RFC: Different Reprenstation idea
If there is currently a rule called “Involuntary Representation Service” OR there is not a rule called “Stimulus Package” this proposal does nothing.
Add a new dynastic rule called “Voluntary Representation Service”. Give it the following text
In the busy world of today, it is a well known fact that not everyone can always make it to the polls. To equip players to both have their voice heard and yet keep their busy life styles a representation system has been established. Each player has a field tracked in the GNDT called “Representitive” and may, at any time, spend 1 SP (provided they have at least one) to change their Representitive to the name of any Player (including their own). New players start with their Representitive as themself.
Any DEF votes a player makes shall count as the same as their Representitive, provided their Representitive is still an active player. This chains, so if their Representitive also votes DEF it will count the same as their Representitive’s Representitive.
If an active player does not vote on a proposal upon resolution, and that proposal does not already have a quorom of valid FOR or AGAINT votes, has not been self-killed or vetoed by the emperor and has more than one valid vote, each active player who did not explicity cast the vote immediately casts the same vote as their Representitive (again, this chains). In the case where a player is their own representitive, their representitive is idle, or a chain is created, the players vote is considered to be one of abstention. If, including those votes and the valid votes explcitly cast on the proposal, more than half of the votes on the proposals are FOR then the proposal passes is enacted, otherwise is fails.
Set each players Representitive to their own name.
Looking for feedback on mechanic / wording
Stuff that should be clear:
1) The implicit votes won’t actually keep idle people alive as they haven’t commented.
2) The wording is designed such that reaching quorom still needs explicit votes
3) This only works on proposals, not DoVs or CfJs or anything else of the like
Another possible tweak would be to make VETOs count as all your representivies (and sub-representivies) automatically voting against.
Potential problems: someone gets a bunch of meat puppets to join, set him as their representivie, and then make random comments to stick around while the guy wields a vote large enough to outweight everyone else.
Pavitra:
Spelling: Representative.
I like the concept. Useful, convenient, and dangerous enough to be interesting.