Thursday, March 15, 2007

Gadget: Handy Propeller

This gadget can only be used by its owner.

When this gadget’s owner makes a movement, e may use this gadget to make a bonus land or sea movement.
The bonus movement shall follow all normal land and sea movement rules, except:

  • The bonus movement will not require the use of a ticket.
  • The gadget’s owner may move across the Iron Curtain in this manner without restriction.

When this gadget is used, the Mastermind rolls 1DICE3 in the GNDT.
On a result of 1 or 3, the agent’s “Last Known Location” field is updated to reflect es end location (if there is no “Last Known Location” field in the GNDT, post a message to the main Blognomic page stating the agent’s name and end location).
On a result of 2, the agent’s movement remains secret.

See here for my inspiration. I made it only apply to land or sea movement because using this thing in an airplane wouldn’t make sense, would it? :P I’ll be proposing something that includes a Last Known Location entry in the GNDT later today (assuming no one else beats me to it), though I put in provisions in case that proposal doesn’t pass.

Comments

Seebo:

15-03-2007 18:27:20 UTC

Technically the Movement proposal hasn’t passed yet, but it obviously will soon… I hope that’s good enough for you guys! :)

Hix:

15-03-2007 19:34:43 UTC

What’s an “owner”?  Try “An Agent with this Gadget on eir List of Gadgets may <with some frequency or upon some trigger event> <do such-and-such>”.

against The bonus movement triggers another bonus movement triggers another bonus movement triggers….

Seebo:

15-03-2007 20:13:39 UTC

Thanks, I was wondering how I was supposed to word that, cause earlier someone was having issues with anyone being able to activate their gadget… Any suggestions on how to fix the bonus movement triggering loophole?

Seebo:

15-03-2007 20:14:51 UTC

Oh, right, frequency… I guess the next one will explicitly state “often”, which coincides with the normal movement delay, right?

ChronosPhaenon:

15-03-2007 20:20:42 UTC

against per hix

Amnistar: he/him

15-03-2007 20:21:16 UTC

veto go make your next proposal.