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<blockquote data-quote="Jon_Dahl" data-source="post: 6013841" data-attributes="member: 89822">In my campaign I'm trying to get the PCs to a royal court but I'm lost with the formalities.For instance:The PCs step in front of the court for the first time. How are the introductions handled?My version:A courtier says with a loud, clear voice: &quot;Your Majesty, before you (name and titles and all)&quot; and then the PC steps forward and bows (very deeply). He remains bowed. This is repeated until all the PCs are introduced.The king gives a permission to rise. After this the king is introduced by the courtier &quot;His Majesty (name) bids you welcomed!&quot;After this the courtier proceeds to address the members of the royal family present in the room and mentions their location in relation to the king.&quot;Beside His Majesty, the queen regent (name). On the right side of His Majesty are.... On the left side of His Majesty are...&quot;Something like this:[ame=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK50CT0eTkw&quot;]Vercingetorix's Surrender - YouTube[/ame]Yes, this was a surrender... But the introductions would be the same. The motionless, speechless manner of the king and the near-telepathic actions by his courtiers would/should be like this.The king will be very punctual with his words. If he wants everyone to shut up and listen to him, he will casually wave his hand so that the courtier would bang a heavy staff against the floor. Anything that requires him to remember things, such as long list of names, will be handled by a courtier.The king will personally give permission to leave his court.I have tried to get some ideas about court formalities by watching Game of Thrones but I don't get it. When it comes to true royalty and the &quot;feel&quot;, I find the manner Caesar is played in Rome much better than the more informal and mortal kings in GoT.I'm just looking to add some verisimilitude for my campaign and this stuff is fairly hard. Any advice is greatly appreciated.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jon_Dahl, post: 6013841, member: 89822"] In my campaign I'm trying to get the PCs to a royal court but I'm lost with the formalities. For instance: [B]The PCs step in front of the court for the first time. How are the introductions handled?[/B] My version: A courtier says with a loud, clear voice: [I]"Your Majesty, before you (name and titles and all)" [/I]and then the PC steps forward and bows (very deeply). He remains bowed. This is repeated until all the PCs are introduced. The king gives a permission to rise. After this the king is introduced by the courtier [I]"His Majesty (name) bids you welcomed!"[/I] After this the courtier proceeds to address the members of the royal family present in the room and mentions their location in relation to the king. [I]"Beside His Majesty, the queen regent (name). On the right side of His Majesty are.... On the left side of His Majesty are..."[/I] Something like this: [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK50CT0eTkw"]Vercingetorix's Surrender - YouTube[/ame] Yes, this was a surrender... But the introductions would be the same. The motionless, speechless manner of the king and the near-telepathic actions by his courtiers would/should be like this. The king will be very punctual with his words. If he wants everyone to shut up and listen to him, he will casually wave his hand so that the courtier would bang a heavy staff against the floor. Anything that requires him to remember things, such as long list of names, will be handled by a courtier. The king will personally give permission to leave his court. I have tried to get some ideas about court formalities by watching Game of Thrones but I don't get it. When it comes to true royalty and the "feel", I find the manner Caesar is played in Rome much better than the more informal and mortal kings in GoT. I'm just looking to add some verisimilitude for my campaign and this stuff is fairly hard. Any advice is greatly appreciated. [/QUOTE]

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