Traveling for Awards, was Principalities

[Paul Shore]

On 23 Sep 96 at 14:52, dennis grace wrote:

> >At 09:10 AM 9/23/1996 EDT, Galen wrote:
> >
> >>There's a dis-incentive for many people to go to events outside their 
> >>kingdom and/or principality:  The Crown or Coronet of an area you don't
> >>live it can't give you awards except with the permission of _your_ ruler.
> >>If you have a choice between going to an event where your activity might
> >>contribute to your eventually earning an award, or one where it won't, that
> >>other event will need to be a whole lot more fun to make up for the loss of 
> >>award-earning potential.
> >
> 
> Just a thought, Sir Galen: call me a sentimental idealist, but how about
> service for the sake of serving, for the sake of contributing to the greater
> glory of the whole?  Should we be overly concerned with those (hopefully)
> few individuals whose primary motive for serving is based in
> award/recognition-earning potential? Of course it's nice to be recognized
> for service; that's *why* there are service awards, and there is really no
> yardstick for observers to measure another's intent by--only the server is
> privy to their own intent.  One can only hope people go to the events and
> serve because it's the courteous and chivalrous thing to do (and, yes,
> fun!), and not whether or not the "right" people are perceived to be
> watching.  Just a small notion to chew on.

Service awards are not the only awards one would travel to an event
for.  I have heard more than one person told that if they would like
to advance in rank in their 'profession' (be it arts and sciences or
fighting,) then they must travel to other parts of the kingdom and
display their prowness there.  This is only natural.  The peerage
that would recommend your elevation to a higher status travels
mostly to events in their own kingdom. 



Ld Aeddan ap Trahaearn           | Email: shore at dcainc.com
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