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Rules Comittee

The Rules Committee maintains the game’s core mechanics and ensures they remain balanced.balanced, Theyclear, areand responsiblefresh. forAfter updatingeach event they review how the rules asactually needed,played resolving unusual rules situations,out and designingclarify anything that caused confusion, and between events they design new itemscontent and loot to keep the game fresh. They also oversee the development of Feb Feast and other Epic items that go into play.evolving.

Purpose

The Rules Committee is responsible for:


  • Maintaining and balancing the game's rules toand mechanics
  • Reviewing rules issues that came up during an event, and clarifying or simplifying the gamewording (published in the game's After Action Report and updated on the wiki as needed).
  • UpdatingHandling larger rules periodically orproblems as deemedthey necessaryarise
  • Determining what happens inResolving unusual rules situations,situations and letting players knowcommunicating the results
    • outcome
  • Maintainingto the balance of all the different mechanicsplayers
  • Deciding what loot should bebelongs in the game
  • Designing Feb Feast and other Epic items

Rules ComitteeCommittee Marshals

The First Marshals lead the Rules Committee:

  • Christina Mevec
  • James Vertucci
  • Ryan Green

VolunteeringHow the Committee Works

The Rules Committee meets after each event to go over rules issues that came up at game and discusses anything that needs clarifying in an AAR, reworded to be easier to understand, or, for larger problems, a more substantial fix. 

Members of the Rules Committee meet regularly between events to discuss new items (such as Rituals, Tinkering Items, or Alchemicals), new creatures, and other concepts to keep the game fresh and exciting.

They also use these meetings to discuss large-scale updates to the rules, which then are presented at staff retreat and, if approved, generally are unveiled and take effect at Feb Feast.

The Rules Committee doesis notmade seek volunteers; it consistsup of staff and selectivelya small number of invited players.players; it does not have open recruitment. Please see the information about Workgroups for other ways to help game function!



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