Martial title - Revision history

Matt: Text replacement - "Conclave" to "Conclave"

2026-01-16T09:37:39Z

Text replacement - "Conclave" to "Conclave"

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	Festival LRP reflects some of the wider disablism of our society. This is particularly true of Empire LRP because core elements of the game design are intended to test the skills of the player, not the character. Because of that it is essential to ensure that the wide majority of Imperial titles are explicit that they do not allow participants to take into account a participant's mobility and ability to fight when considering who to elect for a position, since none of these abilities are relevant to the position.		Festival LRP reflects some of the wider disablism of our society. This is particularly true of Empire LRP because core elements of the game design are intended to test the skills of the player, not the character. Because of that it is essential to ensure that the wide majority of Imperial titles are explicit that they do not allow participants to take into account a participant's mobility and ability to fight when considering who to elect for a position, since none of these abilities are relevant to the position.

	Skirmishes and battles are a crucial part of the game, however. The intention of Empire's game design is that all the different parts are interrelated. The decisions taken in the [[Senate]], [[Synod]], [[~~Conclave\|~~Conclave]] and [[Bourse]] explicitly affect the skirmishes and battles players go on. Likewise, characters' success on those fights affects the politics of the game. We don't want a game in which the people who like fights are in one field and the people who like politics are in another. We don't expect everyone to be equally interested in participating in all the different parts of Empire, but we do want all parts of the game to be relevant to everyone who plays Empire. And we want participants who are trying to secure an important Imperial title that explicitly involves fighting to be able to campaign for the position on the basis of their strengths and abilities for the position the same as for any other title.		Skirmishes and battles are a crucial part of the game, however. The intention of Empire's game design is that all the different parts are interrelated. The decisions taken in the [[Senate]], [[Synod]], [[Conclave]] and [[Bourse]] explicitly affect the skirmishes and battles players go on. Likewise, characters' success on those fights affects the politics of the game. We don't want a game in which the people who like fights are in one field and the people who like politics are in another. We don't expect everyone to be equally interested in participating in all the different parts of Empire, but we do want all parts of the game to be relevant to everyone who plays Empire. And we want participants who are trying to secure an important Imperial title that explicitly involves fighting to be able to campaign for the position on the basis of their strengths and abilities for the position the same as for any other title.

	There is no single solution that solves accessibility challenges in LRP - we want to widen access for as many different Empire players as possible by employing different solutions in different situations. Martial titles exist to ensure that players who enjoy fighting more than political manoeuvring have a way to access the game. We hope they will remove the need to discuss when it is, and when it is not, appropriate to discuss a character's fighting ability when assessing their capability for a role. This is a contentious issue and one that is difficult to resolve effectively when in-character.		There is no single solution that solves accessibility challenges in LRP - we want to widen access for as many different Empire players as possible by employing different solutions in different situations. Martial titles exist to ensure that players who enjoy fighting more than political manoeuvring have a way to access the game. We hope they will remove the need to discuss when it is, and when it is not, appropriate to discuss a character's fighting ability when assessing their capability for a role. This is a contentious issue and one that is difficult to resolve effectively when in-character.

	The existence of the martial title designation should also help to reinforce the fact that fighting skills are ''not'' relevant for any official position in the game which isn't designated as a martial title. We '''do''' want players to support a character to be the [[Champion of Courage]] because they are a courageous warrior who will lead the charge in battle, but we '''don't''' want players to make the same assumptions about [[general\|generals]], the new [[strategos]] positions, or similar.		The existence of the martial title designation should also help to reinforce the fact that fighting skills are ''not'' relevant for any official position in the game which isn't designated as a martial title. We '''do''' want players to support a character to be the [[Champion of Courage]] because they are a courageous warrior who will lead the charge in battle, but we '''don't''' want players to make the same assumptions about [[general\|generals]], the new [[strategos]] positions, or similar.

