Embassies

[Osprey]

I don't know if this has been done before (if so I welcome others' ideas), but here's an Asset I came up with. It is inspired by the BRCS Spy Network asset, and uses similar mechanics:

Diplomatic Embassy

A regent may use a Diplomacy domain action, DC 20, to establish a permanent Diplomatic Embassy in a foreign court. This can only be done in a foreign province where another regent hosts a Court.

If successful, the Embassy grants the following benefits:
1. The regent may make a Diplomacy action to the host regent, as well as to any other regent who has an Embassy there, as a Court Action. The standard cost of 1 GB still applies.
2. The embassy grants a +2 bonus to all Diplomacy actions in that province.

Embassies have a seasonal maintenance of 1 GB. If this maintenance is not paid, the embassy dissolves due to lack of funding.

Regents often station diplomatic lieutenants in embassies to allow them regular negotiations with important foreign rulers. Not surprisingly, the Imperial Court in the City of Anuire hosts more permanent embassies than anywhere else in Anuire.

-Osprey

[kgauck]

----- Original Message -----

From: "Osprey" <brnetboard@BIRTHRIGHT.NET>

Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 11:39 AM





> Diplomatic Embassy: A regent may use a Diplomacy domain action,

> DC 20, to establish a permanent Diplomatic Embassy in a foreign

> court. Diplomacy [...] as a Court Action. The standard cost of 1 GB

> still applies.2. The embassy grants a +2 bonus to all Diplomacy actions.



I use a similar action, but I require first research into Permanent Embassy

which involves the administrative controls over a remote agent in diplomacy.

Sending a diplomat is easy, the rulers say to the diplomat, so X, don`t do

Y. Permenant diplomats create all kinds of problems. Back and forth

communication, trust, how to create the rules for what a diplomat can and

can`t do, to what extent does the agent speak for and act for the ruler in a

binding way. This administrative improvement is based on the previous

research (which I assume has been done by every realm in Anuire, Brectur,

and Khinasi) Ambassador, which unites the functions of the legate and the

nuncio, the one who may act in the name of his ruler the other who can speak

in his name. Rjurik rulers (but not guilders) and all Vos rulers have to

research Ambassadors.



Kenneth Gauck

kgauck@mchsi.com