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Queen Succession Rules
raidem:
--- Quote ---Question: in scenario three, assuming the Court structure is simultaneously destroyed, is it possible that the Mantles would revert to the opposing Court's domain? Not to be filled, but for them to administer?
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I think in a way Mab was looking out for Titania's interest as well as her own in regard to the Summer Lady and Sarissa. So, I do think Mother Winter could arrange a safeguarding role for Summer until it got it's footing in such a drastic case.
jonas:
--- Quote from: raidem on January 16, 2018, 01:51:06 AM ---See, I disagree here. I think the Mother 'should' be at least a real life mother. I think that is one of the bedrock principles for the Mother Mantles. If a Lady happens to find herself in the Mother position without being a mother, I think we are in a world of hurt.
So, I favor the following:
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I've seen that the set up is akin to a mix of Hecate and The divine trinity and the (iirc) Norse version of the fates. Actually, where in we have the son(daughter)(future), Father(Queen actually)(present) and Holy Spirit(now Mother)(past). The SK descriptions of them are much more accurate in that way.
Arjan:
--- Quote from: raidem on January 16, 2018, 01:51:06 AM ---See, I disagree here. I think the Mother 'should' be at least a real life mother. I think that is one of the bedrock principles for the Mother Mantles. If a Lady happens to find herself in the Mother position without being a mother, I think we are in a world of hurt.
So, I favor the following:
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Then we are in a world of hurt every time a lady becomes mother. It is far more likely that as soon as the lady becomes queen she starts procreating.
Think what motivation that gave Maeve.
wardenferry419:
Does anyone think that may have happened around the Battle of Hastings thing when a starborn was running around?
Arjan:
--- Quote from: wardenferry419 on January 16, 2018, 10:54:31 AM ---Does anyone think that may have happened around the Battle of Hastings thing when a starborn was running around?
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IIRC there was some woj about some love triangle between Oberon, Titania and Mab. If that was just after they both became Queens with a very high procreation drive and the usual possessiveness and jealousy in overdrive for magical beings then the result would have been spectacular.
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