In a message dated 99-02-16 03:26:59 EST, you write:

Do the masses need to be in the same province as the regent? If the wizard
has a source in another province (empty of people or not), and forges a ley
line to
the province he inhabits (say, Ilien), won't he gain the respect of the
inhabitants of this province? He will surely be able to spend RP there. If
his
magical power comes from undeveloped land, why should it be any different?>>

Let me see what you are saying her. You think ley lines should gain Regency?
Ley lines cost regency, they do not gain them.

>> But there is another argument to be made about the fame-regency connection.
If
an Anuirean regent tries to create a holding in Vosgaard, where noone has
ever
heard of him, won't he get the benefit of his Regency? The respect he garners
in
Anuire won't help him much here, but I'd say his personal aura and connection
with the land would let him.> If fame and respect is the real power of regency, then I'd question why
bloodlines and holdings are the only sources of RP. A wizard (or even a
magician) who builds himself a reputation with his spells, or a rogue who
becomes a feared assassin, should logically gain much more fame, much more
mystique, and hence much more RP than a wizard who remains secluded and never
leaves his tower. I'm also not sure that such respect could be used to power
wizard spells. There is another line that says "his unseen aura of power
helps
him do things that lesser mortals couldn't even dream about". I like this
explanation of regency better, since it explains both why bloodlines are
important to Regency, why anonymous regents can gain RP, and why the RPs from
different holdings are lumped together.>I personally think Regency Points are a very abstract thing. A construct of
the
rules to represent a combination of personal power, influence, magical power,
mystical connection between land and regent, and effort that can be applied
towards the success of a particular that can be applied to the success of a
task. Some characters will use more of one element than another; some tasks
may
require more magical power, some more influence, and so on.