OOC Thread

[TinCow]

A.) If your avatar is in a stack of troops but it is not a legal army, then the Chancellor can disband the troops but can not move the stack because of the "can't move avatar against player will" rule?

B.) If you have a stack of troops, but no avatar in them, and not in a settlement/fort, then the Chancellor can do anything he wants right? Move em, disband em, send them to auto-resolve death, ect...

A) Refer to Rule 1.4:

The CHANCELLOR may move any avatar or army that has not been moved in this way as he best sees fit, including moves that result in battles, except that he cannot move a player’s avatar, Private/Royal Army, garrison units, or fort units in any manner that player has expressly prohibited.

If you haven't moved your avatar and haven't given orders restricting how your avatar can be moved, the Chancellor can do whatever he wants with you. This includes Private/Royal Armies. If you aren't going to move yourself and don't want the Chancellor to be able to do what he wants with your force, you need to speak up.

Essentially the rules are the same as in KOTR, but we are giving people more power over their own avatars and armies. However, because this places an added burden on the Chancellor to keep up with these orders, it is the complete responsibility of the individual players to make sure they either move themselves or properly inform the Chancellor by posting the appropriate orders. If you do not do either of these things, you have only yourself to blame if your avatar/army is moved in a way that you don't like.

B) Correct, unless it is a Private/Royal Army and orders have been posted that restrict its movement. Private/Royal Armies without commanders cannot be moved by anyone but the Chancellor, but the Chancellor still can't move them in a way that has been specifically prohibited in the orders.

I want to emphasize this again: this game has the potential to place a heavy burden on the person playing the Chancellor. In order to make this game playable, the burden is on the individual players to submit their orders properly if they do not want to leave everything up to the Chancellor's whims. You MUST post these orders in your post in the Status and Orders Thread.

A game turn is designed to operate most efficiently when played as follows:
1) End turn report/summary (can be brief) and new save game is posted by Chancellor. Chancellor does not do ANYTHING in the new turn yet.
2) 24 hour period for everyone to download the save and do whatever they want with their own avatar/armies. Chancellor can extend this time if he wants.
3) When the time is up, the Chancellor takes the save and plays out the rest of the turn according to his wishes. He looks ONLY at the Status and Orders Thread to determine what restrictions are on him for this phase. If something is not in the Status and Orders Thread, he is free to do what he pleases as long as it is allowed by the rules. When completed, return to #1 and repeat.