The Monarch Quest - How to become a Ruler

[Kinaed]

Players in the Monarchy Quest will receive Influence to place in the
different baronies around Lithmore.

Titled nobles, guildleaders, wealthy people (purchased), and contenders
all receive 10 base Influence to work with. In addition to this, Monarch
Contenders earn an additional Influence for each point of Net Support they
have using the support system (Temi can see this value).

Note: Only Contenders may win the monarchy, and contenders may not join
the game once it has begun. An announcement board post will declare the
opening of the Quest, and the closing.

Each Saturday to Sunday time rollover, Temi will:
- report to Contenders the total amount of Influence they have that week
- post reminder for weekly reports

Then Sunday & Monday:
- anyone with Influence to place will report to Temi in pboard:
* Where you want your Influence this week
* Which Contender your Influence counts towards (or undeclared)
* The RP explanation of how your Influence attempts to seize control
of the area.
- any who do not report are assumed to do the same as the last week
- any who lose supporters and do not report will automatically have
Influence removed starting at the bottom of their list until they can
afford it

Then after the Monday to Tuesday time rollover, Temi will:
- report who is winning each Domain that week
- note which lands have active Influence
- note which lands have contention (Influence for more than one Contender)
- give synopsis of important RP

Players can invest Influence into lands in whatever domain they wish. They
may either declare these areas for themselves (which will be discarded for
tallying overall Contenders until those who hold those areas tell Temi which
candidate they support).

Contenders can only supports themselves, but if they drop out of contending,
they will revert to being non-contenders. NPCs will be returned at this time,
players of non-NPCs may continue to play the game, though they will reduce
in Influence to the base 10 (and be required to "discard" down). Thus, they
will have the same chance to affect play as other PCs.

Contender GLs may not determine their guild's leanings. A proxy will elect
this themselves based on their own RP. In the case where an alternate GL
exists, the alternate GL will automatically be nominated, else it will be
the oldest (hours-wise) character in the guild, chosen by the staff. If
no 2nd GL exists, and no other player, the guild will be inactive during
the quest.

Which contender is currently winning a land is determined by:
1) the contender with the largest number of Influence points there
2) the contender with the highest total in all bordering lands
if no Influence is present in that land

At the end, points are awarded according to the different areas the Contender
controls, depending on its size:
Duchies - +4
Counties - +3
Marches - +2
Baronies - +1

After the first two weeks, the contender with the lowest point total of all
the areas that they control will be dropped each week, as will any contenders
that go inactive. The winner will be decided when only one contender is left.

Non-Contenders ONLY may spend 100 silver per domain of their choice for
a chance to find out who has people in said domain. Temi will roll a 1d100
die, and if it is below their charisma, they will get a synopsis of who has
people in that location. If it is above their average of their int, all
the contenders who have people in that area will receive a report that
someone was asking around. If the roll is ALSO above 95, contenders will
be alerted who was spying. Regardless of whether the non-contender's name
was disclosed. The spy will need to specify how they are gathering this
information.

At the end of the day, the winner must fit the Monarch Criteria

[Kinaed]

Just some notes:

- Yes, 2nd GLs can have 10 base points.
- Yes, covert GLs also have 10 base points.

[Kinaed]

Error Corrections:
- It's the average of the int/wis for the non-contender spying role.

[Temi]

Here's the plan for areas you can place influence, and what will count as 'neighboring' it. I may still fix it up if there's problems before the first submission date, but after that it will be static, so give me any issues you see soon.

Domain : Neighbors
A: Zadossa, March : Dastur, Sartez, Tubor
B: Dastur, March : Zadossa, Avonna, Endridge, Maides, Sartez
C: Avonna, March : Dastur, Brayston, Endridge, Perche, Gailiech
D: Brayston, March: Avonna, Gailiech
E: Sartez, County : Zadossa, Maides, Tubor
F: Maides, Barony : Dastur, Sartez, Endridge, Asglen
G: Endridge, County: Dastur, Avonna, Maides, Perche, Gailiech, Asglen, Vees, Lyndale
H: Perche, Barony : Avonna, Endridge, Gailiech
I: Gailiech, March : Brayston, Endridge, Perche, Vees, Farin
J: Asglen, Barony : Maides, Endridge, Lyndale
K: Vees, County : Endridge, Gailiech, Lyndale, Savir, Farin
L: Lyndale, Barony : Endridge, Asglen, Vees
M: Savir, Barony : Vees, Lyndale, Awan Ride, Farin
N: Awan Ride, County: Savir, Irisum, Brune, Rosewood, Farin
O: Irisum, Barony : Awan Ride
P: Brune, County : Awan Ride, Mont Innes, Volsuan, Rosewood, Farin
Q: Mont Innes, County: Brune, Volsuan, Elcaster, Iglisrich, Farin
R: Volsuan, Barony : Brune, Mont Innes, Rosewood, Elcaster
S: Rosewood, Barony : Awan Ride, Brune, Volsuan, Elcaster, Hamstone
T: Elcaster, Barony : Mont Innes, Volsuan, Rosewood, Iglisrich, Seahome, Hamstone
U: Iglisrich, Barony : Mont Innes, Elcaster, Lundsend, Seahome
V: Lundsend, Barony: Iglisrich
W: Seahome, Barony: Elcaster, Iglisrich, Hamstone
X: Hamstone, Barony: Rosewood, Elcaster, Seahome, Eastgale
Y: Eastgale, Barony: Hamstone, Amhurst, Sunset
Z: Amhurst, County: Eastgale, Sunset, Lothos, Beresfield, Vandago
1: Sunset, County : Eastgale, Amhurst, Lothos
2: Lothos, County : Sunset, Casterlay, Beresfield
3: Casterlay, Barony: Lothos, Beresfield
4: Beresfield, County: Amhurst, Lothos, Casterlay
Farin, Duchy : Gailiech, Vees, Savir, Awan Ride, Brune, Mont Innes
Tubor, Duchy : Zadossa, Sartez, Amhurst, Beresfield, Vandago
Vandago, Duchy : Amhurst, Tubor, Vavard
Vavard, Duchy : Iglisrich, Lundsend, Seahome, Hamstone, Eastgale, Amhurst, Vandago

