Here's a quick rundown of the minor changes made to the Challenge Right system.
(Here is a link to last cycles tested system thread + the announcement for Challenge Rights returning with new perks.)
1. It's the same as written in the current Duel of Swords rules.
2. You will have the ability to regain challenge rights once you've spent them.
a. You regain challenge rights by dueling. 5 winning duels = 1 Challenge right.
b. These challenge rights may be collected starting the night following a failed/won challenge (yes, even title holders can regain their rights should they wish to).
c. A maximum of 2 challenge rights can be held at a time.
Please remember that a challenge isn't finished until the standings are updated, but feel free to still collect duels if you want to replenish your challenge rights -- just know you can't use them until after the standings are updated.
The holdover from last cycle will be the Overlord Grace. We'd still like to test that and as the cycle goes on, and if it does come into play, please feel free to post your thoughts about it in this thread. I'd like to see it in action before going one way or the other, honestly.
Overlord Grace
Should an Overlord have a Majority of Loyal Barons (4/3 of Barons in favor of the Overlord), then the Overlord will be given a 30 day grace period after successfully defending their title against a Warlord. No other duelist of the Warlord Rank will be able to challenge them*. The grace period will end should there be a change to a Renegade majority.
1. Renegade Barons will still be able to challenge for Overlord, and their challenge will supersede this 30 day grace period.
2. The rules for banished Loyal Barons will be the same as they are written now -- in other words, a challenge made by a banished Loyal Baron will supersede all other challenges.
* Special Cases: Warlords who win an Overlord Challenge Grants from the Warlord Tournament, Madness, or any special events, will supersede wait periods. This will also count as a normal Warlord challenge and the grace period will be rewarded to the Overlord for successfully defending. Should the Overlord have been within grace, and the grant user supersede it, then grace will reset back to 30 days once the challenge process is complete and the Overlord defends.
An Overlords 30 day grace period will begin when the Official Standings are updated to reflect the challenge results (Sunday's at 6 PM EST). Should the Official Standings be late, the 30 day grace period will still begin at 6 PM EST on the Sunday after a successful challenge. Challenges to the Overlord by Renegade Barons or special grant holders will still need to follow the challenge process in those rare times standings are updated late. (aka, a challenge isn't considered officially over until the official standings are updated).
The End of a Cycle: The Overlords Grace against Warlord challenges will continue on into a new cycle.