BlogNomic: The Ninth Dynasty of ais523

Add a new dynastic rule, titled “Gathering Influence”:

A Deal is a type of Story Post whose title starts with “[Deal]”. A Deal may be open or closed, and is open initially. The author of a Deal is considered its Bargainer, and the body of a Deal must contain the name of a single other Seeker, who is considered the Authority of that Deal. The body of a Deal must also contain an amount of Influence, known as the Stakes of that Deal, and a proposed division of the Stakes of the Deal between its Bargainer and Authority.

Once the Authority of an open deal posts a comment to that open Deal containing either a FOR or AGAINST voting icon, that deal is considered closed and no longer open. When a Deal becomes closed, if its Authority closed it with a FOR voting icon, then its Bargainer and Authority gain Influence according to the division proposed in the body of the Deal (and this gain is boosted). If its Authority closed it with an AGAINST icon, then the Bargainer is refunded the Resources spent to create that Deal. If an open Deal has been open for more than 72 hours, any Seeker may make a comment with an AGAINST icon to close that Deal as if they were its Authority.

If the proposal “More Resourceful” failed, remove the text “(and this gain is boosted)” from the above, and add the text “(and this refund is not boosted by Aspiration)” after “the Bargainer is refunded the Resources spent to create that Deal”.

Add a subrule to “Gathering Influence”, titled “The Price of Power”:

If a Seeker has not created a Deal in the past 72 hours, then they they may choose an entry in the following list and spend some Resources as indicated in that entry to create a Deal (where the amount of Resources to be spent is indicated after the colon, and the Stakes the created Deal must have is indicated in parentheses):
Bribe Someone Mildly Important (Stakes 40): 5 Wealth
Dig up Dirty Secrets (Stakes 100): 10 Influence, 10 Fame, 10 Savvy
Incite your Fans to Join a Cult (Stakes 200): 100 Fame
Steal Highly Confidential Knowledge (Stakes 300): 150 Savvy
Buy the Government (Stakes 1000): 500 Wealth, 100 Influence

The Authority of a Deal created in this way must be selected randomly among the Seekers other than that Deal’s Bargainer. The Bargainer may decide the division of the Stakes for a Deal, and may do so after rolling for its Authority.