Matt: Text replacement - "Synod" to "Synod"

2026-01-16T09:37:24Z

Text replacement - "Synod" to "Synod"

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	Festival LRP reflects some of the wider disablism of our society. This is particularly true of Empire LRP because core elements of the game design are intended to test the skills of the player, not the character. Because of that it is essential to ensure that the wide majority of Imperial titles are explicit that they do not allow participants to take into account a participant's mobility and ability to fight when considering who to elect for a position, since none of these abilities are relevant to the position.		Festival LRP reflects some of the wider disablism of our society. This is particularly true of Empire LRP because core elements of the game design are intended to test the skills of the player, not the character. Because of that it is essential to ensure that the wide majority of Imperial titles are explicit that they do not allow participants to take into account a participant's mobility and ability to fight when considering who to elect for a position, since none of these abilities are relevant to the position.

	Skirmishes and battles are a crucial part of the game, however. The intention of Empire's game design is that all the different parts are interrelated. The decisions taken in the [[Senate]], [[~~Synod\|~~Synod]], [[Conclave\|Conclave]] and [[Bourse]] explicitly affect the skirmishes and battles players go on. Likewise, characters' success on those fights affects the politics of the game. We don't want a game in which the people who like fights are in one field and the people who like politics are in another. We don't expect everyone to be equally interested in participating in all the different parts of Empire, but we do want all parts of the game to be relevant to everyone who plays Empire. And we want participants who are trying to secure an important Imperial title that explicitly involves fighting to be able to campaign for the position on the basis of their strengths and abilities for the position the same as for any other title.		Skirmishes and battles are a crucial part of the game, however. The intention of Empire's game design is that all the different parts are interrelated. The decisions taken in the [[Senate]], [[Synod]], [[Conclave\|Conclave]] and [[Bourse]] explicitly affect the skirmishes and battles players go on. Likewise, characters' success on those fights affects the politics of the game. We don't want a game in which the people who like fights are in one field and the people who like politics are in another. We don't expect everyone to be equally interested in participating in all the different parts of Empire, but we do want all parts of the game to be relevant to everyone who plays Empire. And we want participants who are trying to secure an important Imperial title that explicitly involves fighting to be able to campaign for the position on the basis of their strengths and abilities for the position the same as for any other title.

	There is no single solution that solves accessibility challenges in LRP - we want to widen access for as many different Empire players as possible by employing different solutions in different situations. Martial titles exist to ensure that players who enjoy fighting more than political manoeuvring have a way to access the game. We hope they will remove the need to discuss when it is, and when it is not, appropriate to discuss a character's fighting ability when assessing their capability for a role. This is a contentious issue and one that is difficult to resolve effectively when in-character.		There is no single solution that solves accessibility challenges in LRP - we want to widen access for as many different Empire players as possible by employing different solutions in different situations. Martial titles exist to ensure that players who enjoy fighting more than political manoeuvring have a way to access the game. We hope they will remove the need to discuss when it is, and when it is not, appropriate to discuss a character's fighting ability when assessing their capability for a role. This is a contentious issue and one that is difficult to resolve effectively when in-character.

	The existence of the martial title designation should also help to reinforce the fact that fighting skills are ''not'' relevant for any official position in the game which isn't designated as a martial title. We '''do''' want players to support a character to be the [[Champion of Courage]] because they are a courageous warrior who will lead the charge in battle, but we '''don't''' want players to make the same assumptions about [[general\|generals]], the new [[strategos]] positions, or similar.		The existence of the martial title designation should also help to reinforce the fact that fighting skills are ''not'' relevant for any official position in the game which isn't designated as a martial title. We '''do''' want players to support a character to be the [[Champion of Courage]] because they are a courageous warrior who will lead the charge in battle, but we '''don't''' want players to make the same assumptions about [[general\|generals]], the new [[strategos]] positions, or similar.

Matt: Text replacement - "Bourse" to "Bourse"

2026-01-16T09:36:58Z

Text replacement - "Bourse" to "Bourse"

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	Festival LRP reflects some of the wider disablism of our society. This is particularly true of Empire LRP because core elements of the game design are intended to test the skills of the player, not the character. Because of that it is essential to ensure that the wide majority of Imperial titles are explicit that they do not allow participants to take into account a participant's mobility and ability to fight when considering who to elect for a position, since none of these abilities are relevant to the position.		Festival LRP reflects some of the wider disablism of our society. This is particularly true of Empire LRP because core elements of the game design are intended to test the skills of the player, not the character. Because of that it is essential to ensure that the wide majority of Imperial titles are explicit that they do not allow participants to take into account a participant's mobility and ability to fight when considering who to elect for a position, since none of these abilities are relevant to the position.

