Self given titles

[Sprolf]

I think people should be free to give themselves whatever rank or grade they feel like, as long as it's not a unique position that would require SRP (i.e., Emperor of Kusari or President of Liberty, or even CEO of Kruger, etc...).

I'm not one to say "No, you can't be an admiral in your dreadnought!"

However, if you're an indie and you give yourself a high rank, don't expect people to follow your orders, and please don't try to throw your weight around until you're actually well-known and respected. Hang around long enough, show enough dedication and intelligence, and that's likely to happen.


Sort of like what happened with my character The Doctor in the Order.
I just roleplayed around, he was in command of a capital ship, but I never threw his weight around. And people started to respect me and even listen to me on occasion... and now I'm Order High Command.





Note that this doesn't give official factions liberty to treat indies like trash.
You can roleplay back to their being an admiral, too. Just because they're independent doesn't mean they're stupid.

If they prove themselves stupid, however, that's a different case.

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