From: owner-7thsea@darkedge.com on behalf of Pat Gamblin
[copernicus@brunnet.net]
Sent: Sunday, September 12, 1999 4:08 PM
Subject: Re: [7th Sea RPG] Noble [JOHN, KEVIN]

>What's the advantage of being a noble? What do you get for those 10 points?
>
>There's the money, but IMO that's not worth 10 points.
>
>Can you expect to be granted an audience with the monarch?

Possibly. It depends on how noble you are.

>Are you above the law?

Nope.

>Do you have higher status with the courts or police?

I'd imagine so. High status tends to get you treated better. If you are a
big enough fish, you may even get out of jail without a trial.

>Can you do anything you want on your land?

That depends on where you live. Montaigne or Eisen, sure. In Avalon I think
that the non-nobles have rights as well (just not as many as nobles do), so
there would be certain things you could not do.

>Can you request aid from your countrymen and expect to get it?

From other nobles you could ask. Unless they are a friend of the family or
are a relative, you may not get help. They are not obligated to, but may
aid you in case they need help in the future.

>Is there some inherent reputation with being a noble?

Doubtful. There are a lot of noble-blooded nobodies out there. It depends
on your character history.

>If you are challenged to a duel, do you have special options (ie, on
> the spot hire someone to defend you)?

I think anyone can do that. However, being a noble, you have the money to
purchase a membership in the swordsman's guild, thereby avoiding certain
duels. Also, you can say '200 guilder to the man who defeats this varlet!'
and watch the fur fly.

>Is attacking a noble a capital offense?

Not unless you are in the direct royal line, I imagine.

>Would the defending noble have
> the right to dispatch the attacker by any means necessary?

Depends on the means, I suppose. Telling a bodyguard to defend you is
acceptible. Pulling out a grenade and letting loose is not.

>Can you expect preferential treatment anywhere you go?

Within your own country, absolutely. But try being a Montaigne noble in
Castille.

>What rights and priviledges do nobles have in other countries?

Few, though they are generally still treated better than non-nobles.  FOr
instance, a noble Montaigne captured in Castille, will probably be treated
well if they are not killed on sight. Nobiliy is nobility, and there was
inter-marrying between Montqaigne and Castille before the war, so you may
be related to the man who magistrates the lands you are in. Also, the code
of conduct would often lead to a noble POW being allowed to stay in a nice
place, just on constant guard. Of course it also depends on your reputation
and how you act. If a Castillian POW starts mouthing off at his Montaigne
captors, he's likely to get thrown in a deep, dark cell.

Maximilian Gerhardt Bremen, Eisen noble

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