The Will of the Senate - out of character thread

[Wishazu]

I would like to take the Avatar of the unassigned Diplomat if it is still available. However after looking at the vast amounts of information, threads etc. for this campaign im worried i may have over reached myself lol. Alot of it seems to be going straight over my head. If someone could please send me a PM explaining what i must do etc.

Is there a pecking order when it comes to making posts in the deliberations thread?

[Mount Suribachi]

Is there a pecking order when it comes to making posts in the deliberations thread?

Not at all, get stuck in mate

[Death the destroyer of worlds]

Hi Wishazu,
It's quite simple really. One player plays the game for 5 years (with the mods thats 20 turns as the year is divided in 4 seasons). He is the 'first consul'. Every 20 turns we elect a new one. A debate will be started on the 'in character' thread and people can give themselves up as a candidate. After several days of debate we start a new 'election' thread were you can vote for your candidate. Senators can also propose motions during debates and these can also be voted upon. If you check the last two pages of the in-character thread you can see examples of motions being proposed. Tomorrow evening the debate closes and there will be a day of voting. Then the first consul (who happens to be me at the moment) can play on. What's currently going on is the intermediate debate, which takes place 10 turns into a first consuls reign.
Okay, it's not that simple , but I'd advise you to read the first posts of the in- and the out- of character thread where all the current rules and regulations are updated continuously. In the senate library you can see the maps and avatars and so on.
Any questions, just ask.

EDIT : I may be a fast poster, but not as fast as econ21 :)
You can find out what your avatar, the diplomat Oppius Vintruvius, has been up to by reading the first consul reports thread. He is currently not present in the senate library, but that will happen soon. At the moment he's just left Iberia and is marching towards Massilia, as I want to know for sure if it is still in rebel hands or is the Gauls own it by now. Then you are basically a 'loose cannon' as all the necessary trade agreements and map exchanges have been made. I will probably try to make new alliances with you and explore. any suggestions for your character are always welcome.

[econ21]

If someone could please send me a PM explaining what i must do etc.

OK, I'll assign you the diplomat, Oppius Vintruvius. TinCow will post a screenshot of him in the Senate library thread, if he's not already there.

Optionally, you might want to PM the First consul, DDW, to find out where your diplomat is and what he is planning to do with him in the next 10 turns. It's ultimately up to DDW, but I am sure he would welcome any suggestions from you.

But the core role you have as a Senator will be deciding the direction of the campaign. You do that by pontificating in the Senate deliberations thread, proposing motions and voting on them. Tomorrow at 6pm, I'll post a poll thread where you can vote yes or no to some motions regarding the last 10 turns of DDW's reign. The poll will be open for 24 hours, then we'll let him get on with it and he'll come back in a few days with a closing First Consul report.

After that, we'll go back to the Senate deliberations thread, have 2 days for tabling fresh motions for the next 10 turns and people will offer themselves up for election as the next player (First Consul). You can vote again and so on.

It only gets really complex if you want to step into the Lower House, where you will be expected to install the mod, play any battles your general gets into and at some point run for First Consul (ie play for 20 turns). Even then, it's not really much more daunting than playing a mod on your own.