Quote Originally Posted by Foot
Yes that would be possible, but I can think of two objections. Firstly, it is really really restrictive on how a player plays the game, roleplaying would be far better. Secondly, the roman family tree does not represent all possible roman men, and it is often the case that a player won't have consuls for some number of years. Obviously that doesn't mean that there are no consuls, but essentially Rome would not be able to wage forum wars.

Foot
I hear what your saying about the family tree and completely agree. I see a way around that.....but will keep it to myself for now.

Funny, just before posting I was thinking about typing a 'family tree caveat' as a P.S. and thought 'nah, I'll cover that if it comes up'. First reply.....who would have thought.....

Don't agree on the 'restrictive' aspect. If anything, I think it would encourage roleplaying. The replacement of Consuls whose Imperium was not extended (spoiler?????) was a HUGE aspect of 'The Republican Way' and should be encouraged, rather than ignored as inconvenient. But I'll get into the nitty gritty as I expand on my thoughts in later posts.

Thanks for the answer!

Cheers,

Quilts