[LSJ] Rules Q: Timing of Prisci sub-referendum

Hello, we had quite some discussion about this point, so I would like to have the official word on it: Some players are under the impression that in a referendum, the prisci sub-referendum happens _before_ all other voting in the main referendum occurs. I could not find anything supporting this view in the rulebook, so my impression is that the prisci sub-referendum happens in parallel to the main referendum, allowing the prisci block to react to shifts in power during the voting process. Which interpretation is the right one? Thanks! Hardy Range Prince of Bochum (Germany) http://www.vekn.de

Hardy Range <hardy...@gmx.de> wrote: > Hello, > > we had quite some discussion about this point, so I would like to have > the official word on it: > > Some players are under the impression that in a referendum, the prisci > sub-referendum happens _before_ all other voting in the main > referendum occurs. > > I could not find anything supporting this view in the rulebook, so my > impression is that the prisci sub-referendum happens in parallel to > the main referendum, allowing the prisci block to react to shifts in > power during the voting process. > > Which interpretation is the right one? [6.3.3] The Prisci Block "The prisci as a group have 3 votes. During a referendum..." So, parallel, yes, but with all the talking you usually have to do during a referendum, you probably are doing the Prisci stuff before the non-Prisci voting just as a convenience. I always did. > Hardy Range > Prince of Bochum (Germany) > http://www.vekn.de Kevin M., Prince of Henderson, NV (USA) "Know your enemy, and know yourself; in one-thousand battles you shall never be in peril." -- Sun Tzu, *The Art of War* "Contentment... Complacency... Catastrophe!" -- Joseph Chevalier

Hardy Range wrote: > Hello, > > we had quite some discussion about this point, so I would like to have > the official word on it: > > Some players are under the impression that in a referendum, the prisci > sub-referendum happens _before_ all other voting in the main > referendum occurs. > > I could not find anything supporting this view in the rulebook, so my > impression is that the prisci sub-referendum happens in parallel to > the main referendum, allowing the prisci block to react to shifts in > power during the voting process. > > Which interpretation is the right one? Yours. [6.3.3] As prisci cast their votes in the subreferendum, the prisci block of 3 votes may shift between "for," "against" and "abstain" (as the majority in the subreferendum changes). -- LSJ (vte...@white-wolf.com) V:TES Net.Rep for White Wolf, Inc. Links to V:TES news, rules, cards, utilities, and tournament calendar: http://www.white-wolf.com/vtes/