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[Andres]

*Shakes head and continues face-tentacle palming*

"This is getting silly. Stop the charades and just talk to us! It's really easy, just look at what everyone else is doing! Start by saying your name. Fu. Sil. Fu-sil. Fusil. Now it's your turn."

[Stirk]

79.05: Silence Fusil permanently

 

[DreamerGhost]

*Shakes head and continues face-tentacle palming*

"This is getting silly. Stop the charades and just talk to us! It's really easy, just look at what everyone else is doing! Start by saying your name. Fu. Sil. Fu-sil. Fusil. Now it's your turn."

Propose changing Malkaths spheres to "greed" and "bad decisions".

[Andres]

"Don't be shy! We're your friends! You can talk in front of us."

Propose changing Malkaths spheres to "greed" and "bad decisions".

"That's a bit random. Oppose."

[Stirk]

Propose changing Malkaths spheres to "greed" and "bad decisions".

*Thumbs up*

"Don't be shy! We're your friends! You can talk in front of us."

*Thumbs down*

[Andres]

"Alright then, I've had my fun. I guess I'll stop now."

[IcyTea31]

"There are silent methods of communication other than vague charades." "Text, for example."

[DreamerGhost]

"There are silent methods of communication other than vague charades." "Text, for example."

I am fairly certain that council law is above such loopholes. Otherwise, Fusil would had sent Tykki to speak for him.

[Andres]

"Why doesn't she just sit on the golden throne?"

[Kilojoule Proton]

Tick 86: Deposition of Distress

Fusil has been unsilenced. Despite some grave predictions about Fusil's next favored communication method (a shower of metal pellets), there have been no random shootings of significance.

The Dwarves have been permitted to practice Malakath-worship through the spilling of blood in military situations. They have also been granted access to a berserk state. Despite an offer of power over magma, they have invariably refused to allow High Priests of Malakath to crown their royalty.

(Malakath: +1E (not sure what happened). Darruth: +6E (wrong operation, most likely). This illustrates the importance of checking Essence totals.)

Kli has attempted to rebalance the Slythan sun with modest success.

Melyssa:
"But is there not a certain beauty in pain?"
"Emeralds. All the emeralds."
"My doors are not sharp enough! I must go!"

The Virtue angels still think they have not yet gained enough Essence to make a decent gift. Perhaps they will simply bestow their gifts within the next 3 ticks regardless of how much they manage to accumulate.

KI'Tork has gone around performing miracles to gain followers, but this seems to be growing steadily less successful.

Fortuna has reinforced some superstitions about his name in person and extended them beyond their existing scopes. Many have begun the construction of temples to Fortuna in the hopes of appeasing him.

Khaziraad has written and magically signed a letter of approval of the inventor of the golem heart with an inbuilt pump. The Golem smiths are less than amused but restore the inventor and begin testing various usable fuels.

Two of the Lords of Hunger are currently leading a campaign to remove an invasive, non-native species of bat from Human lands. One is currently making amusing patterns in fields by eating rings of the crops. Another one has gone far to the north and begun devouring ice.

KI'Tork has encouraged the co-worship of Melyssa among his more sadistic worshippers with some success and the co-worship of Neron especially among the followers partial to making cold desserts. Neron has reciprocated and encouraged the co-worship of Kl'Tork.

KI'Tork: Warning: Creating a large sun of the description provided will cost a remainder of 17-18E (after Khaziraad's donation), likely killing you. Would you like to continue?

Neron has created a massive planet of ice and snow enveloped by a perpetual snowstorm. It possesses an ice ring and contains Blue Fire, a potent healing agent and power source.

Darruth has initiated the construction of a floating city's Obelisk defnese network with Khaziraad and Azem's assistance and expanded the available range of Divine magic for Darruthians.

(Isn't GMan a bit of an unfortunate abbreviation rife with potential ambiguity? )

KI'Tork has attempted to read the notes using kitchen-vision. It seems there is a burnt pineapple somewhere.

60/70 of Khaziraad's dead angels have revived so far.