	Skirmishes and battles are a crucial part of the game, however. The intention of Empire's game design is that all the different parts are interrelated. The decisions taken in the [[Senate]], [[Synod\|Synod]], [[Conclave\|Conclave]] and [[~~Bourse\|~~Bourse]] explicitly affect the skirmishes and battles players go on. Likewise, characters' success on those fights affects the politics of the game. We don't want a game in which the people who like fights are in one field and the people who like politics are in another. We don't expect everyone to be equally interested in participating in all the different parts of Empire, but we do want all parts of the game to be relevant to everyone who plays Empire. And we want participants who are trying to secure an important Imperial title that explicitly involves fighting to be able to campaign for the position on the basis of their strengths and abilities for the position the same as for any other title.		Skirmishes and battles are a crucial part of the game, however. The intention of Empire's game design is that all the different parts are interrelated. The decisions taken in the [[Senate]], [[Synod\|Synod]], [[Conclave\|Conclave]] and [[Bourse]] explicitly affect the skirmishes and battles players go on. Likewise, characters' success on those fights affects the politics of the game. We don't want a game in which the people who like fights are in one field and the people who like politics are in another. We don't expect everyone to be equally interested in participating in all the different parts of Empire, but we do want all parts of the game to be relevant to everyone who plays Empire. And we want participants who are trying to secure an important Imperial title that explicitly involves fighting to be able to campaign for the position on the basis of their strengths and abilities for the position the same as for any other title.

	There is no single solution that solves accessibility challenges in LRP - we want to widen access for as many different Empire players as possible by employing different solutions in different situations. Martial titles exist to ensure that players who enjoy fighting more than political manoeuvring have a way to access the game. We hope they will remove the need to discuss when it is, and when it is not, appropriate to discuss a character's fighting ability when assessing their capability for a role. This is a contentious issue and one that is difficult to resolve effectively when in-character.		There is no single solution that solves accessibility challenges in LRP - we want to widen access for as many different Empire players as possible by employing different solutions in different situations. Martial titles exist to ensure that players who enjoy fighting more than political manoeuvring have a way to access the game. We hope they will remove the need to discuss when it is, and when it is not, appropriate to discuss a character's fighting ability when assessing their capability for a role. This is a contentious issue and one that is difficult to resolve effectively when in-character.

	The existence of the martial title designation should also help to reinforce the fact that fighting skills are ''not'' relevant for any official position in the game which isn't designated as a martial title. We '''do''' want players to support a character to be the [[Champion of Courage]] because they are a courageous warrior who will lead the charge in battle, but we '''don't''' want players to make the same assumptions about [[general\|generals]], the new [[strategos]] positions, or similar.		The existence of the martial title designation should also help to reinforce the fact that fighting skills are ''not'' relevant for any official position in the game which isn't designated as a martial title. We '''do''' want players to support a character to be the [[Champion of Courage]] because they are a courageous warrior who will lead the charge in battle, but we '''don't''' want players to make the same assumptions about [[general\|generals]], the new [[strategos]] positions, or similar.

Matt: Text replacement - "Senate" to "Senate"

2026-01-15T22:28:24Z

Text replacement - "Senate" to "Senate"

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	Festival LRP reflects some of the wider disablism of our society. This is particularly true of Empire LRP because core elements of the game design are intended to test the skills of the player, not the character. Because of that it is essential to ensure that the wide majority of Imperial titles are explicit that they do not allow participants to take into account a participant's mobility and ability to fight when considering who to elect for a position, since none of these abilities are relevant to the position.		Festival LRP reflects some of the wider disablism of our society. This is particularly true of Empire LRP because core elements of the game design are intended to test the skills of the player, not the character. Because of that it is essential to ensure that the wide majority of Imperial titles are explicit that they do not allow participants to take into account a participant's mobility and ability to fight when considering who to elect for a position, since none of these abilities are relevant to the position.

