Wait... where did someone say closing (new) nobles would make things stagnant? Temi - I dunno... I hear the argument that current courtiers are kind of screwed if you don't let them advance to a titled position, but doing those sorts of things too often in the long run just feels... artificial to me...

The one point I'll say in favour of outside villages towns is that the space gave mages and thieves more room to hide in and congregate in in the past. That being said...

Maybe a certain element of dead mans boots could be applied, as with other positions? And perhaps more cabinet positions could be created (if one can think of a good purpose for them).

Eris - Just thought I'd clarify that I wasn't saying any nobles are playing their chars badly. Rather, I was saying that there are unintended negative consequences to too many nobles RPing their chars well.

Yah, when I said by RP I meant more by marriage to PCs or by advancement to appointed positions like Chancellor (or if RP warrants, Earl Marshall or Justiciar). I dunno.

I agree wholeheartedly (obviously) with closing off adding new nobles. In terms of advancement, why not only through RP? IE either marriage, or through advancement in court (ie becoming Chancellor or some other position), or through (in some cases) leading a guild (like Lorne being Earl Marshall on ...

Hey all - let me first say I'm not out to hate on any character with this post - so if you play a noble, it's not an attack on you. To be honest I haven't been back long enough to really form an opinion on any nobles anyways so... I feel that there were too many nobles on TI2, and I suspect (and hav...

Perhaps each element-focus could give a unique technique... ie blinding someone with flame, making the earth beneath them shake, etc.

Personally I'd love to see more work done in Lithmore. In particular it'd be nice to see more shady areas, like a city-spanning sewar system with multiple levels, multiple hidden rooms and multiple exits.