The Constitution
of
Gamers on Campus of the University of Chicago

PREAMBLE:
We the Gamers of the University of Chicago, in order to form a Registered Student Organization, establish randomness, ensure continued play, provide or the common enjoyment, promote the general welfare, and ensure the blessings of the Game Master to ourselves and future generations do ordain and establish this Constitution of the Gamers on Campus of the University of Chicago.

1. Name:

1.0 The name of the club shall be the Gamers on Campus of the University of Chicago, or colloquially, "the gamers" or "the club".

2. Purposes:

2.1 To play games, specifically:
- 2.11 To play role-playing games;
- 2.12 To play board games;
- 2.13 To engage in such other activities as may please the members to designate "games".

2.2 To occupy such rooms, in Ida Noyes and elsewhere, as may be both available and required, in order to:

2.21 Regroup the chairs around one end of the table;
2.22 Make a sufficient amount of noise to settle any argument that may arise;
2.23 Engage in conversation designed to confuse anyone who may happen to be wandering by.

2.3 To discuss games [see definition under 2.1ff]
2.4 To acquire and make use of gaming products, specifically:
- 2.41 Game rules;
- 2.42 Game supplements;
- 2.43 Dice of all shapes and sizes;
- 2.44 Any other products that it may please the members to designate a gaming product.

3. Membership:

3.1 Any student registered at any school of the University of Chicago may become a member of the Gamers by showing up at a meeting. Membership is retained in perpetuity.

3.2 Any other life form capable of engaging in club pursuits may become a member by showing up at a meeting. Membership is retained in perpetuity.

3.3 Life forms incapable of engaging in club pursuits, unliving beings, and fictitious entities may become members only by unanimous vote of a quorum of members. Membership is retained in perpetuity.

4. Meetings:

4.1 Regular meetings of the gamers shall take place on Fridays at 7:00 P.M. in Ida Noyes Hall, or at some other time or place to be determined by consensus of the membership.
- 4.11 Any five members present at a regular meeting constitute a quorum of the club.
- 4.12 A regular meeting is to be presided over by the Autocrat, or in the absence of the Autocrat, the Castellan or the senior member (measured in quarters of membership) in that order.
4.2 Special meetings shall take place at such times and places as shall please the membership to establish.
- 4.21 A quorum of members for a special meeting is two; however, such quorums have no legal standing.
- 4.22 A special meeting shall be presided over by the gamemaster if one is present.
- 4.23 If no gamemaster is present, a special meeting shall be structured anarchically.

