Re: DIS: Proto: Mother, May I? fix

2017-09-23 Thread Alex Smith
On Sat, 2017-09-23 at 14:14 -0400, Owen Jacobson wrote: > What’s the issue this solves? I’m having a rough morning, and I can’t > see the problem. It means that you don't incur a rules violation in the situation that the rules compel you to do something, but you have no way to do so. We used to

Re: DIS: Proto: Mother, May I? fix

2017-09-23 Thread Publius Scribonius Scholasticus
This resolves your problem with having to issue cards for bad reasons. Publius Scribonius Scholasticus p.scribonius.scholasti...@gmail.com > On Sep 23, 2017, at 2:14 PM, Owen Jacobson wrote: > > On Sep 23, 2017, at 11:05 AM, Publius Scribonius Scholasticus >

Re: DIS: Proto: Mother, May I? fix

2017-09-23 Thread Owen Jacobson
On Sep 23, 2017, at 11:05 AM, Publius Scribonius Scholasticus wrote: > Title: You SHALL, unless it is ILLEGAL. > Power: 2 > Author: PSS > Text: { > Append to the end of Item 7 in "Mother, May I?", by removing the period and > inserting the following

DIS: Proto: Mother, May I? fix

2017-09-23 Thread Publius Scribonius Scholasticus
Title: You SHALL, unless it is ILLEGAL. Power: 2 Author: PSS Text: { Append to the end of Item 7 in "Mother, May I?", by removing the period and inserting the following string in its place, the following text: ", unless performing the described action is ILLEGAL." } Publius Scribonius

Re: DIS: Proto: Mother, May I?

2007-05-09 Thread Zefram
Several of the terms that you define are already used to define the behaviour of artificial entities, rather than only to constrain player actions. Or do you intend that they only have the formal meaning when capitalised? You should add MANDATORY as an alternative for MUST. Also, these

Re: DIS: Proto: Mother, May I?

2007-05-09 Thread Michael Slone
On 5/8/07, Ed Murphy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2. MUST NOT (syn. MAY NOT, SHALL NOT, ILLEGAL, PROHIBITED) Attempts to perform the described action are successful, but violate the rules. This definition is incorrect. Prohibition does not imply possibility.

DIS: Proto: Mother, May I?

2007-05-08 Thread Ed Murphy
Proto-Proposal: Mother, May I? (AI = 3, please) Create a rule titled Mother, May I? with Power 3 and this text: The following terms are defined: 1. CANNOT (syn. IMPOSSIBLE, INEFFECTIVE, INVALID) Attempts to perform the described action are unsuccessful. 2.