[Discuss] abusing the strip titles option?

[Tom Vogt]

Robert Croson, Jr schrieb:
> But that's not what the people of the realm are told. They are told 
> that it has nothing to do with the person's fitness for the position 
> at all. They are told that it is a direct attack on the nobility of the 
> person.
>   

And this is what the ruler is told:

If a troop leader within your realm has betrayed the trust put in him, or
committed another serious offence, but for some reason your judge is not
willing or able to ban him, there is one other thing that you as the ruler
can do.
You can doubt his claim on nobility.

This is a *serious action*. It will strip the one so accused of all
titles and rank. It will certainly make him your enemy. At the same time,
it will dramatically reduce his power and influence.
Do not underestimate the shockwaves this might send through the ranks of
your nobles. This is like calling the Earl of Earling a pig farmer who has
faked his banner, family tree and the whole of it. In a society of nobles,
anyone who ever so much as dined with him will be insulted.

You must give a reason for your doubts.
Note that you can not doubt the nobility of royals. Their title stands
above you.

===

And I just added this, to make it more clear:



Saddly necessary OOC notice: Using this option *only* because you
want to remove someone from his position is considered abuse and may well
result in OOC repercussions. In-Character, this is *not* a "strip title" 
option,
it *is* a "destroy his life" option.


> This direct contradiction leads to a lot of problems. The ruler is 
> just thinking "I'll strip their titles" but the people see "The ruler is 
> claiming Sir Kepler is a peasant".
>   

There is no contradiction. See above, the consequences are explained to 
the ruler.




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