[OWBN-Council][Proposal][Bylaws][Under the Gun] By book Restriction for non-powers
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Proposal Type: Bylaw Revision
Opened: 15-Sep-2023 12:00AM EDT
Closing: 22-Sep-2023 12:00AM EDT
I, Drew Mackenzie, CM of Whispers of Grady propose the following addition to the character bylaws.
10.e.x. Merits, Flaws, Backgrounds and Abilities which state they may only be taken/used by specific types of characters may not be taken by characters not of that type unless the merit is listed in another book without said restriction.
Legacy: None
Reasoning: Doing this piecemeal as the Anarch coord is doing with Seer and Insight seems kinda silly. As Brad said in the Seer thread, "Sadly, book restrictions and rules are not binding", while rules can't be without disabling house rules, making the restrictions on these 4 types of things binding seems reasonable to me.
Drew M
HST/CM WoG
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Ballot Options For
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42 out of 160 eligible voters cast their ballot
Against
74% (31 votes)
For
17% (7 votes)
Abstain
10% (4 votes)
| Chronicle/Position | Voted for | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Wichita, KS - Rebellion in the Shadows | Against | |
| Twin Cities, MN, - USA, The Last Stand | Against | |
| Dubuque, IA - USA, Kingdom of Ashes | Against | While I support the idea in principle, it really needs better definition. |
| New York City, NY - USA, Kings of New York | For | |
| Campinas, SP - Brazil, Império das Cinzas | Against | |
| São Paulo, SP - Brazil, São Paulo by Night | For | |
| Rockland, NY - USA, Under The Rock | Against | |
| Saint Paul, MN - USA, Obsidian Towers | Against | |
| La Crosse, WI - USA, The Rivers Edge | Against | |
| Stockton, CA - USA, Stockton by Night | Against | |
| Peoria, IL - USA, The Shattered Mirror | Against | |
| Decatur, IL - USA, The Chaos Within | Against | |
| Bartow, FL - USA, Polk County Prophecies | Abstain | |
| Cleveland, OH - USA, Under an Eerie Moon | Against | |
| Cedar Rapids, IA - USA, Five Nights | For | |
| Chicago, IL - USA, Dark Requiem | Against | |
| Norwalk, CT - USA, Rails of Revolution | Against | |
| Griffin, GA - USA, Immortal Nights Theater | For | |
| Brasília, DF - Brazil, Pacis Aeternae | For | |
| Allentown, PA - USA, Steel Valley by Night | Against | This is a step towards universal house rules thst we cannot support. Say no at the door ST’s. It’s your chronicle. We can’t continue to keep attempting to legislate everything away. |
| Lancaster, OH - USA, Never Ending Nights | Against | |
| Boston, MA - USA, Reclaimed | Against | The idea is good - the current wording is too vague as others have stated. |
| Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Brazil, City of Wonders | Against | |
| Los Angeles, CA - USA, Dark Side of the Moon | Against | |
| Gimli, MB - Canada, Sang Nordique | For | |
| St. Augustine, FL - USA, On Haunted Ground | Against | |
| Rohnert Park, CA - USA, Shadows Crossing | Against | |
| Ann Arbor, MI - USA, Tower of Broken Glass | Abstain | I love the idea. I feel the wording is too vague, and needs cleaned up. I want to vote for this, but as vague as it is, it will absolutely leave room for loopholing. |
| Northern Virginia, VA - USA, Night Falls | Against | This is too vague and leaves most things open to interpretation and debate. |
| Bradenton, FL - USA, Chaos & Entropy | Abstain | |
| Edwardsville, IL - USA, Caught in Eternal Twilight | For | We support what this prop is trying to do - if the merit, flaw, or ability is not printed in a genre material for your genre, you may not purchase it - perhaps it needs to be re-prop’d with direct verbiage, such as the above. |
| Phoenix, AZ - USA, Unchained Arizona | Against | This is a good idea. Unfortunately, based on the conversation on council, the wording does not match the intention and how STs will interpret the bylaw. |
| Gainesville, FL - USA, Won't Back Down | Against | |
| Lancaster, OH - USA, Mountains Dark Heart | Against | |
| New Rochelle, NY - USA, Seasons of Strange | Abstain | |
| Bloomington, IL - USA, Zephyr of Darkness | Against | Too vague and frankly not something feasible. You cannot expect every ST in the org to own every single book ever printed to search out where things are printed. |
| Bridgeport, CT - USA, Bridgeport by Night: The Broken City | Against | |
| Baltimore, MD - USA, Dark Harbor | Against | |
| Cincinnati, OH - USA, Rage and Fury | Against | A good idea, in theory. In practice, I'm leery of sweeping changes to entire categories of items. Additionally, I feel this should list each of the proposed restricted items as "PC: Disallowed" to be consistent with our Bylaws and how they are structured. It's a no from me, at this time. |
| Clarksburg, WV - USA, Echoes of Silent Valleys | Against | |
| Cambridge, MA - USA, The Midnight Rose | Against | Would support individual regulations over this umbrella prop. |
| San Antonio, TX - USA, Libertatis Cunabula | Against |