Throne Room OOC - Archived Parts

I'm honestly confused:

Does the council has advisory power, or legislative power?

a) advisory: the king will take the council report into consideration and approve whatever he wants.

b) legislative: this was implied in OOC-Mordred's assignment to the Silvermist. I interpreted it as: "whatever you Silvermists write in the council report will become fact. You will deal with the consequences."

Aranor stated that (b) was true, but Darlion stated that it was treason to say that, even though OOC-Mordred said so (in my interpretation). But, if I remember correctly, Iskar (probably to calm Darlion), said that (a) was true.

I hope this is solved in the trial.

OOCly, Mordred definitely wanted it to be fact to give us a say. I don't think he anticipated the creation of a parliament, just the assignment of borders.

ICly, The King wouldn't have requested that the military Orders form an assembly which would release a binding decision. That's just plain crazy.

Don't confuse the councils. The council Aranor and Darlion argued about was the royal council suggested as part of the system to replace the provinces.

Most of the Legion troops would be turned away. Half a dozen would be permitted as guards for the Grandmaster. The rest would either be turned away, or disarmed (with their weapons to be returned later) and allowed to stay in the city in a purely nonmilitary fashion.

@Iskar: Oh, ok. Not confused anymore.

@Isabel: As I told you before, the fact that the king allows so many powerful grandmasters to roam freely in the kingdom is evidence enough that he's crazy.

Something I've always wondered, what do all the GM's do with the qualis gems?

I doubt you can refuse lords or grandmasters to bring a retinue in a feudal system, especially not when they meet at the capital at the king's command. They would have to keep their weapons sheated in the city, however, and the castle is another issue.

EDIT: @DrSane: What other qualis gems? After one was given out for building a mantlet they pretty much vanished from the discussions.

They didn't arrive with their Grandmaster. It's a rather large armed force arriving later on, Darlion can close the gates to such 'ruffians.' Especially after the accusations which have been levelled.

Pravenstern wrote:

"The Dawn will not stand behind a monarch that is unchecked, the royal council needs power, if we grant the king absolute power over law-making it will bite us later on."

This(?), in cass you are wondering

I didn't mean rebellion. I just meant that I wasnt going to stand behind it.

And Azlanek and I have a purely professional relationship, I chase him with torches, he broods in singal.

And saeros. Yes. There is no sane king who would allow all these military orders running rampant

(no griffons, this is not an excuse to come chain me up again)

And DrSane, What would gollum Do with the one ring? That's what we do with them.

As we have experienced many times today, Darlion can do as he pleases. Benefits of being a a) duke, b) marshal, c) local grandmaster and d) a friend of the king.

Don't forget the King's High Chancellor!

He's rather fond of that title, I hear.

Sir Aranor wrote:

And Azlanek and I have a purely professional relationship, I chase him with torches, he broods in singal.

I'm imagining Astraean groupies now, writing "fifty shades of purifying flame"

Stonehand is Lord Marshal if I recall correctly.

Iskar wrote:

Stonehand is Lord Marshal if I recall correctly.

Your memory serves you correctly.

Let me shine some light on all this. The Silvermists would give Mordred the conclusion of what was decided. (they can cheat here and just award everything to the silvermists)

But the King will decide what he accepts and what he rather sees different. (ie ignore everything decided and go is own way)


Long Live the King! And the Crown Prince! And the Queen!

I would like to point out that I have just recently won this forum.


I have quotes from two characters in Pravenstern's sig. That means I win, right?

Isabel Tenorio wrote:

I would like to point out that I have just recently won this forum.


I have quotes from two characters in Pravenstern's sig. That means I win, right?

No.

Only if your objective card says so.

Mine says: "conquer 24 territories or the Eastern province".

....so many people online. Shall be begin with the trial? Where's his majesty the king?

Drinking heavily and wondering why he thought the military orders would be a better choice than the nobility.

Saeros wrote:

....so many people online. Shall be begin with the trial? Where's his majesty the king?

I miss Mordred and Sir Aranor.. and honestly think we need those two.

Crying by himself that none of the grandmasters ever asked him out to the bent oak

Uhm, I don't know, really.

He tries to position himself so people do not see the halberdiers carrying off a gagged and fettered monarch as Caranthir leads the armies of the east, of the Dawn and a supportive Barclay Invasion Force against Sarleon to finally depose the upstart mercenary turned king.

At least I feel more love than DrSane

Aelos wrote:

Isabel Tenorio wrote:

I would like to point out that I have just recently won this forum.


I have quotes from two characters in Pravenstern's sig. That means I win, right?

No.

He's right.