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Ruleset 45

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= Core Rules =

== Ruleset and Gamestate ==
This is the Ruleset for BlogNomic; all '''Workers''' must obey it. Section One consists of the "core rules" of blognomic, covering basic proposal mechanics; Section Two contains the rules of the current dynasty; and Section Three contains the glossary, which exists solely to clarify the remainder of the ruleset. Rules may be referred to by their type and entire number or type and name. (e.g. This Rule may be referred to as Rule 1.1 or the Rule entitled â€œRuleset and Gamestate"). If a Proposal refers to a Rule by number and that Rule has been renumbered since the Proposal posting, that Proposal does nothing if enacted.

The Ruleset and Gamestate can only be altered in manners specified by the Ruleset.

No Rule may contain a provision that bars itself from being altered and/or repealed. If at any moment a Rule exists or is altered in a manner that renders it to contain such a provision, the entirety of that Rule shall be considered void and with no effects on the Gamestate. The provisions on this paragraph supersede any text in a Rule.

Spivak pronouns, as defined in the Glossary, shall be used whenever a '''Worker''' is referred to.

'''Admins''' may correct obvious spelling and typographical mistakes in the Ruleset at any time.

== Workers ==

Anybody may apply to join BlogNomic (if e is not already playing) by registering at http://blognomic.com via the Register link in the sidebar, and then making a post announcing eir arrival. An '''Admin''' will add em to the roster in the sidebar, at which moment e becomes a '''Worker'''.

A '''Worker''' may leave the game at any time by posting an entry to the BlogNomic weblog requesting such an action. A '''Worker''' may only change eir name as a result of a proposal approving the change.

Some '''Workers''' are '''Admins''', responsible for updating the site and the Ruleset, and are signified as such in the sidebar. '''Workers''' who wish to become '''Admins''' shall sign up with a username for the Ruleset Wiki, and submit a Proposal to make themselves '''Admins'''. Existing '''Admins''' may be removed from their posts by Proposal, CfJ, or voluntary resignation.

Some '''Workers''' are '''Idle''', and shall be marked as such in the sidebar. For the purposes of the Ruleset, excluding Rules 1.1 and 1.2, Idle '''Workers''' are not counted as '''Workers'''. '''Admins''' may render a '''Worker Idle''' if that '''Worker''' has asked to become '''Idle''' or if that '''Worker''' has not posted a entry or comment for more than 7 days. '''Admins''' may de-Idle a '''Worker''' at eir request - the '''Worker's''' personal gamestate retains the values it had immediately prior to eir going Idle. If one or more values would be undefined, it is set to the value new '''Workers''' receive, if such a value exists.

A single person may not control more than one '''Worker''' within BlogNomic. If anybody is suspected of controlling more than one '''Worker''', then a Proposal may be made to remove any number of such '''Workers''' from the game, and to bar the perpetrator from rejoining.

== Proposals ==

Any '''Worker''' may submit a Proposal to change the Ruleset or Gamestate, by [http://blognomic.com/update/index.php?C=publish posting an entry] in the "Proposal" category that describes those changes (unless the '''Worker''' already has 2 Proposals pending that have not been self-killed, or has already made 3 Proposals that day).

Proposals can either be Pending, Enacted, or Failed. When a Proposal is first put forward, it is considered Pending.

== Voting ==

Any '''Worker''' may cast eir Vote on a Pending Proposal by making a comment on that entry using a voting icon of FOR, AGAINST or DEFERENTIAL.

If the '''Worker''' who made a Proposal has not cast a Vote on it, eir Vote is counted as FOR. If a '''Worker''' casts more than one Vote on a Proposal, only the most recent of those Votes is counted. If a '''Worker''' leaves the game or goes Idle, eir Vote no longer counts. If a '''Worker''' votes against eir own proposal, that vote may not be changed. This is referred to as a Self-Kill.

A vote of DEFERENTIAL is a vote of no opinion, or of faith in the decision of the [[#Dynasties|CEO]]. The vote will count as the same as '''the CEO's''' vote. The '''CEO''' cannot cast a vote of DEFERENTIAL. If there is no '''CEO''', a vote of DEFERENTIAL counts as an explicit vote of abstention.

== Enactment ==

The oldest pending [[#Proposals|Proposal]] may be enacted by any '''Admin''' (and the Ruleset and/or Gamestate updated to include the specified effects of that Proposal) if either of the following is true:-

* It has a number of FOR votes that exceed or equal Quorum, has been open for voting for at least 12 hours, and has not been vetoed or self-killed.
* It has been open for voting for at least 48 hours, it has more than 1 valid vote, more than half of its votes are FOR, and it has not been vetoed or self-killed.

The oldest pending Proposal may be failed by any '''Admin''', if any of the following are true:-

* It has enough AGAINST votes that it could not be Enacted without one of those votes being changed.
* It has been open for voting for at least 48 hours and half or fewer of its votes are FOR.
* It has been open for voting for at least 48 hours and has fewer than 2 valid votes.
* The '''Worker''' who proposed it has voted AGAINST it.
* The '''CEO''' has voted to VETO it.

Whenever an '''Admin''' marks a proposal as enacted or failed, e must also mark eir name, and report the final tally of votes (or the fact that the proposal was self-killed or vetoed).

== Calls for Judgment ==

If two or more [[#Workers|Workers]] actively disagree as to the interpretation of the [[#Ruleset and Gamestate|Ruleset]], or if a '''Worker''' feels that an aspect of the game needs urgent attention, then any '''Worker''' may raise a '''Call for Judgment''' by posting an entry in the "Call for Judgment" category. If the '''Worker''' wishes, e may post anonymously by choosing "Call for Judgment" from the Author drop-down menu on the OPTIONS tab. The post shall go on to describe the issue, and measures that shall be taken to resolve it.

All '''Workers''' may add votes of agreement or disagreement in comments to this entry, using appropriate voting icons (a '''Worker's''' later votes overriding eir earlier ones). Unfailed CfJs continue until they reach a [[#Enactment|quorum]] of FOR votes, a quorum of AGAINST votes, or if there is no hiatus going on, until four days have passed, and if there is a hiatus going on until two days have passed. After this time, if more than half of the cast votes are in favour, the Gamestate and Ruleset shall be amended as was specified. Otherwise, the CfJ fails. A Failed CfJ has no further effect.

A '''Worker''' may choose to make a Call for Judgment a â€œTime Freezeâ€ as well by putting the words â€œTime Freezeâ€ in the CfJâ€™s title. If e does so, e may not post the CfJ anonymously.

When a Time Freeze is posted, the game goes into Hiatus, if it hasnâ€™t already. During this time, the only game actions that may be taken are those covered by Rules â€œWorkersâ€, â€œCalls for Judgmentâ€, â€œGamestate Trackingâ€ and â€œVictory and Ascensionâ€

If the CEO or any 3 other Workers make comments to a Time Freeze that include the VETO icon, then that Time Freeze is no longer considered a Time Freeze ''(but it is still a Call for Judgement)'', and provided there no other DoVs or Time Freezes pending, the Hiatus ends.

When a Time Freeze is resolved, provided there no other DoVs or Time Freezes pending, the Hiatus ends. Otherwise, the Hiatus continues until there are no pending DoVs or Time Freezes.

== Gamestate Tracking ==

[[#Proposals|Proposals]], [[#Calls for Judgment|Calls for Judgment]], and other official posts, as well as specific gamestate information, shall be tracked by the BlogNomic blog at [http://blognomic.com http://blognomic.com]. Any [[#Workers|'''Worker''']] may [http://blognomic.com/update/index.php?C=publish post] to the blog at any time, but may only make official posts to the blog when the [[#Ruleset and Gamestate|Ruleset]] allows it. Posts following the format specified by a rule are considered '''official posts'''.

If no '''Worker''' has commented on it, an official post may be altered or removed by its author; otherwise this can only be done as allowed by the Ruleset. The '''Admin''' processing an official post is allowed to append to the post to reflect its new status. Anything appended to a post in this way must be placed in the Admin field of the post, and the post's '''Status''' must changed to reflect its status.

A non-official post may not, through editing of the blog or otherwise, be changed into an official post, with the following exception: Whilst a non-official post has been posted for less than five minutes and has no comments, the author may change the categories as e wishes.

Voting and comments are accessible through the link at the bottom of every post.

Specific parts of the Gamestate data shall be tracked by the Generic Nomic Data Tracker at [http://blognomic.com/gndt/generic.cgi?nomic=blog http://blognomic.com/gndt/generic.cgi?nomic=blog]. Any '''Worker''' may update any '''Worker's''' data via the '''GNDT''', whenever the Ruleset permits it.

All updates to the GNDT are logged - if a '''Worker''' feels that an alteration goes against the Rules (as they were at the time of the alteration), e may simply undo the effects of that alteration. If such an undoing is disputed, a [[#Calls for Judgment|Call for Judgment]] shall be raised.

'''Workers''' shall be assigned a password for the GNDT when they join the Nomic.

== Dynasties ==

BlogNomic is divided into a number of Dynasties. Each Dynasty is headed by a single '''CEO''', and is named according to the number of Dynasties they have headed (eg. "The First Dynasty of Myke").

The '''CEO''' may vote to VETO any Proposal.

==Victory and Ascension==
If a '''Worker''' (other than the '''CEO''') believes that e has achieved victory in the current Dynasty, e may make a post to the Blognomic weblog in the <b>Declaration of Victory</b> category, detailing this.

Upon doing so, the game immediately goes into Hiatus, if it hasn't already. During this time, the only game actions that may be taken are those covered by Rules "Workers", "Calls for Judgment", "Gamestate Tracking" and "Victory and Ascension".

Every '''Worker''' may respond to an active DoV saying whether or not e believes the poster has achieved victory in the current Dynasty (using the FOR and AGAINST icons).

The Declaration of Victory may be resolved after 24 hours, or after 12 hours if the '''CEO''' has voted on it. Upon resolution, if a Quorum of '''Workers''' have voted on the DoV and more than half of those votes were in favour, then the DoV passes - otherwise the DoV fails, and if no other DoVs or Time Freezes are still pending, the Hiatus ends.

When a DoV passes, all other active DoVs are failed, and a new Dynasty begins with the '''Worker''' who made the DoV as its '''CEO'''. (That '''Worker''' may pass this role to another '''Worker''' at this point, if they wish.) The Hiatus continues until the new '''CEO''' posts an Ascension Address to the BlogNomic weblog - this shall specify the '''CEO's''' chosen theme for the new Dynasty, and may optionally include a proclamation that any number of Dynastic Rules will be repealed, and that any keywords will be replaced with new theme-appropriate terms.

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= Dynastic Rules =

== Wage ==
Each Worker has a currency value "Wages" tracked in the GDNT. The default value for Wages is $50.00. If Wages ever drops to, or below 0, the worker is considered fired, and has all GDNT values reset to their default values.

== Net Worth ==
Each Worker has a currency value "Net Worth" tacked in the GDNT. The default value for Net Worth is $0.00. If Net Worth ever drops below 0, a worker may make a post to the main blog page with the title "Declaring Bankrupcy" and reset all GDNT values to their default values.

=== Patent Rights ===
When a Worker creates a Machine Part, that Worker then owns the Patent Rights to that part. When the Machine has moved from a Stand By state to a Running state and just before the machine goes back to a Stand By state, and if the Worker's part works correctly at least once, the Worker who has the Patent Rights gains $5 to eir Net Worth once per running of the machine, regardless of how many times the part was used. Due to the Machine working properly, the company is becoming more profitable and the company will award a bonus of $1 to all management staff for every part that is patented that works correctly. A Worker may gain the $5 for every part e has Patent Rights too.

Wages earned from Patent Rights are updated in the GDNT before the machine enters the Stand By state. This avoids a loop that would start the machine running again from the update of the GDNT.

Working Correctly means that the initiator requirements were met and the effect caused at lease one (1) other part to meet its initiator requirements.

=== Paychecks ===
Employees of Goldberg Technologies receive weekly paychecks for their hard work. Therefore, each Worker may occasionally add an amount to eir Net Worth equal to eir Wages, but only if they have made a proposal or taken any action from a subrule of Rule 2.4 in the last week.

=== Buyout ===

If a Worker has a Net Worth of at least $500, e has accumulated enough money to make a highly leveraged buyout of the company. If e chooses to do so, e must make a story post describing eir takeover. E has then achieved victory.

