Keeping a King in Play

The key players in the game are the kings of England and France. If the players in either of these positions loses interest in the game, and simply doesn't log on regularly, we have developed a mechanism to deal with this (it has only happened once, but that's enough to indicate that it could happen again.) Normally, if the king is going to be away from the game for more than a few days, a Herald is informed and, if it's a short absence, a Herald can take over the king position until the king player returns. If the king player is going off on vacation or other long trip, arrangements can be made for a temporary switch between the Crown Prince and king. We only have problems if the king disappears without informing a Herald.

If a king does not log on for three straight days, one of the National Heralds will immediately be switched to the kings character in order to take care of the kings (and the kingdoms) business.

If the king cannot be contacted within the next two days, the Crown Prince will be switched to the kings character and a new Crown Prince election will be held.

If the king IS contacted within the two days after the Herald takes over the kings position, and the king indicates that personal matters caused the absence, then the king, Crown Prince and Heralds can decide whether to keep the Herald in the king position, switch the Crown Prince to king or switch the king position back to the original king.

We realize that players have a life outside the game (we don't like it, but what can you do...) and that family or business emergencies may come up that will interfere with the players online time. Thus anyone playing the king should rest assured that there will always be a Crown Prince player and Heralds who can hold the fort if you are momentarily distracted by 20th century affairs.

Any player can enter a parliamentary proposition in any Winter season for the current king player (not character) to be removed. If this vote succeeds, a new election is held and a new player assumes the kings character.