Proposal: Homesickness

Create a new rule entitled "Homesickness":

Although the Mariners are bound for their home at Ithaca, they have also grown accustomed to Troy over their years there. Therefore they suffer Homesickness as they venture away from Troy, which lessens as they approach Ithaca. At the end of each Lacuna the Poet will deduct Morale from each Mariner, dependent upon their current Ship's Distance value.

The formula for the Morale deducted is thus:

If the Ship's Distance is greater than or equal to 50 the Morale deducted will be (100 - the Ship's Distance) / 3, rounded down.
If the Ship's Distance is less than 50, the Morale deducted will be (0 + the Ship's Distance) / 3, rounded down.

A Mariner's Morale can not be negative as a result of the deduction. If the deduction would result in a negative Morale, the Mariner's Morale will be set to zero instead.

Just a little something to keep things interesting. Based on Satyreyes' idea that was elaborated on by Royce. Added my own little twist.

Passed 12 to 0 by Satyr Eyes at 22:27 GMT, 3.31.2004. +10 to Est, +2 to Satyr Eyes.