<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=285756.msg14070957#msg14070957">Quote from: Bibliophilia on 15-04-2018, 04:29:57</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Pip wants to explore the Stolen Lands and see what all is in them.  He wouldn't be against using a stolen charter to do so, but I'm a touch confused by how a stolen charter storyline pans out in the end.  Like, realistically wouldn't the king be all 'You stole the charter, so, thanks for taking care of all of that for us, but now I'm going to have actual not-weirdos rule.'<br/><br/>It seems them being the Bad News Bears of the assembled parties...all the scruffy rejects, and actually shocking everyone by managing to pull it off, makes more sense.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>I was more imagining the charter being used early on to browbeat other small fry and lend some air of legitimacy. By the time things are done, I'd imagine the group has enough power to basically look at the king and say 'We're happy to trade with you...Or if you really want, we can fight over this. What'll it be?" and make it stick.<br/><br/>But yeah, actually the 'scruffy rejects pull it off anyway' is probably a better story, isn't it?