The First Dynasty of Thrawn

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October 7 - November 1, 2015

Ascension Address

Habemus Papam! The most Eminent and Reverend Lord Thrawn. Viva la Papa!

In truth, he is simply a compromise between bitter enemies, an old and already dying man chosen to give them time to plot and scheme in hopes of winning the tiara for themselves.

All dynastic rules are repealed. Replace “Prisoner” with “Cardinal” and “Warden” with “Pope” throughout the ruleset.

Players

The following players were active at the end of the Dynasty: Brendan*, delcooper11, Elias IX*, Kevan*, Tantusar*, Thrawn*

Final Ruleset

Ruleset 133

Posts of Interest

  • Papabili created a dual currency--Influence, which if high enough gave a player the status of Papabile, and Benefices, which cost Influence.
  • Papola, by Brendan, allowed Cardinals to pay directly in Influence for votes on a "QUID PRO QUO" proposal. The mechanic was used successfully only twice, both times by Brendan, to increase his own Influence.
  • Sancta Trinitas allowed Cardinals to give Speeches adding 1 to the Influence of three other Cardinals.
  • Shallow Conclave established an election mechanism that required a vote from every Cardinal to be resolved, though it was not initially a victory condition. It also made provisions for assigning one of three roles in the Conclave to each player at random.
  • Vene Vide gave Cardinals an optional Vice, each of which traded a drawback (eg not being able to make Speeches) for a bonus (eg gaining 2 Influence, instead of 1, from Speeches).
  • Material Greed was the one unsuccessful Quid Pro Quo proposal; Josh made a bid for victory by simple vote, with a promised bribe that was effectively impossible to receive, as the bribery mechanic would be repealed upon a DoV.
  • Three Nights in Avignon allowed Cardinals to choose a regional Loyalty at the cost of half their Influence.
  • Curia created an auction system for roles, though it was also possible to bid one's own Influence toward assigning such a role to a different Cardinal.
  • Greed or Popularity? incentivized gaining Benefices with a rich-get-richer system: landed Cardinals could now both increase and decrease other Cardinals' influence with Speeches.
  • Papal Conclave I called for the first election, still without a win condition. It was not fully resolved for two full weeks, during which time the rules for conclave offices changed significantly.
  • Guiding the Pen allowed the Infirmarii assigned to a given Conclave to spend Influence and vote in place of another Cardinal, if that Cardinal had not voted in the Conclave's first four days. This was the mechanic eventually used to achieve victory.
  • ais523's idling request pointed to the number of daily actions instituted in the dynasty as being an excessive burden on a player's time, which led eventually to Kevan's Panem Vetus, a replacement for Daily Actions that cost an increasing amount of Influence per use per day.
  • 1527 all over again created a weekly communal Invasion, with Cardinals taking sides based on their Loyalty in an attempt to change the Loyalty of the Pope.
  • Envy responded to a scam by ayesdeeef, in which ayesdeeef interpreted the Invidia vice's ability to replace other players' vices as qualifying for "choosing a vice," and thereby gaining a Benefice each time it was exercised. The CfJ (and a subsequent one) to revert the scam and replace its wording succeeded, and ayesdeeef subsequently left the game, apparently forever, with a post that had every possible box checked and was stickied to the top of the blog.
  • Back the Mitre Horse finally made elections a victory condition, and enacted at 2-0, with only Brendan (its creator) and Kevan voting in favor--with the very first conclave still unresolved.
  • Smokeless Fools finally did resolve that Conclave by fiat, as it was impossible for Kevan the Scrutineer to resolve it based on votes from Cardinals who had since gone idle.
  • Papal Conclave on the Day of St. Bean, only the second Conclave of the dynasty, was quiet for a few days except for a (false) promise by Brendan of vote-trading. With activity in the game low and players idling out, Brendan built up enough influence to use his Infirmarii role to declare everyone else sick and vote for himself on their behalf.

Ascension

The Papal Conclave on the Day of St. Bean was resolved in Brendan's favour: he made himself an Infirmarii for it, then spent significant Influence to declare many of its voters Unwell, replacing their votes.

