Why do only Blooded People Rule

[Sean Brown]

> Correction there are dwarven and elven paladins, if you read the
> paladins handbook then you would know this.

Actually, if you read the BR rulebook, it says only humans can be
paladins, and only certain gods have them. Not too many dwarves are
going to worship a human god. The Paladin's handbook is an optional
accessory (one which I am not too fond of IMHO), so I think most
people are basing their arguments on the core rules.

Sean Brown

[TMG]

Matthew Colville wrote:
>
> You guys have the cart before the horse. The idea is, that *all*
> rulers have a mystic tie to the land. Like Arthur was reported to have
> done in some of the grail legends.
>
> It's not the case that the peopl4e of Anuire refuse to be ruled by
> normal people, the idea is that by *Virtue* of ruling, the characters
> collect regency.
>
> Many people in the dark ages believed in the Divine Right of Kings.
> Saying "All rulers are blooded" is a way of making this real. I.e.
> characters rule because they have the RIGHT!
>
> Saying "Well, what if a normal person became a ruler' is, in
> Birthright, like saying "What's north of the north pole?" It can't
> happen that way. Much like "it can't happen that way" is the reason
> there aren't Dwarven or Elven Paladins. It's an *idea* that people
> believe, made real by the Rules.
> ************************************************** *************************
> > Correction there are dwarven and elven paladins, if you read the
paladins handbook then you would know this.

Signed,
The-WhiteWolf

[KAI BESTE]

> > Correction there are dwarven and elven paladins, if you read the
> > paladins handbook then you would know this.
>
> Actually, if you read the BR rulebook, it says only humans can be
> paladins, and only certain gods have them. Not too many dwarves are
> going to worship a human god. The Paladin's handbook is an optional
> accessory (one which I am not too fond of IMHO), so I think most
> people are basing their arguments on the core rules.

Another correction - the Paladin's handbook states that demihumans
can be DEMI-paladins, that is a kind of fighter/priest with some
paladin abilities. In BR, elves don't believe in gods, so they can't
be paladins under ANY circumstances. Only two of the five human
subraces can be paladins, and IMHO it should stay limited to them.
just my 2 GP
Kai