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[3man75]

You could try to change the title to say "revival in process" or something.

But that's just me.

[Stonecutters]

I would most deff be interested in manipulating guiding our young prince to his rightful place as Ruler of the World Dark Tyrant Lord of whatever-his-city-is. I'm interested in perhaps trying to enact changes and reforms to the law code of the land, creating a more centralized model. This will probably create significant backlash amongst those the current model benefits. Could be !!Fun!! 

[3man75]

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I would most deff be interested in manipulating guiding our young prince to his rightful place as Ruler of the World Dark Tyrant Lord of whatever-his-city-is. I'm interested in perhaps trying to enact changes and reforms to the law code of the land, creating a more centralized model. This will probably create significant backlash amongst those the current model benefits. Could be !!Fun!! 

We'll probably have to put down a rebellion but that's what armies are for right?

[Weirdsound]

That's not a dumb question, but would people still be interested?

You are one of the better writers on this site. You should never have to ask if people are interested in your game. If you write it, we will come. :p

[Mlamlah]

That's not a dumb question, but would people still be interested?

You are one of the better writers on this site. You should never have to ask if people are interested in your game. If you write it, we will come. :p

Coming from you that actually means a lot to me.

[3man75]

That's not a dumb question, but would people still be interested?

You are one of the better writers on this site. You should never have to ask if people are interested in your game. If you write it, we will come. :p

Free cheers for mlamlah creator of princeship and other fictions :-)

[jaass]

That's not a dumb question, but would people still be interested?

You are one of the better writers on this site. You should never have to ask if people are interested in your game. If you write it, we will come. :p

Free cheers for mlamlah creator of princeship and other fictions :-)

Here, Here.

[3man75]

So will there be a revival Mlam?

[3man75]

not enough time Mlam?

[Mlamlah]

Y'know what, fuck it, i'm coming back.

Hit a roadblock on my third draft, only working part time now, my writing group is pittering away, let's do this.

Update coming tonight, after that i'll recap. Frequency of updates thereafter will depend on demand. Not sure how to run Trader of Favours though, as i was actually using a generated world from .34 and extrapolating from there.

[Mlamlah]

Raynor Casar, Royal Prince of Analysse, popular claimant on the future crown.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

13 Years old

Personality:
Strong leadership traits.
A passion for knowledge and education.
A deep love of family, particularly towards sisters.
Is bold when faced with an opportunity to prove himself, but tends towards caution much more of the time.
Has shown a desire to rule.
Quiet and assured confidence.

Health and Physical Abilities
Superficially Injured and Sore
Mediocre fitness.
Youthful agility.

Social Skills
A strong understanding of etiquette and social grace.
Tends to inspire loyalty in others.
A bright and well honed mind.
Solid political skill.
Solid business Savvy.
Mediocre grasp of Adalbert language.
Poor Grasp of Keshlan language.

Practical Skills
Mediocre Magicianry
Mediocre swordsmanship.
Amateur Shield-work.
Sword and shield technique: Amateur.
Amateur riding.
Novice armoured combat.
Amateur Strategist.
Amateur Sleight of Hand.

Vassals and Servants
Sir Bepher, Knight of the Sail: Respectful
Barick the Bodygaurd: Protective.
Local Business partners: Respectful
Elwer, your squire: Eager to serve.
Captain Verack: Polite, but otherwise indifferent.
Ishvakala the Hedge Mage:Amused and Grateful.
Serles, "Royal Protector", personal toady: Deeply Grateful, Loyal
Sir Walter, Knight of the Crown: Dutiful
Adrickar, Palace Warden, former warmage: Dutiful

Allies
Various palace servants and Attendants: Deep Love and Loyalty
Palace Pages and Squires: Healthy and lasting respect, newly restored loyalty.
Isvan the Apprentice Warmage: Eagerness to please, loyalty.
Ritalia: Loving and Protective, deeply loyal.
Business Contacts: Polite.
Courtiers and Politicians of the King's Court: Slightly awed.
William, your elder brother: Erratic, but loyal
Sir Evanson: Patronizing, but loyal.
Sir Raymond the country Knight: Grateful
Analysse City Street Toughs: Begrudgingly Helpful

Magic
Apprentice-level Scrymaster, experienced at surpassing magical resistance. May only scry with one sense at a time. May set up poor quality scrying wards to hinder intrusion or alert you upon it. Capable of impressive power in forcing your way past screening wards, and of great subtlety in avoiding detection wards.
Novice Level War-Warder. You have some shaky skill in warding objects and people from specific kinds of harm which must be stated in the spell. None of your spells have yet lasted much more than an hour, and are easy to dispel.
Novice Level Force magic. You may use crude energy with basic competence. Currently this allows you to bludgeon and move things forcefully and indelicately, with strength just barely above your own physical strength.

