Characters who wish to join the Melee must register with the Earl Marshal in Westminster Hall and pay a fee of £100 in support of the Crusade. Registration is an event of its own, with the following components:

1) Hello, My Name Is [___]. I'm Kind of a Big Deal. [Optional]
Characters may check against their Proud trait to trumpet their accomplishments and prowess. If they are Prideful they may then make an Orate or an Intrigue roll against the Marshal's Recognize roll of 3. If successful, gain +15 glory for impressing the Marshal, indicate your desire for your placement in the Melee (initial charge or reserves, which King's troops (William the Lion or the Lionheart) you wish to serve with, and permanently shift 1 point from Modest to Proud.

2) Sir Manners de Playing-it-Cool.
Being self-confident is one thing, and being objective about one's talents is honorable, but braggarts get on the Earl Marshal's nerves. Likewise, false modesty is the bane of a good knight.

Players need not roll in this component if they are happy to retain a shift in the Pride trait from part 1. Players must roll in this component in all other cases.

Characters rolling in this phase must make a Courtesy roll to get their point about their worthiness across within the bounds of polite conversation. If they are successful, they may choose to place themselves in the Reserves to start the Melee OR negate the Trait shift from the "I'm Kind of a Big Deal" phase.

If a character fails this roll, they annoy the Marshal and their house loses 15 Glory from their winnings in the melee and are assigned wherever the Marshal pleases.

3) Oh, Come On, You Know I'm Good For It!
Sure, everyone wants to support the Crusade, but some knights have other things to spend their money on. Their peasants worked hard for it!

Knights have the option to try to persuade the Earl Marshal to allow them to pay their entrance fee out of the ransoms they will collect through their victories in the melee. To do so, they must first succeed on a Selfish test, then a Stewardship test to carry your arguments. Failure annoys the Marshal; characters who fail either test lose 10 glory from their winnings in the melee.

Geoffrey does not take up much of the time of the marshall. he simply tells him that he wishes to be part of the Lionheart's charge. No bragging, no modesty. Just there for a good scrap. He nods and makes room for the next registrant.

D7 EA, Phase 2, Courtesy, TN 8: 1d20 5

[Lionheart's side, Charge]

"Sir, please let it be known that wish to partake in the upcoming Melee."

And he would like to be placed...

"Well... you see... that is... is it appropriate for me to ask?"

The look he recieved from the Earl told him he was not pleased.

"I apologise Sir. I'll uh, well...."

He quietly let, realizing he had probably said too much.

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Valorous check -1/15, success! (+10 to courtesy)

Stage 2 Courtesy roll - 20, crit failure!

(Fate take the wheel!)

The conspicuous Robert Whitehands makes his appearance at the registration, not too shy to remind people who he is and what he's about. And has he mentioned lately that he's the king's best friend? Fortunately the Earl Marshal knows how Whitehands can be, and in the end the Earl Beaumont isn't so over-the-top that one would think him unchivalrous. He's just a very accomplished old fellow.

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Prideful? Yes.
Oratory: Tied the marshal. So, is that impressive?
Manners? Yes. Prevents moving 1 point toward Proud.

Pays the 100 pounds, confident it'll be made up and unwilling to talk about unpleasant things like money publicly.

Llywelyn does not need to feign modesty when he meets with the Marshal.

"My Lord, I trust your discretion on whichever faction you would place me in. King Richard is a deeply devout and courageous man, fit to lead us on crusade. King William is a just leader, and has forged a brother kingdom to England through squabbling factions and fractious allies. Whichever you would choose for me, I humbly accept. Please though: place me on the front lines"

The young man believes that the Marshal responds with a smile to the request.

"Now, as to the fee..." He gestures to his relatively sparse and mostly unadorned demeanor. "I would happily pay from my portion of the ransoms..." Llwelyn sees the signs of distaste from the man. "Or not. I will see to it that you receive your payment"


As he leaves, Llywellyn mutter. "I did hear about a Jewess who can hep with such things"
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Melee registration-Courtesy TN 10: 1d20 4
Melee registration-Step 3-Selfish TN 10: 1d20 8
Melee registration-Stewardship TN 8: 1d20 16
-10 glory penalty
Money barrowed from Miriam