Sunday, July 09, 2006

Proposal: Time Trap!

Vetoed/Failed by Hix to clear the queue.

Adminned at 09 Jul 2006 14:11:48 UTC

Amend the Rule “The Contiuum”:

If variables ‘w’ and ‘z’ are both zero, then all Travellers within range of TL [t]/[x]/[y] are trapped. Trapped Travellers may not change the Time Travel Variables. Thus, TL [t]/[x]/[y] would be the only jumpable TL for all Travellers.

An individual Traveller may escape the trap by decreasing eir Influence until e is no longer within range of TL [t]/[x]/[y]. A non-trapped Traveller can dismiss or move the trap by changing the Time Travel Variables using a valid Formula:

  • If ‘w’ or ‘z’ are set to a non-zero value, then the trap is dismissed.
  • If ‘t’, ‘x’, or ‘y’ are changed, then the trap’s effect moves to TL [t]/[x]/[y].

 

posted by Coldspell at 09 Jul 2006 00:41:00 UTC Comments (13)

Comments

Angry Grasshopper:

09-07-2006 02:24:10 UTC

The language is mildly imprecise, but I could really get to like some rules like this.

for

Bucky:

09-07-2006 02:31:15 UTC

Tricky.  Very tricky.  I like.  for

Kevan: he/him

09-07-2006 02:35:18 UTC

for

Bucky:

09-07-2006 04:41:17 UTC

ooh.  CoV because “Trapped” is italicized.
against

Bucky:

09-07-2006 04:42:53 UTC

Clarification:  As written, the rule implies that the Travellers are zero, not trapped.

Coldspell:

09-07-2006 05:16:35 UTC

Bucky: what do you mean by “the Travellers are zero”?

kaddar:

09-07-2006 07:06:01 UTC

He means because of the italicization, this implies the sentence is:

“If variables ‘w’ and ‘z’ are both zero, then all Travellers within range of TL [t]/[x]/[y] are.”


this because of the rule:
  *  Italicized text is not considered part of the ruleset and may be used to clarify rules with examples, notes, and flavor text.

ChronosPhaenon:

09-07-2006 15:35:19 UTC

against ‘cos of the italics. I like the Idea.

TAE:

09-07-2006 17:13:34 UTC

against
Again, the italics.

Hix:

09-07-2006 17:41:08 UTC

veto Good idea.  Clean up the language and be careful with those italics.  The line “Thus, TL [t]/[x]/[y] would be the only jumpable TL for all Travellers.” seems unnecessary, and could possibly be misinterpreted to mean that no Travellers (trapped or not) may use any method of time travel to go to any other date.

Hix:

09-07-2006 18:27:32 UTC

Come to think of it, most of the latter part of the rule is not needed, either.  How about simply “If (and only if) variables ‘w’ and ‘z’ are both zero, any Traveller whose Range includes [t]/[x]/[y] is Trapped.  Trapped Travellers may not change the Time Travel Variables.  A Trapped Traveller may decrease eir Influence by the minimum amount necessary to cause that Traveller to be no longer Trapped.”

Coldspell:

09-07-2006 20:15:06 UTC

ok, thanks for the feedback. I’ll close this Proposal.

Hix:

09-07-2006 20:22:15 UTC

Whoa, don’t do that again!  (I just undid it).  Just vote against your own proposal—that’ll guarantee that it doesn’t pass, and you’ll probably get your proposal slot back just as soon as this proposal comes up in the queue.