Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Proposal: Templating in the Dark

Enacted popular, 10-0. The second change has no effect due to the target text not being in the ruleset to replace. Josh

Adminned at 29 Dec 2022 23:03:53 UTC

If “Come To The Drawing Room For Afternoon Fea” is not enacted; the text from now until “jumpTo 1” have no effect and is considered flavor text.

In the Disguise as a Box point rules change

(though that Explorer may always request to know their own position and the Narrator should tell them)

into

(the Explorer in question may privately request to the Narrator to know their own position and the Narrator should truthfully respond at their earliest opportunity.)

“jumpTo 1”

If “Escalating Tension” is not enacted; the text from now until “jumpTo 2”.have no effect and is considered flavor text.

In the table of Malfeasances; change

and if the mood is not “Calm”, their Sanities are reduced by 1 each if not already 0.

into

and if the mood is not “Calm”, each of their Sanities are reduced by 1 to a minimum of 0.

“jumpTo 2”

more templating

Comments

JonathanDark: he/him

28-12-2022 15:42:36 UTC

The “jumpTo” is a really nice programming-like touch!

I’m just curious about the second part and why it’s necessary. What is it about “their Sanities are reduced by 1 each if not already 0.” that you felt needed to be reworded? Is there something vague about that statement?

Josh: Observer he/they

28-12-2022 16:45:43 UTC

imperial

Chiiika: she/her

28-12-2022 17:23:07 UTC

@Jona it’s more for readability:
If the entire text is templated as “foobar are reduced by 1 to a minimum of 0”; it’s better to make a thorn like “foobar is reduced by 1 each if not already 0.”

Also it can be said that Sanities is not Sanity in the plural form.

Chiiika: she/her

28-12-2022 17:25:00 UTC

rereading it; idk how one can use Sanities as a scam but it could look like hurrdurr me isn’t going mad if going mad prevents disruption in a later time.

Chiiika: she/her

28-12-2022 17:27:21 UTC

* ;it’s better to make a thorn like “foobar is reduced by 1 each if not already 0.” look like “foobars are reduced by 1 to a minimum of 0”

Janet: she/her

28-12-2022 21:10:49 UTC

imperial

Brendan: he/him

29-12-2022 00:57:19 UTC

for

Habanero:

29-12-2022 02:45:25 UTC

imperial

SingularByte: he/him

29-12-2022 05:17:42 UTC

for

quirck: he/him

29-12-2022 09:30:49 UTC

for

Darknight: he/him

29-12-2022 14:26:25 UTC

for

Kevan: he/him

29-12-2022 15:48:27 UTC

imperial

JonathanDark: he/him

29-12-2022 16:04:16 UTC

for