[R&U Bylaw Amendment] Change to 'Rare' Rarity
Open Votes
I, Justin Quigley, propose the following addition to 2.B.1 in the R&U Bylaws:
FROM:
2. Classifications of Rare & Unusual Categories
B. Restrictions and Definitions of the Classification Categories:
i. Unique:
1. PC: Majority Vote, NPC: Majority Vote and logged with the Archivist
a. All characters published in White Wolf books.
b. Historical figures, real-life persons.
c. Fictional personas used as character concepts (ex: Caine, Vlad “Dracula” Tepes, the vampire Lestat, former President Bill Clinton, Sir
Lancelot, wrestling person “The Rock”, etc.)
ii. Very Rare:
1. PC: 2/3 Majority Vote, NPC: Simple Majority Vote and logged with the Archivist
a. Characters of very small groups in the World of Darkness.
b. Creatures of very extreme power levels.
iii. Rare:
1. PC: Majority Vote, NPC: Coordinator Notification and logged with the Archivist
a. Includes characters of small groups and bloodlines
b. Characters of a power level where free inter-game interaction could become a concern.
c. Characters of types considered fringe to a main genre.
iv. Coordinator Approval:
1. PC: Appropriate Coordinator Approval and Logged with Archivist, NPC: Appropriate Coordinator Approval and Logged with Archivist..
(Reference Section 5, “Appropriate Coordinators for R&U”)
a. Includes characters that push genre boundaries, or are rare in genre.
v. Noteworthy
1. PC: Logged with the Archivist, NPC: Logged with the Archivist prior to second appearance in game.
a. Characters of groups that, while not of a category that would warrant council intervention, should be tracked for the purposes of
population-keeping and genre maintenance.
vi. Coordinator Notify
1. PC: Notification to Coordinator and logged with Archivist, NPC: Notification to Coordinator and logged with Archivist.
a. Includes characters that should be monitored for genre adherence.
TO
2. Classifications of Rare & Unusual Categories
A. Genre Coordinators may propose a category assignment or re-assignment for any element type that is not well captured by these guidelines.
B. Restrictions and Definitions of the Classification Categories:
i. Unique:
1. PC: Majority Vote, NPC: Majority Vote and logged with the Archivist
a. All characters published in White Wolf books.
b. Historical figures, real-life persons.
c. Fictional personas used as character concepts (ex: Caine, Vlad “Dracula” Tepes, the vampire Lestat, former President Bill Clinton, Sir
Lancelot, wrestling person “The Rock”, etc.)
ii. Very Rare:
1. PC: 2/3 Majority Vote, NPC: Simple Majority Vote and logged with the Archivist
a. Characters of very small groups in the World of Darkness.
b. Creatures of very extreme power levels.
iii. Extraordinary
1. PC: Majority Vote, NPC: Coordinator Approval and logged with the Archivist
a. Includes characters of uncommon groups in the World of Darkness.
b. Characters worthy of oversight and judicious appearance.
iv. Rare:
1. PC: Majority Vote, NPC: Coordinator Notification and logged with the Archivist
a. Includes characters of small groups and bloodlines
b. Characters of a power level where free inter-game interaction could become a concern.
c. Characters of types considered fringe to a main genre.
v. Coordinator Approval:
1. PC: Appropriate Coordinator Approval and Logged with Archivist, NPC: Appropriate Coordinator Approval and Logged with Archivist..
(Reference Section 5, “Appropriate Coordinators for R&U”)
a. Includes characters that push genre boundaries, or are rare in genre.
vi. Noteworthy
1. PC: Logged with the Archivist, NPC: Logged with the Archivist prior to second appearance in game.
a. Characters of groups that, while not of a category that would warrant council intervention, should be tracked for the purposes of
population-keeping and genre maintenance.
vii. Coordinator Notify
1. PC: Notification to Coordinator and logged with Archivist, NPC: Notification to Coordinator and logged with Archivist.
a. Includes characters that should be monitored for genre adherence.
And appropriate renumbering for the charts in section 3.
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Reasoning: There is no current R&U entry to allow Coord Approval for NPCs without taking PC control away from Council. In some upcoming changes I'd like to make to my holdings, a Vote/Approval entry would be immensely useful. At the request of Councilors, this has been made a request for a new category.
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Justin Quigley
Changing Breeds Coord
I'm not sure if adding another classification is necessary