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Originally Posted by johndallman
It's entirely possible to construct plots of arbitrary complexity without ever speaking a word about them. It is not the way we prefer to do things today, but it's been important for much of history.
But the real problem with Item 3 is that the monarch does not have time to monitor lots of nobles personally, even if they have the inclination. There will have to be staff to do this work, and they will end up wielding its power.
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True. That turned up in
Black Ops, for that matter. ARGUS doesn't control the Omicron Device, the Security Department does.
Still, in such a system, they staff themselves would likely be Deviced, and there would be fewer of them.
Also, even if the Duke of Zak knows that the King
probably isn't monitoring him at a given moment, he can't be sure. From the King's POV, that's useful.