In the military and in the government, there are certain positions of responsibility and honour, of which capable men may make use to further their careers. Characters who meet the qualifications for such positions may seek appointment to them by the provisions outlined below.
The Military and Government Appointments Tables list the appointments available, along with other information necessary to play.
- Rank gives the military rank or title necessary to hold the position. To gain the appointment on the Military Table, a player must hold exactly that rank; on the Government Table that rank or higher.
- Min SL gives the minimum Social Level for that position.
- Special Requirements lists any other requirements of the post. These consist either of a specified Regiment to which the aspirant must belong, or of a modifier to the die roll needed for appointment, based on military ability as per the table below.
- Appointment lists the appointment being sought.
- Number Allowed lists the number of players able to hold that position simultaneously (in some cases this is infinite).
- Who appoints lists the official who appoints the position, and who must be influenced if the player wants to improve his chances.
- SPs lists the Status Points received monthly by the office-holder.
- Inf gives the level of the favour the player receives each season (note that some positions receive two favours).
- Die roll gives the number or greater that must be rolled on one die to gain the appointment. This may be modified by influence or military ability, if applicable. In addition, a player may subtract one from the die roll needed for every 3 Social Levels he is above the minimum for that office; and a player who already holds a position and seeks reappointment to it may subtract 1 for being the incumbent.
- Add Pay gives the pay in crowns that the character receives monthly (in addition to any pay he receives for his rank).
Notes to the Appointments Tables give the special characteristics and prerogatives of the positions.
Characters may try for government appointments once a season, but may not try for the same appointment more than once a year. Characters may try for a military appointment once a year, at the end of the summer campaign
season.
They may try for any number of positions at once, but may only hold one position at a time (exception: see Commissioner of Public Safety in the notes to the Appointment Tables). All appointments last for one year, or until the character resigns or is dismissed from office.
If two characters apply for the same appointment at the same time, the character with the highest modified die roll gains the position (assuming he would have been successful otherwise). If both modified die rolls are equal, and would have been successful, roll again. All modifiers from the previous die roll apply. The player with the highest roll wins.
If a position is not occupied by a player character, it is assumed to be occupied by a non-player character, who may be influenced.