29. The Collegio Romano

1. The Collegio Romano exists to advance and promote the development of art, mathematics and sacred music.

2. Membership of the Collegio Romano is open to all.

3. A prospective member must submit a composition consistent with the aims of the Collegio Romano. A total of 4 weeks must be spent in the preparation of the composition, following which the composition may be submitted as a Pre-Monthly action. Those weeks do not have to be in the same month. A summary of the composition must be sent to the Pope (GM) by the Announcements Deadline. The Pope will then forward a copy to any PC who is a member of the Collegio Romano. Votes are cast by the Orders Deadline and 1d6 rolled. A 4+ is required to see whether the candidate's composition is accepted. There is a +1 modifier for every "yes" vote that the candidate receives and a -1 for every "no" vote. The Pope or, occasionally, the Curator of the Papal Library, has 2 votes. The Director of the Collegio Romano also has 2 votes. The Pope and any NPC Director of the Collegio Romano will apply their votes according to the GM's view of the submitted composition. If the composition is accepted, the applicant will be granted membership of the Collegio Romano for the following 12 months.

4. Membership lasts for 12 months from the last date upon which the member had a composition accepted. Thus a member whose first composition is accepted in January 1513 and second in July 1513 will remain a member until the end of June 1514.

5. A member of the Collegio Romano gains 1 SP a month for as long as he remains a member for every composition which he has successfully submitted. The number of monthly SP so gained may not exceed his SL.

6. Members of the Collegio Romano must attend the Grand Dinner each October if they are in Rome at that time. This event is for members of the Collegio Romano only. The event takes place at the Palatine. Whilst members are expected to purchase their own tickets to the event (i.e. pay their own costs), they receive SP based upon the venue and a bonus 5 SP.

7. Every 4 compositions successfully submitted by a member of the Collegio Romano qualify him for an Estate attempt.

8. The Appointments of Master of the Papal Chapel, Papal Mathematician, Papal Commissioner for Archaeology, Curator of the Papal Library are reserved for members of the Collegio Romano, although those who are also members of the Swiss Guards may not apply. If a character holds one of these Appointments but ceases to be a member of the Collegio Romano during his tenure, the Appointment is immediately forfeited.

9. In addition to the Appointments reserved expressly for them, members of the Collegio Romano may apply for the Appointments of Papal Translator, Papal Cartographer and Director of the Collegio Romano.