User blog:Tanglefrost/Idea (Help Needed)

Hey guys!

For my next season, I've developed a new twist that I'm going to try out. It's called the Idol of Burden. It's kind of like the Veto Medallion from Wafflefreak's series. Basically, this is how it works:

When the idol of Burden is played, it negates all votes towards you and instead counts them towards the person of your choice. That person can be anyone except the person that you voted for (so it makes things suspenseful still). If you're not sure what I mean, let me show you an example:

Let's say it's a nine person tribal. Elijah has the Idol of Burden and has voted for Kris. Six votes are for Elijah, while three are for Kris. Elijah uses the Idol of Burden, which means the six votes cast for him now count for the person of his choosing. Since he voted for Kris, he can't choose him. He chooses Hazel, and now the six votes Elijah received are considered votes for Hazel. Therefore, Hazel is the one eliminated instead of Elijah.

But here's where my problem is:

I don't know if I should have the Idol of Burden used before the votes are read like a regular Idol (with the holder presenting the idol to Jeff and then handing it to the person they choose), or after the votes are read like the Veto Medallion (in this case, the person playing the Idol of Burden goes up and casts another vote, which is for the person who receives the Idol of Burden and then gets voted out).

What do you think would be better?

If played before, the votes would be read like this:

Jeff: First vote... ELIJAH, That's a vote for Hazel.

ELIJAH. That's two votes for Hazel,

And so forth.

Or I could play it after:

Jeff: Second person voted out of Survivor: Eyre Peninsula... ELIJAH. That's six, that's enough. You need to bring me your torch.

Elijah: No I don't!

(Elijah presents the Idol of Burden)

Jeff: This is the Idol of Burden. Any votes cast for Elijah will instead count for the person of his choosing. \\You will take the urn back with you and cast one more vote, which will determine who gets the idol. Since you've voted for Kris, you can't choose him, but you can choose any of your remaining tribemates. Just so everyone's clear: Elijah has received six votes, which is enough to eliminate. The recipient of the Idol of Burden will be voted out of this game. Elijah, go and cast your vote.

(vote is cast)

Jeff: The recipient of the Idol of Burden, and the second person voted out of Survivor: Eyre Peninsula.... HAZEL. You need to bring me your torch.

So, which way do you think would be better?