Proposal: A Shameless Bid for Rule 11

Since the discovery that some of The City's formerly ordinary citizens held powers beyond mortal ken, there's been a wild reshuffling of the ranks in the various organizations that support the metropolitan way of life. Those with power are rapidly becoming those with authority...

If Rule 11 does not exist, create the following as a new rule; if it does, alter its wording to:

Syndicates

There exist a number of Syndicates within The City, each of which has its own resources, goals and leader. Syndicates must be Good or Evil, and have one Hero as Boss. The identity of each Boss is public knowledge, and is listed in the sidebar.

Should a Boss have 0 or less Power at any time, he or she loses Bosshood. A Boss may also voluntarily give up Bosshood at any time. If another Hero is directly responsible for a Power loss that causes a Boss to go to or below 0 Power, he or she becomes the new Boss.

Any Hero of the same alignment as a Syndicate without a Boss may make a post to claim Bosshood, with a Bid of 1 or more Power. If any other Heroes wish to claim that Bosshood, they may respond in comments with their own Bids, and Bidding then continues just as it would for a new Super Power, with one exception: Heroes may designate their Bids to count for another Hero, in addition to that Hero's own Bid--effectively voting for that Hero to become the new Boss.

Should a period of 12 hours elapse after the most recent, highest Bid for a Bosshood, the Hero who made that Bid may pay the Bid cost and claim the Bosshood. (If this Bid puts him or her at or below 0 Power, of course, he or she immediately loses it.) If a Hero who receives donated Bids becomes Boss, all Bids must be paid by their invididual bidders. If any Hero is unable to pay his or her contributed Bid, the Hero with the next-highest Bid becomes Boss instead.

The Syndicates are listed below; further Syndicates may be created through the usual Proposal process, and should be appended here.

The Mafia
Evil
Boss: The Don

The "Family" has been a part of the fabric of The City for centuries, and has ears (and guns) everywhere. While Don, a Hero has the Retribution Super-Power. Once per week, if a Hero gains a Super-Power through the bidding process, the Don may use Retribution to cause that Hero to lose Power equal to the winning bid divided by two and rounded down.

The Sewer Dwellers
Good
Boss: The Alligator King

A disenfranchised but cheerful segment of society, the Sewer Dwellers make up for their aroma with their vast knowledge of The City's subterranean structure. If a Hero is Alligator King, he or she has the Unpleasant Route Super-Power. Use of Unpleasant Route incurs a cost of 10 Power.

If the Alligator King uses Unpleasant Route in response to a Henchgoon attack, no Hero with a greater total Power than the Alligator King (at the time a winner is declared) may be declared the winner of that Henchgoon encounter. (If the Alligator King loses Bosshood between his or her response and the declaration of a winner, this Super-Power has no effect.)

The Department of Records
Evil
Boss: The Librarian

Mild-mannered civil servants to the casual eye, these file-keepers have always held a power not fully understood to the common Hero. The Librarian possesses the Fudge Record Super-Power. At his or her discretion, the Librarian may use this Super-Power to change the Hero Name of any consenting Hero, exacting whatever price he or she chooses. (Should a Hero have his or her Hero Name changed without consent, he or she may simply change it back.)

The Redemption Battalion
Good
Boss: The Major

Friends to the downtrodden, for a small daily fee, the Redemption Battalion operate a network of shelters and discount stores throughout The City. Their establishments are open to anyone, except when they're not. The Major has the Warm Blanket Super-Power. Once per 24 hours, he or she may use this Super-Power to give another Hero 10 Power.

If Proposal: To The Abandoned Warehouse! passes, change the description of Unpleasant Route (under The Sewer Dwellers) as follows: replace "a Henchgoon attack" with "an Emergency," and replace "encounter" with "Emergency
contest."

Failed by Cayvie, 7:10 pm GMT on 2.26.2004, Self Fail. -5 to Brendan, +1 to Cayvie.