[konidias]

Thank you for understanding why I'm doing this Zulithe. I'm glad at least one person can see the upsides of npc kings.

As far as it being a lot of work to be a ruler... yes, I'm sure it is. I can't possibly expect to rule all 5 kingdoms by myself, nor would I want to. But I'm going to make them as easy to manage as possible. Some of the problems you mentioned can be solved to make things easier... For example, the roleplaying plotlines will be scripted far in advance. In fact I've already started working on them. This way there will always be stuff waiting in the wing while other parts are being used. Since there aren't other rulers to have to discuss all the things with, it makes it easier for me. If I want say... two of the kingdoms to start fighting... I can simply write out a script for it. Instead of actually having to get two people to agree to go to war.

Roleplay events can be scheduled according to certain people being online... in fact, I plan to have that built in and scripted. The king npc would be able to detect immediately all of the members of his kingdom, whether they are on tag or not. This is another benefit of having an npc king.

Managing the guild is taken care of. Anyone is allowed to join one kingdom at any given time. However that doesn't mean the kingdoms will be full of people who don't RP. Seeing as how if you don't RP or follow rules accordingly, you'll get negative points (that you aren't even aware of) and you'd get punished in that kingdom or disbanded or whatever.

The npc king can attend every ceremony, and can hold them quite often. People who attend the ceremonies would recieve RP points for showing up, and also can lose or gain points by how they handle themselves at the ceremony. (like talking while the king is talking, or bringing a gift to the king, or something like that) Of course like I said, nobody will know EXACTLY what will give you points and what won't. I think it's just best to try and behave in a way that you think is best, and it will benefit you in the long run.

No arguing or haggling for levels will need to be done, as I or one of my LAT would be doing that ourselves, and with the king being an npc... they surely won't be getting any PMs. Heheh.

I don't think people understand that I'm trying to not only make things more fair and consistent for them, but also easier and more manageable for me. Having to handle 4-5 player kings and them having to handle all the issues you mentioned is just not sane. It could never be as organized or "professional" as my concept. Ever.