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A Rose In The Wind: A Saga of the Halmae -- Updated June 19, 2014
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<blockquote data-quote="Fajitas" data-source="post: 4776810" data-attributes="member: 377"><p>You are correct in your assumption that the Doge is elected by and from the Council. However, seniority matters a lot. Paulo will be ousted as Doge either by losing an election (which he is unlikely to lose to a friendly challenger), or when he voluntarily steps down. At that point, even if he wants his eldest to succeed him, his eldest will be a newcomer to the Council. The next most senior member of their voting bloc will most likely be put forth as the new Doge candidate.</p><p></p><p>Paulo is an interesting case, in that even while Niccolo was the head of the family, he had Paulo hold the Council seat. Niccolo, despite his views on arcane magic, was extremely civic minded, and wanted his son to have as much experience as he could get, all the better to someday lead himself.</p><p></p><p>Thus, Paulo had more seniority than he might otherwise have had on the Council.</p><p></p><p>As far as Rizardo setting up his own children to take over the house... that wouldn't happen for a couple of reasons. One, it's not in Rizardo's character. He's not really into the whole political game. But two, and perhaps more importantly, it wouldnt' happen because once I sat down and did the math, I realized that Paulo's eldest is now in his/her late 30s or 40s and is clearly old enough to be running the house themselves. </p><p></p><p>These are the sorts of details that sometimes slip through the cracks when you jump your whole gameworld ahead a generation...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fajitas, post: 4776810, member: 377"] You are correct in your assumption that the Doge is elected by and from the Council. However, seniority matters a lot. Paulo will be ousted as Doge either by losing an election (which he is unlikely to lose to a friendly challenger), or when he voluntarily steps down. At that point, even if he wants his eldest to succeed him, his eldest will be a newcomer to the Council. The next most senior member of their voting bloc will most likely be put forth as the new Doge candidate. Paulo is an interesting case, in that even while Niccolo was the head of the family, he had Paulo hold the Council seat. Niccolo, despite his views on arcane magic, was extremely civic minded, and wanted his son to have as much experience as he could get, all the better to someday lead himself. Thus, Paulo had more seniority than he might otherwise have had on the Council. As far as Rizardo setting up his own children to take over the house... that wouldn't happen for a couple of reasons. One, it's not in Rizardo's character. He's not really into the whole political game. But two, and perhaps more importantly, it wouldnt' happen because once I sat down and did the math, I realized that Paulo's eldest is now in his/her late 30s or 40s and is clearly old enough to be running the house themselves. These are the sorts of details that sometimes slip through the cracks when you jump your whole gameworld ahead a generation... [/QUOTE]
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