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=The Queen: Advice to the Adjudicator=

The Queen, even more so that the King, is the most powerful and complex piece in the game. The ''Game of Succession'' may be won or lost with the King's capture, but it is generally how the ''Queen'' is used that will determine victory.

With the ''Queen'', it is likely the ''Adjudicator'' will have a lot more information to work with than with most pieces. Reflect this by making her more complex rules-wise! It is perfectly reasonable for a Queen to have 4 or more descriptors at the start of the game. Don't go overboard though, or it will likely overwhelm the player with options. At the very least, all Queens should have a ''Sorcery Style'' trait, plus at least two other descriptors.

As always, bear in mind that this list is not and never be exhaustive! If you need a new descriptor, then just add it on! Bear in mind that descriptors with drastic effects should normally be placed in '''Traits''' rather than '''Boons''', as ''Boons'' are very easy to come by in-game.

When applying descriptors to the ''Queen'', bear in mind that the descriptors can also be used to reflect her relationship to the ''King'' as well as her personal traits. For example, if the King is besotted with the Queen, then it is the Queen who takes the ''Devoted Couple'' boon.
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=Boons for the Queen=
===Aggressive===
During ''Summer Campaigns'' and ''Intrigues'', temporarily add +2 to ''Sorcery''.
===Defensive===
During ''War Defences'' and when part of ''Internal Security'', temporarily add +2 to ''Sorcery''.
===Devoted Couple===
If the Queen is the named target of an ''Intrigue'', the King gains +5 to his ''Internal Security'' rating.
If the Queen is leading a ''War Defence'' against a ''Checkmate'' attempt, the Queen temporarily gains +4 ''Sorcery''.
===Dowry===
The King receives an additional +5 Glamour at the start of the game.
===Escape magics===
The ''Queen'' gains +2 on ''Escape Attempts''.
===Innocence===
The ''Queen'' is immune to ''Manipulation Intrigues''.
===Intrigue Magus===
During winter, temporarily add +2 to ''Sorcery''.
===Pillar of Strength===
In Summer and Winter, as long as the ''Queen'' is not captured, temporarily add +1 to the King's ''Dreaming''.
===Puissance===
Permanently add +1 to ''Sorcery''.
===Ritual Caster===
Reduce cost of casting Rituals by 1 Glamour.
===Ritual Researcher===
When the Queen researches a Ritual she may cast it in the same Springtime (cost paid as normal).
===Terrifying===
When this piece is acting as a ''War Commander'' in a ''Summer Campaign'', each opposing ''Army'' temporarily has ''-1 to Battle Strength''.
===War Magus===
During summer, temporarily add +2 to ''Sorcery''.

=Drawbacks for the Queen=
===Bound to the Kingdom===
The Queen can never be an ''Attack Commander'' nor an ''Agent''.
===Disloyal Motivation*===
Select one ''Victory Condition''. If the ''Kingdom'' wins by this ''Victory Condition'' then the ''Queen Player'' is considered to have lost, even while the ''King Player'' is considered to have won.
===Distracting beauty===
Reduce the King's ''Dreaming'' rating by 1.
===Extravagant===
Increase cost of casting Rituals by 1 Glamour.
===Fuelled===
This piece needs Glamour to be operational. For this piece to take any action or participate in any defence costs 1 Glamour.
===Guileless===
During winter, temporarily deduct -2 from ''Sorcery''.
===Headstrong===
It's the front, or nowhere at all! If this ''Queen'' is the ''Attack Commander'' on a ''Summer Campaign'', that ''Campaign'' must be the first one in your ''Campaign List''.
===Helpless===
The ''Queen'' cannot make ''Escape Attempts''.
===High Maintenance===
Reduce the King's ''Harvest'' rating by 1.
===Inexperienced===
Permanently deduct -1 from ''Sorcery''.
===Loveless Match===
The ''King'' may not invoke the ''Treaty of Love and Sacrifice''. If the ''Queen'' is part of a ''War Defence'' against a ''Checkmate'' attempt, temporarily reduce her sorcery by -4. This drawback cannot be taken if the ''Queen'' has the ''Boon Devoted Couple.''

===Proud===
If this ''Queen'' is the ''Attack Commander'' on a ''Summer Campaign'', that ''Campaign'' must have at least three Armies.
===Untrained in War===
During summer, temporarily deduct -2 from ''Sorcery''.

=Traits for the Queen=
===Sorcery Style===
'''All Queen must take this trait.''' When this trait is taken, select a single style of magic which the Queen can practise, based on her description. The queen can cast a multitude of spells in this style. The range of styles is limited only by imagination! For example, one Queen might specialise in ''Pyromancy'' (control and creation of fire), another in ''Healing'' (mental and physical restoration), and another in ''Arachnomancy'' (control, enhancement and summoning of spiders).

''Sorcery style'' has two main effects in game:
* '''A roleplaying hook.'''
First, and most importantly, the style defines how the Queen Player describes her magic. It is assumed that the Queen knows many hundreds of spells, and can improvise as well, so it is acceptable for the Queen to cast magic freely within her style, without any need for an exhaustive list of effects. Note though that this is just for roleplaying - making up spells in this way doesn't have any direct effect on the dice rolls or on the game system. It is presumed that general sorcerous effectiveness is represented with the numerical ''Sorcery'' attribute.
* '''Flavour of rituals'''
Rituals (as described in the Springtime section) allow the ''Queen'' to actually effect the game directly with magical effects. Ritual must, of course, remain within the Queen's magical style. It is acceptable, for example, for a ''Pyromancer'' to summon an intercontinental fireball that seeks out and incinerates an army, but not for a ''Healer'' to do so. Generally though, with a bit of imagination as to how to manipulate various special effects, most Queen Players should be able to achieve most game effects through rituals.

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