[CONTINGENT] [BYLAW REVISION] Baali Packet 2026 Accompanying Bylaws

This proposal was creating for documenting purposes only and will automatically pass or be withdrawn depending on the results of this proposal: https://www.owbn.net/votes/115543

Change 1:

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Bylaws Before

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Bylaws After

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Demonic Rites Background for Mortals, Hedge Mages, Awakened Mages, Imbued, Revenants, Ghouls, and Kinfolk - PC: Coordinator Approval NPC: none

Demonic Rites Background for Vampires, Werewolves, Mummies, Changelings, Fallen - PC: Disallowed NPC: Disallowed

a. Demonic Rites is defined as the Rites Background from Devils Due designed for mortals.

 

 

Change 2:

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Add to Bylaws

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2. Membership in select Baali Cults:

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c. Order of Moloch - PC: Coordinator Approval NPC: Coordinator Approval

Change 3:

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Add to Bylaws

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vi. Backgrounds

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15. Infernal Retainer Background - PC: Coordinator Approval NPC: None

 

Change 4:

vi. Backgrounds

9. Infernal Relic 4-5: PC: Disallowed – NPC: Coordinator Approval – Coordinator: Demon

 

vi. Backgrounds

9. Infernal Relics:

a. Infernal Relics of any level simulating investments - PC: Coordinator Approval - NPC: Unregulated

b. Infernal Relic 4-5 - PC: Coordinator Approval - NPC: Unregulated

 

Change 6:

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Add to Bylaws

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vii. Other Things

2. Enchanted Relics Created by Earthbound - PC: Coordinator Approval NPC: Unregulated

Legacy: Either YES or N/A for all items other than Change 1 to Rites. If you somehow had Rites before, you were probably abusing a bylaw loophole anyway.

Rationale: Theres a lot of changes here. Most of it is either re-integrating things that were removed as options for Baali with the Investment ban, or regulating things that weren't previously regulated which should be. Here are specifics for each change, in order;

Change 1 - Rites, which is a Background in Devils Due, is not a Demon-only background as implied in the existing bylaw. In fact, its explicitly NOT a Demon background, as it can only be taken by Mortals. So, not only is the current bylaw incorrect, it also can be easily circumvented. I am regulating the Background, and renaming it as Demonic Rites so that there's no overlap with any of the other backgrounds named Rites for other creature types. 

Change 2 - The other two major Baali cults require approval to join. Not sure why this one doesn't. The existence of the Order of Moloch and the plot surrounding them was already passed and ran back with Dave, so this is just making sure we have a way to keep track of membership of the faction.

Change 3 - Okay so. Technically, with the current way Investments, Dark Thaum, and Infernalism is unregulated, there is nothing stopping a PC from having a retainer or ally or some other NPC buddy that happens to be an infernalist. Said entirely unregulated NPC can pocket buff PCs with basically no oversight. I've only seen this be a problem once so far, but considering that we banned investments for how much power they gave for how little XP, it seems a little silly to give PCs the option to just have infernal buddies.

I don't want to remove the options for Storytellers to make whatever infernalist bad guys they want, so this is only Approval. I'm going to trust STs to be responsible and if they have a player that has these kind of allies, to contact the office appropriately. 

Change 4 - Well of Sacrifice was removed as an option for Baali when we did the Investment ban. We have since tweaked the background to be less of a thing for infernalists and more of a thing for Baali, so I'm adding it back in as an option for PCs.

Change 5 - Similar to how there's nothing stopping people from having infernal NPC buddies, the way Infernal Relic is currently regulated allows some opportunity for abuse. STs can just say that a Relic simulates Investments, and as long as its a low enough level its fine. We cannot mechanically enforce Relics without a bylaw, so I'm adding the limitation that if you're going to have a Relic hold an investment, it HAS to be logged and approved. Otherwise, High Level Infernal Relics aren't honestly that powerful compared to the rest of the item bullshit floating around in the org - and Infernal Relics will get you killed on sight if people find out you have them. 

Change 6 - Earthbound Lores can be a little silly sometimes, and they could make some Fallen items that are more powerful than regular Fallen items. I'd like these to be regulated if STs decide to hand these out.