5. Officers:

5.1 The officers of the Gamers on Campus shall be Autocrat, Castellan, Scribe, Logothete, and Inquisitor.
- 5.11 All officers of the Gamers shall remain in office for a term of one academic year under normal circumstances.
  - 5.111 An officer shall be deemed to have vacated his position if he or she ceases to be eligible for the office (e.g. ceases to be a registered student at the University), or fails to attend any three regular meetings in a row without giving explanation in person or proxy.
  - 5.112 In addition, any officer except the Inquisitor can be impeached by a majority vote at a regular meeting, provided that at least a quorum of members is present. A new selection procedure is to be followed immediately thereafter.
5.2 The Autocrat (or, in the vulgar, the President) shall be the highest officer of the gamers.
- 5.21 The Autocrat shall preside over any regular meetings at which he or she is present. He or she shall share responsibility for acquisition and dispensation of club funds with the Castellan and the Logothete.
- 5.22 Any member who is currently registered with the University of Chicago is eligible for the position of Autocrat.
- 5.23 Election of the Autocrat:
  - 5.231 If only one eligible member wishes to become Autocrat, his or her election to the post is automatic.
  - 5.232 If more than one eligible member wishes to become Autocrat the method of selection shall be determined by random roll on Table 1 (see Appendices).
  - 5.233 If no eligible member wishes to become Autocrat one shall be selected by random roll: all eligible members at the first regular meeting sans Autocrat shall roll percentile dice,
    low roll to assume the position.
5.3 The Castellan (or, in the vulgar, Vice-President) shall be the assistant to the Autocrat.
- 5.31 The Castellan shall preside over any regular meetings in the absence of the Autocrat. He or she shall share responsibility for acquisition and dispensation of funds with the Autocrat and the Logothete. In addition, the Castellan is responsible for the security of the Game Closet and the safe return of all possessions therein.
- 5.32 Any member who is currently registered with the University of Chicago is eligible for the position of Castellan.
- 5.33 Election of the Castellan:
  - 5.331 If only one eligible member wishes to become Castellan, his or her election to the post is automatic.
  - 5.332 If more than one eligible member wishes to become Castellan the method of selection shall be determined by random roll on Table 1 (see Appendices).
  - 5.333 If no eligible member wishes to become Castellan one shall be selected by the Autocrat.
5.4 The Scribe (or, in the vulgar, Secretary) shall be responsible for the club records. While the position is occupied, the club is "Aligned with Order", and is entered as such in the Annals.
- 5.41 The Scribe is responsible for the Register of Games, the Register of Souls, and the Annals.
- 5.42 Any member who is currently registered with the University of Chicago is eligible for the position of Scribe.
- 5.43 Election of the Scribe :
  - 5.431 If only one eligible member wishes to become Scribe, his or her election to the post is automatic.
  - 5.432 If more than one eligible member wishes to become Scribe the method of selection shall be determined by random roll on Table 1 (see Appendices).
  - 5.433 If no eligible member wishes to become Scribe, the position shall be vacant. This period is to be entered in the Annals as "Aligned with Chaos".
    - 5.4331 In the absence of any Scribe, any member of the club may review and alter the Annals or the Register of Souls. The Register of Games shall be allowed to lapse.
5.5 The Logothete (or, in the vulgar, Treasurer) shall be the financial officer of the gamers.
- 5.51 The Logothete shall share responsibility for acquisition and dispensation of club funds with the Autocrat and the Castellan. The Logothete shall have the duty of maintaining the accounts of the club.
- 5.52 Any member who is currently registered with the University of Chicago is eligible for the position of Logothete.
- 5.53 Election of the Logothete:
  - 5.531 If only one eligible member wishes to become Logothete, his or her election to the post is automatic.
  - 5.532 If more than one eligible member wishes to become Logothete the method of selection shall be determined by random roll on Table 1 (see Appendices).
  - 5.533 If no eligible member wishes to become Logothete, the position shall be assumed by the Autocrat.
5.6 The Inquisitor (who has no vulgar title) shall be special officer of the gamers.
- 5.61 The Inquisitor shall never preside over meetings.
  - 5.611 He, she, or it shall have the duty of investigation of any inappropriate activity and shall have the power to punish such infractions by inflicting such penalties as he, she, or it
    shall deem required up to death by stoning.
  - 5.612 The Inquisitor shall have the power to veto all acts of the Gamers, official or unofficial, which he, she, or it shall deem not in the interests of the club.
  - 5.613 The Inquisitor shall serve as a court of appeals for all role-playing campaigns; he, she, or it can alter a gamemaster's decision if called for.
- 5.62 No entity, whether a member of the club or otherwise, shall be eligible for the position of Inquisitor,
- 5.63 Election of the Inquisitor is done by majority vote of all club members among eligible candidates. However, no Inquisitor, duly elected or otherwise, is ever to take office.

6. Officials:

6.1 The only permanent official of the club shall be the Adviser.

6.11 The Adviser shall serve for one year. His or her term of office may not be cut short except by cessation of eligibility.
6.12 Any full-time faculty member in residence or professional staff member is eligible for Adviser.
6.13 The duties of the Adviser shall be to sign his or her name to the recognition form at the beginning of the year.
6.14 The powers of the Adviser shall be nonexistent.

6.2 Any member of the club can be made a similarly powerless official by acclamation of members present at any meeting. The position must be entered on the Register of Souls. An example of such official title is Guru (of a game system).