Commentary

In the post-dynasty discussion, Kevan and Brendan noted that--not for the first time--mechanics that penalized idleness seemed to also push players toward just the minimal level of activity to avoid punishment, as it was often the best position for feigning inattention to the game.

Dynastic Histories

Round One - Myke I - Lyndse I - Myke II - Kevan I - Anthony I - Est I - Kevan II - Damanor I - Kevan III - Cayvie I - Josh I - Keitalia I - SatyrEyes I - Metadynasty I - Cayvie II - Brendan I - Kevan IV - Knightking I - Chronos Phaenon I - TrumanCapote I - Knightking II - Quazie I - Simon I - AngryGrasshopper I - Rodney I - Aaron I - Josh II - Metadynasty II - Chronos Phaenon II - Excalabur I - Excalabur II - 75th Trombone I - Elias IX I - Metadynasty III - Angry Grasshopper II - Hix I - Thelonious I - Elias IX II - Rodney II - Clucky I - Doremi I - Chronos Phaenon III - Amnistar I - Clucky II - Amnistar II - Bucky I - Clucky III - Josh III - Kevan V - Hix II - Spikebrennan I - Jack I - Purplebeard I - Rodlen I - Yoda I - Amnistar III - Darknight I - Bucky II - Yoda II - Metadynasty IV - Arthexis I - Amnistar IV - Devenger I - Ais523 I - Ienpw III I - Qwazukee I - Klisz I - Metadynasty V - Bucky III - Wakukee I - Kevan VI - Ais523 II - Josh IV - Purplebeard II - Ais523 III - Ienpw III II - Klisz II - Lilomar I - Coppro I - Ais523 IV - Kevan VII - Brendan II - Alecto I - Josh V - Clucky IV - Purplebeard III - Kevan VIII - Ais523 V - Purplebeard IV - Yoda III - Bucky IV - Kevan IX - Bateleur I - Metadynasty VI - Coppro II - Ais523 VI - Cpt Koen I - Southpointingchariot I - Josh VI - Scshunt III - Quirck I - Clucky V - Bucky V - Kevan X - Josh VII - Kevan XI - Scshunt IV - RaichuKFM I - Larrytheturtle I - Skju I - Metadynasty VII - Purplebeard V - Spitemaster I - Josh VIII - RaichuKFM II - The Alien I - Benzene I - RaichuKFM III - Purplebeard VI - Kevan XII - Ayesdeeef I - Bucky VI - Kevan XIII - Josh IX - Mideg I - Kevan XIV - Brendan III - Kevan XV - Tantusar I - Josh X - Kevan XVI - Thrawn I - Brendan IV - Kevan XVII - Moonroof I - RaichuKFM IV - Larrytheturtle II - Brendan V - Kevan XVIII - Brendan VI - RaichuKFM V - Kevan XIX - Brendan VII - Kevan XX - Viv I - Pokes I - Sphinx I - Madrid I - Pokes II - Madrid II - Metadynasty VIII - Axemabaro I - Diabecko I - Kevan XXI - Diabecko & Card I - Kevan XXII - Derrick I - Card I - Madrid III - Card II - Kevan XXIII - Pokes III - Kevan XXIV - Trigon I - Derrick II - Kevan XXV - Derrick III - Farsight I - TyGuy6 I - Pokes IV - Madrid IV - TyGuy6 II - Kevan XXVI - The Duke of Waltham I - Josh XI - Clucky VI - Naught I - Metadynasty IX - Kevan XXVII - Josh XII - Clucky VII - Josh XIII - Bucky VII - Josh XIV - Kevan XXVIII - Lemonfanta I - Clucky VIII - Josh XV - Misty I - ais523 VII - Josh XVI - Kevan XXIX - Trapdoorspyder I - Metadynasty X - Brendan VIII - Brendan IX - Zack I - Misty II - Josh XVII - MadisonSilver I - Josh XVIII - Kevan XXX - Lendunistus I - Josh XIX - SingularByte I - Trapdoorspyder II - Bucky XIII - JonathanDark I - Trapdoorspyder III - Habanero I - JonathanDark II - Misty III - Metadynasty XI - Josh XX - Lemon II - Kevan XXXI - Josh XXI - Clucky IX - Vovix I - JonathanDark III - Zack II - JonathanDark IV - Josh XXII