Standing for consul in absentia
This requires a LEX, but permits the candidate
to remain in the provinces or in the field if while the election occurs.
In extreme times the Senate appointed a Dictator, and occasionally the Plebian
Assembly legislated one. A Dictator may be proposed if –
-a Roman army opposed to the faction currently controlling Rome is in Italy
-a foreign army, including the Italian revolt, is in Italy
-a Roman army captures Rome from another faction
In these cases the Senate responds with a vote equal to the current prestige of each player, for or against, and the majority rules. If a player proposes himself dictator and loses, he loses 50 prestige.
In the case of a dictator proposed through the Plebs, the procedure is the same, and unlike the preceding, bribery is permitted at 5 talents per 2 prestige. Action by the Plebs to create a dictator can be vetoed like any other Lex, either by a Tribune or by a Demagogue.
Once in power, the Dictator assigns players to provinces and legate status, choose which war he will fight and can propose 3 Senatus Consultum and 3 LEX for free, without veto being possible. He can proscribe other players (with the effect being that if they are caught on 1D6 =5,6 if in a province and 4,5,6 if in Italy they are executed, and one half their wealth is forfeit to the Senate with the Dictator’s cut being 10 percent). Proscribed players have the choice of openly going to war or hoping their faction gets control of the Senate at the end of the Dictator’s round.
The mechanics are the same as declaring a dictator, but the effect is to
outlaw the named player. A failed attempt costs the proposing player 50
prestige. This can be vetoed (and costs the proposing player 50 prestige).
The Public Enemy must roll for his legions to see if they remain loyal
to him. Roll for each group originally organized as 4x4Bd or 3x4Bd+1x4Sp+1x2Ps:
if the Public Enemy is of praetorian status: 1,2,3 the legion remains loyal
to Rome. On a 4,5,6 the legion follows the Public Enemy. Add +1 if a consular
player. Add 1 if he is vir militaris. Roll for any NPC legates, the procedure
is the same as for legions. PC legates may chose to follow the Public Enemy,
or choose to remain loyal to Rome. The PC may spend a combination of 10
prestige or talents to bribe his legions into following him, gaining a
+/-2 DRM for the legions he normally controls.
Any legions that remain loyal to Rome will be divided among loyal PC legates. If no PC legates, then they are assigned to one NPC legate who becomes C-in-C of any loyal forces, and is joined by other loyal NPC legates. If no NPC legate remains loyal to Rome, an NPC general is created to command loyal troops.
Any Senate-provided auxiliaries follow their PC/NPC legates. For example, an NPC-led force consists of 1x3Cv general, 1x3Cv, 4x4Bd, 2x4Sp, 2x2Ps, 2x4Ax. One legion remains loyal, the other does not. The NPC general’s roll will determine where the 1x3Cv, and 2x4Ax elements go. If this force was led by a PC, he would determine the loyalty of those elements.
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