[Sca-cooks] Re: Food-related Meta-Issue

[Susan Fox]

Sure, it would be nice, but NO medieval recreation organization has 
managed all of these at the same time.  I could make a few arguments in 
favor of a few of our royals fulfilling up to the latter three at the 
same time, but their better qualities are not the same skills that won 
their Crowns.  [I'm thinking Guillaume and Felinah of Caid in 
particular, of course, but they were Landed Baronage and Pelicans before 
he ever won Crown.  The experience helped a lot.]

What did you have in mind in terms of "gained the throne in period 
ways"?  Thumping the other guys by group combat instead of single 
combat?  The Adrian Empire has gotten just as many royal prats that way 
as the SCA has, get real.  Being born to the right parents?  The only 
second-generation royals I can think of off the top of my head are the 
Bellatrix boys, and even then, neither of them succeeded their father 
directly.

Enjoying the discussion!

Selene

Tom Vincent wrote:

>Wouldn't it be better if the SCA had crowns that:
>  1) Gained the throne in period ways?
>  2) Reflected the *best* of period royalty?
>  3) Were respected by the populace?
>  4) Had proved leadership and organization skills?
>   
>  Duriel
>  
>