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that's not what it says Everyone.

You know that in the future only Provincial governors and the consul get control over a legion (or a legate under orders from a governor). This governor can choose his his legates/tribunes.
i'll give a few examples:

person A = governor of Gaul.
Gaul has 3 Legions designated by the senate to keep the peace.
Person A takes legion I
He then asks good friends B & C, currently not elected for any office, to lead those legions. (if they meet the requirements)

Person A also knows lesser friend D, whom he takes as Legate in his own Legion I

Then person A also knows a few young promising men. He asks them if they want to be tribunes in either one of his legions.


Now, person A becomes sick. ohnoes! (pc broken)
But no worries!
Person D can take control of the governors legion.
Person B & C have received certain orders from person A, and are able to act alone.

See, no problem, no voting, no fuzz.

But if Person A loses his governorship by something IC (political intrigue) or officially steps down as governor, person B to D and all tribunes, lose their position.
A new governor will be voted in the senate, and he get's to choose his own entourage.
(perhaps the tribunes can stay in place, but under the new rules, they can't command anyway)



Yet there's a difference with the previous discussion, as the situation was differeint (in my eyes and a few others, while nto in the eyes of Bean/others). This was also with the older ranks
Situation was:

Person A leads Legion x

person A then announces in the curia that he resigns command officially to person B.

Now I was under the impression that commands of a legion were to be decided by edicts.
Bean officially transferred his commandship to Swiss.
A few people felt that that was illegal, as Swiss his command was not voted by edict (but bestowed by Bean instead).


It was only afterwards that bean made some comment about his pc being stolen, that it was explained that he was still officially in command, but unofficially unable to play.
If Bean had just said from the start that he was unable to play, without makign that post in the curia about transferring command, nothing would have happened.

Just the 'official transfer' of command was what a few people found not-done :) As if Bean can decide that without an edict.
PERSONALLY, I didn't gave a fig, and IC Bean is my stephdad. So I did not want to make a big deal out of it.
But it had to be said, and then some ppl reacted very heavily, which of course I could not let pass :)




Anyway, don't worry. Being unable to play does not pose any issues. It's just a matter of how you put it and how you RP it ;)