	Skirmishes and battles are a crucial part of the game, however. The intention of Empire's game design is that all the different parts are interrelated. The decisions taken in the [[~~Senate\|~~Senate]], [[Synod\|Synod]], [[Conclave\|Conclave]] and [[Bourse\|Bourse]] explicitly affect the skirmishes and battles players go on. Likewise, characters' success on those fights affects the politics of the game. We don't want a game in which the people who like fights are in one field and the people who like politics are in another. We don't expect everyone to be equally interested in participating in all the different parts of Empire, but we do want all parts of the game to be relevant to everyone who plays Empire. And we want participants who are trying to secure an important Imperial title that explicitly involves fighting to be able to campaign for the position on the basis of their strengths and abilities for the position the same as for any other title.		Skirmishes and battles are a crucial part of the game, however. The intention of Empire's game design is that all the different parts are interrelated. The decisions taken in the [[Senate]], [[Synod\|Synod]], [[Conclave\|Conclave]] and [[Bourse\|Bourse]] explicitly affect the skirmishes and battles players go on. Likewise, characters' success on those fights affects the politics of the game. We don't want a game in which the people who like fights are in one field and the people who like politics are in another. We don't expect everyone to be equally interested in participating in all the different parts of Empire, but we do want all parts of the game to be relevant to everyone who plays Empire. And we want participants who are trying to secure an important Imperial title that explicitly involves fighting to be able to campaign for the position on the basis of their strengths and abilities for the position the same as for any other title.

	There is no single solution that solves accessibility challenges in LRP - we want to widen access for as many different Empire players as possible by employing different solutions in different situations. Martial titles exist to ensure that players who enjoy fighting more than political manoeuvring have a way to access the game. We hope they will remove the need to discuss when it is, and when it is not, appropriate to discuss a character's fighting ability when assessing their capability for a role. This is a contentious issue and one that is difficult to resolve effectively when in-character.		There is no single solution that solves accessibility challenges in LRP - we want to widen access for as many different Empire players as possible by employing different solutions in different situations. Martial titles exist to ensure that players who enjoy fighting more than political manoeuvring have a way to access the game. We hope they will remove the need to discuss when it is, and when it is not, appropriate to discuss a character's fighting ability when assessing their capability for a role. This is a contentious issue and one that is difficult to resolve effectively when in-character.

	The existence of the martial title designation should also help to reinforce the fact that fighting skills are ''not'' relevant for any official position in the game which isn't designated as a martial title. We '''do''' want players to support a character to be the [[Champion of Courage]] because they are a courageous warrior who will lead the charge in battle, but we '''don't''' want players to make the same assumptions about [[general\|generals]], the new [[strategos]] positions, or similar.		The existence of the martial title designation should also help to reinforce the fact that fighting skills are ''not'' relevant for any official position in the game which isn't designated as a martial title. We '''do''' want players to support a character to be the [[Champion of Courage]] because they are a courageous warrior who will lead the charge in battle, but we '''don't''' want players to make the same assumptions about [[general\|generals]], the new [[strategos]] positions, or similar.

Matt: Text replacement - "[[Imperial Synod" to "[[Synod"

2026-01-15T21:29:17Z

Text replacement - "[[Imperial Synod" to "[[Synod"

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	Festival LRP reflects some of the wider disablism of our society. This is particularly true of Empire LRP because core elements of the game design are intended to test the skills of the player, not the character. Because of that it is essential to ensure that the wide majority of Imperial titles are explicit that they do not allow participants to take into account a participant's mobility and ability to fight when considering who to elect for a position, since none of these abilities are relevant to the position.		Festival LRP reflects some of the wider disablism of our society. This is particularly true of Empire LRP because core elements of the game design are intended to test the skills of the player, not the character. Because of that it is essential to ensure that the wide majority of Imperial titles are explicit that they do not allow participants to take into account a participant's mobility and ability to fight when considering who to elect for a position, since none of these abilities are relevant to the position.

