Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Proposal: Leonardo’s Workshop

Self-Killed - Failed by Chivalrybean

Adminned at 21 Nov 2007 13:13:08 UTC

Add a new dynastic rule entitled “Devices” as follows:

The statistic “Tinkering” is ignored for purposes of Skirmishes.

Each Valkyrie who owns at least one Einherjar with a Tinkering score of at least +1 (such an Einherjar is referred to as a “Tinkerer”) may attempt to create a Device.  This may be attempted a number of times per week equal to the number of Tinkerers owned by that Valkyrie .  Attempts are made as follows: The Valkyrie rolls, with respect to each Tinkerer, 1DICE12 a number of times equal to the number of points by which the Tinkerer’s Tinkering score exceeds 0.  Each time the result of the roll is exactly 1, the Tinkerer is deemed to have earned one Device point.  (For example, if a Tinkerer with a Tinkering score of +5 may roll 1DICE12 five times, and if the results are 3,4,1,1,10 then the Tinkerer is deemed to have earned two Device points).  If the Tinkerer earns more than zero Device points per attempt to create a Device, then the Valkyrie who owns that Tinkerer shall make a story post reporting that the Tinkerer believes that he or she has created a Device worth the number of Device points earned in the attempt, whereupon the Tinkerer’s Device points are reset at zero.  (Tinkerers may not bank Device points; all Device points earned must be reported the day that they are earned).  The story post may also suggest to the Allfather what the name and the game effects of the Device should be. 

After a Valkyrie posts such a story post, the Allfather shall make a story post reporting that the Tinkerer in question has made a Device and specifying the game effects of the device.  The game effects are within the discretion of the Allfather, however the Allfather is encouraged to consider the number of Device points used to create the Device in assigning game effects. 

A Device is considered to be held by the Tinkerer who made it, unless the Valkyrie owning that Tinkerer specifies that the Device is transferred to another Einherjar owned by that Valkyrie.

Comments

Rodlen:

21-11-2007 05:06:32 UTC

for Blue Screen Of Death time!

Yoda:

21-11-2007 05:12:54 UTC

against Too much power in the Allfather this puts. Create a negative effect the Allfather can.

Chivalrybean:

21-11-2007 07:15:52 UTC

Yoda, you legally can’t vote until your name is on the Active section of the sidebar.

In other news,  imperial only because I’m not sure if Hix wants to be making the devices. I think it’s a good rule though.

Kevan: City he/him

21-11-2007 10:22:17 UTC

imperial

spikebrennan:

21-11-2007 11:32:17 UTC

I put the ultimate device-creating authority in Hix’s hands to maintain balance.

Josh: he/they

21-11-2007 13:05:39 UTC

imperial

Amnistar: he/him

21-11-2007 13:38:02 UTC

against Already have enough page spamming with suggestions, I don’t want even more.

Yoda:

21-11-2007 13:50:35 UTC

Sorry I am. Confused I was as to when I could vote.  against

Shadowclaw:

21-11-2007 14:24:49 UTC

against

aaronwinborn:

21-11-2007 14:46:51 UTC

imperial the idea has some merit.

Yoda:

21-11-2007 17:10:12 UTC

Josh’s idea in the “Steed” proposal I like. Come up with the effects the Valkyrie should. Veto power only the Allfather should have.

Yoda:

21-11-2007 18:46:06 UTC

against Shed light on the problem Amnistar did. http://blognomic.com/archive/tinkering_with_devices/

Hix:

21-11-2007 19:25:33 UTC

against Good idea, but why do you get n^2 chances per week for owning n Tinkerers?  (You can make one attempt for each Tinkerer, and each attempt consists of making the rolls “with respect to each Tinkerer”)  Better would be to say that each _Einherjar_ can attempt to make a device once per week.  Otherwise, I like the formula of a DICE12 per Tinkering point, counting the number of 1’s rolled.

The procedure for making the rolls needs work, too.  The Valkyrie should have to declare (in GNDT comments, for example) that an attempt to make a device is being made, and which Einherjar is making the attempt.

spikebrennan:

21-11-2007 20:19:29 UTC

Yeah, I meant 1 chance per Tinkerer per week (but a “chance” consists of the Tinkerer rolling 1DICE12 per Tinkering point).  So a Tinkering +6 Tinkerer can only attempt to create one Device per week (and rolls 6 dice to attempt to do so), rather than being permitted to attempt to create 6 devices.

spikebrennan:

21-11-2007 20:49:41 UTC

against
s/k, will re-propose.
Happy Thanksgiving.