To encourage cooperation between Workers, any Worker with a positive Net Worth may give any positive amount of eir Net Worth to another Worker. This cannot reduce eir Net Worth below 0.

== The Machine ==
''A Rube Goldberg machine or device is any exceedingly complex apparatus that performs a very simple task in a very indirect and convoluted way. The Workers of Goldberg Technology are responsible for creating such a machine.

=== Parts ===
There exists a wiki page [[Machine Parts]] which contains a list of all current '''Parts''' of the Machine. The order and contents of this list are considered part of the Gamestate (and thus may not be modified except as permitted by the Ruleset). Each Part has the following information:

*Name: The name by which the Part is referred (and any abbreviations by which it may be referred).
*Creator: The name of the Worker(s) considered responsible for adding the Part to the Machine.
*Initiator: The requirements that must be met for this Part to take effect.
*Effect: A description of changes to the Gamestate (other than the Ruleset and any statistics tracked in the GNDT) that will be given effect upon the Initiator requirement or requirements being satisfied. Particular effects may be conditioned upon the existence of particular Gamestate circumstances (such as, for example, particular Parts having particular Locations or States).
*Size: The number and orientation of Workbench Squares that this Part would occupy if placed on the Workbench. (Examples: 1x1, 3 wide by 2 high). The number of Squares must be a nonnegative integer. If the size is unspecified then the size is 1x1 (i.e., one Square).
*Possible States: A description of the possible states the Part may be in. If appropriate, a description of the order in which the Part advances States may be included.
*State: The current State of the Part (which must always be one of the possible States described in the previous bullet-point).
*Default State: A Constant which is the same as the State of the Part when it is first added to the Machine.

=== Workbench ===
The Workbench is a grid of Squares consisting of 6 rows labeled "A" through "F" (with A at the bottom) and 8 columns labeled "1" through "8" (with 1 on the left). Individual Squares in the Workbench are thus identified "1A" (at the lower left and so on through "6F" at the upper right). There exists a wiki page [[Workbench]] which describes the location of all Pieces on the Workbench. The contents of this list are considered part of the Gamestate (and thus may not be modified except as permitted by the Ruleset).

Workbench Squares are considered "adjacent" if their positions on the Workbench grid are adjacent. For example, Square 1A is adjacent to Squares 2A and 1B, but not adjacent to any other Squares. The terms "above" and "beneath" may also be appropriately used to indicate Workbench Squares that occupy a position in the same column as a given Square.

In order for a Part with nonzero Size to become part of the Machine, in addition to any other criteria that a Part must meet, that Part must be placed in vacant Squares in the Workbench. If a Part has 0 Size, then this requirement does not apply.

Two or more Parts may not occupy the same Square. Placing a Part in the Workbench is accomplished by indicating which column (or adjacent columns, if the Part is more than 1 column wide) the Part is dropped into. The Part then drops down to the lowest vacant Squares in that column. For example, if the Workbench is empty and a 1x1 sized Part is dropped in column 3 then the Part falls down to Square 3A. If another 1x1 sized Part is then dropped in column 3 it falls down to Square 3B. If a 2-wide by 1-high Part is then dropped in columns 3 and 4 then it falls down to Squares 3C-4C.

Parts "fall down" to the lowest vacant Squares in the Workbench columns that it occupies, but without changing its shape. Thus, for example, if the Workbench is empty except for "PART-A" (a 1x1 sized Part located at Square 3A), "PART-B" (a 1x1 sized part located at Square 3B) and "PART-C" (a 2-wide by 1-high Part located at Squares 3C-4C), and PART-B is destroyed or removed from the Workbench, then PART-C will immediately "fall down" and change its location to Squares 3B-4B. "Falling down" happens whether the Machine is Running or Standing By, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the "The Machine in Action" rule, occurs immediately upon the condition for "Falling down" occurring, and before any further Machine running steps may occur.

The Square or Squares on the Workbench occupied by a Part may be referred to as that Part's Location. A Part that is not on the Workbench does not have a Location.

=== The Machine in Action ===
At any given time, the Machine is considered to be either "Running" or "Standing by". At the moment this paragraph is added to the Ruleset, the Machine is Standing by.

When the Machine is Standing by, it becomes Running if any of the following occur:

* The order or contents of the list of Parts on the "Machine Parts" page change (including the addition or removal of a Part).
* The location of a Part on the Workbench changes
* A Worker is added to or removed from the list of Active Workers in the blog sidebar.
* A Proposal becomes Enacted. In this case, the specified effects of said Proposal occur before the Machine becomes Running.
* A value which the Ruleset requires to be tracked in the GNDT changes.

When the Machine becomes Running, the following steps take place, in order:

* Step 1 - If any Rule other than this Rule requires changes to be made to the Gamestate, those changes are made as usual, until no such changes are required. (If there is an infinite loop within the Ruleset itself, no out will be provided, of course. Don't let that happen.)
* Step 2 - If the location of each Part on the workbench and the state of each part on the "Machine Parts" page is identical to any previous iteration of Step 2 since the machine was most recently Standing By then the Machine becomes Standing by, and any remaining steps are not performed.
* Step 3 - If no requirements for the Initiator of any Part are satisfied, then the Machine becomes Standing by, and any remaining steps are not performed.
* Step 4 - The parts on the Machine Parts page are examined in order from top to bottom and left to right. The first part, if any, whose Initiator conditions are met has its Effects carried out as indicated. If this has no effect on the state of the Machine or any part thereof, repeat this step starting from the position of that part.
* Step 5 - Repeat Steps 1-5 in order, until a Step indicates that remaining steps are not to be performed.

== Position ==
Each Worker has a value "Position" tracked in the GDNT. This Position is tracked by a 3 letter abreviation and is chosen from the list below. A worker may occasionally change eir position to any position other than the CEO. Each Position has the following attributes:

-Position Acronym-
*Name: The full name of the Position
*Job Type: Either Labor or Management
*Job Requirements: What activities the person with this Position may perform

Any worker with a Management Position may Occasionally make a Story Post to the main page with the title "Restructuring" which contains proposed changes to the list of Current Available Positions. All workers with a Management position may vote FOR or AGAINST the Restructuring by making a comment with the appropriate icon (with their latest vote overriding any previous votes). If a majority of workers with a Management position vote FOR the Restructuring, it is enacted and its proposed changes to the list of Current Available Positions are made. If this is not true after 48 hours, or if a majority of workers with a Management position vote AGAINST the Restructuring, or if a Worker with the CEO position has VETOed the Restructuring, then the Restructuring fails.

There exist a wiki page Created Pieces which contains a list of pieces that have not been added to the machine. Any Entry to this page must be a Part and contain all the information that they have, as well as the date which the part was added to the Created Parts page.

Current Available Positions:
===GWF===
*Name: General Workforce
*Job Type: Laborer
*Job Requirements: If they have not done so within the last 48 hours. Workers with this position may add a single entry to the created pieces page. Upon doing so E must post a Story Post explaining eir action within 48 hours or the entry will be removed.

===EGM===
*Name: Engineering Group Member
*Job Type: Laborer
*Job Requirements: A Workers with this Position may occasionally make a Story Post "Building the Machine" with a list of Pieces from the Created Pieces wiki page. Each Worker may vote on this Story Post, and if a Majority of Workers with this Position vote FOR the Parts in the post, any Engineering Group Member may add them to the Workbench.
===QCC===
*Name: Quality Control Clerk
*Job Type: Laborer
*Job Requirements: Any Worker that has this Position may occasionally remove a single entry from the Parts section of the Machine. Upon doing so E must post a Story Post explaining eir action with 48 hours or the Part removed from the Machine will be added again.

===MDM===
Name: Moral Department Management
*Job Type: Management
*Job Requirements: Any Worker that has this Position must make all posts and proposals using one of the following poetic forms: Haiku, Lymeric, or Sonnet.

===HRM===
*Name: Human Resources Manager
*Job Type: Management
*Job Requirements: Any Worker that has this Position may Occasionally make a Story Post to the main page titled "Pay Day" or "Raise". If the Worker makes a Pay Day Post, every active Worker may increase their Net Worth by their current Wage within 72 hours of the Story Post. If the Worker makes a Raise Post, the text of the Post must include the name of every worker and a number between -10 and 10 if the worker has a Laborer Position, or between -30 and 30 if the Worker has a Management Position, ex. John: -1 (It is recommended that these raises reflect how well that Worker has performed the Job Requirements of eir current Position). The CEO may then vote FOR or AGAINST the "Raise" post. If the CEO votes AGAINST, the CEO may lower the Wage of the Worker that posted the "Raise" by up to 10. IF the CEO votes FOR, then the CEO shall adjust the wages of each worker by the number listed next to eir name.

=== CEO ===
*Name: Chief Executive Officer
*Job Type: Management
*Job Requirements: Only the '''CEO''' can hold this position, and may at any time switch from this position to any other position, or vice versa. A Worker with this position may take actions as though e holds any other position, and may cast a VETO on any Restructuring post.

= Glossary =
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This is always at the end of the Ruleset. Its only effect can be to clarify ambiguity.

* It is noted that where a [[#Proposals|Proposal]] would '''amend''' the effects of Proposal Enactment, this does not apply to its own enactment unless explicitly stated (eg. a proposal proposing that enacted proposals earn their writer a banana when enacted would not earn a banana for its own writer, when enacted).
* Rules which '''trigger''' upon the Enacment or Failure of a Proposal are the responsibility of the '''Admin''' who Enacts or Fails it.

* Appropriate '''Icons''': For use in voting, a check box http://blognomic.com/images/vote/for.gif shall represent a vote FOR, an X http://blognomic.com/images/vote/against.gif shall represent a vote AGAINST, an I http://blognomic.com/images/vote/imperial.gif shall represent a vote of DEFERENTIAL, and an Imperial Seal (currently http://blognomic.com/images/vote/seal.gif) shall represent the Imperial Veto.
*The "subject" of a blog entry is the part of the Title of an entry which is after the first colon. If the Title does not contain a colon, then the whole Title is the subject. Any entry whose subject is "" (i.e. an empty string) is not valid.
* '''"Posts"''' and '''"comments"''' refer only to those made to the BlogNomic weblog at [http://blognomic.com blognomic.com]
* A '''keyword''' defined by a rule supersedes the normal English usage of the word. A keyword defined in this glossary supersedes that defined by a rule. (eg. A rule specifying "Bananas are Blue" cannot be overruled by posting a dictionary definition or a photo of a banana, and a rule specifying "every day is Sunday" will be overruled by the glossary entry below.)
* Unless otherwise specified, game '''variables''' defined to hold numeric values can hold only non-negative integers, and any action that would set those values below '''zero''' instead sets them to zero. Any situation which would require a roll of DiceX when X is zero or lower always yields a value of 0 unless stated otherwise.
* Unless otherwise specified: When â€œXâ€ is a number, to '''spend''' X of a numeric value â€œVâ€ means to subtract X from V (i.e. replace V with V-X); no action may be taken which requires spending X of a numeric value when the subtraction would result in a number which is illegal as a replacement for that value (e.g. if the value represents a variable which is restricted to non-negative integers, but the subtraction comes up negative).
* Superficial differences between the '''spelling''' of geographic versions of English, e.g, British English, American English and Australian English shall be construed as irrelevant for the purposes of play.
* '''Gamestate''' is defined as any information which the Ruleset regulates the alteration of, such as '''Workers'''' names and the blog colour scheme.

== Typographic Conventions ==

* '''Italicized text''' is not considered part of the ruleset and may be used to clarify rules with examples, notes, and flavor text. ''For example, this italicized text provides an example of the use of italicized text.''

== Timespans ==

* References to '''"a day"''' (as an entity rather than a duration, eg. "Sunday") refer to that day in the timezone of the BlogNomic blog, which is considered to be GMT for all purposes.
* References to a '''"week"''' refer to the period of time between the start of a Monday and the end of the following Sunday.
* All '''references to time''' must be either specific or defined within the ruleset to be considered achievable in the gamestate. Abstract concepts of time (e.g. "dinnertime", "twilight") cannot be achieved until they fulfil one of these criteria.
* An action which may be taken''' 'often' '''may be taken once per day, but not more than once every six hours.
* An action which may be taken''' 'occasionally' '''may be taken once per week, but not more than once per twenty-four hours.

== Keywords ==

* '''Quorum''' is equal to half the number of '''Workers''', rounded down, plus one.

== Dice ==

References to '''"YDICEX"''' refer to Y X-sided dice. To roll dice, post DICEX in the comments field of the GNDT, replacing X with the number of sides on the die you wish to roll.