	Skirmishes and battles are a crucial part of the game, however. The intention of Empire's game design is that all the different parts are interrelated. The decisions taken in the [[Senate\|Senate]], [[~~Imperial~~ Synod\|Synod]], [[Conclave\|Conclave]] and [[Bourse\|Bourse]] explicitly affect the skirmishes and battles players go on. Likewise, characters' success on those fights affects the politics of the game. We don't want a game in which the people who like fights are in one field and the people who like politics are in another. We don't expect everyone to be equally interested in participating in all the different parts of Empire, but we do want all parts of the game to be relevant to everyone who plays Empire. And we want participants who are trying to secure an important Imperial title that explicitly involves fighting to be able to campaign for the position on the basis of their strengths and abilities for the position the same as for any other title.		Skirmishes and battles are a crucial part of the game, however. The intention of Empire's game design is that all the different parts are interrelated. The decisions taken in the [[Senate\|Senate]], [[Synod\|Synod]], [[Conclave\|Conclave]] and [[Bourse\|Bourse]] explicitly affect the skirmishes and battles players go on. Likewise, characters' success on those fights affects the politics of the game. We don't want a game in which the people who like fights are in one field and the people who like politics are in another. We don't expect everyone to be equally interested in participating in all the different parts of Empire, but we do want all parts of the game to be relevant to everyone who plays Empire. And we want participants who are trying to secure an important Imperial title that explicitly involves fighting to be able to campaign for the position on the basis of their strengths and abilities for the position the same as for any other title.

	There is no single solution that solves accessibility challenges in LRP - we want to widen access for as many different Empire players as possible by employing different solutions in different situations. Martial titles exist to ensure that players who enjoy fighting more than political manoeuvring have a way to access the game. We hope they will remove the need to discuss when it is, and when it is not, appropriate to discuss a character's fighting ability when assessing their capability for a role. This is a contentious issue and one that is difficult to resolve effectively when in-character.		There is no single solution that solves accessibility challenges in LRP - we want to widen access for as many different Empire players as possible by employing different solutions in different situations. Martial titles exist to ensure that players who enjoy fighting more than political manoeuvring have a way to access the game. We hope they will remove the need to discuss when it is, and when it is not, appropriate to discuss a character's fighting ability when assessing their capability for a role. This is a contentious issue and one that is difficult to resolve effectively when in-character.

	The existence of the martial title designation should also help to reinforce the fact that fighting skills are ''not'' relevant for any official position in the game which isn't designated as a martial title. We '''do''' want players to support a character to be the [[Champion of Courage]] because they are a courageous warrior who will lead the charge in battle, but we '''don't''' want players to make the same assumptions about [[general\|generals]], the new [[strategos]] positions, or similar.		The existence of the martial title designation should also help to reinforce the fact that fighting skills are ''not'' relevant for any official position in the game which isn't designated as a martial title. We '''do''' want players to support a character to be the [[Champion of Courage]] because they are a courageous warrior who will lead the charge in battle, but we '''don't''' want players to make the same assumptions about [[general\|generals]], the new [[strategos]] positions, or similar.

Matt: Text replacement - "[[Imperial Conclave" to "[[Conclave"

2026-01-15T16:54:47Z

Text replacement - "[[Imperial Conclave" to "[[Conclave"

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	Festival LRP reflects some of the wider disablism of our society. This is particularly true of Empire LRP because core elements of the game design are intended to test the skills of the player, not the character. Because of that it is essential to ensure that the wide majority of Imperial titles are explicit that they do not allow participants to take into account a participant's mobility and ability to fight when considering who to elect for a position, since none of these abilities are relevant to the position.		Festival LRP reflects some of the wider disablism of our society. This is particularly true of Empire LRP because core elements of the game design are intended to test the skills of the player, not the character. Because of that it is essential to ensure that the wide majority of Imperial titles are explicit that they do not allow participants to take into account a participant's mobility and ability to fight when considering who to elect for a position, since none of these abilities are relevant to the position.

