Ducal Titles

[Appeared in traveller-request's mailbox by accident.  I edited the
subject line and forwarded it to the traveller mailbox -- James]

[email removed] (jim vassilakos) writes:

>
>Let's face it. It's not entirely out of the question that a
>character should roll a natural 12 on Social Standing and then
>add three points in service. If such a situation occurs, though
>unusual, must it be the GM's responsibility to deny the "Ducal"
>status in the name of party-balance?
>
>

An historical equivelent of this is the late British Lord Louis Montbatten.
 Montbatten was born fairly high in British nobility and spent his life in
service to his country.  In Traveller terms he probably started with a high
Social Standing (9, A or B anyway) and increased it during his life, but
any increase was manifested only in terms of reputation and recognition
rather than power.  In the end this was his downfall since it made him a
highly visable target (in his case of the IRA).

Chuck

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