== Spivak ==

* The Spivak pronouns used in Blognomic are:
** Subject case: '''"e"''';
** Object case: '''"em"''';
** Possessive Adjective case: '''"eir"''';
** Possessive Pronoun case: '''"eirs"''';
** Reflexive case: '''"emself"'''.

== IEEE ==
* The IEEE auxiliary verbs used in Blognomic are:
** Is required to: '''"shall"''';
** Is recommended that: '''"should"''';
** Is permitted to: '''"may"''';
** Is able to: '''"can"'''.
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Ruleset 41

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= Core Rules =

== Ruleset and Gamestate ==
This is the Ruleset for BlogNomic; all '''Actors''' must obey it. Section One consists of the "core rules" of blognomic, covering basic proposal mechanics; Section Two contains the rules of the current dynasty; and Section Three contains the glossary, which exists solely to clarify the remainder of the ruleset. Rules may be referred to by their type and entire number or type and name. (e.g. This Rule may be referred to as Rule 1.1 or the Rule entitled "Ruleset and Gamestate").

The Ruleset and Gamestate can only be altered in manners specified by the Ruleset.

No Rule may contain a provision that bars itself from being altered and/or repealed. If at any moment a Rule exists or is altered in a manner that renders it to contain such a provision, the entirety of that Rule shall be considered void and with no effects on the Gamestate. The provisions on this paragraph supersede any text in a Rule.

Spivak pronouns, as defined in the Glossary, shall be used whenever an '''Actor''' is referred to.

'''Admins''' may correct obvious spelling and typographical mistakes in the Ruleset at any time.

== Actors ==

Anybody may apply to join BlogNomic (if e is not already playing) by registering at http://blognomic.com via the Register link in the sidebar, and then making a post announcing eir arrival. An '''Admin''' will add em to the roster in the sidebar, at which moment e becomes an '''Actor'''.

An '''Actor''' may leave the game at any time by posting an entry to the BlogNomic weblog requesting such an action. An '''Actor''' may only change eir name as a result of a proposal approving the change.

Some '''Actors''' are '''Admins''', responsible for updating the site and the Ruleset, and are signified as such in the sidebar. '''Actors''' who wish to become '''Admins''' shall sign up with a username for the Ruleset Wiki, and submit a Proposal to make themselves '''Admins'''. Existing '''Admins''' may be removed from their posts by Proposal, CfJ, or voluntary resignation.

Some '''Actors''' are '''Idle''', and shall be marked as such in the sidebar. For the purposes of the Ruleset, excluding Rules 1.1 and 1.2, Idle '''Actors''' are not counted as '''Actors'''. '''Admins''' may render an '''Actor Idle''' if that '''Actor''' has asked to become '''Idle''' or if that '''Actor''' has not posted a entry or comment for more than 7 days. '''Admins''' may de-Idle a '''Actor''' at eir request - the '''Actor's''' personal gamestate retains the values it had immediately prior to eir going Idle. If one or more values would be undefined, it is set to the value new '''Actors''' receive, if such a value exists.

A single person may not control more than one '''Actor''' within BlogNomic. If anybody is suspected of controlling more than one '''Actor''', then a Proposal may be made to remove any number of such '''Actors''' from the game, and to bar the perpetrator from rejoining.

== Proposals ==

Any '''Actor''' may submit a Proposal to change the Ruleset or Gamestate, by [http://blognomic.com/update/index.php?C=publish posting an entry] in the "Proposal" category that describes those changes (unless the '''Actor''' already has 2 Proposals pending, or has already made 3 Proposals that day).

Proposals can either be Pending, Enacted, or Failed. When a Proposal is first put forward, it is considered Pending.

== Voting ==

Any '''Actor''' may cast eir Vote on a Pending Proposal by making a comment on that entry using a voting icon of FOR, AGAINST or DEFERENTIAL.

If the '''Actor''' who made a Proposal has not cast a Vote on it, eir Vote is counted as FOR. If an '''Actor''' casts more than one Vote on a Proposal, only the most recent of those Votes is counted. If an '''Actor''' leaves the game or goes Idle, eir Vote no longer counts. If an '''Actor''' votes against eir own proposal, that vote may not be changed.

A vote of DEFERENTIAL is a vote of no opinion, or of faith in the decision of the [[#Dynasties|Investor]]. The vote will count as the same as '''the Investor's''' vote. The '''Investor''' cannot cast a vote of DEFERENTIAL. If there is no '''Investor''', a vote of DEFERENTIAL counts as an explicit vote of abstention.

== Enactment ==

The oldest pending [[#Proposals|Proposal]] may be enacted by any '''Admin''' (and the Ruleset and/or Gamestate updated to include the specified effects of that Proposal) if either of the following is true:-

* It has a number of FOR votes that exceed or equal Quorum, has been open for voting for at least 12 hours, and has not been vetoed or self-killed.
* It has been open for voting for at least 48 hours, it has more than 1 valid vote, more than half of its votes are FOR, and it has not been vetoed or self-killed.

The oldest pending Proposal may be failed by any '''Admin''', if any of the following are true:-

* It has enough AGAINST votes that it could not be Enacted without one of those votes being changed.
* It has been open for voting for at least 48 hours and half or fewer of its votes are FOR.
* It has been open for voting for at least 48 hours and has fewer than 2 valid votes.
* The '''Actor''' who proposed it has voted AGAINST it.
* The '''Investor''' has voted to VETO it.

Whenever an '''Admin''' marks a proposal as enacted or failed, e must also mark eir name, and report the final tally of votes (or the fact that the proposal was self-killed or vetoed).

== Calls for Judgment ==

If two or more [[#Actors|Actors]] actively disagree as to the interpretation of the [[#Ruleset and Gamestate|Ruleset]], or if an '''Actor''' feels that an aspect of the game needs urgent attention, then any '''Actor''' may raise a '''Call for Judgment''' by posting an entry in the "Call for Judgment" category. If the '''Actor''' wishes, e may post anonymously by choosing "Call for Judgment" from the Author drop-down menu on the OPTIONS tab. The post shall go on to describe the issue, and measures that shall be taken to resolve it.

All '''Actors''' may add votes of agreement or disagreement in comments to this entry, using appropriate voting icons (a '''Actor's''' later votes overriding eir earlier ones). Unfailed CfJs continue until they reach a [[#Enactment|quorum]] of FOR votes, a quorum of AGAINST votes, or if there is no hiatus going on, until four days have passed, and if there is a hiatus going on until two days have passed. After this time, if more than half of the cast votes are in favour, the Gamestate and Ruleset shall be amended as was specified. Otherwise, the CfJ fails. A Failed CfJ has no further effect.

== Gamestate Tracking ==

[[#Proposals|Proposals]], [[#Calls for Judgment|Calls for Judgment]], and other official posts, as well as specific gamestate information, shall be tracked by the BlogNomic blog at [http://blognomic.com http://blognomic.com]. Any [[#Actors|'''Actor''']] may [http://blognomic.com/update/index.php?C=publish post] to the blog at any time, but may only make official posts to the blog when the [[#Ruleset and Gamestate|Ruleset]] allows it. Posts following the format specified by a rule are considered '''official posts'''.

If no '''Actor''' has commented on it, an official post may be altered or removed by its author; otherwise this can only be done as allowed by the Ruleset. The '''Admin''' processing an official post is allowed to append to the post to reflect its new status. Anything appended to a post in this way must be placed in the Admin field of the post, and the post's '''Status''' must changed to reflect its status.

A non-official post may not, through editing of the blog or otherwise, be changed into an official post, with the following exception: Whilst a non-official post has been posted for less than five minutes and has no comments, the author may change the categories as e wishes.

Voting and comments are accessible through the link at the bottom of every post.

Specific parts of the Gamestate data shall be tracked by the Generic Nomic Data Tracker at [http://blognomic.com/gndt/generic.cgi?nomic=blog http://blognomic.com/gndt/generic.cgi?nomic=blog]. Any '''Actor''' may update any '''Actor's''' data via the '''GNDT''', whenever the Ruleset permits it.

All updates to the GNDT are logged - if an '''Actor''' feels that an alteration goes against the Rules (as they were at the time of the alteration), e may simply undo the effects of that alteration. If such an undoing is disputed, a [[#Calls for Judgment|Call for Judgment]] shall be raised.

'''Actors''' shall be assigned a password for the GNDT when they join the Nomic.

== Dynasties ==

BlogNomic is divided into a number of Dynasties. Each Dynasty is headed by a single '''Investor''', and is named according to the number of Dynasties they have headed (eg. "The First Dynasty of Myke").

The '''Investor''' may vote to VETO any Proposal.

==Victory and Ascension==
If an '''Actor''' (other than the '''Investor''') believes that e has achieved victory in the current Dynasty, e may make a post to the Blognomic weblog in the <b>Declaration of Victory</b> category, detailing this.

Upon doing so, the game immediately game goes into Hiatus, if it hasn't already. During this time, the only game actions that may be taken are those covered by Rules 1.2, 1.6, 1.7 and 1.9.

Every '''Actor''' may respond to an active DoV saying whether or not e believes the poster has achieved victory in the current Dynasty (using the FOR and AGAINST icons).

The Declaration of Victory may be resolved after 24 hours, or after 12 hours if the '''Investor''' has voted on it. Upon resolution, if a Quorum of '''Actors''' have voted on the DoV and more than half of those votes were in favour, then the DoV passes - otherwise the DoV fails, and if no other DoVs are still pending, the Hiatus ends.

When a DoV passes, all other active DoVs are failed, and a new Dynasty begins with the '''Actor''' who made the DoV as its '''Investor'''. (That '''Actor''' may pass this role to another '''Actor''' at this point, if they wish.) The Hiatus continues until the new '''Investor''' posts an Ascension Address to the BlogNomic weblog - this shall specify '''the Investor's''' chosen theme for the new Dynasty, and may optionally include a proclamation that any number of Dynastic Rules will be repealed, and that any keywords will be replaced with new theme-appropriate terms.

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= Dynastic Rules =

==Filmographies==

Each actor has a Filmography, which is stored in a wiki page called "[[Filmographies]]". This is a list of the films that each Actor has starred in, the year of that film, and the role that they played in it.

Any film listed in a Filmography must exist on [http://www.imdb.com IMDB] and a link should be provided.

A role specified for a film may be either:-

* "Extra"
* "Nth Minor Character" (where "N" is any number, and "Minor Character" is a generic role such as "Hoodlum" or "Fireman" - eg. "4th Zombie")
* A named role that appears in the IMDB credits of the film.

Any Actor may add a new film and role to his Filmography, if e has not already done so that day or on any of the previous three days, with the following restrictions:-

* A role of "Nth Minor Character" may only be added if the Actor has been an Extra in three earlier films.
* A named role may only be added if the Actor has been an Nth Minor Character in three earlier films.

==Location==

All Actors have a location tracked in the GNDT column "location". New Actors start with the location "LA". An Actor may not change eir location to Liverpool unless otherwise allowed to by a Rule other than this.

Occasionally any Actor may choose to change eir location to one of the below;

<ul><li>LA - Home of Hollywood and the elite red carpets.</li>
<li>New York - Home of Broadway and the sub sandwich.</li>
<li>Tokyo - Home of Japanese cinema, animation, and Godzilla.</li>
<li>Mumbai - Bollywood! The home of the Indian musical.</li>
<li>Vancouver - The center of Canadian cinema, which is generally indistinguishable from American.</li>
<li>Hong Kong - Known internationally for making the Hong Kong Blood Opera a genre in its own right.</li>
<li>Machu Picchu - Admittedly not much in the way of cinema here.</li>
<li>Liverpool - Home of the Beatles</li></ul>

==Press==

Each Actor may be the subject of up to two "Press Stories", summarized as phrases in the "Press" field of the GNDT, and separated by an "and" if there are two of them. Whenever an Actor becomes the subject of a new Press Story, it is added to the end of the list; if this would result in three Press Stories for a single Actor, the first is forgotten, and deleted. Every Actor starts with a random Gossip Story, chosen by a rolling DICEX, where X is the current number of Gossip Stories. The Actor then counts down from the available stories and adds to eir Gossip category on GNDT the story corresponding to the number rolled.