This update's constellations are the Dragon and Candle. Solar activity continues to be extremely high for Slytha's sun. The (mundane) Slythan aurora can be seen nearly halfway to the equator (55$\degree$)

(KI'Tork: -1E, Neron: -5E, KI'Tork: +5E, Neron: -17E, Darruth: -1E, Khaziraad: -1E, Azem: -1E, Khaziraad: -5E)

Spoiler: Lawmode (click to show/hide)

Quéßäre v. Azem

58.05: Quéßäre sues Azem for cursing everyone's economies. (3-0) [PASSED]
+3 (Convict) from Quéßäre, Azem, Yaos

Spoiler: Features (click to show/hide)

Skyfeatures: http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=144704.msg5731808#msg5731808 (maintained by Happerry/Anath)
Skyfeatures: http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=144704.msg5842048#msg5842048 (maintained by Andres/Yaos/Malakath)
Bestiary: http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=144651.msg5779202;topicseen#msg5779202 (maintained by Andres/Yaos/Malakath)

Spoiler: Deities (click to show/hide)

Cim the Lawgiver (Order, Law): 32/42, 13-14
Fusil (Weapons): 26/26, 9-10
Azem (Wealth, Trade): 52/53, 7-8
Khaziraad (Architecture, Improvement): 23/28, 6-7
Kli (Balance, Sacrifice): 57/57, 6-7
Grauel (Hunger, Decay): 37/43, 16-17
Serac (Oceans, Bubbles): 5/27, 0-0
The Light (Light): 21/52, 6-7
Joha (Life): 43/43, 5-6
Neron (Ice): 4/24, 5-6
Darruth (Goodness, Protection): 19/27, 8-9
Quéßäre (Deception, Guile): 20/20, 5-6
KI'Tork (Kitchens, Satisfaction): 18/20, 7-8
Malakath (Souls, Blood): 21/22, 5-6
Atropos (Death, Dust): 22/28, 7-8
Melyssa (Torture): 18/21, 2-3
Fortuna (Luck): 20/20, 1-2

Taol (Freedom): 20/20, 2-3 (Safe stasis)
Anath (Night, Stars): 23/23, 6-7 (Safe stasis)
Artisanii (Arts, Inspiration): 24/24, 2-3 (Sealed away)
The Light (Light): 52/52, 5-6 (Sealed away)

Varee (Randomness): 6/31, 3-4 (Sealed away)
Carmine (Exploration, Science): 21/21, 1-2 (Sealed away)

Spoiler: Council rules (click to show/hide)

These are all subject to addition, removal, and change by you. They can effect changes in the game's core rules (mechanics), administrative laws (voting requirements, seniority privilegs, &c.) or the natural rules (light does not exist, gravity is repulsive, giant animals can fly like birds, &c.).
`Administrative:
A bill must be supported by at least 50% of active players to pass if unopposed.

A bill must achieve 60% support in order to pass if opposed.

Players may flame the host if he has been inactive for at least two (2) UTC days.

Council resolutions will not be counted until at least a major tick has passed.

Council-produced creations are not to be tampered with without council approval. Failure to comply will result in the automated initiation of a trial.

03.01: Only deities supporting a proposal enter the Essence pool

04.03: Remove proposals stagnant for 3 ticks or double opposed to supported for 1 tick <0>

Proposals at [IMMINENT PASS] will pass immediately if 80% of the Support or Oppose votes are Support votes.

34.05: A trial will end after 2 integer ticks (from Tx to Tx+2) with votes tallied based solely on support and opposition. Conflict results in comparing support and opposition.

Starter Code of Conduct:
I. Thou Shall Not Cause Megadeaths Or Extinction Events
II. Thou Shall Not Seek the Death of Another God
III. Thou Shall Not Force Mortals To Worship You
IV. Thou Shall Not Force Mortals Not To Worship Other Gods
V. Thou Shall Not Break The Universe

Active players are those who have posted in the last three (3) UTC days.

