Should BtSH call it quits?

**/Bean\** · 06-25-2009, 18:35

Oh yeah, some more. I think we need to involve the city and the people in in the city more. I think we should follow the Roman ways and players should not be able to become Senators until the age of 30, and predating that age can serve in the military and conduct other business about the city. They can become just as involved in the game out of the Senate as they can within.

Followig on from that point, younger Senators need to (generally) have much less influence, and rely on patrons (another adition) until they can become their own man (usually when their patron dies or falls heavily out of favour).

We should also introduce wealth and property (a budget), to further aid the importance levels of players. It would cost a certain amount of money to run for most offices (and the more money you spend over the minimum amount required the more likely you are to succeed in the office elections).

I'll probs think up some more soon.

**navarro951** · 06-28-2009, 20:21

Hmm it all sounds great, but what happens when the player base is to small and we only have say two or three 30 year olds?

**Cultured Drizzt fan** · 06-28-2009, 20:29

yeah, I just don't see something like that working when we only have 5 or so players..... which is almost all the time.

**/Bean\** · 06-29-2009, 22:24

Just say those are the playable Senators, the ones that have the chance to become famous. History doesn't remember all 300 Senators at all times of the Republic; only a few notable names come up. We'll roleplay the other Senators as we've always done.

**Dafug3** · 06-30-2009, 20:53

Hey, first time posting here. I read through the rules and was thinking I would love to join but then I read through this thread. Perhaps we could use Johnhoughtoms save in the 'Save Game Thread' in the EB forums. It has 7 family members, Southern Italy, Sicily and Northern Italy + Massalia as client states. The Polybian reforms have kicked in and there are no military troops except for Ligurians in Alpine border forts. I think it would be a perfect place to start.

**Cultured Drizzt fan** · 06-30-2009, 21:44

that might actually work.....

**everyone** · 07-01-2009, 02:00

if we're willing to forsake RGBs, I think it could work; or someone with experience with EDCT could help us to remove the trait/triggers that give any recruited general a "recruited general" trait. since johnhughthom's save is on 1.2