[Proposal][Bylaw Amendment] Character bylaw 7.b.ii.1. Custom Content [Amended]

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Proposal Type: Bylaw Revision
Opened: 01-Apr-2021 12:00AM EDT
Closing: 08-Apr-2021 12:00AM EDT


I, Danielle Frink, as Head Coordinator, propose the following changes to the OWBN character bylaws regarding custom content.

This may be shared with players.


 Reasoning:  Currently combination disciplines/merits/etc. do not require coordinator approval if they utilize thaumaturgy or other types of blood magic as a required component. We feel that these should have the appropriate coordinator's oversight.


Legacy: Disallowed

Reasoning: 

  • Currently custom content that utilizes Hermetic thaumaturgy as a component does not require Coordinator approval.  

  • There are documented and currently logged combination powers that duplicate Countermagic in the custom content database that have not been approved by Coordinators. This was a discussion on the Coordinator list as being a problem, as we felt it should be at least Coordinator approved.


 

Character bylaw 7.b.ii.1.  Custom Content

Current:

7. Combination Disciplines and/or Techniques which require a component of either Blood Magic or a clan-specific Discipline also requires Notification to the Coordinator responsible for the Blood Magic paradigm or clan-specific Discipline.

    ii. Disciplines, Combination Disciplines, Discipline Techniques, and Merits that give access to abilities that mimic supernatural powers (published merits that give mechanical advantages are not considered mimicking powers) requires Notification to the Coordinator responsible for the Clan/Discipline/Genre of the character creating the custom content unless otherwise specified below:

  1. Combination Disciplines and/or Techniques which require a component of either Blood Magic or a clan-specific Discipline also requires Notification to the Coordinator responsible for the Blood Magic paradigm or clan-specific Discipline.

Proposed:

7. Combination Disciplines and/or Techniques which require a component of either Blood Magic or a clan-specific Discipline also requires Notification to the Coordinator responsible for the Blood Magic paradigm or clan-specific Discipline.

    ii. Disciplines, Combination Disciplines, Discipline Techniques, and Merits that give access to abilities that mimic supernatural powers (published merits that give mechanical advantages are not considered mimicking powers) requires Notification to the Coordinator responsible for the Clan/Discipline/Genre of the character creating the custom content unless otherwise specified below:

  1. Combination Disciplines and/or Techniques which require a component of either Blood Magic or a clan-specific Discipline also requires Approval from the Coordinator responsible for the Blood Magic paradigm or clan-specific Discipline.

14.  Custom vampiric content that duplicates, mimics, or acts in a similar fashion to Thaumaturgical Countermagic (or similarly published powers) requires Tremere Coordinator Approval.

Amended to specify vampiric custom content that duplicates Thaumaturgical Countermagic requires Tremere Coord approval. I am posting the amendment to assuage any concerns that a single-Genre Coordinator is altering bylaws which impact multiple genres. This proposal will require a second to go to vote.
 

 

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