35.01: Arrange for a Void study committee
36.00.1: Trials held for assault, murder, or attempted murder last only for a tick (4-2/13) [EXTEND TO T42] [PASSED]

Natural:
02.00.b: Created race(s) is not/are not all immortal <?>
02.01.a: Sapients and not sentients are the dominant mortals to be created <?>
02.02: Support reincarnation in general <0-1>
02.02.1: Support looped reincarnation (i.e. between two worlds)
02.04: Create a spirit and a corporeal realm <48/77, (6-7/11-13)>
02.04.1: Bifurcate corporeal realm <6-7 (0-1)>
03.06: Make constellations without needing council permission
02.01.a.2: Support free will for mortals <0>
03.04.1: 03.04 for first two planets <0>
03.00: Build 3 million sapient humanoids evenly split between Material World 1 and Material World
02.03: Create up to ~30 total immortal, godinalized servants <13-14 (3-4)>
02.04.3: Support further amendment to Valkiss' proposal <?>
03.06.1: Make magical constellations that influence magic on the worlds
03.09: Name the two partitions Keshan and Slytha
04.01: Create grand ecumenical temples for every race <High 3-4>
12.01: Anath's five-part starter code of conduct
18.01: Create monstrous flora and fauna <?>

21.00: Make a gas giant for each system <15-16 (2-3)>
24.00: Create the Plane of Death and Battle <1-2 (0-1)>

35.00: Put constellations in order and in a cycle as opposed to randomly
35.01: Arrange for a Void study committee
40.00: New races must not be negatively acted upon from the mortals' perspective for at least 3 ticks

43.01: Refill the Library's supply of Void books
66.00: Disband the Human Empire and grant the citizens self-determination
75.01: Have non-votes count as Abstains

79.01: Contain the summoning/Void activity <4 (2)>

80.02: Proposals failing because of opposition cannot be re-proposed for 10 ticks [SUPERSEDED]
80.02.4: As above but for 4 ticks
80.05.2: Proposals require seconding by two other gods to pass
80.05.3: Proposals require seconding by three other gods to pass [SUPERSEDED]
80.06: Resolve proposals at tick n+3 at the earliest
79.05: Silence Fusil permanently
+11 from Khaziraad, Atropos, Neron, Darruth, Grauel, Quéßäre, Azem, Malakath, Melyssa, Fortuna, Joha

Spoiler: Council proposals (6) (click to show/hide)

81.02: Make Atropos the Arbiter of Prophecy? (Not sure if serious) (1-0/15) [DEAD]
+1 from Atropos
0 from 13

83.00: Unsilence Fusil (11-0/15) [PASSED]
+11 from Khaziraad, Atropos, Neron, Darruth, Grauel, Quéßäre, Azem, Malakath, Melyssa, Fortuna, Joha

84.00: Make all sapients magic-capable and have sapience itself create mana (5-2/15) <?> [IMMINENT PASS]
+5 from Malakath, KI'Tork, Quéßäre, Azem, Khaziraad
0 from 14
-2 from Fortuna, Fusil

85.00: Forbid Void-worshippers from using magic (3-0/15) [WILL PASS AT T88]
+3 from Malakath, Melyssa, Fortuna

85.01: Insta-pass proposals supported by 75% of active deities (1-0/15)
+1 from Joha
-1 from Malakath

85.02: Amend existing rule about insta-passes such that the threshold is 80% of the other gods (1-0/15)
+1 from Malakath

85.03: Nuke the Slythan sun into nothingness before it turns into a Void monster (1-4/15)
+1 from Neron
-4 from Khaziraad, Malakath, Azem, Quéßäre

85.04: Change Malakath's spheres to Greed and Bad Decisions (2-1/15)
+2 from Khaziraad, Fusil
-1 from Malakath

Spoiler: New Proposals (5) (click to show/hide)

85.00: Forbid Void-worshippers from using magic (3-0/15) [WILL PASS AT T88]
+3 from Malakath, Melyssa, Fortuna

85.01: Insta-pass proposals supported by 75% of active deities (1-1/15)
+1 from Joha
-1 from Malakath

85.02: Amend existing rule about insta-passes such that the threshold is 80% of the other gods (1-0/15)
+1 from Malakath

85.03: Nuke the Slythan sun into nothingness before it turns into a Void monster (1-4/15)
+1 from Neron
-4 from Khaziraad, Malakath, Azem, Quéßäre

85.04: Change Malakath's spheres to Greed and Bad Decisions (2-1/15)
+2 from Khaziraad, Fusil
-1 from Malakath

New players are always welcome. Sphere ideas this tick are Trees, Hospitality, Earth, and Strength. Opposing sphere ideas this tick are Magma and Implosions.