	Skirmishes and battles are a crucial part of the game, however. The intention of Empire's game design is that all the different parts are interrelated. The decisions taken in the [[Senate\|Senate]], [[Imperial Synod\|Synod]], [[~~Imperial~~ Conclave\|Conclave]] and [[Bourse\|Bourse]] explicitly affect the skirmishes and battles players go on. Likewise, characters' success on those fights affects the politics of the game. We don't want a game in which the people who like fights are in one field and the people who like politics are in another. We don't expect everyone to be equally interested in participating in all the different parts of Empire, but we do want all parts of the game to be relevant to everyone who plays Empire. And we want participants who are trying to secure an important Imperial title that explicitly involves fighting to be able to campaign for the position on the basis of their strengths and abilities for the position the same as for any other title.		Skirmishes and battles are a crucial part of the game, however. The intention of Empire's game design is that all the different parts are interrelated. The decisions taken in the [[Senate\|Senate]], [[Imperial Synod\|Synod]], [[Conclave\|Conclave]] and [[Bourse\|Bourse]] explicitly affect the skirmishes and battles players go on. Likewise, characters' success on those fights affects the politics of the game. We don't want a game in which the people who like fights are in one field and the people who like politics are in another. We don't expect everyone to be equally interested in participating in all the different parts of Empire, but we do want all parts of the game to be relevant to everyone who plays Empire. And we want participants who are trying to secure an important Imperial title that explicitly involves fighting to be able to campaign for the position on the basis of their strengths and abilities for the position the same as for any other title.

	There is no single solution that solves accessibility challenges in LRP - we want to widen access for as many different Empire players as possible by employing different solutions in different situations. Martial titles exist to ensure that players who enjoy fighting more than political manoeuvring have a way to access the game. We hope they will remove the need to discuss when it is, and when it is not, appropriate to discuss a character's fighting ability when assessing their capability for a role. This is a contentious issue and one that is difficult to resolve effectively when in-character.		There is no single solution that solves accessibility challenges in LRP - we want to widen access for as many different Empire players as possible by employing different solutions in different situations. Martial titles exist to ensure that players who enjoy fighting more than political manoeuvring have a way to access the game. We hope they will remove the need to discuss when it is, and when it is not, appropriate to discuss a character's fighting ability when assessing their capability for a role. This is a contentious issue and one that is difficult to resolve effectively when in-character.

	The existence of the martial title designation should also help to reinforce the fact that fighting skills are ''not'' relevant for any official position in the game which isn't designated as a martial title. We '''do''' want players to support a character to be the [[Champion of Courage]] because they are a courageous warrior who will lead the charge in battle, but we '''don't''' want players to make the same assumptions about [[general\|generals]], the new [[strategos]] positions, or similar.		The existence of the martial title designation should also help to reinforce the fact that fighting skills are ''not'' relevant for any official position in the game which isn't designated as a martial title. We '''do''' want players to support a character to be the [[Champion of Courage]] because they are a courageous warrior who will lead the charge in battle, but we '''don't''' want players to make the same assumptions about [[general\|generals]], the new [[strategos]] positions, or similar.

Hailmur: Text replacement - "[[Imperial Senate" to "[[Senate"

2026-01-15T13:27:21Z

Text replacement - "[[Imperial Senate" to "[[Senate"

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	Festival LRP reflects some of the wider disablism of our society. This is particularly true of Empire LRP because core elements of the game design are intended to test the skills of the player, not the character. Because of that it is essential to ensure that the wide majority of Imperial titles are explicit that they do not allow participants to take into account a participant's mobility and ability to fight when considering who to elect for a position, since none of these abilities are relevant to the position.		Festival LRP reflects some of the wider disablism of our society. This is particularly true of Empire LRP because core elements of the game design are intended to test the skills of the player, not the character. Because of that it is essential to ensure that the wide majority of Imperial titles are explicit that they do not allow participants to take into account a participant's mobility and ability to fight when considering who to elect for a position, since none of these abilities are relevant to the position.

	Skirmishes and battles are a crucial part of the game, however. The intention of Empire's game design is that all the different parts are interrelated. The decisions taken in the [[~~Imperial~~ Senate\|Senate]], [[Imperial Synod\|Synod]], [[Imperial Conclave\|Conclave]] and [[Bourse\|Bourse]] explicitly affect the skirmishes and battles players go on. Likewise, characters' success on those fights affects the politics of the game. We don't want a game in which the people who like fights are in one field and the people who like politics are in another. We don't expect everyone to be equally interested in participating in all the different parts of Empire, but we do want all parts of the game to be relevant to everyone who plays Empire. And we want participants who are trying to secure an important Imperial title that explicitly involves fighting to be able to campaign for the position on the basis of their strengths and abilities for the position the same as for any other title.		Skirmishes and battles are a crucial part of the game, however. The intention of Empire's game design is that all the different parts are interrelated. The decisions taken in the [[Senate\|Senate]], [[Imperial Synod\|Synod]], [[Imperial Conclave\|Conclave]] and [[Bourse\|Bourse]] explicitly affect the skirmishes and battles players go on. Likewise, characters' success on those fights affects the politics of the game. We don't want a game in which the people who like fights are in one field and the people who like politics are in another. We don't expect everyone to be equally interested in participating in all the different parts of Empire, but we do want all parts of the game to be relevant to everyone who plays Empire. And we want participants who are trying to secure an important Imperial title that explicitly involves fighting to be able to campaign for the position on the basis of their strengths and abilities for the position the same as for any other title.

