[Discuss] Starting more wars

[John P. Murphy]

On Jan 7, 2008, at 8:50 AM, Robert Croson, Jr wrote:

> On 6 Jan 2008 at 13:04, Alex Davies wrote:
>
>> Tom Vogt wrote:
>>> But you remember well that we added that only because in 99% of the
>>> cases we had "placeholder kings" and the old king was put back as  
>>> soon
>>> as he was back.
>>>
>> 99% of cases? Honestly, I think I only had ever heard of it once  
>> when it
>> was mentioned on this list (and then you decided to change it).
>
> Oh come on, get real. How many times was Hireshmont or Delvin
> put back in office after they lost the position due to capture,
> wounding, player going on vacation, etc.?


Funny you should mention that -- Delvin lost his position last month,  
and not only did Herkan not step down when Delvin got out of prison,  
he defeated Delvin in the following election.

While it irritates me sometimes to have people who hang on forever, I  
don't take as harsh a view of people who step down from rulership.   
It's hard to be ruler (with lots of OOC responsibilities that people  
don't think about when they run), and sometimes it's just a lot  
harder than you thought.  Saying, "Oh, I'm giving up my position for  
the old king" is sometimes just a way to save face rather than admit  
they don't have what it takes to rule.

John


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