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<blockquote data-quote="Dungeoneer" data-source="post: 5476568" data-attributes="member: 91777">I don't actually see this as an insurmountable problem at all.&nbsp; Remember, in classic monarchy the king isn't just the guy who makes the laws and leads the armies.&nbsp; He represents the kingdom.&nbsp; He stands for it and all its people.&nbsp; He is a living symbol.If the king is the latest in a long-lived and much revered dynasty, he'd certainly have to be pretty bad before the people considered throwing him out completely.&nbsp; And if his kingdom is the sort (quite common) where the monarch's power is not really absolute but in fact dependent on the good will of the nobility and the bureaucracy it's not at all inconceivable that those around the king could constrain his power.Here's a plausible scenario: Anyway, the real trick, as pointed out above, is how do you depose a monarch that everyone thinks is good and kind?&nbsp; Kill the king and the people will turn on you, believing you to be a traitor rather than a hero!I think you should keep the name Skullfrost.&nbsp; It's so over-the-top it's hilarious!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dungeoneer, post: 5476568, member: 91777"] I don't actually see this as an insurmountable problem at all. Remember, in classic monarchy the king isn't just the guy who makes the laws and leads the armies. He [I]represents[/I] the kingdom. He stands for it and all its people. He is a living symbol. If the king is the latest in a long-lived and much revered dynasty, he'd certainly have to be pretty bad before the people considered throwing him out completely. And if his kingdom is the sort (quite common) where the monarch's power is not really absolute but in fact dependent on the good will of the nobility and the bureaucracy it's not at all inconceivable that those around the king could constrain his power. Here's a plausible scenario: Anyway, the real trick, as pointed out above, is how do you depose a monarch that everyone thinks is good and kind? Kill the king and the people will turn on you, believing you to be a traitor rather than a hero! I think you should keep the name Skullfrost. It's so over-the-top it's hilarious! [/QUOTE]

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