A Story may be either "Gossip" or "Good Press". Each Press Story has a Name, one or more Categories they effect(Fame, Location, Filmography or Miscellaneous) and an Effect. An Actor that is the subject of any given Press Story is considered under it's effect. If an Actor is subject to more than one Press Story that overlap, that Actor is only subject to one of those stories, whichever is listed first in the GDNT. Stories are considered overlapping if they have at least one Category that is the same.

===Gossip Stories, Categories and Effects===

Available Gossip Stories, their Categories, and Effects are listed belows in the following format:

*Gossip Story[Catagories, seperated by comas]: Effect

*'''Glory Hound'''[Fame, Location]: An Actor under the effect of this story must change Locations so that e has the highest Fame in eir Location. If the Actor is unable to move to a Location where e has the highest Fame, all Fame e gains is reduced by half (rounded up). If the Actor has the highest Fame in eir location then all Fame gained at any Party e is the Host of is Doubled.

*'''Left-Wing'''[Filmography]: An Actor under this effect may only add a film to eir Filmography in which another Actor under this story has already added to eir Filmography, though the roles may be different. If no other Actor has this story, it has no effect. An Actor may not be Subject to this story and Right-Wing at the same time.

*'''Right-Wing'''[Filmography]: An Actor under this effect may only add a film to eir Filmography in which another Actor under this story has already added to eir Filmography, though the roles may be different. If no other Actor has this story, it has no effect. An Actor may not be Subject to this story and Left-Wing at the same time.

* '''Drunk''' [Fame]: An Actor under this story does not count as a Guest at an After Party. If an Actor under this story is a Host to an After Party, e and all Guests gain double Fame.

* '''Alcoholic''' [Filmography]: An Actor under this story must wait an extra day before adding a Film to eir Filmography.

* '''Philandering''' [Fame]: Whenever an Actor under this story is a Host or a Guest at an After Party, all Fame at that party is halved (rounded down).

* '''Sex-addicted''' [Fame]: When an Actor under this story is a Guest at an After Party e do not count as a Guest for the purposes of determining Fame. An Actor under this story gains only 1 point of Fame at an After Party, regardless of the Fame of the Host.

* '''Kleptomaniac''' [Fame, Filmography]: An Actor under this story that is a Guest at an After Party gains 1 extra Fame, and the Host of that Party gains 1 less fame (this can reduce/increase the fame beyond its maximum/minimum,). An Actor under this story cannot take a Named Role.

* '''Paternity-suited''' [Fame]: An Actor under this story does not count as a Guest at an After Party. When an Actor under this story is a Host of an After Party, only e gain Fame from that After Party, and no Guest gains Fame.

* '''Divorced''' [Location]: An Actor under must always be at the Location with the least number of other Actors. If the Location with the least number of Actors changes, the Actor must change Location, even if e otherwise would not be allowed to change Locations. In the event of a tie, the Actor under this story can choose between the tied Locations.

* '''Eccentric''' [Filmography]: When adding a Film to eir Filmography, an Actor under this story must make a ROLE DICE10 roll. If the roll comes up between 1 and 6, e must add an Extra Role. If it comes up between 7 and 9, e must add a "Nth Minor Character" Role, and on a 10 e must add a named Role. The role mandated by this roll must be added even if that would not be allowed by the "Filmographies" rule.

===Jealousy===

An Actor may occasionally make another Actor the subject of a gossip story, provided eir fame is strictly less than the fame of the target Actor and the target Actor has not been target of Jealousy in the last 48 hours.

===Self-Promoting===

An Actor may occasionally make eirself the subject of a Good Press Story, provided eir fame is strictly greater than 30 and e reduces eir fame by 10%, rounding the resulting fame down.

===Good Press===

Available Good Press Stories, their Categories, and Effects are listed belows in the following format:

*Good Press Story[Categories, separated by comas]: Effect

*'''Childhood band tour''' [Location]: The Actor under this Story may often change eir Location, even if otherwise not allowed to.

*'''Indie film''' [Filmography]: An Actor under this story may wait one day less before adding a Film to eir Filmography.

*'''Government criticism''' [Miscellaneous]: The Actor under this Story may be target of Jealousy once every 4 days, if e has not been a target of Jealousy in the last 24 hours. The Actor under this Story may occasionally make eirself the subject of a Good Press Story once every 4 days, provided eir fame is strictly greater than 30 and e reduces eir fame by 10%, rounding the resulting fame down and e has not done so in the last 24 hours.

*'''Underwear line''' [Fame]: If an Actor under this story is a Host or a Guest to an After Party, e gains double the Fame e would gain.

*'''Hometown festival''' [Location]: The Actor under this Story may often change the Location of another Actor, even if otherwise not allowed to, so it becomes the same Location as eirself.

*'''UN Goodwill Ambassador''' [Fame]: When an Actor becomes subject to this story, e must roll a GOODWILL DICE20. Whenever an Actor under this Story gains fame, e gains X% extra Fame, rounded down, where X is the result of the Goodwill roll.

*'''Living in Britain''' [Location]: The Actor under this Story may change eir Location to Liverpool at any time.

*'''Sitcom cameo''' [Fame]: The Actor under this Story may roll a "PRESS DICE120" (instead of a DICE100) when making a Press Conference Post. E must use its result wherever the rules call for the result of the PRESS DICE100.

===Charity Work===

Performing Charity Work is defined as any time an Actor adds a role of Extra to eir own Filmography and the number of eir roles of Extra works in eir current Filmography is less than half the total number of roles on eir Filmography.

Within 10 minutes of Performing Charity Work, an actor may remove one (and only one) gossip story affecting em.

==Fame==

Every Actor has a Fame statistic, tracked in the GNDT. Fame is an integer from 0-100. Actors start with a Fame of 0.

==Critics==
Up to two (2) Actors may be Critics. Currently the Critics are Hix and Chronos Phaenon. Any Actor may edit this paragraph so it reflects correctly who are currently the Critics.

Any Critic who becomes idle ceases to be a Critic. A Critic may choose to cease to be so by posting a entry to that effect.

At any time, if there are fewer than two Critics, whenever a Proposal is enacted which has a Quorum of FOR votes, its author becomes a Critic.

===Critical Acclaim===
An Actor earns "Critical Acclaim" if both of the following conditions are true:

- e is not, at that time, disqualified from earning Critical Acclaim, and <br>
- e makes a Proposal that passes, and both Critics vote "FOR" the Proposal (or cast votes that have the effect of votes FOR the Proposal).

Upon an Actor earning "Critical Acclaim", e must select a role in eir Filmography and add the text "Critical Acclaim" to eir Filmography in reference to that role. This action is defined as earning Critical Acclaim with respect to that role. A role that has earned Critical Acclaim is defined as an Acclaimed Role, and any role that is not an Acclaimed Role is an Unacclaimed Role. An Actor may not earn Critical Acclaim more than once with respect to a particular role. An Actor may not earn Critical Acclaim for a film in which e was an Extra.

An Actor is disqualified from earning Critical Acclaim for so long as any of the following are true:

- there are fewer than two Critics, or<br>
- e has no Unacclaimed Roles in eir Filmography, or <br>
- e has the Gossip Story: "Right-wing" and, simultaneously, either Critic has the Gossip Story "Left-Wing", or <br>
- e has the Gossip Story: "Left-wing" and, simultaneously, either Critic has the Gossip Story "Right-Wing".

==Press Conference & After-Party==
Whenever an Actor adds a film and '''named role''' to eir own Filmography, e must make a GNDT comment of "PRESS DICE100" and then make a '''Press Conference Post''' within 15 minutes, or else the addition of that film and role is considered invalid (as if it had never been made).

A post to the main blog is considered a '''Press Conference Post''' if all of the following are satisfied:
* The author has added a film and named role to eir own Filmography within the previous 15 minutes
* The author has not already made a Press Conference Post since the addition of that film and role
* The post reports the title of that film and the name of that role
* The post reports the result of the first "PRESS DICE100" roll the author made in the GNDT since adding that film and role
* The post reports its author's Fame statistic
* The post is titled "Press Conference"

When an Actor makes a Press Conference Post, if the reported DICE100 result is less than or equal to half of eir Fame, then e becomes the subject of the first Gossip Story named in comments to the post by another Actor (as soon as such a comment is made). If the result is less than half eir fame and less than 10, e also loses 20 fame. If the result is greater than half of eir Fame, the post is also considered an '''After Party Post''', and the author of the post is its Host.

Every Actor that is currently in the same location as the Host is a Guest to the After party, and the Host and Guests gain fame as follows:

*The Host gains 1 Fame for every other Actor that is a Guest of the party, with a minimum gain of 1, and a maximum gain of 10.
*Every Guest gains an amount of fame equal to 1/10 of the Fame that the Host had at the time the post was made (rounded up to the next whole number), with a minimum gain of 1, and a maximum gain of 5.
*The Host is responsible for updating eir own Fame and the Fame of every Guest within 10 minutes of posting the Press Conference Post.

== Election ==

The post titled "ELECTION" made by Chronos Phaenon at 18:04 2007, Feb, 25 is an official post. No other post with that title shall be an official post.

At any time before 18:04 2007, Feb, 29, any Actor may nominate one, and only one, another Actor to become Investor. E does so by making a comment on the "ELECTION" Post where the only text is the name of the nominated Actor.

If an Actor makes more than one comment on the "ELECTION" Post where the only text is the name of another Actor, only the most recent of those Votes shall be construed as eir nomination.

Whichever Actor is the subject of the most counted nominations at 18:04 2007, Feb, 29 shall choose between achieving Victory or becoming the new Investor and continuing this Dynasty. In either case this rule shall be deleted.

If no Actor has the most counted nominations, then this rule shall be deleted with no further effect.

= Glossary =
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This is always at the end of the Ruleset. Its only effect can be to clarify ambiguity.

* It is noted that where a [[#Proposals|Proposal]] would '''amend''' the effects of Proposal Enactment, this does not apply to its own enactment unless explicitly stated (eg. a proposal proposing that enacted proposals earn their writer a banana when enacted would not earn a banana for its own writer, when enacted).
* Rules which '''trigger''' upon the Enacment or Failure of a Proposal are the responsibility of the '''Admin''' who Enacts or Fails it.

* Appropriate '''Icons''': For use in voting, a check box http://blognomic.com/images/vote/for.gif shall represent a vote FOR, an X http://blognomic.com/images/vote/against.gif shall represent a vote AGAINST, an I http://blognomic.com/images/vote/imperial.gif shall represent a vote of DEFERENTIAL, and an Imperial Seal (currently http://blognomic.com/images/vote/seal.gif) shall represent the Imperial Veto.
*The "subject" of a blog entry is the part of the Title of an entry which is after the first colon. If the Title does not contain a colon, then the whole Title is the subject. Any entry whose subject is "" (i.e. an empty string) is not valid.
* '''"Posts"''' and '''"comments"''' refer only to those made to the BlogNomic weblog at [http://blognomic.com blognomic.com]
* A '''keyword''' defined by a rule supersedes the normal English usage of the word. A keyword defined in this glossary supersedes that defined by a rule. (eg. A rule specifying "Bananas are Blue" cannot be overruled by posting a dictionary definition or a photo of a banana, and a rule specifying "every day is Sunday" will be overruled by the glossary entry below.)
* Unless otherwise specified, game '''variables''' defined to hold numeric values can hold only non-negative integers, and any action that would set those values below '''zero''' instead sets them to zero. Any situation which would require a roll of DiceX when X is zero or lower always yields a value of 0 unless stated otherwise.
* Unless otherwise specified: When â€œXâ€ is a number, to '''spend''' X of a numeric value â€œVâ€ means to subtract X from V (i.e. replace V with V-X); no action may be taken which requires spending X of a numeric value when the subtraction would result in a number which is illegal as a replacement for that value (e.g. if the value represents a variable which is restricted to non-negative integers, but the subtraction comes up negative).
* Superficial differences between the '''spelling''' of geographic versions of English, e.g, British English, American English and Australian English shall be construed as irrelevant for the purposes of play.
* '''Gamestate''' is defined as any information which the Ruleset regulates the alteration of, such as '''Actors'''' names and the blog colour scheme.

== Typographic Conventions ==

* '''Italicized text''' is not considered part of the ruleset and may be used to clarify rules with examples, notes, and flavor text. ''For example, this italicized text provides an example of the use of italicized text.''

