(10-27-2023, 03:54 PM)Max Morse Wrote: From what I know of the old Corse infocards that are still around and from what the RP was back when I was part of the [UC] official group, they were more or less a shadow group that had heavy influence over Gallic politics, very similar to the way the Mafia did/does in Sicily and southern Italy. The Corse wouldn't necessarily be as influential as the major corporations are in Gallic space, but they have enough influence and money built up over their centuries of running the grey and black market in Gallic space that they have to at least be tolerated.
As per why they have the line in regards to enforcing house laws, that's more to do with them wanting to maintain a control of said grey and black markets. It also has to do with keeping themselves legitimate as far as the Crown/Union is concerned. Again, working very similarly to the way the Mafia operates/operated, where they would have their own "rules" that they would enforce to keep actual legal issues from happening. So basically, the line exists to allow the Corse to police the illegal activities in Gallia without having to have a bunch of extra clauses added on to the ID that would cause confusion.
And yes, if they were to be included into the new government systems, them being their as observers with the ability to at least voice an opinion would make the most sense. Both from a rules standpoint and a RP standpoint.
The line also exists because, IRP, the Corse jointly controls the Provence system, and it is a part of their duties and rights to enforce the law in that system specifically. If there had to be a change to the ID, it should be at most "Can enforce House Law within the Provence system". Even the Gates and Lanes in that system are Unione Corse ID'd. I know I've personally used the line on the ID to tell the Gallic Navy to shove off while in Provence, as an example.