7. Records:

7.1 The Register of Souls is to be maintained by the Scribe, who shall keep one copy in his or her possession and deposit a second copy within the Game Closet.
- 7.11 The Register of Souls is to include a list of all members past and present of the Gamers on Campus. Each member is to be listed in the format: Name; Student Number (if applicable); Address and phone number (if applicable); First year of membership; Any club titles.
- 7.12 The Scribe is to enter members on the Register of Souls. Only the Scribe has the right to add to or alter the information therein.
- 7.13 In years when the club is Aligned with Chaos, only the copy of the Register of Souls in the Game Closet is to be maintained. Any member may add to or alter (but not delete)
  information under these circumstances.
7.2 The Register of Games is to be maintained by the Scribe, who shall keep one copy in his or her possession and deposit a second copy within the Game Closet.
- 7.21 The Register of Games is tp include a list of all role-playing campaigns (and other games at the option of the participants) currently active, in such format as the Scribe may see fit to use. The Scribe must enter all games reported on the Register of Games. All the members have the responsibility of informing the Scribe of any changes in game status.
- 7.22 Only the scribe has the power to add or delete items from the Register of Games.
- 7.23 In years when the club is Aligned with Chaos, no copy of the Register of Games is to be maintained.
7.3 The Annals are to me maintained by the Scribe. Only one copy is required, to be kept in the Game Closet.
- 7.31 The Annals are to be a yearly record of the activities of the Gamers on Campus. At the beginning of the academic year, the Scribe shall enter the officers' names. Any other information the Scribe deems worthy of inclusion is to be included thereafter (e.g. the Gamers acquiring a new game, impeachment of an officer, rolling an 18/00 strength honestly, and other such noteworthy events).
- 7.32 When the club is Aligned with Chaos, any member may record (or fail to record) any information in the Annals.
  - 7.321 Exception: It is incumbent on the Castellan to record that the Club is Aligned with Chaos.

7.4 The accounts are to be kept by the Logothete.

8. The Game Closet:

8.1 The game Closet is the location where the games belonging to Gamers on Campus are stored. By preference, this will be a closet in Ida Noyes.
- 8.11 The staff of Ida Noyes has the right to move the games to any other location in Ida Noyes without informing any member of the club (since they will anyway).
- 8.12 It its the responsibility of the Castellan to find the Game Closet at the beginning of they year and maintain awareness of its location.
8.2 Copies of the Register of Souls, the Register of Games, the Annals, and the Constitution are to be kept in the Game Closet.
8.3 Any member entered on the Register of Souls may check a game out of the Game Closet for two weeks. It is the responsibility of the Castellan to record any loads, and to ensure the return of all overdue games.

9. Privileges of Members:

9.1 All members of the Gamers on campus are permitted to enter the Game Closet during regular meetings.
- 9.11 All members may borrow game related club possessions for up to two weeks, provided that the possession in question is signed out.
- 9.12 All members may consult the Register of Souls, the Register of Games, or the Annals. However, these must be returned to the Game Closet at the end of the regular meeting.
9.2 All members of the gamers are entitled. They may either create an appropriate title or roll on the Random Title Generator (Table 2 in the Appendices). All such titles must be more than one word long (only officers and officials have one word titles). They become actual titles upon being entered in the Register of Souls. No titles are ever to be repeated, except for officers and officials. The Scribe has the right to refuse to enter a title.
9.3 If the Gamers on Campus publishes a newsletter or holds a special event, all members who are currently registered students are to receive copies or invitations, as are all members of any description attending the regular meeting during which the newsletter is published or the event is announced.

10. Duties of Members:

10.1 All members are required to sign out any club possession borrowed from the Game Closet.
10.2 All members are required to assist the Inquisitor in the performance of his, her, or its duties.

