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Hail to the King Baby -DN
We have no KING! The Kingdom is in Chaos!
Please Do NOT reply with messages about "voting for me" or other such platform messages. Anyone that does so should be considered a court idiot - unknowledgable in the ways of the nobility, and obviously not ordained to take the throne!
The commoners are rioting and loitering in the streets. Our noble birthright is in jeopardy. Brothers, we must act on God's will and find the King to take the Throne. Who would it be? Who among us has rallied support in this time of crisis when so much is unknown? Who has the favour of God resting upon him? It will take the strength of a King to claim the Throne - a King with vision! A King with power and cunning! Long live Gods chosen King!
Length of the Campaign
All nobles may send 1 private message to the Administrator (that's me) in the next 5 days from the time of this posting (I have extended the time on the pre-game anarchy period) (from the time of this posting). In the next 5 days you should be rallying support for your cause and rallying support for the cause of your candidate. Choose wisely! The fate of our Kingdom depends on it!
Which King to Support?
See my post here for more details on choosing our first King. The success of our Kingdom rests solely on the the candidate you place in power - so choose wisely. Do they have a plan for backup turn playing? Do they have an overall strategy? Do they need one? Are they good? Have they played in Team Games before? Have they posted on the forums? What can you dig up about them? Do remember that they will be King, and all questions should be posed with absolute humility - but do ask, because they do need your support for the Throne.
How do I Become King Then?
So you want to become King then? Oh, very nice. It's very simple really - just gain a simple majority of the support in the noble house and make sure they send me the ballot on time and you will be crowned King! It is vitally important that you do this using Private Messages. This isn't a forum war or a popularity contest and it is against the spirit of our Team to use the Forum to whip up a Forum frenzy around your Throne grab. As per the spirit of house Merlot rules here, The Administrator for Team Merlot will intervene if anyone uses the Forum as a troll or fanboi for any of the candidates. Help me out here guys - particularly on our first vote. Keep it in PMs. Depending on the structure of these forums we may move The house Merlot forums to a Privately hosted Forum, or work with the good people here, but in the interm please just make my job easier and follow the rules so everyone has a good time and we can get going.
Casting your Ballot
You cast your ballot by sending the Administrator (thats me) a private message any time within the next week (from the time of this posting. In order to be absolutely clear it may say one of two things:
"I claim the throne." OR "I support <name> in his claim for the throne."
There are no "ifs" "ands" or "buts." There is no "if so and so is running..." blah blah blah. Might I humbly suggest that all those wishing to claim the throne should start gaining support quickly, in the first 48 hours. Might I humbly suggest that those who will be supporting a King wait until late in the process to do so. You get one Ballot - your first ballot - you cannot change your Ballot!
One last word - As Administrator I do not typically vote, except in the case of a tie. So a forward thinking King would do well to include me on any private messages that he sends out gaining support so that if a tie does occur they have a leg up.
Take the time to support a Good King! This will be the most difficult election as we have so little to go on so do your research my brothers! Long Live the King!
Why don't we just post platforms publicly in this thread?
The reason is that being skilled at being a forum warrior is not the same as being a good King. They are two entirely different skill sets that often don't go together (although sometimes they do). Getting a flock of annonymous people to side with you by making them think everyone already is while throwing in a little humour is easily done, but being a King is going to take more than being a forum whore. In fact, as the King has the power to silence forum whores who speak against him being a forum whore is not going to be the greatest asset in this game - winning is. Pick people that are going to win - not people that are just going to be witty in a post.
But we don't know anyone!
Being the King is a lot of work. The begining game is the trial-by-fire. I'm anxious to see how many people take the time to try to earn my support. Aren't you? Who is dependable to do what is needed? The people that put in the time are the people that aren't going to disappear in the second week. It's easy for people to be excited about an idea - but who among us are the people that are going to stick it out? Those are the people that will take the time to do this right. We all know this because we have all seen it before. Find the good people!
The Administrator
As in all matters ingame the King has final authority, the Administrator has final authority in all matters OOC (Out of Character) and OOG (Out of Game). I anticipate we will run into a few, and I apologize in advance. I have tried to anticipate different situations in a politically charged playing field and creating a structure of guidelines for them, but I can't anticipate them all. Where there is any arbitration needed the buck stops here. Trust now that my goal is that everyone have a good time, and that we create a great framework for many games to come. I'm a careful and critical thinker so if something does come up I will give it the careful thought that it is due. So sit back and enjoy yourself gentlemen! We will kick some ass, drink some wine, and have some fun. Have some posting, maybe get a Ventrillo if people are interested during those critical times, laugh about pillaging our enemies Kingdoms and laying waste to all we see. Dining at the Kings Table should be a good time. Drink up!
Final Word
Everything you say on the Forums can be used against you by all future Kings, or anyone. Please choose your words carefully! If you are giving your opinion in a thread remember that you are giving it by leave of the future King. Make liberal use of private Messages, because they can't be used against you.
Now go find your King!