Elder Vermilion wrote:
First off I think that #2 and #3 are solutions to things that weren't a problem.
#2 has been an issue for several parks in the past.
#3 was a suggestion by the regent because of the way we keep records and the voting requirements for electing the GMR. Imagine trying to elect the GMK with no written list of who the Knights were and even if you did have a list people only stayed on the list for 6 months and there are no dates on the list to let you know when they should be removed, In addition, they are required to "assist in their field of expertise at least once a month" to stay on the list, but no way to track that as well.
The GMR is responsible for more than just knowing the rules and giving out the test. Most importantly, Item #12 on Page 4 of the Rulebook.
Elder Vermilion wrote:
Before this reign, I think it had been 8 years since the last contested Champion race. And there are now some unintended consequences like Defender probably not being used for Sword Knight eligibility anymore. On the other hand there hasn't been a Defender given in 4 years; no one in the EH has gotten a Warlord by using Defender; And it has been 9 years since the last Sword Knight that needed to use defender to meet eligibility. So ... I guess Defender was not used that often anyway?
I was telling people at Midnight Sun yesterday that, "Even if I were a Knight, and it wouldn't be a Sword Knight, I wouldn't vote to give somebody a sword belt if the Defender Title was having to be used as part of determining his/her fighting ability. They can just fight in several more tournaments and prove themselves just fine."
Elder Vermilion wrote:
Nevron wrote:
Ok...Got a few more questions...
If someone completes their task to qualifiy for our future champion, and if no one else qualified, do they still need to be voted in?.
And...
If 2 (or more) people do manage to qualify for champion and one of them is a warrior of worth, and by that I mean someone who can swing a stick well enough to not hit themselfs in the head, but the other person not only had a third person fight all their war events, but the person seeking the position of EH Champion doesn't even know which end of the sword is to be used to strike at someone. Much less what makes a weapon safe or unsafe. Will a vote still be required?
And...
What if Forest and I both run for Champion and we would rather fight it out to see who wins the position does this new rule keep us from doing it by tourney and forever restrict us to just letting the populace vote who they want as the reigns champion?
No. Just like any other uncontested position, no election will be required.
Technically this would be up to the person running CQ, because allowing someone else to enter events for you is just a tradition, and the same tradition says no one can champion for a champion. If your question is: "If a Sword Knight and a guy that's been in the game 6 months both declare for Champion does there have to be a vote?" Yes.
Totally doable: "Forest and I have decided to fight it out between ourselves, and the loser of that tournament will withdraw before elections."
So Nev I've got a couple of questions to ask you in reply.
to your first point
Nevron wrote:
If someone completes their task to qualifiy for our future champion, and if no one else qualified, do they still need to be voted in?.
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If a Crown Knight asks a stupid question about how elections work, should I answer?
and to your second question... that's how elections work. Campaign against the guy who doesn't know how a sword works, and get the other guy elected.
Actually, how about this scenario for you, you are new to the game (been playing about 9 months) your entire park has only existed less than 2-3 years. They guy who is constantly champion only runs mutual annihilation battlegames and lets weapons stay on the field that aren't legal (but belong to his friends) while throwing weapons off the field (that belong to people he doesn't like) do we simply reward him over and over again for being the best fighter? or let them elect somebody else to the position. This isn't a common scenario, but it is actually a more common scenario than it should be.
Besides your super-flurb, may actually be competent at running some battlegames and doing everything the Champion is suppose to do. I'll take the Master Druid in V7 over the Master Barbarian to protect me anyday, and if protecting the crown is the main reason for "fighting for Champion" why do we have 12 other people with that same job in the corpora.
To you last point... if you and Forest decided to fight before the election happened, and one of you dropped out of the election because of the results of that fight. I see nothing that prohibits you from doing such.