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<blockquote data-quote="GMforPowergamers" data-source="post: 8798777" data-attributes="member: 67338"><p>instability also equals the game... if it were stable (1 that isn't really historically accurate either) then there would just be a clear answer and no need for teh players to help figure out the 'right' answer.</p><p></p><p>correct, and this is were the issue comes up... way back when the child was raised to be, but as the years went on that happened less and less since they had pretty close to an immortal monarch. </p><p></p><p>this line is avoided by the queen never remarrying though. </p><p></p><p>here comes more pitch:</p><p></p><p>[SPOILER="updated pitch"]</p><p>Alitar was a world at war, until most of it was saved by the 8 sided alliance, and the 8 kingdoms (2 elven, 1 halfling, 2 dwarven and 3 human kingdoms) became 1.</p><p></p><p>The one kingdom didn't really control the whole world, but maybe 60-70% of it, and when it started it had nobles of all 8 kingdoms, elves, humans, dwarves and halfings... quickly though the humans out numbered the others.</p><p></p><p>For a few hundred years a line of kings and queens reigned. The question had come up a few times of 'if another noble would make a better ruler" but quickly dispelled. ... until the elf.</p><p></p><p>Never marry an elf.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>400 years ago King Randor the 3rd's 1st wife died in child birth with twins. The king was young though and remarried for a new love by the time the twins were 7... to Elenas the Elven sage. When 20 years later the king died in battle with orcs, he left 6 children. His first born son and the twins from his first wife and 3 half elven children with the Queen Consort Elanas. </p><p></p><p>Elanas as was the custom took over as regent... but normally before this that would be a human life time. for 400 years Elanas has ruled as Regent as her children and her step children gave her grandchildren and grew old and died. Then her grandchildren gave her great grandchildren and grew old and died. The fully human line was lost (are there really living human descendants?) Some great grand children of Elanas and Randor III are alive, but they are in the end of there lives by old age. There are great great grand children, and great great great grand children who are old or at least adult, and great great great great grandchildren who are adult and in there prime... and great great great great great grandchildren who are young adult but old enough to rule... and as such right now there are at least 100 possible heirs. (22 generations of human line, and 9 generations of half elf not counting preteen children)</p><p></p><p>Now Elanas who is just over 600 years old is sick, both mentally and physically. Her Seneschal Valor Demaran is not even her direct descendent, but a half elf with draconic heritage who is descendent of her uncle.</p><p></p><p>The whole kingdom knows what is coming. Every noble family, ones that had ties to kings before the unifications, those related to the queen regent, and just ones with influence are starting to make moves.</p><p></p><p>This is a new Catastrophe that has been coming for at least the last 100 years if not the last 400. It could tear the world apart. If something is not done soon, war is coming.</p><p>[/SPOILER]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GMforPowergamers, post: 8798777, member: 67338"] instability also equals the game... if it were stable (1 that isn't really historically accurate either) then there would just be a clear answer and no need for teh players to help figure out the 'right' answer. correct, and this is were the issue comes up... way back when the child was raised to be, but as the years went on that happened less and less since they had pretty close to an immortal monarch. this line is avoided by the queen never remarrying though. here comes more pitch: [SPOILER="updated pitch"] Alitar was a world at war, until most of it was saved by the 8 sided alliance, and the 8 kingdoms (2 elven, 1 halfling, 2 dwarven and 3 human kingdoms) became 1. The one kingdom didn't really control the whole world, but maybe 60-70% of it, and when it started it had nobles of all 8 kingdoms, elves, humans, dwarves and halfings... quickly though the humans out numbered the others. For a few hundred years a line of kings and queens reigned. The question had come up a few times of 'if another noble would make a better ruler" but quickly dispelled. ... until the elf. Never marry an elf. 400 years ago King Randor the 3rd's 1st wife died in child birth with twins. The king was young though and remarried for a new love by the time the twins were 7... to Elenas the Elven sage. When 20 years later the king died in battle with orcs, he left 6 children. His first born son and the twins from his first wife and 3 half elven children with the Queen Consort Elanas. Elanas as was the custom took over as regent... but normally before this that would be a human life time. for 400 years Elanas has ruled as Regent as her children and her step children gave her grandchildren and grew old and died. Then her grandchildren gave her great grandchildren and grew old and died. The fully human line was lost (are there really living human descendants?) Some great grand children of Elanas and Randor III are alive, but they are in the end of there lives by old age. There are great great grand children, and great great great grand children who are old or at least adult, and great great great great grandchildren who are adult and in there prime... and great great great great great grandchildren who are young adult but old enough to rule... and as such right now there are at least 100 possible heirs. (22 generations of human line, and 9 generations of half elf not counting preteen children) Now Elanas who is just over 600 years old is sick, both mentally and physically. Her Seneschal Valor Demaran is not even her direct descendent, but a half elf with draconic heritage who is descendent of her uncle. The whole kingdom knows what is coming. Every noble family, ones that had ties to kings before the unifications, those related to the queen regent, and just ones with influence are starting to make moves. This is a new Catastrophe that has been coming for at least the last 100 years if not the last 400. It could tear the world apart. If something is not done soon, war is coming. [/SPOILER] [/QUOTE]
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