[Kinaed]

WEEK 1 RESULTS:


[ #82 ]
A note has been posted by: Temi
From room : 97
In subject of: Week 1 of Contention for the Throne
Date : Tue Dec 6 01:16:11 2011
Expires : Sun Aug 31 02:16:39 2014
To : all
_________________________________________________________________________
As several who would be interested in, or at least willing to, take the
throne have stepped forwards, the realm has launched into reluctant
activity, uncertain what to make of the situation. Letters are sent to
contacts in far-flung reaches, urging them to support the ascent of a
favorite candidate or to wait to give their preferences in hopes of
preferences from those winning them over. Gifts and favors are sent off to
win allegiance and several strong players emerge.

Each domain has begun to lean towards an influencer they most look to for
guidance, and for many, this includes declaring for a contender for the
throne, while others remain undeclared. (Listed in [])

Influencers are as follows:

Domain Who
A: Zadossa, March Franzorik ab Zadossa [undeclared]*
B: Dastur, March Franzorik ab Zadossa [undeclared]
C: Avonna, March Sinister Forces [undeclared]
D: Brayston, March Father Ryson Olsten [Angold]*
E: Sartez, County Franzorik ab Zadossa [undeclared]
F: Maides, Barony The Count of Endridge [split]
G: Endridge, County The Count of Endridge [Caria]*+
H: Perche, Barony Sinister Forces [undeclared]*
I: Gailiech, March Caria ab Trenica [Caria]
J: Asglen, Barony Marisa dul Damassande [undeclared]
K: Vees, County The Rosewood Troupe [Jonus]*+
L: Lyndale, Barony Marisa dul Damassande [undeclared]*
M: Savir, Barony The Fund to Place Baron Kovar as King [Jonus]
N: Awan Ride, County Lady Cellan dul Ansari [Cellan]*+
O: Irisum, Barony Persela-Orban Coalition [undeclared]*
P: Brune, County Caria ab Trenica [Caria]*
Q: Mont Innes, County Lady Cellan dul Ansari [Cellan]*+
R: Volsuan, Barony Persela-Orban Coalition [undeclared]*
S: Rosewood, Barony Persela-Orban Coalition [undeclared]*
T: Elcaster, Barony Persela-Orban Coalition [undeclared]*
U: Iglisrich, Barony Persela-Orban Coalition [undeclared]*
V: Lundsend, Barony Persela-Orban Coalition [undeclared]*
W: Seahome, Barony Persela-Orban Coalition [undeclared]*+
X: Hamstone, Barony Persela-Orban Coalition [undeclared]*+
Y: Eastgale, Barony Archbishop Angold ab Dominicus [Angold]*+
Z: Amhurst, County Archbishop Angold ab Dominicus [Angold]*+
1: Sunset, County The Heritage Building Society of Engineers and Architects [undeclared]*+
2: Lothos, County The Bluehawks [Tobin]*+
3: Casterlay, Barony The Heritage Building Society of Engineers and Architects [undeclared]*
4: Beresfield, County The Bluehawks [Tobin]*+
Farin, Duchy The Grand Master Paere de Laerne [Cellan]*+
Tubor, Duchy le'Argent Shipping Company [undeclared]*
Vandago, Duchy Cardinal of Vandago [Angold]*+
Vavard, Duchy le'Argent Shipping Company [undeclared]*

(Domains which have an active influence presence are marked with *,
while those marked with + have active influence for more than one
contender.

[Geras]

In case anyone was wondering I did a rough total:

Angold 10
Cellan 10
Caria 8
Tobin 6
Jonus 4

Undeclared 35

Grand total 73

[Geras]

Undeclared breakdown:

Persela-Orban 8
le Argent 8
Zadossa 7
Heritage Society 6
Sinister Forces 3
Marisa 2

[Kinaed]

What's that based on? *headscratch*

[Temi]

I believe that's the totals from adding up the location values.

At the end, points are awarded according to the different areas the Contender
controls, depending on its size:
Duchies - +4
Counties - +3
Marches - +2
Baronies - +1

That part! I probably should have posted it myself.

[Geras]

It is. I had fun doing it myself lol :)