P. 32 in the definition of Regency: "It's a blend of nobility, honor, and
kismet that a true king wears like an invisible crown. If a character rules
well and exemplifies his alignment, his regency is strong. If a king rules
poorly, his regency weakens."

p. 37 " Regency may dissapate at the end of a turn if a ruler violates the
tenants of his alignment. Regents must be careful to act in accordance with
their beliefs."

>He may face rebellions, intrigues, coup attempts, etc. which could
influence his
>future RP collection, but they would have no influence on his already
existing pool
>of regency.

Your sentence above is directly contradicted by the section "Losses of
Regency" on p. 48. Rather than quoting the lengthy discussion, I will
mention only the earlier clause, "If a character rules well and exemplifies
his alignment, his regency is strong."

P. 41 "If a priest neglects a festival he suffers a major regency loss
during the adjustment phase."
"A regent who ignores [a feud] event suffers a minor loss of
regency."
"Theif regents suffer a major loss of regency during the
adjustment phase every turn until the successfully respond [in the event of
a trade matter].

Regency is political capital in a divine right system.

Kenneth Gauck]
c558382@earthlink.net

- -----Original Message-----
From: Gary V. Foss
To: birthright@MPGN.COM
Date: Sunday, November 01, 1998 4:02 PM
Subject: Re: [BIRTHRIGHT] - Is this too real, or could this be fun ?


>Kenneth Gauck wrote:
>
>> A noble's authority (read RP's) rests on his reputation as worthy.
Unworthy
>> behavior has a
>> price.
>
>One last note on this (already tiresome) topic. RPs in BR are not actually
>based on a ruler's reputation for worthiness. They come from a regent's
>mystical tie to the land that started with the cataclysmic battle at
Deismaar
>when the gods infused both the earth and the people at the battle with
their
>divine essence. A regent could be a total schmuck and still collect
regency in
>Birthright. He may face rebellions, intrigues, coup attempts, etc. which
could
>influence his future RP collection, but they would have no influence on his
>already existing pool of regency.
>
>Gary