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A Monarchy done right?
Quantus:
If and when they come to be. :-)
Be warned this is a story that I started in Highschool, wrote a prolouge for one night in College, and just dusted off after years of inactivity. And its not my only project, or even my only writing project. So there may not be anything solid very soon.
The Corvidian:
In case of no monarch, have a "Council of Regents" who keep the government running until a new monarch is chosen.
Quantus:
--- Quote from: The Corvidian on June 07, 2012, 10:10:21 PM ---In case of no monarch, have a "Council of Regents" who keep the government running until a new monarch is chosen.
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Thats what Im pondering... I already had a scene where the failing King activated a special artifact worn by the prince that was suppose to activate when the King dies and the rulership passes. I had originally thought of it as simply an informational thing, basically just calling the Prince back and marking him as the designated heir. However if I run with the idea that the king is a linchpin in a magical system that involves several magical Artifact with particular roles (the Crown, the Throne, the Heir's Pendant, the Seals of the Circle Leaders, etc) then it would have more to do with the role of the King being filled at all times. After that the Circle leaders would be reposponsible for testing him before his Corronation to fully ratify his rule. If he is found unable, they will then be free to choose one of the alternate candidated that the Major houses put forward as the next in line to face the same Trials. Should they burn throught that one they will move on the the next in line and so on until they have a "worthy". But the chain of Kings would remain unbroken, and full on wars for succession would not really work, or at least would threaten the defense system, and so would be viewed as genocidal.
The Corvidian:
--- Quote from: Quantus on June 08, 2012, 01:38:44 PM ---Thats what Im pondering... I already had a scene where the failing King activated a special artifact worn by the prince that was suppose to activate when the King dies and the rulership passes. I had originally thought of it as simply an informational thing, basically just calling the Prince back and marking him as the designated heir. However if I run with the idea that the king is a linchpin in a magical system that involves several magical Artifact with particular roles (the Crown, the Throne, the Heir's Pendant, the Seals of the Circle Leaders, etc) then it would have more to do with the role of the King being filled at all times. After that the Circle leaders would be reposponsible for testing him before his Corronation to fully ratify his rule. If he is found unable, they will then be free to choose one of the alternate candidated that the Major houses put forward as the next in line to face the same Trials. Should they burn throught that one they will move on the the next in line and so on until they have a "worthy". But the chain of Kings would remain unbroken, and full on wars for succession would not really work, or at least would threaten the defense system, and so would be viewed as genocidal.
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If you use the "Council of Regents" idea, you could also have it where they become the extreme candidates of last resort.
Paynesgrey:
A gentle and general reminder... this thread has a heap ton of useful and interesting stuff, but just want to remind everyone we've got to remember not to go into any real-world value judgments on political systems. Like "X is inherently dumb/evil/etc because YZ" or commentary on current politics.
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