At 09:20 AM 5/4/2002 +0200, Carl Cramér wrote:
> > Do all regents participating in the action spend an action doing it?
>
>Yes, that`s the point.
OK, I didn`t get that from anything in your original post.
> > Also, does it cost RP to participate in a Party action? I ask because of
> > what might happen with non-regent scions. If someone can get RP from
> > spending GB and it doesn`t cost RP to participate then what might happen if
a few dozen minor nobles get involved in a Party action and create RP for
their personal use? They could spend these RP to improve their bloodline,
or they might be able to insure the success of various domain level
activities despite the fact that they are not themselves regents. It would
also give them access to more domain actions. If it costs just 1RP to
participate this problem goes away.
No, only the host pays the basic cost; everyone else just contributes GB.
I can`t find my notes now, but I beleieve basic cost was 2 GB and no RP.
>So, you are basically doing your guests a favor by inviting them. You
>could also have a certain level of court as a prerequisite.
Doesnt that open up RP collection to non-regents? There are a lot of problems with giving RP to non-regents. In particular, I cant see a
reason why one would even need a bloodline to collect RP using this domain
action at present. What happens when a character has 1RP? Can s/he spend
it to “create” a bloodline with a BSS of 1? Non-regents are the driving
force behind random events, and if they can get access to RP then theres the possibility of bidding wars during those activities. If the Party action costs just 1RP, however, the realm level is still "regents only" since no one without a RP could participate. A regent could send a LT who would get RP to spend on Lieutenant actions. That wouldnt necessarily be
bad, but given the GB:RP exchange rate, I think its too easy for a LT to come away with enough RP to assure his actions for a year easily. Also, if it doesnt cost RP to host a Party event, does a regent even have to be the
host? Couldn`t a non-regent host a Party event, invite a dozen other
non-regents as guests and they mutually spend GB to get RP?
I do like the idea, though. When you find your notes I`d love to see what
else you had on it.
>I also let veryone involved get to make free diplomacy actions against
>each other at this time.
>
>This was written to simulate Sword and Crown; it has been used for a royal
>marriage and a crowning ceremont since, but that is all.
>
> > In any case, using an action that allows GB to be transferred into RP could
> > have serious repercussions at several levels of play. GB could effectively
> > be used to increase a character`s bloodline by spending a domain action to
raise RP. GB are generally easier to come by at the realm level for
certain regents (particularly guilders) and if they transfer at 1GB = 3.5RP
then a Party action performed by The Brecht Council of Guilders, for
example, could create quite a windfall of regency for those regents.
Yea, every DM would have to consider if this kind of action fits in
his/her game. One option is to allow it oly for the grandest of
established feasts (such as Sword and Crown).
Role-playing and events should drive campaigns, but often players have more
of a say in events at the realm level, so I think a game mechanical reason
for not having a Party action more often would make sense. The majority of
my objections could be dealt with pretty easily by having a 1RP cost to the
action. I still think the exchange rate is too high. I wouldnt go higher than 1:1 and, in fact, Id probably make it much more costly to get RP from
GB. 1:3 probably. (I`ve always felt the 4:1 ratio of RP to GB in the
Alchemy spell was a little steep, and changed it to 3:1 IMC. I was tempted
to go 2:1 at one point, but it just never happened.)
Gary
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