-Spell Tricks known:
Artificial Wind. Can create breezes over an extended period, or a single momentary gust capable of sending light objects flying and unbalancing individual people.
Symbol reproduction. Can instantly reproduce the contents of one page on something else, the symbol(s) must be made with ink or a similiar substance to work, and must be performed on a flat surface.
Palm Light: You are capable of creating a shining light in your palm that is about as bright as a torch, you may also attach light to your fingertips as bright as a candle, the light has heat, but not much.
Missile Launching: This cantrip allows one to launch an arrow, bolt or similiarily sized missile at an opponent with the strength of a crossbow bolt. Could theoretically be used to launch less conventional missiles in a pinch.
Repel object: May be used to turn away missiles, blades and blunt objects, though not reliably.

Assets
Various travelling clothes of high quality, including cloaks and riding boots.
Riding horse fitted with barding, (quilted over top studded leather).
A modest collection of historical books.
A small collection of varied books on magic, including basic theory, scrying, warding of various sorts and warmagic.
High quality gold emerald-embedded brooch. A gift from your mother.
Cart with draft horses
Boots of sticking. Boots capable of fusing on any surface on the command word. Generally used for pranks.

Wealth:
Opulent palace quarters.
Personal servants.
Varied high quality clothing and jewelry.
Trade goods.
Various stall based portside businesses.
Modest Middle Man business.
Some partnerships with estalished small businesses.
A handful of small smithys, and attached metalworking businesses.
Generous Royal Allowance.
A tidy sum of money, a little more than enough to buy and man a decent sized ship.
A small hoard of useless trinkets and jewlery.
Ornate Plate Armor
Masterfully crafted Ornamental Longsword

War Assets:
Masterfully crafted Dagger.
High quality short sword.
High quality leather breastplate.
High Quality Scale Mail armor.
A crate of flashstones, capable of producing a blinding light when struck against a hard surface.
A ring shield, capable of producing a small shield of force energy on the command word. Limited life.
A stave of magical protection. Absorbs overtly hostile magic directed at the holder before shattering.

Bodyguard Equipment: Leather Jerkin over sturdy woodmans clothing, a high quality longsword, a warhammer, a hidden dagger, a short sword, a hatchet, a leather shield. A riding horse with custom saddle. Ornate plate armor. High quality Banded armor.

Squire Equipment: High quality shortsword, quilted armor and travelling clothes. Riding Horse. Fine clothing.

The Silver Moon Mercenary Company
Based in a converted Warehouse in the docks district.
Headed by Verack, a northman warrior who has skill with a claymore.
Senior Members:
8 Axemen (throwing and Melee), 2 archers, 3 Halberdiers, 1 Fire Mage. All dressed in Ringmail/plate composite, with weapons of decent quality.
Regulars:
1 elite archer, 1 archer, 1 halberdier 1 axeman. (dressed in Ringmail, weapons of mediocre quality.)
Recruits:
13 Able Bodied Trainees, 2 fire mage apprentices. Substandard training equipment. (Dulled metal weapons and used hunting bows, armor of wood and cloth padding)

The day feels agonizingly long, and you could swear that the time stretches out into months-worth of waiting for your opportunities to ripen. Your sister Ritalia and brother-in-law Penrod remain in the seclusion of honeymoon, and will remain so until tomorrow. All the same, it strikes you that you still have not managed to have a real conversation with Penrod, who's fate is now linked to the Kingdom you plan on inheriting. You have one of your servants send a message to Penrod's steward indicating you would appreciate if he could make time for a private discussion, and even send along a friendly letter in your own hand, for him to read after the wedded couple emerge from their chambers.

You consider the events of the recent past. Your Brother William is no longer the named Crown Prince, or even technically in line for the throne, nor does he have allies or armies he could use to press a claim even if he wanted to, which it would seem he does not. Instead your Uncle Duke Robilard is currently named the Crown Prince, though your father has indicated that this is a temporary arrangement. Robilard has however, indicated that he very much wishes to speak to you privately at a safe location about matters he seems to think are important. Nearly simultaneous of this was the arrival of Penrod, and it has become apparent that both men have an unpleasant history of some sort.
Your bastard half-brother as well, has been elevated to a knight of the crown, and legitimized. You are rather fond of eachother, but the fact remains that as your elder he's technically a step closer to the throne than you, even as the son of a concubine.

