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Ok, here are the 1st elections ever for the second post of Game Tenno (mod) for the Sengoku Jidai (Japan Warring States) role play game. Currently, two members of the the rp have been nominated.

1) Warta Endor
2) Thrashia


Now, so far, each of these two have shown tremendous promise and knowledge of Japanese culture and history, as well as aptitude concerning the political situation and have shown eagerness in their exploits.
(SignUpThread (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=454035&page=9))
(RP-Thread (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=454182))

Now, to explain what a Tenno (japanese for emperor) must do during the game is the following:

1) A Tenno must be impartial in official decisions, and in the case of a dispute must first talk and discuss with the 1st Tenno (myself) and come to a final decision concerning the dispute.

2) A Tenno cannot allow himself a 'free hand' in certain things, an example being the Kenware's dice automator used to decide the fate of a daimyo's army when invading an unoccupied province, a Tenno can't report false dice rolls to other players. (If this is done, it means automatic expulsion from Tenno rank)

3) To basically be the arbitrator in all things and help keep the game going, not to let it die off, and perhaps to start the new Weekly New Letter that I will be starting on the rp.


So, here are you canidates, you've seen them in action, you've met them in the ooc thread. Now vote!

I vote for Warta Endor!

Excuse me. Some inaccuracies.

But the Emperor was nothing but a figure head until Mathew perry showed up. The Shogun was the real power. At this time, I believe the Tokogawa Shoguns were in power, and were strictly enforcing a Feudal-like system. After the arrival of Mathew Perry and the forced opening of japan to foreign trade, japan fractionalized between Imperial and Shogun factions. The Imperials were fighting to restore the emperor to absolute power, and the Shogun faction were fighting to maintain the Emperor's role of a puppet to the Tokogawa clan. Making Marta Endor an emperor during this time period would just subject him to the role of a puppet.

Also, there is but 1 shogun unless a Diamyo attempts to overthrow him. During that time, such a Diamyo can be called a Shogun.

Also, I saw the picture of the Japanese horseman on your main site, and unfortunately that is pre-Mongolian invasion. Before the Mongolian invasion, the lower classes made up any foot infantry/archers while the Samurai (meaning to serve) strutted about on horse back looking for a one-on-one fight with bows.

I’m also considering joining your RP.

Vineyard, I think Oda meant for his pics to give a 'general idea' type thing when considering your forces.

And as far as I know Oda knows all of that and more, I know him in RL and he's getting a Masters degree in Asian History, and is planning to do his doctorate on the sengoku jidai. So, he most likely knows everything. The name Tenno is not meant to be a position as in the game, but to actually be a name for the moderator. I mean comon just calling yourself is a mod is kinda boring. " I'm a Tenno" sounds cooler in my opinion.