Kingdom Governments

[Xythar]

This is something that's been bugging me about the Graal 2k1 kingdoms for a while now. All of them run on the same monarchial system, where one person is boss, no questions asked. Why?

It doesn't really affect me personally (I'm about as high-ranking a Dustari member as non-royalty can be right now) but it's mildly stupid. Is it so hard to take a few seconds to devise a system of shared powers for Graal? I was flying back to Providence from LAX, got bored and wrote one up in all of 15 minutes. It outlined military, recruitment, creation of laws, establishing (and disestablishing) rulers, and several power checks. I probably won't ever use it as I'm not particularly inclined to create a new kingdom right now, but the point stands. It isn't very hard at all.

Personally, what I think it boils down to is kingdom creators not wanting to risk being succeeded, or losing any power. They're power-mad, I tell you. It's a shame, too, as it could be very interesting to see what happens in Graal when people are given the opportunity to rise and fall from power. Oh well.