You have your own schemes and plans in motion as well, with designs to establish a metalworking guild in the city, a burgeoning mercanary company under your thumb, and Keshlain allies who you have lent support to in the acquisition of armies and funds, all so that they might restore order to their island homeland. You've also been combing the young bachelorettes of the kingdom, seeking a future bride and alliance.
With so much going on, so much you have been involved in, it's hard to determine who it is that is trying to have you killed. There are many players in the game of Analyssian politics, and there are many who might benefit from your death. You have political pull with quite a few people in the Kingdom, but it's becoming increasingly apparent that you will need greater strength of your own to call on, if your father died tomorrow you would find yourself in a deeply precarious position, with no land or titles, no vassals or servants of much consequence, relying entirely on generosity and loyalty to carry you through the day.

Tomorrow will be another tourney, and with the success of Barick in the previous competitions he may be expected to make an appearance. You find yourself questioning wether it is wise to allow your trusted bodyguard to leave your side again to compete, but on the other hand, if he withdrew from the competition it could look cowardly, or at best... peculiar.
Also worth considering are any last minute arrangements to be made for when your sister and brother-in-law leave for Penrod's castle in Adalbert. You've arranged for your own additional escort, and it's common knowledge that you intend to come, but again... is it wise to leave the safety of your father's household so soon after an attempted assasination?   

[Weirdsound]

Alright, I need some time to go back and re-read before I just jump in and start giving my huge suggestions full of daring schemes as I usually do.

For now, quietly arrange to watch tomorrows Tournament with some of the visiting nobles from Adalbert. They are, IMO, less likely than anybody from our own kingdom to be trying to kill us, and they our likely loyal enough to our brother in law to act in our defense if another attempt is made on our life, and if I remember correctly, our champion Barick is from Adalbert himself, so at least we have a place to strike up conversation.

Talk them up during and before the fights, try to get to know the key players in their court.

Also, write that letter requesting an audience with Penrod. I forget what we wanted to ask him, but I'm sure it will come back to us.

Edit: Invite some of the young nobles from our own court to tag along with to watch the games with the Adalbert delegation, that way it dosn't look like we are publicly and singularly supporting the other nation in our own city.

[3man75]

Could we may be ask our father to spare one or two guards men for our protection[/b]?

Most assassins our usually deterred by an armed presence of guards . Also keep a dagger hidden away in our person.

[Mlamlah]

Could we may be ask our father to spare one or two guards men for our protection[/b]?

Most assassins our usually deterred by an armed presence of guards . Also keep a dagger hidden away in our person.

A knight of the crown and a palace warden have been assigned to you as bodyguards for the time being. Along with Barick, Elwer and your new "Royal Protector" Serles that makes five dedicated to your protection more or less full time. Along with that are the sleugh of protective magics laid on you by the palace wardens, the men Barick has apparently hired to watch your back from afar, and the mercenaries in your employ. You're almost always armed with a sword or dagger as is, and requisitioning hidden armor to be worn surreptitiously was one of the first actions you undertook after the assasination attempt.

Wether this is sufficient for your current physical safety though, is still in question.

[3man75]

Could we may be ask our father to spare one or two guards men for our protection[/b]?

Most assassins our usually deterred by an armed presence of guards . Also keep a dagger hidden away in our person.

A knight of the crown and a palace warden have been assigned to you as bodyguards for the time being. Along with Barick, Elwer and your new "Royal Protector" Serles that makes five dedicated to your protection more or less full time. Along with that are the sleugh of protective magics laid on you by the palace wardens, the men Barick has apparently hired to watch your back from afar, and the mercenaries in your employ. You're almost always armed with a sword or dagger as is, and requisitioning hidden armor to be worn surreptitiously was one of the first actions you undertook after the assasination attempt.

Wether this is sufficient for your current physical safety though, is still in question.

That should be enough manpower for now. Add a "signal" that the bodyguards should give us in case they see something overly suspicious. If they do than we excuse ourselves from the games citing a cold or something.

Concerning the escort:

Also for when we talk to penrod inform him about the assassination and that we'll be using some disguises for when we escort him back home.

Basically i'm thinking that we'll leave the city with us on horseback in a showy way and then we'll go off the road with our personnel guards to change into a soldiers uniform (face covered) and switch with someone who will pretend to be us (who's face will also be covered), while we just hide amongst our comrade mercenaries (the one's we purchased and are hopefully loyal enough to protect each other and not know we are amongst them) until we change again where need be.

That way we'll fool any assassins who try anything while we're on the road. That or just not go telling penrod we fear our lives and that us being there could cause danger to them while on their travels.