== Timespans ==

* References to '''"a day"''' (as an entity rather than a duration, eg. "Sunday") refer to that day in the timezone of the BlogNomic blog, which is considered to be GMT for all purposes.
* References to a '''"week"''' refer to the period of time between the start of a Monday and the end of the following Sunday.
* All '''references to time''' must be either specific or defined within the ruleset to be considered achievable in the gamestate. Abstract concepts of time (e.g. "dinnertime", "twilight") cannot be achieved until they fulfil one of these criteria.
* An action which may be taken''' 'often' '''may be taken once per day, but not more than once every six hours.
* An action which may be taken''' 'occasionally' '''may be taken once per week, but not more than once per twenty-four hours.

== Keywords ==

* '''Quorum''' is equal to half the number of '''Actors''', rounded down, plus one.

== Dice ==

References to '''"YDICEX"''' refer to Y X-sided dice. To roll dice, post DICEX in the comments field of the GNDT, replacing X with the number of sides on the die you wish to roll.

== Spivak ==

* The Spivak pronouns used in Blognomic are:
** Subject case: '''"e"''';
** Object case: '''"em"''';
** Possessive Adjective case: '''"eir"''';
** Possessive Pronoun case: '''"eirs"''';
** Reflexive case: '''"emself"'''.

== IEEE ==
* The IEEE auxiliary verbs used in Blognomic are:
** Is required to: '''"shall"''';
** Is recommended that: '''"should"''';
** Is permitted to: '''"may"''';
** Is able to: '''"can"'''.
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The Sixth Metadynasty

2012-07-12T18:45:01Z

Moonroof: end date

'''October 25, 2011 - November 10, 2011'''

==Players==
The following players were active at the end of this dynasty (* denotes admins):
*ais523 Amnistar* arthexis* Bucky* Clucky* comex coppro* Chronos Phaenon* Darknight* Doctor29 flurie lazerchik Murphy Ornithopter* Pavitra PBURNS Prince Anduril Shadowclaw* SingularByte* southpointingchariot Spitemaster Winner

==Final Ruleset==
[[Ruleset 96]]

==Posts of Interest==

===Proposals===
*[http://blognomic.com/archive/the_new_four_part_plan/ The New Four Part Plan] Introduced Stimulus Packages.
*[http://blognomic.com/archive/let_the_games_begin2/ Let the Games Begin] Introduced Representation on proposals.
*[http://blognomic.com/archive/employment/ Employment]
*[http://blognomic.com/archive/our_goal_is_0_unemployment/ Our Goal Is 0% Unemployment]
*[http://blognomic.com/archive/small_government/ Small Government]
*[http://blognomic.com/archive/why_just_dynastic/ Why just Dynastic?]
*[http://blognomic.com/archive/coming_out_of_the_woodwork/ Coming Out of the Woodwork]
*[http://blognomic.com/archive/lawsuits_mk_iii/ Lawsuits Mk III]
*[http://blognomic.com/archive/community_volunteers/ Community Volunteers]
*[http://blognomic.com/archive/the_government_can/ The Government Can!]
*[http://blognomic.com/archive/economical_paradigms/ Economical Paradigms] Attempted to factionalize the dynasty. Since one of the factions' core mechanics did not work, it was later repealed.
*[http://blognomic.com/archive/debt_problems/ Debt Problems]
*[http://blognomic.com/archive/this_is_why_we_need_this/ This Is Why We Need This]
*[http://blognomic.com/archive/too_big_to_fail/ Too big to fail]
*[http://blognomic.com/archive/the_ties_that_bind/ The Ties that Bind]
*[http://blognomic.com/archive/defining_communal_weekly_actions/ Defining communal weekly actions]
*[http://blognomic.com/archive/austerity_measures/ Austerity Measures]
*[http://blognomic.com/archive/lets_t/ Let’s Try This Again]

==Ascension==
A consortium of ais523, coppro and comex gathered moderately large SP supplies, via Representation (first via mutual Representation pacts with others, and eventually among themselves), and used them to drive players' SPs to zero, one at a time, via adjusting them to even numbers with Taxes/Welfare, and then using Lawsuits. This allowed them to Employ every other player for the win. (Other people were also doing the same, but due to a quirk in the victory conditions, employing anyone just helped out the leaders unless it formed an employment loop) Although the plan could easily have been disrupted via players buying themselves out of employment, nobody did so, either via apathy or disorganisation, and eventually, everyone else was employed, with comex and ais523 voluntarily employing to coppro to give him the win.

(There was another group which could have stolen the win, except that a key member of that group was away and unreachable for about a day before the win happened)

==Miscellaneous==

==Commentary==
I posted a rant about the way daily actions work [http://blognomic.com/archive/a_rant_about_daily_actions_and_timing_scams/ here], after the way the dynasty ended (which left me somewhat short of sleep in RL) showed just how ridiculous the daily action rules had become in terms of what they demanded of players to be able to play them optimally. It's rather telling that we won a day later than we could have done due to missing dailies… [[User:Ais523|CallForJudgement]] 22:15, 10 Nov 2011 (GMT)

{{Dynastic Histories}}

Ruleset 39

2012-07-12T18:11:13Z

Moonroof: replacing all â€ with apostrophes

{{TOCRight}}

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= Core Rules =

== Ruleset and Gamestate ==
This is the Ruleset for BlogNomic; all '''Students''' must obey it. Section One consists of the "core rules" of blognomic, covering basic proposal mechanics; Section Two contains the rules of the current dynasty; and Section Three contains the glossary, which exists solely to clarify the remainder of the ruleset. Rules may be referred to by their type and entire number or type and name. (e.g. This Rule may be referred to as Rule 1.1 or the Rule entitled "Ruleset and Gamestate").

The Ruleset and Gamestate can only be altered in manners specified by the Ruleset.

No Rule may contain a provision that bars itself from being altered and/or repealed. If at any moment a Rule exists or is altered in a manner that renders it to contain such a provision, the entirety of that Rule shall be considered void and with no effects on the Gamestate. The provisions on this paragraph supersede any text in a Rule.

Spivak pronouns, as defined in the Glossary, shall be used whenever a '''Student''' is referred to.

'''Admins''' may correct obvious spelling and typographical mistakes in the Ruleset at any time.

== Students ==

Anybody may apply to join BlogNomic (if e is not already playing) by registering at http://blognomic.com via the Register link in the sidebar, and then making a post announcing eir arrival. An '''Admin''' will add em to the roster in the sidebar, at which moment e becomes a '''Student'''.

A '''Student''' may leave the game at any time by posting an entry to the BlogNomic weblog requesting such an action. A '''Student''' may only change eir name as a result of a proposal approving the change.

Some '''Students''' are '''Admins''', responsible for updating the site and the Ruleset, and are signified as such in the sidebar. '''Students''' who wish to become '''Admins''' shall sign up with a username for the Ruleset Wiki, and submit a Proposal to make themselves '''Admins'''. Existing '''Admins''' may be removed from their posts by Proposal, CfJ, or voluntary resignation.

Some '''Students''' are '''Sleeping''', and shall be marked as such in the sidebar. For the purposes of the Ruleset, excluding Rules 1.1 and 1.2, Sleeping '''Students''' are not counted as '''Students'''. '''Admins''' may render a '''Student''' Sleeping if that '''Student''' has failed to vote for more than 7 days or has asked to become Sleeping. '''Admins''' may de-Sleeping a '''Student''' at eir request - the '''Student's''' personal gamestate retains the values it had immediately prior to eir Sleeping. If one or more values would be undefined, it is set to the value New '''Students''' receive, if such a value exists.

A single person may not control more than one '''Student''' within BlogNomic. If anybody is suspected of controlling more than one '''Student''', then a Proposal may be made to remove any number of such '''Students''' from the game, and to bar the perpetrator from rejoining.

== Proposals ==

Any '''Student''' may submit a Proposal to change the Ruleset or Gamestate, by [http://blognomic.com/update/index.php?C=publish posting an entry] in the "Proposal" category that describes those changes (unless the '''Student''' already has 2 Proposals pending, or has already made 3 Proposals that day).

Proposals can either be Pending, Enacted, or Failed. When a Proposal is first put forward, it is considered Pending.

== Voting ==

Any '''Student''' may cast eir Vote on a Pending Proposal by making a comment on that entry using a voting icon of FOR, AGAINST or DEFERENTIAL.

If the '''Student''' who made a Proposal has not cast a Vote on it, eir Vote is counted as FOR. If a '''Student''' casts more than one Vote on a Proposal, only the most recent of those Votes is counted. If a '''Student''' leaves the game or goes Sleeping, eir Vote no longer counts. If a '''Student''' votes against eir own proposal, that vote may not be changed.

A vote of DEFERENTIAL is a vote of no opinion, or of faith in the decision of the [[#Dynasties|Director]]. The vote will count as the same as '''Director's''' vote. The '''Director''' cannot cast a vote of DEFERENTIAL. If there is no '''Director''', a vote of DEFERENTIAL counts as an explicit vote of abstention.

== Enactment ==

The oldest pending [[#Proposals|Proposal]] may be enacted by any '''Admin''' (and the Ruleset and/or Gamestate updated to include the specified effects of that Proposal) if either of the following is true:-

* It has a number of FOR votes that exceed or equal Quorum, has been open for voting for at least 12 hours, and has not been vetoed or self-killed.
* It has been open for voting for at least 48 hours, it has more than 1 valid vote, more than half of its votes are FOR, and it has not been vetoed or self-killed.

The oldest pending Proposal may be failed by any '''Admin''', if any of the following are true:-

* It has enough AGAINST votes that it could not be Enacted without one of those votes being changed.
* It has been open for voting for at least 48 hours and half or fewer of its votes are FOR.
* It has been open for voting for at least 48 hours and has fewer than 2 valid votes.
* The '''Student''' who proposed it has voted AGAINST it.
* The '''Director''' has voted to VETO it.

Whenever an '''Admin''' marks a proposal as enacted or failed, e must also mark eir name, and report the final tally of votes (or the fact that the proposal was self-killed or vetoed).

== Calls for Judgment ==

If two or more [[#Students|Students]] actively disagree as to the interpretation of the [[#Ruleset and Gamestate|Ruleset]], or if a '''Student''' feels that an aspect of the game needs urgent attention, then any '''Student''' may raise a '''Call for Judgment''' by posting an entry in the "Call for Judgment" category. If the '''Student''' wishes, e may post anonymously by choosing "Call for Judgment" from the Author drop-down menu on the OPTIONS tab. The post shall go on to describe the issue, and measures that shall be taken to resolve it.

All '''Students''' may add votes of agreement or disagreement in comments to this entry, using appropriate voting icons (a '''Student's''' later votes overriding eir earlier ones). Unfailed CfJs continue until they reach a [[#Enactment|quorum]] of FOR votes, a quorum of AGAINST votes, or if there is no hiatus going on, until four days have passed, and if there is a hiatus going on until two days have passed. After this time, if more than half of the cast votes are in favour, the Gamestate and Ruleset shall be amended as was specified. Otherwise, the CfJ fails. A Failed CfJ has no further effect.

== Gamestate Tracking ==

[[#Proposals|Proposals]], [[#Calls for Judgment|Calls for Judgment]], and other official posts, as well as specific gamestate information, shall be tracked by the BlogNomic blog at [http://blognomic.com http://blognomic.com]. Any [[#Students|'''Student''']] may [http://blognomic.com/update/index.php?C=publish post] to the blog at any time, but may only make official posts to the blog when the [[#Ruleset and Gamestate|Ruleset]] allows it. Posts following the format specified by a rule are considered '''official posts'''.

If no '''Student''' has commented on it, an official post may be altered or removed by its author; otherwise this can only be done as allowed by the Ruleset. The '''Admin''' processing an official post is allowed to append to the post to reflect its new status. Anything appended to a post in this way must be placed in the Admin field of the post, and the post's '''Status''' must changed to reflect its status.

A non-official post may not, through editing of the blog or otherwise, be changed into an official post, with the following exception. Whilst a non-official post has been posted for less than five minutes and has no comments, the author may change the categories as e wishes.

Voting and comments are accessible through the link at the bottom of every post.

Specific parts of the Gamestate data shall be tracked by the Generic Nomic Data Tracker at [http://blognomic.com/gndt/generic.cgi?nomic=blog http://blognomic.com/gndt/generic.cgi?nomic=blog]. Any '''Student''' may update any '''Student's''' data via the '''GNDT''', whenever the Ruleset permits it.

All updates to the GNDT are logged - if a '''Student''' feels that an alteration goes against the Rules (as they were at the time of the alteration), e may simply undo the effects of that alteration. If such an undoing is disputed, a [[#Calls for Judgment|Call for Judgment]] shall be raised.

