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Originally Posted by Fat Veedrock
I think a good example ruleset is useful and convenient, but completely agree that it should really only be a template for modification, not some sort of standard. However Fishin's ruleset is pretty specific to his game and it shows, making it a poor choice for a "basic setting" and a chore to modify. It is nicely written, but coming up with something more basic and generic is a good idea.
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Since I didn't make it clear in the first post, this is my opinion of a standard ruleset, except worded better then I could have :( I'm thinking of a standard ruleset which could be modified depending on the hosts preferences and the game format. It's MUCH easier making the rules by editing a standard set of rules, then by making them from scratch. Of course one ruleset won't work for every game, but there are many rules which every game has, like no deadtalking or send an idling PM if you're not gonna do anything. Sorry if that wasn't clear.
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Originally Posted by Fat auramaster
Why is deadtalking usually the first rule? No one starts off dead!
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Originally Posted by Fat Veedrock
Who reads the rules after they die? Deadtalking is probably the biggest thing to know about, and while seasoned mafia players see it as a given, newer players need to be presented with it upfront in case they choose to only skim the rules. The last thing you want is somebody going "I didn't know" because they managed to miss the rule in the clutter.
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I suppose you do have a point, I assumed Beginners would read all the rules for a game they've never played in, but that might be a large assumption.
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Originally Posted by Fat auramaster
Should IRC be required, or simply encouraged? Either way, it should be mentioned in the rules.
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Originally Posted by Fat Veedrock
Stepping into a grey area here, but I think the ability to access IRC should be required (which if you have a browser you should), but constant participation shouldn't be. The people that the mandatory rule generally targets usually only pop on occasionally and while they're present they don't do much. So while they may technically have IRC like the rules say, they don't really use it as much/as well as the hosts think the rule will make them, causing it to be pretty useless.
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You bring up an interesting point. What's the difference between someone who doesn't have IRC, and someone who has IRC but doesn't use it? IMO either IRC should be encouraged, but not required, or using IRC on a fairly regular basis (Maybe once every Day or Night?) should be required.