I’m considering replacing the written system for voting and swaying votes with the Verbal Duels system from Ultimate Intrigue. Has anyone tried this? It seems to be a perfect system for this encounter. I would pit the one who did the debating against the listed “champion” or “opponent” for each Issue as a separate Duel. Whichever “champion” or “opponent” was on their side would grant them a number of Edges based on how influential they are and how friendly they are with the PC’s. This would make some Duels incredibly difficult, though, as they’d be Dueling against the Hurricane King probably at least twice, who has a lot mor HD and therefor more Determination. Also, his status as the H King would give him a fair bit of bonus Determination and Edges due to his social advantage. However, on the 2 Issues that matter, the PC’s ally would be Tessa Fairwind, which should give them some much needed help. One thing I’m unsure of, though, is how to adjudicate the vote swaying. Would the winner of the Duel automatically just get enough votes to win the vote? Would each exchange sway one or two votes? I’m looking for some help on this.