Zechariah comes back from a walk and realises that there are interesting developments in the Kingdom. "It's as if my reasonable wishes are finally being listened to(?!) I feel humbled (yes I know I should not be) for HH The Duke of North Face's sudden submission and restitution and apology. Better think carefully before replying anything. This may or may not be the beginning of a breakthrough..."
The time in CK is compressed from the so-called real time. The important correspondence is as follows:
1 week real == 1 year CK
1 day real == 1 month CK (so, 7 months in a year)
1 hour real == 1 day CK (so, 24 days in a month)
a day of CK is subdivided to hours, minutes and seconds linearly.[The game-time is used here:] Zechariah feels that there is still a need for further respect of authority to be instilled in the Game, and while we are at it, why don't we try to further the process with some rewards for prompt action. It is 8 days since I offered a 1,000,000 for submission (and 5/10 mil for intense submission). We have at least 35 Peers who would benefit from the submission the most, not only as the immediate financial relief of 1,000,000 but also that it would make their game better in the future with less need to be a dick guarding his own possessions as if they were important when nobody has any lack anyway - it is just a game you know - and my post history shows I can
give billions away and feel good about it, but a Duke cannot
take a 200,000,000 (about 3,500) to serve his pocket, without soon feeling that he needs to correct his ways and give back double.
"This double I cannot keep, that is not rightful. I will meditate over a CIG what to do with it, perhaps there is someone in a need. Better not act in haste."
"As for the submission reward of 1,000,000, yes of course it is not big money or anything, but perhaps, just perhaps, it might become more interesting to join, if there was a time-based incentive to act fast, like -10,000 per day or so. Also I want to give myself ample time to process the bonuses, since I have other things to do, not just this game." New rules for submission to HRH Prince Royal Zechariah, etcx3, incumbent Head of the House of Tavastia-rpietila-CK (char_id #36)§1 Command to be used in its generic form is
SUBMIT submissive_char_id authority_char_id level_of_submission (threadpost only, it's not implemented in Ultima/Clans engine just yet)
§2 Zechariah feels it is important that characters submit to
him, so offers a
1,000,000 bonus for submitting to him (5 mil for Most submitting and 10 mil for Very submitting, as indicated by the
level_of_submission parameter).
§3 Counting from the original call for
submitting with a reward in place, the
bonus is reduced by 1% (10,000 in the base case) for every passing day, calculated automatically and retroactively for the time already elapsed. (Sorry about that but I hinted it was coming, did I not?)
§4 Zechariah must pay the whole submission bonus in full, in
one month since submission has been voiced. (He can easily do that.)
§5 Only Peers are eligible for the bonus from now on. (The poor - you know - they had their chance but they had to act
fast. I will pay the submission bonuses to them and everybody, for the submissions prior to this post, when I have the time. Sorry for delay.)
§6 Submission may mean different things to different people, but submission to Zechariah is light, basically consisting of the things that Zechariah requires anyway from everybody that seeks to have
any correspondence with him, so should be easy to achieve for any rational person:
1. Listening to what I say, especially when I am talking to you;
2. If I ask anything that is reasonable, let's make a deal that you do it either
* out of love for me (just do it), or
* out of love for yourself (we can make a deal what I give you in return, for doing it);
3. If something is not reasonable, you just refuse to do it, no hard feelings, I'll ask someone else or do it myself;
4. If something just needs to be done, and you are the only one who has the key, just do it (, before I have to prod you).
§7 If the person SUBMITting to Zechariah is at the same time REBELling against an entity Zechariah feels is doing good (
all characters until otherwise announced), the situation needs to be checked.
§8 If the person SUBMITting to Zechariah is at the same time SUBMITting to an entity Zechariah feels is NOT doing good (
no characters until otherwise announced), the situation needs to be checked.
§9 If Zechariah pays the bonus, he is clear. And if the character then submits and/or rebels to anyone, it is up to the character from that point onwards. Zechariah can only go so far to encourage submission with monetary rewards.
Once the money leaves his pocket, it is gone. Until that, all bets are off.
§10 If anything of importance was not said clear enough, just ask. It's my money after all so obviously I make the rules here, and I am not a dickhead.
Zechariah feels good for making his terms complete, understandable and unchangeable, so proceeds to have a light dinner, wishing that the people who have the chance to get his money just by submitting to what is common sense, would take action, and do it sooner than later.