Politberg

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Political intrigue in a generic fantasy castle

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• Role deck, to determine what positions the players start in
• Goal deck, for specific random goals

1. Monarch
   • Advantage: Absolute power
   • Disadvantage: Short lifespan
2. Spouse of Monarch
   • Advantage: Almost as much power as the Monarch
   • Disadvantage: Unable to inherit
3. Seneschal
   • Advantage: In charge of ceremonies
   • Disadvantage:
4. Chancellor
   • Advantage: In charge of money
   • Disadvantage:
5. Foreign Ambassador
   • Advantage: Resources external to the castle
   • Disadvantage: No internal resources in the castle
6. Constable
   • Advantage: Power of arrest
   • Disadvantage:
7. Butler
   • Advantage: In charge of servants
   • Disadvantage: As senior servant, ranks just above Peasant
8. Peasant
   • Advantage: Able to get information from multiple sources
   • Disadvantage: Lowest rank

• Pretender
  • Monarch or Spouse of Monarch
    • You have obtained your position under false pretences, choose one of the following options and write it down- —False Identity, Regicide, Blackmail, Illegitimate, Opposite sex—Goal: Stay in power
  • Everyone else
    • You have a claim to the throne, choose one of the following options and write it down- —Bastard, Cousin, False Identity, Heir of Related Monarchy—Goal: Become Monarch
• Coup d'etat
  • Seneschal
    • Goal:
  • Everyone else
    • Goal:
• Greed
  • Chancellor
    • Goal: Deny money to everyone else. The royal treasury must have the same or more money in it than at the start of the game.
  • Everyone else
    • Goal: Obtain the most money in your personal possession.
• Power
  • Foreign Ambassador
    • Goal: Deny titles to everyone else. No role may have more titles than they have at the start of the game.
  • Everyone else
    • Goal: Obtain more titles than anyone else.
• Justice
  • Constable
    • Goal:
  • Everyone else
    • Goal: Reveal the Pretender if Monarch or Spouse of Monarch, otherwise stop the Pretender.
• Popularity
  • Butler and Peasant
    • Goal:
  • Everyone else
    • Goal:
• Revenge
  • Goal: Foil the goal of another character. Choose that character now and write it down, you may not change.

• Monarch or Spouse of Monarch
  • False Identity—You have no noble ancestors but have assumed the identity of the real noble through being in the right place at the right time.
  • Regicide—The previous Monarch did not die of natural causes and you were involved in the plot.
  • Blackmail—You obtained your position through blackmail of every other contender.
  • Illegitimate—You were born outside of marriage.
  • Opposite sex—You are masquerading as the opposite sex.
• Everyone else
  • Bastard—You are an offspring of the current or previous Monarch outside of marriage.
  • Cousin—You are closely, legally related to the current Monarch.
  • False Identity—You are the heir to the throne pretending to be something else.
  • Heir of Related Monarchy—Legally you have a right to the throne as you share ancestry with the Monarch

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