I complain about someone using a Wiki page so early, and here I am doing it myself.  But this isn’t to keep track of individual players’ data, so I say I’m being consistent.

Anyway, this looks messier, but I think (hope) I’ve squashed the loopholes.  If this one crashes and burns, then someone else should rewrite it.  ;)

Oh, and Cayvie, “often” and “occasionally” were in quotes as Wiki markup for bold, not actual quotation marks.  Just so y’know.  ;D

The rendered version of the wiki markup can be seen here.  It makes this whole thing look a lot less awful.

On the Wiki, create a page called “Threads,” with the text

== Initial Thread ==

Create a new rule called “Narrative” reading as follows:

=== Narrative ===
==== Definitions ====

There exists a Wiki page called “[[Threads]].” Each section of Threads contains a single Thread, as defined below.  Threads may exist on only the [[Threads]] page.

The following list of definitions applies only to text on the [[Threads]] page, excluding headings.

* A ‘’‘Thread’‘’ is a collection of Moves, with a possible Intro.  Threads may be created by direct Proposal or as dictated by a Rule or Rules.  Threads may begin with either a Prompt or a Result.  Threads may not contain any text that is not a Prompt, a Command, or a Result. ‘’(Results may begin a Thread for the purpose of providing introductory text.  They may be thought of as the result of starting a game.)’‘
* An ‘’‘Intro’‘’ is a Result that begins a Thread.
* A ‘’‘Move’‘’ is a sequence of a Prompt, the following Command, and the following Result.  All text in a Thread must be part of a Move, except for the optional Intro.  A Move that is lacking a Command and/or a Result is incomplete; otherwise, it is complete.  At any time, only the last Move of a Thread may be incomplete.
* A ‘’‘Prompt’‘’ is any occasion of the following sequence of three characters: newline, right angle bracket (>), space.
* A ‘’‘Command’‘’ is any string of text that 1) immediately follows a Prompt, and 2) consists of no more than seven words, and 3) has exactly one newline, which must be the last character of the Command.
* A ‘’‘Result’‘’ is any text that 1) either begins a Thread or immediately follows a Command, and 2) ends with a newline, and 3) does not contain a Prompt.
* For the purposes of this list, a “‘’‘newline’‘’” is whatever sequence of characters forces the text to continue on the next line.  It is considered a single character, regardless of technical implementation.  ‘’(This is to prevent CR/LF nonsense that no one should be expected to understand or think about.)’‘

==== Mechanics ====

Each day, each Protagonist may add

* up to two Commands, OR
* up to two Results, OR
* one Command and the following Result.

Each week, each Protagonist may delete

* up to two Commands, OR
* up to two Results (and their following Prompts) OR
* the last complete Move.

Unless otherwise noted, adding a Result always adds the Prompt of the next Move automatically.

Neither Commands, nor Results, nor Prompts have any effect on the gamestate other than their own existence, ‘’‘unless’‘’ a Rule dictates it.

When a Protagonist adds a Command or Result, the text e adds may be arbitrary, unless a Rule dictates otherwise.  In addition, if a Rule dictates particular text for a Command’s Result, the Protagonist may still add arbitrary text AFTER that text, unless a Rule prohibits it.

If a change to a Thread would make any part of it break the conditions in this Rule, that change may not be made under any circumstances.  This paragraph takes precedence over any other Rule.