The Constitution of GEAS The Roleplaying Society 1995 - 1996

Article 1

The name of the society shall be the Grand Edinburgh Adventuring Society, and shall be referred to by its intials, thus demonstrating the compulsive nature of the Society's activities. Outwith the Society, the Society shall be known as `GEAS: The Roleplaying Society.'

Article 2

The object of the Society will be to foster the cause of all roleplaying games.

Article 3

The Grand Council of the Society shall be formed of ten officers: A Grand Master; a Chancellor; a Chief Scribe; a Keeper of Mystic Scrolls; a Crier; a Guardian of the Sacred Chamber; a Minister; a Minister's Acolyte; a Chronicler; and an Envoy. The Grand Council will responsible for the efficient running of the Society. Each member shall be responsible for their own area, yet shall be answerable to the Grand Council, who have the right to overrule any decision by a simple majority.

Article 4

It will be the duty of the Grand master to see to ther efficient running of the Grand Council, and to the well-being of the Society, generally. The Grand Master has an extra vote in the event of a tie.

Article 4b

The post of the Grand Master connot be held by the same individual for more than two consecutive years.

Article 5

It will be the duty of the Chancellor to take charge of the financial accounts of the Society. The account to be reported at the following rates: All members are to pay the Chancellor the minimum amount set by Societies' Council yearly, as tithes. Members of the Society who are not matriculate students of the Universities of Edinburgh, Heriot-Watt or Napier must pay tithes to the sum of double the above amount per year.

Article 6

It will be the duty of the Chief Scribe to make records of the Grand Council, and to keep in contact with all members of the Society. It is also their responsibility to maintain some contact with the outside world.

Article 7

It will be the duty of the Keeper of the Mystic Scrolls to ensure that all the literature owned by the Society is kept in good and secure condition, and is available to the members at designated times. The Keeper has the right to impose and enforce time limits on borrowing.

Article (7 + 1)

It will be the duty of the Crier to publicise the existence of the Society and any activity thereof.

Article 7a

It will be the duty of the Guardian of the Sacred Chamber to look after said Sacred Chamber and give admittance to any member who is deemed worthy. The Guardian is also responsible for the acquisition of supplementary chambers for society use.

Article 9

It will be the duty of the Minister to advise the Grand Council on all matters discussed at any meeting of the Grand Council, to organise an annual convention. The Minister shall be responsible for the formation of a minor council for the purpose of organising said annual convention.

Article 9a

It will be the duty of the Minister's Acolyte to assist the Minister in the organisation of the afore mentioned annumal convention, and to be ordained into the Minister's post on the Grand Council in the following year.

Article 10

It will be the duty of the Chronicler to oversee and administrate all publications of the Society, both paper and electronic.

Article 10b

In any situation where the Grand Council overrule a Chronicler's decision, the situation must be fully explained to all members at the next General Synod.

Article 11

It will be the duty of the Envoy to seek liaisons between the Society and other organisations, and to obtain sponsorship form outside the University.

Article 12

The Grand Council will be selected each year at a General Synod of the whole Society, with the exception of the Minister and his Acolyte, who will be chosen at an Exceptional Synod. The General Synod should be held in winter, preferably underground. All members must be informed of the General Synod at least two weeks in advance. An Exceptional Synod may be called at any time by the quorum of the Grand Council, which is six, or at least one quarter of the whole Society, and again, two weeks notice must be given to all members of the Society.

Article 12a

The quorum for a synod will be one third of the regularly attending membership.

Article 12b

All matriculated students of the Universities of Edinburgh, Heriot-Watt and Napier are eligible for membership of the Society. Others may join the Society, but the number of non-student members shall be restricted to one quarter of the total membership fo the Society. Non-students may attend and vote at meeting of the Synod, and may serve as ministers on the Grand Council, provided this does not contravene any regulations imposed by the Societies' Council.

Article 12c

"Trust the computer, the computer is your friend"

Article 13

All elections to the Grand Council shall be by the democratic vote of the members of the Society. Influencing the ballot by means of spells, psionics or vampiric disciplines will not be tolerated.

Article 14

Proxy votes are not allowed.

Article 15

Mandrills and Bishops have purple in common.

Article 17

The Grand Council shall have the power to apoint special ministers to the Council, subject to the approval of the majority of the members of the Grand Council. There shall also be sub-committees chaired and established by full members of the Grand Council. Members of these sub-committees are not necessarily Special Ministers.

Article 18

The constitution of the Society is considered to be 18, giving the Society plus three on all hit dice. The constitution may only be changed at a General Synod, and then by approval of three-quarters of the Synod.

Article 19

Meetings of the Grand Council are open to any member, to state their views through the Grand Master and have bread rolls thrown at them.

Article 20

Magic, fully automatic, smart, cyber-linked, or energy weapons may not be brought to meetings of the Grand Council, nor may holy symbols be carried by those with True Faith.

Article 21

The nature of the constitution is such that it is considered lawful, but its alignment is definitely chaotic. Article 24 is to be written in Copper Dragon.

Article 22

Infringement of the laws of the Society shall be penalised by subjection to the Halls of Testing, to be devised by the Grand Council, and in addition, the offendign member shall lose half his charisma points.

Article 23

Same as article 24

Article 25

42.

Article 26

The motto of the Society is 'Alea Iacta Est', meaning 'the die is cast'.

Article 27

The corpse city of R'Lyeh shall not be raised at any meetings.

Article 28

... is going away forever.

Article 29

Within the Society, "MAGIC: The Gathering (TM)" shall henceforth be known as "MAGIC:The Affliction".

Article 30

Within the Society , "MAGIC: The Gathering (TM)" shall not be referred to at all.

Article 31

The Society's honorary life members are:

Article 32

Life membership shall be awarded by a three-quarters majority of the voting attendance of a quorate General Synod, the candidate having been proposed by a current member of the Society