In the thread about when an Anathema would become a serious threat to the Realm, it was opined that in the face of a serious threat, the Houses would mutually agree to ignore their cold war in favor of the hot one on the doorstep. I'm not convinced.
First, there are no Imperial legions anymore, only House legions. That inherently makes any deployment of troops into an intensely political act, with Houses seeking glory but trying to avoid serious danger. '
Second, the central command of the legions has been gutted. Of the nine Crown Marshals in RY 763, two were executed, one is locked up, and the rest in hiding. At best, the one's in hiding might be willing to ignore the insult paid to them in favor of the immediate external threat. More likely, House Iselsi has seven willing and able recruits who are absolutely down for some Vendetta.
Third, this is almost the archtypical prisoner's dilemma. If even one House chooses to strike while it's fellows are fighting the beastfolk armies of Solar Queen Perfect Soul, then the whole resistance will collapse. And since every Dynast will recognize this, no House will cooperate.
Fourth, beyond just the legions, the Realm as a whole has basically no central leadership. The closest is Tepet Fokuf, who is: male, a Tepet post-Futile Blood, most well known for masturbating to Immaculate texts/possibly getting attacked by the Throne itself, and is probably not an Eclipse in disguise. Past him, you have the Deliberative, which.... yeah.
All told, it's almost more likely that an existential threat to the Realm as a whole would trigger a short, bloody RCW, with someone trying to take the Imperial City and Imperial Manse, to try and quickly claim the Throne and lead the defense. If successful, this would likely result in RCW2 not long after the victory. Although in a Dragon-Blooded campaign, I could easily see an arc where the PCs negotiate an interim leader to stave off the RCW until after the invasion.
First, there are no Imperial legions anymore, only House legions. That inherently makes any deployment of troops into an intensely political act, with Houses seeking glory but trying to avoid serious danger. '
Second, the central command of the legions has been gutted. Of the nine Crown Marshals in RY 763, two were executed, one is locked up, and the rest in hiding. At best, the one's in hiding might be willing to ignore the insult paid to them in favor of the immediate external threat. More likely, House Iselsi has seven willing and able recruits who are absolutely down for some Vendetta.
Third, this is almost the archtypical prisoner's dilemma. If even one House chooses to strike while it's fellows are fighting the beastfolk armies of Solar Queen Perfect Soul, then the whole resistance will collapse. And since every Dynast will recognize this, no House will cooperate.
Fourth, beyond just the legions, the Realm as a whole has basically no central leadership. The closest is Tepet Fokuf, who is: male, a Tepet post-Futile Blood, most well known for masturbating to Immaculate texts/possibly getting attacked by the Throne itself, and is probably not an Eclipse in disguise. Past him, you have the Deliberative, which.... yeah.
All told, it's almost more likely that an existential threat to the Realm as a whole would trigger a short, bloody RCW, with someone trying to take the Imperial City and Imperial Manse, to try and quickly claim the Throne and lead the defense. If successful, this would likely result in RCW2 not long after the victory. Although in a Dragon-Blooded campaign, I could easily see an arc where the PCs negotiate an interim leader to stave off the RCW until after the invasion.
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