Editing Kingdoms: Overview of the Game System
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* The '''White King Player''' plays the '''White King'''. He also controls three other pieces on the White side: The ''Seelie Knight'', The ''Seelie Bishop'' and the ''Seelie Rook''. Collectively, these four pieces are called the ''Dominant Actors of the White Court''. | * The '''White King Player''' plays the '''White King'''. He also controls three other pieces on the White side: The ''Seelie Knight'', The ''Seelie Bishop'' and the ''Seelie Rook''. Collectively, these four pieces are called the ''Dominant Actors of the White Court''. | ||
* The '''White Queen Player''' plays the '''White Queen'''. She also controls three other pieces on the White side: The ''Unseelie Knight'', The ''Unseelie Bishop'' and the ''Unseelie Rook''. Collectively, these four pieces are called the ''Shadow Actors of the White Court''. | * The '''White Queen Player''' plays the '''White Queen'''. She also controls three other pieces on the White side: The ''Unseelie Knight'', The ''Unseelie Bishop'' and the ''Unseelie Rook''. Collectively, these four pieces are called the ''Shadow Actors of the White Court''. | ||
| β | * The '''Black King Player''' plays the '''Black King'''. He also controls three other pieces on the | + | * The '''Black King Player''' plays the '''Black King'''. He also controls three other pieces on the White side: The ''Unseelie Knight'', The ''Unseelie Bishop'' and the ''Unseelie Rook''. Collectively, these four pieces are called the ''Dominant Actors of the Black Court''. |
| β | * The '''Black Queen Player''' plays the '''Black Queen'''. She also controls three other pieces on the | + | * The '''Black Queen Player''' plays the '''Black Queen'''. She also controls three other pieces on the White side: The ''Seelie Knight'', The ''Seelie Bishop'' and the ''Seelie Rook''. Collectively, these four pieces are called the ''Shadow Actors of the Black Court''. |
Note that the '''White King Player''' and the '''White Queen Player''' are both aligned to the '''White Court''', so they are allies with the same agenda. However, the '''White King Player''' represents the '''Seelie pieces in the White Court''' and the '''White Queen Player''' represents the '''Unseelie Pieces in the White Court'''. | Note that the '''White King Player''' and the '''White Queen Player''' are both aligned to the '''White Court''', so they are allies with the same agenda. However, the '''White King Player''' represents the '''Seelie pieces in the White Court''' and the '''White Queen Player''' represents the '''Unseelie Pieces in the White Court'''. | ||
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Likewise, the '''Black King Player''' and the '''Black Queen Player''' are both aligned to the '''Black Court''', so they are allies with the same agenda. However, the '''Black King Player''' represents the '''Unseelie pieces in the Black Court''' and the '''Black Queen Player''' represents the '''Seelie Pieces in the Black Court'''. | Likewise, the '''Black King Player''' and the '''Black Queen Player''' are both aligned to the '''Black Court''', so they are allies with the same agenda. However, the '''Black King Player''' represents the '''Unseelie pieces in the Black Court''' and the '''Black Queen Player''' represents the '''Seelie Pieces in the Black Court'''. | ||
| β | This may seem counterintuitive at first... you may | + | This may seem counterintuitive at first... you may question why there are Unseelie Pieces serving the White and Unseelie Pieces serving the Black. |
The answer to this is that whatever the Nature of the King, he must eventually rule over all Fae, both Seelie and Unseelie. Thus it is only appropriate that he has servants of both natures. Of course, the White King would rather leave the "dishonourable business of subterfuge, subversion and espionage" to his Unseelie White Queen, while the Black King happily delegates "all that high society and by-the-book warfare nonsense" to his Seelie Black Queen. | The answer to this is that whatever the Nature of the King, he must eventually rule over all Fae, both Seelie and Unseelie. Thus it is only appropriate that he has servants of both natures. Of course, the White King would rather leave the "dishonourable business of subterfuge, subversion and espionage" to his Unseelie White Queen, while the Black King happily delegates "all that high society and by-the-book warfare nonsense" to his Seelie Black Queen. | ||