[Stirk]

"Let me start off by saying IF YOU ABSOLUTE MORONS EVER TRY ANYTHING LIKE THAT AGAIN I WILL BREAK YOUR EVERYTHING. I WILL CHOP YOU APART WITH A CONSTANT STREAM OF HOT LEAD AND TURN YOUR CORPSES INTO MY OWN PERSONAL SOLAR SYSTEM THAT I WILL PROCEED TO DESTROY IN NUCLEAR FIRE WHICH WILL BE THROWN OUT OF THE BUBBLE WITH MORE EXPLOSIVES THAN YOUR TINY MINDS CAN COMPREHEND! EVERYONE WHO VOTED YES TO IT IS NOW OFFICIALLY ON MY LIST! If anyone even jokes about silencing me again, Tykki is authorized to shoot. You MORONS even managed to do it in a time of crisis, when everyone knows I am the only one who knows how to handle them properly.

Now to the meat of the argument, before you make a mistake with the magic system. As I am apparently the only one to PICK UP A BOOK (Or, failing that, know what the word "Book" is in sign language) to figure out what Magic really is. All of this is compiled in my RESEARCH NOTES that I waved around in your face with none of you even subtly understanding my meaning.

As of right now, there is no such thing as "mana". I do not know why the God of Blood thinks there is. There never was in our bubble. Currently, all magic is powered by the user's soul. Every sapient and non-sapient has a soul, so making sapience somehow produce whatever "mana" is will not asst them in that. If anything, it would be an expensive waste of essence. Non-magic users are apparently incapable of taping into the source, even when powered by an outside source. What this means is, essentially, everyone contains the potential "ammunition" of magic. Not everyone is able to "shoot" this ammunition, for reasons I have not bothered to research. Flooding the people who cannot shoot with more ammunition is useless, like trying to load a broom stick.

I don't know why the MORONS think I have had a problem with magic. Did they grow even duller while I was away? Currently, two of the most magically aligned races where my creations. I have millions of armories filled with magical weaponry. In my research, I even found a way to significantly improve magic, making it both cheaper and safer for my own followers. The work is classified, as much of it is currently being used for defense. I have no problem with my followers having magic, I know it could never replace weaponry. All mortals having magic, however, would not be significantly different from what is currently going on. I do think you should talk about the potential consequences of this, seeing as NONE OF YOU IDIOTS EVEN UNDERSTAND WHAT MAGIC IS. In all technicality, the current use of invoking the Void is functionally Eldrich magic.

In conclusion, while making all sapients capable of casting magic is potentially a good idea, we should actually talk about it before going forth. Especially seeing as none of you know a single thing about magic. I am, however, completely against having sapients somehow produce "mana", which is currently not used in any form of magic. At best, it is pointless, and at worst devastating in ways you do not understand."

[Andres]

(Ok so here's what happened: I played a kind of minigame with KJP a long time ago (around November 4) where I took control of a group of adventurers on Azem's Island of Death. All of them were definitely using mana. I'd show proof of such events but for some reason, all messages I got from KJP relating to the minigame are gone. The messages I sent to him about it are still there but they don't mention mana. The point is that KJP put mana in a Ye Gods minigame and that's why I thought there was mana.)

"Now to the meat of the argument, before you make a mistake with the magic system. As I am apparently the only one to PICK UP A BOOK (Or, failing that, know what the word "Book" is in sign language) to figure out what Magic really is. All of this is compiled in my RESEARCH NOTES that I waved around in your face with none of you even subtly understanding my meaning."

"So what was with the water and the clapping?"

"Every sapient and non-sapient has a soul"

"This is news to me, ironically. I'd known that all sentient/non-sapients had souls, but I was under the impression that non-sentients were completely without one."

"Not everyone is able to "shoot" this ammunition, for reasons I have not bothered to research."