11. Amendment Procedures:

11.1 An amendment must be proposed at a regular meeting one week before the amendment procedure is to be followed.
11.2 Any amendment may be passed by consensus of the members, or, if any member so demands, by a three quarters vote of a quorum at a regular meeting.
11.3 Amendments are to be added to the Constitution by the Scribe, or by the Castellan if the gamers are currently Aligned with Chaos.

Appendices:

TABLE 1
d% roll	method used
d 01-20	Election: Democratic election at a regular meeting by a quorum of members. Ballots are to be secret only if requested; otherwise by a show of hands. If no one achieves a majority, a run-off election is held between the two most popular contenders. If a tie results, roll again.
d 21-26	Duel: The contestants duel with their choice of non-lethal weaponry, in an elimination tournament. If no agreement can be reached about the dueling method, or if there are an inconvenient number of candidates, roll again
d 27-35	Contest: The contestants "duel" by an agreed-upon verbal means (e.g. a riddle game) in an elimination tourney; otherwise as "Duel" above.
d 36-45	Virtual Duel: As Duel, above, but contestants create characters in an agreed-upon RPG system and the characters fight. This is not a tournament, but a single event.
d 46-66	Game Duel: The candidates play a tournament of any board game in the Game Closet (selected by consensus or random roll among those games which the correct number can play).
d 67-72	Selection: The Autocrat selects the officer. If Autocrat is the position being chosen, the outgoing Autocrat makes the selection. If s/he isn't available, roll again.
d 73-78	Seniority: The candidate with the most quarters in the club wins. If equal, the candidate with most quarters in the University. If still equal, roll again.
d 79-99	Random Selection: The candidates roll dice, the high roll winning the position. See Subtable 1a for the type of dice to roll.
d 00	Privilege of Obsession: The candidate with the largest game collection wins.

SUBTABLE 1A
2d6	result
2	all the dice in the Game closet
3	1d4
4	1d8
5	1d12
6	1d20
7	1d100
8	3d6
9	2d6
10	1d6
11	1d10
12	all the dice the candidates have with them (borrowing permissible, but not from the Closet)

TABLE 2
d6 roll	result
1	roll once on subtable 2a and once on subtable 2b
2	roll 1d3 times on subtable 2a and once on subtable 2b
3	roll once on subtable 2a and once on subtable 2c
4	roll 1d3 times on subtable 2a and once on subtable 2c
5	roll once on subtable 2a and once on subtable 2d
6	roll 1d3 times on subtable 2a and once on subtable 2d

SUBTABLE 2A
d12	result
1	Lord
2	High
3	Grand
4	Exalted
5	Supreme
6	August
7	Chief
8	First
9	Illustrious
10-12	roll twice (ignore this result after 1st time)

SUBTABLE 2B
d12	resulting title
1	Executioner
2	Marshal
3	Arbiter
4	Sheriff
5	Mahdi
6	Factor
7	Warlord
8	Seneschal
9	Cardinal
10	Inquestor
11	Reeve
12	Paladin

SUBTABLE 2C This requires some area associated with the member to be added, e.g. Room 1017, Topeka, or the A level of the Regenstein.
d20	result
1	Baron
2	Baronet
3	Viscount
4	Count
5	Earl
6	Marquis
7	Duke
8	Arch-duke
9	Seigneur
10	Margrave
11	Khan
12	Bey
13	Emir
14	Sheikh
15	Shah
16	Sultan
17	Pasha
18	Rana
19	Daimyo
20	Satrap

SUBTABLE 2D This requires some addition, usually an item or an accomplishment, e.g. Master of All Armchair Ninjas
d20	result
1	Master
2	Sovereign
3	Potentate
4	Minister
5	Chancellor
6	Magistrate
7	Peer
8	Monarch
9	Governor
10	Ruler
11	Director
12	Suzerain
13	Syndic
14	Mandarin
15	Consul
16	Keeper
17	Tribune
18	Hegemon
19	Dominarch
20	Archon

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The Constitution of Gamers on Campus of the University of Chicago

The Constitution
of
Gamers on Campus of the University of Chicago