Not really parliament barely holds on to power these days and the king has the power to appoint who his heir is by asking parliament on appointing who he wants or the requirements at least. This was the case for Balthazar and Bedwyr stated that parliament is hopelessly divided that the institution of the king and the governors are the real power of the kingdom.
Ymaryn Successor Quest (Paths of Civ AU)
Aranfan
Team Plasma Grunt
Bedwyr getting to choose his heir so directly is actually unusual and was a result of the "rally around the flag" effect of the Collapse. Parliament usually guards it's ability to appoint the heir jealously, since that's its most directly influential power.
The King is Dead, Long Live the King! pt 1 [1]
Aranfan
Team Plasma Grunt
Balthazar looked at the reports on the desk and scratched his head. How in all the hells had Bedwyr managed to keep this going? He still didn't understand the wizardry Rhys was doing to keep the money flowing, but it wasn't even enough. Keeping the Kingdom together had been a miracle now that he saw what Bedwyr had to work with.
There were so many different ways things could go wrong. Hathytta had been causing trouble, but that had thankfully been sorted out. The guilds had apparently been drained almost dry funding reconstruction during the collapse, Balthazar winced at how close the kingdom had come to bankruptcy from his renegotiating the taxes from Txolla. Bedwyr and Rhys had managed to figure out some magic to help fix the guilds, but it needed the king to make certain decisions and he knew in his heart he was not up to it.
Piracy on the Yllython was growing as the rebels grew used to independence. There was a stack of reports on provocations from Western Wall that Bedwyr had studiously ignored because the Kingdom simply was not ready. Then there was the Black Sheep, a situation which weighed on his mind constantly. Dafydd was doing good work, but Balthazar knew he would not sleep well until the Thunder Plateau once more answered to Valleyhome.
Still, it was time to make the first important decision any king must make: how much of his predecessor's initiatives to keep in motion and how many to countermand.
(When a new king takes the throne the players may increase, decrease, or change political will commitments. If the number of political will committed exceeds base political will, then you must reduce commitments. Reducing an action to zero political will invested will cause it to fail as gracefully as possible, although such failures may still be disastrous for certain actions.)
[] Change political will commitments? Currently 1 Authority and 1 Influence invested in Praise the Sun pt 2, and 1 Influence invested in Gunpowder Adoption.
One Hour Moratorium
There were so many different ways things could go wrong. Hathytta had been causing trouble, but that had thankfully been sorted out. The guilds had apparently been drained almost dry funding reconstruction during the collapse, Balthazar winced at how close the kingdom had come to bankruptcy from his renegotiating the taxes from Txolla. Bedwyr and Rhys had managed to figure out some magic to help fix the guilds, but it needed the king to make certain decisions and he knew in his heart he was not up to it.
Piracy on the Yllython was growing as the rebels grew used to independence. There was a stack of reports on provocations from Western Wall that Bedwyr had studiously ignored because the Kingdom simply was not ready. Then there was the Black Sheep, a situation which weighed on his mind constantly. Dafydd was doing good work, but Balthazar knew he would not sleep well until the Thunder Plateau once more answered to Valleyhome.
Still, it was time to make the first important decision any king must make: how much of his predecessor's initiatives to keep in motion and how many to countermand.
(When a new king takes the throne the players may increase, decrease, or change political will commitments. If the number of political will committed exceeds base political will, then you must reduce commitments. Reducing an action to zero political will invested will cause it to fail as gracefully as possible, although such failures may still be disastrous for certain actions.)
[] Change political will commitments? Currently 1 Authority and 1 Influence invested in Praise the Sun pt 2, and 1 Influence invested in Gunpowder Adoption.
One Hour Moratorium
What is possible to commit to? can we try and push Sciences in a certain direction can we have diplomacy focus , look for certain resources?
More info would be nice
More info would be nice
Aranfan
Team Plasma Grunt
You may increase or decrease commitments in "Praise the Sun pt 2" and "Gunpowder Adoption". No other actions have ongoing commitments, so no other actions may be tinkered with.
Warmach1ne32
Machine of War and Quests
- Location
- Indonesia
So will parliament be choosing Balthazar's heir?
Aranfan
Team Plasma Grunt
Yes.
Balthazar is an ambitious noble from Txolla. His family's main powerbase was among the agricultural nobility rather than the guild or bureaucratic nobility.
Aranfan
Team Plasma Grunt
Base Influence is 2 Authority, 5 Influence. This vote is how much of that gets tied up in ongoing stuff.
- Location
- New York
- Pronouns
- He/Him
I don't have any problem leaving it as it is. We were already pretty well into both those commitments.
[X] Reclaim 1 Influence from Praise the Sun pt 2. Keep 1 Authority invested in Praise the Sun pt 2 and 1 Influence in Gunpowder Adoption.
We really need the extra influence now that we're reset to only having 5 Influence and compared to the Authority, I suspect Influence investment isn't worth a lot in comparison.
We really need the extra influence now that we're reset to only having 5 Influence and compared to the Authority, I suspect Influence investment isn't worth a lot in comparison.
- Location
- New York
- Pronouns
- He/Him
[X] Keep the old policies
KlinkerKing
Man bites dog?
- Location
- The Lion's Den
Buckle up, buddy! You're in for a wild ride.
Any word on what Mr. Agriculture over here is like on the stat side? I wouldn't say no to another admin hero, tbh
- Location
- New Mexico, USA
- Pronouns
- He/They
[X] Reclaim 1 Influence from Praise the Sun pt 2. Keep 1 Authority invested in Praise the Sun pt 2 and 1 Influence in Gunpowder Adoption.
Aranfan
Team Plasma Grunt
Alas, he is but a generic king. All your dcs have gone up by 5 and when Rhys dies I'll start rolling for things I am not presently.
[X] Reclaim 1 Influence from Praise the Sun pt 2. Keep 1 Authority invested in Praise the Sun pt 2 and 1 Influence in Gunpowder Adoption.
KlinkerKing
Man bites dog?
- Location
- The Lion's Den
OOF. Oh well, we got a lot done with our number wizards, hopefully we can keep it rolling with the momentum we built up.
- Location
- Southampton, Great Britain
- Pronouns
- He/Him
[X] Reclaim 1 Influence from Praise the Sun pt 2. Keep 1 Authority invested in Praise the Sun pt 2 and 1 Influence in Gunpowder Adoption.
Authority to keep Praise the Sun in check while we need to get our gunpowder weaponry rolled out while we an Influence back that we desperately need.
Authority to keep Praise the Sun in check while we need to get our gunpowder weaponry rolled out while we an Influence back that we desperately need.
@Aranfan Is this correct?
He explained on discord that the guy who insulted the governor is dead.
If the voters chose to get more influence, I suggest we either try to get more money or spread our cholera cure. Cholera combined with warships will increase our chance of revanchism backlash.