	There is no single solution that solves accessibility challenges in LRP - we want to widen access for as many different Empire players as possible by employing different solutions in different situations. Martial titles exist to ensure that players who enjoy fighting more than political manoeuvring have a way to access the game. We hope they will remove the need to discuss when it is, and when it is not, appropriate to discuss a character's fighting ability when assessing their capability for a role. This is a contentious issue and one that is difficult to resolve effectively when in-character.		There is no single solution that solves accessibility challenges in LRP - we want to widen access for as many different Empire players as possible by employing different solutions in different situations. Martial titles exist to ensure that players who enjoy fighting more than political manoeuvring have a way to access the game. We hope they will remove the need to discuss when it is, and when it is not, appropriate to discuss a character's fighting ability when assessing their capability for a role. This is a contentious issue and one that is difficult to resolve effectively when in-character.

	The existence of the martial title designation should also help to reinforce the fact that fighting skills are ''not'' relevant for any official position in the game which isn't designated as a martial title. We '''do''' want players to support a character to be the [[Champion of Courage]] because they are a courageous warrior who will lead the charge in battle, but we '''don't''' want players to make the same assumptions about [[general\|generals]], the new [[strategos]] positions, or similar.		The existence of the martial title designation should also help to reinforce the fact that fighting skills are ''not'' relevant for any official position in the game which isn't designated as a martial title. We '''do''' want players to support a character to be the [[Champion of Courage]] because they are a courageous warrior who will lead the charge in battle, but we '''don't''' want players to make the same assumptions about [[general\|generals]], the new [[strategos]] positions, or similar.

Matt: Text replacement - "[[Imperial Bourse" to "[[Bourse"

2026-01-15T13:26:59Z

Text replacement - "[[Imperial Bourse" to "[[Bourse"

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	Festival LRP reflects some of the wider disablism of our society. This is particularly true of Empire LRP because core elements of the game design are intended to test the skills of the player, not the character. Because of that it is essential to ensure that the wide majority of Imperial titles are explicit that they do not allow participants to take into account a participant's mobility and ability to fight when considering who to elect for a position, since none of these abilities are relevant to the position.		Festival LRP reflects some of the wider disablism of our society. This is particularly true of Empire LRP because core elements of the game design are intended to test the skills of the player, not the character. Because of that it is essential to ensure that the wide majority of Imperial titles are explicit that they do not allow participants to take into account a participant's mobility and ability to fight when considering who to elect for a position, since none of these abilities are relevant to the position.

	Skirmishes and battles are a crucial part of the game, however. The intention of Empire's game design is that all the different parts are interrelated. The decisions taken in the [[Imperial Senate\|Senate]], [[Imperial Synod\|Synod]], [[Imperial Conclave\|Conclave]] and [[~~Imperial~~ Bourse\|Bourse]] explicitly affect the skirmishes and battles players go on. Likewise, characters' success on those fights affects the politics of the game. We don't want a game in which the people who like fights are in one field and the people who like politics are in another. We don't expect everyone to be equally interested in participating in all the different parts of Empire, but we do want all parts of the game to be relevant to everyone who plays Empire. And we want participants who are trying to secure an important Imperial title that explicitly involves fighting to be able to campaign for the position on the basis of their strengths and abilities for the position the same as for any other title.		Skirmishes and battles are a crucial part of the game, however. The intention of Empire's game design is that all the different parts are interrelated. The decisions taken in the [[Imperial Senate\|Senate]], [[Imperial Synod\|Synod]], [[Imperial Conclave\|Conclave]] and [[Bourse\|Bourse]] explicitly affect the skirmishes and battles players go on. Likewise, characters' success on those fights affects the politics of the game. We don't want a game in which the people who like fights are in one field and the people who like politics are in another. We don't expect everyone to be equally interested in participating in all the different parts of Empire, but we do want all parts of the game to be relevant to everyone who plays Empire. And we want participants who are trying to secure an important Imperial title that explicitly involves fighting to be able to campaign for the position on the basis of their strengths and abilities for the position the same as for any other title.

