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I've always wondered how the High Lords make decisions collectively.

Perhaps they vote, but since there are 12 of them, this could result in a tie, and what then?


How do you think the High Lords make decisions?

Doesn't really matter - real armies ignore the High Lords anyway.

My bet is they lie, cheat and backstab to get the result they want and if the vote still goes to a tie they "Elevate" a lesser being to be lied to, cheated and blackmailed until he/she is ready to cast the deciding vote.

 Dakka Wolf wrote:
Doesn't really matter - real armies ignore the High Lords anyway.

My bet is they lie, cheat and backstab to get the result they want and if the vote still goes to a tie they "Elevate" a lesser being to be lied to, cheated and blackmailed until he/she is ready to cast the deciding vote.

what do you mean by real armies?

To br fair this is 40k

Wither you have a high lord who does it anyway and the order to halt is sent decades after the event if any.

The order to exacute is lost and never done.
Or two high lords issue conflicting orders to minions or a underling takes it on self to interpret it differently.

40k govement is just one ball of fail.

Edit
This also relies all highlords attened or are even numbered.
it might be like some systems they may choose to attend the ones of most importance, and have other duties, AKA Fab general why may have duties on Mars too.

I guess so

Maximus Bitch wrote:

 Dakka Wolf wrote:
Doesn't really matter - real armies ignore the High Lords anyway.

My bet is they lie, cheat and backstab to get the result they want and if the vote still goes to a tie they "Elevate" a lesser being to be lied to, cheated and blackmailed until he/she is ready to cast the deciding vote.

what do you mean by real armies?

Work it out.

Here's a hint, it might be a shorter list to figure out which armies do take orders from the High Lords.

 Dakka Wolf wrote:

Maximus Bitch wrote:

 Dakka Wolf wrote:
Doesn't really matter - real armies ignore the High Lords anyway.

My bet is they lie, cheat and backstab to get the result they want and if the vote still goes to a tie they "Elevate" a lesser being to be lied to, cheated and blackmailed until he/she is ready to cast the deciding vote.

what do you mean by real armies?

Work it out.

Here's a hint, it might be a shorter list to figure out which armies do take orders from the High Lords.

guardsmen form real armies too

Maximus Bitch wrote:

 Dakka Wolf wrote:

Maximus Bitch wrote:

 Dakka Wolf wrote:
Doesn't really matter - real armies ignore the High Lords anyway.

My bet is they lie, cheat and backstab to get the result they want and if the vote still goes to a tie they "Elevate" a lesser being to be lied to, cheated and blackmailed until he/she is ready to cast the deciding vote.

what do you mean by real armies?

Work it out.

Here's a hint, it might be a shorter list to figure out which armies do take orders from the High Lords.

guardsmen form real armies too

Guard strategy is to hope their enemy doesn't have enough ammo to shoot all of them.

Boys the Empire doesn't give a damn about us and I don't give a damn about any of you but the Hiigh Lords of Terra say we must hold this line and hold it we will. Most of you will die - but your lives are a price I'm happy to pay.
Now get out there and run those miserable sodds out of ammunition!

 jhe90 wrote:
To br fair this is 40k

Wither you have a high lord who does it anyway and the order to halt is sent decades after the event if any.

The order to exacute is lost and never done.
Or two high lords issue conflicting orders to minions or a underling takes it on self to interpret it differently.

40k govement is just one ball of fail.

Edit
This also relies all highlords attened or are even numbered.
it might be like some systems they may choose to attend the ones of most importance, and have other duties, AKA Fab general why may have duties on Mars too.

40K government is a miracle of efficency. Rulling over a million human is difficult. Imagine rulling over a million WORLD, for 10 000 years all the while maintaining a war economy and a semblance of unity. Major decisions take time and are ponderous because the bureaucracy necessary for maintaining a war economy and controlling trillions of humans is staggering.

As for tie vote, each High Lord has full control over their subordinate organisation for example, the Grand Ecclesirach has full control of the Ecclesiarchy and no one can cntest him on those point. Te High Lord Council is an executive branch of the Governement. They don't "vote" laws and regulation. The council is there to coordonate the actions of the various branch of the Imperium to maintain their war efforts.

epronovost wrote:
As for tie vote, each High Lord has full control over their subordinate organisation for example, the Grand Ecclesirach has full control of the Ecclesiarchy and no one can cntest him on those point. Te High Lord Council is an executive branch of the Governement. They don't "vote" laws and regulation. The council is there to coordonate the actions of the various branch of the Imperium to maintain their war efforts.

What about setting up new laws for example?

unless they all agree, It is extremely hard to reach a final decision without voting.