Dinner Party at Chez Balls

[vinlander]

Given the success of their last dinner party, the Viscomte and Viscomtess Balls will entertain All of Paris the Second Week of July at an outdoor dinner party at their Home.

OOC: No SL limits, all welcome. All carousing costs paid.

[huillaume]

My friend,

as much as I enjoyed your dinner (despite some "incident"), may I suggest you to pospone it?

I'd like to remind you the King will expect all his Ministers to attend the reception of the Royal Envoy of Naples in Burgundi trhis same week, and, as your friend, I advise you against failing it...

Your friend
Huillaume

OOC (from 40.8, pàge 190 of the rules):

Envoy:
The King receives a foreign envoy of a rank indicated in the table below. Some members of the
Government, indicated by the required column, must attend Court unless on campaign. The King
may throw a Royal Ball to celebrate the occasion if the number shown or more is rolled on a d6. If
the ball is the first of the season, it will become the Season Ball as above. The penalties for not
attending are as per "Government" above, Comtes lose 30 SPs and Marquis and Ducs would lose
40.

D6 Roll Envoy Rank Required Ball
1-3 Minor Minister of Foreign Affairs and Intendents 6+
4-5 Major Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of State, Minister of War, Intendents, Cardinal 4+
6 Royalty All Ministers and Nobles of Comte or higher*, Cardinal & Archbishops
2+
*Nobles are exempt during the Summer season.

(bold is mine)

See nobles are exempt during Summer season, but ministers are not...

[vinlander]

OOC: Damn. Thanks for the warning.

[vinlander]

PARTY POSTPONED UNTIL SEPTEMBER -- or later

[Father Vincent de Pooh]

OOC: cries into Mrs Duvals stew......