"I did, though. A long time ago when the world was new the elder gods were voting on the allowance of magic, started by Cim who voted that mortals should not have access to any magic at all. It was eventually decided that the number of magic-users would be artificially limited. THAT is why some people are born with magic and others aren't. Therefore, I oppose my proposal that would have apparently CREATED mana as concept. Instead, I propose that we lift the limitation placed by the elders so long ago in the Fourth Tick."


I offer the royal families of all non-Human races that reproduce sexually a deal (Armu and Seppo are exempted, if they even reproduce like that). If they agree, their next child will be marked by me. They will gain enormous personal power - equal to an angel priest, influence over a single sphere, and greatness in their chosen profession. If the child is the heir to the throne, they will be a great ruler. If not, then they shall be loyal to their ruling sibling or parent and serve them faithfully, becoming a great steward of the land, general, scientist, or whatever other profession that would help their nation. In exchange for such a large gift of power, the child will be devoted to Lady Lecta. That is the only request in exchange for their child becoming Magical.

Mortals are informed that the gods are talking and that soon, ALL mortals will have access to magic.

[Stirk]

(Ok so here's what happened: I played a kind of minigame with KJP a long time ago (around November 4) where I took control of a group of adventurers on Azem's Island of Death. All of them were definitely using mana. I'd show proof of such events but for some reason, all messages I got from KJP relating to the minigame are gone. The messages I sent to him about it are still there but they don't mention mana. The point is that KJP put mana in a Ye Gods minigame and that's why I thought there was mana.)

(The mortals are stupid mortals. Stupid mortals are stupid! My experiments prove that soustuff powers magic. The second alternative was kitchens, and I am pretty sure that isn't right.)

"So what was with the water and the clapping?"

"It is sign language for 'book'. You see, because it looks like you are opening and closing a book. How can you not get that!?"

"This is news to me, ironically. I'd known that all sentient/non-sapients had souls, but I was under the impression that non-sentients were completely without one."

"I can't remember what I said. Every living thing has a soul, assuming it isn't a plant or something. So every animal has a soul. If I said anything else, I must have been partially blinded by the PURE RAGE SHEATHING FROM MY BODY!"

"I did, though. A long time ago when the world was new the elder gods were voting on the allowance of magic, started by Cim who voted that mortals should not have access to any magic at all. It was eventually decided that the number of magic-users would be artificially limited. THAT is why some people are born with magic and others aren't. Therefore, I oppose my proposal that would have apparently CREATED mana as concept. Instead, I propose that we lift the limitation placed by the elders so long ago in the Fourth Tick."

"I do not remember that...What I remember has something to do with magic being tied to the stars. That never seemed to happen, the constellations ended up being separate from the sky. Cim had opposed it, but he was the only one. Everyone else fully supported it, without limitations. Unless Cim played a trick on the rest of us, we hadn't installed any limitations."

[Andres]

"I can't remember what I said. Every living thing has a soul, assuming it isn't a plant or something. So every animal has a soul. If I said anything else, I must have been partially blinded by the PURE RAGE SHEATHING FROM MY BODY!"

"You said that non-sapients have souls. The confusion arose from the fact that there are TWO types of living beings that are non-sapient: sentients and non-sentients. Sentients are not capable of worship but have free will. Non-sentients are neither capable of worship nor have free will."

"I do not remember that...What I remember has something to do with magic being tied to the stars. That never seemed to happen, the constellations ended up being separate from the sky. Cim had opposed it, but he was the only one. Everyone else fully supported it, without limitations. Unless Cim played a trick on the rest of us, we hadn't installed any limitations."

03.07.a: Focus on magic through gods, ban secular magic for mortals (1-7/12) [FAILED]
+1 from Cim
0 from Fusil, Kli
-7 from Anath, Azem, Serac, Varee, The Light, Khaziraad, Grauel
03.07.b: Allow magic for mortals at least in a limited amount (8-1/12)
+8 from Anath, Azem, Serac, Varee, Grauel, Kli , The Light, Khaziraad
-1 from Cim

[Ama]

Support 85.04
Oppose everything else.