Greetings Monarchs,
It is now possible to appoint Viceroys/Vicereines to help you lead your large kingdom. Viceroys can grant special titles and purchase tracts of land for their downlines. You may also appoint a single Grand Viceroy, who does the same but for the entire kingdom (among other abilities).
To be eligible to become Viceroy, a person must be a direct subject of the monarch, and must have completed the entire Path to Royalty except for the final ascension. They must also have the number of total acres that is required to ascend.
If the person is eligible to become Viceroy, an offer to appoint that person will appear when you bestow favour upon him/her. If you accept, a broadcast announcing the appointment will be made, and he/she will take up the position immediately. Please note: appointing a person as Viceroy will remove them from the Path to Royalty. In addition, if a person has no custom title already, appointing that person as Viceroy will automatically apply the title of Viceroy or Vicereine.
If you wish to remove viceregal powers from a Viceroy, an option to do so will appear when you bestow favour upon him/her again. If you accept, the removal of power will also be broadcast. Removing a person from the Viceroy appointment will reinstate their Path to Royalty.
To be eligible to become Grand Viceroy, a person must already be a Viceroy who meets the eligibility requirements for that position. If the person is eligible to become Grand Viceroy, the offer to appoint him/her as such will appear when you bestow favour upon him/her. Yes, this means that in order to appoint a Grand Viceroy, they must receive favour twice: once for Viceroy and again for Grand Viceroy. There can be only one Grand Viceroy in a kingdom. Appointing a person as Grand Viceroy will remove the Grand Viceroyalty from any existing Grand Viceroy. Appointments of Grand Viceroys are also broadcast to the empire.
Viceroys will have (V) after their names in the Subjects tab of the hud, to help you identify them. Grand Viceroys will have (GV) after their names.
If a Viceroy ever ceases being a direct subject of the monarch, or drops below the required amount of land, their viceregal powers will be suspended. However, they will still retain the Viceroy position. Their powers will resume when the required conditions are met again.
If a Viceroy ever leaves the kingdom of the monarch who appointed them, the Viceroy appointment and powers will be immediately removed.
A Viceroy's powers will only be usable if the monarch has not used the power for a certain length of time. Under no condition can the powers be used more frequently than if the monarch was acting alone. For example, it is not possible for a monarch to assign a special title in June, and a Viceroy to assign another title in August. Similarly, if a Viceroy buys a land tract, for example, neither the monarch nor any other Viceroy may buy another land tract until the normal waiting period has passed.
Obviously, granting Viceroy powers implies a high level of trust. Consider carefully your options. As for special titles, you are all aware of the guidelines for them, and I encourage you to share them with your Viceroys. I will hold the monarch accountable for any title assigned in the kingdom that violates the guidelines, no matter who assigns it.
I may add more powers to Viceroys as time goes on. If this happens, you will be notified.
Sincerely,
Emperor Soleil
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Sent by the Emperor today:
Greetings Monarchs,
Over the past few weeks I've had some good questions regarding viceroy powers, so I decided to write up a few answers herein.
Someone asked: "I reached the last step of the Path to Royalty but I had the Path disabled for me. Do I need to re-enable the Path to be eligible to become viceroy?"
No. You just need to be at the last step.
Someone asked: "If my monarch turns me into a viceroy, my Path to Royalty is automatically disabled. Does that mean I can never ascend?"
In order to re-enable your Path to Royalty so that you can ascend, you must give up your viceroy position. There are only two ways to do that: The monarch can strip the title from you, or you can leave the kingdom for another. Obviously the monarch has the upper hand here, because the viceroy is stuck as viceroy until the monarch says so, or until the viceroy abandons the kingdom. By being a direct subject of the monarch, a player is trusting that the monarch will look after his or her interests. As you know, I do turn on and off the Path for people upon request, but I will not do so for viceroys.
Someone asked: "How does it work with the waiting periods between using powers with the viceroy and the monarchs?"
The waiting period for these shared powers is based on real time passed, and it is the same waiting period across the entire kingdom. When the power is due, if the monarch is online, they get the first opportunity to use it. If they are offline or they ignore the offer, the Grand Viceroy, if one exists, is given a chance. If the GV is offline or ignores the offer, a non-grand viceroy is chosen at random to receive the offer. If none are available or they ignore it, there is a short waiting period and then the process starts all over again with the monarch.
If anyone uses the power, the waiting period is reset to the normal time. The only exception is that when a non-grand viceroy buys a bulk land tract, the waiting period is half what it would be if a monarch or a GV bought the tract.
I hope this clears up some confusion.
- US
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