I still don't think that the players should act like Captain Kirk, althou=
gh
Sepsis' arguments are sound. Normal adventures can't support that kind o=
f level
without a price. But a `Henry V' type adventure would work wonders.

In that type, the PC regent leads entire armies to War. Certain things g=
et to be
roleplayed like the initial insult, the call to War, finding traitors in =
the
midst, and the forging of treaties at the Meeting Table. Even a wedding =
between
the Regent and the crown princess of the other realm would be wonderful.

That's the basic plot of 'Henry V.' In 'Henry V' not only King Harry (He=
nry the
Fifth) went to war because of his Pedigree, but because he could prove to=
be a
just and good ruler. Although he didn't want War with France in the first=
place.
And he was loved by his subjects and soldiers because of it.

But the usual Adventures are just to mundane for the Regent to go on. Be=
sides
that, there are problems for the DM. The DM has to work to keep the Gods=
out of
the Story because the player is playing a Character that is on the second=
level of
acutual Scope.

What makes you think that a player is going to deal with criminals in his=
kingdom
personally, having already dealt with other King/Queen Regents? For my i=
deas, I
would watch Shakespeare's stories about England's Kings and Queens before=
I would
even allow the Regents to go on adventures. That way, I could tailor eac=
h
adventure for the Regent, without forcing the scope from getting too high
(bringing the Gods into the story) or too low (mundane, mainstream advent=
ures).

But I have only seen one of Shakespeare's royal plays, `Henry V,' and doz=
ens of
Classic Trek episodes (I've seen every one at least twice). And I know w=
hich
adventures are appropriate for the main characters and which are just pla=
in. So
until I see Richard I, II, III, IV and Henry VI, VII, and VIII; I'll just=
tell my
PCs that the Regent option is out.

Or, if they really want to do it, then I'll just have to read them. But =
it's not
the same. . .

=97 Elton Robb
"Your Generously Liberal GM.
I break all the rules."