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<blockquote data-quote="BriarMonkey" data-source="post: 5475526" data-attributes="member: 95387">Um...There are a few rather large holes in that.&nbsp; First off, his advisors.&nbsp; If they are &quot;good&quot; men, then why have they allowed the king to remain on the throne - particularly if he is undead?&nbsp; Is he also mad, and thus easily duped or controlled?&nbsp; (If so, that would also fix the next item.)Second, I would think a sane ruler would know if there was a war going on.&nbsp; Unless the kingdom is so large as to prohibit easy movement to the borders (magic anyone?), a simple military review would show that.&nbsp; A ruler who engages in war wants to know what's going on - so visiting the front is a very normal thing to do.&nbsp; After all, what better way to see how your generals are conducting themselves.All things being equal, the king isn't.&nbsp; His advisors and generals are running the country.&nbsp; That being the case, do they keep him isolated and far removed from the population?&nbsp; If that is the case, then honestly, this is a really flimsy idea on the surface because if he is killed, nothing changes.So, why does he need to be killed?&nbsp; The country is not run by him, he is a puppet - and no one suffers for the loss of a puppet (unless you are the puppet I suppose).You may want to look at making some changes.&nbsp; For instance, if the king is truely a powerful undead, he can keep his advisors in check through fear and magicks.&nbsp; The advisors do what they can to isolate the effects on the populace, but things will trickle out and affect the kingdom.&nbsp; What if the king has a penchant for the pretty young folk.&nbsp; Having one's sons and daughters disappear without explanation would cause rumors and speculation - which can then eventually lead to finding out who the culprit is.&nbsp; That small line, if it has been allowed to go on for a long time (or has affected a lot of people) will sow seeds of fear without being heavy handed.&nbsp; That then can lead to exposing the king for the monster he is.Something that also pops to mind are the emperors of ancient Rome.&nbsp; Most of the truely dispicable ones started out okay, and even had popular support.&nbsp; But as time went on, and their madness impacted more and more of the populace, they eventually fell - and in a couple cases, it was not the populace that fell their ruler, it was the other nobility.K.&nbsp; I'll stop rambling and hope that it made sense.Cheers.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BriarMonkey, post: 5475526, member: 95387"] Um... There are a few rather large holes in that. First off, his advisors. If they are "good" men, then why have they allowed the king to remain on the throne - particularly if he is undead? Is he also mad, and thus easily duped or controlled? (If so, that would also fix the next item.) Second, I would think a sane ruler would know if there was a war going on. Unless the kingdom is so large as to prohibit easy movement to the borders (magic anyone?), a simple military review would show that. A ruler who engages in war wants to know what's going on - so visiting the front is a very normal thing to do. After all, what better way to see how your generals are conducting themselves. All things being equal, the king isn't. His advisors and generals are running the country. That being the case, do they keep him isolated and far removed from the population? If that is the case, then honestly, this is a really flimsy idea on the surface because if he is killed, nothing changes. So, why does he need to be killed? The country is not run by him, he is a puppet - and no one suffers for the loss of a puppet (unless you are the puppet I suppose). You may want to look at making some changes. For instance, if the king is truely a powerful undead, he can keep his advisors in check through fear and magicks. The advisors do what they can to isolate the effects on the populace, but things will trickle out and affect the kingdom. What if the king has a penchant for the pretty young folk. Having one's sons and daughters disappear without explanation would cause rumors and speculation - which can then eventually lead to finding out who the culprit is. That small line, if it has been allowed to go on for a long time (or has affected a lot of people) will sow seeds of fear without being heavy handed. That then can lead to exposing the king for the monster he is. Something that also pops to mind are the emperors of ancient Rome. Most of the truely dispicable ones started out okay, and even had popular support. But as time went on, and their madness impacted more and more of the populace, they eventually fell - and in a couple cases, it was not the populace that fell their ruler, it was the other nobility. K. I'll stop rambling and hope that it made sense. Cheers. [/QUOTE]

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