Imperial/Archducal Warrants

[PapaGolfWhiskey]

Takes bows.. "thank you thank you"

Figures -you- would have caught that toss.

 

[Liam Devlin]

Originally posted by Garf:
Takes bows.. "thank you thank you"

Figures -you- would have caught that toss.

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To be sure, to be sure!

 

[aramis]

IMTU, The "Imperial Warrant" is a term reserved for the Emperor's signature. But I've added a different kind of warrant at this level, too: The Immunity Grant, which reads as follows:

{insert name of bearer}, who bears this document, is doing the will of the Emperor for the good of the Imperium. Under no circumstances shall they be detained nor charged with any crime, without first having theis warrant publically revoked by my own hand. This warrant executed by my own hand this __ day of the ___ year of the Third Imperium.
Strephon
Rex Imeria

Subtly different than the regular warrant.

I have the archdukes issuing both typpes, and sector dukes issuing sector wide ones.

 

[rancke]

Originally posted by Capt. Blacklight:
And as long as we are talking about warrents, does anyone else use them besides the Big Guy and his Six Minions?

My take is that sector dukes are much more likely to issue ducal warrants than archdukes are to issue archducal warrants. Until recently the duties of the archdukes were mostly ceremonial (in their capacity as archdukes, that is; I expect archdukes tended to have 'lesser' titles as sector dukes) so warrants were issued by sector dukes instead. This is changing as the archdukes are getting more and more involved in running their domains, but the sector dukes still issue their own warrants. Such warrants would only be valid inside the sector, of course, and an Imperial warrant would always trumph them.

Subsector dukes propably issue warrants that only work inside their duchies, too.

Hans

 

[rancke]

Originally posted by Simon Jester:
The only movie I've ever seen a true imperial warrant was the movie "The Four Musketeers" starring Michael York, Oliver Reed, Richard Chaimberlain and Charlton Heston as Richelieu.

At the end of the movie, Michael York, as D'Artagnon, is brought before Richelieu under arrest for interfering with one of Richelieu's plans.

D'Artagnon had previously taken a letter, written by Richelieu and given to The Lady DeWinter (Richelieu's agent in the whole mess), which read, "In my name and for the good of the Kingdom, what was done has been done. Richelieu," and now uses it to explain his actions.

Richelieu accepts the letter, somewhat incredulously, but says only, "One must be careful what one writes," frees D'Artagnon and grants him a commission in the King's Guard. Movie ends a few minutes later.

Now, THAT is an Imperial Warrant.

"It is with my knowledge and for the good of France that the bearer of this has done what he has done. Richelieu".

I disagree. The letter Richelieu gave Mylady is not a 17th Century version of an Imperial Warrant. It didn't give her any kind of additional power and authority. It merely gave her immumity from prosecution for any crimes she might commit in the course of her mission. Her resources and authority remained the same.

Now, if it had enabled Mylady to, say, go to Le Havre and commandeer a squadron of warships to go cruising for the Spanish treasure fleet or something equally creative, then I would have agreed that it was akin to an Imperial warrant..

Hans

 

[rancke]

Originally posted by George Boyett:
So word of advice of GMs. Make sure you get any warrents written down and have all powers and limitations spelled out.

In a Paranoia campaign I once ran I gave one of the troubleshooters a warrant that read "It is with my knowledge and for the good of Alpha Complex that the bearer of this has done what he has done. The Computer".

The poor sap was actually pleased when he got it.

Hans

 

[Liam Devlin]

Originally posted by Aramis:
IMTU, The "Imperial Warrant" is a term reserved for the Emperor's signature. But I've added a different kind of warrant at this level, too: The Immunity Grant, which reads as follows:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />
{insert name of bearer}, who bears this document, is doing the will of the Emperor for the good of the Imperium. Under no circumstances shall they be detained nor charged with any crime, without first having theis warrant publically revoked by my own hand. This warrant executed by my own hand this __ day of the ___ year of the Third Imperium.
Strephon
Rex Imeria

Subtly different than the regular warrant.

I have the archdukes issuing both typpes, and sector dukes issuing sector wide ones.</font>[/QUOTE]--------------------------------
Agreed.
Regional authority types have warrants for their regions (subsector(s)/ Sector/ Imperium.) Good ideas Aramis.!

heretically yours,