	There is no single solution that solves accessibility challenges in LRP - we want to widen access for as many different Empire players as possible by employing different solutions in different situations. Martial titles exist to ensure that players who enjoy fighting more than political manoeuvring have a way to access the game. We hope they will remove the need to discuss when it is, and when it is not, appropriate to discuss a character's fighting ability when assessing their capability for a role. This is a contentious issue and one that is difficult to resolve effectively when in-character.		There is no single solution that solves accessibility challenges in LRP - we want to widen access for as many different Empire players as possible by employing different solutions in different situations. Martial titles exist to ensure that players who enjoy fighting more than political manoeuvring have a way to access the game. We hope they will remove the need to discuss when it is, and when it is not, appropriate to discuss a character's fighting ability when assessing their capability for a role. This is a contentious issue and one that is difficult to resolve effectively when in-character.

	The existence of the martial title designation should also help to reinforce the fact that fighting skills are ''not'' relevant for any official position in the game which isn't designated as a martial title. We '''do''' want players to support a character to be the [[Champion of Courage]] because they are a courageous warrior who will lead the charge in battle, but we '''don't''' want players to make the same assumptions about [[general\|generals]], the new [[strategos]] positions, or similar.		The existence of the martial title designation should also help to reinforce the fact that fighting skills are ''not'' relevant for any official position in the game which isn't designated as a martial title. We '''do''' want players to support a character to be the [[Champion of Courage]] because they are a courageous warrior who will lead the charge in battle, but we '''don't''' want players to make the same assumptions about [[general\|generals]], the new [[strategos]] positions, or similar.

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	<tr><td>[[Champion of Prosperity]]</td></tr>		<tr><td>[[Champion of Prosperity]]</td></tr>
	<tr><td>[[Champion of Vigilance]]</td></tr>		<tr><td>[[Champion of Vigilance]]</td></tr>
	<tr><td>[[Champion of Wisdom]]</td></tr>\		<tr><td>[[Champion of Wisdom]]</td></tr>
	</table>		</table>
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	<tr><td style="background-color: LightBlue;">Martial Titles</td></tr>		<tr><td style="background-color: LightBlue;">'''Martial Titles'''</td></tr>
	<tr><td>[[Knight-protector]]</td></tr>		<tr><td>[[Knight-protector]]</td></tr>
	<tr><td>[[Captain of the Throne Guard]]</td></tr>		<tr><td>[[Captain of the Throne Guard]]</td></tr>
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	==Game Design==		==Game Design==
	* '''Accessibility presents many challenges, not all of them physical in nature'''		* '''Accessibility presents many challenges, not all of them physical in nature'''
	* '''Martial titles exist to improve access to the game for players whose strengths lie in combat and battle rather than the politics and social interactions ~~with~~ dominate the rest of the game'''		* '''Martial titles exist to improve access to the game for players whose strengths lie in combat and battle rather than the politics and social interactions which dominate the rest of the game'''
	Festival LRP reflects some of the wider disablism of our society. This is particularly true of Empire LRP because core elements of the game design are intended to test the skills of the player, not the character. Because of that it is essential to ensure that the wide majority of Imperial titles are explicit that they do not allow participants to take into account a participant's mobility and ability to fight when considering who to elect for a position, since none of these abilities are relevant to the position.		Festival LRP reflects some of the wider disablism of our society. This is particularly true of Empire LRP because core elements of the game design are intended to test the skills of the player, not the character. Because of that it is essential to ensure that the wide majority of Imperial titles are explicit that they do not allow participants to take into account a participant's mobility and ability to fight when considering who to elect for a position, since none of these abilities are relevant to the position.