[Discuss] New Tax System

[Timothy Collett]

On Mar 19, 2007, at 11:04 AM, Timothy Collett wrote:
> If it gives the *choice* to the local lord at the first  
> opportunity, that would seem to me to be the best solution...it  
> would even make sense, I agree, to penalize those who abandon their  
> region to stay with their realm.

Not to reply to myself or anything, but I came up with another idea  
to go with this that I think could really make this work better.

As it stands, if a region is taken and its knights all switch  
instantly--or even if they're given the choice, and decide to switch-- 
they'll most likely be in the middle of what has just become an enemy  
army!

I would propose that a new state be created, almost like an inverted  
form of "rogue", that such knights would be put into for, say, 2 days  
following the TO of their region: a limbo state in which the knights  
in question are no longer really part of the realm they were in, but  
not yet really part of the realm that took their region, due to  
uncertainty on all sides as to which way their loyalties will fall  
out.  They would be *unable* to participate in any battles for the  
duration of the time they are in this state, they would be unable to  
use any banks--though they could, perhaps, keep their bonds if they  
chose *not* to follow their region--and, basically, unable to use any  
of the amenities of either realm.  They would lose any positions-- 
Marshal or Council member--that they had held.  They should also,  
most likely, be unable to message anyone in either realm except the  
ruler, and the other knights of the taken-over region.

This would give those who would choose to follow their realm time to  
get away from the soon-to-be-enemy army...and allow a realm to  
*really hurt* another realm by taking over a region with a lot of  
knights.  Not only would it put a good chunk of their army  
temporarily out of action, but if you took over the region of their  
Judge--or, worse, General!--he would lose his post, and they'd have  
to elect/appoint a new one.

Timothy Collett
Anaris Family

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