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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jürgen Hubert" data-source="post: 3361429" data-attributes="member: 7177">Where do your rulers come from in your campaign world? How did they - or their ancestors if a hereditary system is in place - gain their position?Some possibilities:- "Me and my Army": The ruler gained his power through brute force.- "Divine appointment": A deity picked him.- "The Mandate of the People": The citizens of his nation elected him. Note that this does not neccessarily imply democracy in the modern sense - since the definition of "citizen" may vary a lot.- "Management Buy-Out": He either bribed his way into office, or bout the office outright.- "The Winner Takes It All": There was some sort of competition between various contenders for the office. Tests of strength, endurance, intelligence, long-duration quests and journeys - whatever someone can come up with. And only the winner gets the office.- "The Sword and the Stone": The ruler had to fulfill some sort of prophecy to get his position.Which of these apply for the nations in your campaign? Or do they have any other ways of picking a ruler?</blockquote>