Add a dynastic rule called “The Threshold”
The Threshold is equal to the median point total of all Wordsmiths minus 20
The blog may or not be in a state of Endgame, and by default is not in a state of Endgame. The state of the blog is publicly tracked.
When the state of the blog is Endgame, then only Wordsmiths whose names are listed in the Endgame Wordsmiths list are considered Wordsmiths for the purposes of dynastic rules.
Endgame Transition is a Dynastic Action with the following steps:
* Add all current Wordsmiths to the Endgame Wordsmith list.
* Set the Acrotype to be Secret
* Perform the Steps listed in the table that are associated with the current Acrotype, in the order in which they are listed for that Acrotype.
* Set the Prompt to “Theme for a Future Blognomic Dynasty”
* Set the state of the blog to be Endgame
* Set every Wordsmith’s Status to Playing.
* Make a Story Post with a title that starts with the text “Final Acronym: ” followed by the value of Acronym.Finalize is a Dynastic Action with the following steps:
* If a single Wordsmith has more points than any other wordsmith, ignoring any Wordsmiths that are not allowed to achieve Victory for other reasons, that Wordsmith has achieved victory
* If multiple Wordsmiths have tied for the most points out of all Wordsmiths, again ignoring any Wordsmiths that are not allowed to achieve Victory for other reasons, publicly randomly select a Wordsmith out of those who have tied for the most points. That Wordsmith has achieved Victory
* In either case, make a post to the blog naming the Wordsmith who ahs achieved Victory
In “Resolving a Backronym” after “and add the result to the Points of the author of that Backronym” add “, or twice the result if the state of the blog is Endgame”
Add the following steps to the start of “Acrogenerate”
* If the state of the blog is Endgame, cease performing the rest of this action and instead Perform the Finalize action
* If the Threshold is at least 1, Roll a DICE20. If the result is greater than or equal to the Threshold cease performing the rest of this action and instead perform the Endgame Transition action
Adds some randomness to game end. So could pair nice with something like: https://blognomic.com/archive/rest_undisturbed_sweet_thane where not knowing when the dynasty is about to end means you gotta be careful with your scores
Bucky: