Robert Curthose
Standing — restless
ExpectationRaised
- Claim in Normandy
- 4 / 5
- Noble support
- 3 / 5
- Ambition
- 5 / 5
winter-crown
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John Pennington
John Pennington# Project: Crown & Consequence Build a small, polished browser game prototype that establishes the core gameplay loop for a series of simple historical dice-and-card games. Full specification for starting point attached.
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Realm Stability
0–5 scale
1OF 5
England
restive
1OF 5
Normandy
secure
Reign action surface·1067
Cross the channel, or hold the realm you have
The king cannot be in both places. Choose where the crown sits this period and read the stability it costs — resources can soften the loss, but they are spent either way.
Trade-off ledgerNo destination selected
EnglandThe king is present; nothing is spent.3/5 now3/5 after±0
NormandyUnattended while the king holds England.4/5 now4/5 after±0
Realm reference
- England · scale 0–5the more difficult realm during the game
- Normandy · scale 0–5matters because the succession problem is fundamentally about whether heirs inherit England, Normandy, both, neither, or a deliberately engineered arrangement
Applied stability deltas
Awaiting resolutionEngland stability±0
Normandy stability±0
Travel spends 1 Stability in England and grants 1 to Normandy unless 1 treasury is spent to hold England level. Remaining in England costs nothing immediately; a long absence from the duchy leaves Norman problems to gather.
Return toThe reign loop
Select a destination above to continue.
Crown & Consequence
Scale 0–10The Five Resources
- TreasuryTreasury: 6 of 10
- AuthorityAuthority: 5 of 10
- MilitaryMilitary: 7 of 10
- Noble LoyaltyNoble Loyalty: 4 of 10
- LegitimacyLegitimacy: 6 of 10
Read-only projection · Five resources · Ten cells each
The Sons
3 plates — read-only
William Rufus
Standing — loyal
ExpectationSteady- English political support
- 4 / 5
- Military capability
- 3 / 5
- Royal loyalty
- 3 / 5
Henry Beauclerc
Standing — opportunistic
ExpectationLow- Treasury / political flexibility
- 2 / 5
- Ambition
- 2 / 5
- Exploits opportunities
- 4 / 5
Winter Crown
3
EnglandRestive3 / 5 stability
4
NormandySecure4 / 5 stability
Early Consolidation
1067
Period 01 / 08The conquest has held. England is claimed, Normandy is watched, and the question at the top of the reign is whether the crown can be held long enough to pass it on.
Royal ResourcesScale 0 – 10
Treasury6
Authority5
Military7
Noble Loyalty4
Legitimacy6
One turn covers one to three years. The event deck is drawn in historical order, so the reign unfolds the way it happened — until your decisions push it somewhere else.
Crown / AuthorityDice / ResolvedNormandy
REALM STABILITY
3OF 5
4OF 5
Royal Resources
TREASURY0/10
AUTHORITY0/10
MILITARY0/10
NOBLE LOYALTY0/10
LEGITIMACY0/10
Aggregate reading 28 of 50 across the five crowns of the royal instrument.
1067Early Consolidation
Return from Normandy
Context
Having secured the crown at Westminster, William crosses back to Normandy to be seen in his own duchy, leaving England under the care of his regents. The crossing is a statement: the Conqueror still holds both shores.
Current Situation
You return from Normandy to England, where the earls watch for any sign of weakness and the north has yet to be settled. The land is yours on parchment; the men who hold it must still be convinced.
Responses
Reward Norman Followers with Land
Grants estates to the men who won the kingdom, binding them to the crown by soil rather than oath.
−2 Treasury−1 Noble Loyalty+1 AuthorityRoll 3+ · AuthorityReconcile with English Nobles
Offers terms and offices to the surviving English thegns, trading secure obedience for a slower grip.
−1 Treasury+2 Noble Loyalty+1 StabilityRoll 4+ · AuthorityStrengthen Royal Administration
Widens the sheriffs’ reach and the geld rolls, so the crown collects faster than the magnates can resist.
−3 Treasury−1 Noble Loyalty+2 AuthorityRoll 2+ · Authority
Robert Curthose
restless
- Claim in Normandy
- 4
- Noble support
- 3
- Ambition
- 5
Succession readiness15 / 18
Expectation raisedWilliam Rufus
loyal
- English political support
- 4
- Military capability
- 3
- Royal loyalty
- Steadfast
Succession readiness10 / 18
Expectation clearHenry Beauclerc
opportunistic
- Treasury flexibility
- Watchful
- Ambition
- 4
- Exploit opportunities
- 2
Succession readiness11 / 18
Expectation raisedTurn Log
- 1067Return from NormandyReign begins
- 1066Coronation at WestminsterOutcome unrecorded
- 1066Landing at PevenseyOutcome unrecorded
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