If these are not made explicit it leaves the player vulnerable in a challenge. 3.4.2 Retiring a Role or Character is allowed after five moves and the full point value goes permanently into the banked role or character file. Value and Points Value must always reflect the fundamental intellectual goal of the game. Each player begins the game with 1000 points to put into play. These have to be vested through moves, or through random events.
Every move uses up points or gains points, or both.
All points are stored in the player s directory, attached to either a role or character file, or banked until invested in a role or character. A player file cannot be bought, sold, captured, or lost. A character or role can be bought, sold, captured, or lost. A player creates line value by writing. Once a player has used up 500 player points in a line value mode, they have to sell lines off OR, if they keep writing, these lines will have no value.