* Prince Caine's petition to declare his underpants are dress uniform.

* Gerard's petition for an all-Amazon navy.

* Anything that uses the words 'on the other hand'.

* Lifing the Import Ban on Lovelace Protective Adventuring Codpieces.

The Palace of Amber should be a nexus for RP, especially political stuff. A lot of interesting direction-changes take place when people bounce off each other in court, and giving yourself the chance to do that is rewarding. Take a look at http://wiki.roadtoamber.com/amber-palace if you're unsure as to why you might be in the Palace, but here are a few ideas.

* Going to get the gen. Picking up the gossip so you can tell other people.
* Going to find people to persuade of your point of view. If you have something to say, then saying it in the palace, where you are likely to be able to use social and people gifts, is a good thing. Persuading the NPCs present can sway PCs too.
* Going for company. The social life of Amber, the Ton, gathers here. If you know anyone in Amber, you probably have NPC friends who are happy to show off to you. If not, then it's perfectly allowable to try to make those friends. NPCs are not the heros of the story, but they are a very handy hook.
* Trying to find someone and failing. Looking for Prince Caine, to offer him your latest deal? You can still talk to Gerard, and the drinks are likely to be better. The Great Houses all have suites in the Palace - you can fail to find them there.

Some of these reasons also work elsewhere, but the long and short of it is, the palace is a public place for place. Feel free to be there, and handwave the reasons.

Day 2

Hand aching from paperwork.

Still King

0 Miles to Kolvir.

One hand.

Still not King.

There is one point I'm going to have to note about Ben as King. His player is not in an American timezone, and that means there will be no /regular/ court. However, you're encouraged to attend court far more often, and talk to people /at/ court. RP around intrigue should be free and easy, and besides, the food is free.

As far as playstyle goes, this means far fewer jaunts out to the edges of civilisation to kill interesting new life-forms and then meet them. I'll be putting that energy into driving palace and city RP, however.

I'll also underline what Helix posted on. Some of you may be a little bit aware that I am also Scholastica. I admit it. I'm the Saint. But I am not a shoo-in for the throne, in any OOC way. Feel free to challenge me, but understand that you'll get challenged back if I feel it necessary. And have fun.

I'm off this weekend. Benedict is ICly unavailable, or ICly not where you happen to call. Or asleep. Or listening to loud music. Somewhere.

Benedict has asked Faelin to meet him at the edge of the little city, and to be prepared for hunting. He is in slumming duds, which means he is better-dressed than anyone else here, but nobody is trying to take his clothes from him.

( Faelin does Benedict a favour, and ends up with a lungful of air from the Drain. )

Memo to self. Puking in a debrief is not the done thing.

I just wanted all you out there to know that for the first time I wrote down an online RP scene in my diary so as not to miss it. I'm officially one of you now.

Trumps: 1 borrowed, 2 on credit

Trousers: 0 pairs

Shirt: 1 animal

Hands: 1

NB, Bene. Shadow is full of nasty things.

Like me.

Still not dead. Only one hand.

Benedict is not in Cibola right now, although he did leave the city held well enough that it's safe to be there (for a Cibolan value of safe).

If people are there, please don't consider yourself scene locked. Ben may or may not be back, but I probably won't be running stuff there for the rest of the week at least. Go. Have fun.

Dear =war, Still in Cibola. Weather awful, necromancers more so. Wish you were here.

He said, But think of all the fun things you can do with a dead concubine!

So.

1. Door-stopper
2. Door Mat
3. Feather Boa
4. Casserole
5. ...Over to Bleys for this one