[OWBN-Council] [PROPOSAL][BYLAW CHANGE] Increased Regulation of Visceratika

This proposal is made in accordance with the Coordinator Bylaws, section 3.C. (Subsections ii. and iii.):

3. Coordinator Duties

C. Genre Coordinators

iii. Genre Coordinators must pass before Council any plot, enforced policy, R&U named characters, or binding edict they wish to use which they can reasonably expect to affect multiple chronicles and these proposals need not be seconded, but go immediately into discussion.

   1. If no opposition is voiced during the week of discussion, the proposal is considered passed and enforceable. Once passed these are considered binding to all chronicles and a chronicles refusal to adhere is grounds for OWBN disciplinary measures. Opposition must be in regards to the content of the proposal and must give those reasons why the objection is voiced. This is to allow Coordinator's the opportunity to respond and/or make changes/remove the proposal and its contents.

I, Drew O'Hair, as Tremere Coordinator, hereby propose the following change to bylaw 10.m.viii.41

Current:
Non-Gargoyles with the Discipline: Visceratika Levels 1-4 - PC: Coordinator Notify - NPC: Coordinator Approval - Coordinator: Tremere

    Non-Gargoyles with advanced Visceratika - PC: Coordinator Approval - NPC: Coordinator Approval - Coordinator: Tremere
    Non-Gargoyles with a Combination Disciplines with Visceratika as a prerequisite - PC: Coordinator Approval - NPC: Disallowed - Coordinator: Tremere
    Non-Gargoyles with the Visceratika Discipline are subject to have the Negative Social traits Beastial x2 or Repugnant x2 to represent a stone skin appearance that they can not buy off

Proposed Change:

Non-Gargoyles with the Discipline: Visceratika Levels 1-3 - PC: Coordinator Notify - NPC: Coordinator Approval - Coordinator: Tremere

    Non-Gargoyles with level 4-5 Visceratika - PC: Coordinator Approval - NPC: Coordinator Approval - Coordinator: Tremere
    Non-Gargoyles with a Combination Disciplines with Visceratika as a prerequisite - PC: Coordinator Approval - NPC: Disallowed - Coordinator: Tremere
    Non-Gargoyles with the Visceratika Discipline are subject to have the Negative Social traits Beastial x2 or Repugnant x2 to represent a stone skin appearance that they can not buy off

Reasoning: I have seen a very rapid proliferation of Visceratika and even recently have heard Armor of Terra get added to "Well you need FAP and Thaum (and Visceratika) to compete in high level combat in the org".

So I'm gonna try to cut off some of the power creep and make this approval in order to get a bit tighter hold on it and potentially stop that. It was also suggested to me that I change the level that the social negative traits kick in when learning Visceratika, but I got a bit of pushback on that that was valid, so I'm going to forego that for now.

- Drew O'Hair
Tremere Coordinator