Domain Actions (LTs and RP Expe

[trustno1@atcon.co]

>I believe that a lieutenant CAN govern a realm in the absebce of hte
>ruler, however, all the lieutenant is is a caretaker in the absence of the
>true regent. He/she cannot gain RP, nor can they spend them. What this
>means is that the lieutenant can't expand the realm nor use the ruler's
>influence to limit others expansion into it. This is one of the things
>that make characters leary about leaving their lands in someone elses
>hands..they can't governa as well as the PC's themselves. The best a
>lieutenent can hope for is to maintain the status quo while the regent is
>away (after all, that 1 action/turn isn't gonna help you much, so DON"T
>declare war!)

A lieutenant's one domain action per month, is just enough (hopefully) to
successfully counter a random event... which (also, hopefully) is your
only threat to your domain, whilst your away....
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[David Sean Brown]

> All this is leading up to a big one: Can the lieutenants virtually govern
> a domain for a regent should that regent suddenly disappear for a long
> period of time (adventure or kidnapping or some such)? Of course, this can
> happen if one of the LTs in invested as regent, but can it happen the other
> way around? I need my PCs to go to the Drachenaur moutains, and one of
> them is the regent of Roesone (correct me on this, but is this or is this
> not the MOST popular country for player regents? EVERYONEs been the regent
> of Roesone/Aerenwe/Ilien/Medoere.. :)

I believe that a lieutenant CAN govern a realm in the absebce of hte
ruler, however, all the lieutenant is is a caretaker in the absence of the
true regent. He/she cannot gain RP, nor can they spend them. What this
means is that the lieutenant can't expand the realm nor use the ruler's
influence to limit others expansion into it. This is one of the things
that make characters leary about leaving their lands in someone elses
hands..they can't governa as well as the PC's themselves. The best a
lieutenent can hope for is to maintain the status quo while the regent is
away (after all, that 1 action/turn isn't gonna help you much, so DON"T
declare war!)
> > > > > Question 2: >
> How does a regent know when to spend RP and GB to affect "secret" actions
> against her/him?
>
Just because the regent doesn't know who is doing the action, doesn't mean
they can't counter it. RP;s are a lot lke influence, and a leader's
influence is felt, often regardless of whether or not he/she takes an
active role. A regent can use their influence to prevent the formation of
a new temple ( "that is not supported by the crown"_) or a new guild, or
count on the loyalty of the people to choose the official religion over
this new, upstart. As for espionage action, assume the counter bid RPs
are a form of previously set up protection vs spies, and other under
handed dealings. The actual bidding of the RPs is only a symbolic
representation of what hte regent may actually be doing or has already dne
to counter the action in question.

Hmm...hope I was able to express myself properly there :) Anyway, that's
just IMHO, so hope it helps

Sean