'''Students''' shall be assigned a password for the GNDT when they join the Nomic.

== Dynasties ==

BlogNomic is divided into a number of Dynasties. Each Dynasty is headed by a single '''Director''', and is named according to the number of Dynasties they have headed (eg. "The First Dynasty of Myke").

The '''Director''' may vote to VETO any Proposal.

==Victory and Ascension==
If a '''Student''' (other than the '''Director''') believes that e has achieved victory in the current Dynasty, e may make a post to the Blognomic weblog in the <b>Declaration of Victory</b> category, detailing this.

Upon doing so, the game immediately game goes into Hiatus, if it hasn't already. During this time, the only game actions that may be taken are those covered by Rules 1.2, 1.6, 1.7 and 1.9.

Every '''Student''' may respond to an active DoV saying whether or not e believes the poster has achieved victory in the current Dynasty (using the FOR and AGAINST icons).

The Declaration of Victory may be resolved after 24 hours, or after 12 hours if the '''Director''' has voted on it. Upon resolution, if a Quorum of '''Student's''' have voted on the DoV and more than half of those votes were in favour, then the DoV passes - otherwise the DoV fails, and if no other DoVs are still pending, the Hiatus ends.

When a DoV passes, all other active DoVs are failed, and a new Dynasty begins with the '''Student''' who made the DoV as its '''Director'''. (That '''Student''' may pass this role to another '''Student''' at this point, if they wish.) The Hiatus continues until the new '''Director''' posts an Ascension Address to the BlogNomic weblog - this shall specify '''Director's''' chosen theme for the new Dynasty, and may optionally include a proclamation that any number of Dynastic Rules will be repealed, and that any keywords will be replaced with new theme-appropriate terms.

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= Dynastic Rules =
==MY EYES! MY BRAIN!==

Each Student has a Sanity rating, which can be any integer equal to or lesser than five. New Students start with 5 Sanity. Any Student with negative Sanity is Insane.

===Therapeutic Isolation===

''The outside world is a scary place. Sometimes the only way to cope is to barricade yourself in a familiar place, curl up into a fetal position, shut your eyes, and try to relax; all while hoping that the voices that have been haunting you go away and/or don't come back.''

Each Student may occasionally attempt to relax by making a GNDT comment of "Relax DICE100". Let S be the Sanity of the Student making the attempt, and let L be the result of the DICE100 check. If S+L is positive, the Student's Sanity is set to S+20 if it is less than -35, or (S+5)/2 (rounding up) otherwise. Otherwise, ''the Student has suffered horrific waking nightmares (again), and'' the Student's Sanity is reduced by 6.

Any institutionalized student attempting to relax is no longer institutionalized.

===Arkham Asylum===

Occasionally, a student may make a GNDT comment of "Institutionalize XXXX: DICE10", where XXXX is the name of an insane student, provided that student has not been named in a currently unresolved Institutionalize comment. If the student so named does not make a comment of "Resist: DICE10" within 72 hours, or did so but the result of the DICE10 roll was equal to or less than that of the DICE10 roll in the "Institutionalize XXXX" comment, e is said to be institutionalized. Otherwise, the student who made the comment "Institutionalize XXXX: DICE10" has eir sanity decreased by 5. An Institutionalized student may not take any actions apart from attempting to relax.

==Planets==
Planets have occult significance, and are listed below.

* The Moon's Terrible Core (P) - Cancer
* Mercury (P) - Gemini, Virgo
* Venus (P) - Taurus, Libra
* Sun (P) - Leo
* Mars (P) - Aries, Scorpio
* Jupiter (T) - Sagittarius, Pisces
* Saturn (T) - Capricorn, Aquarius
* Uranus (G) - Aquarius
* Neptune (G) - Pisces
* Pluto (G) - Scorpio
* Eris (G) - Libra

Planets may be either Personal, Transpersonal or Generational, as signed by the letters (P), (T) and (G) in the list above.

A Planet may be Regent to one or more Signs. The Signs each Planet is Regent of are listed after their name in the list above.

When a Planet is in a Sign it's Regent of, it's said to be Dignified. When a Planet is in a Sign Opposite to one it's Regent of, it's said to be in Detriment.

If 2 Planets are each in a Sign the other is Regent of, those 2 Planets are said to be in Mutual Reception.

Venus and Jupiter are said to be Benefic Planets, respectively the Lesser and the Greater Benefic. Mars and Saturn are said to be Malefic Planets, respectively the Lesser and the Greater Malefic.

===Discovery===

Occasionally, a student may attempt to discover a new planet by making a comment of "Discovery DICE100 DICE100". If both dice results are less than the students mythos level, the student has discovered a new planet. E must then make a post boasting about eir discovery on the blog. The post must contain the planet's name, if the planet is Personal, Transpersonal or Generational and the Planet's sign. If any planet has two or more signs which is is regent to, then the discovering student must choose one of those signs to assign to the new planet. If there is no planet which is regent to two or more signs, then the discovering student may choose any sign for the new planet to be regent to.

This action is considered a Strenuous activity.

==Signs==

The Signs are Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpius, Sagittarius, Capricornus, Aquarius, and Pisces.

For all purposes, the Signs are construed to form a cyclicly ordered list, as given in the previous paragraph, and in which the Sign of Aries immediately follows the Sign of Pisces.

The Elements are <strong>Fire</strong>, <strong>Earth</strong>, <strong>Air</strong>, and <strong>Water</strong>.

The Qualities are <strong>Cardinal</strong>, <strong>Fixed</strong>, and <strong>Mutable</strong>

Each sign has a single Element and a single Quality, as indicated in parentheses on the [[Zodiac Wiki]] after each Sign.

Two Signs are said to be opposite if they are listed 6 positions apart from each other in the list above <em>E.g.: Aries is opposite to Libra, Taurus to Scorpio, etc.</em>

Two Signs are said to be quadrate if they are listed 3 positions apart from each other in the list above <em>E.g.: Aries is quadrate to Capricorn and Cancer, Taurus is quadrate to Aquarius and Leo, etc.</em>

Two Signs are said to be trine if they are listed 4 positions apart from each other in the list above <em>E.g.: Aries is trine to Sagitarius and Leo, Taurus is trine to Capricorn and Virgo, etc.</em>

<em>Note that distinct signs share a Quality if and only if they are opposite or quadrate. Distinct signs share an Element if and only if they are trine.</em>

==Music of the Spheres==

Often, a Student may post an entry in the blog with the Title in the format "[Planet] in [Sign]", where [Planet] is a Planet listed in the rule Planets and [Sign] is a Sign listed in the rule Signs. Those posts are referred as a "Planet in Sign post" and must conform with the following strictures:

# If a Personal Planet has already been named today in a Planet in Sign post, no Planet in Sign post may be made which names that Planet;
# If a Transpersonal Planet has already been named in the last 72 hours in a Planet in Sign post, no Planet in Sign post may be made which names that Planet;
# If a Generational Planet has already been named in the last 7 days in a Planet in Sign post, no Planet in Sign post may be made which names that Planet;
# Except for the first time they are named, A Planet in Sign Post which names a Transpersonal or Generational Planet must name the Sign immediately following the Sign named in the last Planet in Sign Post that named said Planet.

Once such a post has been made, [Planet] is considered to be in [Sign]. Any given planet may be in at most one Sign at a time. <em>All Students are encouraged to update the [[Zodiac Wiki]] to indicate which Planets are in each Sign.</em>

<em>Those who gaze upon The Moon's Terrible Core in all its blasphemous glory risk all that makes them human</em><br>
Whenever a student makes a "Planet in Sign post" naming The Moon's Terrible Core e shall lose 5 sanity

==Astronomical Events==
===Aspects===
* Any Planets in the same Sign are in Conjunction. They appear to occupy the same position in the sky.
* Any Planets in opposite Signs are in Opposition. They appear to be on the opposite side of the sky as viewed from Earth.
* Any Planets in quadrate Signs are in Quadrature. They appear to form a 90 degrees angle in the sky.
* Any Planets in trine signs are in a Trine. They appear to form a 120 degrees angle in the sky.
===Configurations===
*At any time, if more than two Planets are in Conjunction to each other, they are said to form a Stellium.
*At any time, if three or more Planets are all in Quadrature and/Or Opposition to each other, and they are at exactly 3 different Signs, they are said to form a T-Square.
*At any time, if four or more Planets are all in Quadrature and/Or Opposition to each other, and they are at exactly 4 different Signs, they are said to form a Grand Cross.
*At any time, if three or more Planets are all in Trine to each other, and they are at exactly 3 different Signs, they are said to form a Grand Trine.

==Thirst==
All Students have a Thirst level, which can be any whole number. New Students start with 0 Thirst. Whenever a Student takes an action defined as "Strenuous", eir Thirst level increases by 1.

A Student with more than 5 Thirst is said to be Thristy. A Student with more than 10 Thirst is said to be Dehydrated. Any student with 20 or more Thirst has died from dehydration, and is added to the Lost List.

Any Thirsty or Dehydrated student may take a drink from the local water supply; this subtracts 10 from eir Thirst, to a minimum of 0, but decreases eir Sanity by 1.

===Strenuous Activities===
Following is a list of activities deemed Strenuous:
*Performing an experiment on the reservoir
*Making a comment of "Institutionalize XXXX: DICE10" or "Resist: DICE10"
* Making a comment of "Fight DICEX".

==Eldritch Tomes==
Listed under this rule are Eldritch Tomes which copies may be possessed by a Student. The Tomes copies possessed by a Student are tracked in the GNDT, under the field "Tomes". New Students start with no Tomes, which is signaled by a "-" in the GNDT.

A Tome may list a set of Spells that may be cast by the Student that possesses it. Each Spell may list a set of circumstances that must be true so such Spell can be cast and must list a set of consequences of casting such Spell.

A Tome may list a "(X Copies)" entry after its name, where "œX" is the max number of Students that may possess copies of that Tome at a said time. If no such an entry is listed, no more than one Students may possess a copy of that Tome at a said time.

===Tomes===
'''Unaussprechlichen Kulten''' (3 Copies)

If any Student has authored at least 2 Enacted Proposals among the 11 previous non-Pending Proposals; has not authored any Failed Proposals among the 11 previous non-Pending Proposals; and does not possess a copy of "Unaussprechlichen Kulten", e may gain a copy of "Unaussprechlichen Kulten" (even if this temporarily puts the total number of copies above 3). If there are ever more than 3 copies of "Unaussprechlichen Kulten" possessed by Students, then all such copies are removed from possession, except for copies possessed by the 3 Students who have most recently authored an Enacted Proposal (among students with copies of "Unaussprechlichen Kulten").
* To call forth the Gods of Darkness
** Circumstances: This Spell may be cast often while The Moon's Terrible Core and the Sun are in Conjunction,
** Consequences: The Student casting this Spell loses 1 point of Sanity. E is allowed to post, in the next 2 hours after the Casting, one extra proposal over the limits set by Rule 1.3.

'''The King in Yellow'''

*Reading the play
**Circumstances: This spell may occasionally be cast when The Moon's Terrible Core is in a water or cardinal sign and cast often when The Moon's Terrible Core is dignified.
**Consequences: The Student casting this spell loses 11 sanity, and is immune to changes in sanity except those caused by casting spells from this tome for the remainder of the current day and, if less than six hours remain in the current day, the following day.

*Quoting the play aloud
**Circumstances: A Student may cast this spell three times during a day in which e has already cast "reading the play".
**Consequences: The Student casting this spell loses 1 sanity. E then chooses another Student, and that Student loses 1 sanity to a minimum of -1.

'''Book of Water''' (3 copies)

*Condensation
**Circumstances: This spell may be cast if the Student casting it has a positive Thirst, has a nonzero mythos knowledge, and has not cast Alertness Ritual, Condensation or Douse in the last N hours, where N is 48 if e has ever cast the Drink the Book spell or 72 otherwise.
**Consequences: Decrease the Thirst of the Student who cast this spell by 2.

*Douse
**Circumstances: This spell may be cast if the Student casting it has a mythos knowledge of at least 7 and has not cast Alertness Ritual, Condensation or Douse in the last N hours, where N is 48 if e has ever cast the Drink the Book spell or 72 otherwise.
**Conequences: The Student who cast this spell chooses another Student. ''Ten liters of ice water appear directly above their head.'' That Student loses 2 Sanity, plus 2 more if this spell has never been cast on them before.

