Settle who answers when a character asks the whole party a question

The ferryman asks if you pay or fight, and four people say four things. Here is how to turn the party's votes into one answer, what a tie falls back on, and what happens if too few people answer in time.

Why this works

A group has to speak with one voice, but nobody should feel overruled by luck or by someone absent. Counting only those present, asking for a minimum turnout and settling ties by a fixed rule gives an answer that anyone can retrace and agree to.

When not to use it

Skip it when the choice truly belongs to one person, such as a private deal or a decision about one's own character. Also skip it for high-stakes choices that should need everyone's agreement, not a plurality.

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• Starting values and the reason for each
• 4 common mistakes and the fix
• A diagram of every state
• 31 lines of example code with 4 checks that pass
• How your AI shows you that it works

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