Question Royalty?

[Eli-Mae Forrest]

Hello everyone! I had an idea for a character that would involve them being a royal in some way, I am just looking for advice on the best way to do this. Should I create a whole new planet or roll with a canon one? In general I just need advice. Thank you in advance

 

[Valery Noble]

I write the Queen of Hapes and for me, it was as simple as picking a planet that seemed interesting. I did make sure that nobody else was writing as the Hapan Queen though, to avoid that getting weird xD

But I'd look at canon planet options you like and if you want something more specifically tailored to your ideas, then Codex is always a wonderful option!

 

[Junko Ike]

Eli-Mae Forrest well the first thing to answer in this is what kind of royal do you want to be.... not prince or princess but active... are they going to be ruling the planet and largely required to be there at all times? Are they going to be diplomatic and meeting with various people off and on world? Are they traveling around seeking adventure and the prodigal child?

An example, Junko and Shoma are heirs to Atrisia, Shoma as the prince is often away doing diplomatic trade deals and missions of peace to establish connections and allies within the Galactic Alliance space. While Junko travels around but also stays on Atrisia running things. We are two different types and work for the betterment of the planet.

As to the world well that depands on again what type you want to be but it can influence the character

 

[Inanna Harth]

Pretty much every major canon planet with an established monarchy has had people writing its royals, so if you're worried about stepping on toes or taking a spot someone else is already using, I would go the custom planet route. There are also an abundance of canon planets that are just "stubs" with barely any information about them. You could take one of those and expand upon it. Corazona von Ascania recently did that with the planet Ukatis.

And yes, as Junko Ike said, a lot will depend on what role your character falls into, whether they are an active monarch, a figurehead, involved in politics, a rebel, etc.

Eli-Mae Forrest

 

[Dyans Keto]

All I can say as Royal expect people to be gunning for you. Expect to be assassinated. Accept people ic will dislike you and more times then not want you dead. They will make you the tyrant and villain even if you are doing what you think is best for your people ic.

As a dead Empress of Empress Teta (possibly never been confirmed I'm buried under a ton of rubble maybe I'm queen of the mole people now.). I can tell you no matter if it's a cannon or non cannon planet dont always play it that your beloved by everyone having descenters and nah sayers is part of the fun of the writing a royal.