*Alertness Ritual
**Circumstances: This spell may be cast if the Student casting it has a mythos knowledge of at least 4 and has not cast Alertness Ritual, Condensation or Douse in the last N hours, where N is 48 if e has ever cast the Drink the Book spell or 72 otherwise.
**Consequences: ''The Student who cast this dunks eir face in a bucket of water.'' The Student who cast this spell is cured of Drowsiness, if e had either. If this is cast immediately after this Student lost 6 Sanity due to the Rule entitled "Theraputic Isolation", e regains 3 of the lost Sanity.

*Drink the Book
**Circunstances: This spell may be cast if the Student casting it has a mythos knowledge of 20.
**Consequences: The Student who cast this spell has eir Thirst set to 0. The Student who cast this spell loses eir copy of this tome.

'''Book of Paper'''
*Reading the Blank Page
**Circumstances: This spell may be cast if the Student casting it has a Sanity less than -50.
**Consequences: The Student who cast this spell makes a post to the front page describing a fantastic piece of writing they swear appears on that particular page under the right circumstances. ''(The page is, of course, always blank to sane Students...)''

'''Book of Sponges''' (3 copies)

**Circumstances: This may be cast occasionally.
**Consequences: The Student casting this spell reduces eir Thirst by five. If, by doing this, eir Thirst would become negative, eir Thirst is reduced to zero. Another Student's Thirst is increased by as much as the first student's thirst was reduced by.

'''Book of Octarine'''

* Slow Mass Murder
**Circumstances: This Spell may be cast ocassionally while The Moon's Terrible Core and Eris are in Conjunction.
**Consequences: Increase by 1 the Sanity Damage caused by rule 2.6 Thirst when drinking from the local water supply. The Caster gain 2 Mythos point.

'''De Vermis Mysteriis'''

*Summon Star Vamprire
**Circumstances: This spell may be cast by a student with sanity less than -5 if no student is being attacked by the Star Vampire and either there are at least two pairs of planets in conjunction or there is a Stellium
**Consequences: The student casting this spell is attacked by the Star Vampire. If a student is attacked by the Star Vampire, e may post a omment to the GNDT of "Bind: DICE(M+4) DICE3 XXXX" where M is eir Mythos and XXXX is the name of a student. If the result of the DICE(M+4) check is equal to or lower than eir Mythos, e loses 1 sanity. If not, eir thirst is increased by result of the DICE3 check. Regardless of the result of the dice rolls, the Star Vampire stops attacking em and, unless it has departed, attacks student XXXX. If a student being attacked doesn't post the comment within 24 hours, eir thirst is increased by 4 and the Star Vampire departs: no student is attacked by the Star Vampire.

'''Nine Princes in Amber''' (2 copies)
*Walk the Pattern
**Circumstances:This spell may be cast once per Dynasty per Student
**Consequences:The Student who casts this spell rolls "2DICE6 2DICE7 2DICE8" in the GNDT. If any of the rolls is 10 or above, eir name is added to the Lost List. Otherwise, eir Mythos Knowledge becomes 20 and e choses a tome and gains a copy of that tome. Either way, e loses eir copy of this Tome.

'''Beginner Guide to Soul Magic''' (6 copies)

*Soul Blast
**Circumstances: This Spell may be cast once per hour if the student casting it has a Sanity greater than -50.
**Consequences: All Students lose 1 Sanity.
*Reverse Soul Blast
**Circumstances: This Spell may be cast often if the student casting it has a Sanity less than or equal to -50
**Consequences: All Students gain 2 Sanity and 1 Thirst. The Student casting this gains an additional 3 Thirst. If this makes em dehydrated, e has eir name added to The Lost List.

'''Intermediate Guide to Soul Magic''' (6 copies)
*Soul Duel
**Circumstances: This spell may be cast if the student casting it has neither cast this spell nor had eir name appear in a Challenge post in the last 48 hours, and there exists another non-Lost Student (the Victem) who has neither cast this spell nor had eir name appear in a Challenge post in the last 48 hours.
**Consequences: The Caster makes a post to the blog with title "I challenge X" where X is the Victim's name. Once within the next 48 hours, the Victim may comment to that post saying "I Accept" as well as some other text of eir choosing, then roll DICE2 in the GNDT. If the result is a 1, eir name is added to the Lost List; Otherwise, the Caster's name is added to the Lost List.

'''Advanced Guide to Soul Magic''' (2 copies)
*Spirit Swap
**Circumstances:There is at least one Student on the Lost List, and the student casting this spell has not been on the Lost List any time in the last 48 hours.
**Consequences:The caster chooses a student on the Lost List. That Student is removed from the Lost List. The Student who cast this spell has eir name added to The Lost List.

*Soul Sucking
**Circumstances:This spell may be cast in the 24 hours after the Student casting it has been involved in a Soul Duel that caused another Student to become Lost, once per Soul Duel.
**Consequences:The Student who cast this spell gains up to half the Mythos Knowledge of the Student who became Lost due to the Soul Duel. The other student loses as much Mythos Knowledge as the caster gained.

'''The Revelations of Glaaki''' (3 copies)
*Whenever a student possessing a copy of The Revelations of Glaaki loses sanity from drinking from the local water suppy or performing an experiment, e may reduce the sanity of one other student by the same amount.

'''The Path of the Lost One''' (2 copies)
This tome cannot be Filched.

*Posess
**Circumstances:This spell may be cast often if there exists a non-Lost Student, and the Student casting this is Lost, has a Mythos greater than 4 and a Sanity greater than -100
**Consequences:The Student casting this makes a comment in the GNDT saying "Posess XXX DICE5", where XXX is the name of a non-Lost Student (the Victim). If the result of the DICE roll is a 5, the caster loses 40 Sanity, and has eir name removed from the Lost List, and the Victim has eir name added to the Lost List. Otherwise, the caster loses 20 sanity and half eir Mythos (round final Mythos down) and the Victim loses 5 Sanity and gains Mythos equal to the amount the Caster lost.

*Memory Thief
**Circumstances: This spell may be cast often if the Student casting it is Lost and has a Sanity greater than -100.
**Consequences: The Student casting this gains 1 Mythos and loses 5 Sanity. Another Student loses 1 Mythos and 2 Sanity.

*Tormented Spirit
**Circumstances: This spell may be cast at any time if the Student casting it has a Sanity between -100 and -150.
**Consequences: The Student casting this spell loses 5 Sanity. A Student of eir choice loses 2 Sanity. All Students carrying a tome with a title containing "Soul Magic" lose 1 Sanity.

'''Book of Fire''' (2 copies)
*Fireball
**Circumstances:The Student casting this spell has not taken any action to decrease eir Thirst in the last 96 hours(4 days).
**Consequences:The caster's Thirst is increased by 15, and e may not take any action to decrease eir Thirst in the next 96 hours. E choses a Tome and a Student. That Student loses eir copy of that tome, if e has one.

*Sunstroke
**Circumstances:The Student casting this spell has not taken any action to decrease eir Thirst in the last 96 hours(4 days).
**Consequences:The caster's Thirst is increased by 3, and e may not take any action to decrease eir Thirst in the next 96 hours. Another Student's Sanity is lowered by 3 and that Student's Thirst is increased by 2.

*Firestorm:
**Circumstances:This spell may be cast if the Student casting this has a copy of the Book of Fire.
**Consequences:The Student casting this spell gains 5 Thirst, loses eir copy of this Tome and may not take any actions to decrease eir Thirst for the rest of the Dynasty. For each instance of a Tome copy in the GNDT, e makes a comment "XX's YY DICE2" where YY is the name of the Tome and XX is the name of the Student holding a copy. If the result of the DICE roll is a 1, that Student loses eir copy of that Tome and the number of copies of that Tome in the Ruleset is permenantly reduced by 1, to a minimum of 0.

'''Tome of Loss''' (X copies, where X is the number of students on the Lost List)
Every student on the Lost List that does not have one gains a copy of this Tome. Every student not on the Lost List that has this tome has it removed from eir inventory. For the purposes of Nyarlothotep's victory condition, this Tome does not exist.

*Rebirth
** Circumstances: Every planet is in the same sign; the caster of this spell is Lost.
** Consequences: The caster of this spell has eir name removed from the Lost List, and is exempt from any conditions that would make em lost for one hour. The student then makes a post to the blog announcing eir return to earth. If after one hour the student would become Lost in any way, the student has eir name added to the Lost List.

*Dark Gathering
** Circumstances: This spell has not been cast by any student in the past 48 hours; the caster of this spell is Lost.
** Consequences: The caster of this spell has eir Sanity increased by one, and eir Thirst increased by two.

*Return to Innocence
** Circumstances: The caster of this spell has a Mythos greater than zero, and is Lost.
** Consequences: The caster of this spell has eir Mythos decreased by one, and eir Sanity increased by two.

==Things Man Was Not Meant To Know==

Each Student has a mythos knowlege between 0 and 20, with new students having a mythos knowlege of 0. If a student's mythos knowlege is greater than 8 and eir sanity is above 4 eir sanity is reduced to 4. If a student's mythos knowlege is greater than 15 and eir sanity is above 3 eir sanity is reduced to 3.

==Scientific Experiments==

Reservoir Water

A student may often perform an experiment on the reservoir water by posting a comment of "Experiment: DICE10". If the result of the check is eight or lower the student's mythos knowlege is increased by one. If not, eir sanity is decreased by one

This action may only be taken if the student has performed the experiment "Reservoir Water" within the last 24 hours:

When a student takes a drink water from the local water supply, e may also attempt to purify the water by posting a comment of "Purify: DICE20" to the GNDT with the following results:
* If the result is 12 or less, the experiment was successful and eir sanity remains the same instead of decreasing by one.
* If the result is 13-19, the experiment has failed and eir sanity is reduced by 2 instead of 1.
* If the result is 20, the purifying equipment has exploded! Eir sanity is reduced by 5 and eir thirst remains the same.

==Law of Loss==

There is an article on the Wiki with the title [[The Lost List]]. Any Student whose name appears in this article is Lost. ''Lost students have died, gone catatonic, had their soul eaten by demons etc.'' The Lost List may only be edited as explicitly allowed by the Ruleset.

Lost Students may not take drinks, perform experiments, go or attempt to relax. Lost Students may not cast spells unless the Circumstances of the spell they are trying to cast say otherwise.

If a Student's sanity ever drops below -100, e has eir name added to The Lost List.

===The Hunted Nomic===

A lost Student may Hunt another (not lost, not sleeping) Student (e can not Hunt more than one Student at a time).

The hunted Student name is tracked in the GNDT under the "Hunts" field (of the hunting Student). If a Student doesn't hunt anybody, eir "Hunts" field is "-". If the hunted Student has eir name added to The Lost List or is sleeping, the "Hunts" field is set to "-" by an Admin. All new Students begin with eir "Hunts" field set to "-".

A lost Student may occasionally change eir "Hunts" field to "-" or to the name of another (not lost, not sleeping) Student.

A Student may occasionally decrease by 1 the Sanity of the Student e Hunts to a minimum of 0. E must post about it in the blog.

===Last of the Living===

If there is only one student that is not on the Lost List, then that student may declare victory. ''The school only needs one to carry on its legacy...''

===Filching Tomes===

If a Lost Student has one or more Tomes, any non-Lost student may remove a Tome from the Lost student's "Tomes" GNDT column and add it to eir own, along with a comment of "Filch NDICE20" where N is one plus the number of times he has performed a Filch this dynasty. This action is known as a Filch. The student who performed the Filch then loses Sanity equal to the result of the roll.

==The Librarian==

One of the Students has the title of Librarian, and has "(librarian)" after eir name on the Active Students list.

The librarian decides how Students can acquire Tomes. Often, e can announce conditions for getting Tomes in the form of posts to the blog. Each such announcement may override all or part of previous announcements. There are limits to eir powers, though: e cannot take Tomes away from Students, e cannot grant emself Tomes, and e cannot overrule anything the Ruleset says about getting Tomes.

At any one time, there can be a single Librarianship Election going on. This starts when a Student makes a proposal with the title "Make XXXX Librarian", where XXXX is eir own name. If the proposal passes, the proposer becomes Librarian.

For Librarianship Elections, each students vote is multiplied by one plus their current mythos level. Lost students votes are multiplied by 0(and thus do not count). A Librarianship Election Passes if, after 48 hours, more than half the total votes are for it. Election fails if, after 48 hours, half or greater are against it.

