remaining at some distance, clears his throat.

“How many deaths since the summer?” he shouts.

—

Change “Player” to “Villager” and “Emperor” to “Doctor” throughout the ruleset. Keep the “Atomic Actions” dynastic rule.

Day Five currently has 16 Settings: 2 Lost Hours and 14 Lost Hours. I am Guardian of 7 of that Day’s Hours, and southpointingchariot is the Guardian of 1. I currently have 19 Quartzes in my possession.

“If a Player has a number of Quartzes equal to or greater than the number of Settings in a Day, and if that Player is the Guardian of more Hours in that Day than any other Player, then that Player has achieved victory. This is known as a Crystal Victory.”

I am not the Timekeeper. (Or I am the Timekeeper and am lying, and this is not a legal DoV.)

I believe I have achieved a Crystal Victory.

In the Fifth Moon Arc of the Fifth Day, RaichuKFM failed to create a clone using a flawed Duplication spell.

Clucky appears to have “posted a public message anywhere on the internet during the current dynasty which contains the word BlogNomic”, in the form of a Twitter post challenging us to prove that it’s really Clucky speaking.

I’m going to go ahead and update the gamestate as if this post were made by the BlogNomic player Clucky. If anybody thinks that it wasn’t, they should raise a CfJ.

To “Restoration of the Hours”, add:-

If an Hour in either Arc of the First Day becomes Restored, the Tick and Quartz increases resulting from that change are tripled.

In “Escapement”, replace “Each Player has a number of Quartzes, tracked in the GNDT and defaulting to zero.” with:-

Each Player has a number of Quartzes, tracked in the GNDT and defaulting to the arithmetic mean of the Quartzes (rounding up) of every other Player.

If any Players joined the game or unidled while this proposal was pending, set each of those Players’ Quartzes to the arithmetic mean of the Quartzes (rounding up) of the Players who did not join or unidle while this proposal was pending.

ayesdeeef and gazebo_dude both idle out after a week of inactivity. Quorum drops to 3.

In the Fourth Moon Arc of the Fifth Day, Clucky asked after the lengths of some words.

do nothing.

Add a new rule called “Whiling Away the Hours” as follows:

As a Daily Action, the Emperor may make the GNDT comment “Whiling away: DICE144” and thereby While Away an Hour. The outcome of such a die roll corresponds to an Hour, as ordered on the [State of the Arcs] wiki page.

• If the Hour so rolled is Broken, the Emperor’s Ticks decrease by one.
• If the Hour so rolled is Lost, the Emperor’s Ticks are decreased by twelve, and each other Player gains one Quartz.
• If the Hour so rolled is Focused, the Ticks of each player besides the Emperor and the Guardian of that Hour increase by one.
• If the Hour so rolled is Restored, the Guardian of that Hour gains one Quartz, and the Emperor’s Ticks increase by one.

In the First Moon Arc of the Fifth Day, Captain Larrytheturtle measured the Spectral Type of the Castor Sector.

In “Restoration of the Hours”, replace “increase the Emperor’s Ticks by one” with:-

increase the Hour’s Guardian’s Quartzes by one and increase the Emperor’s Ticks by one

Enact a rule called “Two-Player Mode” as follows:

If all Proposals enacted in the previous seven days were made by only two Players, and if one of those Players is the Emperor, then the game is in Two-Player Mode and the other Player is the Antemporo. Otherwise there is no Antemporo.

The Antemporo may use VETO as a voting icon to cast a Vote on a proposal made by the Emperor; when the Antemporo casts a vote of VETO on a Proposal, this renders the Proposal Vetoed.

If the game is in Two-Player Mode, the string “(other than the Emperor)” is ignored in the rule Victory and Ascension.

In the Tenth Sun Arc of the Fifth Day, Murphy made a plan for a drug deal at Bad City University.

In the First Sun Arc of the Fifth Day, Pavitra idled out.

In the Ninth Sun Arc of the Fifth Day, scshunt reported on President Obama’s science and technology funding.

In the Sixth Sun Arc of the Fifth Day, Josh idled out.

Aname, Southpointingchariot and Viv all idle out after over a week of inactivity apiece. Quorum drops to 4.