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Is it Honorable to win, then say the loser should reign?
Lord Chagatai:
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But then, what do you do in the situation? On the one hand, if X was allowed to concede to Y, then Y would be king, but if X was dishonored for trying to concede (because if the crown tournament is that involved a matter, then would you really want a king who would shirk his duties so readily?), then it seems like Y would end up being king anyway.
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If in the middle of your final fight you deem your opponent to be the better king, then lose the fight. That way your honor is in tact and so is your lady/consort's. Don't win unless you are able to take the throne, if you do not think or have any doubts that you would get a good king then don't enter the tournament in the first place.
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SirNathanQ:
The better fighter should take the crown. He won it. If he thinks the other guy needs to rule, make him your regent or head adviser or something. Pull a Robert Baratheon and let the Hand (regent/adviser) unofficially rule. It's a win-win, legitimacy and good rule.
Sir James A:
Lady consorts, letters of intent and everything? Way more political than anything to do with chivalry at that point, I'd say.
Ian:
Yes indeed. That's why you cannot remove this situation from its context (That of specifically an SCA Crown Tournament and all the rules therein included). Without the context, you can't answer the original question. It's dangerous to remove a situation from it's greater context and examine it in isolation. :)
Sir Brian:
--- Quote from: Ian on 2014-06-16, 17:06:22 ---Yes indeed. That's why you cannot remove this situation from its context (That of specifically an SCA Crown Tournament and all the rules therein included). Without the context, you can't answer the original question. It's dangerous to remove a situation from it's greater context and examine it in isolation. :)
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Ah but that is the beauty of having hypothetical discussions and interesting in of itself to see the shift of perspectives as more evidence is revealed. Even if it is ‘first hand’ observations! ;)
It certainly reinforces the notion not to be hasty, somewhat of an occupational hazard of mine working as a supervisor in a job that is proverbially in nonstop ‘crisis’ management mode. :-\
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