==Great Old Ones==

Any student may begin serving a Great Old One listed in this rule, or change which one they are serving, at any time, provided they meet the prerequisites to do so, have a sanity of -80 or greater and are not lost. A student has the Great Old One they serve listed in the GNDT.

If a student whishes to change the Great Old One they are currently serving, they must make a comment to the GNDT of DICEN DICEM where N is eir current mythos and M is the mythos of the Great Old One they are serving. If the result of the DICEN check is greater than the DICEM check, the student escapes free of harm. If the result of the DICEN check is less than or equal to the result of the DICEM check, the student must following "Leaving" instructions of the Great Old One they are currently serving. Either way, the student's Great Old One is set to "-" and e may change it to any other Great Old One free of harm.

If a student no longer fits the requirements to serve a Great Old One, then they are free to escape without the DICE check. If, however, a student no longer fits the requirements to serve a Great Old One and yet fails to make eir escape within twenty four hours, any other student may perform the dice check for em, and enforce the penalty if the deck check fails.

===-===
*Prerequisites: None
*Effects: A student not serving any Great Old One or Mythos Race is Defending Humanity. If at least Quorum/2 +1 (rounded down) students not Defending Humanity are Lost, and all non-lost students are Defending Humanity, the student Defending Humanity with the highest Sanity has achieved victory.

===Cthulhu===
*Prerequisites: The student must have a sanity less than -5 to begin serving Cthulhu. For a student to begin serving Cthulhu either The Moon's Terrible Core, Pluto or Neptune must be dignified, or Jupiter and Saturn must be both dignified and in trine.
*Effects: If a student serving Cthulhu has eir thirst increased by any number greater than one, eir thirst is decreased by one. However, a student serving Cthulhu will lose two points of sanity from drinking, rather than one. If two planets are dignified in different water signs, and both are in a stellium, or three planets are dignified and in a Grand Trine in water signs and there is a conjunction in each of those signs, the stars are right and Cthulhu is summoned: the student serving Cthulhu with the highest Mythos has achieved victory.
*Leaving: Any student who wishes to escape the grasp of Cthulhu and fails the dice check gains X thirst where X is the result of the DICEM roll minus the result of the DICEN roll.
*Mythos: 10

===Nyarlothotep===
*Prerequisites: A student must have a sanity below -8 and a Mythos of at least 10 to serve Nyarlothotep.
*Effects:When a student serving Nyarlothotep performs an experiment, e gains two rather than one Mythos if the result is four or less. If a student serving Nyarlothotep has a copy of every tome, e has achieved victory.
*Leaving: Any student who wishes to escape the grasp of Nyarlothotep and fails the dice check must discard one tome of eir choice. If e does not currently possess a Tome, e must have eir mythos reset to ten(provided it is at least ten), and e loses X sanity where X is the result of the DICEM roll minus the result of the DICEN roll.
*Mythos: 20

===Azathoth===
If any student has a sanity below -50, e begins serving Azathoth.
*Prerequisites: A student must have a sanity below -40 to serve Azathoth
*Effects:A student serving Azathoth may often post a comment of "Mad Ravings: DICE10 XXXX" where XXXX is the name of a student. That student loses sanity equal to the result of the DICE10 roll. If only Quorum/2 -1 (rounded up) or fewer students aren't lost, and all are serving Azathoth, the student with the lowest sanity and not lost has achieved victory.
*Leaving: Any student who wishes to escape the grasp of Azathoth and fails the dice check must roll a second DICE2. If the result of this dice check is a one, e stills escape free of harm. If the result of the dice check is a two, e is captured by Azathoth and has eir sanity reset to -60.
*Mythos: 15

== Monsters ==

There can be any whole number of Monsters outside the campus. This is listed under the Thirst column in the Monster row. Whenever a student decreases eir own thirst, a new monster arrives outside the campus.

Any student may often make a comment of "Fight DICEX" in the GNDT, where X is the number of Monsters. This is considered a Strenuous activity. If the result of the roll is a 1, the number of monsters outside decreases by 1. Otherwise nothing happens.

Whenever the number of Monsters changes, if there are more Monsters than the number of non-Lost Students, then all Students lose Sanity equal to the number of Monsters.

= Glossary =
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This is always at the end of the Ruleset. Its only effect can be to clarify ambiguity.

* It is noted that where a [[#Proposals|Proposal]] would '''amend''' the effects of Proposal Enactment, this does not apply to its own enactment unless explicitly stated (eg. a proposal proposing that enacted proposals earn their writer a banana when enacted would not earn a banana for its own writer, when enacted).
* Rules which '''trigger''' on Enactment or Failure of a Proposal are the responsibility of the acting '''Admin''', who is responsible to check if Quorum is met at the moment of the Enactment.
* Appropriate '''Icons''': For use in voting, a check box http://blognomic.com/images/vote/for.gif shall represent a vote FOR, an X http://blognomic.com/images/vote/against.gif shall represent a vote AGAINST, an I http://blognomic.com/images/vote/imperial.gif shall represent a vote of DEFERENTIAL, and an Imperial Seal (currently http://blognomic.com/images/vote/seal.gif) shall represent the Imperial Veto.
*The "subject" of a blog entry is the part of the Title of an entry which is after the first colon. If the Title does not contain a colon, then the whole Title is the subject. Any entry whose subject is "" (i.e. an empty string) is not valid.
* '''"Posts"''' and '''"comments"''' refer only to those made to the BlogNomic weblog at [http://blognomic.com blognomic.com]
* A '''keyword''' defined by a rule supersedes the normal English usage of the word. A keyword defined in this glossary supersedes that defined by a rule. (eg. A rule specifying "Bananas are Blue" cannot be overruled by posting a dictionary definition or a photo of a banana, and a rule specifying "every day is Sunday" will be overruled by the glossary entry below.)
* Unless otherwise specified, game '''variables''' defined to hold numeric values can hold only non-negative integers, and any action that would set those values below '''zero''' instead sets them to zero. Any situation which would require a roll of DiceX when X is zero or lower always yields a value of 0 unless stated otherwise.
* Superficial differences between the '''spelling''' of geographic versions of English, e.g, British English, American English, Australian English shall be construed as irrelevant for the purposes of play.
* '''Gamestate''' is defined as any information which the Ruleset regulates the alteration of, such as '''Students'''' names and the blog colour scheme.

== Typographic Conventions ==

* '''Italicized text''' is not considered part of the ruleset and may be used to clarify rules with examples, notes, and flavor text. ''For example, this italicized text provides an example of the use of italicized text.''

== Timespans ==

* References to '''"a day"''' (as an entity rather than a duration, eg. "Sunday") refer to that day in the timezone of the BlogNomic blog, which is considered to be GMT for all purposes.
* References to a '''"week"''' refer to the period of time between the start of a Monday and the end of the following Sunday.
* All '''references to time''' must be either specific or defined within the ruleset to be considered achievable in the gamestate. Abstract concepts of time (e.g. "dinnertime", "twilight") cannot be achieved until they fulfil one of these criteria.
* An action which may be taken''' 'often' '''may be taken once per day, but not more than once every six hours.
* An action which may be taken''' 'occasionally' '''may be taken once per week, but not more than once per twenty-four hours.

== Keywords ==

* '''Quorum''' is equal to half the number of '''Students''', rounded down, plus one.

== Dice ==

References to '''"YDICEX"''' refer to Y X-sided dice. To roll dice, post DICEX in the comments field of the GNDT, replacing X with the number of sides on the die you wish to roll.

== Spivak ==

* The Spivak pronouns used in Blognomic are:
** Subject case: '''"e"''';
** Object case: '''"em"''';
** Possessive Adjective case: '''"eir"''';
** Possessive Pronoun case: '''"eirs"''';
** Reflexive case: '''"emself"'''.

== IEEE ==
* The IEEE auxiliary verbs used in Blognomic are:
** Is required to: '''"shall"''';
** Is recommended that: '''"should"''';
** Is permitted to: '''"may"''';
** Is able to: '''"can"'''.
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The Second Dynasty of Clucky

2012-06-06T00:52:44Z

Moonroof:

'''March 3, 2007 - April 29, 2007'''
==Ascension Address==
http://blognomic.com/archive/a_note_to_all_life_form_grow_up/

With just one cell in your body, I find it hard to see how you can hear what I say, much less talk, vote and do all that you do so well. I only know of just one life form in my home land that has a good mind, and yet it does seem that even a tiny life form here has a good mind. And that is good, for it will help us to have more fun as we grow up, no? I mean, it is good to have a mind, but you all are just a tiny life form none-the-less. If you want to have a real good life you need to “grow up” and turn into a new life form. Step by step, you need to shed that old one cell skin and grow into a new and not-as-tiny body. Only then will you be as cool as the life-form-with-a-mind that I know from my home land. The time that does tick is now on. The fate of each of your “life far from nows” does not rest in your hand, for you have not a hand yet, but it does rest with each of you.

Repel all Dynastic Rules
Throughout the ruleset, replace “Agent(s)” with “Lifeform(s)”.
Throughout the ruleset, replace “Mastermind” with “Apprentice of Will Wright”

==Players==

==Final Ruleset==
[[Ruleset 44]]

==Proposals of Interest==
[http://blognomic.com/archive/earning_dna/ Earning DNA] - Created DNA, the currency for this dynasty, and turned voting into an important strategy as DNA was gained from voting.

[http://blognomic.com/archive/time_to_grow_up/ Time to Grow Up] - The "Leveling" system for the game. At this point didn't have much effect, but gave a use for DNA points.

[http://blognomic.com/archive/trivial_proposals_trivial/ Trivial Proposals] - Made it possible to propose minor edits to the rules that would not net the creator a lot of DNA points.

[http://blognomic.com/archive/stayin_alive_v1/ Stayin Alive v1] - Created the life status, eventually used to create the victory condition and end the dynasty.

[http://blognomic.com/archive/critters_gotta_eat_v2/ critters gotta eat] - Created a slowly decreasing "Nourishment" statistic that would keep decreasing and could only be refilled later, by hunting or foraging.

[http://blognomic.com/archive/less_burden_take_2_trivial/ Less Burden] - removed a lot of work from the enacting admin on DNA gains, placing the increasing of an individual's DNA into the hands of the Individual.

[http://blognomic.com/archive/amendments_take_3/ Amendment] - A short lived attempt by Amnistar to circumvent the proposal limit, allowing rewrites to existing proposals.

[http://blognomic.com/archive/ahunt_we_go_take_2/ Ahunt we go] - creating the hunting mechanic, incredibly important for the eventual strategy that led to the win.

[http://blognomic.com/archive/traits_first_go/ Traits first go] - The introduction of traits, the bread and butter of this dynasty. Traits gave special bonuses to Lifeforms, and powerful changes to already existing functions (like hunting).

[http://blognomic.com/archive/numbers_are_bad_trivial/ Numbers Are Bad] - Removed the ability to refer to a rule solely by it's number, removing some confusion that arose when proposals that used numbers refered to a ruleset that had since been changed.

[http://blognomic.com/archive/bribes1/ Bribes] - A proposal intended to entice other admins to pass proposals, and it worked.

[http://blognomic.com/archive/death_is_the_end/ Death is the End] - Created the victory condition of being the only lifeform alive.

[http://blognomic.com/archive/violence_in_the_hunt/ Violence in the hunt] - Made hunting a way to target other lifeforms, leading to the eventual victory.

[http://blognomic.com/archive/trivial_death_fixed_to_keep_up_with_changes_in_game/ Death Fix] - create a rule that allowed other lifeforms to return from the dead.

[http://blognomic.com/archive/nourishment_through_death_v2/ Nourishment through death] - THE proposal that ended this dynasty. Allowed a smart player to kill everyone, by overfeeding them, and then bringing themselves back to life.

==Ascension==
[http://blognomic.com/archive/declaration_of_victory17/ Victory 1] - BobTHJ attempted victory but failed to acheive it because of a complexity issue that he overlooked.

[http://blognomic.com/archive/another_attempt/ Victory 2] - Following in BobTHJ's footsteps, Amnistar and Axeling used the same loophole to pull of a victory, this time making a chain reaction where everyone was killed via bloat, and Axeling was the only one left alive.

==Commentary==
The dynasty was a bit short lived for how complex it was, and suffered from a lull in players, leading to a few loopholes being introduced (some intentional, some not). The end result was several complexities that, when combined, chain-reacted for an unexpected effect.

==Credits==
Written by Amnistar.
{{Dynastic Histories}}